Chapter 5: The New Moon and My Love

"The new moon is today." Kagome said.

"Yes-Wait, WHAT?!" Inuyasha screamed.

"You mean you forgot?"

"No, I just… yes, I forgot."

"It's ok. But we can't sleep outside tonight… Wanna sleep in Kaede's hut?"

"Well, DUH! Where else is there? I'm not sleeping in a tree."

"There's my era. We would be safe from youkai there…" 'Since there is none…'

"That would work even better mate. Didn't you say that your family would be gone?"

"Oh! I did! That's perfect! And you wanna know what we can do because no ones home?" Kagome said while walking her fingers up his chest to his ears to rub them.

"Yes. Yes I do, mate." He said in a playful voice while pulling Kagome closer to his chest. They kissed, it was so electrifying they were both instantly aroused too much for their liking. She allowed him to enter her mouth. They had a battle with their tongues until they ran out of air. They panted for a minute and went right back to it again. They quit after they heard foot steps coming closer to the tree. Inuyasha growled. They looked down and saw Miroku.

"Ah, there you are!"

"What do you want monk?"

"Kaede asked if she could see Kagome for a bit."

Kagome jumped out of the tree while hanging onto her mate since she still didn't have all of her strength yet. She started to walk towards Miroku and Inuyasha followed close behind her.

"Ah, Kagome child. Come with me please." Kaede said as soon as they got to the village. Kagome followed. They ended up on a hill to see the sun was almost overhead. Once they knew they were out of ear shot Kaede asked Kagome, "What made you want to become a hanyou?"

"Um… I don't really know if I wanted it… but… I guess I did… I decided to become Inuyasha's mate…" Kagome said while deeply blushing. She could faintly hear Inuyasha climb into a tree not too far away.

"I was just wondering child, but what will ye do tonight since it is the new moon?"

"Well, I think we decided it would be safer to go to my era for the night. I mean since Naraku could be around still."

Just as Kagome finished she heard him cough and say, "Ya right, good one though bitch."

"SIT!" Kagome yelled

"AAHHHH!… UGH!" Inuyasha yelled as he fell out of the tree.

"What was that for bitch?" Inuyasha asked when the spell wore off.

"For calling me a bitch now, sit!" Kagome yelled without turning around. "Just because I AM one doesn't give you the right to call me one! Call me wench if you have to, NOT bitch! I'll sit you EVERY time you say it until it gets into your thick skull! How come you can call me mate when no one is around but when we're not alone, you can't. Huh?"

Inuyasha growled at this but scampered up the tree again.

"If you growl at me ONE MORE TIME no nothing is going to happen tonight mister!"

He knew when she was mad to keep quiet if he wanted to keep his presence on the planet.

"Kaede, what did you want from me anyway?"

"I just wanted to see if ye were doing alright. I didn't want ye to purify yeself. I think ye might get your strength and powers tomorrow if ye know what I mean…"

Kagome and Inuyasha both bushed when they heard this. He snickered. Kagome turned around and gave him a death glare. He immediately stopped and moved to the back side of the tree so he couldn't see her and clamped his ears to his head afraid of what might come next, but it didn't.

Kagome and Kaede finished talking and Kagome walked up to the tree Inuyasha was sitting at. He looked at her through one eye.

"Come down here. I'm not going to 's' you any more. I promise!"

"Feh."

"Inuyasha what's mating season?"

"It's a time when… well, youkai and hanyous want to err… take the person they love and mate with them."

"Well I figured that much out on my own."

"We have to be careful Kagome. Kouga will defiantly come around soon, and try to get you."

Just like it was a queue Kouga came up to them.

"Kagome, it's almost mating season!" He sang. "And-" he stopped when he saw her."

"Ka-go-me?" He asked quietly "Is that you Kagome?"

She nodded.

"What happened? Why are you a youkai?"

"First of all wolf. She's a hanyou, an inu-hanyou to be specific!" Inuyasha blurted out.

"Oh, no you didn't mutt!" Kouga said with rage.

"Yes, I did!"

"Kouga, I'm not yours. I'm Inuyasha's now. See?" She told him while pulling the collar of her shirt down.

"MUTT!! I'm gonna pound you till you die!"

"No, Kouga. Please… Inu, don't fight with him. Not today! You don't have all your power remember, nor do I!"

Inuyasha growled.

"I don't want to 's' you! I will if I have to!" She threatened.

"Kouga. Can't we just be friends? I don't feel like fighting today. And Inuyasha doesn't need to. You know it's the new moon tonight, you know what happens to us!"

He sighed.

"Fine, Kagome. I'll still be your best friend. I'll go to Ayame." He said defeated. 'I will still love you though.'

It was near sun down; Kagome and Inuyasha said their goodbyes for the night and jumped into the well. A familiar blue light surrounded them as they journeyed 500 years into the future.

"I'm sorry about this afternoon Kagome, with Kaede and you." Inuyasha said as they touched the bottom of the well. His ears dropped.

"It's ok. I still love you. You know that, right?" She told him while rubbing one of his ears.

"Yes and I love you too Kagome."

He jumped out of the well and opened the door. She held onto his haori and kissed him like the kiss from this morning. They both pulsed in sync with each other as they kissed. In 3 pulses they were human. And were still lip locked for another few seconds until they ran out of air.

"Oh damn, I love you Kagome!" He said as he saw her chocolate eyes, and she saw his violet ones.

He picked her up bridal style and ran as fast as he could towards the house.

"You're not gonna try and jump while you're human are you?!"

"Watch me." He muttered; jumped as hard as he could and just barely made it onto the roof. He sat Kagome down and she unlocked the window and they jumped inside and locked it back.