I walked slowly beside Kagome, my hand working out a muscle in my shoulder I had twisted in our previous battle against one of Naraku's incarnations.
It was a long fight, considering how the beast evaded our attacks so quickly. Yet in the end, Inuyasha's demon blade brought it down. I stared up at the half demon walking ahead of us.
He didn't seem at all weary from the fight, as usual. It's not as if he was one to suffer aches and pains, as he would say, it was a fatal flaw that only humans had to deal with. I shook my head knowingly as he clenched his fists firmly at his waist.
Glancing over my shoulder, I stared at the placid smile of Miroku.
He was walking casually a few steps behind us, the tiny Shippo laying limply in his arm, exhausted.
His violet eyes trailed up slowly, meeting my mahogany ones in a locked stare. Almost instantaneously, the corners of his lips peeled up his face, his brilliant white teeth gleamed.
I snapped my head back forward, quickly averting my gaze. For some reason, whenever his eyes turned my way, and he flashed that gloriously mischievous smile, my heart fluttered wildly. It was an annoying phenomenom that happened more often as of late.
I cannot pinpoint when exactly this strange sensation started occurring. It seemed as if since the moment I met Miroku, his eyes had the power to make my palms sweat and cause me to act like a giddy little child. I'm sure this hadn't gone unnoticed by him or our other companions. It happened so often I'm sure even Kirara picked up on it.
I let out a frustrated sigh which caused Kagome's eyes to move from Inuyasha to me.
"What's the matter"? She asked softly as I shook my head, fighting to quell the fluttering butterflies in my stomach.
"It's nothing". I lied, turning my eyes away from her. I knew she knew otherwise, she always did.
I dared to glance backward, catching a glimpse of Miroku as he turned in my direction. Again my heart began to race and my stomach clench. I quickly snapped my head forward, mumbling under my breath. Cursing myself for letting him affect me so.
