Chapter 2 "When You Wish Upon A Star"

Thanks a lot for all the morale boosting reviews! :D I'll do my best to update quickly and not keep you waiting too long.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot (again)

Inuyasha is mine!! Unfortunately, he belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. . .but once she is done I'll take him off your hands! HEHEHE.

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'He's kissing me!' There were no words to describe what Kagome was feeling at that moment. She didn't know if she should give into what her heart was telling her to do, or if she should run for the hills. 'I like this. . .mmmm.'

'I'm kissing her! How did this happen?' No matter how much he tried, there was nothing he could think about. He only knew one thing, that Kagome was really, really close. He liked it.

"Good Morning, Kago-"

"AAAHHH! SIT!"

"SITSITSITSITSITSIT!"

"MPHMOMPH!

Kagome was ready to implode with embarrassment Miroku was ready to be beaten into a pulp. None of the above happened however, and when Inuyasha stood up from his formerly prone position, he did the unthinkable.

"Feh! Stupid wench! Whaddya do that for?" He rubbed his back where a severe knot had been forming.

Miroku looked at Sango, who had been awakened by the outburst. She was utterly confused and slightly scared. Miroku just wanted to know what the hell had been going on. He hadn't even opened his eyes yet and already the arrogant hanyou had done something to rile Kagome.

Kagome had the look of Medusa. Yet for some reason, Inuyasha wasn't scared. Normally he'd be running for a tree, or a hole, or anything with some protection.

'Gods she's beautiful.'

'Where the hell did that come from?' For the second time that day, he was about to do something stupid, and could do nothing to stop it. He found himself walking closer and closer to the infuriated girl, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her again.

'WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING?' How this had happened to him again, he didn't know, but he was grateful. Everything he had wanted to do for the longest time was coming true, and now that it happened he wasn't sure why he hadn't done this before. 'Damn, this is really gonna hurt. . .' He squinched his eyes shut waiting for the inevitable when he realized that several seconds had passed and he wasn't touching Kagome anymore. Slowly opening one eye, he looked at the trembling miko, and realized she was crying.

"Kagome?"

The monk took this opportunity to excuse himself, taking Sango and the kitsune with him. Quickly thinking of some poor excuse, they hopped on Kirara's back and took off.

"We are all in need of a bath. I think we'll go first, and come back for you when we're done. . ." His voice was already fading out as the last words floated through the sky. Kagome picked up her pack and headed for the well, tears still streaming down her face.

'That is the last straw! I can't believe that jerk! Making me think he might actually have feelings for me! I know he'll just run after Kikyo tomorrow!' Still sniffling, she realized that they were nowhere near the well, and her ride home had just taken off with her only protection from 'that jerk'. She sat down and hoped Inuyasha wouldn't be coming after her anytime soon.

"Kagome? What did I do?"

Huh. So much for wishful thinking.

"You know what you did! I can't believe you! You know how I feel about you, and you're just exploiting me! I know all you care about is Kikyo, you could never care for me. . ." She trailed off. She was pouring her heart out to him and he didn't even deserve it. When she looked up him, however, she didn't understand the confused look on his face.

"Who the hell is Kikyo?"

Kagome looked at him like he was green slime. Of all the nerve. . .

"This is not the time to play dumb with me! You know perfectly well who I'm talking about, BAKA!"

"No, not really, can't say that I do. When's the last time you saw her?"

"AAAHHH! I can't believe you!! Why would you make me think about that? I'm going home! You can run off and be with your dead girlfriend now!" New tears were forming in her eyes and she wasn't sure she'd be able to hold them back much longer. Why in the world was he playing these games with her? It was one thing to call her a wench, and stupid, and weak, and. . .

'Wait a minute? Why am I putting myself down? He's the one being a jerk!' She stood up again, and hoisted her bag onto her shoulder. As she turned to walk away, a hand was on her shoulder. She whirled around to yell at him again, but he spoke before she had a chance to get any words out.

"For the last time, will you please tell me who this 'Kikyo' is and who my 'dead girlfriend' is supposed to be?" You could tell he was angry, and he was on the verge of breaking something.

"All I did was kiss you! If you didn't want me doing that, you could have just said so! I don't need elaborate stories to show me you don't care about me!" He turned around and walked away, not waiting to hear any explanations. He started yelling through the bushes back at her, but she was too confused to hear anything.

"Does he really not know who Kikyo is?"