Fallen: Ah, ha! So I am back! Thank you all for your reviews! I told you I'd update soon. I would have updated sooner, but I was extremely tired yesterday. Gomen nasai! V.v

IG: Yeah, Fallen has been working on The Dark Side of the Moon. She was writing some of the second chapter today.

Fallen: Thank you to all of those who gave me ideas for flashbacks!

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NekoYasha101

Emily

Demoness of Black Wolves

Fallen: Thank you for your thoughts! I loved all of them! And when I use a flashback I will say who gave the idea and that it wasn't my own. Now, on with the drill so we can get this next chapter out!

IG: Here we go! DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha and co., sadly I am not Rumiko Takahashi. Darn… ;

'Thoughts'
"Dialogue"
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Recap of last chapter:

Kaede watched silently with Shippou in her arms. Kirara was near her feet.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome yelled.

Inuyasha turned towards Kagome, his back to his half brother, "What do you want, wench?"

Kagome's eyes suddenly grew darker by those words.

"MIND YOUR OWN BUISNESS!" yelled Kagome angry at the hanyou.

"What if I don't wanna?" was Inuyasha's reply, but he regretted it…

"SIT BOY!" Kagome yelled as if that would solve everything. Well it did for now. Kagome smiled in satisfaction as she heard Inuyasha's body made a decent crater in the ground.

Sesshoumaru smirked as Inuyasha plummeted to the ground and he ate dirt.

Sango sighed, 'here we go again…'

Miroku's thoughts were very similar.

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Chapter 2: Some Things Never Change…

The old miko had been sitting calmly watching the scene the three of them were making with an amused glint in the one eye she let people see. A kitsune in her arms as she watched the hanyou once again get angry at how close Sesshoumaru and Kagome were.

Kaede took the time to speak after Inuyasha met his friend 'Mr. Dirt', "Inuyasha it seems that ye are jealous…"

"What?" cried Inuyasha jumping from the crater he had formed with his own body, "I ain't jealous!" He yelled this while a light blush rushed to his face, his eyes wide with his anger.

"Something so trivial is not something to get so angry about, half breed." Said Sesshoumaru earning a growl from Inuyasha, he smirked and continued to hold onto Kagome's hand not paying much attention to it.

"…Shut up!" was all Inuyasha could think of to say as he stuck a fist in the air and shook it. He glared again at Sesshoumaru.

"You will not tell me such, little brother." Sesshoumaru replied glaring back at the half demon, showing only slight anger and annoyance.

"Feh, whatever you say, Lord Sesshoumaru." Replied Inuyasha in a sarcastic way putting emphasis on the 'lord' part while crossing his arms and rolling his eyes.

"You are lucky that we are allies now. After Naraku is defeated, I will personally kill you." Sesshoumaru then looked to Kagome, ending their verbal battle.

Inuyasha growled as Sesshoumaru ignored him, "Arrogant bastard…" He then remembered what they were fighting about, "HEY! Didn't I tell yah to stop touchin' my Kagome?" Inuyasha suddenly yelled at Sesshoumaru.

Kagome's anger was rekindled as Inuyasha said 'my Kagome'. She grit her teeth together in frustration.

Miroku, Sango, Kaede, Shippou, and Kirara all saw her anger and they knew what was coming next.

"Inuyasha, SIT! That's for calling me yours! I am not someone's property you know, besides you will probably go to hell with the clay pot anyways!" yelled Kagome her anger coming out in full force.

Inuyasha went face first again to the ground, creating another crater near the first and you could hear a string of curses, though muffled by clods of grass and dirt

Sango sweat dropped, 'Some things never change…'

Shippou laughed at Inuyasha's cruel fate of eating another chunk of the ground twice in one day. Kaede smiled lightly, amused and Miroku went in to…

"KAH! Hentai!" cried an outraged Sango as she slapped Miroku across the face.

"But my lovely Sango!" Miroku protested holding the aching side of his face, "I couldn't resist touching your wonderful… I mean… It was all an accident! I stumbled and managed to grasp your butt before I could fall!" He made his eyes wide with fake innocence.

"That's a lie, you perverted monk!" Sango cried smacking him again, "Stop groping me!"

"Ouch, but my Lady Sango!" cried the Houshi, desperately making another attempt to calm her, "I can't control this cursed hand!"

Everyone noticed the scene they were now making. Kagome started laughing, so hard that she was crying. She tried to wipe the tears away with her right hand, but found that she couldn't because Sesshoumaru was still holding her hand that she had poked him with.

"Uhh… Sesshoumaru?" Kagome asked timidly.

"Yes." Sesshoumaru responded taking his eyes off the monk and demon slayer to look at the miko staring up at him with her wide brown eyes, a light blush on her face.

"Uhm… C-could you let go of my hand now?" Kagome stumbled over her words, saying them in a quite voice she almost didn't get out. She looked up at his face, which was empty of all emotion, 'Some things never change…' She thought with a mental sigh.

But there was something unidentifiable in his eyes; maybe it was something she didn't want to identify. As soon as it was there it disappeared.

Sesshoumaru looked at her hand, which was in his own. He immediately unwrapped his clawed hand from her smaller one and looked away from her.

'What is this strange feeling that I have for this woman?' he thought as he found the trees much more interesting than her face.

"Sesshoumaru!" said Kagome again waiting patiently for him to look at her or at least acknowledge her.

He didn't seem to show any signs of doing either of those. He seemed deep in thought as he remembered a time went he felt that same feeling. That strange feeling he felt for this mere human, a miko no less.

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-FLASHBACK- (Idea from Demoness of Black Wolves)

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It was late at night; the moon was out and resembled the moon on Sesshoumaru's forehead.

Sesshoumaru heard movement from where his half brother lay. The tree swayed slightly as the hanyou jumped down softly from his perch trying not to wake his sleeping companions. Sesshoumaru watched Inuyasha quietly and noticed that Inuyasha was going to leave the campsite. He stood quickly and smoothly.

"Inuyasha, where do you think you are going?" he asked in his whisper of a voice.

"Eh, it's none of your business!" Inuyasha yelled, "Why do I hafta tell you where I'm goin'?"

Kagome woke to the sound of Inuyasha yelling at the elder dog demon.

'Wha… what's going on?' Kagome thought as she rolled over silently to see what was up. She also glanced quickly at her watch on her left wrist, 'It's midnight, why is Inuyasha yelling like a banshee?'

She looked to see what was happening.

"I will not repeat myself, foul hanyou." Replied Sesshoumaru not backing down.

"Fine, I'll tell yah if that means you'll leave me alone! I'm goin' to see Kikyou. I saw her soul collectors and I want to … have a word with her… ALONE! Okay, are yah happy now?" Inuyasha yelled some more.

Kagome sat up swiftly when she heard all of his words, her eyes wide, "Inuyasha…"

She sat there as tears came to her eyes at her next thought, 'Inuyasha will always love her and never even give me a chance. All I am is a stupid shard detecting reincarnation.'

Her vision started to get blurry, but she saw Sesshoumaru glance at her.

'That vile hanyou is making her cry. I will put an end to this.' He thought when he looked to her.

Sesshoumaru moved quickly towards Inuyasha at such an alarming rate that Inuyasha didn't have time to react. All of a sudden Inuyasha felt his face connect with Sesshoumaru's right fist.

Inuyasha went soaring over the rest of his companions and landed 500 feet away from the campsite after hitting numerous trees and cracking most of them into pieces. He felt a horrible amount of pain before his vision turned to blackness. He was unconscious.

Sesshoumaru looked on as he flew with satisfaction.

Kagome saw what happened and her eyes grew wide, 'Whoa, did Sesshoumaru just do that?'

Her thoughts were confirmed correct when he walked over to her, "Kagome, do not cry over that baka hanyou, he is not worthy of your tears."

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-END OF FLASHBACK-

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"Sesshoumaru! Earth to Sesshoumaru!" Kagome said waving a hand in front of his face that didn't even blink.

Somewhere in the back of his mind, he heard a voice. It was none other than the one from his thoughts, Kagome.

"What is it, Kagome?" Sesshoumaru finally answered.

Kagome's heart beat a little bit faster when he said her name, 'Whoa, what was that all about? I love Inuyasha… right?'

"I-uh- uhm…" Kagome had forgotten completely what she wanted to say.

'What was it I was planning on saying now?' wondered Kagome, 'and why did I forget so quickly when he just said my name. He says my name all the time…'

Sesshomaru waited patiently, "Well?"

Kagome remembered again, "Oh yeah! I wanted to say that-" She got cut off when she looked into his golden eyes, "That-uh…"

'His eyes are nicer than Inuyasha's…' was all she could think about.

Inuyasha had finally kept Sango from beating the lecherous monk; he then rushed over to Sesshoumaru and Kagome, of course growled at their closeness, and how they looked into each other's eyes. Their faces were now getting closer and closer together and Inuyasha's eyes widened.

"WHAT THE HELL?" Inuyasha yelled as he rushed to them.

"Huh?" Kagome looked to see Inuyasha running to them.

"What the hell is going on? Damn it. I leave you two alone for a minute and you're off trying to suck face! It ain't happenin' while I'm around!" Inuyasha yelled sticking his fist in the air again.

Kagome's eyes widened as she realized then what was going to happen if Inuyasha didn't run in to stop it. She then blushed; her eyes still wide.

"Kagome has already mentioned to mind your own business, hanyou." Replied Sesshoumaru not fazed by his brother's ranting. He smirked when he saw Kagome's blush.

Kagome remembered a time when Inuyasha wasn't there to bother them…

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-FLASHBACK- (Idea from NekoYasha101)

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Kagome and Sesshoumaru were sitting in the clearing where the bone eaters well was. Sesshoumaru was leaning against a tree while Kagome was seated to his right.

They were discussing what they would do once Naraku was destroyed and the jewel was put back together.

"What will you do after the jewel is complete?" asked Sesshoumaru. He was never one for small talk, or rather much talk at all, but with Kagome it wasn't annoying or useless. It felt right and so he tried to keep the conversation going.

"Well, I … I guess I will return to my era, for good." Kagome replied turning away from him as she felt the tears sting at her eyes. She would miss all of her friends and even just being here. It was so different from her time and it could be so beautiful too.

Sesshoumaru must have smelt the tears in her eyes for he hooked a finger under her chin and brought her face back to its former position.

"You do not want to return?" he asked her as he looked into her sad brown eyes.

"Well, I… I want to be able to come back so I can see all of you guys again. I'd miss you all way too much to stay in my time. Life wouldn't be the same." Said Kagome as a tear slipped from her right eye.

Sesshoumaru wiped away the tear, "Are you certain that you won't be able to return if you so chose to?"

"Well, no. I have no idea what will happen. It worries me, but I'll do what I have to and that means putting the jewel back together." Replied Kagome as the emotion in her eyes changed from sadness to determination.

Sesshoumaru nodded his head slightly, "Your duty."

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-END OF FLASHBACK-

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Their conversation continued for a long time, but Kagome was ripped away from her thoughts when Inuyasha growled at Sesshoumaru.

Inuyashadecided to change the topic, unless he wanted to get 'sat' again for a third time, "Feh, let's just go already! We've got to find out where Naraku is at!"

Sango, Miroku and Kaede all watched with amusement in their eyes. But Miroku chose to speak, "Inuyasha is right, we know that Naraku is going to attack us by surprise." He said this while getting up using his staff. The golden rings clanged together by the movement.

But before Sango or anyone else could argue, Sesshoumaru spoke up, "We should wait for Naraku's attack, that way we will be well rested. Traveling will only weaken some of the group making us more vulnerable. Naraku does not seem to know that we hold this information. We should use it to our advantage."

"Yeah, that sounds like a better plan!" piped up Kagome still near Sesshoumaru.

Inuyasha growled, "So, you're gonna take his side? Well, I'm in charge here, not my baka of a brother!"

"Inuyasha!" cried Kagome putting her hands on her hips in annoyance.

"Inuyasha, I am surprised your group is still living if you're in charge." Sesshoumaru replied to the comment, adding in a smirk at the end.

"When this is over, Sesshoumaru, I'm gonna kill you." Growled Inuyasha.

"Not if I get you first."

"Enough you guys!" cried Kagome stepping in between the two, "Sesshoumaru's plan is better, deal with it!"

"Feh." Replied Inuyasha being stubborn.

Kagome sighed, "Okay… What are everyone else's opinions?"

"I think Sesshoumaru's plan will work best." Sango stated.

"I think that Inuyasha will only tired ye out with all the rushing and traveling. It is best if ye stay here." Kaede spoke knowing which one would be the better of the two.

"Heh, Inuyasha is such a baka! Of course HIS plan will just kill everybody!" Shippou said jumping to Kagome's shoulder.

"Well, it's settled then, we're staying here." Said Kagome with a smile.

"Feh. You don't know nothin'. Don't come cryin' to me when his plan fails. Heh, and Kagome what are YOU so happy about?" replied Inuyasha putting his hands in his sleeves with his arms crossed.

"So you wish." Sesshoumaru stated.

"Nothing, Inuyasha." Replied Kagome, "And Sesshoumaru's plan will work!"
Kagome crossed her arms over her chest as well, glaring at the half dog demon.

"Gee, Kagome, don't get so angry about it. Yah act as if you're in love with the guy!" cried Inuyasha jumping into a nearby tree, "Well who needs yah?"

"W-w-what?" Kagome cried out, her eyes widening at the thought. Sesshoumaru smirked inwardly at her reaction to Inuyasha's words.

'Me? …Love Sesshoumaru? Impossible! Besides he hates humans anyways!' She thought.

Sango, Miroku, and Kaede watched Kagome's eyes widen and a blush stain her face, yet again.

'Hmm, this is quite interesting… Kagome might actually have a fondness for the taiyoukai deeper than I imagined. And the demon lord looks as though he might like Kagome more than a friend as well…' Miroku smirked at the thought of trying to give a little nudge to get them to realize it, 'I could give it a shot…'

"I thought she still had a thing for Inuyasha..." Sango whispered to the monk next to her.

"Ah, it looks as though she has changed." Miroku whispered right back.

Shippou sighed hearing the monk and demon slayer whispering, 'Some things never change and some do…'

"Hey! What are you two whisperin' about over there!" cried Inuyasha from his tree in front of Kaede's hut.

"Nothing that concerns you, Inuyasha." Replied Miroku.

"Well…" said Kagome trying to change the topic, "we should probably get prepared for Naraku's attack. Kikyou said it would be really soon."

"Do you think we should trust her?" asked Sango.

"I have a feeling that she means it… Well we'll see won't we?" replied Kagome wondering the same thing.

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Glossary:

hanyou - half demon
hentai - pervert
houshi - monk
miko - priestess
baka - idiot, fool

taiyoukai – demon lord or a great demon

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Fallen: Well, what did you think? Please send your thoughts and review!

IG: No flames please, they give me heartburn and gas.

Fallen: O.O InuyashaGurL! Don't say that!

IG: Don't say what?

Fallen: o.o never… mind? Anyway, thank you again for all of your ideas for flashbacks! If I didn't use your idea here, don't worry because there are sure to be other flashbacks in the future!

IG: I don't know if Fallen mentioned this, but this story is a short one and has a little bit of song fic to it.

Inu: Will yah hurry up and close here? I mean hell I don't wanna be here all day and night with that crazy bitch over there.

Fallen: Wha? Did you call ME what I think you did?

Inu: Uh, no? o.o;

Fallen: .. You LIEEE! Be afraid, dog boy; be very afraid! Takes out her sledgehammer

IG: Uh, oh… runs away Ja ne minna-san!