Disclaimer: Apart from merchandise with his logo, I do not own Inu-Yasha.

Author's Note: After finding myself hooked on them, I've decided to start my own little ficlet corner (600 words or less in each installment) for my baby ideas that I don't have time to nurse into full blown plot lines. They will have no rhyme or reason or order- some may be AU, others not. I just felt like this would be fun to try.

Please enjoy!

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"S&M"

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"HOOOOOOOUSHIIIIII-SAAAAAAAMAAAAAA!"

"EK! Wait, Lady Sango- - -"

WHAM BONK THRASH SMACK- - -

"Ow," Shippo winced as he, Inu-Yasha, Kagome, and Kirara all settled down for the night in their campsite; the hanyou in a nearby tree, Kag reading some of, what she carefully called, 'health intercourse homework' from one of her texts, and he and Kirara cuddled by the fire. "They're at it again. . ."

"Keh," Inu barked from the branches, eyes closed to the starry sky as they all waited for their friends to return with the promised water. Sounded now like it would take a while. . . "And that's new or different. . . how?"

The kitsune shrugged, Kagome's already magenta face darkening as she turned another page of her book. She cast a glance up at Inu-Yasha, (blush taking on an almost violet hue,) then towards the near by forest where their friends painfully fought. Muttering something under her breath, the girl from the future continued reading.

But not for long. . .

"Huh?" Inu frowned, ear twitching at the sound of Kag's voice. Leaping out of the tree and landing on all fours next to Kagome, he tilted his head in her face. "What was that?"

"Er. . . !"

She looked like she was about to explode now, Shippo thought with a muted giggle.

"Eh. . ." Kagome sweatdropped, a nervous smile on her face as the sound of pummeling continued nearby. "I. . . uh. . . said. . ."

"Well?" he pressed, leaning in closer. She fell back slightly, an embarrassed giggle on her lips.

"I- - - um- - - well- - - Isaidthattheyprobablygavemeaningtothephrase'S&M'relationshipokay?!"

What?"

Kagome sighed, crawling over to her sleeping bag as her cheeks continued to glow. "Never mind, Inu-Yasha. Never mind."

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(Note: Get it? Sango and Miroku? S & M? XD I think Takahashi-sama did that on purpose. . . ::giggles:: )