'Keh,' Inuyasha thought fiercely. 'Right after I promise to protect her,

she's making it harder by the day. Damn girl attracts danger like a

magnet.'

"Inuyasha, since I'm a miko you don't need to follow me around all the

time! You're acting like a lost puppy!" Kagome scolded Inuyasha. They

were in a deep dense forest by the brook. While Kagome was filling up

their water bottles and Inuyasha sitting in a tree, they argued.

"Keh, I just saved you a bit ago from that demon ya know! And I'm not

a puppy!" Inuyasha growled, sitting like a dog. Kagome noticed his ears

twitching with impatience, and he was refusing to look at her. She just

sighed and looked up at the tree he was sitting on.

"I had a spiritual barrier around me. Relax, it's not like I'd die from a

weasel demon like that one. Besides why don't we worry about the

important stuff, such as heading back to the village before Miroku does

something perverted…Again." Kagome was bubbling up inside. 'Is this

where I should give him it? No, he's mad at me.' Thinking back to what

they were talking about Kagome was brought back down to Earth from

her little own world in her head. Kagome felt sorry for Sango. 'Why

does she deal with him anyway? Then again, that's what Sango and

Miroku must think about me and Inuyasha.' Kagome wondered

silently. Finally reaching the village with Inuyasha sulking behind her

muttering something uncatchable by human ears, it seemed normal,

except something was out of place.

BANG!

'Ah,' Kagome thought to herself, 'so that's what was missing. Miroku

hadn't done anything perverted yet. Hope Sango beat him good.'

Upon hesitantly entering the hut, Inuyasha and Kagome watched Sango

scream at the unconscious Miroku on the floor.

"You stupid pervert! Do you never learn? Get a life!"

And with that, Sango stormed outside, looking for all the world like

hurricane of anger.

"Poor Miroku. He'll be out cold for a while." Kagome pitied.

"Really Kagome, you're such a big softy. Don't pity him! He had it

coming." Inuyasha scoffed , slightly hoping this would be some revenge

for how she overpowered him in his argument by the brook.

After a few minutes of bickering, once more, Kagome overpowered

him.

Inuyasha, feeling agitated, started haughtily walking out the door.

Finally, Kagome couldn't keep it inside her anymore.

"Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha turned around to face her as he was heading out the door.

Brown eyes met golden for a second.

"What is it now?!"

"Inuyasha, I want you to meet me in the meadow north of this village

tomorrow around noon. There's something I want to give you."

Kagome added shyly blushing slightly.

Inuyasha was shocked, but quickly hid it inside himself, Inuyasha just

managed to stutter out a yes of some sort. Kagome sighed with

happiness. She wanted to show Inuyasha she cared. 'Huh, with that

attitude of his he will never understand.' Dressed in simple miko

clothing she started cleaning up Kaede's home and waiting for Miroku

to wake up so she could yell at him too.

The sun was blazing down its heat on Kagome the next day as she

waited for Inuyasha in the field north of the village, with tall grass and

a few flowers here and there grew. She grinned joyously as she

fingered the locket in her hand. On the inside was a picture of her and

Inuyasha, fighting. Sitting cross legged on the grass she listened with

closed eyes to the birds singing and feeling the wind whipping her hair

this way and that. Sensing someone coming up to her from behind she

slowly got up, turned around, and opened her eyes.