Ooo 20 reviews! I'm sooooo happy! –dances- I love you guys! ♥♥♥! I still haven't gotten to roast kikyou yet…(dammit) I bought more mo0fins! I'll be giving some out today! ♥ To clear everything up, I'm just gonna say that Inuyasha is about 10 and Kagome, about 7. Ok? Ok.

Responses:

sleepinghanyou: Thankies! ♥ Yes, Inu-chan likes Kagome! 2 mo0finz for you!

Kagome of Darkness: Thanx! –pokes cuteness- mo0fin for u!

INUYASHAANDKAGOMEALLTHEWA: (love your penname) Thanks! Spread the little kid fluff! -GASP- I posted the next chapter! LOL. You gets a nice yummy mo0fin!

Dragon Man 180: O.O! Wow…you killed kikyou! That was my job! –sobs- LOL. Thanks! Umm…I dunno when he'll start to think of Kagome like that. Maybe after the others show up? Or before then…maybe this very chapter. I dunno.O.o; Sorry! 3 mo0finz for you!

kitsune'sangelofflames: -rolls in kawaii-ness of it all- Arigatou! I hope I got an ok amount of fluff in the last chappie for you. I'm not exactly a great "fluff" writer, but I like to read it! LOL I guess I'll find a way to stick the evil people in there. I'm not so sure I wanna add kikyou. That thing would probably ruin the entire story! -bleh- . But, yeah if I do put her in here, she WILL die! BWAHAHAAAA! Sorry kikyou lovers…wait….I'm not sorry. SHE SUX! X3 2 mo0finz for ye!

Kagome-KILL-kikyo: Thanx! You gets a mo0fin!

Kasatka: LOL. I received your review in the middle of writing this chapter. Thank U for liking my ficcy! Everyone seems to think its been cute… O.o; Their ages are 10 and 7, as I said earlier. LOL. -tosses you a mo0fin-

Dark-demon2156: You also reviewed when I was still writing this. LOL. Thank you! –chucks mo0fin at you-

"speaking"

'thoughts'

'little conscience'

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. –sobs hysterically- But I do own his DVD's, his posters, and his movies, magazines, his mangas, and some ani-mangas, and a plushie, and trading cards, and a puppet, and his…-THWAP- Inuyasha: ; Baka.

And so our story continues….

Inevitable

Chapter 5:

A Quick Dip and Flower Necklaces

Inuyasha and Kagome continued to walk for another 10 minutes, when they'd finally reached their destination. It was a beautiful crystal-clear river. Its cool waters flowed calmly towards the east. It reflected the sun's rays beautifully, sending an array of colors everywhere. Kagome found it to be quite breath taking. Yes, she'd been here many a time while with Inuyasha, but she could still not get over its wonders. 'It's so pretty…' she marveled as she stepped towards the bank. She sat down and pulled her skirt up to her knees as she stuck her tiny, clawed toes into the clear water below. She closed her eyes and listened to the sounds around her.

The birds singing…

The wind blowing through the grass and the trees…

Animals in the distance…

The water gently flowing by…

Inuyasha slowly coming closer…

'Inuyasha…' She couldn't help it. Whenever she thought of the little male hanyou…she felt…wonderful. She felt safe…protected…loved. Love… This was something she had only received from her mother…but now… Thinking about him often gave her a warm and fuzzy feeling. 'My Inu-chan…' Yes, these were awkward thoughts for a seven-year-old to be having, but she had them none-the-less. Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt some of the fish coming to nibble on her toes. It really tickled, so she began to laugh. 'And to think…we came here to eat you. But here you are, nibbling my feet…'

Inuyasha had still been in a daze for pretty much the whole 10 minutes that they were walking. 'Kagome…' She'd actually kissed him! He smiled a goofy grin (A/N: think: Miroku). His mind swarmed with thoughts of Kagome and nothing else. He was completely oblivious to everything around him. He felt as if he were drunk from her delicious scent, fragrant with vanilla and sakura blossoms. When Kagome had sat down, he hadn't even noticed that they'd reached the river. Ignorant to all but thoughts of her and the kiss, he kept walking at a slow, dazed pace.

Kagome returned her attention from the hungry fish, to her companion. She saw him with a silly grin on his face. She had no choice but to laugh at this. She called his name to ask him what he was so happy about, but he just kept walking- grin still plastered to his face. She tried again. "Inuyasha?" still no answer. 'Ok… why's he so happy?' She giggled and turned back around to focus her attention back on the swimming fish. Then she heard him walk a little too close to the edge. She quickly turned back to him. "Inuyasha!...INUYASHA LOOK-…."

SPLASH!

Still walking, Inuyasha hadn't even noticed that he'd walked right to the edge of the river. He suddenly heard Kagome scream his name in warning…. "INUYASHA LOOK-…"

SPLASH!

…a little too late.

Kagome couldn't hold it in. When Inuyasha fell into the water, she burst out into a fit of giggles. "That was hilarious Inu-chan!" she managed to get out between giggles. After a while, he still hadn't come up and she was starting to get worried. "Inu-chan?...Come on, Inuyasha. This isn't fun-…AAHHHH!" but she was cut off as two small, clawed hands grabbed her ankles and pulled her under the water's depths.

Almost immediately, Kagome popped back up screaming and yet laughing at the same time. Inuyasha came up about a second later.

"INUYASHA! WHAT WERE YOU DOING!"

"Feh," he smirked. "You deserved it. You didn't tell me that we were here."

"Hey! I tried to warn you, you big meanie! Besides I figured you would notice we were here! Why were you in such a daze hmm…?"

"Well I-…" he started. 'Damn. I can't tell her that I couldn't concentrate 'cuz I was thinking about her!'

'He he…' his "little voice" laughed.

'Shuddap.'

"Well you….what?" she questioned.

'oh , Kami-sama…' "Feh. I wasn't in no daze." He shot.

"….riiight." she said suspiciously. "Well then…are you still hungry? Let's go!" she piped up cheerfully, as she waded right back into the shallower area of the river.

Inuyasha blinked and cocked his head in a quizzical manner. (A/N: like a puppy! ♥) In his Kagome-ridden thoughts, he'd completely forgotten about his hunger. With a simple "Feh." He joined her.

They'd been going at it for about 20 minutes when they had finally caught a total of 4 fish. This was enough to satisfy them until the evening.

"Wow! Lookie at the fish I caught! It's all sparkly and…Ohhhh! It's so pretty!" squealed an excited Kagome.

"Feh. Those are fish, and fish ain't pretty. Look at it. It's ugly!" Inuyasha barked.

"Awww, Inu-chan. How could you say something like that?"

"Hmph. Easily. Now, let's just gut these things. I'm hungry!"

"G-g-gut them?" Kagome asked, disgusted. "Ewww….but that's so gross!"

"Baka! You don't say it's gross when you eat it. What's so gross about blood everyone has it. All the meat you've ever eaten came from something that was killed. In which involved a lot of blood." He stated evilly.

The look on Kagome's face was priceless. "Ewwww…" she whispered –though Inuyasha heard her clearly- with a look of horror and disgust. 'I don't say it's gross when it's cooked because it tastes good and there's no blood! The smell, the look, the feel of the blood on my claws is…" she stopped mid-thought with a shudder. "But Inuyasha…can you PLEASE do it for me? Its so yucky…"

"No. I've always done it for you. It's time you do it on your own!" he smirked. At this remark, Kagome resorted to her Plan B.

The puppy-dog face.

She allowed tears to form up in her chocolate brown irises as her ivory ears drooped. For extra effect, she even added the irresistible "lip-quiver". Though Inuyasha could still smell the salt, he just turned away. Her tears still pulled at his heart though, and her sad face…. 'Damn. I always fall for it… No. Not today.'

Seeing his inner struggle, Kagome finally did the one thing that she knew would break him.

She started to whimper.

That one whimper was so…heart breaking…. So….devastating. 'Awww, what the hell? I give up!' "Fine you stupid girl! I'll do it! Just stop bawling " he cried dejectedly. Kagome's face immediately brightened and her ears twitched in happiness.

"Thanks Inu-chan!" she chirped happily.

While Inuyasha was busy with the fish, Kagome decided to go for a walk. It had taken several promises, a small fight, and one puppy-dog look to finally allow her to go on her own. She followed the river eastward when her eyes laid upon a open field. 'That's odd…but it's so pretty!' , she marveled.

All she could see was an endless array of beautiful flowers. Flowers of all different shapes, colors, and smells were everywhere. It was an ocean of them! She subconsciously wondered why she hadn't seen this field before. 'I've never even been this way before.' she reasoned with herself. Sitting down in a patch of some sort of yellow flower, she began to make a necklace for her doll. "I wonder if Inu-chan would like one too…" she pondered quietly. Hands still at work, she looked towards the east once more, and noticed a group of mountains. 'Ooo… I wonder if I can get Inu-chan to take me on a trip up them one day. They look really cool...' "Would you like that, Kimiko?" she asked her doll. 'I'm talking to my doll…oooh….kaaay.."

Ten minutes later she had finished to flower necklaces and was working on one for Inuyasha. She was quietly humming to herself when suddenly the winds picked up. 'What in the world…?' She sniffed the air and scanned the immediate area for anything suspicious. She caught the scent of a demon.

'Oh no! A demon! I can't fight against a demon and Inuyasha's back at the river! What'll I do!' She was about to scream when suddenly an unfamiliar voice caught her attention.

"Why hello. Aren't you a pretty one?"

-End Chappie-

Err…I decided to end it here because... Actually, I don't know why I ended it here. I guess this would be considered a cliffie ,eh? O.o? Take a wild guess who the demon is. Shouldn't be THAT hard. LOL. Well I gotta go. You know the drill. Review! It encourages me to go on! -starry eyes- Flames used to roast/toast/fry (whatever you prefer) kikyou. Thankies!

Ja.

Naomi