The tip of his nose brushing hers is completely unexpected, and her eyes widen as he winks and pulls back.

"Inuyasha?" Dazed, Kagome reaches up to rub where he touched, ignoring his chuckling as she does. "What was that?"

"That," he says, chucking her flushed cheek, "is how inu say hello."

"Hello?" The world blurs as she processes what he told her.

Inuyasha's face suddenly softens. "Do that to the bastard when he shows up."

She hesitates "It won't be weird if I do it?"

"Kagome"—he smirks and turns to the fire lay—"it will make his fucking day."