Chapter 3
Kagome and the others watched silently as Kagura the wind sorceress was fighting the wolf demon.
"Who is he...?" muttered Kagome to herself, yet loud enough that Inuyasha could hear her with his demon senses.
"Keh. That guy's a weak excuse for a demon. I hope he loses."
'Wow that guy's kinda cute...' thought Kagome. She looked him over, a small smile forming at the corners of her mouth.
"Do you think he needs help?" asked Sango.
"I do not need anyone's help, especially not dog turd's over there!" cried an exasperated Kouga as he tried to fight past Kagura's winds to kick her.
"Not you weaklings again! I thought I got rid of you days ago! That'll teach me to leave a demon to do my dirty work..." sighed Kagura while pulling a feather out of her hair. When she did this is grew about fifty times bigger and she rode it away. 'What happened to that Kagome girl? Where was she? And who was that new hanyou with them?'
"Look what you did dog turd! I could've finished her! You're such a..." his rantings fell silent as his eyes rounded on Kagome, who he was instantaneously next to.
"Hello, who are you? My name is Kouga, and I'm a wolf demon." He said while putting his arm around her waist.
"Um..." Kagome said before being cut off.
"Don't touch her you dirty wolf! She doesn't have to talk to a weakling like you if she doesn't want to! Come on Kagome..." cried Inuyasha as he pried her from Kouga's grip and tried to pull her in the opposite direction.
"Inuyasha we were just talking! Honestly, sometimes you are SO childish!" cried Kagome as she pulled out of his grip. Everyone turned to the direction where a long lone wolf howl was heard.
"My men need me, I must go. Fair Kagome, I do hope you will grace me with your prescence again..." Kouga said before bounding off towards the call.
'Who is this guy?' thought Kagome as her cheeks turned a pale pink. "Keh what a poor excuse for a demon!" growled Inuyasha, not noticing her carnation cheeks.
"Let's just go back to the village now." Said Shippo.
"Good idea. I could use a massage right about now..." smirked Miroku while putting his hand on Sango's backside. *SMACK*
"You are such a pervert Miroku!" yelled Sango, turning so nobody would see the smile forming on her face. "Let's just go..."
They all slowly made their way to the village, dragging their feet as they went. The sun was setting and it was starting to get dark. When they got to the village, the others got ready to retire while Kagome stayed outside. 'Why aren't I tired?' thought Kagome. 'Oh well I might as well look around.' She jumped to the roof and took off, bounding from roof to roof like she had seen Inuyasha do so many times before. When the roofs ended, she found a large tree that had to be at least 200 feet tall. She jumped from branch to branch before stopping near the top. She sat down and immediately felt a sense of calm come over her. 'So this is why Inuyahsa sits in trees all the time.... It really is relaxing."
Seconds after she had closed her eyes she heard leaves rustling. A clawed hand came out from behind her and covered her mouth so she couldn't scream. She stuggled against it, kicking and throwing her arms around, until she looked up to find a hanyou with a small grin on his face who released her.
"INUYASHA HOW DARE YOU SCARE ME LIKE THAT!" screamed Kagome. "I THOUGHT YOU WERE A DEMON!"
"Sorry, that wimpy wolf isn't here" he replied coldly.
"What are you talking about Inuyasha? I don't even know the guy. Besides I have you here and..." She blushed when she realized what she was saying.
A small smirk formed at the side of his mouth. 'She's so cute when she's mad. Wait! What am I saying? I don't like her like that!' He turned away.
"What are you thinking about, Inu?" she asked, amused by his facial expressions.
"Um nothing... it's just... I hope you don't like that stupid weakling, because he's trying to get the jewel shards too, and I don't want him to slow us down." He turned to look at her, pretending to be angry to hide his emotions.
'That's all I'll ever be to him, a shard detector. Nothing more... I thought he liked me for a second there.' Kagome frowned, then turned to hide her eyes, which were becoming glassy and teary.
"Yeah..." she mumbled. Her throat was starting to ache from holding back the tears. She quietly tried to stifle a sniffle.
"Kagome...? What's wrong?" Inuyahsa asked, looking concerned, as he put her arm around her shoulders pulling her closer.
"It's just...," she was sick of lying about it. "Do you like me Inuyahsa? Cuz sometimes I think you feel the same way I do and other times you make it sound like you couldn't care less if I just went home... not that I can now since I'm a hanyou... I don't think my mom would really understand that..."
For several seconds he just sat there, shocked at what he had heard. 'Did she just say she liked me?'
"You... you like me?" he managed to stutter.
"Oh come on Inuyasha, don't play dumb! How could I make it any more obvious?!"
"You forget how dense I can be." He chuckled as he pulled her closer, wrapping his arms around her waist. "I like you too." He was glad he hadn't been the first to say it.
"You do? Mmmmm... you still smell good..." she muttered while putting her face into his chest, inhaling his scent. 'He smells like pine...'
Inuyasha was mentally battling with himself. 'What do I do now?!' 'Kiss her you idiot!' 'But...' 'Just do it you dumbass!' 'Well... here goes nothing...'
He took his hand and raised her face by gently using his forefinger to lift her chin from his shirt. "Gods, you're beautiful Kagome..." he accidentally said out loud.
She giggled and moved her face in towards his, closing her eyes. He closed his eyes and their lips met to form a slow soft kiss, which soon changed to passionate French kissing. They were both in heaven as their surroundings seemed to disappear and the only sound that could be heard was Kagome purring and Inuyasha breathing heavily.
This continued for a minute or two before Kagome could feel herself changing. She felt all hot, yet still felt like she could go for hours before stopping.
Inuyahsa was changing too. 'This is the best feeling ever...'
Their eyes quickly turned from a deep aubern to a blood red, with two blue stripes appearing on each cheek. They continued kissing until he pinned her to the trunk, letting his hands run all over her body.
'Don't let this end...' she thought dreamily, her senses being overtaken by his touch, smell, and taste.
"Where are they? Kagome! Inuyasha!" called Sango, before looking up and seeing the two go at it. She gasped, then giggled.
They broke away at the sound of Sango's cry. Both looked toward her and lowered their ears. A low growl emitted from the back of Inuyasha's throat, making Sango and Miroku step back.
"Come on." Said Inuyasha as he picked up Kagome bridal style and leaped from tree to tree until they reached a clearing.
"Where were we?" he smirked.
Kagome and the others watched silently as Kagura the wind sorceress was fighting the wolf demon.
"Who is he...?" muttered Kagome to herself, yet loud enough that Inuyasha could hear her with his demon senses.
"Keh. That guy's a weak excuse for a demon. I hope he loses."
'Wow that guy's kinda cute...' thought Kagome. She looked him over, a small smile forming at the corners of her mouth.
"Do you think he needs help?" asked Sango.
"I do not need anyone's help, especially not dog turd's over there!" cried an exasperated Kouga as he tried to fight past Kagura's winds to kick her.
"Not you weaklings again! I thought I got rid of you days ago! That'll teach me to leave a demon to do my dirty work..." sighed Kagura while pulling a feather out of her hair. When she did this is grew about fifty times bigger and she rode it away. 'What happened to that Kagome girl? Where was she? And who was that new hanyou with them?'
"Look what you did dog turd! I could've finished her! You're such a..." his rantings fell silent as his eyes rounded on Kagome, who he was instantaneously next to.
"Hello, who are you? My name is Kouga, and I'm a wolf demon." He said while putting his arm around her waist.
"Um..." Kagome said before being cut off.
"Don't touch her you dirty wolf! She doesn't have to talk to a weakling like you if she doesn't want to! Come on Kagome..." cried Inuyasha as he pried her from Kouga's grip and tried to pull her in the opposite direction.
"Inuyasha we were just talking! Honestly, sometimes you are SO childish!" cried Kagome as she pulled out of his grip. Everyone turned to the direction where a long lone wolf howl was heard.
"My men need me, I must go. Fair Kagome, I do hope you will grace me with your prescence again..." Kouga said before bounding off towards the call.
'Who is this guy?' thought Kagome as her cheeks turned a pale pink. "Keh what a poor excuse for a demon!" growled Inuyasha, not noticing her carnation cheeks.
"Let's just go back to the village now." Said Shippo.
"Good idea. I could use a massage right about now..." smirked Miroku while putting his hand on Sango's backside. *SMACK*
"You are such a pervert Miroku!" yelled Sango, turning so nobody would see the smile forming on her face. "Let's just go..."
They all slowly made their way to the village, dragging their feet as they went. The sun was setting and it was starting to get dark. When they got to the village, the others got ready to retire while Kagome stayed outside. 'Why aren't I tired?' thought Kagome. 'Oh well I might as well look around.' She jumped to the roof and took off, bounding from roof to roof like she had seen Inuyasha do so many times before. When the roofs ended, she found a large tree that had to be at least 200 feet tall. She jumped from branch to branch before stopping near the top. She sat down and immediately felt a sense of calm come over her. 'So this is why Inuyahsa sits in trees all the time.... It really is relaxing."
Seconds after she had closed her eyes she heard leaves rustling. A clawed hand came out from behind her and covered her mouth so she couldn't scream. She stuggled against it, kicking and throwing her arms around, until she looked up to find a hanyou with a small grin on his face who released her.
"INUYASHA HOW DARE YOU SCARE ME LIKE THAT!" screamed Kagome. "I THOUGHT YOU WERE A DEMON!"
"Sorry, that wimpy wolf isn't here" he replied coldly.
"What are you talking about Inuyasha? I don't even know the guy. Besides I have you here and..." She blushed when she realized what she was saying.
A small smirk formed at the side of his mouth. 'She's so cute when she's mad. Wait! What am I saying? I don't like her like that!' He turned away.
"What are you thinking about, Inu?" she asked, amused by his facial expressions.
"Um nothing... it's just... I hope you don't like that stupid weakling, because he's trying to get the jewel shards too, and I don't want him to slow us down." He turned to look at her, pretending to be angry to hide his emotions.
'That's all I'll ever be to him, a shard detector. Nothing more... I thought he liked me for a second there.' Kagome frowned, then turned to hide her eyes, which were becoming glassy and teary.
"Yeah..." she mumbled. Her throat was starting to ache from holding back the tears. She quietly tried to stifle a sniffle.
"Kagome...? What's wrong?" Inuyahsa asked, looking concerned, as he put her arm around her shoulders pulling her closer.
"It's just...," she was sick of lying about it. "Do you like me Inuyahsa? Cuz sometimes I think you feel the same way I do and other times you make it sound like you couldn't care less if I just went home... not that I can now since I'm a hanyou... I don't think my mom would really understand that..."
For several seconds he just sat there, shocked at what he had heard. 'Did she just say she liked me?'
"You... you like me?" he managed to stutter.
"Oh come on Inuyasha, don't play dumb! How could I make it any more obvious?!"
"You forget how dense I can be." He chuckled as he pulled her closer, wrapping his arms around her waist. "I like you too." He was glad he hadn't been the first to say it.
"You do? Mmmmm... you still smell good..." she muttered while putting her face into his chest, inhaling his scent. 'He smells like pine...'
Inuyasha was mentally battling with himself. 'What do I do now?!' 'Kiss her you idiot!' 'But...' 'Just do it you dumbass!' 'Well... here goes nothing...'
He took his hand and raised her face by gently using his forefinger to lift her chin from his shirt. "Gods, you're beautiful Kagome..." he accidentally said out loud.
She giggled and moved her face in towards his, closing her eyes. He closed his eyes and their lips met to form a slow soft kiss, which soon changed to passionate French kissing. They were both in heaven as their surroundings seemed to disappear and the only sound that could be heard was Kagome purring and Inuyasha breathing heavily.
This continued for a minute or two before Kagome could feel herself changing. She felt all hot, yet still felt like she could go for hours before stopping.
Inuyahsa was changing too. 'This is the best feeling ever...'
Their eyes quickly turned from a deep aubern to a blood red, with two blue stripes appearing on each cheek. They continued kissing until he pinned her to the trunk, letting his hands run all over her body.
'Don't let this end...' she thought dreamily, her senses being overtaken by his touch, smell, and taste.
"Where are they? Kagome! Inuyasha!" called Sango, before looking up and seeing the two go at it. She gasped, then giggled.
They broke away at the sound of Sango's cry. Both looked toward her and lowered their ears. A low growl emitted from the back of Inuyasha's throat, making Sango and Miroku step back.
"Come on." Said Inuyasha as he picked up Kagome bridal style and leaped from tree to tree until they reached a clearing.
"Where were we?" he smirked.