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Sango and Miroku analyzed the room and what caught their attention was the bed with the red comforter. On it they saw Kagome and Inuyasha sleeping peacefully. They smiled and looked at each other as the went over to the bed with the purple and black comforter and did the same. They soon fell asleep with a smile on their faces and their hands entwined.

Now:

Kagome snuggled closer to the warmth her pillow provided her. She smiled and then noticed her 'pillow' was breathing and also had its arms around her body. Her eyes snapped open as she registered that her bed spread clearly wasn't red it was blue. She then looked at the pair of arms around her waist and saw they weren't going to release her anytime soon. She then positioned her head so that she could see who it was and she saw Inuyasha. When she had moved however it made him tighten his grip and this caused her to be pulled towards him. Then he gave a small growl of approval when Kagome stopped moving from her original position.

Inuyasha woke up to something snuggling into him. He smiled and tightened his grip slightly. Then he felt some movement and some disappointment gripped his heart. He didn't want the body to leave so he did the only logical thing that a demon could do with something he took delight in. He tightened his hold and pulled the body closer to him. Then he let out a small growl as the body stopped moving.

However, after Inuyasha had tightened his grip it put Kagome in a very close proximity. When she had turned her head she moved her whole body to do so. So when Inuyasha pulled her closer it moved her face that much closer to Inuyasha's. She blushed as she felt his warm breath brush against her lips and her eyes widened. She tried to move her head away but it was too late. Inuyasha's head lolled forward slightly as he relaxed and his lips crashed into hers softly. Inuyasha's eyes popped open only to be a mere inch from Kagome's stunned eyes. Inuyasha released her and jumped off the bed. "Kagome I'm so sorry." he apologized. "I didn't mean to I was asleep and I wasn't thinking rationally please forgive me." he pleaded quickly.

Kagome just reached up and touched her lips delicately with her back turned to Inuyasha. Her first kiss was an accident! But she loved it and wished it wasn't an accident. She smiled and turned around to find Inuyasha staring at her. "It's fine Inuyasha, calm down I know you aren't like that. You wouldn't take advantage of me like that." She gave him another reassuring smile when she saw he looked so guilty.

She then went back to her cabin and was thankful to find Rin in bed 'alone' and Sesshomaru no where to be found. 'Thank God!' she sighed to herself as she went to her dresser and grabbed a pair of jeans, a black cami, and holey white tee with the words 'You KNOW you want me." on it in black. She then went to take her shower. However when she stepped into the bathroom she saw Ayame asleep in the bathtub. She stopped dead in her tracks and her eye twitched. She then smiled a devilish smile. No one gets between her and her morning shower with out consequences. She reached over and took the shower head out and turned the water on. She held it in the sink and felt it to make sure it was ice cold. Then she simply put the shower head back and hid in the compartment under the sink. It was a snug fit but she was able to fit comfortably.

"What in the fuckin' hell!" she heard the female wolf demon shriek. She then heard the door slam open and Ayame run out into the bedroom area slipping slightly on her wet feet. "Who the hell did this?" she asked fuming. Kagome gulped and slipped out of her little sanctuary and closed the door and locked it. She sighed in relief as she slid down the door and onto the floor. She then laughed and walked over to the shower and turned on the hot water so it would mix with the cold. She got in and put her head back and let the water run down her back, face and neck. She then applied shampoo and scrubbed then she washed her body. She got out and found her clothes and put them on she then brushed her hair and put it up in a loose bun. She applied some lip gloss and some smoky eye shadow.

Nevertheless, her high spirits faded away just like the smile on her face. She had to go outside the safety of the bathroom and out there is the demon that all fear at the moment. Kagome could practically feel Ayame's scowl boring through the door. She then got down on her stomach and looked through the crack under the door. What she saw was frightening, beyond frightening if that's even remotely possible. She saw absolutely nothing, yet she knew Ayame was there she could feel it. She then saw a little shadow that went from the door and up. She realized that the shadow was that of a string and she then had the realization dawn on her that Ayame had set a trap in those fifteen minutes she was in the shower. She started to panic and looked at the window of the bathroom and she perked up and went over to it and tried to open it but it wouldn't budge because someone had painted over it and it had dried. She kept trying and then she saw a shadow at the window and fear gripped her heart as she thought aloud in a whispered yell "No Ayame's going to get me!"

Inuyasha had finished taking his shower and had gotten dressed. He was walking over to meet Kagome and the other girls to go get some breakfast. On his way past the bathroom window her smelled Kagome's scent and also heard the window creak as he saw who he assumed was Kagome trying to open it. He then heard Kagome whisper "No Ayame's going to get me." he quirked an eyebrow and walked over to the window and he then whispered back to her. "Why's she going to get you?" he questioned. "Inuyasha thank god it's you. Can you please open the window and I'll explain." she said in a near hysterical voice. He just shrugged and opened the window with ease thanks to his demon strength. Kagome then came crawling out through the window she smiled at him and then explained what she had down to Ayame. He laughed, but was cut off short by a thick menacing aura. Both he and Kagome turned their heads slowly to find a very pissed Ayame. She smiled a threatening smile and Kagome jumped behind Inuyasha and held onto his sleeve while she peeked around him at the deadly girl. "Step away from the girl and I'll spare you and forgot that you laughed about what she did, Inuyasha." Ayame said each word with a growing intensity that finally ended with her saying Inuyasha's name in a wickedly sweet voice. Inuyasha stepped back with some fear of the demoness.

"Inuyasha don't leave me with her she'll kill me." Kagome pleaded while gripping tighter on the back of his shirt. However it didn't matter because Ayame had Kouga as her accomplice and he snuck up behind them both and grabbed Kagome. She kicked and screamed as he jumped over to Ayame and placed Kagome in front of his new girlfriend. "Hola! Como te llamas?" Kagome said as she started to grow pale. "Don't pull that shit with me Kagome." Ayame said. "No hablo ingles. Hablo espanol." Ayame growled and grabbed the non-English speaking Kagome and started to drag her to the cabin. "Inuyashaaaaaaaa!" Kagome yelled dramatically "Save me!" Inuyasha was about to step forward when Kouga cut him off and said "She had it comin Ayame will get her revenge." Inuyasha growled "Let me through bastard!" Kouga took a swing at Inuyasha but missed and had a fist to the jaw. When he looked back up Inuyasha was already catching up to Ayame and Kagome. He grabbed Kagome's other hand and then the game of tug of war was began. Inuyasha had pulled on Kagome which caused her to be jerked back by Ayame. Since they were both demons the strength of each tug killed her arms. She grimaced as she was jerked back towards Ayame. Inuyasha noticed her discomfort and then Kagome just sighed "Just do what you want with me." Ayame then started to pull her towards the cabin but Kagome had just let her legs fall out from under her to make it harder. She laid on the ground grinning. She was then dragged into the cabin by an annoyed Ayame. Rin had woken up and was watching as Kagome received her punishment. Rin smiled and got up as she watched Ayame tied Kagome to her dresser and then she sent Rin to go get some supplies for her. She did so and about 15 minutes later in walked Rin holding a bag. Kagome was worried beyond belief and she nearly keeled over when she saw Ayame pull out a pair on the boxers she had put in the dirty clothes of the boys. Also out came a little radio and a couple water bottles. Kagome hyperventilated as Ayame picked up the dirty boxers with a pair of tongs and started to inch them towards Kagome. Finally Ayame put them down and Kagome sighed only to have a piece of cloth tied around her mouth. She tried to yell but it was muffled out and Ayame smirked and picked the boxers up with the tongs again and then she dropped them on Kagome's head. Kagome tried to get away from the offending article of clothing but to no avail. She then saw Ayame pick up the radio and she pushed the button "Hey, Miroku it's the perfect time for you to come over to the girls cabin." "Be over in a minute Ayame." Miroku replied cheerfully. Kagome had been working on untying her bindings and she heard this and she started working double time. She finally got the rope undone and all she had to do was wait until Miroku opened the door and she would make her dash for it. Five seconds later and the door knob was turned and the door opened. Kagome dashed for the door and made it and she was running as fast as she could go. Then out of nowhere Inuyasha jumped down and grabbed her in his arms bridal style and he jumped onto the roof of the cabins and he then ran to the mess hall. "Thank you Inuyasha, Ayame was going to get Miroku to do something." Kagome smiled and then he set her down. They walked into the mess hall holding hands and then they got their food.

"That's the girl right there." Kikyo said the words dripping with poison as she glared at Kagome. That girl and Inuyasha were holding hands. She was definitely going to regret ever meeting Inuyasha and thinking about him.

"What do you want me to do Kikyo?" asked a man with a cruel, sadistic smirk twisted on his face. He had long black hair and malevolent, glowing, red eyes that watched the girl he was supposed to 'deal' with walk to a table and smile a sweet smile at the damned hanyou he despised so much.

"I want her to disappear from this world." Kikyo said in an unrelenting voice filled with malice. "Do what you want with her just so long as she never sees Inuyasha again and she never gets to have joy. I've already given you all the information on her I have. She is 17 and deathly afraid of storms, that's all I have Naraku." "Useless information, like that stuff would matter to me." said Naraku while rolling his eyes and frowning at the girl. She had made him come all the way out here just so she could get her hands on that half-breed.

Kikyo looked over at Naraku and saw him glaring at Inuyasha. "You'll get your payment tonight. I promise you that Naraku." Kikyo said in a seductive voice while she trailed her manicured nail down the length of his jaw. Naraku smirked at her and said "I do plan to get it."

Kagome and Inuyasha walked over to their table that they usually sat at and they started talking. Inuyasha and Kagome started reading the jokes off of Inuyasha's ipod. "This guy goes to a bar that's on the tenth floor of a hotel. He sits down and has a couple of drinks, then stands up, announces loudly that he has had enough, and goes over and jumps out the window. Now, there are two men who are sitting at a window table, and having that natural human curiosity about the grotesque, watch as this man plummets to certain death. However, just as he is about to hit the ground, he rights himself, pulls his feet underneath himself, and lands gracefully. He then turns and comes back into the building. Naturally, the two men are amazed. The guy comes back into the bar, orders a few drinks, then repeats the process. The two men at the window seat are astounded! When the guy returns and repeats the procedure AGAIN, the two men stop him before he jumps and ask him how on earth he does that. He replies "It's simple, really. There's an air vent down by the ground, and if you catch the updraft, you can right yourself and land on the ground with no problems." Then he proceeded to jump out the window again. Well, these two men decided that they just HAD to try this, so they jumped out the window, and SPLAT! - made a mess hitting all over the ground. Meanwhile, the first guy has made it back up to the bar. When he sits down to order his drinks, the bartender says "Superman, you can be a real asshole when you're drunk!" They both laughed and read the next one.

The next joke was about a son's nightmare. "A man goes into his son's room to wish him goodnight. His son is having a nightmare - the man wakes him and asks his son if he is OK? The son replies he is scared because he dreamt that Auntie Susie had died. The father assures the son that Auntie Susie is fine and sends him to bed.

The next day, Auntie Susie dies.

One week later, the man again goes into his son's room to wish him goodnight. His son is having another nightmare - the man again wakes his son. The son this time says that he had dreamt that granddaddy had died. The father assures the son that granddaddy is fine and sends him to bed.

The next day, granddaddy dies.

One week later, the man again goes into his son's room to wish him goodnight. His son is having another nightmare - the man again wakes his son. The son this time says that he had dreamt that daddy had died. The father assures the son that he is OK and sends the boy to bed.

The man goes to bed but cannot sleep because he is so terrified. The next day, the man is scared for his life- he is sure he is going to die. After dressing he drives very cautiously to work fearful of a collision. He doesn't eat lunch because he is scared of food poisoning. He avoids everyone for he is sure he will somehow be killed. He jumps at every noise, starts at every movement and hides under his desk.

Upon walking in his front door, he finds his wife. "Good God Dear" he proclaims, "I've just had the worst day of my entire life!

She responds, "You think your day was bad, the milkman dropped dead on the doorstep this morning."

"Hahaha messing around with the milk man. Wonder if the husband caught on." Inuyasha said.

"Alright here's one." Kagome said as she scrolled to the next joke called Little Johnny. "Once upon a time…Little Johnny was 7 years old and like other boys his age rather curious. He had been hearing quite a bit about 'courting' from the older boys, and he wondered what it was and how it was done. One day he took his question to his mother, who became rather flustered. Instead ofexplaining things to Johnny, she told him to hide behind the curtains one night and watch hisolder sister and her boyfriend. This he did. The following morning, Johnny described EVERYTHING to his mother."Sis and her boyfriend sat and talked for a while, then he turned off most of the lights. Then he started kissing and hugging her. I figured 'Sis must be getting sick, because her face started looking funny. He must have thought so too, because he put his hand inside her blouse to feel her heart, just the way the doctor would. Except he's not as smart as the doctor because he seemed to have trouble finding her heart.I guess he was getting sick too, because pretty soon both of them started panting and gettin all out of other hand must of been cold because he put it under her this time 'Sis got worse and began to moan and sigh and squirm around and slide down toward the end of the couch. This was when her fever started. I knew it was a fever, because Sis told him she felt really , I found out what was making them so sick ,a big eel had gotten inside his pants somehow. It just jumped out of his pants and stood there, about 10 inches long, honest, anyway he grabbed it in one hand to keep it from getting away. When Sis saw it, she got really scared her eyes got big, and her mouth fell open, and she started calling out to God and stuff like that. She said it was the biggest one she's ever seen;I should tell her about the ones down at the lake by our house! Anyway, Sis got brave and tried to kill the eel by biting its head off. All of a sudden she grabbed it with both hands and held it tight while he took a muzzle out of his pocket and slipped it over the eel's head to keep it from biting lay back and spread her legs so she could get a scissor-lock on it and he helped by lying on top of the eel. The eel put up a hell of a fight. Sis started groaning and squealing and her boyfriend almost upset the couch. I guess they wanted to kill the eel by squashing it between them. After a while they both quit moving and gave a great sigh. Her boyfriend got up, and sure enough, they killed the eel. I knew because it just hung there, limp, and some of its insides were hanging out. Sis and her boyfriend were a little tired from the battle, but they went back to courting anyway. He started hugging and kissing her again. By golly, the eel wasn't dead! It jumped straight up and started to fight again. I guess eels are like cats - they have nine lives or something. This time, Sis jumped up and tried to kill it by sitting on it. After about a 35 minute struggle, they finally killed the eel. I knew it was dead, because I saw Sis's boyfriend peel its skin off and flush it down the toilet.

Johnny's mother then fainted.

Both Kagome and Inuyasha laughed a little laugh and gave a weird look at the object in Kagome's hand. Then they looked at each other then looked away cheeks pink. That's when Ayame and the rest of the gang decided to show up. All of the couples were holding hands as they walked over to join the two teens sitting at the table. Ayame glared at Kagome and Kagome smiled and said "I'm sorry Ayame I really am. But you were in there and that was the only way to wake you up." Ayame smiled but she forced it to disappear as she said "Thanks for apologizing don't do it ever again." Kagome nodded and smiled. Ayame smiled back because she just couldn't hold a grudge against Kagome it was almost impossible to do so. They got their food and Kagome and Inuyasha watched them eat and they talked about random things.

After they were done eating they headed out to the lake where the papers told them to meet. When they got there Kaiya and Takai came jogging up to them with a stack of papers and ten drawstring backpacks. They then handed each person a bag and stack of papers. They took them and they saw the words SCAVENGER HUNT on the top. They then looked at the four papers attached together and saw that each was filled with lists of things to find. And each paper had about fifty items on it. All of the campers eyes bugged out and their mouths dropped. There was no way they could find all this stuff. "Okay this scavenger hunt takes place over a period of three days so you have plenty of time to collect the items kiddos." Kaiya said in a bored voice. "You guys better go get a tent from the mess hall in an hour and all the other things you might need." Takai added. They paired off into groups of two the groups being: Miroku and Sango, Ayame/Kouga, Sesshomaru/Rin, and all went towards their cabins to gather their stuff for the impossible hunt. Kagome got out a big drawstring bag and shoved in all her toiletries, three shirts, one hoodie, two pairs of jeans, one pair of shorts, socks, an extra bra, underwear, and she even managed to fit in two water bottles. When she was done she slipped on her sneakers, a pair of shorts, and a tank-top and opened the door to find Inuyasha about to knock. She smiled and they went to get their tent.

When the got it they looked at the little map on the back of the list. They then started to walk down the river. Kagome read off the first five items: a pine cone, an acorn, a blue jay feather, a heart shaped rock, and a red fern leaf. She looked at Inuyasha and shrugged as she started scanning the ground for a rock shaped like a heart while Inuyasha went over to look for a pinecone and an acorn. Five minutes into her searching Kagome found the rock a couple of feet into the water. She perked up and waded in up to her knees and reached down and grabbed the stone. It was smooth and soft as velvet under her touch. She admired the black rock as it gleamed in the sun and gave a pretty rainbow color. She then walked over to Inuyasha who had the acorn and was currently looking up. He looked at her and tossed the acorn at her which she caught and put it in the bag along with the rock, while he said "Be right back." After saying that he disappeared when he jumped into the pine trees. He returned with a perfect looking pinecone which Kagome put in the bag also. They then saw a something red from the corner of their eye. They turned and a few feet away was a red fern. "Wow, we are really in a good place to find stuff." Kagome said while they went to pick a leaf from it. They then went in search of a blue jay feather.

They were about to give up on the feather when they heard the annoying call of the blue jay and when they looked up they saw it staring at them. Inuyasha looked at Kagome and smirked. "You wouldn't Inuyasha." she said to him while grabbing his sleeve. "But I would." he said as her jumped up and with amazing speed grabbed the poor little bird. He landed down next to Kagome and handed a feather to her. Kagome glared and put the feather in the bag. She then took the poor little bird that was pecking the shit out of Inuyasha's hand. She cradled it in her hands and it didn't peck her or anything. "Damned bird what the hell is its problem with me?" Inuyasha said in a gruff childish voice. Kagome laughed and let go of the little jay. She thought it would have flew far away but instead it flitted onto her shoulder and cocked its head at her. She giggles and said "Looks like it has a thing for women." "Keh." was Inuyasha's only reply.

After a minute of talking she took out the list and read off five more objects. A white flower with purple and yellow on it, a blade of grass, a cocoon, a piece of moss, and a piece of birch bark. They sighed and found the cocoon, moss, birch bark, and grass easily, but the flower was a challenge. They searched for two hours before Kagome finally spotted it. It was on a ledge that was at least three hundred feet down. That was even difficult for Inuyasha. He was the one who made the trip down to get it. He had a couple of close calls too. When he finally made it up Kagome was so relieved she fell to her knees.

By the time it was dark they had found almost all the things minus ten of the objects: a piece of broken glass, a pink stone, a thistle, a lost phone, a key, pair of glasses, paper, a nail, a wild grape, and a eagle feather. They had set up camp and they both sat around the little fire they made. The nights got cold and it was necessary that they had that. It also was good for keeping animals away. The little blue jay had flown from Kagome's shoulder when she told it to go back home where it would be happy. She had a way with animals.

They were sitting there in silence and Kagome wanted to break the silence after about ten minutes it had made her tired.

"Hey Inuyasha?"

"Yeah?"

"I had fun today, what about you?"

"It was fun most of the time."

"Yeah, when you almost fell off the ledge that wasn't fun at all."

"Agreed." he laughed.

They say in silence and Inuyasha looked over out of the corner of his eye and watched how the fire cast shadows across Kagome's face in a mesmerizing beauty. Kagome looked over at him and gave him a small, shy smile. They didn't even realize that they were both leaning towards each other. Each captured by the other's eyes. Sapphire orbs meeting amber orbs. Their lips then came together in a sweet chaste kiss that held so much compassion it was overwhelming. They pulled away from each other with unfocused eyes. Kagome was the first to realize what they had just done and she blushed but leaned her head against his shoulder and smiled as she gazed into the fire the brilliant flames flicked around wildly. She then thought about how Inuyasha's eyes had looked at her and how his lips felt on hers.

'I've never felt that way when other girls kissed me. This is a totally different feeling.' Inuyasha thought while leaning his head on top of Kagome's. He then looked down at the girl that was staring into the flames and he smiled. Kagome then looked up smiling at him and she then said "I'm a little tired so I'm going to go to bed." She then stood up and bent down and gave him a small peck on the lips. Inuyasha smirked as she walked off smiling towards the tent.

Kagome got into the tent and took her shirt and pants off. She then dug around in her bag looking for her pajamas. After five minutes all of her things were piled up in the middle of the tent and she started to panic because she couldn't find her pajamas. She could've swore she packed them and the only way they could've disappeared was… Ayame. Kagome's eyes widened as she realized what Ayame had done. She glared and made an oath that Ayame would pay for this.

:SOME 10 MILES AWAY:

"Dang Kagome's pajamas are comfy and cute too!" Ayame said while she put them on. "Umm Ayame don't you think Kagome would have needed those. She is with a male demon out in the middle of nowhere and she is human." said Sango while she started to worry for her new friend. Sango, Ayame, Miroku, and Kouga had all found each other and decided to travel and help each other out. Ayame then looked up in a thoughtful manner and said "You have a point Sango, but she deserved this!" Ayame's thoughtful look had turned to one of pure evil. Sango sweat dropped and laid down in the tent to go to sleep.

:BACK WITH KAGOME:

Kagome was getting more and more nervous and annoyed by the minute. What is Ayame thinking she whined to herself. Inuyasha may be nice but he is still a male and a demon to count. She then gathered up all her courage and unzipped the tent just enough to poke her head through. "Umm… hehe. Inuyasha?" Inuyasha looked up from what he was doing and said "Yeah what is it Kagome?" "Well you see…

couldborrowoneofyourshirts?" Kagome finished all in one breath so fast that Inuyasha was amazed he even understood her.

"Y-yeah of course. It's in my bag hold on and I'll get it for you." he said while he reached over and grabbed his bag. He then started digging around for it and finally found one. He got it and walked over to give it to Kagome. She unzipped the tent enough to fit her arm through and she took the shirt. "Thanks a lot Inuyasha." she said smiling. She then zipped the tent back up and put the shirt on. She sighed in relief that the shirt covered most of her. She then put all of her stuff back into her bag and pulled her sleeping bag out. She got in and then she noted how cold the it was in the tent. She tried to fall asleep and about half an hour later she was finally able to.

Inuyasha gave a huge yawn as he finally decided to go to bed. He walked over to the tent and knew that Kagome was sleeping because he could hear her breathing steady. He unzipped the door and walked in. He then saw that she was in a ball meaning she was cold but what he also saw was her small, black, polka dotted underwear.

He couldn't help that he saw that. Come on he was a guy for crying out loud he couldn't help himself. He then felt his demon blood coil and try to take over.

'You know you want her.' his demon side said.

'Of course I want her but not yet.' Inuyasha argued in his head.

'You could take her right here and now. She's human and you're demon it would be easy. Come on you should have her if you want her. Or are you scared of what she might think of you? If she'll hate you for the blood you have.' it said cruelly.

'No I can't do that to her it's not right and I want that to be her choice.' Inuyasha growled to his demon blood.

'I'll help you then. Since you can't do it I'll do it." it said maliciously. 'NO!' Inuyasha shouted out in his mind.

Inuyasha felt himself losing control over his body and mind. He was slowly becoming a full demon and if that happened Kagome would… 'I have to stop myself' he thought. He clinched his fists shut and felt his claws grow and sharpen, biting into his skin and drawing blood. His fangs grew longer and he started to see in red. He knew that his eyes had turned a blood red and the pupils a dilated blue. He clamped them tightly shut as he fought to stay in control.

Kagome woke up to a low growling sound behind her. She opened her eyes and found Inuyasha with his eyes clamped shut with his bangs over them, fists clinched and shaking as if her were fighting to stop something. "Inuyasha?" she asked as she climbed out of her sleeping bag and towards him. When she got close enough she saw that he had a purple jagged stripe on each cheek. She frowned and touched his arm gently. "Kagome get away from me please." Inuyasha said in a strained voice. He opened his eyes and Kagome gasped and took a couple of steps back. His eyes were no longer amber but instead a terrifying blood color.

Inuyasha could smell her fear and it excited him even further. He saw her look that had fear and worry in it but all his demon wanted was to take her as his. He couldn't do that type of thing to her. She deserved better and he didn't want to hurt her. Kagome knew that she was being stupid for staying when he clearly pleaded for her to leave but she couldn't leave him. She had to help him. 'How can I help him!' she thought in a panicky state. She then had an idea. She walked towards him and then quickly wrapped her arms around his waist. Inuyasha stiffened but instead of relaxing like he had the first time she had hugged him he stayed stiff. She held on to him tighter and buried her head in his chest. She then felt a searing pain shoot through her upper arms. She whimpered slightly as tears slipped through her closed eyes. She then opened her eyes and saw that it was Inuyasha's claws digging into her arms. She then looked up at his face and stood on her tippy-toes and placed her lips on his. As she kissed him she felt his claws shrink and she opened her eyes to see the stripes disappear from his beautiful face.

Inuyasha felt himself gain control again and he immediately smelt blood. He opened his eyes to see Kagome's smiling face but his eyes immediately fell on her shoulders where his claws were still imbedded. He gasped and quickly removed them. "Kagome I'm so sorry I couldn't control myself and I hurt you." he said desperately with wide, pleading eyes. Kagome smiled and then said "It's fine Inuyasha this," she said looking at her bloody arms, "doesn't hurt that bad and you didn't do it on purpose." she finished. "What happened to you anyway it was as if you were loosing yourself. I was scared for you." she said in a caring voice. Inuyasha knew that he was going to have to tell her since there was a chance that they would get together and be more than friends. He sighed and told her all about the combination of his human and demon blood.

"My demon blood is partially masked my human blood so that I have my human emotions but at the same time I have demon emotions. I also have my human strengths and demon strengths." he started. "However, when I have strong emotions my demon blood comes to the surface and I loose all of my human self. And since my human blood is weaker it is extremely difficult to calm my demon blood. It's like my demon half has a completely different concept than my normal self." So if I were to get really mad at someone I could change to a killing machine and not be able to stop myself so I need to keep control of my temper." Inuyasha stated while looking at the ground.

"Oh I see. So you lost control for what reason?" she asked curiously while looking at him with raised eyebrows. "Hehe w-well you see… I walked in a-a-and you were sleeping and well my demon blood just k-kinda…" he stuttered. He looked at her and saw a confused look on her face and he sighed and gathered up his courage and said "Well you see, I really like you Kagome and my demon blood tried to take you." he said while blushing at the words 'take you'. "Wait you mean take me as in…" she faded off. Inuyasha sighed and said "As in mate you. In demon terms it's mate instead of marry and it's not exactly the same." he said nervously he was scared of what Kagome's reaction would be.

"Well I like you too Inuyasha and it's okay I understand." she said with a grin on her face. She then went over to her bag and pulled out a roll of bandages and started to wrap her arms up. Inuyasha went over and helped her and when they were done Kagome got in her sleeping bag and curled in a ball again. Inuyasha saw this and smirked as he said mind if I join you. Just to keep you warm promise no funny business. It's not like I'm Miroku." he said with his hands up. Kagome smiled and said sure and he got in the sleeping bag with her and wrapped his arms around her. She sighed and relaxed against him. She thought about the things that had just happened and smiled at the fact that she was able to stop his blood from wrecking havoc. She then drifted off into a peaceful slumber.

When they woke up the heard the birds and little animals scurrying around looking for food. Kagome opened her eyes and found that her face was pressed against Inuyasha's chest and that he had his arms wrapped around her lower back in a comfortable hold. She huddled next to him and he opened his eyes and smiled as they both got up. Inuyasha walked out of the tent to give Kagome her privacy while she got dressed. After she was finished she got her stuff together and walked out to the burning embers of the fire. She then pulled out four granola bars and two bottles of water. She ate one of the granola bars and drank some of her water. When Inuyasha came out of the tent she gave him the three granola bars and tossed him the remaining bottle of water. He caught it and thanked her while eating the granola bars. After they finished that they took the tent down and packed up everything. They then started looking for more objects. They were previously looking for five different types of flowers: a violet, a dandelion, a bell flower, a bitter cress, and a dog wood. They finally found all of those flowers and Kagome saw that they had to find at least 20 different colored flowers and she gaped at the number twenty. She sighed and they continued walking until both her and Inuyasha stopped as they saw that right in front of them was a beautiful meadow full of colorful flowers. They walked out and Kagome was immediately able to find nineteen different colored flowers. The only color left was a deep, deep red that she couldn't seem to fine. So they started searching for it and when they finally found it they were tired of walking. Kagome held the flower in her hand and admired its beauty. She sat down in the tall soft grass and then she sighed and laid down and looked up at the blue sky and the soft, white clouds that drifter by in the slight breeze. Inuyasha laid sat down next to her and looked at her. She felt herself being watched so she looked up at Inuyasha and smiled as he continued to look at her with his shining eyes. She then stood up and poked him in the shoulder and said "You're it!" while turning and taking off. Inuyasha smirked and shouted "Oh no you don't come back here. You can't escape me." he then took off using just him human speed. He was catching up with her and she looked back and turned quickly and laughed light heartedly. Inuyasha then smirked and leapt into the sky. Kagome looked behind her but Inuyasha was gone and when she turned around he landed softly in front of her. She laughed and tried to run but he caught her and pulled her to him. He hugged her to his chest and bent down a planted a soft kiss on her forehead and whispered "Now you're it." Kagome laughed and stood on her toes and kissed him on the lips while smiling. He kissed her back and they continued until they both ran out of breath. They pulled back and looked at each other and walked through the meadow to continue searching.

Little did they know, that there were two pairs of eyes watching from the shadows of the forest. Kikyo's arm was being gripped by Naraku as he held her back from going out there and trying to kill Kagome. He rolled his eyes at her display. "Naraku you have to do something about her fast before something more develops." Kikyo spat out. "I will." said Naraku evilly. "In do time." He then motioned for her to follow as he cut through the meadow to the other side of the woods where they were sure to meet up with Kagome and Inuyasha.

Naraku and Kikyo had cut out in front of Kagome and Inuyasha just as Naraku planned. When Kagome spotted them Kikyo glared daggers at her and Kagome glared right back. She then looked up at Naraku who was looking at her with chilling red eyes. She had chills go up her spine and she shivered. Inuyasha noticed her looking at something and he looked up to see Kikyo and Naraku. He growled as Naraku looked over at him and looked at Kagome with chilling eyes. He then felt Kagome shiver and looked at her and then back at the bastard Naraku.

"Well hello, Inuyasha, it's been awhile hasn't it?" he said in a voice dripping in fake kindness. "What the hell are you doing here Naraku?" Inuyasha growled out. Naraku was the son of the man who killed his mother thirteen years ago. He was also a sick bastard who was into drugs and crimes that were worse than most. "Well I'm just here for the same reason all of us are here." said Naraku.

Kagome was standing there glaring at Kikyo who seemed to hate her for no damn reason what so ever. Inuyasha saw Naraku look at Kagome with a look that he didn't like at all. It was a look that never added up to any good. Naraku then turned and started to walk off. "Your name's Kagome right? Well it's best if you stay away from the half-breed because it won't be good for you. I assure you that." Naraku laughed a disturbing, creepy laugh as he and Kikyo walked away. Kagome just stood there with wide eyes and a chilling feeling in the pit of her stomach. Inuyasha wrapped an arm around her shoulders and rubbed her arm comfortingly. She leaned against him and they continued on with the hunt.


My longest chapter yet! Please tell me what you think and I will update as soon as possible. And tell me any of you ideas because I'm in need of some. Love you all!