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Other side's thoughts

Chapter 22:

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Kagome sighed as she leaned back out of the heat of fire. Sesshomaru and Rin had gone back to his castle. And Ayame had come and dragged Kouga back to his den, leaving a smirking white dog hanyous.

She had a shaking feeling that she had to run, every time Inuyasha was around, away from him. She sighed again before waking Shippo from his nap and taking him out to play in a nearby clearing filled with flowers… maybe if she thought of something else the feeling would go away.

Not only that , but her youkai side kept saying very disturbing thoughts about the said dog boy , and telling her start running from him at the same time.

Unfortunately, Inuyasha was having the same problem … except that he wanted to chase her. He was sitting in the Goshen – boku.

Kagome …

She should be ours

I can't do that her… no, I can't strap her down to me… a half breed.

But what if she wants you to be her mate?

No she couldn't want me.

Well if you don't ask her… I'll take things into my own hands

NO… you wouldn't…

YES I would.

Inuyasha jumped down the gigantic tree and ran off to find Kagome. As soon as he found her in the flower-inhabited clearing he thought, she looks so… beautiful.

Just as he thought this, her ears swiveled towards him, as though she heard his thoughts. She turned her head towards him and smiled, one of her million –dollar smiles.

Kagome motioned for him to come closer, He hesitated, and he feared that he would her … because of his animalistic instincts. But he shrugged it off, and ignored the pain growing in his lower abdomen.

"Hi Inuyasha!" She said in her cheery voice. When he had sat down beside her, she hugged him.

"Ah… Kagome? What are you doing?" He said nervously. She had started rubbing her face against his red-clad form. "Huh? Oh sorry…" she trailed off. "It's okay… I just … need to talk to you." He replied in a soft voice, his eyes glazing over as he stared at her.

She doesn't even know that's an act of affection. He thought dreamily.

He hugged her petite, yet muscled form to his and told Shippo, who had been running around trying to catch a butterfly, that they'd be back.

Kagome whimpered. She didn't want to be taken from Shippo. She thought of him as her own pup. Her son. And she didn't want to be taken from him.

She struggled against the other hanyou's hold on her. He barked, No worry, pup is alright. We come straight back: He barked in dog language. She nodded, even though she was a little confused, okay, and she quickly shrugged off her confusion. You couldn't be confused at the moment. Spring was upon them. And unless you wanted to be mated to an idiotic and dumb youkai, you would keep yourself aware at all times. Even when you're with trusted friends.

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How was that one? Sorry I've been jumping ahead months and months. And days. But I don't have anything to write in those times. And Kagome is a hanyous now; I'll end up forgetting and messing the whole story up. And she and Inuyasha have their human night on the same night. Sorry again!

- Hareyu