Kagome and Inuyasha headed back toward the village, holding hands as they walked. It had been a long night, and Kagome was ready for a nice long rest. Inuyasha on the other hand was wide-awake, still in shock after Kikyou had moved on. He had always known that she would have to move on, and he wasn't sad that she had, but he was still uncertain of where that left him and Kagome.

Inuyasha then noticed that Kagome was shivering, from cold or exhaustion he couldn't tell. He decided to cover both bases and wrapped his jacket around her and picked her up. She snuggled closer to him and sighed in contentment. She slowly started to drift in and out of sleep, and by the time they reached the hut she was out cold.

Sen and Shippo came straight up to Inuyasha and Kagome and started pestering him with questions.

"Shh, would ya shut up already? Kagome's sleeping!" he growled, carefully laying Kagome down on her sleeping bag. Shippo tried to get in right next to her but Inuyasha growled and pulled her closer. He lay down next to her and held her to him, only then allowing Shippo and Sen to lay down next to her.

As Inuyasha drifted off to sleep his last thought was how perfect this all was. His family, even if it was a bit mix-matched.

Kagome woke to the feeling of being surrounded. She liked it, and snuggled closer to the body behind her, and pulled the two children in front of her closer. Her movements woke up Inuyasha and he nuzzled her neck.

"Good morning." He whispered in her ear.

She smiled and responded, "Good morning to you too."

Inuyasha reluctantly started to get up. "What are we going to do today?" He asked, stretching his body.

Kagome shrugged and gently disentangled herself from the sleeping children. "I thought we could go to the future and get some supplies, maybe try and get Sen threw to introduce her to Mom, Souta, and Grandpa. How's that sound?" She asked.

Inuyasha just nodded and started to get his things together. He had a lot to think about now that Kikyou was gone, like did he want to settle down? Did he really want to continue risking Kagome out in this harsh world full of demons while he collected the jewel shards? But finally he decided just to focus on today.

While he was thinking Kagome had woken up Sen and Shippo, telling Sen that she was going to go with them today to meet the family. Shippo wasn't hurt that he wasn't invited, he knew that Sen was a different kind of child to them, and he had gotten closer to Miroku and Sango since they had left. He also was very afraid of what the future would be like.

The good-byes were sad, but Sango, Miroku, and Shippo knew that they would see them again, if not soon.

Inuyasha walked a little bit behind Kagome threw the woods, Sen sitting on his shoulder. They reached the well quickly, knowing the route by heart. Kagome was the first to go in, quickly followed by an anxious Inuyasha and Sen, all three praying that Sen would make it threw.

On the other side of the well Kagome was watching the bottom, and saw it turn to a purple swirl of color and lights. Inuyasha landed with a very shocked Sen still on his shoulder. He jumped up next to Kagome and a goofy grin spread across his face.

"It worked…" He muttered, extremely happy.

Kagome nodded and took Sen into her arms, spinning her around once, "See Sen, you really are part of the family!" She exclaimed happily.

Inuyasha watched them with a smaller and sweeter smile on his face. The sight of his Kagome with their daughter in her arms was one of the most pleasing things that he had ever seen. Kagome was slightly flushed from joy, and her hair was a little messed up, but to him, she had never looked more beautiful. He quickly snapped out of it though, and shook his head a little to come back to reality.

"Come on, let's go see your family." He said in a more gentle voice than usual. Kagome just nodded and they headed toward the shrine, noticing that Sen was getting a little tense. "Don't worry, they'll love you." She whispered in her ear.

Sen didn't answer and just let her thoughts drift back to her old life.

Flashback

Sen was sitting alone in the hut that belonged to her parents. In walked a woman, with very green eyes and a cat like grace about her. Her mother, a cat demon, looked down at her with a small smile, all Sen ever really got in the way of affection from her mother. Her father didn't even do that.

As though her thought had conjured him her father walked threw the door, a tall man with midnight black hair and muddy brown eyes. He looked down at her and nodded, then said, "We are going to visit my parents today, since this will be your first time meeting them I expect you to be on your best behavior. Understand?"

"Yes father." Sen answered, slightly nervous about meeting her grandparents.

They only lived about an hours walk away, but in the 7 years she had lived she had never met them. During the walk there her parent's barley spoke to her, preferring to talk to each other. Sen was used to it and had long ago learned to stay quite.

The hut was small, nothing special about it. A small garden was to the right, and held herbs and vegetables in it. Her mother walked to the door and knocked on it, and they had only to wait for a moment before the door slide open.

The older couple seemed surprised, obviously they hadn't expected the visit. Their eyes trailed down to the child, and the woman's quickly narrowed in anger.

"I thought I told you to never bring that creature to my household!" She shrilled, yelling at Sen's father.

"I'm sorry Mother, I guess I was mistaken in thinking you had excepted that we had a child." Her father said, then shrugged and sat her on the ground in front of the hut. "Sen, stay here while we visit with my parents understand? Do not go anywhere."

"Y-yes father." Sen answered, and with that her parents left her alone and entered the house. She refused to shed tears at this rejection, knowing her mother would smell them and would see them as a sign of weakness.

As she sat there she could almost feel her heart starting to close off, and the world took on a bleaker look.

End Flashback

Sen shook her head to get the memory out of it, and tried to focus on the moment. These people she were meeting were also human, and she was very aware of how most humans treated hanyous.

Kagome and Inuyasha both noticed the thickening feeling of nervousness that seemed to settle around the child, and hoped that her fears would be set to rest by Kagome's family.

Inuyasha knocked on the back door then headed in, not waiting for a reply.

"In the kitchen!" They heard Kagome's mom yell, and followed her voice. "Kagome! It's so good to see you!" She exclaimed, quickly dropping her wooden spoon on the counter and running to hug her daughter.

"Hi Mom, sorry to interrupt you cooking lunch, I forgot what time it was." Kagome apologized.

"Oh it's perfectly fine dear. I'll make some more for you and Inuyasha, and oh now who is this?" Mrs. Higurashi asked, looking at the little girl in Kagome's arms.

"This is Sen Mom, she's, well, she lost her family a couple of days ago and I decided to take her in. I mean Inuyasha and I decided to take her in." Kagome corrected herself.

Mrs. Higurashi quickly picked up the little girl and hugged her close. "You poor child, that must have been horrible for you!" She whispered, stroking her hair. "What?" She asked, coming into contact with Sen's ears.

Sen tensed, and Inuyasha said, "She's a half cat demon."

"Oh well isn't that sweet, look at her cute little ears, and her eyes, so green! Your such a beautiful child, perfect to be Inuyasha and Kagome's first child!" She said firmly.

Sen mind was reeling from shock. She looked her grandmother straight in the eyes and said, "You don't hate me?"

Mrs. Higurashi was a little startled that she was so advanced and looked so young, but then again she didn't understand everything about hanyou's. She chuckled lightly and answered, "Of course not child, you're my first grandchild, I could never hate you!"

Sen just nodded dumbly and returned the embrace given to her by her grandmother.

Just then Souta ran in and tackled Inuyasha yelling, "Inuyasha! How are you? What are you and Kago…who's that?" He asked, looking over at Sen.

"This is Sen, she's Kagome and Inuyasha's adoptive daughter, and a half cat demon too! And she's extremely smart!" Mrs. Higurashi explained.

Souta's eyes widened and he looked over at her. "Cool! Do you have ears too?" He asked, looking at her head.

Sen just nodded, and then her eyes widened as she felt a piece of paper stick to her forehead. She heard a voice yell, "Demon be gone!" and couldn't tell where it come from.

"Grandpa! What do you think your doing! Leave her alone, she's an innocent child!" Kagome yelled, gently taking the paper off of Sen's head.

The eldest Higurashi was standing in the doorway looking sheepish, not looking anyone in the eyes. "She is a demon, I heard your mother telling Souta."

"Father, that was uncalled for! She's Kagome's adoptive daughter, your great-grandchild." Mrs. Higurashi explained.

He just nodded and looked away thinking. Inuyasha was the only one who noticed that Sen was hurt, he could smell it. He growled at the old man and stalked up to him. "Old man, if you don't apologize to her you will regret it." He threatened.

Grandpa nodded and roughly shoved Inuyasha aside and walked up to Sen. He looked the child straight in the eyes and nodded, "I approve, you look like an honest child, even if you are a demon. I am sorry." He told her, and even took her into his arms and away from Mrs. Higurashi.

Kagome grinned and let out a content sigh. Everything was going be all right.

Kagome and Inuyasha waved goodbye to the family as the headed down the well. They had decided to leave Sen in the future with the Higurashi's to better get to know her family. Hopefully she would be able to trust them more by the end of it.

Once on the other side of the well Inuyasha and Kagome started to walk the opposite direction then the one they took last time. Before Kagome could get very far she felt an arm wrap around her waist to halt her. She looked back at Inuyasha with an confused expression on her face, wondering what he was doing.

Inuyasha nuzzled her neck and whispered, "It is very hard not to hold you when you smell so good."

Kagome blushed and held her hand over his. She rested her head on his shoulder and sighed happily. She loved being like this, his arms around her and holding her close.

Inuyasha could smell her happiness and smiled against her neck. He loved making her happy, he loved to see her smile, and he even loved it when she was mad. She was beautiful no matter what she looked like, no matter what her mood.

Inuyasha nuzzled her neck again, then slowly started to kiss it. He heard her gasp and felt her tilt her head so that he had better access. He slowly trailed kisses up and down her neck, flicking his tongue every now and then, and nipping her as well. She let out a little moan, and leaned farther into his embrace. He started to light trace the top of her skirt, underneath her shirt. He then quickly turned her around so that she was facing him and he leaned his forehead against hers.

"Kagome?" He whispered.

"Hmm?" She mumbled.

"Your beautiful." He said and kissed her, parting her lips and deepening the kiss quickly.

Kagome pressed against him, her hand getting tangled in the hair at the base of his neck. Her other arm was wrapped around his waist, pulling him closer. She could feel his arms around her and holding her as close as possible, though still gentle, aware of how strong he was. He leaned back a bit, not breaking the kiss, but enough to start tracing his hand along her stomach, causing her to let out another low moan. His hand traced just below her bra, and when she didn't stop him he slipped his hand underneath and started massaging it, causing Kagome to moan even louder and her knee's to buckle. Inuyasha held her up and started trailing kisses down her neck again, causing her breath to get caught in her throat and her back to arch slightly.

Inuyasha grinned against her skin, smelling her arousal. He quickly looked around and found the closest tree, and walked her backwards until she was pinned to it. He pressed against her, leaning his head on her shoulder while the both caught their breath.

"In-Inuyasha?" Kagome whispered in his ear.

"Yes?" he replied.

"I…I love you…" she said while blushing.

Inuyasha looked her straight in the eyes, and he knew that this was what he had been waiting for, ever since he had first met her. Even then, he had loved her, had been unable to kill her.

"I love you Kagome." He said, and gave her a gentle, chaste kiss. He turned them so that he was leaning against the tree and Kagome was turned away from him. He sat down and placed her into his lap, holding her close. He leaned his cheek against her head, and they both sat there, watching the stars twinkle into life, and knew that they would have hundreds of nights together just like this one.

... End of chapter 7...

HI! I'm back! Lol, how are you guys? I missed you! And omg, I came back to some of the best reviews, and the nicest things ever. Thank you so much, I love you all!

I would like to say that I am deeply and truly touched by all the things that you all had to say. I never expected this kind of response to my fic, and it makes me so happy to know that you like it. I want to thank all of you for being some of the best reviewers ever, and I love you all!

School is starting soon, so the updates will probably start to come slower, and my basement flooded, so I am typing all of this one my crappy old laptop that randomly shuts down. It did that today and I hadn't saved any of my work, and I was going to cry. Thankfully my dad saved it for me, but I don't trust this thing. I've been saving my work ever half a page since that happened. Anyway, thank you!

Review Responses:

Anniechanalc: thanks, I'm glad you liked how I had Kikyou pass on. Personally I think she's more...regal, and Kagome is just more...down to earth? Real? I think they are both beautiful, just in a different way. Thanks for reviewing!

Inukagforever21- haha, yes I kno I'm weird. And sorry, I kno how that is, my sis does the same thing, it's annoying sometimes...hahaha, yes, I was thinking dirty thoughts at first, but I know what you mean. When I'm with my bf the worlds just a little nicer. Well I hope you have fun in Canada! Thanks for the review!

Animeheart234- thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

Kawaii Bell- thanks! I updated faster than I usually do just because I felt soo bad about going away for so long...:hangs head: hehe, I'm weird I kno...

AnimesFireBaby- thanks! I'm glad you think it's awesome, makes me all fuzzy inside .

Ookami Kashi Hanyou- more! I hope you like it, I worked hard to make it long!

Heaven wouldn't take me and Hell was afraid I would take over: here's the update, and more fluff! I hope it was good, I'm not very good at this kinda thing...

Lov ya 4 eva- I'm soo sorry that I gave you that impression, I really didn't mean to! And I really hoped you liked it! Thanks!

InuKagluver91- haha, here's my 'upie datie' lol. .

Katie...- thanks! sorry it took a while, I was outta town, but I just got back yesterday and I updated as soon as I could!

Inosan- Thanks soo much, I love knowing that you guys liked how I killed her, and I'll try to add more humor. O and I have actually already seen how she dies (my friend downloaded it) and it's interesting...

Gaara of Nezukia- haha, thanks, I have some little 'cat fights' planned for those two :evil cackle: mwhaha!

LiLV13TCh1Q- thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

Inuluver12123- thanks! I was debating between a boy and a girl for a while...but decided on a girl finally .

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C.A.M.E.O.1 and Only- lol, when I read that I started thinking 'ding dong the witch is dead, which old witch? The wicked witch!' hehehe, I'm not insane, just crazy!

Inulover4391- haha, those bunnies have eaten my homework too! Don't let those silly counsilers tell you otherwise!

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MellyRox- thanks! here's more fluffiness, and some dirtier stuff too...hope you liked it!

Orlando-Inu-Lover: LMAO! When I got this review, I was at my boyfriends house, and he read it and started to laugh so hard. He said to tell you that I'm his and if you kiss me he'll go all Inuyasha on ya! Lol! And I have funny reactions to sugar too...hehe, I'm not lezbo either, don worry! I won't show up at ur door begging for that kiss you owe me! Lol! And we will have nothing better to do cuz we'll be old...and old people don't work...or have very big social lives...lol...so we'll sigh over his amazing hotness!

Secret411: thanks, I'm so amazingly happy that she's alright. And sorry it took so long, but here's the update! I hope you liked it!

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xiDOREyoux: hope you didn't have to wait too long, I tried to make it really good to make up for the wait. Thanks!

Marli-chan: thanks, if someone who doesn't like Kikyou liked how she died I know that I didn't completely screw it up. thank you so much!

Japinder: awww, thank you. I'm glad someone thinks it's well written, it's taken me a while to get to be able to write and not sound choppy or random, lots of hard work. Thank you, it really means a lot to me!

Raven Of Azarath: Teen Titans right? Cool name! and here's more! Thanks!

Dieforinuyasha: yuppers, they can be in love, and cuddle, and be cute, and no random Kikyou interruptions . yey!

Kagome M.K: I updated as soon as I could, thanks for the review!

Shiito: thanks! I'm glad you like Sen better, and I hope you liked her flashback, thanks!

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Dark ruler of hiei: lol, thanks, he's always really annoyed me just in the way he treats Inuyasha and hanyou's, so I thought I'd throw it in his face . thanks!

That's all, thank you all again!

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-Rosepetals