Disclaimer- The boy named Inuyasha is not mine…sadly…

Chapter 13-Romance Anyone?

"Why do you have to follow me? I'm not going to do anything!" Inuyasha rolled his eyes at the girl in front of him. He smirked at the small pout that now hung from her lips, knowing he was the one who put it there.

"If you weren't up to something, then why would you be so adamant about me coming?"

"Do you even know what adamant means?" Inuyasha stopped for a moment, letting her question sink in.

"Sure I do, but why should I bother explaining it to you?" He doesn't have a clue what it means. Kagome sighed before stopping and turning to face the stubborn boy.

"I thought you hate being stuck with me?" She placed to hand on her hips. He counteracted her action by crossing his arms.

"I do hate it, but you always seem to find trouble when you're alone."

"Then why don't you let me deal with it?"

"Like you did with the horse? Or with Naraku? Or with Steve after the talent show? If I let you handle all those situations, you'd be the one in the hospital and not Kikyo!" Inuyasha was slowly letting out some of his frustration from Naraku earlier before. But the fact that Kagome didn't want him to be around him both made him sad and angry.

"I wouldn't be dead, don't worry. Your precious camp buddy won't be hurt and you won't get in trouble."

"Is that what you think? That I'm here to make sure I don't get in trouble?" When Kagome looked away from him, his anger slowly ebbed away.

"Why else would you want to be here?" She asked softly. Slowly, as if afraid she would jerk away from him, Inuyasha walked towards girl silently. She shifted her feet and pulled her hands to the front of her, winding her fingers together. He was close, closer than she allowed most people before she pushed them away. This time, she only kept her eyes on the pale colored walls around them.

Kagome wanted to go crawl under a rock and die. She already knew what she had said, and almost wanted to laugh at her weak emotions. How pathetic did she look now, her hands laced together like a child who had just gotten yelled at? This is so embarrassing. Why doesn't he just call me weak and leave me alone?

"Are you really that stupid! Can you honestly not see why I come with you?"

"What do you mean stupid? I'm not du-" Kagome stilled her voice when she gazed up at Inuyasha, surprised to find him closer than she imagined. His face was inched from hers, though he didn't seem to notice.

"I um…"

"Just spit it out already."

"I'm not dumb!" She blurted out, causing him to reel back.

"Ouch! You didn't have to scream it, I can hear you perfectly find." Wild fire spread across her features as she mumbled an apology. "Whatever."

"It's your fault anyways for calling me dumb."

"I didn't call you dumb! I asked if you were dumb, which was your own fault for your obliviousness. There is a difference between the two you know." He replied. Kagome stared at him for a moment, causing him to fidget slightly. "What are you looking at me for now?"

"You don't want me to get hurt, do you?" She asked, watching chocolate (I know, I said his eyes were purple b4, I messed up!) eyes widen before she grinned. "You really do care about me."

"I never said that, you're putting word into my mouth!" He replied quickly, turning his gaze from hers. She almost giggled at the childish act, though two things stopped her. The fact that she did it all the time, and the suddenly pink cheeks of Inuyasha. Inuyasha's blushing? Over this?

"Inuyasha why are you blushing?" The innocent question only worsened the hue on his cheeks. She watched in amusement at his misery, listening to him mumble under his breath. He seemed like a trapped animal trying to escape the trapper, though he was failing.

Inuyasha hated admitting it, but he had never been in a more uncomfortable position in his entire life. Many times he had weaved his way out of bothersome situations with actions such as hitting the person or just walking away. Walking away would only make her follow, and hitting her was out of the question. Inuyasha was stuck. He glanced back over to Kagome, who now held a confused face.

"It's nothing." He said.

"Obviously it is."

"Well it's nothing you need to stick your nose into!"

"I'm not sticking my nose into it, I just want to know."

"Because you need to know everything on the face of the earth."

"You're being ridiculous!" She said, pushing him back slightly.

"And you're being nosy!" He replied, shoving her harder than he had wanted. Kagome quickly felt the wall behind her, making her squeak in slight pain. Her knees quickly gave out in surprise, causing her to slide to the ground. She felt the air rush out of her lungs as she stared at the floor for a moment. What just…happened? It didn't even look like he pushed me hard. Kagome looked up when she felt Inuyasha drop to the ground in front of her, watching his panicked eyes search her face for any injuries.

"Shit! I didn't mean to push you that hard! I really didn't mean to, I didn't know." Kagome would have laughed at the expression on his face if she had enough air to.

"Inuyasha…calm down." She managed, making his raging brown eyes lock with hers. She smiled weakly, calming his nerves.

"Are you Oka?" She nodded at his strained question.

"My back hurts a little, but not bad enough to kill me. Besides, we're in a hospital remember?" Her light humor didn't seem to faze him. He slowly breathed out what she guessed was contained breath, making her wonder why he was so nervous. She tried to stand, though he pulled her back down to the ground. "Hey, what was that for!"

"If your back hurts, why would you stand up?" He asked, watching her pause for a moment.

"Well I don't know, it's not that bad." She replied.

"Don't move." She looked up at his command, slightly annoyed.

"Oh really, and what if I do?" Inuyasha only rolled his eyes.

"Then you're going to hurt yourself, and then I have to listen to you complain."

"I'm really Oka, don't worry." She replied, struggling to stand up again. When she felt a stinging pain in her back, she slowly sat back down. "Oka, so I'll stay on the ground."

"Like I was going to let you get up anyways." He shut his mouth when she glared at him.

"I'll stay down because I know you care."

"Stop putting words in my mouth, I'll say if I care or not!"

"So do you care?" Inuyasha's mind didn't have time to register her question before his mouth spoke.

"Hell yes!" Inuyasha's eyes widened at the confession. Kagome tried not to laugh as Inuyasha looked away from her. His actions almost seemed to sadden the aura around him, causing the humor of the situation to die out.

"Aw come on Inuyasha, you make it seem like I'm going to leave now or something." Inuyasha winced when she finished her sentence. She slowly reached out her hand, cupping his left cheek. The pain that now coated his face tightened the knot of guilt in her stomach. "Did I say something wrong?"

"It's nothing you'd care about." He replied spitefully. She cringed at the venom that dripped out from his voice. It had hurt, even if he didn't mean to hurt her. His words burned her heart, but she managed to keep a straight face.

"You don't know that."

"Nobody else has…well besides Miroku." Kagome slowly moved her thumb across his cheek soothingly, trying to relax him. She could feel his jaw slack from its previous tense position. He seemed ready burst, but with what information she didn't know.

"Try me." She whispered. Inuyasha stared at her for a moment, as if studying her true reasons behind her curiosity. Finally, he let himself speak.

"My mother was very sick when she had me, but managed to stay alive while they found her a type of medicine. The medication worked for her, and she seemed to be adapting to it well. The doctors said that the medication would keep her healthy for the rest of her lifespan. Everything was fine, up until I was about ten. That's when the disease came back."

"She was gone before my 11th birthday; the doctors weren't able to save her. Some type of weird after affect came from the medicine that they gave her. She was in the hospital two months before my birthday, died three days before. Some birthday present." He said bitterly, glancing over at the shocked girl. "I never liked to talk about it to anyone, so I never did. It just causes problems in people's lives."

"No Inuyasha, that's not true." Kagome said softly. Inuyasha shook his head.

"Telling people about my mom is stupid, nobody else knew her besides me and my family. Nobody else wants to hear about my pity story."

"Stop it right now!" Kagome's outburst took Inuyasha by surprise, but the pure anger that shot through her spirited eyes caught him more off guard. "It's not a pity story; it's a part of your history. Just because people feel bad for you don't mean that they pity you! Don't you understand that people care for you?"

"Like who, my dad? Ha, that's a laugh. My family doesn't care about me, and I can't say I have too many friends with my personality."

"But you have friends right here! Sango would care, and you already said Miroku cared. Rin cares about everyone and that doesn't mean that you are an exception." Kagome bit her lip for a moment before she continued. "And…Kikyo, she would care if you told her. And many others would too."

"Like I care about what Kikyo thinks." Inuyasha replied.

"Even so, it just shows you that people really care. And I know that you won't lose any of them while they're here beside you, no matter what you think." Inuyasha began to protest, pretending that her words didn't help, though stopped when she began to talk again. "You won't lose me either. I'll stay with you no matter what, because I care about you." Both teens locked eyes before she winced and looked down. He stared at the top for her head for a moment.

"I…um…thanks, I guess." Inuyasha replied gruffly, watching her nod. The silence that fell down on them seemed to follow the two, but this time it was different. Why is he staring at me like that? He's making me feel weird. I think I should pull away, but I just don't want to. This feels kind of nice. She felt his hand on her wrist, pulling it away from its current resting spot on his face. The small jester cause Kagome to look up at him, slightly amazing her at the emotions his eyes contained. She held her gasp, though couldn't seem to catch her breath when Inuyasha leaned in, gently grazing her cheek with his lips. Though the movement was very simple, Kagome felt like time had stopped. Her cheek burned where his lips lingered before a lump caught in Kagome's throat.

But as soon as it happened, his lips were gone. She blinked in surprise before realizing it was done. The after effects of the kiss lingered, though that was all that was left. She watched Inuyasha stand up, brushing his shirt off before looking down at her. His normal emotionless stare caused her to plummet back to earth.

"Will you get up already wench? Your back should be fine by now." Inuyasha shouted, causing her to stand up immediately. "Didn't you want to go somewhere before you started to complain to me?"

"Um, I wanted to go see Kaede." She managed through the confusing mist that attacked her mind. Inuyasha rolled his eyes before walking in the direction of Kaede's office. When he realized Kagome wasn't following him, he looked back over his shoulder at the motionless girl.

"Am I going to have to drag you over there or can you make your weak legs work long enough to reach the office?"

"Yea I'm coming!" Kagome replied, following the irritated boy. She stared at him with fascination, recalling his previous events. She watched the boy in front of her, silently wondering if the whisper soft kiss was at all real. He seems like nothing happened, but I could of sworn he had kissed me. Dud I imagine it? But if I did, how come my cheek is still numb? Kagome thought, keeping her eyes on his back. She resisted the urge to touch her cheek as she noticed slowing his pace. Finally he stopped, not bothering to knock as he went in. Kagome tried to protest, but her lips refused to move as she walked into the office

"Hey old hag, where are you?" Inuyasha asked, making Kagome glance over at him.

"Don't be so disrespectful." Kagome said, though Inuyasha only crossed his arms.

"Don't worry; I'm used to his rough exterior." Kaede said, emerging from another room. Kagome smiled over at the elderly woman. "Even though he is tough on the outside, we all know that he is softer than a baby's skin on the inside."

"Hey! I'm not soft, I'm tough." He replied, though Kaede only smiled.

"Would you like to sit down?"

"We're only staying for a little whi-hey!" Inuyasha scowled as Kagome courteously took a seat.

"Thank you." Kagome said, glancing over at Inuyasha. "You going to sit down?" Inuyasha only glared.

"When I have visitors, they usually forgot to wait to swim after they ate…or they just ate the cafeteria food." Kagome and Inuyasha both shuttered at the mention of camp food. Even though Kagome hated to fall into prejudice categories, the food at camp was exactly how everyone described it. "What are you two doing here?"

"We want to know about Kikyo." Kagome replied.

"What about her?"

"How did you and the other doctors know about the knife that Kikyo got stabbed with? Could you tell by the wound or something?" Kagome watched Kaede's eyes widen slightly.

"How do you know it was a knife?" She asked.

"Because she told us she got stabbed." Inuyasha replied.

"Well she must be wrong." Kagome looked at her, slightly surprised.

"You mean that she didn't get stabbed?" Kaede shook her head.

"What are you talking about? She had to of gotten stabbed, she even said that she did. How else would she come up with the knife?" Inuyasha asked.

"I'm not sure, but we didn't say anything like that to her. There was no evidence to prove that she was stabbed. We think that she must have just walked into a tree stub that was sticking out from a tree." Kaede explained.

"What if the attacker just took the knife with them? Can't you tell from the wound what actually happened?" Kagome watched Kaede pause for a moment.

"Well we weren't able to do that with her wound. It was covered in dirt and she had scratches all over it, so there was no clear mark."

"But why would she say that she got stabbed?"

"Maybe she thought that the branch was an attacker." The suggestion didn't settle with Kagome. Kikyo knows something that we don't. What is going on around here? Kikyo lied, Naraku lied, Inuyasha's hiding something and god knows what else is going on with this camp! One thing is for sure, I'm going to find out. Kagome glanced up at the clock before she spoke.

"Thank you Kaede, but I really have to go check up with my counselor. It's already eleven am, I'll see you later."

"It's not a problem, come back any time that you need information about Kikyo. I'm glad that I could help." Kagome made her way out of the door, Inuyasha following quietly. Though he didn't say anything, he could tell that she was up to something. Neither noticed the worried look that sailed across Kaede's face.

DUN DUN DUN DUN! And so the mystery continues on! I know that I keep leaving at the most random times, but don't hate me for it! I'm only an innocent writer!...who is evil…! Well anyways, thanks to everyone that sent me a review, it really helped me out! And here are the answers and comments to all of you guys!

Pistachio564- Wow, you used to live in Vegas? That's so cool, I've been stuck in the same town my entire life! Damn town…anyway, to answer your question on whether Kagome will find out about Inuyasha or not….I cannot release that information at the time. I know evil. But just think of it this way, if I have all these close calls, don't you think that I'd have a reason for doing that? That's all I'm saying though!

SamSam-aka-Sam- Yea I know, it was kind of cute how Inuyasha got all jealous and stuffs. And I'm hoping that you all liked this chapter, since there is a lot of fluff. I'm thinking that this will be the only fluff for a little while between Inu and Kag, but that don't mean I can't experiment with San and Miro…

Secero- Well here is that update that you really seemed to want. Oh yea, and hello to my review pack! I realized this was your first review for my story, which means that you must have liked my story for some odd reason enough to write to me! Thanks so much!

Glenlightarrow- Wow, so much to say. Oka, first off thanks for reading my story and welcome to my review thingy! I'm glad that you like my story. As for the Inu thingy, you won't be able to figure this out until later on in the story, but I will be explaining everything by the end of the story so don't worry. And right now, he's human so his eyes are brown.

Kagomelovesinu- Really like the name! I think this is your first time reviewing for me too, so welcome! Um…I'm glad that you liked my start, and I hope that you will keep with my story.

Sexi socks- Hello new reviewer! Wow, I got a lot of you this chapter. Anyways, I did use Rin so I didn't exclude all of the kids, BUT the others are going to play special roles later on in the story so don't worry. As for the day thing, the next chapter will be in the day time. I'm more of a night person, so I seem to write more about that time, but I'm glad that you caught that so I can change that! Thanks!

Leo of the Stars- Well I know that you aren't a new reviewer. I'm glad that you liked my previous chapter, and I'm hoping you liked this one just as much! I'm still struggling with the sleep, it's actually midnight here right now…but I wanted to get this done for you guys! Even if I have to be up in less that six hours…owell!

TheSkyIsFalling- Yup, I updated. And here I am again, updating! About the anonymous thingy, I didn't know it but I guess I had a disabler or something on anonymous reviews, but I managed to get it off. Sorry about that, didn't know that it could do that.

Angelmaiden- I'm really happy you had a good b-day! And you got to spend it with your bf, how cool! I'm really happy that you like my story, cause I do write them to make people happy and all. And here's that update that you wanted, hope it isn't too late…

TattleTaylor- a lot of people liked how I did that with Kikyo and I'm happy that you all liked it. I was kind of worried at first at how people would react, but you all seem to really like it! And yea, I do understand what you were saying so don't worry. Oh and tanks for that compliment at the end!

Lonely Youkai- Ah, if it isn't you. I know for a fact you are an oldie but goodie reviewer! Don't worry about the whole homework thing; I totally understand where you are coming from. I just wrote three lab reports…in one hour. Each was like three pages long. So I'm kind of tired, but I knew I needed to get this done. I'm glad you liked the mystery, and yea it is really fun!

Locainlove- …You really love a lot of things, don't you? LoL, not that I mind at all! Welcome to my little review thingy, and I'll try to keep up with your requests. I know for a fact that there will be a whole lot more Miro/San soon, but I need to start moving the story forwards in the mystery department. And I hope I didn't keep you waiting for TOO long!

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Chapter 14- Curiosity Killed the Cat…

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