Hey, I hope everyone's summer is going well. The winner of voting thing we were doing for the stories will be announced at the end of this chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha and if I did I wouldn't be writing this fic.

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They were silent for a few moments after Inuyasha finished his story. Both were deep in their thoughts.

'The man he described seems so familiar. Where could I have seen him?'

"Kagome?" Inuyasha said pulling Kagome from her thoughts.

"Huh?"

"I was just making sure you were okay. You zoned out for a moment"

"Oh, I'm fine" She said. They were both quiet again for a while. "Thank You Inuyasha"

"For what?"

"For trusting me enough to tell me the truth." She replied. Inuyasha was too stunned to say anything. "I'm also sorry."

"Why?" He asked once again stunned by her words.

"Because I laughed at you. I didn't know that you had such a rough past."

"That's alright. Not many people do."

They sat there for a while in silence, just watching the water and thinking.

Kagome smiled as she stood up. "Come on, let's get back to Inucenaru and Koga" She said as she grabbed his and pulled him to his feet. Inuyasha blushed slightly and looked as their hands as Kagome began to pull him along. She led back to where they had left their friends.

With Inucenaru and Koga

"What do you think they're doing?" Inucenaru asked as she sat down under a tree.

"How should I know?" Koga snapped.

"It was just a question you don't need to angry." Inucenaru said annoyed. Koga had been very irritating since Kagome and Inuyasha had left.

"I'll get angry if I want to!" Koga said as he jumped into a tree.

"Whatever" She said closing her eyes.

"You tired?" Kagome asked as she and Inuyasha walked into the clearing still hand in hand. Inucenaru's eyes flew open.

"Kagome! Inuyasha!" She cried as she leapt to her feet. "What happened?" She asked as she eyed their interlocked hands.

"Nothin'," Inuyasha said letting go of Kagome's hand and turning away from his sister. "Come on, let's go" He said calmly as he started to walk away. Kagome and Inucenaru glanced at each other and Koga came down from the tree. They were all unsure of what to do. They watched Inuyasha's retreating figure when he stopped and glanced over his shoulder. "What are you guys waiting for?" He asked. Kagome gave him a huge smile and she and Inucenaru ran to catch up. Koga snorted, but walked over anyway.

Kagome and Inucenaru walked a few feet behind Inuyasha and Koga, talking happily

"What did you and Yasha talk about?" Inucenaru asked innocently.

"Yasha?" Kagome laughed

"That's what I called him when we were young. He called me Cenaru. "She shrugged.

Kagome smiled.

"So?" Inucenaru said.

"So what?"

"So what did you guys talk about?"

"You'll have to ask Inuyasha about that. I am not at liberty to reveal that information." Kagome said with a grin.

"What's with all the properness?"

"Is 'properness' even a word?" Kagome laughed

"No idea"

"Well, to answer your question, I was raised in a palace where 'properness', as you put it, is a must." Kagome said importantly. Inucenaru stared at her for a moment, and then they both burst out laughing.

Inuyasha and Koga turned around and looked at the two girls, who stopped laughing immediately.

"What was so funny?" Koga demanded.

"Nothing." They replied calmly, before bursting out in laughter all over again.

Inuyasha sighed and turned back around as he rolled his eyes. Koga gave them a weird look before ho too turned around. Behind him the laughter grew even louder.

Koga raised his eyes to the heavens and then focused them back on Inuyasha.

"What did you tell her?" He asked

"The truth." Inuyasha said simply.

"But you've never told anyone the truth before!" Koga gasped. "I wouldn't even know if I hadn't been spying on your brother!"

"Don't even mention him!" Inuyasha scowled.

"Why did you tell her?"

"I don't know." He said, "There's something about her that makes me want to tell her everything."

"Man! You're falling for her hard." Koga commented

"Am not!" Inuyasha yelled causing Inucenaru and Kagome to look over at them with strange looks on their faces.

"Are you guys okay up there?" Inucenaru called.

"We're fine!" Koga called back. Kagome smirked and whispered something to Inucenaru. Inucenaru nodded at her words and they both shared an evil smirk and thought for a second. Then she whispered something to Kagome.

"How are you going to find out?" Kagome whispered.

"I have no idea?" She said. "But, I do smell a hot springs nearby. Could we do something with that?"

"I'm can't think of anything. Can you?"

"I guess we could pretend to go to the hot springs and send them off somewhere. Then we could secretly follow them." Inucenaru whispered.

"Good idea!" Kagome said. "But how could we follow with out being seen?"

Inucenaru thought for a moment and then said, "I could carry you and we could follow them in the trees."

"But won't they be able to smell us?"

"I have learned some things on my vacation away from my family that most demons never learn in their lifetime." She said, "Like for example, hiding my scent and the scent of anyone else as long as they are touching me."

"Wow!" Kagome gaped at her. "That's amazing!"

"I know I am!" Inucenaru said smugly

"Shut up." Kagome said jokingly.

"Okay back to planning!" Inucenaru declared in a whisper.

"I think the girls are planning something." Koga said to Inuyasha.

"Why would you think that?"

"They're whispering"

"So?"

"What do you mean so? When girls whisper like that they are always planning something?"

"What do you think they are planning then?" Inuyasha asked deciding to play along.

"I don't know. I can't hear what they are saying."

"You're probably just imagining things"

"What ever." Koga said still trying to figure out what they were planning.

"Hey! You guys!" Kagome yelled to them as she ran over, when she caught up, she wrapped her arms around their shoulders. "Why don't we take a little break? We can rest over at the hot springs Inucenaru sniffed out." She suggested, "God knows you two could use a bath." She wrinkled her nose in disgust.

Inuyasha and Koga didn't answer. Inuyasha didn't answer because he was to busy staring at the arm around his shoulder blushing. Koga didn't answer because he was to busy trying his hardest not to laugh at Inuyasha's tomato red face.

"Hello?" Kagome said waving her hand (the one that had been on Koga's shoulder) in front of Inuyasha's face looking puzzled. "Can we go or not?"

"Sure!" Inuyasha said trying to get rid of his blush before she actually noticed.

"Yay!" She yelled out throwing her hands up in the air in triumph. She motioned for Inucenaru to come over and she ran up to them.

"Are we going?" She asked.

"Yeah" Kagome answered.

"Cool!" She replied. She hesitated before she continued, "I think they need to go more than we do."

"Shut up!" The two boys yelled at her. "We do not smell!"

"Okay, whatever you say." Kagome said, her voice dripping in sarcasm.

"So where's this hot spring?" Inuyasha asked

"It's this way," Inucenaru said, pointing east.

They walked that way for about five minutes when they same to a beautiful hot spring. There were lilies flouting in the water and small jasmine flowers growing along the bank. They stood there for a second in awe. They probably would have stood there a lot longer, too, if only Inuyasha hadn't gotten bored of staring at the water.

"Are we going to go in or not?" He asked.

"I wonder if are even allowed?" Kagome said

"Why wouldn't we be?" Inuyasha asked

"Because, it seems way too beautiful to be a normal spring." Inucenaru answered.

"I can't wait to get in." Koga said, pretty much in his own little world.

"Yeah, let's go!" Inuyasha agreed

"I am starting to think that we shouldn't" Kagome said looking around.

"Oh come on!" Inuyasha said annoyed, "I know you aren't going to suggest that should turn around and go back. It was you that wanted to come hear in the first place." Inuyasha continued. "Besides I want to go in."

"That's coming from the guy who insists that he doesn't stink." Inucenaru whispered

Kagome giggled and then looked and again wearily.

"Okay, fine." She said defeated. "Let's go."

"There's a large boulder there. It separates the two sides of the spring." Koga said pointing over to the rock.

"Perfect!" Inuyasha said. We'll go on one side and you two can have the other."

Before either of the girls could answer the boys had run off to their side to get undressed. Seconds later they heard a large splash.

Inucenaru turned to Kagome, "So you really think we shouldn't go in?" She asked

Kagome nodded.

"Fine then! We won't go in!" Inucenaru declared. Kagome smiled a thankful smile, "Instead we can eavesdrop on the boys!"

They both smiles evilly and they climbed half way on the boulder and listened to their conversation.

"Are you ever going to admit you like her?" Koga was saying

Inuyasha didn't answer.

"Do you like her?" Koga tried again.

Still no answer

"I'll take the silence as a yes." Koga said, "Why won't you tell her or talk to her or just have a conversation with Kagome Koga said. Kagome suddenly realized at the mention of her name that they were talking about her.

"I just don't know what to say!"

"Last time you said that you wanted to tell her everything." Koga said

"That's why I don't know what to say!" Inuyasha said

"I don't understand." Koga said confused

"I want to tell her everything. I'm afraid I might tell her something I don't want her to know without realizing it."

"What are you afraid you're going to tell her?"

"About all the girls I went out with and messed around with. I mean I didn't even know half of their names!" Inuyasha explained sadly. Kagome gave a small gasp but decided to forgive him half-way because she had just peeked over the rock. She didn't see anything, but she just wanted to use that as an excuse to forgive him. She turned away from them and looked out over the water as the sun went down with a blank expression on her face. She listened, though only half-heartedly.

"Yeah. You don't want her to find out about that." Koga was saying.

"So what are you going to do?"

No answer

"You can't just ignore the girl you love for the rest of your life!"

"Why not?"

Kagome couldn't help, but let out a small gasp. 'He hadn't denied the accusation Koga had made about him loving me' she thought. She smiled, but just as she did the rock shuddered. She and Inucenaru realized what was happening Justas it happened. The rock was collapsing!

The both landed in the water right in front of where Inuyasha and Koga were sitting with a loud THUD.

End of Seventh Chapter. Sango appears in next chapter

For the voting thing

The winner is....................................Drum Roll Please! ................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................... .....................................There is a tie.

Our two winners are Winter with You and From Good to Bad.

We will have one more voting chapter to settle the tie.

This time the only nominations are A Winter with You and From Good to Bad

Voting open to all those who already voted, but simply voted for another story. If there is still a tie in one week I will E-mail the two summaries to a friend and they shall be the one to decided