"This is the third time, how much longer do we waste our time in this?", "Inuyasha, stop it, Shippo only wants to come with us", "yeah but he can't so get over this crap and move on", kagome only smile at Shippo and looked angrily at Inuyasha, "he doesn't get that Shippo is just a child". "Can we talk.. in private Inuyasha?", "whatever" was the response and they left Shippo next to the old well that didn't let him through.

They walked until they got out of hearing, Inuyasha didn't want the brat to listen in his domestic disputes, least of all if his bitch oswaried him, "she hasn't done that shit for a while but still" oh how she like to defy his authority. "What'cha want?" said Inuyasha, "you DO understand that he is a child do you Inuyasha? you are at least old enough to be a legal adult, don't you? So you must at least try to be nicer and understanding with him". She said some things that didn't make sense "what the fuck is legal adult", but he knew that this was the time, he would have to explain the demonic world to her if he wanted the respect he deserved, the ultimate say in Shippos Upbringing and the full understanding of their lives together "we should get going" was his reply, "but.." said Kagome, " I'll explain everything to you in your time, it's almost nightfall, Shippo is going to Kaede and we are going to your world and that's final, we'll talk, you like to do that don't ya?, it's damn time you understand the youkai world", "Oh" she said, with enough acceptance that he started walking back to Shippo, "so I'm about to learn everything there is to know, how very exciting! If only my history teacher could see me, and we we'll be far from this prejudice, maybe i can get some books on how to deal with all this'". She thought that it would be a good week, even if she would leave the care of Shippo to Kaede, it would be like a wild adventure, a safe one in terms of physical dangers but an emocional and understanding one, that of course would be an understatement.

It was proving to be the most unusual trip back since the first step inside her house, she had noticed a package with a note that said that he was very sorry for her illness, Kagome was quite confused about what illness was Hojo describing when Inuyasha freaked out, "what's that?" he said referring to the package while scrunching his nose and looking at her with suspicion "i've been given a gift, by... Hojo" he took the present and opened it, they were therapeutic sandals, right for this 'illness' that he talks about in the note, Inuyasha threw them away and she reprimanded him "hey, those are mine!" "not anymore" "WHAT?" "did you really want them so badly?" said an increasingly grumpy hanyou "what are you talking about" she said, "forget about them, Kagome, that's an order" "you can't boss me around you know?!" "keh, lets go" he said while taking her off her feet and carrying her over the stairs to her room "what is wrong with you" said Kagome "nothin'" he replied. She decided to let the incident go, she didn't even want the damn things but he was being quite suspicious, "what were you going to explain to me? Said Kagome to diffuse the tension, and Inuyasha sighed, oh this is it..

"since we.. well since you did it.. and out in the open.. Uhmm…" he said, "what did i do?" she replied" "oh you are NOT gonna make me say it bitch, you fully know what you did" thought Inuyasha, "would it be the oswari thing? I haven't done it since our fight" thought Kagome. "Well, how.. How can she even kissed me if she didn't knew me very well, hell she doesn't know shit, Do you even know what kind of youkai am i?". Kagome answered "a dog demon!" almost automatically, he looked at her with exasperation, "i'm an Inu youkai Kagome, well a Hanyou Inuyoukai" she looked at him with her eyes wide open and gasped so of course he immediately panicked, "didn't she knew before? Did she regretted the kiss? It was the Inu part? No, of course not, it was the half fucking breed part, it was and it will always be his fucking human heritage the very thing that would fuck things up".

He was silent for a while and she said "continue, please, i didn't mean to interrupt, is just that…" she said while blushing a little, "didn't he realised that it was the first time of all the times that he said my name?", he didn't called her wench or girl or worst of all bitch, and she certainly wasn't gonna tell him so he could go back to his old habit, so she continue as if nothing had happened, "i did some research after i knew without a doubt that youkais were a real thing in the past and i know that all of you live long life spans, Kaede confirmed this and i know that you have youki and monks, priestesses and such have reiki but they are two faces of the same coin, i actually felt Sesshomaru long before I saw him, he must be very powerful" with that he looked even more deflated.

She was the one panicking now, "i mean I understand that there are two types of youkai and it is said that if a demon can take on the form of a human, then it is truly powerful, so Sesshomaru must be, because he really is a big fluffy dog but presents himself in human form" she finished. "Fluffy… Sesshomaru fluffy" he began laughing his head off and Kagome waited patiently and a little relieved for the chance of mood, "there are 3 types of youkai" Inuyasha said, composing himself. "Sesshomaru is one of the… Keh he's a fucking bastard but he's one of the best, a daiyoukai, he and all of his kind are immune to most poisons and purifications, they have great youki and special abilities, the stupid fuck has his poison claws and whip remember?" kagome nodded, "yeah so the other 2 are as you described, there are more differences but you will see them yourself, in time, more questions?" he said while finally relaxing, placing his sword next to him and laying in her bed.

Kagome took a moment to think, "why do you bully Shippo so much?" "Keh the kit can take it" "No inuyasha he can't, he is just a little boy!" "he is NOT A BOY he is not even human!" "you know what i mean, he is so small and young why don't you care and protect him?" Inuyasha repressed a curse that was about to burst out and took his time "Kagome.." he started to say and she gasped again, a little less loud and surprised but of course he could hear every little sound she made, "what's wrong with you bitch" he asked getting defensive, "NO INUYASHA, i didn't say anything the first time because of this very reason, you called me by my name, please stop calling me wench or bitch or those horrible names, I hate it", he was speechless, "was that it? Wasn't it the halfbreed shit?" He was so shocked that he agreed and went silent.

She was so happy, having expected much more resistance and with the brightest smile he ever saw in her, said "thank you, so what were you going to say about Shippo?" he recovered himself "do you know how old is he?" "well he looks about 7 right?" "keh, as if, I knew you didn't really know, and how about me, how old do you think I am?" "I don't know, I am 18 and you look about my age if a bit older, 20 tops" "keh, Shippo must be 50 and I am... well I don't really know" he said comically scratching his head "I was somewhat 150 when the arrow fucking pinned me and that was 50 years ago or so, I must be a little over 200 years old".

He had said it so casually and offhandedly that she thought he was joking and stood there waiting for his laugh or something, and when it didn't happen her mouth opened like a codfish and she stared at him, he was feeling self-conscious about it so he barked "WHAT?", waking up from her gaze she said "you are an old man" and then he laughed loudly, it was a barky kind of laugh that she was thankful for experience, he had never done anything so carefree around her before, "Kagome, my old man died when he was at least 3000 years old, the more power one holds the longer a youkai and his or her mate live" she was amazed but didn't get one term "what is a mate?" he froze, "shit I did this to myself really. A mate is like a human wife or husband only deeper and.. more…well when youkai mate the attributes of the parents are combined and reflected on their spawn but also in each other, they can share attributes or stuff like that, powers and shit I don't know I haven't done it", he was obviously uncomfortable about that so she change directions again.

"I just can't believe that Shippo is 50 and you are 200 years old, you seem so immature" "KEH so now you are a fucking know it all in youkai matters, you think you can tell me how should I behave according to my age? I don't give a shit how long i've been alive, I just know that it is too fucking long already and I get to be miserable another 500 years at the least" she was watching him with a strange look on her face and out of nowhere started to cry, right, just what he needed, a weeping female. "i'm sorry it must have been hard" she said while crying about him, his suffering, his difficult life, she wasn't an idiot, she noticed that humans talked about him and that every youkai, even Shippo, dismissed him or straight up think of him as if he was dirt and just because he has half human half youkai. But to watch him say that life was something you endured and not something you enjoy... even in the feudal period she felt like everyday was a blessing because she had so much she cared about, she was in the know of all this secret world that nobody her age would see, she was very privileged, and the landscapes and the history and in top of that she was making true friends and moving over her failures in her true time, she could not see his worldview but she felt so very sorry that he couldn't see hers. She could very well understand because she imagined the child that was inside the person in front of her, she could see that if someone had shown true kindness and love to that child things would be different now, and at that moment she vowed that she would be that person to him, to Shippo and anyone who needed her.

He was silent but watching her intently, when he concentrated he could smell the feelings on the people around him, just like when he was hunting prey. She reeked of sadness and compassion, then of determination and finally she looked at him and happiness flared up, "i'll try to show you a world worth living Inuyasha" she said smiling a big smile, he just nodded, "a person like this doesn't exist".

The rest of the evening Kagome explain to him the functions of the TV, the stove, the microwave and so many more things in her house, it was all very new to him but he didn't seem frightened, after killing youkai, watching toast get made wasn't as exciting even if you hadn't seen it before.

When she wanted him to accompany her for dinner they had a quarrel, he didn't want to cover his ears or leave behind his sword or change clothes, really he was a stubborn puppy, so she went alone, and came back as her grandfather was talking to him about the evil of the world, boring him to death.

The whole Higurashi clan and Inuyasha had a very nice meal, he was quiet most of the time, Souta was interrogating him on everything from his clothes to his sword and the many demons they fight, she eavesdropped a little and found out that his favourite color was red and that if he chipped or break his sharp claws they were restored the very next day so he did not maintain them. she was talking to her mother and grandfather about her friends and realized that her grandfather was spreading lies about her being sick to cover when her friends stopped by or called her, "can't you just say that i'm showering or that i went on a trip or something sane?" he excused himself making her feel guilty about the whole thing and her mother diffuse the tension with her kind words about him just being himself. It was all well and they finished, washed the dishes and went to sleep, Inuyasha excuse himself and she went to her room wondering what was inuyasha up to.

Inuyasha waited for all the family to retire to bed counting that kagome's grandfather would take longer " I have to talk to you old fart" he said and the man mumbled something about the lack of respect of the youth, "do you know who gave Kagome that strange gift? Some type of sandals?". he was taking his time thinking about everything but the question asked when Inuyasha's temper got the best of him "are you alive old man? I asked you a question? Who is courting Kagome with those gifts? I can smell HIM you know?" He said letting a bit of a growl escape his lips, "uhh... i think it was Hojo, my grand daughters boyfriend i think, he came by to talk to her and I told him of her terrible illnesses you know? We think she might have polio poor thing, so young, Inuyasha was exasperated "Don't you remember that i know the truth old man?, keh forget it i'll ask the prick tomorrow myself, you're useless" he was turning the knob on kagome's bedroom door and the old fart was still going on and on about the declining morals and the poor education of some unnatural beings.

They ended up on the bed somehow, he was too busy dying inside to notice why or how he agreed to this, it was almost an hour since she fell asleep and about half of that since she rolled over and hugged him, with her head on his chest sleeping peacefully, oh fuck it she is mine and we're just sleeping it's fine, i'm fine this is fine really" he thought.

He wake up holding Kagome just as much as she was holding him, it was very odd how this woman manage much more than what Kikyo had, and in a fraction of the time, he never talked to Kikyo about his youkai heritage and yet he had told Kagome everything and she wept for Him!. There weren't many people so accepting like Kagome, well her mother and brother seemed ok, maybe it was this time, maybe all humans evolved to be more understanding and "oh what fucking bullshit, I need to get back to reality, humans are cruel assholes and this woman right here is an exception, she was made wrong and that's all".

He stood up as Kagome was waking up, she had a dream of a pretty cat in the middle of a dog vs wolf fight, what a strange thing. "Morning Inu", he looked at her with suspicion, "do we take a bath before or after breakfast? I wanna hit the town, i have so much to show you puppy boy" he looked at her and gave an exasperated sigh, "after" was his only response so they went to breakfast, it was really the same thing as dinner but Inuyasha was feeling much more at ease, knowing what to expect of each family member, he ended up telling the boy that he once killed a fish while sleeping in a river rolling over him which made the boy laugh and he also told him that his mother was named Izayoi. Kagome was quite content with her family accepting Inuyasha so quickly, she knew they were kind and inclusive but still it was nice to see so many people care about him and wanting to know him instead of fearing or tormenting him.

Kagome's family were ready to go and so they decided that Inuyasha and Kagome could catch up with them for dinner at a local restaurant in a few hours, they all agree and left. Kagome stood up and walked to her bathroom " I should wash your clothes Inuyasha, take them off. I mean.. Put on a towel and give me your clothes"she said with her now usual blush, he complied but only after a threat to sit him, she wasn't gonna do it but why tell him that?. she was quite surprised that his robes looked already clean, she made a mental note to ask him later when she climbed up the stairs and saw him waiting for something "get in the shower first, i can go after you" he said "what? Are we not going in together?", she couldn't believe it was he hitting on her? she was even more confused watching his abbs and everything that was him half naked in front of her. He could hear her heartbeat taking quite a pounding at his words, well they were really her words "you said so yourself, 'do we take a bath after breakfast?' or something" she recalled having said that and relaxed "oh I was just saying that we both needed a bath but we don't bathe together, what were you thinking? go on first and i'll go next" "ok" "ok". "who the fuck understands women" he thought and went his way. Kagome stood there, thinking that he was quite handsome, she had noticed that in him but she also notice it in Sesshomaru, his father then, must be quite a hottie, 3000 years old wow she couldn't believe it, "but Inuyasha looks 20 so he really is about my age", oh what was she thinking. He was her friend not a fantasy to dwell on, but then again he was the typical knight in armor, saving her all of those times, and he was quite funny, and loyal and good, he was good in different ways than Hojo, but his heart was in the right place, was she in it?. She was still debating all this even after her own bath, and when she was changing and when she went to see him in her living room still thinking those thoughts.

Her scent hit him like a very hard but very sexy slap in the face, she was wet, and not just by the water, was she thinking of him? He watched himself getting close to her without really deciding and placing a hand around her waist mumbling her name, with the other hand he pushed away her hair and pressed his nose to her neck inhaling deeply. She was in shock and willingly complying, after all this felt like a fantasy too, was he sniffing her? "Inuyasha" she said, in the most alluring tone and he found himself staring at her lips, those rose toned lips that chose that very moment to get licked by her tongue in the most seductive way, it was irresistible to him, she was his what was the harm, he leaned in to close his lips in hers and she met him halfway, the kiss felt incredible, it was accelerating and addictive it was so good for both of them, she was in heaven and she closed her hands around his neck on the back of his silver hair, it was just a few seconds of bliss until she smiled and broke the kiss with a giggle, he wanted more, fuck so so many more of her, but she seemed to think that it was enough, hell he could die today and called it a good run, it would have been worth it all just because she gave him this. "Kagome" he said, making her giggled once more "I like it when you say it, Inu" she said while holding a strand of his hair, pulling him towards her and kissing him briefly again. "lets go" she said and they went to town.

"just don't think about it Kagome, he is the same guy only now you know how hot he is, how sweet he can be, and how dangerous everything will become, don't sweat it tho, he'll never hurt you" she was repeating a version of this idea over and over like a mantra while holding Inuyasha's hand tightly.

"fuck, that was, i can't believe that she… but what would her family say… even the old hag would disapprove and she was cool with Kikyo and me, but that was cause we were just friends, hell even Sesshomaru would have a say in this, he'll be so delighted to demote me even further… But she is so beautiful and good and loving I can't manage to get away from her, it feels like a warm fire in a cold storm."

They were walking down the street, Inuyasha wearing Soutas hat and some old clothes and shoes from Kagome's late father when she stopped to look at a store, they were selling t-shirts and pants and all kinds of things in mannequins with dog shaped heads, she saw the irony and wanted to buy some things for Inuyasha with her savings, after a fight over his self cleaning useful robes and the fact that normal humans wear normal clothes, he agreed to buy and use the clothes when he stayed in her time and so they went inside.

They had dinner with Kagome's family and Inuyasha didn't messed up too much so it was above it all a great day for him, he was in a dream like state after the kiss, not believing anything that happened. Back in the Higurashi household every member of the family went their way and our favourite pair went to the back of the shrine where there was nothing but forest and threes, a sanctuary from the noise of the city.

Inuyasha turned to look at her eyes as they were walking and when she looked back the beauty of it all make the long day very very real, he took a step back and felt the stiffness with which his new clothes hug his body and felt very insecure and defensive, he mumbled something about wanting to change and used his demonic speed to go back to the house, leaving Kagome alone with her thoughts "this was bound to happen, all the stress of this new era and he doesn't even have the familiarity of his clothes, or his sword or anything to remind him of his home, maybe he is safe from criticism here but can he make this place his home?, i'm going to tell him that this was enough and we need to go back in time" with that she went straight home and then back to the world where youkai were the masters of the earth.