Not All Demons

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Inuyasha.

"Naruto?" The blonde looked up from his training to see a girl with black hair and blue eyes smiling at him. "I brought lunch, just like I promised." He grinned and darted over, ignoring how his body tried to oppose the action, eager to eat her cooking.

He heard her laugh when he tripped slightly in his hurry to reach her and smiled. He loved her laugh, especially after he found that it would brighten up his day after the hell that was Jiraiya's training. He was about two years into his training and he could already tell that he was getting stronger, but not strong enough to bring back Sasuke.

He looked over her shoulder at the food she was setting out and pouted playfully. "Aw… no ramen!" Another thing he loved was to tease his companion; she was so easy to rile and her reactions always made him feel strange. Sometimes he was amused, sometimes he felt loved.

"Baka! You need more nutrition than what just ramen can give you!" This was once of the times he felt like both. The flushed looked on her face and the flash in her sapphire eyes amused not only him, but Kyuubi as well, and her short lectures proved that she cared about him.

"Hai, hai; I understand, Kagome-chan." His grin because even wider at the blush elicited by his familiar suffix. He had persuaded Jiraiya to stay in this town longer than planned so he could stay with Kagome more. Surprisingly, it hadn't been as hard as he thought; all he had to do was mention Kagome's name and Jiraiya had smiled and agreed, not even bothering to make a perverted comment.

The kitsune jinchuuriki happily ate the food she had brought. In his mind, the only other food that came close to hers was Ichiraku's ramen. Not only was her food good, but Kyuubi approved of her as a friend or more whereas he had loudly protested a relationship with Sakura.

"Ne, Naruto?" He swallowed his food and looked at her questioningly, making it a point to be more polite around her; she deserved it in his opinion. Kagome wasn't looking at him, however, she was staring at the ground. "Do you believe in demons?"

Naruto looked at her in shock; how was he supposed to answer that?! He heard Kyuubi curse in his mind and advise him to keep his trap shut since this was a touchy subject for her. For once, he followed the nine-tails' advice and just waited for her to continue.

She glanced at him before looking back at the ground. "I used to fight them all the time, but I learned something more important than just killing techniques during that time…" Naruto held still, terrified that she would turn against him if she learned of his… tenant. "I learned something very few people could ever understand, much less accept." Her voice was soft and a small smile crossed her features. "I learned that not all youkai are bad."

The jinchuuriki was now openly gaping at her. That was not what he had expected her to say. "Take the Kyuubi for example," both he and the Kyuubi stiffened. "I know for a fact that he isn't evil." She looked at him and smiled at the question written there. "He used to be such a sweet kit… I refuse to believe that he changed as much as people think."

It took him a minute to actually be able to form words through his shock. "B-But… He attacked Konoha! How do you explain that!?" Inside him, the focus of their conversation was in silent awe of the girl in front of them. A gentle smile crept across his face; she truly hadn't changed at all.

Kagome leaned back onto her hands and watched the clouds with a smile on her face. "I don't know what his reasons are, but I'm sure that they're just, after all…" She turned to him with a smile that made his heart skip. "I raised him better than that."

Kyuubi laughed as his vessel resembled a fish. Don't look so surprised, Gaki; why do you think I approved of her for you so much? The fox could see the question on Naruto's face clearly and laughed again, causing Naruto to realize that the laugh wasn't malicious. Time-travel, Gaki. She used to travel all the time, then she came here and stopped, now… here we are.

The jinchuuriki sat back on his hands, taking a long time to process all this new information. "So… you wouldn't be hostile to demon vessels?" He heard her laugh again as she shook her head. A bubbly feeling welled up inside of him that he quickly figured out was pure happiness. "So you wouldn't hate me if I told you that… I'm Kyuubi's jinchuuriki?"

"Of course not!" She smiled at him and leaned closer to look him in the eyes. "I already knew that he was sealed inside of you; you act too much like he did as a child."

He blinked when Kagome seemed to realize how close they were and pulled back, blushing furiously. He smiled at her cuteness and gave into Kyuubi's prodding. Turning around, he lay down so that his head laid in her lap, and the blush that she had just gotten under control returned with a vengeance.

He grinned at her and closed his eyes to take a nap before returning to his training. Naruto didn't catch the fond smile crossing his 'pillow's' face, though his sensei did while taking a few notes from behind a tree. Jiraiya didn't linger, however; he walked away trying to think of a way to get this strange girl to come with them. Not only was she beautiful, but she kept Kyuubi in check.

Kyuubi watched his two 'precious people', as Kit would call them, fondly. Finally, Gaki has someone he can count on, not Pinky who will no doubt go back to the Uchiha once they actually bring him back.

AN: Yay! I liked this one! There will be a sequel to this one, because I just can't resist. Thank you for reading and please leave a review and maybe a request, but please no more Hidan, Kakuzu, Leader, Zetsu, etc. I don't know enough about them to be able to write about them properly.

Coming up: Itachi and Kagome, Kakashi and Kagome, Naruto and Kagome, Yondaime and Kagome, Deidara and Kagome, Gaara and Kagome. Not all of these are actual couples, some of them are just friendship drabbles.