The Power of Fate

By spyrofate

Disclaimer: No I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters!!

Chapter 2: Relaxation

A large fire crackled, and popped in the middle of a small opening where Inuyasha and the others had decided to make camp. Shippo was snoring quietly on the tail of Kirara, who was also in a deep sleep. One paw was wrapped in a blood stained bandage. Sango and Miroku stared into the fire listening to peace in the night. Sango let out a small sigh.

"Hard to believe isn't it?" Sango snapped out of her thoughts as she listened to the lecherous monk that sat across from her, still staring into the fire.

"Hmm...what?" she asked, confusion apparent in her tone. It was obvious she wasn't listening to him. He sighed and rephrased his words,

"It's hard to believe isn't it? That Naraku is dead, and our quest is almost at its end?" he took his gaze away from the fire to look at Sango's glowing face. The fire had made her features look so delicate and soft. He chuckled slightly, making Sango stare at him in confusion, "I think that's what we've all been thinking about hasn't it? How've we managed to do the "impossible"?" Sango just nodded in agreement. Watching as Miroku stared back into the depths of the fire. Sango soon became lost in thought again,

'True as that may be Miroku,' a blush spread across her face, 'that WASN'T was I thinking about.' she thought, grateful that the glow of the fire before them masked her blush.

Flashback:

Miroku quickly unwrapped his prayer beads and stared down at what was now.....a whole hand. He could hardly believe his own eyes, and suddenly darted over to Sango, lifting her high into his arms, spinning her around, and laughing uncontrollably.

"Miroku?!!!" was all she could manage to get out.

Miroku then suddenly put her down on the ground and pressed his lips against hers.

End Flashback:

Sango's blush grew and she attempted to hide it by placing her hands once more on her face. Miroku noticed this, and asked,

"Sango everything alright?" as he moved in closer to her,

Sango suddenly snapped out of her thoughts, knowing she had to sound convincing.

"Y...Yeah, e..everything's fine.." her blush grew so much, she had to turn her face from him to keep him from noticing.

"You sure?" and the monk moved in closer to her. "You know, dear Sango, you can tell me anything...." Sango's face was still red, but now with anger.

"HENTAI!!!!!!!!!!!!" SMACK

Miroku now lay twitching in pain as a large lump surfaced from his head. Sango then laid down on her futon she had set up next to Kirara. Surprisingly, neither Shippo nor Kirara had stirred after that incident. Miroku then brought his face up from the dirt, an annoyed look spread across his face,

'WHAT? So I can kiss her without getting beat up, but I can't touch her??' he let out a small sigh.

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Kagome and Inuyasha looked over to the place they had heard the scream. Both looking confused, but knew what event had just occured. Kagome sighed,

"Didn't take long did it?" she turned her attention back to the river she had been washing her face in, getting the all the dirt off and cleaning up small cuts that didn't require bandaging.

"Nope." he simply said, watching as Kagome soaked a small towel in the river. He looked on as the moonlight caused her raven hair and soft skin to appear so fragile and yet, so perfect. 'Gah, what the hell am I thinking?!!!' he mentally scolded himself. Kagome turned her attention back to the hanyou seated behind her with a wet cloth in her hands.

"Here, let me take at your wounds." she said, and krept closer to him and was now kneeled infront of him.

"Feh, I'll be fine." he said roughly "I've had worse than this." he turned his head away from her avoiding what was now a glare on Kagome's face.

"It doesn't mean it still can't get infected!!!" she said annoyingly, knowing where this was about to go!

"Look, I don't need your help!! Nor do I want it!!!" he spat back at her. Kagome's expression saddend a bit and she turned away from the hanyou. A small breeze blew, rustling with her hair, making it flow gently in the wind and it pushed her scent to his sensitive nose. He inhaled deeply and relaxed. He loved her scent, that was something he just couldn't deny.

"Sorry." she started sadly. "I just wanted to help, but I guess I'm not helping at all unless I'm searching for jewel shards huh?" tears threatened to spill. Inuyasha caught the smell of salt and water, and immediately regreted his words.

"Kagome...." he trailed off. He sighed in defeat, he hated it SO MUCH when she cried, and knowing he was the cause of it, just made it worse. He began to remove his outer harori and then the inner, Kagome glanced back, to see him staring right at her, almost apologetically.

"Go ahead." he said softly.

Kagome at first marveled at how the moon's glowed played with his body, showing the definition and muscle tone in his chest and abs. His silver-white hair blew softly in the wind as it passed. Kagome then shifted her weight back around to face him and began rubbing an ointment on his gash in his stomach. The blood had stopped long ago that was for sure, but the wound was still dirty and needed to be treated. After carefully mending and wrapping the wound, she took his outer harori and began to wash the blood off. Scrubbing with all the elbow grease she had, she attempted to get all the blood out. Her neck ached and she tried popping it, moving it from side to side, but to no avail. She sighed,

'Why does blood always have to be such a pain to clean?' she thought and tried to pop her neck yet again making it less stiff, but still no such luck.

Inuyasha watched as she tried to continually pop the stiffness in her neck out.

'Feh. Not goin' to do it that way.' he thought to himself as she tried again.

Kagome just decided she would sleep it off, when she was finished. Suddenly something made her jump out of pure shock, and she was about to scream her lungs out, when she saw a pair of clawed hands slowly and tenderly grip her shoulders, and gently started rubbing them?!!

"You're body's too tense, you need to relax, you'll get your muscles in a knot and then be sore for days." Kagome just sat there, too shocked at what she was feeling.

'What is he......?'

Kagome's thoughts trailed off when Inuyasha had pushed her shoulders together, they popped in several different places, releasing the tension in her neck. Kagome felt the stiffness begin to leave every part of her body and relaxed completely into Inuyasha's gentle hands. He continued to massage her back, shoulders, and neck being very careful not to hurt her.

'Why am I doing this?' he thought to himself 'I don't really know, but........it feels...........right somehow.' a small smirk appeared on his face.

"Inuyasha......." Kagome trailed off and Inuyasha soon heard her breathing steadily. She had fallen asleep in his very arms. A small, warm smile written on her face, but Inuyasha continued to massage her, making sure she was no longer tense and stiff.

'She's.........just............beautiful.' and his smirk grew to a full smile that he never wanted to end. He whispered to her ear,

"Rest easy Kagome.........you deserve it." She let out a soft moan as if she had acknowleged him, and snuggled into his chest. All the hanyou could do at that point, was hold her firmly in his arms and slowly drift off into a gentle sleep, listening to peaceful stream that flowed in front them.

(A/N: Another chapter, tell me what your thoughts are, and DON'T be afraid to be honest, flames welcome.)

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