~*~Chapter Seven: Revealing Their Affection and A New Friend~*~

Disclaimer: Hey! I actually DO own someone! It's my OC, Areala! Feel free to use her in your stories, but PLEASE say that it's my OC... and I have a new OC on here, but I'm not telling... aren't I evil? MUAHAHA. Okay, my evil streak is over. *turns into regular form as a neko-youkai/kitsune* Enjoy and please R&R. Thanks. *walks away* Oh, Shippou and Areala might not be in here as much as you thought. They'll pop in and out of the chapter.

Author's Quick Note (AQN): Check my BIO weekly. I always try to change it every week whenever I can, 'cause sometimes I put important stuff on there.

"It was worth the pain. . ." Miroku sighed with a Hentai grin. "You feeling better, I mean, with the venom?" I asked, rubbing his hand. "Yes, the pain is finally starting to subside and all of the venom has come out." Miroku smiled. "Good. . .but I'm _still_ not going to forgive you for touching my butt!" "Yes, yes. . .heh. . ."

Kagome came walking from the bushes singing, "InuYasha loves me, loves me, loves me... InuYasha loves me, lo-oves _me_. He lo-oves _me_." "Err, Kagome! You _better_ stop singing that! Otherwise, you won't have anything _else_ to sing about!!" InuYasha growled as he blushed while turning away. "Yeah? Well, at least _Shippou_ is more mature than _you_." Kagome giggled as she turned to see the new kitsune couple.

"Oh, Shippou!" Areala swooned.

I rolled my eyes at InuYasha and turned back to _my_ Houshi-Sama.

"C'mon, Miroku. We need to get firewood like Kagome-Chan asked us. She's making ramen,"

Miroku looked at me as I walked away. He stared at the sky, which was quickly turning into nightfall. The trees looked blacker and shadows disappeared as the setting sun was behind a thick haze. Finally speaking, he replied,

"Right, Sango. Wait for me. I'll be right there."

Miroku pulled his hair down as he straightened out the tangles. God, he looked so _sexy_! I stared at him blankly, my lip opened part-way, my eyes, fixed directly on him. Omigosh, he is _so_ ooh!

"Sango? What are you looking at?" He asked coolly as he pulled his hair back into that neat ponytail.

I blushed as I hid my face. Kami-Sama, you surely must love making me blush in front of the one true man whom I would gladly sacrifice my life for! Lying, I muttered,

"N-Nothing, Miroku. . .It's nothing. C'mon. Let's go."

He nodded as I led the way, as the usual routine, and he toddled alongside me like a little puppy. Kawaii. . .

::Now, in InuYasha and Kagome's POV. . .::

'Oh––my––gosh! He's looking at me! _Again_! He's got that look in his eyes. That look of lust. Of love. I really hope he admits that he _does_ love me. . .soon. . .What if. . .this is just, well, an act? What if he really _doesn't_ love me? Oh, shoot! He _better_! Otherwise, I'll give him a sit treatment he'll _never_ forget!!' Kagome thought as she felt InuYasha's eyes gazing at her. She knew it. She could sense him staring her down. The lovely stare that could melt her to a puddle––and––and nothing more. She decided to break the silence.

"Lord Miroku and Sango-Chan haven't returned, have they, InuYasha?"

InuYasha snapped out of his dream world with Kagome in it and stared at the Miko. The real Miko, not the imaginary Miko in his day dream. The one that was rubbing him down with her soft, gentle hands. Oh, Kami-Sama! What the _Hell_ was he _thinking_?! Shaking those thoughts from his mind, he answered her.

"No, not yet, wench. Stop asking me that."

"Uh! Well, excu-use me! I only asked you _once_! And will you _quit_ calling me "wench"?"

InuYasha glared at her, but then kicked himself. 'Damn, I gotta stop calling her that. . .She'll probably hate me if I keep on calling her that. . .I mean, she's not my bitch. Heck, I don't even know if she _wants_ to be! I wonder. . .if she loves me, as I hope? Heck, I don't know!' InuYasha was thinking to himself.

"SIT, BOY!"

InuYasha collided with the ground. Dust gathered in his nose and he choked on it. 'Damn! I wish she wouldn't do that!'

::Back To Miroku and Sango. . .::

"I think we have enough. Come, Kirara. I think Kagome-Chan is waiting for back at camp. I hope InuYasha wasn't too much trouble for her. . .Miroku? Are you coming? Miroku?"

I looked around but did not see my Houshi-Sama.

"Probably prancing off after some pretty girl. . ." I said. Wait, what if he _was_?! MIROKU! Miroku poked his head out from behind a pine tree. "Yes, Sango?" It was dark now. I could barely see anything, but Kirara transformed into her bigger state, flames dancing off her strong-built body. She growled as a pair of blood-shot eyes in the bushes appeared. I dropped my collection of sticks and reached for my Hiraikotsu. Hiraikotsu? Where _was_ my Hiraikotsu? I gasped as I slapped myself in the face. It was back at camp with Kagome and the others. Well, this was just _great_. Probably a kitsune or youkai or something is here, waiting to attack us if we make any sudden moves, and I leave my weapon at camp!

I nodded at Kirara and she hopped into the bushes. There was silence. In a few minutes, Kirara came out, and, another neko-youkai crawled out shyly. It had chocolate fur and big red gorgeous eyes, just like Kirara's. The neko-youkai purred as Kirara licked his cheek. I smiled. Well, looks like Kirara's got a mate! Now we just need to make InuYasha convince himself that he _does_ love Kagome!

I led the way––once again––and turned back to the neko-youkais. They were nuzzling each other. The chocolate-colored one needed a name. . .but what to call it. . .? Dimitri? Nah, that was too much like an Imp's name. Well, how about. . .Tahallan?

"C'mere, Tahallan." I cooed, motioning him over. "Who's Tahallan?" Miroku asked. "Tahallan is our new neko-youkai, of course. Come here, Tahallan. 'Atta boy, Tally. 'Atta boy. . ." I stroked Tahallan's fuzzy black ears and he mewed.

"Kagome! InuYasha!" I called as I stepped into the camp-site. "We got the––Aah!" I stopped and froze as I saw InuYasha snuggling up to Kagome. InuYasha blushed redder than his kimono and dropped Kagome; Kagome fell from his lap and landed on her head, her legs straggled in the air. (o.O)

"What're you guys _doing_?"

"WASHINGTON CARVER! 1982! LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA!" Kagome shouted suddenly. "Err, nothing. We're not doing anything suspicious! Are we, InuYasha? No, we're not doing anything suspicious! Ehehehe. . ." Kagome laughed nervously, her eye twitching as she elbowed InuYasha in the ribs. (O.O)'

"NO! N-Nothing suspicious! Right, Kagome?"

"Right! Nothing––"

"––Okay, we _get_ it!" I shouted.

"Awww, look at the neko-youkai! It's so cute, San! What's his name?"

"Tahallan. We found him in the bushes. Oh, here's the firewood for the ramen."

"Thanks, Sango-Chan––"

"––RAMEN? I _love_ ramen!"

InuYasha ate his seventh bowl of ramen as the others and I stared at him weirdly and was grossed out by how he can _eat_ like _that_. "Wha? I's good! Well, I' is! (What? It's good! Well, it is!)" he mumbled through chewing his food. Well, there's _one_ reason for Kagome to not love InuYasha. . .no manners at all.

As I was listening to Kagome talking to InuYasha, I could pick up some things from Shippou and Areala's conversation.

"Shippou-Chan, what was your life like before I came? Before you came to this group?"

"Well, I lived with muh father, until he was killed by the Thunder Brothers. One of the brothers, Manten, killed muh father and wore it around his waist. Then I saw Kagome and InuYasha and they helped me avenge muh father and rescued muh father's pelt after Manten died."

"Did you say Thunder Brothers?"

"Yeah, why?"

"They have a little sister."

Shippou didn't say anything.

"Her name is Souten."

"She's not _bad_, is she?"

"No way! She took care of me when I was injured 'cause of stupid Manten and Hiten!"

"Oh." Was all Shippou replied.

"AREALA! There you _are_! Oh, and you've got a little friend, too!" came a voice.

Areala turned and jumped into the arms of a small little girl with black hair. She wore a bright kimono. It was Souten.

Souten gasped,

"YOU'RE the one who killed my brothers!"

InuYasha leapt up.

"Damn right I did! And what have you got to say for it?"

"Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!"

"HUH?"

"I used to actually like them, until they started catching pretty women and killing them, so, I ran off because I thought they would kill me one day and they were becoming big jerks. But Hiten was worse. Thank you!"

Souten ran up and hugged InuYasha.

"Well, I got to go. Kaede is waiting for me in the village, because she sent me to get herbs. Bye, Areala!"

Areala waved at Souten as the little girl ran off.

Dawn arrived quickly and we gathered our things to continue on. Kirara and Tahallan padded behind Miroku and I in their cute forms and were nuzzling each other again. I sighed. At least Kirara wouldn't be so lonely anymore.

~End of this chappy! I would've updated earlier, but my parents wouldn't let me on the computer very much. Please review! I already know what I'm going to do for the next chappy or so. . .hehe. . .~

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