(Kagome's POV)
I sighed as we walked out of the village. "Hey Kagome hurry up!" InuYasha yelled impatiently as ever. I looked up at him and stomped my foot. "Stop being a jerk!" I returned. Sango just sighed and Miroku shook his head. InuYasha jumped in front of me and got in my face. "I am not a jerk, wench!" He yelled. "And I'm not a wench!" I returned just as loud. "Keh!" He replied turning his back on me. I started to say something but stopped and turned around. "Kagome what is it?" Sango asked. "I sense two jewel shards." I replied as a huge gust of wind hit us. I looked up as the wind stopped and saw Koga holding my hands in his. InuYasha started growling and I got an idea to get him back. "Hello Koga." I said sounding as sweet as I could. I winked at Miroku and Sango who nodded there heads a half a inch to show they understood. Shippo was trying not to laugh. InuYasha on the other hand was growling deeper. "Hey Kagome. How are you?" He asked. "I smiled and dropped a bomb that I knew would get InuYasha."Oh I'm fine. Just missed you." I replied. Sango and Miroku covered their mouths to stop laughing. I heard some rustling behind me and suddenly I was spun around looking at InuYasha. I stared him in the eyes and hear Koga growl. "Keep your hands off my woman Mutt!" He yelled trying to grab me back. InuYasha just held my arms and looked into my eyes. I saw sadness in them, anger, pain, and sadness. "Do you mean that Kagome?" He finally asked. I blinked back a few tears. "No. But what do you care! You love Kikyo!" I shoved him back. Koga had left about 5 minutes before. I grabbed my bag and ran into the woods.
(InuYasha POV)
She missed him! That filthy wolf? No, not Kagome. And what about what she said about Kikyo? I sighed and looked up from the ground. She had pushed me to. That was not like Kagome. "InuYasha are you just going to let her leave?" Shippo asked me jumping onto my chest. "Well of course not! We need her to find the jewel shards!" I returned. Suddenly she came out of the woods looking down. I could smell her sadness. Oh no she had heard me. "Is that all I'm good for InuYasha?" She asked. Miroku took Shippo and him and Sango left. "You two need to talk." I heard him mutter as he left. "Keh, no! You can cook too." I said with a smile. Kagome looked even more upset. "What did I say?" I asked her. She just shook her head and looked at her bag. She started picking at some strings on it and just sighed. I got up and walked over to her. "Kagome what's wrong?" I asked. She shook her head and smiled. "Oh nothing just forget it!" She said happily. That fake smile was creepy... She turned and headed in the same direction that Miroku and Sango had gone. I ran and caught up with them just as Kagome leaned up from whispering to Sango who was staring at me like she would kill me. I swallowed hard knowing she probably would. Miroku pulled me to the side. "What did you say to her?" He asked. "I said no that she could cook too!" I said not understanding what was going on. He sighed and shook his head. "You should have told her that you cared about her." He said. I blinked and stared at him. "I... I do not!" I yelled. Kagome looked up and than back at Sango with raised eyebrows. Sango nodded. "I'm going to take Kagome to the well." She said standing up. She shook her head. "No I'll go don't worry." She said with a smile. "Wait why are you leaving us?" I asked jumping up. She just shook her head and went into the woods.
(Kagome POV)
He is such a jerk! So all he cares about is my cooking and ability to see the jewel shards. So he didn't care about me life at all! I gasped and sank to my knees. He doesn't care about me. All he cares about is what I can do... I felt tears rise in my eyes but blinked them back. He could still smell them is if I cried. But I couldn't help myself. He loved a corpse! I gasped quietly. Was I really that bad a person? I got up and walked the rest of the way to the well holding my tears back till I was at least through it. I jumped onto the well and than into it. Once the blue lights had disappeared I started sobbing.
(InuYasha POV)
What did I do? What did I say? Why did she leave? And did she hate me? All these questions plagued me as I sat on Kieda's hut. Everyone was finally asleep. They had been talking about Kagome, Kikyo, and me until about an hour ago. I took a breath and jumped up the hut. I have to go see her she can't hate me! I love her! I started pacing.Did I just say I loved her...No I love Kikyo...But you also love Kagome! I was fighting with myself. Something I have never done until Kagome came into my life. I growled and ran to the well. Once there I picked up on salt water. tears My brain argued. I jumped through the well and the smell got stronger along with Kagome's scent. When I was in her time the well smelled completely like tears and Kagome. I looked around and found her bag still sitting there. I grabbed it and jumped out of the well to her window. She was lying on her bed sobbing. I did this. I hurt her. I thought and winced at the pain it brought. This beautiful girl is in pain because of me. I almost laughed thinking of the look Kagome would give me if she could hear that. Everyone thought I was an unfeeling Hanyou but I could be smart when I wanted. Do I really love Kikyo? I shook my head. "Keh!" I yelled out before I thought. She jumped up and looked around. I jumped through the window and noted how she sniffled and stopped. "Kagome, I'm sorry. Your are good for more than just finding shards and cooking." I muttered. She gasped and stared at me.
(Kagome POV)
He apologized. And he wasn't acting like his normal self. He was acting nice! I took a step toward him. "But you also have to know something important so you won't hurt anymore." I stopped and stared at him. "InuYasha what is wrong with you?" I asked thinking he was under a spell. "Keh! I'm trying to be nice." I smiled as he "kehed" That was like him alright. Suddenly he did something I've never seen him do. He walked up to me, blushing like mad, and pulled me against him. "Inu..Yasha?" I stuttered. He stroked my hair and held me tight. "I'm sorry I hurt you Kagome." He muttered. "Dinner!" My mom yelled upstairs. "Well InuYasha do you want to stay for dinner?" I asked with a tiny smile. I was feeling a little better. He sniffed the air and nodded eagerly. "I did eat in my time!" He yelled running downstairs. "Why not?" I yelled back. "Worry about you wench!" He yelled back calling me his favorite nickname. I was tempted to say Sit but he was trying to be nice and it was sweet that he didn't eat because he was worrying about me. When I got downstairs he was pigging out on the food my mom had made. I walked over and hugged him around his neck. He stopped eating and about choked. "Ka...go...me!" He coughed out. I smiled and shrugged. "I owned you." I replied. My mom smiled, my grandpa looked angry, and Sota looked hopeful. InuYasha stopped coughing and settled down. I started munching on some pickles and steak.
(InuYasha POV)
She had hugged me! And I had almost choked! I thought back to how it felt having her arms around my neck. Warm. My heart was flying! I smiled a bit and went back to eating. She kept looking at me and smiling. Each smile made my heart jump. "What?" I asked looking up and meeting her eyes. She just shook her head and went back to eating. "Keh." Was my response. After dinner was over she said something about taking a bath. She went back to her room, with me following. "Now InuYasha I'm going to take a bath don't you dare come into that bathroom or I will knock you into next week got it?" She asked waving her finger at me. I sat cross legged on her bed and gave her a "Keh!" for an answer. She just smiled and left.
I sat there for at least 20 minutes before I started getting board. Suddenly a sweet smell assaulted my nose. It smelled like Kagome and fruit. I sighed and pictured Kagome sleeping. What she didn't know or would ever know was that a lot of nights I watch her sleep. She looks like an angel. I laughed; she always looks like an angel. About 15 to 20 minutes later she walked in wear a towel wrapped around her chest. She jumped when she saw me lying on her bed. "InuYasha I forgot you were in here!" She yelped pulling the towel tighter. I smiled at her. Hmm she's pretty. "Keh how could you forget me wench?" I asked her softly and less harsh than I had hoped. Her anger at my "wench" commit softened and she smiled. Than she turned and pulled some cloths out of this big wooden box and left the room. When she came back she was in some cat cloths that looked soft. She sniffed in my direction. "InuYasha! Just because you are part dog doesn't mean you have to smell like one!" She said grabbing my hand and pulling me to her bathroom. "Wait, wait!" I complained and she threw some kind of short pants at me. "They were my dads. They are called swimming trunks go put them on in my room. Oh yeah no other cloths ok?" she said. I blinked and left to put them on. I pulled off my horia and put on the swimming trunks. I walked back to the bathroom and saw Kagome running water into a bath tub. She was in come weird outfit that covered everything to her hips. "This is a bathing suit for girls." She said with a hint of a smile. "Keh!" I said crossing my arms over my chest and tilting my nose into the air.
(Kagome POV)
Oh my gosh. He looked good without his kimono on. I stared at his chest and sighed happily; glad that the water was running so it would cover it. The tub was getting full so I turned the water off. "Ok get in." I said pointing to the tub. He did so and shivered. "What's wrong?" I asked thinking I had gotten it to cold. "It's warmer than the rivers." He said sounding surprised. I sat behind him on the edge and smiled. "Yeah we have water heaters in this time." I said pouring a cup of water over his head. He flicked his ears out of the way. I poured a little shampoo in his hair and rubbed it in. He tilted his head back and looked up at me. I smiled down at him. "Yes?" I asked. He looked like he was going to say something but stopped and looked back down into the water. I tilted my head and just shrugged.
(InuYasha POV)
I about told her that I loved her! But I can't, I love Kikyo? Don't I? She poured more water of my head and I flicked my ears dry. She poured about three more cups and than smiled. "Ok your hair is clean!" She said happily. I smiled and flicked the water off my ears. She did a good job about not getting to much water into them. "Ok well I'm going to leave now and let you finish your bath." She said getting our of the water and drying her feet off. I already missed her. A small whimper escaped me before I could stop myself. She turned and looked at me. "What's wrong?" She asked. "Uh..." I stuttered. She sat beside me. "I don't want you to go." I muttered. She blinked and smiled a bit. "Ok I'll stay here but I'm not going to wash you dummy." She laughed sweetly. I sighed happily and stood up. Than pounced lightly beside her. She gave me a disapproving look. "InuYasha you are soaking wet!" She threw a towel over my head and started rubbing. "Hey, hey watch the ears!" I yelped. She took the towel off and met my eyes. "How about we go back tomorrow?" She asked. I nodded and rubbed my left ear. She had hit it when she was scrubbing. "Did I hurt your ear?" She asked in a voice she used a lot with Shippo. I just nodded and rubbed it harder. "Hang on." She replied pulling my hands away. Than she started to gently rub it. Base to tip. I purred lightly and sat down. She sat in front of me. She took my other ear and started rubbing it the same way.
(Kagome POV)
He was just like a puppy. I started petting him only he purrs! I think he has some cat blood in him. He started rubbing my hand and I smiled at him. He looked really nice in those trunks. Stop! He loves Kikyo. My heart sank at that thought. He stopped purring and looked at me. "What's wrong Kagome?" I jumped and looked at him. "Me oh nothing! Come on let's get your hair dried." I said pulling out a hair dryer. He was watching me warily as I pulled it in and turned it on. He jumped a foot in the air and started an iron Revere. I turned it off. "InuYasha it won't hurt you." I replied. He was growling at it so I turned it on and started to dry my hair. He watched as I took out a comb and started combing my hair as it dried. When I finished I turned it off and smiled at him. He was now standing beside me watching with mild interest. He leaned down and sniffed it than sat with his back to me. "Keh go ahead." He snapped. I giggled and turned it on. Nice, evil, nice, evil. I wish he would make his mind up. He seemed to calm down as the hair dryer blew. I guess the warm air on his ears felt nice. His hair finally got dry after about 20 minutes and I turned the hair dryer off. I heard him purring quietly and smiled. So he did like it. "Thanks Kagome." He said quietly behind me. I leaned up and smiled. When I turned around he was right in front of me. "Inu...Yasha what are you doing?" I asked as my heart fluttered with hope. Just as InuYasha put his arms around my waist Sota opened the door. "Hey sis you d..." He stopped and stared. I felt my cheeks heat up and InuYasha let me go with a "Keh! Dumb wench was about to fall," and turned his back to me. I looked over at him and stomped my foot. "I'm not a wench!" I said sounding desperate to get him to stop calling me that. Sota just shook his head and left. InuYasha turned back around and looked frustrated. "You are to!" He replied. "I am not!" And with that I stomped off to my room. Even here we fight all the time. I thought with a sigh. Once in my room I changed back into my Pjs and opened the door. He walked in and grabbed his Horia. "Keh!" He said than turned and went back to the bathroom. I laid down onto my bed and started to get sleepy. InuYasha is just going to end up with Kikyo so why doesn't he want her to help him find the shards...
(InuYashas POV)
I came back into her room and noticed her sleeping. I shook my head and sighed. "Kikyo." She muttered as tears ran down her cheeks. What's wrong with her? I thought and quietly stood beside her. "Kikyo." She muttered now crying harder. "Kagome?" I asked pushing her hair out of her eyes. She started sobbing. Kagome what are you dreaming? I thought. "Hey Kagome come on wake up." I started shaking her slightly. She jerked awake and started sobbing into her hands. "InuYasha how could you?" She cried. "How could I do what?" I asked. She looked at me and blinked. "You didn't..." She began. "Didn't what? Kagome what did you dream?" I could smell her fear and sadness and it was killing me inside not to help her but I didn't know what to do. "I dreamed that you went to hell with Kikyo." She muttered. Did Kagome have a premonition? I did tell Kikyo I would go to hell with her. "Kagome it's ok. I'm still here." She sobbed harder at that. "For how long?" She cried. I didn't answer; I had no answer for her. "Kagome why don't you try to go back to sleep." I told her. She shook her head. "What if I stay here till you fall asleep?" She nodded and laid back down, sniffing quietly. I pulled her blankets up to her neck and smiled at her. She still sniffled and was trying not to cry. I sighed and crawled into her bed behind her. "Now will you stop crying?" It's making my instincts go hay wire! She just kept sniffling. Gradually she fell back asleep. I could still smell sadness and fear but it was lightly on her fruity scent. I started to get sleepy.
(Kagome POV)
I yawned and stretched. I felt oddly warm and turned over to come face to face with InuYasha. He yawned and I saw his tiny fangs. Before I even thought about what I was doing I leaned forward and kissed him.
(InuYasha POV)
What's so soft? I thought as I opened my eyes. Oh it's Kagome's lips. I thought happily. I blinked a couple of times. Kagome's lips! I almost broke the kiss but thought better. She seemed happy and I was so I just held her close and deepen the kiss. She jumped when she realized I was awake and tried to back up but I held her close and she stopped. When we finally broke the kiss I smiled at her. "I'm sorry InuYasha! I don't know what came over me!" She said. I could tell she was scared I'd say something. I just shrugged and smiled. "Keh do you do that to all boys or just me?" I asked enjoying her blush. She swallowed and looked down at my chest. "Just you." She murmured quietly apparently hoping I wouldn't hear. "Well as long as it is just me and not that Hobo boy." I said hugging her close. She groaned quietly. "So ready to go back yet?" I asked she looked up at me and shook her head. "I have school today." She said. "No you don't." I replied. "Yes I do." She agrued. "Kagome it's that S day you talk about not having school on." I said. "Saterday?" She asked sounding surprised. I nodded and she looked surprised. "Ok well can we at least eat?" She asked. I nodded and got up.
(Kagomes POV)
Boy this week has flow by. I thought as I hurried after my rude dog demon friend… But were we more than that. He didn't push me back when he saw it was me kissing him. He didn't do anything but kiss me back. I just shook my head. Couldn't get any worse than being as confused as me. I walked into the Kitchen and notice my mom not there. I found a note on the refidgerater and read it out loud. "Dear Kagome and InuYasha, Grandpa, Sota, and I went to the store. We will be home in an hour or so. I would have woken you up but you two just looked so cute together. Love mom." I groaned as I finished and looked over at InuYasha who had a cup of Ramen in his hand and a confused expression. "So cute?" He asked and blushed lightly.