"You know, you never did answer my question, Inuyasha."

The unique couple had walked out of the cozy cave and were venturing back to the clearing. By a simple glance, anyone could tell they were both content, since they were actually holding hands. But unconsciously, of course.

"Huh? What question?"

"You know…what did you want your prize to be?"

Inuyasha blinked as he once again had to face the face-reddening question.

'So many possibilities I could chose from…but the thing I want most is…' The confused hanyou smirked as he suddenly thought up a complete conclusion. Her sweet smile meant everything to him.

"You, Kagome."

Immediately, the young priestess blushed as she realized possible perverted meanings behind that. But as she continued to consider, she began to feel flattered.

"Inuyasha…I..what do you mean?"

"I mean that I can't live without you Kagome."

"I-I don't think I could either, Inuyasha."

They could hear familiar voices ahead as they reached the clearing. Inuyasha's ears twitched in annoyance and Kagome sighed as she discovered that the game was over. Something that had lasted what seemed like an eternity, was soon over in a day's time.

Inuyasha sensed her disappointment and smirked, his cocky expression reaching to her. But mainly it was his intense orbs. How they'd always stare into her; she couldn't get enough of the arrogant hanyou besides her, either.

"There's always next time, Kagome. Besides, we have our whole lives with eachother, right?" He spoke softly, hopefully trying to ease the weight of her decision.

"...Right." She smiled at him, looking up back into his curious golden eyes. Slowly, she felt his hands gently cup her cheeks. But then she frowned. Her hands felt cold and empty as he had removed his.

He bent his head down to her level and kissed her, wiping away the slight frown on her lips. By pure instinct, Kagome slipped her arms up behind him and lightly tugged on his ears. Giggling, she smiled as the kiss ended when his throat gave a deep growl and purred. Amusingly, both had thought the same thing while their lips were touching:

'I can't wait for the next Hide and Seek game.'

Then, they walked into the clearing, smiling and hoping for the next hot and bored day ahead of them.

THE END