Everybody waited for whatever was going to happen. Kagome, Sango, Shippo and Kirara were sitting at the right side of the door and Kouga at the left one. Nobody dared to say even a word and just stared at the unmoving hanyou on the floor. The minutes were passing one after another but he wasn't showing any signs of waking up. Kaede and Miroku were starting to get worry and were exchanging nervous looks.

Suddenly Inuyasha inhaled sharply and his back arched, startling everybody. The monk and the old Miko were caught unprepared and couldn't stop the hanyou from sitting up, in time. Inuyasha breathed hard and tried desperately to clear his vision. He saw a few dark shadows coming closer to him and waved his right hand in front of himself thinking that he might be in some kind of danger.

"Inuyasha, calm down." Miroku tried to reason with him. "It's us – Miroku and Kaede-sama..." he tried to catch his hand but Inuyasha pushed him back.

"That's right, Inuyasha." the old Miko added but he kept backing away from them. "Kagome is here too..." she motioned for the girl to come closer and she complied.

"I'm here, Inuyasha." she said and hearing her voice seemed to calm him down. "That's right, relax..."

"I don't feel so good..." were the hanyou's words as he slumped, sitting, on the floor. Then he started coughing and brought his hands to his mouth. "I feel sick..." he mumbled.

"No, Inuyasha, hold on." Kaede commanded and looked at Miroku to show him to hurry up. "The demon is trying to come out from your mouth..."

"I think something else is going to come out from there..." Shippo squeaked and hid behind Sango.

"Inuyasha, try to stay still." the old Miko said as the hanyou's body was once again rocked with another coughing fit. Seeing that it was no use she moved away from him to clear Miroku's path.

"Ok, here it goes!" the monk shouted and threw the ofuda toward the hanyou's forehead.

The magical piece of paper pasted on his forehead and sent a few impulses through Inuyasha's body. This all resulted in his body going limp all of a sudden and in the next second he was like stunned. He just sat there, in the back of the hut, with his eyes closed and his hands by his sides.

"I-Is h-he ok?" Kagome stammered out after a while, since she saw that everybody else were just staring at him.

"Yes," Miroku nodded proudly. "Now he really is."

"But what was that all about?" the girl continued with her questions. "What exactly did you do to him?"

"Well, with this ofuda I managed to isolate the dream demon." the monk started to explain. "Now its youki is gathering inside the ofuda and when the demon's energy is all drained it will die."

"And how long are we going to wait?" Kouga asked – he was obviously very concerned about his well being. It would be very good if he received only Kagome's beating and if the wait was to be a long one they might let him go.

"At least a weak." Miroku answered, not failing to notice why the wolf demon was so interested.

"Is Inuyasha going to be ok when he wakes up?" the small kitsune, who had finally come out of his hiding place, asked. "I mean is there going to be any permanent damage to him?"

"No, I don't think so." Miroku said and then paused for a second, looking at the hanyou. "But after sitting like that for a whole week, he is going to be a real pain when he wakes up."

"Alright, that's enough." Kagome said, her voice sounding really tired. "It is late, we are all very exhausted, let's leave all this for tomorrow, ok?"

The others shrugged and agreed with her. Kouga was the happiest since he could get away much easier than he first thought. But just one freezing glare from Kagome made him change his mind. He quietly sat back by the door and pretended to want to sleep, just to avoid her eyes. The others made themselves comfortable around the fire and were soon asleep. Only Kagome and Kaede remained awake.

The two women didn't talk much. It had been a really stressing situation and fortunately everything was almost over. Kaede knew why the girl was so quiet – she was angry of Kouga, and the old woman didn't want to be the reason for a fight. The two cleaned the mess Inuyasha had made with his moving around and after Kagome placed his haori on his back and shoulders she and Kaede also went to bed.

But Kagome didn't go without a blood freezing warning for the wolf demon. "I'll deal with you tomorrow, Kouga." she hissed at him. "Don't you dare run away, 'cause if you do, I suggest you leave the shards here... So I won't be able to find you."

The wolf demon gulped and involuntary shivered – that didn't sound like 'good night, my dear husband', and he was sure that it would newer be. Now he knew why Inuyasha always listened to her – she was one hell of a woman and she was scary. Although he tried not to fall asleep he failed and soon followed the others in dreamland.

It was early in the morning. Everybody, except Kagome who was still sleeping in the hut, were outside and having breakfast. Suddenly a strange annoying screaming sound was heard from inside the hut and everyone rushed to see what was going on. They found Kagome digging through her bag. She managed to pull out a strange small plate and when she opened it and pressed a button on it the sound stopped.

"What was that?" Shippo startled her.

"Oh, guys, sorry..." the girl said a little embarrassed. "It's my personal organizer."

"Personal...what?" Kouga asked highly confused.

"It's a something that reminds me of certain things..." Kagome explained.

"And what did it remind you now?" Shippo asked and went to her to look at the strange device better.

"That I have tests this week..." she said weakly and sighed sadly.

"Ok, everybody out." Sango suddenly said and for no time in the hut were only Kagome, the unconscious Inuyasha and her. "What are you thinking?" she asked her friend.

"What do you mean?" Kagome was a little confused.

"Are you going or not?" the demon exterminator asked.

"Of course I'm not!" the other girl exclaimed. "I can't leave him here like this?" she pointed at the hanyou.

"Now listen to me." Sango started firmly and pointed her right hand's index finger at her friend. "Inuyasha is fine, we will take good care of him, there's noting to worry about. And besides I don't want to listen to your fights when you blame him for not taking your tests."

"I wasn't going to blame him for that!" Kagome suddenly became defensive but she knew very well that her friend was right.

"Yeah, right!" Sango smiled. "Pack your things and get going. I'll wait for you outside." with that the demon exterminator left the hut to tell the others about Kagome leaving for a while.

'She is right.' Kagome thought and looked at Inuyasha. She stayed like this for a while and started to get that same strange feeling of discomfort when looking at him for too long. It was like he could stare her back. 'He's just like a statue now. And this is creepy too.' she crawled toward him and looked at him closer. She felt like hypnotized and it was Sango's voice to hurry up that startled her and she pulled back.

"What's wrong with me?" she asked herself and went to take her bag. But passing by the hanyou she dropped the bag and kneeled in front of him. "What is it so hypnotizing with you all of a sudden..." as she was mumbling she was unconsciously closing the gap between their faces.

Suddenly Kagome became aware that she was kissing him and she quickly pulled away. She fell back on her butt and held one hand on her mouth, the other on her chest. Her vision was slightly blurry but right now she didn't really pay attention to this. Right now her head was one big mindless fluff. As if she had seen a ghost she stood up, grabbed her bag and ran outside – straight toward the well.

"Bye!" she yelled and was off.

'I guess I'm saved...' Kouga sighed as he saw her run away, and couldn't help but wonder about why her face was so red. A moment later, when he turned to her friends, he already regretted that his woman wasn't here to save him. After all they were three, if we don't count Shippo...

"We are lucky that Kaede-sama went for herbs." Miroku said ominously.

Kouga made a step back as the monk grabbed the beads on his right hand. 'There's no getting out once inside that Kazaana...' he thought and only the option to run away appeared in his mind. But will he be fast enough to escape the winds of the black hole?

"Yeah," Sango laughed. "And Kagome-chan would've been too nice with him..."

The wolf demon made another step back as the demon exterminator lifted her Hiraikotsu off the ground. 'I've seen what that weapon does... It's not as strong as Tetsusaiga but when she is fighting with it...' he told himself and now was sure that he had to get away.

One angry growl from the now transformed Kirara and he was sent off running through the forest, shouting that he was sorry. The four friends, this time counting Shippo too, broke down laughing. It was always fun to joke with Kouga and by the looks of it Inuyasha didn't have to worry about the mangy wolf taking Kagome for himself.

TBC