A/N: Whew! New chapter! -dances- Hope you enjoy! ^_^

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Kagome stirred slightly, giving a soft groan as she nuzzled against the warmth that surrounded her. A rumbling sound immediately erupted from the 'warmth' and she frowned, opening her eyes with a small yawn…

…to realize that all she could see was the silver color of a certain half-demon's hair as he made a rumbling sound, nuzzling his face contently against her neck, his ears happily twitching.

Kagome flushed red and she was about to shove him off when she caught sight of his twitching ears. Her attention caught, she smiled slightly, freeing her arms and reached up, gently rubbing one of his ears. He whimpered, pushing his head against her hand with a small whine.

Kagome giggled softly, not noticing when Inuyasha opened his eyes and raising an eyebrow. But when he spoke, she jumped in surprise, squealing and jerking her hands back. "What the hell are you doing, woman?"

Kagome's face became bright red once more and she squeaked, "I…err, you…your ears…"

Inuyasha smirked, nuzzling his face against her neck once again with a grin. "Keh."

Kagome struggled to push him away, glaring and giving a human growl as he wound his arms around her waist and kept her there. "Damn it, get off of me, you damn dog!"

Inuyasha growled at her words, narrowing his eyes. "Don't call me that," he muttered, but released her, scowling as he turned away from her and prepared to go back to sleep. "Keh."

Kagome frowned, sitting up. "Sorry," she muttered, uncertain as to what had made him upset.

Inuyasha didn't look at her, merely closing his eyes as he muttered, "You used to call me that. Before we started dating, when you claimed you hated me and when you were mad at me."

She blinked, surprised at his words. "…I'm sorry, Inuyasha," she repeated. "I didn't know. "

Inuyasha snorted softly, turning around again with a smirk and yanking her down beside him, burying his face in her hair. He closed his eyes, still smirking as he muttered, "Don't go anywhere anymore, stupid."
Kagome frowned, looking uncomfortable at him being so close. "Look, I understand that we used to be really close. But can you please get off of me now? I don't remember enough to want to-"

Inuyasha pouted. "…you can rub my ears, wench."

Kagome froze, eyes widening and Inuyasha smirked. "Still your weakness. As long as I have these ears, I'll continue to have your attention, ne?"

"…can I really?" Kagome said nervously, eyes locked on his ears.

Inuyasha grinned; pricking his ears as he contently wrapped his arms around her waist and nuzzled his face into her neck with a contented sigh. "Yeah."
Kagome reached up and gently, hesitantly, touched the tip of one of his ears. He shuddered, but rumbled softly, much like a purr. Kagome smiled and grew confident, caressing his ear with a firm grasp. Inuyasha's rumbling grew and Kagome giggled softly, scratching at the bases of his ears.

And then her eyes were blank, her hand going limp.

((Flashback))

Kagome Struggled to not pass out from exhaustion for the rest of the day, using coffee and soda to keep her awake when they went over to Sango's again to hang out with their friends. Eventually, when Shippo was sleeping, Sango decided to pull out the wine and beer. Kagome groaned when Inuyasha enthusiastically asked for a couple glasses of beer. Sesshomaru and Miroku joined in with the beer, while Sango and Rin daintily sipped at a couple glasses of wine. Kagome flat out refused to drink, knowing that someone had to care for Shippo after his nap.

It didn't take many glasses for Rin, Sango, and Miroku to become drunk, but as Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were demon and hanyou it took far more to put them in a drunken stupor.

Kagome decided to begin counting the glasses Inuyasha drank out of boredom as he decided to have a contest with Sesshomaru. Kagome groaned at the thought of a drunken Inuyasha, but went along with it.

Twenty-six…twenty-seven…twenty-eight…damn! Don't they ever give up! Kagome cursed as Inuyasha continued to drink, though he was obviously starting to get drunk. He was swaying slightly.

A commotion suddenly happened behind her and Kagome glanced over her shoulder to see that Miroku had stumbled and fell flat on his face. He started giggling like a teenage girl, and Sango and Rin began full out belly laughing. Kagome snorted and rolled her eyes in disgust, returning her attention to Inuyasha again. She quickly counted the glasses and sighed. Seriously? After thirty-seven glasses, can't they stop?

Sesshomaru was still sober, but Inuyasha was obviously having trouble staying upright. So Kagome decided that enough was enough. She marched over and grabbed Inuyasha by his upper arm and jerked violently on it. "Come on, Inuyasha, time to leave!" She announced and then went to get Shippo. Now way was he getting left in a house full of drunken idiots!

~O~

Inuyasha frowned and brushed some hair out of her face. "Why? I want to snuggle…with…with you!" he slurred with a strange looking pout. "You're special… I don't want you to go!" He let out a whimper, burying his face into her hair. "Don't go! You can touch my ears!"
Kagome froze, her attempts to escape stopping. He was offering to let her touch his ears? The thought made her let out a nervous laugh, but the thoughts of Hojo vanished. "I can touch them?"

Inuyasha nodded, looking like an innocent child that had just stopped spinning in a circle as he swayed. "Yeah…" he hiccupped. "You can touch them…for long…as you want!" he slurred, nuzzling his face into her neck again.

Kagome was sorely tempted. Touch his ears? This could be the only chance she could… "Fine, but I get to touch them!" She said hesitantly.

Inuyasha caught her hand as she eagerly reached up to touch them. "Not…yet!" he teased, flicking her nose lightly with his free hand. "I have…a…a surprise first!"

"What would that be?" She demanded sarcastically, wanting to slap him for not letting her touch his ears after he said she could.

Inuyasha gave her a bright smile. "I want to give you…a…kiss!"

Kagome frowned. "Okay…" she mumbled, pulling away as much as he would allow. "You're weird. You are never getting drunk again, got it?"

Inuyasha frowned. "…Not…drunk…" he mumbled. "I want…to give you a kiss…and you get…to…to…um…" he broke off, thinking again. "That's right! Touch my ears!"
Kagome growled, impressively for a human. "Fine."

((End of Flashback))

"Kagome?!" Inuyasha's panicked voice came from above her and Kagome opened her eyes to look up at him, confused. What had happened. "Kagome, are you okay?"
Kagome stared up at him, blinking. "Hm?" she murmured, pushing herself up. "What happened?"

Inuyasha's ears flattened against his head. "I let you touch my ears and then you passed out for a while."

"Ah," Kagome said. "I'm sorry, I…I remembered some time when you got drunk or something…"

Inuyasha's eyes softened and he relaxed, resting his forehead against her shoulder with a whine. "Damn it, woman, don't scare me like that!"

Kagome gave a faint smile. "I'm sorry…but now that we're up and have had a strange wake up time, can we go see Sango-chan? I…I want to see her again…and meet her babies…"

Inuyasha gave a smile, pulling back, a fang poking out over one lip. "Of course. Come on."

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Sango hugged Miroku tightly, hiding her face in his shoulder as her shoulders shook with sobs. "Damn it," she whispered.

"Its okay, San," Miroku reassured, stroking her back. "Everything's fine now. Kagome's with Inuyasha…and she remembers you. Miki and Hotaru are alright."

Sango's eyes filled with softness at the names of her children. "I'm glad…for everything that's going right. I was so worried about Kagome…"

There was a sudden knock on the door and a nurse peeked in with a smile. "Sango-chan? A young lady out here would like to speak with you alone."

Sango tilted her head curiously, releasing her husband. "Send her in. Miroku, you can stand outside for a moment, right?"
"Of course," he replied with a smile, kissing her forehead, before getting up and slipping out the door. "If you need anything, call, kay?" Miroku rubbed the back of his head as stepped out, eyes widening when he saw a bored looking Inuyasha and a smiling Kagome. "Oh. It's you two," he said, giving a smile. "I see."

Inuyasha grumbled. "We were having fun in bed and she decided randomly that she wanted to see Sango."

Kagome scowled, swatting his head. "Don't give him any ideas!"

Miroku snickered slightly, shaking his head in amusement. "Sango's waiting, Kagome. Why don't you go on in there."
"Kay!" Kagome said cheerfully.

Miroku watched as Kagome skipped into the room, eyes softened with amusement. "I'm honestly glad that she remembered Sango of all people," he said softly. "I know you want her to remember you…but I believe Sango needed this more, Inuyasha. The only family Sango had before she had the twins was me. Kagome's like a sister to her. It's good that Kagome remembered her."

Inuyasha glanced over, and then gave a sigh. "It's still not fair," he murmured. "She's remembering so much compared to before…but she won't remember me…"

"In time, she will Inuyasha," Miroku said gently. "Get her to fall in love with you again. I'm sure she'll remember then. I promise."

Meanwhile, in the hospital's room…

"Sango?"

Sango's head jerked up, recognizing the voice immediately despite the fact that she hadn't heard it in over a year. "Kagome…"

Kagome stepped in, giving a smile, eyes filled with tears. "Hey."

Sango gave a small sob as Kagome rushed over and hugged her friend. "Oh my god, you're here," Sango whispered, hugging Kagome tightly. "I was so worried about you. Everyone…kami, I never thought I'd be so happy to see you."
Kagome smiled, pulling back to look at Sango with a tearful look. "I'm so glad you're okay, Sango. I was worried when Magatsuhi said he'd been here…he didn't hurt you, did he? I'm so sorry you had to get involved with him…it's my entire fault."

"Nonsense," Sango scolded, "It's not your fault. I've been through worse. Remember…hm. I suppose you wouldn't remember Kohaku's death, would you."

Kagome looked away, shaking her head. "I'm sorry, Sango."

"It's not your fault," Sango reassured. "That bastard's to blame. I'll tell you everything you want to know! That way you can remember everything!"

Kagome beamed. "That…I would really like that, Sango."

"Now," Sango replied. "Let's see if we can convince the nurse to let me see Miki and Hotaru. After the surgery, I was sleeping so I couldn't see them."

Kagome grinned. "I'll be right back."

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When Kagome first came running out of the room, Inuyasha and Miroku hadn't been all that suspicious. But now that she had come running back with a wheel chair…Miroku narrowed his eyes. "What the hell is she up to- SANGO! WHAT THE HELLD DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?! GET YOUR ASS BACK IN THERE AND REST!"
Sango shook her head from where she sat in a wheel chair, brown eyes determined. "I want to see Miki and Hotaru. I haven't seen them yet."

Miroku gently nudged Kagome out of the way, turning the wheel chair to push it back into the room. "I know, but if you don't rest, you could get sick."
Kagome immediately hissed through gritted teeth, forcing herself between Miroku and the wheelchair with the help of Sango, who determinedly helped Kagome wheel her in the direction they needed to go. "I don't care. Miroku, you're the father, so you don't understand. You've gotten to see them; you've even gotten to hold them. I want to do that too you know."

Inuyasha watched Miroku's stunned face as they disappeared around a corner. "Damn, you really are an idiot, ne?" he said with a yawn. "They're women. They'll get what they want, Miroku."

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He tilted his head with a smirk, flicking his wrist. He watched with amusement as the body fell at his feet. "Humans…pathetic."

The demon at his side gave a roar, immediately pouncing on the body and devouring it, its eyeless head weaving as it tore into the now dead human's flesh.

He nodded. This demon obeyed his commands well. It would definitely be the most helpful for the job he had planned.

The demon stopped, swiping a long, snake like tongue around its muzzle before leaping back to his side, waiting for what it was supposed to do next.

The demon was small, the height of a medium sized dog. In fact it looked like a dog except for the fact at it was pretty much skin and bones, it had no tail and its eyeless head was in the shape of a horse's. Its paws held talons the length of a pencil, and it snarled quietly, a snake like tongue tasting the air. It quivered at his side, waiting for its next order.

He shuddered. He was the creator of this demon, yet it creeped even him out.

He smirked. Yet, this nightmarish demon that he had created hundreds of years ago would serve its purpose. "Go," he murmured.

The demon hissed, snarling before disappearing.

Oh yes…this'll work quite well…sweet dreams…my Kagome…

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Kagome smiled softly as she watched Sango sniffle and coo to her two babies, her eyes soft. "Oh, they're so cute," Kagome squealed happily.

Inuyasha snorted softly from his spot beside her, mumbling something along the lines of "we could've had two or three by now if you hadn't died on me, wench".

"What was that?" Kagome said, shooting the hanyou a scowl and raising an eyebrow. "Do you have something you wish to share with me?"

"Nothing, nothing," he replied quickly, looking away and avoiding her gaze.

"That's what I thought," Kagome retorted.

Sango smiled softly. "You two…no matter what, you act like you always do."

Kagome became confused. "Is that a bad thing?" she asked.

"I'm not really sure," Sango replied. "I would say no, but I would say yes, too…you two fought like cats and dogs quite some time ago."

"I remember that," Miroku mused from where he kept watchful eyes on his wife. "You wanted to purify him at one point."
"Purify?" Kagome asked, confused.

"You used to be a miko," Inuyasha explained softly. "You kept little demon kids in check that way…you didn't get paid very much but you enjoyed that job…"

"Oh," Kagome replied, giving a small sigh. "I see."

"Okay, okay," Sango suddenly said as Miki began to fuss, her violet eyes filling with tears. "What's wrong, Miki-chan, hm?"

Miroku frowned as Hotaru, too, began to fuss, giving a small wail. "What's wrong?" He murmured, cradling her to his chest. "Little Hotaru, what's wrong?"

A child in the room that held more children suddenly gave a cry, followed by others. A light flickered, and Kagome felt the room chill slightly. Kagome's face paled and she pressed nervously against Inuyasha, who was growling slightly. "What's going on?"

Inuyasha's eyes snapped around and he growled deep in his throat, eyes defensive. "What the hell-" he muttered.

"Demonic aura," Miroku whispered, confirming Inuyasha's suspicions. "A bad one at that. Where's Shippo?"

"Sleeping in my room," Sango replied, hugging Miki to her chest with a frantic look. "Is it a spirit or something? They say children and –no offense, Inuyasha. But they say that animals and children can sense spirits before the rest of us…"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Seriously, Sango?!"
"It's the truth!" Sango whined.

Something brushed against Kagome's leg, and she yelped, jumping straight into Inuyasha, knocking him over. "EEK!"
Inuyasha jerked upright, grasping the woman by the waist and moving her out of the way with a snarl. "What the hell, Kagome?!"
Kagome shuddered. "Something touched me," she replied.

Inuyasha growled, looking around. "A spirit," he decided.

"But here?" Sango murmured, her eyes panicked. "Why here?! They say they have barriers that defend this place against those kinds of things…"

"Some spirits are definitely stronger than they look." Miroku replied simply, gently handing his wife Hotaru. "Hold onto her."

Kagome leaped away as something brushed against her again, shrieking. But this time it followed her, knocking her to the ground and pinning her there.

The lights flickered on and Kagome was faced with a very creepy looking demon on her chest, purring.

Purring.

It was practically bones, and had no eyes. It had no tail, and looked strange with its snake like tongue flicking in and out.

And it continued to purr.

Kagome blinked. "…you." She whispered, face paling.

Inuyasha snarled, leaping forward to tear the demon into shreds, but was instantly running into a barrier. "Kagome!" He cried.

Sango whimpered, holding her daughters tightly in fear. "What the hell is it?!" She demanded as Miroku stood defensively in front of her.

And then Kagome was laughing, hugging the strange creature much to everyone's complete and total surprise. "Oh my goodness, I haven't seen you for a while, huh?" she said to the creature as it purred and nuzzled her face.

Inuyasha blinked, tilting his head. "…Kagome?"

"He's one of Magatsuhi's pets," Kagome replied, "Thank kami he was the one that came instead of that hellish other one. The other one would already have us under and pretty much killing us in our sleep."

"The…other…one?" Miroku said faintly.

Kagome gently pushed the creature off of her, patting its skulls head. "Yeah. Magatsuhi created two of these guys, using the carcasses of two dogs and two horse skulls. I know they look weird, and the other one's a killer, but this one's been practically my pet. He's a good boy, hm?" She said happily to the creature. It whined, nuzzling her hand. "I'm the only one who can tell them apart. I mean, they both do the same thing and they eat human flesh, but…even Magatsuhi can't tell them apart. He must have meant to send the other and sent this one in his place, ne?"

Inuyasha stared blankly at her. "…there is something wrong with you, woman. Get rid of it."
"No way," Kagome snapped, "This is my friend!" She crouched down to kiss its nose. Sango shuddered. "You'll be staying with me instead of going back, hm?" She said to it. "To protect me from your brother?"

The creature gave a strange rasping sound, squirming excitedly.

Miroku smiled slightly, shaking his head in amusement.

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A/N: I know this chapter was pretty bad towards the end…but…

I absolutely love that little creature thing I came up with for some reason XD At first I creeped myself out, but I love it XD