A/N: Okay, first the youkai lawyer sea.*slaps it on* No I don't own, rent, lease, sublet, or timeshare Inuyasha or any of the other wonderful characters from the series.

Kagome sighed with annoyance as a cold wind blew through the grass and the sun was eclipsed by a cloud, casting her in a cooler shade. She opened her eyes to see a very Inuyasha shaped form standing over her, his eyes wide with surprise.and something else.

Kagome had just enough common sense to move before screaming, "Osuwari!" at the top of her lungs, sending him plummeting down to kiss dirt exactly where she had been laying a moment before.

"What the.." she began as the spell wore off and he lifted his head to look at her.

"I should ask you the same thing, wench" he howled at her, quickly pulling off his haori and throwing it at her. "Cover yourself decently woman," he growled and she threw it right back at him, to his amazement.

"Why should I? I'm trying to get some sun, and first Shippou then you bother me. I'm going to be sheet white for the rest of my life," she yelled, reaching for her clothes.

'I can't believe she let Shippou see her like this,' he grumbled silently. Lately, he seemed to feel more and more like a threat to Inuyasha rather then a younger sibling. His senses were recognizing the adolescent fox as a potential rival, and that bothered Inuyasha. "I thought human women were supposed to be pale," he muttered as she pulled her shirt over her head.

"Not in my time," she said. "Women wear bathing suits all the time and go to the oceans and tan. Men too." Inuyasha growled at the thought and Kagome glanced at him. Something in his eyes made her heart jump slightly, with a twinge of fear or something else, she wasn't sure. His eyes were dark amber, and filled with possession and jealousy. 'Other males.looking at her like that,' his mind couldn't break from that thought till he realized she had left. He took off in a run and leapt over her, stopping to stand in her way. He wasn't finished with this, not at all.

"Osuwari," she said calmly and he had dirt for an entrée. She walked over to his side and knelt by his ear.

"I will 'it' you so hard that your descendents will feel it if you harm a hair on Shippou's head," she said sweetly, "provided you'll be able to have descendents after that. You certainly have no reason to be playing the jealous suitor and besides, he's still a pup, surely you're not worried about a pup." She stood and continued walking as he peeled himself up.

'Kagome has certainly changed,' he noted and an approving look crossed his lips. She was still Kagome, but with a new attitude that was much more visible. She was soft and sweet, but hard as a rock and just as strong when needed. It made her much more.

.likely to attract the wrong attention.he quickly was on his feet, running towards the miko in training as the wind reaffirmed his previous thought.

"I smell a wolf," he hissed under his breath.