Me: Alright I finished the next chapter :D So here it is! Chapter 2!

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The next morning Kagome awoke to the smell of roasting fish and the voices of her friends, save one. She pushed the sleeping bag off of her body and sat up, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

"Kagome!" A small voice shouted. Kagome turned to the voice to see a small red-haired boy with a bushy tail was racing towards her. She opened her arms and caught him as he jumped towards her.

"Good morning Shippou!" She laughed. She crawled over to join the rest of her friends a few feet away. Sango and Miroku were chatting while Kilala lounged at Sango's feet. Inuyasha was sitting quietly, with his arms folded and legs crossed. He didn't look up as she sat down in front of the small fire. "So how did you sleep Shippou?" She asked trying to ignore the fact that Inuyasha was… well ignoring her.

"Much better after that lullaby, Kagome" Shippou said smiling up at her.

"That really was a beautiful lullaby, Kagome" Sango said as she grinned at her best friend.

"Where did you hear it?" Miroku asked.

"My grandmother used to sing me to sleep when she was alive with that lullaby." Kagome said, glancing at Inuyasha as she said it.

"I think you should sing it to me every night!" Shippou exclaimed.

That's when Inuyasha stood up and without a word or glance at anyone walked away.

Everyone quieted and watched wordlessly as he disappeared into the forest. Kagome moved to follow him then settled back onto her knees.

"What's his problem?" Shippou said as he plucked his fish on-a-stick out of the fire. Kagome didn't say a word, she just stared at the place where Inuyasha was last seen. Sango watched Kagome's expression with careful eyes, as Miroku and Shippou started eating.

"Um, Kagome?" Sango said. "There's a hot springs nearby, why don't we go and bathe?"

"What about your food?" Shippou asked with a mouthful of fish.

"You eat it," she said as she grabbed Kagome's hand and dragged her into the forest, opposite from where Inuyasha had left.

"Sango! Don't you think we should eat breakfast first?" Kagome said as she was pulled along by Sango.

"Breakfast, can wait." Sango said turning back to look at Kagome. The look in her eyes made Kagome stop resisting. Sango didn't say a word when they arrived at the hot springs, or while they stripped out of their clothes. Kagome couldn't help but feel relieved by the hot water, she slumped down until the water went over her lips. Lips. Inuyasha's lips. Kagome sighed under the water causing bubbles to appear at the surface.

"Alright Kagome, talk. What's going on with you and Inuyasha?" Sango said. Kagome looked up at her friend on the other side of the hot spring and raised her head completely out of the water. She took a deep breath and looked down at her hands, folded under the water.

"Last night…" Kagome trailed off uneasily. She blew out a big breath causing her bangs to flutter around her face. "Last night after you and Miroku and Shippou had fallen back to sleep, Inuyasha and I started talking."

"About what?" Sango asked.

"The lullaby," Kagome said impatiently. "His mother used to sing it to him, but that's not the important part."

"Then what is?"

"We kissed."

"You what?" Sango sputtered.

"Well we were talking and then he turned to look at me and he was right there," she made gestures with her hands to show how close he was. "And then neither of us were moving and we were just looking at each other. Then he… leaned closer and kissed me." Sango made a squealing noise and swam over to sit next to Kagome.

"So how was it?" She asked excitedly.

"It was… nice" Kagome said as her cheeks turned crimson. "It wasn't fast or… or I don't know… urgent. It was sweet…" She trailed off and looked up at Sango.

"Ok, ok where were his hands?"

"Nowhere at first and then he turned to face me completely while we were still kissing and then he put his hands on my hips," she said placing her own hands in the same spot. "Then he wrapped his arms around my waist." Sango grinned and said,

"He pulled you closer." Her tone was that of how you'd talk to a baby, all sweet and sugary. Kagome rolled her eyes at her and made a face. "Where were your hands?" Sango asked.

"When his hands were on my waist mine were on his chest, and then when he wrapped his arms around my waist I wrapped my arms around his neck. Don't!" She said to stop Sango's 'Aww' of doom.

"Fine," Sango said, drawing out the 'i'. "So, then what? Did the kiss deepen? Was there any tongue action?"

"No!" Kagome said, her face turning the color of a cherry. She didn't like the way Sango looked disappointed. "After we broke apart he didn't say anything. He just kept looking at me, but when I said his name…" Kagome trailed off again, absorbed in her memory. "He flinched back. He looked… confused. When he said my name… it was like he didn't… know it was… me!" Kagome's eyes widened. "He didn't know it was me!"

"Well who else would you be?" Sango asked and then she froze. Kagome's eyes filled with tears.

"Kikyo."

When Inuyasha returned, no one noticed. Shippou was playing with Kilala in the grass. Sango and Miroku were whispering Inuyasha tuned them out; he had no desire to hear what they were saying. Kagome was sitting off by herself, not talking, not looking at anyone. Her knees were folded up under her chin, her arms hugging her legs closer.

Inuyasha longed to go sit next to her, pull her into his lap, and just hold her close to him. But he knew he couldn't. With what had happened last night… he didn't know where he stood with her. He knew something between them had changed but he didn't know what to do about it. He had no idea what she was feeling. He hardly even knew how he felt. He looked at Kagome again; she still wouldn't look at him.

"Inuyasha," he heard Sango say. He looked away from Kagome and looked at the demon slayer who was currently glaring at him. "We need some more firewood. Come with me to get some."

"We have plenty of firewood, Sango" Shippou said pointing to the large pile of sticks next to Kagome.

"Well, I'm still hungry. Help me catch a fish; you know I'm no good at that." Sango said.

"Here you can have mine," Shippou said handing Sango the rest of his fish.

"Oh for Kami's sake! Inuyasha come with me, now!" Sango shouted. She stood up and marched over to Inuyasha, grabbing part of his haori as she passed and dragged him into the forest. They walked a ways away from the campsite, neither of them saying a word. Inuyasha wasn't even fighting back. He knew what this was about. They found a clearing and Sango deposited him on a tree stump. She walked a few feet away, ran her hand through her bangs and then turned to face him, eyes blazing. "What the hell is wrong with you?" She shouted.

Inuyasha didn't say a word. He just looked up at her with sad eyes.

"Kagome is so beyond confused right now! How could you kiss her like that, and say nothing? You should be over there with her, holding her hand or something!" Sango screamed. "She thinks you didn't want to kiss her!"

Inuyasha didn't say a word.

"She thinks that you think you were kissing Kikyo!" Inuyasha flinched at the name but other than that had no reaction. Sango sighed and knelt in front of him. "I don't know what you're trying to do, Inuyasha. But with the way things are going now, you are going to lose her forever. Just talk to her. Please!" Sango pleaded. "I don't know how you feel about her, but I do know how she feels about you. You need to talk to her." Inuyasha looked at Sango wordlessly, his mask still in place. Sango stood up and began walking back to the camp site. She paused at the edge of the clearing and looked back at Inuyasha. "But," she said, her tone warning him of impending danger. "If you break her heart, I'll break your face." She said her face dark and her eyes glinting with evil. With that she walked out of the clearing, leaving Inuyasha alone.

"We'd better get going," Miroku said. "We need to continue our quest for the jewel shards." He looked around at his companions. Shippou had jumped up onto his shoulder; Kilala was mewling at Sango's feet. Sango held her hand out to Kagome and helped her off of the ground. Inuyasha was uncharacteristically silent as he followed his comrades down the road.

Shippou looked from Inuyasha to Kagome, sensing the tension between them.

"Kagome?" Shippou asked worriedly.

"Huh?" Kagome said as she was pulled from her thoughts. "What is it Shippou?"

"Are you feeling alright? You've been quiet all morning."

"I'm fine Shippou," She said giving him a small smile. Shippou 'hmmed' and looked at Sango who was glaring at Inuyasha. 'What is going on?' he thought confusedly. Suddenly a flock of birds tore through the sky, squawking madly.

"What was that?" Miroku muttered. Kilala mewed and then started growling, facing the direction that the birds had flown from. Sango looked down at Kilala.

"Kilala? What's the matter?" Kilala then erupted in flames and transformed into her demonic form.

"Inuyasha, the sky!" Miroku exclaimed. Everyone looked up to see that the sky was turning purple.

"A demonic aura," Sango murmured. "Something must be coming!" She exclaimed.

"Inuyasha, can you smell anything?" Miroku said turning to face Inuyasha. Inuyasha sniffed and growled.

"Yea, demons are headed this way. They aren't strong but there's a lot of them." It was the longest sentence he had uttered all day.

"Come on then!" Sango said as she jumped on top of Kilala's back.

"Right," Miroku said as he started to climb onto Kilala.

"Er, Miroku? Why don't you let Kagome ride with me?" She said.

"What?" Miroku asked. Sango looked at Kagome and held out her hand.

"Come on Kagome," Sango said quietly. Kagome glanced at Inuyasha then nodded and accepted Sango's help onto Kilala's back. Miroku exchanged glances with Shippou before shrugging and following the now flying Kilala. Nobody noticed Inuyasha's expression as he watched Kagome disappear on Kilala's back.