Hatori pulled up the driveway and before he had even parked the car, Kagome had unbuckled her seatbelt, crawled across Hatsuharu's lap and tumbled gracefully out of the car. She then proceeded to run incredibly fast up the rest of the drive and crash through the front door. Hatori faintly heard Shigure cry, "My door!" before Haru pulled the car door closed again so Hatori could finish pulling the car into the driveway.

"Kyo-kun! Yuki-kun! Tohru-chan!" Kagome yelled as she raced through the house. The first person she found wasn't any of the people she had been calling for. "Shigure-san!" she cried as she accidently opened the door to his office. "I'm cleared!" she yelled happily until her eyes narrowed on him. "You didn't tell me anything about what was going to happen Shigure-san," she accused.

Shigure rubbed his neck sheepishly as he mumbled, "Well, sorry about that. But you're okay, so it all worked out!" Kagome glanced at the computer screen and caught sight of the last line Shigure had typed for his newest 'romance' novel:

She breathed heavily on her orange-haired lover's bare chest, her own black tresses tickling her sides as they moved together as one, sweat glistening on both their bodies.

Fury built in her at his perverseness. "Shigure-san, what are you writing?" She asked sweetly.

He beamed at her, "Just a romance novel, dear Kagome-chan." She smashed a fist into his head screaming, "Hentai!" over her shoulder as she ran through the house looking for Yuki, Tohru or Kyo. Shigure rubbed the bump on his head, moaning slightly. She hit just as hard as Yuki and Kyo.

Kagome ran through the whole house and found nobody until she tried the roof and spotted a shock of orange hair. "Kyo-kun!" she called. He sat up at the sound of his name and rubbed his eyes. He had been having a wonderful nap as he tried to escape from the worry of Kagome seeing Akito. Kagome flew at him and pulled him into a huge hug. She buried her head in his chest and started to cry, but they were happy tears. She didn't know why, but being with Kyo felt so different that any of the other Sohmas. Sure, Haru was very kind and a great person, Momiji was absolutely adorable and kind and Yuki was very polite, but Kyo was different. He was warmer? No, that wasn't right. Kagome couldn't put her finger on it, but her heart felt lighter when she was around him. He seemed content to listen to her babbling and put in his own two cents when he deemed it necessary. And sure, he teased her, but he didn't usually go over the line. He was Kyo, potentially the best friend she had made in the shortest amount of time, and Kagome loved it.

Kyo blinked. Was he still dreaming? Suddenly he felt a warm wetness through his cotton shirt and panicked. "Kagome! What's wrong? Are you okay?"

Kagome looked up at him and laughed. "Why does everybody keep asking that? I'm perfectly fine! I have something important to tell everyone though. Do you know where Yuki and Tohru are?"

Kyo's eyes darkened at the mention of the rat. "They're out. I don't know when they will be back."

"Okay!" Kagome said brightly. "Then I'll sit here and wait for them with you!"

"Hn, I'm not waiting for them." He growled, then mumbled, "I was waiting for you." Kagome blushed happily and plopped down close to him.

"I get to keep my memories," she stated unnecessarily. Kyo smiled and listened as she started talking about how nice everyone in his family was and how she wanted to help Akito, making appropriate noises at appropriate times.

"Hey Kyo, does that cloud look like a cat to you?" She asked. He looked over at her to see that she wasn't looking at the clouds, she was looking directly at him.

"No," he disagreed. "It's something much more beautiful than a cat." He smirked at her blush, but his smirk quickly faded when she looked at his wrist.

"Why do you have these beads on? They're not a normal bracelet. They hold power, and not just mine."

He sat up and she followed. "It's nothing," Kyo mumbled as he grabbed his wrist.

"Kyo, don't lie to me, please." Kagome begged. "I can feel you're different from the others. What is it that makes you so different?"

Kyo sighed and made the mistake of looking directly into Kagome's large blue eyes. Suddenly he found himself spilling the whole story of him having the true demonic spirit of the cat hidden in him as well as the normal cat spirit. He refused to look at Kagome as he finished his tale so he didn't see her reach over and grab the hand that the containment bracelet rested above.

Kagome's mind was in overdrive as she listened to Kyo's story. It was rather tragic that he was rejected from his family for housing something he had no control over, but sadly, history was filled with variations of that same fate. She reached over and grabbed his left hand. She gently touched the bracelet and felt that it could still hold more power. There was extra room even with the power holding back the cat's true form and the subjugation spell Kagome had accidently put in it. Subconsciously Kagome filed that information away. It could be important.

"Kyo," she found herself saying, "I don't care if you house the spirit of the cat. I see you for you."

Kyo looked up into her honest eyes, his own wide with shock and hope. Could she really be accepting him? Or was it a deception to get him to lower his guard so she could hit him where it hurt? Kyo immediately felt shame at the thought. Kagome wasn't like that.

When he refocused, he found that his nose was inches from Kagome's and that he could feel her breath on his cheeks. It was warm and sweet. Her eyes were half lidded as she tilted her head up. He bent over even further and his ruby gaze clashed with her sapphire one. Suddenly he found his lips on hers. The kiss was sweet and soft, but he didn't want to break it. Kagome managed to convey her love and acceptance for him in it. Kyo was lost for words. Nobody had ever given him this kind of love. It was always hatred or a challenge. Shigure teased him and his master had cared for him, but the kind of emotion Kagome was showing him was something he had never received before in his life. It scared him and enthralled him at the same time.

Kagome pulled back and looked up at him with soft, relaxed eyes. She was confused as to why she had let him kiss her, but it felt right. She thought that there was no way her heart could handle anymore love or heartbreak, but she was happy around him and more herself around him than any other person. Kyo just stared at her with an unreadable expression and Kagome suddenly became scared. Had she done something wrong? The silence became unbearable and she stood up gracefully.

"I'm sorry Kyo-kun. I…" She began to back away to the edge of the roof, but Kyo quickly rose as well. He reached out and pulled her into a hug.

"Kagome," He murmured. "Thank you." Kagome just melted into his embrace. He was warm and strong and seemed to care for her just as much as she cared for him.

Kyo looked over Kagome's shoulder and stiffened. "Damn rat," he hissed. Kagome stepped out of his hug and looked down. Tohru and Yuki were walking slowly back to the house holding armfuls of carrots and leeks.

Kagome smiled at Kyo and he lost his breath for a moment. It was then that he decided that Kagome was his and he would protect her however he could. "Let's go say hi!" she exclaimed as she raced to the edge of the roof and took a flying leap off of it, landing softly on her feet. Kyo sighed as he stepped off and landed cat-like as well, walking slowly off after the sprinting priestess. She had captured his heart and could control him like a puppet, but she was too innocent to know it or take advantage of it.

I did edit just a few things in this chapter, but not too much! I did feel that Kagome and Kyo were getting too close so I changed it slightly so that they didnt get that close that fast. Anyway, there will be more changes next chapter and I'll put that up ASAP. Please review kindly and make a busy author very happy! :)