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Love Me as I Am

Chapter 41- Confessions

Inuyasha watched as the sun faded beyond the horizon, allowing the moon and stars entrance into the sky. The longer he waited the more stars that dotted the sky with their light.

A sleeping Kagome stirred against his chest and opened her eyes to look outside. Seeing a star move swiftly across the sky she bolted upright.

"Inuyasha…did you see that?"

"Yeah. What about it?"

"It was a shooting star. Don't you remember what I told you about them?"

Inuyasha shrugged.

"Are those the things that shoot fire out of the bottom and go kaboom then fly of into the sky?" he wondered, using hand gestures to act out what he was saying.

Kagome smiled and took his hand. She couldn't believe he even remembered that. It had been so long ago she had told him.

"No. That's a rocket. This is a shooting star. Remember I told you that when you see a shooting star that you're supposed to make a wish?"

"Oh yeah…then do you know what my wish is?"

Kagome shook her head.

"That we'll always be together and stay that way, no matter WHAT life throws at us."

Kagome smiled.

"You know…I think that's a very nice wish. I couldn't have put it better myself."

~*~*~

"You know something I'm ACTUALLY starting to miss about you Miroku?"

'And I'm probably going to regret saying this...'

"No, what?"

Sango smiled hesitantly.

"I miss your perverted thoughts and such."

"Y-you do?"

"About me Miroku. Not the women at the village."

Miroku smiled and took her hand, rubbing it in between his.

"Don't worry Sango. I'm just as perverted as I always was. I just don't do it around the children but I could do it now if you--"

"Miroku, not now. There's a child in the room."

Miroku blinked bewildered and utterly confused. His eyes finally focused on her stomach.

"Ohhhhhh……."

Sango grinned.

"A little slow tonight aren't you?"

Miroku scoffed.

"Are you making fun of me?"

"Of COURSE not." replied Sango innocently.

"I don't believe you. You ARE making fun of me."

"Like I said…slow."

Miroku held her closer.

"Always have been, always will be." agreed Miroku finally.

"Slow in battle…that would explain why you get hurt so easily…slow in thinking…no comment there…even slow in be--"

"Don't go there Sango…" warned Miroku playfully.

"I was only kidding love. You're very good at it." Sango complimented kissing his cheek.

Miroku smirked lecherously.

"Who's being the pervert now?"

~*~*~

Everyone had settled down in the cave, everyone including the 50 or more kitsune youkai. (demons)

"Mama?" asked one of the young kits who was old enough to speak.

Karlie took her into her arms.

"Yes dear?"

"Mama…I'm hungry."

Karlie smiled uneasily, unsure of when they would be able to go hunting again.

"I'm sorry. We'll have to wait until the storm dies down."

The little kit sighed and snuggled closer to her mother.

Shippo on the other hand was being attacked by 4 of his young sons. One sat on his head, pawing at his hair, one hung from his tail, one nibbled on his left ear and one was on his shoulder turning circles and trying to find a comfortable position for a nap.

Everyone laughed as the one on his head lost his balance and went rolling off onto floor.

'They're all so playful." laughed Trinity.

Shippo sent one of the children out to go see how dark it was. They had no clock of course.

A few minutes later he came back in and made a sound that only a fox could understand.

"Listen up children. It's time to go to bed and the storm still hasn't calmed yet. As you can see we still have our lovely visitors here with us so try to make them feel at home." announced Karlie.

Trinity smiled as Kanaye laid back against the wall and pulled her closer.

"You know…I'm pretty sure home was never this fuzzy."

Trinity giggled.

"I suppose not."

A couple minutes later everyone had drifted off to sleep. Everyone except Yasuo and Suki who were laying together, separated from Kanaye and Trinity by a few feet.

Yasuo lay flat with his hands behind his head, Asako sleeping on his stomach and Suki beside him on her side, propping herself up with her arm. Kuno lay in between them.

"Arigatou for helping me with everything." she whispered.

Yasuo smiled and whispered back.

"No prob. You should know by now that you don't need to thank me all the time. I do it because…"

Yasuo hesitated for a moment.

"Because I…love you."

Suki smiled to keep herself from crying tears of happiness. She moved her head and laid it right beside his where she was next to his ear.

"I love you too."

~*~*~ Ok, I was feeling a little perverted myself the night I wrote the Miroku/Sango part. Gomen nasai. I thought it was cute anyway and I wrote it in because people were starting to get the idea he never did it anymore and I didn't want to take that away from him…it's part of his essential BEING. Ok…I'm scaring myself. Well Sayonara till next time! ~*~*~ Miyu6