A/N: Yes, much IK fluffiness from here on…Plus, I just adore Human Inu!

Chapter 14: A Little Romance on a New Moon?

Kagome looked up at the setting sun. They had been traveling all day, ever since Inuyasha picked up Mouryoumaru's scent. Now they were running through the green fields, Inuyasha intent on finding Mouryoumaru.

I have to find him. he thought. I just have to. If Naraku gets there first…He shuddered, not wanting to think about it. It doesn't matter. I have to find Mouryoumaru first. I won't let Kagome down.

"Hey, Inuyasha," Kagome said.

"What?" he asked.

"There's a village over there." She pointed, and he stopped at looked at it. Just a little ways away was definitely a few houses.

A village? "That's good. We can ask them if they've seen Mouryoumaru around here lately." he took off in the direction of the village, the sun sinking faster.

"That's not what I meant…" She said, as they came closer to the wooden huts. They stopped in the middle of it, and noticed that it was silent. They were at the bottom of what seemed to be a cliff, and from beyond that, Inuyasha could smell a faintness of Mouryourmaru's scent.

Inuyasha looked from side to side at all the huts, not one sound came from them. "I guess it's abandoned." He said.

"Yeah, but that's a good thing, Inuyasha, since tonight—"

He jumped on top of the nearest house, just as the sky turned dark. "We just need to get over that cliff…"

"Inuyasha! Get off the roof!" Kagome yelled, trying to get off of him.

"Why?" But as he said it, he knew why. He felt his nails shrink and his ears fall down to his face. His hair turned black, and his fangs shrank. His hanyou strength left him, and Kagome seemed a lot heavier. "Kagome…" he said. "G-get off…"

When she jumped off him, he felt relieved. He looked up at the sky. It was a new moon. Damnit! Why does this always happen at the worst times? "Why didn't you warn me?" he yelled.

"I tried to, baka!" Kagome answered. "But you were too wrapped up in your thoughts to let me tell you. And now, look, we're stuck on a roof!"

"Well, we could just jump down!" Inuyasha replied.

"Are you crazy? I'm not jumping off this thing!"

He looked over the edge. He took time to notice that when he was human, it seemed a lot farther. "Well…fine." He replied. "We're stuck here all night."

Kagome sighed and sat on the roof. "Baka. We could have slept inside the hut, instead of on top of it."

He also sat down. "Look , how is this any different from last night? We slept outside, didn't we? This is just like sleeping outside."

She slammed her hand down and got in his face. "I don't care about sleeping inside! I'm worried about you! You just can't be out in the open like this tonight."

He folded his arms. "Keh. Ain't nothing we can do about it now." Although, inside he was a bit worried. I'm always more vulnerable on human nights. But now…I can't protect Kagome… He sighed. And on human nights…I'm also more vulnerable to… He stole a glance at Kagome.

When he was a hanyou, he viewed Kagome as something precious that had to be protected at all costs. But when he was human…he mostly felt the same way, but something about being totally human changed his heart a little. He felt like he understood her better. Whenever she smiled on this night, his heart warmed up more than usual. Something about her made his heart beat faster whenever she was around. His hanyou side wanted to protect her, but his human side…I…I don't know what I want yet…

Kagome stretched out and looked up at the sky. "Still…there's something to be said for sleeping outside. You can see so many stars."

He nodded, and continued to watch her. Just looking at her made him happy. It was impossible to turn away.

"You know, Inuyasha, looking at the stars makes me feel so insignificant. I mean, when you think about it, there's whole other worlds out there, a million more galaxies, trillions of stars. And on those other worlds, there may be other people, also looking at the stars. And it just amazes me that even the most famous person here is nothing compared to what is really out there."

He continued to stare, even though he didn't know what she was talking about. He only retained a little bit of what she had said. Sometimes, I do feel insignificant. I feel insignificant next to her…

She turned and looked back at him. "Why are you staring at me like that?"

"Um…" he quickly turned away. "I just don't know what the hell you're talking about."

She smiled and looked down. "Of course you wouldn't. It's just some stuff we learned in my world."

Inuyasha looked up at the stars. "When I was little, my mother also used to look at the stars. She said up there was the people we loved, and that they would always watch out for us up there."

Kagome hugged her knees to her chest. "You really miss your mom, don't you?"

Wha? "Um…not really. She died a long time ago."

"Come on, be serious!"

He sighed. "Maybe I do, but after she died, I didn't have time to miss her. I was just a little kid then. And after she died, the village threw me out. They only let me stay because of my mother."

Because no one wants a hanyou around. he reminded himself. Hanyous are nothing. Not good enough to be demons, but enough to scare humans. Hanyous don't get trust, or mates, or kids. Nothing. We have to live alone. But…Kagome…she said she wanted me around. Does she really mean it? Because…I want to stay with her…

"Inuyasha…I'm sorry. I didn't—"

He glanced back up at the stars. "Nothing to worry about. It was a long time ago, and I'm over it."

She paused for a second. "Inuyasha…did you mean it when you said you didn't want to be a youkai?"

"Yeah."

"But…why?" she asked. "I thought you really wanted to be one. I mean, that's the first reason you wanted the shikon no tama, right?"

"I know, but…" Kagome…If I was a youkai…I might…I might… "That was before I found something more important to me."

Her eyes widened. "Inuyasha…?"

He put one hand down on the roof and leaned on it. "Besides, being a youkai isn't really what I—Ow!"

"What?" she asked, coming closer to him "What happened."

"Damnit…" He looked at his hand. It seemed he had stuck it on a bent nail, and now there was a gash in his hand, that was bleeding heavily.

"Hang on, I'll get some bandages." She dove in her back pack.

"Don't worry about it, by morning, it will go away."

She pulled some gauze and anti-septic out of her backpack. "But until then, we're going to bandage it up!"

He grumbled, "Are you going to put that stingy stuff on?"

She held it up. "I have to, you sissy. Otherwise it could get an infection."

He growled but said nothing as she applied the anti-septic. He twitched a little as it stung, but he knew if he said anything else, she'd never let him live it down."

As she bandaged it, she asked. "Inuyasha, what was it you were saying before you cut your hand?"

Hmm? Oh yeah… "I said being a youkai isn't really what I want anymore."

"Really?" she asked. "Then what is?"

He met her chocolate eyes. I want…All I want is to stop Naraku…and…Being this close to her took over his mind again. He didn't know what he was doing, or why, he just did it. I want… "Kagome…" he murmured.

She blushed. "Inuyasha…what…?" She was still holding his bandaged hand.

He turned his hand in her palm, and laced his fingers with hers, earning a small gasp from Kagome.

"Inuyasha…?" She asked, meeting his eyes and not turning away.

His thoughts had all shut down; he just knew he wanted to be closer to her, closer than he had ever gotten before. Before he knew it, he was drawing closer to her, close enough to feel her breath. His heart beat tremendously with every inch he gained.

Kagome…I…think I…all I want is…

Suddenly a crow screeched, waking up Inuyasha's senses. He blushed furiously and turned away sharply, creating as much distance as possible. "Um…I think you should sleep…" he replied, hoping she didn't think too much of what had just happened.

"Y-yeah…but what about you?"

"It's obvious, isn't it? I have to stay awake."

"Right. Um…goodnight…" And she rolled out her sleeping bag and crawled in.

He tried not to look at her, but a few times, he couldn't help it. What happened back there? he asked himself. It's like…I tried to kiss her. No, I wanted to kiss her. When did this happen?

He remembered the first time he kissed her. But that doesn't count. After all, she only did it because she had to. It's not like she wanted to kiss me…I mean, no one loves a hanyou. Why should I even think thoughts like that? I know she won't love me.

He blinked. Wait…did I just think that? No…there's no way that…I couldn't possibly… He looked up at the dark sky. Damn new moon…

A/N: Ah, yes, the Inu/Kag fluff. No kiss yet…but just a bit longer…oh yes…just a bit longer. I'll say this, the kiss'll happen when the mood is just right…(Feel free to throw blunt objects at me for this…)