She Did It

Two girls sat side by side on a blanket under a tree. It was a lovely evening, the sun was already under the horizon, but its light was still coloring the western part of the sky and the clouds with all shades of orange, red and yellow. The eastern skies were much cooler with their dark blues and violets.

A young man was sitting behind the back, reclined against the tree trunk. He seemed to be meditating, but his eyes were going to one of the girls' forms a little too often. A small kitsune was playing with a two tailed cat nearby. A hanyou was napping a little down the hillside, his head pillowed on his hands. Everyone was waiting for their rabbits to cook over a fire close to the blanket.

Kagome was reading a book, Sango was sewing, The slayer sighed softly and looked up from her work to admire the beautiful sky above. Her eyes drifted to something else as it twitched. Her eyes softened and got a mischievous quality as she watched two white triangles mere meter from herself, swiveling lazily, tracking noises from around their little camp.

She felt her own fingers twitch and almost dropped her needle. Kagome reached into her bag and took out of it a notebook and a pencil. The miko wrote something and nudged her best friend. Sango turned her head and her eyes widened when she read a short note. She looked up to Kagome's smiling face and saw that kitsune-like grin on her face.

'Go for it,' was the note.

Sango looked at her, unsure, so Kagome wrote her encouragement.

'Really, I did it once, when I found him sealed. I'm sure he won't mind, as long as you're gentle.'

Sango's eyes widened in surprise upon learning this bit of her friend's story. She glanced back at Miroku, who was observing them curiously, but silently. She decided to follow her heart's desire and with all stealth she could muster she moved forward.

A soft gasp left Sango's mouth as her fingers caught two twitching ears in a gentle grasp and massaged them skillfully - after all she was an expert with petting Kirara, she was sure Inuyasha's ears worked in a similar way.

At the same time she touched the flawlessly soft and surprisingly delicate ears Inuyasha tensed and 'eeped'. Sango blushed fiercely and almost ceased her grip on his ears as she saw a pair of yellow eyes glaring at her.

"Slayer..." Inuyasha growled lowly and Sango was pretty sure he was wondering if he could kick her behind before being sat. Sango easily recognized the tone of the growl - one inu youkai used just before leaping at an opponent.

"Sorry," she rubbed a second longer and retreated her hands. Inuyasha immediately sat to his trademark doggy squat, spinning around to glare and growl right in her face. His cute ears were plastered against his skull while he was baring his fangs at her.

"What the hell?! Who told you you can touch my ears?!"

"Um..." Sango stole a glance back at the rest of their friends. "K-Kagome said she touched them before... And I really just wanted to touch them to see if they're as soft as they look like. I'm sorry, Inuyasha, I didn't mean to..."

She fell silent when she noticed a look of surprise and confusion on his face.

"What? When? You're imagining things, no one touches my ears!" Inuyasha stated proudly. Miroku, Kirara and Shippou sat back and decided to enjoy the show in silence while Kagome gulped and shook her head. Too bad Sango didn't notice the embarrassment and panic in her brown eyes.

"When she met you. She told me that she touched them when you were pinned to the Sacred Tree," she explained, hoping that reminding him about this event would make his ire subside. It was obvious to everyone that he was letting Kagome to get away with much more than he would someone else. Too bad Inuyasha didn't remember the mentioned event.

"Um, Sango..." Kagome tried and Inuyasha glared at her. Sango looked back and finally noticed the blush coloring Kagome's cheeks. A matching one bloomed on Inuyasha's face. "Uh..."

"It seems lady Kagome took the privilege to caress Inuyasha's ears while he was still under the seal," Miroku said in mirth. "I am astounded, my ladies, I would never think about caressing a girl in her sleep, without her consent..." Miroku shook his head and missed the notebook flying at his head.

"Idiot," muttered Shippou when Miroku groaned in pain when the notebook hit his nose.

"You grab all female butts without consent, monk!" Sango made a good impression of Inuyasha, blushing brightly and turning to the annoyed hanyou. "We're really sorry, Inuyasha. It's just..."

"They were so cute and fluffy and you looked so peaceful and handsome," Kagome uttered softly and her gaze dropped to her lap. "Don't be mad at us... We'll make it up to you... We'll make you an extra bowl of ramen if you want to."

"Keh! They ain't cute!" Inuyasha put his hands in his sleeves, averting his own eyes, but not stopping scowling. Sango smiled to herself in relief when she heard his gruff words. "Make it two cups. And don't ya think about touching 'em again!"

"Okay," Sango let her smile appear on her lips and gave a nod at the scowling hanyou. When she finally sat beside Kagome she picked up her pencil and write on the same side.

'Worth it.'

Both girls looked in each other's eyes and smiled before standing up and going to tend to their supper, with two extra cups of ramen as an offering to one hanyou with the softest ears in the feudal era.

A/N: Poor Inu, his ears draw some attention he claims is unwanted...