A/n: Wow you all reviewed so fast thank you all, I really enjoying reading them they keep me going on with the story. This chapter is pretty much explaining what the mark means and what not.

Disclaimer: I do wish I owned Inuyasha and co. cause if I did… (Laughs Evilly.) But sadly I don't.

Chapter 6

"What would you need to talk to me about Kagome?" Miroku asked looking up at his friend.

"Before I tell you can we go somewhere more private?" she asked.

Miroku nodded and stood up slowly walking to an abandoned hut with Kagome close by. The hut was old and ragged with some roof panels missing, even the door mats were hanging off there hinges. The long ivy (not poison) weaved through the holes in the huts walls. This hut had been abandoned for a very long time. The previous couples had died of unknown disease. The reason that no one ever lived in it any more is because it was pretty far from the village but close to Inuyasha's forest which people thought of as cursed. They walked into the hut; it actually was in pretty good condition, besides the fire pit which that was missing a couple edges.

Miroku sat in front of the fire pit, while Kagome sat on the other side.

"Ok what information do you need from a humble monk?" Miroku asked.

"Well you're not that humble but anyway, what do you know about Inu-youkai traditions?" Kagome said lightly blushing.

"May I ask why so curious for Inu-youkai traditions?" Miroku asked noticing the blush.

"I'm just wondering that's all." She said.

Miroku knew she was hiding something but decided not to press the matter,

"Ok, is there any certain subject that you would like to know about? Like language, Inu body language, which might I add is very physical, or maybe on mating?" Miroku said eyeing Kagome suspiciously.

"Mating please." Kagome said lifting the collar of her shirt up trying to hide the mark.

"Ok let's see…well most of the time Inu-youkai mate for life meaning they will only chose one female or male for there mate. They show they are there mate by putting a claiming mark on her usually the male will do the marking. They put the mark where the neck and shoulder connect." He said very wisely.

"But won't the mark just eventually fade away?" she asked.

"Well yes that is for courting, if you do not mate while getting the mark it's not a true mate mark. The only way to have the mark permanent is to, as I said, mate. Courting on the other hand is a bit different; it's almost like dating I guess. What I hear is that, the male will mark her to show that she is being courted and you can't take her, kind of territorial in a way, at the end of every week he will remark her, if she still wants to. If she completely agrees on mating she will tell him and they will mate and so on." Miroku finished.

"So pretty much he likes." Kagome whispered to her self. 'But why me?'

"He? Who's he?" Miroku asked.

"Ah, err no one! Well got to go Miroku, thanks for the info" Kagome walked out of the hut and started to run back. It was getting late and Kagome suspected Inuyasha to be coming so.

Kagome ran for some bit of time until she saw the village and walked the rest of the distance.

She walked into her small hut. No one was there it was completely deserted. She then preceded to walk into her room and plop herself down upon her futon and thought.

'Why does Inuyasha want me to be his mate? I'm just a human. A weak human.' Kagome sighed 'he is pretty cute though, with those ears and that small nose and his beautiful amber eyes' Kagome as thinking so hard that she didn't sense the figure behind her. The figure lifted Kagome up by the waist. Kagome being surprised let out a high pitch squeal.

"Oi bitch don't yell so loud!" Inuyasha over Kagome's scream.

"Oh Inuyasha It's just you." She replied happily.

"Who else would it be baka?" Inuyasha said crossing his arms.

"I don't know maybe some possessed youkai or something!" Kagome said angrily, forgetting of her thoughts before.

"Well be happy it was me and not another youkai!" He said making a point.

"I…err…uh" Kagome turned around facing the wall. He was right if it had been some weird ass demon she would have been screwed. (a/n: Not that way sickos. Lol)

"Well lets start going, you need to start making dinner, I'm hungry." He said.

"Ok let's get going." Kagome said.

Kagome and Inuyasha started walking to the edge of forest until Inuyasha turned facing Kagome.

"Get on my back it all be faster." Inuyasha said turning around.

"I can walk." Kagome said trying not to bother him.

"But it will be faster, so just get on!" Inuyasha said turning around and grabbing her bad arm. Kagome hissed in pain and Inuyasha let go all most instantly. He felt horrible that her arm was wounded but he was being stubborn.

'Great now she'll run away and never want to see me again.' The thought of that made him lower his head and let out a small whimper.

Kagome was holding her arm when she heard a whimper come from Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked trying to see his eyes though his bangs.

'Baka she hasn't left go say sorry.' He yelled in his head.

Inuyasha looked at Kagome in the eyes then at her arm. He stepped closer to Kagome and lowered his mouth so it was near her cheek.

"Inuyasha what are you" Kagome was stopped when she felt a wet warm tongue lap her cheek.

"Gomen." Inuyasha whispered in her ear.

Kagome was speechless. She didn't know how to react. She was the one who should be sorry; if she just said yes and got on his back she wouldn't have made him feel bad.

"Do you accept?" Inuyasha asked keeping his head down.

"Accept what?" She asked.

"My apology?" he said.

"Yes, but how?"

"A quick nuzzle will do." Inuyasha said with a bit of hope. He was so afraid he would lose her because he was being stubborn jack ass.

Kagome slowly leaned up, holding his shoulders, and brought her cheek to his and nuzzled it.

"Come on let's go." Kagome said waiting for Inuyasha to turn around.

Inuyasha was stunned by Kagome; he didn't expect her to respond as quickly as she did.

Inuyasha turned around and waited until Kagome was on with her arm gently tucked in securely.

'I'll have to tell her about Inu-youkai language soon.' Inuyasha thought while running to Goshinboku.

'Damn right she's going to be your mate soon!' his youkai half said.

'She hasn't even said anything about courting yet.'

'She will I'll promise you that.' Inuyasha shook his head. He knew that he would have to tell Kagome about courting and body language soon.

"Inuyasha, you ok?" Kagome asked. He hadn't said anything since they entered the forest.

"Hmm, oh, yeah I'm ok…Umm how 'bout you? Is your arm ok?" He asked a little sad.

"Yeah I'm ok, thanks for asking." Kagome said placing her cheek on his shoulder. Inuyasha smiled the rest of the way there.

Yes I'm done…For now. Wow that took me awhile but hey, it's a longer chapter. Hope you all liked it.

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