IMPORTANT!

IKUTO: Okay, someone has to come to Ikuto's defense, and I guess it's gotta be me! Ikuto is very, very manipulative, I'll admit that, but what else has he got working for him? I admire smart people. When you can, always use brains over brawn, especially when you're competing against very powerful demons that could rip you apart. Besides, when he tricked Inuyasha and Kouga into fighting, he wasn't trying to get anyone to die. And it's technically not Ikuto's fault, especially since he never lied once!

IMPERSINATION: Oh, and I'm sorry to all those who keep making requests to make Ikuto posing as Inuyasha when Inuyasha turns into a human. Why? Ikuto is not that dirty. I know, because I made him. Also, Ikuto is half black, so the skin color is different. It's noticeable. You can look on my user bio to get information on how to see what Ikuto looks like. Also, Inuyasha has long hair while Ikuto's is short. Impersonation is out of the question.

SUNO: You don't like Suno? Oh come on! Can you blame him? Honestly! I love Suno! (Maybe that's just because I love Sesshoumaru, even though the two of them isn't really that much alike.)

IKUTO MEETS SESSHOUMARU: Could it happen? Sure. Will it happen? You just have to wait and see. Will Sesshoumaru learn of his reincarnation? What the heck for? Maybe. Just wait.

LOVE TRIANGLE/SQUARE/PENTAGON/OR WHATEVER: Okay, I heard a while someone say that the idea of Kagome going back and forth wasn't as good as Inuyasha going back and forth between Kagome and Kikyou, and I think that's morally wrong. Inuyasha can't be justified and Kagome can't be either. I think they're both wrong, but on the other hand, it's not like either one of them is doing it on purpose. Kagome is confused. I mean, can you honestly say that you can truly forget your true first love? Well, Kagome's first love is eternal. It's typical teenage drama. How do I know? Duh, I'm a teenager. I can't say that everyone's felt like this, but it's normal teenage drama. If you were put into a situation like this, how would you react?

Chapter 19 (Did you think this story would be this long? It's good though.)

I don't own Inuyasha

If you lazy, no good people didn't read the top, then please do. It's important. That's why it's bold and underlined. I've got something important to say about the people in this story. Read it!

"Watch out!" Inuyasha ran over to Ikuto and pushed him out of the way before a giant monkey demon devoured him whole. "You idiot! I told you to go home!"

"Shut up! I know what I'm doing!"

"I'm sick of saving you! You don't even have any weapons to defend yourself!"

"Don't worry about me!"

"Watch out!" Kagome yelled.

Ikuto and Inuyasha both got out of the way, right before the monkey demon was about to rip them apart with his claws. Kagome sighed in relief. "Will you two stop fighting each other! This is a serious situation!"

"Give me the jewel!" The monkey demon shrieked. "The jewel!"

"This is the fourth demon today!" Sango said tiresome.

"I think it's the kid" Inuyasha said very openly, hoping that everyone else would catch on. "Something's fishy about him."

"Like what?" Ikuto ignored the fact that he was in danger, and once again started fighting with Inuyasha instead of the demon.

Kagome sighed again, but this time not in relief. 'Ikuto's been in the Feudal Era for a day now. When I confronted him about being here, he said that his brother wasn't expecting him home. What about tonight? He doesn't seem to be in a hurry to get home, not that he ever is. I just thought we had an agreement. I thought he realized how dangerous it was in this time. I even asked him to go home and he told me no. Is it just because he's jealous and doesn't want me to be alone with Inuyasha?'

The monkey demon jumped up in the trees and hid himself from Inuyasha and Miroku, who was just about to open up his wind tunnel. Sango prepared to throw her weapon though. "I've got this under control. These trees are coming down."

Ikuto snuck next to Kagome while Inuyasha wasn't looking and noticed her bow and arrows. "Hey, do you mind if I take a shot at him?"

Kagome wasn't certain what he meant at first but then looked down to where he was looking and handed him the bow and the arrow she was about to shoot. "Can you handle those?"

"Kagome, the only thing I can't do is ballet." He blushed, feeling like a fool. "I didn't mean to sound arrogant."

"It's not arrogance if you can prove it." She crossed her arms. "Show me." 'He can't shoot better than me, can he?'

'Time to show what I can really do.'

"Hiraikotsu!" Sango flung her boomerang forward, chopping down all of the trees in it's path, causing the monkey demon to lose his balance and fall right in front on Inuyasha, who had his sword fully transformed and ready to kill him.

"We put an end to this now!"

The monkey demon stood in an attempt to fight, but then immediately cried out in pain as he felt a shock move all throughout his body and then numbness. He was paralyzed to the point where he couldn't feel the second arrow go right through his neck, and he fell to the ground, dead. "Kagome?" Inuyasha looked in her direction, thinking that she had shot the demon, but it only made him angry when he saw that it was Ikuto who had shot the impressive two arrows, one I the neck, the other in the back. "How did you do that? That was no lucky shot!"

Ikuto returned the bow and arrows back into Kagome's possession and he replied "He's a demon, but he's still a monkey. You just got to know what to hit and where it's located. It's called zoology during school and no fun during the summer."

Inuyasha saw the look in Kagome's, Miroku's, Sango's, and Shippo's eyes, and he hated it. They were impressed with him. 'That stupid jerk. He thinks he's so tough because he can shoot.' "What's the big deal? So you shot an arrow. Anyone can shoot an arrow, and when Kagome does it, the demon blows up. What makes you so special?"

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Sit Inuyasha."

"Ahhhh!"

After more yelling and more sits from Kagome, the gang started traveling once again. Inuyasha was getting more aggravated, while Kagome was getting even more worried. They were attacked by four different demons that day alone, all seeking the Shikon jewel. "Ikuto, when do you plan on going home? Isn't your brother expecting you tonight?"

"No, not for a while."

She could hear the uneasiness in his voice. "Ikuto, what did you tell your brother? Does he know that you're going to be gone for a while or was it just yesterday?"

"Don't worry about it Kagome." Ikuto was getting angrier every time Kagome would bring up Suno. He never wanted to worry about him again.

"But it's too dangerous for you here."

"I think I've proven different!"

"Don't yell at Kagome!" Inuyasha turned to face him and held him up by his collar. "What's your problem, anyway? She's just concerned!"

"You yell at her all the time" said Shippo quietly.

Inuyasha hit Shippo with his free hand and then continued assaulting Ikuto. "Why are you here, anyway? You said you weren't trying to make a move on Kagome, and yet here you are. What are you up to?"

Miroku and Sango were going to object to the aggressive behavior of Inuyasha, but were curious to the answers that Ikuto would give. If he wasn't there for Kagome, then what was he there for?

Ikuto forced Inuyasha off of him and backed away. "What's your problem, Inuyasha? You don't even trust me!"

"You're right, I certainly don't trust you! Why should I? Think about it. We get attacked by demons all the time, but four of them today?"

"That's true" Miroku said "but it's possible that they could have been sent by someone."

"I don't think so! This punk isn't telling us something. Why are you here?" He grabbed Ikuto once again.

"Stop it!" Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's arms. "What exactly are you accusing him of? He didn't do anything!"

"There's something weird about him, and you know it!"

Ikuto looked over to Kagome for support, but she didn't look too certain herself. "Kagome?" She didn't answer. She did sense something strange about him, something that she couldn't put her finger on, but she was sure he wasn't normal. When he saw Kagome wasn't going to help him, he struggled to break free of Inuyasha grasp, and did. "You guys wanna know why I'm here? I ran away, and I'm not going back! There! I said it! Are you happy now?"

Inuyasha crossed his arms. One of his suspicions was laid down to rest. He wasn't completely happy, but satisfied for the time being. Miroku thought it was best to stay out of his business, even though it was probably a lot safer in his own time. Sango had to ask. "Why would you run away?"

"Yeah" Shippo asked. "Why would you run away from your home?" Sango and Shippo would do anything to have their families back, and couldn't quite understand the position Ikuto was in. They were looking for a good reason, even though they wouldn't be able to ever truly understand. They had happy homes, before it was taken away.

"Why wouldn't you tell me?" Kagome felt hurt that he wouldn't tell her something so very important. Ikuto didn't know what to say to them. "You guys wouldn't understand."

"Was it your brother? Did you and Suno get into a fight?"

"Keh, was that all?" Inuyasha uncrossed his arms and approached Ikuto. "So your brother hates you, big freaking whoop! What's it matter? Just shut up, be a man, and go home!"

"You think it's that simple? You don't know what it's like being me!"

"Actually," Miroku was beginning to feel like he shouldn't have stepped in, but continued speaking anyway "if anyone knows, I would think it would be Inuyasha, since he and his brother don't get along either."

"Yeah," Kagome said "they've tried to kill each other all the time."

"A lot of brothers and sisters don't get along. My life with my brother stinks! I don't care if you guys say I'm his reincarnation, he still isn't me and our lives aren't the same. He obviously doesn't live with his brother. He isn't expected to be just like him. He isn't expected to grow up like his brother or his father. He doesn't have his brother breathing down his neck, shaping him into what he wants Inuyasha to be. I do. I have to live with Suno, and it has its perks, but it has its price." He sighed and quieted down. "You guys don't understand, and I can't expect you guys to."

"Just shut up!" Inuyasha yelled. "Get over it. If you want to be your own man then be it already! Don't blame your faults on your brother! If you've got problems then it's your own fault. Change your life or deal with it!"

"I do want it to change! That's why I ran away, moron!"

"Then run somewhere else!"

"Fine" Ikuto blurted out. "If you guys don't want me around, then fine, but I'm not going back home or through the well. He'll find me and I don't ever want to see him again!" Ikuto started walking away, and no one went after him at first, even though Kagome clearly wanted to. Ikuto walked deeper into the forest and felt something tap on his head. He looked up just in time to have a rain drop fall into his eye. "Oh, just great! My life stinks!"

"Ikuto!" Kagome ran up to him, with everyone else behind her. Ikuto rolled his eyes and stopped for Kagome. "You shouldn't have run away. I know things a tough, but your brother really does care about you. Besides, if he gets worried, I'm sure he'll go to my house looking for you, which would only raise more questions. What if he got the police involved?"

"Suno would never do something like that!"

"But he cares about you. I know the two of you fight but…"

"He said he hated me Kagome" he said quietly "I'm not going back home."

"But Ikuto..." she hung her head down. 'I can't convince him to go back. He really doesn't want to see his brother anymore. They can't actually hate each other. Can they?'

"Why don't we find shelter?" Miroku suggested. "There is a village up ahead. We should keep out of the rain."

Ikuto nodded slightly. "Sure, that would be nice." When they arrived at the village, Ikuto didn't quiet understand that Miroku wasn't really exorcising the village, but eventually caught on once Shippo made a joke or two about it. "I've got some food with me. You guys didn't need to do all of this for food and shelter."

"We need the food for when we travel. If we can rest now, then let's rest in a nice place." Miroku finished off some fish.

Kagome opened up her backpack and got out one of her text books and began reading. After a while, everyone began to stare at her and noticed how entranced see was. They were all curious to know what she was reading, since she usually looked at one of her books and threw it down, complaining about how she didn't really understand and how she was going to fail another big test and had to repeat the 9th grade. She seemed to actually enjoy the story. Ikuto leaned over her shoulder and read a few lines and seemed disgusted. "Oh, not that story."

Kagome put her book down, highly offended. "What's wrong with this story? It's one of the greatest tragic love stories that there is! What's so bad about it?"

"Kagome, did you read this crap? Romeo and Juliet is not a love story."

"Romeo and Juliet?" asked Sango.

"Yes" Kagome smiled, thinking of the story "it's considered a tragic love story. Romeo and Juliet's families were enemies, but Romeo and Juliet still managed to fall in love with each other. They even got married behind their parents back. The big problem was that Juliet took a poison to make herself temporarily dead and Romeo killed himself because he couldn't live without her. Then when Juliet woke up, she decided that she couldn't live without him, so she killed herself for real. It's a really sad story about true love. It did bring their families together in the end of the story, once they saw what their hate had done."

"Keh," Inuyasha replied "so he killed himself for nothing? What a waste!"

"I know" Ikuto said.

"It is sad" Sango said.

"Let me lay the truth out on you Sango!" Ikuto took the book and waved it in the air angrily. "This is the biggest piece of crap ever! Romeo did not love Juliet!"

"How could you say that?" Kagome took the book back irritably. "This story is beautiful!"

"This story's a bunch of bull!" He crossed his arms and started to explain himself. "Okay, in the beginning, Romeo is sulking over another girl, a very pretty girl. Do want to know why he was upset? The idiot was upset because the girl wouldn't have sex with him! Romeo is a pervert!"

Miroku felt a chill go down his back, as well as Sango. Inuyasha suddenly had is eyes and ears on Ikuto and waited for him to go on. Shippo and Kagome knew that the situation was about to only get worse. 'What are you doing, Ikuto?' Kagome tried to signal him to stop, but he went on.

"So his life sucks really badly, but then all of the sudden, he sees Juliet and he's not ticked off anymore. He's found his next good time."

"He fell in love at first sight!" Kagome exclaimed.

"He had an erection!" Ikuto yelled back. Kagome gasped in shock, while Ikuto went on, making Sango slightly angry, and Miroku very uncomfortable. "So anyway, he's in a big rush to get married and everything. He's such a pervert! So anyway" Sango began to growl "Juliet wasn't falling for it at first, but then she was all into it. She probably was in love with him. So I guess the story was kind of sad. Yeah, I was sad; sad that she was foolish enough to fall for someone who only thought with his pants instead of his head."

"Ikuto!" Kagome stood to her feet and pointed at him angrily.

He looked up at her scared, not knowing what she would do. She was very angry. "What?"

"Sit!" There was a yell, but it wasn't the right person.

Inuyasha struggled to get up and when he did, he was pissed. "What did you do that for?"

"Oh" she scratched the back of her head "for some reason I thought it would work on Ikuto."

"You tried to sit me?" Ikuto was deeply hurt, but he was even more hurt when Inuyasha grabbed the back of his head and shoved Ikuto's face into the ground. "There! Now you've been sat!"

"Stop that Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha let go and Ikuto stood prepared to fight. "Okay, you're going down right now!" Kagome grabbed Ikuto's arm and led him out of the room and whispered to him.

"Are you insane?"

"What did I do?"

"Miroku and Sango like each other, but Miroku is a huge pervert!"

"Then what's she doing liking a pervert like that? He's more prone to cheat on her, if they did get into a complex relationship."

"Miroku would never do that! He's been acting different now! He'd do anything for Sango! They're so close to being a couple that I can almost hear their children crying! Now you're going to go in there and set things right or I'll find a way to sit you!"

"Ahhhh!"

"See what you made me do!" She punched him in his arm. "Now you find a way to make things right or you're going to pay!"

"Okay, okay! I'll think of something." When they entered the room again, Ikuto could feel everyone's anger, except for Inuyasha's, since his was most directed towards Kagome. "You know what" he sat down "Romeo and Juliet were very young and immature. They were too young to truly understand that..." he saw that Sango was fuming, and having a hard time hiding it. "Well, they didn't understand that if you truly love someone, they would want someone to be truly happy, so there was no point in dying, because if you love someone..." he noticed Miroku didn't look so uneasy "then their happiness is all that matters. They didn't understand that Juliet would have wanted Romeo to live and Romeo would want Juliet to be happy." He smiled, seeing that Sango was lightening up. "It's a good thing we're all not as young as they were. We would understand. If Romeo was an older pervert, he would have treated the situation differently and I could confidently say that he loved Juliet." Ikuto sighed in relief. 'I think I've saved myself from Kagome's wrath.'

"Yes" Kagome said "Romeo did love Juliet and Juliet really did love Romeo."

"It sounds like they did" said Shippo.

Sango became calm again. "I suppose that they did love each other. If only they were older…"

"Yes" Miroku said. "I agree."

"Yes," Ikuto nodded his head, trying to still remain on Sango's good side. "If only they were older and understood the truth."

"I don't know" Inuyasha said "Romeo still seems like a stupid pervert to me."

"Sit!"

"Ahhh!"

"Idiot!" Shippo said.

"Tonight's the night" said a female demon, holding a wooden container closely. "Tonight will be the night that Inuyasha's reincarnation will be ruined."

There were at least twelve men behind her, twelve human men, but their eyes were blank, as if they weren't thinking for themselves.

"Get ready. It's time to go after him. I will earn that precious large fragment of the Shikon Jewel!"

To be continued

A/N: I had to stop. There was nothing more to say. Just wait until next time. Review!