• 1-One.
• 2-Two.
• 3-Three.
• 4-Four.
• 5-Five.
• 6-Six.
• 7-Seven.
• 8-Eight.
• 9-Nine.
• 10-Ten.
• 11-Eleven.
• 12-Twelve.
• 13-Epilogue.

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QUICK AUTHOR NOTE:

Sometimes the puppy will be referred to as "her" puppy. Because really, he's a small pup with no home and no family. He just happened to come upon Kagome. Or did he? (~_^)

Well, anyway, on with the story. Happy reading (^_^)

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Chapter six:

-A WHILE LATER, OPENING PRESENTS-

"This next one is from..." Her mother name, "Your self?"

"Let me see, Mom." Kagome grabbed for the envelope and looked at it. She didn't recognize the handwriting. It definitely wasn't from herself. She put it on her lap and said, "Give me the next one please."

"You're not going to open it and read it?"

"No. If I know who it's from, it's about personal matters."

Sensing the pleads that her daughter was sending to her, she moved on with the presents. "Oh, it's the last one. It's from... Grandpa."

"What ever it is, give it to Boyu. I'm going out for some air."

"Kagome! How mean!" Her grandfather cried.

Once outside, she slowly walked over to the Goshinboku, the sacred God tree, she reached up and touched the spot on the tree, that was barely visible after nearly five hundred years, where Inuyasha had been pinned. She gently brushed her fingers over the spot as she whispered his name. A light breeze blew, as a tear slowly made its way down her cheek. "How can I tell you? What could I possibly say?" She asked herself as she slowly stepped back, looking up at the huge tree that loomed over her. She watched as the wind blew through the leaves above head.

"Oi! Iro-onna," her older cousins' friend called to her.

She paid no attention to him, trying to get her attention, in a rather rude way, in her opinion. Instead she focused her thoughts on Inuyasha. "Inuyasha...where are you? What are you doing?"

"Oi, oi!"

"Stay away from me. Please."

"And if I don't?"

"Just say away from me!"

"You know, every time you tell me to stay away from you, the more I'm going to want to come closer to you."

"I said, stay way from me!" She cried, her eyes filling with tears faster then either of them could blink.

"Hey, leave her alone!" Her older cousin said to his friend.

He walked towards his friend. "Aw, come on Yuu, I'm just trying to have a little fun."

"Having fun isn't the problem, Peyton. However, for you, my cousin is off limits, at all times. And that includes her friends too."

"Man, you're no fun at all."

"Hey Kags, how about I take you out tonight. Get you out of your funk, Aunt Yuki is worried about you."

"Maybe..."

"There is no maybe about it. You're going."

By this time, every one started coming outside to enjoy the nice weather.

"Fine. But could everyone just leave me alone fir right now."

"Let's go Peyton."

"Fine. Whatever."

Kagome's puppy came rushing up to her side, growling at Peyton. "Stupid mutt." He mumbled as he walked away. Not long after, he let out a yelp, because the puppy had latched on to his ankle.

Peyton kicked the puppy off him, and sent the puppy flying though the air. Kagome caught him, mid-air. "HEY!"

"Teach not to bite people! Next time he tries that on me, I'll kill him!"

"Try it, and I'll have you arrested!"

"For what? Pip squeak!" He asked, standing up to her as if to show her his macho-ness.

"That's enough, Pey, let's go." Yuu said, grabbing onto his friend's arm.

Kagome felt the puppy squirming in her arms, wanting to go at him again. She held onto him tightly, making sure that he couldn't do it again. As much as she wanted to let him go and let him do it, she didn't want to see him get hurt.

She smiled to herself. In a way the little pup reminded her of Inuyasha's determined and stubborn nature. She sat down again and set the puppy in her lap. She ran her fingers slowly over her name, written so neatly in pen, while petting her puppy with the other hand, trying to calm him down.

"This couldn't be from when I was in the Feudal Era." She thought. "I didn't give Shippo pens. And the only pens that I did have, I had in a secret place in my bag."

She opened the envelope, she took the piece of paper out, and stared at the paper. "Huh?" She turned it over, there was nothing on the back. Turning it back over, she asked herself. "A treasure map?" She looked up and seen her grandfather. "Hey Gramps! I need a shovel!"

"What for?"

"Digging."

Awhile later, after following the map back to the place where she was sitting under the Goshboku, she started digging.

"GAH! KAGOME! Are you insane?! That's the sacred God tree!" Her grandfather cried.

"Relax Gramps. I'm not hurting any thing." A few minutes later, she pulled out a small metal box, which was covered, in semi-wet-like mud that clung to the metal box.

She stood up and went into the house to clean off of the dirt. She ran upstairs and showered quickly, to wash off all the dirt, then ran to her room. She put on a simple white tank top, with a tan-ish mini sailor skirt.

She sat on her bad, with the metal box in her lap, staring down at it. "Should I really open it?" she asked herself, aloud. "Does it really need to opened?" Her small pup came into the room, and sat at her feet, looking at her like he was expecting her to open the box. Encouraging her, even. She smiled down at her puppy and picked him up and set him on the bed next to her.

She laughed as she noticed the puppy sniffing the odd thing that was in her lap. "Hey, I have to name you some thing... what should I call you?" He looked at her confused, as if she should already know his name.

Shaking her head and smiling, she opened the box and seen that there was nothing in the box, but a age-old paper, with her name on it. "How long has this been buried, and who buried it?" She took the paper from the box and opened it.

'Kagome, Ai,

I hope that you are safe and well. I know you didn't leave in the best conditions. Hell, I don't know if there are any. But either way, I would like to apologize for that. This may not seem like something that I would do, but you have to believe me that it is all me and...from deep within my heart. This was the only way that I could think of that I could be able to get to you.

The other day, I made a promise, Kagome. One that I intend to keep no mater what.

I know that you have the jewel. I'm afraid for your safety, since I can't get there, and since you can't come here, I want you to dispose of the jewel. I don't care how you do it, just do it. I know that you wanted to give it to me, but I have no use for it...Not now that I have...just somehow get rid of the jewel.

I am going to keep this short, because my hand is starting to hurt trying to write with this small "Crayon". How do you write with these all the time?!

Before I forget, I buried a few things around the well That belonged to my mother and father.

Kagome, remember that I will always find a way to get back to you.

Taisho, Inuyasha.'

The puppy nudged her hand as she finished reading. She looked down at him. " No... it couldn't be....Inuyasha?" The pup tilted his head as if asking, "Who's that?" She smiled down at him again, then asked, "You want to be called Taisho?" He barked happily and wagged his tail.

Something told her to go to the well then. She stood up slowly, and made her way down the stairs. Once outside, she started running for the well.

"Kago-" Her aunt called as she rushed past her.

"Inuyasha...." Kagome whispered his name. She opened the shrine doors, and stopped suddenly, as if there was a barrier. "Inuyasha?" she called

There was no answer. Sadness rose within her. She slowly turned around and started to close the door, when she suddenly heard. "Kagome..."

She stopped mid step, and stood like that for a few seconds then slowly turned around. "Inuyasha..." She gasped.

He smiled up at her, from where he was leaning against the side of the well. "Hey."

Tears begun to fill her eyes and threatened to fall. She feel to her knees, then sat down. Her knees faced each other and her feet pointed away from each other.

Inuyasha jumped up and quickly went over to Kagome and gripped her arms. "Kagome? Are you OK?" He knelt in front of her, pulling her onto her knees and in a big hug.

"No. I'm just glad that I would see you again...." A tear rolled down her face.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha eyed her suspiciously. "What's going on?"

She sniffled and managed a smile. "Nothing. I mean I'm just glad to see you since I can't get back."

She felt him wrap his arms around her. "Kagome, you can tell me anything."

"Anything?"

He held her at arms length, looked into her eyes, trying to find something, anything, that would tell him, but he found nothing. "Anything."

She sat back down, her knees facing each other and her feet pointing away from each other. She let out a deep breath. "Inuyasha...." She let out a small sigh, "I can't."

"What the hell do you mean that you can't?!"

"I can't tell you...."

"Why the hell not?!"

"Because...." She sniffled. "I want to tell you to your face.... And I don't even know if you are in my mind or really here..."

"I'm right here Kagome....Not in your mind." He lightly touched her chin, bringing it up so he could look at her in the eyes. "I'm real," He leaned down and gently touched his lips to hers. When he pulled away, he seen that she was crying again. "Kagome, please tell me."

"I-I...." She sharply looked up and seen him fading away. "Noo! Inuyasha! Come back!"

"Yuki?" Sakura called to her sister. "Is Kagome OK?"

"No." Kagome's mother said. "She just misses him."

"Who?"

"INUYASHA!!!!!" Kagome's voice rang through the entire shrine, scaring a small flock of birds in a near by tree.

"Inuyasha." Yuki said sadly.

"Dog. Demon. Yuk, are you sure that Kagome should be hanging around someone like that? And who is he?"

"Just a friend... I think."

"Youthink?!"

All of a sudden, there was a bright pink light that illuminated the shrine and was brightest in the spot that Kagome was ascending into the air, conscious Yuki ran over to her daughter, shielding her eyes. Every one in the shrine stared at the light in awe. "Kagome?! Kagome, are you alright?!" Her mother asked with concern

There was no answer.

"Kagome?!"

As the light dimmed, they could see Kagome's body, floating in the air, lifeless, as she slowly descended to the ground.

Yuki took the few steps remaining, and made sure that her daughter wasn't injured in any way, as she come back down. She knelt down, so Kagome's head was in her lap. "I'll call an ambulance." She heard her sister say.

-A WHILE LATER, IN THE HOSPITAL-

Kagome gradually regain consciousness. Souta was the first to notice. "SIS!"

Her mother, aunt and grandfather looked over at Kagome, and all let out a sigh of relief. Her head was still a little foggy. "What happened?" Kagome asked, rubbing her eyes and sitting up in the bed.

"You fainted." Her mother said, worriedly. "Kagome, have you been eating?"

"Yes." After a few moments, Kagome added, "Could everyone leave. I would like to talk to mom alone."

They all looked at her like she'd grown a third eye right before their eyes.

"Please?"

One by one, they all left the room, whereas, Yuki stayed in her chair. Once the door was closed, Kagome looked down at her legs and let out a deep sigh.

"Kagome? What's wrong?"

"Everything mom." Kagome let out another sigh. "I can't get through the well...."

"Some how I have a feeling that's not why you asked everyone to leave."

"No. It's not...." Kagome leaned back in the bed and looked up at the ceiling. "I know that I won't be able to keep this from you much longer, because eventually you would notice. I didn't want you to find out this way." Pausing for a long moment, she looked over at her mother and noticed that she was getting burry.

She reached out and touched her daughter's face, wiping away the tears. "What's bothering you sweetheart?" She started stoking her hair, smoothing it out of her face.

Kagome buried her face into the pillow, and cried. "I'm pregnant." She felt her mother's hand freeze. Kagome buried her face further into the pillow, unable to look at her mother, knowing that there would be some kind of disappointment in her expression.

"How long?" She asked, shakily, after a long moment.

Kagome looked up from the pillow and at her mother, seeing a sympathetic look. "Close to a month." Kagome mumbled into the pillow.

"Inuyasha?"

"Mhmm...but he doesn't know. And yes we were safe."

You haven't told him? Why?

"Because I haven't been able to get through the well, I told you."

"But you were talking to him a while ago, weren't you?"

"Yes. But I want to tell him face to face. I mean considering how big the news is.... I figured that it was best if I told him to his face." Kagome looked over towards the wall. "Mom? Are you disappointed in me?"

She stared at her daughter in shock for a moment, unable to say anything. Finally she said, "No, never! It might have not been the smartest thing that you have done, but it's what teenagers do. They experiment. They do stupid things. But that's all part of growing up." She leaned over and hugged her daughter. "I'll love you no matter what. And I'll always support you in the things that you do."

"Thanks mom." Kagome hugged her mother back, burring her face in her mother's shoulder.

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