After that incident with Inuyasha, I couldn't get my mind off him. I felt guilty whenever I was around Kouga, as if I was hiding something from him that I wasn't suppose to be doing. But deep inside, I knew, I hadn't done anything to wrong myself or Kouga. But yet again, it would not explain the strange feeling stirring in my gut whenever I thought of that silver-haired boy…

At the academy, I'm the top officer they have. Here I am, considered I rising star and the best of the best... I'm in love with Tokyo's most talented journalist and he was madly in love with me. I had everything I wanted in my life, and even more, I should be happy… but Inuyasha was the first to uncover my weakness… and my uncertainty.


Kagome hung up the phone, and waited for the butterflies in her stomach to settle down. It had been two days since the incident at the forest, and Kagome was surprised that Inuyasha had called her to go to the lake with him. And even more surprised of how he got her number. She had asked him how and why he wanted to go to the lake, but all he had only said: "Must you woman always be so damn nosy? Just get here and you'll find out!"

She smiled at that, and couldn't help but giggle. She had just met him, but it felt like she knew him for ages. She shrugged off the fuzzy feeling building within her and slipped her coat on. She wondered why he was taking her to the lake, but trusted him and promised herself to she ask him the moment she got there.

Slipping out of her house, she almost choked when she realized who was outside waiting for her.

The one and only Inuyasha and his little white jeep.

He leaned against his car and smirked his trademark smirk at her, as if going: Well, what do you think?

What do I think…? Kagome's nostrils almost flared. She stomped up to him and jabbed him in the chest, glaring at him. "How did you know I lived here? Did you stalk me? Did you trace me?! STALKER!!"

Inuyasha, looking disgusted, rolled his eyes at her and moved her a few inches away from him. Crossing his arms, he looked at her triumphantly, "First of all, I am not a stalker. But yeah, I did follow you home. It's not my fault; you still had my shirt after all."

Kagome opened her mouth to protest, but closed it when she realized he had a point. But she refused to be backed down by the likes of him, so she crossed her own arms and stuck out her tongue at him. "So?"

"Keh," The silver-haired boy shook his head and turned towards her car, opening the driver's seat. "Whatever kid, just get in, we're going to the lake."

"Why?" Kagome asked suspiciously as she climbed into the passenger. She was still paranoid about the accident two days ago.

"Because I said, so shut up and buckle." He answered rudely as he pulled the car out of her curb.

"Wait a minute… did you just call me a 'kid' a second ago?"

And so, that set off another argument, and the long, long trip to the lake seemed like only seconds. When Kagome finally broke the argument by pulling down her lower eyelid towards him and jerking herself towards the window, she finally realized they weren't in the heart of Tokyo anymore. They were on the outskirts of it, the border, where you see nothing but country, trees and pure nature. Her eyes widened at it, and she couldn't help but break into a smile.

"Impressed eh?" Inuyasha quipped next to her. She turned towards him with a surprised look. His voice held no sarcastic remark, no insult, just a simple, 'Impressed eh?'

"Did you just sound nice?" she asked, as if in awe. He ignored her and kept his eyes glued to the road, not that Kagome mind.

"Why, do you want me to sound angry?"

"No, continue."

"Nothing, I just expected you to be impressed. My mother was when I took her here the first time."

At this, Kagome got interested. She turned away from the window and towards him. "Your mother?"

Kagome swore she saw Inuyasha stiffen slightly, but when she blinked, he was just shrugging good-naturally. "She…'s not here anymore."

"She died?" Kagome gasped. "That's horrible! How?!" For once the concern was beginning to surface in her voice.

That must've been a little personal, because Inuyasha suddenly grew rigid and a cold aura radiated off his body. Kagome kicked herself mentally for it and immediately apologized.

Luckily, he dropped it and just shrugged, nodding that they were here. Kagome turned to look, but was only greeted by huge waves of water splashing onto the windshield. She squealed, when she realized Inuyasha had driven them right into the lake, sending crashes of water coming at them.

She laughed, and he smirked. When the car stopped, Kagome jumped out onto the lake, ecstatic at the view. Inuyasha followed, bending down at the water, watching her.

"Hey, Kagome?"

Kagome, who was busy admiring the beautiful scenery, grew stiff and turned her head towards him, totally unbeknownst of his devilish plan. "Hey! You called me by my…EEEK!"

Water had slapped her in the face, and she almost stumbled backwards, but managed to catch her balance on time. Something inside her rose, and she could tell a challenge when she sensed one. Before anyone could blink, a water fight had arisen between them.

"Stop! Stop! You're cheating!" the girl shrieked with delight as water totaled her. She tried to shield herself, but to no avail, the water still managed to get to her.

"Ha! You're just saying that 'cos you're losing!" Inuyasha yelled back, as he gathered another proportion of water in his hands and splashed it at her.

"Oh yeah?! Watch this!" Without any warning, Kagome rushed right to Inuyasha, head butting him into the lake. But that only got her falling into it as well.

Kagome felt herself slam into something hard and water filled her nostrils. She coughed and choked, and when she opened her eyes, found herself sitting in somebody's lap, the water having risen up to her waist.

She looked around, and was greeted by a pair of hands covered over her eyes. She screamed, half laughing, half gasping. A voice behind her teased gruffly, "Watch this eh? I couldn't quite see what you were trying to do."

Kagome laughed, and tried to pry his hands off of her, "Hey! Get off Inuyasha!" with a hearty laugh, she jumped off him and ended up losing her balance again.

Inuyasha laughed at her, but had managed to grab her hand just in time to steady her. She laughed and ended up rolling into his chest. She leaned her head against it and sighed as he watched the noon day's sun at the top of the mountain.

Kagome closed her eyes as she relaxed against his defined chest. It was so oddly pleasant, she felt so safe, never so safe since she'd join the Academy. Something at the back of her head was nagging at her, telling her she was doing something wrong, but she brushed it aside and bent down to wash her face.

After unsuccessfully trying to squeeze all the water out of her clothes, she ran out onto the shore and sat on the grassy plain. She let the wind blow up her skirt and through her hair, letting all her worries fly away with it.

"I told you it was great up here." A voice said behind her as a figure sat itself next to her.

"No you didn't," She replied happily as she breathed in the freshness in the atmosphere.

"Keh," he answered her and looked at the sky with her. It was a calm moment, and for once, Inuyasha wished it wouldn't end.

"You like knocking people and yourself over don't you?" he inquired after a long moment's of comfortable silence.

The girl next to him opened her eyes and gave a hearty laugh. "No, only you."

Inuyasha stiffened at the way it sounded, but relaxed when she just laughed at him and got up.

After hours of talking and argument, the two decided it was time to leave. The sun had begun to set and the sky dark. As they climbed inside the jeep, smiles were evident on their faces… even Inuyasha, who hadn't smiled so much since his mother died...

Kagome blew a messy strand of hair out of the way, and the moment she looked at Inuyasha, burst into laughter. It was like they had a secret joke they had between themselves, it was something special. Kagome was sure, Inuyasha and her would go far together, best of friends… even though they constantly bickered and argued. That's what friends do right?

But one thing she couldn't help wonder why was why he wanted to bring her here besides the fact that he wanted to show the fantastic view. They've only known each other for so long…

Kagome's little reverie was interrupted when Inuyasha cursed. She looked at him with concern and watched as he tried to back the car up. But to her surprise, the car only moved several centimeters, then stopped moving. The engine sputtered and taunted them, but didn't do anything more. It was then they realized, they were stuck.

"We're stuck!" Kagome announced as she hopped out of the car.

"Brilliant, wench." Inuyasha retorted as he bent to take a look at the wheels. It seemed that the wheels had been in the mud too long, and it had risen up to the metal plate. Inuyasha pulled a shovel out of the trunk and started to shovel the mud out, and Kagome, who felt bad for not helping looked around for a tool. She spotted a sharp rock and picked it up, sauntering over to him.

"Let's wedge it with a rock," she suggested, and he nodded to her. Carefully, she bent to him and tried to wedge the wheel up, only ending up accidentally dropping the rock and splashing dirt water to their faces. Kagome gave a squeal, and she was sure Inuyasha was going to yell the heck out of her. But to her surprise, he did nothing but…

laughed?

Kagome raised her eyebrows at him. When did he get so nice? Shouldn't he be glaring daggers at her and barking at her to be more careful? But no, here he was, laughing at her mistake with that hearty laugh of his. Then, to add more to her surprise, he turned to her, and smiled.

Suddenly, a warm feeling flushed over her face, and before Kagome knew it, she was blushing. She turned around and slapped her hands over her cheeks, panicked that it was warm. Butterflies from earlier that day had resurfaced and was flying crazily inside her stomach. What… what's wrong with me?! Why is my heart beating so fast?!

"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked from behind with the smallest hint of concern in his tone.

"Yes, I'm okay, I just got mud in my eye," Quickly, the girl started to rub her eye in emphasis.

Thinking he would buy it and leave it alone, she was wrong. He bought it alright, but only made him worry about her. Getting up he walked towards her and touched her shoulder. "You okay? Lemme see it…"

"NO!" she immediately cried, almost shouted. "I'm okay! It's… it's just a little mud in… my eye."

Behind him, she could almost see his eyebrows furrow and look suspiciously at her. The grip on her shoulder tightened, and his voice grew harder. "Well, your eye could get infected stupid; let me take a look at it alright…?"

"NO! I'm okay!" Kagome insisted, but couldn't stop Inuyasha from turning her around and making them face to face.

Kagome held her breath, afraid to do anything as Inuyasha peered into her eyes, trying to figure out the problem.

Slowly, Kagome watched as his eyes began to soften, and the grip on her shoulder lessened. Kagome watched on as his breath on her face grew warmer, and his nose getting so close, it brushed against her own. His eyes, so intense and filled with something unexplainable, sucked her soul in and she could almost feel herself being drowned into those amber pools. Her body went weak, and she had to struggle to stay standing. Around her, sounds of droplets of water making contact with the lake water sounded, indicating that it was raining. It couldn't have been a more romantic moment, and a more wrong moment at the same time.

Suddenly, Kagome was seized with panic. She knew what was going to happen; he was going to kiss her! Half of her told her to stay, but the other half told her it wasn't a good idea. Kagome couldn't help but release a whimper, something just enough to snap Inuyasha out of his trance. He jerked apart from her and backed away with wide eyes, almost tripping on a lump of mud. He looked around, looking confused, as if he had just woken up from a spell he had been on. Slowly, she watched as he began to collect himself, gaining his composure. Soon, he was looking away and walking towards the car, jerking the driver's seat open and climbing in. Quickly, Kagome followed, almost afraid to go in and face the silence.

When she climbed in and closed the door, she kept her eyes trained on her lap. Next to her, Inuyasha wasn't looking at her either, as he focused himself on the wheel. What was I doing? I almost… almost…kissed her.

"Well, let's try again." Kagome's voice cut through his astonished thoughts. He peered at her with surprise at the corner of his eye to see her looking outside with a smile on her face, pretending that nothing had ever happened.

He didn't know to feel either grateful or disappointed, but nodded numbly and tried to turn the engine on. It roared in their ears, and Inuyasha pulled the rear and tried to back up the car once again. But to no avail, the car hit a bump and sputtered a bit, before cutting off the engine once more. Inuyasha sighed in defeat, and heard Kagome slap the dashboard with frustration. He looked at her and she looked at him, and before they knew it, they were laughing, the tension between them gone again.

But just as Inuyasha felt comfortable, the silence came, and the awkwardness crept into his gut, building the same tension between them that they both despised so much. He knew, if there was silence, he was going to do something he might regret. But watching that innocent look on her face, that clueless sparkle in her brown eyes, Inuyasha couldn't help but let a warm feeling wash over him like a tidal wave. Her dark curls were amiss, sprawled over her dirt caked face, but nonetheless, he thought she was…beautiful. Yes, beautiful.

Something in him pulled him towards her, and he didn't have the strength to fight back. And the next time he looked, he was kissing her, she was letting him. And so, they spent a glorious night together, filled with ecstasy and everything else that was wrong.


Author's Note: Same old drill, make me smile with a simple review. Like I said before, flames, praises, comments, WHATEVER! Oh yes, and thanks to RedxRain (Previously Red-Rain69 - IamBROKEN) for editing, she's the best ;) She's also a great writer, so go read her stories! Go go go! (After you read mine right?! RIGHT?!)