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Author's note: Ok so, I'm not English but Dutch but I tried my best to write this as correctly as possible. If you see anything wrong don't be afraid to tell me! Let me know if you guys liked it too!

Chapter One

A little more than 3 years before

Tension was rising, they could all feel it. The final battle with Naraku was drawing near.
Kohaku lost his shard to the vial Naraku, yet Kikyo's light had spared his life. Miroku was still not very well after sucking in too much miasma, but he would survive. Even though the odds were against them, they were all still alive. Even Sesshomaru had joined them to fight Naraku. But for now, all we could do was wait.
Night was falling but none could actually sleep, except for Shippou and Kirara, who seemed oblivious to the tension in the air. But the one most anxious must have been Inuyasha. His sword in his lap, while his ears and left leg twitched uncontrollably. Let alone the huge impatient scowl on his face. Of course only Kagome was the one brave enough to talk to him at this time. All others wise enough to stay well clear.
"Stop fidgeting!"
"I'm not fidgeting!"
"Yes you are! It's annoying!"
"Then go away!"
"Why don't you go for a walk?!"
"Why don't you?!"
"CAUSE I'M NOT THE ONE ANNOYING EVERYBODY TO HELL!"
"FINE!" He shouted as he stormed out of Kaede's hut.
Kagome huffed as she crossed her arms. Her victory was only bittersweet. Normally she would have puffed her chest in pride, but it didn't really seem to matter now. She actually felt a bit guilty. 'We're all on edge, I shouldn't take it out on Inuyasha'.
Her features saddened slightly. And with a sigh she moved to follow the hanyou to apologize. The other inhabitants of the hut sighing in unison. Indeed, everybody was very uncomfortable.

It took Kagome a while to find him, she had felt his presence, but due to her powers still being sealed she had difficulty locating him. The wind that flowed through her hair was warm, like a light summer breeze. Yet all the birds, insects and other animals had seized their sounds. It was slightly eerie. She walked through the forest resting around Kaede's village. It took a while, but she focused on Inuyasha's demonic energy and follow it. He must have smelled her coming yet he did not budge from his position.
Kagome gasped as she entered a field she had not yet seen before. The moonlight showing through the trees and the wind played with the flowers that covered the entire field. White, yellow, red, blue, a field of colors. It was absolutely mesmerizing. The scent that hit Kagome's nose had her instantly relax, the sweet fragrance instantly soothing her senses.
And that's when she spotted him. Sitting in the middle of the field, head up towards the moon. His silver hair shining brightly in the moonlight. His back was towards her, but his ears were turning her way. Yet he did not make any indication he was going to move. 'He must have noticed me coming a while ago, the wind is in my back, carrying my scent.' She thought to herself.
She walked towards him and dropped beside him. Tilting her head upwards just like he was.
They sat there for a while, not saying anything. But Kagome felt she needed to do something. 'I saw this in a movie once, maybe it will be okay'. She told herself as she smiled shyly and leaned into him. Her shoulder touched his, and she pushed slightly before moving back to her earlier position. Just a small nudge, to show him she was sorry. Several minutes passed before he returned the favor. That's when she lowered her gaze and looked at him. His eyes shimmered and his face was calm. He moved to look at her, with a small smile adoring his features.
And then she laughed. She didn't know where it came from, but she couldn't hold it in. She let her tension, insecurities and all other emotions fly and just let her laughter fill the night. She fell backwards and landed flat on her back as she held her sides. Through her tears she could see Inuyasha's confused face.
"What are you laughing about?" He asked.
"I…*gasp*….really….*snicker*….have no idea." She said, trying to capture her breath again.
He slightly tilted his head. It earned him another giggle from Kagome. 'He really looks like a confused puppy right now.'
He just sighed and laid down beside her. They stayed there for a while, just watching the sky.
Something was eating her. 'I could just ask him right?'
As if he noticed her thought he watched her from the corner of his eye. "What?"
She turned to her side and leaned her head on her fist.
"I'm just wondering…..what will you do if the jewel is gone?" She asked hesitantly.
"Hu?"
"Well you know, after this is all over….if we make it…what will you do?"
He turned to her, and blinked a few times. He had thought about it a few times, but he never imagined her asking about it. What would he do?
"I'm…not really sure I guess."
"You haven't thought about it?"
He sighed. "Yeah…it's just…"
It was Kagome's turn to tilt her head. "What?"
"I don't know, it were just thoughts. Daydreams. Nothing that can be true."
Kagome slowly blinked. Like she wanted to process his meaning. "You're talking about Kikyo?"
"NO!" He spat back. "I mean, no, just never mind."
"Then what, you can tell me."
"What about you then, will you go back to your time? And forget about us?"
Her eyes widened slightly. His eyes seemed so sad. "No of course not, I could never forget you guys. But….I don't know what I'll do." She said, her head turning slightly not to meet his gaze.
"But if you would ask me…." She started, but couldn't finish, embarrassment taking a hold of her as she blushed a slight pink hue.
"Ask you what? To stay?" He asked.
Her head still side cast she nodded slightly. "I could never ask you that." He said barely above a whisper.
She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding, she felt the tears well up but she managed to keep them from falling.
"It's not that I don't want to…." He said shakenly. "It's just….that's your decision."
She looked up to him, confusion evident in her eyes. He looked at her then, and sighed. He knew he had to explain further.
"Kagome I….I want…you to stay but…." This was really hard on him. Talking about this kind of stuff was never his strong suite, but he knew this had to be in the open before the final battle. So there were no regrets if they didn't succeed. He wanted to tell her so badly, he knew she cared for him, and god he cared for her, but would she want to be with a hanyou? She deserved so much more.
"I'm a hanyou." He said uncertain.
"So what? That doesn't matter at all!"
"But it does Kagome, people hate me, despise me. They like me now yes, but only because I rid them of nasty demons. What will happen when the dust settles and everything is back to normal?" He said a clear annoyance back into his voice.
"To me it doesn't. Isn't that enough?" Her eyes pleaded with him to understand. But it wasn't enough yet. He needed to tell her more.
"Then there is the demons, who hate me almost as much as humans do. I'm caught in between 2 worlds Kagome. How could anybody ever love somebody like that? Accept somebody like that? And be with them?" His eyes met hers, and she looked at him with so much love it took his breath away.
"Inuyasha, to me you're the perfect mix. You have the beauty of a human heart, but the strength of a demon. You might be stubborn and childish at times. But you're also kind, brave, loyal and caring. I could be locked up in a cave somewhere… as long as you're next to me I'll be more than happy." She confessed. 'No need to back up now.' She thought to herself.
"All I want is for you to love me." She said it so softly that only his hanyou ears could hear her.
"I do Kagome. But there is so much more you don't know. Humans and demons are so different. We mate for life."
"Yeah…Koga kinda mentioned something like that." She couldn't hold back the chuckle as she saw his eyes narrowing at the mention of the wolf demon's name.
"Then do you know what it means?" She shook her head. She had some ideas but she'd rather hear the truth from him.
"When demons mate, the male bites the female. He also bites his tong so that when he bites her, their blood mixes. They will be together as long as they life. But with a demon-human mating the human will have heightened senses, strength and lifespan." He paused for a second. "So it's not as easy as it seems."
"Actually, doesn't sound that bad." She chuckled. While he nearly chocked.
"Are you serious?! You would….." He started.
"Yeah I would, gladly even." She gave him her warmest smile as she leaned towards him and as her eyes closed their lips met in a loving kiss.

Kagome absent mindedly traced the edges of her scar with her index finger.
That night was the night he bound himself to her. Yet it was also the last night they ever spend together. Yet her youngest daughter was a result of that night. And Kagome couldn't help but smile. The young girl was a spitting image of her father. Beautiful silver hair, golden eyes and 2 fluffy ears on her head. Kagome would slightly touch them whenever she got the chance, the girl reminded her so much of him. Yet her personality really was the same as her mother. She was the most well behaved, kind, loving child you would ever meet, though, she was not afraid to admit, she also inherited her mother's temper.
"Gaia, get out of that tree! I want to plaaaaaaaaaaay!" The little girl screamed up to her older sister.
The older girl just smiled. "Nope". Was her reply.
Got to hand it to her, Gaia was not easily upset. Calm, easy going, resilient, maybe a bit distant. But to the people she cared for, she was loving, loyal and protective. She would always stand up to bullies if they had it out for her little sister.
But Gaia's existence is still somewhat of a mystery, she was a beautiful baby, but most definitely a full demon.