Chapter Three

New Friends

"Miroku, Sango!" 6 year old Kagome shouted to her two companions, meanwhile dragging a very disgruntled Inuyasha with her. The pair looked up from the project they had been working on to greet her, when they saw the half-demon she had brought with her.

"KAGOME, RUN!" A frightened Sango screamed at the cheerful girl.

"Kagome, get away from him, dad says demons are dangerous." Miroku stated in a faked, wise tone, sneering at Inuyasha like he was a waste of space. Kagome merely scoffed at this.

"Guys, he's not dangerous… sheesh, you guys are a bunch of scaredy-cats." She said smugly to the ignorant pair.

"What's he doing here? I thought your dad's advisor said not to mess with demons." Sango interjected snobbishly.

"So? I don't like him, so what makes you think ill listen to him?" she said, finishing with sticking out her tongue.

"Well, whatever… maybe he can help us finish these necklaces…? Hey! Where'd he go?" Miroku asked, looking around for the silver-haired child. Kagome looked around also, not seeing the boy. She then pouted for a few minutes before resolving to go look for him.

"You guys were so rude; I bet you made him sad! You stupid meanies!" Kagome scolded the solemn pair. She then stomped off back to the forest to find her new playmate, Miroku and Sango following suit.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed at the top of her lungs, looking for any sign of the boy.

"Maybe he went back to his cave," Miroku said snidely.

"Shut up, you jerk. He doesn't live in a cave." Kagome corrected, feeling the need to defend the boy.

"Whatever, lets just find him." Sango interrupted, trying to stop the feud.

The small group continued through the forest, looking for their lost companion, calling out his name once in a while. Before they realized it, they had gone deep in the forest, far away from the castle itself.

"Kagome?", Whimpered Sango.

"Yeah?"

"It's starting to get really dark, we should head back, before our parents come looking for us." Miroku advised.

"Well, um… do you know which way we came from?" Kagome asked nervously.

"Uh… no." He replied, hopelessly, sweat drops all around. Suddenly they heard a voice mocking them.

"Keh, bunch of losers… ya'll probably don't even know where you're going, do you?" Inuyasha said, while jumping out of a nearby bush. Meanwhile, Kagome looked positively relieved.

"Inuyasha, there you are! Why'd ya leave?" She demanded.

"Cause, you guys were no fun." He said as if the answer was obvious. He immediately regretted it as he saw tears well up in Kagome's blue eyes. "HEY! No crying, ya hear?"

"It's your fault, you stupid head!" Sango shot back at him.

"Feh, whatever… do ya'll wanna get back to your castle, or not?" He said, trying to stop Kagome from crying.

"Yes!" The girl in question stated, shocking everyone with her sudden change of mood. She merely shot Inuyasha a smirk and motioned for him to lead the way. He merely rolled his eyes and walked towards the castle.

"You sure you know where you're going?" Miroku questioned the new addition to their little group.

"Of course… I know this forest a lot better than ya'll do." The questioned boy retorted with a snort.

"Oh, thank you, Inuyasha!" Kagome exclaimed while trying to squeeze the life out of him. He shook her off and walked as far away as he could without losing sight of them, trying to hide his blush.

"Keh, girls… stupid girls." He muttered to himself.

'But still… no ones ever hugged me before…' the 8 year-olds thoughts told him, confusing him more than ever.
'Naraku said I didn't deserve it' but something told him, this naïve little girl knew a lot more than his "master" did.

End Chapter…

I am SO, SO sorry for not updating a lot sooner… I know I haven't been the best author, but I hope to be on here a lot more… thanks everyone for their reviews and patience, and I hope ya'll enjoyed this chapter as well. And I do know its short.> sorry.

Kudos and Peace,

Jade

Disclaimer – Inuyasha or its characters are not mine… thanks for rubbing it in.VV