The rest of their lunch finishes in awkward silence, Inuyasha with his hat pulled low over his eyes the entire time, and it's not until they're walking back to the shrine that he finally speaks.
"It's not what you're thinking."
Kagome slants a look at him but doesn't say anything, waiting for him to continue.
"I"—he looks down, frowning—"I'm not jealous." For a moment, his mouth sets into a firm line. "I'm worried."
"Worried?" It's her turn to frown.
"Yes, worried!" Inuyasha shouts. Stopping, he grasps her shoulders, and his eyes are almost desperate. "Kagome, Sesshoumaru is brutal."
