AN: First story upload! Wooo! I didn't think I'd actually be posting anything, so this is an accomplishment. It was meant to be a oneshot, but then it just kept going and going and going... constructive critisism, please!

-PenguinMafia

"Kagome?"

"What do you want?!"

At this, the young white-haired demon backed off. "Yeesh, what's her problem?" he thought to himself. This is the way it's been all morning – him calling for her, and she snapping back. "What did I do this time? I don't remember doing anything wrong…"

He glanced back at Kagome, and saw that she was digging in her backpack – her back to him – underneath "the" tree. The tree where they first met. The tree that intertwined their destinies.

"InuYasha, maybe you should leave her alone for a little while. She'll loosen up eventually," the dark-haired monk advised. "After all, if you keep this up we'll never move from this spot."

They had decided to stay at Kaede's village, near the Bone Eater's Well, but they didn't want the rest of the village to know – it would only cause problems. But they had now been there for two days and Kagome absolutely refused to talk to any of them, or look at them, or ever join them for meals.

"Kagome…" Shippo started to walk her way. "Here's some food… you haven't been eating lately so I figured you might be hungry." He came to a stop right behind her, waiting for a response.

"Thanks, Shippo. Just set it down right here," she answered quite gently as she patted the ground next to her.

"Do you think she's starting to loosen up already?" InuYasha whispered to Miroku, watching as Shippo placed the food in the designated spot.

"It's definitely a possibility," he replied. "She might just be getting hungry – even angry people have to eat."

InuYasha only scowled. "If she wanted some food so badly she should've just come over here and gotten it herself." He crossed his arms, turned and sat down a few steps away from everybody.

Everybody – except Kagome – sighed.

"Miroku, we're never going to get anywhere with these two acting like this," Sango quietly told him. "Why don't you go see what's wrong with Kagome?"

The monk's eyes grew wide. "M-me? Why me?"

Sango was slightly taken aback. He never missed out on an opportunity like this. "Why not?"

"Well, you know, she gets kind of… scary… when she's upset… maybe you should go instead."

The demon-slayer frowned, then slowly started walking toward Kagome. She noticed that the bowl of ramen Shippo gave her was completely empty. She walked until she was directly beside her, then squatted. "Kagome?" she asked.

"Yes?" the girl answered. Sango caught a hint of sadness in her voice.

"Is something wrong? You've been sitting here for two days. Do you want to go back home?"

Kagome didn't say anything for a minute, then said, "You know, that would probably be a good idea."

If I could actually see her face she'd be glaring… Sango thought. Then she asked, "Do you need any help with your things?"

As Kagome stood, still not looking at anybody, she answered. "I've only got my backpack – I'm sure I'll manage." And with that, she quickly packer her bag, hoisted it on her shoulders, and calmly walked towards the Bone Eater's Well.

"Wait!!!"

The dark-haired girl actually looked to see who called her, finding InuYasha only a few steps away. "What?" she asked him.

"You! What is up with you just sitting there for days, and when you FINALLY get up it's to go home?! What is your problem?!"

Kagome stood there for a moment, shacked at his reaction. Not that it wasn't his normal reaction, but she was shocked that it took two days for it to spill out. Without thinking, she spat, "You should know better than anyone why I'm acting like this!"

InuYasha walked back a few steps, somewhat frightened. "Well, I obviously don't, so would you mind telling me?"

"InuYasha, sometimes you really get under my skin! SIT, BOY!"

"Aahhh!" he yelled as he was slammed into the ground. "Ka-go-meeee!" Now the dogboy was seriously mad. "You'd better expla-," he began, then noticing he wasn't talking to anybody. She had already left.

"Well, are you going to go after her?" the mischievous monk asked.

"No. I won't." InuYasha sat down with his back against the well. She'll come back soon enough… he thought.

This began another wave of whispered conversation between Sango and Miroku.