Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha. (How many times do I have to say this?)
A/N: Man, I can't believe that you guys like this story so much! Well, I'll keep going, ^^
Against the Odds
~ Chapter Five: In Which Inu-Yasha Becomes Hanyou Again, and Everyone Gets A Little Confused About Their Bets ~
When Kagome awoke, she saw everyone still asleep. Inu-Yasha had white hair and dog ears again, though the red jacket still lay to his side. She shook her head, chuckling slightly. She stood up and stretched, yawning. She noticed Inu-Yasha's ears twitch, and he frowned in his sleep. Her eyes lit up, and she grinned evilly. She sat next to the hanyou. She yawned very deeply, realizing how tired she still was. She laid her head on his shoulder and snuggled into him. Just as she was drifting off, she felt Inu- Yasha's arm move. She fought to stay awake to see what he was doing. He was still asleep, she realized, and had wrapped his arm around her, and pulled her closer. She smiled, and closed her eyes, falling asleep.
*~*
Inu-Yasha was dreaming. Kagome was there. He hugged her, and she hugged him back. He liked this dream. He wanted it to be real.
He woke up. He was disappointed that the dream was over, but then looked down. 'Ehh.?!" Kagome was leaning against his shoulder, and his arm was wrapped around her. He gulped, and looked around. Miroku was still asleep. Sango, however yawned, and sat up.
She looked over at Inu-Yasha and smirked. "What's this, Inu-Yasha? Inu- Yasha hugging Kagome?" She laughed lightly.
Inu-Yasha glanced over at Miroku nervously. "Please don't tell Miroku.Will you help me with this?" He had removed his arm and was now contemplating how to move her without waking her up.
Sango smiled and got up, "Yes, Inu-Yasha." She walked over and held Kagome, "Go."
Inu-Yasha moved and grabbed the haori from the ground, and Sango gently placed her on the ground. He shook his head, "What was she thinking?"
"Eh?" Sango looked confused. "What do you mean?"
Inu-Yasha blushed and looked away. He first glanced at Miroku, then Shippo and Kirara, and finally his gaze rested on Kagome's sleeping form. "I guess I can tell you." he said. "But could we go for a walk?"
Sango's curiosity got the better of her, "Sure. Let's go that way."
*~*
As they got further and further from camp, Sango became more and more impatient. She stopped, "Inu-Yasha, are we far enough?"
"Oh, yeah," Inu-Yasha hadn't noticed how long they'd been walking. He sat down, and fiddled with the prayer beads on his neck.
Sango sat next to him. She caught his eye, and he quickly dropped his gaze. Her annoyance melted a little, "Inu-Yasha, you can tell me now, can't you?"
"Yeah," he sighed. His ears drooped a little, and he looked at her. "Well, it's just that, um.Miroku and I have a.bet." he paused. 'How can I phrase this so that Miroku wouldn't get in trouble with Sango?' He cleared his throat, "The bet is for me to stay away from Kagome, and to be nice. If I waver, I lose, and I have to be Miroku's slave for a week."
Sango bit her lip. She was half trying not to laugh, half trying not to scream at Inu-Yasha. 'I don't think he realizes what pain he's putting her through.' Her eyes widened.
"W-what?" Inu-Yasha was beginning to regret saying anything.
Sango had thought of something. Inu-Yasha paused before he said anything ABOUT the bet. "Inu-Yasha, are you covering for Miroku?"
"What?! What are you talking about?!" unfortunately for Inu-Yasha, his ears gave away his thoughts.
Sango's eyes narrowed, and her voice got almost scarily quiet, "You're lying, Inu-Yasha. This bet is about both of us. THAT'S why Miroku was being so cold the other day."
Inu-Yasha saw no tears, but he could smell them. He knew their salty scent from too many hard times in his past. "Sango, don't cry. It's not worth crying over."
'I have half a mind to tell him what Kagome and me are doing to them.' she thought angrily. What she said aloud was different. "I'm not crying," she angrily wiped her eyes before the tears fell. "Inu-Yasha, if you don't say anything to Miroku about what I tell you, I won't say a word to Kagome about your bet."
"I'm listening."
Sango let out a hollow laugh, "Actually, it's a bet.and the punishment is the same. If I lose, I'm Kagome's slave for a week."
"What are the conditions?" Inu-Yasha looked curious. He knew it had to do with him and Miroku, but what were they supposed to be doing?
"Er.The opposite of yours. Kagome is purposely trying to get you to kiss her so that she wins. And I'm." she blushed and looked away.
Inu-Yasha guessed at what she was going to say, "So, you're trying to get Miroku to kiss you?"
She nodded. "We should be heading back now. Remember, you don't tell Miroku, I don't tell Kagome."
"Yeah," he stood, and offered a hand to help Sango up. She accepted and pulled herself up.
*~*
Kagome woke up minutes after Sango and Inu-Yasha had left the clearing. She yawned, and looked around. 'I wonder where Inu-Yasha is.' she thought absently. Miroku stirred, and Kagome watched him carefully.
"Mmm." Miroku's eyes opened, and the young monk sat up. He turned to see Kagome staring at him, "Good morning, Kagome."
Kagome smiled, "Good morning, Miroku. Do you know where Sango and Inu- Yasha might be?"
"I have no idea," Miroku looked confused. "Kagome, isn't that where Inu- Yasha was sleeping?"
Kagome blushed, remembering what she had done that morning. "Um, yeah. I woke up really early and came and sat by Inu-Yasha to tease him, and then I guess I fell asleep again. Inu-Yasha must've moved me when he woke up."
"Ah, I see. He's having more trouble with this than I thought..." he said absently.
"Having more trouble with what?" Kagome asked curiously.
'Oh shit!' Miroku thought. "Uh...Nothing..."
"Miroku, I know you better than that. What are you hiding from me?"
"No..."
"Miroku, you are the worst liar I know. What are you hiding?"
The monk looked around to see if Sango or Inu-Yasha were anywhere near them. He gestured for Kagome to come closer. She did, but not near enough for him to "accidentally" grope her. "Well, Inu-Yasha and I have this bet going...About you and Sango..."
Kagome's eyes narrowed, "Go on..."
"Well, see, the point is that we keep as distant as possible from you two...and whoever gives up has to be the other's slave for a week."
Kagome was silent. So that was why Miroku had pushed Sango away. And that's why Inu-Yasha was being so oddly out of character. Then she started to laugh. "Oh, God, Miroku, do you realize how funny this is?"
"What do you mean?" Miroku was confused.
Kagome was now laughing so hard that she was crying, "Sango and I have an opposite bet going!"
Miroku's eyes widened. This couldn't possibly be true. It was absolutely impossible. "Are you serious?" It would explain Sango's odd behavior...
"Dead serious," Kagome wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, "But you need to promise me that you won't say a word to Inu-Yasha. And especially not Sango."
"Only if you promise me the same thing," the monk grinned.
Shippo stirred. He sat up and rubbed his eyes, "I'm cold."
Kagome smiled warmly, and knelt down near the kitsune cub, "Would you like some breakfast?"
"Yeah..." he replied blearily.
At that moment, Sango and Inu-Yasha returned from their trip. Kirara opened his eyes and yawned. As Miroku and Kagome exchanged glances, as did Inu-Yasha and Sango. Each thought their secrets were safe, but a twisted fate called it otherwise.
A/N: Man, I can't believe that you guys like this story so much! Well, I'll keep going, ^^
Against the Odds
~ Chapter Five: In Which Inu-Yasha Becomes Hanyou Again, and Everyone Gets A Little Confused About Their Bets ~
When Kagome awoke, she saw everyone still asleep. Inu-Yasha had white hair and dog ears again, though the red jacket still lay to his side. She shook her head, chuckling slightly. She stood up and stretched, yawning. She noticed Inu-Yasha's ears twitch, and he frowned in his sleep. Her eyes lit up, and she grinned evilly. She sat next to the hanyou. She yawned very deeply, realizing how tired she still was. She laid her head on his shoulder and snuggled into him. Just as she was drifting off, she felt Inu- Yasha's arm move. She fought to stay awake to see what he was doing. He was still asleep, she realized, and had wrapped his arm around her, and pulled her closer. She smiled, and closed her eyes, falling asleep.
*~*
Inu-Yasha was dreaming. Kagome was there. He hugged her, and she hugged him back. He liked this dream. He wanted it to be real.
He woke up. He was disappointed that the dream was over, but then looked down. 'Ehh.?!" Kagome was leaning against his shoulder, and his arm was wrapped around her. He gulped, and looked around. Miroku was still asleep. Sango, however yawned, and sat up.
She looked over at Inu-Yasha and smirked. "What's this, Inu-Yasha? Inu- Yasha hugging Kagome?" She laughed lightly.
Inu-Yasha glanced over at Miroku nervously. "Please don't tell Miroku.Will you help me with this?" He had removed his arm and was now contemplating how to move her without waking her up.
Sango smiled and got up, "Yes, Inu-Yasha." She walked over and held Kagome, "Go."
Inu-Yasha moved and grabbed the haori from the ground, and Sango gently placed her on the ground. He shook his head, "What was she thinking?"
"Eh?" Sango looked confused. "What do you mean?"
Inu-Yasha blushed and looked away. He first glanced at Miroku, then Shippo and Kirara, and finally his gaze rested on Kagome's sleeping form. "I guess I can tell you." he said. "But could we go for a walk?"
Sango's curiosity got the better of her, "Sure. Let's go that way."
*~*
As they got further and further from camp, Sango became more and more impatient. She stopped, "Inu-Yasha, are we far enough?"
"Oh, yeah," Inu-Yasha hadn't noticed how long they'd been walking. He sat down, and fiddled with the prayer beads on his neck.
Sango sat next to him. She caught his eye, and he quickly dropped his gaze. Her annoyance melted a little, "Inu-Yasha, you can tell me now, can't you?"
"Yeah," he sighed. His ears drooped a little, and he looked at her. "Well, it's just that, um.Miroku and I have a.bet." he paused. 'How can I phrase this so that Miroku wouldn't get in trouble with Sango?' He cleared his throat, "The bet is for me to stay away from Kagome, and to be nice. If I waver, I lose, and I have to be Miroku's slave for a week."
Sango bit her lip. She was half trying not to laugh, half trying not to scream at Inu-Yasha. 'I don't think he realizes what pain he's putting her through.' Her eyes widened.
"W-what?" Inu-Yasha was beginning to regret saying anything.
Sango had thought of something. Inu-Yasha paused before he said anything ABOUT the bet. "Inu-Yasha, are you covering for Miroku?"
"What?! What are you talking about?!" unfortunately for Inu-Yasha, his ears gave away his thoughts.
Sango's eyes narrowed, and her voice got almost scarily quiet, "You're lying, Inu-Yasha. This bet is about both of us. THAT'S why Miroku was being so cold the other day."
Inu-Yasha saw no tears, but he could smell them. He knew their salty scent from too many hard times in his past. "Sango, don't cry. It's not worth crying over."
'I have half a mind to tell him what Kagome and me are doing to them.' she thought angrily. What she said aloud was different. "I'm not crying," she angrily wiped her eyes before the tears fell. "Inu-Yasha, if you don't say anything to Miroku about what I tell you, I won't say a word to Kagome about your bet."
"I'm listening."
Sango let out a hollow laugh, "Actually, it's a bet.and the punishment is the same. If I lose, I'm Kagome's slave for a week."
"What are the conditions?" Inu-Yasha looked curious. He knew it had to do with him and Miroku, but what were they supposed to be doing?
"Er.The opposite of yours. Kagome is purposely trying to get you to kiss her so that she wins. And I'm." she blushed and looked away.
Inu-Yasha guessed at what she was going to say, "So, you're trying to get Miroku to kiss you?"
She nodded. "We should be heading back now. Remember, you don't tell Miroku, I don't tell Kagome."
"Yeah," he stood, and offered a hand to help Sango up. She accepted and pulled herself up.
*~*
Kagome woke up minutes after Sango and Inu-Yasha had left the clearing. She yawned, and looked around. 'I wonder where Inu-Yasha is.' she thought absently. Miroku stirred, and Kagome watched him carefully.
"Mmm." Miroku's eyes opened, and the young monk sat up. He turned to see Kagome staring at him, "Good morning, Kagome."
Kagome smiled, "Good morning, Miroku. Do you know where Sango and Inu- Yasha might be?"
"I have no idea," Miroku looked confused. "Kagome, isn't that where Inu- Yasha was sleeping?"
Kagome blushed, remembering what she had done that morning. "Um, yeah. I woke up really early and came and sat by Inu-Yasha to tease him, and then I guess I fell asleep again. Inu-Yasha must've moved me when he woke up."
"Ah, I see. He's having more trouble with this than I thought..." he said absently.
"Having more trouble with what?" Kagome asked curiously.
'Oh shit!' Miroku thought. "Uh...Nothing..."
"Miroku, I know you better than that. What are you hiding from me?"
"No..."
"Miroku, you are the worst liar I know. What are you hiding?"
The monk looked around to see if Sango or Inu-Yasha were anywhere near them. He gestured for Kagome to come closer. She did, but not near enough for him to "accidentally" grope her. "Well, Inu-Yasha and I have this bet going...About you and Sango..."
Kagome's eyes narrowed, "Go on..."
"Well, see, the point is that we keep as distant as possible from you two...and whoever gives up has to be the other's slave for a week."
Kagome was silent. So that was why Miroku had pushed Sango away. And that's why Inu-Yasha was being so oddly out of character. Then she started to laugh. "Oh, God, Miroku, do you realize how funny this is?"
"What do you mean?" Miroku was confused.
Kagome was now laughing so hard that she was crying, "Sango and I have an opposite bet going!"
Miroku's eyes widened. This couldn't possibly be true. It was absolutely impossible. "Are you serious?" It would explain Sango's odd behavior...
"Dead serious," Kagome wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, "But you need to promise me that you won't say a word to Inu-Yasha. And especially not Sango."
"Only if you promise me the same thing," the monk grinned.
Shippo stirred. He sat up and rubbed his eyes, "I'm cold."
Kagome smiled warmly, and knelt down near the kitsune cub, "Would you like some breakfast?"
"Yeah..." he replied blearily.
At that moment, Sango and Inu-Yasha returned from their trip. Kirara opened his eyes and yawned. As Miroku and Kagome exchanged glances, as did Inu-Yasha and Sango. Each thought their secrets were safe, but a twisted fate called it otherwise.