I know I've been horrible about updating. I'M SORRY! But I want to say thanks to the people who have been reading the story, and REVIEWING! Nobody's giving me feedback! I'm glad some of you are liking it, but constructive critisizing really helps! Anyways, enough about my outburst.Thanks for reading. Thanks for reviewing. Keep reading. Keep reviewing.

I only have one warning: I felt I put a little bit of OOC-ness in this, so sorry about that. I said I would try to keep as in-tune with character as possible, but I couldn't write this without the OOC, but I REALLY wanted to write it! So, sorry if it's different!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything remotly close to Inuyasha...except for a doll.

Kagome couldn't sleep. She was so excited to the coming days events that she couldn't process her thoughts.

I can't believe he actually agreed! Kagome smiled and rolled on her side, making sure not to squish Shippou. She kept thinking and didn't notice it when a clad red figure spoke to her.

"Kagome?"

She kept smiling, not listening to a thing.

"Kagome?"

A grin formed.

"HEY! WENCH!" Inuyasha whispered loudly. Kagome looked at a tree branch not too far away.

"What is it, Inuyasha?"

"Kagome, if you want to be trained, you have to go to sleep. You'll be tired tomorrow. Plus, this training needs to go fast. We've wasted too much time not looking for jewel shards." Kagome nodded, and tried to sleep.

It came quickly.

A nudge woke Kagome up. Her eyes barley opened.

"Get up. Now." A gruff voice said.

"Ughh. It's barely morning. The sun isn't even fully up yet." Kagome moaned.

"Too bad. Training starts now." Kagome groaned and sat up, moving Shippou off to the side. Her eyes grew wide as she was forcibly pulled up from her cozy sleepingbag and dragged away to a secluded clearing off in the forest.

"Come on Kagome, stand upright. You're slouching."

"Well, sorry, I'm a little tired. It's not even completely light out yet!"

"Stop your complaining. Battles come at even time. You ALWAYS have to be ready, tired or not. Now stand up straight."

Kagome straightened out her shoulders and put a tough look on her face, before smiling. Inuyasha walked forward and stood in front of her. He put his hand out, like a signal to stop, and waited.

"Umm..." Kagome didn't know what to do. Inuyasha sighed.

"Give me your best punch." Kagome looked up at him weakly.

"O-okay." Kagome lightly punched him.

"You can't be serious." Inuyasha rasied an eyebrow. Kagome punched his hand again, only the tiniest bit harder.

"Don't hold back Kagome!"

"I don't want to punch you!" Inuyasha snickered.

"Yeah, like it could really hurt me." Kagome scoffed, pulled back her fist and put her most powerful punch in Inuyasha's hand. He didn't even take a step back.

"How was that!" Kagome asked eagerly.

"We've got lots of work to do." Inuyasha stated plainly.

"What about kicking?" He asked.

"Inuyasha! Can we do this another day? I'm wearing a skirt!" Kagome pulled on her skirt slightly to show her point.

"Okay. Then punching for today. And dodging."

This was going to be a long day.

"No! Foot in front, body turned!" Kagome tried to comply with his demands, but she had trouble. (Obviously) Inuyasha groaned and walked over to where she was standing. He grabbed Kagome's shoulders and turned them, making her turn 90 degrees.

"Now bend your knees." Kagome did as she was told.

"Punch forward." Kagome blushed, standing still.

"Punch forward." He repeated.

"Um. Inuyasha?"

"What is it now?"

"You're kinda...still...holding my shoulders. It's a little...hard to...move." Inuyasha realized her proclomation and removed his hands, blushing.

"O-okay. Punch." Kagome punched.

"Again." Kagome punched. These actions kept occuring over and over until Inuyasha was rubbing his temples with frustration.

"Inuyasha? We both need a break. Everyone else probably just woke up. Let's go have breakfast. Please?" Inuyasha didn't even think twice.

"Fine." And they walked back to camp in silence.

"KAGOME!" Shippou pounced her, and she winced, but smiled.

"I-I woke up an-and y-you weren't th-there, s-so I talked t-to S-Sango and Miroku an-and th-they said th-that y-you-"

"Spit it out junior!" Inuyasha barked.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome glared at him.

"I was scared you got hurt Kagome!" Shippou snuggled closer to Kagome as she cooed him to calmness. Inuyasha snorted and walked over to the others, plopping down in front of the fire. Kagome held Shippou and walked over to seat herself next to Inuyasha.

"Lady Kagome, what do you presume we eat for this morning's breakfast?" Miroku spoke.

"The Usual." She said blatanly. Kagome reached in her large backpack and pulled out a pot, and ramen. Inuyasha almost drooled.

"So, Kagome, how is your training going?" Sango asked respectivly. Kagome and Inuyasha just sighed at the same time.

"Oh." Sango didn't dare go further. She knew this would take a great deal out of both of her friends, so she didn't want to stress them about it.

The gang ate their breakfast in silence, and occasionally a few questions about the training arose, but were quickly forgotten. Almost as soon as it started, breakfast had ended. Kagome stood with Inuyasha, and they left without a word.

"I'm surprised Inuyasha is actually taking this seriously." Miroku said.

"Yeah, well, he's got a point. He can't always be there for Kagome, so he'd rather take the time to train her than have her be in danger." Sango responded.

"This is just typical Inuyasha behavior. His first lover got hurt, and he doesn't want his second to be." The couple looked down at Shippou, who had his arms crossed and a serious expression on his face. Sango and Miroku smiled.

"Well, I'm off to go watch. Bye you guys!" Shippou bounced away. That left Sango and Miroku alone, and that only meant one thing:

"You better watch yourself Miroku. No one is here to make me go softly." Sango smiled at her death threat to the perverted monk. He just laughed, and began cleaning breakfast up.

"Sango, how much training have you been doing lately?

"Not too much." A simple answer. Miroku laughed.

"Now, now, Sango. You can't say that. I saw the move you pulled yesterday. It was quite the site, actually." Sango blushed.

"W-well, I-I-"

"I didn't mean to make you nervous Sango." Miroku said with a laugh.

"It was merely a question."

"I know that. I take the chance to train whenever I have time."

"That is a true fighter speaking."

"That is any fighter speaking." Sango smiled and walked away, as Miroku watched her feminine figure sway with a dreamy look on his face.

"Ahh. It never gets old."

"Miroku?"

"Y-Yes Sango?" She turned around.

"Would you ever like to have children?"

Miroku's eyes bulged. This was it! She was going to except!

"OF COURSE MY LOVELY SANGO! IT WOULD BE MY HONOR TO-"

"Then you better keep your eyes to yourself, or I will personally deca-"

A scream interupted her sentence. Miroku and Sango looked at each other with a serious expression.

"Kagome!" They both stated, and ran in the direction where she took off.

Kagome screamed.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome collapsed to her knees as Sango and Miroku burst through the trees.

"What is it Lady Kagome!" Miroku yelled.

"I-I-I never meant! I didn't mean! Inuyasha! He! I!" Sango looked around for Inuyasha, but couldn't find him anywhere.

"Kagome. Where is Inuyasha!" Sango tried to get clear sentences out of Kagome's mouth, but didn't know if she could. Kagome looked pretty shaken up. Eventually, she pointed over to a couple of bushes. That's when Miroku noticed a foot sticking out of it.

"Sango! Over there!" Sango and Miroku rushed over to the bush while Shippou tried to comfort Kagome.

"Ughh." Inuyasha moaned as Sango and Miroku got him to his feet, and out of the shrubbery.

"Inuyasha. What happened?"

"Kagome. Kagome!" Inuyasha ran over to Kagome.

"Inuyasha? I'm-I'm-I'm-"

"How the hell did you do that!" He yelled. Kagome started to cry.

"I'm so sorry Inuyasha! I didn't mean to hurt you!" Kagome bolted up and wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's waist, giving him a sympathetic hug. Inuyasha returned the embrace.

"Kagome. Stop crying. What happened? How did you do that?"

"I don't know!" She choked.

"Inuyasha. Kagome. Let's go back to camp. We can discuss it there." Inuyasha nodded in comprehension and followed his companions back to camp, leading a distraught Kagome on the way.

"Okay. So go through it carefully." Sango pushed. Inuyasha nodded to Kagome.

"Well, it was kind of confusing. First..."

FLASHBACK

"Give me your best punch Kagome! I know you're stronger than that!" Inuyasha just couldn't find the motivation to get Kagome to actually try her hardest.

"But I don't want to hurt you!"

"YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HURT ME!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome still gave a weak punch.

"Jeeze, Kagome, what do I have to say to make you motivated!"

"I am motivated!"

"Then...be more motivated!"

"WELL WHAT DO YOU EXPECT! I DON'T WANT TO HIT YOU!"

"TOO BAD! I'M YOUR COW-CH, OR WHATEVER YOU SAID YOU HAD AT THE SCHOOL OF YOURS! YOU HAVE TO HIT ME!"

"I CAN'T DO IT!"

"NOW!"

"FINE!" Kagome yelled and threw a punch at Inuyasha. What neither of them were expecting was a bright flash of light to emitt from Kagome's fist, and for this flash to blast Inuyasha into the nearest bush.

Kagome screamed.

"INUYASHA!"

END FLASHBACK

Kagome was looking down at her hands, almost like they were poison. She didn't even let them rest on her knees; she just kept the held in front of her.

"Kagome, whatever it was, I don't think that you will hurt anyone by touching them, or yourself." Miroku stated wisely.

"That's awfully strange of something like that to happen. Miroku, any, idea, on what it was?" Sango asked.

"Hmm. Not yet."

"I'm going for a walk." Kagome stood up.

"Not alone you're not." Inuyasha stood up with her.

"I won't go far, Inuyasha. Please." Kagome begged. Inuyasha looked at her for a moment.

"You better not." He scowled. Kagome flashed him a fake smile and walked off, head hung low. Once Kagome was out of sight, Miroku spoke up.

"Inuyasha, are you really-"

"Keh. Yeah right." And with that said, Inuyasha took after her.

Kagome sat perched on the same rock that they fought their earliest foe on. She still had her hands in front of her.

What have I done? I could've seriously hurt Inuyasha! Oh, god, what's wrong with me. Stupid hands! What did you do!

Kagome was sending death glares at her hands and didn't bother to notice Inuyasha walked up to her.

"They're not going to kill you, ya know." Inuyasha said, scaring the living daylights out of Kagome.

"Why did you sneak up on me? And didn't I say-"

"I know what you said. But did you really think you would get away alone?" Kagome sighed.

"No." There was an awkward silence between them.

"Inuyasha. I'm sorry." Kagome repeated once again, as her bangs covered her chestnut eyes.

"Keh, will you stop sayin' that? It wasn't your fault. Something wierd happened!"

"But it was my fault!" Kagome yelled, still not lifting her head.

"Kagome-!"

"I could've killed you!"

The silence crept up to claim the tension once again. Inuyasha's clawed hands reached out to Kagome's, but she quickly pulled away.

"Kagome." He reached out his hand again, and gently laid it on top of Kagome's. He felt her flinch beneath his touch. Slowly, he lowered her hand until it was resting upon her knee, her other one mimicking.

"See? No one got killed." Inuyasha's voice held a gentelness, that only he could admit would show when he was around Kagome. Kagome sniffed, and Inuyasha could smell the faint scent of salt. Inuyasha stood up, and placed a hand out for Kagome. She looked at his hand and hesitated before taking its offer. Kagome finally revealed her eyes, and smiled at Inuyasha shyly.

"Thanks, Inuyasha." Kagome whispered, scooting closer to his side. Inuyasha just barely smiled. They continued to walk to camp, neither releasing the hold on the other's hand.

"Kagome! Kagome! Come quickly!" Shippou was bouncing up and down. Kagome gave a worried glance to Inuyasha before they both started running, breaking their holdings.

"What is it! What's wrong?" Inuyasha and Kagome stormed to camp to find...

Miroku and Sango sitting in front of the fire.

"Eh?" Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.

"Oh. You're back already. Kagome, take a seat." Miroku stated.

"But the runt said that-!"

"I just said to come quickly. You guys were taking to long, and Miroku thought that-"

Shippou's voice got cut off with a blow to the head.

"Save Miroku's teachings for someone else runt!"

"Inuyasha!" Inuyasha flattened his ears against his head, preparing for the sit.

Nothing came.

He looked down at Kagome. She just looked up at him, and he could barely point out the smile that grazed her features.

Keh. I should be nicer more often!

"Anyways, Kagome, I have something you should know." Miroku said. Inuyasha and Kagome payed close attention. Miroku glanced at Sango before continuing.

"Me and Sango have come to a conclusion about your...outburst."

"And?"

Miroku cleared his throat.

Sorry about the cliffie, but I just couldn't help it. Please Review! It really is a beautiful button, and it shouldn't go to waste!