Not much I really want to say except that midterms suck and the year was needed to get myself back on track, because I had fallen into a slump of sorts! Well, hope the wait was worth it, I will try to update more frequently considering that my schedule during this time is a little more lax than before. So without further Adieu...

MyTwiliLove does not own Inuyasha, you all know who does...

You readers, enjoy!

There was silence in the clearing. The annoying midday birds that normally squawk about fancying themselves as nightingales were silent. How could they not be? The scene before them was something so against the capabilities of their world that it shut them up good. What shut up these annoying woodland creatures you ask? Well, if you must know it seems that there was a large hole in the middle of the clearing and in this hole was the devastating result of an innocent utterance.

Kagome in particular was standing there as if she were a fish out of water. To think that this was all her fault was something that she couldn't risk her sanity to do so. What would shut up this poor miko you ask? Well if you must know, in the large hole were two bodies that lay in a tangled heap. These bodies were seemingly put there by some unknown, incredible force that was caused by said miko. It was strange, you would think that the world would let something like this occur simply for the comedic relief it provided, but apparently not.

Despite the tense silence that seemed to have occupied the little clearing, there were still a few beings that were immune to the universe's plea to not find the incident funny. These immune people were currently not breathing properly as they tried to digest the situation. Miroku seemed to be particularly ailing from said condition. Still the short intakes of breath that could be heard sounded suspiciously like muffled snickers. For some reason beyond the poor miko's comprehension, hearing Miroku caused her to snap under the tension that the universe had caused.

"Ha...ha…ha…ha-ha….hahahahahahaha" cackled Kagome until her breath had left her and she was rolling on the floor clutching her stomach and wiping the tears from her eyes. What had Kagome laughing so frantically you ask? Well, apparently the two bodies that were in the crevice below them belonged to certain hanyou and a certain ookami. Said ookami was being flattened bodily by the red-suited hanyou and it seemed that the two of them were pressed flush against each other. Still, that is not even the most important detail here. What made the previous descriptions of the setting and other characters possible was the fact that the two lay wide-eyed, bodies and lips pressed together.

Also, it seemed that Kagome's outburst had electrocuted the two of them into the motions of having Koga push Inuyasha off himself and make disgusted noises all the while wiping at his mouth, as if that would somehow sanitize the hanyou's taste off of his mou….NO! Koga was not going to think of anything that just happened. That certainly included anything regarding the hanyou in front of him that was now trying to get his head out of the upturned dirt that it had been thrown in. By this time everything in the universe had seemingly righted itself and the birds continued their squawking. The forest went about its business and the small turning-blue-in-face-due-to-insufficient-oxygen group was relieved of the need to avoid laughing and began their chorus of chuckling in the wake of Kagome's cackling.

Kagome knew she was not supposed to be laughing. I mean, how could she when she was the one who caused the incident in the first place? Thus, she was duly reminded by a fuming Inuyasha and a hurt looking Koga stomping and walking over to her, respectively.

"I don't see how you could be laughing so much Kagome, when IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT."

"Yeah, for once I agree with mutt-face."

"You would agree, wouldn't you? I mean since you guys are all intimate now." Bonk. It seemed Shippo would be out of commission for the next couple hours or so. How did Inuyasha do that anyways you ask? Well, it seems he used speed to slip off Kagome's left loafer and chuck it at the young fox kit. But that's getting distracted, back to the matter at hand…

"How could you do that to us Kagome?"

"I didn't do anything Inuyasha, and even so someone like you does deserve it."

"Someone like me…? What the fuck did I do to deserve this?"

"What did you do? Are you really asking me that?"

"Well duh! Didn't I just ask you?" Oh, typical Inuyasha…

"You only made my life for the past few years. You made my life a psychological hell, but I'm not bitter." Kagome said this with a low voice, in a whispered tone but with all the built up hate and remorse that she had stashed away for the better part of the last few years showing in her eyes. Koga's eyes widened and he backed away from Kagome a little. Inuyasha however, was already too far gone in anger to notice the strange moment and went on in the argument, not taking the sarcastic hint.

"So if you aren't bitter, then why did you do that?" Though most of the time Inuyasha's oblivious nature is detrimental to the argument, for once his lack of paying attention to details allowed Kagome to snap out of her despair-filled moment and back to be exasperatedly annoyed.

"How the heck would I know that you two would end up KISSING?" At her outburst Koga visibly recoiled again as if he had been hit and winced slightly. However Koga, who had recognized Kagome's weird moment earlier as the beginnings of something truly dangerous, said what no one had dared to before because he was mad…at Kagome, or rather for Kagome showing the signs of losing who she was… mad at the one single person that the universe never allowed him to be mad at.

"Are you, Higurashi Kagome, the one who shed lakes of tears when you broke your own heart by placing hope on a relationship that shouldn't have had any, saying that a person can't be held accountable for the consequences of his or her actions?" Don't you think you sound a little like Inuyasha with your excuses?

"But this wasn't a consequence that I saw coming!"

"But neither did he when he first did it. And this is only your first instance; will you be able to say the same after you've done it more?" Do you realize what's really happening?

"….I do…but…"

"Are you saying that it's okay to distress others and think nothing of it? Did you even have a hint of remorse?" Are you willing to turn into someone you aren't?

"...You don't understand!"

"Are you saying that it's your turn to be heartless? I guess so since everyone has had a time, I guess you deserve yours, right?" Do you know that Naraku is also heartless?

"….I will never be like him!"

"I mean first with reoccurring bouts of strong, palpable anger, then using a biting sarcasm to respond to threats, and then manipulating Inuyasha to offend another…and finally to think nothing of blowing away some of your friends' pride…" Don't you know that turning into someone like Naraku wasn't because of major things but because of little things built up over time until they all exploded in one major event?

"Koga, I don't know why you're making a big deal out of a simple kiss, I mean it doesn't even count for anything since both you and I have our respective mates."

"No Inuyasha, this is important, this universe depends on these answers. Our entire world depends on the heroine's answer. So what do you say Kagome?" The humor that had been running merrily through her voice box earlier was almost choking her now. Why did she always have to answer the tough questions? Why did the universe see it fit to doom her with all the misery? Why was she cursed to remain a caring person for eternity? She supposed that it was because the universe made Kagome, made her, that way. And she was turning into someone she wasn't. Someone who manipulated people for even small victories, someone who caused others distress and thought nothing of it. It was disgusting. She was turning into what Naraku might have been before he killed Kikyou. This was not acceptable. Koga was right to notice what she was about to become and who she really was. Sure the situation was hilarious, but the old Kagome would have felt bad a little and at least not cackled. Oh dear God! She cackled…like Naraku… Kagome shuddered and answered Koga's unasked questions.

"I was wrong Koga, thank you for showing me the truth." A flash of understanding went through the both of them as Kagome relieved the worried Koga of his duty of protecting her…protecting Kagome…protecting who she was… And as Kagome looked to Koga, she couldn't help but to crack a smile when glancing at his lips. There it was a smirk, then a smile, then a chuckle and then laughter and once again everyone was laughing as Inuyasha stomped around and Koga smiled wanly, thinking that he had successfully nipped the problem at the bud, before running to Inuyasha and punching him in the gut.

"How dare you kiss the Prince of Wolves you disgusting mutt-face?"

"…Me? Why the hell would I kiss you?"

"I don't know! Maybe you should ask your heartbeat that SPED UP!"

"…WHAT?"

And like this the two kept bickering about their totally-Inuyasha's-fault-Hey!-What the fuck?-I didn't kiss you-but-Koga-still-totally-teased-Inuyasha-that-he-did NOT-kiss. All in all, it seemed like a great end to an interesting day for Kagome. Even Shippo recovered early and perched himself on Kagome's shoulder while egging on the fight. Yes. All was well...until the universe decided to take revenge on the miko for the not-kiss….

"Hey Kagome…?"

"What is it Shippo?"

"Why do you smell like dog demon?" And once again, there was silence in the clearing.

Kagome: *cackle, cackle*...*choke, cough* man, this cackling business is hard work!

Naraku: Duh! Didn't you realize that it took me a whole body exchange to get the right vocal chords for the right cackle?

Kagome: There's a science to it?

Naraku: Uh...yeah? I mean every Inuyasha character is made from complex character science.

Kagome: How come I didn't get the memo?

Naraku: Oh I forgot, you're the DiD...

Kagome: DiD?

Naraku: Damsel in Distress, you're as complicated as a wet blanket.

Kagome: O_O...

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