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"Kagome?"

No answer.

"Hey, Kagome?"

Silence.

"HEY! KAGOME!"

"Hmm?" Kagome looked down at the worried kitsune staring blankly into her face.

"What is it, Shippo?" She waited for him to speak.

"...I'm hungry..." Shippo stated shyly. Kagome sighed.

Well, here goes nothing Kagome took a deep breath. Just relax. Deep breaths, don't lose control. Just, breath, relax. Ok. Here we go.

"Inuyasha?" She barely spoke.

"What the hell is it, wench?" Inuyasha's rude comment came protruding from the front.

The fists clenched.

"Can we please stop for lunch?"

"Keh. You stupid humans always need your food. You can wait until dinner."

The brows furrowed

"But Inuyasha, you're right. We "stupid humans" need food. We have to stop."

"Feh. I know, I'm always right. You're just too ignorant to know. And no, we aren't stopping at that's final."

The teeth started to grind.

Just...relax...do not...whatever you do, do NOT lose your temper...

"Hey, wench. Why the hell did you stop? If you didn't sense a Jewel Shard, then hurry the hell up. You're just keeping us all behind!"

Crack.

"INUYASHA SIT!"

BAM

"SIT SIT SIT YOU INSENSATIVE JERK SIT!" Kagome screamed in fury.

BAM BAM BAM "HEY!" BAM

"We ARE stopping, and THAT'S final!" Kagome rolled her bike over to the side of the path, and quickly found a small clearing to camp in. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo all stared, nobody wanting to disturb a pissed off miko, and an ill-tempered hanyou. Inuyasha pried himself from the ground, and soon lept into a nearby tree, mutter curses on his way there. The rest of the gang soon snapped out of their gazing and followed Kagome into setting up camp. Sango walked over to Kagome and leaned near her ear.

"Psst. Kagome."

"Yes, Sango?" Kagome said, trying to be as kind and calm as she could, but the anger was still evident in her voice.

"I think I'm familiar with this area." A small smile soon formed on Sango's lips. Kagome stopped her duty and turned to Sango, one eyebrow higher than the other, clearly showing that she was confused.

"That's great Sango." Kagome started to turn around, but Sango lightly put a hand to her shoulder.

"Because I am so familiar with this area, I am also familiar with a great hot spring not too far ahead." Sango knew she reeled her in. Kagome went stiff. She slowly turned around to face Sango before a grin was quickly plastered to her face.

"And the boys? What about them? You know we can't trust Miroku...or even Inuyasha for that matter. We've caught them both peeking many times. Hmm..." Both girls seemed to be thinking very deeply in how to contemplate this situation. Both of their heads traveled to the ground, with their hands on their chin.

1 minute passed.

"Got anything?" Sango asked. She was replied with a shake of the head.

2 minutes passed.

"You?" Kagome asked hopefully. She, too, was replied with a shake.

3 minutes passed.

Instantly, two heads bolted upright. They slowly looked to one another as once again a smile played on both their features.

"Oooohhhh, Shiiippooo!" Both girls yelled in unison. Shippo came quickly bounding towards them.

"What is it, guys?" Shippo looked up at them with big bluish-green saucer-eyes.

"We need a little favor to ask you..."

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

"Ahhh, this feels great! Good idea, Sango!"

"Yes, I agree"

"We owe Shippo big time!"

> >Back at the camp > >

"Explain to me one more time where they are?" Miroku questioned the kit.

Shippo sighed.

"Okay, Miroku, one more time. Kagome and Sango left to go find some firewood. I guess they didn't know that the branches right there were perfect firewood. They also told me that they were going to go collect some herbs, because a fight was bound to happen sometime while we were out here." Shippo took a deep breath. He'd spoken quite fast.

Miroku eyed him suspiciously.

"Okay. Call me when they get back." Miroku started to walk away.

"Hey! Miroku! Where are you going?" Shippo began to get nervous. He believed him, right? I mean, he made up the lie himself! Who wouldn't believe a kitsune?

"Oh, I'm just going to find a nice stream to get some water from so Kagome can boil some for ramen when she gets back!" Miroku half yelled, already getting a good distance.

"Oh, okay!" Shippo went to Kagome's backpack. He began to dig around to find the ramen cups to get everything ready. He looked, and looked and looked...

"There is no ramen! Then why is Miroku..." Finally, Shippo's little brain clicked.

> >With Miroku > >

"Oh, Shippo, Shippo, Shippo. You cannot fool a monk as grand as I." Miroku kept walking to the springs.

> >With Shippo > >

"I"ve got to go warn the girls!" Shippo began to run, but stopped at the base of the tree Inuyasha was occupying.

"Inuyasha! Miroku is going to go spy on Kagome!"

"WHAT!" Inuyasha lept down and instantly took off. Shippo smirked.

Now they'll both get in trouble!

> >With the Girls > >

"Sango, I'm starting to get a little uncomfortable."

"Why is that, Kagome?" Sango began to get worried.

"Well, we've been here for half of an hour, and we haven't heard a single thing around us. No bushes shaking. No yelling. Not even Shippo coming to warn us that-"

"KAGOME! SANGO! COVER UP!" Shippo began screaming a little ways away.

"AHH!" Kagome sunk under the water.

"Miroku! Show yourself!" Sango sunk down only a little, but still grabbed a rock.

"IT'S NOT JUST MIROKU! INUYASHA'S THERE TOO!" Shippo finally caught up to them, breathing heavily.

"AHH! INUYASHA YOU PERVERT!" Kagome turned a brilliant shade of red.

"Miroku! What the hell do you think you're doing!"

"Ah! Inuyasha! It seems that I arrived before you! Come! Watch with me! But be quiet, I think they know were h-"

BAM!

A rock connected with Miroku's skull.

"SIT"

CRASH!

Kagome and Sango quickly got out of the water.

"I knew it! It was way to quiet!" Kagome was furious. Couldn't they just bath without once being spied on?

5 minutes later

Kagome and Sango came out from the tree after dressing.

"I told you already! I wasn't spying! I was getting Miroku!"

"Oh, right, of course you were, pervert!"

Kagome and Inuyasha eventually were face to face screaming at each other.

"Well, this could take long." Miroku just watched.

"Yeah, we'll never know when this will end." Sango, too, just stood watching.

"Oh, by the way-" Sango turned to Miroku, and he turned to her.

"Yes, my dear Sango?"

Crack.

"Pervert." Sango stated simply before returning to camp. Miroku was out cold. Who wouldn't be after being pelted with a rock, then smashed on the head with Hirakotsu?

"Let's just go back to camp." Kagome began to walk away before Inuyasha pulled her to him.

"Wha-Mmpphh!" Inuyasha covered Kagome's mouth with his hand.

"Hmph! Mphh hmphh!" Kagome tried to say , but Inuyasha was pinning her against a tree with his hand on her mouth, staring into her eyes. Kagome piped down. What was going on? What was he doing. Sango stopped walking and looked back. She walked back over to Kagome and Inuyasha, about 10 feet away.

"HMMPHH! PHIIMPH!" Kagome tried to say 'sit' but to no avail. Inuyasha was still looking at her, and it was starting to make her really uncomfortable. What was he doing, and why wasn't Sango helping him. Everything then went silent. Sango quickly but quietly pulled Miroku off to the side near Kagome. She was starting to get scared. What was making her friends act like this? Sango ducked down with Miroku, as he was slowly gaining consciousness. Inuyasha began to slowly lower Kagome to where she and him were kneeling. Kagome reached her hand up and lightly placed it on Inuyasha's arm when he wasn't looking. He shot a glance. Kagome stared deep into his eyes, trying to find any sign on what was going on.

Well, his eyes aren't red, and there are no stripes on his face, so that means he's not out of control.

Miroku, was now, too, kneeling, fully awake. Sango was kneeling next to him. Finally, Inuyasha's hand was slowly coming down.

"In-Mmphh!" His hand once again covered hers. His face soon came closer, and closer until they were barely apart. Then, he turned to her ear.

"When I take my hand off, do not say a thing." Kagome nodded slightly. Inuyasha slowly removed his hand, and Kagome was silent. They all sat there for a few minutes. Kagome was very nervous. Then out of the blue, something seemed to block the light of the moon. It had wings...a large head...a long tail...a huge body...what was it. Before Kagome realized, it quickly landed in the spot they were at moments ago. Standing up tall, the creature was enormous. Kagome's eyes widened. Inuyasha slowly started to scoot away from Kagome, after looking at Sango, and sending her some kind of message through staring. After a few more minutes, the creature had turned around and Inuyasha began to run straight at it. He quickly swiped Tetsuiga(sp?) and a large gash made its way on the creature's back. A loud roar filled the air, and Kagome had to use everything she had to not cover up her ears. Inuyasha landed, and made no intention to move. The creature looked straight at him, but then started to look around.

What? Inuyasha just attacked him, and he didn't see him? Kagome's mind was racing with thoughts.

Inuyasha once again stood up when the creature turned around. Then he raised it. Everyone but the creature knew what he was up to.

"WIND SCAR!" He yelled. The creature turned around, but was too late. It was quickly shred to pieces and destroyed. Inuyasha landed with a soft thud, and walked over to the rest of the group.

"Okay guys."

Sango and Miroku took a deep breath.

"That was a close one." Sango said. Kagome looked at Inuyasha, almost on the brink of tears.

"Kagome?" Shippo had come out from his hiding place behind a tree, looking up at his surrogate mother. All eyes turned to her, yet her gaze on Inuyasha hadn't dissapated.

"Whaddya staring at wench?" Inuyasha folded his arms, and started to stare back. Kagome walked over to him and stood in front of him.

"Sit." She said quietly, but audible to a certain hanyou. Inuyasha plummeted to the ground.

"What the hell was that-" He stopped mid sentence. Kagome was crying. And not one of her, 'I-didn't-get-my-way-so-I'm-crying' type crying, but an actual, sad crying.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha quickly became worried.

"Why didn't you tell me?" She whispered.

"Tell you. Tell you what?"

"Don't be stupid. You know, I had no clue what was going on. You could have given me some kind of warning, instead of making me so scared." Kagome choked on her sobs.

"Kagome-"

"Don't. Don't say anything else. Let's just go." Kagome began to walk away. Inuyasha watched her retreating form, becoming very worried and angry with himself.

Why didn't I tell her anything? I was about to tell her that that certain creature can only hear and sense movement. It can't see. Even the slightest noise and any human would be dead instantly.

"Keh."

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