Kagome glared at Kwewe's back. They all were sitting around a campfire eating. It was already dark out and they were all supposed to be hitting the sack soon. Kwewe sat next to Inuyasha with her arms wrapped around one of his so that he could not get up into the tree that they were next to. Kagome could see that this was attention that Inuyasha didn't want, so she didn't get as angry as she had been before.

They had asked Kwewe some questions earlier that day. It turned out that the girl was 15, and the reason she was so fast was because 'I eat right, duh,' as she had put it. Kagome wasn't sure if that was quite the answer. They found out that what she ate was mostly things very high in sugar, gee, that was surprising. She NEVER ran out of energy. Kagome also realized that she was becoming more sarcastic since the girl had been around.

No longer able to take sitting and watching Kwewe hit on Inuyasha so much, Kagome stood and alerted the group that she would be going on a short walk. Sango stood.

"May I come with you Kagome?" she asked politely. Kagome let a smile creep onto her face and nodded. Sango walked up to Kagome and walked beside her.

They walked in silence for a moment, neither having anything in particular that they had to say to the other. Sango had just opened her mouth to speak when Kagome let out a gasp of delight. Sango looked up to see what the girl was so happy about and immediately felt her spirits rise. There was a hot spring. Kagome ran up to the edge of it and began stripping off her clothes.

She turned to look at the youkai exterminator. "You coming in?" she asked curiously. Sango nodded and began to strip off her clothes. The two women felt their entire bodies relax as they stepped into the water. Kagome found a smooth rock to sit on and sighed, letting her head rest against a rock behind her. Sango began to speak after a moment.

"Kagome?"

"Hmm?"

"Why don't you like Kwewe?" Kagome tensed up, her eyes still closed. Sango smiled at Kagome's reaction.

"She's just annoying that's all."

"You're jealous, ne Kagome?"

Kagome's eyes flew open. "Wha-! No! I'm not jealous of that little brat! Why on earth would I be jealous?!" Sango could tell from Kagome's severe reaction that what she said was true. She raised an eyebrow at the younger girl. Kagome sighed in defeat and let her head drop.

"Maybe a little……….. How did you know?"

"It's obvious, you know. " Sango felt a smirk coming on. "I know that Inuyasha wishes that YOU were in Kwewe's place when she hangs all over him."

Kagome flew up into a standing position. "WHAT?!" Sango began to laugh.

"I'm just saying that he would probably like for you to be more affectionate to him. The only time that you two ever touch is when he's injured and you're bandaging his wounds, or when you ride on his back. He's much too shy to make a move on his own. Just look at the way that he reacts to Kwewe hanging all over him and he doesn't even have any feeling for her. Can you imagine what his reaction would be if YOU were to do that?"

Kagome sat down and thought about that for a moment. "I wonder what he would do if I acted that way towards him." Kagome frowned. "But what if he doesn't want me to act that way towards him? What if he just threw me off of him?" she asked, worried.

"That wouldn't happen, believe me." Kagome looked curiously at Sango, wondering where all of this had come from. She smirked.

"Well then, what about you and Miroku?" she asked, leaning forward. Sango's eyes widened. She stood up, blushing.

"I think it's about time for me to get back to camp," she said, dodging the subject. Kagome smiled, glad that the attention was now off of her and Inuyasha.

"Are you coming?" Sango asked.

"Nah, I think I'll just stay in here a little while longer." Sango dressed and walked back towards the camp. Kagome sunk into the water and closed her eyes, welcoming the peace and quiet of the night. She was just about to drift into sleep when a loud splash started her. Her eyes shot open and she looked around the water.

There were ripples on the surface, but she couldn't see anything through the steam. She narrowed her eyes, attempting to be able to see further through the act, but it was no use. She was just about to dismiss it when something leapt out of the water at her and began to attack her. She screamed.

Sango reached the camp and sat down. Everyone looked up at her as she sat down. "Where is Kagome-sama?" Miroku asked.

"Oh, don't worry," she replied. "She won't be too much longer." Sango took in the quiet around her. Wait a second, quiet? She looked around, expecting to see Kwewe latched onto Inuyasha.

"Where's Kwewe?" she asked curiously. Inuyasha hopped out of the tree he was in.

"She went to go take a bath in a hot spring that she said was nearby." The men froze when Sango gasped and stood.

"What is it?" Miroku asked, standing next to her.

"K-Kagome………."

It was then that a loud, girly scream echoed throughout the forest. The group began to run towards the source of the sound, Inuyasha in the lead.

Kagome shoved the thing off of her, attempting to see what it was. There stood Kwewe, a smirk on her face. Kagome looked at the girl, slightly afraid of what the 'unpredictable little wench,' as Inuyasha had called her, might do. Kagome raised her hands up in defense as the small girl launched herself at Kagome again.

Before she could figure out what she was doing, with eyes shut tight, Kagome threw her fist at the quickly approaching girl. Skin cam in contact with skin as a loud thud, then splashing noise was heard. Kagome slowly opened one eye to see what had happened. When she saw, she opened both of her eyes and stared at her fist, glancing between it and Kwewe.

Kwewe held her cheek in surprise. Kagome had punched her.

The group arrived just as Kagome's punch connected with Kwewe's face. They stared. Kagome had actually punched someone. Kagome seemed as shocked as they were. The two women in the hot spring, however didn't notice the company that they had.

Finally, Kwewe turned her head to look at the group, bringing Kagome's attention to their audience. Kagome's eyes widened even more at seeing the two men there, staring at them. Kagome ducked down into the water.

"Inuyasha!!!!!" Inuyasha cringed as he felt the rest about to come. "OSUWARI!!!!!" THUD! Kagome looked at the still standing Miroku.

"Sango!" she yelled. "Take care of him would you!" Sango hit Miroku in the back of the head to stop his staring. Miroku hit the ground from the impact. Kagome looked at Kwewe just in time to see the girl go flying at her again. She was knocked back against a rock, hitting her head on the sharp object.

Kagome yelped in pain as she felt a warm liquid begin to run down her neck. Sango's eyes widened as the fight got a little more serious. Sango was just about to run into the spring to help them when she saw the look on Kagome's face. Sango froze in her place. She'd never seen a look quite like that on Kagome's face before.

Kagome shook slightly as she reached a hand tenderly up to the back of her head, wincing when her fingers came in contact with the gash on the back of her head. Walking to the edge of the pool, she grabbed a towel and turned to Kwewe. Kwewe had a triumphant look on her face, guessing that Kagome had given up because she was hurt.

Kagome wrapped the towel around her body, intent on keeping what was left of her modesty.

"Given up already, have you?" Kwewe taunted. Kagome's bangs covered her eyes, hiding her true look.

"Oh, so you're going to cry now?" Kwewe laughed at Kagome. Kagome raised her head up and looked at the girl. Kwewe stopped laughing in an instant when she saw Kagome's face. A confused look swept across Kwewe's face, but it was too late.

"I'm not going to cry, and I'm not giving up you little bitch!!" Kagome yelled, leaping at Kwewe. Kagome's hands closed around Kwewe's neck and she began to squeeze the girl. Kwewe struggled against her. Because they were in the water, Kagome couldn't keep he grip on the girl's neck. They slipped and rolled about in the water, causing a nearly constant spray of the hot water.

The entire group stared, Inuyasha and Miroku now having recovered. Shippo looked scared.

"Kagome has never acted like THIS before," he said. The group nodded simultaneously, not quite sure about how they were supposed to break this up. Then, as suddenly as it had started, the fight stopped, both of the girls frozen in their spot.

One of Kagome's hands was around Kwewe's neck, while Kwewe held Kagome by her hair. Kagome's other hand had kwewe's around twisted around so that it had locked and she could get away. Kwewe's other hand was pulled back, ready to punch. The two girls panted heavily in the steamy water, Kagome's towel clung to her body, now soaked through, but she didn't notice.

In the blink of an eye, Kwewe had hopped away from Kagome, pulled a small back from the shore, and throw a thick, white powder at Kagome. Kagome coughed and swatted at the powder, attempting to fan it away. She could feel herself breath some of the powder in. It burned her lungs and throat. It burned her wherever it touched.

Kagome looked up at Kwewe, question in her eyes at what the girl had done to her. Kwewe giggled and ran off into the woods. Kagome's last thought, before she passed out, was 'How is her hair still spiked when it's wet?' Then everything went black.