Kagome's POV

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#2 – Instinctive

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I watched his back as he walked in front of me. His silver tresses swayed in the slight breeze that had picked up with our departure. Fall was coming… It was showing its edges in the yellowing leaves and cooling weather.

"You better come back on time or we're leaving without you!" Inuyasha snapped without even bothering to turn and face me.

"I'll try…" I muttered. He didn't respond.

Huh. How typical; acting like he didn't care. I knew he had some small amount of worry over me, even if he didn't admit it. It showed in the small gestures he would occasionally give me, but I didn't press him on it. They were rare, and other than that he seldom smiled at bother? I knew he still loved Kikyo…

My love for him was no longer that painful piercing ache it used to be; it was more of a burning longing placed inside me. I couldn't let it drop, though I had trained myself to be numb about it. I didn't feel that stab in my chest every time we spoke of her anymore; but that sudden pang of jealousy that took over me when he ran after her was something I could not get rid of no matter how hard I tried. .. I would just have to learn to deal with it.

He walked into the meadow, with me in toe; sauntering over to the Bone Eater's well. I followed him wordlessly, my expression placid. Sometimes I wondered why he even wanted me to come back, it's not like he ever bothered to talk with me. It would be irrational to think he would actually miss me. No, definitely not.

I walked ahead of him, reaching the well. I threw one leg over the edge and tossed my backpack in, momentarily relieved from the weight. I looked back from my shoulder to see if Inuyasha was still there. He had his arms folded across his chest and he was staring away into the distance. I followed his gaze but couldn't figure out what had distracted him so thoroughly. His eyes were fixated on something I couldn't see…

I felt something building up inside me, something I couldn't quite place. I stared as his angular features, his narrowed eyes, his lean, muscular body…Then I looked at his face once more.

Fuck Kikyo.

I relieved my leg from the ledge of the well and jumped off. He still hadn't noticed me, so my next move took him by surprise. Almost running to him, I flung my arms around him and pressed my lips to his. The force of my jump made us topple over backwards and his back hit the ground with a dull thud.

He didn't seem to care, though maybe he was still shocked by my sudden act. Disappointed by the lack of response, I pulled away slightly before crushing my lips back on his. I heard a low growl coming from his throat and knew I had done the right thing. His arms locked around me and his lips began to move against mine, as if he had been kissing me the whole time. Suddenly thrilled by his response, I let my tongue press against his bottom lip. Once more, he complied.

Breaking away after a while that seemed too short. I stared up at his face. I felt the blush emerge to my cheeks as I realized what I had just done.

His amber eyes had turned into a smoldering liquid. I couldn't help but stare. They were just so enticing… He looked back at me in confusion.

I began to regret my instinctive actions…

Slowly getting up, I brushed off my skirt and watched him stumble to his feet. My head hung low, out of both embarrassment and fear.

Without another word, I pulled myself over the ledge and jumped into the blue mist.

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Three days had passed, and I was fighting with two ideas.

One. Returning to the feudal era and acting like nothing had happened.

Two. Staying here forever in embarrassment.

I groaned inwardly. Of course I would choose the first. As if the alternative was even an option…

I stood in front of the well and huffed in annoyance. I could do this. There was no reason to be scared. Things would probably be a little awkward at first but they would most likely get back to normal in a couple days time… Well, at least I hoped they would.

I needed to pull it together. I didn't have time to procrastinate over a question I had already answered. I knew it was stupid to worry, but the heart and mind were not always friendly; and in my case, they were barely speaking.

Taking another deep breath, I jumped in, emerging a second later on the other side. Using a protruding vine; I pulled myself up and into the familiar meadow; and he was there.

His lips turned up into a genuine smile when he saw me standing in front of him. I couldn't help but smile back, it was just so easy to smile at him.

Wordless, He walked over to me and promptly took my hand, silently leading me back to the village.

Maybe things wouldn't be so difficult after all…

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/a.n./ So here's chapter 2; hope you liked it! If you have any requests or suggestions as to what the next story should be, please let me know in your reviews..

Till next time!

Sayanora!