They had been traveling for a few hours now following Sesshomaru's scent. Everyone was a little tense. Even though Inuyasha and Kagome had assured the gang that they had made up and that everything was fine but they hadn't spoken since they started out from the village. In fact they had hardly even looked at each other. Everyone felt uneasy. Miroku and Sango were walking behind Kirara holding hands and whispering.

"What do u think is wrong, Miroku?" inquired Sango. "I thought they made up?"

"I don't know." answered miroku; "I stopped trying to figure them out a long time ago.

"Why would they tell us everything was fine if it wasn't?" demanded Sango.

"Maybe they just wanted to put us at ease." suggested miroku; "Maybe they really did make up and they just don't have anything to say to each other."

"Oh come on!" "There is definitely something wrong!" "Miroku, before they were all over each other, they couldn't' keep their hands off each other they were worse than well… you."

"Hey!" "I resent that!" "I am not that bad!"

"OH PLEEEASSSE" groaned Sango.

Kagome who was riding beside Inuyasha on Kirara leaned over to him and said "They are talking about us you know."

"Yah I know, what do u think I am deaf?"

"I thought maybe you didn't hear them since you haven't said anything."

"What am I supposed to say?"

"Usually you would've yelled at them the second you heard your name."

"Ah, who cares let 'em talk." He muttered.

Kagome was amazed she never expected Inuyasha to react like this. So she didn't say another word. They rode in silence for a while longer.

When it began to get dark they decided to stop for the night. As they were setting up camp Inuyasha noticed that Kagome looked a little pale.

"Are you alright kagome?"

"Yah, I'm fine."

"Are you getting sick you don't look so good?"

"Actually I did feel a little under the weather today but it's probably just because I'm tired. I'm sure a good night's rest is all I need."

"Ok, if you say so."

When everyone was finished making the camp they all lay down and went to sleep. Miroku and sango were sleeping next to each other and shippo was curled up next to kirara. As Kagome went to lie down she found Inuyasha laying beside her. She was very surprised she had never seen him lay down to sleep he always slept upright or in a tree.

"Inuyasha what are you doing?"

"I want to sleep with you."

I mean next to you like miroku and sango are doing. That's what boyfriends do right? "Kagome was beaming.

"Yes they do."

As they lay Inuyasha cuddled up next to her and put his hands around her waist. Kagome smiled blissfully happy in this moment and the two drifted off to sleep. When she woke up in the morning she found Inuyasha was still asleep and his arms were still around her waist. Miroku and Sango were already awake they were sitting a little ways off roasting a rabbit on a stick over a small fire. Kagome turned to Inuyasha as she did so he awoke and looked straight into her eyes.

"Good morning sleepy head." She said and kissed him gently on the lips.

"Morning." He said.

He didn't want to let go of her. He just wanted to lie there and hold onto her forever. He didn't know it but she was thinking the exact same thing.

"Good morning you two" Miroku said with a grin as they joined him and Sango for breakfast.

What's that look for monk?

"Oh you know." Said miroku with a sly grin "Hint, hint wink, wink; get my point?"

"Why you!" "I'll kill you monk!"

Inuyasha leapt at Miroku.

"Inuyasha SIT!"

Inuyasha slammed hard into the ground right beside miroku. Sango couldn't help but laugh and kagome giggled a little bit as well.

"You should think before you act Inuyasha."

Miroku said smugly. SMACK! Sango's hand flew across Miroku's cheek.

"And YOU should think before you talk monk."

As they prepared to set off for the day Miroku noticed that kagome was looking a little pale and was coughing a lot in fact she had been coughing all through breakfast. "Kagome are you ok?" "Yah I'm fine Miroku"

"Alright well then let's set off for the day shall we?

As they rode through the forest they heard a noise, a branch snap and then quiet. They all stopped in their tracks. Inuyasha stood listening intently tetsuiga ready.

"Are you getting anything Kagome?"

"No, I don't sense a sacred jewel shard anywhere."

"Huh" Inuyasha muttered.

Just then a horde of demons emerged from the ground. They charged all at once at the group. Kirara reared up throwing Kagome to the ground. She quickly recovered and shot several arrows off, destroying many of the demons. Inuyasha and Sango took care of the rest.

Within a matter of minutes they had dispatched all of the demons.

"That was quick eh kagome?"

Kagome?" Kagome?

Inuyasha looked frantically around but didn't see her anywhere. Hadn't she been right next to him? Then he turned around and saw she had collapsed during the fight immediately after she had shot all of her arrows. Inuyasha rushed over to her.

"Kagome!" Kagome!" "Say something Kagome!"

He held her tightly in his arms cradling her, unwilling to let her go. He was willing her to wake up to come back to life but she remained limp. Miroku came over to examine her. But Inuyasha was reluctant to let him. He felt her forehead.

"Inuyasha, she's burning up."

"What, you mean she has a fever?"

"Well, probably, yes."

Inuyasha's face went pale.

"Well what- what do we do?"

"First thing we need to do is get her to a safe open area where she can get some fresh air and we'll need room to boil some water and a washcloth to try to bring the fever down."

"Ok, well let's hurry." Inuyasha scooped her up in her arms and ran as fast as he could towards the nearest clearing the others followed behind.

They laid Kagome down in a nice open clearing not too far away. Sango and Miroku got right to looking for herbs and preparing a washcloth for use with wiping the sweat from her forehead. Inuyasha would not move from her side. He just sat beside her holding her hand and looking down on her. He would not leave her alone for a second.