I do not own Inuyasha, enjoy the story!

Kouga had left with Kagome on his back after leaving his right and left hand men in charge.

"There's a village about 5 minutes east of here, that is if I run. Its small, but it should have what you want since its known for trading. It's the only one for a ways to go."

She nodded, still a little confused about what had happened in the room.

Kagome didn't know why she had kissed him, or why she wanted to.

Before a couple of days ago, Kagome hadn't felt anything towards Kouga but agitation with his constant 'my women' remarks and the declaration of his love for her. But now….it was SO different.

He was treating her with some respect, and his habits of protection was getting better, he had only jacked up to other men that had looked at her, better than what he usually tried to do to Inuyasha.

And Kagome, she felt…attracted towards him. Just like in his room, when he had her up against the wall. She could've screamed and kicked, and almost surely burned him with some sort of spiritual power if she had to, even though she couldn't control them.

So what was making her like him? Love him? He was wedging his way into her heart, and it wasn't something she could stop.

When he was around her, she got butterflies and smiled often, something that usually only happened when Inuyasha was with her.

Now the only thing that happened when she heard his name was a deep sense of hurt and somewhat anger.

What was happening to her? What had changed over the last few days?

***Village***

Kouga skidded to a stop on the outskirts of the village, out of sight from the working villagers that were not to far away.

"What's the matter Kouga?"

He sat her down and he looked at the villager.

"They wont like me coming in the village. And I don't want you to get kicked out for being with a demon. Go shopping I'll stay here and make sure no demons come along."

He talked quietly and calmly, as if it didn't bother him at all.

"I'm not gonna leave you here all alone just so I can go shopping! I've been with demons for the past 2 years. If they don't like it, that's their problem, but judging you isn't right. You didn't do anything to them."

He sat down and smirked sadly, "If only you knew."

"Whadya mean??"

"I don't really wanna talk about it."

"Why," she asked.

'Why is she quizzing me? I don't want to tell her, that's my business.'

"Just because."

"That's not an answer, Kouga," she said in a stern tone while sitting down, too. "If you don't tell me then I'm not going."

He sighed and then lowered his head so she couldn't see his eyes, "I don't want to tell you…because if I do…then you'll want to leave the den."

Her eyes widened, "What could possibly make me do that?"

"What if I told you, that this village…was destroyed by my tribe before. Before I met you?"

She looked at him strangely, finally catching on to what he was getting to, and why he didn't want to tell her.

He was afraid she would think of him like a monster.

"Listen, Kouga, I don't care what you did in your past, or what happened before you met me. All that matters is now. You made a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes."

"But…Kagome, we killed tens-hundreds of people."

"Do you feel bad for it? Are you sorry you did it?"

He looked up at her with a deep seriousness set in his blue eyes, "Yes."

She smiled, "Then its okay. You realized that it was wrong and now you're sorry, so you are forgiven."

He sighed and then shook his head, "Those villagers aint like you though. They wont forgive me. Not a demon. Not one whose packs of wolves killed almost everyone off."

She stood and then stomped the ground.

"Kouga! Stop moping and get up. I need new clothes, and you're coming with me! I have been with Shippou, Kirara, and…Inuyasha," she said with some difficulty, "for a long, long time! And we went through, and stayed in villages before with little or no difficulty. So up!"

He crossed his arms and sat back.

"Make me."

She screamed and then stomped away.

"You are such a little kid! I don't even know why I kissed you, jerk!"

He gasped and then jumped to his feet.

"Wait, don't get mad!"

He ran after her retreating figure until he was walking through the village streets trying to find her scent.

"Dam* it all," he cursed through himself getting down on all fours to try and sniff her out.

People stopped and looked at him, whispering about 'demons' weird habits' and 'stay away, he might bite children' as the mothers and fathers walked by.

He pulled himself up from the ground dusted of his armor.

"Humans," he rolled his eyes.

'Where's Kagome? She's gotta be around her somewhere!'

***With Kagome***

The aggravated priestess shuffled through the walkways of the village, thinking hard to herself about what had just happened, and what she said.

After almost being run over by a farmer and his cattle, and then just about getting her big toe chopped off by a butcher's falling meat cleaver, Kagome decided to pay attention and worry about later. She was to clumsy not to pay attention to her surroundings.

She walked through a long purple piece of fabric hanging from a doorway. The sign out front read 'Finest Kimonos In Town, Fitting is Available'. They shop owners even had some of their work hanging up outside, and the kimonos were most beautiful.

A small bell laid on the table in the center of the room.

"Please ring for service," Kagome read out loud.

She tapped the bell and hummed to herself as a large man walked out and stared at her. He had bulging muscles and a shaved head, a frown set upon his face.

"May I help you?" his voice was lighter and daintier than he looked.

"Umm-yes. I was needing a few kimonos and the sign out front said that you had them here. Is that true?"

He looked at her a long time and them smiled jumping up and down.

"Yes, yes, yesss!! My first customer!"

She backed up a little bit with a nervous smile on her face.

"What type are you looking for? Ones that tie in the back? Or maybe ones in the front to impress the men?"

He looked at her creamy legs and then told her to hold out her arms. He measured her bust and waist, arm length and leg length.

"Long or short? Warm weathered or cold weathered? The winter season is coming you have to be prepared!!"

She giggled, he was just to funny.

"I was looking for something very elegant, but not to much. And definitely both, I need a long and a short. Ones that tie in the back."

"Right this way dear, I have just what you need."

He hurried her down a short hallway and into what she assumed to be the fitting room.

"Now hold on right here. I'm going to need you to get undressed so you can try these on."

She looked at him wide eyed with her arms held to her chest.

He went to walk away but turned around.

Placing a hand on his hip he smiled, "Honey, I'm gay. You don't have to worry about me peeking. I have nothing to do with girls. Oh booyyyssss! Help out my first customer please!!"

She watched as 5 men ran into the room in short kimonos all laughing with lipstick on.

"Oh darling, look at those legs, and that complexion! You have got to get a dark colored silk! To bring out those beautiful brown eyes."

That man got pushed out of the way by a smaller who held up her chin, looking at her intently.

"No, no, no. Shinzo, you are wrong. Would you look at her lips and her face, so smooth and heart shaped. Definitely a light colored one, maybe a yellow or green, to match her soft features."

Kagome's head started to spin with all the chatter and being pulled every which way to be looked at and talked about.

But all the talking stopped when the large bald man stepped back into the room with a wardrobe on wheels in front of him.

"Boys! Stop pestering the customer. I told you to help her, not kill her, would you just look at her face, she's practically exhausted from all of you!"

Groans of apologies were heard.

"Now, get her undressed and ready to be fitted and dressed. I want her to get the bet of the best, since she is our first customer."

He playfully winked at her as the other boys convinced her to undress and stand still on top of a wooden box so she would be ready when the bald man got done.

"Excuse me, sir?"

He looked up from the pile of kimonos on a large table. He seemed to be looking for one.

"I don't know your name."

He threw another kimono over his shoulder.

"That, missy, would be Kimono Master Minso. But you can call me Min for short."

She giggled and he smiled.

"And you would be," he asked throwing yet another balled up kimono over his shoulder.

"I am Kagome, Kagome Higurashi."

"A beautiful name. What brings you to this hell hole of a village?"

Kagome shrugged, picking up one of the kimonos on the ground admiring it.

"I needed something to wear so I wouldn't get my scho-I mean good clothes dirty. My friend, Kouga, is always messing around and plays outside a lot, and I'm sort of living with him for a little while now, so I wanted to be prepared."

Everyone listened in, the men, they were like little girls wanting to hear the latest gossip.

"Ooohhhhh. And he's just a friend?" ask the man named Shinzo.

Kagome blushed, "Well, he used to be, but now…I think I like him. I've been spending a lot of time with him and he's really sweet."

Min laughed and then held up a lime green kimono, a short one with a small pattern of circles going up the right thigh and down the arm. It would come down to her knees when worn, but needed to be tightened around the waist.

"Oh, that's beautiful, I love the color!" Kagome cheered as he walked over.

"Yes, I'm sure Kouga will, too. Now arms out. Kimi, dress her, while I find an obi."

A fatter older man, in his late twenties if not early thirties stood up. He was the oldest by far from the other men who looked to be in their early twenties.

"Okay, arms out, back straight, Miss Kagome."

She smiled and held out her arms, straightening her posture.

Min came back with a neon yellow obi and a clip to hold up Kagome's hair while he tied the sash.

Once done, Kagome looked in a long mirror and laughed, "Oh, look, its wonderful! Min, you're amazing!"

He nodded, "I know, I know! Now get that one off, we have many more to try on!"

She shook her head, "I cant, I only have so much money, and I only need a couple…"

He waved his hand towards her and then snapped his fingers, so his men would leave the room to bring in more wardrobes, "You are my first customer, and a sweet young girl with a man to impress! You need the best and the finest kimonos I have! You will get them, too. Pay for what you can. Just promise me something."

She nodded.

"When you need a kimono, you come to me, and no one else, and tell your friends. This is what makes me happy. And if giving away free kimonos to those who need it means my happiness and my customers, then by all means take every one of them," he persuaded.

"Sure, arigato, Min."

***With Ayame***

The red headed wolf demoness raced towards her home in the northern mountains, after finding that human priestess's scent mixed in with her beloved Kouga's.

When she finally reached the top of the peak, she slowed to a trot as her grandfather, and elder of the tribe, approached her.

"Ayame, I see that you are back much sooner than expected. What is the reason for this?"

She panted slightly and then bowed down to stand on one knee, her head lowered.

"Grandfather, Kouga, he has the human with him, the priestess that tried to steal him from me. She's at his den. He seemed dazed when he came out to look over his forests. I wonder if she has him under a curse."

The elder shook his head as if he were debating something.

"And you saw the girl?"

Ayame glanced up, "No, but her presence was clearly intertwined with Kouga's, and he didn't even seem to notice me. Usually he catches me when I spy-I mean gather information about him, even from afar."

The old grey wolf walked forward and then placed a paw on Ayame's hand that rested on the ground.

"Very well, we will fight to save Kouga from the trance that the human has put him in," Ayame held her breath as he spoke, "but I'm afraid we will need assistance, for our numbers dwindle."

She nodded, hatching a new plan in her head.

"Yes, grandfather, I will get the help needed. Allow me the last of our men, and I promise that Kouga will be mine. Our pack will thrive again!"

A long stretch of howls broke through the silence of the mountain, signaling for them to move out.

***With Kagome***

By the time Min and his boys were done dressing and redressing Kagome, a good pile of kimonos had built up, about 15 or 16 in all, not including the matching obi's.

Kagome looked at what she was suppose to just take and sighed.

"Min, I still don't think I should just take all the ones I cant pay for. I would feel…bad, please, allow me to repay you in some sort of fashion."

The shop owner shook his head with a smile.

"No, no Kagome, you promised me, and you're keeping that promise. Take them, I really need to get rid of some anyway. Please," his eyes got all big forcing her to falter.

"Fine," she stated with a crossing of her arms, "but I'm not gonna like it."

Everyone laughed and helped Kagome pack up her newly acquired clothing while she pulled out what money she had.

"Here's what I can pay you," she shoved the money into his hands and grabbed her bags.

"But Kagome-"

She cut him off, "You told me to pay for what I could, and I am."

Min groaned and then started walking her out the door.

Once they were there, Kagome turned and waved bye to Min, "Good-bye, thank you so much for your help, you're such a nice person, Min."

He nodded and then returned to the inside of his shop.

Kagome turned, and without looking walked right into something flat and metal.

"Ow," she cringed while rubbing her sore shoulder.

She looked back to find Kouga standing beside her, holding out his hand.

"Sorry there," he smiled.

"What's a good lookin thing like you doing in a place like this."

Kagome giggled and took his hand, "Finding some new clothes, and you. A demon must be here to reek havoc amongst us humans."

He smirked and then led her through the town using his nose to guide the way.

As they reached the town limits, Kouga found that Kagome was carrying a much bigger bag than he had imagined it would be. She was only suppose to get a few new kimonos.

"Why is that bag so big?"

Kagome looked at the bag, and then at Kouga who was eyeballing it like he had ex-ray vision.

"Because I got a lot of clothes."

"I thought you only had enough money to get a couple?"

"I did," she agreed.

"So you stole them?"

She sighed and then shook her head. Sometimes Kouga was a little dense.

"No, they were given to me."

"Oh, by who?"

"Min."

"Who's Min?"

"The shop owner, and a real good guy who gave me all these kimonos."

Kouga nodded in understanding, but then realized what she had said.

"A GUY!??!"

Kagome stopped her walking when he blew up.

"Yeah, a guy."

He began walking around her looking her up and down, lifting up her arms and legs examining them closely.

"Did he hurt you? Why didn't you wait for me to come? Did he make any moves towards you? What did he look like? How big is he? Was he human-"

"Kouga," she placed a hand over his mouth, "its okay. Min didn't hurt me, and he didn't try to get with me. In fact, he didn't want a thing to do with me. He was gay."

She laughed and started walking again.

"So, he gave you all those, was gay, and didn't try to make one pass at you?"

"Yup, not even when I was dressing. All he wanted me to do is come back if I ever needed more kimonos, and tell my friends so he could get more business."

"Hmmm."

She rolled her eyes at his over protectiveness and smiled.

"I cant wait to show you all the pretty kimonos he got me. Even the winter ones he fitted me for are some of the most beautiful things I have ever seen."

Kouga perked up then.

"Pretty greens and deep purples. Light blues and pale oranges. I think I have one in every color," a chuckle escaped her lips, "listen to me. I sound like a little girl."

He laughed along with her noticing that it had been a long time since he actually laughed. That is, until Kagome came along.

"So when do I get to see them?" he asked cautiously, as if he were afraid of the subject.

Kagome smiled, "Right now if you want. I can go change in the bushes over there so you can see my favorite one."

He took the heavy bag away from her, and watched her take a paper wrapped package from inside.

"Fine, but be quick, I don't want you in there to long." he firmly stated in his leader voice.

She skipped off into the woods, humming as she went.

Kagome seemed to be having fun with teasing Kouga.

***15 Minutes Later***

Kouga stood in the middle of the worn path, arms crossed, lips pouted. His woman had been in there for far to long.

"Kagome, if you don't come out now, I'm gonna-"

But before he could finish his sentence, she came skipping back out, redressed and all.

"Calm down, Kouga. Just tell me what you think," she exclaimed while doing a little spin.

Kouga stepped back and admired the kimono, trying to keep his mind in the right place, if you know what I mean.

She wore a blood red silken kimono, with a golden yellow obi. Up the right sleeve was a pattern of yellow circles spiraling up to the shoulder and down her back to her left knee.

The sleeves ended just above her wrist, and the length was right below her knees.

In all, it was very beautiful, and what made it most striking, was the woman who wore it.

"Sooo?"

He cleared his throat from his little thought and then shook his head, "You look great, Kagome."

She smiled and then continued to walk down the road.

Kouga followed after her while carrying the huge bag that held all her new clothes and accessories.

"It would be a lot faster for me to run and carry you. We could reach the den in like…20 minutes less than walking," he said while trying to calculate it in his head without sounding too stupid.

"Yeah, but, I like to enjoy my surroundings. Lets just take it slow for a while and notice everything we can about our walk back to the den."

Kouga looked around him.

There were trees.

And then some bushes.

A few birds were whistling cheerfully in the trees, two chasing each other through the air.

Nothing seemed different, just the same old woods and path that had always been there. It seemed that one of the big oaks had been cut down, but that wasn't unusual, being only a minute from the village.

"I don't get it." he stated with a scratch on the head.

Kagome looked to him with a sweet 'knowing' look on her face.

"I didn't think you would," she said sounding un-phased, "but it goes something like this."

She gave a little twirl and laughed.

"Listen to the birds sing, how they dance and play. Let the wind blow in your hair. Laugh about stupid things. Its called relaxing, Kouga."

He watched her dance around and have a good time, all the while, he was confused.

"Relaxing? I don't have time for that. I have to lead the tribe and make sure Naraku is brought down. When we get back, I have to make plans to head out and search for him."

Kagome sighed and ceased her frolicking.

"You're just like Inuyasha," she spit like it burned her tongue.

She snatched her bag away from him and began to slowly walk back from where they came.

Kouga had made her mad again by saying something he didn't know would upset her.

Great.

He grabbed her wrist and spun her around, looking deeply into her almond eyes.

"Now you listen here, Kagome. I will never, and I mean never, be like that mutt of a jerk. And don't ever think I will!"

Kagome turned her head, knowing she was wrong for what she had said, she had crossed the line.

She knew that he hated Inuyasha.

Not only because she had once loved him, and Inuyasha knew that.

But because Kouga couldn't do anything right in her eyes when he was next to Inuyasha. He saved her countless numbers of times. And what did he get out of it? "Thanks Kouga, bye Kouga." and then she was gone with the mutt again.

But through it all, he still loved her. From the day she threw the tiny fox demon off the cliff to save him instead of herself, that's when he knew he loved her, when he knew that she would be loyal, and hopefully, his forever.

That's when he realized he would do anything for her.

So when she said he was like the half-breed, it hurt him. It cut him open like a blade, the one Inuyasha carried.

"Kouga…I'm sorry…I didn't mean to say that."

She released her wrist and took the bag back from her, she seemed to be having trouble keeping it off the ground.

"Yeah, well…just remember what I said."

He began to turn, but Kagome stopped him with her voice.

"You know, I have to leave tomorrow. Its been a couple days, and Inuyasha will come for me if I'm not back. Then he'll find out that I'm not back at my home, and then come looking for me."

Kouga gave her an apologetic but understanding look.

"I'm sorry for causing you any trouble that may come when you go back to him. I understand that you need to be back. I will take you back tomorrow."

"But that's just it, Kouga," she choked out with a small, yet sad smile, "No one can find out that I was here. Not Inuyasha, not Sango, hell, if Kirara could talk I'd probably die because she knows to much. If they found out I think they'd be pretty mad about me lying. Even Sango would be mad about keeping Kirara away for so long, especially since she had kittens."

"So, you're saying that from now on, we'll have to meet in secret, and only see each other every once in a while?"

Kouga could feel his heart breaking.

"No, Kouga," Kagome could sense the tears coming.

"We cant meet at all! Inuyasha would smell you, and I just cant keep lying about things."

"Kagome, don't do this, I thought-"

"Its not like we together anyway," tears streamed down her face, "this was like a one time thing. I needed some time away, and you offered it. That's what friends are for, right?"

He swore he heard his heart shatter into a million tiny pieces then.

Friends?

That's all she wanted to be, was friends?

How could she do this?

They kissed!

He loved her!

She stayed with him!

And now, all of the sudden, she had to leave back to the dog-s*it and they couldn't be with each other anymore?!

How much more abuse could his heart take?

Why couldn't she just see that he was the one for her!? That Inuyasha wasn't worth it!

He knew she was afraid of him, and he knew she couldn't admit it, so that's why he slowly put on a forced smile.

"Oh, I see. You're right, I offered, that's what friends are for. I'm happy you got to come stay, you know you're welcome any time, right?"

"Yeah," she managed to choke out.

Why was she crying like this?

So much emotion on a guy had only ever happened once.

And now, out of no where, when she had to go, she started crying like a little baby.

Goodbye's had always been hard for Kagome, but this was ridiculous.

She saw the sadness enter Kouga's eyes, though he tried to hide it well. She watched him put on a smile that didn't reach his eyes. And she silently watched as he tried to keep his emotions in.

She knew it was hard, because she felt sad too.

But this had to be done, she had to get back to her friends, or else Inuyasha would find out where she had been all that time.

"Do you want to stay another night, so you wont have to get there at dark tonight?" Kouga asked, hoping that he would have some time left with her.

"No, I have to leave soon, if I go to sleep now, I wont want to get up tomorrow."

"What about your stuff?"

"Kirara will bring it."

She knelt down and pulled a wooden whistle from inside the ankle of her sock.

With three short blows, the cat arrived moments later, carrying the large yellow bag of Kagome's in her mouth, and two kittens on her head.

"Thank you Kirara," she whispered softly while climbing onto her back and taking the bag from her mouth.

Kagome looked to Kouga who seemed to be quite confused and sad.

"Kouga?"

"What?"

She looked in his right hand.

"I need my clothes."

Almost like he were debating whether to run and take her belongings, or give it to her and say bye, he slowly handed the bag up to her, grazing her thumb and pointer finger with his own, just to see what would happen.

A gasp escaped her lips when he did so, causing her to force back the tears she knew were coming.

"Goodbye, Kouga, thank you for everything."

He nodded, "Welcome."

And with that, Kagome lightly kicked Kirara's sides, letting her know she was ready to leave.

The cat took to the air with a roar and a powerful jump making Kagome jostle. The jostle made her tears slips over the brim, and land on Kouga's face as she left.

He watched her fly away until she was nothing but a dot in the sky. Wiping her tear from his face, he grimaced.

"Sorry Kagome," and so, he took off towards his den, hoping to dream about her tonight as he lie in his bed, the one she had slept in the night before.

***2 Hours Later***

Later that day, Kagome arrived in the village of Kaede and Kikyo, after going back to her time, quickly showering, restocking her pack, and redressing.

Her family, of course, had gone to a meeting with the mayor to see if opening a new park near the shrine would be okay. It seemed that the town needed the whole neighborhoods consent before they started construction. It looked as though the city counsel didn't need any complaint issues on their hands.

The note left on the fridge stated they would be back in a day, giving Kagome the whole house to herself till tomorrow if she needed it.

But anyway back to the story.

Kirara had waited for her by the well, just as she had requested, and now they were walking through the makeshift door of Kaede's hut.

All eyes turned to them as she entered, making Kagome want to faint.

She knew they would notice, or at least, Inuyasha would. She knew she missed a spot on her back where the scent of Kouga still laid. This thought made her want to throw up at all the cruel things she could imagine Inuyasha saying.

"Kagome, you're back!"

Sango stood up and allowed Kirara to jump on her shoulder.

"Lady Kagome, its nice to see you back and well."

Inuyasha looked up from his spot in the corner, "Bout time you got back, I thought I was about to have to come get ya."

She gave a nervous smile, "Yeah, its good to be back."

She looked around, "Where's Shippou?"

Miroku answered, "He's with Lady Kaede in the village herb garden. He had been helping her since you left."

She shrugged and then felt a nudging on the inside of the blanket she carried in her arms.

"Oh yeah," she turned to Sango who was busy brushing down Kirara, "these, are for you."

Removing the blanket from the kittens, Kagome smiled.

Sango let out a scream and almost fell over when she saw them.

"What!? K-kittens!? But how?"

The demon slayer gently picked up the two kittens and examined them closely.

"I don't know," laughed Kagome, "but it just happened, they were there when I got back from the well, I guess that's why Kirara didn't come back. One's a boy the one with red eyes, and the other's a girl."

Miroku looked over her shoulder and smiled as one of the kittens jumped on Inuyasha's head. The girl kitten attacked on of his twitching ears, making him scream.

"Dam*it, Sango, keep 'em under control, would ya!?"

She rolled her eyes, while taking the kitten off his ear, "Be reasonable Inuyasha, they're young and teething. What do you expect them to do?"

The half-demon mumbled something and them crossed his arms. Shortly after, he exited the hut with no more words.

So Kagome and Sango sat down with the kittens, not seeing why they should let him ruin their mood, and began an endless play session.

"They're very cute," exclaimed Sango while picking up her own cat, the mother.

"Yeah, I cant believe Kirara birthed them all on her own!"

"Its actually quite normal, most fire-cats like Kirara like to be alone when they give birth. That's why most of them don't survive, because other demons and predators eat the babies before the mother gets back her energy to fight them off. That's what my father told me after he gave me Kirara."

Kagome nodded and them picked up the girl kitten, looking into her blue eyes, they reminded her off a certain wolf demon that had the same color eyes, long black hair, pointed ears, and the cutest tail you ever-

"Kagome, are you alright?"

Her focus was broken as she heard Sango's voice calling her name.

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine, just thinking."

"Okay? Whatever you say."

After a couple moments of silence Kagome decided to break the tension. It was too awkward.

"So…what are you going to do with the kittens?"

Kagome looked around the room as if she hadn't been there in years. She was really trying to act as casual as ever, but, it was hard when you knew that at any moment you could get busted.

Sango on the other hand knew where Kagome had been. She was the one who had put the charm on them, so she guessed that was why Kagome was acting so strange. Paranoia and being jittery were two of the main side effects that the potion caused.

Setting the family of three down to nurse, Sango shrugged her shoulders.

"I definitely want to keep one for Kohaku. When we get him out of the reach of Naraku, having a cat like Kirara would be good for him. Plus I wont have to worry about him getting hurt as much if I know he's with him," she pointed toward the red eyed kitten.

"Oh? That sounds reasonable, I hope Inuyasha lets you keep him. You know how much he hates all things tiny, just like Shippou."

The demon slayer nodded, "That's right, I don't think he'll let me keep the other one," she said while picking the girl up, "but maybe if you take her, then he'll let it slide." she handed Kagome the kitten, who was just about to go to sleep.

Kagome took the kitten with wide-eyes.

"Sango! I cant possibly take this kitten! She's Kirara's after all, and I don't think I could break up the family."

Kirara purred and rubbed her head on Kagome's knee.

"See, Kirara wants you to have her. If you take care of her, I know she'll get al the love and care she needs. Please Kagome, if not, Inuyasha might make me give her to some stranger that could be a cat eater for all I know. It'll be right this way."

Sango almost had to put on the puppy dog eyes, but finally, Kagome was convinced.

"Fine!" she groaned as though she were being forced to dive off and airplane with no parachute. "But, will they be able to fly? Or do they have their own powers?"

The two girls thought for a long time.

"I think I remember something my father told me when I was little. 'Cats like Kirara have two tails because of their power. Two tails makes it easier for them to fly, to keep their balance in the air. Even though they may have more than one power, they all must fly. That is how they escape their enemies.'."

"So they can both fly, but some might have more than one power?"

"I guess so, maybe it depends on who the father was."

Kagome shrugged.

"Alright, I think I'm going to head off to bed, I'm pretty tired."

Sango nodded, not really paying attention. Kagome picked up her kitten and moved to the corner of the hut and snuggled into her sleeping bag.

"Goodnight Miroku, goodnight Sango."

"Goodnight, Lady Kagome."

"Goodnight, Kagome."

Okay, so this took me foreveeerrrr! 5 reviews would be nice.