okay! im gonna give a brief summery of whats really happening in this fic, considering it might be a little confusing right now (sorry it made sense in my head).

so... kagome cant travel to the past anymore, as they successfully defeated naraku and completed the shikon no tama. but, (lets say a few years later) kagome realizes she is still finding it difficult to move on. now, as she is finally staring to 'live again' she meets jiro, who surprisingly has similar characteristics to inuyasha. kagome however, hasnt seen inuyasha in a long time so is confused of what to think of him.

what i was trying to show in prologue two, is that jiro is a half demon of kagomes time. so then im hoping you might be able to guess who jiro could possibly be a reincarnation of?

anyway!

EternalAffliction; thanks you so much for your reviews! they are very much appreciated, really! and im so glad you like my story (yay)

InuGirl4ever; im so happy you like the chapter:P and thanks heaps for your review!

Converging Fate and Time

Chapter Three: all work and some play

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"ARRRRGH YOUR SO RUDE"

"LOOOOOK WHOS TALKING NOW?"

"AHHH! JERK!"

"BITCH"

"JERK"

"BITCH"

"I HATE YOU JIRO!" kagome stormed off up to her bedroom, her face flustered and throat tingling from strain.

"YOUR NOT EXACTLEY MY FAVOURITE PERSON EITHER KAGOME", he yelled up the stairs, back at her before she slammed her door. he liked to get the last word, and he felt confident in his job yet again this time, placing his hands behind his head as he nodded at souta with a mischievous grin.

"i cant put my finger on it, but you two fighting like this seems so familiar" souta sighed, as he sat on the floor continuing to tie string around each mantra, out of a huge box of mantras his grandpa had made. he was planning for a big season this year so made extra, for souta to organize.

"you got it easy kid", jiro rubbed the top of his head, as he gazed out to the porch, the floor, and checked out all the windows he was required to scrub clean. kagome was supposed to assist him, but now he would have to do it all himself.

"hmmm, maybe i should go apologies to kagome" he scratched the back of his head, contemplating his earlier actions.

souta looked up at him, "you should wait a few hours at least, you made her really mad"

"a few hours?" he stared at souta in astonishment, before picking up a pair of gloves from the bucket next to him, struggling to put them on.

"shit... women are useless" he smirked to himself heading outside dragging the bucket along the floor, with the mop which sat inside it, almost tipping it over when he reached the edge of the door. turning his head he saw the soap still sitting on the porch next to the tap where he left it the day before, cleaning the store room wasnt pretty, and he had used up almost all the soap. wondering if what he had left would be enough to mop the floors, he moved the bucked under the tap, turning it on, while squeezing as much of the soap as possible, into the bucket. he pushed his hair back out of his face, walking over to lean on the wooden guards along the porch.

"damn, its hot already" he muttered to himself, looking out into the sun and seeing it already high in the sky. he was starting work late, so he would need to work fast if he wanted to get this finished today. he moved over to turn the tap off before the bucket overflowed, as kagomes grandpa walked out the door.

"have you see kagome, jiro?" buyo was clawing into his leg as he walked up to him trying to shake him off.

"shes up in her room, i pissed her off again" he concentrated on his mopping, not allowing the old man to see him slightly ashamed of his attitude. he didnt really mean to hurt her, its just the way he was, and she was so easy to set off.

"well, give her a few hours then", jiro raised his eyebrow at the comment, remembering what souta said earlier, as he continued, "just remember tours start tomorrow, and you both havnt stopped arguing all week, get a hold of your mouth boy!" he bonked jiro on the head emphasizing his point.

"yeah yeah i get it old man", he again turned to concentrate on his mopping, while grandpa, still trying to shake the cat off his leg, walked back into the house.

grandpa never understood jiros interest in working at the shrine, the only reason he even considered hiring him was because he insisted on working for free. strange enough as this was, he seemed to know surpassing amounts of history about the shrine. but, jiro also asserted on this information being anonymous, whatever reason for, it didnt seem to bother grandpa. to him the boy seemed genuine, and anyway, despite his rudeness, he was a good worker. grandpa also considered jiros knowledge about the shine to be a useful contribution to the business. tours are a very important part of what they provide at the shine after all, and as grandpa is not always available, himself and kagome would usually work together to undertake this position. even so, kagome didnt want to spend her whole holidays playing tour guide, thus they were not very frequent. thats when grandpa came up with the idea of kagome and jiro collaborating together to administer tour services, while he would fill in what they couldnt handle. to him the plan was fool proof, until kagome displayed her dislike of him.

lying on her bed, kagomes curtains blew in the breeze that drifted through her bedroom window. turning over onto her side, she pushed her hair over her ear out of her face, as she wondered how long she had fallen asleep for.

"what?" she questioned, as she hoped out of bed walking to her window, shocked that it was already dark. how long did i sleep for? she had so many chores to do before the shrine opened, why didnt anyone wake her up? deciding it didnt really bother her, and feeling somewhat energized she walked over to her mirror, tilting her head as she looked at her reflection.

"now that looks like the kagome i know" she looked relaxed, more replenished. she realized how peaceful her sleep was, it was a sleep she felt she hadnt had in years. but why now? she remembered how much jiro agrivated her, but it somehow made her smile. after fixing her hair, she skipped happily down the stairs towards the kitchen, she hadent eaten all day and her stomach was grumbling. humming quietly to herself, as she stepped off the last step onto the floor, wearing only socks, she slipped quite gracefully, lading on her side on the hard floor.

"oouuuch" she sat up rubbing her now sore elbow, realizing the floor was wet as it soaked through her skirt.

"sorry kagome, i would have told you it was wet, but i didnt notice you coming down" jiro bent down offering a hand to kagome, but she couldnt help but blush at his half undone shirt, and her obvious clumsiness.

"thanks" she said as she placed her hand in his, allowing him to help her off the ground. standing up she moved both her arms behind her back, about to comment on how long she slept, until she noticed how clean the shrine was, it was spotless. the floor, each window, the lounge, everything. all her chores had been done.

"di..did.. you do all this?" looking at him stunned, he chuckled at her as he rubbed the back of his neck with one of his hands.

"yeah well, i didnt see any point in waking you up, i had enough time to finish it all on my own" he picked up the broom which was leaning against the wall and headed to the laundry to put it away.

kagome didnt really no what to say, but she slowly followed after him anyway, "i would thank you, but i havnt decided if im still mad at you or not" she held one of her pinkies with her hand behind her back, still admiring how clean the shrine was.

"who said im still not pissed off with you, anyway? i wouldnt say i like being called a jerk" he walked back out of the laundry with his hands in his pockets.

"well maybe if you didnt act like one i wouldnt have to call you one!" irritated that she was trying to be nice but he continued to argue, she didnt allow him any time to respond as she quickly walked off towards the kitchen, almost slipping again, as she grabbed onto bench beside her.

while getting up straight, she looked around noticing that even the kitchen was spotless, she sniffed the air, she liked the smell of things being clean. feeling hungry and frustrated, she went to open the fridge before her eyes caught a note on the table. kagome, food for you in the fridge if you wake up, some there for jiro too if hes still here, love mom. kagome looked at the clock, it was past eight, everyone must have gone to bed for the early opening tomorrow.

she walked carefully, as to not fall over again, to the entrance of the kitchen hanging off the side of the door, "HEY JIRO!" she called out but couldnt see him anywhere

"WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW?", the voice was coming from outside.

"YOU HUNGRY?"

"WHAT YOU GOT?"

"WHATEVER MOM COOKED"

as she saw him walk back into the house, she took that as a yes and headed back over to the fridge, opening it to take out the two plates her mom had prepared. she put one on the bench as she put the other in the microwave.

jiro enter the room and pulled out a seat from the table in front of him. he sat down with his arms crossed over his chest, looking quite interested in observing her as she prepared the food.

"so kagome, you slept long enough. either i really pissed you off, or you havnt had a descent sleep in a while?" kagome looked over at him thinking about how to answer the question, realizing he might possibly be trying to have a normal conversation with her.

"i guess you could say a little bit of both", she handed him the plate from the microwave while placing her own in and setting the time.

"well then you shouldnt be mad at me anymore", he bent his head over the food smelling it as the steam rose from the plate.

kagome was a bit confused, "and why do you say that?"

"because me pissing you off, allowed you to have a good days sleep, and i DID do all your work for you", there was a pause, while she contemplated his statement. but before she could respond, he looked up at her swallowing his food as if getting ready to continue.

"and, you did look like you needed it" his face was oblivious, obviously not realizing the damage of them comment, he picked up his fork shoveling more food into his mouth.

"ohh! jerk!" once again irritated, kagome turned around opening the microwave to take out her plate.

"OUUUUCCCCCHHH" she screamed, taking her finger out of the microwave and shaking it madly in the air.

jiro jumped out of his seat, "what? what the hell did you do now?" he ran over to her swiftly sliding around the bench on the floor, taking hold of her wrist to stop her from shaking it.

"ooouuuch, it hurts" kagome whimpered, squeezing her eyes together as if to suppress the pain.

"dont be such a girl, its just a small burn" he put his face up to it inspecting it closely, before pulling her over to the tap running it under cold water.

"all better now little girl? or would you like me to kiss it?" he let go of her wrist putting his hands in his pockets, as he smirked waiting for her to respond.

she gave him a little shove with her hand across his chest, causing him to take a step back. "im not a little girl okay!"

"maybe if you didnt act like one i wouldnt have to call you one" he got her that time, got her good with her own insult.

"you enjoy this dont you?" kagome looked at him as if she was too mature for the argument, while still holding her finger under the tap.

"maybe just a little" he smiled at her, walking back to his food.

kagome humphed turning off the tap and picking up a towel to take her plate out of the microwave. she sat in the seat opposite him.

"tours start tomorrow.. " she thought she would remind him, even though he probably already knew.

"yeah" he answered stuffing the last bit of his food in his mouth, then pushing the plate to the side and sticking his hands behind his head "you as excited as i am?" his expression was sarcastic.

"oh thrilled" kagome returned the sarcasm.

"well the food was good" he rubbed his belly in satisfaction and turned to look at the clock, "its getting late i should probably head off, we start early tomorrow morning after all"

"ohhh no" kagome sighed, while picking at her food.

"what?" he looked at her confused as he got out of his chair.

"i slept all day, theres no way im going to be able to fall asleep tonight... ill be so tired in the morning". she went to the fridge taking out some orange juice and motioned at jiro to see if he wanted some.

he nodded and walked over to her, feeling a little responsible "so, you got any good video games then?"

she poured out the orange juice into two glasses that she got out from the top cupboard, "video games?"

"yeah, ill stay up with you for a while", kagome looked up at him from her glass, he was leaning on the bench next to her with one arm holding most of his weight and the other one holding his glass of juice. a little embarrassed she turned away so he wouldnt see her blush.

"we have a good racing one i think" she put the juice back in the fridge.

"bet i can kick your ass then" he grinned as he walked through the door into the lounge.

"your on!" she smiled secretly, knowing that this was the only game she could play, but at the same time the only game she was undefeated at in the household.

after putting all the dishes in the sink, she followed him into the lounge. looking over she saw he was sitting in front of the TV, one leg crossed and the other one bent up to support his elbow, his hand resting free adjacent to his chin. it was a position she was all to familiar with, but she ignored it. he looked over to her looking a little confused, she realized she was staring.

"are you alright?", she quickly looked away. the question, the voice, the posture. she held her breath, inuyasha. what was wrong with her? was she imagining it?

"kagome?", he asked again. she stopped thinking, put a smile on her face and walked down next to him.

"oh its nothing, im fine" she was practically glowing, making her cover up a little too obvious.

"well you gonna put the game on or what?" he insisted, resting his arms on the couch he was sitting in front of.

1 HOUR LATER

"HOW THE HELL DO YOU DO IT?" jiro was getting really worked up

"YOU WIN EVERY SINGLE TIME, I JUST CANT BEAT YOU" he sat up on the couch in frustration

"i told you already im undefeated at this game" she was getting really bored with playing the same game over and over, and a little scared too, with each new game, he got closer and closer to beating her.

"how bout we play a different game for a while" not wanting to give away her title on that particular game away, she thought he might settle if he won in another game.

"yeah i spose" he let out a deep breath, as if letting out his frustration, and crawled over to the cabinet under the TV where the video games were.

"how bout this one?" he held up a fighting game that kagome had never played before.

"sure" she didnt hesitate, she new she would lose.

5MIN LATER

"you really suck at this game" he sighed, he had already beaten her so many times, but it didnt seem satisfying.

"well its my first time playing it" she complained

"its my first time too, kagome" he protested, then glanced back over at the racing game lying on the floor. but kagome caught his eyes.

"NO! im not playing that again" she refused, dropping the control she was holding on the floor, and crossing her arms.

he sighed, "okay then ill just have to teach you how to play properly", he moved over to kagome picking up her control off the floor and putting it in her lap before taking a seat next to her.

AGAIN, 1 HOUR LATER

he looked over at kagome, smiling, as she yawned once again. after failing to teach her to play the game by fighting her, they decided the only way she was going to learn was to watch him. he knew it would bore her, so continued to play, as level after level she grew more bored.

by the time he reached the last level, he was falling asleep himself.

"hey kagome?", there was no reply. he turned to look at her sleeping peacefully on the couch, her hands were under her head creating a pillow, and strands of her long hair fell in front of her face. he walked over to her and pushed her hair back behind her ear, then turned back to the TV to turn it off.

"goodnight kagome" he looked at her one last time, as he put his hands in his pockets and walked out the door.

"inuyasha", she breathed calmly in content, they were surrounded by evil, surrounded by danger, but she was with him. in his embrace she felt nothing could hurt her. she tightened her grip around his body, as he lightly kissed the top of her head. she was desperate, desperate to not let him go. she hated the thought of being without him.

"DONT BE STUPID KAGOME", he pushed her away as he paced around her. they were no longer surrounded by any demonic auras, but in a village. she looked around, it was early morning and they were standing outside a small hut. she lifted her hands to her head trying to take away the strain. there was so much going through her head, she was so confused.

"WHY WOULD YOU THINK SOMETHING LIKE THAT?", inuyasha was yelling at her, she felt tears trying to breakout, but she tried as hard as she could to hold them back.

"what inuyasha, think what?", she was so scared, so vulnerable so lost, she couldnt handle him yelling at her.

her knees started to shake as she almost fell to the ground, but inuyasha grabbed her waist supporting her. his expression was completely different to a second ago, he looked happy. kagome looked into his eyes, he looked like he did before they last parted.

he repeated himself, but softly this time brushing her hair from her face "kagome, how could you think that?"

he held her tightly, as he lifted his hand to her chin tilting her head and kissing her softly on the forehead. she closed her eyes, breathing easier as her head cleared, then slowly opened them again, to look into his. expecting the light of the sun to be reflecting his golden eyes, she was shocked as they were instead hinted with a shade of the night sky. she looked above her at the full moon, then back down. gasping, as she tried to step back from the person who now had his arms around her.

"JIRO!"

but he wouldnt let her part from him, he pulled her in closer, looked into her eyes then moved his mouth up to hers.

"how could you think i would ever leave you kagome?"

kagome woke up in shock, sitting up in her bed. well, at least she thought in her bed until she looked around realizing she had fallen asleep on the couch. she let out a deep breath, trying to calm herself, her heart was racing. she lied down again resting on her side, that dream.

"kagome? are you up?" her mom was calling to her from the kitchen, she looked over the top of the couch realizing everyone was already up, running around getting ready to open the shrine.

"yeah mom, sorry i slept in" she sat up on the couch stretching her feet before she got up and headed up the stairs to take a shower.

"be quick kagome! you only have an hour until you start", her mom popped her head around the door calling up to her.

"yeah i will" she called back down as she closed the bathroom door, taking her clothes off, and turning on the tap to the shower. she hadnt had a shower yesterday and she really felt she needed one. she liked showers, nice hot ones, they left her feeling untroubled. looking into the mirror contemplating whether or not to wash her hair, and deciding it would probably be best, she stepped into the shower, putting her head under and letting the hot water run down her face and back, over her shoulders then dribble down from her hands.

she washed her hair with a tropical shampoo, breathing in the sent, as she decided she liked it better then the last scented shampoo she used. quickly rinsing out her hair, she remembered she didnt have long to get ready, so she would need to be faster. turning off the tap and raping a towel around her she opened the door to quickly sneak to her bedroom to change.

"AHHHHHH, PERVERT!" she walked out of the bathroom, almost stepping on jiro, but before he had the time to say anything she slapped him across the face and ran to her room, slamming the door behind her. she leaned against the back of her door, flushed and slightly panting.

"couldnt have been better timing kagome" she talked to herself softly as she walked over to her closet getting out some clothes she thought were appropriate to wear.

"KAGOME, are you ready?" her grandpa knocked on her door, and kagome quickly opened plastering on a smile.

"wonderful!" her grandpa smiled back at her, with more natural enthusiasm "kagome you'll take the first group, and jiro will take the group starting shortly after you"

kagome saluted him in response "sure thing grandpa", he chuckled patting her shoulder as he walked over to soutas room, probably getting him to do some work too, kagome thought.

she fast walked down the stairs overlooking a few people walking around out the back of the shrine, as she headed to the front where she saw a group of about six people, not including a small child lying in his mothers arms, waiting together. walking out the door she noticed jiro leaning against the wall to the left of her, his eyes were closed, and he yawned putting his hand over his mouth. she thought about the night before, how long had he stayed up for her sake?

he opened one eye which was closest to her and looked at her up and down. kagome smiled at him before walking towards the group of people

"OKAY, CAN EVERYONE WHOS HERE FOR THE 8.00 TOUR PLEASE COME THIS WAY" kagome had done this many time before and new what she was doing. jiro watched, trying to pick up any details that he might not no about, which are required for tour guiding.

the six people, walked forward as kagome led them towards an old room which had a number of old antiques of her grandpas.

ONE HOUR LATER

kagome bowed "THANKYOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING PART IN OUR SHRINE TOUR, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN" she quickly turned around giving a sigh of relief as she took a sip from a water bottle her mom had left her on the front porch.

she walked around the shrine past the god tree where jiro was finishing up with his group, discussing the history of the tree. she sat on the porch distant enough, but still close enough to hear. he was standing on the bench, the same as when she first met him, and he seemed pretty enthusiastic about his story. being able to look at him without him looking at her, kagome observed him a little more, considering that past his immediate rudeness, he was in fact attractive. his almost white hair was scruffy, but not dirty, actually kagome notice that it even smelt nice. she took another sip from her water bottle as she realized he had finished and was heading over to her.

"that took longer then i thought" he grumbled sitting down next to her and motioning for her to pass the water bottle to him

"yep" she passed it to him, as she stared at the god tree thinking a little.

"hey jiro?.. how do you no so much about the shrine?" it never occurred to kagome before, but it seemed a little strange now. she watched him as he looked at the ground, throwing the water bottle from hand to hand as he thought about the question.

"umm my brother i guess" he didnt look at her in the face but continued to juggle the bottle

kagome turned to look at him, "you have a brother?"

"yeah. haruko, we dont exactly get along though" he threw the now empty water bottle in the bin behind them and got it in perfectly, before shifting to sit cross legged.

"how come?" she looked at him sympathetically, she didnt like it when family members didnt get along.

he smiled at her, "its complicated", she would have liked to ask more questions but they both noticed her grandpa coming over from the distance.

"JIRO!" he yelled, waddling in a hurry, "a bench in the store room has fallen off its brackets, theres stuff everywhere, all over the floor. could you fix it? its to heavy for me and my old bones"

jiro stood up rubbing his neck with his hand, "what would you do without me old man?" her grandpa let out a deep breath of exhaustion, ignoring him and waddling back into the house.

turning back to look at jiro, she saw he was already heading for the store room, so stood up and lightly jogged towards him to catch up.

"so you need a hand or what?" she walked through the door picking up an empty bottle and a bottle with something brown looking in it, deciding she really didnt want to no what it was, and looked over to him. he was holding the bench up on its side, getting ready to lift it back up on its brackets. the bench was huge, but thin, stretching from one end of the room to the other, she figured he would need a hand holding one end.

"just step back for a second kagome" he motioned his head, for her to step behind him, as he walked over to the center of the bench. he bent down putting his hands under the wood, turned his head behind him to confirm kagome wasnt in the way, then swiftly lifted it up and gently placed it on its bracket kagome was stunned.

"you can help now" he briefly looked at her before starting to pick all the equipment off the floor and placing it back on the bench. kagome followed his lead, not commenting on his apparent strength.

once the last bottle was sitting on the bench, she looked towards jiro, who was admiring his work.

"hey.."

"yeah what?" he turned to face her

"thanks for staying up with me last night"

walking up to her surprisingly close, his arms crossed over his chest. "well it was my fault you were up in the first place right?"

she nodded, a little nervous at his close presence, "but still, you didnt have to"

he moved his hands into his pockets as he walked out the room, keeping his back to her "dont mention it"

unintentionally, she followed after him, as she saw a new group of people waiting at the front of the shrine. she tried to motivate herself, but it still didnt take away the fact she would have another slow, boring hour ahead of her.

1 HOUR AND 15MIN LATER

"KAGOME" her mom was calling from the kitchen window. kagome had just finished her last tour and jogged up to the window.

"yeah mom?" the window was at eye level with her and she could see her mom through it, in the kitchen preparing lunch. she walked over to kagome with two plates in her hands.

"heres your lunch, give one to jiro would you? he should be just about finished" not waiting for kagome to reply, her mom walked back into the kitchen continuing to make sandwiches kagome let out a deep breath and walked over to the god tree where jiro would be finishing. she saw him still talking enthusiastically to the group of people, so sat on the grass under a tree a little distance away, and started eating her lunch. she smiled watching him, until he looked over to her, seeing her staring at him. she blushed, but knew it was to far away for him to notice.

"whats for lunch?" he walked over to her from the god tree and sat down next to her in front of his plate.

"sandwiches, just how you like it" she smiled nudging the plate closer to him. over the past week, her mom had made them so many sandwiches, so she knew what everyone liked.

they sat together eating as they soaked up the heat from sun, until the silence was broken by a large lantern, luckily not alight, which fell from the tree above them into kagomes lap. the shock made her flinch, and jiro laughed at her, getting up and picking the lantern up off of her. she sat with her arms crossed over her chest, not looking very happy.

"its not funny! that things petty heavy you know!", he continued to laugh, throwing the lantern a little distance from his hand then easily catching it again.

"what are you talking about? its light as a feather", she ignored his comment as he offered her a hand helping her up.

"i guess we should put it back up" he suggested staring up at the hook it had fallen off of. kagome joined him in looking up, but squinted slightly at the sun which was peering through the leaves.

"its way too high, even for you" she sat back down in defeat, finishing her sandwich. jiro moved his hand to his chin, thinking as he continued to look up at the tree.

"climb on my back kagome", he bent down in front of her so he was low enough for her to climb onto him. this all too familiar gesture, made her heart skip a beat.

but she looked up at him, "are you crazy?"

"nah c'mon i can hold you, hop on" she got up and walked around to look at his face, she tilted her head looking at him with a very suspicious expression, then once again looked up at the tree examining the height. she looked back down at him remembering him lifting the wooden bench in the store room and figured he was reliable enough.

"fine.. but you better not drop me" she walked around him, closing her skirt with her legs as she sat around his shoulders. he held her legs with his arms while also holding the top of the lantern in one of his hands, and stood without any trouble at all. was this really that easy for him? it was as if she wasnt even on his shoulders. he passed the lantern up to her and she took hold of it as she tried to grab the hook above her.

"its still a little too high" she complained as she stretched her arm out as far as she could trying to hook the lantern over the top.

"hold on a sec" jiro called out to her as he held her legs more firmly and rose on his tip toes.

"jiro, what are-"

"dammit just hurry up and hook the thing over!" he interrupted her, obviously under a little strain, suggesting he couldnt hold the position for very long.

kagome groaned stretching higher as the top of the lantern reached over the hook.

"got it!", kagome lightened up, a little proud at their team work. jiro quickly fell back to his feet in relief, but the sudden drop shocked kagame as she lost her balance with her hand still stretched out in the air. she fell backwards causing jiro to lose his balance with her, he pushed forward trying to hold her onto him but she accidentally kicked him in the chest causing him to fall, while she fell from above him. swiftly, he turned landing on his knees and catching kagome just before she hit the ground.

he lent down next to her to make sure she wasnt hurt, his hand still around her waist from catching her. he looked into her face but her eyes were closed together tight, as if she was still expecting to hit the ground.

"kagome? are you alright?" he looked at her seriously, as a grin emerged from her face while she opened her eyes. he looked at her with even more confusion as she started to burst out laughing.

"whats so fucking funny?" she looked over past him at the lantern on the floor. it had fallen off as she lost her balance. he sighed miserably, still holding onto her as she pulled him in closer by his shirt.

"and we're NOT trying again!" she demanded looking into his eyes. she was surprised at how happy she felt right then, jiro was fun, and she hadnt had this much fun in a long time.

her smile increased, as he smiled back at her mischievously, "i thought you said you got it?"

"i thought you said you wouldnt drop me?"

he sighed, "your such a bitch sometimes you know"

she laughed knowing his comment was harmless, "yeah and your a jerk"

he laughed too, as he let her go slightly so she was resting on the grass, but kept his arm around her waist. moving his other hand so it was resting on the grass next to her head to hold himself up.

"its been fun fooling around with you all week kagome" he moved in closer to her, so close their noses almost touched. kagomes smile slowly left her face as he looked into her eyes. but, he could see the anxiety in hers reflect into his, so pulled away lying on the grass beside her. he sighed resting his arms behind his head, as if nothing had happened.

"damn that lantern, your grandpas gonna make me go get a ladder to put the thing back up now" he complained, kagome didnt answer or turn around, her whole body was tingling and she knew her face was a little red. questions started racing through her mind, why does he make me feel this way? why are they so a like? am i going crazy?

but most of all, who is jiro?