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Yumi awoke early the next morning. Her first instinct was to look around for that Naraku demon. When she sat up, she saw that Kagome was sitting right next to her, pale face and shivering a little. She looked around the hut for anyone else. Sango was asleep in the corner but Miroku and Shippo and Kirara were gone. Then InuYasha was asleep on his side, propping himself up with his elbow, right next to Kagome. All three of them looked completely exhausted as if they had stayed up all night.

Careful not to wake InuYasha, Yumi shook Kagome's arm to make sure she wasn't dreaming. "Mother?"

Kagome woke to that name. She wished Yumi had never called her that but now she was so happy to hear it. She rubbed her eyes sleepily. "So, you're alive huh?"

Yumi had a look of hurt in her eyes. "Um…you don't care that I call you that?" Yumi looked a little sad because she thought Kagome would yell at her again like last time.

Kagome patted Yumi's head and examined her. A large clump of bandages was over the huge gash on her chest making her kimono bulge slightly from beneath her yukata and a square bandage was placed over her right cheek where the scratch is. "Can you tell me what happened?"

Yumi shook her head not losing eye contact with her mother. "I- can't—." The girl shrugged. "No."

Kagome hurt inside. Yumi's tone was small and fragile and it sounded as if she would break. Kagome figured Yumi couldn't be more than seven or eight. "How old are you anyway Yumi?"

Yume shrugged. "Six. No maybe I'm…uh…eight. Yeah, yeah." Yumi nodded although she wasn't exactly sure.

Kagome sighed. Seven years. I have seven years before…that happens. She blushed slightly making Yumi confused. "O…kay…" Yumi got up feeling a little bit better.

InuYasha turned over on his back and yawned. "Yay!" Yumi jumped on the other side of Kagome and plopped herself down on top of InuYasha. "Jeeze kid!" InuYasha yelled, a little upset she had woken him up from his sleep. Yumi just giggled a little kid giggle. "Sorry, I thought you woke up."

InuYasha put his hands behind his head. Yumi was lighter than she looked. InuYasha guessed that was from the little bit of demon inside her. "You've been asleep for a long time." Yumi noted.

InuYasha shrugged. "Your damn mom kept me up all night."

"You're asking for it…" Kagome said through clenched teeth in kind of singsong thing. (You guys know what I mean right?)

Miroku and Shippo with Kirara reached Yumi's grave what was now, a hole in the ground about her size with a clump of dead flowers in it. "Well there's no mistake, this is where Yumi was buried. Now she's just a wondering corpse." Miroku said sadly.

Shippo looked down at Kirara. "Like Kikyou." Kirara meowed a response.

"Exactly. Kagome has to realize that Yumi isn't a live at all. She's just up and walking."

Shippo picked up Kirara and they both looked up at Miroku. "You aren't gonna tell her are ya?"

"No. Kagome does not deserve that right now. Neither does InuYasha."

Shippo took one last sorrowful glance at the grave then turned around to follow Miroku back to the village.

When they got back, they returned to see Kagome and Sango outside the hut talking about something.

"What's going on? Is Yumi awake?" Shippo asked eager to see the girl alive.

"The kid is fine." Sango muttered.

Kagome sighed, annoyed at something. "The other one though…" she just shook her head.

Shippo looked around and saw Yume come form behind the hut, out of breath. "Hey have you guys seen—?"

Sango and Kagome simultaneously pointed up at the rooftop and Yume looked up as well. "Ah-ha!"

InuYasha stood up on top of the hut. "Way to keep a secret guys." InuYasha growled rather annoyed.

Miroku scratched his head, confused. "InuYasha, what exactly are you doing up there?"

InuYasha jumped down to the ground. "Just…playin' a little game here." He replied flatly.

Yumi laughed. "And you're losing."

"Keep it up…" InuYasha warned with a growl.

Shippo jumped up and down. "Can I play?"

Yumi scooped up Shippo and Kirara and ran towards Kaede's hut. "Let's eat first."

Miroku watched them disappear from sight then looked back at InuYasha who now had his arms crossed, all-serious again. "What?"

Kagome and Sango left the two and made their way to Kaede's also. Yumi came back into view alone and ran past Kagome. "Where're you going?" Kagome asked stopping and turning around.

Yumi just smiled at her and continued running. "Back to daddy."

Kagome didn't say anything but held up her hand in a small wave. "I love the sound of that."

"What, Yumi calling InuYasha her father?"

Kagome shook her head. "Not as much as the sound of her just being alive."

We took a drive and we drove thru D.C.

To see the places we lived, long conversations

We talked of old friends and all the things that we did

Summer nights, drunken fights

Mistakes we made...did we live it right?

You know the happiest day of my life I swear the happiest day of my life

Is the day that I died

(The day that I died)

Can you feel the cold tonight?

(The day that I died)

It sets in but it's alright

(The day that I died)

Darkness falls I'm letting go

(The day that I died)

All alone but I feel just fine

You know the happiest day of my life

I know the happiest day of my life

I swear the happiest day of my life is the day that I die

(Kur0: Aww how adorable is Yumi you guys? Okay, so there's what, four characters left for the thing? Kagura, Naraku, Kagome and Kouga. Okay, next clue. They have a um, 'special' relationship with one of the characters not mentioned. Oh, and it's a main one so…that's all I'm givin' ya. I'm still doing that corny request for songs since this is a new fic and I'm having a huge song brain block…so can some of you really loyal fans help me pleeeease? I'll put ur name in! (If at fist you don't succeed with begging, try at bribery…)