"Inuyasha, I'm back." She called.

He jumped off the tree branch he was currently sitting on, and landed in front of Kagome.

"'Bout time you got here!" he said crossly "you're not going to this 'school' anymore, so you shouldn't go so long anymore."

Kagome quickly shut him up by saying, "I brought ramen."

They headed to the hut Inuyasha had built which was in a quiet part of the woods. It was in a small clearing, covered by trees and secluded, the perfect place. It was easy to guard, and it was away from all the intrusions in the village. With Inuyasha's enhanced hearing, he could sense when the village was in trouble. Kagome unlocked the door and stepped inside.

The hut only had two rooms, a kitchen and a bedroom with a futon in it. Kagome didn't have any problems sleeping beside Inuyasha, it beat the ground.

Kagome opened her bag and brought out a pot and some ramen.

"Which one Inu, chicken or beef?" she said, holding up the packets.

"Uh, chicken." Inuyasha answered, staring greedily at the packet.

"Oh shoot." Kagome said, sanding up from her crouched position by her bag.

"What?"

"I didn't bring any water. I'll have to go get some."

"You're not going alone! I'm going too!"

Kagome smirked. He was so protective.

"Come on then." She said, grabbing a bow and her quiver for protection.

"So wench, what do you think…" Inuyasha started, but was cut off as screams were heard from the village.

They ran until they reached the village and drew their weapons.

A bear demon was wreaking havoc and everywhere they looked, houses were torn down and people were running in all directions. They headed towards the demon as it turned around.

Kagome notched her arrow, aimed, and fired. The arrow soared through the air and connected with the bear's chest.

It charged her as Inuyasha sunk Tetsusaiga (sp) into its back. It roared and fell forward while Inuyasha pulled his sword out, pleased that he had protected Kagome.

"Come on Kagome, let's get… what the hell!"

Then, to their great surprise, the bear stood back up and ran for the nearest living thing, Kagome. She quickly notched another arrow and shot it. The arrow embedded itself in the bear's heart. The bear fell forward, dead. Unfortunately, it was falling towards Kagome.

"Kagome, look out!" Inuyasha yelled as he dove forward and grabbed her. They tumbled to the ground, out of the body's way.

"Uh, Inu," Kagome's muffled voice said from under hi. "I kind of can't move."

Inuyasha blushed and got off her. "You okay?" he asked, giving her a hand, and brushing the dirt of them.

"Yeah, thank you." Kagome said sheepishly, kissing him on the cheek as a 'thank you'.

Inuyasha turned an ever brighter red and noticed Kagome was blushing fairly too. He couldn't take it anymore! He was tired of hiding his feelings. He was gonna tell her.

They left the village and headed towards their hut. But instead of turning onto the path that went to their hut, Inuyasha went straight.

"Um Inu, where are we going?" Kagome asked.

"You'll see soon wench." he said.

He was taking her to the river, which flowed past the village; he was finally going to tell her he loved her. He knew she felt the same way, but deep down, he was afraid of her rejecting him, or even worse, going to Kouga. The rotten wolf 'princess' promised he'd leave her alone after Naraku left, but he could never be too sure.

He knew he loved Kagome, never Kikyo, and after he told Kikyo that, she went full out crazy.

Flashback

"Kikyo, I realized that I don't love you." Inuyasha said.

Kikyo stared at him like he was crazy and said "What do you mean? You haven't fallen for my reincarnation have you?"

"Yes I have." He said.

He continued, full well knowing there is nothing more deadly than an angry woman, "She's everything you're not. She's funny, sweet and has a pulse. You're too serious and you're full of hatred for me. You should've trusted me more and realized that I never would've killed you. Kagome gives me that trust. She's the light to your dark and she's not bent on killing me."

"Hopefully" he thought.

"Well if that reincarnation means so much to you, I'll just have to work harder" she said as she pulled him in and kissed him.

"Don't ever touch me again Kikyo" he spat out.

And with that, he pulled out Tetsusaiga and sent her to hell. A tear slipped down his cheek as he noticed a little piece of Kagome's soul that Kikyo had drifted back and re-entered Kagome.

End Flashback

He never thought of Kikyo again after that and re-directed his thoughts to Kagome. They had almost reached the river and soon, his emotions would let loose.

Once they were there, Kagome sat on a stump as Inuyasha began.

"Kagome, lately I've realized that I've never loved Kikyo and that there was only one person I've ever truly loved. And that person's right in front of me. It's you Kagome. I love you."

It took Kagome a moment to register this and all she could think of was: "He loves me. Oh Kami…"

Inuyasha was getting a little nervous when all she did was stare at him.

"Maybe she doesn't love me." He thought dejectedly.

Her reply was standing up and grabbing the back of his head and kissing him hotly.

"Nevermind. She does."

"Inuyasha, you don't know how long I waited to hear that. I love you too."

He overcame his shyness and cupped her chin, bringing her face towards him. "Good." Was all he said as he sent his lips crashing onto hers.

They were interrupted, as a villager came running up to them.

"Lady Kagome, another demon, a snake demon, has come. You must hurry!"

"Oh man!" Inuyasha whined, "two in one day!"

"Don't worry Inu, we'll be done soon. And then we can finish what we started." Kagome said as they headed towards the village. Inuyasha smirked at her and followed.

When they got there, they didn't have to look far to find the demon.