Shippo pulled her after him excitedly, leading her through the village towards, ironically, the well. She hadn't been to the well's clearing in years. She was a bit confused though.
"Shippo, why are we going to the well?" she asked quietly, watching as the kit hopped ahead of her energetically.
"Inuyasha and Miroku have a surprise for you!" he answered, grinning at her over his shoulder.
He'd had a growth-spurt recently, waking up one morning and being a foot taller. It had shocked the hell out of her, but Inuyasha assured her that it was quite normal, and that within the year, the kit would be fully mature. And then he'll leave me behind too, she thought sadly, eyes going towards the dark forest in search as always for the one who promised to visit, six months ago. She was pulled back to the present, however, when they came to the clearing, only to find something new in it.
"Inuyasha?" she asked quietly, eyes wide as she stared at a single story, feudal era version of her home.
"Ya like it? I couldn't remember how to do those swinging doors, but I did remember the sliding ones. 'Course, the floor ain't the same, just dirt, but I figure maybe we can do like you had in the garden, with those flat stones-"
The hanyou was cut off abruptly when Kagome tackled him to the floor, hugging him fiercely. Blushing brightly, Inuyasha gave the monk beside him a pleading look, who just shrugged.
"Thank you!" she whispered, tears sliding from her eyes silently.
"Keh. You're welcome Kags," the inu hanyou laid his hand on her head gently, smiling.