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Ch.11: The Familiar.

Kagome's P.O.V

What just happened? First, I was laughing hysterically and then suddenly, I had Inuyasha's lips on mine! I quickly let go of Inuyasha's neck and blush furiously. Inuyasha got off of me and I sat up. He sat down beside me.

"Sorry" Inuyasha said quietly. "I don't know what got into me."

"It's ok… I guess it was a… uh… heat of the moment type thing." I said, starring at the floor.

"uhh… yah… heat of the moment…" Inuyasha said, suddenly finding the bed side table very fascinating.

"I think we should be getting to bed… it's late… grabs some pj's and go change in the bathroom." Inuyasha nodded, grabbed his clothing and left.

"OK, it was all just a heat of the moment type thing. Yes! Heat of the moment." I reassured myself. I quickly got into my pj's and tucked myself into bed. Inuyasha came in moments later in only boxers. OH MY GOD! Like that helps at all! Jeez I just had an unforgettable first kiss with the great Inuyasha and now he has the nerve to come in with no shirt on! I just stopped blushing from the last… situation! And now THIS! I pulled the covers right up to my face hopping that Inuyasha hadn't seen my blush. Inuyasha walked over to his bed and got under the covers.

"Good-night, Kagome." Inuyasha mumbled.

"Night Inuyasha" I mumbled back. Noticing Inuyasha was facing me; I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep for a couple of minutes. I opened my eyes ever so slightly and saw that Inuyasha had turned over so I completely opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling. Did he really mean it? Or was it REALLY a heat of the moment thing? After all it was the new moon. He always acts differently when he's human. Like the time we were in Mezunna's shrine when the spider heads attacked.

Flashback

Inuyasha woke up slowly.

"Sorry did I wake you." I asked worriedly.

"No" Inuyasha replied weakly. "Kagome… Why were you crying?"

"Back in the other room?" Inuyasha nodded slightly. "I thought I was going to loose you. I thought you were going to… die" I said quietly.

"Kagome, you shed tears for me. Cried for me." Inuyasha stated. "Kagome? If it's not too much trouble. May I lie on your lap?" I nodded and helped him onto my lap. We sat in silence for a while.

"Kagome, you smell kind of nice." Inuyasha said sweetly.

"What? A little while go you made a point that you couldn't stand my scent!" I pointed out.

"I did…but I was lying." Then Inuyasha slipped into a deep sleep and left me with my heart pounding.

End of flashback

Even recalling that memory leaves my heart pounding. But it proves that Inuyasha acts way different when he's human. I think the ONLY way I will believe he actually means it, is when he kisses me as himself, as a hanyou. With random thoughts roaming through my head, I drifted off into a much needed sleep.

Inuyasha's P.O.V

I just kissed Kagome. I just kissed KAGOME. But what if she's right? What if it really was just a heat of the moment thing? Either way it was fantastic. I want to do it again. I want the feel of her soft lips against mine again! But what if she doesn't like me? What if she hated it? No, if she hated it, she wouldn't have kissed me back! She didn't kiss Houjo back when he kissed her. Maybe she does like me. I hope she does. I want her as mine. Then Houjo can't touch her! No one could touch her. If she were mine, that mangy wolf cub couldn't lay one finger on her. But then again, will we ever see Kouga anyways? HA! Good riddance I say! Soon I fell asleep with Kagome plastered in my mind.

I woke up from a dreamless sleep. I looked over to Kagome's bed to see that she wasn't there. I sniffed the air and boy did it smell good. I shot up from my bed, threw on a t-shirt, and jumped down the stairs. When I reached the kitchen, I took another whiff in and saw Kagome at the stove making breakfast.

"What's for breakfast?" Kagome turned around and smiled sweetly.

"Is that all you can think about?" Kagome asked sarcastically. I nodded my head. Well, it's mostly what I think about. Kagome chuckled.

"Well, we're having some salmon, rice, and toast." Kagome beamed.

"Sounds great. When is it going to be ready?" I asked impatiently.

"10 minutes. Can you wait that long with out eating your arm or something?" Kagome giggled. I scowled back and crossed my arms. Kagome once again smiled and went back to finishing the meal. The window was open, letting in a cool breeze. I took in the fresh air but got a whiff of Kagome. Something didn't seem right. I took another sniff. She was… nervous? I recalled the night before. Well I guess she has a right to be nervous after what happened last night.

Kagome's P.O.V

A colony of butterflies has managed to make my stomach their new home. They haven't gone away ever since last night! I just hope Inuyasha can't tell. I glanced over at him and he was looking at me skeptically. I quickly looked away, hiding the blush that crawled onto my face. God! Now I can't even look at him without blushing. But, I must try my best to make it seem like nothing is wrong. I took a deep breath and turned around, holding 2 plates of food. I sat down and placed the food in front of Inuyasha. He stared at it hungrily and began to dig in. I smiled at him weakly and began to eat my food as well. 10 minutes past and I hardly touched my food. I still couldn't stop thinking about what happened. Inuyasha looked up from his clean plate and stared at me worriedly.

"Kagome, are you alright? You've hardly eaten a bite of your food." I stared back at him for a minute.

"I'm fine! I think I just need a little fresh air. Do you want to go to the park or something?" I replied.

"Uh, sure." Inuyasha replied softly.

"K, I'll wait for you down here while you get dressed." Inuyasha nodded and raced up the stairs. I let out a silent sigh and drummed my fingers against the table. What seemed like hours were mere minutes when Inuyasha walked down the stairs.

"Ready?" he asked. I nodded my head and we walked out the door. The walk to the park was an awkward yet comfortable silence. When we reached the park we sat on a bench and starred at the many children playing freely around them. I closed my eyes and I took a deep breath in and let it out just as deeply. Fluttering my eyes open and smiled at no one in particular.

"I wish Miroku, Sango, and Shippo were with us right now. I miss them so much." I could feel tears burning behind my eyes. I tried to fight them back but I lost the battle and began to cry into my hands. Inuyasha looked at me and put an arm around my shoulders.

"Kagome, I promised that I would find some way for us to see them again and it is a promise that will not be broken." Inuyasha whispered in my ear. I looked up at him and pulled him into a hug. I'm so thankful he's here. I don't know what I would ever do with out him.

"Thank you, I wonder how we'll do it though." I said starring into space, trying to think of a way to get to them. I tried really hard but nothing seemed to come to mind. I frowned slightly, resting my head against his shoulder. An elder couple walked by and looked at us, smiling. I heard the old woman say ' Ah Young love' I blushed slightly and smiled back.

I looked up at Inuyasha and a scent seemed to have caught his nose. His eyes shifted from mine and he began to sniff the air intently. A confused look appeared on his face. "What is it Inuyasha?" I asked curiously. He smelt the air again. He kept looking back from me to the direction where the smell was coming from. "What is it Inuyasha!" I asked louder. Again he ignored me! How can he ignore me? I'm asking him a question, and he's beginning to freak me out! He STILL sniffed the air. He's forced me to do something I don't want to do right now. I took a deep breath in and yelled at the top of my lungs, "SIT!" Inuyasha crashed to the ground, catching everyone's attention to us. I smiled sweetly, silently telling everyone that everything was alright. The people just shrugged and went about their business.

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT FOR, WENCH?" Inuyasha growled, pushing himself off of the ground.

"You wouldn't answer my question. Now, what was it that you smelt! And you better tell me or I'll S-I-T you again!" I snapped.

"It was weird. I smelt you." Inuyasha answered.

"You mean you ignored me for that! I was right beside you, you baka!" I roared.

"That isn't what I meant! I meant that I smelt you beside me AND away from me!" Inuyasha barked. I fell silent for a minute.

"gomen." I whispered.

"It's ok, but I don't understand. How can you be in 2 places at once?" Curiosity took over Inuyasha's features.

"Why don't we follow the scent?" Inuyasha nodded and started to move towards the scent. Inuyasha stopped at a tree and looked around frantically.

"The smell seems to stop here." Inuyasha said. Then he looked up in the branches and his eyes widened. I looked up as well and saw a woman with raven black hair starring out at the world ahead of her. OH MY GOD that's … me? I took a step forward and stepped on a twig. It made the smallest crack yet this woman's head snapped towards us as if she heard it. The woman smiled down at us and climbed down the tree. She finally jumped in front of us, still smiling. Then, out of no where, she embraced us. Finally she let go and I got a really good look at her. She really WAS me. But…how?

"Who are you?" I asked curiously.

"I'm you." The woman replied. I stared at her wide eyed while she still smiled. I looked up at Inuyasha to see if he shared the same reaction as I did. He obviously was as surprised as I was but his face was much more comical. It was as if he had just seen Sesshomaru dressed in drag or something. The image of the stoic Sesshomaru in a dress made me crack up. Inuyasha averted his gaze from the replica me to the me, me. He looked at me as if I were completely insane.

"You find this funny, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked surprisingly.

"No –giggle- I just –giggle- thought of something really –giggle- funny –giggle-," I began to calm down a little as the image faded. "This situation however is really confusing. How can you be me? It would be impossible for me to live that long because I'm guessing you'd be from the feudal era. I'm human and humans do not live for 500 years." I was beyond confused.

"None of that matters. I'm here to help you see Miroku, Sango, and Shippou." The older Kagome replied. All of my curiosity of this older Kagome drifted away once I heard that she could help us.

"How!" I demanded. The older Kagome smiled.

"The well may be sealed but I can unseal it." The older Kagome said triumphantly. Inuyasha still as silent as ever stood with his mouth open. I was so excited I grabbed the older me's hand and raced to my house so we could do it. Inuyasha, realizing that we had left, raced after us. When we reached the shrine I was completely out of breath. But, I seemed to be the only one. The older me and Inuyasha stood at the well house's door waiting for me to finish catching my breath. I glared at them and stalked into well house. Stupid people and their…not getting tired.

"Well let's unseal this baby!" I said excitedly.

"Wait before we do, I have to tell you something," the older me began. "I can only keep this open for 8 hours you must get everyone back here or else you are stuck there with no chance of returning." Inuyasha and I nodded.

"Just do it! I've been itching to fight SOMETHING for a while now." Inuyasha stated. Both me and the other me rolled our eyes and faced the well. Inuyasha sighed and sat down on the steps.

"Ok, Kagome, I want you to sit beside Inuyasha while I do this. I can't have any distractions." I once again nodded and sat beside Inuyasha. The older Kagome kneeled down in front of the well and began to chant. Seconds later, the well began to glow and a strong aura surrounded it. The older Kagome whipped her head around. "You must go now! You can't waste anytime! GO!" Inuyasha and I starred at her for a second but understood. We got up, jumped in the well and a familiar blue light surround us.