Sketches

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Chapter 3-

"Inuyasha!"

He glanced up from his grilled fish on a stick to look at Kagome. The festival was going great. Sango and Kagome had gotten to go shopping ( as much as the group's funds could afford), and Miroku got to flirt with many women (and got smacked just as many times for it). Shippo got to play with kids his own age for a change, and Inuyasha got to do one of his favorite things: eat. "Whaddya want, Kagome?" he asked through a mouth full of trout.

Kagome laughed at the sight of the tough hanyou with a stick hanging on the side of his lower lip. "I just want to show you something. Will you come with me?"

Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow. It was getting dark; the sun was just about to set. What could she possibly want to show him now, just as he was about to get more food? Mumbling under his breath, he got to his feet and took Kagome's out-stretched hand.

---- later ----

Inuyasha was getting tired of walking. It was dark now, and an almost full moon shone brightly overhead. They'd been walking for almost half an hour, and were well away from all the noise of the festival. Kagome just kept going, skipping and laughing as she weaved through the tall, overgrown grass.

He had to admit, she did look pretty tonight. Since it was a special occasion, she had ditched her usual school outfit and donned a beautiful red-orange kimono with a sakura tree pattern on it. Her hair was done up with two ornate looking pins, and her eyes twinkled in the hint of moonlight.

Inuyasha looked away with a slight blush on his cheeks and continued walking. He was quite relieved when she finally came to a stop.

They were at the top of a gently sloping hill, overlooking a small pond. In the little light he had, Inuyasha could make out lily pads floating gently on top of the water.

"Look!" Kagome pointed and Inuyasha's eyes followed until he realized why she was so excited.

Fireflies. And lots of them.

There had to be at least a good twenty of them. Their gentle glow reflected off the water as they danced across the night sky.

Kagome sat down and propped her chin in her hands. "It's…Beautiful!"

Inuyasha sat down beside her and nodded. "Yeah."

---- later still----

Kagome sighed. This was the perfect moment; sitting out here in the open, just watching the stars and the fireflies. She and Inuyasha hadn't had a moment alone together like this in a long, long time. She wanted it to never end. She rolled over off her back to face him. "Hi," she said, for the sole purpose of making conversation.

He chuckled and rolled over as well. "Hi."

"It's late… Maybe we should go back?" Kagome wished she could take back those words. She didn't want to go back. She wanted to stay here…with him.

To her great joy, he shook his head. "Nah, they'll figure it out. We should just camp out here. If we head back now, we'll wake everyone up."

She giggled and poked his chest. " Since when were you Mr. Considerate? Last time I checked, you don't care if other people get their sleep, as long as you get yours."

He scowled. "I'm not that bad-," he paused and his expression changed from anger to a hint of disappointment. "Am I?"

Kagome wanted to kick herself for teasing him. "I was kidding! Of course you're not bad. You're a great guy!" She mentally slapped herself in the face. Good job you moron! now he feels bad!

Inuyasha immediately became very fascinated with a stray twig in front of him. "Well-er, um… you're uh… You're a great guy -er, I mean girl…too."

He looked back up at her when he said the word "too" and Kagome's heart melted. It was all she could do to keep from jumping on top of him and embracing him in a huge hug.

Just then, there was a gust of air. The chilly breeze swept down upon the couple laying in the grass, and Kagome shivered.

"You're cold," Inuyasha stated bluntly.

Kagome shivered again. "N-no I'm n-n-not." The feeble attempt at an argument was crushed by her chattering teeth.

"Come here," Inuyasha stated as he grabbed her wrist to pull her to him.

Kagome tried to refuse. "B-but I'm n-n-not-"

"Cold" is the word she meant to say, but she simply couldn't finish her sentence. Inuyasha had pulled her up against him, and he wrapped his arms around her back.

Awkward. Kagome's brain screamed this one thought as her cheeks began to match his haori. Very, very awkward.

She could feel his breath, warm against her ear. His strong arms, encircling her and protecting her… Don't do anything stupid, Higurashi! He doesn't like you that way!

Inuyasha sighed. " Good night Kagome…"

Kagome tried to sputter out a plausable goodnight as well. "G-good night, Inuyasha… sweet dreams."

And the couple fell asleep in the warm glow of the fireflies and the moon.

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Sango sighed. "So that's what happened that night. I was wondering what exactly had went on between you two."

"Huh? Oh, no it was nothing like THAT!" Kagome giggled as she turned a bright shade of pink. "But I don't like him. He's a jerk. He's a smart ass. And I don't like him. In fact, I can't stand that no good-"

"Did you ever think that maybe it hurts so much when he is mean to you because you DO like him?"

Sango smiled gently. " I know you think it's impossible, but I believe that Inuyasha really does care for you. He just doesn't know how to show it. And I know you don't want to admit it now, but you care for him, too. Don't worry, he'll figure himself out eventually."

Kagome looked up at her friend. For being only about one year older than herself, Sango was much wiser than she was. Kagome looked up to her as a friend, and almost like an older sister.

"Thanks Sango. Do you mind if I spend the night with you tonight? I'm a little upset about this whole ordeal…"

Sango nodded. "Sure. You can head back to your time tomorrow and sort things out. But for now, just get some sleep."

In the forest----

Inuyasha was in a frenzy.

Drawing Kagome was great; wonderful even, and he just couldn't stop. He soon found himself drawing more and more pictures of her in various poses; eating, sleeping, laughing. She was so easy and… relaxing to draw. her hair flowed right out of the pencil onto the paper, her eyes sparkled without much shading, and her slender figure just looked right on the paper.

Turning back to the firefly picture, he sighed. She had looked really pretty that night.

He remembered how excited she was when she first saw the fireflies. He chuckled when he thought about how she rolled over just to say hi. He shuddered when he remembered how hard he had tried not to loose his cool when he had pulled her close to him.

And then he recalled the previous events of the day.

"Is that all I am to you? A source of noodles?"

Inuyasha seemed to think for a moment, started to speak, then rethought his words.

"Well, yeah. That and a jewel detector…"

Ouch.

Kagome was probably raging mad right now. In all honesty, he was afraid to go near her because he figured that she would "sit" him some more, just for fun.

"I guess I'll sleep up here then," he said to no one in particular. He leaned up against the tree and wiggled to get comfortable.

In minutes, he was asleep.

later that night----

snoooooooooore

Inuyasha rolled slightly over, and the sketch book came tumbling to the ground….

Unbeknownst to him.