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Chapter 2: Their Moment

"Inuyasha, I think your overreacting just a tad." Kagome giggled across the fire as Inuyasha turned red with anger.

"Will you quit laughing at me? How would you feel if you were hit over a head by a rock?" He glared over at Shippou who was hiding behind Miroku.

"I didn't mean to! I thought you were that demon down by the riverbed."

"DO I LOOK LIKE A RAT TO YOU?????" Inuyasha crossed his arms and wiggled his ears in frustration.

Kagome sat down next to Inuyasha and pulled one of his ears. "Well you do sorta look like one." She joked.

"Feh." Inuyasha rolled his eyes but then looked at Kagome who had a hand on his arm to comfort him.

"You shouldn't take things so personally, Inuyasha." Miroku sipped on some tea with a relaxed expression across his face.

Inuyasha turned his back to the rest, Miroku looked over at Kagome and sighed. "I think I will go join Sango and Kirara. Shippou, you coming?"

"I think that's the safest thing to do right now!" Shippou jumped on Miroku's shoulder as Miroku pulled back the curtain to the door behind him.

Inuyasha turned back around and had a more subdued look on his face but still rather angry. He felt more relaxed when it was just him and Kagome. Kagome sat nearby him, her arms hugging her knees watching the fire.

"You shouldn't be so hard on him, he's just a little kid. He's been through a lot you know." Kagome suddenly announced.

"And like we haven't?"

Kagome looked at him. "We have. But because of you we have made it through it all."

"So far." Inuyasha looked worried. "What if I might not be around to save you one day Kagome?"

"Wha…What does that mean? Inuyasha! You better take that back! How dare you say something like that!" Kagome yelled.

"Jeeshhh, calm down! I only meant if I was off fighting a demon and you were attacked, I wouldn't be able to help you. OK? That's all I meant!" Inuyasha yelled back.

Outside Sango, Miroku, and Shippou were off sitting on a hill and they could hear the two yelling, they all shook their heads.

"That's already happened! Several times!" Kagome started to count on her fingers.

"Yeah but usually Miroku or Sango were there for you. What if they weren't around? I don't know what I would…"

Kagome smiled. "What you would do without me?"

Inuyasha looked at her, very seriously. His eyes were full of fear. "Yeah."

"Inuyasha. I will always be here. I believe in you to be there for me too."

Kagome leaned her head against Inuyasha's arm. Inuyasha looked over at her and then smiled.