As Kaori went off to sweep the woods, Kagome glanced sidelong at Inuyasha. “So, you and Sango-chan got married, huh?” Inuyasha scratched behind a silver ear, not quite looking at her. “Not right away or anything,” he muttered, flushing high on the bones of his cheeks again. “It wasn’t like that. She and the kids

“Oh,” Kagome said, faltering.  At her bereft expression, Inuyasha’s ears went flat. Thunderously, he glowered. “You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.”  “Inuyasha—” “You’re tellin’ me after all this time,” he exploded, gnashing his fangs in Kagome’s face so hard she winced, “after all this time, he’s still givin’ you and Shin the slip? Seven fucking

Holding Kagome’s eye for a beat, Inuyasha nodded. She could see that he believed this, too. Or rather, that he believed in her. He always had. Through thick and through thin, he had never lost faith in her. Even now, after all that had come to pass between them. To see this unwavering belief in