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Chapter One
Kagome gave a sharp tug on Inuyasha's arm, causing the hanyou to flinch. He jerked around to face the young girl. She beamed up at him, but when she spoke her voice was harsh.
"C'mon, Inuyasha!" she almost shrieked. Inuyasha felt a small pain alight in his head. Sometimes, the loud noises were too much for him.
Inuyasha did not have anything against Kagome; in fact, in the time that he had spent with her since she had first fell through the well, he had grown quite attached to her.
But, he was beginning to suspect that she held a different attraction to him. Of late, she had become much clingier, and he was starting to feel a little uncomfortable around her. While he was her friend, he was not interested in her that way.
He still felt that his love should go to Kikyo. She was his first love, and he did not believe anything could change that. Even though the priestess was dead and gone, and her soul was finally resting in peace, he still felt his love for her grow.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome said again. "Inuyasha, are you there? Earth to Inuyasha!"
"What?" the hanyou shouted back with more aggression than he meant. He saw Kagome flinch back a little, but he made no attempt to ease the effects his words had on her.
A pattern in the dirt formed as Kagome drug her foot across it. Her green eyes were staring at the ground.
"Inuyasha. . . I was going to say. . ."
Her voice trailed off, and her face took on a reddish hue. Inuyasha glanced at her, thinking that she was acting strangely.
Her foot traced more lines in the dirt. Inuyasha began to feel impatience seep through him. He had better things to do than watch Kagome draw dirt pictures.
"You were going to say what?" He stood, his robes rustling.
Kagome looked up and gave a short laugh. "It's nothing! Forget I said anything."
There was an awkward moment of silence. Inuyasha thought that Kagome was keeping something from him—he knew she was. But, he did not care.
The silence was soon broken by Kagome.
"Since Miroku and Sango have gone to live together, and Shippo has gone back to his home, there's not much to do around here.
"It's getting a bit boring."
Inuyasha knew what she meant. Since the fall of Naraku, there had been nothing to do. Miroku and Sango had married and were now living in a village close to Kaede's hut. Shippo left soon after.
That had left him with Kagome. It was not that he minded it, but Kagome just acted strange sometimes. This was one of those times.
He spoke. "What am I supposed to do about it?"
"I was thinking that we could go do something together…"
"Like walk through the woods or something. I don't know—something together."
Inuyasha noted the emphasis used on the word "together" and cringed a little. Kagome was definitely trying to flirt with him.
But, he began to think. Why not go for the walk? It would not hurt him, and it gave him something to do. It benefited both parties, and Inuyasha's practical mind decided to go for it.
"Okay." he said, and he could sense Kagome perk up a little.
"Let's go!" she almost shouted, setting off for the woods. Inuyasha followed.
So it was that Inuyasha and Kagome began a trek through the woods.
Green. Everything around him was green. The trees, the flowers, the bushes, everything.
Not that he minded green. Green was a perfectly good color. In fact, he liked the color green.
The pair had been silent ever since they had entered the forest. They had set out along a path that ran its length, and since then neither had spoken. Kagoma had gradually gotten closer to Inuyasha until she was practically touching him.
Inuyasha held back a small sigh. His life was so incredibly boring. It was not like this when Kikyo was alive… Or when Naraku was there to beat…
But, the thing was, no one was there to challenge him. He was safe now, and there was nothing for him to do.
He liked the idea of settling down with someone, as the monk and demon slayer had done, but he was not sure if Kagome were the one for him. He could go village searching, but that did not feel right.
It was true, however, that he needed some type of pleasure in his life. He had contented himself with self acts of sexual nature, but he was growing more and more needing of a counterpart.
He had thought of using Kagome for his partner, but he knew that it would only get her to thinking that they were something more than they were, and he knew that he just could not do that to her. It would be wrong.
As male minds tend to do, Inuyasha's thoughts began to wonder. It was not too long before he found himself with an embarrassing reaction, and he hoped that Kagome did not notice. If she did, he did not care.
Inuyasha tried to quell the hard on that was beginning to become obvious through his robes. He averted his thoughts to anything he could, but it would not work. It would take some action to stop it.
They had been walking for about fifteen minutes now, and Inuyasha was beginning to catch a whiff of a foul scent. He sniffed the air and slowed to a stop.
Kagome gave his arm a small pull, but Inuyasha did not budge. She stopped, too.
"What's wrong Inuyasha?" she asked, but before he could answer, the question was no more. A whirling cloud of dust came their way, and Kouga soon materialized from it.
Kouga walked forward and bowed slightly to Kagome. He sent a glare in Inuyasha's direction.
"What are you doing here, wolf?" Inuyasha spat. Kouga sneered.
"I didn't come to talk to you, mutt." His words were just as vehement.
Kagome, in an effort to ease tension, spoke to the wolf-demon.
"Hi, Kouga," she said, walking towards him a little.
Kouga placed his hand on her shoulder. "You know you don't have to stay with the dog if you don't want to. You've always got me."
Inuyasha growled.
"Why would anyone want to go anywhere with you? And, take your hand off her shoulder!" He swatted his hand away only to have Kouga grab him back. In an effort to free his hand, Inuyasha pulled his arm back, causing the Kouga fall on top of him.
The moment that followed was awkward. Inuyasha's erection was still pressing through his robes—and now it was rubbing against Kouga's own limp member. Upon falling, Kouga had brushed Inuyasha's cock, causing the Hanyou to release a moan.
Inuyasha felt his face flush a deep scarlet. He could not believe what had just happened. Not only did Kouga know of his problem, he had moaned because of that wolf!
Inuyasha's first instinct was to look at Kouga. The wolf-demon looked surprised beyond words. His next was to look at Kagome—who had apparently not noticed the transaction.
His third scared him. He could feel himself begin to throb, and he wanted Kouga—no someone, anyone but him—to touch him again. He could feel his hand reach towards the bottom of his robe, but he stopped. This was wrong. But, it felt so good.
Inuyasha's train of thought was cut short as Kouga hopped away from him. He made no indication of the event.
"See you later, Kagome," he said. Then, he dashed away.
Inuyasha stood and began to walk. He could hear Kagome calling for him to wait. But, he could not. He did not need for anyone else to see what was going on below his robes.