Title: Not like the other girls

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha; neither do I own Sailor Moon.

AN: I'm very sorry that the update took so long. I was stuck in a writer's block once again; this happens to me very often this year. Mhm, this is getting weird . . . Anyway I'm back but I'm angry. I wrote something down for the next chapter and it's gone. Somehow I believe little green men did steal it. -sighs- I always have problems with strange things from other planets.

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Thoughts

Chapter 11 – Love?

The small group of people had all gathered near the fireplace. Inuyasha had told them about Naraku and about the curse he put on Miroku although the girls seemed to know a lot about it because Lita had told them.

Luna started talking and asked questions, but only Kagome and Shippo answered them since Lita and Miroku sat some meters away and talked for their own. And Inuyasha? He looked at the couple and thought about the talk he had with Miroku before. Inuyasha felt that Miroku had lost every hope he had to kill Naraku although he always acted like he still had hope.

Inuyasha sighed and got Kagome's attention. "What's the matter?"

"Nothing." He said and stood up. "I need to think about some things." Inuyasha walked quietly into the forest.

"Hey, what's with Inuyasha?" Miroku asked when he and Lita came walking up to the group.

Kagome shrugged. "I have no idea, but I'll try to find out." Kagome followed Inuyasha immediately while Miroku and Lita sat down in front of the fire and began talking with the other senshi.

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"Inuyasha!"

His ears twitched and he turned around to see Kagome running up at him. "Why did you follow me?"

"Because I'm worried." Kagome said as she stopped in front of him. "Something's seems to bother you and I wonder what it is."

Inuyasha shook his head. "It's nothing important."

"I don't believe you."

"That's not my problem!" Inuyasha said harshly.

Kagome took a step back. Inuyasha's eyes widened. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to . . . ."

"It's okay. I shouldn't have followed you, it's your business." Kagome turned around and started walking back to the camp when Inuyasha grabbed her arm.

"It's your business also." Kagome looked at him confused. "It's about Miroku. When you and Lita were back in your time we had a little talk concerning Lita, well at least for the first five minutes."

"What do you mean 'only for the first five minutes'?" Kagome asked looking at Inuyasha suspicious.

"Miroku told me that he has not much time left. He said it could be one month or maybe only one week." Inuyasha sighed and dropped his head. "He said he could feel it, that's what I needed to think about. He's going to die; this could be next week or even tomorrow. We need to find Naraku. Although I didn't like Miroku from the beginning, he became a friend of mine."

"He's also my friend." Kagome said. "I don't understand why he didn't tell us and . . . did he tell Lita?"

Inuyasha shook his head. "I don't believe so."

Kagome sat down on the ground. "I can't believe this. I mean he seems to love her, why can't he be honest with her?"

"Come on, you know him. He isn't really honest. He tells people that black clouds stand over their houses only to get a better sleeping place for the night." Inuyasha said kneeling down beside Kagome and looked at her.

Kagome sat quietly on the ground when a tear fell down on the ground. Inuyasha widened his eyes when he recognized that Kagome was crying. "What . . . why are you crying?"

"Because Lita told me she loves him and after all she told me it seems like she wants to spend her life with him." Kagome looked up and searched for Inuyasha's eyes. "She loves him since the day he kissed her for the first time. He can't just die."

She started crying even more and threw herself against Inuyasha who had a shocked impression on his face when he felt Kagome wrap her arms around him. Slowly Inuyasha put his arms around her too. "He's a human, of course he can die."

"But I didn't think it would happen so fast, I thought we would have enough time to kill Naraku." Kagome said sobbing.

"But we have time. Not much, but with the help of Lita's friends we should manage it to kill him." He answered trying to pacify her a bit. "We will kill Naraku and Miroku will live. I promise."

Kagome tried to smile. Since when was Inuyasha so . . . friendly? He would never embrace her like this or would he? She looked into his eyes smiling and in some way Inuyasha smiled too. Kagome put her head back to his chest when she realized what she saw. Inuyasha smiled, he really smiled.

Kagome looked back at him. "You're smiling." She noticed.

"Are you sure?"

She nodded and pointed at him. "Yes, I am. Since when do you smile like . . . this?"

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "Honestly, I have no idea what you're talking about."

Kagome eyed Inuyasha suspicious. Why doesn't he admit that he is smiling? Kagome stood up and looked at Inuyasha before she started walking back into the direction she had come from.

"Where are you going?" Inuyasha asked her while he was still sitting on the ground.

Kagome turned round. "I'm walking back to the camp. The others probably are worried what takes us so long and they will start to ask questions, you know."

Inuyasha stood up and walked towards Kagome. He took her hand and looked into her brown eyes.

Kagome felt her heart starting to beat faster. She looked at Inuyasha's hand that was holding hers. "Inuyasha we really should go back." She suggested and turned around trying to walk away, but Inuyasha didn't let her go. He pulled her back and embraced her. "Inuyasha . . . ."

"Kagome I . . . ."

"Hey you two!"

Kagome and Inuyasha turned around. Lita was standing nearby a tree holding Shippo in her arms. Lita looked at the little kitsune in her arms. "I think we shouldn't have disturbed them." She whispered.

Shippo looked at Kagome and Inuyasha. Inuyasha was still embracing Kagome and she didn't seem to bother. When Kagome noticed this she blushed lightly and freed herself from Inuyasha's embrace.

Kagome walked towards the two arrivals and looked at Lita. "Can I talk to you?"

Lita nodded. "Of course."

Kagome pointed at Shippo. "I need to talk to you alone."

Shippo looked at the two girls. "Does this mean I have to stay with Inuyasha?"

"Yes." Kagome answered. "But I'm sure he won't kill you or am I wrong Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha shook his head. "I won't harm him."

Lita raised an eyebrow. "Is everything okay with him?"

"I'm not quiet sure. This is why I need to talk to you." Kagome said. She looked back at Shippo. "See? Inuyasha is in a good mood today and you just have to walk back to camp with him, nothing more."

Shippo looked at Inuyasha. "Well, I might try. But if he tries to beat me I'm not going to talk to you anymore."

Lita chuckled and looked at a stunned Kagome. Shippo jumped on the ground and ran to Inuyasha. Kagome looked at the dog hanyou. "We'll be back at camp in a few minutes okay?"

Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah, no problem."

The two girls started walking away from the place Inuyasha and Shippo stood. When they reached the hot springs that were near the camp, they stopped. Kagome sat down on the ground and looked into the sky. Some stars had already appeared.

"Have you ever seen Inuyasha smiling?" Kagome asked.

Lita sighed. "Well, no. Besides I'm not as long here as you, but in the few days I stayed here he seemed to be a person who doesn't like to smile. Why do you ask?"

"Because he smiled just some minutes ago and like you said, he isn't a person who smiles." Kagome shrugged. "I just thought that he maybe . . . liked me in some way."

"Like or love?"

Kagome gulped and faced Lita. "What do you mean?"

"I saw how Inuyasha embraced you, he seemed to like and you didn't seem to bother. He seems to care about you that's why I thought he might probably love you."

"Is there another possibility?" Kagome asked raising an eyebrow.

"Maybe he embraced you the way he did because you talked about something that 'made' him embrace you." Lita suggested. "So what were you talking about?"

Kagome looked at her. I can't tell; Miroku should do. At least it's his business.

Lita waited for an answer but Kagome just shook her head. "Nothing important."

Lita nodded understanding. "You don't want to talk about it." She noticed. "Well, maybe we should head back to the camp. The others might probably wonder what takes us so long."

Lita stood up and walked some meters before she turned around and looked at Kagome who slowly followed Lita. When both girls returned to the camp they saw Inuyasha sitting in a tree.

Kagome looked up at him and sighed. He seemed to be the old Inuyasha like he was before. Why is he acting like this? Kagome thought to herself and looked around.

Lita's friends began to make their beds with the sleeping bags they had brought with them. Kagome herself took her sleeping bag and laid it down on the ground in order to crawl inside. Shippo himself crawled into her sleeping bag, lay down beside Kagome and closed his eyes. Kagome smiled at the little kitsune and closed her eyes too.

Lita also took her sleeping bag. She opened it and laid it on the ground. She than took a blanket she had brought from her time. She gave Miroku a sign which signalled him to come over to her and lay down and so did he. Lita placed the blanket over their bodies. "What were you and Kagome talking about?" He asked whispering.

"Just some woman stuff." Lita answered when she put her head on his chest. "She needed to talk about Inuyasha since he was acting a bit strange. You know, he was embracing her and smiling. I suggested that he might be in love with her but Kagome doesn't think so."

"So, what is it than?"

Lita shrugged. "Well, normally guys only embrace girls when they're sad. I asked Kagome what they were talking about but she didn't say anything. It must have been something important." Lita noticed.

Miroku looked into the sky. Did Inuyasha told her about our conversation? No, he wouldn't do this . . . or would he?

"What are you thinking about?" Lita asked when she noticed that Miroku was spaced out.

"Nothing important."

"Kagome said this too." Lita whispered.

Miroku embraced her. "Maybe we just need a little sleep."

"Yeah, maybe we do." Lita closed her eyes and snuggled closer to Miroku. Miroku himself looked into the sky and thought about his conversation with Inuyasha. I should have told them earlier. It's maybe too late by now. Miroku looked at Lita and sighed. Tomorrow, tomorrow I will tell her.

I hope you liked it. I'm just trying to remember all the stuff I wrote down for the next chapter, I remember a few things but unfortunately not everything. Maybe the time will come; I know it will, I just have to talk to all those voices in my head. I'm sure they can help me. I have to go, they're calling me.

Ja ne!

Coming Next:

"Remember you promised me not to kill me!"

"What's going on between you and Kagome?"