I got this idea from a site that wanted everyone to write a blanket scenario. Well I was working on my own Inuyasha story and read the requirements for the scenario and decided to combine the two. Just to let everyone know the first couple of chapters when transferred online will seem short. But keep the faith they will get longer and I will try to update at least twice a week. :)

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Anime Forever: Inu-Yasha & Kagome a lovers tale

Chapter 1: Family Ties and Loves Lies

It was blistering cold and the winds never stopped. It seemed that the further they went the colder it got. Kagome was trying to keep up with Inuyasha but the cold slowed her considerably. Sango, Miroku, and Kaede followed not too far behind. Poor Shippou being so young, if he were here he would hardly be able to keep up any longer. Sango was struggling a little also with the blasting winds that seemed to come from every direction leaving no hope for some relief. Kaede was trying to brave the elements but with each passing step it was obvious that soon she would not be able to make it any further. Inuyasha had turned and saw them all, trying to brave this storm that did not seem to touch him except for the snow that would get into his eyes. "I need to find some shelter for them all, weak humans, or I might have to carry the lot of them." He growled to himself. He turned back into the direction in which he was originally going to see if any shelter appeared.

Kagome reflected on the day's events as she continued on their journey. It had only been 3 days since Kikyo showed who she really was and turned on Inuyasha.

Three days earlier

"Kagome do you really need to leave? Don't you like us?" asked the sad kitsune, he looked at Kagome gather her things in the hut and put them into her pack. She turned to the little kitsune looking at her; she then knelt down and picked him up snuggling him close to her. "Shippou you know I would never leave you unless I had to, but I have to take these tests and their very important." She said rubbing his ears and stroking his fur, smiling at him with sad eyes.

Kagome then heard a noise behind her, yet it was still too early for anyone to be awake. She turned to see Inuyasha standing in the doorway looking at them. At which the little kitsune tucked himself further into her arms and tried to hide his face into her shirt. Kagome knelt down and used her free hand to pick up her bang and try to put it over her shoulder. When she tried she felt a hand on her shoulder removing the bag, it was Inuyasha, "I will take that just come on." And he walked out the door.

Kagome soon left the hut and began to follow Inuyasha through his forest and to the well. Before they could arrive the sad kitsune jumped out of her arms and ran the other way. She stopped and looked as he ran off back towards the village. Inuyasha too looked back only to see the kitsune disappear and then he too turned back into the direction of the well. Kagome soon followed him and met him there. When she arrived he was sitting on the lip of the well watching her and when he saw that she noticed him he turned the other way. For a brief moment Kagome thought she saw the same sadness in his eyes that were in Shippou's. But knowing Inuyasha it could have been him smelling something bad in the air. But yet he was very nice this morning even though he hadn't said anything beyond the reference to her bag. Maybe he wanted her to leave this time. Usually she would have to fight him all the way here and then 'SIT' him for blocking her way, yet today seemed different. It almost was like he wanted her to leave but why?

They had already gotten over the meetings she witnessed of him and Kikyo and those strange times she thought he was in love with the reincarnated priestess. Now she knew he did not love her just wanted to make sure that she could find rest and so along with the search for the jewels was a new quest to find the magic to cure the priestess. Something had to be wrong and he did not want to tell her yet what could it be unless he realized he still loved Kikyo after all. Kagome face changed into a sad expression, which Inuyasha noticed and began to wonder to himself what she was thinking. He had to tell her something but was unsure if it was time now to tell her. If only she wasn't going to take those stupid tests his plan would have been perfect. He wanted to take he away today and talk to her as they had before everyone else joined them. When it was just them and they talked whether he liked it or not. Now it seemed as if it was a million years ago and not just a few months.

"Kagome before you go can we talk for a moment?" he asked almost worried that she would deny him. Kagome looked at him, yet he had his back to her and she could hear his fear at asking such a question, but she knew there was a purpose to the question and so she braced herself for what was to come.

She continued to look at him and answer "Yes Inuyasha you know you can ask me anything." Her voice low and braced for the unknown. Inuyasha turned to her and looked at her face and actually looked like he was going to smile. This shocked Kagome and she could feel her heart beat faster, was this her Inuyasha. This is not my Inuyasha, he's not mine to begin with, what am I thinking, but when he looks at me like that I…I just want to be held by him and forget everything, she thought, knowing she could never express her feelings about him to anyone.

Inuyasha still stared at her, especially her eyes, he could see that she was thinking something at first caused her joy, followed by something he could not name and then something he thought he never see in her eyes. But was that for him or someone she wanted to get back to in her time.

He knew it couldn't be Hojo, as he once believed, he ran him off one morning when he came to get Kagome and bring her back. Inuyasha smiled at that, the poor kid thought he could take his territory. He snickered to himself, yeah this was his woman and he will wait until she realized it, but until then he would start laying the groundwork. But still she was leaving today and those plans were now on hold, what could he say to her now this moment before she left to let her know something. Yet in his own words it would all be wrong as before and they would fight and she use the 'S' word on him again. Not this time, when his future was on the line here. He wished he asked someone for help with this.

During this time Kagome looked at Inuyasha again and they had been there just watching each other and looking for so long. Kagome began to really get scared until he spoke again, ver calmly and she could tell by his voice that he was trying not to be his normal self. "Kagome I know you say your tests are very important, and usually I would stop you, but this time I wont," he said now turning away from her and got up to walk around, pacing deciding on how to say his next phrase. Kagome really began to get scared, was Inuyasha telling her to not come back or that he no longer cared, but he hadn't finished she should not be so scared.

"Kagome I wont you to do the best you can, as you tell us you want to do," he paused, Kagome now believed he was telling her to leave and tears started to come to her eyes yet not willing to fall. "For this reason I will come for you when I think your done and had enough time with your family. I want you to be happy Kagome." He finished now fully turned to her and standing in front of her. Kagome tears now began to fall, as she fully understood what he was saying. He wanted her to be happy and succeed and he would not interrupt. Yet as she began to smile he spoke again with a growl "But if I find that you have gone to be with someone else…. I … I… I will" he stopped and turned away and started to walk away.

Kagome looked after him and swore she heard him say faintly "my heart will die." She called out to him but he did not look back just continued walking. If she went after him she knew she would never return to her time but she needed to, and knowing he had good hearing for being a half youkai she whispered " I Love you too Inuyasha, come any time" and jumped into the well. As she knew, Inuyasha had heard this and smiled, still walking towards the village. Then he sensed it, a kitsune hiding among the trees, he smiled at that too, the kitsune had adopted them as his parents and they their child, but Inuyasha thoughts began to take a new twist as he made his journey back.

Shippou sat up in the tree branch looking at them for the longest time, he thought as he raced back he might have missed her but they were still there looking at each other and occasionally talking. He had heard Inuyasha fully when he walked away and couldn't believe it. Inuyasha had said that his heart would die and Kagome had said she loved him too. He was happy and when Inuyasha went to her time to get her he would be waiting for his family to return. For the first time since both his parents were alive, Shippou was happy and smiled. He then began to follow Inuyasha back to the village hiding amongst the trees.

But Inuyasha had not been able to give her that time he promised. Two days later he was in her room when she arrived home and lucky enough, she just took the last of her tests and was happy. She thought she still had three more days of tests but not being there, she did not know of the new school policies passed and the new testing requirements. She entered the house with a smile and a greeting to everyone and an explanation for the smile. They were all happy and then looked up the stairs and Inuyasha was there looking at them and for a brief moment they thought he smiled too. If so it was soon replaced by a frown and an angry scowl. He turned and went back upstairs to her room and grabbed her pack that he gathered while waiting for her to come home. Being instructed by her mother to wait for her and not go to the school, as he wanted to and snatch her out of classes and those damn tests her mother finally explained to him.

Once she arrived upstairs and asked him why he was there so early when she told him it would be a week and reminded him of his promise, he told her of the events that happened after she left. How Kikyo confessed to using him and lead an attack on the village and tried to steal the jewel but could not but took several shards that were given to Kaede earlier that day from an old man. Also Kikyo's anger at not getting all the shards which Kagome had with her, which led to her taking Shippou hostage. They had gone after her and tried to track her but she did not leave a trail that he or the others could follow. And realizing that since Kagome was the only one who could sense the jewels; they were left with no choice but to send Inuyasha to get her for help.

Kagome so distressed over Shippou's abduction, raced around the room to gather things, while Inuyasha stood there smirking holding her bag and all she would need. Kagome realizing this she stops in the middle of the room looking at him and her eyes turn sad, just staring at him. Inuyasha drops the bag and walks over to her, constantly looking into her eyes. He stops in front of her and still looking at her sees her pain and puts his arms around her and pulls her close. Kagome begins to weep softly into his kimono, sobbing as a mother over a lost child that could not be found.

Inuyasha thinks to himself, 'my poor Kagome I know how you feel… I do?' Inuyasha is now slightly confused by this ' But how can that be I don't feel for anyone... well except for Kagome but that's different… but how can it be? Shippou? He's so much underfoot all the time yet I have grown to care for the little runt. I guess he is like our son and poor Shippou losing his parents just like I did and so young like me. I can understand his pain… I guess we are all the family he's got.' Inuyasha face looks more determined and he doesn't even realize Kagome is moving away from him and staring at him "Shippou I will get you back," he thinks, then looks down at Kagome and thinks again "I will get you back!"

At that point Inuyasha looks at Kagome once more and sees understanding in her eyes. He bends down towards her and kisses her and she returns his kiss. For them it was a sealing of their bond to bring back their family, their lost child.