Indecision

Chapter Six: A slight change of heart

Disclaimer: The only thing I created was this silly little storyline. I do not own any of the characters.

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Everyone was asleep, except for Inuyasha. He sat up once again in a tree, keeping an eye out. After a moment, though, he heard a noise come from one of the sleeping bags. He stealthily jumped down, and saw Kagome tossing and turning. He sat down by her, and watched silently.

" What could she be dreaming about?" he thought, seeing a panicked look on her face.

Kagome was in the middle of her nightmare, where Inuyasha had transformed into a full demon.

" Inuyasha..." she moaned softly.

His ears perked. " She's dreaming about me??" he thought, not knowing whether to be annoyed or pleased.

He had started to walk toward her. " I've got to stop him!" she thought, panicked. That was when she spoke...

" Sit!" she cried out from her sleep.

He grew wide-eyed as he slammed once again into the ground. " What the hell?!" he thought, now deciding that his reaction would be 'annoyed'.

Kagome shot up, drenched in a cold sweat. She was breathing heavily, so terrified that her heart was racing, almost as if the dream had been real. She looked beside her, and saw Inuyasha face first in the earth. She gasped.

" Oh, no!" she said softly, " Don't tell me I've been talking in my sleep now!!" She quickly got out of her sleeping bag, and ran downstream. " I'd better sit here for a while," she thought wisely, " Just until Inuyasha calms down."

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Inuyasha sat up, and growled softly. " What the hell was she dreaming about?!" he thought, ticked off. " Whatever it was, it was enough to terrify her...but why did she tell me to sit?!" Grumbling, he jumped back up in the tree, and continued keeping an eye out, not just for danger, but for Kagome to return. He decided that if she didn't come back soon enough, that he would have to go out looking for her.

Time passed, and Kagome still hadn't returned. The sky was slowly lightening, but it was still in it's early stages. Sighing, Inuyasha lept out of the tree, and ran downstream, looking for her.

" Why didn't she come back?!" he thought, a bit worried. " Where could she have possibly gone?!" Suddenly, he stopped, spotting her.

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Kagome had walked downstream for a little while. " I hope he isn't mad at me..." she said softly to herself. " I didn't mean to talk in my sleep! Oh, man, he's probably gonna let me have it now!" She sighed. " Well, just as long as he's too busy being angry to ask what I was dreaming about-" She caught herself before she said anything further. " What?! Why would he even want to know?? Why did I think he would want to know?!?!" She graoned wearily, and she decided to sit down for a while. She was still so very tired, but she swore not to fall asleep until after she had returned to camp.

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Inuyasha quietly walked up to a sleeping Kagome. " She must have been really tired!" he thought, refusing for once to ignore a feeling-care for someone. He carefully picked her up, and looked down at her for a moment. " ...Kagome...why were you so afraid?" He made sure to watch his steps as he carried her back to camp. Thankfully for him, no one else was awake yet, and Kagome hadn't awoken. He set her carefully back in her sleeping bag, and covered her. Then, he sat in a secluded corner, not too far away from the group, and decided to get some rest before everyone else woke up. " Maybe now we'll both be able to sleep..." he added grumpily, his eyes slowly closing.

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As dawn approached, the sunshine slowly graced the skies. Just as it started to rise, Kagome awoke, and sat up. She looked around, and realized she was back in her sleeping bag.

" How did I...get back here??" she thought. As she looked around, she realized that she was the only one awake. Suddenly, she took noticed of a certain area that had been unoccupied the night before. She smiled upon seeing Inuyasha, asleep. " He must have...brought me back..." she thought. She felt like going up to him, and sitting beside him, but that soon made her want to reach over and play with his ears again. She blushed furiously at the thought, and thought angrily to herself, " What's wrong with you, Kagome?? Are you crazy?! You'll wake him up for sure!" So, she sat back, trying to think of something else instead. It was starting to work; she concentrated on what she should do about breakfast, when she noticed he began to stir.

" Hn?" she said softly, sitting up straight.

Inuyasha opened his eyes. What he saw sitting across from him made his heart skip a beat. " Kikyo?" he thought, blinking a few times. Then, he saw clearly. " Oh, it's Kagome..."

Kagome sat still for a moment. She was actually a pretty amazing sight, though Inuyasha did his best to convince himself otherwise. Her hair was still a bit tossled from sleeping by the water, and the sun was rising beside her. The light caught her hair, and seemed to glow in her eyes. She smiled slightly at him, and his heart actually skipped another beat.

" Inuyasha?" she asked quietly, " Are you awake?"

He was temporarily frozen. " Idiot!" he thought to himself, " Forget about it!" He sat up, ignoring the little voice for once. " Yeah." he replied, just as quiet.

" Inuyasha..." she started.

" Yeah?" he asked.

" Did you....bring me back last night?" she asked. " I don't remember walking back."

" Oh, yeah," he replied softly, " I did."

" Why?" she asked.

" I was...worried about you being out so late..." he said slowly, " So I came out looking for you, and I found you asleep. It's safer at camp, anyway."

Her eyes slightly widened. " You were...worried about me?" she asked in disbelief. " Is he actually going to be...sweet to me?" she thought, hopeful.

Too late; he was wide awake now. " Hn." he replied. " I can't let anything happen to you; then it would be a lot harder to find the jewel shards!"

Kagome sighed. " Great," she thought, " I should've known!" " Oh, right..." she stammered. Then, standing, she walked over to their packs, and grabbed the bucket. " I'm going down by the water," she said, " I need to boil some water if we're going to eat any breakfast this morning!"

" Oh, great." Inuyasha replied sarcasticaly. " Maybe this time it'll taste a lot better than the last time you made breakfast!"

Kagome spun around and glared at him. " Inuyasha!" she said sternly.

He sat straight up. " Oh, great!" he thought. " Not again!"

Then, she said the dreaded words, " Sit, boy!"

An annoyed Kagome walked to the water, leaving a very upset Inuyasha, whom had been slammed into the ground once more.

Sango, Shippo, and Moroku had all been awakened by the sound of the hanyou slamming into the dirt. They all sat up, opening their eyes. Sango yawned, while Shippo rubbed his eyes. Moroku looked at the new crater, and sighed.

" Well, now I know what today's forecast is..." he said. " Irritable, with a slight chance of severe arguments."

Sango looked at him. " What on earth are you talking about, Moroku?" she asked, confused.

" Oh, nothing." he replied, getting up.

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After breakfast, the gang set out once more to look for shards of the Shikon Jewel. As they walked, there was an awkward silence. Kagome sighed. " This is uncomfortable..." she thought. " It's almost as bad as when I get a bad test score, and I have to break the news to..." Suddenly, she gasped. " Oh my gosh!" she exclaimed, and everyone stopped. They all looked at her expectantly.

" What is it, Kagome?" Shippo asked.

" What's today??" she asked, panicked.

" Friday," Sango replied, " Why?"

Kagome hung her head in shame. " Oh, no!" she cried. " I was supposed to go to school today for an important test!!"

Inuyasha scoffed. " Hn. Well, finding shards of the Shikon Jewel is more important than some test." he said, " Now, come on." He started walking again.

" Inuyasha, this is important!" she exclaimed. " Please, I have to go to the well!"

The hanyou groaned. " Fine," he snapped, " But don't expect us to wait around for you."

" Thank you so much, Inuyasha!" she said, running off.

" Thankfully for Kagome, the well is nearby." Moroku observed, " So she will not have to go very far."

Inuyasha sniffed. " Yeah, whatever." he replied, pretending not to care. But, then he decided to change direction. " I guess we at least have to follow her to the well." he moaned. " After all, if she runs into trouble on the way, and she doesn't have any help, then we've lost a jewel detector."

Sango glared at him. " You know very well that's not the only reason she'll be missed!" she exclaimed wickedly.

Inuyasha stepped back. " Gyah!" he thought, panicking slightly. " Hn." he replied aloud, quickly becoming calm. " Yeah, right, you know I have other things on my mind."

" Yeah, right." Sango muttered, walking ahead of him.

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Kagome jumped down the well, returning to her family's shrine. When she arrived back in her time, she clumbed up the ladder inside the well, and ran outside.

" I've got to hurry and get my books!" she gasped, running extremely fast. She shot into the house, through the hallway, into her room. Grabbing her school bag, she ran back outside, and hurried off to school.

" Bye, Grandpa!" she shouted as she ran out.

A very confused and startled Grandfather stood on the steps of the shrine, broom in hand. " Wha?" he mumbled. " Bye, Kagome!" he shouted back, not knowing if he had actually seen her run past him or not.

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At the end of the day, Kagome rushed out of her last class. " Gotta go, bye!" she said to her friends as she bolted to the door.

" Oh, no you don't!" they exclaimed.

One of them grabbed her. " You've been out sick for ages, Kagome!" she said, " We don't ever get to talk anymore!"

" Yeah!" the others agreed.

Kagome pulled her hand away. " I know," she replied, " But I really need to be going now. I'm already late!"

She started to head out the door, when she ran into someone. She ignored them, and ran out into the hallway, making a quick escape.

It was the hottest guy in her school; he wanted to ask her out again. But, she ran off too quickly. Her friends stood in the classroom, shaking their heads. " That girl will never learn..." they sighed.

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Kagome made it back to the well in record time, and, throwing her school bag in a corner, jumped back down it, traveling back to the warring era.

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When she arrived, she climbed back up, trying to guess at how far everyone had traveled. But, to her surprise, when she reached the top, everyone was already there.

" You...waited for me?" she asked.

" Yep!" Sango replied. " It took a little convincing, but we decided you wouldn't be gone for too long."

" How did you know?" she asked, sitting down next to Kilala.

" You stay here a lot longer than you used to, Kagome." Shippo replied.

" It's almost as if you never leave." Moroku added.

Kagome gasped. " Really?" she asked. " I wonder what it would be like...if I really lived here..." she thought. The thought seemed nice; it warmed her heart. Looking around at all of her friends, she wondered why she even went back when she did. " Oh...because I'd miss Mom and Grandpa and my little brother..." she realized. She frowned slightly for a moment, then looked up, and smiled.

" That sounds...really nice..." she said thoughtfully. Though, the looks she was getting were bothering her. Everyone was staring.

" What??" she asked, worried. " What??!!"

" Nothing..." Sango replied. Then, standing, she said, " Say, how about I make dinner tonight?" she asked.

" That sound good!" Kagome replied, a bit relieved.

" Yeah!" Shippo pipped in.

" Okay, then!" Sango said happily. " Now," she pointed to Moroku and Inuyasha, " You two go get firewood!"

" Why do we have to get it?!' Inuyasha complained, " Kagome and Shippo are just as good at gathering firewood as we are! Besides, I'm tired from the battles we've done!"

" We didn't battle anything at all today!" Sango exclaimed, " Besides, Kagome and Shippo always get the firewood. Now, GO!"

An obediant Moroku and a whining Inuyasha went out and gathered firewood. Not much later, the gang was sitting down to a nice meal, and they all soon fell asleep.

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Author's Note: Crappy ending to this chapter, huh?! 8 laughs 8 Yeah, well, too bad, because this is the second chapter in a row I've written today, and my mind is now officially shot! 8 sighs 8 Well, no reviewers will be specifically thanked in this chapter, because the newest reviews are taken care of in Chapter 5! So, thanks again to all of you whom have reviewed (or been reading) since the beginning. TTFN!!! Trin