A/N: Sorry that it has taken me so long to update. I've been really busy and had horrible writer's block. I hope you all haven't abandoned me. I'm married now and I have a baby on the way due in December. So since I'm just a housewife now, I should hopefully have time to write more. LOL I hope you enjoy this chapter. Thanks a lot for all the reviews.

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Chapter 9: Our New Life

The confused Inuyasha stumbled after Kagome as she pulled him outside of their hut. She smiled brightly and continued to tug his hand after her.

"Kagome, what's going on?" Inuyasha tried to look around but she was pulling him so fast he had to keep his eyes on where he was walking.

"I want you to see when it all happens." Kagome smiled back at him as she came to a stop in front of the shine steps. She turned back to look at the village just as the people began coming out.

A lot had changed while Inuyasha had been gone. The village was larger and now had a large market, even now he could see tradesmen coming up the road with their wares. In no time the village was bursting with life and activity. The villagers had already set up their booths and were beginning to haggle the earlier arrivals.

"Kagome, where do all of these people come from?"

"Well most are from some of the neighboring villages, but apparently we're on a trade route now and tradespeople come from all around. It's nice to see the village doing so well isn't it?" Kagome smiled. Her thoughts drifting to how busy her home town was back in her time. One day this village will be that town. She thought with a smile.

Inuyasha could see how pleased she was about the change in the village. He didn't understand it, but anything that made her smile was ok with him. He smiled down at her as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

Kagome sighed, enjoying the weight of his arm on her, then she stepped back and began to climb the stairs to the temple. "I've got to see about the travelers in the temple. There were some wounded that came in about a week ago and they are still recovering. I'll be back to the hut in no time." She smiled and kissed him on the lips quickly before bouncing up the steps.

Inuyasha walked back across the village to their hut looking around at the busy people. I have to admit, this is very nice. All the busy people moving around. It's amazing how much it has changed.

As the day progressed, a feeling of rightness came over Inuyasha. There was something for every villager to do. Many of the women were weaving cloth or baskets and the men were in the fields or fishing. Inuyasha went out with the hurting party to get fresh meat. After he got back he and Miroku patrolled the market and kept watch to make sure everyone was honest.

At sundown Kagome came up behind Inuyasha and wrapped her arms around his waist. "So, what do you think of our new life?"

He covered her hands with his as their little girl ran around with the other children and smiled brightly. "I like it very much."

The sweet scene did not go unnoticed, a malicious figured stood on a hill overlooking the village. "Don't get too complacent Inuyasha. The hounds of hell still want your blood and you can't escape them for long."

A/B: Cliffy. Sorry guys. Please rate and review and if you have any ideas feel free to share them with me.