At that moment, Sota slams open Kagome's door. "I thought I heard voices! What are you…" Sota gazed at the event occurring before him and burst into tears laughing. "Kagome… a… and Houjo… and the sword!" Sota continued to crack up.

Ironically, Houjo's back was turned towards Inuyasha, so when Kagome's blushing face twirled away from her little brother, she saw Inuyasha with his blade stuck out, aiming for Houjo's head. Houjo was equally blushing, but inverted his eyes away from Sota to see why Kagome's face was filled with horror and shock. Kagome was not so dazed to notice Houjo's head turning.

"Um, SIT!" she yelled. Inuyasha went face first into the floor.

Houjo's expression turned back to Kagome. "But I am sitting!"

Kagome, utterly embarrassed, began shoving Houjo out the door. "I'm really sorry Houjo! You should leave though!" And with that, she slammed the door right in front of her hysterical brother and a totally confused Houjo.

"God dammit, Kagome! This is like the hundredth time I've been plummeted to the floor!" Inuyasha shouted.

"What the hell were you thinking? You were going to slice open his head!" Kagome yelled back, her minor curse a bit out-of-character.

"Well I don't know… maybe he was going to KISS YOU!"

"Did you ever think that I might have wanted to kiss him back?"

Inuyasha grew silent and backed away. Those words stung worse than any other wound he had ever gotten in battle. Kagome, realizing too late of the pain she caused, tried to take the accursed words back.

"Inuyasha, I didn't mean… it's just that you and Kikyo kissed… I wanted to make you jealous. I didn't really want to kiss him."

"But you almost did," he replied softly. "And congratulations, your little plan worked." Hurt, he jumped out through the window and started to walk back to the well.

"Wait! Inuyasha!" Kagome looked out the window and saw him retreating to the well. "I'll jump!" she exclaimed, pulling herself through the window. "I will! Don't test me!"

Kagome's presence of being in danger made him rotate around swiftly. He saw her push herself off the windowsill. "Kagomee!" he yelled. He caught her in mid-air. "What the fuck do you think you're doing? Scaring the living crap outta me!" He noticed the tears forming at the corners of her eyes. "Look, you even scared the living crap out of yourself!" he said a little gentler.

"Inuyasha… I was scared of losing you. I'm sorry," she whimpered, holding him tighter. She covered her face in his red haori. "I didn't mean to hurt you like that," Kagome whispered with muffled sobs.

"Come on, Kagome. Don't cry," Inuyasha said in a comforting tone. "Let's head back to the feudal era, okay?"

"Okay," she mumbled.

Inuyasha held Kagome close as they traveled through time. When he jumped out from the well, who else would he come face to face with but… Koga.

"What the hell did you do to my Kagome!" he hollered.

"I didn't do anything! And she's not yours!" Inuyasha snapped back.

Miroku and Sango watched in hopelessness at the two bickering. Without Inuyasha even realizing it, he set Kagome down on her feet as Shippo pulled her to safety.

"Those two are at it again," the little kitsune sighed.

Kagome slightly smiled at the argument, and how Inuyasha was indirectly fighting for her. As a worried Sango came over to enliven Kagome's noticeable sadness, the fight suddenly calmed. Everyone turned to look at Koga and Inuyasha, who were suddenly sitting on the grass together like old friends. They seemed to be talking about something… or a someone… Kagome turned pale at the understanding of their new common interest.

"So tell me again, Inuyasha," Koga asked, menacingly, "who did you say this Houjo character was?"