ch4tttt Day 4-Persperation~The Snow Plow
Inuyasha woke to find Kagome still asleep beside him. He smiled sadly, worry in his gaze. "Kagome no baka...I told you to let me get the wood..." He whispered in a barely perceptible voice.
Beads of sweat fell down her face and she had an unnerved look on her face. She twisted and turned, then, suddenly bolted upright, screaming.
She felt hands trying to restrain her and lashed out, accidentaly hitting Inuyasha on his face. When she realized what she was doing, she froze, staring at Inuyasha's now handprinted face. The bruise was quickly fading, but guilt still surged through her.
"Hey, are you yourself?" He asked, looking at her, confused.
She lifted his hand by his wrist, slowly, then with one sweeping motion forced him to slap her.
He stared at her in shock. "Wha-!"
She felt tears beading in her eyes. "I'm sorry I hit you..." She said softly. Her arms circled her knees as she pulled them up to herself. The fire that had given out such warm glow the previous day was gone, leaving nothing but an incredible cold. She frowned, climbing off the futon and crawling over to it, pulling the floo closed.
Inuyasha watched her curiously before she stood, going towards the kitchen. He caught her before she reached the door.
"I was going to make tea..." Kagome said softly, but he ignored her, scooping her up and throwing her over his shoulder.
"No you're not, you're going to that futon and getting under that blanket." He said stubbornly. "Don't bother objecting. I'm not listening anyways."
When he started towards the kitchen, Kagome stopped him. "Thank you Inuyasha...for taking care of me..."
"..." He stood, walking towards the kitchen, grabbing the kettle that still rested on the stove. He tested the sink, wondering how it worked. Just when he was about to shred it, a hand reached past him and pointed at the nobs at either side of the spigot.
He turned towards her to see Kagome standing behind him, her face looking at him like she wouldn't hear any objections about her being up. "You're going to need help if you're going to make tea." She said, smiling. "If you turn this..." She indicated to the nob on the right. "It puts out cold water, the other, warm." She turned them, showing him how they worked.
He nodded, comprehending what she was saying. "Okay..."
She filled the kettle, moving over to the stove. "Now, with this, you set it on this burner..." She set it on the one at the left front, and proceded how to turn on the stove and where to set the temperature. "There ya go..." She smiled at him, before going to the table, resting in a chair.
"Go lay down." He growled, his face irritated.
"I'll be fine, really." She snagged the thermometer, sticking it into her mouth. When it finished, her temperature was dangerously high. *104...it's getting higher...*
Inuyasha noticed the troubled look on her face and frowned. "It's getting worse, isn't it."
She sighed. "Yes...a bit...I'll go get some asprin. That should bring my temp down..." She stood, only to be forced back into the chair by clawed hands.
"Where are they?" He asked softly.
"I...In the in the cabinet over the sink in the bathroom..." she said softly.
Inuyasha left and was back a moment later, a bottle in his hand. He knew what the bottle looked like because he'd seen her taking them during her 'time of the month' as she put it.
She smiled up at him, taking the bottle and pulling out two tablets. She downed them dry. "Could...could you get me something to eat out of the 'fridge?"
"'fridge?"
She pointed to it. "Just pull the handle. Some fruits or vegetables...or ANYTHING..." She heard a rather loud rumble from her stomache.
Inuyasha looked at her funny from the 'fridge. "What was that?"
Kagome blushed. "I...I haven't really eaten much since we got snowed in...i thought it would be best if I-"
He just shook his head. "Damn fool girl." He muttered under his breath. *Alot of good you'll be if you're dead.* He grabbed some things he could actually identify and brought them over to her, sitting them in front of her.
Kagome hesitantely picked some of the stuff up and bit into it. "You should have some to..."
"If you point me to the ramen, I'll have that." He said, not looking at her. When she did, he stood, going to grab himself a cup. In the cubbord, he found assorted cans of things and pulled one out, looking at it.
Kagome looked up and saw he was holding a can of soup, looking at it curiously. "That's another kind of soup. Good for people who don't feel very good." She smiled slightly. "It was daddy's favorite..."
He stood, looking around it for some instructions. "I can't read this..."
"Why do you need to?"
He looked away when he felt the heat of a blush on his face. "If you don't want some-"
She flushed, looking down. "Give it to me, I can read it." She found herself holding the can and smiled up at him. She read the words, which were in English and nodded. "I'll need-"
"I'll need you mean." He gave her a look.
Reluctantely she nodded. "YOU'LL need a pot, and a can opener...there should be one in the drawer to the right of the stove. Just bring them to me and do EXACTLY what I say."
He nodded reluctantly and hunted down the nescessary items. When they were before her, she demonstrated how to use a can opener, then dumped the condensed chicken noodle into the pot. "Now, fill this with water and dump it into the pot, too."
He nodded, and took the can and pot, and followed her directions, pouring the water into the pot and setting it on the stove, turning the nob she indicated to, to medium. When he was done, he was watching it cook, quite proud of himself.
Kagome just shook her head, emiting a small sneeze. She saw him glance over at him and just waved off his concern.
Just then, the tea kettle went off.
Inuyasha jumped, his ears flattening against his head. "That stupid thing is LOUD!" He said, pulling it off the burner quickly.
Kagome's smile turned into soft giggles. "Ba~aka!"

Miroku pulled the blanket he'd been using from around him and draped it around Sango and Shippou. His hands remained on her shoulder, barely long enough for her to notice.
She looked back at him, still shivering. "Th-th-thank... you..." She said, her face looking rather blue.
He sighed. "Let me in there too, or you'll freeze to death." He said, moving beside her. Her eyes told him she didn't THINK so. "I wont try anything." He said softly, his eyes serious. "I promise."
Hesitantely she let him crawl in with her, trying to stay as far away from him as possible.
They'd left to find out what had happened to Inuyasha, mainly because Kikyou had managed to spook them good. Now, they were in the middle of nowhere, lost, but safe. They'd only deprieved Kaede of one of her spare blankets, so they were forced to share.
"I told you we should have brought an extra blanket." He said, knowing the stubborn demon hunter wasn't listening to him.
"Sh-sh-shut up-p-p H-h-h-houshi..." Sango said through chattering teeth.
Suddenly, she found herself sitting on his lap, his arms around her, rubbing her arms hard. "Don't take this wrong, Sango-sama. I am just trying to get your blood flowing. I doubt Kagome would ever forgive me if you and Shippou died. Hell, -I'd- never forgive me."
She almost broke away from him, but realized he was honestly trying to help. She looked away from him, feeling him trying to avoid making her uncomfortable by touching her in any inappropriate places. *Hmph. Maybe he's not as big a lech as he acts...maybe he just acts like an idiot so people underestimate him...* She mentally shrugged, wondering what exactly had happened to Inuyasha and Kagome.
Miroku's thoughts were following the same course. *See? I'm not all that bad am I? I'm not the lech you all make me out to be!* The silence stretched out and he sighed. *I wonder if Inuyasha and Kagome-sama are okay...*

Kagome ate the soup in nothing flat. The warmth of the broth and the taste nocked her almost back completely. She looked up at Inuyasha and smiled. "Thank you..." She said, her face genuinely happy.
Inuyasha looked slightly awkward. Kagome had been saying that a lot today, and he got a warm fuzzy in his chest each time. *Dammit, don't fall for her! It's been three and a half days! Gods you're a weakling if this is all it takes for a woman to steal your heart! She's an irritating little git and hardly worth all the trouble!*
That irritating little voice that had been becoming more and more vocal spoke up. *Then why do you go through the trouble to save her so much?*
*Shut up! She's a big help with the search! She can sense the jewel shards! I don't love her! I love Kikyou!*
*What makes you so sure? Do you love Kikyou, or is it that you feel guilty because it's partly your mistrust that killed her? Face it, you're in love with someone, but it's no one in your time...*
*NO! I can't love her...I can't...I can't...I must NOT let myself...We could never be together anyways!*
Kagome watched the expressions playing across Inuyasha's face, wondering what he was thinking. *Probably what he's going to do once he gets the Shikon no Tama...*
She sighed, leaning back, letting her own internal struggle take over. *I don't understand why I'm killing myself like this...I woke in the middle of last night and just for the hell of it, snuggled as close as I could get to him. Why do I keep doing this to myself? If I keep it up,-*
Her thoughts were cut off by a rather loud noise of some kind of vehicle. She froze, dropping the spoon and jumped up, the blanket spilling across the ground. "Masaka...?" She ran towards her room, slipping on the floor occasionally due to her socks.
Inuyasha moved quickly behind her. *Somethings happening? Maybe they're getting us out!*
When they reached her room, sure enought, there were people with bags of salt and shovels, while a big machine cleared the street.
A cry of joy escaped Kagome's throat. A tear slid from her eye and she threw her arms around Inuyasha. "Thank gods!"
Inuyasha hugged her back, not thinking. He held her tightly, petting her hair as she sobbed happily on his shoulder. He heard the voice trying to speak to him, but his heart was on the verge of taking over.
"We'll have to wait a day or two at most..." Kagome whispered into his kimono. She smiled, tightening her grip on him. "Thank you, so much!"
"Huh?"
"I wouldn't have made it without you." She said, pulling back to look up at his face.
He smiled cockily. "So what else is new?" He said.
She laughed lightly, looking outside as the sun started dipping down. "We should get some sleep..." She said, leaving the room, sensing Inuyasha close behind her.
When both were on the futon, Kagome rolled towards Inuyasha, snuggling towards him, causing him to start.
"K-kagome?"
She looked up at him and smiled. "I have a secret..." She said, staring into his gold eyes.
He hesitantely met her gaze. "What is it?" He whispered.
She caressed his cheek. "Can I trust you with it?" She asked, scooting her face towards his.
*I love her...oh, gods, I shouldn't, I can't, but I do!* "Yeah..." He said, his heart thumping loudly in his ears.
"I love you, Inuyasha." She said, smiling. "I've tried fighting it so hard...I've tried to remember you love Kikyou, and that we're from two different times, so I shouldn't keep killing myself like this, but I love you. I can't fight it anymore."
He closed his eyes, a tear rolling down his face. "K-kagome..." Her hand touched his face and he opened his eyes. "I...I..."
She smiled sadly. "Go on, tell me I'm an idiot, I don't mind. I know I am, but I still love you..." She ran her fingers across his face, feeling a great weight lifted from his shoulders.
"Kagome, I...I don't think...you're an idiot..." He bit his lip, closing his eyes. "I think I'm the fool. I'm the fool fo not listening to that stupid voice deep inside me...I'm the fool for not listening..." He put his arms around her, hugging her close. "I'm such a fool...for not listening to my heart!"
Kagome felt his face pressing against her neck and her eyes widened. *He can't mean...he can't possibly...*
"I love you, Kagome...part of me always has!"
She burst into tears.

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