I hope you guys are enjoying this so far. I understand the title is a givaway.

Chapter 24: Koga And Spring

Kagome moved uneasily in her sleep as unpleasant dreams went through her mind. She whimpered quietly when her eyes shot open. She couldn't sleep.

Inuyasha watched her from the side of the hot as he leaned against the wall. He only had one eye open. Kaede, Kagome, and him were the only people in the hut, since Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kirara were all at the hut they now lived in.

When Kagome sat up Inuyasha closed his eyes and pretended he was sleeping as he listen to her harbored breathing and slow, tired movements.

Kagome stood up and wiped her forehead from the sweat of her anxiety. She took a deep breath. She hated nightmares. She kept having them, but since they never had to do with the same thing, she knew they weren't some kind of sign from the future so she mainly just tried ignoring them.

One of the few times Kagome was freed from the nightmares was at Sesshomaru's castle, when she slept in Inuyasha's arms that one night. That was the worst of all the nightmares she had had.

Right now she wanted water. Her throat was dry. She slowly lifted the bamboo and straw door and stepped out into the cool night air. She looked up at the not so full moon. She took a deep breath of fresh air.

Meanwhile

As soon as Kagome had stood up Inuyasha became weary and wondered what she was doing.

When she walked outside Inuyasha became mad and confused. Mad because she just left without telling anyone and confused on why she was leaving.

He knew she was standing right out side the door since her scent stayed there. He stood up swiftly and quietly and peeked out the door.

He saw Kagome stretch her arms and begin to walk off.

"I'm so thirsty." She mumbled to herself. Inuyasha stepped out after she walked off and followed her in secret as she walked through the woods. He wanted to scold her about how dangerous it was for her to come out here at this time.

He also went into thought for a moment why she didn't stop at the stream right in front of Kaede's and just kept going.

He continued following her realizing her root was familiar. She was headed to the well? Now he was really confused.

Kagome came to the clearing where the well was and walked over to it. She leaned her back against it in thought. 'I miss them so much. I miss going back and being happy that I could finally see them after weeks or days and I could relax..." Kagome sighed at the thought.

There was no more relaxing.

"Kagome?" Kagome looked up at the sound of a familiar voice, but it wasn't Inuyasha's it was Koga's. (A/N: I bet you didn't see that coming.)

"Koga?" Kagome asked and stood up brushing the dirt from her sleeping clothes. "What are you doing here?"

"I was passing by and I came across your scent. So I came by to check it out. It's late for you to be here alone."

"I'm fine Koga, really I am." Kagome smiled.

Inuyasha watched from the trees and growled as he watched Koga get closer.

"Kagome there's something I have to ask you." Koga took her hands in his own.

Inuyasha could feel his anger rising, but decided to stay put for now.

"What... is it?" Kagome asked looking at his expression of slightly worry.

"You see it's spring..."

As soon as Koga mentioned it Inuyasha knew what Koga was going to ask.

"And spring is mating season. Kagome will you mate me and bare my young?" Koga finished and Kagome blushed furiously.

"Um..." Kagome was at a loss of words although she knew what she wanted to say, she was afraid of breaking the wolfs heart and slightly afraid of what he would try and do. "I can't."

Inuyasha sighed in relief from his spot and decided he had had enough of Koga near Kagome. He jumped out from behind the trees and with a newly gained speed jumped in front of Kagome growling at Koga as he pushed Kagome back with the one hand.

"What the hell are you doing here mutt face?" Koga asked. He was slightly hurt from Kagome's turn down.

"What do you think you're doing near Kagome. Stay away from her." Inuyasha bit out.

"I came to asked Kagome if she would mate for the spring, but I guess she doesn't think clearly at night." He looked at Kagome who was beside/behind Inuyasha.

She frowned when she realized Koga was feeling hurt. She hated hurting people, especially people that cared about her.

"She thinks perfectly fine at night." Inuyasha said. "She knows what she wants and it's not you."

"Really dog breath?" Koga crossed his arms. "Don't get your hopes up. If Kagome didn't want me she wouldn't let me be so affectionate towards her."

"Kagome's that way with everyone."

"I don't see anyone else being affectionate to her." Koga said gruffly.

"Koga, I think it's better if you go." Kagome said as she stepped up right beside Inuyasha. She knew she didn't like Koga the way Koga thought she did. She loved Inuyasha and only Inuyasha, but she would feel guilty telling Koga that. It would hurt him more then turning him down did.

"Kagome, I can bare you strong offspring." Koga said trying to get her to mate.

"Koga, I don't like you in that way." Kagome said with a frown.

"What? But I thought..."

"I'm sorry." Kagome said cutting him off. "It's just I never thought of you that way. You're more of a friend."

"Told ya." Inuyasha crossed his arms and smirked.

"Sit boy."

THUMP

"Kagome, I will be waiting for you when you have thought this through more clearly."

"I have thought it through Koga." Kagome began to get angry that he wouldn't just go. She didn't want him and that was all there was to it. "I don't love you Koga. Just go. If you want we can still be friends?"

"Yeah, whatever." Koga waved as he ran off. "I better not find that the mutt face touched my Kagome!" Were his final words.

"She's not yours!" Inuyasha yelled from the ground, but Koga was already gone. Kagome knelt down next to Inuyasha and Inuyasha sat up. "Why the hell did you sit me!"

"Because you were being mean when I was trying to let him down without hurting him so much. Koga's my friends Inuyasha."

"Feh, some friend. You're lucky I got here."

"What are you talking about?"

"The scent of his arousal was sickening. If I didn't show off he could have taken you whether you liked it or not."

"He wouldn't!"

"He would!" Inuyasha brought his face directly in front of her and gave her a daring stare. "He's a demon whether you like it or not. Demons aren't like humans. They do whatever they can to get their way. He doesn't care what you want. He only acts that way so he can get you. He reads you like a book. Demons that. He knows you're nice and likes that nice stuff so he's nice to you. The only way he'd stay away is if you were already mated."

"Inuyasha... why aren't you nice to me?" Kagome asked catching something.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Well you said that he knows I'm nice and like nice stuff, so he's nice to me, but you're not nice to me and you know I like it."

"I'm not a demon wench. I act however I want and if you don't like it than you don't."

"I'm glad." She smiled. Inuyasha gave her a confused look. "I'm glad that you don't try and impress me and that you act like yourself around me."

"Whatever." Inuyasha turned his face away from hers feeling a blush coming on. Then he was a little more surprised because he could feel Kagome wrapping her arms around him in an embrace. She rested her head against his chest for a second and than pulled away and stood up.

"Remember earlier." She was referring to earlier that night.

"Yeah."

"Well since we never finished lets start from scratch. Sit." She laughed.

THUMP

"HEY!" Inuyasha jumped up angrily. He noticed she had already began to run and realized what she was doing. He grinned at her playfulness this late into the night.

He chased her and it didn't take long for him to catch her he grab her and fell to the ground making sure he was on the bottom so she didn't get hurt. She laughed.

His arms were wrapped tightly around her waist and he hands were on his chest.

The sun was now peaking over the horizon and the sky was changing from dark to colorful.

Inuyasha noticed she was still giggling and decided the best way to stop her. He leaned up and captured her lips in his own and her laughing immediately stopped as she went along with the kiss.

Soon the kill went from small to loving and passionate. Kagome pulled away for air and rubbed her nose on his nose and cheek and lightly kissed his lips. Than he made sure to kiss her again with ever more passion.

When the kiss was finished Kagome leaned her head on his chest and listened to his heart beat. His hands stayed wrapped around her.

"We should get back to the Kaede's." Kagome said.

"No, lets stay for a while. It's not like she cares where we are."

Well I hope you liked it. Another one coming right up!