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Puppy Face

Chapter 12-A Secret Revealed

'Oh.Shit.' was the first thing that ran through Inu-yasha's mind.

"Come on Yasha!" Kagome said. When he didn't move, Kagome rolled her eyes, walked back over to him, picked him up, and marched up to the front door of his grandmother's house.

Kagome marched up to the front door, and knocked politely. The kind elderly woman, Kaede, came out and smiled at Kagome, and her pup.

"Can I help ye, child?" she asked kindly.

"Yes you can, Lady Kaede. You see, I completely forgot to thank Inu-yasha for, well..." Kagome rubbed the back of her neck with her free hand. "For being so nice..." she muttered, a blush staining her cheeks prettily.

Kaede smiled, then realized that Inu-yasha was in Kagome's eyes currently. "Well, erm...I will tell him child. He's in the washroom currently, then he has to go out, and go...grocery shopping for me..."

"Oh, well I'll wait, it'll only take a moment, and I'd rather tell him in person."

"Well...I, uh..." Suddenly Kaede spotting Inu-yasha trying to scratch himself with his hind foot frantically. "Oh my! Well, I'll send Inu-yasha out, and he can spare a moment, but in the mean time I can get rid of your poor puppy's fleas!"

"Fleas?" Kagome asked blankly. "He doesn't have fleas!" she said indignantly.

Kaede pointed. "Well, he's scratching in any case, and I have something for that if it isn't fleas. And don't worry child, they get them no matter how clean you keep them." she told her kindly. "Now let's see him and I'll send Inu-yasha out."

Kagome reluctantly handed over her pup, and leaned back on her heels, waiting for Inu-yasha to come outside so that she could thank him for...well, for being nice when she snapped at him, and for giving back Yasha, of course.

After a minute, Inu-yasha came flying out of the house, and gave her a small smile. "My grandmother said you wanted to see me for something?" he said so arrogantly Kagome narrowed her eyes, positive he knew for some strange reason.

"Yes, erm-" Kagome said, losing her cold look and putting on a sincere smile. "Thank you, Inu-yasha." she said kindly. "For, well...giving back Yasha."

"Is that it?" he asked incredulously.

She narrowed her eyes again. "What else would I have to thank you for?"

"For being nice to you when you snapped at me!" he blurted out, then realized his mistake.

Kagome looked at him, shocked. Inu-yasha was just about to confess everything to her, when she suddenly saved him from an even bigger bashing...

"You were listening to that entire conversation weren't you!" she shrieked.

'Well...technically yes...' he thought. "N-no...what makes you say that?"

"That's exactly what I told your grandmother!" she yelled, and crossed her arms. "You ass! I come over here to apologize and you throw it in my face!"

"ME? THROW IT IN YOUR FACE?" he yelled back.

"Yes. Now, if you don't mind, I'll collect Yasha and be on my way!"

Inu-yasha panicked. He blocked her entrance to the house quickly. She couldn't just go in there and demand Yasha, when he was still out on the porch. And how would that look? One minute he's in the kitchen with Kaede, the next he's rushing in from the porch with Inu-yasha no where in sight!

Kagome narrowed her eyes even further. "Move. Inu-Yasha." she hissed.

He had to come up with a plan to keep her here, and fast. Thinking quickly, he could come up with only one solution, and prayed it would work without her exploding on him.

'Here goes nothing...' he thought, then leaned forward, and pressed his slightly chapped lips against her soft ones.

Slam!

Kagome leaned against the inside of her house door, panting heavily, eyes as wide as saucers. She had just returned from Inu-yasha's, Yasha held in one arm, the other pressed against her lips.

She straightened, and walked across the floor, ran up the stairs, and flew into her room, slamming that door as well. She dropped Yasha unceremoniously onto her bed, and dove into her closet, retrieving her ever-faithful guitar.

She frowned for a moment, then put the guitar on her bed next to him, and began pacing. She stopped momentarily, studied the opposite wall, then shook her head and resumed her pacing.

Inu-yasha cocked his head to the side, and watched her pacing for a moment, before letting out a small yip. Kagome stopped pacing, and looked at him.

"Why did he do that Yasha?" Kagome asked him. She sat down beside him on her bed, and he crawled into her lap. Kagome rested on hand on him, then the other on her lips.

"Why?" Inu-yasha growled, annoyed.

Kagome looked at him, startled. "Is it so obvious, that you're annoyed with me?" she laughed, and gave him a hug.

"Yes." Inu-yasha grumbled.

"Why?" Kagome repeated, staring at her puppy. Her eyes started to go unfocused as she zoned out.

"Because I like you." Inu-yasha snorted, then his eyes widened as the actual words hit his ears. His golden eyes snapped open to stare at a confused and shocked Kagome. Her scent peaked with confusion.

"W-what are y-you doing here? And where'd Yasha go? AND WHY ARE YOU WEARING YASHA'S COLLAR?" Kagome screamed the last part when she spotted the collar and tag she had bought Yasha around Inu-yasha's neck suddenly.

"Errm.." was all Inu-yasha could say before Kagome fainted. Inu-yasha rushed to catch her body before she hit her head on the wall. He gently lifted her into his arms and lay her down on the bed carefully, before going into the bathroom to get a wet cloth to try and bring her around.

"Ugghhhhh..." a very groggy Kagome groaned when she felt someone pressing a warm cloth to her forehead, cheek, neck, and pulse point.

"Mom?" Kagome asked without opening her eyes. A grunt was her response.

"Not even close." came the grumbling voice of Inu-yasha. Kagome sat bolt upright and tried to look at him, only to have her vision clouded by all of the blood rushing out of her head suddenly.

"What are doing here this late?" Kagome asked, seeing the time on her digital clock next to her bed once her vision cleared. 9:32 p.m.

"You fainted, what was I supposed to do? Leave you here?" Inu-yasha asked.

"No...but why did I faint?" Kagome asked, pressing a hand to her forehead. Inu-yasha hesitated.

Kagome didn't notice his silence. "Hey...where's Yasha?"

Silence.

Inu-yasha watched Kagome's eyes widen as the recent events leading up to her fainting fill her mind. He took one look at her expression as she stared at the opposite wall, remembering everything, and shut his eyes, waiting for the explosion to come.

It didn't come.

He peaked an eye open to see a pair of chocolate eyes looking at him, waiting for an explanation. He was about to say something when Kagome frowned and spoke first.

"So...you've been a dog for a while...MY dog...I'm guessing since the car crash, that was probably why the accident happened, correct?"

He nodded.

Kagome's frown deepened. "Well, it makes sense, seeing as you and Yasha are never in the same room together...or you could say your ALWAYS in the same room together..." Suddenly Kagome's eyes widened.

"YOU'VE SEEN ME CHANGE!" Kagome shrieked suddenly.

"CALM DOWN!"

"YOU'RE TELLING ME TO CALM DOWN WHEN YOU'VE SEEN ME NAKED?"

"IT WASN'T LIKE THAT!"

"THEN WHAT WAS IT LIKE? HUH? HUH?"

Inu-yasha knew that there would be no reasoning with Kagome in this state, so, he decided he would have to calm her down once again. Gathering up his courage to do this a second time, he grasped her upper arms and kissed her yet again.

The reaction was instantiations. Kagome relaxed in his grip, obviously not about to start yelling again, and kissed him back. Inu-yasha was surprised at first, but reveled in it afterwards.

He pulled away, allowing Kagome to breathe, and said "Now, are you going to let me explain?"

A breathless Kagome nodded. Inu-yasha nodded back and put his hands on his knees, looking around the room before looking back at the dazed Kagome. He hid a grin.

"Now, when you would change," Inu-yasha blushed before continuing. "I would, er--well, I would put my paws over my eyes or turn around, so, therefore, I WAS being a gentleman, not some peeping tom!"

"Oh..." was all Kagome could manage. "Just one question."

"Yes?"

"Why didn't you tell me?" Kagome said, looking hurt.

"Well...I figured you'd be, well...mad."

"Mad? But...you've been so nice, but yeah...I can kinda see where you're coming from." Kagome grinned apologetically. "But still! I wasn't exactly expecting my DOG to turn into you. But hey, it almost makes sense, after all..." Kagome trailed off while reaching up and pulling down his red bandana, exposing his dog ears.

"You've got the cutest ears."

Inu-yasha snorted. Kagome giggled, and started thinking about what had happened before she fainted. He had for some reason transformed back into a human when she had asked 'Why', and he had answered her question with...

Kagome looked back up at an arrogant looking Inu-yasha. "So, you like me eh?" she asked, loving the way his arrogant posture failed when he blushed.

"Well..."

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Oooooo, I'm soooooo evil, aren't I?

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