Disclaimer- Sigh...I don't own Inuyasha...happy?

Suzu- School...Yep...I'm in eighth grade now....Sigh...

I'm wondering if you guys want me to start another story before I finish this one. That story will definitely, probably, be a good one. Also, this story is going to start getting fluffier, so celebrate, people...

Kodaku - ...

Suzu -...I've just figured out that tap water has a hint of carrot taste in it...when you compare it to water water...heh...I don't drink tap water.

Kodaku - ...On with the story!

Chapter 10

"YES!" Souta shouted.

"Awww..., Souta. That's unfair. What was that swirly kick thing you did? Show it to me!" Kagome complained.

"No way, Nee-chan. That was my ultra super special move. I'll carry it with me to the grave." Souta smiled happily.

"You're so annoying, Souta!"

Kagome playfully reached over and swatted Souta with her hand.

"There, now you have cooties."

"Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What have you done?!!! Inuyasha will get you for this!!!!!!"

Souta rushed to the bathroom to wash off the various cootie germs inflicted upon him by his cootie-ridden sister.

'Inuyasha...who w-....Oh yeah...him...' Kagome smiled absently, finally remembering something about white hair and dog ears. Nothing was wrong and nothing could make her sad in this wonderful modern era!

"Nothing!" She shouted out loud.

It was afternoon in the Sengoku Jidai, and the people were all calmly going on about their daily chores, unaware of anything that would break into the flow of time once again.

Inuyasha gaped at what Kaede had told him and the others in the last hour. He slowly let the knowledge sink in.

He looked down at the pink glow in Kaede's hands. Miroku was shaking his head in awe.

"A Shikon Shard, eh? Amazing, I thought we'd really collected them all. So that's why Naraku couldn't turn himself into a full demon right then during the battle. He was probably terribly confused. There is just no way for the Shikon Jewel that wasn't completed fully to do that."

"Ay. Ye is catching on. However, in Kagome's case, the almost completed jewel could temporarily cope with a wish like that. The well was right there."

Kaede leaned back. Everything was righting itself again.

"So, this means...that I...can go into Kagome's time again, right?" Inuyasha asked earnestly, trying to hide his anxiety but failing miserably.

"Ay, child. Ye may indeed see your beloved Kagome again." Kaede smiled.

"....Belo-ve-d..." Inuyasha choked out, cheeks instantly turning a flaming red. "What the--...Feh."

Sango stood up. "This is great! Maybe Kagome can visit sometime now too!"

"Yeah! Kagome's comin' back!" Shippo exclaimed joyfully.

Miroku stood up and patted off some dust. "Then we should step to it right away!" He drew Sango closer to him and-

"HENTAI! You lech! You'd think that you'd quit your evil, perverted ways once I've married you!"

"Ow...Sango—please...oh..." Miroku complained weakly against his spouse's consistent wave of attacks.

Sango finally calmed down. "Okay, let's go," she said.

"Hey, Mom! Can I go outside for a bit? I know I'm supposed to be resting, but I've done enough of that already in the hospital."

Kagome gazed outside at the Goshinboku tree. The sun was peeking through its foliage and created little speckles of light on the grass. It was a beautiful afternoon.

"Oh, Kagome. Honey, must you?" Kagome's mom peeked her head out of the living room.

"Please, Mom? I just want to take a walk," Kagome whined. She put on a puppy dog face.

"Oh, okay, Kagome. You better not catch a cold, your school's having a field trip to Tokyo tomorrow, remember?"

"I promise I won't Mom. It's not that chilly out." Kagome tossed on a sweatshirt and went out the door.

She inhaled the deep scent of the outdoors. Strangely, it reminded her of something, she couldn't remember...what.

She walked out into the shrine's entrance. An image flashed in her mind. It felt as if something significant was going to happen. She dismissed the thought with a flick of her hair.

Kagome walked over to the Goshinboku tree. It was so grand. She smiled happily. 'Life is perfect.' She felt herself dozing off peacefully, with not a care in the world.

Inuyasha prepared himself. His hand clenched around the tiny, hardly visible piece of the Shikon No Tama like a lifeline. It was basically his lifeline, to tell the truth.

"Are ye ready, Inuyasha?" Kaede asked. "If this does not work, and I am mistaken, please..."

Inuyasha looked away. He didn't want to talk about what would happen if this didn't work. This had to work.

"Well, Inuyasha. You have my blessings," Miroku said calmly. He leaned closer, and whispered, "Make sure you don't do anything naughty before you get married."

Sango, who'd caught this, proceeded to beat the life out of the houshi.

Inuyasha smirked. "Don't worry Monk, I'm not like you."

He set his on Shippo, who had been silent.

"Hey Inuyasha, I just wanted to say that....you've been like a dad to me...so don't you dare not come back ...without Kagome too..." Shippo stared up at the hanyou steadily.

Inuyasha looked down at the kitsune. He knew what it was like to lose family. "Feh..." he muttered.

"This is it, Inuyasha. Bring Kagome back okay. And don't mess up like you usually do." Sango smiled at the hanyou.

"Would you guys quit it with the stupid drama, already? It's not like I'm going away for good." Inuyasha scowled. But he knew that anything could happen now, no one was sure what would happen.

He prepared to jump into the well in front of him. 'This is it'. Clenching his eyes shut, he leaped.

What happened next was all like a dream to Inuyasha. He floated down an expanse of blackness until he hit solid soil again.

Inuyasha straightened up. He thought he'd heard a 'good luck' whispered by an unfamiliar female voice but it could have been his imagination.

The hanyou checked out his surroundings. Same wooden walls, same dirt ground. He closed his eyes, what he looked up to see would decide everything.

He looked up. 'Indoors' was the first thought that drifted into his mind when he saw the opening of the well. He was indoors. He was in the modern era.

Anxiety overcame him like a tsunami. Tingling, he jumped out of the well. Yep, same wooden building.

The hanyou walked outside to see the Goshinboku tree a little ways off. What he saw under it took his breath away. 'Kagome'.

Tentatively, the hanyou made his way to the sleeping form under the tree.

Kagome drifted in and out of sleep. She stretched. She blinked her eyes open.

"What a lovely nap," Kagome said out loud. She stretched her arms out, patted the bottom of her skirt, and rose from the grass.

Suddenly, she heard a rustling sound in front of her. She looked up to see a figure with silvery, white hair, a red hoari, puppy dog ears, and Inuyasha's face.

"Inuyasha," she breathed out. "Is that really...you?"

Inuyasha stared deeply into Kagome's chocolate eyes. Amber fixed on brown. He gulped; this was the moment he'd been waiting for.

"Kagome..." he managed in a shaky voice. "It's me."

Kagome smiled, tentatively at first, but wider and wider. She was happy; her heart was tingling a little. But why? 'Inuyasha...'she racked her brain'...Oh yeah...the hanyou.'

She stiffened as Inuyasha came forward in one fluid motion. Arms wrapped around her form. She caught an "I'm so glad" before her head was pushed into the hanyou's chest.

Slowly, her arms slid up to wrap Inuyasha into the hug more firmly. Her head was spinning. 'Inuyasha...Inuyasha...' her mind kept repeating. She inhaled the fresh pine scent of the hanyou. The soft hoari tickled her face.

Inuyasha increased his hold of Kagome. He would never let go, not now. Tears slid unheeded down his face and into Kagome's hair. "Please don't leave me...ever" he whispered into the raven locks.

Suzu – Well, I'm pretty sure you guys are all happy. But there's still something else, so don't zone out yet. My real ending is not going to be this short.

Kodaku – Suzu likes dramatic things...

Suzu – I do?

Kodaku - ...

Suzu – (turns back into the audience) Well, anyways...please, like usual, leave thoughts and comments, questions and suggestions in your reviews...I really enjoy all of your wonderful comments! (basks in happiness) Okee...bye (Waves goodbye with Kodaku)