"Anyway, relationships start for a variety of reasons and grow for a variety of reasons. However, they never end completely because the things we learned from that relationship stay with us even after we stop meeting the person."
"Ours has grown."
"Yes it has." She acknowledged. "And it will keep growing if we keep on trying at it."
"How will it grow Kagome?" She paused, flushed and then pulled out a sheet of paper.
"See this? We've gone from being acquaintances to being good friends. We can either stay there or move on to the intimate relationship level." He gave out a tiny smile unable to help himself. She wasn't saying no.