What'cha thnk people? Please reveiw. Here's # 2, I'm on #3.

Chapter 2

It had been a long and tiring battle and the gang was resting next to a fire. They'd been talking about the demon they'd just slayed and what it was up to. "I dunno," Sango rubbed her head. "Maybe there are more of them…I mean, it didn't do half the damage we found at the last village."

"You're right…" Miroku agreed.

Kagome pulled her new puppy into her lap and stoked it. Kirara purred and sniffed the new puppy.

"You like Okami huh?"

Kirara purred.

"Stupid dog is going to hold us back." Inuyasha snorted.

"Actually," Shippo interrupted. "He's healed pretty fast."

"I wonder if he's demon…" Kagome wondered quietly.

Kirara meowed.

"I think she likes him," Kagome smiled.

"If he was demon," Miroku mumbled. "He could've done the damage…"

Sango shook her head. "I don't think so."

Inuyasha sat down next to Kagome and looked at the dog. "He's demon," Inuyasha clarified. "I can smell it now. Before, all I could smell was blood."

"He really doesn't look demon," Sango whispered.

"Hanyou maybe?" Miroku asked to himself.

Inuyasha shrugged.

"What else can you smell?"

"I can smell a little girl…"

Miroku nodded. "We buried one near where he popped up!"

Inuyasha picked the puppy up and continued to sniff. Okami sniffed back. "A little girl…" Inuyasha looked up. "He was owned by that little girl…"

Kagome was shocked. She stared at the dog.

Okami barked and Inuyasha laughed. He put Okami back in Kagome's lap and sat next to her. "So that little girl owned a demon?"

Kagome yawned. "I'm tired."

"Yeah," Inuyasha mumbled. "And you didn't even fight."

Kagome glared at Inuyasha.

"Here we go…" Shippo sighed.

"I didn't do anything?" Kagome asked.

"Yeah!" Inuyasha snapped back. "I do all the fighting!" Inuyasha waved a finger toward Miroku and Sango. "We do a lot of the fighting! All that dumb kit and you do is watch!"

Kagome was fuming. "Well mister fame and glory, let see how far you get without me." She stood up.

"Well," Inuyasha corrected himself sarcastically. "I can't get anywhere because you are the only one who can see the shards!"

Okami barked.

"I'm still just your shard detector?"

"No," Inuyasha mumbled knowing not to take that route.

"Kikyo can see the shards and you seem to like her more then me anyway!"

"That's not true," Inuyasha mumbled again. He swallowed his pride and looked down.

Okami barked again at Inuyasha.

"What happens when I'm gone?" Kagome was towering over Inuyasha.

Okami barked.

"Shut that damn dog up!" Inuyasha screamed. He stood up as Shippo and Sango grabbed the little dog.

"Don't scream at him!"

"Kagome!"

"Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha knew it was coming by then. There was no stopping Kagome now. Kagome was all red in the face and the vain in her forehead was popping out. He whimpered. He just wanted to tell her…

"SIT!"

Inuyasha plunged into the ground. Okami jumped out of Sango's gentle grip and on top of Inuyasha. His little jaws took hold of Inuyasha's ear and he began to 'protect' his new owner.

"How cute," Sango and Kagome laughed.

Inuyasha on the other hand, growled as pulled the dog off his ear and held it by its scruff. "Damn thing," he mumbled. He gave the dog to Sango and left. For a time, he left!

"Where are you going?" Kagome demanded.

"I have to blow steam!" He yelled back "Don't follow me!"

"He might kill you," Shippo laughed softly.

"I'll let him go," Kagome laughed. "He's probably going off to Kikyo anyway!" That last part she said a bit louder.

Everyone knew though that she was hurt. Kagome took the little dog in her arms and petted it softly. She then crawled into her sleeping bag and cuddled close to the dog and Shippo. "Let me know you guy's results in the morning," she yawned. With that, she went to sleep.

"Wow," Miroku gasped. "Please tell me you aren't like that after we marry."

Sango laughed and went to her own bed. "Let me know what you come up with."

Miroku sat by the fire looking at Kirara. "What do I do?"

"Meow."

Inuyasha had sat up in a tree fuming for a couple hours till he realized that there was no way he could win. He had to just go with it. He jumped down and slowly made it back to camp. "I don't want Kikyo's help," he mumbled. "I want to be with Kagome…I want…to be…there…" Inuyasha stopped. "I want to be there with her forever." Inuyasha looked around to make sure that he was alone. "She's now spending more time with that mutt then fixing me up…" He continued on his way back to camp. As he approached Kagome he heard a low growl. Inuyasha reached down and grabbed the dog. "Listen bud," he began softly. "You and me can get along! All you have to do be nice to me and I'll be nice to you."

The little dog licked his nose.

"Yeah…Whatever."

He put the dog back and sat down not far from Kagome. He closed his eyes and drifted asleep. He'd see how Kagome was in the morning.

Kagome woke to Okami licking her face. He smiled and petted the dog happily. "And how is my little guy doing?"

"I'm alright," Inuyasha smiled.

Kagome glared needles at him. "I'm not talking about that jerk by the fire…" Her voice was dark and hurtful to Inuyasha. "I'm talking to my non agresser, my love puppy, my 'puppy-who-doesn't-argue-with-me' puppy." The last part sounded like she was talking to a baby.

Inuyasha looked into the fire and poked at the coals.

Miroku and Sango returned with some water and they had a small breakfast.

"Don't you think you're being a little harsh on Inuyasha?" Sango asked, as they were packing up.

Kagome shook her head. "He's being a jerk."

Sango shrugged and started down the trail next to Miroku.

"Kagome," Inuyasha whined. "Come-on! Give me a chance!"

"Like all the other times?"

Inuyasha thought for a second then nodded.

Kagome sighed. How could she stay mad at him? She picked up Okami and grabbed Inuyasha's hand.

Inuyasha smiled and walked Kagome's bike. They didn't talk for most of the walk. Miroku and Sango on the other hand were having such a nice time! Kagome couldn't hold it in any longer. She looked at Okami and Kirara playing. "Is there something you need to tell me?"

Inuyasha looked at her a little shocked. What was he suppose to say? That he loved her? No way! He wasn't ready for that yet! Was he supposed to tell her that she wasn't a jewel shard detector? That would help… Or was he supposed to say that she was right and he was wrong? "Umm…" He scratched behind his head. "You're not just my jewel detector…you mean a lot more then just that."

"That's what's been bothering you?" Kagome didn't look convinced.

"Oh," Inuyasha chuckled. "Feh!"

Kagome was hurt. She just wanted to help him. Okami and Kirara ran around Inuyasha and he looked down at them at the time. A small, just noticeable smile crept along his face.

"Are you okay," Shippo asked quietly.

"I'm fine," Inuyasha said. "Why wouldn't I?"

The last part was just a little snappy and Shippo flinched.

"Boy," an old, rough, voice said.

Inuyasha and Kagome turned around. Miroku and Sango stopped and also turned around.

An old man stood on the side of the road staring intently at Inuyasha. Inuyasha, confused as he was, glared back. "Yeah old man?"

So? Any good? I have nothing to do except Anat & Phys homework and thats no fun. I'll be busy on these next chapters for a while. Thanks people!