Stupid Kikyou and her stupid, also true, but stupid point outs, or whatever they are ! Just had to embarrass me and Inuyasha like that .. Kagome froze and blush six shades of red before slapping herself on the forehead. Just had to embarrass ME .. ME and ONLY ME. Yeah ..

Kagome sighed. She didn't actually need to research on anything, she just had to get away from the dining room. Away from Kikyou.

Kagome also heard Inuyasha leave too, knowing he was probably hating Kikyou right now as much as she was. Oh well .. why the heck was thinking about him anyway ?

Kagome shrugged and slid her fingers across the books on a tall shelf. She was in the library, probably three times the size of an ordinary library, and ten times more confusing.

It was so boring in here. And a little scary as well. Kagome almost got lost three times, panicked, and ran into a wall.

Hm.

Thankfully nobody was there to witness that .. Kagome wasn't strong enough to lift up an entire shelf to throw at him/her.

Kagome stopped sliding when her eye caught a red and white blur rush past the shelves on the other side. Kagome peeked through some books, trying to see the person, even though she knew who it was. Immediately and unknowingly, Kagome started pushing the books out of the way in order to stick her head out to the other side. She didn't know why, but she just wanted to see him ..

Boy.

Did that sentence sound wrong.

Kagome sighed when she couldn't see the demon prince and pulled her head back out.

She practically jumped ten feet when Inuyasha was right in front of her. Right after, he got a big lump on the head. I wonder how that got there ?

Inuyasha closed his eyes, his arms were cross and he looked very cross as well. His eyebrow was twitching and a big lump started to throb on his head.

Kagome backed away a bit, a little embarrassed. She clutched onto the book she used to hit Inuyasha and shielded herself with it. " Sorry, hehe .." she said timidly.

Kagome squeezed her eyes shut behind the book, expecting Inuyasha to slash her in half with his scary claws. I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die ..

But Inuyasha never slashed her .. let alone touch her.

Seeing this, Kagome opened her eyes, blinked a while and peeked over the book.

Big mistake.

Kagome gasped, her hairs standing on end. Inuyasha suddenly seemed to be ten times bigger than his normal size and his amber eyes were raging with fire. He grinned evilly, the lump on his head looking worse than ever. " What .. the .. hell .. WAS THAT FOR !?!?!?!?!? "

Kagome screeched and fell backwards onto her rear end. She dropped the book and narrowed her eyes at the seething hanyou. His shoulder were bunched up and his fists were clenched angrily. If Kagome looked close enough, she could almost see the smoke puffing out of his nostrils. Aww. That would be so cute !

Kagome blushed at the thought of that, but quickly glared at Inuyasha to cover it up. Absentmindly, she stuck her hand out at him, almost expecting him to help her up and looked at her lap angrily.

Inuyasha dropped his angry features and almost jumped back in disgust. What .. what the hell is she doing ?!

Kagome waited for a strong pull to get her up but nobody ever did. Looking up fiercely, Kagome suddenly seemed ten times bigger than Inuyasha now. She narrowed her eyes at him and breathed her words out nice and carefully. " Why aren't you helping me up ?! "

Inuyasha jumped back, crossed his arms and looked away. " Hmph. Why should I after you bashed that book on my head FOR NO REASON, wench ? "

Kagome blushed at that and tapped her chin. " Because .. you're a guy and you have to have manners and be nice to ladies. So now, HELP ME UP ! "

Inuyasha smirked, " Ladies ? What ladies ? "

A bloodcurdling howl could be heard echoing out of the library all of a sudden. Poor Inuyasha ..

Kagome's eyebrow twitched as she closed her eyes. Don't kill him, don't kill him, don't kill him ..

Inuyasha let out little ' ah, ah, ah 's as he clutched the humongous lump next to his old one. He was bent down, whimpering in pain when suddenly, Kagome stuck her hand out at him. Oh yeah, she was still on the ground.

Inuyasha shot up from the ground, his eyes blazing with fire. " YOU THINK I'D HELP YOU AFTER WHAT YOU DID YOU USELESS HUMAN ?! "

Kagome looked up at the seething hanyou coolly, looking very matter-of-factly. " Actually, yes I do. It's part of a man's job. Unless .. you .. "

That did the trick.

Before Kagome could blink, she was standing upright. She blinked once, then twice when she realized Inuyasha had already pulled her up, and was looking all pissed off to the wall, his arms still crossed.

Kagome giggled and playfully slapped him. " Aw, come on Inuyasha. Lighten up the mood .. I was just joking. "

Inuyasha turned his head to her, as if to say ' Are you CRAZY ? '. But he didn't say that, unless he wanted another lump. Instead, he swallowed and said very carefully. " So now you decide we should be friends, you stupid girl ?! "

" It's Kagome, " Kagome seethed and rolled her eyes. Then she dropped her angry tone and shrugged. She started rocking on her heels with her hands behind her back, and half grinning. What a weird girl.

" I don't know. I thought our argument was pretty dense. I mean, I don't know you, you don't know me, and we just kind of got off on the wrong side of the bed, " Kagome smiled at him and stuck her hand out again. " So let's start over. Hi, I'm Kagome. Kagome. "

Inuyasha half listened, though he really should have. " Uh huh, Kikyou. "

Ouch.

Kagome froze and Inuyasha immediately felt the happy aura from Kagome disappear just like that. Oh, that really hurt.

Inuyasha instantly cowered on the floor, clutching his head protectively. Damn. I'm gonna get more lumps by the end of the day than any perverted guy gets in a week !

But Kagome never hit him. She just stood there, letting her bangs cover her face. Oh, the pain.

Inuyasha took a peek from his claws and saw Kagome not doing anything. What did I say ? All I said was Kikyou .. oh oops.

He suddenly remembered yesterday, and everything seemed to clear. He could still see Kagome shouting in his face, probably at the edge of tears. He could smell it.

' " People already wonder ! They wonder why I look so much like Kikyou, but is so much more stupid, clumsy, and so much more ordinary ! Why would I care if they talk about me ?! If might even do me good that they still know I'm still alive ! " '

Inuyasha winced. He had hit the soft spot. Oh shit, now what ?

Kagome didn't say anything but bent down to pick up the book she used to hit Inuyasha. Talk about harsh.

Inuyasha jumped back three steps, his expression horrified. He expected Kagome to bombard him with hundreds of lumps on the head, but she merely turned around and walked away, with the book clutched tightly to her chest, her head bent to her chest. Inuyasha felt guilty. He's always hurting people. But .. why does he feel so particularly bad for this stupid girl whose giving him nothing so far but pains and more pains ?

Without thinking, Inuyasha reached out his arm and blurted out. " Wait ! "

Kagome stiffened at the sound of his voice and stopped walking for an instant. But a second later, she started to walk away again. Now Inuyasha felt really, really bad.

Inuyasha cringed. Man .. I hit the soft spot. Hard.

" Wait, Kagome ! " he called again. Then he slapped his hand over his mouth. Damn ! I said her name ! Though he didn't know what the big deal was ..

Kagome froze in her tracks and snapped her head up. Inuyasha's eyes widened. Oh no, oh no, oh no ..

Slowly, Kagome turned around. Inuyasha expected to see anger and hate at him, but instead, Kagome looked surprised and .. happy ?!

Kagome's mouth formed into a small ' o ', " Y-you said my name. "

Inuyasha blushed but quickly turned around, his arms crossed again. " SO !? "

" You've never said my name before, " Kagome said to his back. Inuyasha swore he heard a whole lot of happiness in her voice. If she squeals or ..

Kagome squealed. Squealed a very high pitched squeal too.

" YOU SAID MY NAME ! YOU SAID MY NAME ! " Kagome repeated, as she began to jump up and down happily like a little girl getting presents on Christmas morning.

" WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ?! " Inuyasha yelled over Kagome's excessive squealing. He was getting pretty irritated by this stupid girl. Even though she is pretty cute like that ..

Kagome gave one little last squeal before she jumped in front of Inuyasha with a big goofy grin on her face. " You never say my name, Inuyasha. You always call me either : wench, stupid girl, stupid little girl, or .. or .. " Kagome stopped and furrowed her brow in concentration. " Um .. "

Inuyasha watched as this strange girl in front of him shifted into a thinking position and started tapping on her chin. That's pretty cute. I mean, dense. Dense.

Inuyasha gave an irritated sigh before sticking his face down to Kagome's level and planting his hands on his hips. " Are you finished ? "

Kagome looked up with a frustrated look on her face. " I can't think of the last thing you usually call me. "

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, " Uh huh. And you think I'm gonna watch you like this all day ? Hell no. I'm getting out of here. "

Without waiting for an answer, Inuyasha whipped around and stomped off down the aisle they were standing in, leaving Kagome standing alone with her mouth hanging open.

Kagome's eyes widened as she swung her arms madly in the air. " Y-you can't just leave me here ! That's so rude ! I-I don't even know how to get out ! "

Surprisingly, a gruff voice yelled back at her, " Then find a way, woman ! "

" Why you .. " Kagome started angrily but quickly cut off. Then, she squealed.

As quick as a flash, Inuyasha came bolting out of nowhere back to the aisle he and Kagome were standing in. His amber eyes were wide as he looked, panicked, around them. " What ?! What happened ? "

Kagome gave a little jump before clasping her hands in into a tight ball in front of her heart. " The last thing you usually call me is WOMAN ! Yeah ! "

Inuyasha gave a sigh of relief, a second before he started yelling his head off at Kagome. " THAT WAS ALL ? I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN DANGER OR SOMETHING, SQUEALING LIKE A PIG FOR NO REASON !!! "

Kagome crossed her arms as she pouted. " For your big fat information, I do not squeal like a pig. And second of all, why do you care if I was in danger ? Wouldn't you rather have me kidnapped or pushed off a cliff so you wouldn't have to be in the same room as me ?! "

Inuyasha backed away, for once, speechless. " Um, I never said I cared ! "

Kagome rolled her eyes and took a step towards him. " I know. But why would you come rushing to my defense when you THOUGHT I was in danger ? "

Inuyasha jerked around with his amber eyes flashing with frustration. " Reflex. " he mumbled.

Kagome's shoulders automatically slumped and for some reason, she felt .. disappointment ? " Oh. " she mumbled back, her face suddenly flushing. Why do I care if he doesn't care that I get hurt or something ? It's not like I'm important or anything ..

Kagome sighed. " Well, I'm sorry for startling you like that then. "

Kagome didn't expect Inuyasha to turn around. She just expected him to give a little ' feh ' and stomp off with his arms crossed. But she was wrong this time.

Inuyasha spinned around, his eyes wide. He raised a shaking claw at Kagome and he stuttered. Yes. The almighty Inuyasha was stuttering. " D-did you .. did you just .. say .. say .. s-s-sorry ?! "

Kagome cocked an eyebrow at Inuyasha then suddenly blushed. Why was she sorry anyways ? She didn't say that out loud though. She just shrugged carelessly and nodded. " Yeah ? So ? "

Inuyasha pulled his hand back, with a still shocked look on his face. " Um, I dunno .. "

Kagome waved her hand at him, suddenly feeling uncomfortable around him. " Yeah well, I have to go research on my thing. Um, want to come ? "

Again, Kagome's sudden strange ideas never cease to amaze Inuyasha. And again, Inuyasha pulled back with his eyes wide. " W-what ?! "

Kagome rolled her eyes, surprised she even wanted him to come in the first place. " I said, WANT TO COME or not ? "

Inuyasha's eyebrows went up but he surprisingly accepted the offer. Kagome wasn't the only one with all the surprises. Never have Inuyasha accepted anything from other people, even though this was a little thing. " Um, uh huh. "

Kagome smiled at him for the first time .. er .. in a long time. She nodded and motioned him to follow her. Though she had no idea where she was going. She started walking off down the aisle when she sensed Inuyasha wasn't following her.

Turning around, she planted her hands on her hips and cocked her head at him. " Well, what're you waiting for ? "

Inuyasha rolled his eyes at her and crossed his arms. " I'm not stupid Kagome. I bet you don't even know where you're going, right ? "

Kagome sighed. What's the point of lying ? " No, I don't, "

Inuyasha gave her a smug look and smirked. " I thought so. So what're you looking for ? "

Kagome froze. Oh no ! She hadn't been looking for anything ! Now what was she suppose to say ? Um um .. wait .. what was the thing Kikyou was talking about at breakfast ? Shikon .. Shikon no Tama or something ? Yeah ! " Um, the Shikon no Tama. "

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow but didn't argue. Instead, he walked in front of Kagome and lead her to the right place to find information about the Shikon no Tama. Whatever it was.

Inuyasha walked past a few aisles and then turned into one. He waited for Kagome to catch up before nodding at the middle section of the shelf. " There it is. The one with the golden label. "

Kagome nodded, " Thanks. " Quickly, she reached for the book, causing her arm to cover her face, which was blushing profusely. Ugh. Why am I feeling this way ?

Kagome didn't want to answer that. So instead, she grabbed the book's spine and pulled.

Oi. Why wasn't it coming out ?

Kagome pulled again, harder this time.

Ugh. What the hell is wrong with the stupid book ?!

Kagome pulled one more time, this time with all of her strength.

AHHHHHHH !!!

Kagome jerked her hand back when she felt she had just pulled a muscle. Grrr, stupid book.

Inuyasha, who had been watching through Kagome's little tug-o-war with the book, shook his head and smirked. " Humans. They're so weak. "

Kagome planted her hands on her hips, " Excuse me, but I'm still here. "

Inuyasha gave one look at her and rolled his eyes. " Uh huh. Let the master show you how to do it. "

Inuyasha reached for the book Kagome had tried to pull out and he grabbed the book's spine. Within a second, the book was out of its place and in front of Kagome's shocked face.

Inuyasha smirked again when he saw Kagome's expression. " Did you see that ? Or did I go too fast for you ? "

" Oh, give me that ! " Kagome snapped and grabbed for the book. But instead of the feeling of a hardcover, Kagome felt nothing but air. " HEY ! "

Inuyasha's arm was pulled up, and was dangling the book out of Kagome's reach. " Say those magic words, wench .. then I'll give it to you. "

Kagome started to jump for it, even though Inuyasha was almost a head taller than her. " Never ! " She grunted as she tried to pull Inuyasha's arm down.

Inuyasha looked at the girl passively and cocked his head to one side. " Just those two words .. "

" NO ! Just give me the book, Inuyasha ! " Kagome whined as she took a deep breath and jumped her highest.

She leapt off the ground, and using all her weight, pulled down Inuyasha's arm. With her other hand, she grabbed the book's cover, smiling victoriously. " HAH ! "

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at her when Kagome had grabbed one half of the book. " Oh, no you don't. "

" YES I DO ! " Kagome shouted as her other hand fell on top of the book's cover. She wasn't going to surrender the book to Inuyasha now. Not after all the tiring jumps she had to make.

Inuyasha grabbed the book away from Kagome with a surprising force and lifted the book over his head again. " Hah ! Go reach it now, wench. "

" INUYASHA ! " Kagome cried. She had enough of this. She's going to get that book .. if it's the last thing she does !

And without thinking, Kagome did the first thing that popped into her head.

Jump on him.

So she did.

Jump on him, I mean.

Kagome watched Inuyasha's eyes widened as Kagome felt her body clash into his, sending them both hurling to the ground.

With an unromantic crash onto the ground, Kagome started fighting for the book. But Inuyasha wasn't giving up yet either.

" GIVE ME THE BOOK ! " Kagome screeched as she reached for the book Inuyasha stretched the arm that held the book behind him.

" MAKE ME ! " He yelled back as he pried away from Kagome's clawing at his arm.

" AUGH ! " Kagome gave a loud shout before pushing her body as far as she could over to Inuyasha's arm.

Her fingers swept the tip of the book's pages and she quickly grabbed them, pulling Inuyasha's arm down as well. " Hah ! " she victoriously shouted as she grasped the book tightly to her.

Inuyasha grunted and narrowed his amber eyes at her. " Yeah, yeah, yeah. It wasn't worth it anyway. "

" Sure, it wasn't. " Kagome stuck her tongue out at him and made a face. " But I won anyways so you should congratulate me. "

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, but he knew he would have to Kagome would probably bash him over the head and give him another lump. " Congratulations, wench. "

" Thank you .. " Inuyasha almost jumped when he heard the sudden softness from Kagome's voice. What the hell .. ?

Inuyasha tried to get up and look at Kagome's face, but she was looking down at his stomach. What's wrong with her ?

" Uh .. Kagome .. " Inuyasha stumbled, surprised at how Kagome's name sounded so foreign on his tongue. He should say it more. " What's wrong .. "

Kagome looked up from Inuyasha's stomach with wide eyes. " You care ? "

Inuyasha immediately blushed and an uncomfortable silence fell between them. " Um. No. Just .. asking. "

Kagome nodded and bit her lip. Inuyasha could see the color creep up onto her face and he wanted to know why. " Kagome, why are you blushing ? "

Kagome blushed even deeper at the question but replied, " D-did you .. um .. think about .. our um .. distance from each other yet .. Inuyasha ? "

Inuyasha looked confused for a moment before horror crept up upon his features. AHHH ! How could he forget ? Kagome was right on top of him and he was lying there LETTING HER ! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!

As if they both read each other's mind, they jumped apart, blushing at least ten shades of red. Oh, The warm aura between them ..

Kagome looked down at her feet, finding it suddenly very interesting with her toes curled to the red carpet under her .. her toenails naturally shiny and all .. ugh. What was she thinking ? Argh. The tension was suffocating.

Kagome squeezed her eyes shut and began to finger her now messed up black hair, with all the wrestling she did with Inuyasha. Ugh. Say something Kagome ! Say something !!

So she said the first thing that popped into her head. " So what is the Shikon no Tama .. ? "

Luckily, Inuyasha answered. " Oh that thing. It's the four souls of some kinda jewel or something. Wasn't really paying attention, I just want the jewel. All I know that the jewel can grant it's master one wish they really desire. But my parents are guarding it, and your sister said something about protecting next, " Inuyasha smirked, " Like my parents can trust her. They say they trust you more than her. "

At the last sentence, Kagome perked up instantly. She widened her chocolate brown eyes at the hanyou and gasped. " D-did they really say that ? "

Inuyasha fidgeted and nodded. " Um. Sorta. They said you were brighter. So I thought that's what it meant. "

Kagome sighed. That didn't come anywhere near trusting her more than Kikyou. But then again .. it sounded pretty good coming out of the young prince's mouth. Is he .. comforting her or something ? Nah ..

" Oh well .. " Kagome said quietly, suddenly feeling awkward. Stupid hanyou .. can't you say something ?

As if Inuyasha could read her mind, he cleared his throat. " Is there uh .. anything you wanna know from that stupid jewel ? "

Kagome narrowed her eyes at him, " It's not stupid. Sounds very interesting. And yes, why do YOU want it ? "

Inuyasha didn't answer. Kagome watched as the young hanyou turned away from her and clenched his fists. Oops. Did I say something wrong ?!

Inuyasha's face suddenly turned to stone and Kagome wished she just never asked. " Um .. you don't have to .. "

" I want to become a demon. A full fledged demon. " Inuyasha interrupted in a tight voice.

Kagome jumped and nodded thoughtfully, even though she didn't understand why. " You're a hanyou right ? Yes that's right. Your mom's a human and .. "

" I'm sick and tired, " Inuyasha cut again, " Of being mocked and stared down at just because I'm a half demon. Do you know how it feels to spend your entire life to be hated and disgusted at .. just because you were a hanyou ?! "

Kagome jumped at the anger radiating off the demon's voice. Is he .. talking about his past ?

Inuyasha turned his head further away from her and bent it low. " Ever since I was a child, I was shunned and turned away from, just because I was neither demon or human. Everybody hated me, even though they never talked to me, they just assumed I was gonna act like a monster with no brains. I hated that, " Inuyasha's eyebrows furrowed, as if he was trying to remember something painful. " I was a loner and nobody wanted me. Sometimes, my mother and father seemed ashamed of me. When I get near them while they were with people, they would quietly and urgently tell me to leave, casting panicked glances at the guests. So I'd leave and sit on my tree .. and think. Nobody wanted me .. and whoever had the guts to talk to me, would be picked on for the rest of their life for talking to such a low life animal. They were all bastards. They didn't care about me .. they didn't even think how I would feel. Like I'd tell them, " Inuyasha gave a silent ' feh ', " To them, I was a low life half breed that was brainless and heartless, with no feelings or knowledge whatsoever. I would grow up to be an ugly monster with three eyeballs and be shunned for the rest of my life. They got the last part right .. and I want to kill them for predicting. I sometimes tell myself I didn't need anybody, and all I needed was me and only me. But when you're down or pissed off .. whose gonna be there ? Oh yeah. Me. "

Kagome exhaled loudly, when she realized she had been holding it the whole time Inuyasha was talking. She couldn't believe it. So this is what Kikyou saw in Inuyasha, all his hurt I mean. I was so blind I couldn't even see through that tough exterior. He was just a lonely little boy who had nobody but himself and wanted just a little attention. A little of attention of love. Oh .. Inuyasha ..

Kagome guiltily looked up at the hanyou, whose head was down and his face was marked with sadness and concentration. If only Kagome knew sooner .. she wouldn't have been so mean to him. She would even offer to be his friend .. if he wanted her to.

Kagome sighed and absentmindly crept closer to Inuyasha and reached up to his puppy ears. Without looking at all, she placed her index finger and thumb on it and stroked it softly. She didn't even notice that Inuyasha had stiffened and gave her a death glare.

" Uh .. " Inuyasha started, fazed. What the hell is she doing ?

Kagome sighed, knowing Inuyasha wouldn't give in so easily. " I'm sorry. " she whispered and turned to look at him.

Inuyasha almost jumped back in surprise when he saw the sincerity and sympathy on the girl's face, even though it irked him. Didn't she get he needed nobody but himself ? He got over all the taunts and insults, now he's a man and will take care of himself ! He didn't need her or anybody .. even though it was kinda nice ..

" You don't need the Shikon Jewel Inuyasha .. " Kagome said quietly, snapping Inuyasha out of his reverie.

Using his best toughest voice, even though he was half falling asleep with Kagome rubbing his ears, " Why the hell not ?! "

Kagome looked at him, her eyes sad and sympathetic. " I know you're strong enough. The sea incident .. "

Inuyasha, who was trying his hardest to pull away from Kagome's grasp, froze and stared at her confusingly. " Huh .. what sea .. oh. I made you all wet. Sorry. "

Kagome froze and stopped stroking Inuyasha's ears, to Inuyasha's disappointment. He gave her a strange stare, " WHAT ?! "

Kagome looked at him, with the same look when he first called her name. Inuyasha's eyes widened into hers when he realized what he said. Oh .. damn ..

" You said ' sorry ' Inuyasha ! " Kagome said, or .. more like a scream.

" YES I CAN TALK TOO ! " Inuyasha rolled his eyes, a little ticked off. Even though I've never apologized in my life, it's not a big deal !

" Right. " Kagome replied lamely. Then she mentally kicked herself. Stupid, stupid, stupid ! What kinda answer is THAT ?

Kagome fidgeted, when she realized none of them were speaking again. I knew my answer was stupid. Now he thinks I'm all weird ..

" Do you really think I'm strong ? " Inuyasha suddenly said in a surprisingly quiet tone.

Kagome looked at him, his features serious. Then she looked into his eyes. That was a mistake.

Kagome just wanted to cry for the boy in front of her. Now, she understood what Kikyou meant. If you look close enough, pain and loneliness were swirling in those amber orbs that Kagome, really liked.

" Yes. " she replied with hesitation. " I think you're very, very strong. "

After a moment of silence, Inuyasha nodded. Kagome swore she saw he looked a bit confident than before. " I see, " Nodding again, Inuyasha nodded at Kagome. " See you around. " Inuyasha said and stepped around Kagome.

" Oh. Bye, Inuyasha. " Kagome agreed and stepped aside for him to walk.

Oh shit.

Kagome and Inuyasha both jumped when they collided into each other. " Sorry, " they both muttered and stepped aside for the other to walk.

Kagome squeezed her eyes shut as she bumped into the prince again. " Sorry .. " she said softly, as she looked down at her feet.

They tried moving again, but again, they collided.

This time, Inuyasha didn't move and Kagome stepped aside. Strangely, she wanted to bump into him again, and she expected him to move. So when she stepped aside to fall into him again, she gasped when she realized there was nothing in front of her.

Kagome waited to fall onto the hard wooden floor in front of her and she squeezed her eyes shut.

But she never did.

Opening her eyes, Kagome saw red in front of her. Huh .. am I .. I bleeding ?

" You okay ? " Inuyasha's voice sounded through her ears.

Kagome jumped and felt a strong pair of arms pull her back up. And strangely, she ended up in a warm embrace.

And she didn't pull away.

Inuyasha .. Kagome thought as she closed her eyes. She didn't know why .. but she just wanted to stay here forever. Forever with him.

" Um, I gotta go .. " Inuyasha suddenly said, causing Kagome's eyes to fly open.

Kagome quickly pulled apart, her face flushed red. She strung her hands behind her back and looked away. " Y-yeah .. bye .. "

Inuyasha nodded and quickly hurried around Kagome and disappeared around the shelf. Kagome breathed.

My heart .. She thought, laying her hand on her beating chest. Is thumping so loud. What is this ? And .. I .. miss .. him ? Already ? I don't even know him. Maybe it's all sympathy. Yes. It is.

Kagome leaned on a shelf and let herself slide to the bottom with her hands still clasped over her heart. She looked up into the ceiling and sighed. Inuyasha ..

So Kagome sat there, throughout half of the day, just dreaming. Just dreaming about a certain someone. Unknown that somebody was watching her with cold grey eyes.

A/N : Next chapter, KOUGA comes in. – gasps –