That night, Kagome walked with Sango to a nearby spring so they could bathe. The water was warm and soothing as Kagome soaked and thought about everything.

"Hey, Sango?"

"Yes?"

"Has InuYasha ever shown interest in being with someone before?"

Thinking hard, she shook her head, "the most I've seen was him staring at the families in the village when they would have a sweet moment outside. I don't know if he'll admit it, but I think he wants a family of his own one day. So, why do you ask?"

Face turning red, Kagome smiled shyly, "because he wants to be with me and, since the well doesn't work anymore, I no longer feel the need to keep my distance. If I can't go home, then I want to marry and make a family with him."

Jerking her head to the younger girl, Sango shook her head, "Kagome, if the well still worked or started to work again, then what? Would you leave him, or try to leave him? I love that hot-tempered hanyou like a brother, and I don't want you to get his hopes up when your heart is still fickle. Tell me the truth, if the well opens up, will you hurt him by leaving, or will you choose to stay? Will you choose him?"

Thinking it over, Sango was right. She needed to go to him with a strong heart and firm decision. If she imagined going down the well, would she regret not staying with InuYasha? The thought pained her and she smiled.

"Sango, my decision is to be by InuYasha's side, even if the well started working, I don't want a life without him."

Grinning, Sango laid back next to her, "and that is the right answer. I pray you two have incredible joy and happiness throughout your lives together."

Kagome finished bathing and took the clothes Sango let her borrow, racing down the trail. Finding InuYasha with his arms crossed, staring at the sky, she felt her heart flutter rapidly in her chest.

"InuYasha!"

Jerking out of his musings, he turned to her and caught her before she could slam into him.

"Is everything okay?"

She held him tightly, "everything is perfect."

Lifted her head, she pressed her lips against his, moving them sensually before breaking the kiss, "I choose you, InuYasha. Even if the well opens, the place I want to be is with you, sharing a life with you…I'm, I'm in love with you, and any world you're in is my home."

Was it possible? He saw the truth of her words in those midnight blues that glistened like the starry night, and smirked.

"Kagome, I'm in love with you too, and I wouldn't let you leave me now. I would find a way to be wherever you are."

They held each other, sitting and gazing at the stars for a long time, talking about things from her world, memories of her family and friends, then they talked about the good moments of InuYasha's life. There was something so fitting about being together, like the stars aligned perfectly for them, and destiny's hand brought them together. Kagome yawned and laid down in the grass, urging him down with her. InuYasha gulped as his back hit the ground, Kagome looming above him.

"What are you doing?"

She rolled her eyes, "relax, we may love each other, but it's still far too early for 'that' kind of thing."

Chuckling, he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her to his side, "I didn't expect anything less, not from my pure-hearted and sweet Kagome."

"Well, if you can restrain yourself, I'd love to stay the night out here with you."

Kissing her forehead, he laid down all the way, "I'd like that."

They spent the night sleeping under the stars and Sango couldn't hide the smile, "Miroku, I think our prayers have been answered."

"Which ones? You think you're pregnant with a boy?"

That earned him a slap, "no, Hoshi! I mean our prayers for InuYasha."

"Oh! So, you think Kagome could be his mate?"

"Yes, and so does she."

"Well, this journey may be more interesting than I originally thought."

The next day, InuYasha and the gang set out for the Western Lands castle, Sango and Miroku stopped by their friend Hachi's place and 'convinced' him to let them ride on his back in his flying form.

Kagome giggled as InuYasha whispered in her ear, holding her close. Miroku glanced back, "what's so funny?"

The hanyou shrugged, "nothing much, just telling her about our adventures."

Flashbacks of mad fathers, kings, and ugly geishas came rushing back, "you don't have to tell her about that stuff."

Kagome smiled, "safe to say, Sango doesn't know about your past then?"

"She knows most of it, but she doesn't need any of the gruesome details."

InuYasha snickered, "gruesome is right! Like when that one geisha crawled into your bed and had the sneezing fit, then everyone woke up and looked in to find it was the princess instead! That was priceless! He got flogged the whole time they were chasing him out."

The monk turned red, "I'm sure Kagome would prefer more pleasant conversation."

Said girl was giggling into InuYasha's chest, "I already knew you were a lecherous monk before Sango. She told me everything about you flirting with all the women in the village she was at."

"Certainly not my greatest moment."

Giving him a punch on the arm, InuYasha grinned down at him, "yeah, but you're good now. Sango and the girls are lucky to have ya, man."

Miroku grabbed his chest dramatically, "why thank you, InuYasha! That means the world coming from you."

"Don't get a big head, you lech."

Kagome laced her fingers with InuYasha's, drawing his attention, "leave him be, love. Let's just look forward to seeing your family."

Gazing deeply into her sweet eyes, he smiled softly, "my dad is going to love you."

Standing up, Kagome moved to sit in between his legs, happy to see a slight blush on his handsome face, "this seat looked much more comfortable."

He shivered at the feeling of her hot body flush against him, so toned, soft, and incredibly sexy. Without thinking, his clawed hand delved into her kimono and rubbed the tender flesh of her sides.

"Mmmm, InuYasha."

"Shhh, you got to keep it down or the others will know how good your feeling."

She looked out to see everyone facing forward and was thankful for that as she felt his hand moved sweetly up her body. Biting back a moan she turned her head and kissed on his neck, "InuYasha?"

"Yeah?"

Stopping his movements, she turned around and faced him, needing to concentrate on her thoughts, "tell me about your home."

Face darkening a little, he gave her a bitter smile, "it's a place I never wanted to come back to."

"But you did."

"The safety of the land outweighed my distaste. Father cares enough, but when Mother died, the others had no reason to treat the hanyou nice anymore. I just hope my half-brother isn't there."

"Why is that?"

Scanning the landscape in the distance, InuYasha turned quite serious, "because he'll undoubtedly try to kill us."