1Author's Notes: Hey Everyone, sorry this took so long. (PLEASE DON"T HURT ME!) After some serious author's block I did what any good author would do and watched weeks worth of Inuyasha, including the first 3 movies, and downloaded all the Inuyasha music. I promise, I'm not obsessed XD Well maybe... just a little... (Like the H/G JAL FIC THAT I LOVE!)

Chapter 2: Boogeyman, Nudity, and Apologies

Kagome woke up to the site of two wide green eyes staring at her and cried out lightly,

"Noo! Mommie the boogeyman is gonna eat me!"

"Feh! What the hell is a boug-iay-miann wench?" asked Inuyasha who had just walked in through the door. He glared at the runt. "Thought I told you not to wake her up runt!" he muttered as he crossed his arms and leant against one of the hut walls. He threw Kagome a quizzical look, also in part due to the fact that he was staring at her traditional modern era two-piece conservative pink pajamas.

"Hehe! Sorry 'bout that Shippou, didn't recognize it was you there for a second-he he "

Kagome awkwardly scratched the back of her head. She smiled at him as he jumped off her face and chest, and pulled on an annoyingly cute puppy-eyed face.

"Kagome! Do you have anymore candy? Please!" his slightly helium squeaky shrieky voice asked.

"Shippou, wha-? Did you already finish the three candy bars I gave you yesterday?" questioned Kagome as she rubbed the bleary sleepiness from her eyes and rolled up her sleeping bag. Shippou's eyes widened to the size of bowls and began to water as she cried "Okay, okay!" Inuyasha muttered a disgruntled "Feh-spoiled brat" from under his bangs, not loud enough to be heard as he watched them through only one open eye.

Kagome attached her sleeping bag to her backpack and pulled out a small box of pocky out of the outer pockets from her backpack. She threw the box to Shippou, who jumped in the air caught the candy, and scampered out the room with his treasured candy. He stuck his tongue out to the silent hanyou leaning against the wall.

Kagome resumed looking through her backpack, pulling out a few clothes but getting frustrated as she threw more and more rejected shirts and skirts back in. She scowled and Inuyasha would swear he'd heard a slight growl come from her body.

Inuyasha's ears twitched in the silence. He stared at her with a blank look on his face, eyes constantly blinking in his effort to try to figure out what was wrong with her. 'Maybe she's been possessed...nope...I think I'd at least smell the difference between a fake Kagome and a real Kagome...well there was that one time...but really...it was just one time. Give me a break here, it's not like I'd do that again and walk straight into some jerks' idiotic villainous trap.'

(Sure that's what you think! We'll see what the evil plot bunnies have to say about that! BUNNIES ARE EVIL!-sorry couldn't help myself won't happen again, where were we! Ah here-but before we continue go back read that over and skip the author's note. XD please)

Inuyasha literally shook the straying thoughts from his head, the way a wet dog would shake the water from his coat, and went back to staring at Kagome in puzzlement.

Kagome's scowl deepened as she dug deeper in her backpack. He leaned his head back and sighed at how long she was taking.

Inuyasha blinked. Kagome's digging become frenzied, soon the entire hut was strewn with clothes, ramen cups, and other various objects.

Inuyasha sighed again in frustration and scowled at the image of Kagome bent deeper over her backpack before quickly averting his gaze at the compromising position she was in.

'Damn. Wish she was wearing that damn skirt of hers. Would've rode up...nani...I did not just think that about Kagome.'

"Eureka! Found it!" She stated as she held her favorite blue long-sleeved shirt/sweater, her eyes filled with joy and happy tears as she hugged the shirt to her chest. Kagome started to unbutton her pajama top, completely oblivious to the fact that Inuyasha was nearby.

"Whaaaaaaaaa?" Inuyasha blinked and fell down in shock, his eyes in whirlpools. He couldn't believe his dreams had come true. She was stripping! "Oh yeah! Take it off baby! Grrrrrrr!" He ripped his clothes open-eh?(Sorry, Inuyasha not this time. I'm kidding, he's not doing that. I'll just have to keep dreaming. tear)

"All that just for a shirt? Feh! Hurry up woman! We need to head out and start looking for jewel shards." he muttered when he got over the shock.

Kagome had frozen her actions in the middle of unbuttoning her shirt. Her head slowly turned to the source of the sound, eyes widening in embarrassment.

"Inuyasha, didn't know you were there. Heh heh. I'm gonna get ready now. Heh heh." 'Oh crap. I cannot believe he is there. I nearly took off my clothes in front of him…… All of them. Well, I'll just let him know nicely that he has to leave now so that I can get ready.'

Kagome blushed and looked at him with an awkward smile on her face.'Maybe I won't have to and he'll just figure it out.'

Inuyasha stared...ears flicking

Kagome stared back...eyes blinking

Inuyasha put an expectant look on his face...

Kagome's left eye twitched, and her face turned red...

'Or not…..'

Time passed slowly... Very slowly... Slower than a snail trying to escape salt that was being pored on him. Run little snail run!

"Well wench, hurry up we don't have all day! The sun's gonna rise soon!"

"Er...Inuyasha...I-have-to-change-my-clothes-cause-I-can't-walk-around-in-pajamas-all-day."She let out in one breath. It was eerily frightening that he had grown so use to her that he was able to fully comprehend that, but since he felt like annoying her he shouted out, "AND!JUST GET IT ON ALREADY!" in an extremely exasperated voice, growling here and there. Kagome's cheeks promptly resembled tomato fields, due to embarrassment and anger. She clenched her hands into fist around her shirt and shut her pajama top even tighter.

"You pervert! Get out!" She picked up the nearest object and began hurling things at him.

"Eh, wench stop it! I'm going! That wasn't what I meant! Like I would ever want to watch you change!" This only seemed to further anger her as Inuyasha tried to explain that he wasn't trying to act like Miroku. He fortunately, dodged some of the items she threw at him. However unfortunately, her aim had gotten better over the months they'd been together and she began to peg him even more with less time to recover in-between these hits.

"Stop it!" he cried as he ran out the door trying to spare his life another day.

As soon as he was out the door Kagome shrieked "Sit boy!" in outrage and anger. 'Jerk... pervert... stupid...idiot...fluffy eared softie...dummy' Kagome quickly changed her clothes and cleaned the mess she'd made throwing things. She randomly shout "SIT!" just to make sure Inuyasha would stay away.

Outside the hut Inuyasha tried to recover from the various sits and get as far away from the hut that he wouldn't be effected by the sits. He ran to the tree nearest where the others were at and leapt into it's thick branches. He splayed himself across the thick branch and stretched his arms out under his head and stared at the clouds through the leaves. Below him he heard the sounds of Sango slapping Miroku as they prepared for the oncoming journey. They rushed to and fro gathering supplies as he pointedly stared at the clouds.

He sensed someone below looking at him.

Inuyasha upturned his nose. 'Stupid wench. It's not like I was trying to peek at her. Shit I made a fool of myself again. Stupid Hanyou.'

He blew his bangs of his face in a bored manner, and closed his eyes. Slowly he began to relax the sounds of the scurrying of the villagers, perverted monk, rough taijyia, and squeaky-voiced kitsune fading from his mind. He rested a claw on his knee and swung a leg from the branch enjoying the wind passing through his toes.

'All I was trying to do was explain that I wouldn't ever violate her privacy, or taint her image in my mind by peeking at her. I know that in Kagome's time people are somewhat looser with their morals and that's something I don't get, but she really can't think that I'd sunk so low as to try to get a cheap lecherous ogle at her body.'

Inuyasha heard a twig snap a few feet away as Kagome's tantalizing scent began to drift near his nose. His right ear flicked in the direction that she was approaching from and he sat up folding his arms across his chest. He ignored the girl's presence, and only peeked at her from the side of his eye.

Kagome stood with her arms crossed right under the branch that he was sitting on.

"Inuyasha?" She tentatively questioned. Her gaze strayed to his face. His expression was blank, but his eyebrows were furrowed as he opened one eye to look at her.

"Feh."

"I-I'm sorry. I overreacted earlier. I know that you wouldn't ever do that. My actions were rash, and uncalled for. What I said was wrong and I acted like an immature brat."

Inuyasha wasn't sure if Kagome was talking about this morning or the previous night. He gazed at her wearily. He wasn't sure how to answer, so instead of risking getting sat and yelled at he remained quiet.

"I mean at the hut...I was…" she pointed the thumbs of her folded hands over her shoulder. She didn't know what exactly to say so she just fell silent and began to rock on the balls of her feet. Recognition showed on Inuyasha's face as it dawned on him what exactly she'd been referring too. 'Oh, she means when she tried to kill me with any and every damn possible item in the room. Of course.'

"Kagome."

"Yeah?" Inuyasha leapt out of the tree and stood in front of her, a little too close for comfort. Kagome took a half-step back, her foot not completely resting on the floor and squinched her eyes facing him, laughing awkwardly but not really looking. Inuyasha turned to the side and folded his arms.

"You know that…..erm…in the hut…..I…er…wasn't you, well you do know right? I mean earlier it wasn't on purpose. I wasn't really trying to…..do that….that you erm said I was and called me…like….. I mean I'm not Miroku and seeing your body. I..uh…wouldn't wanna do that….Not that your not erm good-looking..I mean you are….and no man I mean demon….well anyone would turn down the opportunity too see you because your not ugly….er….yeah….that came out wrong."

Kagome blushed scarlet not really understanding what he was trying to convey.

Inuyasha looked down. He flexed his claws in his haori.

Kagome watched a caterpillar slither up the tree over Inuyasha's shoulder.

The caterpillar kept falling back down. And sliding back up. And falling dowwwwwwwwwwn. Up.Down.Up...

Inuyasha tried to differentiate each single particle of dirt in-between their feet, wiggling his toes every few seconds...Wiggle Wiggle...Wiggle Wiggle...Wi-

The chirping of the morning crickets got louder as the cold air between them became thicker.

Kagome shivered.

They simultaneously sighed.

"That's it! Wench, what I mean is that I wasn't really trying to peek on you changing this morning. I know that that would be wrong and I wouldn't do anything to tarnish your image in anyone's eyes. Believe it or not, not everyone is as dishonorable as that lecherous excuse for a monk Miroku. Got it bitch?" Inuyasha stated with a low growl of frustration. He looked at her scowling, and re-crossed his arms.

The pit of Kagome's stomach had fallen out and there was an embarrassed look of horror on her face as she avoided his gaze.

'Oh higher deity, lord, gods and goddesses whatever you are is your soul purpose to embarrass me and make my life a living hell.' Something like a whimper passed through her mind.

She cleared her throat, took a deep breath, looked up at Inuyasha and smiled. There was only a slight taint left on her face.

"Er yeah….sorry bout that, I kinda overreacted." She turned around to avoid his scrutiny and started walking back.

"Well let's go hunt down them jewel shards partner!"she muttered as she picked up her pace and left Inuyasha to trail after her. There was a false cheeriness to her voice.

"Feh…"Inuyasha put his hands in his sleeve pockets and walked next to her avoiding his gaze. And they walked off towards the village getting ready for intense weeks of shard hunting that would start as soon as they returned.

The morning stars disappeared as the sun rose in front of them over the horizon. Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's arm and looped hers through it loosely offering him a sweet smile. She managed to not get too close to Inuyasha giving him space and letting him draw his arm free at any moment. Inuyasha looked down at her with a small smile that was shown more in his eyes then on his mouth, and pulled her closer. Kagome sighed in content as the pair walked back to the village.

A perfectly depressing sight for someone that is not and has not ever been in love.

A/N: Hey, so what do you guys think. I'm protesting, if I don't get at least 30 reviews I'm cutting you guys off. And I've got chapter four written I just have to make some minor edits and post it. It'll prolly be out tomorrow maybe later on today. I had a hard time knowing how to write this chap. Which is why it took so long. Sorry bout.
Chaio

P.s. Don't worry I'll settle for 15 reviews. XD Just kidding. But leave me some feedback. Please.

P.P.S. I'll be doing some major editing to the prelude and Chapter. 1 so I'll be re-posting them soon. Just some grammar stuff and fixing mistakes.

Too short? I was gonna add ore but I decided this was a good place to stop. Am I right?

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