Sun Down

Shippo and Kagome are around the village playing tag, with a certain half demon watching from a high tree branch, Kagome was just about to tag Shippo when a rock stops her and she falls down instead.

"Ahh! WAAA!" she cries. Shippo stops dead in his track sand turns to see Kagome on the ground holding her left knee.

"What's wrong?"

"I feel down and scraped my knee!"

"Hold on I'll go get San-"

"What happened here?" asked a some-what pissed half demon. Inuyasha's bionic ears caught her scream from a miles away,

"Kagome fell down and scraped her knee."

"I close his eyes for two seconds and this happens! Hmm. Let me see." crouching down to investigate the wound, he smelt the blood; the scrape wasn't that bad, "Feh that's barely a wound worth crying about..." Inuyasha picked Kagome pick and walked her over to the river, he knelt down and captured a handful of water and dropped it on Kagome's knee. Out the corner of his eye, Inuyasha saw Kagome wince my pain.

"Just think happy thoughts." Shippo side from the side, he was standing there the whole time rubbing her hand as a method of comfort.

"Happy thoughts?" Kagome asked

"Yea remember you told me that long ago? Like candy, or cookies, or chocolate." Shippo added. Inuyasha shook his head and continued to pour the water on her wound, the more he washed it the less it looked bad.

"I like chocolate...and cookies. I like Yasha's ears too. I like you Shippo, and Auntie Sango and Uncle Miroku..."

"Why?" Inuyasha scoffed.

"'Cause they're really nice."

"Whatever...there done." He placed Kagome on his own knee and blew on her knee to make the pain go away, "Shippo go get me some bandages..."

"What the magic word Inuyasha?" Shippo obviously over heard his and Kagome's conversation about asking nicely for things.

"Now you little runt!"

"Ahh!" Shippo took off like a rocket and ran to the hut.

"Yasha, that's wasn't very nice."

"Feh!" turning his head 'Even when she's little she's still bossing me around!'

"Here meany!" Shippo said throwing a role of bandages at Inuyasha, who caught it with ease.

"Thanks runt." he said before turning to Kagome "This might hurt..." he slowly wrapping her knee up, wincing in pain here and there, Inuyasha tilts his head, "Here grab on..." Kagome reached up and grabbed Inuyasha's ear, so after she no longer pain, and before she knows it it's over. "There done."

Hopping up out his lap Kagome quickly grabs Inuyasha and hugs him tightly. Before she goes after Shippo she kisses Inuyasha slightly on the lips, "Thanks Yasha Face, I love you..."

Taken back by this sudden emotion he slowly reaches up to touch his lips. "I...love you too...Kagome." Just as when Inuyasha was enjoying this moment he smelt something...'Koga. DAMMIT!' Inuyasha got up and rushed to where Kagome and Shippo were playing at and picked up Kagome, he tried to run to the well, but its too late and he's stopped by a giant wind tornado.

"Inuyasha, what's going on?" Shippo panicked

"Hey mutt face, what's going on?"

"Koga...It's not the best time right now. Come back when the tide comes in!" Inuyasha dropped Kagome behind and signaled Shippo to take her inside the hut, Shippo grabbed her hand before before they made it Kagome noticed a swishy furry tail behind the tall doggie man.

"I'm not here to see you, where's Kagome?" Inuyasha grasped Tetsusaiga tightly in his hand, then used his thumb to flick it out of it's sheath.

"She's not available right now, so go back to the hills.

"Look ass wipe, when I come here to visit I expect-" Koga was interrupted by something pulling on his tail. Both him and Inuyasha both looked to see a little girl playing with the wolf man's tail, she was following it around as it swad back and forth.

"Um can I help you child?" Koga turned and sat on the tips of his feet and snatched his tail away. Kagome just giggled, "Funny doggie man!" she said trying to take his tail back away from her. Koga stood up and face Inuyasha, "Baby sitting dog boy?" Koga chuckled, "Well it's getting late, when Kagome gets back from wherever she is, tell her that-"

"But I'm right here!" Kagome was spinning around trying to catch fireflies.

"What did you say?" Koga turned around again and sat on his knees, he reached over and grasped Kagome's face, "Kagome?"

"That's my name, don't wear it out!" Kagome giggled again before getting distracted with another firefly.

"What did you do to her!" Koga rushed into Inuyasha's face with his fists up.

"I didn't do anything...she was cast under a spell." He walked over to Kagome after she finally caught an insect, and picked her up. "She should be back to normal by tomorrow, we hope." Walking up to Kagome, in Inuyasha's arms, he put a hand on her cheek "Kagome?"

"Yes? Who are you?" she asks shaking his hand away.

"I'm Koga, the wolf demon. Don't you remember me?"

"No. How do you kno-oh!" she jumped out of Inuyasha's arm and starts chasing Koga's tail around, which he was swooshing around. "You have a tail, Yasha, why don't you have a tail?"

"Well um..." taken back by this question. Feeling high and mighty with the attention that Kagome was giving him

"HA!" Koga grabbed her waist and lifted her up to face him, "It's because he's a half demon."

"Half demon?" Kagome asked

"Yes a half breed." Koga put Kagome back on the ground knelt before Kagome, "They're nobody's, nothing, worthless and unloved demon that plague the world with they're dirty stinky existence..."

"BASTARD," getting into Koga's face "I'll kill-"

"Yasha is not worthless!" Kagome said getting into Koga's face. "He's the nicest doggie man I've ever known. He's kind and sweet!"

"Kagome I-" walking backward from Kagome's wrath.

"And he's not unloved," running to where Inuyasha was and grabbing his leg "I LOVE HIM!"

(O_O) "Y-you what?" Koga asked

"I. Love. Yasha Face." holding his leg tighter.

'Kagome...Wow she really loves me..it's nice'

(clears throat) "Well I guess I better y'know ...stuff to do and... y'know. Kagome. Mutt Face". With that Koga's saluted he gone.

"He's mean, I don't like him." Kagome said crossing her arms, Inuyasha came up from behind her and picked her up, lifting him on his shoulders.

'Thanks kami' "So you hate that mangy wolf huh? Good." Inuyasha was leading them into the hut

"Yea he might have a tail, but you have cuter ears..."


Later The Night(in the hut)

After the encounter with Koga, Inuyasha was in high spirits, he was glad to eat with Kagome and he didn't even bother Shippo for the rest of the night. Dinner was made, eaten and dishes were put away. It was now time for a bath then off to bed. Inuyasha was told to stand guard while Sango took a shower by herself, since Kagome wasn't really able to right now.

"Aunty Sango?" Kagome asked.

"Yes?"

"Where are you going?"

"To the hot spring for a bath. Would you like to come?"

"Yes please." she said. She ran over to the giant yellow bag and started to rumage through it, and grabbing bath stuff

"I, too would enjoy going to bat-OW!" Miroku started, but getting a smack on the head from Inuyasha.

"You can't come Uncle Miroku, your a boy!" Kagome stuck her tounge out to Miroku and followed Sango outside..

"Yeah just barely..." Inuyasha spat.

"I wanna come too!" Shippo shouted, just before he reached the door, Miroku yanked him back by his tail, "If I don't get to go, you can't go!"

With The Girls

Sango and Kagome were resting on the edge of the hot spring getting undress, Sango was feeling nervous about getting undress in front of little Kagome, she hadn't taken a bath with a child since her and Kohaku were growing up, 'I guess that was more stranger then this...' When Kagome was undress she eased herself into the spring backwards, she really didn't seem to mine the heat, it felt like a giant bath tub to her...

"Aunty Sango, can you wash my back please?"

"Um sure Kagome." Sango undid her hair and lowered herself I the spring too. Sango treading over to where Kagome was and grabbing a face rag then wiping her back down. "How's that?"

"Just fine thank you. Now your back." Kagome says turning towards Sango and grabbing another face rag. "Oh Aunty Sango what happened with your back? There's a big mark here, it kinda looks like a spider."

"I got that after my brother...got sick" Sango said holding back tears.

"Is he still unwell?" she asked continuing to wash Sango's back

"Yes...he's still...very sick"

"Well don't worry. One day he'll be back on his feet, in no time at all!" Kagome cheered finishing Sango back. "My mommy say that with plenty of fluids, sleep and medicine anyone can get better in no time!"

Sango smiled, Kagome's innocent encouraging, her young mind's naivete seem to have made her feel better, even for a moment."Thank you Kagome, that helped..." hugging Kagome's little naked body (A/N: SHE'S NOT BEING A PEDAFILE, SO SHUT UP!)

Back At The Hut

Kagome and Sango enter the hut from the hot spring, Sango in bed wear and Kagome wrapped in a giant bath towel.

"How was your bath girls?" Miroku finishing polishing his weapon.

"Fine. We talked about stuff..." Kagome walked over to the yellow bag again and went to search for some clothes. Once she found a night dress she took a seat next between Inuyasha and Shippo.

"Oh, really? What about?" Inuyasha asking being nosey

"It's none of your business!" Kagome said putting her dress on over her head

"WHAT! Why not?" Shippo whined

"It's a secret. Just between girls, so there." she finished sticking out her tongue

"Feh whatever." Inuyasha feel over to his side and laid down, proping his head up with his hand.

"So what are we doing tomorrow?" Miroku taking off the top layer of his kimono.

"I wanted to learn how to fish!" Kagome spat. "Yasha could you teach me?"

"Well I..um..."

"HA! Inuyasha fish, you gotta better chance of Miroku not being lecherous for a day! OW! Your mean Inuyasha!"

"Feh Shut up! Kagome you wanna learn to fish I'll teach you!" Inuyasha boosted loudly

"What is 'lecherous' "? Kagome asked looking sleepy

"Um...well it means..." Sango stammered

"Does it has something to do with your hand Uncle Miroku?"

"No, that's something different..."

"Like what? Is it broken?"

(sweat drop) "Something like that. It was hurt really badly, by a very naughty man, and until a powerful evil is gone it will remain hurt forever."

"Wow. Well don't worry," walking over to Miroku and giving a hug from behind, "with Yasha Face helping you'll beat him up with no problems!" Kagome said tightening her grip then letting go and sitting back down.

"So Kagome want makes you wanna fish so bad anyway?" Inuyasha asked.

(yawn) "I tried to help Miroku before, but it didn't work so well."

FLASHBACK

Kagome was walking back to the hut after helping Kaede with more help in her herb garden,

"Kagome will you help please?"

"With what Uncle Miroku?"

"Wh-what did you just call me?"

"Uncle Miroku, is that not okay?"

"No it's just no one has ever called me that before. I'm flattered..."

"Your welcome. What did you need help with?"

"I need you to help me catch some fish."

"What's that?"

"Step in the shallow end of the river and catch some fish."

"Why can't Inuyasha do it?"

"He's gone with Shippo somewhere."

"Well okay," stepping into the stream "but I don't know how to fish!"

"And that's why your in the river..."

End Of Flashback

(yawn) "So can we start tomorrow, Yasha?"

"Sure Kagome," Picking her up "But now it's time for bed."

"I'm not (yawn) tried!"

"Feh." Inuyasha slowly and gentles laied Kagome down on her sleeping bag when he left to find a place to sleep he felt a tug at his sleeve. "Yasha Face?"

"Yea?"

"Will you keep me company?"

"Sure runt." Inuyasha spat taking a seat next Kagome's head.

"Good Night Yasha, I love you." Kagome says getting comfortable

"Yea night, love... you... too..." Inuyasha said dowsing the fire, when he looked up he noticed four pair of eyes one him. Since he didn't want to wake Kagome up, he quietly growled and everyone closed their eyes. 'Why is it so hard for me to say that? I do! Oh well she'll be back to normal tomorrow so maybe I'll tell her then.' Inuyasha thought before going to sleep.