Kagome let out a short breath that she had been holding ever since Inuyasha had grabbed her. She allowed herself to be held to him and closed her eyes, laying her head against his chest. Inuyasha looked down at her, surprised to see that she wasn't struggling to get away from him. Kouga still looked HIGHLY disappointed.

"Leave, Kouga." Inuyasha growled through clenched teeth. Kouga let out an exasperated sigh and turned to leave.

"See ya later, Kagome!" He called over his shoulder. Inuyasha growled again, then looked down at Kagome, who had her eyes squeezed shut and was gripping his kimono top so hard her knuckles where white.

He laid a gentle hand on the back of her head, causing Kagome's eyes to fly open. Her cheeks turned a pretty shade of scarlet and she looked up at him, unsure of what to do. Inuyasha seemed to be staring off into space absentmindedly. "Um, er, Inuyasha?"

He looked down at her, there was a flutter of movement, and both were standing several feet apart from each other, hiding their blush.

* * *

Kagome sat at her desk, listening to her radio as she wrote in her journal. An American song, 'In the Arms of the Angel', played softly, and Kagome found herself changing the words to 'In the Arms of the Hanyou'.

'Diary, I don't know where to begin. So many things have been happening in Sengokou Jidia that I feel like I don't even know where to start. Inuyasha rescued me from Kouga today, but something happened during that period we were alone. I can't really describe what happened in those few minutes. I was being held to Inuyasha, and I was holding him back, like my life depended on it. He placed his hand on my head gently, as though he didn't mind me being there. It was like we were admitting to eachother something we can't say through words. Yet, just as soon as it started, it was over, and we both went our separate ways. I don't know what to do. Kagome'

Another song came on the radio, one that reminded her a lot of Inuyasha. It was a hard rock song, 'Born to be Wild!' Kagome felt herself being swept into the beat and she picked up a brush off her desk, holding it like a microphone. She turned her radio on full blast and began to dance around her room, banging her head and singing into the brush.

She didn't notice the figure in the door frame until she felt a tap on her shoulder. She stopped head banging and whirled around, only to see Inuyasha smiling coyly at her. She dropped the brush in shock.

"Nice performance, Kagome."