*Outside at target practice a little later*
"Like this?" Kitty questioned, holding a bow and arrow in her hands. "Yes, now ye pull back and let go, try to aim for the target!" Kaede nodded. Kitty pulled as far as her strength would allow, and released with a whoosh. The arrow sped through the air…for about 2 of the 25 feet on the way to the target. Drooping slightly, Kitty looked down at her fingers, to see that she had nicked the edge of one of her nails. "Aw man! Now I have to make another appointment to the manicurists! I just went!" She whined. Miroku walked over sympathetically hugging her. "Come on,…try again." Hearing him talk, Kitty smiled secretly. "Hmph! I'd rather do something else I'm thinking about!" "What's that?" He questioned, loosening his grip enough to look at her. "Oh, just this…" And with that she kissed him lovingly. "MMM…I agree…this is much better!" The monk agreed, going in for seconds. "Feh, you two are sickening…a guy could lose his lunch over you!" Inuyasha complained from the top of a tree. "At least I'm enjoying myself…" the priest bragged between kisses. "Could you two stop kissing while you talk to us! It gets annoying…" Kiah added, slightly annoyed. She was keeping Inuyasha company on his branch. "Nope!" The couple giggled happily, barely speaking before their lips melded together again. "Gods! All you two do is make out! Get a room and save us the torture! Of course…with a room you could be even worse…Okay! Don't get a room!" Inuyasha yelled down. "Fine! Miroku, let's go somewhere that Inuyasha and Kiah can't bug us!" Kitty cooed, stroking the monks ebony hair lovingly. He just smiled and they went to a nearby lake. The hanyou watched after the receding couple, and nudged Kiah. "Do you think we should follow them? They could get nasty…no offense to Kitty, but who knows what two perverted, love heated idiots would do alone?" She leaned over to his ear, and thoughtfully whispered back, "Hmm, you're right. Better go then…" Picking her up securely, he flew off in pursue. Without really noticing, Kiah blushed at how close she was to the boy. "You…smell like Kagome…it's nice." he murmured quietly. "Thanks…" She replied, quite unsure of how to reply to the fact that she smelled like a dead woman. Looking up, she frowned. "Inuyasha…do I make you feel bad? Every time you look at me…you get this faraway zoned look on your face." Kiah suddenly felt very uncomfortable, and wished to be anywhere but there. "No! If anything, you make me feel…better." He answered quickly, afraid she was going to cry. Finally arriving at the lake, Inuyasha perched them in the nearest tree possible. Kitty and Miroku were once again kissing passionately, and Kiah was surprised the young girls clothes were still on. But not for long… "Mmm…I think I'm going to take a swim, kay Miroku-Chan?" She beamed up at him happily. "Do you want me to leave? I don't want to make you uncomfortable…" Inuyasha snorted, but luckily no one heard but Kiah. "Oh! I forgot! No, you don't have to go. I just remembered that I put my bikini on this morning! It's like, these clothes I wear for swimming, so you can stay!" Walking down the slippery rocks to the edge, she gently slipped out of her pants and top, showing a flimsy bikini. Miroku watched entranced as she flashed red and gold, then inched into the water. Drooling, he sat at the edge of his seat the entire time. "He's sick…!" Kiah said, her blue eyes soaking up the whole display. Inuyasha nodded unknowingly, watching in awe. The two sneaks watched as Kitty splashed Miroku, swimming circles around his rock. "Heh! You've got an unfair advantage!" the monk lifted his robes, and dove in to join the laughing girl. "Oh no! That's enough! Out out out!!!" Kiah yelled at last, unable to take the actions any longer. Climbing quickly from their perch, she left Inuyasha temporarily deaf. The couple in the water looked up startled by her sudden outburst, water dripping from their hair and clothes. "Were you two spying on us? Why?" Kitty asked confusedly as Kiah grabbed Miroku by the scruff of his collar. "Yes, and I've had enough! Inuyasha, take this back to the village, and make sure it doesn't find it's way back here!" The half demon readily agreed, and was soon gone holding a disappointed Miroku. Rising up from the water in boredom, Kitty headed to shore where her antagonized friend awaited. "What's your problem? We were just swimming, and I had clothes on!" Kiah deflated, and sighed, not wanting to play the part of adult. Plopping down on the sunny bank, she answered, "Well, for starters, you've had your lips plastered to that boy's head since the moment we got here! How come ya haven't suffocated yet? And Kitty, you just met him. I'm not sure your really taking each other seriously." Kitty began to argue, but Kiah lifted a hand to silence her, eyes full of concern. "No, I'm not done yet. We've had a cool weekend, and it was fun. But we've gotta go back to school tomorrow. And I have work!" the girl blew up at that. "What?! You want me to leave? Leave Miroku? Leave our new friends?!" She pushed herself up, putting her clothes on stiffly. "No. I like it here, and no one can find us or drag us away! Why don't we stay? Don't you like it here? With Inuyasha? It's obvious we were destined to meet them!" Shaking, her face covered by her bangs. Lifting her head just enough, Kitty froze at the look of complete remorse and upset, as tears ran down her cheeks. "You think I want to leave?! But Kitty, we have lives back there! And…I just can't ignore our responsibility's! Besides, I…can't stay here. I'll just…make it harder on Inuyasha, and I don't want to do that. So you decide, I'm leaving." Turning on her heal, Kiah stormed off, tear filled rage showing on the outside, but the inside worse. Kitty's mouth was open slightly, sad and startled. "She's…never been like that before."
Kiah headed to the well, and upon reaching the sides, she leaned over, watching the droplets fall to the bottom. "Kiah…" Her eyes widened hearing Inuyasha's rough voice, and tried not to face him, wiping tears away quickly. "I, I'm not! Just go away, I've gotta leave!" Swinging her legs over the edge, she made to jump in, but was stopped by a clawed hand grabbing her wrist gently. She looked into his amber pools, fighting between desire and reality. "Don't go." Reaching up, he wiped away a few silvery tears. Smiling weakly, she placed a shaking hand over his, and removed it. "See? I've gotta go, if I don't, you'll never get over her. And you'll never…see me for just me. Every time you look at me, it's like you see her. Looking right through me, to find someone I'm not!" Sobs beginning to shake her again, Kiah's blue eyes stared at him sadly a moment longer, before she disappeared into the portal. He pulled his hand in, clenching it angrily. "She's right. Kagome always used to say that. That when I looked at her, all I saw was Kikyo. I…just don't know if I can handle losing another one. Kagome…never even knew how I felt. Ugh, look at me! I'm getting all mushy." smelling the amorous monk, the hanyou turned. "Are you all right, Inuyasha? I didn't hear a 'sit', you actually let Kiah leave?" Inuyasha frowned in annoyance, and stated dryly, "Yeah, I'm fine! Gods, do I need a babysitter now?" Stomping off, he left Miroku alone again. "Hm, guess this means I'm free to go back to Kitty!" Unfortunately, Inuyasha ran into her first. "Inuyasha! Have you seen Kiah? We had a fight, and I think she's angry." He feigned his old composure and growled, "I saw her. She ran off down the well. What's the big deal?" He sweat dropped as she seemed to explode right there. "What?!!! Why did you let her leave?!! Go get her!" He tried to use his height to intimidate, but she just seemed to expand. "Well, what was I supposed to do? She said she wanted to go, and I didn't feel like having my back broken!" "Hm, but Inuyasha. That never used to stop you before. I think Kitty's right. Go make up with Kiah. God knows you need to." As Kitty had started to cry, Miroku had showed up on cue. Wrapping his arms round her, she seemed to perk up. "Well, ya know…without Kiah that leaves only one of them to bug us!" "Well, yeah. But don't you think Inuyasha kinda needs her?" "True, the guy needs to get out more…" Miroku leaned in for a kiss, and Inuyasha got ready to gag…but it didn't happen. Kitty put a finger to his lips, and whispered worriedly, "Miroku. While Kiah and I were fighting, she said she wasn't sure we were…serious about this relationship. If, let's say some pretty girl passed along, would you forget all about me and go sleep with her, if she was willing?" he looked at her, seeing that this was complete seriousness, not making fun of his perverted ness. Lowering her fingers, her kissed them. "Never. I love you, and though I may come from a long line of lechers, I will never love any woman like I love you." Grinning happily, the couple kissed. A passionate, safe no-rules kiss. Just like Miroku, he pulled a frenchie. Inuyasha, clutching his stomach, took advantage of the lack of attention, and went sneaking off to the well. Looking around carefully, he dropped in after Kiah.
