Wishing On Shards

A/N: I absolutely adore drabble/ficlet sets and decided to make my own. Actually, I'm making two sets; one for fluffy-AWWW-romance and another for angst-WHYYY-romance with whatever pairings I want. The rating is M for precaution. Sometimes, the lines between fluff and angst will cross but don't worry about it.

Feel free to give as many suggestions as you want, I can write these in a snap any time versus the sixteen pages of one chapter.

Title: I Protect You

Summary: Inuyasha finds the need to tell Kagome he'll always protect her.

Canon

Rating: K

Inu/Kag

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"Stupid, stupid Inuyasha, this is all your fault! Everything would be perfectly okay if you hadn't-"

No, it wouldn't, Inuyasha frowned, taking his mind of the stinging medication Kagome was rubbing right on his burnt back. He didn't say anything- a huge yawn caught him off guard so he couldn't.

In their recent fight with a fire-breathing lizard, the bastard had the gall to aim at Kagome while he tried to recover from a hard slap from it's tail that sent him fifty feet away. Kagome had his fire-rat but it would do no good if she wasn't wearing it. The stupid girl wouldn't stop trying to give the cloth back to him, claiming that he needed it since he was the one fighting against fire. By then, he committed to the fastest sprint of his life to get Kagome out of the line of fire, protecting her with his body just as Sango beheaded the demon on Kirara.

"Why are you always throwing yourself in front of me? You're always getting hurt because of me..." Guilt echoed in her wavering voice and her hand pressed harder against the charred flesh, making him hiss through his teeth. "One day you're going to get yourself killed protecting us like that. We won't have a chance against Naraku if you die."

"Shaddup," Inuyasha snorted, looking over his shoulder to peer at her. He didn't need her trying to send him on a guilt trip when his fucking back felt like it was still on fire. "I'm not going to die. Plain and simple."

Kagome bit her bottom lip to hide the fact it was trembling. Damn it, she looked on the verge of tears. His fingers absently curled against the wooden floor of Kaede's hut, making a horrible noise as his claws dug in. Why the hell was she upset now? She was safe, wasn't she?

Exhaling, he looked away, resting his chin on his crossed arms. "Are we done yet?" he asked impatiently. Kagome's hand had stayed on the center of his back, providing uncomfortable heat to the already hot flesh.

After a moment, Kagome hummed affirmatively, removing her hand. "It's already turned into a first-degree burn," she commented, regarding his fast healing with relief on her face.

Inuyasha sat up, letting out a small groan as his spine popped, and sat on his butt to try to get a crick out of his neck. Kagome had put hours into making his wound heal faster and more comfortably by dabbing cool, wet rags on him, rubbing that ointment of hers on his back, and feeding him ramen and pain pills to pass the time. He would have completely refused her help if she hadn't sounded on the verge of subduing him the third time he did. The sun was nearly gone outside, telling him that their group and Kaede should be heading back here from whatever they were doing right now.

"Inuyasha," Kagome's voice regained it's quiet, sad note as she looked at him, "You don't think I can take care of myself, don't you?" When he concentrated on what she said, she continued to ramble, growing more upset in tone," I'll admit I'm clumsy and I'm not so good a shot with the bow, but I am getting better. My arrow would have dislodged the jewel shard in the dragon's throat if you hadn't forced me away. Your drastic actions don't have to be so careless, anyways. You've gotten yourself hurt because of me and it was totally unnecessary. For once, I would like to be able to rely on no one but myself during these battles-"

"Kagome," the half-demon sharply replied to snatch her attention. His gaze held firm as he stared directly at her, making Kagome's breath hitch. "I protect you. After a couple years searching for the jewel shards, I'm pretty confident you can take care of yourself. It doesn't mean I'll stop ensuring your safety. Stop being so stupid."

Her mouth pursed at the last comment but let it slide, deciding that a 'sit' wouldn't help his rapidly healing self. "That doesn't mean I'll stop worrying. Your protecting me is only serving to make me feel like it's my fault when you get hurt."

"Keh! The only time it's your fault is when you give me those 'sit' commands," he scowled, not meaning any of his agitation. When she gave a small smile at that, he congratulated himself. "Now quit worrying and make me more ramen. I'm starving."

Kagome narrowed her eyes at him. "I'm not your maid! You're fine enough to make it yourself! Sit boy!"