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Kagurafujinnomai: I know you said you wanted to get away from this before you hurt someone, but COME ON slicing your foot isn't gonna help! (lol) I hope you feel better soon, and that this chapter helps to brighten your day…

Almost Human: Ok Ok, I can take a compliment, but a "godess"? Don't you think your taking that a bit far? I just have a vivid imagination and seem to have a talent for getting in on paper… but thank you I'm flattered, and I hope this chapter meets your expectations.

Phenomenon: Oh man! You are going to enjoy Sango in this one!

Aldalote: If you think it is amusing now just you wait!

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Once a Month

Chapter 7

A Not So Rude Awakening

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Inuyasha began to come to in the wee hours of the morning, he found that during the night he and Kagome had changed positions a little, he now had his nose buried in her hair as she faced away from him. His left arm was under her side and his hand was on her lower stomach. His right arm was draped over her and nestled in the center of her chest. He would have moved it if not for her own arm, which was on top of his and holding it in the precarious position. He was worried that if she woke up in such a position that he would be sat into oblivion, come to think of it I haven't been sat for a couple days now… his focus shifted down to their legs which was a completely different story in their own. When they went to sleep they had kept their legs to themselves, but now, since he was laying on his left side, his right leg had draped over her left one and her right ankle had locked his in place. He wasn't quite sure how do deal with her when she awoke, but for now it seemed surprisingly comfortable and comforting to wake, especially since he wasn't one to sleep on the ground on the first place.

He lay there for a long time, just enjoying the sensations he was receiving from being with her when his nose began to pick up some new smells. The first was that of the miko's blood, he groaned to himself and knew he would have to wake her so she could mask it again, which I'm still wondering how… but the second smell was emitting from the taijya across the room, her hormones were reaching a peak… either way he needed some fresh air, so he whispered in Kagome's ear, "I need you to get up." He smiled as he felt a shiver run down her spine. Her body certainly recognizes me…

Kagome woke up to the sensation of his breath on her neck, sending shivers cascading down her body, she unhooked her ankle and began detangling herself while she was still half-asleep, not realizing how intimately entwined they had been not a few moments earlier. She sat up and stretched, looking out and seeing only wisps of gray in the early morning, she turned to her companion who was now seated Indian style and whispered back, "Why so early?"

"Because you have some supplies you need to change and I need some fresh air…"

She nodded, knowing he could probably smell the blood and grabbed her supplies pack and they headed silently out the door to attend to their individual needs.

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Sango awoke, not knowing what she heard was the couple leaving. The taijya's thoughts were stuck on Miroku, her hormones driving her towards him, she crawled over to his corner and looked over his sleeping face. She closed the space between them and gave him a gentle kiss. (hormones man… they suck)

Miroku thought it was another one of his dreams as he felt her warm lips make contact with his, so… he just did as he did in all his dreams, he kissed her back. The level of passion rose as he began to sit up and wrap his arms around her. When his hands came into contact with her backside she snapped back to her old self, wheeling back and slapping him, "HENTAI!" She stood up angrily and looked ready to kill him, and he realized very quickly that this was no dream, "Wait a second! YOU started that NOT ME!" he shot back defensively. Tears welled up in her eyes and she ran out the door crying, he just stared at where she had just been in utter confusion. Sitting there his attention turned to the stretching kitsune and Kirara, yawning Shippo asked, "What happened?"

"I don't know Shippo… I just don't know."

Inuyasha heard a slap and smelled tears as he saw Sango running out of Kaede's hut. Figuring Kagome would take care of her, he went in to see what happened. He entered to see a dazed Miroku and a sleepy Shippo and Kirara. He saw the slap mark on his face and guessed what happened, the strange thing was that it appeared that Miroku hadn't moved from his bedding yet, his blanket still draped over him. Inuyasha went to sit next to his friend, and said, "I knew her hormones were at a high… but what just happened?"

"I don't know, I was just sleeping, and having a dream about-"

"Please! Spare me the details! What happened with Sango?"

"Well I thought I was dreaming that she was kissing me, and as usual-"

"I said SPARE me the details!"

"Well… ok… I went to… ahem… touch her… and she slapped me."

"Since when is that new?"

"Well considering that it was SHE who kissed me awake in the first place-"

"WHAT!"

"That's what I thought, and so I defended myself and she ran out of the hut crying!"

"Girls are SO weird around their periods."

"I completely agree."

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Kagome discovered that Inuyasha was right and that she did need to change, so she did. Feeling refreshed she headed back towards the hut when she heard someone crying, she followed the sound to a small clearing where she found Sango curled up against a tree, bawling and mumbling to herself. She sat down next to her friend and offered her a tissue, allowing her to clean herself up a little. Once the tissue was discarded and her friend had calmed down she asked gently, "You want to tell me what happened?"

(sniffle) "I woke up (sniffle) and I did something really bad."

Kagome cocked her head to the side, "What?"

"I went over to Miroku, (sniff) and I kissed him."

"So?"

"SO! I KISSED HIM!"

"Sango there are several reasons for that, one… you are not yourself at the moment.'

(sniff) "What's that suppose to mean?"

"Your hormones, chemicals in your body, are driving you to do things you don't normally do, they cause mood swings and can turn you on at the slightest things, that's their job and they build up right before you start bleeding."

(sniff) "Really?"

"Really."

"Well I still feel bad, cause Miroku is right, I started it, but I slapped him."

"So go and apologize, after all the times you have forgiven him I'm sure he will forgive you this once."

(sniff) "You have a point there."

Kagome gave her one more tissue and a mirror to clean herself up and they headed back to the hut. Upon entering she gave the taijya a hug and motioned for Inuyasha to come with her outside. He looked at Miroku, and walked out leaving the two and joining the miko outside. "The sun hasn't even risen yet and they are already having a tough morning."

"No kidding, poor girl, she just hasn't fully adjusted to the hormonal fluxes yet."

"Hormonal what?"

"I though I already explained this, the build up?"

"Oh, gotcha."

Inuyasha was grateful Kagome's mood swings weren't THAT bad, he saw that the gray was beginning to turn colors and knew it would be a nice sunrise, so he turned to the miko, "I know a great place to watch the sunrise, care to join me?"

She smiled, "Of course."

With that he picked her up bridal style and ran to his favorite tree, taking them high up to the top branches, at least the ones stable enough to hold their weight. He set her down and sat down, leaning up against the trunk. She sat herself and scooted back til she made contact with him and he wrapped his arms and haori sleeves around her, surrounding her with a comforting warmth as she saw the darkness go to a deep red, to orange and eventually the sun peaking over the hills, "It's so beautiful…" She sighed

Inuyasha thought to himself, but you are more…

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Sango entered the hut hesitantly and seated herself next to the monk. He was holding his knees and had his chin resting on them thoughtfully. They sat in silence for a while before she spoke up… "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have-"

"You know you just took my first REAL kiss."

"I WHAT!"

"It's sad but true, I have never been kissed before, not like that anyway."

"But all those other-"

"No, I have never felt anything like that before, and I want to thank you for it, not the slap… but-"

"Yeah, I'm sorry about that, and um… well I am not exactly feeling myself lately."

"THAT I can see."

"Will you forgive me?"

"Of course Sango, you have forgiven me SO many times, its only fair that I have to forgive you ONCE in a while."

Her face flooded with relief, and she gave him a quick peck on the cheek, "Thank you."

Miroku wasn't lying about never being kissed like that before. Yes he had been kissed, but it was unemotional and it was the woman's job, so they didn't have much of a choice. Her kiss had sent shivers down his spine and left him tingling in delight, only wanting more of what she could offer. He never saw the second one coming, but it left another hot tingling sensation on his cheek, he fingered it and looked at the girl in shock. Sango smiled and got back up, "You want to go for a walk?"

"Yeah."

Kirara and Shippo got up and followed the two out the door, not wanting to be alone.

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Kagome and Inuyasha stayed where they were long after the sun had risen. They saw Sango's and Miroku's approach and Kagome smiled. Little Shippo can bounding up the tree and landed only briefly to steady himself before launching himself into the miko's arms, she laughed light heartedly, "Good morning to you too Shippo."

Inuyasha gently picked her and the kit up and jumped down from their high perch, landing lightly in front of their friends. He put her down and she winked at Sango, "All better?"

"All better."

"See what did I tell you."

The boys looked at each other, confused once again and Inuyasha muttered, "female language" and Miroku nodded in agreement. The girls turned to them and Kagome was the first to speak, "So do we want to go back to the hot spring?" She received a nod from everyone and they headed back to the hut to get the supplies and see what a new day had in store for them.

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Yeah this is now officially a romance with humor, sorry for those who were concentrated on the humor, but the boys have yet to look into the supplies pack, and THAT is going to be fun! Kagura, I hope your foot feels better and this chapter was posted so soon cause of you so enjoy!