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Kagome sat combing her hair and looking down at her reflection I the water. As she hummed a song to herself, Inu Yasha sat in front of her. He didn't say anything, and Kagome felt awkward in his presence. They stared at each other without blinking. The breeze blew both their hair out of their faces and everything went silent.
' He looks so sad. I guess that I shouldn't have said what I did earlier.'
' She's just staring at me... why won't she talk?'
Inu Yasha cleared his throat and spoke to her in a voice that she had never heard before. "Uh, Kagome, I wanted to apologize for what happened earlier. I didn't know that you were bathing, and I shouldn't have snuck up on you."
"Inu Yasha, I'm over it. It's fine. I shouldn't have snapped at you the way that I did. I guess that I just lost it."
"Well, I also wanted to apologize for not letting you go home. I know that you have things to do there, and I decided that you could go now if you want. I won't stop you."
Kagome's face brightened for a fleeting second but she bit her lip and looked at him innocently. "Well, the test is over, so I guess I can just stay, but I will remember that you said that."
Inu Yasha began to pull himself up when Kagome reached out and put a hand on his shoulder. She had such a gentle touch and she was never forceful because they both knew that her touch was more persuasive than anything. He obeyed and she told him to turn around.
"I've wanted to do this for so long..." She pulled him back towards her and he blushed when he saw that he was in between her legs. She picked up her brush and started running it through the hanyou's thick, silver hair. She had never noticed before, but his hair was in better condition than hers even though he didn't care for it.
' Must be part of being a demon,' she thought to herself. She stopped when she heard a slight growl coming from the dog in front of her.
"Don't stop. I like this." She was surprised but kept brushing. They made small talk until she finished and he stood up using her thighs as support. Kagome blushed when he did this, but she was still sad when his hands left her. He turned and smirked at her.
"I should have you do this more often. It feels nice. No wonder you do it everyday. Thanks!"
They walked through the bushes where Shippo was waiting for them patiently. He looked at the two suspiciously and his big eyes narrowed. Kagome ran up to the little kitsune and hugged him. They played until the kid was too tired to walk and he lay down for a little nap. Kagome stroked his fur gently and noticed that Inu Yasha, too, had fallen asleep. He needed it, though. He fought all day and kept watch at night. Kagome remembered when she first met him. She thought he was so adorable when he was asleep. She strode over to him and stroked the top of his head gently, too.
Sango and Miroku returned to find Inu Yasha and Shippo fast asleep and Kagome pouring over her books. She lay on her stomach with her feet lightly kicking in the air. She looked like a little girl and it brought back childhood memories to both of them.
"Hey, guys! I was just working on some school work since we had some peace and quiet."
"Go ahead, we're not stopping you." Sango set to work preparing for their battles to come.
Inu Yasha stirred slightly and opened his sleepy eyes. He was happy that the first thing he saw was Kagome's smiling face. "Did you have a good nap? I think that you needed it. You work too hard."
"Hey, Kagome, can you brush my hair again?"
"But I just did. It isn't that bad."
"Please? I'll be nice to you for the rest of today and tomorrow... and the next day. I won't call you any mean names and I'll listen to you."
"Fine."
Sango and Miroku began laughing when they saw Inu Yasha relish his brushing. He could care less what they thought. They didn't know what it felt like. Kagome's soft, tender hands made his spine tingle and she was so careful not to hurt him when she found a knot. He remembered the way his mother used to play with him. She was always so careful not to hurt him.
Kagome looked down at the spoiled boy. She didn't know why she succumbed.
' Oh, Kagome, you just wanted to be closer to him. You wanted to run your hands through his long hair and have him touching you.' Kagome shook her head and focused on what she was doing.
"You know, in a couple days, it will be my birthday and our one year anniversary from when we first met. It seems like just yesterday I freed you from the goshinboku."
Inu Yasha turned around and looked at her. He was deep in thought. She would definitely be leaving him then. "Well, I hate to tell you, but we may be fighting. Sorry."
Kagome shrugged her shoulders and stood up. She didn't care. It wasn't like it was a really big day. She wasn't doing anything else, so she would much rather be in the feudal era with her secret love and two best friends.
During their evening meal, Inu Yasha detected something in the air. It smelled of Kikyo and he could feel her watching him. Kagome saw the distant look in his eyes and knew exactly what was going on. She didn't want him to go see her, but she wanted even more not to be there when he left.
"Uh, I'm going to go to bed now. I'm really tired. Goodnight!"
She walked over to her futon and covered her head. She didn't want to even hear Inu Yasha go because she knew that when he did, she wouldn't be able to hold back her tears.
Sango watched as Inu Yasha strode into the forest.
' Poor thing; she knew all along and so she decided to hide from the truth.'
"Well, I guess it's just you and me tonight. Miroku smiled at her charmingly until he saw Sango walk over to Kagome.
"I think I'll sleep now, too."
Miroku pouted when he saw her lay down as far a way from him as possible. ' She's just too smart for her own good.'
Inu Yasha walked into a little clearing Kikyo's soul collectors were nearby so he followed them. He found her lying in the grass, and staring at her hands. At first he thought it was Kagome, but he saw her cold emotionless eyes.
"I knew you would come."
"I always do." Inu Yasha sat down beside her and supported herself with her arms.
"Naraku is near by. But I do not think that you should fight. The time is not right. Please turn around and go back to my village. You will be safe their. I will deal with Naraku."
"What? Kikyo, I will avenge your death. Just leave it to me. I have to protect you from him."
"Inu Yasha, do as I say. You belong to me and I only want to protect you."
Inu Yasha looked at the ground. He wanted to be with her, but he didn't want to be "owned." Just because he was part dog didn't mean that he could be treated like one.
"I have to go now."
Kikyo faded away and Inu Yasha sighed. "Well there she goes again. She always wants to leave. We can never just talk and laugh. She never wants to just be with me."
"But I want to be with you."
Inu Yasha turned to find Kagome stepping forward. She sensed Kikyo gone and had run to see if everything was ok.
"Kagome, were you watching?"
"No. And don't feel bad. I understand now and I don't really care."
She sat down beside him and he was surprised to see her in such a happy mood. Usually she just cried and ran away form him.
"Well once this is all over, Kikyo will be back and you guys can talk all that you want." Kagome's voice showed her bitterness to the whole situation and Inu Yasha felt a sting of guilt in his heart.
"But what will become of you? Will you just go home?"
"Inu Yasha, it doesn't matter what happens to me. I already know, as does Kikyo, but you'll just have to figure it out." She stood up and stretched her hand out to him. He hoisted himself off the grass and walked a little behind her. For no reason he put his hand on her shoulder and she took comfort in his gesture.
Kagome sat combing her hair and looking down at her reflection I the water. As she hummed a song to herself, Inu Yasha sat in front of her. He didn't say anything, and Kagome felt awkward in his presence. They stared at each other without blinking. The breeze blew both their hair out of their faces and everything went silent.
' He looks so sad. I guess that I shouldn't have said what I did earlier.'
' She's just staring at me... why won't she talk?'
Inu Yasha cleared his throat and spoke to her in a voice that she had never heard before. "Uh, Kagome, I wanted to apologize for what happened earlier. I didn't know that you were bathing, and I shouldn't have snuck up on you."
"Inu Yasha, I'm over it. It's fine. I shouldn't have snapped at you the way that I did. I guess that I just lost it."
"Well, I also wanted to apologize for not letting you go home. I know that you have things to do there, and I decided that you could go now if you want. I won't stop you."
Kagome's face brightened for a fleeting second but she bit her lip and looked at him innocently. "Well, the test is over, so I guess I can just stay, but I will remember that you said that."
Inu Yasha began to pull himself up when Kagome reached out and put a hand on his shoulder. She had such a gentle touch and she was never forceful because they both knew that her touch was more persuasive than anything. He obeyed and she told him to turn around.
"I've wanted to do this for so long..." She pulled him back towards her and he blushed when he saw that he was in between her legs. She picked up her brush and started running it through the hanyou's thick, silver hair. She had never noticed before, but his hair was in better condition than hers even though he didn't care for it.
' Must be part of being a demon,' she thought to herself. She stopped when she heard a slight growl coming from the dog in front of her.
"Don't stop. I like this." She was surprised but kept brushing. They made small talk until she finished and he stood up using her thighs as support. Kagome blushed when he did this, but she was still sad when his hands left her. He turned and smirked at her.
"I should have you do this more often. It feels nice. No wonder you do it everyday. Thanks!"
They walked through the bushes where Shippo was waiting for them patiently. He looked at the two suspiciously and his big eyes narrowed. Kagome ran up to the little kitsune and hugged him. They played until the kid was too tired to walk and he lay down for a little nap. Kagome stroked his fur gently and noticed that Inu Yasha, too, had fallen asleep. He needed it, though. He fought all day and kept watch at night. Kagome remembered when she first met him. She thought he was so adorable when he was asleep. She strode over to him and stroked the top of his head gently, too.
Sango and Miroku returned to find Inu Yasha and Shippo fast asleep and Kagome pouring over her books. She lay on her stomach with her feet lightly kicking in the air. She looked like a little girl and it brought back childhood memories to both of them.
"Hey, guys! I was just working on some school work since we had some peace and quiet."
"Go ahead, we're not stopping you." Sango set to work preparing for their battles to come.
Inu Yasha stirred slightly and opened his sleepy eyes. He was happy that the first thing he saw was Kagome's smiling face. "Did you have a good nap? I think that you needed it. You work too hard."
"Hey, Kagome, can you brush my hair again?"
"But I just did. It isn't that bad."
"Please? I'll be nice to you for the rest of today and tomorrow... and the next day. I won't call you any mean names and I'll listen to you."
"Fine."
Sango and Miroku began laughing when they saw Inu Yasha relish his brushing. He could care less what they thought. They didn't know what it felt like. Kagome's soft, tender hands made his spine tingle and she was so careful not to hurt him when she found a knot. He remembered the way his mother used to play with him. She was always so careful not to hurt him.
Kagome looked down at the spoiled boy. She didn't know why she succumbed.
' Oh, Kagome, you just wanted to be closer to him. You wanted to run your hands through his long hair and have him touching you.' Kagome shook her head and focused on what she was doing.
"You know, in a couple days, it will be my birthday and our one year anniversary from when we first met. It seems like just yesterday I freed you from the goshinboku."
Inu Yasha turned around and looked at her. He was deep in thought. She would definitely be leaving him then. "Well, I hate to tell you, but we may be fighting. Sorry."
Kagome shrugged her shoulders and stood up. She didn't care. It wasn't like it was a really big day. She wasn't doing anything else, so she would much rather be in the feudal era with her secret love and two best friends.
During their evening meal, Inu Yasha detected something in the air. It smelled of Kikyo and he could feel her watching him. Kagome saw the distant look in his eyes and knew exactly what was going on. She didn't want him to go see her, but she wanted even more not to be there when he left.
"Uh, I'm going to go to bed now. I'm really tired. Goodnight!"
She walked over to her futon and covered her head. She didn't want to even hear Inu Yasha go because she knew that when he did, she wouldn't be able to hold back her tears.
Sango watched as Inu Yasha strode into the forest.
' Poor thing; she knew all along and so she decided to hide from the truth.'
"Well, I guess it's just you and me tonight. Miroku smiled at her charmingly until he saw Sango walk over to Kagome.
"I think I'll sleep now, too."
Miroku pouted when he saw her lay down as far a way from him as possible. ' She's just too smart for her own good.'
Inu Yasha walked into a little clearing Kikyo's soul collectors were nearby so he followed them. He found her lying in the grass, and staring at her hands. At first he thought it was Kagome, but he saw her cold emotionless eyes.
"I knew you would come."
"I always do." Inu Yasha sat down beside her and supported herself with her arms.
"Naraku is near by. But I do not think that you should fight. The time is not right. Please turn around and go back to my village. You will be safe their. I will deal with Naraku."
"What? Kikyo, I will avenge your death. Just leave it to me. I have to protect you from him."
"Inu Yasha, do as I say. You belong to me and I only want to protect you."
Inu Yasha looked at the ground. He wanted to be with her, but he didn't want to be "owned." Just because he was part dog didn't mean that he could be treated like one.
"I have to go now."
Kikyo faded away and Inu Yasha sighed. "Well there she goes again. She always wants to leave. We can never just talk and laugh. She never wants to just be with me."
"But I want to be with you."
Inu Yasha turned to find Kagome stepping forward. She sensed Kikyo gone and had run to see if everything was ok.
"Kagome, were you watching?"
"No. And don't feel bad. I understand now and I don't really care."
She sat down beside him and he was surprised to see her in such a happy mood. Usually she just cried and ran away form him.
"Well once this is all over, Kikyo will be back and you guys can talk all that you want." Kagome's voice showed her bitterness to the whole situation and Inu Yasha felt a sting of guilt in his heart.
"But what will become of you? Will you just go home?"
"Inu Yasha, it doesn't matter what happens to me. I already know, as does Kikyo, but you'll just have to figure it out." She stood up and stretched her hand out to him. He hoisted himself off the grass and walked a little behind her. For no reason he put his hand on her shoulder and she took comfort in his gesture.