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Part Eight

Kagome stared up at the ceiling. She hated the hospital. It smelled really bad, people were always moaning, there were weird beeping noises, the food tasted bad, and Inu-yasha would not leave her alone.

Sure, some people might think it romantic if the person you loved stayed by your side when you were in the hospital. Ha. Not with Inu-yasha. He would constantly stare at her and constantly ask her questions, and he constantly complained about the bad smells.

"What is that smell? It's horrible," he said, wrinkling his nose.

"It's a hospital, there's bound to be some bad smells. If you can't handle it, then maybe you should leave," Kagome said, flipping through the channels on the TV.

"But I want to stay with you."

She glanced at him and blushed. His eyes were full of concern and she wanted to smile sappily so very much, but she had to keep cool.

"Why are you blushing?"

"It, uh, must be a fever."

He strode over to her and placed his hand on her forehead. "You're fine, liar." He smirked at her. "You gonna blush 'cause I'm so close?"

"You gonna stop annoying me and stop dangling that in my face? 'Cause you know, I can unlove you just as well as love you."

Inu-yasha snorted. "Like you could."

"You're not that irresistible, Inu-chan."

He glared at her. "Prove it."

"You're a jerk, you're annoying, you never let anyone get close, you're bi-polar for god sake. What is there to love?" she said with a smirk.

"I don't know," he said, glaring at her with his hands on his hips, "you tell me since you're the one who does love me."

She sighed. "I'm tired. Night, Inu-yasha." She turned over and pulled the blanket to her chin.

"Stupid girl," Inu-yasha muttered and slummed onto the chair. He would attack her tomorrow when she got out of the hospital. He'd make her talk, oh yes he would. He smirked at that thought and then fell asleep.

"Inu-yasha, Inu-yasha dear..."

Inu-yasha opened an eye, his ear twitching at the noise. "Oi?"

It was Higurashi-san. "Come on, Inu-yasha. We're getting out of the hospital."

He noticed her hand tweaking his ear and glared at her. "Stop it," he growled.

The hand instantly went away, a smiling Higurashi-san in its place.

"Inu-yasha, are you coming?" Kagome asked, standing in the doorway. She must have changed from the hospital gown because she was wearing a short red pleated skirt with a blue sweater. On her head was a blue headband.

Inu-yasha tilted his head at her, an eyebrow raised.

"What?" Kagome asked.

"Nothin'," he said and got up. "We goin' now?"

Inu-yasha helped Kagome out of the well. She had been telling the truth when she said they'd go straight to the feudal era.

"Kagome, are you feeling better?" Shippo asked.

She nodded. "Much better."

Shippo still looked at her with a worried expression. Kagome didn't mind, because the last time he saw her, she was bleeding pretty badly.

"And Kikyo is dead, isn't she?" Miroku said, looking at Inu-yasha.

Inu-yasha looked away. "It doesn't matter," he mumbled.

'Meaning don't ask...,' Kagome thought in her head.

"We didn't finish our conversation at the hospital, Kagome," Inu-yasha said with a smirk. "So why do you-"

"SIT!"

Miroku and Sango looked at the sat Inu-yasha and then at Kagome, who was glaring at Inu-yasha and blushing profoundly.

"Is there something we should know?" Sango asked.

"Nothing," Kagome said quickly, glaring at Inu-yasha and blushing more.

"Just that she-"

"SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT!"

"Ow..."

Miroku and Sango looked at each other. "Maybe we shouldn't press," Sango said.

Miroku nodded. "Kagome would probably kill Inu-yasha and us both, the way she is."

Kagome glared at him. "GOT A PROBLEM!"

"I think some of Inu-yasha's more charming personality traits have rubbed off on her," Miroku said.

Kagome growled at him.

"Yes, defiantly," Sango said as the two turned and quietly left. Shippo jumped onto Sango's shoulder, quivering at Kagome's expression.

"Scary..."

The End of the chapter. It's short I know, but shut up. I have LA homework to do...and I really don't want to do it...

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