Disclamier: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the character from that show. If you find a character that you're not familar with then it is mine.

They all fell back into a normal retinue, though they had all the jewels they still acted as if they were still searching. Kagome leafed through one of her notebooks looking at the notes that her friends had made for her for the next test and groaned. She didn't know how she had did it but she had passed her high school exams and was going to the same school as all her friends, but she was still behind and very rarely there. Putting the notebook on her lap she thought back. It's been almost three years since I fell down the well the first time. That means it's been three years since I meet Inuyasha and the others. But now what do we do now that we have the jewel. She took the bottle that held her jewel shards from her pocket and the piece that hung around her neck. She didn't want to combine the last of the jewels just yet; she felt that if she did then the journey would be over.

Inuyasha stayed up in the tree gazing down at the people below him. I never noticed how close we are as a group, he thought. What will happen when Kagome fuses the last of the jewels together? Will she still be able to came through the well? Or will it be five hundred years before I get to see her again? I have to tell her how I feel - - before I lose her. Inuyasha stirred getting uncomfortable with the feelings going through his head so he decided that he would gather some water before everyone woke up. As he landed he saw Kagome stand and walk towards him.

"Good morning, Inuyasha," she smiled "Can we go for a walk?" she asked looking up at him. He just nodded and they slowly started walking through the trees. He had wanted time to talk to Kagome alone but now he wasn't prepared, he wanted more time to plan what he was going to say. "Inuyasha?" she started. "Do you still want to use the jewel to become a full demon?" she didn't look up at him but continued to look at the ground in front of her.

"I don't know," he answered honestly. "I use to know, but now - - I'm not sure." He had stopped by a tree and was shuffling his feet, not wanting to meet her eyes. He was wishing for some more time to think before talking to her anymore.

From his answer she had now turned to him and was watching his reactions to her next question. "Why don't you stay the way you are? I like you just as you are now," she finished in a barely audible whisper. Inuyasha heard every word though thanks to his incredible good hearing, so he stood staring at her surprised that she had said once again that she liked him for whom he was.

"You don't want me to use the jewel to become human?" he asked remembering all to well that was what Kikyo had wanted of him.

"No," she answered in shock. "If you wanted to use the jewel to become human you can, but it would be your decision. I already told you I like you the way you are," she countered her voice raising now. She knew he was comparing her to Kikyo and that was one thing she just couldn't stand.

He just nodded as he stepped toward her and took her in his arms. At first she stiffened but quickly relaxed until they just stood there getting the comfort and love they needed from each other. After a while he pulled back a little so that he could look down at her, she was smiling up at him and he felt like his heart was flying. He gently tilted her chin and whispered what he had wanted more time to think about.

"I love you, Kagome." Her eyes showed some surprise but joy overshadowed it. Before she could reply he leaned forward and kissed her, starting softly and intensifying before pulling away. When he looked at her again she was still smiling her eyes sparkling with her happiness.

"I love you too, Inuyasha," she said after a minute leaning her head back against his chest. They stood there completely absorbed in being with the other until the distant sounds of their friends forced them to walk back to the camp.

"Hey Kagome, Inuyasha!" Sango called out when she saw them. "Hachi said he would give us a ride to Kaede's."

"Great," she replied speeding up so that she could chat with the demon slayer before they left.

Sorry for the short chapter, but still please review.

Vee