'Had I shown kindnes? Real kindness? Or was it just an act?' Even the soft voice in Nuraku's mind was as cold as he spoke. 'Kagome.... She is more beautiful than Kikyo. She seems softer. Kinder. Her eyes have emotion. She shows emotion. She is.... Alive.' He walked slowly thinking. The cold stare in his eyes slowly grew warm as copying the warmth Kagome showed him.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome ran toward the slowly dying fire. Miroku and Inuyasha looked at the on coming girls their heavy wet hair waverd in the wind. Miroku stood and emraced Songo, showing comfort. "Inuyasha!" As soon as the melody of Kagome's voice reached his ears his focus came upon her. His eyes traced her every curve. Her torn shirt showed more skin than he would want Miroku to see, but he did not mind himself. She fell to her knees throwing her arms around his sholders. Her soft skin rubbed on him as she melted to him. "Kagome why is you hair wet? And why are your clothes torn?" Inuyasha rubbed his hand on her arm, scratching his nails softly along her arm. "Uh..M-My clothes? I got hot." Kagome turned her saphire eyes away from his peircing gaze. "So you ripped them UP!" Inuyasha held great amuzment in his eyes as well as suspision. Kagome put her head against his sholder to hide her face. He breathed in hard trying to sniff out anything 'wrong'. "Your wet beacause..." He asked expectantly. "Songo and I wanted a bath. "Inuyasha we need to be going." Miroku grasp Songo's hand keeping her by his side so she does not decide to leave again. Inuayasha nodded his head in agreement,
looking at Kagome for aproval. 'Jeez since the beginning of time men always follow the order of girls.' A grin followed her thoughts. Inuyasha took that as an accepted smile and replied to Miroku, "Well then, lets get going." At that he stood and began walking on. Kagome grabbed her yellow backpack and raced after him, catching up to his side. "Lady Sango. Are you alright. You have been out all night." Miroku gentlly began walking foward still grasping Songo's poor hand. "Ai I am fine." Songo smiled before steppin ahead with him.
The sun lowerd quickly behind the trees blanketing the land with luna light and shadows. "AHHH! Inuyasha watch out!!" Kagome let another arrow peirce the heart of a rampaging youkai. Inuyasha landed beside her. "Hell! Another stupid house under attack!" "Inuyasha do you not always say there are demons everywhere?" Miroku looked triuphant and crossed his arms. A low growl came from Inuyasha's throat. "Now why would you say such a stupid thing anyway?" Inuyasha headed toward the smartass monk,
baring his bloodied claws. "Inuyasha SIT!" Kagome looked annoyingly at the both of them. "Ahg whyd ya go and do that anyway?" Inyasha pulled his head up out of the grass. 'Bitch.' Kagome looked at them and threw down her backpack, turning heels to leave. "I'm going for a walk!" She was covered in the shadows of the forest.
The tiny beads of perspersation slowly disapered at the cool night air. She had been walking for about an hour and her heels were beginning to hurt. She sat apon a smooth rock placing her hand firmly on the rock beside her. She looked around nervosly. 'What why am I out here?' She looked at every shadow studying its every inch. 'Am I expecting something?' Her mind began to race when she saw a light color in the darkness. "Nuraku." Her voice was but a whisper. Her heart beat as if she were excited. 'Is that what I am expecting? Nuraku?' She looked down ashamed but the sound of the wind whirling through the leaves of the trees quickly brought her eyes searching frantically around. He was standing there the entire time. Watching her walk step by step deeper into the darkness. Making sure not to be seen he stood hidden in the shadows. Nuraku herd it. Faint, but it was there. "Nuraku." She had said his name. Not coldly but something different. A grin became painted on his lips. 'She wants me.' His eyes began to flicker. 'I know it she is coming to me.' His smile grew wider as he ran his eyes over her tatered clothing, placing his hand around the bandage. Her smell was beginning to get to him, he became light headed. 'She is intoxicating.' He turned to leave listening to her rustle around on the rock. 'No I must not go. Something might hurt her.' It hit him right there. He cared. He was her protector yet her murderer. He remained hidden in the shadows.