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Forces

Chapter One

Author: xXMidori-ChanXx

Kagome again walks to the well, ready to go home. "InuYasha, I don't want you to follow me. It's summer vacation, and I want to have some time off" InuYasha runs towards the well in front of Kagome.

"Where do you think you're going?" InuYasha asks in frustration.

"Don't make me say it InuYasha. I just want 1 week of vacation, ok?" Kagome says while staring evilly at InuYasha.

"Feh. I don't think so. I'm not going to go look for the shards by myself," InuYasha picks up a big boulder and holds it up over his head ready to throw it in the well.

"InuYasha, don't," Kagome says with a tone of warning in her voice. But that doesn't stop InuYasha. He jams the boulder into the well.

"And that is that," he says triumphantly. Kagome's mouth hangs open in disbelief.

"I can't believe you did that!" Kagome yells. "SIT!" InuYasha falls down with a mighty crash.

"You are such a jerk!" She walks over to the well and looks for any possible ways to get through a crack, but she finds no way to slip through. "Thank you for ruining my vacation!"

"Feh, I can't complain. I get to find more shards now." Kagome turns around and crosses her arms. "I just won't look for anymore then."

"You can't last here. You need me to protect you"

"Then I'll just go stay with Kaede. I'm safe there," Kagome says with frustration. She then turns and walks towards the village.

As she walks, a weasel demon jumps out in front of her. Kagome screams and falls on her butt as the demon approaches her. "Feh, what are you going to do now?" InuYasha says with a smirk on his face. Kagome gets up and runs behind InuYasha, grabbing hold of the shoulder of his kimono. "Heh, I told you that you needed me."

Kagome stops herself from saying anything that might make InuYasha decide not to attack the demon.

"So was I right?" InuYasha asks wanting to bask in the glory of being right. Kagome nods with a mix of anger and disappointment on her face. InuYasha cracks his knuckles, "ok time to work." Kagome lets go of InuYasha's kimono. InuYasha lunges at the demon, "come here you." Kagome watches from where she stands and she sees a glow coming from the demon's side.

"InuYasha, it's got a jewel shard!"

"Heh, all the better reason for me to kill it" The demon jumps at him but intentionally misses at it flies over InuYasha and heads for Kagome to try to get the jewel shards she has.

"What? Damn," InuYasha says as he jumps at the demon again. "I'm your opponent, not her." Kagome turns and starts to run away, not looking back. Then InuYasha grabs the demon by the tail, and slams it into a tree. Kagome stops running, and turns around with a small sigh of relief.

"Lets see, how should I kill you now?" InuYasha ponders as the demon struggles to get out of InuYasha's grip, looking at me as it does. Kagome jumps behind a tree, just in case the demon gets free. InuYasha then pins the demon down with the Tetsusaiga. "Time to die," InuYasha says as he chops the demon's head off. Kagome looks disgusted as blood spills onto the ground. Kagome emerges from behind the tree.

"Thank you InuYasha," she says quietly, not really wanting to admit that she needs him to protect her.

"Feh, I knew you needed me," InuYasha shoves the Tetsusaiga into the demon's head and pries out the shard.

"I wouldn't need you if I could just go back to my time!"

"But you can't get there now can you?"

"Only cause you blocked it!" Kagome starts to head back to the village.

"Feh, you will need me again," InuYasha mumbles as he starts to follow Kagome.

"Well, it's your choice to protect me, with the way you treat me, I'm surprised you even stay with me," Kagome says without looking back at InuYasha.

"Who said I was going to protect you, I only want the shards."

Kagome stops and turns around and yells, "so the only reason you keep me alive is to get the jewel shards?!"

"Yeah, why else would I need you?"

Kagome makes a growling type noise, then turns around and heads for the village.

"I don't know," Kagome says angrily, "you don't have other reasons do you? You are just a selfish jerk!" I bet he doesn't even remember Kikyo, Kagome thinks to herself.

"No I don't have other reasons, I just want to become a full fledged demon," InuYasha says as he holds his hand up and makes it a fist.

"Figures." Why did I even think I liked him in the first place? Kagome and InuYasha make it to the village, arguing the whole way. Kagome heads into Kaede's hut, and sits down by the already burning fire, trying to ignore the fact that InuYasha is there with her. InuYasha lies down on the floor next to Kagome, and she doesn't notice. As Kagome stares into the fire she thinks, it is so weird how we even met. It was a complete accident. Kagome thinks back to the time when she was being chased by the centipede, and she runs into InuYasha and he is awake.

InuYasha yawns, and Kagome turns to him, "now that I am safe here in the village, I will not look for jewel shards until I get my week vacation."

"Feh, like that will happen," InuYasha says sleepily.

Kagome thinks of a way to see if he really does want her for more then jewel shards. She will say something about him liking her and see how long it takes him to react. If it is long, he likes her, if it isn't he's a jerk.

"Hey InuYasha. I have a small feeling that you want me around for more than just collecting the jewel shards."

Instantly InuYasha says, "nope, all I want are the shards"

Kagome slouches disappointedly. Kaede walks in nodding to InuYasha and Kagome. "Hey Kaede," Kagome says a sad tone.

"I'm hungry," InuYasha says.

"Go get some fish for me to cook then, and Kagome, why aren't you back in your time, I thought you wanted a vacation," Kaede asks.

"Heh, I blocked her way," InuYasha says smugly.

Kaede gives InuYasha a sort of evil stare. "I wanted my vacation," Kagome complains. "Too bad," InuYasha says unsympathetically.

Well that's the first chapter!! R&R!