Kagome had always wondered what they felt like.

It was late at night, the campfire being her only source of light. Inuyasha and her team were still searching for the jewel shards, when earlier in the day she had gotten a surprise attack from a demon. It had slashed at her right hip, making three deep cuts that were not very pretty left on her body. The shock of being attack and pain all together had her faint right on the spot, making Inuyasha worry about her deeply, though he covered it up in half-hearted insults. He had insisted on sleeping next to her, and now that she looked at the sleeping pads—they might as well be sleeping in the same bed, he didn't even leave a tiny bit of soil peek through where the two pads met. She laughed to herself silently, she loved seeing his sweet side.

She didn't really mind the closeness, he looked beautiful as the fire's glow licked his skin.

To be honest, she wasn't expecting him to sleep at all. She had just woken up herself—it must have been somewhat around 2PM—and had found him facing her, completely relaxed and content, letting quiet snores sneak by every now and then.

Kagome felt like she should be ashamed watching him, like it was something dirty. But somehow, it didn't seem wrong to her. It just made her feel closer to him somehow, maybe because she was seeing a new side of him. Speaking of new sides…

Ever since she had first met Inuyasha and touched his ears when he was under the spell Kikyo put on him, she had been dying to touch them again. She could barely remember how they felt, and now there they were, completely vulnerable as they teased her by twitching back and forth. Now this, she would admit it in the morning, was probably wrong. But Kagome could care less at the moment, slowly dragging her arms out of her blanket.

Trying not to touch anything else, her fingers had finally come in contact with Inuyasha's ears. She almost squealed from excitement as she placed her other hand on the opposite ear, and slowly stroked the pair. It was softer than she remembered—probably because the last time she touched them he hadn't bathed in 50 years (and probably more). Kagome looked at his face, and as she did, the priestess was immediately shocked and put her hands away from his ears and covered her mouth.

S-so…

Inuyasha's thick eyebrows lowered from disappointment when the hands had gone away. His cheeks were a bright pink, his lips parted slightly as he whimpered as he slept. This was probably one of the best things she would see. Almost desperate to see it again, she put her hands back where they were and rubbed the back of each ear, and she swore she heard him purr.

Cute!

Even though it didn't make any sense for a dog to purr, she was delighted by the sound no less.

"Awh, Inu-baby is just a big fluffy puppy, isn't he?" Kagome whispered to herself, smiling sweetly at him, unaware her words were heard by another pair of ears.

A soft, white fluffy pair.

Inuyasha's eyes snapped open, scaring the priestess and making her freeze as he glared at her, her hands still on his ears.

"Off." He growled, and with no questions, Kagome brought her hands down to her chest as her cheeks began to warm up. She had been caught, dead center. No excuses. She had probably even hurt his pride.

"So I'm a puppy now, huh?"

"W-what? No! I didn't—"

Before she could excuse herself, he was out of his blanket and on top of her in seconds. She gasped, blue eyes meeting gold.

"I'll show you who's a puppy." The half-demon threatened, his hand pushing the loose strands off of her face. An idea popped up in her head, and she wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck, slowly letting her hands run through his hair at the back of his head. She even lowered her eyes, parting her lips as she squirmed beneath him. Surprised at how bold she had been, his eyes opened wide, obviously not expecting what she was doing. Kagome lifted her leg up, her knee stroking his waist, making him gasp as her hands went higher on his head. The dog demon had lowered his guard, had fallen into her trap as he gazed at her lips with a growing desire. Kagome smirked.

"You're a puppy," Kagome whispered, taking his ears into the captivity of her hands and stroked the back with her thumb and her index finger grazing around the inside.

Taken aback from her action, Inuyasha's knees buckled slightly, his hands clamping at the soil and going into his long fingernails. "K-Kagome." He rasped, staring at her mischievous eyes.

"A cute, little, fluffy Inu-baby puppy…" The miko continued her torture, enjoying the faces he made while she did so. It must be driving him mad. "All to myself. What a treat." She smiled, before Inuyasha snapped, one of his hands snatching her hand.

He stared at her, something in his eyes she couldn't quite describe. Slowly, almost too slow, he quietly lowered her arm down with his, pinning the arm down above her head. "Inuyasha?"

The dog-demon scoffed. "You'll pay for that," Again, he lifted his hand to hers, and dragged it down and pinned it above her head with the other. He lowered his face down to hers, his nose grazing her neck, taking a moment to inhale her sweet wild berry scent. The half-demon lightly kissed her ear lobe, and whispered directly into her soft ear. "Kagome."

Just as quickly as he was getting on top of her, he was suddenly back on his own sleeping mat. Shocked, Kagome gasped, breathing heavily, realizing she had held in her breath. In her peripheral vision, she could see him smirk before turning around, pulling his blanket over him.

"Sweet dreams, Kagome."