(A/N: Wow! This chapter took 14 pages from me! This has been my longest chapter yet! Woohoo! It feels good! :] )
Chapter 15 - Shooting scenes

"Okay people! Today we will be shooting the first scene. Does everyone know their places?" Miroku's voice echoed in the studio. All of the cast and crew kept talking as if they hadn't heard Miroku's question. He cleared his throat.

"I said, Does everyone know their places?" he exclaimed a little louder. Still, nobody had moved an inch and kept on minding their business.

"Does everyone know their places?!" Miroku practically screamed. Sango's smirk was heard from behind him. He turned around and gave her an exasperated look.

"You try and getting their attention!" he challenged. Sango's eyes rolled as she lightly shoved him aside and looked over at all the people.

"HEY! People! Everybody listen up right now!" Sango exclaimed with her mighty voice. Instantly, everyone on set paused and looked at her. She cocked her head to face Miroku and flashed him a triumphant smile. He rolled his eyes.

"Fine. Point taken." he sighed. "You're the better man." A few veins popped on Sango's forehead. The silence on set was broken by a large 'smack'!. Miroku turned back to look over the cast and crew, only to see their unimpressed glares.

"Fine. Better person." he muttered under his breath towards her. Sango scoffed in irritation and sat down while looking through papers on her clipboard. "Okay, please. Does everyone know their places?" Miroku asked one more time. Several mutters of agreement were heard in the crowd. "Alright, then. Today we'll shoot the flashback scene when Etsuya, played by Inuyasha, and Asami, played by Kagome, see each other for their last time during the journey. Okay, places, places." he clapped.

Kagome stopped her conversation with one of the make-up artists and began making her way towards her place. She slightly passed by Inuyasha as they walked.

"Don't choke, wench." he muttered under his breath.

"Not planning to, stubborn-mule." she muttered in return. The two scowled at each other.

"It would take an idiot to not see that they despise each other." Sango whispered over to Miroku.

"Huh? I thought they were getting along pretty well." Miroku said seriously. Sango blinked at him.

"I guess I rest my case." she shrugged and gave Miroku an uneasy look. He shrugged and looked over the crew to see that they were in their positions.

"Act one, Scene one, people. And. . ." Miroku gave the set one final overlook. "Action!"

The set was a dark forest, there were several fake corpses lying along the grass. The moon was a large, white ball of crystal in the sky and the lighting made it shine just at the approximate area. Kagome stands on her knees in the grass before the several dead bodies holding a green diamond in her hands. Inuyasha stands a few feet away, panting and drenched in blood. He holds a sword in his hands and is panting.

(A/N: I just have the whole 'seeking jewel/feudal and present thing that's similar to the InuYasha story. All of the scenes and lines are just improvisation from my head. Bwharhar. Note: None of these things are from actual InuYasha movies. Okay, thank you.)

"Is it. . .over?" Asami (Kagome) asks dramatically. She looks up with glistening eyes at her beloved Etsuya (Inuyasha).

Etsuya drops his sword and looks at his bloody hands. He looks up from them and at Asami. The shoulder of her shirt is slightly torn and there are blotches of blood all over her body.

"Y-yes, Asami." Etsuya finally said, almost stuttering out his lines. "It's over."

Asami looked, at Etsuya for a few moments in silence. Suddenly, a wide smile shows upon her face and she quickly stands up with the jewel in her left hand. She immediately runs over towards Etsuya, her eyes glistening with tears.

'God, I can't believe I'm going to have to do this. . .' Kagome thought to herself as she was about to act her next move.

"I'm so happy, Etsuya." she cried as she buried her face into his bloody streaked chest. Her arms wrapped around his neck as she sobbed. "Now we can finally be together. . .we can be happy."

'Damn, Higurashi's pretty good.' Inuyasha thought to himself as the girl faked her cries. 'Shit, I'm complimenting her in my damn thoughts. Stay focused, Inuyasha.'

Slowly, Etsuya brought his arms around Asami's waist and he held her lovingly. The camera zoomed in on the two's faces. Etsuya's eyes were closed as he held onto Asami in his warm, comforting embrace. While, Asami's eyes were tear-stricken as her head lay on top of Etsuya's welcoming chest.

'So this is what it feels like to be in the arms of the heart-throb Inuyasha.' Kagome thought to herself annoyed. She then hesitated as the camera zoomed. 'I-it's. . .not so bad. . .it feels. . .it feels, well. . .nice. . .'

"All that we've worked for, Asami. It's finally here." Etsuya said as he brought his head back to look at the girl's face. "Now you can stay with me here. . .and we can live happily."

'Her hair smells nice. . .' Inuyasha thought to himself.

'I never noticed the. . . deepness in his eyes. . .' Kagome thought.

"Stay with you here?" Asami said surprised and slightly confused.

"Yeah. In my time. Now that we have the jewel we can live wherever we want without having to worry about any dangers. . ."

'Her hair is soft. . .'

'His eyes are so calm. . .so full of passion. . . focused. . .'

"What about my time? What about my family? What about my life?" Asami questioned.

"Asami, you could start a new time here. We could begin a family. And you can live here."

'Maybe I underestimated her on the acting department. . .she's not that bad. . .'

'Oh, God. Now I have an idea why girls fall at his feet. . .I think my knees are weakening. . .'

"But I don't want to, Etsuya! I want to go back to my old time! I thought we would live there." Asami protested as she released herself from Etsuya's arms. They stood a small distance apart, with their hands still intertwined.

"Asami, what about this feudal area? It's a whole new world, can't you see? Don't you want to be with me?"

'Damn it! Damn the Woman's Network. And damn boredom. Her hair smells good?! It's soft?! She's acting well?! When did I become so damn soft? Damn.'

'Whoa-wait?! What am I saying?! I'm talking about my arch-enemy here! I can't be thinking about him here like this. . .Sango can't be right. No. I can't. . . he can't. . . we can't. . .'

"I do, Etsuya. . .I do. . ."

"Then why not live here?"

'I can't forget. . .'

'I have to remember. . .'

"Because I want to go back home! I want to go to my own world too! I love you, Etsuya. . .but. ."

"We're from two different worlds."

'. . .that I hate you.' Inuyasha and Kagome thought at the same time.

"And, cut! Perfect!" Miroku broke in as he clapped his hands. "That was wonderful! I felt the tension, the compassion, the angst, the confusion, the–" his words were cut off my Sango's hand on his shoulder.

"Mr. Houshi, I think they get the point." she stated. Miroku laughed embarrassed as Sango rolled her eyes.

Kagome instantly looked away from Inuyasha's trancing eyes as she let go of their combined hands. A small pink blush rose to her cheeks, but it was hidden as she dropped her head down and walked away.

'I can't believe I.. . .Did I just?. . .' she thought to herself in broken questions. 'Could I have really been?. . .It was just. . .No, it wasn't anything. Just acting. . .of course. . .I'm supposed to be in character right? Yeah. . .of course. . .' she nodded her head hesitantly as she looked back at Inuyasha. He still stood in the same spot she left him, and somehow he caught her looking at him. Kagome quickly looked away and continued walking.

'What just happened?' Inuyasha thought as he walked to the restroom in the corner of the studio. He walked over to the sink and began to wash the fake blood off of his hands. 'Come on, Inuyasha. This isn't the first movie you've done with her. Hell, does that even matter? Higurashi isn't anything important. She's just in the way of things. Yeah, that's it. Just in the way. . .just in the wa–'

"Is anyone her- Oh! I'm sorry. Didn't mean to intrude on anything." Kagome's voice came in as she stood by the door of the restroom with her hand over her eyes. Inuyasha turned around with soap dripping from his hands.

"Oh, no. You've invaded my privacy. I was urinating in the sink. Now I'll have to sue you." he said sarcastically as he turned back around and smirked.

Kagome rolled her eyes as she walked to the sink next to him. She pulled out a small tube of soap from her small purse that hung over her shoulder. Inuyasha looked over at her and watched as she ripped out a piece of towel paper and used it to turn on the faucet. Then, she carefully squeezed a pea-sized amount of soap from her bottle on her palm.

"Neat freak?" he questioned mockingly. Kagome shot him a glare as she rubbed the soap on her hands.

"Hygiene-supporter." she stated. Inuyasha gave a small laugh as he shook his head and rinsed off the soap from his hands. He casually twisted the faucet off and walked over to the paper towel bin. Kagome eyed his actions disgustingly.

"What?" Inuyasha asked annoyed as he dried his hands. Kagome shook her head.

"Nothing." she answered as she resumed soaping her hands. Inuyasha threw away the damp paper towel and looked at his hands.

"What did I do?" he asked again, with a bit of worry. Kagome shook her head again.

"Nothing." she repeated. Inuyasha clenched his teeth with annoyance.

"Tell me!" he exclaimed. Kagome looked at him in shock at his impatience, but returned her eyes to the running water as she rinsed the soap off. Inuyasha just eyed her evilly as she thoroughly dried her hands.

"Fine. You really want to know?" she finally said as she dried between her index and middle finger.

"I'm not so sure if it's come to my interest anymore." Inuyasha replied stubbornly. Kagome blinked, but shrugged.

"Okay then. Your loss." she said as she threw away the paper towel. "Don't blame me when you all of a sudden get a severe sickness." Inuyasha immediately turned to look at her.

"Fine! Yes, I want to know." he gave in. A small smile crept on Kagome's lips.

"You didn't dry your hands well." she finally said. Inuyasha raised an eye brow.

"Excuse me. I didn't know that there was a certain way to dry a hand." he said mockingly. Kagome rolled her eyes.

"Well, there's a difference if it's in your own house or in a public restroom."

"Could've fooled me. This bathroom smells like shit." said Inuyasha as he pinched his nose with his thumb and index finger.

"A lot of people have been in it, that's why. And that's also why you should take more precautions when you wash your hands."

"Do teach me your ways Oh-Queen-of-Toiletries." Inuyasha said sarcastically. Kagome rolled her eyes.

"Listen Mr. Sarcastic-Ass, I could've just let you walk out of this restroom with God-Knows-What all over your hands. But no, I chose to do the noble thing and inform you that there was a mistake in your drying." Kagome stated seriously as she stood akimbo.

(A/N: Akimbo! Hehe! It was one of the words in the book that I'm reading. Man, it's a cool word. Haha. Oh, and it means "With hands on the hips and elbows turned outwards." Bwharharhar! Oh yes! Akimbo! Spread the knowledge and be merry! :] )

Inuyasha sighed and figured that today had enough disasters, so he nodded his head and showed his gratitude.

"Feh. Fine." he said. "Show me my mistake."

"Well, first, I'm guessing you touched the sink freely with your hand, correct?"

"Yeah? So?"

"Mistake one. Do you know exactly how many people have touched that? And who knows what was on their hands before they spread it on the knob."

"Okay. . ."

"Where did you get your soap?"

"The little liquid soap box thing next to the sink."

"Mistake number two. How do you know that that soap hasn't been infected with some sort of virus? Or if that whole box isn't contaminated with some sort of bacteria!"

"Damn, Kagome. Never thought you were such a neat frea–"

"And mistake number three was touching the knob again after cleaning your hand. That's just making it dirty all over again!"

"Did you ever consider therapy?"

"INUYASHA!"

"Okay, okay. . ." he mumbled a couple of words that sounded like 'thank you'. "You should really talk to someone about that neatness. You might drive yourself crazy over it."

"I'm a neat girl, not a neat freak. And it's not that I'm like this every time I use a public restroom." she scrunched up her nose. "But this one is a unisex bathroom. Not only is it uncomfortable, but it's far more dirtier."

"Hey! Are you implying that men have no sense of hygiene?"

"Well, apparently you didn't." Inuyasha fell silent and mumbled the word 'wench' over towards Kagome as he walked over towards the door. He took a sudden pause and turned around. Kagome was gathering her things and prepared herself for leaving as well.

"Forget something?" she asked as Inuyasha walked by her.

"Can I. . ." Inuyasha asked, but his last words were mumbled under his breath.

"What?" Kagome asked.

"Can I. . .borrow. . ." he mumbled again, this time a bit louder. Kagome sighed, she couldn't make out any of his words other than 'Can I.'.

"Inuyasha, you're going to have to stop mumbling."

"Can I borrow you damn soap?!" he exclaimed as he turned around. Kagome looked at him, shocked at his outburst, but smiled. She could tell that Inuyasha wasn't the type to swallow his pride and ask for things.

"Sure." Kagome replied as she dug into her purse for the small bottle. Inuyasha took it and squeezed some of the liquid onto his hands, as he looked at the sink in front of him, he realized he skipped a step.

"Damn it!" he exclaimed. Kagome gave a small giggle as she walked over beside him with a paper towel in her hands. She moved a bit closer while turning on the faucet. As Kagome looked up, her and Inuyasha's faces were only inches apart. A small blush came across her cheeks as she took steps back.

Inuyasha looked at her for a few moments. Her head was bent down so the blush would disappear.

'Ugh! I'm blushing again?! What is wrong with me?! It's just Inuyasha!' she thought to herself. Kagome looked up from her spot and watched as Inuyasha thoroughly rubbed the soap in his hands. She couldn't help but smile at the determined guy.

'Today was the first time we've had a calm conversation. . .' Kagome thought to herself. 'Well, it's been the most calm out of all of the other times we've talked. . .' she looked at him again, grinning even more. 'It was. . .nice. Perhaps next time we talk it won't be about washing hands. . .Gah! I mean, not like we'll ever have a decent conversation ever again. Heh. In a few moments everything will resume its natural ways. Inuyasha will go back to being his jerky-ass self, and I'll be there to retaliate.' she looked over as Inuyasha tried to scratch his nose with his arm and not his soapy hand. She giggled shortly as she walked over and, with a paper towel, scratched his nose for him. 'Though, it would be nice to have another peaceful conversation with Inuyasha. . .'

"Gnut er yuu duueng?" (What are you doing?) Inuyasha's voice broke into Kagome's thoughts. She immediately snapped back to reality and realized what she was doing.

"Oh! I'm sorry!" she said as she quickly dropped the paper towel on the ground and brought back her hand. "I wasn't thinking. . ." Kagome added as she bit her lower lip.

"Obviously, wench." Inuyasha said as he rolled his eyes. He waited for an incoming insult in return, but arched an eye brow when he heard nothing. He turned his back to the sink to look at Kagome. "What's eating you, Higurashi?" he asked.

"It's nothing." Kagome shook her head as her right hand clutched her left elbow. "Haven't you soaped your hands long enough?" she asked, changing the subject. Inuyasha looked down at his hands, and saw that they appeared to be turning red.

"GAH!" Inuyasha exclaimed as he began rinsing off the soap. "You could've informed me that earlier!"

"Excuse me! I didn't know that it was my responsibility to tell you when to wash the soap from your hands!"

"It was your fault for scaring me about that bacteria shit in the first place!"

"Just because you don't know how to clean your han–" Kagome paused her exclamation, and her mouth stayed open with shock. "I-I scared you?" Inuyasha's eyes widened when he realized what he had just yelled. He turned his back to face her and ripped off a paper towel.

"No." he finally said after he was about to throw away the damp towel. Kagome folded her arms across her chest.

"Oh really?" she said, unconvinced.

"Yeah, really." he said defensively. "I'm not some chump to be easily afraid of some scientific information."

"Sure, Inuyasha." Kagome said as she gave a small smirk. "Then turn off the water faucet with your bare hand." Inuyasha gave her an evil glare, but rolled his eyes. He walked over towards the running watered sink and placed his hand over the knob. Just as it was inches away, he looked over at Kagome who was smirking triumphantly at him.

"Just because you said to do it, I won't." he snorted as he placed the towel paper on top of the knob and twisted it off. Kagome rolled her eyes, but smiled.

"You might want to get one for the door handle as well." she added. Inuyasha stuck his tongue out at her as he roughly ripped a piece of paper towel. He placed it on top of the silver door knob, and thrust the door open.

"Well, good luck on the next few scenes today." Kagome said as she smiled sweetly. Inuyasha stood, speechless as he held the door open. Kagome walked out, leaving Inuyasha stunned and, if you looked hard enough, with a little blush on his cheeks.
After hours and hours and hours of shooting, it was finally time for the last hours of the day. The cast and crew were all very tired, but were thankful that today's shooting was almost over. Though the whole day was spent on set, only about 5-10 minutes of the movie was shot. Kagome was in her new costume and her make-up was freshly done. Sango fell into a small slumber as she sat with her legs crossed on her chair next to Miroku.

'How can she possibly be asleep with all this commotion?' Miroku thought to himself as he looked at the peaceful Sango. 'Am I going to have to pull a Carry-The-Taijiya-Home maneuver again?' Sango dropped her clipboard from her arms. Miroku smiled as he picked it up and placed it on the small table next to his chair. He brought his hand to her gentle face and softly moved her bangs out of her face. 'Apparently so.'

"Okay, everyone. As you all know, today is the last day of shooting!" Miroku said over the people. Everybody was already tired, so not much of them had the energy to carry on with their conversations. Miroku sighed with relief as the crew listened to him intently. He didn't wish to raise his voice with the sleeping Sango sitting behind him.

"We're shooting the scene titled 'Surprise'. It's a short one, folks. So, let's make this one good." Miroku walked over and looked to see if everyone were in their places. With a nod of his head, he called out, "Action!"

The setting is in a normal house. Kagome, or Asami, sits on her living room couch while flipping through the channels of her television. Her cat sits on the couch next to her and meows.

"What're you looking at Buyo?" Asami says playfully as she catches the glares given to her by her big, fat, orange cat. The cat just purrs as it rests it's head on the arm of the couch.

"I don't know what's wrong with me. . ." Asami sighs as she turns off the T.V. and lies down on her back on the couch. "It's been almost a year since I've seen Etsuya. . .but I can't. . .I can't forget him. . ." the cat continues to meow.

"It sounds pretty pathetic, doesn't it?" Asami rubs her face with her hands. "I've been having these weird dreams lately. . .dreams of Etsuya and I. When we were back in the feudal era. Is that telling me something, Buyo? Did I make the wrong choice on coming back here?"

"I've never forgotten our last words. . .they run through my mind every day. . ." Asami choked out a small sob. " 'We're from two different worlds.' he says. But I loved him then. . .and. . . though it's been so long since we've seen each other. . .I still love him." a tear drop escapes Asami's eye as she rolls down the side of her face. "But I'll never see him again, Buyo. Never. And it's all my fault. It's my fault for being so damn stubborn. For my fucking selfishness."

The cat meows once more and it pounces on the same couch as Asami. It sits on top of her stomach and rests while purring. Asami smiles faintly as she gently brings her fingers to pet the tan fur.

"What am I doing? I doubt you understand a word I'm saying. . ." Asami finally says, after minutes of lonely silence. "But. . .sometimes I just wish. . .that I could. . .that I could see Etsuya agai–" Suddenly, there is a sound of a knock at her door. Asami, gently picks up her cat and places him on her couch.

She stands up and walks over to her front door. The door bell rings twice, and her walking continues to fasten. Asami looks over at the clock and sees that it reads 12:01 AM.

"Who on Earth would be visiting at this time of the hour?" she asks herself. Just as Asami opens the door, her mouth opens in shock to see the person in front of her.

. . .Etsuya.

"Et-Et-Etsuya?. . ." she manages to stutter.

"CUT! And that's a wrap! Thank you every body for a wonderful day of shooting." Miroku's voice cuts in. Kagome wipes off her played-out tears from her face and smiles.

"Woohoo! Got it on one take!" she exclaims happily. Inuyasha smirks as he walks out from the fake door and closes it.

"Let's just see if you'll do as good on the other scenes." he grunts. Kagome rolls her eyes and continues jumping for joy. Inuyasha folds his arms across his chest as he stands next to the jumping girl. Kagome stops her jumped, and looks at Inuyasha.

"In need of something?" she asks annoyed. "Like for instance, soap?"

"Feh. You wish." Inuyasha replies aggravated. "We're new roommates, remember?" Kagome's smile fades and her eyes droop into sadness.

"Oh." is all she says. Inuyasha shrugs and walks over to his dressing room to gather up his stuff. Kagome sighs and walks over to the director's section.

"So how did I do, Captain?" Kagome asks cheerfully as she sees Miroku come from behind the camera.

"You did great, Higurashi. Good job." he smiles.

"Where's Sango?" Miroku just points behind him. Kagome looks over and sees a sleeping Sango covered by a grey jacket.

"Hey, is that Sango's jacket?" Kagome points out.

"Nope." Miroku answers casually while taking out the film from the camera.

"Then who's is it–" Kagome paused for a moment and smiled. "Ah, I see. It's yours, no?"

"You are correct." Miroku gives a small chuckle.

"Well, that's very gentleman-like of you. Inuyasha would never do a thing like that, I bet."

"Alas, I have to say that you are incorrect about that one, Ms. Higurashi."

"Huh?! Are you saying that Inuyasha isn't a total jerk 24/7?"

"Oh, no. He's a jerk alright, but that doesn't mean that there's no soft spots in him."

"Why does everyone keep saying that!"

"And what is everyone saying?"

"That he's not just an egotistical ass hole."

"Perhaps that means that it's true? You see, Kagome, Inuyasha's just not easy to opening up to others. . .He can be quite the nobleman when he sees fit." Miroku gave a small smile. "But I'm sure you've already found that out."

"What?! You're kidding, right?! Inuyasha's the exact opposite of what a Prince Charming would be. He's just like every other actor out there. Conceited, meat-headed, stubborn, and most of all. . ."

". . .Married to one of the most annoying pop-singing wenches out there?" a voice came from behind. Kagome and Miroku turned their heads to find a casual-dressed Inuyasha.

"What I was going to say was–" Kagome's words were cut off by Inuyasha's grunt.

"Feh. Like I care what you have to say." he walked pass by her. Kagome's eyes fumed.

"THEN DON'T INTERRUPT A CONVERSATION THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE YOU!" she exclaimed, nearly biting his head off. Inuyasha's eye twitched at the girl's outburst. Kagome rolled her eyes as she walked over to her dressing room to get changed.

"That bitch has the nerve–" Inuyasha's sentence was cut off by a small bread roll that was thrown at the back of his head. When he turned around to see who threw the object, he saw a flamed Kagome stomping away. "Ergh. I'm living with that thing."

"Now, Inuyasha. Perhaps you should watch your language when it comes to women." Miroku consulted.

"Like you would know anything about the female race." Inuyasha murmured.

"Well, I appear to know more than you."

"Shut it, Miroku." Inuyasha grit his teeth. "Same time, same place, tomorrow for filming?"

"Eh, I still have to call up some people for reservations to use certain parts of the city for filming."

"Weren't you supposed to do that beforehand?"

"I've got some places ready to be shot at, but I need to get everywhere before they get taken. Heh. It would've been done by now if my assistant did their job."

"Miroku, you don't have an assistant."

"Must people remind me that tragedy every single day?!" Miroku said dramatically. Inuyasha stood, unimpressed.

"Stick to directing, your acting needs improvement." Inuyasha said as he walked away. Miroku rolled his eyes as he placed his film in a drawer beside the camera. He turned over to look at Sango. She was still fast asleep.

"Well, better call for a cab."
"So where will I be sleeping?" Kagome asked as she followed Inuyasha into his room. She carried her pillow in her arms as she dragged her blanket.

"Outside." Inuyasha said sarcastically. Kagome's eyes widened with disbelief, but drooped at the sound of Inuyasha's smirk. "You'll sleep on my bed."

"O-on your bed?" Kagome repeated. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"Did I stutter?" he said mockingly.

"I know we have to play a married couple for the cameras and everything, but don't you think this is a bit overboard?" Kagome said nervously. Inuyasha gave her an odd glare.

"We won't be sleeping on my bed together, if that's what you were thinking." he finally said. "You must really want me, eh? I bet you want to sleep in the same bed with me tonight." a pink blush formed on Kagome's cheeks.

"No!" she defended. "Personally, I don't prefer to sleep next to stubborn-mules. It ruins the concentration used for my beauty rest." she said nonchalantly, joking to herself about the word 'beauty rest'. Why couldn't people just call it 'sleep'? Inuyasha just smirked.

"Feh. You've have enough rest to give you a great amount of beauty." Inuyasha yawned, but paused realizing what he had just said. Kagome blinked at him. "I mean– You haven't had enough rest for beauty amount. No, wait, I mean. . .Average amount of beauty rest for you. . .Wait, that doesn't make sense. Ah, fuck it."

"Where will you be sleeping, then?" she finally asked as she stifled a yawn.

"Out in the living room." he replied shortly.

"Won't people. . .see you?"

"Not unless they're extremely obsessed with me and would stand upon a building watching over and taking pictures." they both paused. Inuyasha cursed under his breath. "Damn. I forgot. Paparazzi are desperate bastards. I'll sleep in Miroku's room then." he shrugged as he walked over towards Miroku's door.

"Err. . .maybe you shouldn't. . .I should warn you that. . ." Kagome said hesitantly. Inuyasha shrugged off her words and opened the door. Two or three boxes of luggage came toppling down on him, making him fall on the carpet. ". . .I still need to fix my luggage."

"Thanks. . .for. . . the. . . warning. . ." Inuyasha mumbled sarcastically.

Kagome sighed as she walked over and began picking up the luggage off of Inuyasha and tossing it back into Miroku's bed room. She brought her hand back to grab the last one, but instead of feeling the hard, rough, handle of her bag, she felt warm, soft, skin. As Kagome turned her head to look at her luggage, she saw that Inuyasha's hand was already lifting up her bag, and that her hand was placed on his.

She immediately brought her hand back and felt her hot blush on her cheeks. Inuyasha gulped as he tried to hide the small pink tinge on his cheeks as well. He tossed the heavy load in the room and closed the door.

"I guess, I'll have to sleep in the bathroom." he finally said. Kagome looked at him oddly.

"Just sleep in your room, Inuyasha." she said.

"And where would you sleep?"

"In your room. You'll be sleeping on the floor." Inuyasha fell back anime-style.

"Why don't you sleep on the floor and I sleep on my bed?!"

"Because that would make you a selfish meat-headed fool!" she exclaimed, again nearly biting off his head. Inuyasha looked down in defeat and grunted.

"Fine, whatever. I'm getting tired of sleeping on that bed anyway." he muttered. Kagome rolled her eyes and placed her pillows on the bed. Inuyasha grabbed a big blanket and placed it down on the carpet. Kagome tossed him his pillows. The two were so tired by the end of the day, that they hadn't found any energy left in them to change into their pajamas. So, they fell asleep in the room in their everyday clothes.

"Good-night, Inuyasha. . ." Kagome managed to mumble as she rolled on her side while on the bed. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"Feh." he replied. And with that, the two fell into a resting sleep. It had been one awfully awkward day. . .

. . .Too bad for them it wouldn't be their last. (But wonderful for us!)
(A/N: Haha, the last sentence was for luckykittykagome! Thanks for the 2 cents! :])