Chapter 2
The Needed Affection
Everyone saw me changing. They said I kept getting less and less cheerful. I already knew, but I tried to be happy. Inuyasha had always chosen Kikyo. I couldn't do anything about that. So I opted for the next best position… his best friend. We talked sometimes about my world, and he would teach me how to hunt. That made me kind of queasy though. Though today he had been acting strange. He was fidgety and couldn't make eye contact. I sighed.
"Inuyasha what's wrong?" I stood in front of him while the others ate lunch. He glanced up and then looked back down.
"Keh. None of your business wench." I fumed.
"Well excuse me for being concerned." I turned to stomp off not sitting him this time, when he grabbed my hand.
"Wait! I'm sorry Kagome." Me? In shock. Again. I turned around and looked at him.
"Y-you are?" I looked at our connected hands realizing he wasn't letting go anytime soon. He nodded.
"Do you want me to help you clean up?" He asked. I almost fainted. Inuyasha was offering to help clean. The world must have stopped spinning or something. I blushed slightly.
"That would be very nice Inuyasha." I smiled. A real one. And he didn't even look. That should have tipped me off.
~1 WEEK LATER~
"Lady Sango, does Lady Kagome seem different to you?" Miroku asked as he watched her skip along the path a flower in her hair.
"Happier. More cheerful. " She watched the young girl in amusement.
"I think it is due to Inuyasha's new attention. She's blooming under it." He smiled.
"It's about time he paid attention to her. He's been brushing her off for a long time." She huffed slightly.
"The things love will do to a person. Though I do wonder what brought the sudden change out in Inuyasha." He pondered.
"Whatever it was, I'm glad. I had a feeling Kagome was going to stop coming back."
"We will pray he continues to treat her properly."
~Kagome's POV~
"Hey Kagome where'd that pretty flower come from?" Shippo touched the petals softly. I smiled happily.
"Inuyasha gave it to me. Sweet isn't it?" Shippo's mouth dropped open.
"Dog boy? B-but…he's always so mean to you!" I giggled petting his head.
"He's been very nice to me lately. Speaking of which, he wanted to talk to me." I set him on the ground patting his head.
"You'll come and fix me lunch right?" He gave me his adorable face that I can never say no to.
"Of course I will. I'll be back in a little bit." I jogged off to the small lake Inuyasha told me to meet him at, looking around.
"Oi!" He landed in back of me, and I jumped backwards.
"KYAA!!" He grabbed my hand dragging me away from the lakeside and up against his chest quickly. I breathed heavily fro a second my heart going a mile a minute.
"You ok Kagome?" I nodded and realized our positions. Ok on the count of 3. 1. 2. 3…and BLUSH! I pulled away quickly.
"Sorry…uh…" He held onto my hands looking away a slight blush on his face.
"Inuyasha?" He looked down ears slightly drooped but I didn't notice. I was to busy looking at our hands.
"Kagome… I-I've been meaning to tell you this…lately." I looked up, willing him to do the same. He didn't.
"Kagome…I…" He squeezed my hands. I waited for him to finish. My hopes were high.
"Kagome…I l-l-l-love …" He stopped again. My heart pounded. Was he really going to say it? But he did something completely different. He yanked me forward.
I was in shock all over again. He had efficiently crushed my body against his kissing me. I was surprised beyond belief and started to push away but he made a whimpering sound in the back of his throat hugging me tighter. I relaxed into him a bit closing my eyes.
He drew back after awhile and looked into my eyes. I was a bit dazed, but I looked back up at him.
"Kagome…I love you." He looked down. Completely missing my excited happy face.
"I've waited a long time…to hear you say that." I smiled. He flinched.
"I'm sorry" That's the last thing we said before he pulled me in for another kiss.
The Needed Affection
Everyone saw me changing. They said I kept getting less and less cheerful. I already knew, but I tried to be happy. Inuyasha had always chosen Kikyo. I couldn't do anything about that. So I opted for the next best position… his best friend. We talked sometimes about my world, and he would teach me how to hunt. That made me kind of queasy though. Though today he had been acting strange. He was fidgety and couldn't make eye contact. I sighed.
"Inuyasha what's wrong?" I stood in front of him while the others ate lunch. He glanced up and then looked back down.
"Keh. None of your business wench." I fumed.
"Well excuse me for being concerned." I turned to stomp off not sitting him this time, when he grabbed my hand.
"Wait! I'm sorry Kagome." Me? In shock. Again. I turned around and looked at him.
"Y-you are?" I looked at our connected hands realizing he wasn't letting go anytime soon. He nodded.
"Do you want me to help you clean up?" He asked. I almost fainted. Inuyasha was offering to help clean. The world must have stopped spinning or something. I blushed slightly.
"That would be very nice Inuyasha." I smiled. A real one. And he didn't even look. That should have tipped me off.
~1 WEEK LATER~
"Lady Sango, does Lady Kagome seem different to you?" Miroku asked as he watched her skip along the path a flower in her hair.
"Happier. More cheerful. " She watched the young girl in amusement.
"I think it is due to Inuyasha's new attention. She's blooming under it." He smiled.
"It's about time he paid attention to her. He's been brushing her off for a long time." She huffed slightly.
"The things love will do to a person. Though I do wonder what brought the sudden change out in Inuyasha." He pondered.
"Whatever it was, I'm glad. I had a feeling Kagome was going to stop coming back."
"We will pray he continues to treat her properly."
~Kagome's POV~
"Hey Kagome where'd that pretty flower come from?" Shippo touched the petals softly. I smiled happily.
"Inuyasha gave it to me. Sweet isn't it?" Shippo's mouth dropped open.
"Dog boy? B-but…he's always so mean to you!" I giggled petting his head.
"He's been very nice to me lately. Speaking of which, he wanted to talk to me." I set him on the ground patting his head.
"You'll come and fix me lunch right?" He gave me his adorable face that I can never say no to.
"Of course I will. I'll be back in a little bit." I jogged off to the small lake Inuyasha told me to meet him at, looking around.
"Oi!" He landed in back of me, and I jumped backwards.
"KYAA!!" He grabbed my hand dragging me away from the lakeside and up against his chest quickly. I breathed heavily fro a second my heart going a mile a minute.
"You ok Kagome?" I nodded and realized our positions. Ok on the count of 3. 1. 2. 3…and BLUSH! I pulled away quickly.
"Sorry…uh…" He held onto my hands looking away a slight blush on his face.
"Inuyasha?" He looked down ears slightly drooped but I didn't notice. I was to busy looking at our hands.
"Kagome… I-I've been meaning to tell you this…lately." I looked up, willing him to do the same. He didn't.
"Kagome…I…" He squeezed my hands. I waited for him to finish. My hopes were high.
"Kagome…I l-l-l-love …" He stopped again. My heart pounded. Was he really going to say it? But he did something completely different. He yanked me forward.
I was in shock all over again. He had efficiently crushed my body against his kissing me. I was surprised beyond belief and started to push away but he made a whimpering sound in the back of his throat hugging me tighter. I relaxed into him a bit closing my eyes.
He drew back after awhile and looked into my eyes. I was a bit dazed, but I looked back up at him.
"Kagome…I love you." He looked down. Completely missing my excited happy face.
"I've waited a long time…to hear you say that." I smiled. He flinched.
"I'm sorry" That's the last thing we said before he pulled me in for another kiss.