The group was sitting around a campfire in a small clearing in the woods. They'd just finished a jewel-shard battle with a spider youkai that afternoon and were all tired from the fight. Unfortunately, all they had to show for it was one tiny shard and a large painful gash down Miroku's right arm. The spider youkai had decided the best way to counter-act his wind tunnel would be to cut the arm off. Everyone else was alright, but they'd decided to rest there a few days before continuing their journey.

Kagome sidled over a bit closer towards Inuyasha, looking up at him with her big, brown, innocent eyes. "Inuyasha," she began sweetly.

"No." He cut her off with a low growl. She'd already tried to get him to take her home twice that day.

"You didn't even know what I was gonna ask! And this test is really important for me! I could fail my class if I don't take it!" Kagome shouted at him glaring daggers.

"I'm not draggin' you all the way back there just for you stupid school thing!" The hanyou growled at her, crossing his arms over his chest and glared right back.

"Why not? Its not like we can go anywhere else while Miroku heals! I might as well spend the time in my time!"

"I said no!" Something doesn't feel right tonight. She'd just laugh at me if I told her I have a feeling something bad's gonna happen if we leave anywhere. Of course there was also the reason of him not wanting to be away from her even for a day, but he wasn't about to admit that one even to himself.

"Fine." Kagome stood up and began gathering up her shower things.

Eh? She's giving up too easily... Inuyasha braced himself in preparation

"Sango, you up for a bath?"

"Huh? Oh, uh.. No, thank you Kagome. I think I'm good for now." The demon slayer turned back to gently rebandaging the houshi's arm, trying to look like she was ignoring his looks at her while secretly enjoying the attention.

"Oh. Alright then." She turned and began walking towards the nearby hot springs.

Maybe she's not gonna sit me...I wonder if she's feeling alright?

"Oh, and Inuyasha?" She turned, flashing a stunning smile at him, making the hanyou's heart skip a beat. He just glanced over at her though, keeping a bored expression on his face. "SIT!!SitSitSitSitSitSitSitSitSitSitSitSit!!!!!"

"GYAAA!!" Inuyasha crashed into the ground, leaving a large dent in the ground.

"Wait for me, Kagome!" Shippou raced after her. Bath time was always so much more fun with Kagome, because she would play water tag with him and toss him in the air so he could flip into the water.

"Argh, Shippou! Where you goin'!" Inuyasha had never liked the idea of the kitsune brat bathing with Kagome, even if he was just a kid, but all the extra 'sit's had him still pinned to the ground.

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Aah, at least his Royal Pain is letting me take my bath in peace. Kagome sighed as she neatly piled her clothes on the bank, sticking the bottle of shikon shards underneath the stack. She liked Inuyasha, she really did. But sometimes he was just too much to deal with. She got into the water and swam around for a little while, just enjoying the feel of the hot water on her skin and relaxing after the stressful battles of the day. She never felt the hands that slowly snuck down on her neck, pinching the nerves that would send her into a world of unconciousness.

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Author's Note thingie:

Hello! This is my first fic so any reviews would be reeaalllly helpful! Hope ya'll enjoyed and the next chapter should be up in a day or so, and it'll probably be a bit longer. Thanks and enjoy :)

Roggie