Chapter 6-Kagome's Secret

Inuyasha stared at Miroku in utter confusion. What the hell is Miroku talking about…(Inuyasha).

"Um….Inuyasha…its getting hot in here- why aren't you taking off your clothes," Miroku stared at him, as if the answer were so obvious.

"What the hell are you talking about Miroku- I don't wanna take off my clothes, I don't swing that way- OK?"

"Riiiiiight…if you wanna go in the hot water like that then that's fine by me- I mean it is you Inuyasha." Miroku said as he rolled his eyes and got into the hot water.

Inuyasha looked confused for one more second when he noticed suddenly what Miroku was talking about! He had taken Inuyasha to a hot water spring…."Oh…" Inuyasha muttered dumb founded.

He quickly took off his clothes and slipped into the water across from Miroku, embarrassed at his over reaction to the situation.

"Ahh….how relaxing" Inuyasha said as he slowly untensed his muscles and sat slowly into the hot water.

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"It's been such a long time," thought Kagome. As she sat on top of a large hill, glaring into the endless darkness of the twinkling night sky. She sighed to herself.

So much has happened since that time…so much (Kagome).

She shuffled over to a nearby tree, supporting her back which had begun to start aching after sitting for so long. Kouga, he betrayed me…..how could he do that to me! He fooled me…Inuyasha…(Kagome).

Just a while ago Kagome had stamped out of Kouga's cave, after finding out a horrible secret that had changed her outlook onto everything…..everything. Kagome wasn't supposed to find out- that was Kouga's plan- that way everything would work out- they would both be living happily together. But the plan had all went wrong- all of it.

Now Kagome sat on top of an isolated hill, miles away from Kouga. Her legs were scratched everywhere as she had been running through the thick undergrowth of the forest that had surrounded her- she wanted to get away from him- she didn't want anything to do with him anymore.

She had spent the whole day running away - and now it as night…she was tired, sad, depressed, she had no one now. She slowly got up, knowing herself that she didn't have enough strength to go on, but she needed to, she wanted to…"Inuyasha"…she trembled through her cracked, parched lips.

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Inuyasha was relaxed- he hadn't felt this good for a long time. The hot water was bubbling across his muscular chest and his hair soaked in the back, feeling the warmth of the water trickling down each strand. He sighed and looked at Miroku…

"Thanks Miroku- I really needed this…"

"No prob Inuyasha- friends will be friends. "

Suddenly Inuyasha pouted his face… scrawled up in sadness.

Confused at Inuyasha's sudden change of emotion, Miroku sat up and asked, "What's wrong Inuyasha"

"Just friends…we're just friends…" he mumbled quietly to himself.

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Kagome breathed heavily, she was so tired. But she kept on going, she had to tell Inuyasha everything, everything that had happened. I was so foolish to fall in love with someone like Kouga, I was so foolish- I should have stayed with Inuyasha, my true love…(Kagome).

She walked out of another outgrowth in the forest when in the distance she saw the village…her second home. She trudged through, slowly forgetting the stinging pain that her scratches were protruding from.

She was now outside of Kaede's hut, she could hear them. Miroku, Inuyasha, Sango and Shippo. All of them. She hid behind the back wall of the hut, it seemed that Inuyasha had just gotten into a fight with Shippo and he had dashed out of the hut towards a nearby tree.

She held her breathe, she had not seen his long red kimono for so long, and his wonderful silver hair that glistened in the moonlight. Slowly she heard Miroku walking out and sitting down beside Inuyasha. She couldn't really hear what they were saying or what was going on, but it seemed that Inuyasha was mad about something, something was bothering him. I hope it's not me, I don't like to see Inuyasha getting mad over me. (Kagome).

Suddenly all she saw was Miroku and Inuyasha walking into the forest. They were going somewhere…but where? Kagome really wanted to talk to Inuyasha, she really thought that the sooner she told him then the better things would become. Having no other option, she slowly limped into the forest, making sure not to make a sound.

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Sango looked through the opening of the hut, something was wrong. Why weren't Miroku and Inuyasha there anymore? She quickly glanced around and saw the slight glint on Inuyasha's silver hair entering into the forest. This is unusual- I better go and see what's going on (Sango).

Sango walked out of the hut slowly, trying not to awaken the snoring Shippo at the end of the hut. She quickly jogged over to the edge, trying to catch up.

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It had only been about five minutes, but to Kagome it felt like an hour. She was slowly trudging through the forest trying not to make a sound, when suddenly she came to a stop. Inuyasha and Miroku had stopped at a clearing. She couldn't really see where they were, but Kagome decided to just come out and tell Inuyasha right at that moment.

But suddenly she stopped- right in front of her she saw Miroku undressing himself- and placing his hand on top of Inuyasha's- asking him to take his clothes off? What was going on?

"Come on Inuyasha…take off your clothes…its hot…."

What the hell!(Kagome).

Kagome stopped dead in her tracks; something was not right here- why were Miroku and Inuyasha being so…intimate? She couldn't take it anymore- tears welled up in her eyes, she didn't understand what was going on, and she didn't wanna know what disgusting thing was going on either. She quickly turned around and ran back through the forest….

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Sango finally heard the voices of Miroku and Inuyasha, edging closer, she pushed aside the thick undergrowth- but suddenly out of surprise she saw…"…Kagome?" she whispered under her breath.

What is Kagome doing here…and why is she hiding behind that bush looking at Inuyasha and Miroku (Sango). All she saw was Kagome's expression changing to disgust and horrification…Sango peered over the bushes looking at what Kagome thought was so awful.

Why is she so disgusted, they're just going in the hot spring…(Sango).

Sango turned around to face Kagome and tell her that nothing wrong was going on, but it was too late. Kagome had already run off through bushes before she could stop her.

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"You think we're only friends"…Inuyasha said out loud.

"Umm…ya Inuyasha…we are friends…what else do you think we are…"

"..more…."

"…more?" Miroku said in a scared tone.

Suddenly it hit Inuyasha…what the hell was he saying….he stuttered trying to find another meaning…

he fake laughed out loud and said,

"Of course Miroku- we're more than just friends- we're best friends!" Inuyasha laughed as he punched Miroku in the arm in a friendly gesture.

"…ha ha! Of course! I was getting the wrong message there…silly me," Miroku laughed off.

Phew...that was a close one…I don't know what's getting over me. I should be more careful in the future (Inuyasha).

Smiling to himself for thinking up of a quick solution, Inuyasha relaxed back into the water. His thoughts straying, he remembered when he had heard a slight rustle in the bushes behind him a while ago when he and Miroku had been in that "awkward" situation. Though he hadn't paid much attention to it then since he was more concerned about what was going on then.

Don't worry about it Inuyasha, he thought, couldn't have been any more than a stray animal…