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Toga was not happy as he made his way out of the Citadel. He had lost an hour dealing with the panther and another half an hour going over her room looking for any kind of scent to help him but at least he had gain valuable information. For one, she had referred to him as my husband, which had his inner demon smirking. Two, Kagome had seen the panther and him; that didn't bother him, nothing had happened but obviously Kagome did not know that . . . and what about the bond?

He quickly passed through the village and approaching the last gate came to a stop. She had been very clever to change her clothes to throw her scent off but it still had a scent- it was stale from where it had been stored. His problem now is he had no idea what time she had left and being past noon the scent was now covered by other scents but he was an Inu and this would not defeat him.

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An hour later and they were once again back on the road, the both of them having decided it would be best to travel together versus her going alone and she truly didn't mind finding him to be wonderful company; he was smart, funny and charming. She really could not ask for better company and bonus, he distracted her mind from unpleasant thoughts.

They idly chatted about the day as they walked, enjoying each other's companionship. Time quickly slipped passed them and soon they found the sun slowly sinking behind the trees. Kagome needed to stop she was getting tired and her sight would be useless soon but she wasn't sure how she felt about stopping with Koroshiya. It was one thing to walk with a stranger during the day, a nice one at that, but in the end still a stranger.

She let out a gusty sigh and throwing her hands in the air turned to Koroshiya, whom had an eyebrow cocked at her in amusement and informed him that it was time to stop for the night. She then got off the path and heading for the woods paused when Koroshiya said he would get dinner; she smiled and nodded her head in gratitude. She had no idea why she was worried, she was a Miko and he a taka-yōkai; she shook her head at her foolishness.

He was amused at her theatrical behavior and watched as she disappeared into the woods. Letting a smile grace his lips he quickly left in the opposite direction to retrieve dinner, rabbit sounded awfully good and he was sure she would enjoy it too.

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Sorry for the delay guys, got back Sunday from a trip and Monday was spent taking down Christmas! It is great to be home once again and I will try and get back on schedule. Thanks for your continued support! TearsDrippingDown, Esha Napoleon, CityOfFallenAshes, llebreknit, IntertwinedMelodies, Vocaloid Marmalade86, kate, TheLostPrincessOfTheEast, Veraozao and nipi. Priss ^^