A/N: Not much to say really. There's an anime convention this weekend. I hope I will be able to go tomorrow so I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed. Anywho please leave me a reveiw!

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Chapter 8

Kagome awoke to the light of the morning sun beaming down on her. She groaned, feeling as though she awoke from a good dream much to soon. She stretched out an arm and felt herself hit something.

"Ow." She looked up to see Inuyasha laying there beside her, her fist struck him in the face.

"..ppffft BAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!" Miroku was hiding in the grass nearby and had burst into a histerical fit when he saw Kagome punch Inuyasha in the face.

The two jumped away from each other emmediatly. I can't believe I fell asleep! Inuyasha thought as he looked over at Kagome. Watching as her cheeks turned bright red and feeling his own start to tingle as they turned the same shade as his haori.

Miroku kept laughing as Inuyasha bumbled some explanation which didn't make any sense.

"DAMN IT MONK!" Inuyasha hurled himself at Miroku. But the monk was too quick. He began to chase him all over the feild, his fists narrowly missing as tears of laughter rolled down the monks cheeks while he evaided Inuyasha's fists.

"What's going on?" Sango had just appeared by the edge of the village with Shippo on her shoulder. She had a grin on her face and couldn't help but giggle as she watched Inuyasha tackling Miroku.

"ahhhhh... nothing." Kagome bumbled, the blush deepening. She got up and ran off towards Kaede's hut. The sounds of Miroku's laughter ringing behind her before a loud THUNK! Inuyasha must have finally got him.

Kanna stood in a tree a distance away from them. Surrounded once again by a barrier to keep her scent and aura hidden. Her mirror flashed the entire scene miles away to dimly lit room into another mirror.

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Kagura knelt in a corner behind her master. His dark straggled hair barely covering the grin spread across his sickly pale face. "So it seems you care more for this girl then you let on Inuyasha." Naraku laughed after witnessing himself the hanyou cuddling up to this girl, the reincarnation of Kikyo. He lifted the cloth off of the box containing Inuyasha's grandfather's remains. Lifting the skull in his hand he sneered into its cracked surface "You may become even more use to me now then I first realised." Snickering he turned to his subordinate. "Kagura, go retrieve Kanna. I have a job for you both."

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Kagome helped Kaede tend to a sick elderly man for most of the day. Avoiding all the others as much as she could, besides Shippo of course. After all the young fox demon followed Kagome nearly everywhere she went. She didn't mind. He often reminded her of her younger brother Souta. Besides, She thought, it's not like Shippo would think anything bad about what happened last night.

She knew that Miroku likely had all kinds of insinuating ideas about what had happened the night before and she wasn't sure what Inuyasha's thoughts on the situation might be. What could he be thinking? Kagome wondered to herself. She wasn't going to allow herself to be excited about the night before. She knew too well that Inuyasha's heart was already won over by Kikyo long ago. There was no place for her there. But still.. She let her mind wander over the idea. She had never felt so happy and at peace than at that moment as Inuyasha wrapped his strong arms around her. A feeling of perfect safety and joy, as though that was exackly where she was meant to be. Her heart fluttered in her chest with the happy memory and a smile spread across her face.

"Kagome, please bring me that medicine I gave you." Kaede called over to her from where she sat beside the sick old man. Kagome blushed from being startled out of a silly daydream. Shippo gave her a puzzled look through the door from where he played outside with his spinning top. Kagome was glad Kaede had her back to her. She would be more embarrased if the old miko saw her so flustered for no reason. But she couldn't help but allow her thoughts to linger over the evening before more then once that day.

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"Inuyasha, Myoga told us his account of what happened to you." Miroku was trying to reason with the Hanyou. Something which was not easy to do, espeacially when it was to get information out of Inuyasha about himself.

"Damn traitor, where is he?" Inuyasha growled searching around the hut for the flea-demon.

"He left late last evening" Sango sighed, frustrated with the hanyou. "Inuyasha can we at least tell Kagome what we know? It's not right to hide something like this from her, espeacially when it comes to something Naraku might be planning. Beside's I'm sure she would...

"No!" Inuyasha growled as he stood up, as if the movement showed that what Sango suggested was out of the question. "Kagome is not to know, If anyone tells her anyting it's going to be me you got that!"

Sango sighed again. "If thats the case then she'll never know." She muttered under her breath. She watched Inuyasha as he fought to keep his secrets hidden. She thought of Kohaku. Kohaku killed father. She thought, looking down at the floor. Inuyasha, perhaps you understand the pain of hurting those you love, just like Kohaku. Perhaps that is why you do not wish to tell us. Like Kohaku, you do not want to relive those memories. She felt her eyes sting a little, before she shook away her sadness, this is not the time to be crying.

Miroku grinned devilishly, remebering that morning when he caught Inuyasha and Kagome all snuggly in the grass. "Oh, I see. We have to try to understand this from Inuyasha's point of veiw Sango."

The demon slayer and the half demon looked at Miroku with confusion.

"What are you getting at monk?" Inuyasha glared, staring down at Miroku as he sat legs crossed, grinning from ear to ear. Inuyasha knew that look, it meant Miroku was up to something so he knew emmediatly he wasn't going to like the answer.

"Well Kagome-chan must hold a very dear place to you Inuyasha, espeacially after last night. You wouldn't want her to think ill of you." the monk beamed with delight as he saw Inuyasha's face blush with anger.

"DAMNIT! I TOLD YOU NOTHING HAPPENED!"

"Ah." Miroku sighed, still smirking. " And you don't wish for anyone else to tell her but you! Could it be Inuyasha that you might alter the truth a little when you do tell kagome to make sure what you did last night will happen again." He just couldn't help himself. Teasing the Hanyou about his obvious feelings for Kagome. The feelings that he was still too stuborn to admit, was Miroku's favorite past-time second to groping Sango. "I see that I must be rubbing off on you a little." Miroku said, completely delighted.

"THATS IT!" Inuyasha yelled as Miroku realised he went too far. Just like when he groped Sango, he knew there was usually a harsh punishment fo his past-times.

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"Follow me!" Shippo cheered as he lead Kaede and Kagome up the path back to the hut.

The old miko knew something was going on between Kagome and Inuyasha. After all when everyone awoke early that morning the two were no-where to be found. She sent Miroku out to look for Kagome as she feared she may have wandered in the woods looking for the hanyou. But she realised when Kagome came back to the hut so eager to go spend the day helping Kaede away from everyone else; something was obviously wrong. After all Kagome never avoided the others or Inuyasha unless she and Inuyasha had gotten into a fight. and she knew that usually there was one person who was at the center of their conflicts.

Kikyo...

Kaede missed her older sister dearly. She had not seen her in such a long time. Although most of her confrontations with her older sister were less than joyous, Kaede still wished to know if she was well. She wished they could talk and laugh and do the things they once did together so long ago.

Kaede looked over at the young girl walking beside her. The more she was around Kagome, the more she could see her sister in her. Kagome had a way of looking as though she was completely lost in her thoughts. Something she often saw in Kikyo before her death. She knew exackly who Kagome was thinking of at that moment. The same person her sister did so long ago.

The miko thought about the story she heard the evening before. Kaede knew Inuyasha would never give up the secrets to his past easily. But if there was anyone he would tell, it would be Kagome. He had softened so much from the time Kagome awoke him from his dormant slumber. She seemed to have healed him in ways no one else could.

"Kaede-sama." Kagome looked over to the old miko. As if about to ask her a question.

"What is it child?" Kaede asked.

"Oh nothing, never mind." Kagome smiled.

Kaede knew Kagome was not her sister. Their two personalities were completely different. But still she thought. It is a blessing to have Kagome around.

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Kanna and Kagura had returned to Naraku's Mansion. Carrying with them a bundle. "Do you think that this is enough?" Kagura asked Naraku's other subordinate. Kanna opened the bundle. Revealing the dirt and ash the bag contained. "Yes." the young emotionless girl replied as she stepped into the castle chamber.

Naraku stood beside a large tub-like bason. Inside he placed the bones in a sort of green jelatin. He caled his two subordinates over. Looking into the bag. The scent of grave-yard soil filling he air. He then poured the contents into the liquid. Watching as almost emmediatly the dirt and ash began to form flesh upon the bones. "Now, there is one more ingredient left." he grinned.

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AN: Chapter 9 is going to be up soon. Reveiws?