Here I am again! Lol, I know you all missed me! I missed u 2!! XD Okay, so grade 10 is piling me up with hw (physics, chem, bio, lit, you get the picture) so its been pretty hard for me to update. And I almost llost the chapters to this story so... yea it's been alot of probs. But, I finally have a little free time so I decided to update my story. So, um... here it is!

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-Chapter 7- Rules and Feelings

DISCLAIMER: Oh crap, I didn't have enough time to think of a disclaimer... uhh...ummm... well, I don't own Inuyasha... (I know its lame but its all I've got! T_T)

The group walked to the mess hall together, talking and laughing with each other. Inuyasha and Kagome walked together in the front, Miroku walked behind them with Sango beside him (though she kept her distance) and Rin and Kouga walked in the back of them. Upon arriving to the mess hall, they all took seats in the back. The mess hall was dark and crowded, making it hard to see. As Kagome walked through the aisle, she almost tripped over someone's shoe. Luckily, Inuyasha and his enhanced vision saw the person's shoe, and as Kagome was about to fall he caught her in his arms (well, actually his lap since she had fallen into it). She looked up at up with a smile and whispered gratefully "thank you". He nodded and whispered back, "You're welcome." The two were sitting there smiling at each other until Sango cleared her throat loudly.

"The rest of us would like to take a seat today," she said sarcastically. Kagome blushed as Sango said this. Then, she blushed again as she realized that she was still in Inuyasha's lap. Quickly, she got up and took her seat next to Inuyasha and the others filled the aisle. Inuyasha looked across at Kagome and saw her fumbling with her hands in her lap. She didn't look up once and her face was still red. He smirked and shook his head to himself. She was still embarrassed.

Inuyasha decided to mess with Kagome a little. He leaned over and whispered in her ear so that only she could hear, "You okay?" She looked up at him surprised.

"Huh? Yea. Why?" she whispered back.

"'Cause you still look embarrassed.

"I'm not embarrassed!"

"Then why's your face all red?"

That of course made her face turn even redder.

"That situation just now was very… awkward…" she replied.

"Really? I kind of liked it," Inuyasha said grinning. Kagome stared at him incredulously.

"What?! Are you serious?!"

"Yup." He measured the look on Kagome's face. "Oh, c'mon now. You know you liked it too."

"What?! I did not!" she whispered fiercely.

"Yes you did. If you didn't like it then you would have moved immediately. You just sat there in my lap smiling at me."

Kagome's face was red before. Now it was scarlet.

"You were smiling at me too," she said defensively.

"Yea, 'cause I liked it."

Kagome didn't have anything to say to that. She just looked away.

"Whatever. I so didn't like it," she mumbled, half to herself. Inuyasha smirked. She was too fun to mess with.

"Did too. Don't be embarrassed though. It's not like anyone else knows."

She stared at him hard.

"Are you for real?"

"Of course. Are you?"

"Yes! I mean… no! Wait! I mean… Wait what?" Kagome asked confused. Inuyasha smiled as he winked at her.

"Exactly."

Kagome's mouth dropped open. Did he just give her a trick question?! Inuyasha smirked as he watched Kagome's reaction. She made a disgusted sound in her throat.

"Pig," she said glaring at him. He chuckled. "What's so funny?" she asked warily.

"You. I'm just messing with you ya know."

"Oh." God, she felt stupid right now! Inuyasha was enjoying the expression on her face. It was so damn funny!

"Didn't seem like you were joking," Kagome muttered half-angrily. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.

"You neither," he replied. Kagome once again didn't have anything to say.

"Maybe I was, maybe I wasn't," she muttered to herself. Inuyasha of course heard.

"Well... I kind of wasn't," Inuyasha whispered so low that Kagome barely heard him. Her mouth dropped open. Did she just imagine that or did Inuyasha really say that?! She looked across at him. He was now sitting with his head resting against the back of the chair with his eyes closed. She hesitated. Should she?

"I...Inuyasha?" she asked hesitantly. He opened one eye to look at her. She was staring intently at him and he was glad that it was so dark so she couldn't see the blush on his face.

"Yea?" he said.

Suddenly he felt someone grab his ears and pull them as hard as they could. Inuyasha let out a scream of pain and clutched his ears as soon as the person let go. He looked up angrily, only to see Sesshomaru standing above him glaring back at him. Inuyasha cursed under his breath.

"What the fuck is your problem Sesshomaru?! What the hell did you do that for?!" Inuyasha demanded angrily. A cold smile crept up onto Sesshomaru's face.

"I thought it would be fun," Sesshomaru replied. Inuyasha cursed again.

"Kon'aro! You sadistic aho! Baka!" he yelled rubbing his sore ears. Sesshomaru just continued smiling as if Inuyasha's pain caused him great pleasure. Which, it did…

"Inuyasha!" Kagome scolded him for using 'obscene' language.

"What?! That freakin' hurt!" he replied. Kagome rolled her eyes. Sesshomaru had a look of pleasure on his face.

"Good," he said. Inuyasha glared at him as he rubbed his now sore ears.

"Where were you anyway?" Inuyasha asked warily as Sesshomaru took a seat beside him.

"None of your business," Sesshomaru replied. Inuyasha growled at him.

"Spending time with your girlfriend eh? Oh wait, Rin's here," Miroku said grinning. Sesshomaru shot him a look and Miroku shrunk back behind Sango.

"She is not my girlfriend. I barely know her. I don't even like her," Sesshomaru said without any emotion or feeling in his voice. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"Hey!" Rin said in a hurt tone.

"Sounds just like your type," Inuyasha said sarcastically. Sesshomaru was about to strike him when what his inner demon said caused him to freeze in place.

"Your fool of a half-brother is correct. You don't really hate her. You like her."

Sesshomaru growled. 'Go away! I told you already! I like no one! Especially not her!'

'You're lying."

'It is only the first day of camp. Feelings do not develop so easily. Besides, I do not love.'

'Ever heard of love at first sight?'

'No! And I will never experience it either!'

'You already have.'

"Yo! Sesshomaru! You alright? Stop acting like an ass!" Inuyasha said waving his arms repeatedly in front of Sesshomaru's blank face. Sesshomaru snapped out of his quarrel with his inner demon and turned his angry gaze on Inuyasha. He gave a low growl which made Inuyasha flinch.

"I am fine. Remove your arms from in front of my face," Sesshomaru commanded. Inuyasha immediately dropped his arms to his side.

"This is the thanks I get for caring. Baka," Inuyasha muttered to himself.

"Shut up Inuyasha," Miroku said from beside Sango. Inuyasha shot him a nasty look and Miroku grinned and shrugged.

"When is this damn thing gonna start already?" Kouga suddenly shouted out loud enough for everyone to hear. He earned glares from his friends and "Ssshhhs!" from the people around him.

"Don't be so rude!" Rin hissed. He shrugged his shoulders in response. Just then, the curtains on the stage lifted up and a voice was heard over the microphone.

"Welcome campers to Camp Chupacabra!" came a loud, cheerful voice. Immediately everyone stopped talking and faced forward, looking at the person on the stage.

"My name is Nikky, as some of you may already know, and I will be your camp counselor for the rest of the summer. Now, I see many familiar faces, and a lot of new faces. For those of you that are new, let me just tell you that you are in for the best summer of your lives. And everyone who thinks that this camp is lame and are only here because your parents forced you to come or otherwise, well think again. This summer will be fun filled, with activities that are age-appropriate. You will be free to do almost whatever you want -almost- although there are many rules you have to follow."

Before I continue with her speech, I should probably describe Nikky. She is tall, with red hair pulled back in a spiky ponytail and two bangs in the front. Her eyes are dark brown and she has a sort of tan complexion. She looks to be about 20 or 21. She is wearing a hot pink t-shirt with a black skull on it, and a black long-sleeved shirt underneath, tight dark, skinny leg jeans and pink and black sneakers. She has two earrings in each ear, a stud and a black hoop. She's friendly and very cool. Yea... Just want to let you know before I go on... Anyway, back to the story!

"Rules?" Kagome whispered to Inuyasha. "I hope they aren't anything lame or stupid."

"Now, most of you have already found your cabins and unpacked, and a few of you have yet to get your cabins assigned to you. First rule: ALL cabin assignments are final, unless there is an emergency."

"Aww man!" Kouga groaned out loud. He shot Inuyasha a nasty look and he returned the favor.

"Now, while we're on the topic of cabins, boys are allowed in the girls' cabins and vice versa but there is a curfew of how late they can be there. Also, boys or girls can't be in each others' cabins alone at night. They must always have a friend with them. Plus, I'll be popping in at times at different cabins to make sure nothing's going on. All members of the opposite sex in their neighbors cabins have a curfew of 9:30; after that they have to either go to their own cabins, a cabin of someone of the same sex or do some other activity. Or they can still hang out together, but where there are other people and adult supervision. The regular camp curfew is at 11:30 p.m. By then, everyone must be inside their cabins, and lights out at 12:00."

There were a few murmurs and sighs and groans coming from the crowd which made Nikky laugh. Then, Kouga suddenly shouted out loud, "Why?" in a rude voice. Rin slapped him in the back of his head, Kagome pinched him hard and Sango kicked him, causing him to yelp in pain. Nikky's grin widened.

"Oh, c'mon now. You're all 14 to 17 years old. You all know what happens when girls and boys are left alone in a private place. I'm pretty sure you all took biology."

There were a few laughs and chuckles, but mostly embarrassed sighs and murmurs. Kagome's face turned red, Sango blinked in surprise at the direction Nikky's speech had taken and Rin coughed and turned her head away from the stage. The boys all raised their eyebrows at the girls' reaction. What was so wrong with what Nikky was saying? It was the truth after all...

"Anyway, on to the other rules. Three square meals will be served a day. Breakfast is from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Lunch is at 1:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m, and dinner is at 5:30 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. If you want anything else to eat in between those times, you can purchase something from the tuck-shop, or you can just buy some food to cook in your lodges. And speaking of lodges, we will be pimping out your cabins later on today or tomorrow with entertainment systems, food and other things you may like."

"Awesome!" Sango whispered to Kagome. They slapped each other high fives.

"Now, this summer we will be offering many activities to you, and it is mandatory that you sign up for at least three of them. They can be changed later on of course. Some of the activities include volleyball, dodge ball, tetherball, kickball, softball, baseball etc for all your sporty needs. There is also an arts and crafts center, a sewing class and a mechanics class. We even have a meditation class. So you see, you will be quite busy this summer. In addition to that, there will be many competitions in which there will be awesome prizes. Neighboring cabins can compete together in teams."

Kagome and Inuyasha looked at each other as the same thought ran through their heads: they would be spending a lot of time together. A tiny smile appeared on Kagome's lips and Inuyasha gazed curiously at her, wondering what she was thinking, not realizing that he was smiling as well. It was only when Rin said, "Why are you guys smiling at each other?" that they quickly looked away blushing and embarrassed.

"Pervert," she whispered to him angrily, to hide her own embarrassment.

"What?! You're the one thinking horrible, nasty thoughts about us!" Inuyasha hissed back. Both of them looked away in anger and stubbornness.

"Now, I know some of you may have already met the other campers and your neighbors, but for those of you who haven't, now is the time to interact with others. Go make some new friends, make some new enemies, find your true love, whatever you want," Nikky said grinning. Everyone chuckled along with her. "Now, most of you have already been assigned to your cabins and met your roommates. For those of you who haven't, or who can't find their cabins, see me after this meeting. Any questions?"

"When's lunch?!" someone suddenly shouted out loud. Everyone burst out laughing, including Nikky.

"Well, we'll be serving food in the mess hall all day today, sort of as a "first day" party. So you can proceed to the cafeteria when this is over."

"Cool!" the person shouted back. Nikky just smiled and shook her head.

"Anyway," Nikky continued, "I think that's everything. Now that you have all of the rules and guidelines I'd just like to say... Welcome to Camp Chupacabra! You're now officially Chupacabrans! You are all dismissed. You are free to roam, talk, chill, interact, rest or whatever. Go crazy!"

The campers took that literally. Everyone shouted and cheered and clapped and hooted and rooted as they rushed out of the auditorium in a stampede. Kagome stayed put in her seat until everyone had exited before attempting to leave the building, avoiding being trampled, shoved or kicked by someone. Her friends of course had already left. She shook her head as she walked out of the building, muttering to herself about how her friends had left her. When she reached outside she stopped short. There leaning against the door was none other than Inuyasha. His arms were crossed, his eyes were closed and his stance was casual. He looked kind of... cute. Wait! No! She shouldn't be thinking that! She was not permitted to like guys anymore...

Inuyasha's ears twitched as Kagome approached him and he slowly opened his eyes and stared at her. A grin broke out on her face in spite of herself and a tiny smile couldn't help but form slightly on Inuyasha's lips.

"Yo," he said nonchalantly. "You finally got out."

Kagome rolled her eyes at his sarcastic comment. "You waited," she observed.

"Well, aren't we Miss observant?"

Kagome rolled her eyes again and hit him on his arm. "So where are the others?" she asked.

Inuyasha shrugged. "Sango and Rin went back to their cabin to unpack I think. Miroku most likely went to check out the food in the cafeteria, Kouga's flirting with some girls and Sesshomaru... well do we really care where he is?"

"So it's just me and you then?"

"Guess so."

"Whatcha wanna do?" Kagome asked.

"Feh. Doesn't matter."

"Wanna do something together?" Kagome suggested. Inuyasha looked at her surprised.

"I dunno. Like what?"

"Hmm... well... I guess I should go unpack my things too. Wanna help?"

"Pssh! No thanks!" Inuyasha snorted. Kagome rolled her eyes.

"Well, at least walk with me to my cabin then," she said. Inuyasha shrugged.

"Eh, I got nothin' better to do."

Kagome smiled as the two proceeded to her cabin. She felt a little... awkward. Not uncomfortable. Just awkward. She hadn't been alone with a boy since... well... him. Right now awkward was not a good feeling.

"So, what do you think of Nikky?" Kagome asked randomly, breaking the awkwardness.

"She's hot," was Inuyasha's reply. Kagome sucked her teeth as she slapped him in his back. He yelped.

"What?! She is!" he protested. Kagome shook her head.

"You pig," she said, glaring at him. He glared back at her.

"What's the matter? Are you jealous?" he challenged. Kagome immediately flushed.

"What?! Me?! Jealous of what?!" she spluttered. Inuyasha just gave her a smirk. Kagome took a deep breath to calm herself down. When she spoke again, her speech was more coherent. "No, I'm not jealous," she said curtly. "I just... don't approve of you describing another girl as hot is all. There's more to females than their 'hotness'."

"Ooookkkaaayy... whatever you say," Inuyasha said slowly, grinning, an obvious tone of disbelief in his voice. Kagome ground her teeth in anger. She was not jealous! She just... didn't like him calling another girl that wasn't her hot was all... nothing to it! Oh God... maybe she was jealous! No! Never! She couldn't be!

"So what do you think of Nikky?" Inuyasha asked, changing the subject. Kagome sighed.

"I like her. She seems pretty cool and really nice. She's very funny. She's young too, so that's good. It means that she can relate to us better. Plus her fashion sense is so hype!"

"Hype?" Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.

"Yup. It's the new word in our school. Hype; as in fresh, cool, amazing, awesome etc."

"Okay... so where are you from?"

"Japan," Kagome answered sarcastically. Inuyasha sighed.

"Okay, which part of Japan?"

"Tokyo, the busiest and biggest city. And you?"

"Kyoto."

"Omigosh! Really?! Sango and I have always wanted to visit there! That's so hype! Wow! I've read about Kyoto. It's amazing!"

"Keh. I guess; to a tourist."

Kagome pouted. He just knew how to kill a mood!

"Do you have to be so negative?" she whined. "You are really damping my mood!" Inuyasha looked at her surprised.

"Well... I'm sorry, I guess?" he said slowly, confused. Kagome smiled.

"Apology accepted," she replied. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"So, do you have a girlfriend?" she asked. Inuyasha quirked an eyebrow. "Oh, I'm sorry! Guess that's kind of nosy of me huh?" she said blushing as she looked down at her feet. Inuyasha didn't say a word. He just stared silently at her until she was forced to look up at him. He stopped walking and so she did as well. Kagome opened her mouth to say something but before she could blink Inuyasha grabbed her hand and pulled her closer in to him. Their faces were inches apart and Kagome's breath caught in her throat as she involuntarily stared into his gorgeous amber eyes.

"Yes, that is nosy of you," Inuyasha said matter-of-factly. "Why do you want to know?"

Inuyasha stared straight into Kagome's eyes. His gaze was so intent that it was almost as if he was challenging her. Kagome forgot how to breathe. Their faces were so close that she could feel his breath tickling her cheek. And yet... she had the strangest urge to move closer to him.

"Just curious... is all..." Kagome whispered. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. His hand never let go of her wrist.

"Oh? Is that so? Are you sure, or are you just trying to check out your competition?" Inuyasha said playfully. All of Kagome's muscles froze when Inuyasha said that. Her throat suddenly felt dry as she tried to answer.

"No I'm not!" she croaked out. "I'm just... curious!"

"Or nosy. But don't worry. I don't mind a nosy girl. In fact, I find it kind of attractive," Inuyasha teased.

Kagome's face heated up when he said that. She looked away from him, strangely feeling embarrassed. Inuyasha smiled. Lord knows he'd better stop messing with this girl.

"I'm not nosy! The question just popped up into my mind. Honest!" Kagome defended herself.

"So why'd you ask it then?" Inuyasha challenged. Kagome was silent and her face was on fire. Good. He had her right where he wanted her.

"I just wanted to know!" Kagome offered lamely. Inuyasha shook his head. What a pathetic excuse!

"Well, don't be so embarrassed about it. I mean, hey, when you want to know you want to know right?"

Kagome nodded her head. Inuyasha just smiled. He let go of her hand and took a step back from her, and he resumed walking. Kagome stood there stunned for a few seconds before she ran to catch up to him. Nothing more was said between the two and they walked back to the cabin in silence. Kagome's face was still pink and Inuyasha enjoyed her expression so much. Kagome was in her own little world thinking to herself, so she was surprised when she heard Inuyasha rough voice say:

"We're here."

Kagome looked up surprised. They were standing outside her cabin. Wow, that was fast. Inuyasha opened the door for her and she hesitated before stepping inside. Inuyasha followed in after her and the door slammed shut behind him. Kagome headed towards the bedroom with Inuyasha trailing behind. When she reached outside the room she hesitated again. She had her hand on the doorknob when she suddenly turned around.

"H-hey... you... wanna do something later?" she asked awkwardly. Inuyasha looked surprised.

"Uh... sure."

"Good. I'll, um... stop by your cabin later, okay?"

"Okay."

"Cool."

With that, Kagome smiled at him. Then, she turned around and was about to enter the bedroom when Inuyasha suddenly placed his hand over hers on the doorknob yanking it off. She gasped as she felt his body come into contact with hers from behind. She stood with her back to him and she felt his hands wrap around hers from behind. Then, she felt his mouth at her ear as he whispered oh so softly,

"Oh, and by the way, no I don't have a girlfriend. So don't worry. There's no competition for you yet."

Kagome's face enflamed and her heart raced in her chest. She spun around as soon as Inuyasha let go of her, not sure if she'd heard correctly. She saw him heading out of the cabin. But before closing the door behind him, he turned around with a smile on his face. He winked ever so slightly at Kagome and then shut the door behind him. Kagome stood there frozen. What had just happened? Did he just...? Her brain replayed the scene as it slowly processed what had just happened. Did she just imagine that?

Suddenly Sango's voice pierced through her thoughts.

"Hey Kags. Who was that? Inuyasha?" Sango asked as the door opened and she emerged from the bedroom. Kagome just shook her head. Sango studied Kagome's expression for a bit.

"Say, did something just happen?" she asked. Kagome shook her head again. Sango knew she was lying, but she let it go.

"So, where you and Inuyasha going tonight?" she asked grinning. Kagome blinked in surprise.

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"I just heard you ask him to do something later. What are you two doing?"

Kagome blushed. "I don't know yet."

"Well, I think you two are positively adorable!"

"Sango!!"

"What? I'm serious! You guys are so cute together."

"San, you know I'm not into liking boys anymore since... well, you know."

Sango sighed.

"I know. But I think you should get over that. I mean, you and Inuyasha would make a great couple!"

Kagome blushed. "San, it's not like that. We're just... friends."

"Well, I'm glad you two became friends. It's the first step towards a relationship you know."

"San!"

"Okay, okay! Sorry!" Sango said laughing. "Don't be embarrassed if you like him Kags. He's cute."

"I do not like him!"

"Well then! But he likes you though."

"No he doesn't."

"Sure he does! Don't you see the way he waited for you? How he touches you, how he looks at you? Are you blind woman?! He likes you! Otherwise he wouldn't flirt with you like that."

"He doesn't like me," Kagome said stubbornly. But deep down inside, she didn't even believe herself, and neither did Sango.

"Besides, it's just the first day of camp. You can't like someone that quickly and easily."

Sango rolled her eyes. How naive could her friend be?

"Are you living in a cardboard box or something? Of course you can! It happens all the time Kags!"

Not that Sango had actually ever seen it happen, or experienced it, or even heard about it, but Kagome didn't know that and she was trying to convince her.

"Whatever. Well, it's not happening with us. We don't like each other. End of story."

"Okay... whatever." Sango decided to drop it for now. She'd definitely pick it up later. "C'mon, I'll help you unpack," she said as they entered the bedroom.

"Thanks San."

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Sooo... how was it? Yay, it had Fluffy in it!! Lol, so there's chapter 7. Please review and suscribe and all of that good stuff, and I'll try get chapter 8 to you quicker, ok? Anyway, gotta go finish my hw... lol so until next time:

~Mata Ne!~