After speaking with his friends on the agreement with Sesshomaru, Sango nad Miroku went to the dojo to train while Kagome and Inuyasha sat by the koi pond once more.

"Inuyasha, after this ceremony is over I want to go home before we set off to defeat Naraku. I need to see my family. There could be a chance I might not return thru the well." Kagome sat next to him by the koi pond.

"Yeah we can do that. Besides, I want Shippo to stay with Kaede to protect her and the village. This will be dangerous…we don't know if we all will survive."

"You're right. Uhhh… should we recruit Kouga and his pack to help us?"

"It doesn't hurt. He and his pack have a grudge with Naraku as well. We need to get his shards too."

"What about Kikyo?" Looking at the butterflies in the nearby flowers with pain in her voice.

Remaining calm on how best to answer "I think we should let her know as well. It will be her choice to join us or not….but you and I will tell her together."

Looking at him wide-eyed "why do I have to go? You can do it alone."

"Kagome, I don't want any secrets between us, and besides there is nothing going on between me and Kikyo." Inuyasha touched Kagome's face gently to face him. "I want you to trust me completely. Let me prove myself to you."

Kagome's cheeks turned red by Inuyasha's touch "you don't need to prove anything to me. All of us are in this together and…"

Inuyasha kissed Kagome gently on her lips then he slowly released her.

Looking at him feeling flustered, she stood up. Her entire body felt hot and needed to be cooled down quick!

"I gotta check on Sango. We will talk later!" As she walked away towards the dojo.

Inuyasha smiled to himself at her reaction and how much sweeter her scent became. He leaned back into the tree and closed his eyes soaking up the sunlight with a grin.

Unknowingly to Inuyasha and Kagome, Rin was nearby when she saw Inuyasha kissed Kagome. Feeling her tears prickle her eyes and holding in her sobs, she ran off back towards the palace but dropped the plate of cookies she baked.