Tweak
"That was the single most stupid thing I've seen anyone do!" Inuyasha hissed as he dropped to a crouch beside the dark haired girl dressed in strange clothing. "Did you get dropped on the head as a child? What the hell made you think that was a good idea wench!?"
Unfazed, Kagome merely rode out his tirade with noncommittal little nods of her head. Her attention was focused on cleaning the unusually sticky secretions on the newly acquired Shikon shard in the shallow water of the stream.
"Inuyasha, will you stop?" She replied tiredly.
"Baka, you threw a stick at the youkai! What the fuck did you think that would do?" He got even angrier now, his voice a harsh rasp, golden eyes slightly narrowed and flashing.
"I only had to distract it for a few seconds for you to finish it off!" Kagome retorted quickly, looking up from her task to glare at him.
Inuyasha was frustrated with his lack of control on the conversation but if he was honest he was even more confused. He'd been largely perplexed with this human girl's unpredictable reaction to him ever since he'd been stuck travelling with her. His usual intimidation tactics have failed spectacularly thus far. Historically the moment he came into view, the pathetic humans would run the other way. At most he'd only need to add a snarl, brandish a clawed hand to have them cower before him. He had not elicited even a whiff of fear from Kagome since the day he meet her and attempted to take the jewel from her.
He leaned in closer invading her personal space to a degree that should be threatening, close enough for her to get an unmistakable display of his demonic features. He began a low threatening growl, curling his lip to reveal the elongated fangs. It wasn't the first time he'd wondered if she was even human. His nose wouldn't lie to him but hell, why wasn't she even remotely scared?
With an exasperated sigh, Kagome turned all the way around to look at him squarely, a mere handspan from his own face. Her big grey eyes were clear and unaffected, meeting his narrowed gaze and reflecting every bit of the intensity back at him.
Out of nowhere, something latched onto his right ear. Two small, dainty fingers cupped the shell, while her thumb moved remarkably gently back and forth along the top edge, disrupting the fur in a pleasant way. He froze.
His ears have not known that kind of touch for a decade. Since he was orphaned, the only contact with said appendages were strictly painful. They were sensitive and obviously a weak spot for a small pup. He couldn't count the times they've been bruised and battered by angry villagers, eager to concentrate their beating on the tell-tale signs of his heritage.
Her fingers had switched to stroking the back of his ear in a wide arc now, while her thumb stayed still, hovering at the tip. He had almost forgotten he was trying to dominate their fight, mind thoroughly distracted by Kagome's ministrations.
The corners of her mouth were trembling; she was fighting desperately to keep from smiling. All traces of ire had left her eyes, leaving them twinkling, crinkled at the corners. He let out an annoyed grunt and pointedly jerked his head to the opposite shoulder, the edge of his captive ear popped out from the grip of her fingers. Tamping down the jumble of weird feelings in his chest, Inuyasha recovered enough to glare mildly at her.
"Inuyasha, I just want to help." She explained softly, the hand by his head had drifted down to rest lightly on his shoulder. She was clearly in a placating mood today instead of rising to meet his temper head on. "I don't want to always stand useless on the side."
"Keh." He scooted back onto his heels away from her, jamming his hands into his sleeves.
The tiny smile was still tugging at the edge of her lip as she recognized his subtle acquiescence. Inuyasha watched her return to drying off the shard on her skirt when he remembered something. He sent a warning growl in her direction. Glancing up, she arched a questioning eyebrow at him.
"Leave my ears alone Kagome." He grumbled sullenly.
So much for intimidating her with his youkai features. Those damn ears.
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A/N: As we know, the first time Kagome fondled Inuyasha's ears was when he was still pinned to the tree. Assuming Kagome never told him, I would imagine the first time from his POV as this.