InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ What's In A Name? ❯ First Encounter ( Chapter 4 )

Disclaimer: I don't own 'em. (Damn, honey, that's pretty lame for one of our disclaimers…I was in the hospital yesterday, so sue me. [Note: me and my neechan talking.])

Sorry for the lateness and all. Lets's see, other work, moving back to college, classes, work, and I have been sick for the last four days and was in the hospital yesterday. So yeah, go illness!

Thanks to everyone who has reviewed and supported this story, and for all of you who have been waiting patiently (and you who haven't been so patient). I love you all! Yey for you! (collapses into unconsciousness) Hmm perhaps I shouldn't do that till I am completely better. Yes. Ok, onto the story. I wonder who Inu will meet up with today.

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Five days had passed since Kagome had returned to the Sengoku Jidai with InuYasha and things were…progressing. InuYasha had yet to regain any of his memories, but he was learning very quickly about his life with them. They had taken a day to help him adjust to his strength and skills by having him spar a bit against Sango, Miroku, and Kirara. It helped him considerably to understand what a few of his limits were, and also how to control it all.

Two days ago they had headed out of the village for the first time since their return and Kagome couldn't help but find his reactions amusing. She had been afraid he would have trouble adjusting after staying at the shrine and then Kaede's, but he was either too enthralled in another story one of them was telling him, or too interested in the landscape to be bothered by anything else.

His headaches were still there, and even when he tried to hide them Kagome noticed. He was trying so hard to return to normal and remember but it still wasn't returning to him. He still used the honorifics. He still apologized when he got mad. He still couldn't produce the fang blade of Tessaiga. He still wasn't the InuYasha she knew and a part of her was frightened by the thought he may never again be that person she loved. A part of her was beginning to wonder if she could love this InuYasha, while another even smaller, extremely hidden part of her wondered if this InuYasha would love her.

She scolded that part of herself. Kagome didn't want to trick him into loving her or think that the only way he ever could want to be with her is if he wasn't the InuYasha she knew. Was it really InuYasha that would love her then, if this person did? Could she really call him InuYasha?

It was hard to keep those thoughts from coming to her. During the days she was fairly preoccupied with helping him and didn't think much on it, but at night, when the rest of them were asleep and she could feel him staring at her, it was difficult to hold back her emotions.

Today was different though. Today they were out in the countryside like they used to. They had told InuYasha it was to go look for clues about Naraku's whereabouts and to keep the village from being too much of a target since Naraku wanted the Shikon shards. In truth, Kagome never wanted to see Naraku or any of his unholy creations ever again, even if it meant never restoring the Shikon no Tama. She…was terrified.

"Kagome-san!" InuYasha called out, bringing Kagome from her thoughts. "Sango-san says we should make camp here for the night."

"Okay. How about you and Miroku go gets us some firewood and we'll make ramen for dinner."

InuYasha's smile brightened and he nodded to her before going back to Sango and the others. Shippo hurried over to the distracted miko as the two men wandered off into the woods.

"Kagome, are you all right? You haven't been like yourself today," the young kitsune asked with childish concern.

She shook the thoughts from her mind. "It's nothing, just thinking."

Kagome picked him up and headed over to Sango to get the pot ready for dinner. As she and Sango prepared everything, she sent Shippo out to get water from a nearby stream. It seemed the boy wasn't the only one to notice Kagome's unusually solemn disposition.

"Kagome-chan," Sango said as they waited for the others to return, "how are you handling everything? You seemed rather depressed today."

"Just thinking, that's all," she lied trying to pass off her worries. Sango would not be as simple to convince as Shippo.

The taijiya eyed her closely. "InuYasha doesn't seem to be getting much better, his memories, I mean. He is learning, but nothing from the past has returned. It must be hard on him, and you."

Kagome remained silent and refused to look her friend in the eye.

"The only thing that does seem to be improving," Sango continued, "is his relationship with you. I wouldn't be surprised if in a few weeks he stopped saying 'san' after your name. He depends on you a great deal."

Why did Sango have to realize what was bothering her. At least she didn't know, or at least didn't say, Kagome's fear about loving him.

"I'm sure, with your help, even if he doesn't remember, he will be happy."

So maybe Sango did know some of her fear and was just not saying it bluntly. Hearing it from Sango though helped to calm Kagome a little. She wasn't the only person who was thinking about the possibility of this InuYasha being the only one they would ever have again. It also made her realize that most likely InuYasha was thinking the same thing. Would she accept him as he was? She had asked herself if she could many times, but he must be very worried about the same thing.

Kagome nodded slightly. "If that happens, I hope he can be."

They sat there talking for a few more moments before they heard frantic screams coming from the direction of the stream.

"Kagome! Kagome!" Shippo's terrified cried brought both women to their feet. "Kagome, he's coming! I smell him!" The small boy leapt into Kagome's arms and struggled to speak between labored breaths. "Kagome…he's…near."

"Who? Naraku?"

He shook his head and looked up to her, his face a deathly white. "Kouga is coming."

Kagome didn't even have time to realize the severity of the situation before a whirl of dust was settling around her feet. Two strong hands had forced the kitsune from his place against Kagome's chest and taken a hold of her wrists. She could feel callused thumbs gently caressing the inside of her palms.

"Kagome, you have been away for a long time. I couldn't find your scent anywhere. With Naraku after you so much now I was beginning to worry that worthless dog shit had let something terrible happen to you."

Kagome smiled hesitantly up at Kouga's worried face. "I'm just fine. Something happened and I have been in my time for a while."

Normally, she would have found it slightly sweet the way he worried about her, but right now Kouga wasn't exactly the person she had hoped InuYasha would meet first, or maybe she didn't want him to meet anyone this soon.

"Something happened? Were you hurt? I'll kill that dog shit if he let you get hurt." Kagome was about to speak when Kouga looked around the small camp they had made. "Where is dog shit anyway? I would have thought he could smell me by now, even for a hanyou."

"Kouga-kun," Kagome pleaded as she failed to remove her hands from his grip, "there are a few things you need to know about InuYasha now. We were attacked by…"

"Kouga is here I see," Miroku's half-cheerful, half-nervous voice interrupted her.

Both Kouga and Kagome turned to see Miroku striding over to them as InuYasha put down the firewood he carried, his eyes glancing up at the hold Kouga still had on her.

"Oh, you were off being a good puppy and fetching firewood," Kouga taunted a slightly confused InuYasha. "What, no stupid come back?"

"Kouga-kun," Kagome said firmly as she yanked her hands from his grasp. "InuYasha was hurt and has lost his memory. He doesn't remember any of us or anything about his life. He only knows what we have told him."

A single eyebrow rose with the slightest of smirks, both of which were hastily replaced with a concerned expression that Kagome knew was fake.

"He doesn't remember anything? That's horrible." He gently pushed Kagome aside and approached InuYasha. "So you don't know who I am?"

InuYasha looked to Kagome for a moment before answering. "I only know what Kagome-san and the others have told me of you."

"Kagome…san?" Kagome thought she saw the smirk return for a second but from her angle it was difficult to be certain. "Well, I should be proper and introduce myself. I am Kouga, leader of the wolf youkai tribe."

Why was Kagome having bad visions of where this was going? Her fears tripled as Kouga placed a playful arm around InuYasha's shoulders and started whispering to him. Her imagination was finding new and amazing things he could be telling InuYasha, and considering they had been holding hands when he arrived there was no telling what the hanyou was thinking.

"What do you say?" Kouga's cheery voice brought Kagome back to reality.

InuYasha looked at the wolf with a disinterested expression on his face. "If that is what Kagome-san wants, that's fine."

Kagome's mind returned to the terrifying insanity that she wished would just consume her, so she wouldn't have to know what exactly Kouga was about to ask her. Kouga's smirk returned with enthusiasm as he hurried over to once again take Kagome's hands into his own.

"My dear Kagome, seeing that InuYasha…" Kagome tensed. He had used InuYasha's name in a far too friendly tone. "…is unable to properly protect you I believe it is in your best interest that I remain with you until Naraku is destroyed or our friend's memories return."

Yes, she definitely wanted to kill herself at that moment, but one thing gave her hope. If that is what Kagome-san wants. She still had the chance to refuse.

"Kouga-kun I don't believe that is necessary. Sango and Miroku are more than capable of fighting, and so am I. Besides, I'm sure your pack needs your excellent leadership."

The youkai's brow scrunched together as she refused his protection but it was quickly returned to its more relaxed state.

"I see, you are truly a wonderful person, Kagome. Always thinking about our pack." Kagome desperately ignored the word our in his statement. "But my concern for you is never ending, so I shall at least stay tonight then return in the morning."

Kagome wanted to kick herself for not being able to get rid of him tonight. She had known they would have to meet, but that wasn't the way she wanted it to happen.

Time slowed to a near stop that night as Kouga talked with InuYasha. He told them (a rather biased) version of how he had met Kagome and them, making sure to avoid the words 'kidnapped' or 'against her will' and emphasize words like 'mine' and 'part of the pack.' Sango and Miroku helped to remind Kouga of the less than noble ways he went about acquiring Kagome's assistance and Shippo had a few complaints about his wolves trying to eat him. Little seemed to phase the silver haired hanyou though. He sat, quieter than normal, listening to everyone telling different versions of the same stories, rubbing his head at times, but never speaking up or asking many questions.

Kagome soon found her lungs were heavy and it was difficult to breathe smoothly. Paying attention to the forced rise and fall of her chest was all she could do to keep from crying, and she used every ounce of her will to do that. All the times she had yelled at InuYasha, fought with him, scolded him, all the times she had 'sat' him for being jealous over Kouga's attention to her…and now, all she wanted was for him to be mad at that moment. She wanted him to jump up and try to punch Kouga, try to hit him with Tessaiga, or just yell…just yell once.

He didn't though. InuYasha simply sat listening, a vacant look in his eyes. The last time she had seen that look was the first few days after he woke up. So why? Why did he look so distant now? Why did she feel something had changed in the few hours since Kouga had arrived? Or was she just afraid they had?

Sango managed to get them all to sleep early that night, which thankfully cut Kouga's stories short. He tried his best to convince Kagome to sleep next to him, but Shippo had firmly taken that role and refused to relinquish his post. Kagome held the young kitsune to her tighter than normal; with her previous worries and now the ones concerning Kouga, she struggled not to cry that night.

As the others fell asleep, her mind raced with things that could happen the next day once Kouga left. She wondered what InuYasha would be like towards her, or what he might ask her. Would he believe all Kouga's boasting, but how could she explain that she didn't want to be with him, but couldn't be with InuYasha. That would mean she would have to explain about Kikyou. Why did it seem so hard to breathe?

"Kagome-san." InuYasha's soft voice shocked her. She hadn't thought anyone was still awake. "Kagome-san?"

She slowly opened her eyes but no matter how many times she blinked she couldn't seem to focus on his image. A gentle hand brushed over the side of her nose cleaning away the tears she hadn't realized she was crying out. He continued to wipe her face and Kagome couldn't help but be surprised how different his hands felt from Kouga's. They were both rough and slightly callused, using a sword or fighting constantly would do that to the hands, but Kouga's hold was always firm and powerful, meant to hold her to him. InuYasha's fingers were comfortingly light and brief, yet gentler than she could remember. Was this really her InuYasha?

"Kagome-san, are you better?"

If she hadn't felt foolish already for crying she did then for not realizing she had stopped. She nodded her head slightly causing a simple smile to form on his face.

"Don't worry, Kagome-san. I may not be as good as I was, but I will still protect you. So no crying."

Was this really her InuYasha? How could she even question that? Her InuYasha hated to see a woman cry, and so did this InuYasha. Of course he is her InuYasha, he just didn't know how to show that, and she was a fool for forgetting it.

"Right. I don't know why I was even crying," she lied.

"You worry about me too much. I'll be fine as long as I have help. Go to sleep." With that said, he stood up and returned to his place on the other side of the fire.

Somehow just having him come over for that moment, to speak so kindly to her, it was all she needed to calm her fears. Whatever he was thinking about Kouga it didn't matter, he still wanted to stay with her. He was afraid she didn't think he could take care of himself. That he couldn't take care of her. It really was amazing how two people could see the same encounter so differently.

Kagome slept the rest of the night with ease and awoke to Shippo trying to free himself from her grip. Kouga was talking in a hushed voice to InuYasha as Sango and Miroku had yet to wake. Wanting to keep Kouga from blatantly saying 'stay away from Kagome, she's my woman' Kagome hurried to interrupt their conversation.

"Kouga-kun," she said rather sweetly. "Can you go get us some water from the stream?"

The wolf looked disappointed he was being removed from his prey but didn't refuse Kagome's request. As he left Kagome smiled at InuYasha.

"He isn't bothering you, is he? I know he is acting pretty friendly, but you two didn't get along too well."

"I know."

Kagome looked at him confused. "You know?"

"You told me once, but even if you hadn't, it is pretty obvious he doesn't like me too much. Everything he says is slanted towards him and I usually end up rather foolish or submissive. From what all of you told me that didn't seem right, and since everyone was correcting his story last night, I figured he was just saying what he wanted."

"Yeah, Kouga-kun can be helpful at times, but he can also be a bit pushy with his feelings. I guess it is nice to be able to say what you feel, but you have to respect the other person as well."

"You don't like him around?" InuYasha asked more concerned than confused.

"It isn't that I don't like him around. It is just that having him nearby often caused fights between you two, especially when he would hold my hands or give me something. You never liked him and you really got furious when he would do that."

"But, do you want him to do that?"

His question caught her off guard slightly. InuYasha had always just started fighting right when Kouga did something; he never asked her if she wanted it before. "I suppose it's nice at times, but I have no intention of returning the feelings he has towards me. It feels rather wrong to be so close when nothing will happen."

The sound of Kouga returning cut their conversation short and also woke Sango and Miroku. Breakfast was actually enjoyable as Kagome placed herself between Kouga and InuYasha and the wolf had quieted down from his earlier boastings. She couldn't help but be relieved when they finished the meal and it was time for Kouga to leave. It was just easier on them all if he wasn't there right then.

As he was about to depart, Kouga took hold of one of her wrists while placing his other hand on her shoulder. "Kagome, are you sure you can fight off Naraku if he attacks now? InuYasha can't use his sword and Naraku will use that to his advantage if he finds out."

"Don't worry, we'll be fine."

He pulled her into a closer embrace, his hand sliding down her shoulder to grip her upper arm. "I can't help but worry for you now that InuYasha is unable to properly protect you. It would be better if I could stay with you."

Kagome was about to politely refuse his offer, again, but stopped when a clawed hand grabbed Kouga's forearm. InuYasha removed Kouga's hand from her arm and carefully edged between them.

"Kagome-san said we're fine. It's time you returned to your pack."

Shippo hopped onto a shocked Miroku's shoulder as they all watched InuYasha for the first time looking…serious. By his expression Kouga was not pleased InuYasha was acting…like InuYasha.

"I wasn't talking to you dog shit."

InuYasha pushed Kouga further back, forcing him to release his hold on Kagome's wrist. She stared at InuYasha's face confused. That wasn't the angry InuYasha that fought with Kouga over something stupid. When he was mad there was always this desire for rash action, to fight and get it over with right then, but that wasn't the look she saw in him at that moment. His eyes were calm and cold. If anything he reminded her of Sesshoumaru, with a perfectly serious, collected expression that told you to do what he said or he would kill you.

"Kagome-san said for you to go back to your pack."

Kouga back up once more. It seemed even he saw the difference from the normal InuYasha and wasn't sure if he wanted to test this one. He yanked his arm from InuYasha's grip and turned to the side arrogantly.

"Like I need you to tell me that. I'll come by again soon and make sure doggy boy here hasn't let you get hurt, Kagome. Ja."

InuYasha stepped back so that he was completely blocking Kagome from Kouga's view. The way held himself, so high and strong…his body poised, yet determined…his hands settled just above the hilt of his sword, as if he had no hesitation in how to wield it…and his eyes, his dark, amber eyes which shadows from clouded sky above played and danced over, as if to emphasize the moment when time stops for everything but the earth itself. That moment, those eyes…she had seem them before.

Kagome stared at his eyes, forgetting where she was, what she was doing, and just existing in the fragment of time lost in his eyes. Dust swirled around her feet and the wind controlled the free strands of hair surrounding her face, but Kagome didn't comprehend any of it.

Slowly, the world broke from its timeless existence and those terrible… deadly… serious… cold… hollow eyes turned one last time to look into her helpless face. The blood stained his tanned skin a deep crimson shade and dripped into his open mouth, which was already filled with the scarlet water choking him…killing him. His body fell in time with the drops of bloody saliva falling from his chin. One drop, he collapsed to his knees. Another drop, dust flew up from the impact of his body hitting the ground. And those hollow, deadly…dead eyes stared at her.

"Kagome-san!"

"Kagome!"

"Kagome-chan!"

"Kagome-sama!"

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Now, InuYasha had been very confused many times since he first woke up in Kagome's time with no memory of himself, but never had he been so confused and afraid as when Kagome collapsed, screaming, behind him. She voice was so desperate and her eyes…so distant. It was like no matter what anyone said, no matter what he said, she couldn't be reached.

But, if Kagome's attack wasn't confusing enough, his reaction left him completely dumbfounded. He had held her. Now, that might have been what she needed, because she did calm down…or rather she stopped screaming and passed out…and no one else thought much of it. She was scared and it is normal to comfort them. He wouldn't have cared either, except, he hadn't done it.

The instant Kagome began screaming his body went to her on its own. It wrapped his arms around her body and held her. He hadn't even realized what he was doing till he was on the ground with Kagome shaking against him. His body was terrified, more than he was even. He felt the pure, unbearable fear pressing him from the inside, and had his body not moved on its own he wasn't sure that he would have been able to move at all.

As horrible of a thing to think InuYasha was glad it happened if only for one reason, he learned something very important about his relationship with Kagome. He knew that not just himself, but InuYasha, the InuYasha he was before…the one he wanted to return to…both of them would be lost, probably even die themselves, if anything happened to Kagome. He finally understood why he was willing to suffer and die for her, why he let himself be put into the state he was now.

He needed her.

Now, he just wished he knew if he loved her.

InuYasha returned to the small camp and approached Miroku and Shippo who were sitting some distance from the two talking women. Kagome had woken up a few minutes earlier and Sango was trying to find out what had happened. InuYasha had been worried he had frightened her and was staying away from them both. He sat next to the young houshi and watched the scared expression on Kagome's face.

"Can you hear what they are saying?" Miroku asked as the kitsune leapt into InuYasha's lap.

InuYasha absentmindedly placed a hand on Shippo's head. "Only a few words, not enough to figure out what happened."

"Kagome-sama appears to have calmed down much since she woke up. It seems she will be fine."

"She is terrified."

Miroku stared at him shocked for a moment. "You seem to have become close to Kagome-sama."

"It's not that," he said, never looking away from the young woman. "It's just, I can…smell it. She is covered in fear."

"I see." Miroku laughed a soft, melancholy laugh. "You are just getting used to yourself."

"But…" Both Shippo and Miroku waited for him to continue. "But I want to help her."

"She has helped you much as you learn everything. It is natural to want to help her back," Miroku baited in hopes of pulling more of the hanyou out.

Whether InuYasha knew what the houshi was attempting or not didn't matter, he wanted to understand these feelings himself and the only way to do that was to ask someone who knew the real InuYasha. "It is more than just repaying a debt. She…I know she is important to me. When she screamed, I felt it. I was…afraid."

"Kagome-sama is one of the most important people in your life, I believe. You being in this state proves how willing you were to do anything to protect her. Anyone that important would make you afraid should they be hurt."

InuYasha took a deep breath and scowled even more. "I hate this smell. She always smells so nice."

Miroku started laughing again, only this time much more cheerfully.

"What's so funny!"

"Gomen, gomen. It's just, that is the first time I ever heard you say something like that. Usually you don't talk much of what you actually think of Kagome-sama. We all just now from how you act."

InuYasha lowered his reddening face. "Well, I don't really have much of a choice now. You all know what I would think better than I do."

"It's fine, just different."

"You know what?" the hanyou asked, returning his gaze to Kagome and not caring for the embarrassment. "I wouldn't have even noticed that I liked her scent if I hadn't had a dream."

"A dream?"

InuYasha looked up at Kagome's tired eyes, a handkerchief that had only a moment before been drying his face was still firmly clutched in her hand.

"Did I wake you?"

"No, it's fine."

"How are you feeling?"

He was…hurt. So tired and numb, yet Kagome's face relaxed him.

"It was weird though, because, I was human in it."

"Kagome," he called in an airy whisper."

"Yes."

"May I…may I lie on your lap?"

She looked shocked for a moment, but just a moment. "Sure."

"My hair was black and I had ears like you all."

Kagome's hand brushed back his dark, shadeless hair in slow, calming strokes. "Is that better?"

"Ah." His body was so tired he couldn't even open his eyes completely, so he let himself fall into her gentle scent.

"And I told Kagome that she smelled nice."

"Kagome."

"What is it?"

InuYasha turned slightly so he could drown out all the scents but Kagome. He didn't want to know anything but her. "You…you smell nice."

"Hey! You made a point to tell me how much you hated my scent!"

"I know," he breathed. "But…I was lying."

"Weird dream, huh?"

InuYasha was shocked to find Miroku looking about ready to pass out from straining to remember something. Suddenly, the houshi looked down to Shippo still settled snugly in InuYasha's lap.

"Shippo, didn't you say the first time InuYasha changed on the new moon with Kagome you were with them?"

"Changed?" InuYasha asked highly confused.

The others ignored him completely.

"Yeah, I was there because Kagome got mad at him for not telling her."

"What do you mean changed?" he tried asking again.

Miroku still ignored InuYasha's question. "Do you remember anything like that happening?"

"No, but I we were all asleep for a while."

"What do you mean changed?"

"Were there any other times he changed before Sango and I saw him?"

"Changed?" InuYasha repeated.

Shippo thought hard. "I don't think so."

He had to admit, it took a lot to make him truly angry, but InuYasha did not like being ignored when it concerned him. Both houshi and kitsune found their faces firmly imbedded in the ground as InuYasha stood up screaming at the both of them.

"What the hell do you mean changed!"

For the first time InuYasha didn't apologize for losing his temper. He wanted to know what they meant by 'changed' since the only thing he knew was changing into a mindless killer, and he didn't like the idea he had done this on a regular basis as they were making it sound. His outburst, however, caught the attention of the two women sitting nearby and they quickly rushed to find out what had happened.

"InuYasha, why are you screaming?" Sango asked before Kagome could.

"Those two bastards won't tell me what the hell they mean by changed!" he raged only to immediately calm as he saw Kagome's bloodshot eyes. She had been crying. "Gomen, I just wanted to know what they meant."

Sango looked Miroku who was wiping the dirt from his cheek. "Changed what?"

"InuYasha, it seems, had a dream where he was human. Supposedly he was human and told Kagome-sama she 'smelled nice' as he put it. I was merely trying to find out from Shippo if that happened."

"How could it happen? I was human in it." The crimson hue was quickly returning to InuYasha's cheeks. He hadn't intended on telling Kagome about his dream.

"You see, InuYasha, " Miroku started in his knowing voice, " there are times when every hanyou changes into a human. For you it is the night of the new moon."

"I become…human?" First he is a hanyou, then his demon blood can control him, and now he becomes human. What next, he turns into a dog on the full moon?

"Yes, every hanyou must at some point, and for that time you have black hair and your ears change. You are human for that night. So you see…"

Miroku didn't have a chance to finish his sentence. Kagome stepped up and InuYasha could see that hopeful look that had so often consumed her.

"Were you…resting in my lap?" Her voice could barely support the weight of her hope and fear.

InuYasha almost couldn't answer. "How did you know?"

He waited for an answer. She dropped her eyes to the ground between them and there was most deafening of silences. Her shoulders jumped once. Twice. Three…four…they shook almost uncontrollably. InuYasha was about to grab hold of her, afraid that she was going to start screaming again, but stopped when the first simple sounds touched his ears.

Laughter. She was laughing.

"InuYasha," Kagome breathed between her laughing fits. "That happened!"

He couldn't have heard that right. She didn't just say that he had remembered something of his life. Kagome hadn't told him that was real.

She looked up to him finally, her eyes light, free. "InuYasha, that really happened. It wasn't a dream."

"Really?" He couldn't believe it. Not after all the trouble and confusion.

"Really!"

Kagome jumped up and grabbed InuYasha around the neck so forcefully both toppled to the ground as she continued to laugh. He…had remembered.

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What is it with me ending these chapters happily? That isn't like me. Hmm, maybe it is a present since this took a while to get out since last time. Enjoy it! If you are wondering about Kagome's freak out, as you should, you will find out more next chap when I put it back into her POV. Think about it and it shouldn't be too hard to figure out what she was thinking, but then again, I know what she was thinking so I might just think it wouldn't be hard.

Yeah, school, work, crappy ass illness, and other fictions take up my time as well. Not to worry, I give each fiction time and do my best not to neglect any one.

Oh, and speaking of other fictions, if any of you read Demon Sex Education, my collaboration story under the name Flaming Duck, and liked the insane humor of it all then I suggest you read the next one being posted under Flaming Duck titled, Flaming Duck Presents Yukinaton 80: InuYasha style. More insane humor and two evil, all-powerful self insertions to keep the fun rolling! I assure you, if you liked Demon Sex Ed, you will like this too. Hell, we make fun of Demon Sex Ed in this.

Thanks again to everyone for reviewing, I love them. Make sure to review for this chp and I will be working on everything as fast as I can. Ja Ne

Oh, and revision will be made tomorrow for any late night typos, which I am sure there are. Come on it is 3:30 am.