Chapter 2
An hour later, Kagome sat in her private cabin on the train. The ticket master had just left and she was alone. Relieved that she had actually managed to get away without Inuyasha showing up was a burden off her shoulders. Kagome leaned back against the seat and watched as the sceanery zoomed by in a blur. The clanking and motion of the train was beckoning her to sleep, which she wasn't about to argue with. Her eyelids had just shut when she heard a strange thumping sound. She slightly opened one eye to peer around the room. The cabin was empty except for her and her two suitcases that rested opposite her on the other bench. The sound was coming from one of her suitcases.
The thumping continued along with some muffled "Keh's" and curses. Both of Kagome's eyes shot open and she went pale as a sheet, as she stared at the cases. Reluctantly she took out the key to the zipper lock and unlocked the noisy case. A few seconds later she was standing face to face, and eye to eye with a very frustrated dog-youkai.
"Inuyasha, what are you doing here?" Kagome glared at him as he climbed out of the suitcase and proceeded to stretch.
"Keh, your the one that left without saying anything to me!" He pointed his finger at her and shook his hands around in anger, returning her glare with his golden youkai eyes.
"Why do you care? You're always saying you don't care about me, so why should it matter if I go on vacation for a few weeks." Kagome crossed her arms in front of her chest and turned her face away from him in hopes that he didn't see the tears threatening to run down her face. 'Why is he always like this. He swears up and down that he doesn't have feelings for me, but then when I get hurt or try to go home he acts like its the end of the world and does everything he can to keep me in his time. Why is he like that?' Kagome continued to think as she stared out the window of the train.
"Keh! Your right, why should I care about a stupid human girl that can't shoot a bow, can't cast a decent spell, has zero sex appeal, smells funny and insist on getting on my nerves. Your just a shard detector to me and I would have liked a notice if you weren't going to be around so I could go look for the shards myself." After crossing his arms to match Kagome's he continued to glare at her.
Kagome bit hard on her lower lip to keep from crying at his cruel words. "Well, if you hadn't run off, you would have received your "notice". I told Miroku and Sango before I left." Kagome then returned her glare with a vengence. "Now tell me why your here?!" She practically yelled the question at him.
"I....uh....I wanted to know where you were going. Especially since you had so many bags with you. And I wanted to make sure you weren't going ....to see-" Inuyasha glanced out the window and noticed the terrain going by at an astonishing speed. "Kago...Kagome what's going on?" Inuyasha pressed his face against the window as he stuttered out the sentance.
Kagome had a hard time surpressing a laugh as she watched the half demon look out the window in amazement. "We're on a train, heading toward my late father's cabin up north. I was going there to take a break from everything, but since you tagged along like a little lost puppy-" Kagome giggled a little at her comment then continued, "you'll just have to behave.I know thats asking a lot but please. I'm suppose to relax and have some fun- NO STRESS!"
"Keh, with no monsters or shards around what else am I suppose to do." He gave her a quick dirty look then went back to staring out the window.
"Oh I know you, you'll think of something." Kagome mumbled to herself then directed her attention back to the open suitcase. Her eyes grew wide as she realized which suitcase he had emptied. Kagome lept at the case and stared down into the emptiness that was there. Kagome's knees meet the floor, "Great! You emptied out all my clothes. Now I'll need to buy some when we get to Hokkaido. Thanks a lot Inuyasha." After closing the now empty suitcase, Kagome sat back in her seat and pouted. Her thoughts soon drifted to the silver haired hanyou infront of her. 'I guess I'll need to get him some clothes as well. I just hope he behaves himself. If I've learned anything these last three years, its that he's a magnet for trouble, whether he causes it or not.Please let me just have a relaxful time.' Kagome leaned back and soon fell asleep, dreaming about a silver dog playing in the snow. ~******~
"Inuyasha! Put that down and get over here. I need to see if this will fit you." Kagome yelled at the exploring hanyou. She had managed to find a small department store that didn't have too many people. A few of the customers would ask about Inuyasha and his attire and Kagome would tell them that he was obsessed with Cosplay and that his ears were part of the costume.
"Inuyasha, I said come here!"
"Keh! All right already!" He put down the blue floral dress that could have doubled for a circus tent and walked up to Kagome. "Hey, think we could get that dress for Sesshoumaru?" He grinned sarcasticly at her. He tensed as she held a long sleeved, navy blue shirt against his chest. He felt his cheeks start to burn at the strange contact.
She would then grab a different shirt and repeated the process. Pressing her hand to his chest to hold the shirt in place, then move her hands to his arms. She was so wrapped up in picking out his clothes that she didn't even realize the blush on his cheeks or the fact that he would hold his breath everytime she touched him.
Inuyasha was unable to move, as Kagome continued to size up shirts against him.'What's wrong with me? We've been closer than this before. Keh, she rides on my back for crying out loud. So why would this kind of contact affect me like it is.' His heart started to beat faster as he watched her. 'She's so full of life and caring you can read it on her face.Her face, that has been haunting me in my dreams for the last two years, was always warm and welcoming. That bright smile, which she currently displays, has me longing to keep it there, to never let her become sad. Those brown eyes that always understoon and always showed me love. Her ebony hair that is n ow down to her waist and hardly ever pulled back and is wild like my own. And her breast......wait where did those come from....I guess with all the fighting I never got a chance to notice until now, but despite her lavender blouse I can still see how well developed they've become.' He grinned slightly as he realized where his thoughts were taking him. 'God what's wrong with me?'