Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha, Rumiko Takahashi does. Ain't she lucky.
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The flickering firelight cast strange shadows on the ground surrounding their small campsite. The sun had gone down hours ago causing the temperature to fall as well. Kagome inched closer to the fire trying to keep herself warm. She took a quick glance at her fellow traveling companions to confirm what she already knew.
Everyone was asleep, everyone except for her. Miroku was smiling in his sleep so he was obviously having a good dream about something. Sango was laying only a few inches away. Kagome could tell by the steady rise and fall of her chest that she was sound asleep. Shippo had fallen asleep in her lap about an hour ago, and Inu Yasha was draped over a tree branch high above the campsite.
She liked to think that he slept up there because he wanted to keep a sort of informal guard over the people below him. However, Inu Yasha probably distanced himself from the group at night, for other less complimentary reasons. " Sometimes, he is so hard to be around.", she sighed sadly.
Kagome understood the fact that Kikyo was still important to him. She also knew, without a doubt, that if Inu Yasha were to hear any rumors about the once dead miko he would leave her again. These were undeniable facts that she had learned to accept. " I understand all of this, but sometimes I just can't help but feel sad.", she thought to herself.
Shippo moved in her lap, murmuring softly as he rolled over. She rubbed his small back absentmindedly with one hand. Kagome shifted her gaze from the dying fire to the tree that Inu Yasha was currently residing in. " In the end, I don't know who he'll choose. But, I will stand by whatever decision he makes, because I love him.", she told herself firmly.
Her declaration of love only made her feel more depressed. It was hard to love someone who may or may not be in love with someone else. She sighed once again, feeling several tears slide down her cheeks. There was no one awake to see her cry, so Kagome continued to let the tears fall.
" Loving someone shouldn't be this painful", she whispered softly. Kagome yawned, suddenly feeling drained. She removed Shippo from her lap, placing him gently beside her. Then she stretched out with her back to the cold, hard ground. Kagome turned her head so that she could see the bright stars that filled the night sky. " I wish that I was in love with someone a bit easier to be with.", she said right before she closed her eyes. At that exact moment, unbeknownst to Kagome, a single star shot across the sky leaving a shining white trail behind it.
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The next morning Inu Yasha woke up almost at the crack of dawn. He looked down at the three humans and one kitsune still sleeping on the ground below him. They were all safe and sound just the way he knew they would be. " Kagome had better wake up soon. I want to eat some of those Ramen noodles she always brings with her.", he thought to himself.
He leapt gracefully to the ground and came to stand in front Kagome and Shippo. " Don't wake her up. I don't think she got much sleep last night. Besides, I think I've got what you're looking for.", said a voice from behind. Inu Yasha turned around to see Miroku holding a cup of instant noodles in his hand.
" Feh", was his only reply, but Inu Yasha let the sleeping girl be. Instead, he pounced on the cup of noodles that the houshi had given him. They sat there in silence eating Kagome's emergency ration of Ramen noodles. Inu Yasha was busy trying to get at the noodles stuck to the very bottom of the cup, when Sango and Shippo joined them.
" We should probably wake her up soon. That way she has time to eat breakfast before we start traveling again.", Sango said wisely. No one really wanted to wake the poor girl up, so they stared at the ground in silence. " I'll do it!", Shippo finally piped up.
Any and all plans to wake Kagome were short-lived because she was already up. Inu Yasha watched as she stood up and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. A gentle smile slowly appeared on her face as she ran towards them. He noticed that her arms were spread far apart and wondered, " Is she going to hug me?" That thought made his heart beat a little faster.
Kagome, however, ran right past Inu Yasha and wrapped her arms around the houshi's neck. The look that appeared on Miroku's face, at that moment, can only be described as complete and utter surprise. " Good Morning Miroku- sama!", she said happily.
" What the hell?", Inu Yasha growled. He pulled Kagome off of Miroku, who was still too much in shock to do much of anything. " Kagome, what are you doing?", Sango asked confusedly. Shippo could only stare on in bewilderment. " What am I doing? I was hugging Miroku-sama because I love him!", she said grinning.
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(A/N: Alright, I know this is a crazy fic. There are many questions that need to be answered. Such as, why is Kagome acting so strange? And perhaps, what is Inu Yasha going to do now that Kagome's affections seemed to have drifted towards that lecherous houshi Miroku? The next chapter will not be as short I promise. Any and all flames will be redirected to my bodyguard, Yuki. Thanks to anyone who reads and reviews ^_^)
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The flickering firelight cast strange shadows on the ground surrounding their small campsite. The sun had gone down hours ago causing the temperature to fall as well. Kagome inched closer to the fire trying to keep herself warm. She took a quick glance at her fellow traveling companions to confirm what she already knew.
Everyone was asleep, everyone except for her. Miroku was smiling in his sleep so he was obviously having a good dream about something. Sango was laying only a few inches away. Kagome could tell by the steady rise and fall of her chest that she was sound asleep. Shippo had fallen asleep in her lap about an hour ago, and Inu Yasha was draped over a tree branch high above the campsite.
She liked to think that he slept up there because he wanted to keep a sort of informal guard over the people below him. However, Inu Yasha probably distanced himself from the group at night, for other less complimentary reasons. " Sometimes, he is so hard to be around.", she sighed sadly.
Kagome understood the fact that Kikyo was still important to him. She also knew, without a doubt, that if Inu Yasha were to hear any rumors about the once dead miko he would leave her again. These were undeniable facts that she had learned to accept. " I understand all of this, but sometimes I just can't help but feel sad.", she thought to herself.
Shippo moved in her lap, murmuring softly as he rolled over. She rubbed his small back absentmindedly with one hand. Kagome shifted her gaze from the dying fire to the tree that Inu Yasha was currently residing in. " In the end, I don't know who he'll choose. But, I will stand by whatever decision he makes, because I love him.", she told herself firmly.
Her declaration of love only made her feel more depressed. It was hard to love someone who may or may not be in love with someone else. She sighed once again, feeling several tears slide down her cheeks. There was no one awake to see her cry, so Kagome continued to let the tears fall.
" Loving someone shouldn't be this painful", she whispered softly. Kagome yawned, suddenly feeling drained. She removed Shippo from her lap, placing him gently beside her. Then she stretched out with her back to the cold, hard ground. Kagome turned her head so that she could see the bright stars that filled the night sky. " I wish that I was in love with someone a bit easier to be with.", she said right before she closed her eyes. At that exact moment, unbeknownst to Kagome, a single star shot across the sky leaving a shining white trail behind it.
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The next morning Inu Yasha woke up almost at the crack of dawn. He looked down at the three humans and one kitsune still sleeping on the ground below him. They were all safe and sound just the way he knew they would be. " Kagome had better wake up soon. I want to eat some of those Ramen noodles she always brings with her.", he thought to himself.
He leapt gracefully to the ground and came to stand in front Kagome and Shippo. " Don't wake her up. I don't think she got much sleep last night. Besides, I think I've got what you're looking for.", said a voice from behind. Inu Yasha turned around to see Miroku holding a cup of instant noodles in his hand.
" Feh", was his only reply, but Inu Yasha let the sleeping girl be. Instead, he pounced on the cup of noodles that the houshi had given him. They sat there in silence eating Kagome's emergency ration of Ramen noodles. Inu Yasha was busy trying to get at the noodles stuck to the very bottom of the cup, when Sango and Shippo joined them.
" We should probably wake her up soon. That way she has time to eat breakfast before we start traveling again.", Sango said wisely. No one really wanted to wake the poor girl up, so they stared at the ground in silence. " I'll do it!", Shippo finally piped up.
Any and all plans to wake Kagome were short-lived because she was already up. Inu Yasha watched as she stood up and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. A gentle smile slowly appeared on her face as she ran towards them. He noticed that her arms were spread far apart and wondered, " Is she going to hug me?" That thought made his heart beat a little faster.
Kagome, however, ran right past Inu Yasha and wrapped her arms around the houshi's neck. The look that appeared on Miroku's face, at that moment, can only be described as complete and utter surprise. " Good Morning Miroku- sama!", she said happily.
" What the hell?", Inu Yasha growled. He pulled Kagome off of Miroku, who was still too much in shock to do much of anything. " Kagome, what are you doing?", Sango asked confusedly. Shippo could only stare on in bewilderment. " What am I doing? I was hugging Miroku-sama because I love him!", she said grinning.
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(A/N: Alright, I know this is a crazy fic. There are many questions that need to be answered. Such as, why is Kagome acting so strange? And perhaps, what is Inu Yasha going to do now that Kagome's affections seemed to have drifted towards that lecherous houshi Miroku? The next chapter will not be as short I promise. Any and all flames will be redirected to my bodyguard, Yuki. Thanks to anyone who reads and reviews ^_^)