Hey guys, sorry it's been such a long time since I've updated. I've been busy with life, but recently I received two reviews that made me really want to put something up. It's kind of a filler chapter, but I'm at a loss as to what to do. Plus I think it's kind of cute. So enjoy and please review and let me know what's up. NO FLAMES PLEASE I'm under enough stress right now as it is :P

Kagome hopped off of Shippou's back when they reached Shigure's house and walked up to the door.

"Hey Yuki-kun," Kagome greeted the boy who answered her knock. "Is Kyo-kun home?"

Yuki nodded and stepped aside. "He's in his room, still asleep, lazy cat. Who's this Kagome-chan?" He scrutinized Shippou,

"This is Shippou. He's a friend from my past. Shippou-kun, can you wait here please? I'll go wake Kyo-kun." She smiled happily and Shippou found that he couldn't say no even though something in him was warning him not to let Kagome go up to Kyo's room by herself.

Kagome masked her aura and scent and, silent as a shinobi, slipped through Kyo's cracked door. Her breath was stolen from her as she gazed at his peacefully sleeping figure. The sunlight from his window caught his orange hair and lit it up in the most spectacular way. It also made his skin seem tanner and smoother.

Kagome found herself walking toward him, holding her breath. Her hand stretched itself out and cupped his cheek. She ran her thumb across his jaw line and leaned over him, listening to his even breathing.

"Kyo-kun," she whispered, still leaning over him. Her hair slipped from behind her shoulders and brushed across his face. His nose scrunched up and he leaned his face more into Kagome's hand. "Come on, Kyo-kun. I've got a problem and I need your help to deal with it. I need you, Kyo-kun."

"Mmm," Kyo grumbled as his ruby eyes slowly opened. "Kagome-chan. You just interrupted the most amazing dream. But this dream is better than that one anyway."

Kagome laughed softly and Kyo closed his eyes again, savoring the bell-like sound before it ended. "Silly Kyo-kun. It's not a dream," Kagome played along.

"Of course it is," Kyo sat up and was nose to nose with Kagome. "If it was real life, there's no way this would happen."

He leaned forward and brushed his lips across Kagome's. Kagome gasped and blushed before she decided to be a little bit brave, so as he pulled back, she leaned forward and firmly pressed her lips to his. Her eyes fluttered closed and her eyelashes brushed Kyo's cheek as he sat stock still in shock.

Kagome was willingly kissing him?

Kagome was willingly kissing him?

Kagome was willingly kissing him?

No matter how he put it, Kyo couldn't quite figure it out. Sure, they had kissed once before, but he had thought that that was a lack of good judgment on her part. She couldn't possibly feel the same way he did! Could she?

Kagome pulled back at the lack of response from Kyo, thoroughly embarrassed and disappointed that her impulsive behavior was in vain. "I, uh, I guess I'll go then," She said flatly.

"Wait!" Kyo grasped her arm as she stood up and pulled her on his lap. "Not yet." He looked her directly in the eye and said, "Kagome Higurashi, you are very different from anybody I've ever met."

Some might think that what Kyo said was insulting, but Kagome could read in his aura that he meant nothing rude by it at all, he was just awkward with his words. She flushed happily, smiled softly and hugged him around his neck before saying, "You need to get dressed now, Kyo-kun. We're going to meet the family!"

"What! A-already?"

"Well, yeah! That was the plan anyway. I was going to see my family from the feudal era. I wanted you to come with me because I didn't think I could handle it by myself. I trust you Kyo-kun. I want you to be there with me."

"Uh, fine then. I'll go for you. But they're not going to kill me are they?"

"I'll protect you," Kagome whispered in a way that made shivers crawl down Kyo's spine. "Now change! Shippou's waiting downstairs!"

Kagome sat back on Kyo's bed and leaned against the headboard of Kyo's bed, settling herself comfortably as she pulled his covers up to her chin.

"Can I change in private?" Kyo asked.

"You're already in your boxers Kyo-kun," Kagome pointed out as she gazed at his slim, muscular figure. "What more is there to hide from me?"

Kyo blushed and turned his back on Kagome to rummage through his drawers to pull out socks, baggy black jeans and a white t-shirt.

"Very nice Kyo-kun," Kagome smiled pleasantly as she took Kyo's hand and led him downstairs. She really wanted to kiss him again, but the thought of visiting her family was too overpowering.

"Shippou! We're ready to leave now!" Kagome called as she turned the corner that led to the dining room.

Shippou stood and glared at Kyo as he smelled his scent all over Kagome and Kagome's scent all over him. "What happened in there Kagome-chan?" he demanded.

Kagome blushed and ignored the question as she turned to Yuki. "We're heading out. I don't know when we will be back. It could be tonight or it could be tomorrow. We're going to visit family I haven't seen in a really long time so I don't know how long we will be in reacquainting ourselves."

"That's fine Miss Kagome. Just be careful." Yuki replied in a princely manner.

"Thanks, we will." Kagome called over her shoulder as she left with Kyo and Shippou following close behind.

"So Shippou-chan," Kagome began once they were back in the city, her fingers still laced with Kyo's. "How are we getting to Sesshomaru's place?"

"Well, it was supposed to be just you and me, but," he shot Kyo a glare, "Since we have Ginger with us, I'm not all that sure."

"I really should take my driver's test," Kagome mumbled to herself. "Well, maybe we should just take a taxi."

"Do you know how expensive that would be to go anywhere that's not ten miles away?" Kyo asked.

Kagome looked up at him. "Yeah, I guess you're right. Do they have a bus that runs near there? Shippou?"

"Please," Shippou scoffed. "Do you not remember how much Sesshomaru hates crowds? There's no way he'd live anywhere near civilization. He lives just inside a cell phone tower's range but it's so far out of the way, no normal person would willingly walk out there."

Kagome pulled her hand out of Kyo's and hugged Shippou gently. "Shippou-chan, please, what's wrong. You've been behaving differently since Kyo and I came downstairs this morning. Please tell me why you seem to not like Kyo. He's really very sweet."

Shippou closed his eyes and relaxed into Kagome's embrace, wincing at the pain in his heart that she had moved on without him. "It's not that I don't like him, Kagome," Shippou sighed. "Let's get into the woods and I'll take you both to Sesshomaru's house."

Kagome drew back, slightly hurt that Shippou had so callously denied answering her plea for information. Then she was confused. How could Shippou take her and Kyo to Sesshomaru's? Hadn't he already said that it wasn't going to work?

She shrugged and began walking after Shippou with Kyo following after her, his eyes narrowed thoughtfully.

'That guy's jealous.' Kyo deduced in a rare moment of shining intelligence. 'I'm taking his 'mother' away, I guess. He wants her attention and he can't get it because I have it. Does Kagome know?'