Hi everyone! Okay, so that last chapter just ended up in Inuyasha kissing the floor, but there will be a few moments where he comes SO close to giving her the note, or…Oops! I said too much! runs away somewhere random

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Inuyasha peeled himself off of the floor, grumbling under his breath a little, but just couldn't find the will to stay angry with his Kagome. They continued walking once the sit spell wore off, neither saying anything for a while. Surprisingly, it was Inuyasha that broke the silence between them.

"So…what do you plan on doing once the jewel's complete?" He asked her, trying to sound casual, but deep down he was desperate to have her stay with him. She looked at him, but then just smiled.

"Well…that depends, Inuyasha. I mean…if you use the jewel to become a full demon, I'll have to leave; I can't travel between times without at least a fragment of the Shikon no Tama and you know that." He nodded and continued pretending that he had no concern as to what she had decided. They were about half way to the village when it started pouring rain. It came out of no where and without warning, throwing the hanyou and the miko into a swirl of falling water. Inuyasha picked her up and swiftly ran the rest of the way to the village, cursing the rain from breaking their moment of conversation off. They ducked into Kaede's hut just as a streak of lightning flew across the sky, thunder roaring in the clouds. At the thunder and lightning, Kagome gave a little "Eeep!" as Inuyasha put her down, only to have her cling to him like he was a life line. He turned his head to keep her from seeing the blush that streaked across his face, feeling her body warmth begin to return from the cold of the rain. She was so close…but she can't know that he LIKED it like this…not until she saw the note!

"I would figure that after such a long time of slashing through demons and other random crap, you'd be totally fearless of the thunder, ya wimp!" He snorted, but realization dawned on him a bit too late that Kagome had THAT look in her eye.

And by THAT look, I mean the one that is usually followed with…

"SIT!" She forgot that she was still holding him, which resulted in him dragging her forcefully down with her, crushing her underneath him.

"This is…awkward…" Inuyasha blushed furiously. Kagome looked like she was about to die.

"Get off of me, Inuyasha!"

"I would…if I could."

"The spell lasts that long?" He nodded, his blush only darkening, making his haori look pale in comparison.

"How long does it take?"

"A few minutes to weaken, a few more for me to actually move…so you're looking at…five minutes." Okay, he lied a little. Actually, he could probably get up in a few seconds, but she…was…right…THERE. He couldn't resist but to have her so close for a little longer, even though if she ever found out she'd most likely sit him into his own grave.

"Inuyasha?"

"Hm?"

"I hate to break your train of thought, but you said five minutes and it's been…like…ten. Please get off? I can't feel my legs."

"Oh! Right, sorry, just trying to keep my mind off of this, lost track of time!" Lie, lie, lie, lie, LIE. This little "incident" was the only thing on his mind! He scrambled to his feet, helping Kagome up. He wasn't sure why, but he had a feeling that the awkwardness was just beginning.

"KAGOMEEEEEEEEEEE!" Shippo cried as he launched himself onto the miko. She smiled as she hugged him, sitting by the small fire that Kaede had lit in the center of the hut. Sango and Miroku were sitting across from where Kagome and Shippo sat, talking and laughing. Inuyasha took his seat right next to Kagome, quite a bit closer to her than usual. She blushed, but didn't scoot away, but rather stayed right where she was.

"So, Kagome-chan, are you still going out on one of those "dates" with that boy you were telling me about…Hojo I think you said?" Kagome's face brightened up considerably.

"Yeah, I can't wait!" Inuyasha looked like he wanted to die right then and there, gaping at her, his jaw finding a spot on the floor.

"What is a "date" again, Kagome-chan?" Miroku asked curiously. She smiled as she cleared her throat.

"When two people really like each other, they go somewhere together and spend the whole day just going places and just being around each other." The houshi nodded in understanding as Kagome looked at her watch.

"Oh! I have to go and get ready! See you guys later!" She ran to the door, but Inuyasha beat her to it.

"You can't go on a date with this 'Hojo' guy!" He cried out as he brought his arms out to block the doorway. Kagome gave him the death glare.

"Why not?" He froze as he saw the fire in her eyes.

"Well…it's just…I uh…" He scratched the back of his head.

"If you can't tell me whatever it is that you're thinking, then we have nothing more to talk about. Now, if you'll excuse me…" She started walking, but Inuyasha held fast, placing his hands on her shoulders gently.

"Look, I'm not saying that you can't go…at all…but…" He was feeling about three inches tall right about now, and his words spewed out of his mouth like vomit.

"Whydoyoulovethiscreepyguyfromyourtimeandnotme?" Kagome and the others had to stop for a minute to separate the words that he had combined into one, and once they figured it out, everyone grew awkwardly silent.

Did I say Inuyasha felt three inches tall? My bad, now it's about a half an inch.

"Inuyasha-kun, pardon my asking, but is that…jealousy that I hear in your voice?" Miroku said casually as he polished his staff, not looking up from the task. Inuyasha gulped loudly as beads of sweat ran down his face, shivering like he was in Antarctica.

He knew there would be more awkward moments than just that 'sit.'

"NO THERE WAS NO JEALOUSY, YA BAKA!" Inuyasha spat at the houshi. Kagome tried walking past him again.

"Look, I really have to go." She began to run through the pouring rain in the direction of the well. Inuyasha made a move to follow her, but Sango slammed the Hiraikotsu down in front of him, missing his body by mere inches.

"Sango WHAT THE HELL! Let me go to her!" He snapped at the taijia. Sango shook her head sternly.

"Look Inuyasha, Kagome has chosen to go out with this 'Hojo' guy, and you should respect her wishes. If you really care about her, that is…" She trailed off as she saw Inuyasha's head bowed low, his eyes covered by his bangs.

"Listen…that doesn't mean that she doesn't like you or anything, it just means that she thinks you don't want her, that's all." She lifted her Hiraikotsu from the ground and went back by Miroku, who had heard every word Sango had said. Inuyasha turned his head in the direction Kagome had went, his soul crying out for her to come back to him, tell him that she loved him more than that other guy…but he knew he was beat. Sango's words still rang in his ears.

"…she thinks that you don't want her, that's all."

'But…I do…I don't just want her…' He thought as he slid down the wall beside the door, fading into the shadows as he began to fall into a light sleep.

'…I need her.'

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Okay, I know that the chances of Hojo going out with Kagome are slim to none in the series, but I figure "what the hey!" The next chapter will be switching from Inuyasha to Kagome POV, and a few short Hojo POV (just for kicks) so see ya then!