He's Here...
They all awoke roughly at the same time the next worning. Inu-yasha was the last one to wake up however and was apparently, not a morning person. Everyone else was either packing up or gathering supplies and whatnot. With a yawn, the hanyou stood up and started towards the river that was on the edge of their campsite. He knelt down and splashed some water in his face, still-half asleep.
It wasn't an easy night, him and the monk in the hot springs. He kept waking up, what apparently were nightmares about the group's reactions keeping him out of much deserved sleep. This routine was very common for him ever since he kissed Miroku. 'Dammit, why out of all things to scare me, this is it!' he thougth with a low growl, cursing lightly under his breath.
"Inu-yasha, you alright?" Miroku asked as he approached him, laying down the fire wood he had picked up.
"Yeah, why do you care anyway?" he retorted with a 'feh'.
Kagome smiled when she passed them, thinking that it was sweet the Miroku was worried him. After hearing what Inu-yasha said however, just caused her to sigh. 'Why can't he let people in?' she thought, quickly turning her attention back to packing everything back up into her backpack. The day was quite a scorcher and they would certainly have to rest more than usual, which would just create more problems with Inu-yasha.
Miroku sighed at Inu-yasha's answer, turning around and continuing what he was doing. He grinned though, knowing that he probably had more of a chance then convincing the stubborn hanyou to rest then anyone else in the group. As he picked up the wood, however, he kept glancing back at Inu-yasha, or rather, his ears. 'Let's see how he likes that...' he thought with a perverted chuckle.
Later in the day, they were well on their way to the next village. They didn't lose much time because of the kappa, they were resting anyway. They were quite a nuisance though and everyone knew that if Naraku was willing to send demons like those, he either had a trap, or lost his mind. It had only been a few hours in the hot sun, but the heat had gone to everyone, everyone except Inu-yasha of course, being superior in strength compared to humans and all.
"Kagome, can we rest?" the young Shippo asked, jumping onto her shoulder.
"Ask Inu-"
"No," he said bluntly, not even letting her finish.
Kagome knew it was better then to argue with him, especially on a day this. They all walked up ahead, talking about how stubborn the hanyou was. Miroku however, slowed his pace until he was behind him.
"What do you want Mir-"
Inu-yasha stopped and moaned lightly as the monk rubbed his ears gently. Shippo and Kirara were the only ones to hear it, but just ignored, thinking Inu-yasha was groaning at them being bothersome or something.
"Please Inu-yasha...Let us rest..." Miroku said softly into his ear. The hanyou nodded slowly and let out a sigh of relief as the monk's hands were removed. Inu-yasha growled at him, Miroku only winking and laughing as he caught up with the group.
"Inu-yasha said we could rest," Miroku said bluntly. At this, they all stopped and looked at him.
"W-what? What are you looking at?" he said, still furious at Miroku. From the expression on his face and Miroku's grin, it was obvious something had happened between the two, but right now, it was better to keep quiet, lest Inu-yasha throw a temper tantrum.
"Nothing," Kagome said with a smile as the group sat down and started to un-pack.
Inu-yasha just scoffed as he walked into the forest, grabbing Miroku by his shoulder and dragging him in with him. Everyone watched him being dragged him. When he was gone, they all were talking about what that was about. Luckily for them, Inu-yasha had dragged the monk deep into the forest.
"What the hell was that monk!" Inu-yasha shouted more than asked.
Miroku just leaned back against a tree, looking at him innocently.
"What do you mean by that Inu-yasha?" he asked with a smirk.
The hanyou growled furiously, flexing his claws. It was obvious that he was just teasing him, but he didn't really care.
"Mi…roku…" he said he through clenched teeth. He had no idea how to punish him, but he was going to get back. He scoffed and turned around, walking back to the group. Miroku followed, humming a light tune as they returned to the group.
"What was that about Inu-yasha?" Sango asked, looking up to them as they returned.
"Nothing..." he replied with a 'feh'.
Kagome and Sango looked at each, then to Inu-yasha and Miroku. They began talking about the reasons why they were acting like that, Inu-yasha not liking any of them. Miroku simply sighed and leaned back, thinking about how they would break it to the group, if they were ever going to that is.
Koga appeared out of no-where, the usual smirk on his face.
"How ya doing Ka-"
"Get out of here Koga, I'm not in the mood," Inu-yasha told him with a scoff, glaring at him.
"And why should you care mutt, it seems like you've already found yourself a mate, and that leaves Kagome free for me," he said with a laugh.
"Inu-yasha, what is he talking about?" Kagome asked as she stood up and looked at the two of them.
"Nothing," he simply answered with a gulp.
"Oh, c'mon, it's obvious you're with the monk," Kouga said with a chuckle, and with that, silence enveloped the group. Miroku and Inu-yasha looked at each other nervously, then to Kagome and Sango. Sango looked as if she would kill Miroku and Kagome was on the verge of tears. 'We...are...dead...' the hanyou and monk thought simultaneously.
A/N: Yep, the secret has finally been revealed to the group. Oh, and really sorry about my absence, but if you read this, then you're probably used to it. So, no more empty promises.