Here is my next installment of my story. Hope you like it. I am not much for words, but I hope that my story is speaks for itself. Please review my story; I would like to know what you think of it.

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Chapter 2

Slowly, Kagome opened her eyes to the morning sun and stretched her muscles. It seemed that she had sleep for days. Ah, but one could sleep for days if one had a warm comfortable bed instead of a hard cold ground.

She sat up quickly in realization. Inuyasha had brought her home. A sadness overcame her. She dragged herself out of bed and into a bath. As she soaked away her misery, it washed away only to be replaced by anger.

How could he, she fumed as she walked down to breakfast, and after what happened. She looked down at her hand and then got even angrier. Uhhhh, she thought as she walked to the table. She sat down hard; she was not going to be good company today.

I am going to go through that well and when I find him, I am going to kill him…no, I'll do worse…I will find something worse to do to him. "Is there something wrong, Kagome?" Kagome looked up and came face to face with the target of her anger. She stared at him, the anger draining away to be replaced with relief then joy. Not paying any mind to the people and set table, she jumped over and into Inuyasha's arms. She kissed him and he kissed back.

A dainty cough brought them back to the present and their audience. "Souta, let Kagome sit beside Inuyasha," their mother said.

"But, mom…" Souta begin.

"No 'buts', you've been sitting beside him for two days already, now move."

"Two days," Kagome asked as she settled next to Inuyasha.

"You're mother thought that you needed the rest so she didn't let me get you up sooner," Inuyasha said, his violet eyes telling her that he did not agree with that.

"Oh," she said as she picked up a plate and chopsticks, "So I've been asleep for two days." She stopped mid-thought when she came to a startling realization. She glanced out the windows and saw the brilliant sunshine of the early morning, and then she looked at Inuyasha, who also had begun eating.

"Ahhh!"

"What," Inuyasha shouted back.

"Y…yo…your hair," Kagome pointed out.

"What's wrong with it?"

"It's black and your ears, their normal, and…and…"

"It looks human," Inuyasha found the words for her.

"It is daylight and we are no where near a new moon phase," Kagome continued.

Inuyasha turned back to his food and spoke, "I can control it now."

"You can," Kagome asked dumbfounded. He nodded. "Oh, okay." She then continued with her meal. The others just looked on with amazement during the whole conversation and still stared in wonder.

It was decided that Kagome would not go to school today (Well more like Inuyasha decided), so she stayed home and helped her mother with some housework, while Inuyasha lent a hand with some temple chores with Grandpa. Souta did go to school.

"How was your day with Grandpa," Kagome asked leaning against Inuyasha while they sat under their tree after all the chores were done.

"Same as the past two days," he passed thinking a bit, "You know, I think he might be more senile then Jaken, Sesshoumaru's lapdog." (Kagome anime face fall.)

"That is possible," Kagome sighed, and then looked down at her hands, the ring on her left glittering in the sunlight. "Inuyasha, where is this ring from. When Kikyo showed it to us, it seemed that you recognized it." Inuyasha looked at her and then smiled.

Unbeknownst to them, Kagome's three friends approached from behind. They were making their weekly visit when they heard Kagome. They were about to yell out when they heard another voice—and this one was male. They glanced at each other, then begin approaching again, quieter.

"The ring belonged to my mother," he answered Kagome, "This," he lifter his arm, "belonged to my father. I didn't know it, but I understand now what it meant. Of course, my mother never wore it on her finger, usually around her neck, and even then well hidden. It would not do if it was known of her attachment to my father; he had a lot of enemies."

"Oh, Inuyasha," Kagome leaned closer to him. The girls looked at each other with the same thing on their mind: enemies.

"It still is dangerous, Kagome, you shouldn't wear it where all could see it: being with me can be dangerous."

"I don't care," Kagome assured him, "It's the only thing that matters to me. Besides, you will always protect me."

"Yes, I will. I would kill and maim any who tried to hurt you," he promised. He lifted her head up and brought his mouth down to hers. The kiss was warm and gentle and loving.

Finally out of their stupor, the three girls jumped out from behind the tree, "KAGOME!" The couple jumped apart and stared at the three girls.

"Yuka…Eri…Ayumi," Kagome stuttered.

"Kagome, your engaged," Yuka asked.

"Engaged," Inuyasha queried,

"To be married," Eri replied.

"To be…you mean betrothed," Inuyasha finally got it.

"Of coarse that is what we mean," Ayumi said.

"But she is already my…" Inuyasha began to say.

"You're already MARRIED," all three shouted, then "You didn't invite us to your wedding."

"You didn't ask us to be bride's maids," Eri teared.

"How could you," Yuka teared.

"It also does not sound as if it is safe to marry him," Ayumi said. Kagome eye twitched. "We heard some of what you said."

"Yeah, he said," Eri pointed to Inuyasha, "that it would be dangerous. Does your family know what kind of man he is?"

Inuyasha looked at them incredulously as they continued to bombard Kagome with questions. Was he the one, the backstabbing, over-jealous guy who was always going behind her back to his old girlfriend? Was he the one that treated her badly? Was he…

Sometime later Kagome weaved a story to tell her friends, something about Inuyasha's family not really approving of Kagome and that they had kept pushing Inuyasha to his old girlfriend because they did approve of her. Inuyasha just agreed to everything she said. Apparently they had married in secret because of this reason.

"So, even your mother wasn't there," Ayumi asked.

"No," Kagome answered, "just some friends of Inuyasha, and it was a simple ceremony. There were no bride's maids."

The girls narrowed their eyes at Inuyasha; he cowered back, "What!" Kagome shook her head. That was men for you.

"Wow, Kagome, you haven't even finished high school and you're already married," Eri said.

"Yeah," she didn't sound to enthusiastic, then she looked to Inuyasha who had gotten up and walked a few feet away and she smiled, "Yeah."

"I know, we can have a party," Yuka said, "We'll have one tomorrow and we'll invite everyone."

"Uh, guys, a party…"

"And we can introduce Inuyasha—that's his name, right, Kagome—to everyone."

Kagome looked to Inuyasha desperately. He walked toward the group of girls. "What's wrong," he addressed her.

"We're going to have a party," Eri answered.

"A-a party," Inuyasha stuttered. "We can't, I mean, you can't, we're leaving tonight."

"Leaving," the three repeated.

"Well, postpone it, we're having a party and if you are not there then we will be VERY angry," Yuka glowered. Inuyasha's eye twitched as he nodded. Kagome could only stare at her friends. The three nodded with their approval and begin walking off to discuss preparations for the party. Something, though, seemed to be bothering them.

"Guys, that Inuyasha guy, he had said being with him could be dangerous." Ayumi said.

"Kagome didn't explain anything about that," Eri stated.

"And the story she gave us…something is just not right about it," Yuka agreed.

"Maybe his family would be mad at him if they thought Kagome wasn't right for him, but I doubt they hurt her…" Eri trailed off.

"That long hair and the way he stands and looks at other, it's like he believes he is superior. He looks like he can fight and what was it with the sword he had," Ayumi said. "It is all very odd."

"You are not trying to say he might be part of a gang or something," Yuka said.

"Not a gang," Ayumi thought out loud. "He said he had family that didn't agree with the marriage. Maybe they wanted him to continue a tradition…a tradition like that of…"

"No way, you can't say you think he is…" Eri gasped.

"Yakuza," Yuka whispered.

When they had left, Inuyasha and Kagome were finally left alone. "Your friends are…" Inuyasha paused for the correct wards, "You know, I would rather have a conversation with Naraku than try going against their wishes."

Kagome giggled at that, and then she become a little more serious, "You know, we can go," Inuyasha looked at her, "to the Feudal Era."

He smiled, "No, it's alright, we can go to the party. What's one more day?"

"Really?"

"Yes," he then bent his head and kissed her.

"Have you located her," Naraku questioned a demon.

"No, sir," the demon replied.

Damn, where is she, Naraku thought. Only she knows where it is. I must get it before they figure it out. "What of the other matter," Naraku continued out loud.

"They do not seem to be in the area. It's as if they disappeared."

"She doesn't wear clothing of this world. Perhaps…" Naraku grinned evilly, "Leave me." The demons left the room and he sat up carefully. "If I had done this before, I would have never gone through all that trouble." Ah, but how to know the exactly how much time has passed between this time and hers. He looked at the jewel in his hand. It was missing six pieces. He needed just six pieces.

The jewel…

The jewel was the key, Naraku thought. This girl will be…is…Kikyo's reincarnation. When Kikyo was cremated it was done with the jewel. She took the jewel into the next life. So the jewel was with the girl, she had the jewel, or will have.

Naraku smiled knowingly.

"Why can't I go," Souta whined.

"This is for grown-ups," Kagome replied.

"Hey, I'm not a kid anymore," Souta tried.

Inuyasha bent down to whisper into Souta's ear. When done, he stood straight gathered Kagome by his side, and walked down the temple stairs. Souta had said nothing more.

"What did you say to him," Kagome asked when they reached the corner of the block.

"I told him that I would teach him the art of swordsmanship."

Kagome stared at Inuyasha as he walked off; he stopped and turned to Kagome a look of questioning on his face. "What's the matter?" Kagome smiled fondly at Inuyasha and caught up with him, sliding her arms into his. They began walking to the party. Feeling the warmth radiate off of him, she snuggled into him.

From now on, it would be like this, the way it had been last night. Inuyasha had held her in his arms as they lay in bed.

After supper, they had retired to her room and sat on her bed, his arms around her. They were finally able to discuss what had happened three days prior. "What was it that happened, Inuyasha," Kagome had asked.

"I do not understand it fully myself," he responded and hugged her closer to his body. "I do know that Naraku would have destroyed you and I could not let him."

"But it almost destroyed you instead."

"I would have been okay with that, so long as you lived. At that moment, I knew that I loved you." Kagome gasped at his admission, but he did not let her interrupt his speech, "Nothing was more important than you. The jewel...my revenge...my life. And when I realized my love for you, I also realized your love for me. Your love is what gave me strength to protect you."

"Inuyasha…" Kagome looked into Inuyasha's eyes and saw the truth of his words and love. Bending to meet her, Inuyasha closed his lips over Kagome's. It was a soft and tender kiss, not hurried.

Opening his mouth slightly, he glided his tongue over Kagome's lips. Kagome, realizing what he wanted, opened her lips—delighting in the feelings that coursed through her body. Guiding her down, he lay over her and continued to show her his love for her through the night.

Now as they walked down the street to the specified address her friends gave her she let her mind turned back to the greatest problem: Naraku. "Inuyasha, what will we do about Naraku and the jewel."

"When we go back, we will worry about that." They had reached the door to the address, "Let's worry about this party and your friends now."

"It will be alright, I will be with you," Kagome smiled at Inuyasha. He looked into her face, her eyes, and saw the love he felt reflected back with the same intensity as he felt for her. There would be no obstacle that they would encounter, that they would not be able to overcome. So long as they had love.

He smiled at his mate, "I know," he said. Then looking at the door, "Well, we might as well get this over with." He knocked on the door.