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Inuyasha looked into her sad eyes as he carried her back to the camp. 'Is this real? Is she really back?' He thought. Her smile was enough to convince him.
If Inuyasha didn't possess such great self control, he could have been jumping up and down. Kagome sat next to him under the huge willow. Even in the rain he could see a few tears leaking. He felt slightly uncomfortable. He hated crying, especially Kagome's. But Kagome looked up at him with such feeling he didn't even scold her.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. He nodded in response, hoping it wasn't like the last time she had said his name like that. "Where is everybody else?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha looked up.
"They went raspberry picking. I think they should be back soon." Inuyasha told her. He had a great urge to yell at her.
"Kagome, why didn't you come back?" He asked her. She began to open her mouth but he interrupted. "You could have at least told us something. Hell, it's not like we'd just freaking forget you." Inuyasha half heartedly yelled. He stopped growling when he reviewed what he had just said.
"That's so sweet. But thanks for being such a BAKA when I finally do come back! Honestly, I could have just gone home! I do have lots of tests to take!" Kagome scolded him. He was inwardly grinning.
"Why the hell are you sitting here then!?" He asked. She rolled her eyes and continued.
"DUH! I'm half starved and tiered and I could just get killed by any damn thing that decided it was lunch time!" Kagome yelled.
"Just goes to show what a weak and useless human you are." Inuyasha said in a mocking tone.
"Me, weak? Look at yourself Inuyasha! Don't think I don't see how you've changed. You look a lot like me right now!" Kagome yelled back.
"Well maybe if you hadn't left I wouldn't have gotten sick! Maybe now I can keep something down!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome stopped and frowned. She looked like she was guilty or something. Even feeling pity.
"Don't give me that sympathy shit again." Inuyasha told her. She raised an eyebrow in defiance.
"Sympathy? I just feel bad that I worried you sick." Kagome said, her tone returning to normal.
"Worried me sick!? Feh!" He yelled, not being able to come up with a come back. Why else would he be worried if not for her? Inuyasha bit his tongue to keep from hissing uncharacteristically.
"I'm sorry for starting up again. I think I just want to. . . to sleep." Kagome said. She lay down on the damp ground and rolled to her side. She had fallen fast asleep. Inuyasha sat still for a moment, listening to the rolling thunder and watching the lighting streak overhead. He stared at the sleeping figure and his eyelids began to droop.
He blinked a few times, trying to resist the urge to yawn. But he began to fall sleep anyway. He stepped over to Kagome and lay down at her side. Before he could blink again, he had fallen into a deep sleep next to the sweet body of Kagome.
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Kagome awoke to a chilly and dreary ground, and the rain had stopped. She shivered, looking for something to pull over her body. She rolled over and found Inuyasha sleeping inches from her. She looked at his warm body. Finally deciding she wanted more sleep, Kagome pulled one of Inuyasha's arms over her body and snuggled next to him, enjoying the warmth he provided.
When Kagome awoke again, Inuyasha was still sleeping. Accept she was lying more on his body than next to it. Inuyasha had his arms around her torso. She found she was hugging his chest. Kagome smiled at the position, and she laid her head on Inuyasha's shoulder, enjoying the smell of him.
She had a perfect profile view of Inuyasha's face, and she used the things she had learned from art class to assess him. 'Long strait nose, beautifully shaped eyes, and, lips.' She thought. 'I want to. . . touch his lips.' Kagome thought again. She placed two fingers upon her own mouth and kissed them. Then, gently she took them and pressed them to his soft lips. She saw him grin and turn to her, still asleep. Now they were so close they could have been touching foreheads. Kagome shut her eyes and smiled, knowing this may be the only time Inuyasha would ever allow physical contact.
"Uh. . ." Inuyasha grunted. Kagome kept her eyes shut, hoping that if he thought she was asleep, he wouldn't yell. In fact, he did quite the opposite. He hugged her and rolled them both on their sides. Kagome tried her best to remain limp. But she couldn't resist returning the hug. She flicked open her eyes to see Inuyasha half awake as well, and his amber eyes staring into hers.
Kagome knew he would jerk away if he knew she was awake. So she smiled at him and wrapped her arms around, making sure Inuyasha knew she was awake. She saw him make a confused face, and then let fade. Inuyasha turned to look at the sky. Kagome turned too.
"It's already sunset." Inuyasha stated. Kagome nodded. Inuyasha sat up, pulling her with him. Kagome observed Inuyasha glace around the camp site and all around the willow tree. "Where the hell are they?" Inuyasha asked aloud. He let go of Kagome.
Kagome stood up now, walking away from the shelter of the trees. Around camp lay a dead fire, some old meat, and few sacks of things. Inuyasha came up silently behind her. She could hear him sniffing the air.
"They've been long gone. And I can small fox demon blood." Inuyasha said.
"Shippo!?" She yelled. 'What happened to him?! I never should have left, what a horrible mistake.' She thought, searching the bushes frantically. Inuyasha picked up her arm roughly and led her out of the camp. After passing several paths and raspberry bushes, they came to a halt. The scene before them looked bad.
Blood appeared splattered around the bushes and a few rocks. Sango's Hiraikotsu and Miroku's staff lay on the ground in odd angles. A scrap of Sango's armor lay in a puddle. Kagome ran out into the clearing and gathered the things, as if their friends would come out of the bushes to get them back. When no one jumped out in surprise, Kagome sobbed. Inuyasha stepped up wordlessly.
"They're not dead. Their scents double back a few feet from here, on the right. They head west." Inuyasha said. Kagome pieced the puzzle together.
"Sesshoumaru."
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Sorry for such a short chapter! I've been really busy of late and haven't quite had the time. Hope you liked!
Inuyasha looked into her sad eyes as he carried her back to the camp. 'Is this real? Is she really back?' He thought. Her smile was enough to convince him.
If Inuyasha didn't possess such great self control, he could have been jumping up and down. Kagome sat next to him under the huge willow. Even in the rain he could see a few tears leaking. He felt slightly uncomfortable. He hated crying, especially Kagome's. But Kagome looked up at him with such feeling he didn't even scold her.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. He nodded in response, hoping it wasn't like the last time she had said his name like that. "Where is everybody else?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha looked up.
"They went raspberry picking. I think they should be back soon." Inuyasha told her. He had a great urge to yell at her.
"Kagome, why didn't you come back?" He asked her. She began to open her mouth but he interrupted. "You could have at least told us something. Hell, it's not like we'd just freaking forget you." Inuyasha half heartedly yelled. He stopped growling when he reviewed what he had just said.
"That's so sweet. But thanks for being such a BAKA when I finally do come back! Honestly, I could have just gone home! I do have lots of tests to take!" Kagome scolded him. He was inwardly grinning.
"Why the hell are you sitting here then!?" He asked. She rolled her eyes and continued.
"DUH! I'm half starved and tiered and I could just get killed by any damn thing that decided it was lunch time!" Kagome yelled.
"Just goes to show what a weak and useless human you are." Inuyasha said in a mocking tone.
"Me, weak? Look at yourself Inuyasha! Don't think I don't see how you've changed. You look a lot like me right now!" Kagome yelled back.
"Well maybe if you hadn't left I wouldn't have gotten sick! Maybe now I can keep something down!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome stopped and frowned. She looked like she was guilty or something. Even feeling pity.
"Don't give me that sympathy shit again." Inuyasha told her. She raised an eyebrow in defiance.
"Sympathy? I just feel bad that I worried you sick." Kagome said, her tone returning to normal.
"Worried me sick!? Feh!" He yelled, not being able to come up with a come back. Why else would he be worried if not for her? Inuyasha bit his tongue to keep from hissing uncharacteristically.
"I'm sorry for starting up again. I think I just want to. . . to sleep." Kagome said. She lay down on the damp ground and rolled to her side. She had fallen fast asleep. Inuyasha sat still for a moment, listening to the rolling thunder and watching the lighting streak overhead. He stared at the sleeping figure and his eyelids began to droop.
He blinked a few times, trying to resist the urge to yawn. But he began to fall sleep anyway. He stepped over to Kagome and lay down at her side. Before he could blink again, he had fallen into a deep sleep next to the sweet body of Kagome.
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Kagome awoke to a chilly and dreary ground, and the rain had stopped. She shivered, looking for something to pull over her body. She rolled over and found Inuyasha sleeping inches from her. She looked at his warm body. Finally deciding she wanted more sleep, Kagome pulled one of Inuyasha's arms over her body and snuggled next to him, enjoying the warmth he provided.
When Kagome awoke again, Inuyasha was still sleeping. Accept she was lying more on his body than next to it. Inuyasha had his arms around her torso. She found she was hugging his chest. Kagome smiled at the position, and she laid her head on Inuyasha's shoulder, enjoying the smell of him.
She had a perfect profile view of Inuyasha's face, and she used the things she had learned from art class to assess him. 'Long strait nose, beautifully shaped eyes, and, lips.' She thought. 'I want to. . . touch his lips.' Kagome thought again. She placed two fingers upon her own mouth and kissed them. Then, gently she took them and pressed them to his soft lips. She saw him grin and turn to her, still asleep. Now they were so close they could have been touching foreheads. Kagome shut her eyes and smiled, knowing this may be the only time Inuyasha would ever allow physical contact.
"Uh. . ." Inuyasha grunted. Kagome kept her eyes shut, hoping that if he thought she was asleep, he wouldn't yell. In fact, he did quite the opposite. He hugged her and rolled them both on their sides. Kagome tried her best to remain limp. But she couldn't resist returning the hug. She flicked open her eyes to see Inuyasha half awake as well, and his amber eyes staring into hers.
Kagome knew he would jerk away if he knew she was awake. So she smiled at him and wrapped her arms around, making sure Inuyasha knew she was awake. She saw him make a confused face, and then let fade. Inuyasha turned to look at the sky. Kagome turned too.
"It's already sunset." Inuyasha stated. Kagome nodded. Inuyasha sat up, pulling her with him. Kagome observed Inuyasha glace around the camp site and all around the willow tree. "Where the hell are they?" Inuyasha asked aloud. He let go of Kagome.
Kagome stood up now, walking away from the shelter of the trees. Around camp lay a dead fire, some old meat, and few sacks of things. Inuyasha came up silently behind her. She could hear him sniffing the air.
"They've been long gone. And I can small fox demon blood." Inuyasha said.
"Shippo!?" She yelled. 'What happened to him?! I never should have left, what a horrible mistake.' She thought, searching the bushes frantically. Inuyasha picked up her arm roughly and led her out of the camp. After passing several paths and raspberry bushes, they came to a halt. The scene before them looked bad.
Blood appeared splattered around the bushes and a few rocks. Sango's Hiraikotsu and Miroku's staff lay on the ground in odd angles. A scrap of Sango's armor lay in a puddle. Kagome ran out into the clearing and gathered the things, as if their friends would come out of the bushes to get them back. When no one jumped out in surprise, Kagome sobbed. Inuyasha stepped up wordlessly.
"They're not dead. Their scents double back a few feet from here, on the right. They head west." Inuyasha said. Kagome pieced the puzzle together.
"Sesshoumaru."
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Sorry for such a short chapter! I've been really busy of late and haven't quite had the time. Hope you liked!