Chapter 3
As Kagome slowly opened her eyes, she felt something warm draping across her waist. "Mmmm... Inuyasha..." she muttered, pulling herself closer. She slowly fluttered her eyes and immediately pulled away. It wasn't Inuyasha who had been holding her. "Kouga?" She looked down at him, wondering when he had entered the room that she had been sleeping in. She had fallen asleep alone so he must have come in when she was sleeping. "Ewwww... I barely know you!"
As she left the den, she noticed that it was still night and walked outside of the cave. She definitely didn't want to go back to sleep, especially next to Kouga. What was he trying to pull? She had known him for a day! Sure, she was thankful for his help, but that didn't give him the right to sleep next to her. She walked along the mountainside, wrapping her arms around herself in a futile attempt to stay warm. It must've been in the mid fifties, and she was wearing a skirt. Looking up at a large boulder on her right, she saw a familiar red haori. "Inuyasha?" He grunted in response, turning his back to her. He wasn't in the best of moods. "Why are you out here? Aren't you cold?" she asked kindly. She felt like he was ignoring her, so she started to climb up to where he was sitting. Several minutes later, when she had reached him, she tapped him on the shoulder. "What do you want?" he snapped, making her turn away from him. He hadn't meant to hurt her, he was just venting his anger. "What's the matter with you? I'm only trying to talk to you, and you bite my head off!" she said. She hated when he was mad at her. It made her feel so cold and closed off from everything. "Why don't you go back to Kouga? He must be missing you." he spat. He hated coming in second, not that he liked her or anything. 'Why would you ever want that wimp to be the one to protect you?' "For your information, I left because of him." she replied. 'Why is he so mad? I didn't say anything to him to offend him... or did I?' He slowly turned to look at her. "Why? What did he do? He didn't try anything did he?!" he yelled. He couldn't stand the thought of anyone else touching her. 'Why am I so protective of her all of a sudden? It's not like we're mates...' He blushed slightly at the thought "He... he didn't do anything. I just don't feel comfortable around him." she lied. She avoided the subject of him sleeping by her because he knew that Inuyasha would rip him to shreds if he knew that he had tried anything. Inuyasha looked down and thought to himself, 'I don't get it. I don't see why I care so much... I don't like her... well not like that!' He assured himself that he was just protective of his shard detector so that he could complete the Shikon No Tama. He looked over at Kagome and noticed that she was shivering. "Cold?" he muttered. She nodded and he said, "Come here." She did as she was told and he removed his red haori and handed it to her. She put it on and hugged him, thanking him softly. She whispered her words into his ears, knowing it would tickle them. He grinned and pulled her into his chest, laying back and resting his chin on her head. 'Gods I love the way he smells. He smells just like those pine trees that he's always sitting in...' "Mmmmmm..." she moaned as she breathed in his musky scent. His heart stopped in his chest. 'Did she just... moan?!' His muscles tensed up around her. He tried to calm down, but couldn't. A quick whiff of her hair did the trick. He was in heaven. 'I'll never forget her scent, it's so pure and sweet. Nothing like Kikyo's...' He smiled and pulled her in closer as she fell asleep buried in his chest.
"Kouga,
Thank you for everything. We all appreciate it.
Kagome" Kouga set the note down and slowly stretched. She had left this morning while he was sleeping. While reaching to touch his toes, he grinned and thought to himself, "Kagome... my woman. I will have you."
They had been traveling all day and even Inuyasha was tired. Shippou had been whining all day that he was tired and hungry, Sango had been dragging her feet, Kagome was barely making it up the small hills that they came across on her bike, and Miroku hadn't tried anything all day. "Well the next village isn't for a mile or two, so we could keep going or stop now." Inuyasha said. He didn't need to tell them twice. Miroku was already starting a fire and the girls were off looking for a hot spring. After he had the fire started, Miroku looked at Inuyasha and grinned. "Wanna go see what the girls are doing?" Shippou would have protested, but he was already asleep by Kirara. "But they're in the... oh... alright." smirked Inuyasha. He wouldn't usually have done this sort of thing, he wasn't like the monk, but he was bored and thought it might be funny. 'You know you wanna see something!' a voice in his head said. 'Shut up! I do not!'
The girls were sitting in a hot spring surrounded by trees, quietly talking. "Don't worry Sango, they'll be here." Kagome looked at her watch. "In 5... 4... 3... 2..." They heard a rustling in the bushes and hushed whispers. Sango and Kagome had been ready for this. Their bodies were fully submerged in the water and couldn't be seen clearly by the boys. "Hi guys. Wanna join us?" she asked calmly. The hanyou and perverted monk stood up out of the bushes, jaws dropped. "Wha... what?! You want us to join you?" Inuyasha suspected something, but Miroku was quick to do as he was told. He started towards the pool and when he came within a foot of it, a net that had been set on the ground snapped around him, throwing him into the air, where he was caught by a large tree branch, hanging in the net. "WHAT THE... GIRLS!" he yelled, obviously angry. "That's what you get perv!" yelled Kagome as she stepped out of the water to reveal that she was wearing a bathing suit. So was Sango. The girls dried off and put their towels around their waists, then began the trek back to camp. Inuyasha had been rolling on the ground clutching his sides and laughing until he had to force himself to stop, so he would be able to breathe. "We'll get him in the morning, right Sango?" asked Kagome, "If he's good." she replied, grinning.
As Kagome slowly opened her eyes, she felt something warm draping across her waist. "Mmmm... Inuyasha..." she muttered, pulling herself closer. She slowly fluttered her eyes and immediately pulled away. It wasn't Inuyasha who had been holding her. "Kouga?" She looked down at him, wondering when he had entered the room that she had been sleeping in. She had fallen asleep alone so he must have come in when she was sleeping. "Ewwww... I barely know you!"
As she left the den, she noticed that it was still night and walked outside of the cave. She definitely didn't want to go back to sleep, especially next to Kouga. What was he trying to pull? She had known him for a day! Sure, she was thankful for his help, but that didn't give him the right to sleep next to her. She walked along the mountainside, wrapping her arms around herself in a futile attempt to stay warm. It must've been in the mid fifties, and she was wearing a skirt. Looking up at a large boulder on her right, she saw a familiar red haori. "Inuyasha?" He grunted in response, turning his back to her. He wasn't in the best of moods. "Why are you out here? Aren't you cold?" she asked kindly. She felt like he was ignoring her, so she started to climb up to where he was sitting. Several minutes later, when she had reached him, she tapped him on the shoulder. "What do you want?" he snapped, making her turn away from him. He hadn't meant to hurt her, he was just venting his anger. "What's the matter with you? I'm only trying to talk to you, and you bite my head off!" she said. She hated when he was mad at her. It made her feel so cold and closed off from everything. "Why don't you go back to Kouga? He must be missing you." he spat. He hated coming in second, not that he liked her or anything. 'Why would you ever want that wimp to be the one to protect you?' "For your information, I left because of him." she replied. 'Why is he so mad? I didn't say anything to him to offend him... or did I?' He slowly turned to look at her. "Why? What did he do? He didn't try anything did he?!" he yelled. He couldn't stand the thought of anyone else touching her. 'Why am I so protective of her all of a sudden? It's not like we're mates...' He blushed slightly at the thought "He... he didn't do anything. I just don't feel comfortable around him." she lied. She avoided the subject of him sleeping by her because he knew that Inuyasha would rip him to shreds if he knew that he had tried anything. Inuyasha looked down and thought to himself, 'I don't get it. I don't see why I care so much... I don't like her... well not like that!' He assured himself that he was just protective of his shard detector so that he could complete the Shikon No Tama. He looked over at Kagome and noticed that she was shivering. "Cold?" he muttered. She nodded and he said, "Come here." She did as she was told and he removed his red haori and handed it to her. She put it on and hugged him, thanking him softly. She whispered her words into his ears, knowing it would tickle them. He grinned and pulled her into his chest, laying back and resting his chin on her head. 'Gods I love the way he smells. He smells just like those pine trees that he's always sitting in...' "Mmmmmm..." she moaned as she breathed in his musky scent. His heart stopped in his chest. 'Did she just... moan?!' His muscles tensed up around her. He tried to calm down, but couldn't. A quick whiff of her hair did the trick. He was in heaven. 'I'll never forget her scent, it's so pure and sweet. Nothing like Kikyo's...' He smiled and pulled her in closer as she fell asleep buried in his chest.
"Kouga,
Thank you for everything. We all appreciate it.
Kagome" Kouga set the note down and slowly stretched. She had left this morning while he was sleeping. While reaching to touch his toes, he grinned and thought to himself, "Kagome... my woman. I will have you."
They had been traveling all day and even Inuyasha was tired. Shippou had been whining all day that he was tired and hungry, Sango had been dragging her feet, Kagome was barely making it up the small hills that they came across on her bike, and Miroku hadn't tried anything all day. "Well the next village isn't for a mile or two, so we could keep going or stop now." Inuyasha said. He didn't need to tell them twice. Miroku was already starting a fire and the girls were off looking for a hot spring. After he had the fire started, Miroku looked at Inuyasha and grinned. "Wanna go see what the girls are doing?" Shippou would have protested, but he was already asleep by Kirara. "But they're in the... oh... alright." smirked Inuyasha. He wouldn't usually have done this sort of thing, he wasn't like the monk, but he was bored and thought it might be funny. 'You know you wanna see something!' a voice in his head said. 'Shut up! I do not!'
The girls were sitting in a hot spring surrounded by trees, quietly talking. "Don't worry Sango, they'll be here." Kagome looked at her watch. "In 5... 4... 3... 2..." They heard a rustling in the bushes and hushed whispers. Sango and Kagome had been ready for this. Their bodies were fully submerged in the water and couldn't be seen clearly by the boys. "Hi guys. Wanna join us?" she asked calmly. The hanyou and perverted monk stood up out of the bushes, jaws dropped. "Wha... what?! You want us to join you?" Inuyasha suspected something, but Miroku was quick to do as he was told. He started towards the pool and when he came within a foot of it, a net that had been set on the ground snapped around him, throwing him into the air, where he was caught by a large tree branch, hanging in the net. "WHAT THE... GIRLS!" he yelled, obviously angry. "That's what you get perv!" yelled Kagome as she stepped out of the water to reveal that she was wearing a bathing suit. So was Sango. The girls dried off and put their towels around their waists, then began the trek back to camp. Inuyasha had been rolling on the ground clutching his sides and laughing until he had to force himself to stop, so he would be able to breathe. "We'll get him in the morning, right Sango?" asked Kagome, "If he's good." she replied, grinning.