Summer Days

Author's Note: This is my first Inuyasha fic so I may get a few facts wrong since I've just started watching this show from the second episode and so far I'm up to the 20h one, so please go easy, my facts may be wrong., and I hope some of my spelling is right. So now this girl name Ame is joining he group and wants to marry Miroku, who just wants now to get her home and confess his love to Sango. but who knows how easily this girl will give up.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the characters! But I do own Inu! YEAH! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~* Chapter 17

The was Kagome's favorite part about summer days, the nice hot days where they could all relax in the sun and not have to worry about work or any other burdens. unless you counted Ame as a burden. Kagome had bought all of them swimsuits as a summer gift and now she, Shippo and Sango were relaxing in the water. It was lucky she has got Shippo two, one being a bit big, because Inu was with them. Inu and Inuyasha were sitting at the side of the lake eating some watermelon they had got from a village they had passed through, Miroku joining them. "So, where do you think Ame went?" asked Kagome.

"Who cares?" muttered Sango, placing her arms behind her head and looking a bit annoyed by hearing the girl's name being mentioned.

"Maybe she went on home. That village could have been her home." Said Shippo.

"Well no one seemed to know her from how they reacted to the sight of us." Said Inuyasha pointedly.

"Hey, maybe we're lucky." Miroku began but was cut off by the sound of a girl's cheerful call.

"I'm back!" called Ame and ran up to them with a basket of fruits. "A good wife knows how to satisfy her husband." She told an embarrassed Miroku.

"Oh please." Said Sango, rolling her eyes. Kagome snorted and threw her hand over her mouth quickly. Ame glared in their direction.

"Well maybe you two could take a few lessons from me." She said, nodding at Inuyasha and Miroku who were enjoying the fruit. "They both may just run away with me at this rate." She informed. Inuyasha looked up at her with his mouth full of food.

"Not likely, kid. I rarely like very many humans so you're lucky you're still along with us." He informed.

"That's right. And rarely Miroku ever stays with one girl. Shouldn't be too long before he asks another girl to bare his child." Said Sango as Miroku came to get in the water. He grinned and leaned forward, whispering something into her ear that made her go red and quickly move.

"What did he say?" asked Kagome curiously. Sango just shook her head and leaned against the wall of the lake, taking a deep breath.

"It's nothing." She said. "He's just being an ass." She answered, but Kagome couldn't help but notice the shy smile on Sango's face before she walked away from Miroku. Obviously Ame didn't either and was glaring jealously between Miroku and Sango. Suddenly, being the little tension breaker he had become lately, Inu came and did a cannon ball into the lake, soon followed by Shippo, splashing water all over Inuyasha and Miroku.

"HEY! I'm trying to eat here!" called Inuyasha angrily, the water dripping off every inch of his body as he glared at the kitsune and quarter demon whom were grinning innocently. Sango and Kagome exchanged looks and began laughing.

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"That was certainly refreshing." Said Miroku brightly. Inuyasha was muttering as he pulled on his kimono, his hair still a little wet, which he didn't like. Kagome smiled and made him sit down, pulling her portable hair dryer out, which was a gift from her mother, made for moments like this. She had said it was good thing that when Inuyasha got he didn't smell like a wet dog, but all in the same, no one likes walking around with damp hair. She sat down and began drying his hair.

"Hey, that's really clever." Said Sango, sitting next to Kagome and looking at the contraption in great curiosity. "You're time has something for everything." Kagome laughed.

"My mom bought this specifically for Inuyasha." She informed.

"What for?" asked Inuyasha. Kagome rolled her eyes.

"She saw how you loved the way Souta was drying your hair with ours back home." She answered. The half demon sat silently as Kagome ran her fingers through his hair as she dried it. "Alright, all done." Said Kagome brightly. Inuyasha stood up and stretched.

"Great. So where's our next destination?" asked the half demon, cracking his knuckles.

"It has to be far since the shard doesn't seem to be near." Answered Kagome, pulling her bag onto her back.

"Then we should get going." Said Miroku, putting his hand to the side of his neck and cracking it. Ame suddenly let out a gasp and ran up to him.

"You really shouldn't do that. Your name could stiffen up." She informed and shoved him into a sitting position on the ground. "A nice massage can fix that all up!" she piped, and began to massage his neck and shoulders. Miroku had looked at them pleadingly at first, but then had relaxed after a few seconds. Sango rolled her eyes and threw her boomerang onto her shoulder.

"Will we be leaving anytime today?" she asked. Ame narrowed her eyes at her.

"We do realize you feel left out and all, but poor Miroky-poo needs this.." Inuyasha let out a loud snort and Kagome slapped him on he back to make it look as if he was choking, but it didn't help since Inu and Shippo were rolling across the grass laughing.

"I'm sure Miroky-poo will survive just fine." Sango informed, narrowing her eyes at the girl. "He's suffered much worse." She muttered.

"Yeah, she's right, I'll be just fine. This is taking up too much time." Said Miroku hastily moving Ame's hands. She looked up at him sadly.

"But you could get some kind of kink in your neck and fall over in complete pain." she said sadly. Miroku looked down at her guiltily.

"He'll get over it." Said Inuyasha and shoved the monk in the direction in which they were supposed to be walking. Ame let out a sad sigh and began following slowly. Sango and Kagome walked slowly behind.

"She's really full of it, isn't she?" asked Sango and Kagome nodded. She knew from the beginning that Sango didn't like the girl, and neither did Inuyasha, as if that was something different. There really had to be something about her that made even Inu not like her too much. The boy seemed to take to everyone.

"She really likes Miroku though." Said Kagome quietly. Sango scowled at this comment.

"Miroku's attractive, young and knows how to defend himself and others. She only likes him because she managed to find a guy with all those qualities to ask for her hand." She muttered. "If he had the money to back it all up girls would fall over him, but he's just Houshi to them.." Kagome looked at her friend curiously, but decided not to say anything about her friend's comment.

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Inuyasha looked at Miroku out the corner of his eye as he rubbed his neck absently. It was beginning to get dark now and they weren't really near a village. "You've gotten yourself into a real mess this time, Houshi. How are going to fix it?" he asked. Miroku looked at him in shock and then let out a sigh, nodding his head in understanding.

"Thanks for pointing that, Inuyasha." He said. "But I don't know what I'm going to do." He informed.

"I guess we could set up camp before nightfall and maybe you and Sango can talk before nightfall." Said Inuyasha absently. Miroku looked at him in confusion and then grinned.

"Wow, Kagome is really softening you up. You seem more and more human as the days go by!" piped Miroku. Inuyasha looked at the monk in complete outrage. "I mean that in a good way." He laughed. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at the monk before turning to the others.

"We're going to stay here for he night, ladies!" he called.

"YEA!" cheered Shippo and Inu and dropped in the spot they had been standing. Inu leaned against a tree and put his arms behind his head, letting out a sigh and closing his eyes.

"It's been a rough day. I deserve this rest." He said. Kagome shook her head and dropped her bag onto the ground and getting ready to set up.

"Sango, do you mind helping me since Ame is going to work on the food?" asked Kagome.

"Sure." she agreed, but Miroku came up to them.

"Actually, I was hoping that maybe Sango could come with me and help me get some fire wood." He said with a bright and innocent grin.

"Can't Inuyasha help you?" she asked. Inuyasha then hoped into a tree and crossed his arms, closing his eyes.

"I'm protecting you and brats from any danger." He informed. Sango raised an eyebrow at the half demon as he closed his eyes and shook his head.

"Go on Sango." Piped Kagome, shoving her off. "Well be just fine. Shippo and Inu can help me." She said and waved them off into the forest. When they had left, Kagome came up to the tree Inuyasha was in. "Want to see how things go before it gets too dark out?" she asked.