"What the…"
InuYasha blinked rapidly at the sight before him, his mouth twitching slightly. Kagome was sitting next to their companions, wavering slightly as she burst into a fit of giggles. Miroku hiccupped beside her, taking another swig of alcohol as Sango complained beside him, slurring.
"Miroku~! Don't drink all of it!" The demonslayer snatched the bottle from him angrily, her eyebrows furrowed in drunken fury. Kagome composed her giggling for a moment when the sake was passed to her, taking another drink before she once again burst into laughter.
Shippo hopped up onto InuYasha's shoulder, shaking his head. "Oh brother…"
"I was gone for ten minutes, and you idiots got drunk!?"
The half-demon's angry remark seemed to get the attention of the three humans, who realized his presence.
"InuYasha~!" Kagome wobbled to her feet, hopping over and practically jumping onto the half-demon, arms wrapped tightly around his neck. Inuyasha made a small strangled noise at her actions, resisting the weird urge to hug her back. Damn, she reeks of booze…
"Why are you drunk?!" InuYasha turned his attention to the monk, choosing to ignore the girl wrapped around him for a moment. Miroku hiccupped again.
"Can you blame us? We let Naraku -hic- get away again… Join us in drowning our sorrows, Inu-hic-Yasha." Miroku slurped up some more sake as a tic mark appeared on InuYasha's head. He gently grabbed Kagome's wrists, unwinding her from his neck.
"I'm half demon, I can't get drunk like you mortals." Sango threw a small rock at his head, growling at him.
"Come drink with us!" She demanded, glaring.
"Oi, did you not hear what I just said!?" He spat back at her. But his retort went ignored as Sango downed more liquor. Kagome wiggled her wrists out of InuYasha's hands, wrapping herself around his waist and humming. He blushed, growling slightly. She hugs me a lot…
"InuYasha… Are you angry with me…?" The girl blinked up at him, eyes half lidded. The half-demon blushed further but gritted his teeth.
"What the hell are you on about?"
"Are you mad at me InuYasha?" He sighed, taking a moment to compose himself before speaking to her in a softer tone.
"Why would I be mad?" Kagome let her hands fall to her sides, leaning her forehead on his chest for support.
"I let Naraku get away… It's my fault…" The girl spoke softly, a hint of a whine in her voice. InuYasha grabbed Kagome's shoulders as Shippo jumped down to sit next to Kirara, watching Sango and Miroku argue.
"Kagome, it isn't your fault. I'm not angry."
The girl looked up at him for a moment, trying to register his words, before she smiled warmly.
"InuYasha, I like your hair."
Okay, random subject change, but whatever.
Kagome reached up, pulling on his bangs playfully. InuYasha swallowed another blush and grabbed her hand.
"Will you quit it?" She just burst into giggles again, leaning down, and kissing his knuckles. "What… Why did you do that?" The half-demon's voice cracked slightly, but the drunken girl just smiled, wobbling. He quickly grabbed her by the shoulders again.
"Okay, you need to sit down. You're wasted."
"If I sit down, can I braid your hair?" The girl grabbed a small portion of his hair gently.
"No! That's ridiculous!"
Another rock hit his head and InuYasha looked angrily at Sango, who simply returned his glare.
"Let her braid your damn hair!" Sango reached for another rock, hitting the tree behind him.
"Fine! Fuck it, just stop throwing rocks!" Kagome clapped her hands, giggling in victory. InuYasha huffed, plopping in front of the fire and Kagome stumbled to sit behind him. "Be careful, you're all wobbly." He muttered, and she just nodded, taking a moment to dig through her large yellow backpack. Kagome pulled out a small brush and started to comb his hair.
He couldn't lie, having his hair brushed felt kind of nice. But he would be damned if he told her he liked it.
Across from him, Sango mumbled, her expression softening as she fell to the side, head falling on Miroku's lap. The monk glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, breathing a sigh of relief when it dawned on him that she had passed out.
"She's that much scarier when she's drunk." He muttered.
"You're telling me. I'm surprised she didn't hit me with Hiraikotsu." InuYasha quipped. Miroku tilted his head to the trees on the other side of him. Sango's weapon was lodged in a nearby tree trunk and InuYasha blinked at it curiously.
"Luckily, her aim was off when she tried to kill me earlier."
InuYasha snorted.
"All done~." Kagome sang, leaning back to admire her work. A small braid was settled to the left side of InuYasha's mass of hair, beginning at the base of his ear and tied at the bottom with a small black scrunchie from Kagome's wrist. "Do you like it?"
"I think it suits him." Miroku commented, smiling and leaning against a nearby tree, his eyes shut. InuYasha just 'hmm'ed, twirling the braid in his fingers. Kagome laughed, nudging her head lazily against his shoulder. The monk was breathing slowly beside the other members of the uncanny band of misfits, InuYasha and Kagome seeming to be the only ones still awake.
At least it's quiet now…
She paused for a moment, chin resting on his shoulder. "InuYasha, you have a really nice smell, did you know that?"
InuYasha's breath hitched in his throat as he looked sideways at her. Something lit on fire in his gut, but he ignored it, turning his attention back to the trees. "You're being really weird, Kagome."
Kagome hummed to herself, sighing. Her head was growing heavier on his shoulder and InuYasha sighed.
"You should get some rest too."
"But you're warm…" She objected lazily. "I like talking to you too."
"Rest, Kagome. You're going to pass out soon anyway. I can practically smell the exhaustion on you…"
Kagome opened her eyes, looking hard at him. Her large, brown orbs were strained and bloodshot, but still oddly beautiful to him. She leaned back, starting to stand up, but her knees buckled and she fell forward instead. InuYasha caught her easily, cursing.
"Damn Kagome, will you be careful?!" But the girl remained unmoving in his arms and he moved her back to see that she was breathing softly.
That was fast… InuYasha sighed, pressing an arm on her back and hooking the other under her legs, moving her so she was curled on his crossed legs. He tucked her head under his chin, resting his head on hers in an almost annoyed manner (but he was worried, that was all).
"Being drunk doesn't suit you, idiot." The half-demon muttered. Kagome, of course, didn't respond, breathing softly into him. InuYasha leaned back, pressing himself against a tree and watching the fire before him start to fizzle into embers.
The girl sighed in her sleep, and InuYasha closed his eyes, the cool air around him, slowly lulling him to sleep with the rest of his friends.
No more sake for them.