Chapter 5
Kagome awoke the next morning feeling extremly comfortable. 'This is probably the best bed I've ever slept in.' Kagome tilted her body slightly and felt herself being pulled against something. She opened her eyes and realized she was being held in a pair of arms, Inuyasha's arms. Not wanting to disturb him or leave his warm comforting embrace, she just laid there enjoying the intimate moment. 'This feels so right.' She then reached up with one hand and started to gently caress one of his ears. 'Is he purring, how cute!' She continued to rub his fuzzy ears until the purr was so loud it almost echoed throughout the room.
Kagome's eyes grew wide as something dawned on her. "Inuyasha?" she whispered softly.
"Ummmm....." He replied still in a deep sleep.
"That had better be the Tetsusaiga!" Before she could say or do anything else, he was up and running to the bathrom. Try as she might, she couldn't refrain from laughing. She laughed for several minutes until his musceled form stood in the door way.
"Kagome? Are you laughing at me." Inuyasha stood in the door frame with his arms crossed and a humerous glare on his face.
"Uh....huh..." She managed to get out during her laughing fit. Before she knew it, he was pouncing at her. She managed to roll out of the way before he landed on top of her. Kagome screamed in laughter as she ran to the door. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Inuyasha was still on the bed, staring back at her. She breathed heavily, trying to catch her breath from her quick exertion. She watched as he manuvered to all fours on the bed and readied himself to pounce on her again. "I don't think so!" She quickly left the room and closed the door behind her. "Now, you be a good boy and get dressed while I make breakfast." She heard him growl loudly from the other side of the door and proceeded to the kitchen to make breakfast. A huge smile upon her face. 'I think I like this new, affectionate Inuyasha, but what made him change.' ~******~
A couple hours later after breakfast had been finished and cleaned up, Inuyasha was outside getting firewood. After grabbing several logs he headed back toward the cabin, He was almost to the porch when he was hit in the back, whatever it was, it didn't hurt. He dropped the wood on the porch and spun around in search of his assailant. His ears and eyes scanned the terrain. He could neither see or hear anybody. All of a sudden three snowballs hit him square in the chest, one after the other. He looked in the direction the snowballs had come from and heard giggling coming from a nearby tree. 'So the wench wants to play, does she.' Inuyasha cracked his knuckles a few times as a miscevious grin formed on his lips. A second later he darted after her.
Kagome tried to remain quiet as she giggled. She peeked a glance at Inuyasha from around the tree. She went pale as she saw him charging after her. "Oh no, I'm in trouble." Kagome then took off, running between trees and all over the yard, trying to keep away. Just as she thought she was safe, she would rest against a tree. Seconds later she would feel his presence and see him standing a few yards infront of her grinning. She would then rush around the tree and proceed with her escape. 'He was smiling. Does that mean he's having fun?' After almost two hours of playing 'Cat and Mouse' she was getting exhausted.
Inuyasha noticed her lack of speed and figured she must be getting tired. 'Now let's have some real fun.' He charged after her at full speed. "Play times over, now for the kill." 'I'm probably gonna get 'sat' for saying that, but its all in good fun.' He then laughed a loud as he quickly closed the distance between them. When he was close enough, he lunged at her, wrapping his arms tightly around her chest as they fell and rolled for several yards due to the speed.
When they finally came to a stop, Inuyasha was on top, pressing Kagome's body into the snow. He stared down at her as she tried to catch her breath. "Out of breath? You should have known better than to try and out run a youkai." He smiled down at her flushed face. He then traced her jaw gently with a clawed finger, minding not to scratch her delicate skin. He brushed a few strands of hair out of her face as he studied her. 'How could I have been so wrong. She doesn't look the least bit like Kikyo. Kikyo's hair wasn't as soft all though it was well kept... I like the wildness of Kagome's though, it shows she's carefree, plus its soft as a newborn pup. Kikyo's eyes are so cruel and devoid of life, while Kagome's are bright and inviting. And Kikyo's skin and lips were so.....so cold and pale. Kagome's skin is warm and full of color. Plus she blushes very easily which makes her even more beautiful, and her lips....that have always looked.... so...... so.... pleasurable. In a word, Kagome is Life!'
Kagome watched the play of emotions go across his face as he studied her. Everytime a finger brushed agaist her cheek, her heart would skip a beat and blood would rush to her head. 'I wonder what he's thinking. Oh God, I hope he's not comparing me to Kikyo again. No matter what I do, I can't win against her, can I.' Kagome paniced as she noticed Inuyasha's face was getting closer to her own. 'Oh god, he's going to kiss me! Wait....what if it's Kikyo he's seeing. I won't let him use me like that.' Panicing, she said the first thing that came to her mind. "I.... I.... I still have groceries to buy today."
Her sentence brought him back to his senses. 'DAMN IT WOMAN, I was about to kiss you and you bring up shopping. Keh!' Without saying a word he climbed off of her and pulled her onto his lap, he then stood in one fluid motion, while cradeling her against his chest. He then started to walk through the forest to the cabin, holding her against himself, enjoying her warmth.
"Inuyasha what are you doing. I can walk on my own you know."
"You looked tired so I figured I'd carry you." He never heard a reply. He looked down to see she had already fallen asleep. 'Strange girl. She could probably sleep anywhere.'
He returned to the cabin in no time. He placed Kagome's sleeping form on the couch, removed her coat and boots, then covered her withe lap quilt that was on the back of the couch. Inuyasha then retrieved the wood from the porch and built a fire. He then remembered what she had said in the forest and walked into the kitchen, he spotted some money and a list on the kitchen counter. 'This must be what she needed to get.' He went to the bedroom, changed into some dry clothes and grabbed the list and money from the counter. After quietly securing the front door closed, he flew off toward town. 'She will definatly be surprised when I come home with supplies.' Inuyasha had a grin from ear to ear as he thought about her reaction. ~******~