Disclaimer: i dont own Inu...

OK thanks for all who reviewed!!! They all help a lot, and to answer some questions that you had, yes this trip WILL be real I am taking it in August I'm leaving July 30-sometime in August, it will be slightly different from my trip since I am only going to Michigan....but, I grew up in NY so I'll have some insight on the east coast...it is sooooo humid there during the summer...I hate it, I am sooo spoiled here in CA...yea and yes the foreshadowing...muahaha lol (sorry about the random moment there)

Now onto the story!!!!!

Chapter 6: Morning Light

Kagome yawned, still tired from the sleep that had moments before blanketed her. She also didn't want to move because of the comfortable position she was in, a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist and her back was leaned against InuYasha's warm torso she was now so used to waking up like this she couldn't remember not waking up like this...except that they were just about always up in a tree. But the reason she did finally open her eyes was because the sun was shining in them, she had to blink a few times so that she could see. Once she could she noticed her alarm clock, 'clock' she thought groggily. 'wait, clock...alarm....I should better turn that off before it goes off...' she then reaches over and disables the alarm so it doesn't flip InuYasha out.(and so she dosent lose another alarm clock) She was then about to relax and fall back asleep when she remembered why she was getting up so early, 'darn, and I thought I was going to get to sleep in...oh well' she shifted slightly to wake herself up and then faced the task of getting out of InuYasha's arms while not waking him up.... Kagome slowly moved his right arm and slipped out of his grasp and grabbed the nearest stuffed animal, putting it in InuYasha's to make sure he didn't wake up form her absence.

Kagome had to bite her tongue from laughing out loud at her choice of stuffed animals, it was the big white dog that Souta had gotten her for her birthday last year. Souta had chosen that as her gift so she had a little reminder of InuYasha when she came home, whether she was mad, upset, or just getting a break. Kagome smiled at her brother's kindness and remembered how happy she was to see it had ears just like InuYasha's.

Kagome then started to look though her desk drawers for her math and English books. (She doesn't really need to study history, she is presently living though it) she then walked out of her room whispering a temporary farewell, "I'll see you later InuYasha" 'it is probably a good thing he is not up or else he would give me a hard time for leaving and I really don't want to deal with that right now.' She was now downstairs and smelled something in the kitchen. She walked in to see her mom making eggs (I know its American but hey...I'm American and I don't have a clue what Japanese people eat for breakfast...) "yum mom those smell good"

Her mother smiles at her, "I'm glad, oh, where's InuYasha?"

"Oh, he is still sleeping, I don't know why he usually is up way before the rest of us...I guess he was tired and finally had a change to really relax without the fear of being attacked in his sleep."

Her mother nodded in acknowledgement, "I think your right, so I wont wake, but if he wakes up-"

"-don't tell him were I am" Kagome cuts in, "just tell him im out and will be back in a few hours, if you tell him were I am he will come looking for me..."

Her mother smiles, "I know, now eat so you can be on time to meet Ayumi."

"Ok mom," she responds before she starts to eat rather quickly. When she was finished to let her mom know she was leaving and walked out the door and down the street to her best friends house to get some studying done. Yes, it is the summer, but she needed to catch up and get a heads up for next year plus Ayumi could use the refresher.

She had finished her walk to her friends house and knocked on her door, a few seconds later Ayumi answered the door with a smile on her face, "I'm glad you made it Kagome, I was afraid that you might get sick again"

Kagome smiled sheepishly, "ahhhh, yea, I made sure I didn't get sick, I need the studying."

Ayumi smiled, "good let's get started." She concludes walking into the living room were there are already a pile of books lying out on the table in front of the couch. Ayumi and Kagome sit down on the couch and Kagome lets her friend know what she needs to get accomplished on this visit so that she can get everything covered that she wants to before she leaves.

Ayumi nods and says "Ok we'll start with algebra," Kagome lets out a groan but leans over the math book so that her friend can explain the variables, functions and equations to her. Next they move onto English, Kagome dose fairly well on that but it was good to go over some of the technical terms. They then did a brief run over of science and Kagome found that was more useful and needed than she thought. And at long last Kagome helped Ayumi with History...(I wonder why?) after they finished with there studying Kagome found out she had some time left before she had to go back.

"Hey Ayumi what had been going on here?" Kagome asks with mild curiosity.

"What do you mean Kagome?" the black haired girl asked.

"Well I haven't been around so I was wondering if you could tell me if anything happened?"

Ayumi looked at her curiously, "what do you mean by 'I haven't been around', Kagome?"

Kagome suddenly realized her mistake but it was too late, 'what do I say?! I don't know, what do I say!?! Crap! Wait why did I say that? Darn you InuYasha, you're a bad influence!! (Sorry I just had to put that in there...hahaha)' "Ahhh, uhhhhmmm, well, I, ahhh, well," she finally managed to stuttered out.

Ayumi looked at her friend helplessly, "umm I may be out of line for saying this but, um, Kagome, you haven't been sick have you?"

"......"

"What have you been doing?"

"......"

"Kagome, are you ok? You don't look so good all of a sudden..."

"Uhh, yea, I-I'm fine."

Ayumi looked pitifully at her friend, "you know you can tell me I wont say anything to the other 2..."

'That was Ayumi for you, she was the peacemaker, and she was understanding and she had been her best friend since they were like 4...should I tell her? Could I? Would she believe me? Would I be able to explain it semi clearly?' Kagome cuts off her thoughts with a deep sigh, "and if I'm not? What if I am and I'm in worse condition that you though...?" 'There that is a way to get an answer and not give myself away totally.'

Ayumi looked at me in horror, "are you Kagome? Are you really that bad? If you are I swear I wont tell the girls and if you aren't even sick that I wont tell them either...I swear!"

Kagome let out a sigh, "I'm sorry if I worried you but no I'm not sick, I never was, I have been seriously injured but not sick...well not the way my grandpa tells it anyway."

"Well, that is somewhat of a relief, but what were you doing that your grandpa lied like that?"

"I'm getting to that, be patient, but mind you it may take a good amount of time,"

Ayumi just nodded, "go on...I've got the time..."

"But I don't," I half mattered under my breath.

Ayumi did not seem to notice my comment but sat there staring at me..."well?"

I laughed at the anxiety in her voice "calm down, it isn't that big of a deal" 'ok that is the biggest understatement I have ever heard...or course it's a big deal!!! You have almost died, fought demons and are the reincarnation of a 50 year old dead priestess!!'

"It is too a big deal, so start explaining or I will tell Yuka and Eri" she threatened, not meaning a word of it and Kagome knew that but I would hopefully get her talking.

"Ok, Ok, sigh It all started on my 15th birthday, when I was pulled down the Bone Eaters Well by a centipede demon. There is where I met InuYasha for the first time...he was still sealed by Kikyo's arrow then and not awakened. He was pinned to a tree by a sacred arrow and had been that way for 50 years, then the villagers found me and brought me to Kikyo's older younger sister (now over 60) Kaede, I earned her trust and the centipede demon attacked the village, I ran into InuYasha's Forest and stumbled into him (he had awakened with the arrival of Kagome, awakened but not freed) he kept calling her Kikyo which pissed me off and then the centipede bit her and the Shikon no Tama fell out of her side, then I pinned to the tree with InuYasha and pulled the arrow from his chest, he was freed and killed the centipede demon in one swipe of his claws, he then went to kill me for the Jewel of Four Souls.(Shikon no Tama) it was then that Kaede threw the prayer beads on his neck, so every time I say sit, he dose a face plant into the ground."

Ayumi explodes with laughter at this statement and Kagome smiles, "yea I know that is pretty funny, and useful too!" with this statement Ayumi broke into another fit of giggles. Kagome continues to explain about the past and her interesting encounters with demons of all kinds and species.

When Kagome finishes with her speech Ayumi speaks up, "well no wonder your are still receiving an A history!" Kagome smiles at this and Ayumi continues, "so Kagome what do you think of InuYasha?"

"Huh?"

"Come on Kagome don't play dumb..."

"AYUMI!!! Not you too...!"

"Noooo, not like that its just that you seem to conflicting about it and it may be good to say something..."

"Well, normally me and Sango, the demon exterminator, go take a bath and talk, me about InuYasha and her about Miroku, buuuuuut since she isn't here..."

"Yea..."

"You seem all too anxious to know this, this isn't like you,"

"Sorry, its just that it is Eri and Yuka..."

"NOOOOO!!! I really don't wanna know with those too unless it involves me directly"

"Good, I don't wanna explain it..."

"Fine with me"

"Ok, so what?

"Well, you have heard me ramble about him at WacDonald's..."

"IT'S THE SAME GUY?!?!"

"Ouch! Don't yell, yea, he has definitely changed though, and I bet some of my odd statements fit now don't they?"

"Yea they do, like when you told us he almost killed someone,"

"That was Kouga, prince of the wolf demon tribe, apparently I'm 'his woman', but I don't go for that, and it is kindda funny to see InuYasha get jealous."

"Ok would you just answer the question, you keep dancing around the point, state it would you!"

"Ok, Ok, he can be the biggest egotistical jerk out there sometimes but he is warmhearted, and he will do anything to protect me...."

"Go on..."

"At first I hated him, absolutely hated...but now...I-I finally admitted that I loved him about a year ago...but the past few months we have grow quite a bit closer, we don't snap at each other near as much as we usually do and I havn't "sat" him that much this month..."

"Soooo? Is this going anywhere?"

"I-I don't know, that is part of the reason I invited him on our trip, one of the reasons, there are a LOT"

Ayumi laughed, "I believe you don't flip here, I am not Eri and Yuka...the thought gives me shivers..."

Kagome smiled, 'this is why I like working with Ayumi, she isn't nosy, she is a follower, so she follows Eri and Yuka, which isn't a good Idea to begin with...(I don't like hr nosy friends) unlike my other 2 friends Ayumi is kind and understanding... a bit slow at times but, still a great person to count on it you have a problem, and you can trust her not to tell anyone if you just wanted one person to know' "thanks Ayumi...you have NO idea how big of a deal that is."

"Anytime Kagome, anytime, oh you keep telling me about this "jewel" can I see it?"

Kagome bit her lip, she really didn't want to but she was helping her out sooooo "ok."

"Yea great! What dose it look like?"

"Well we only have some shards now but they are a soft lavender color," Kagome responds while pulling the Shikon shards off her neck, hidden by her t-shirt.

"Wow that is pretty"

"Yea...I guess, you don't think so after awhile,"

"I guess your right"

"Hey can I meet InuYasha?" Ayumi asked out of the blue,

"WHAT" Kagome asked falling out of her chair.

"Can I meet InuYasha?"

"Well, I don't, I- I huh?"

"Can I? Can I PLEASE?"

"Ahhhh, well, uhhh, I don't know, I mean he is a DEMON."

"So? The way you talk about him he is nice,"

"Well, kind of, and I went though hell to get it that way you know!"

"So can I?"

Kagome sweatdrops, "uhh, maybe, I don't know if InuYasha is gonna be happy with me if do that..."

"Huh?"

"Well he is uhhh, not that social, if you get what I mean..."

"But if you are bringing him on the trip then wont he have to get used to it?"

"Uhhh well yea I guess your right..."

"Sooo dose that mean I can?"

"Urg, maybe but you have to agree to a few things...and be aware of a few things as well..."

"Ok, what!"

"you are way to excited for this why do you want to meet him anyway?"

"well, you have to promise not to tell Eri or Yuka"

Kagome gave her a dead look, "I just told you I'm from feudal Japan pretty much...you think I'm going to risk people knowing about that and my best friends trust?..."

"ok, ok, I was just testing anyways...well I kind of figured that you weren't sick, so my mind started to wonder what you were up to...I went back to when I was little and picked out some of the most ridiculous things ever that I thought that you might be doing, my first one was that you were a princess and you met this prince, "

Kagome broke out laughing, "I know someone wasn't going to fall for it, I knew those ridiculous diseases would only last so long..."

"Oh and one time you were a secret agent, a guienes working for some big corporation trying to take over the world, an expeditioner, and I think the closet I got to the real thing was that you were a worrier and went out to protect the world, kind of like a superhero,"

Kagome was now in tears from laughing so hard, "wow you are still creative...I remember when we played those games when we were little,"

"yea and we pretended we were really strong!"

"That was so much fun!" Kagome added her mood brightening even more.

"Anyway what do I need to know about InuYasha?"

"Huh? Oh. Well number one, he has a temper, but don't be afraid of him, if he even thinks of trying something I'll "sit" him, and he has a slightly different appearance, he has fangs, claws...dog ears,"

"Ohhhhhhhhh!!!! He has dog ears?!?!?! Awsome!!

"I know they are so cute, anyway one word of warning, don't touch them,"

"Ahhh, why?"

"Trust me, he won't be happy, and at this point I'm trying to keep him in a good mood..."

"Ok anything else?

"Yea don't yell, he has a demonic sense of smell and hearing so it is easy to hurt his ears,"

"Ok"

"Oh and while we are on yelling, be expecting it when we get back to my house,"

"Why?"

"Why? Well I'll tell you why, I left InuYasha without telling him I was leaving, and I'm my time no less, so he'll yell at me ill yell back and it usually ends with me sitting him and sometimes I go home, but this argument will just end with a "sit", this is gonna be a minor one,'

"How do you know? Wait, has he ever, ever..."

"NO!! InuYasha would never hurt me, ever, he even goes out of his way to protect me, even if it is from himself."

"Wow, sorry I thought he hit you or something..."

"Nah, don't worry"

"K, can we go?"

"Ok," Kagome responded hesitantly.

"Yea!!!!" Ayumi screamed as she hoped up and started to dance around.

"Man, its scary how much your like Shippo, oh that goes on my list, you have to be calm or you'll drive InuYasha nuts...ill let you be weird later but for the first meeting act semi calm, I don't want to scare him into thinking that everyone in my time is like you."

"Ok ill TRY to be calm,"

Kagome shot her a glance before walking out of Ayumi's house, books in hand, heading to her house.

Ayumi walked with Kagome to her house, chatting with her friend the whole time about different circumstances they had come across while they were in the absents of each other. When they finally reached the shrine Kagome was once again close to tears from how hard she was laughing, recalling the time InuYasha had gotten knocked out from the smell of the ink and blood, turned completely helpless from the stench.

Kagome was expecting an infuriated hanyou to jump out of a nearby tree the minuet she set foot onto the shrine grounds, but it never happened. Kagome looked around curiously and her friend noticed, "What's wrong Kagome?"

"Huh?" she responded not quite paying attention, "oh, nothing, I'm just surprised that I not getting yelled at right now."

"Why?"

"Because InuYasha would have smelt me, and waited for me,"

"Whatever, I bet your mom kept him busy, that's why he isn't here to bug you,"

"You have a point, ha InuYasha doing chores! Now that is a funny picture considering he doesn't know how anything works."

"Really now that's funny,"

"He has only been in this time about three times were he was actually here long enough to learn anything."

"Oh, ok" was the last think Ayumi said before Kagome opened the door to her house.

Announcing her arrival Kagome called, "Hey everyone I'm home..."
AN: Sorry I didn't reply to reviews last time, all I wanted to do then was get it up and that was it the story...it was what 3 weeks before I updated, how sad...so what did you think? I wrote it in a new style with the dialog and all, was wondering if you thought it was good bad indifferent? But hey whatever oh and like I said before, this trip is going to be real but I am adding some places I know of other than the ones I am going to visit in the story line, so if you have a city or monument that you think would be interesting to the plot line of story than please tell me, I would love to expand on my thinking and involve my readers in this fanfic, oh and thanks surfbratt, I thought it sounded awkward like that, but I had someone tell me that I didn't have enough labeled, thx! But the details, yea I have to that is just my style, I am very descriptive...well normally. I think I got a pretty unanimous vote about the plane thing, Inu gets to fly...fun fun, I fly a lot so it should be relatively accurate, but that wont be for a few more chapters so you will have to wait for that. Anyway thanks for all how wished me luck on my silver...I think I needed it...but now its over!!!! Yea but guess what I have another thing to do...plan my vacation, and no this is like a chore, we are working on logos for our family doing calculations on milage and all, half fun, half total boredom...anyway I promise to try to get chapter 7 up relitivley quickly but I have to get International Week over with so ill do my best, thanks for readin'...lol

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