Summary: Kagome and Inuyasha grow up together as best friends, until Kagome's abusive father shows up and takes her away. Five years later, Kagome returns to their hometown to face an old life, and Inuyasha, but an unexpected surprise awaits her...Rating just to be safe...

Disclaimer: -waits for paycheck to arrive in the mail-..........-still waiting-... oh, that's right...I'm not getting paid for this...So don't sue me!!

Whoo, my first fanfic. In other words, if it sucks, sorry!!

For dandelion fluff...which, oddly enough, gave me the idea for this fic O.o

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Chapter 1: Stupid hanyou!

"Inuyasha!!! STOP!!!" Kagome yelled, kicking out with her back feet at Inuyasha.
"C'mon, don't be such a five year old!" He retorted with his usual finesse, giving Kagome another hard push on the tire swing, resulting in another squeal from the black-haired girl.
"Stop it!! You know I don't like to go-" Her complaint was cut off as the rope she had been swinging on snapped, and the tire went flying through the air. She screamed at the top of her lungs as she went flying towards the nearby pond, landing near the center with a loud splash and a wave of water that nearly reached Inuyasha, standing ten feet away.
He winced as the high-pitched scream tore through his sensitive ears. He had bigger problems at the moment though. He knew for a fact that Kagome couldn't swim.
"Inuyasha!!" She screamed again as she fought her way to the surface, arms and legs flailing in an effort to keep herself afloat. The tire had immediately sunk to the bottom, nearly taking her with it.
With a sigh, the hanyou leaped into the water, and with several strong strokes, he was beside Kagome. "Relax," he said as he slipped an arm around her waist. "Hey-ow!" More than a little hysterical, Kagome kept on flailing away, kicking her rescuer several times in the process. "Will you calm down already? I've got you!" Rolling his eyes, he grabbed her more tightly around the waist and began swimming to shore, as she clung to him for dear life.
When they reached the shore a few moments later, he pulled her out of the water, and she lay for a moment on the ground, gasping for air. When she finally got her breath, she opened her mouth to speak. Inuyasha, expecting a torrent of gratitude, or at least a thank you, was somewhat surprised when she said, "you...You IDIOT!! You could have killed me!"
He just stared at her for a moment, open-mouthed. "Wait...How is this MY fault?"
She sat up, glaring at him. "I told you not to push me so high, you stupid hanyou! If you had just listened to me, none of this would have happened!"
"Why you little-I just saved your life, and this is the thanks I get?" He snorted and stormed off, grumbling under his breath. "Women..feh."
Kagome stared after him for a moment, knowing she had overreacted a little bit...After all, he had saved her life...But he was just such an idiot sometimes! He knew she was petrified of heights, yet he insisted on pushing her just about high enough to break through the ozone layer. She sighed and stood up, wandering slowly towards her house. Maybe she should go and apologize...Nah, maybe later.

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Later that night, a dark haired figure could be seen creeping towards Inuyasha's house. Having done this many times before, Kagome didn't make a sound as she scaled the trellis and slipped in through an open window.
She was just about to whisper Inuyasha's name to wake him, when she caught sight of him on the bed. She creeped closer for a better view, careful not to make a sound, lest she wake him. She'd never really seen him asleep before, not like this, at least. He looked so...content, almost, at peace. She smiled faintly at the relaxed expression on his face. Only asleep did he ever look truly happy, whereas when he was awake, he was usually glaring and grumbling about something or other, her more often than not.
A mischievous look crossed her face as she reached closer to do something she had wanted to do for a long time...

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haha, beware the cliffhanger...I'll bet it's not what you think though! I should have the next chapter up within a couple days...I have a math exam threatening my sanity though, so we'll see...