AN: Wow! Thank you everyone for all the reviews! I feel so... so loved! Anyways, I'll go ahead and answer some questions, so, here goes:

blacktears: You'll just have to stick around to see what happens next Wouldn't want to spoil anything.

moogoesthecow: I'm not sure how long this story will be. I just go wherever my muse tells me, so, there's no telling.

Z.A.G: Wow! All that trouble, just to review this story? I really do feel special now :) Thanks for the comments!

AN: Okay, I think that about answers all the questions that were asked. But, thanks to everyone for the comments. I really appreciate it. Now, onto the story!

"Inuyasha! What did you do to Shippou-chan?" Kagome demanded to know, as she held Shippou in her arms. After hearing Shippou yelling about Inuyasha being mean, she had left the campsite to see what was happening. It wasn't really anything new, to hear that Inuyasha was picking on the kitsune; it was an everyday occurrence. But there were times when she wished they would just get along.

"Keh!" Inuyasha replied, rolling his eyes, "I didn't do anything to him! He was the one who--" And he stopped suddenly, immediately looking in the direction that Sango was in.

"...Because I think I'm jealous."

'What the...' He silently wondered. He wasn't too far from where Sango was; though he was far enough away so that a normal person wouldn't have been able to hear her. Well, being half dog-demon did have its advantages; and one of those was excellent hearing. But, even so, Inuyasha wasn't sure if he had heard her correctly, 'Jealous?' He cocked an eyebrow, and leaned in the direction that the taijiya was in, wondering if, and hoping that, she would say something more.

Kagome blinked, then frowned, seeing that Inuyasha wasn't paying attention to her, "Inuyasha? Inuyasha, are you listening to me? If you didn't do anything to Shippou-chan, then why--"

"Shut up, wench!" The hanyou interrupted, waving a hand in her direction.

That, however, may not have been the best response, because the next word Inuyasha heard was...

"Osuwari!"

"Guah!!" Was all he managed to say before he was face down on the ground. He coughed and muttered something, though that something couldn't be heard very well due to his face being against the ground.

Once the force of the impact, and the momentary paralysis that seemed to come every time she uttered the 'sit' command wore off, the hanyou slowly pushed himself up, "Well what the hell did I do?!" He asked, as his head snapped up to look at Kagome. But Kagome, he realized, had already retreated back to the campsite. He huffed angrily and prepared to do the same, but before he could, a voice spoke up from behind him.

"That's twice in one day, Inuyasha. You should know better than to make Kagome-chan angry." Sango said, a slight laugh becoming evident in her voice.

Inuyasha whipped around and rose a clawed finger to point accusingly at the slayer. He started to say something, but stopped abruptly. 'Jealous.' The word echoed through his mind once again as he looked at her. Crossing his arms, he stood up straight, and turned as though he was going to return to the campsite. But, again he stopped and turned back to Sango, looking at her silently.

A moment passed like that; Inuyasha silently looking at her, and Sango began to get shifty under his unmoving gaze. She absentmindedly rubbed her arm, as she raised an eyebrow slightly, "What? What... are you looking at?"

He looked at her a moment more before replying with, "It wasn't funny."

She shrugged lightly, visibly relaxing again since he had spoken, though she was still a bit wary because he hadn't shifted his eyes from her, "Well, I guess that depends on who you ask. But you should go back to the campsite before you end up getting osuwari-ed again." She said, walking past him, in the direction of said campsite.

He remained where he was, however, and spoke up once again even though she appeared to be leaving, "You know, Sango, you haven't answered my question. Why are you so concerned about whether or not I meant what I said?"

The taijiya slowed her walk slightly, as if considering stopping. But she quickly shook her head and returned to her regular pace, "As I said before, I'll tell you that once you answer my questions."

He grinned and started walking after her; that was the answer he had expected, "You're not... jealous, are you, Sango?"

She instantly froze mid-step, nearly causing Inuyasha to run into her. She was quiet for a moment, before straightening herself and speaking, "N... no. Why would I be jealous?"

He only grinned more. So, she really didn't know that he had heard what she said. Her stuttering was enough to let him know that she was clearly nervous, "You tell me; why would you be jealous?"

She turned suddenly and looked up at him, her cheeks tinted a light pink. Though she herself wasn't sure if it was from anger or embarrassment, "I am not jealous, Inuyasha! I have no reason to be."

That grin refused to leave his face, even as she spoke, and he gave her a look which seemed to say 'oh yeah?'.

She pursed her lips and crossed her arms, though the color on her face only darkened to a light red, "Don't look at me like that! I'm not... why would I be jealous? Kagome-chan kissed you, and why should that bother me?"

"I don't know. Why should it bother you?" He asked, stepping closer to her. The grin slowly began to fade as the look on his face changed from amusement to seriousness. Though he didn't want to admit it to himself, not to mention anyone else, he was becoming more and more interested in Sango's responses; her reactions, her answers...

The slayer glanced around, seriously contemplating whether or not to run to the safety of the campsite. There, she knew, Inuyasha wouldn't ask her all these things. But... no. No, she was a taijiya; she never ran away from things, "It doesn't bother me." She began slowly, "How many times must I tell you that? It doesn't bother me and I'm not jealous! I want to kiss you like Kagome-chan did, so leave me alone!"

"Whoa, what?" He asked, genuinely surprised by what he had just heard, "You want to, what? Did... you just say 'I want to kiss you like Kagome did'?"

"What?" She replied, taking a step back; her face becoming an even darker shade of red, "N-no I did not! I said I don't want to kiss you like Kagome-chan did!"

"That wasn't what you said, Sango." He said quietly, his eyes locked on her form once again, "You didn't say 'don't', you said 'want'."

"I... I..." She took a few steps back, her eyes wide with surprise, "I just... it... just..." Her voice cracked, as she turned away from him. Tears of frustration and embarrassment stung at the corners of her eyes. How could she have let herself slip like that? How?

Suddenly, she was aware of his presence close to her, and her eyes shot open. In the short time that she had her eyes closed, he had shortened the distance between them... a lot.

"Sango?" He asked in an uncharacteristically timid tone. Even before he had seen the tears, he knew she was crying. What had started out as a joke had quickly evolved into something more... something much more. And now, he had made her cry? "Sango... you okay?"

She shook her head and looked down in response; too afraid to try speaking again.

Then suddenly, his fingers were on her chin, lifting her head upward again until her eyes met with his golden gaze, "Sango." He repeated her name in that quiet voice.

Sango quickly realized just how close they were standing, and, before she could comprehend what was happening, her arms shot out from her sides and her hands connected with his chest as she pushed him back; away from her.

Being caught off guard, the hanyou staggered back slightly, before falling to the ground. Surprisingly enough, no harsh remark came from his mouth as it usually did whenever he was pushed or shoved, Instead, he looked silently up, but Sango was already gone; fleeing to the campsite.

Had she stayed there a moment longer, she would've seen the hurt look that crossed Inuyasha's face.