InuYasha was annoyed.
No, he was rather frustrated than annoyed.
The sun was high in the sky as he sat with his legs crossed on the ground. The two twins sat on each of his thighs, pulling his sensitive ears as Sango and Miroku did their laundry.
"Make them stop," he pleaded.
He did not wish to harm the children. However, as cute they were, he was beginning to lose his temper.
"Don't do that," Miroku told the twins as he hung up yet another sheet. He did not move to remove them, much to InuYasha's frustration.
"I'm so sorry, InuYasha," Sango said, supporting her newly born son on her strong back.
The half-demon sighed. It could not be helped, could it?
"You're like their toy," Shippou commented with a sly grin.
InuYasha was to growl at the tiny fox demon when the wind picked up, making golden eye widen in utter surprise.
'This scent!'
Vanilla and strawberries mixed with the slight scent of pollution reached the half-demon's sensitive nose. Golden eyes widened, dog-ears perked. He sniffed the air.
'Kagome!'
Without second thoughts he jumped to his feet and tore the twins from his body. He held them over Shippou and gave them to him. "Go slay the fox, kids."
With that he was off, not saying a word to his surprised friends.
The sweet aroma that could only belong to one person, one woman, had floated underneath his nose.
InuYasha's chest constricted painfully both in anticipation and in fear. Had his longing played a trick on him? No, it could not be.
'The scent is getting stronger…'
Hope filled his body as she sped through the forest.
He hesitated as he reached the well. A clawed hand reached out into the well, expecting to grasp air. His heart pounded wildly.
For what seemed like an age, he came in contact with warm flesh – soft and feminine.
His lungs restricted as his breath got stuck in his throat.