Part Two : I Want to Tell You Something
Life around Inuyasha was never boring. Never. Kagome found herself always doing something new and different, and always something unexpected happened. And Inuyasha himself wasn't boring, either. Everytime she was sure that she'd figured him out, he'd turn around and yell "SURPRISE!".
Okay, so maybe he didn't do that, but he might as well have.
Kagome yawned as she stretched her arms to the sky. Miroku, Sango, Kirara and Shippou had already headed off to gather some herbs for Kaede, and that left she and Inuyasha alone. Being with him felt nice, just with him. There was a warmth about him the was different from when they first met.
"Inuyasha?" she called to him. He was a few feet ahead of her. She blushed. Now was the time to say it.
"What?" he yawned.
She was quiet, looking away to hide her red face. Why was it so hard to say this? If she told him, did that really mean he'd stop caring for Kikyo so much? He'd hinted that he liked her, when she tried to leave a few months back, and there was the occasional hint here and there. She could tell when he was letting her know he cared, so why didn't he ever notice when she was hinting to him?
"I... I want to tell you something, Inuyasha," she said softly, biting her bottom lip.
"Well, spit it out, Kagome," he said, a little to rudely for her taste. She sighed. He made it hard to love him sometimes.
"You could be a little nicer to me, Inuyasha. I'm trying to tell you someting important," she snapped back, looking at him. Even if her face was red now, he just might have mistaken it for anger. "So, as I was saying..."
She fell quiet again, and now felt more angry at herself.
'Why am I having so much trouble telling him this! Gah... I hate this! It shouldn't be so hard!' she scolded herself. She sighed and looked at his blank expression. "Inuyasha, I..."
"Kagome, would you just tell me already? You asked me to go on a walk with you, and now you tell me you have something to tell me, so tell me!" he urged, tired of her stalling.
"I... I enjoy your company," she said quietly enough that humans couldn't hear, but his inu ears could. His ears twitched and he cocked an eyebrow at her.
"You got mad at me for interrupting you, over that?" he sounded a little disappointed, or maybe it was boredom. He sighed and muttered, "I'm never gonna understand women."
He couldn't see it, but she was silently yelling at herself for that. He'd gotten his hopes up as she struggled to say her next sentence. In a way, he could tell she wasn't telling him something, but he knew she'd just get snapped and defensive if he tried. So maybe he wasn't so 'woman illiterate'. But, still...
"You know, I enjoy your company, too," he replied, looking away and crossing his arms.