WHOOO!

-pumps fists-

A somewhat long chapter!

And still no creative writing...Hmmm...maybe I'm just modest. Am I just modest? I'm feelin' lonely. Someone gimme a reveiw. I need encouragement...

Chapter 6

Kagome pulled herself over the edge of the well, her yellow backpack hanging over one shoulder, the black ears perched upon her head. She didn't wait to look around for Inuyasha. She knew he wouldn't be hanging around the well for her.

'He's probably off sulking somewhere.' She thought, situating her backpack on her shoulder a little better before she took off into the woods. She didn't know why, but every time she went into that forest, she had such a strange feeling. She couldn't explain it. Perhaps a very strong feeling that she had been there before. But she had. She had been there tons of times. Perhaps it was the fact that Inuyasha had been pinned to the sacred tree in that very same forest.

Kagome knew that path well. She was heading to Kaede's village. She couldn't be sure that that was where Inuyasha would be. She couldn't be sure if he had took off again or if he was fighting a demon somewhere or even if he was lying dead somewhere. These thoughts saddened Kagome. Suddenly, her deep brown eyes were filled with tears. She cared deeply for Inuyasha and she could tell that she really hurt him this time.

She continued to run, her sandals padding against the dirt and grass. She hadn't changed from her yellow tank top and short purple skirt. She had gone straight to the store and then straight to the well.

A strange sensation formed in the pit of Kagome's stomach as she started to get close to the old sacred tree. She slowed her pace as she came upon it.

She stopped, her head lowered. She closed her eyes. She knew she was standing right in front of it now. She was suddenly filled with such sadness.

"Kagome?" Said a calm but clearly troubled deep voice.

Kagome gasped and opened her eyes. She looked up at him.

Inuyasha leaned up against the old tree, his silvery white hair slightly blowing in the wind. His eyes were closed. His thin, black brows were angled inward, showing that he was in troubled thought. About what? Kagome could only guess.

"What are you doing here?" He asked sternly his eyes remaining closed.

"Inuyasha…hey…I came back because…I know you saw me." She said as gently and cheery as she could as she walked up to the jealous hanyou.

She stood in front of him, her cheeks red as she remembered the pleasant kiss.

"What of it…I don't care…" He said, stubbornly, his arms stuffed into the opposite sides of his huge red kimono sleeves.

"Oh, yes you do! Look at you! Your still moping around about it!" Kagome cried, trying to make him realize how much he really did care.

Inuyasha hesitated to reply as his eyes slowly opened. They widened directly after as they peered at the black dog ears on Kagome's head. His mouth dropped. Clearly he didn't understand that you could buy those kinds of things in Kagome's time.

"Kagome! Your head! You have- What have you done!" Inuyasha cried, jumping away from the tree to examine Kagome's ears. She just laughed.

"Inuyasha…" She muttered, raising a hand to rub the left dog ear between her fingers.

"Have you been a demon this whole time! What have you done to yourself! I can't believe this!" Inuyasha shouted, his eyes wide and his neck craned forward to look at the ears upon Kagome's head. Kagome giggled.

"No! Inuyasha, calm down! They're fake!" She said, trying to talk through her constant laughter. "You can buy these kinds of things!" She added as she pulled the headband off her head.

Inuyasha's head jerked back but his eyes stayed wide.

'Had he really been that worried about me?' Kagome wondered as Inuyasha crossed his arms over his chest and narrowed his eyes. His attitude had returned.

"That's stupid…I never fell for it…It's so obvious…" Inuyasha lied, his face turned up to the air. He leaned back against the tree, the foot of his left leg pressed against the trunk.

"Inuyasha…." Kagome said in a soft and sympathetic voice. She rubbed the fake black ears between her fingers and sighed quietly.

Inuyasha had put his anger and jealousy aside to show concern for Kagome but he was also so angry to find that she had been a demon, though it was only a fake.

'It's a start…' Kagome thought, smiling somewhat.

"What do you want?" Inuyasha asked flatly. He was in no good mood. It seemed as though Kagome had really hurt him.

"I…uh…brought you some ramen." Kagome said as she lowered the backpack from her shoulder. It dropped to the ground with a slight crunching sound.

"I'm not hungry…" Inuyasha replied coldly.

'That's a first.' Kagome thought rather scornfully. She was trying desperately to cheer him up but he rejected her. Couldn't he see how hard she was trying?

"Well…" Kagome muttered, suddenly angry with him. She really hadn't meant to hurt his feelings. She hadn't meant for him to see. She hadn't even meant to kiss Hojou. It just happened.

"My prom is coming up and I don't want you coming back for me until it's over! I've been waiting all year for this so don't mess it up for me, alright!" Kagome cried, her hands balling into fists at her side. She had tried and tried and now she was tired. She wasn't going to try to cheer him up anymore. It was best for him to just get over it on his own anyway.

"You mean that stupid dance thing that you bring a date to that you keep yapping about?" Inuyasha asked in an emotionless voice, as if he didn't really care at all and just wanted to make a rude remark.

"Yeah…" Kagome replied, letting her fingers uncurl.

"You bringin' that Hobo guy?" Inuyasha asked, his face turning to the left and staring off into the distance.

"It's Hojou, and yes…He asked me to go with him." Kagome said, her fingers curling again yet she wasn't as offended anymore. She took pity on the half demon. He didn't need to see what he had seen.

"Inuyasha.." Kagome whispered after receiving no reply. She really didn't know what to say. She had never been in this situation before. She had only had one kiss before that one. It was with Inuyasha. Kagome had kissed Inuyasha to bring him back from his demon side that was going to take over his body forever.

'I love you. I love you as a half demon.' She had said. Then she had kissed him. And then Inuyasha woke up. He held her there for awhile and told her that he would stay a half demon for a little while longer…just for her. The truth was that Kagome didn't want Inuyasha to turn full demon...ever…she wanted him there with her for eternity…even as they stood there now, angry at each other.

"WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I CARE SO MUCH, HUH, KAGOME? 'CAUSE I DON'T! I DON'T CARE!" Inuyasha screamed so suddenly.

Kagome jumped, stumbled backwards. She hadn't expected him to burst out like he had. She was mildly frightened as she caught her balance and looked up at Inuyasha's beet red face.

"I'm sorry…it's just…" Kagome started, raising up a finger and setting it on her chin. She hadn't meant for him to get so angry.

"Well…I'm leaving now! Don't you dare come after me!" She finished off in a stern voice.

She turned and broke off into a run towards the valley with the Bone Eater's Well. Tears had welled up in Kagome's eyes. She had forgotten about her backpack…and about what it held within.

"Wasn't plannin' on it…" Inuyasha retorted, quietly, when he was sure that the mortal girl was gone.

His eyes lowered to the bulging backpack that lay on it's side on the forest floor. His white ears twitched in curiosity. He had always wondered what Kagome brought in her backpack other than tons of ramen for him.

'That's right…she always brings ramen for me…' He thought, his eyes finally starting to soften somewhat.

Perhaps he was being a little to harsh on her. Inuyasha had always been stubborn and cold, but he usually didn't burst out at Kagome like that. Well…he did…but not speaking the words he just had. He had said that he didn't care that she had kissed Hojou because…well…had Kagome taken it that Inuyasha meant that he didn't care for her?

He dropped his foot from the trunk of the tree and let his arms fall to their sides.

'Should I?' He wondered, stepping over to it. He surely wouldn't go after Kagome. She had done this so many times before that Inuyasha had just learned to not go after her…like he would ever show that he cared that much about her to run back and apologize. That was simply out of his character.

'Hell….Why not!' He thought and snatched up the huge bag. Curiosity coursed through him, urging him to tear open the buttoned flap that covered the opening.

Before he knew it, the contents of the bag lay scattered over the grass. Inuyasha quickly sifted through the assortments of gum, clear lip gloss, eyeliner, mascara, and quite a few pencils. He picked up a small glass bottle filled with pink tinted liquid. He brought it to his nose and sniffed it.

'This is Kagome's scent…Strawberries and Sakura Blossoms…' He thought to himself, making distance between himself and the strong smelling perfume. It smelled wonderful to him, it always did. Especially with this scent and Kagome's natural scent mixed together. He could never get enough of that sweet smell even though he had told the girl so many times that he couldn't stand her scent. He lied every time he said that. That scent was the first sign of Kagome that he caught when she came through The Bone Eater's well and he cherished every inhale of breathe he took.

He set it back and picked out a long tub-like thing with colored paper covering it. Inuyasha raised a brow and brought it closer.

"Tampax Pearl?" He read aloud, so clueless to what he held.

"What the…"

He tossed the item aside and looked back to the nearly-flat yellow bag. It still held something inside.

Inuyasha, the curiosity returning, unzipped the front pocket and pulled out a notebook. Kagome's art book.

"Hey! Here's this thing that Kagome keeps drawing in…" Inuyasha said aloud, unable to keep himself from opening the art book.

Kagome always held that book close. Inuyasha had tried to peek at it several times but Kagome had always caught him and the hanyou had always received a sit command. He had to know what was inside, what that mischievous girl drew that she was so set on him not seeing.

He threw back the cover to the book and his golden colored eyes widened at the sight before his eyes.