Everyone say hello to Shannon...my best friend who I am introducing to the whole Inu-gang. If she didn't harrass me on getting this out ASAP...it probably wouldn't be out till Wed at the earliest. Everyone say "Thank you Shannon. We love you more than Sarah. Keep harrassing her!" Btw...she likes to read the reviews so give her a shout out!

Disclaimer: I have 3 cats…no dogs. I do not own Inuyasha, but I am considering changing one of my cats name to Kirara. Then I would own Kirara!

Sango: Um….I own Kirara.

Sigh Here we go again. No Rumiko Takahashi owns Kirara. She gave her to you as a pet. She owns you too.

Inuyasha: Bitch! Stop saying that. No one owns us.

Hey Kagome…did you make up your mind on those commands yet.

Kagome: Yep…he is so going to hate me.

Good…make him pay for calling me a bitch, yet again.

Kagome: Oh, he will pay alright. Just wait.

Chapter 15

Kagome stared at her alarm clock again, the time glowing in red numbers. A quarter to one. I am exhausted, nothing like dealing with a demon and Houjo by myself. That didn't even include the shock she experienced at knowing the jewel had recharged itself and the well remained closed. Talk about stress in one's life. I have definitely had a busy night.

Her reading had started out amusing, Kouga's visits always were. The fact that he had argued with Inuyasha that he would find her first, it was so Kouga. That is where the amusement ended and the tears started. Her friends had spent the last three months without her; Kagome hadn't even been home four days yet. She knew the well would not open in the next three months for her.

Reading about Inuyasha's attempt to go through the well had devastated her. She had just finally stopped bawling her eyes out, twenty minutes later. Now she found herself exhausted and wanting to sleep. So much for finishing it tonight, she thought to herself putting the book down. She hadn't been able to read any of it since she started crying anyway.

She walked to her dresser for a pair of pajama's, getting a good look at herself in the mirror. Yuck, I am covered in dirt and blood, she thought to herself, wiping a streak of blood off her face. I should take a shower tonight, it will give me time to sleep in tomorrow before school. She dragged her pajamas to the bathroom with her and turned the shower on. Kagome didn't want to wake up anyone in the house, but the dried blood on her arms and legs needed to come off now.

Once she was satisfied with her cleanliness, she slipped into her favorite pajamas. They were pink and blue striped sleep pants with a pink tank top; they looked real cute with the towel turbaned around her head. She quietly made her way to her room and combed out her wet hair. Her eye kept wondering back to the book, I can read a little until I am ready to go to bed. I want to read more of it anyway.

She quickly grabbed the book and opened to where she had left off. Her hanyou said he had a new plan, and this one would not fail.

As promised, Inuyasha and I finished rebuilding the well. His commitments and promises had all been fulfilled; nothing kept him tied to the village except his friends. We found him determined to follow though with the plan. For a week straight, we attempted to talk him out of it, none of us agreed with his choice. His mind had been made, he was known for his stubbornness. When Inuyasha made a decision, no one could change his mind.

No, that isn't entirely true. Kagome could, but she was gone and he refused to move on without her.

Reluctantly, we said goodbye to another one of our friends.

There are some choices in life that you make out of desperation; this was one of those choices for Inuyasha. The thought of what he was doing terrified him, but he knew this was his only chance. The well would not open; he knew it would never reopen for Kagome and him to be together. He would have to cheat fate, and that is what he planned on doing. This was him turning to fate and saying, you have fucked with me for the last time, never again.

For the amount of people with him, it was pretty quiet. No one agreed with what he was doing, but they understood. They had come to say their goodbyes. Miroku had busied himself for the final spell they would cast for the hanyou, placing ofudra's where he felt necessary, including on Inuyasha. Kaede also prepared herself for her part of the spell, practicing a short distance away. Afraid that this too would fail, because of her. She might be a powerful miko, but she was neither her sister Kikyo nor Kagome. Both of them could have done this with their eyes closed.

Inuyasha sat on the ground talking with Sango quietly, tears running down the taijiya's face. Shippo sat on her lap, while Kirara sat next to her. "You don't have to do this Inuyasha." Sango begged, "She wanted you to live, you know that."

He nodded, "I know, but this will work out the best."

"Why now? It is still so soon. With time it will get easier, you have friends who care about you. We still want you around."

He knew she spoke the truth, and it tempted him. Friends, something he had never had before. He probably would never have them again. They were the closest thing he had to a family and of that he was grateful. "It only gets worse Sango. I have to do this, I am sorry."

She began to bawl at the apology, knowing it was something he rarely offered anyone. She knew his choice tore him up inside, she could see the fear in his eyes. "I know; I just wish there was another way." He nodded me too.

"Inuyasha, demons and hanyou's live a long time. We will both see her again." Shippo said forcefully.

"I told you Shippo, I have never sensed demon's in her time. If there is one, I am sure it is you. If she doesn't discover what happened to me by late 1998, than I want you to make sure you find her and tell her."

The little kitsune nodded, wiping a tear away. "I will see you again?"

Inuyasha nodded, "In the mean time, watch over these two. Make sure they don't kill each other." He pointed to Miroku and Sango, "They mean the world to me." He turned up to Sango, "He's a good kid, watch over him and he will watch over your family after you are gone."

Just then Miroku walked over and began plastering the last of his ofudra's over Inuyasha. "Oi, Monk. What are you doing?"

Miroku smiled in return, "It is for your protection."

Kaede turned to him, "Are ye ready, Inuyasha?"

The hanyou nodded, turning to face the group he had been with for the past year. The last look he would ever get at them together. He felt his eyes well up with emotion, his friends. He had dreamed of having friends, never thought it would ever come true. "Thank you." He whispered before turning back to Kaede. "Just don't kill me, old hag." He said affectionately as he picked up Kagome's backpack.

He leapt into the Goshinboku tree and settled himself on his branch, looking down one last time. "Alright I'm ready." He announced; one hand protectively around Tetsusaiga, the other around Kagome's backpack. He closed his eyes, the last thing he saw was Kaede releasing the arrow that would pin him to the tree.

She screamed. She had to have read it wrong. It was two am in the morning and her eyes were playing tricks on her, right? Right? She looked down at the book again. I am sorry, we had no choice. We succeeded in pinning him to the tree today. He should be waiting for you to uncover him in the Goshinboku tree. Nope, dead wrong. "Kiaaiiiii!" She screamed again, leaping out of bed and running from her room.

By that time she had already woken her mom, who met her in the hallway, smiling. "The ladder is in the shed, Kagome."

She stopped, "You knew!" She screeched at her. Arrgh…she didn't have time to deal with that now. Inuyasha had been in the sacred tree for 500 years, she had to get him out. "I will deal with you later." She yelled, running her as fast as she could downstairs. Right now she had someone much more stubborn to deal with.

Naturally I am running around in the middle of the night, barefoot, in my pajamas with my hair still damp because the impatient bastard couldn't wait 500 years to see me again.

Kagome reached the shed, pulling out the biggest ladder she could find. She found it awkward to carry, so she ended up dragging it to the tree. He can put it away himself; she couldn't help thinking, in the morning because I am tired. Reaching the tree, she looked up, if I were Inuyasha and pinned to a tree for 500 years. Where would I pin myself? "Not where Kikyo did." She snorted, "He would pick his favorite spot, the branch he slept on."

Kagome struggled with the ladder to get it in place, reinforcing her idea that he would be the one putting it away. Once satisfied with her efforts, she began the long climb to his branch. She ran into her first problem there, how to get the bark off around him. She placed her hands on the wood and felt it give beneath her fingers, crumbling. "Maybe this won't be so difficult." She said out loud, uncovering something yellow. Yellow?

As more bark fell away she uncovered her backpack and a foot. His foot, it's true. He did do it. She yanked her backpack out, dropping it to the ground. She hoped there was nothing valuable in there, but she had something more important to get out. She continued helping the bark give between her fingers, uncovering none other than Tetsusaiga. I wonder how no one was able to steal this while he slept. She got her answer as she uncovered the hanyou's hand that grasped the sword. It was covered in ofudra's. Miroku had placed a barrier around the hanyou, protecting him.

She felt the tears racing down her face before she realized she was crying. She frantically touched the bark, uncovering his chest in his firerat robes. She grinned at the familiar site as she moved to uncover his familiar face. But as she touched the bark, she slipped on the rung; falling off the ladder. Grabbing the first thing she could grasp, the arrow. She felt it disappear in her hands, as she fell.

Suddenly a familiar hand grasped her wrist. She looked up from his clawed hand to his smirking face, and grinned. His golden eyes sparkled, "Oi, can't you do anything right, wench?" He grumbled.

"What is that supposed to mean?" She demanded as he yanked her into his arms bridal style before leaping to the ground.

"It's just typical, Kagome. Getting into trouble."

She glomped him, knocking him over in surprise. "You're the idiot who pinned himself to a tree for 500 years, putting me in danger." She refused to let go of him.

To Kagome's surprise, he didn't pull away. In fact he yanked her closer, burying his head in her neck to smell her hair and body. "Worth it, every minute." He mumbled, absorbing himself in his personal heaven. He noticed something in her scent, "When did you get here? It hasn't been more than a few days. I smell both Shippo and I on you."

"Three, almost four." She replied, laughing at his disgruntled expression. "What?"

He released her as quickly as he had embraced her, and jumped back in to the Goshinboku, scowling. "Nothing."

She eyed him, he's so stubborn. "What is wrong?" Nothing to say, huh? "Inuyasha, Just speak with me."

"That goddamn Hobo's scent is on you too. Your mine Kagome!" He looked horrified as he attempted to cover his mouth, trying to keep the words in. Shit, the spell on my necklace. She activated one.

She looked confused as she watched him leap higher into the branches, cursing. What just happened? He sounded like Kouga for a moment there, 'Your mine Kagome'? I know he would never actually say that out loud to me. He was not happy about saying it either, almost like he didn't want to say it...OH! What did I say? Speak? "Inuyasha, Houjo came by to ask me out this weekend. I told him I couldn't. I finally got him to leave me alone, I think."

"Yeah right. Like I believe that."

Whatever you do…don't word this as a command or he will kill you. "Can you come down here please?"

"No!"

She fumed, losing her temper. I didn't do anything you damned dog. I was still mourning you. "I don't want to do this."

"Keh, whatever." He mumbled; she's probably going to sit me. He leapt up to another branch, away from her.

"Inuyasha, I warned you." She waited for a reply that didn't come. "Heel!"

"Shit!" He cursed as he felt the pull of the spell; unlike the sit spell it was not as forceful. It carried him from the top of the tree and dropped him right at her feet. No damage done, it was not painful, only humiliating. Real humiliating. "Kagome, you bitch!"

She reached down and grabbed his ear, yanking him to his feet. "Stop running away and listen to me." She let go of his ear, "There is a legend here about us. After the demon attacked me when Houjo was here-"

"Demon?" He interrupted, rubbing his sore ear.

"Let me finish. He realized that the demon wanted the shikon jewel, well she kept demanding it. Anyway, I had to straighten out everything when he started asking questions. I told him about the well. It took him a while but he realized that the legend was true. The miko Kagome had fallen in love with the hanyou Inuyasha. I don't think he will be coming back."

"What demon was here Kagome?" He demanded, ignoring her story.

Inuyasha, you baka! I just said I loved you and you ask me about the demon! Baka, baka, baka, baka. She sighed, "Some female demon named Katnu. I didn't know demon's lived here in my time. She wanted the jewel." She said yanking the jewel out of her shirt to show him.

He was busy inspecting her body for injuries to notice it. "What happened to your arm? Are you hurt anywhere else?"

"My leg," he had smelt the blood before she answered and already his hands had her pant leg pushed up to investigate. "I am fine, Inuyasha. They are just scratches. I was able to take her out easily on my own."

"I don't like you being alone- what the hell? You haven't even wished on the jewel! I waited three months for the well to reopen and you never even wished on it." He screamed in outrage.

"Of course I did! Nothing happened!" She said, glaring at the jewel. "A bright light flashed and the jewel burnt out. It began to glow again right before the demon attacked."

"What? It didn't grant your wish? What kind of nonsense is that? What did you wish for?"

Kagome blushed, "For the well to let me through of course."

"You said 'I wish the well would reopen'?" He asked looking at her with doubt.

"Well, not in those exact words."

"Kagome," he looked at her with threat in his eyes, "What exactly did you wish for?"

"Um…to be with you."

He looked at her like she had grown a new head, "What? Kagome, you idiot! I was only a few feet away from you at the time. Of course it didn't open the well, you short circuited the jewel. It couldn't grant that wish, but tried anyway. It had to regenerate from attempting to grant a wish that it couldn't grant."

"Well how was I to know that you had pinned yourself to the Goshinboku? All I knew was I was transported here with the jewel and couldn't get back to you." She cried before calming her voice. "Listen, Inuyasha. I am exhausted. I know you have slept for 500 years, but I haven't slept much these last few days. I really am happy to have you here with me, you have no idea. I need to sleep though. I have school in the morning, and then the weekend can be ours entirely. Are you hungry?"

He nodded, "It has been 500 years." He teased, taking notice of the fatigue in her eyes. She really was exhausted.

"I will make you some Ramen before I go to bed. Is that okay?"

Dumb question, Kagome. "Aye. That is perfect."

They walked into the house, heading for the kitchen. "How many do you want? Four…Five…Six?"

"Four should be fine." He watched as she started the water boiling, content to watch her. She might have only been away for a couple of days, but for him it had been three months. He felt like he was starving, and watching her was all he could do to satisfy himself.

He noticed her exhaustion again; she practically was asleep standing up. He could make his dinner himself; he had used the contraption several times on his visits here. He walked over and dragged her to a chair, cradling her on his lap. "I can cook for myself, wench. Go to sleep." He demanded, holding her close so she knew where she was supposed to sleep at.

She pulled off a couple of ofudra's from his robe, giving him a strange look. "Miroku." He answered with a smile. "To protect me from harm."

"It worked." She mumbled before settling down on his chest. Within seconds, she was out. He carried her upstairs, so he could cook and eat without bothering her. He tucked her into bed before returning to his dinner.

When he had eaten all of his ramen, he followed her. He took a seat at the head of her bed against the wall, one hand on Tetsusaiga, the other slowing combing through her hair as he watched her sleep. She unconsciously turned into him, using his leg as a pillow and muttering, "I missed you." In her sleep. He couldn't help smiling.

He was home.

Everybody at once now…Awww! Cheesy happy fluffiness for everyone. I am so happy.

Inuyasha: Oi, Your dead, bitch.

Now, now…I got you back together with Kagome…what are you so upset about?

Inuyasha: I don't know…maybe speak and heel. You bitch I should kill you.

It was all Kagome, I swear.

Inuyasha: You're the author. I blame you. Just add roll over, play dead and stay and I will be fully trained for you.

I did contemplate stay….but figured that would be too close to sit. I needed something a little more evil than that. Not to mention these two have enormous possibilities. I also debated going with nicer commands, like tell me, or come here. But the actual DOG commands….oh irony!

Inuyasha: You bitch!

Oh we are going to have so much fun! Tell me what you think we should do to poor Inu everyone.