Kouga found himself on top of Kagome.
"Ugh, what the hell…" Kagome didn't see what had happened. It was all so fast. One minute she was looking at the sky, the next she found herself on the ground in excruciating pain. She held her head as she began to sit up. Then she noticed some extra weight on top of her. She opened her eyes and let them refocus. She saw Kouga there.
"K-Kouga!" Kagome almost fainted when she saw him there. "What are you doing?"
Kouga shot back up. "I-I'm so sorry, Kagome!"
Kikyou had reached them at last. "You little bastard!"
Kagome eyed Kikyou strangely. "Wasn't your shirt white this morning?"
Kikyou glared at Kagome. "Don't remind me. You!" She shot a threatening glare at Kouga.
He put his hands up defensively. "Look, I said I was sorry, okay?" Then he hid behind Kagome.
"Wow, thanks…" Kagome muttered.
Kikyou sighed deeply. "You look so pathetic right now. I'm going to let you go this time. Do it again, though, and I will kill you." She stormed back into the house muttering under her breath.
Kouga gave a sigh of relief.
"You got lucky," Kagome commented. "Now will you stop cowering behind me:
Kouga drew his hands back and stood upright again. "S-Sorry again." That was all he said as he walked away.
Kagome stared at him as he walked towards the back of the house. 'What's gotten into him?'
'Damnit… Damn it all… I should have done something more… Anything… It was the perfect chance and I blew it… I could have at least said something better than 'S-Sorry again'. I'm crazy about this girl, but I can't even look her straight in the eye!'' Kouga walked slowly. When he saw that he was out of sight and earshot of Kagome, he fell to his knees and hit the ground with his fists. "Why can't I do anything right!"
Kagome thought that she had heard something coming from the direction of where Kouga had gone to, but she shook it off and told herself that she was imagining it. 'Why am I even worried about him? I don't like him. I don't like him. I don't like him… Ah, who am I kidding… I do like him, but I can't let anyone else know… What'll they think…'
Meanwhile, strangely enough, Sango and Miroku had somehow wandered back into the 'forest' in which she had found Miroku. They weren't doing anything more then sitting there and talking about nothing.
Miroku lay on his back, staring up at the trees and the patches of sky that could be seen through them.
"The weather's nice today," he commented.
"Yeah…" Sango looked up as well. It didn't matter to her what they were talking about as long as they were with each other.
"Sango," Miroku sat up and took Sango's hand.
"Y-Yes, Miroku?"
"What do you say we go back into the house?"
"Oh." Sango thought that he would have something more to say. "Um, sure…"
The two of them got up and headed back towards the house.
"Is that Kagome?"
"Is that Kouga?"
Miroku and Sango looked at each other.
Kouga was still kneeling on the ground, and Kagome still stood there with a confused look on her face.
Again, Miroku and Sango looked at each other, then they nodded.
Miroku went to Kouga, and Sango went to Kagome.
"Um, Kouga?"
"What?" Kouga said rather harshly.
"Geez, calm down. I just came by to ask what's wrong."
"Nothing. Nothing's wrong. I'm fine!" Kouga stood up defiantly and stalked off.
"O… kay…"
Kagome didn't see Sango approaching her. She jumped when Sango called out her name.
"Wh-What is it, Sango?"
"You don't look… well," Sango said.
"I don't look well? I feel perfectly fine. Perfectly fine. Nothing's wrong with me! Nothing at all!"
"I never said that there was something wrong with y—"
"I said nothing's wrong with me!" And with that, Kagome walked away.
Now Sango had the confused look on her face. Miroku came back from his 'talk' with Kouga.
"What happened?"
Miroku shook his head. "I'm assuming you got the same paranoid response?"
Sango nodded.
"It appears that Cupid has shot his arrow a little strangely this time…"
Sango laughed. "You can say that again."
The two of them walked back into the house, where they found Kohaku, Rin, Ayame, Inuyasha, and a pissed off Kikyou attempting to clean her shirt.
"Sister!" Kohaku cried joyfully.
"Kohaku! I didn't know you came back!" She hugged her brother.
"I've been worried about you, Sango."
"I'm sorry, Kohaku." Sango looked past Kohaku and saw Rin sitting there. "Isn't that Rin?"
"Ahem… I can explain that…" Inuyasha cut in.
He explained what had happened between him and Sesshoumaru once again.
"Hm, Sesshoumaru never seemed like that type of man to me before," Miroku said after Inuyasha finished.
"Yeah, that's what everyone's been saying."
"Lord Sesshoumaru has abandoned me…" Rin said sadly.
"I told you that your place is here now." Kohaku smiled.
"We have no choice. We can't exactly throw you back out onto the streets. That wouldn't be right. But we're glad you're with us." Inuyasha joined Kohaku in smiling.
"That's right. We're your family now." Ayame smiled.
Rin: Hehe, I feel so loved! -smiles-
Kyo-chan: You should. I made it that way -laughs-.
Sango: Ooh, I'm back!
Miroku: WE'RE back XD
Kikyou: -mumbles-
Kagome: You're not still mad about your shirt are you?
Kikyou: -continues mumbling- Your boyfriend can do a hell of a lot of damage...
Kagome: O.O What did you call him!