Chapter 6
Kagome slowly sat up and rubbed the sleep away from her eyes. 'Was it... Had it all been a dream?!' She cautiously opened one eye and realized that she was in the meadow from the previous night. She looked down and to her right was a lightly dozing hanyou. She felt her heart hover and her skin shiver. 'It was real! Oh gods, it was real! It wasn't a dream!' She stared at him, eyeing him with interest and longing. 'I can't believe it. I can't believe that he loves me!'
In the days that followed, Kagome found that Inuyasha was considerably nicer to her and also more protective. They fought much less and he was always watching her out of the corner of his eyes, just to make sure that she was still safe from harm. She liked the extra attention and whenever she caught his eye, she shot him a satisfied smile. 'Wow, he's acting so differently. It's nice to be noticed. I think... I think I might be falling for him even more. Gods... he is so hot! I wonder what he looks like under that haori...' She quickly struck the thought from her mind, but not before blushing timidly. 'Gods... I could stare at her all day! Not that I haven't been... I wonder what she's thinking. Probably about that school thing.' He looked up at her and saw her blush as she stared at the drifting clouds. He smirked to himself. 'Maybe not...'
As they all settled into their sleeping bags, two of the travelers were kept from sleep. Well actually, one was in a nearby tree. Kagome stared up at the stars above her, wide awake and bored as hell. 'Might as well try counting sheep. Nah, that never works.' She shifted uncomfortably and thought of how comfortable Inuyasha's arms and chest had been as opposed to the cold, hard ground that she was currently occupying. She thought about how while he held her, all her problems melted away and all that was left was the sound of his breathing, which perfectly matched hers. When she realized what she was thinking, she quickly sat up and shook her head, trying to rid herself of the thoughts that invaded her mind. 'I need to take a walk.' she thought to herself. She slowly crawled to her feet, stopped and looked through her yellow bag before grabbing her CD player and speakers, and took the closest trail that she could find into the forest. Little did she know that a certain someone with amber eyes decided to follow her.
The meandering path she had chosen seemed to sway and twist as the earth willed, forcing her to amble along aimlessly, lost in her feelings caused by the boy she loved. 'Ugh! I need to get him off of my mind! A little music should help.' she thought while stopping in a field full of daisies and fireflies. She thought back to the last dance that she had attended at school, homecoming dance her freshman year. She had loved the way the music made her feel, as though she could dance forever and she didn't care who watched. She had danced with several boys that night, but spent most of her time in a circle of her close friends dancing provocatively. She would never dance that way in front of a boy, but she had been blocked from view by the girls who surrounded her. She placed the player on the ground with the speakers and put in her Ludacris CD. She didn't normally listen to that type of music, but there was one song that she couldn't resist. Of course, it had to be one of the dirtiest songs she knew. Normally she would have been morbidly embarrassed but she figured that no one would ever find out, so why not let loose just this once? She never told anyone, but sometimes it was hard to be so prim and proper all the time. 'Sometimes a girl just needs to let her hair down!'
Inuyasha was standing in the trees just outside of the clearing that Kagome was in, wondering what she was doing. 'What's that thing she has?' he wondered. He figured that he might as well watch her, in case she needed protecting anytime soon.
Kagome put the CD in and turned on her favorite song. She smiled at hearing the familiar words and turned up the volume. 'Yeah yeah yeah yeah Give it to me now, give it to me now...' She turned and glanced around, and after assuring herself that she was alone, began to dance. She rolled her stomach and swayed her arms. She hadn't danced in so long! 'I really missed this...' she thought to herself as her hips swayed smoothly to the beat. She pulled at the ponytail that held her hair and let her hair fall down and land around her shoulders, framing her face perfectly.
'OH MY GODS' Inuyasha stood there gaping. He didn't know what she was doing, but he didn't want her to stop either. He wasn't able to control himself. He took a step out into the clearing, the pleasure evident on his face. He grinned like an idiot, but wasn't able to comprehend that. All he saw was her, dancing there, moving nimbly as if it came natural to her. He was in her trance, under the spell that she had no idea she was casting.
Kagome quickened her pace as her favorite verse came on. She licked her lips and ran her fingers through her hair, moving like it was already determined that she wouldn't be able to stop until the song was over. 'Back seat windows up, that's the way you like to ...' She opened her eyes and quickly stopped. Her face turned a million shades of red as she realized who was staring at her with his jaw hanging open and his tongue hanging out. "I... Inuyasha?!"
Kagome slowly sat up and rubbed the sleep away from her eyes. 'Was it... Had it all been a dream?!' She cautiously opened one eye and realized that she was in the meadow from the previous night. She looked down and to her right was a lightly dozing hanyou. She felt her heart hover and her skin shiver. 'It was real! Oh gods, it was real! It wasn't a dream!' She stared at him, eyeing him with interest and longing. 'I can't believe it. I can't believe that he loves me!'
In the days that followed, Kagome found that Inuyasha was considerably nicer to her and also more protective. They fought much less and he was always watching her out of the corner of his eyes, just to make sure that she was still safe from harm. She liked the extra attention and whenever she caught his eye, she shot him a satisfied smile. 'Wow, he's acting so differently. It's nice to be noticed. I think... I think I might be falling for him even more. Gods... he is so hot! I wonder what he looks like under that haori...' She quickly struck the thought from her mind, but not before blushing timidly. 'Gods... I could stare at her all day! Not that I haven't been... I wonder what she's thinking. Probably about that school thing.' He looked up at her and saw her blush as she stared at the drifting clouds. He smirked to himself. 'Maybe not...'
As they all settled into their sleeping bags, two of the travelers were kept from sleep. Well actually, one was in a nearby tree. Kagome stared up at the stars above her, wide awake and bored as hell. 'Might as well try counting sheep. Nah, that never works.' She shifted uncomfortably and thought of how comfortable Inuyasha's arms and chest had been as opposed to the cold, hard ground that she was currently occupying. She thought about how while he held her, all her problems melted away and all that was left was the sound of his breathing, which perfectly matched hers. When she realized what she was thinking, she quickly sat up and shook her head, trying to rid herself of the thoughts that invaded her mind. 'I need to take a walk.' she thought to herself. She slowly crawled to her feet, stopped and looked through her yellow bag before grabbing her CD player and speakers, and took the closest trail that she could find into the forest. Little did she know that a certain someone with amber eyes decided to follow her.
The meandering path she had chosen seemed to sway and twist as the earth willed, forcing her to amble along aimlessly, lost in her feelings caused by the boy she loved. 'Ugh! I need to get him off of my mind! A little music should help.' she thought while stopping in a field full of daisies and fireflies. She thought back to the last dance that she had attended at school, homecoming dance her freshman year. She had loved the way the music made her feel, as though she could dance forever and she didn't care who watched. She had danced with several boys that night, but spent most of her time in a circle of her close friends dancing provocatively. She would never dance that way in front of a boy, but she had been blocked from view by the girls who surrounded her. She placed the player on the ground with the speakers and put in her Ludacris CD. She didn't normally listen to that type of music, but there was one song that she couldn't resist. Of course, it had to be one of the dirtiest songs she knew. Normally she would have been morbidly embarrassed but she figured that no one would ever find out, so why not let loose just this once? She never told anyone, but sometimes it was hard to be so prim and proper all the time. 'Sometimes a girl just needs to let her hair down!'
Inuyasha was standing in the trees just outside of the clearing that Kagome was in, wondering what she was doing. 'What's that thing she has?' he wondered. He figured that he might as well watch her, in case she needed protecting anytime soon.
Kagome put the CD in and turned on her favorite song. She smiled at hearing the familiar words and turned up the volume. 'Yeah yeah yeah yeah Give it to me now, give it to me now...' She turned and glanced around, and after assuring herself that she was alone, began to dance. She rolled her stomach and swayed her arms. She hadn't danced in so long! 'I really missed this...' she thought to herself as her hips swayed smoothly to the beat. She pulled at the ponytail that held her hair and let her hair fall down and land around her shoulders, framing her face perfectly.
'OH MY GODS' Inuyasha stood there gaping. He didn't know what she was doing, but he didn't want her to stop either. He wasn't able to control himself. He took a step out into the clearing, the pleasure evident on his face. He grinned like an idiot, but wasn't able to comprehend that. All he saw was her, dancing there, moving nimbly as if it came natural to her. He was in her trance, under the spell that she had no idea she was casting.
Kagome quickened her pace as her favorite verse came on. She licked her lips and ran her fingers through her hair, moving like it was already determined that she wouldn't be able to stop until the song was over. 'Back seat windows up, that's the way you like to ...' She opened her eyes and quickly stopped. Her face turned a million shades of red as she realized who was staring at her with his jaw hanging open and his tongue hanging out. "I... Inuyasha?!"