Hate
Kagome was happily splashing in the cool river water with Shippou. The boy was wearing the swim trunks she got him while she had a cute red one piece swimsuit.
Inuyasha seemed to like the view, because he was never looking away from them, not even to look hungrily at the roasting rabbit. After a few minutes Sango decided to join the duo in the river, it was too hot to stay away from the alluring coolness. Shyly hiding behind a nearby bush the exterminator changed into her own swimming assemble - a pair of shorts and a short sleeved shirt given to her by Kagome. Sango was brave to face countless youkai, but exposing so much flesh like Kagome was still a bit too much for her. Especially when the boys were watching. It was pretty obvious their hanyou leader wouldn't notice her state of exposed skin unless she walked in front of him stark naked, he was too busy admiring his favorite miko. But Miroku... Sango could feel his eyes on her bare calves and knees when she made her way in the river.
"Oh, my..." Miroku breathed and was very close to getting himself [punched in the face by an irate hanyou. But luckily for him Inuyasha noticed he wasn't looking at Kagome.
"Feh, watch the food, monk," the inu hanyou smirked and stood up to shed his kimono and kosode. Miroku chuckled when he noticed that the moment Inuyasha's chest got exposed a certain miko started to look a bit distracted and flushed. The blush on Kagome's cheeks rivaled this of Sango when Inuyasha followed the youkai slayer into the water.
It took Miroku a few minutes of watching his friends playing in the water with the kitsune to realize that he really wanted to join them. Not only because it was not fun to just watch. It was terribly hot and he was wearing his dark robes. He looked with a new longing at the river.
"Lord Sesshomaru, look!" Miroku looked back and saw the little group f four individuals making their way to the river. "Can Rin join master Inuyasha and his pack?"
Miroku didn't see Sesshomaru do anything beside blinking as he walked but the girl squealed and ran in the water, not minding her kimono. The group in the water greeted her happily, Inuyasha looked up to his brother. Jaken for some reason was walking silently behind his master, holding Ah-Un reins and looking longingly at the glistering water.
Five minutes later Miroku found himself sitting by the camp fire, watching over the cooking meal. Lord Sesshomaru was standing and glaring at the rest of their joined groups sitting or playing in the water. Jaken was dozing off on the edge of the water, Inuyasha was sitting on a rock near the children playing with a ball, Sango and Kagome were slowly swimming in circles, talking about something. Ah-Un was a bit away downstream, submerged up to his two chins.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" Miroku inquired. "Why won't you go into the river?"
"This Sesshomaru hates water," was the daiyoukai's reply. Miroku caught the sight of his hand stroking down his fluffy pelt. The monk remembered the various times he got a bit too close to Inuyasha's damp hair ad his signature, yet not very strong, wet dog smell. 'I suppose Lord Sesshomaru must take ages to dry his mokomoko and hair... And the scent must be so much stronger with him being full-blood...'
"You know, Lord Sesshomaru..." Miroku grinned at his sour companion. "If you don't enjoy the blessing of a cool bath in the summer time... Would you consider... Keeping an eye on the rabbits for me?"
And before the daiyoukai could answer Miroku was out of his upper robes and halfway to the water, calling Sango's name.
Lord Sesshomaru sighed, letting his hand stroke his fur. For a briefest of moments a spark of longing twinkled in his eye when he saw Inuyasha jumping off the rock into the cool water, splashing it and eliciting shrieks of the others.
He hated summer. With all his hate.