Hey guys! I just thought that it would take me forever to finish this chapter at a good point so this only covers a little bit, but I will be able to load chapters faster so YAY! And there is fluff so get your pants ready!

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Kagome's eyes fluttered open with a fuzzy sight and a fuzzy memory(A/N: to my friend BannaHanna; fuzzy. Get it? The rest of you won't. So don't try). Once her eyes adjusted so did the nights events.

I cannot believe I did that. I bet all the staff think I'm insane. And InuYasha. Ohh...

She shamefully remembered her reaction to their meeting and her face pressed against his bare skin.

I can't believe I was in such a position with a man I don't care for. Especially that InuYasha, stupid, egotisical...

Then she remembered the way he laid her on his bed, the way he calmed her down, the way he looked her in the eye. Those deep amber eyes knowingly boring into hers. She lay there thinking on what InuYasha had done for her. After a few moments she sat up and felt the form of another. Looking beside her, Kagome saw InuYasha sitting up with his eyes closed and his mouth slightly open to allow soft breath to enter and exit. Then, she noticed his hand grasped around hers.

Has he been in this position all night?

She instinctivly tried to pull her hand away but he protectivly help tighter and placed his other hand on top of hers. She liked the soft warmth and placed her other palm on his so their four hands were stacked on top of each other. Kagome sat like this enjoying the silent company and allowing the memories of last night warmly flood like and ocean through her mind with waves of gratitude washing over her. A light smile graced her features.

Golden eyes opened. Her own widened in suprise and her spinal cord stiffened. InuYasha and Kagome were aware of the position they were in and it seemed that the memories of last night filled InuYasha's head and his eyes too, widened.

They stayed in the same position frantically trying to figure out what they needed to do next. It was only when Kagome took in a deep breath did Inuyasha act. He took his hands from the folds of hers and got up from the bed somewhat hastingly. "Umm...," he started.

"I'm sorry," Kagome cut in looking at her intertwined hands.

"What, " asked a baffled InuYasha.

"I'm...sorry. To put you in such an awkward postion. And thanks," she looked up at him with a sad smile and equally sad eyes,"for being there for me and taking care of me when you didn't have to."

InuYasha blinked...and blinked...and breathed...and blinked. "It's fine," he assured her, "don't worry about it. But uh," he took a step toward the bed but not one more, "I would like to know why. Why you acted the...the way you did. If it's not too painful to...to talk about." Kagome averted her eyes and took a deep breath.

"I don't...Well maybe, but...you see..."Kagome dragged her fingers through her tresses and took a deep breath.

Should I tell him? Do I want to? Oh I don't know! But I owe him so much for taking care of me. I sure would have had a lot to explain if one of my co-workers found me in the hallway cowering in fear.

At the thought of her co-workers, Kagome was instantly reminded of her job. Looking at the clock, Kagome saw it was 9:34 A.M. and she started work at 7:00. Her first reaction was to freak out,"Oh no! I can't believe how late I am! I am so busted." She immediatly jumped out of bed and walked around the room trying to understand what to do next.

InuYasha was stunned at her reaction to do anything, but soon got up off the bed and walked toward the phone. Kagome was still pacing around at a dangerous speed when he looked at the numbers beside the phone and chose the one labeled "Owner-Kyoto". While the line was ringing Kagome was saying,"I know! I'll just tell them I passed out after the party. Oh no, they'll get suspicious won't they?"

"Yes," InuYasha answered to the voice on the other end,"Kyoto? Okay hi, it's InuYasha. I...what? Oh I'm fine, I just wanted to let you know that your chef Kagome decided to come on to my quarters and see if there was anything I needed, and I forgot that her job is to feed the whole ship and asked her to do a few things for me. So you did notice she was gone? A search party? Wow," InuYasha looked over at the young chef now staring at him, surprised eyes widened. "Well you can tell them she's alright, she's been with me the whole time. Yes...well last night..." he stumbled for an answer to her odd disappearance."You see she stopped over last night too and...yes she is a hard worker...but I was having trouble with my shower head and Kagome was trying to help me with it. I know she has no skills in mechanics. That's why my shower still doesn't work, but she put in quite a few hours trying anyways...yes, that's why she was late to bed." After a few more fibs to cover Kagome's lack of appearance, InuYasha hung up the phone saying that Kagome would probably be helping him for a few more hours or so.

When he turned back around, he was looking deep into brown eyes set on a face full of emotions, none of which InuYasha could name.

"Thank-you so much. You have taken such good care of me," Kagome smiled softly but it was truer than any smile InuYasha had yet seen. Except one other. He was taken aback but soon regained composure.

"Yeah, well what else was I supposed to do? They might've blamed me for you being late and I can't have that." InuYasha turned around, arms folded, and face changed from one of shock to one of arrogance. Despite his selfish explaination, Kagome knew that was not the real reason.

There is a kinder InuYasha under that conceited act. I know it, and I will do whatever I can to expose it more.

In response, Kagome smiled wider and asked,"So what now?"

InuYasha looked over his shoulder and said with a shrug,"Whatever you want. If you need to go shower or get clothes in your room, go ahead. You can tell your boss that I sent you back early, or," his voice grew softer when he added,"you can stay here, you know, if you feel like you don't have the strength to return right now. Whatever you feel like you need to do," he turned his head back facing the wall."Whatever you want. I don't care." His back seemed rigid awaiting Kagome's answer.

Kagome's smiled never faltered.

He really is very sweet.

"I think I'll go take a shower and put on a fresh pair of clothes, then I'll come back here and you can tell me what I can do for you." InuYasha said nothing but his muscles relaxed. Kagome took that as a subtle sign that her answer satisfied him. She went to sidle out the door but not before she looked InuYasha straight in the eye and giving him one more gentle smile then turned around to leave the room.

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That smile. Soft but meaningful. It reminds me of her. Nobody smiled at me like that besides her. She was with me for only seven years of my life, but I will never forget her face because of her smile. And because of this, I don't think I will forget Kagome's face either. Not for a long time.

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I hope you enjoyed it! I know I did writing it! I hope the speedy delievery of this chapter makes up for the long awaitedness of the chapter before. If you noticed anything I can fix-OOCness, repetitivness, bad word choice, ect.-PLEASE tell me!

Did any of you figure out who "her" is; the one InuYasha talked about? Try to take a quess. It's actually pretty easy if you try to think about it. Good luck!

Wise Thought Of The Day-If you wake up and wonder "What is Elizabeth/Camron going to do today?" then you don't need to continue to see him/her. A boy/girlfriend should take away your worries, not add on to them.

I'm running a little low on Wise Thoughts, so if anybody has one, please contribute them!