It was long past midnight and everyone had gone to sleep peacefully on a real bed; which was a luxury in Sango, Shippo and Mirokus book.

Everyone but Inuyasha, that is. It wasn't a surprise, because it was the moonless night. Even though he was perfectly safe, being in Kaedes village, he was still uneasy.

On top of that, he had hurt Kagomes feelings earlier. He didn't mean to—He was just a little on edge.

Something cracked outside. He stood up quickly grasping at his sword, but luckily it was only Kagome coming in.

"Oh, you're still awake." She said, sounding surprised.

Inuyasha nodded his head, a little embarrassed.

"Should have figured." She smiled. She sat next to Kirara, who was purring peacefully in her sleep.

Inuyasha paused. "Um… Im sorry." He said turning away.

"Huh?" Kagome looked startled.

"What, I can't apologize every once and a while? I said im sorry." Inuyasha looked at Kagome nervously.

She tried to suppress a tiny smile. "Thank you."

There was an uncomfortable silence for a few minutes. They tried not to look at each other, but Kagome eventually fell asleep next to Kirara about half an hour later.

Inuyasha sighed. He was alone again. He looked at Kagome… she looked so peaceful when she slept.

He peered outside… He could see the beginnings of a sunrise. He felt his hands; his fingernails were slowly turning into claws. He touched his ears; they were feeling a little sharper than his human ones.

He couldn't help but be a bit happier. In a matter of time he would be a half demon again. And that was only one step away from the full-fledged demon he had dreamed of being since he could remember.

Inuyasha decided to take some time to remember the little demon girl from his past. All he could remember was that she had his ears and hair, but she was much more pure of a demon. He remembered her giving him a fish, and defending him against the other demons and humans who taunted him for being a hanyou. He didn't really remember her face or voice, or really much at all. Maybe she wasn't even real… just a dream.

He grabbed a lock of his hair. It was pretty much all white again. He stretched out and gave his ears a happy twitch.

Sango yawned, and accidentally hit Inuyasha in the face with her arm.

"Uhh… oh, good morning Inuyasha. You're back to normal, that's good… What's wrong with you? You look like you've just been slapped in the face."

She does it in her sleep! Inuyasha wondered in horror.

"Ah, Inuyasha." Kaede smiled as Inuyasha walked out the door a few hours later, "You're looking well."

"Duh. Im not a pathetic human anymore, that's why." He scoffed.

"Your attitude is back to normal as well, I see. Not that that is a good thing, mind you."

"Sure. Where is Kagome?"

"If I tell you that, then I will never be forgiven."

"She's bathing." Miroku whispered, "Sango too. What do you say we go and help?"

"You will do nothing of the sort." Kaede said sternly grabbing the two by their ears and twisting hard.

"AUUUGH! You stupid old bag! Let us go!" Inuyasha screamed.

"Instead of you and the monk spying on the women, why don't you bathe yourselves?" suggested Kaede, "Only the gods know how long it's been."

"Come to think of it, I've never seen you bathe, Inuyasha." Miroku frowned.

"Why? You going to grope me, too?"

"Come now. Im only perverted to women, we both know that." He put his arm on Inuyashas shoulder and grinned. "Why don't we bathe…? It could be an important male bonding experience."

"Plus there might be naked women there." Inuyasha pointed out.

"Your psychic powers astound me."

Kagome and Sango were bathing peacefully in a river. It was cold, but in comparison to the heat it was refreshing.

"This feels so nice." Kagome sighed.

"I agree." Sango smiled, "It's nice to bathe in secrecy without the men 'guarding' us."

Kagome and Sango giggled loudly… Just loud enough for Inuyasha and Miroku to hear.

"Oh yeah." Miroku rubbed his hands together, "It's them."

"Shhhhh! They might hear us." Inuyasha hissed.

"Right, right." Nodded Miroku, "What do we do? We have to make it look innocent in case they catch us, but we have to see them."

"Take your clothes off." Inuyasha instructed, "Make it look like we were just bathing."

"Yes, good plan."

"Then we go behind those rocks. Hide your clothes in the reeds and you can still see the girls from behind the rocks."

"Two birds with one stone; we get clean and nice smelling and we get to see naked female." Miroku grinned, "You are developing a devious mind, Inuyasha."

"I've had practice." He bragged, taking off his clothes and hiding them behind the reeds.

Miroku did the same and stared at Inuyashas pile of clothes.

"What are you looking at?" Inuyasha asked.

"I had no idea you wear underwear." Miroku said dumbfounded.

"Of course I wear underwear! What do you take me for, a savage!"

"I just didn't think you were the type…"

"What the hell do you mean by that!" Inuyasha yelled, but Miroku cupped his hand over his mouth.

"Shush! Do you want them to hear us?" Miroku whispered.

"Take back that underwear comment!" Inuyasha growled biting Mirokus hand. Miroku choked back a curse and hurled Inuyasha under the water.

Sango whirled around. "Is someone there!" she called out.

"Must have been an animal." Kagome shrugged.

Miroku tried to hold Inuyashas flailing legs underwater, but he was too strong for Miroku and burst out of the water gasping.

"What the hell was that for!" Inuyasha hissed rabidly.

"Is someone there!" Kagome cried.

Inuyasha slapped his hand over Mirokus mouth to keep him from saying 'no.'

"This is too dangerous!" Whispered Inuyasha, "We have to get out of here!"

"No way. We can't pass up this opportunity." Miroku said with a serious tone.

They peeked over the rocks to see a very naked Sango and Kagome looking around nervously for peepers.

"Oh my…" Miroku sighed, "How lovely. How gorgeous. Such natural beauty!"

Inuyasha put his hand over his nose to keep it from bleeding. "Their so… nude." He gulped.

"Yes. Isn't it heavenly?"

"I feel like a pervert."

"Live the life, Inuyasha!" Miroku said happily, "Just think of it; with me by your side, think of what you can become!"

"A filthy pervert?"

"Shhhhh!" Miroku hissed, dunking Inuyasha again, "their looking this way!"

Kagome and Sango were looking right in their direction. "Hey! Who's over there!" Kagome screamed.

"Is it you, Miroku?" Sango yelled.

"Damn, they can hear us!" Inuyasha whispered, "what do we do now!"

"Go this way!" Miroku motioned left, "I don't want to be crushed by a boulder this early in the morning!"

They both tiptoed in that direction, where the water was so deep they had to swim in some parts. They climbed onto the land and sighed with relief.

"I just realized something." Miroku went pale.

"What?" asked Inuyasha.

"We left our clothes back there."

"Damn." Inuyasha whispered.

"If the women find them…"

But Miroku couldn't finish his sentence. He made a 'shushing' motion and cupped a hand over his ear.

Inuyasha listened as well. He certainly could hear it… It was a soft humming from the waterfall they were taking refuge near.

"A female voice." Miroku grinned mischievously.

"Haven't you learned your lesson yet!" Inuyasha hissed.