Inuyasha woke up from his nap.
'Ugh, I musta dozed off.' He jumped down from the tree, and looked around.
'Wait, WHERE'S EVERYBODY!'
He had a thought, and began to run over to the nearest hot spring. When he got there, his suspicions were confirmed. Kagome was splashing Sango in the Water, and Miroku was slowly sneaking around Sango.
'Probably up to something lecherous. He must still be bummed that he didn't touch Katara, that pervert!'
Kagome spotted Inuyasha and swam over to him.
"Oh, hello Inuyasha!", she said inocenntly.
Inuyasha looked at her suspiciously.
"Allright, now why didn't you wake me up if you were going to a spring?"
Kagome giggled and put on puppy eyes.
"Aw, cause you looked so cute sleeping in a tree like that! And besides I have enough protection with Sango."
Inuyasha scratched his head.
"Feh, I guess. Well, I'll just sit over here and watch you guys play around like kids."
He began to walk away, but he felt something tug at his kimono.(I had previously written breeches, but that sounded too english. So I put kimono instead.) He looked down, and saw Kagome grinning up evily at him.
"Oh, no you don't Inuyasha! You're coming in with me!"
With that, she pulled him in, and he landed face first in the water. He sat up and spit out a mouthful of water. Kagome was looking at him to see his reaction. Suddenly, he grinned.
"Oh, you want to play huh?"
He started splashing her with as much water as he could. Kagome shrieked, and began to swim away from him. He caught up to her and dunked her head in the water. She came up sputtering just in time to hear the sound of a hand smaking a certain lecherous monk.
"HENTAI!"
Kagome looked toward Miroku, and saw him rubbing the red mark that Sango's hand had left on his cheek. Everyone laughed and they began to splash water around again. Inuyasha broke away from the group, swimming over to a rock. He relaxed into the water, watching Kagome splash Sango and Miroku. Suddenly, he caught a whif of two familiar scents. One smelled like his brother, and the other was that annoying hanyou, Katara.
'They were here. Together. I guess she finally caught up to him, but I don't smell any scent of a battle. I wonder what's going on between those two. But what do I care what that bastard does with that wench?'
He closed his eyes feeling relaxed, but still confused about the half-demon girl.
"INUYASHA!"
Inuyasha bounded from the tree over to where Kagome was. What is it? What's wrong!"
He looked around, but couldn't see anything wrong. Kagome was out of the water, a towel wrapped around her. She was sitting down, rocking slowly back and forth.
"S-s-s-snake! In the w-water!" she looked terrified.
Inuyasha looked down at her angrily.
"IS that all! I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS REALLY WRONG!"

Kagome shook her head.
"My best friend was bitten by a snake three years ago, while playing in the water. She died in my arms. I'll never forget the fear she had on her face..."
Inuyasha softened. He could see that Kagome was on the verge of tears. He sat down beside her.
"Kagome, you don't have to worry about snakes while I'm here. I'll never let anything happen to you. I promise."
Kagome looked up at him.
"Promise?" She was like a little kid, crawling into bed with her parents during a thunderstorm. She remembered how much fun she had been having with her friend Haomi, and how much fear she'd seen in Haomi's eyes when that poisonous snake bit her on the ankle. She had feared snakes with a passion ever since. Inuyasha wrapped a tentative arm around her.
"I promise."
Kagome sighed and leaned against him, startling him. But he began to breathe in her sweet scent, filling himself with it. They stayed like that for a while, Inuyasha enjoying this one moment with Kagome. (Haha! I made you think something bad was about to happen! But I think this worked out just as well, don't you? This was just a little break from all the Sesshy-Katara business. But now, back to the main story! Although, forgive me for the corny fear of snake things, but the whole, best-friend-being-bitten by a snake thing really happened to me. My current best friend is safe and sound, however. Oh, and my old best friend is alive as well. Yes, she survived, but she moved away.)

My notes begin! Yeah blame me for writitng all these chapters at once. But I've been soooo busy and it's summer vacation for me so I have time.