Chapter 4

The small fire started to get bigger as the day went by. Their outer robes were stretched out over one of the branches above it to dry them of. Aiko was resting her sore head on Haru who was poking the fire with a large stick.

"You getting any warmer?" he asked looking down at her.

"Sorta" she shivered.

"I think we should stay here for tonight. I don't think your strong enough to head back yet" he said looking up at the sky. The sun was starting to set and the sky had changed from its usual pale blue to a bright orange and red. Aiko shot up and looked at him wide eyed.

"Is tonight the night of the new moon?" she asked.

"Yeah. Why?" he asked puzzled.

Aiko hesitated for a minute and leaned back on him "No reason".

"He is going to find out eventually. I might as well show him tonight".

"I'm getting hungry. Ill go catch us some fish. You stay here. I think your ankle is sprained cus it looks very painful" he said as he stood up. Aiko looked down at her foot and she never realised how swollen and bruised it was. So Aiko sat under the tree and watched as Haru made a fool of himself trying to catch a fish and ending up falling into the river more times then he saw one swim by.

"Haru use this" she said and handed him a pointed stick " now take it slowly and aim before the fish is under you".

Haru nodded and slowly did as he was told. On his first go he caught one and it was a pretty big one. He looked at it amazed and then at Aiko. He jumped up in delight and cheered but slipped and fell back into the water again. Aiko burst out laughing as he stood up and walked over to the fire soaking wet with his hair plastered to his head. He sat down beside her and stuck a stick through the fish and held it over the fire.

"Haru you are going to freeze your that wet" Aiko said through her laughing as she watched him shiver.

"I'm fine. I'll dry off soon".

"No you won't now take of your shirt" then she realised what she said and blushed bright red.

"Fine" he blushed and pulled of his shirt and squeezed it to get all the water out. Aiko blushed as she saw his bare toned torso and couldn't help but stare a bit. He soon put it back on and she sighed sadly then blushed realising what she just did.

"Here eat up" he smiled and handed her half the cooked fish.

"Thanks" she smiled and took a bite of it. After a while they finished their meal and rested up against the tree. Aiko looked up at the sky and realised the sun had set and she was going to change.

"Haru there is something I have to tell you" she whispered.

"Yeah what is it?" Haru asked hoping it would be what he wanted to hear.

Then Aiko's heart started to beat loudly and she was engulfed in a bright light. Haru looked on astonished and frightened. Then slowly the light dimmed and there was Aiko in her human form.

Back in Kagome's era, there was no one at home when Inuyasha and Kagome arrived and they took full advantage of this. Kagome woke up and found Inuyasha sleeping beside her in bed in his human form. It was the first time in a long time that they got to spend time together alone. She leaned over and kissed his forehead and grabbed his robe of the floor and wrapped it around her as she climbed out of bed. She quietly closed the door behind her and went downstairs to the kitchen. She looked around the empty house and had flashbacks of when Aiko was a young child running around with her teddy that Inuyasha got her. The one she brings to bed with her even to this day. She also remembered all the times she spent here with Inuyasha before they defeated Naraku. The she remembered all the times when she would come home heartbroken after Inuyasha had been with Kikyo. The she remembered all the good times with him. Those were so of her most treasured memories. She smiled and then realised that this was Aiko's first time alone as a human but it wouldn't do her any harm to leave her. She walked over to the sink and poured herself a glass of water and sat down at the table. She looked at all the drawings Aiko had done stuck up on the refrigerator and smiled at how happy Aiko would get when Mrs Higurashi would bring out the cookie box. She then heard footsteps behind her and saw Inuyasha in his bottoms and smiled wearily at her.

"So this is where you snuck of to" he smiled and kissed her on the forehead.

"Yeah. God this place has so many memories" she sighed looking around her.

"Yeah. Remember when Aiko climbed up into the tree outside and couldn't get down" he laughed and sat down on the chair next to her.

"Yeah I mean memories not just of Aiko. I mean there are so many of us here" she smiled.

"Yeah. Don't I know".

"Inuyasha I love you. You do know that" she said softly looking into his big violet eyes.

"Of course I do and I love you" he said and hugged her tightly.

"Good" she said and smothered her face in his dark hair.

"Aiko is that you?" Haru asked staring at the young woman in front of him.

"Yeah" she sighed and leaned against the tree.

"So you and your dad both change human on the night of the new moon" he said trying to get over the shock.

"Yeah. I was going to tell you before but there was never the right time" she explained. Her hair was the same colour but her eyes were golden and her dog ears were replaced with human ones. She looked almost exactly like Kagome just now her eyes were golden.

"Your eyes and ears are the only things that have changed" he said and looked her open and down again.

"Well done AND WILL YOU STOP DOING THAT" she shouted.

"Sorry".

"Sorry for shouting. I just hate these nights" she sighed and looked up at the moon.

"So is that why you always go back to your mom's time at this time?" he asked.

"Yeah" she sighed looking down at her swollen ankle. Haru followed her gaze and looked on around him.

"I don't think you will be able to walk just yet. That ankle doesn't look so good".

"I will be fine. I heal quicker than you remember".

"Oh yeah" he laughed and looked at her again. She was shivering more than usual so her wrapped his arms around her again and rubbed them to keep her warm.

"Do you ever turn full demon?" he asked curiously.

"No. Dad and mom say it cus of the spiritual energy in me that keeps that down. Dad says if I did turn full demon I probably wouldn't be able to control myself so I'm glad in a way" she explained.

"I see. You know you could have told me this before. We are best friends" he sighed sadly at the last 4 words.

"Yeah I know but I didn't know how you would react so I kept it to myself for a bit longer" she said looking up into his eyes.

"How did you think I would react?".

"I don't know" she said honestly.

They sat in silence for a while and stared at the fire until they each fell asleep leaning on each other.

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Ok this chapterdoesnt havea cliff hanger really but I am so excited about the next chapter. If you thought the others were cliff hangers wait until you see the next one. Ok I'm getting over excited. Its probably not that good but I cant wait for you guys to see it and tell me what you think but I would like at least 5 reviews and then I will put it up. Please review it means a lot.

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