Ok ok I admit it. I couldn't resist starting this chapter right away because well I have a good idea for the end. it's awesome.. Well for me. So I have maybe this chapter and the next one and it might be over…omg I'm so excited. Haha.

This has gotta be the fastest I have EVER updated in the history of this story..lol.

Oh and this might be the last chapter…lets just see how I end it.

Ch 28

Family ties Together

The sun shown through the windows and woke Kagome up. She yawned and looked around her room remembering the happenings of yesterday. She smile and rushed out of her room to the bathroom to take a hot shower. A long hot shower, one she had waited to take her whole life. When she got out she found that someone had bought her almost a while wardrobe of cloths. She smiled as she picked out a pair of dark jeans and a deep blue shirt sweater.

She walked over to Inuyasha's room and saw he was still sleeping, as usual. When she got downstairs she saw her dad making breakfast.

"Well I see you found her mom's cloths I left for you," he smiled.

"These were moms?" she looked at him in wide eyes.

"Yeah the newest ones," he shrugged. "Some of those fashions she had went out a long time ago."

Kagome laughed and looked down at the cloths she was wearing.

"Do I look like her?" she asked.

"Every detail is a spitting image of your mother," Kagome smiled. It was good to know.

"Did you love her?" Kagome couldn't help but let curiosity take over.

"Of course I did, I loved her more then anything in this world," he looked down at the frying bacon. "And she loved you even before you were born, that's why I feel so bad."

"Its ok dad," she put a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sure mom forgives you too."

That put a tear to his eye as they heard a big thump from upstairs. Kagome burst out laughing and her dad just stared at her.

"That would be Inuyasha," she smiled and he smiled back.

Kagome walked upstairs to see all of the covers on the floor and Inuyasha rubbing his head.

"Have some trouble?" she giggled.

"No, they wouldn't let me go," Inuyasha glared at the comforter.

"Inuyasha its not alive," she laughed.

"Whatever you say," he got up and dusted himself off.

"Your filthy," she held her nose. "You can take a shower through there."

She pointed towards the bathroom.

"What am I supposed to wear?" he asked.

"Ill get some of my dad's old cloths if he has any," she made a face. "I'm sure he has some somewhere."

"Alright then," he headed for the bathroom and Kagome heard him turn on the water.

"Hey dad do you have any old cloths that Inuyasha can wear?" she asked.

"Uh I think so," he left and went into the only room downstairs except for the living room. "Here."

He handed her an old faded pair of jeans and a t-shirt that looked like it used to be of an old band, and a pair of black boxers that looked brand new. The cloths didn't look too bad. And Kagome left them right outside the door of the bathroom for Inuyasha to find and she went down to eat some of the breakfast her father had made for them.

When Inuyasha came back down he had on the cloths she had left for him.

"Do they fit alright?" Kagome asked already seeing they were a good fit.

"Yeah they feel good," he said.

"That's good," Naraku said as he filled a plate with pancakes, bacon, and eggs for Inuyasha. "Would you like some breakfast?"

"Sure," Inuyasha almost drooled as he smelt the food in front of him. He had never eaten anything this good. He gulped it down like it was a glass of milk.

Kagome laughed at him and he stopped and glared at her.

"Fwhaps sho fwunny?" he asked with mouth full. This made Kagome laugh even harder.

"Your face!" she laughed. "You have food everywhere!"

Even Naraku had to laugh at that.

Inuyasha glared and swallowed what was in his mouth.

"Well I've never had food this good," he told them.

"Ill take that as a compliment Inuyasha," Naraku smiled and took all of their plates to the sink.

"You wanna go outside?" Kagome asked Inuyasha.

"Sure," they walked outside as Kagome let her dad know they would be back.

"So what do you wanna do?" Kagome asked him sitting on top of a little wall.

Inuyasha shrugged and Kagome could tell something was on his mind.

"What's wrong Inuyasha?" she asked scooting over to let him sit by her.

"Nothing just thinking," he sat beside her and crossed his legs.

"Thinking of what?" she looked over at him.

"That place we we're in was my dad's grave," he looked back at her.

"Really?" she gasped. "That's kind of weird."

"Yeah and I heard his voice in my head," he let her know.

"About the sword?" she didn't know how she knew. It was just a feeling.

"Yeah, and I left it back there," he sighed.

"It's ok I'm sure it's better off there where no one can get it," she gave him a smile. "It was way too dangerous to carry around anyways."

"I guess your right," he smiled back. "So where do I go now?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well you have your family and friends you don't need me anymore," he looked down.

"Inuyasha don't say that," he had caught her off guard with that one. "You're my best friend."

He looked up to see her hurt and shocked expression. He didn't want to see her hurt but he couldn't do any use to her now.

"I know but I have no where to live," he said quietly knowing that she would try and stop him, that's just her.

"You know you can stay with me," she said like he was being ridiculous.

"I can't do that to you and your dad Kagome," he sighed and shook his head violently. "Not when you just got back."

"Inuyasha you're talking crazy," she was getting mad. "I want you to stay here."

"I can't," he said looking down again.

"Why Inuyasha," she stood up holding back the urge to yell at him. "Tell me why."

"Because if anyone else comes for me I don't want you to be in anymore danger," he said. "And have your family endangered even more."

"Is that it?" Kagome asked with her hands on her hips.

"Yes," he lied.

"Well that's just plain dumb," she folded her arms. "Inuyasha no one else is going to try and kill us."

He sighed. He wasn't going to convince her of anything, and he knew it.

"Kagome that's not the reason," he sighed again for it felt like the hundredth time.

"Well then what is it?" she asked impatient.

"Well you see I-," he paused. 'This is it' He braised himself for what came next. "I-."

"Inuyasha who's that?" Kagome cut him off to point at a couple coming up the stairs.

"I don't know," Inuyasha stared daggers at the people walking up the stairs.

The couple walked arm in arm. They were an obviously wealthy pair and they were very familiar.

"Kagome?" the lady asked as she got to the top of the shrine stairs.

"Yes?" Kagome asked holding her hands in front of her and making a short bow.

"No need to bow dear," the man said and laughed. Then Kagome recognized the two.

"Mrs. Sakamoto? Mr. Sakamoto?" Kagome looked from one to the other.

"Yes dear," Mrs. Sakamoto smiled. "Can we please speak to your father?"

"Yes of course he'd right inside," Kagome pointed towards the house. "Go right in."

'Why didn't she ask for my mother too? Do they know?'

"Mrs. Sakamoto?" Kagome started after her.

"Oh no dear call me Kiki," she smiled and kept walking inside.

"Uh-," She looked over to Inuyasha and shrugged and she got a shrug back.

They watched the couple walk into the house and Kagome walked back over to Inuyasha.

"What was that about?" Inuyasha asked her with a raised eyebrow.

"I don't know," Kagome said with as much as a confused expression as him. "Oh but I know how we can find out."

Kagome looked at Inuyasha but he really didn't like the look she was giving him.

"What are you thinking Kagome?" he asked as he scooted back a little on the garden wall he was on.

"Oh nothing," she stepped closer. "Just that you could maybe go listen through the door and hear what they are saying."

"No way Kagome," he folded his arms. "Not gonna do it."

"Please Inuyasha," she begged. "Please, please, please."

"Kagome I can't do that it's between them and your father," he lifted his head so he wouldn't be able to see her puppy dog eyes.

"Aw come on Inuyasha," she got down on her knees and put her hands together. "Why not?"

"Because," he faked to be insulted. "I would never do a thing like that."

Kagome lightly hit him on his shoulder and they both laughed.

"You're so mean," he said to her.

"ME?" Kagome laughed and she sat down again right besides him.

Inuyasha had forgotten all about what he was about to tell Kagome earlier. Well until she looked at him and opened her mouth.

"So what we're you going to tell me Inuyasha?" she asked getting a little more serious.

"Oh never mind I can tell you later after we find out what they want your father for," he said and gave her a smile.

"What ever you say," she just stared at her front door. "I'm glad that I finally made it home."

"Yeah," Inuyasha said quietly not really paying much attention.

"I never thought I would be back, or things would go so well," she smiled and turned her face towards the sun. "And maybe when we get settled in we can go back and get Rin and Kohaku out of that place."

"Uh-hu," Inuyasha stared off into space.

Kagome looked at him and saw that his mind was elsewhere. She smirked and decided to see how far out he was.

"And then maybe we can go to those crop circles and have tea with the aliens," Kagome had to keep herself from laughing.

"Sounds great," he mumbled.

"Inuyasha where are you?" Kagome waved her hand in front of his face and he snapped out of it.

"Oh I'm sorry Kagome what did you say?" he blinked.

"Nothing but you just agreed to go have tea with aliens," Kagome bust up laughing and Inuyasha just looked at her like she was crazy.

"Kagome your weird," he laughed.

"You're the one that's out in space," she pointed a figure at his nose.

"Oh sorry about that I was just thinking again."

"You sure have been doing that a lot lately," she smiled and he smiled back at her.

They turned their heads when they heard the door open and both Mr. and Mrs. Sakamoto walked outside followed by a smug looking Naraku Higurashii.

"Kagome we would like to have a word with you," Mr. Sakamoto waved her over.

"Ill be right back Inuyasha," she whispered and hurried over to the adults. "Yes Mr. Sakamoto sir."

"Oh no dear please call me Hiro," he smiled. ((A/N: idk first name that came to my mind))

"Oh ok Hiro," Kagome gave him a funny look at his back and followed them all inside.

"Naraku, Kagome please have a seat," Kiki Sakamoto waved a friendly hand.

Kagome and her father sat down on the living room couch as Kiki and Hiro stood in front of them.

"So what is it you want with my father?" Kagome asked as politely as she could.

"Oh no Kagome we didn't come here for your father," Kiki gleamed. "We came here for you."

"For me?" she looked from one to the other. "But I thought-."

"Kagome this might come as a slight shock to you but I am well was your mothers cousin," Hiro Sakamoto smiled at her, but Kagome was frozen and shocked with confusion.

"You were her…cousin?" Kagome couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Then why didn't you ever come for me?"

"We have been so entirely busy and when we heard you were missing we looked all over for you, then we found you at that orphanage," Kiki Sakamoto kneeled down to face Kagome. "We didn't want to tell you then because we wanted to wait for the right time."

"And then when we went back to get you, you were gone," Hiro said putting a hand on his wife's shoulder. "So we came here as a first resort and ta-da."

Kagome was still kind of confused but didn't let it show as much.

"So that makes you sort of like my cousins?" she asked.

"Well naturally," Kiki smiled.

"So what do you want with me then?" she knew what was coming just wanted to make sure.

"We want you to be our heir," Kiki smiled standing up besides her husband.

"We wanted to keep it in the family really and we cant have kids, as you know, and you are the last living relative that's young enough to go through the preparations to running the company," Hiro said in his professional business voice.

"I see," Kagome thought for a minute. "So does that mean I have to leave my home?"

"Of course not dear," Kiki smiled at her courage. "You can live here and we will come to visit you twice a week and our advisor will bring you to our house on the other side of the forest once every month for you to get used to things."

Kagome liked the sound of that but one thing still hung in her mind.

"Can I ask of a favor of you?" Kagome asked shyly.

"Of course dear anything you like," Hiro got out his date book.

"That orphanage that I was staying at, well it isn't in good shape and there are a lot of kids that live there," she twisted her shirt in her hands. "And I was wondering if I or I mean you could-."

"Say no more, dear ill get someone on rebuilding the orphanage as soon as possible," Hiro wrote some things down but Kagome stopped him.

"You don't have to rebuild, I have the perfect place in mind for relocation, but it will need some touch ups," Kagome smiled and her cousins listened to her explain her plan.

((((OUTSIDE))))

"INUYASHA!" Kagome yelled running outside and stopping right before him. She tried to catch her breath.

"What is it Kagome?"

"Oh my god Inuyasha it's great," she caught her breath and smiled up at him. "The Kiki and Hiro Sakamoto are my cousins and they want ME to be their heir and I asked if they can relocate the orphanage to a different location and they loved my idea and put me in charge as my first project and it's wonderful!"

She said all this faster then her mind could think it out but Inuyasha caught every word.

"Really? Wow that's awesome," Inuyasha sighed as he took it all in.

"And you wanna know where I suggested it be relocated?" Kagome had to hold back a squeal.

"Where?" he said raising an eyebrow.

"Your old house!" she couldn't hold it back any longer and let it all out. "If it's ok with you, of course."

"Yeah it is that would be cool," Inuyasha smiled and tried to show that he was excited but his mind was on other things.

"Yeah and I think ill put Rin and Kohaku in charge of the orphanage once its finished and they can do whatever to the headmistress and it will al be ok," Kagome smiled. Things were coming all together after all. "Inuyasha what's wrong? Do you not want me to use your house?" She asked seeing sadness in his eyes.

"No, no that's fine, I'm ok," he smiled at her. "I'm happy for you."

"For us Inuyasha you're going to be with me through all of it," Kagome smiled and sat down besides him again, letting the excitement that had happened in the last two hours pass over her.

"Come on let's go start on that Orphanage," he said and grabbed her hand and led her down the stairs to go get their other friends.

(((((Nine months later)))))

Kagome had started her project to relocate the orphanage to Inuyasha's childhood house nice months ago. Things were looking good and it was the grand opening. All the orphans stood outside the house that had been renovated and redecorated for the past nine months. It had been hard work but it had finally paid off.

"Wow Kagome this looks amazing," Kouga said from beside her.

"Yeah I can't believe it," Kagome looked up at the amazing large mansion that she and her crew her cousins had employed had worked so hard on. Including all her friends especially Inuyasha. He had done most of the heavy lifting.

They were all standing in front of the big house waiting for the moment when they would cut the red ribbon.

"So Kagome what exactly are you going to do now?" Rin asked from her place in Kohaku's arms.

"Yeah Kagome you can't be in charge of the orphanage too," Kohaku kissed Rin on the top of her head as he asked.

"I think that's going to be up to you two what happens to this orphanage," Kagome smiled.

"What?" Rin and Kohaku asked at the same time.

"I'm leaving you two in charge," she covered her ears as Rin screamed and jumped up and down.

"No way!" Rin stated crying as she hugged Kagome. "I won't let you down."

"Alright," Kagome said as Rin and Kohaku ran off to let everyone know.

"Kagome!" a little boy yelled as he leapt up into her arms.

"Hey Shippo how do you like your new home?" she asked the toddler.

"It's really awesome Kagome," he smiled as wide as he could. "It has so much room!"

"Yeah and you only have to share your room with one other person!" Kagome saw the smile lighten a little.

"Share?" he asked quietly.

"Yes Shippo only the top age class gets their own rooms," she told him. "So we have room for everyone."

She saw him make a face and she laughed. "Ill see you later Kagome." She waved him away as he jumped down and took off in another direction.

"Your really good with kids Kagome," Sango nudged her.

"Yeah he's a cutie," Kagome sighed and went on looking around.

"I'm going to go find Miroku, he must be somewhere around here," Sango went on her tip toes to see.

"Better go check all of the older girls," Kagome had learned in the time she spent with them Miroku had a thing for trying to impress every girl he saw. This made Sango very angry for reasons everyone knew except her.

"Oh ok," she ran off looking for the pervert.

"Those two need to realize that they like each other," Kouga said and Kagome laughed.

"Yeah they really do," Kagome looked at Kouga and saw him smiling. "What?"

"I was just wondering Kagome," he took her hand. "I really like you and I want to ask you something."

"Yes?" she had a nervous feeling in her stomach.

"Would you like to be my girlfriend?" he said rather boldly.

"Oh Kouga I-," Kagome didn't know what to say. Kouga was a nice guy and all but something inside her didn't feel right with the thought of being more then friends with him. "I don't know."

"Is there something wrong?" he asked.

"No, no it's just," she sighed. Might as well tell him. "You're a nice guy and I like you but just as a friend."

"Oh I see," he smiled like it was nothing. "Don't matter Kagome, we can still be friends."

"That's good," Kagome smiled and gave him a peck on the cheek.

Then Inuyasha came through a group of people just in time to see Kagome give Kouga a peck on the cheek. He looked down to see them 'holding hands' and assumed right away that he had missed something rather important. And he ran off.

"Hey Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled when she saw him turn around to leave. "Ill be back Kouga hold on."

Kagome ran after Inuyasha and she saw him go into a part of the forest that had a clearing not to far in so she figured that's where he was headed. She looked all over the clearing but didn't see him, but she knew exactly where he was.

"Inuyasha come down here," she yelled up into a tree.

"Why?" he grunted.

"Cause I wanna talk to you," she smiled.

"Why?" he grunted again.

"Inuyasha come down here your going to miss the red ribbon cutting," she put her hands on her hips. What was up with him?

"I'm sure you won't miss me with Kouga there."

"Kouga?" Kagome thought and then realized what he was talking about. "Oh Inuyasha we're just friends."

"Not from where I was standing," he wouldn't even turn to look at her.

"Inuyasha he asked me to be his girlfriend," Kagome sighed.

"And you said yes?" he turned and yelled.

"NO I didn't I said I like him as just a friend," she let him know.

"Then why did you kiss him?" he yelled at her jumping off his tree.

"It was on the cheek Inuyasha calm down it was a friendly gesture," she threw her arms down.

"Oh so you go around kissing all of your friends?" he yelled back.

"That's not fair Inuyasha I didn't even do anything," she yelled tears brimming at her eyes.

"Yes you did you kissed him!"

"Didn't see you complaining when I kissed you," she yelled back at him with full force.

He didn't really know what to say to that, it caught him off guard.

"Well that's different," he said the first thing that he cold think of.

"WHY Inuyasha WHY is that so damn different huh?" she asked furious with him. "Why do you care so much if I kissed Kouga really?"

He put his head down and didn't want to answer. It would end well no matter what he said.

"WHY INUYASHA?!?!" Kagome yelled getting in his face. He lifted his face to look at her furious eyes.

"BECAUSE!" he yelled back. "I love you." He said the last in only a whisper. Kagome barely heard so she had to ask again.

"W-What?" she asked more softly this time.

"I love you ok," he put his head back down. "Not just as a friend, as something more, I'm always thinking about you I'm always worried about you."

She couldn't say anything. What could she say to that?

"I knew you weren't just a friend to me all along," he seemed to be almost in tears.

"Inuyasha I-," she shook her head. "I didn't know."

"It's ok Kagome, you don't have to say anything," Inuyasha turned around and started walking away. "You can go back to your opening, I won't be a bother anymore."

"Inuyasha no," she put out a hand to stop him but he kept going.

"Don't worry about me I'll be fine," he slowly walked to the other side of the clearing.

Kagome watched him walk, and went back to the opening. She didn't know what she could do. She walked back to the house which seemed to take a lifetime. Then everyone was running up to her calling her name to cut the ribbon but she didn't hear any of it.

'What should I do? I cant just let him go. What do I say? DO I love him?'

Her thoughts carried on as she made her way up to the platform where the ribbon was held, all of her friends, her cousins, and her father we're in the crowd. Everyone was gathered except Inuyasha. She walked up and took the scissors from one of her workers and stepped up to the ribbon. Then it hit her, and she ran.

"Kagome!" everyone yelled.

"Kagome where are you going?" more people asked.

"Ill be right back," she yelled behind her. "I have something to do!"

Kagome ran all the way to the clearing and passed it, desperately looking for her silver haired best friend. When she spotted him he turned around and stared at her stunned.

"Inuyasha!" she called as she got closer. She stopped in front of him and leaned on her knees to catch her breath.

"Kagome what are you doing?" he asked her.

"Looking for you," she said once she got her composer back.

"Why?" he looked back to where she ran from. "What about all those people, they are waiting."

"They can wait a while longer, Inuyasha I have to talk to you about what you said," she got up really close and he put his head down again. "Did you mean it?"

"Yes Kagome I meant every word," he said sadly. "I love you."

Kagome lifted up his head and looked into his eyes. "Really?"

"Yeah," he sighed. But before he could say another word she raised her head up and pressed her lips against his softly.

They stayed like that for as long as they could. Then they parted to take a breath.

"What was that?" Inuyasha asked her.

Kagome laughed. "I guess I love you too."

Inuyasha smiled. "Really?" He asked as he lifted her chin.

"Yeah." She mocked him as he kissed he smiled and took her lips with his this time.

When they needed air again they looked at each other and blushed.

"So do you want to head back?" Inuyasha asked her shyly.

"Yeah," she took his hand in hers. "Let's go cut that ribbon."

"Together?"

"Yes," Kagome smiled up at him. "Together."

Inuyasha smiled as he gave her a peck on the lips.

"I like the sound of that."

The End

Omg I'm finished. I was going to write one more chapter but I think I want to end it there. This is the longest chapter I've ever written.

I think it's the perfect place to stop.

Hehe. SOOOO what do you guys think huh?? Good enough??? Alright well I hope you like it. IDK when ill start my other story…ill post when I know on my profile thing. Kk. Buhbye.

THANKS TO ALL MY FAITHFUL READERS!! ILY!! REVIEW!