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Chapter 22- Was it all in my Head?

"What on earth were you two thinking! Going into a kitchen that was burning down? Do you realize how dangerous that was!" Both boys looked down at the ground while they listened to Rin's lecture. "You two could have died when you went in there."

"But we didn't Rin, we're perfectly Oka." Miroku said, trying to calm the irate counselor down.

"And what would you two do if a piece of the roof fell in front of the door? What were you planning on doing then?"

"We weren't going to leave the girls in there; they were almost unconscious when we found them. Aren't you happy that we're all safe?"

"You two are lucky that everyone was safe. Imagine what would have happened if you weren't."

"If we didn't go in there, the girls would have been dead now." Inuyasha stared directly at the girl. He watched her blow her hair away from her face in frustration before she turned away from the two boys, glancing at her two campers.

"Have you found anything wrong with the girls Kaede?" She asked, her voice holding none of her previous anger.

"There seem to be barely any burns except Kagome seemed to be nicked by the fire on her knuckles. But I haven't done a thorough check. I'm going to have to ask you all to leave." At the mention of leaving, Inuyasha stood up quickly from the seat he had once sat in.

"You're going to have to drag me out of this room." At the curious looks, Inuyasha quickly adverted his eyes to the floor. "I went through the damn trouble of getting the girl out of the fire; I should have the right to stay."

"And do you feel the same way, Miroku?" Kaede asked, watching the calmer of the two boys nod slowly.

"I believe Inuyasha just wants to make sure that Kagome will not get harmed again, and I don't think leaving you girls alone would be a safe idea."

"Fine." Inuyasha was slightly shocked when he heard Kaede agree; finally believing he had won against the elder. It was a short lived victory. "I need you girls to take off your dresses so I can check your breathing with the stethoscope." Both pairs of female teen's eyes widened.

"With the boys in here!" Kagome squeaked out. Kaede only smiled and nodded.

"Well they seem to refuse to leave the room." Rin said, getting what Kaede was hoping would happen. She quickly backed away from the boys right when a shoe went flying at them, Inuyasha barely ducking. It did end up hitting Miroku smack dap in his left eye.

"Gah! What are you doing!" Inuyasha shouted, avoiding another shoe.

"You pervert! You're just as bad as Miroku!" Kagome shouted, watching Sango aim her shoe at the two boys.

"Wait, Sango, this is all just a big misunderstanding!" Miroku quickly backed up towards the door, watching an irritated look distort Sango's features.

"I can't believe you; I should have known you wanted SOMETHING in repayment! Get out now!" Her last shoe was thrown at the door, which the two boys had now escaped from. Kagome's shoulders heaved as she tried to control her fury. The two older women laughed before Rin walked over to the door, leaning against it.

"I guess that's one ways to get the boys out of the room." Kaede only smiled at Rin's sentence.

"Works every time." Kaede replied before getting to work on the inspection.

Scene Change

"I'm glad the girls only wore flip flops or else we would be in bad shape at the moment." Miroku said, moving his food around with his fork. It had been only two days since the fire, and everything had seemed to go back to normal. The only difference with the camp was that construction workers had been working on the new kitchen, while the second kitchen was now used to feed the kids.

As for the girls, because of the quick reactions from the boys, they didn't have any permanent damage. Kagome's hand was still slightly sore from the fire, but it wasn't anything that Kaede worried about. All Kaede was worried about was Kagome using her hand for long periods of time. But the only thing she'd done for the past two days was packing and talking to her mother.

Sango and Kagome had been asked if they wanted to leave the camp. Neither did, but they had to ask for their parent's permission to stay. Each set of parents were concerned about having their child at the camp, but had finally been convinced to let them stay for the rest of the time. They figured that since the girls had made it through half of the camp, they could stay for the second part.

As for packing, she only needed to pack for three days. Four different groups that held the older kids were being allowed to go out to the mountains that were four hours away from the camp. They would arrive on Monday night, and would stay until Thursday afternoon. Right before the rush came to the mountains. Surprising enough, the mountains around the camp still had snow, and people were able to do snow sports in the summer.

"Whatever." Inuyasha said, his elbow resting against the table in front of him. Miroku looked at him, faintly worried about his friend's behavior. Ever since the fire, it seemed he was almost dead.

"Gee, don't sound too excited. It's only the last day before we're going up to the mountains." Miroku said, lightly pushing him. As if caught in a trance, Inuyasha quickly shook his head before looking up at his friend.

"I don't know if I want to go." Inuyasha said, causing Miroku to stare at him in disbelief.

"I thought you were the best snowboarder?" Miroku asked.

"I just don't think I should go. Think about it, we'll be up there, in a place that we've never been to, and the girls will want to go everywhere, which means we'll have to keep an eye on them."

"Are you still freaked out because of the fire?" When Inuyasha only shifted his glance towards the line where the two girls were awaiting their 'food'.

"Who wouldn't be?"

"Look, I know how scary that was, but we can't let it rule our lives. They made it out Oka, and we haven't heard from the arsonist yet." Once again Inuyasha moved his gaze back to his friend, trying to hide his guilt. "Inuyasha, you haven't..."

"I got it yesterday afternoon when I went to shower after the horseback riding."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier!"

"I have my reasons Oka? I don't need to tell you every little thing that I do, I'm not an fr-

"Is it because of the last note? How it involved Sango?" Miroku asked, causing Inuyasha to instantly stop talking. He stared down at the table while Miroku continued. "What did it say?"

"What did what say?" Both boys jumped at the voice, causing Sango to smile. "I'm sorry, did I scare you?"

"No!" Both boys watched the two girls laugh at their lies. Inuyasha let his muscles relaxed as he listened to Kagome's laughter, causing a small smile to break across his lips. The small indentation was lost as soon as it came when he caught himself in the act.

"So what were you talking about?" Kagome asked, sitting next to Inuyasha. Sango followed suit, though sat across from Kagome and next to Miroku.

"Just stuff, nothing very important." Miroku replied, throwing an arm around Sango's shoulders. She only rolled her eyes at the gesture, though no matter how many times he did it, she could never shake her blush.

"Idiot." She said, watching his playful smile come out. Once catching the attractive grin, she diverted her eyesight to Kagome, who only laughed.

"You know, you two would make a pretty cute couple." Kagome said, watching both of her friends stare at her. With Sango now glaring daggers at her, Kagome quickly recovered. "If you two liked each other I mean."

"So what are your plans for the trip?" Miroku asked, trying to ignore the small twinge that grabbed his heart. He did take note of the slight drop in Sango's shoulders though.

"I know what I won't be doing, and that's skating." Kagome said, taking a swig from her water bottle. When she dropped it back to the table, she caught Inuyasha's astonished look.

"You don't know how?" He asked.

"More like she refuses to learn. We've all tried to get her to try it, but she never does." Sango said, watching a sour look cross Kagome's face.

"It looks boring." Inuyasha only smirked.

"I bet you're just scared to try it." Kagome quickly shot him a look.

"I am not scared, what is there to be scared of."

"Maybe that you won't be able to do it or that you'll make a fool of yourself." She only huffed and crossed her arms.

"I could do it if I really wanted to." Sango sighed, leaning against Miroku and whispering her sentence into his ear.

"Do you think they'll ever learn?" He only shook his head.

"It's like watching two walls argue. Neither of them will budge." She only giggled at his comparison.

"I don't have to stay here and listen to you!" Kagome said, standing up. Inuyasha only glared up at her, which caused her to start to walk away.

"Where are you going?" He snapped out. Kagome stopped to glare at him from over her shoulder.

"Away from you."

"Well I hate to break it to you wench but you have to stay with me, I'm your buddy, remember?"

"I'd rather get in trouble than stay here." She looked at him fiercely before walking away from the group, causing Sango to sigh and push away from Miroku, moving his arm in the process.

"I should go talk to her." Sango said, watching the boys nod before she left. Miroku let his eyes linger on the retreating form, causing Inuyasha to roll his eyes.

"You stare too long and your eyes will fall out." When he caught his friend's attention again, he slowly reached into his pocket, grabbing a red piece of paper. "You wanted to know what the note said."

"You kept it with you?" Miroku asked, grabbing the note away from his friend.

"Well I didn't know what else to do with it. Besides, its better I did or else you wouldn't know what the note said."

"Threes a charm, but for what exactly? Will your secret slip down a steep slope, or will she be left in the dark? The choice is yours." Miroku kept his voice down as she read the note to himself.

"According to the first note, the next thing that I'll be using is my sight. But I was thinking on how I would be able to use my sight in a small place like this, especially when I know it to so well. This then brought me the idea about the trip."

"Well it would make sense from the wording he used. 'Slip down a steep slope' is a dead giveaway about the mountain. But what do they mean by the dark?" Miroku pondered out loud.

"I have no idea. This is why I don't want to go. Who knows what this sicko is planning for us..."Inuyasha sighed deeply as he let his thoughts wander. And of course the wench is involved again. God damn her, always getting herself into trouble. And I'm always the one bailing her out...but what if I can't this time? Inuyasha quickly tried to shove the thought in the back of his head.

"If you don't go, then you're leaving Kagome up on that mountain with some freak who could easily take advantage of her. Then what will you do? It's better if you're up there to keep an eye on her." Miroku reassured his doubtful friend. Inuyasha's hand clenched as he tried to control his temper.

"They get their way no matter what I do. If I go, then I fall right into their hands. But if I don't, then they'll go after Kagome and nobody will be able to stop them. It's a double edge sword!"

"They have been playing a game with you this whole time. You just have to beat them at their own game." Miroku replied.

"How though? It's almost as if they know everything I'm going to do, even before I think of it. Then they just put me in a worse situation. If the last one almost got the girls killed, then it's only going to be more dangerous this time."

"Yea...I guess you're right." Miroku said slowly before standing. "I still have to go pack Oka? I'll catch up with you later." Inuyasha blinked at his friend's hurried words.

"You sure you want to do that now? We have all night to you know." Miroku only shook his head and picked up his trey, walking over to the trash and depositing the remaining food. Once done, he walked out of the cafeteria.

"I hate it when I think too much." He muttered as he walked. Even though what he said to Inuyasha was true, and that he still had some packing left to do, that wasn't the main reason he wanted to get away. What was really bothering Miroku was how dangerous this was getting. Could this person really intend on killing Kagome to get to Inuyasha? Or was there something else?

It was hard to think about it, but Miroku soon realized after reading the note that the person who was playing with them had no intention in making it more dangerous for Inuyasha. It seemed that even though this person had a deep hatred for Inuyasha, he wanted to see Kagome suffer as well. No, this time wasn't about Inuyasha. This time, it would be against Kagome.

"I just hope that I'm wrong." Miroku said out loud, pushing open the door to the cabin. He sighed once before glancing at his drawer. "Guess I better get packing."

Scene Change

The sun was gone from the sky as only two sets of lights in the campsite were still on. Inside of one sat Kagome and Sango, who were now talking on their beds and awaiting both Rin and Kikyo. Cards were now strewn across the two beds.

"You got any fours?" Kagome asked, boredom brimming her voice.

"Nope, go fish." Sango replied, twirling a piece of hair with her fingers.

"Where the heck are they? Kikyo's supposed to be here anyways, it's way past curfew."

"I'm not sure; I don't know how to predict the future. Got any queens?" Kagome grumbled before giving her the card. "Got any sevens?" Kagome groaned in frustration before dropping her cards on the floor.

"I give up! We've play three games of rummy, two games of spit, and five games of go fish!

"You know you have no life when you play that many card games." Kagome looked back to see Inuyasha, who was now leaning into their window from outside. She could make out a figure behind him, which she guessed was Miroku.

"And you know you have no life when you sit outside a girl's window watching her play endless amounts of card games." She replied, turning back to face Sango.

"Well what can we say; we were hoping you were going to play strip poker next." Miroku said cheerfully, watching his friend jump in through the window. He quickly followed suit, causing Sango to stare at them.

"You're such a pervert Miroku; can't you ever get your head out of the gutter?" Sango asked.

"Why Sango, I'm hurt. I would never have my head in any gutter...besides; I'm too busy with my thoughts of you to think of anything else." Sango just rolled her eyes.

"You know you can't be here, its way past curfew! You're going to get in trouble!" Sango said, gathering the rest of the cards and dropping them on the floor next to Kagome's.

"It's not like Sesshoumaru will ever know." Miroku replied, causing Sango to sigh.

"You two are more trouble than you're worth."

"Well if that was true, then you wouldn't keep up around." Miroku replied. Sango only stared at him, causing him to laugh.

"Oh, so now we keep you around? I just thought you climbed through the window on your own accord."

"Even if we did get caught, Kouga's not even here anyways. If he can be out, then we can come see what the hell you two were up to." Inuyasha replied.

"Wait, Kouga's not back yet either?" Kagome asked, watching both boys shake their heads. "Kikyo's not here either and we haven't seen her all day. I'm getting worried guys."

"I'm sure they're fine, they probably just got in trouble or something." Miroku suggested. Suddenly the teens became quiet, listening to a set of footsteps near the cabin.

"That's Rin and Sesshoumaru! You have to get out!" Kagome whispered, shoving the two boys towards the window. They immediately stopped when they saw Kikyo standing on the outside of it, cheeks flushed and breathing harshly.

"Kikyo, what the hell are you doing out there!" Inuyasha asked, pulling himself out of the window. Miroku eyed the girl (Not checking out, just like, taking in her appearance! Hard to tell with Miroku...) before getting out.

"Never mind that, just help me back into the cabin." She said, trying to calm down her breathing. Both boys shrugged before helping her into the window, the girls grabbing her hands to make the job easier.

"Get back in your cabins you idiots." Sango said, hearing Rin and Sesshoumaru's voices right in front of the doors. Inuyasha hopped into the window, Miroku looking back and smiling at Sango before pulling himself up. As soon as Miroku was back in his rightful cabin, Sango swiveled around to see both Kagome and Kikyo on their beds. She quickly ran to hers, jumping and landing on her bed perfectly, watching the door knob turn.

"I'll see you later..." Rin said her cheeks dark. The three girls laughed at the funny sight, which caused Rin to shut the door quickly and face them.

"Well it seems someone had a good night." Kagome said.

"It was nothing special." Rin replied, trying to shake her blush from her face. "Anyways, I only came to say to be ready by five tomorrow night to leave on the bus, and to make sure you had everything packed. It's going to be a long trip there, so you have to make sure to keep yourselves occupied."

"Is that all you wanted to talk about?" Kagome asked, smirking as Rin shifted on her feet.

"Yes." Sango only smiled.

"Did you two kiss?"

"Why would you ask something like that! We're counselors; we have a job to do." Rin replied, trying to frown at the teenagers.

"Come on Rin, tell us. Did you two kiss under a starry night?" Kikyo asked dreamily, causing the other two girls to burst out in laughter. Rin only opened the door again, glancing back at the three girls.

"Or was it on the steps of the cabin before you parted?" Sango asked, trying to remind herself to breath.

"Maybe even on the walk home?" Kagome suggested, though all Rin did was smirk.

"Who cares what scenario it was, can any of you say you've had one better than the three you just said?" Suddenly the laughter stopped as the three girls stared at each other, none speaking up. "Goodnight girls." And with that, Rin shut the lights off and closed the door on the three dumbfounded girls.

"...She got us..." was all Kagome could say.

Scene Change

The night was peaceful; the air being much cooler than it was during the day. Most people would call it the perfect night for much needed sleep. The night's music was soft and lulling, though invisible to an alert ear. The only noise that was detectable was the crickets, which chirped merrily into the darkest of night.

But no matter how wonderful the sound of sleep sounded, Sango could not return its call. She now stared at the top of the cabin, thinking about the events that had taken place at this one camp. Why did so much disaster happen at such a beautiful camp? Who would want to attack her best friend when she had done nothing that extreme? These questions were minor compared to the main subject that swum around in her head.

"Did I imagine it? Or were they really there?" Sango whispered, knowing nothing would answer her. "It seemed so real when I first saw it, and I can't get them out of my mind. If they weren't real, wouldn't I have said something to Kagome by now?"

"Or for that matter, wouldn't I have forgotten about them all together? I know that I was a little fuzzy from the smoke, but those were so clear. They couldn't have been a mirage." Sango sat up, glancing past Kagome's sleeping form and towards the window which led to the boy in question.

"But they couldn't be real, there is no way. I would have noticed them by now if they had been there all the time. But if they are like his eyes..." Sango trailed off before finally admitting the truth to herself. "There's no way around it...what I saw were real. Inuyasha had dog ears."

Well guys, that's all I have for this chapter. I know that it was due yesterday and all, but I've been sick so it took me longer than I expected. I'm still sick right now, but I wanted to get this done before I forgot about it. The next chapter will be out next wends...but until then...What awaits the group at the mountain? Will Sango spill to Kagome? Is Kagome really that bad at go fish! Till next time!

Chapter 23- Tell me what you Are...