Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi.

A/N: This happens before Inuyasha and Kagome met Miroku, Sango, etc. and also before Inuyasha got Tessaiga. And I'm probably going to be a day late when posting these. Sorry.

DAY 1: TEAM

Truth be told, they were the worst team to ever form on the planet.

Kagome and Inuyasha had no idea how this happened. They met under some unusual circumstances, and now, they were stuck with each other because a certain girl had fired an arrow at the Sacred Jewel – causing it to shatter into a hundred pieces – all across Japan. Now, it was up to them to search for the scattered pieces, and make the jewel whole. Inuyasha blamed this on Kagome. If she hadn't done something as stupid as firing that arrow at that bird demon, they wouldn't have to stay together.

Kagome, on the other hand, defended herself by saying that the bird demon could've used the Sacred Jewel for itself. It wasn't her fault that she had acted on instinct. Seriously, which one was better; the bird demon turning into a very powerful demon, or the Sacred Jewel shattering into a hundred pieces? It had to be the latter, right? Right? If the bird had used the jewel, it would probably be the most invincible demon in Japan, and who was going to stop it? Yeah, that was what she thought.

Back to the main topic; it was obvious that the two weren't happy that they were together. Nonetheless, they still tried their best to work together. But right now, they were arguing in the midst of a battle between bear demons; blaming the other for acting recklessly, or doing something stupid.

"Stop being the target, dammit!" Inuyasha snapped, as he swung his claws at a group of bear demons that started to attack them. He heard her scream, and he growled in frustration. "Wench!"

He was just in time to swing his claws at a bear demon who had gotten close to Kagome. Right now, the girl was on her rump, screaming for her dear life. She had her hands outstretched over her face as if that could protect her. She soon realised that she hadn't been striked, so she slowly opened both eyes, and found that her saviour was none other than the half-demon.

"Whew," she said, and wiped some sweat that had gotten onto her forehead. Inuyasha took this moment to glare daggers at her; not paying attention to the demon that had landed in front of him. She drew her bow and fired. "Inuyasha!"

He whirled around and instantly covered his eyes as a bright line shone in front of him. The demon that tried to attack him dispersed in the air. He sighed, and ran a hand through his silver mane. Then, his eyes flew open, and those amber orbs expressed fury.

"What the hell were you thinkin', wench?!" he shouted, looking down at her.

She didn't like the fact that he was looking down, so she stood up to meet his gaze eye-level. However, he was taller than her, so her goal was left unachieved. Still, that didn't stop her from yelling back. "What was I thinking? What were you thinking?! You were glaring at me while there was an enemy in front of you! Can't you wait until it was all over?!"

"Well, maybe if someone hadn't thought of insulting a bear demon, you wouldn't have been in danger in the first place! I mean, seriously, you just had to say it out loud that the demon was short, and that they couldn't hurt you. Thanks to your big, fat mouth, the demon grew twice the size to prove you wrong!"

"I didn't know demons could grow!"

"Well, me neither, but did you hear me insult it? No, because I know they can be powerful – no matter what the size!"

"You're such a hypocrite! You insult your enemies all the time!"

"That's because I know I could win. But you... You were just drawing attention to yourself! I mean, your weapon is a bow. Do you really think you can fight the demon – with a bow – head on?!"

"Maybe I can! Don't underestimate me!"

The argument lasted for minutes, probably hours, until the two were finally out of breath. They even ended up sitting on the ground. At first, none of them said a thing, since anger seemed to radiate from both of their bodies. But soon, the anger they had dissipated, and unconsciously, the both of them let out a deep breath at the same time.

"I'm sorry," Kagome mumbled. She had her back turned against him – which was exactly what he was doing to her – so none were able to see each other's expressions. "I've been a nuisance, haven't I?"

Inuyasha sighed. "No, don't say that. You're actually getting better with that arrow," he paused, "I'm sorry too."

She smiled, at drew her knees towards her chest. "Thank you, Inuyasha."

"For what?"

"For saving me back there," she said, and recollected the earlier events. "That bear could've killed me."

"I should thank you too," he said, his voice soft. "You shot that arrow to that bear. I probably wouldn't have enough time to dodge it."

The two of them went silent. After yelling at each other, they realised that both of them had saved each other's lives, and had done something stupid. No one insults an enemy if you're not sure you can win, and no one loses their focus in the midst of battling. They didn't know that they were actually having the same thoughts, so the both of them were surprised when they found each other snickering.

"Seriously? What kind of person yells 'hey shortie!' at a bear demon?" Inuyasha said, as he chuckled.

Kagome laughed. "At least I don't stare at my teammate with an I'm going to kill you look when there's an enemy in front of me."

"Yeah, that was stupid of me," Inuyasha admitted, but then looked up thoughtfully. "Wait, teammate?"

"Yeah, 'cause we're a team, remember?"

"Hmm... yeah, I guess."

Teammate; he liked the sound of that.

Honestly, maybe they weren't the worst team to ever form after all.