AN: As usual, answering some questions here

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Inuyasha remained outside quietly, just waiting for Sango to come back outside. He was determined to talk to her again; even if he had to wait there all night. After all, he couldn't just march up to the door and demand she come out. Well... he could, but that would most likely result in Kagome sitting him, or Sango hitting him with hiraikotsu. Or, maybe even both of those. In short; a very painful experience.

The hanyou crossed his arms and leaned back so his back was supported by the outer walls, 'She's not staying in there all day... Sooner or later she'll come out.' He thought, closing his eyes, trying to reassure himself. Thought, why and what, exactly, he was trying to reassure himself of, he wasn't sure. 'Even if she doesn't come back outside today, by this time tomorrow, we'll be back on the trail of Naraku. She won't be able to hide then. But then we'll have to deal with Kagome, Miroku, and Shippou. Wait, why do we have to 'deal' with them? It's not like we have anything to hide. Keh, nothing happened. Nothing at all!' Strange... he realized, the more he said or thought 'nothing happened', the more he began to think that something did happen. 'So... if something happened, then what was it?'

Before he could think more on the matter, his ears twitched at a small sound, causing him to open his eyes slightly. The door of the girls' room slid open a bit. Inuyasha turned his head in that direction, prepared to get up.

Kirara walked outside and the door slid shut behind her.

Inuyasha glanced to the neko, then snorted and closed his eyes, relaxing once again. Kirara wasn't the one he wanted to see right now.

Kirara turned towards Inuyasha, then padded over to him, sitting down beside his legs. She sat silently, just staring up at him with her crimson eyes. Something had, or was, going on between the hanyou and her mistress, she knew. The fire-cat hadn't failed to notice how Sango had been avoiding Inuyasha for most of the day, then how she had gotten upset with him after one comment. And lastly, just a few moments earlier, the slayer had returned to her room soaking wet from being in the rain. When Kagome had questioned her friend about what had happened, Sango had replied by saying, "He can't even leave me alone when I am alone..." This had, of course, further confused Kagome and Shippou, but Kirara had understood. This 'he' whoever he was, had been on Sango's mind, causing her to forget about her surroundings. And from all the earlier events, it hadn't taken much for Kirara to realize that this 'he' was Inuyasha. That only left one question; why was her mistress thinking about Inuyasha so much? That was something Kirara couldn't figure out. She frowned, as much as a feline can frown, and continued staring at Inuyasha; hoping that he knew the answer to her question.

"What do you want?" Inuyasha asked, finally getting tired of Kirara starting at him. He never enjoyed people, or demons for that matter, staring at him, so when Kirara had appeared, it hadn't taken long for him to get annoyed by it. "Why aren't you in there with Sango like you usually are?"

The neko continued to stare, not even uttering a 'mew'. Finally, she leaned down and grasped the edge of his sleeve between her teeth and tugged on it, wanting him to move.

The hanyou scowled, brushing her away and crossing his arms, "Leave me alone already. Go play with Shippou or something."

But Kirara proved she wasn't going to give up so easily. If Inuyasha was the one who was causing Sango to act the way she was, then he was the only one who could get her acting normal again, and that was all that mattered to Kirara. The fire-cat jumped into the hanyou's lap and put one of her front paws on his chest as she leaned up and batted at the rosary around his neck with her other paw. One way or another, she was going to get him to talk to her mistress.

"Knock it off!" The hanyou said, picking the kitten up and setting her back onto the ground. He was beginning to tire of her little games already. Just why was she showing sudden interest in him?

Kirara sat for a moment, trying to decide what to do next. Sometimes, she really wished she could talk like some other demons did. But she wasn't ready to give up just yet. Crouching down slightly, she then leaped up onto Inuyasha's shoulder, before making a much shorter jump onto his head. There, she sat down, seemingly content with her recent feat, "Mew."

Inuyasha, however, wasn't the least bit impressed, "Kirara..." He began as he once again picked her up and held her at eye-level, "I said leave me alone! Next time, I won't ask so nicely." He set her on the ground once more and nudged her away, "Go bother Sango. Maybe you can get her to talk to me." He said, half-joking.

The fire-cat looked back at him and blinked her large, red eyes. So he did want to talk to Sango? Then, why wouldn't her mistress confront him? This puzzled the neko, but she turned and bounded down the short distance to the girls' room. There, she scratched at the door, mewing.

The door once again opened, and Kirara dashed inside, running to Sango. The neko jumped into her arms, before nuzzling her, then jumping to the ground and returning to the door. She looked back at her mistress and mewed.

"What is it, Kirara?" Sango asked, following after the kitten since that's what she apparently wanted.

Kirara looked around the door, then back to Sango and mewed again before walking outside completely. She looked back to make sure Sango was still following, then ran towards Inuyasha again.

As Sango realized what Kirara was doing, she stopped. She saw her pet run down to where the hanyou sat, then look back at her as if saying 'well, come on'. The taijiya shook her head. Why was Kirara doing this? Did Kirara see something that the other's couldn't? She looked to Inuyasha again, before looking down quickly, 'I can't talk to him... not after what happened... He probably... he probably thinks I'm some kind of idiot after everything I said. And the way he teased me... there's no way he'd take me serious now... But... he had acted differently that night as well. He hadn't laughed or taunted me... he had... become oddly serious. So, maybe I...' She looked up, only to forget everything she had been thinking about. Inuyasha was watching her. How long had he been looking at her?

"Sango." He said simply, as he stood up. He had noticed Kirara returning to his side once again, and thought that she was going to start pestering him again. But then, he had notice her looking back, so he had looked up only to see Sango outside. He almost laughed, realizing that the neko had taken his half-joke as seriousness. But, he held that laugh inside, seeing that Sango wasn't paying attention to him. No, at the time, she seemed to be thinking about something else. So, he had remained silent until she had looked up again.

"Inuyasha." She replied quietly, glancing back to the door of the room she shared with Kagome. She had felt like running back inside, but now that she was sure Kagome had heard her speak to Inuyasha, it would probably only arise more questions. "What... are you doing out here?"

The hanyou shrugged, walking towards her. Now that she was outside, he wasn't letting her leave until he had some answers, "Nothing really... Thinking." He couldn't help but grin as he noticed her taking a couple steps back as he neared her, "I saw that you weren't able to escape the rain earlier. Mind if I ask what you were doing that got you so distracted?"

"That's none of your business, Inuyasha." She said calmly, though she continued stepping backward. She finally came to a stop only a couple steps from where the roofing ended. Any more back-steps and she'd be in the rain once again, "But if you must know, I was only thinking."

"Must've been about something really important then." He said, stopping a couple feet in front of her.

She managed to shrug slightly, "If you say so."

He grinned more and crossed his arms, tapping a clawed finger on his chin, "So... if these things weren't so important, what were they? There had to be a reason that you forgot about the rain, Sango."

The taijiya huffed, crossing her arms as well, 'Right... I'm just supposed to say 'I was thinking about you, Inuyasha', that would be lovely.' She thought, rolling her eyes, "It was nothing, Inuyasha. As I said before, its really none of your business. Now, if you're going to keep me out here, can we at least change the subject?"

"Of course, Sango." He replied casually. But then, his face became sterner as his amber eyes narrowed slightly, "Mind explaining what happened last night then?"

"What happened..." She repeated slowly, before shaking her head, "What do you mean 'what happened'? What did happen?"

He frowned. He wasn't sure which was worse; him denying anything happened, or her denying anything happened. Or, maybe they were both equally as bad. "That's what I'm asking you! Okay, if you want to play dumb, then tell me why you pushed me."

She looked to the side, unable to meet his gaze, "Well, I pushed you because... well, what did you want me to do?"

"Don't try turning this around." He said, "I want to know why you pushed me. Or, if you won't answer that, why were you crying? Why have you been avoiding me?"

"I don't... know, Inuyasha. I don't know why I pushed you, it just happened." She replied, throwing her arms up in an exasperated manner. She already didn't like where this was going... "And why should I answer your questions when you still won't answer mine?"

"Because, Sango, I don't have to tell you anything that I don't want to." He said coolly, as his characteristic smirk appeared on his face, "But I have a right to know why you're jealous."

"I am not!" She shouted, though she quickly lowered her voice again, "I am not jealous, Inuyasha! Would you get that through your head? I am not jealous over some egotistical hanyou!"

That smirk remained on his face as he raised an eyebrow, "You are jealous. Just admit it."

The taijiya crossed her arms again, and looked to the side, "Why are you so set on me being jealous? It's almost like you want me to be jealous..."

"Maybe I do, or maybe I don't." He began, causing the slayer to look at him in surprise, "But I know you are because..." He paused for a moment, contemplating whether or not to tell her that he had heard her. Well, she'd find out sometime, why not now? "I know, Sango, because I heard you say it yourself."

She blinked and slowly uncrossed her arms, "You... what? Heard me? But you weren't even around when I said it!"

'So she admits saying it, that's a start.' The hanyou thought to himself, grinning inwardly at the small victory of getting her to admit it, "No, I wasn't really around you, but I was close enough to hear you when you said it. You should know, as an exterminator, that all inu-demons have excellent senses; hearing included."

"S-still, you don't have to be listening in on me!" She stuttered, blushing slightly, "And if you already knew what I said, then why bother teasing me? Why embarrass me in front of Kagome-chan and Houshi-sama?"

"I wasn't 'listening in on you', Sango." He replied, "Kagome was actually in the middle of lecturing me about picking on Shippou when I heard you. That was..." He laughed slightly, "That was the reason she 'sat' me." He was quiet for a moment, before continuing, "As for not telling you that I heard you in the first place... I wanted to hear you say it yourself."

"Me? Why does it matter if I say it to you, or you just overhear it?" She asked curiously, "It doesn't really make a difference."

"It does to me, Sango." He said, glancing away for a moment, before turning back to her, "Hearing you say it directly... makes it feel more real, I guess. People say one thing and do another, a lot of times. I guess hearing you tell me directly that you were jealous would make it more... truthful?"

Sango thought about that for a moment, before looking to Inuyasha once again and tilting her head to the side slightly, "Inuyasha? Do you want me to be jealous of Kagome-chan?"

AN: Better stop there, or else I'll go on and on and on... Just a note, if this seems a little... strange, I haven't slept since yesterday (its currently 11:33 am), so, if there are some mistakes and what-not, please excuse them n.n;; As always, please review and stay tuned for the next chapter! Ja!