"Kagome…"
Two sets of eyes instantly turned towards the now semi-conscious young man on the floor, both frozen for a moment as his eyes fluttered open, glancing widely around the room.
"Kagome?"
"I'm right here, Inuyasha," she said as she knelt over him, one hand checking his forehead for signs of fever.
"What the hell happened?"
She bit her lip. "There was a battle, and you got hurt, and you won but then we got lost. Why didn't you tell me it was the new moon you jerk?" she cried, her concern for him evident in her voice.
Inuyasha however, was too busy surveying their surroundings to pay much attention. One sniff of the air told him they were not alone, and in an instant he was crouched before her, eyes on their would-be attacker, a soft growl low in his throat.
Kenshin's eyes flashed amber for a moment before settling back into their usual violet. "This unworthy one did not come here to fight you, Inuyasha-san," he began, though he could not keep his hand from shifting slowing towards his sakabatou, as if it possessed a mind of its own.
"I'll bet you didn't you bas-"
"SIT!"
Inuyasha slammed into the floor with a loud thud. "Bitch! What the hell was that for!" he yelled, even as he struggled against the subduing spell.
"Sit! Inuyasha! Can't you see that Kenshin's only here to get out of the cold and take care of his friend? You're such a jerk! If it weren't for him you'd probably be dead by now anyway!" Kagome chided, her eyes welling with tears at the mere thought of what might have happened if Kenshin hadn't shown up in time to tell her what to do.
Shit… she's crying again. Gods dammit! he cursed mentally. Still… "Well how would you like it if you woke up with a guy practically waving a sword at you?" he yelled, even as he flattened his ears against his head, trying to drown out the voice that told him to just shut up before she really started to cry.
"You… you big... JERK!" Kagome yelled at him, "We were just worried about you and Karou-san and all you can do yell at me instead of being grateful!" She shook with the force of her words, no longer caring that he was still probably hurt and perhaps even ill. "You just… you're so… ARG!" Kagome threw her hands up in frustration and stomped off to the far corner of the cabin where she slumped against the wall, wrapping her arms about her knees and hiding her face from the rest of the group.
Kenshin blinked at the display, watching silently as Inuyasha thumped his head against the ground in frustration. Just as the young man was opened his mouth to utter what Kenshin assumed would no doubt be yet another colorful statement, he interrupted, having decided to save the young man from himself.
"Pardon me, but-"
"WHAT?" Inuyasha groaned, snapping his gaze up to the redheaded man.
Kenshin raised an eyebrow, "This unworthy one was merely going to suggest that you would perhaps want to put your clothes on, that you would."