Disclaimer: I am most certainly not the owner of Inuyasha, although I would like to be. Unfortunately, that is Rumiko Takahashi. The made up characters are the property of my friends and I.

Awesome Summer Days

Ch 17 Inuyasha Alone with Kagome; Sango's Day with Kitsunii

The wind was blowing slightly, carrying the aroma of Sango's delicious grilled fish and vegetable soup. "We should head back and see who's cooking," Akemi said.

"It smells," Wakana started, sniffing the air.

"Delicious," Hinahoshi finished her sentence, also sensing the aroma in the air.

"Ready to go, everyone?" Kagome asked. "That includes you, Inuyasha." She had to help him up since his body was almost asleep.

"Alright, alright," Inuyasha groaned. "I'm coming. Just let me stretch first, okay." He stretched out his arms behind his back. Once he was done, he caught up behind the girls, nearest to Kagome.

"When is Inuyasha coming?" Akemi asked.

"Inuyasha usually takes awhile when he stretches," Kagome replied, not realizing that he was right behind her. At that moment, he put his arms around Kagome with one hand covering her mouth, preventing her from screaming.

"It's only me," Inuyasha whispered once the others were out of ear shot. They didn't even notice that Kagome stopped so they walked on to Kaede's hut for supper.

"I thought you were still stretching," Kagome said in a concerned matter.

"I got done quicker than normal," Inuyasha replied. "Besides, I need to speak to you alone."

"About what?" Kagome asked.

"About us," he replied. "I haven't been able to say 'I love you' in a few weeks."

"You just did." She gave him a hug and then looked into his honey colored eyes. "I love you, too."

He leaned closer towards Kagome while stroking her hair. Her scent was so wonderful that it made his heart beat so fast that it ached. Kagome pressed her lips against Inuyasha, and he did the same. Kagome's taste was so great that it nearly made Inuyasha collapse to his knees once their lips parted.

"Here, put on my kimono so you won't catch a cold," Inuyasha offered, hearing her rib cage quiver as they walked on to Kaede's hut.

Kagome thanked him. "Won't you get cold?"

"I don't get cold that easily," Inuyasha replied, "plus I was wearing two long sleeves."

Sango and Kitsunii's day was okay. They were walking along a deep stream.

"What do you think of Miroku?" Kitsunii asked in a teasing way.

Sango's face went bright red, like a tomato, while pushing Kitsunii into the water.

"Why not?" Kitsunii asked after she came up and swam to a rock on the bank.

"Because," Sango replied, not realizing that Kitsunii is reaching to her ankle, "I don't want a perverted monk as a boyfriend. There I said it. Are you happy, now?"

Kitsunii pulled at the ankle, causing Sango to go into the ten foot stream. "Yes, I'm happy now."

They both laughed and began to swim down stream like two mermaids. "I guess we both deserve to be in the stream," Sango said, a few minutes later.

"I would definitely agree," Kitsunii replied. "We should head back now."

"Okay," Sango sighed in relief as they got out of the stream.

Once they got back, they found that Miroku and Akkio was cooking supper.

"How was your day?" Sango asked.