Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Inuyasha and all other characters mentioned in this fic are copyright Rumiko Takahasi.
Chapter 01: Strange Feelings
Kagome gave a slight yelp and held herself tighter to Inuyasha. She was deathly afraid of thunderstorms and this one wasn't helping. She was also curious as to why Inuyasha was being so nice to her lately. Even now, he was letting her cling to his back, inside his haori. She was both glad and nervous about this. She was glad because the haori shielded her from the cold rain, but she was nervous because she was clinging to Inuyasha's exposed skin. Luckily, he couldn't tell how much she actually enjoyed it.
Another flash and boom made her clench her eyes tightly and cling harder with a quiet, "Mou".
She opened her eyes when she heard Inuyasha's voice, "It'll be alright Kagome," he said in a comforting way.
Kagome smiled, 'You have no idea how comforting that really is' is what she thought, but instead she pointed ahead, "There's Kaede-sama's hut."
As soon as they got within fifty feet of the hut, a loud SLAP rang out. Inuyasha shook his head already knowing what had happened, "Will he ever learn?"
Kagome giggled, "Don't count on it."
Inuyasha simply smiled and kept running.
When they got to the hut, they immediately noticed Miroku nursing a red handprint on his cheek, while Sango nursed a red hand. Kagome couldn't help but giggle at the two. Kagome wiggled her way out from under Inuyasha's haori. She gave him a quick thank you, to which he just feh'd. She then walked over and sat down next to Sango, "What did he do this time?"
"The usual" she grumbled.
Kagome stifled a laugh at the risk of the demon hunter's rage.
Suddenly a call of "Kagome!" came from the other room. Kagome was immediately knocked to the floor by the Kitsune that came bounding into the room.
"Well, hello to you too, Shippou." said Kagome with a giggle.
"You're back! You're back! I missed you! Did you bring candy?" the Kitsune nearly yelled while practically jumping up and down on Kagome.
Suddenly, Shippou was yanked off Kagome and spun around in mid air to come face to face with an enraged Inuyahsa. "Oi, runt, what have I told you about that!? Your gonna hurt someone eventually with all that jumping!" he snarled.
"Kagome," whined Shippou.
"Inuyasha!" He tensed, waiting for the 'sit', but it didn't come. Instead, she said, "Put Shippou down!" Obediently, he unceremoniously dropped Shippou to the ground.
"Ow! That hurt, ya jerk!"
"Inuyasha, be nice!" scolded Kagome.
Inuyasha simply replied with a casual "Feh," and walked off and sat down in the corner.
"But Inuyasha is right Shippou, we don't want anyone getting hurt. I'll give you some candy tomorrow."
Both Shippou and Inuyasha sat in stunned silence. Was she actually taking Inuyasha's side? Kagome pulled her sleeping bag out of her backpack and unrolled it. Climbing inside, she gave a contented sigh and fell promptly asleep. Miroku followed suit. As did Sango, but now before giving Miroku a glare to make sure he didn't try anything. Shippou and Kirara curled up next to each other. Inuyasha sat quietly in the corner, lost in thought. Why had Kagome taken his side? She always took Shippou's side and sat him. Why start now? Rather than boggle his mind over it, he folded his arms in the sleeves of his Haori and fell asleep.
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