It was a nice autumn afternoon, as a group of shard hunters searched for the shikon no tama. A demon, well half demon with shiny silver hair and cute doggy ears on his head walked ahead of the group wearing a firerat kimono. Behind him was a miko that could sense the shikon no tama, she wore futuristic clothes. She was no normal 18 year old she could teleport through the bone eater's well.

Behind them were a monk with a little fox demon on his shoulder and a demon slayer with a demon like cat on her shoulder as well. You could tell they were close but you wouldn't have figured they were married. The only possible way to tell would be the slowly developing stomach the demon slayer was showing through her kimono.

"Inuyasha" asked the girl with a tired look on her face.

"What is it wench?" the hanyou replied a little irritated, because he know what she was going to ask. ‘She better not want to stop, weak humans' Inuyasha thought as they continued to walk.

"I have a name jerk! We're tired and we need to stop since it is too late to continue to look for the jewel shards". Kagome replied knowingly.

"We ain't stopping Kagome. Do you think demons take a break from destruction? No, they don't that's why we have to keep going". Inuyasha said as he continued to walk. He stopped walking realizing that no was following him.

When Inuyasha turned around he realized that they were getting camp ready.

By the time he came to the camp Kagome had ramen started. All Inuyasha could do was sit there grumbling something to himself. Off to the side Miroku and Sango sat together with Miroku's head on Sango's lap rubbing his hand on her stomach. Sure he knew there wouldn't be much of the child inside her since she only was one and a half months pregnant.

Deciding the two women in the group should have some time together Kagome decided to ask Sango if she would like to join her in the hot spring that wasn't that far from them.

"Sango" Kagome asked a little scared to ask since she looked so caught up in Miroku.

"Hmm . . . .  What do you need Kagome?" Sango asked after coming but to reality.

"Would you like to join me to take a bath in the hot springs . . . its ok if you want to stay? I could go by myself-" Kagome said before getting interrupted by Sango.

"It's ok Kagome. I'll love to join you" Sango said with a smile upon her face, reassuring her friend that she didn't mind.

"Ok, I'll got my things and we can go" Kagome replied smiling back.

Now that Kagome got her things they went to the hot spring.

"Ahhh . . . . the water is so nice on my body" Kagome said as she realized that it had been a while since she could really relax.

Back at camp Miroku and Inuyasha sat there in silence. Inuyasha was in thought, thinking of the last 3 years he had known Kagome and wanted to know if she had feeling her him. He had tried many time to try and tell her but the other would make it hard for him, and most of the time he ended up in a hole because he didn't want to look weak to the others.

As Inuyasha was thinking of how to tell Kagome how he felt about her, Miroku was thinking of how he could get Inuyasha and Kagome alone for a few days. When he final had a plan the girls were already returning from their bath.

Miroku was going to Sango tell and they would put the plan into action in a few weeks.