Kagome drifted off on the boulder, her head lolling over to rest on
Inu Yasha's lower arm. He glanced down at her quickly, still on his guard.
Pretty soon he fell asleep too, sitting up and still on guard. The day
slowly drew to an end, fading into nighttime.
Sango went looking for Inu Yasha and Kagome some time later. She found them asleep on the boulder, the picture of a perfect couple who refused to admit they were attracted to one another, and smiled to herself before heading back to camp.
Kagome woke up first, a little stiff from sleeping on a boulder. She hadn't opened her eyes yet or moved anything other than her legs, which she'd had curled up under her all night. She lay quietly for a few minutes, not quite aware of anything but the boulder and the rushing sound of the river. Then she opened her eyes. She lifted her head slowly and looked around.
When Inu Yasha had fallen asleep the night before, he had leaned back against the dugout-chair-shaped boulder he sat on, causing his arm to move and Kagome's head to drop lightly onto his stomach. While he slept, he had put the arm she'd been laying on around her, unconciously pulling her close.
When she looked around, Kagome saw she'd been sleeping in a somewhat- sitting position with her head on Inu Yasha's chest and with his arm around her. She looked up at him, but his head was tilted away from her. She half-smiled, lay her head back down, and fell asleep again.
Inu Yasha woke up a little later. He opened his eyes and looked around. He saw Kagome, asleep, half laying on him, with his arm around her. He moved the hand that currently lay on Kagome's stomach and moved an errant tendril of hair out of her face. Then, after staring at her for a few moments, he started to move around, which woke Kagome up.
"I gather we never went back to camp. Wait, that was stupid. It's rather obvious we're not in camp. I should never have said that." Kagome said, yawning and stretching. "Don't even start, dog-boy." she added when she saw the mischevious look on Inu Yasha's face. "I wasn't going to say anything. I was going to do this." he said, picking her up. He carried her over to the river and dumped her in, clothing and all. On her way down, Kagome grabbed Inu Yasha's ankle, dragging him in after her. After a second, they both came up, laughing, sputtering,a nd splashing each other.
When they finally climbed out, both were soaking wet and laughing. "I didn't know you had any fun in you, except that you seem to enjoy killing other demons. I've seen the fire in your eyes when we're fighting. It's as if you can't get enough of the pain of other demons. Oh great, I have water in my shoes." Kagome said, sliding one off and dumping the water out of it. "Yeah, I just feel like a little boy around you and sometimes I have to be vicious so I don't get killed. You make me feel weak." he muttered, starting to laugh again to cover himself. "SIT and shut up!!!" Kagome yelled. He hit the ground. Inu Yasha started laughing harder, giving himslef the hiccups, which got Kagome going too.
Pretty soon, the laughter died away and their stomachs hurt, both from laughing and from hunger. They both decided to head back to camp. Inu Yasha grabbed his t-shirt on their way past the boulder while Kagome walked beside him with her shoes in hand.
When they got back to the camp, everyone was up except Shippou, who, they were told, had appointed himself guard the night before in Inu Yasha's absence and had fallen asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow when Sango got up.
"You're both soaking wet! What happened?" Sango asked, eyeing them knowingly. Kagome and Inu Yasha answered at the same time, "Early morning water fight. Quite refreshing." Sango smiled while Koga and Miroku finished eating their breakfast.
Sango went looking for Inu Yasha and Kagome some time later. She found them asleep on the boulder, the picture of a perfect couple who refused to admit they were attracted to one another, and smiled to herself before heading back to camp.
Kagome woke up first, a little stiff from sleeping on a boulder. She hadn't opened her eyes yet or moved anything other than her legs, which she'd had curled up under her all night. She lay quietly for a few minutes, not quite aware of anything but the boulder and the rushing sound of the river. Then she opened her eyes. She lifted her head slowly and looked around.
When Inu Yasha had fallen asleep the night before, he had leaned back against the dugout-chair-shaped boulder he sat on, causing his arm to move and Kagome's head to drop lightly onto his stomach. While he slept, he had put the arm she'd been laying on around her, unconciously pulling her close.
When she looked around, Kagome saw she'd been sleeping in a somewhat- sitting position with her head on Inu Yasha's chest and with his arm around her. She looked up at him, but his head was tilted away from her. She half-smiled, lay her head back down, and fell asleep again.
Inu Yasha woke up a little later. He opened his eyes and looked around. He saw Kagome, asleep, half laying on him, with his arm around her. He moved the hand that currently lay on Kagome's stomach and moved an errant tendril of hair out of her face. Then, after staring at her for a few moments, he started to move around, which woke Kagome up.
"I gather we never went back to camp. Wait, that was stupid. It's rather obvious we're not in camp. I should never have said that." Kagome said, yawning and stretching. "Don't even start, dog-boy." she added when she saw the mischevious look on Inu Yasha's face. "I wasn't going to say anything. I was going to do this." he said, picking her up. He carried her over to the river and dumped her in, clothing and all. On her way down, Kagome grabbed Inu Yasha's ankle, dragging him in after her. After a second, they both came up, laughing, sputtering,a nd splashing each other.
When they finally climbed out, both were soaking wet and laughing. "I didn't know you had any fun in you, except that you seem to enjoy killing other demons. I've seen the fire in your eyes when we're fighting. It's as if you can't get enough of the pain of other demons. Oh great, I have water in my shoes." Kagome said, sliding one off and dumping the water out of it. "Yeah, I just feel like a little boy around you and sometimes I have to be vicious so I don't get killed. You make me feel weak." he muttered, starting to laugh again to cover himself. "SIT and shut up!!!" Kagome yelled. He hit the ground. Inu Yasha started laughing harder, giving himslef the hiccups, which got Kagome going too.
Pretty soon, the laughter died away and their stomachs hurt, both from laughing and from hunger. They both decided to head back to camp. Inu Yasha grabbed his t-shirt on their way past the boulder while Kagome walked beside him with her shoes in hand.
When they got back to the camp, everyone was up except Shippou, who, they were told, had appointed himself guard the night before in Inu Yasha's absence and had fallen asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow when Sango got up.
"You're both soaking wet! What happened?" Sango asked, eyeing them knowingly. Kagome and Inu Yasha answered at the same time, "Early morning water fight. Quite refreshing." Sango smiled while Koga and Miroku finished eating their breakfast.