Disclaimer: I'd be one pretty lucky girl if I owned Inuyasha, wouldn't I? Sadly, I don't.

Last time:
Inuyasha walked out of Lady Kaede's hut and was shortly followed by the gang. They all looked at us weirdly, and I quickly pulled away from Kouga.

Inuyasha stepped forward. "I knew I smelled Kouga coming. But I didn't know you'd be hanging all over him, Bumi."

This time, in No Way Out
 Chapter 9 - Jealousy

I threw my boot at Inuyasha, and it hit him in the head. He growled loudly, rubbing his head, and I rolled my eyes. "Shut up, Inuyasha. I was not hanging all over him!"

"It sure looked like you were!"

"Shut up, dog-boy! Kouga was just bringing me back."

"With a new sword?" he questioned.

"Hai, with a new sword." I handed it to Sango, so she could inspect it.

"It's beautiful, Bumi," she said.

"Kouga gave it to me."

"Swords aren't meant to be beautiful!" Inuyasha yelled.

I glared back at Inuyasha. "Shut up, will you?" His expression changed to one that I couldn't read, and he walked back into Lady Kaede's hut. I stared at the doorway, confused. "Did he just...?"

Sango and Miroku shrugged. I looked back at Kouga and blushed. "Gomen, Kouga. Arigato, for bringing me back."

"Anytime, Bumi." He grinned and winked at me, then ran away. I smiled, then walked into the hut.

"What was that all about, Bumi?"

I sat down, unfolding my dress to look at it. "It was nothing, Inuyasha. Kouga just brought me back to the village."

"But he gave you a new sword!"

"So? It doesn't mean anything important." Does it?

I looked over at him. Is he... Is it possible that he's... jealous? No... Inuyasha can't possibly be jealous over me. ...Could he?

I shook my head. "Why do you care, anyways? It's not like you have anything to be jealous about."

"I just don't like him. Stay away from him, okay Bumi?"

I stood up and looked down at him. "You can't tell me what to do, Inuyasha! Okay?"

"I was only saying. Don't take it so harshly."

"Shut up, okay! You've been mean to me ever since I started traveling with you! Why?"

He looked away, but I kept insisting. "Why, Inuyasha?" He still wouldn't answer. I crossed my arms in front of my chest and glared at him. "Could it be because Kagome isn't here?"

"No..."

"Then why? You need to tell me!"

"Leave me alone, wench. Go and talk to your Kouga," he muttered.

I stomped out of the room, yelling "You bastard!" as I left.

Sango looked at me, then handed me back my sword. I smiled. "Arigato, Sango."

I took my sword, then walked back towards the forest. If Inuyasha was gonna act like that, I didn't want to be around. "Bumi, wait!"

"Leave me alone, baka." I didn't even bother to look back at him.

"I thought that maybe you'd like to train again?"

"No." I turned to look at Inuyasha, and he ran into. He backed away slightly, almost blushing.

"Uh..."

I rolled my eyes. "Fine. We can train again. But only because I'll have the chance to hurt you again."

Review Shout-outs!

Anon: Dude, don't hate Kouga, man. At least he can pull off a fur mini-skirt. I'd like to see a REAL man try and pull that off. xD

Lisa: If it still isn't obvious, I'm not gonna say. xP Besides, in later chapters, it gets a little bit more confusing. Aren't I just wonderful:P

Fan: Wasn't it a perfect ending? And isn't this one, too? xP