Story rating: T. For language.

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Chapter 15. Sunday Rose

~KAG POV~

I hated second guessing myself. I hated feeling like everything I knew and everything I did was wrong. The whole time I was on my date with Koga all I could think about was InuYasha. And as soon as InuYasha crashed my date, my whole chest felt like a huge weight I didn't know I was carrying, was lifted off me. And I hated every single minuet of it because I felt like I was betraying Koga.

I pulled the covers of my bed, over my head more. I was lying on my back with my knees bent so my blankets were making a tent over my body. It was sunday morning and I was scared that if I got up and started my day, it would fly by. And then tomorrow would be monday. I loathed mondays. Also, the school was starting a new schedule and I wasn't looking forward to wandering around and trying to figure out my new schedule with InuYasha attached to my hip all day.

Suddenly I heard a knock on my door.

"Come in." I hollered.

I heard the door open and close and I figured it was Souta coming to bother me. I heard the person walk in and sit on the edge of my bed.

"Souta go away. Im to tired." I groaned. I conveniently left out the part where I was also confused and a little sad because I was confused.

A hand snaked it was way to my foot and it started to tickle it. I giggled and flailed around.

"AHHH stop it!" The hand didn't stop and I kept flailing around like I was having a seizure. "Souta! Stop!" I threw the blanket off my head and sat up, fully prepared to hound on my brother for bugging me so early in the morning. I groaned when I saw it wasn't Souta bothering me.

"Morning Princess." InuYasha winked and I rolled my eyes and groaned loudly.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I ran a hand down my tired face.

He sprawled his body out on my bed so his head was resting on my knee's. "Well thats a fine way to say good morning."

"Yea well I just didn't expect you to be in my room, waking me up today. And you still haven't told me why your here." I pointed out.

He smiled up at me. " I just wanted to talk to you."

"Aaaaaand your phone wasn't working? What? You couldn't text me?" I adjusted my pillows behind my head.

"Well maybe I just wanted to see you. Is that such a bad thing?"

"Yes." I said without hesitation.

He raised an eyebrow. "Do you want me to tickle you until you pass out?" He raised his hand and made a tickling motion with his fingers as a threat.

I smiled. "No, no Im alright. Thanks." I said wearily. I tried to adjust my legs under his head but I found I couldn't move. "Your head weighs a ton."

He nodded. "Yea. Its the demon blood. I weigh about two times the amount of a normal person my age. But thats normal for demons."

I sighed and we relaxed into a comfortable silence. I eyed the rise and fall of his chest as he breathed. It was a hypnotic motion and it started to lull to lull me back to sleep. I didn't know how long we sat there before I said anything. "How do you do that?" I asked suddenly, my voice quiet.

He lolled his head so he could look back at me. "What? How do I do what?"

I shrugged. "How do you make me feel so comfortable and relaxed around you?" The words were out of my mouth before I could even think about it.

He grinned. "I do that to you?"

I looked down to lap and started to fidget with my hands. "Well…"

He started laughing and I punched him in his arm. "Shut up!" I laughed and he shook his head.

"No, no Im laughing because thats how I feel when I'm around you too. You relax my inner demon." He shrugged and I stopped laughing and looked at him. It was the first time I ever truly looked at him.

I looked at his face and the sharp color of his hair. My eyes traced around his strong jawline and up to his thick, dark eyebrows. Then they flowed down the curve of his cute nose and on to to his full, slightly pouty, pink lips. Then my eyes went back up to his sun kissed eyes.

My voice squeaked like a little mouse. "I..I do?"

He nodded his head. "Yeah. You do."

I felt my face flush. "So…how does this 'inner demon' thing work?" I had read up about demons and there inner demons, but I wanted to know what he thought about it.

He shrugged. "Well it just sort of..talks to me. Its my full demon instincts really."

"Well…um…can I get up now?" I asked and tried to pry my legs out from under his head but I was stuck.

He smiled. "No you may not, my little pray." He growled playfully and I giggled and pushed him. Well I tried to push him. He weighed as much as a dump truck. He suddenly lay limp and played dead on my legs.

I laughed and groaned. "Get-push-off- push-me!" I tried everything I could to get up but he just wouldn't move. So I thought of the only thing I could to get him off of me. "InuYasha, I have to pee." I said in a deadpan voice.

He smiled. "All the more reason to lay on you to torture you." I groaned and flopped back down on my pillow and closed my eyes. He chuckled and got himself comfortable on my knee's, forcibly trapping me. I closed my eyes and before I could even register what I was doing, I was asleep.

Now I'm not exactly sure how long Id been sleeping but when I came to, man did I come to. I sighed and stretched my arms over my head. I opened my eyes and smiled. I glanced down and my smile grew. InuYasha was snuggling, sleeping on my lap. MY LAP! I mean it was a shocker but It was so cute, I couldn't wake him.

His nose was sniffing around like a little rabbit and his ear was twitching. I took the moment of his weakness as opportunity for me to reach a hand down and rub one of his ears. I scratched and rubbed the inside and it felt like velvet. It had to be the softest thing I've ever felt.

A low rubbling sound started to come from his chest and I covered my mouth so I didn't wake him with my laughter. He was purring!I brought my hand back down to his ear and rubbed and scratched again. He continued to purr.

"Nnnns… feels good." He stated in his sleep. I giggled and kept rubbing. "Nnnnn a lil to the… to the left." I smiled and did what he asked me to. "Mmm thats nice." He mumbled. Suddenly his eyes fluttered open and he moved his head so he could look up at me. "Kagome?" He asked, making sure it was me and rubbed his eyes with a fist.

I smiled and moved my hand away. "Hn…?"

"That…that felt amazing." He said and rolled off my legs.

"I know. I could tell." I giggled and flipped the blankets and sheets off my body and got up. "So…what do you want to talk about? You said you had something to talk to me about bofre we uh... fell asleep." I blushed at the thought of us 'sleeping' together.

He sighed and rolled over so he was laying where my body had just been. "I don't like you dating Koga." He stated as though it was the most obvious thing in the world.

I put a hand on my hip. "Are you jealous?"

He laughed. "Of that mangey wolf?Hmmmm let me think…uh…NO."

"Ok so why do you not like him dating me?" I asked and walked into the bathroom to brush my teeth. He talked over the running water.

"Well see I just think you should be with someone who can take care of you. Protect you. Make sure your provided for." I finished brushing my teeth and whipped off my mouth. I walked out of the bathroom and back into my room and stared at him.

"Do you have anyone in mind?" I asked, grinning.

He scratched the back of his neck. "Well…um..."

I giggled. "I believe you are blushing, InuYasha."

"Keh'." He folded his arms across his chest and stuck his nose into the air, trying to cover up being caught.

I smiled. "Well since you don't have anyone else in mind…. I'm going to stick with Koga. I think if I keep dating him, a proposal won't be far off." I teased and he growled.

"What? You cant be serious. You would marry that pathetic, mangey wolf?"

I kept teasing him."Of course." I shrugged. "As long as he'd have me for a bride."

A few things happened simultaneously then. InuYasha's eyes started to bleed red. His fangs and claws elongated and became much sharper. Jagged marks suddenly appeared on his cheek bones and seeped into a purple color. His low growls turned into something more like a snarl. He marched over to where I was now trembling and took a hold of my shoulders.

"No." He growled.

My chin started to twitch and tremble. "Nnn- no, no what?" I sputtered.

"Marriage. No marriage." He brought me closer to his chest and dug his claws into my shoulders, sending sharp pains up and down my body. I could feel the blood starting to drip down the front of my shirt and on to the floor, but I couldn't move. He was holding on to me to tightly.

"InuYasha. InuYasha STOP! Please." I could hear the panic in my voice as it cracked and made croaking sounds. I started to whimper and a single tear ran down my cheek.

InuYasha stopped squeezing with one of his hands and cautiously brought his other hand up to my cheek. My breathing started to become labored and strained, as though I had just ran a few miles. I was afraid...of him.

He whipped the tear off my face with his claw and he brought it to his face to examine it. He cocked his head to the side as he stared at the salty, clear liquid. His other hand softened and finally let go of my arm. He brought both of his arms around my torso and drew me into his embrace.

"Ka-kagome?" He asked, moaning slightly like he was coming out of unconsciousness.

"Inu…Yasha?" I asked, my voice trembling.

He sniffed. "Please don't cry. And please don't marry Koga." He let his head fall into the small of my neck. '

I rested my head on his chest and tried to steady my breathing. "InuYasha I was only joking."

"My inner demon doesn't like it when you joke around like that."

I rolled my eyes. "Obviously."

He let go of me and I stepped back from his body with a small blush on his face. I looked up at him and his eyes widened. "What? Whats wrong?" I asked.

"Your bleeding!" He pointed to my shoulders.

I craned my neck so I could see the full extent. There were four small marks on each of my shoulders where his claws had dug into my flesh. Blood was dripping down my arms, but It looked like I didn't need stitches.

"Oh yea. I better get that fixed up." I said as casually as I could and headed for the closet with the first aid kit in it when InuYasha grabbed my hand.

I turned around so I could look at him. "Did…did I do that?" He asked, his ears pinning them down into the curls of his hair.

My eyebrows came together. "You…you don't remember do you?" He shook his head and I sighed. "Your inner demon reacted to me saying I was going to marry Koga just now."

Now that I actually thought about it, that thought sort of scared me. I mean, InuYasha and I where friends but why did his inner demon react that way? Was InuYasha's inner demon jealous of Koga? Was that it?

He sighed. "But..I hurt you? Oh Kagome I…I'm…." I put a hand up to stop him.

"Its ok. Ever since you first started talking about your inner demon, I've been reading up about it with some scrolls I lent from gramps. I understand that being the half- demon you are, you don't really have much control over it. Not when it wants something." I shrugged and his face hardened.

"Kagome I don't give a damn about my inner demon. Not when It comes to you. Especially when it comes to you."

"InuYasha…" I breathed, sad that he was sad.

"Kagome do you really need to date that mangey, stupid wolf?" He asked and it sounded more like a plea instead of a question.

I sighed and stared at the floor. I hated talking about Koga with InuYasha. It was worse then a root canal. "InuYasha, I know you may not like him but…but I do. And for now were dating. Im sorry."

He swallowed and nodded slowly as the information really struck him. I let go of his hand and headed back for the first aid kit, but I could have sworn I heard InuYasha say "Ill wait for you," before I was out of the room.

After I had cleaned up my wounds and I put huge bandaids over them, I headed back fro my room. InuYasha was laying on my bed only in red swim trunks. He was listening to some music with his eyes closed. I had only seen InuYasha with his shirt off once, but this time I got the whole view. His pectorals where huge and his arms were muscular. His abs were chiseled, defined and toned. I leaned into my doorframe and just stared at him.

His ears did an involuntary twitch and he opened his eyes. I still stared at him. I couldn't stop. He smiled and turned down the radio on my nightstand.

"Like something you see?" He asked in a seductive drawl. I shook my head out of my daze and smiled sheepishly at him.

"No!" I stomped my foot.

'…Yes…'

I walked over to him and he sat up. "What are you doing in your swimsuit? Its the end of fall, almost winter." I asked. Granted it was a really nice and hot day out, but I wouldn't think of going swimming right now.

He shrugged. "Were going swimming. So what if its fall? Its a really hot day. I noticed the big pool you have when I was here one time and I decided to come test it out. You don't mind do you?" He raised and eyebrow and gave my a smoldering look.

I laughed. "No. I don't. Knock yourself out." I dismissed him as I waved my hand around.

He did a half smirk. "Your coming too, you know."

I shook my head. "Nah. I don't really feel like it." He stood up and towered over me.

"Do I have to make you?"

I scoffed. "Like you could." I knew I was pushing my luck, but it was fun to tease him.

He raised both eyebrows. "Oh yea? You wanna test out your little theory?"

I started walking toward my door, letting my hips sway in the process, making sure they did their job. "Come get me, big boy…" With that I sprinted out of my door. I ran up the steps to the kitchen and stopped to look behind me.

"You really dont want to do that little girl." I heard him growl. I didn't see Inuyasha and my heart beat sped up like a child's does when you play hide and seek with them.

Except…. I was the child. I suddenly flinched as I heard him laugh. It was a low, dark snicker.

"Oh Princess. Come out come out wherever you are!" His voice was taunting. And it sounded like he was right next to my ear each time he spoke. His voice sent shivers up and down my spine and I started to laugh nervously. I headed for the door and ran outside. I squinted as the light hit my eyes. I heard him laugh again. "Awh come on Princess, you can do better than that!"

I squeaked and headed back inside. It was like he was everywhere but nowhere at the same time. I looked around frantically but I couldn't find him anywhere.

I yelped as I felt something brush into my side. I spun around to see what it was, but nothing was there."Inu…Yasha?" I squeaked and I heard him laugh again. This time I was definitely sure I his pray. And he was on the hunt.

I walked over to the living area with my hands out around myself just in case I ran into anyone. I walked backwards toward the den until I ran into something. It was as hard as a rock and it was smooth and…and it was breathing! I ran my hands up and down his chest and he continued to lean into my back.

"Found you." He whispered into my ear.

I tried to control my breathing but I was having a hard time with it. "Found me." I breathed. He pressed his chest into my back and snaked his toned, muscled arms around my waist. He brought my arms up over my head and he wrapped them around his neck. I stared ahed as I tried to figure out what he was doing. He brought his hands down to the front of my waist and wrapped his arms around me.

My breathing increased. "Now what?"

He chuckled into my hair and then sighed. "Pool time." He whispered.

He used his demonic speed to scoop me up into his arms like I weighed nothing at all. Bridal style. Before I could even make a sound, he ran down the stairs and into the basement. He used one of his hands to open one of the french doors and walked us out on to the deck in front of the pool.

I stared at the clear water. "Wait. I have to change into my swim suit before I can swim." I said and he grinned. A grin so evil, it made my spine crawl. The grinch himself would have been impressed by his smile. I frowned. "You wouldn't dare." I narrowed my eyes.

"Again, do you wanna to test out your little theory?"

"InuYasha," I warned.

He smiled and started to count. "One…." He started to swing his arms, so I swung closer to the pool.

"InuYasha. Don't!" I cautioned again.

His grin grew. "Two….." He swung his arms and bought me closer to the pool and I started to really squirm.

"InuYasha! Don't!" I flailed against his chest, trying to get out of his grasp. He wouldn't. Would he?

"THREE!" He swung his arms and finally released his grasp on my body. I screamed as I flew throughout the air and splashed into the pool. The water was cold, but not to cold.

The water wrapped around my body and clothes and soaked through to my skin. I let out my breath in a bubble and headed for the surface. I used my feet, legs and hands to get to the top and I took a huge breath of air when I broke the surface. I brushed my limp, damp hair away from my face and blinked my eyes to get the water and chlorine out of them.

I guess he would.

InuYasha had a hand wresting on his hip and was grinning from ear to ear. Then he sighed, shook his head and clucked his tongue. "Oh Princess. Now your clothes are all wet. You look like a drowned mouse." He continued to grin and I growled.

"Oh your gonna get it. Big time pal!" I trudged through the water and headed for the pools stairs. I grabbed onto the metal railing and climbed out of the pool. "Ohhhh InuYasha Im gonna kill you!" I stopped and wrung out my now soaking clothes. He was so dead.

He chuckled. "Im gonna call Miroku and tell him to get over here. And your gonna call Sango and your gonna tell her to come over. And when they get here, we can have a pool party. Kay?" He sat down on a pool chair and adjusted himself. He closed his eyes and he looked like he was on a vacation relaxing in the sun.

I clenched my fists. "Are you telling me what to do?" He was pushing my buttons and I didn't like it.

He kept his eyes closed as he smiled up and the blazing sun. "Yes. Yes I am." He stated proudly. I stomped over to him and growled. He cracked open a golden eye so he could look at me. "Yes? May I help you?" He was so smug. To smug.

I walked closer to him and shook myself off in a way a dog would. The water sprayed all over him.

"Ahhh. Kagome!" He stood up form the pool chair, now dripping wet.

"Oh you're alright. I thought dogs liked water," I teased. He growled and I headed back inside to call Sango and to grab some towels for myself. I grabbed four towels from the hall closet and went in my room to grab my phone. I towel dried my hair and put it up into a pony-tale.

After I had called Sango and told her to get her butt over to my house, I went into my closet to find a swimsuit I could wear. I looked through all my clothes until I found the perfect swimsuit. An evil grin started to form on my face.

"Two can play it that game, InuYasha." I said to myself. I grabbed the swimsuit and left my closet and changed into the suit. When I was finished, I wrapped a towel around myself and walked upstairs.

"Mom?" I yelled.

"Yes dear?" She said as she walked down the stairs. She walked into the kitchen and started to wash some of the dirty dishes.

"Im going to have some of my friends come over today. Is that ok with you?"

She nodded her head at the sink and kept washing as she talked. "Oh of course thats fine. I was going to take your brother out to a soccer game he has today and your grandfather is going with us. So I guess you'll have the whole house to yourself."

The doorbell rang and I smiled. "Oh thanks mom." I ran over to the door and opened it. Sango and miroku were standing, waiting for me. Miroku was wearing purple swim trunks with black stripes going down the middle and a gray teeshirt over it.

Sango was wearing a green sundress over her swimsuit.

Miroku smiled. "Hey Kagome. Thank you for inviting us over."

Sango nodded. "Yeah thanks. Its so hot outside today, its the perfect day for swimming."

I nodded. "It is a nice day. Come on, the pools this way." I led them inside and downstairs to the pool. I opened the french doors and let Miroku and Sango outside.

Miroku started to chuckle. "InuYasha, you've certainly made yourself at home, haven't you?" He started to walk over to where InuYasha was still lounging on the pool chair. His hands were placed behind his head and his eyes were closed.

InuYasha was smug as he opened his eyes. "Well of course. Why wouldn't I?" He turned his head to me and winked.

I crossed my arms over my chest. "Oh puh-lease." I turned to Sango "Hey Sango want to help me with something inside the house?" I needed to tell Sango of a plan I just thought of. But I couldn't let InuYasha or Miroku hear it.

Miroku sat down next to InuYasha and adjusted himself into a similar position. "Oh yes Sango. Why don't you two go inside and grab InuYasha and I something to drink?"

InuYasha flicked his hand and waved me away in a dismissal. "Yea Kagome go do that."

Sango and I started to growl and clench our hands into fists as we glared at them.

"Ugh come on." I grabbed Sango's hand and marched inside the house.

"Ka…Kagome what are you doing? Why are you listening to them? They're acting like pigs!" We walked into my room and she flopped down on my bed.

"Im not. Were in here beucase Ive got an idea."

"Whats that?" She asked. I smiled and took off my towel, showing off my suit. Her eyes grew and so did her smile. "Oh Kagome, InuYasha's gonna go crazy over that get up." She winked and I put my robe back on.

"Exactly my point. He's showing off his body on purpose. So, I thought if I wore my best swimsuit, he'd go crazy." I giggled and even blushed a bit.

"Well my swimsuit is pretty awesome too, if I do say so myself."

"What does it look like?" I asked. She took of her sundress and smiled when I gaped at her. Her swim suit was pink with ruffles on the bottom. It had a few sparkly green sequins on the top. It showed off her muscled arms and legs.

"Oh Sango you look amazing! I love it!" I gushed.

She blushed. "Thanks. Think Miroku will like it?" She did a twirl for me. I nodded my head.

"Oh yea. He'll go nuts over it. You know how he is."

She grinned. "I know."

"Come got get those jerks some drinks." I rolled my eyes and we headed upstairs. I grabbed some lemonade for all four of us out of the kitchen and then headed back downstairs to the pool.

Miroku and InuYasha were laughing at some joke when we headed over to them. I handed a lemonade to Miroku and then to InuYasha.

InuYasha grinned up at me from the pool chair. "Thats a good girl. Getting daddy a dink."

Miroku had taken a sip of lemonade and started to choke on it when InuYasha had said that. He started laughing really hard and even gave InuYasha a high five. I ground my teeth together and fought the urge to punch them both in the face.

Sango sat down next to Miroku on a pool chair and smacked him in the back of his head.

He grabbed his head and stopped laughing with. "Owwww! What was that for?"

Sango examined her hand. "Oh just a pesky mosquito." She flipped her hand over so he could see her palm. "See the blood?" He glared at her and rubbed his head.

I turned and looked at InuYasha. "InuYasha do you mind if I take a dip into the pool?" I saw Sango grin from ear to ear, out of the corner of my eye.

He shrugged. "Its your pool. Do what ever you want."

I took off my towel and watched happily as InuYasha's jaw dropped.

My swim suit was a deep red, which I knew is his favorite color. I let my hair out of my pony tale and it flowed down my back. I walked over to the chair next to InuYasha and sat down.

I picked up a bottle of sun tan lotion and turned to him who was still gaping at me, and I put on my best tender and caring smile. "Will you rub lotion on my shoulders?" I asked him innocently.

"Yea can you get my shoulder's too Miroku?" Sango asked.

I handed the bottle to him and turned my back to him and gathered all of my hair and brought it over one shoulder so he could get better access to my shoulders. He couldn't see the huge grin forming on my lips as I heard his breathing start to shake. I could practically feel his eyes roam my body as he opened the sun tan lotion bottle.

He rubbed the cool, cold lotion over my warm skin, with his shaky hands.

SMACK!

InuYasha and I turned around to see Miroku with a pink hand mark of Sango's palm on his cheek. Sango stood up and huffed. "You lechy, pervert!"

I stood up. "Thanks." I turned my feet toward the pool and relaxed into the pool chair. I grabbed a pair of my sunglasses and started to tan my pale skin. Sango did the same.

I could feel InuYasha's eyes on my body as if they were actually on my body.

I snorted. "Like something you see?" I used the same words he used earlier on purpose. InuYasha and my eyes locked challengingly on each other before his trailed down my body, momentarily on my breasts.

"Kagome, what the hell are you wearing?" He croaked out.

I looked around wildly like I was on fire. "What? You don't like it?" I fake pouted.

I heard Sango snort and laugh quietly and I grinned and relaxed back down into the pool chair. InuYasha cleared his throat. We all were tanning quietly for about ten minuets before sango coughed.

"Anyone want to take a dip in the pool with me?" Sango eyed Miroku in a vary seductive way and I knew she was starting our plan. Miroku gulped and his eyes grew. I took off my sunglasses and set them on the ground.

I grabbed InuYasha's hand and he snapped his head toward me. "Wanna go swimming with me?" He swallowed.

"Uh Kagome what are you doing?"

I giggled in a vary girly manner. "Just asking if you wanted to go swimming with me." I rested my hand on his knee and I felt his body tense up. "Do you want to?" I asked in a tone that bordered on flirtatious. I knew he was squirming, and it was fun to watch. I stood up and held on to InuYasha's hands. "Come on. Lets go swimming." He stood up and started to walk over toward where Sango was trying to coax Miroku into swimming too.

Suddenly - but not surprisingly - Sango 'tripped' over the pool chair and dumped all of her lemonade on to InuYasha and Miroku. I covered my mouth and put a fake shocked look on my face that matched Sango's.

"Oh you guys Im sorry." Sango rushed apologetically.

Miroku and InuYasha shook themselves of but they were to sticky.

I grinned. "Hey, you guys I know this will sound insane and weird but you guys need to take off your pants." I said with as much seriousness I could muster.

Sango bit her lip and Miroku and InuYasha's eyebrows both shot up and they're mouths gapped open.

"look," I continued. "I need to wash your swim trunks but you cant walk inside the house. Mom will freak out if you get her new house all gross and disgusting. Your just to sticky. Ill bring you some towels and you use can cover yourself up with them and then you guys can come inside after you rinse your legs and feet off with a the hose. You guys can hide behind those bushes," I pointed to some shrubs behind the house "and then Ill toss the towels over and then you guys can come inside and wait for your clothes."

InuYasha blushed. "You….you wouldn't look right?" Miroku glanced at InuYasha and nodded in agreement.

I scoffed and headed for the house. "Who'd' want to look at you?" I called over my shoulder. "Hey Sango can you help me with the towels?" I heard Sango walk over to the door and we went inside and shut the door behind us.

Sango put a hand over her mouth and we burst out laughing. I held my sides I was laughing so hard.

"I can believe that worked." She said between giggles.

I nodded my head. "I know. Come on lets go grab the towels."

We went to the closet and grabbed two towels and headed back outside. I choked down laughter as I saw InuYasha and Miroku taking of they're swim trunks behind the bushes. I could only see Miroku's and Inuyasha's upper body, working to get out of their sticky clothing.

InuYasha heard us coming and popped his head over the hedge. "Ok…." He tossed his swim trunks over the hedge and stared at me. "Hand me a towel."

Miroku chucked his swimsuit over the hedge. "Yea me to."

I didn't move and just stared at both of them. Sango rested a hand on her hip with attitude flaring every which way off of her.

Inuyasha growled. "Come on Kagome hand me the damn towel. Im freezing over here!" He wrapped his arms around himself.

I bit my lip. Sango walked over to InuYasha and Miroku's swimsuit. She picked them up and walked back over to my side.

I cocked my head to the side. "Yea. See, I don't think you'll be getting any towels from me." I winked and turned around.

"Hey Kagome! What the hell does that mean?" InuYasha shouted angrily.

I turned around. "It means your naked, outside in the open, without any clothes or a towel. It means your pranked."

I could feel the anger radiating off InuYasha in waves of heat. He growled and clenched his jaw shut.

"Kagome. Give me the towels." He ground out and my smirk grew.

"No, I don't think I will." I said and Sango started laughing.

"Kagome," InuYasha warned. "You will bring us the towels."

I raised an eyebrow. "Oh yea? You wanna test out your little theory?" I said and only InuYasha understood my hidden innuendo. InuYasha blushed and growled low in his throat. He was warning me.I ignored him.

"Bye!" I waved and sango and I walked back toward the house with InuYasha and Miroku yelling and growling after us. Sango and I couldn't stop laughing.

~INU POV~

I knew Kagome was a really smart person but I didn't know she was devious. It made my skin crawl and my inner demon growl. The whole time Kagome was tempting me with the towels, I could smell her intension of teasing me and turning me on and I didn't like it. Mainly because it was working.

Kagome and Sango had left us outside for more then an hour. After which they gave us back our newly washed trunks and they hosed us down with freezing cold water. They both thought it was completely and hysterically funny. Miroku and I didn't.

Finally after a school bus of nuns drove past us, gasping and shaking their heads - and probably praying for us - Kagome tossed us the towels. She had already washed our bathing suits but I just changed back into my regular clothes and so did Miroku.

I growled as I walked out of Kagome's bathroom after changing back into my black teeshirt and plain jeans. Kagome, Sango and Miroku were watching a movie on T.v when Kagome turned around and smirked at me.

"Kagome, you're not funny." I sneered as I walked over to the couch and sat down next to her.

She continued to smile at me. "On the contrary. I thought it was very funny."

She had changed into a sparkly red tank top and jean shorts. Her hair had been air dried and was flowing down to the middle of her back in waves. She didn't have any makeup on but she didn't need any. She looked amazing and natural.

I leaned in and whispered, "Yea well, maybe next time Ill take your swimsuit and you can stand outside naked." I licked my lips and she frowned.

"Oh gross." She said but I could see the blush forming on her face. She turned back to the movie and crossed her arms over chest and tried to pout, but I could see the smirk twitching at the corner of her cute, pouty lips.

I looked away from her and back to the Tv. We watched Tv for about an hour before we ordered a pizza. When the pizza was delivered, we all scarfed it down like we had never been fed before. Before we knew it, it was already late in the evening.

Sango had to pick up her brother from a friends house and Miroku had to go to work. After they both left it was just me and Kagome sitting on her couch. A thought popped into my head that frightened me and excited me. We were all alone in her house, with no one to bother us.

I looked out of the corner of my eye and watched as Kagome channel surfed. She stopped when she saw that the Wizard of OZ was on. "Oh I love this movie." She squealed and laid down on her belly.

I rested my chin on my fist and stared at the back of her head.

"MATE." For once my inner demon didn't growl. It said it in a loving way.

I smiled. "I know. She's pretty, huh?"

She turned around to look a me. "InuYasha?"

I popped my head up and shook the look of love off my face. "Hmm? Yea?"

"Are you bored? If this is boring you, we can do something else if you want to."

"No I'm not bored." I said with all honesty. I could watch paint dry with her for the rest of my life and not be bored. "But I do have an idea of something else that we can do."

Her face brightened up. "Yea? Whats that?"

I smirked. She was just to cute when she smiled. I got up and grabbed both of her hands and helped her stand. I looked down to her as she stared up to me.

"InuYasha?" She whispered.

I smiled at her face. "Come on." I yanked her upstairs and toward the front door.

"InuYasha? Where are we going?" She said with a little panic in her voice.

"Get your shoes on." I ordered, ignoring her question. I grabbed my leather jacket and grabbed her sweatshirt. I tossed it to her. "Here. Put that on."

I slid on my jacket and put on my boots and she slipped on some black flats and stared at me.

"InuYasha what are you doing? Where are we going?."

I nodded toward a piece of paper and a pen on the counter in the kitchen. "Write your mom a note and tell her you'll be home in about and hour." I said ignoring her questions.

She brushed her bangs out of her face. "Um, ok?" She leaned down over the counter and started writing. After she was done she posted it to the front door to make sure her mom would see it. I grabbed her hand and she shut the front door behind her and locked it with her house key. I led her down toward my bike and she sped up in front of me and pushed her palms against my chest to stop me.

"Ok InuYasha are you going to tell me where were going?"

I grinned at the smell of irritation coming off of her skin. "Nope."

She rolled her eyes but smirked as she walked toward my bike. She made sure her hips swayed as she went and hopped on. She grabbed the helmet and put it on her head. She swung one leg over and then leaned forward on the handle bars and arched her back slightly.

She raised and eyebrow and did a half smirk. "Well? Are you coming or what?"

I gulped. "Ye-yea." I stammered. I jogged over and hopped on my bike and she wrapped her arms around my waist and rested her head on my back. I let my bike come to life and I took off down the road.

I drove out of town and up into the mountains. It only took about twenty minuets to get there before I drove up winding roads and stopped when I got to the end of a trail.

Kagome shook her hair out of her helmet and got off the bike. "InuYasha? Where the hell are we? Its like were in the mountains or something? How far did you take me?" She laughed.

I grinned and walked over to her. "We are about fifteen minuets away from the highway and inner-state. Were near a restoration park that helps to restore the wildlife and the forest of trees. My father donates money to the charity every year and sometimes I come up here to think."

In fact, this was the place I came to when Kikyo cheated on me. I was so angry, I smashed and sliced a few trees. I ran until I couldnt breath, and I yelled in frustration. But no one could hear me. Sometimes I feel like they still coudln't hear me.

She nodded. "Oh. Its nice. Its quiet." She gazed up at the canopy of trees. The trees had lost their leaves but they were still fascinating. They covered acres upon acres of land.

She started to walk away from the bike toward the path that went through the whole park. I grabbed her hand to stop her and she turned around.

"What?" Her eyes searched my face.

I walked in front of her and kneeled down on one knee and held my arms out behind my back. "Get on."

Her eyebrows came together. "Im sorry?"

"Get on." I repeated. "Piggy back."

She smirked and walked over behind my back. "So..do I just…get on?"

I snorted. "Well duh. Im a half-demon. I can take you on. You weigh about as much as a piece of paper to me."

She was hesitant but finally slipped her hands over my shoulders and wrapped her legs around my back. I slipped my arms under her thighs and heaved her up higher on my back. "You good?" I asked.

I felt her nod. "Yea. Im fine. Are you sure your ok carrying me?"

I rolled my eyes. "Kagome your not a heavy girl. Your like a twig." She slapped my playfully and I started walking.

"Hey is it ok if I run?" I asked her.

She thought about that before she answered me. "Id be insulted if you didn't." She said finally. She giggled and I chuckled.

"Ok. You asked for it." I pushed off my feet and launched forward like a bullet out of a gun. The wind was blowing past my ears, whispering that I should go faster. My legs thrust into the ground and I leapt into the air and hit the ground running. I heard Kagome squeak and squeeze tighter around my neck. I smiled and ran even faster. I dodged over fallen trees and logs and over small amounts of water. I started to slow down when I was getting to my favorite spot in the forest.

I lessened my pace into a slow jog and headed for a huge tree. I finally stopped and smiled at our destination. The tree I was headed for seemed like It was the largest tree in the whole forest. The heart of the forest, as I called it. Tree roots snaked its way up the large trunk and back down to other trees. You had to tilt you head up to see the top of it. And It was my favorite place to sit.

"Wow. What a beautiful tree." Kagome whispered as though she was scared of disturbing the quiet.

I nodded my head in agreement. "Its pretty amazing isn't it?"

"It is."

We stared up at it for a few minuets before I spoke. "Hang on tight ok?" I told her.

She shook her head. "What? Hang on for what?" She grasped her hands tighter on my jacket.

"Were going to climb it." I whispered.

"You've got to be crazy!"

I snorted. "No one said I was perfect."

I jumped up onto a low branch of the gigantic tree and leapt onto another one, climbing higher and higher. Kagome never stopped squealing until I stopped on a large branch with no branches surrounding it. I grabbed Kagome's hands off my shoulders and drew her around to the front of me. She squeezed her eyes shut and grasped on to the front of my shirt.

"Inuyasha please don't let me fall. Please don't let me fall." She started shaking and I looked down to her. I rest my hand on the tree and wrapped my other hand around her body.

"Shhh Kagome." I soothed. "Shhh its ok. I won't let you fall. I won't ever let you fall. And If you ever do manage to somehow slip out of my grasp, I will always catch you. Always." I whispered into her ear in a soft voice. I would never let Kagome get hurt. Not while I was around to protect her.

"Promise?" She whimpered into my shirt.

I nodded my head in the affirmative. "Promise."

She took a deep breath. "Ok. Show me what you wanted to show me." She said to my shirt.

"Close your eyes."

She groaned. "Oh not this again." She smiled at me.

"Just do it." I chuckled.

She closed her eyes and sighed. I turned her around and placed my hands over her eyes. I stared out past her head and hoped she liked the view. "Open." I whispered once more.

She blinked her eyes open and she gasped. Her mouth opened and she stared out around her. She brought a hand up to her lips. The huge tree we were perched on,was high enough to look over the other tops of trees and out toward the whole city. And past the city was rolling hills and country side. The sun looked like it was setting into the rolling hills of grass. The setting sun was casting pink and golden rays down to earth, letting everything tun into an un-earthly glow. I looked at Kagome's face and the sun was turning her face a light shade of pink. She looked beautiful.

She smiled and clapped her hands. "Oh InuYasha its stunning." She turned and looked at me. She furrowed her eyebrows and cocked her head to the side slightly. "InuYasha what is it?" I blinked and snapped my head away from her when I realized I had been staring at her.

"Oh uh, nothing. Do you want to sit down?" I gestured toward the large branch we were currently standing on that was several feet wide and thick.

She nodded and hummed. "Sure!"

I grabbed her hand and giddied her so she was sitting down and resting her shoulders on mine. I took my hand out of hers because I was afraid she would feel - my surprise - without her looking at me, she grabbed my hand with hers and laced her fingers in with mine. I didn't complain or protest as our hands intertwined and as she rested her head on my shoulder. I smiled and squeezed her hand tighter as we watched the sun set the world into a beautiful glow.

~KAG POV~

InuYasha had driven me home after we had sat and watched the sun set over the city. I hated to watch him wave a final goodbye to me and see him drive down the street. I sighed and shut the front door. I kicked off my shoes and walked in toward the kitchen.

"Im HOME!" I announced. I walked further into the kitchen and grabbed an apple out of the hanging fruit basket. I shined it up on the front of my shirt and bit into the skin. The juices flowed into my mouth and I hummed in happiness.

"Oh hey sis your home." I turned around to see souta bouncing his soccer ball on his head.

I smiled and whipped my mouth. "Yea. Hey how was your game? Didya win?"

He beamed up at me and I knew the answer even before he said "Yes."

I picked him up around his waist. "Good job!" He smiled and laughed and wriggled out of my grasp and ran outside to practice more of his soccer techniques.

I sat down on one of the barstool seats and rested my elbows on the counter top. I continued to eat my apple and I began to hum subconsciously.

"If anyone saw you like that they'd think you were in love."

I snorted and rolled my eyes. "Gramps, Im not in love." I turned around on the stool to see gramps smiling at me from the kitchen doorway.

"Yea uhuh." He walked in and started rummaging through the fridge.

I bit down on my apple. "Hey gramps," I managed through chewing "do you have any scrolls on half-demons?" I asked out of pure curiosity.

He stopped moving as if he was thinking. "Hmmm, you know I do believe we have another scroll that you haven't read yet. When you asked if you could read up about demons and their inner demons, I'm going to be honest I was surprised. But the scroll on half-demons is somewhere hidden in the attic. Ill look for it tomorrow."

I bounced off my seat and stood up. "Thanks gramps your the best." I walked over to him and kissed him on the cheek. I threw the apples core into the trash and walked out of the kitchen and down to my room. I changed into a pair of pink pajamas with red hearts dotted on it and climbed into bed.

I put my hair up into a loose bun and set my alarm for the morning. I rolled over and set my phone onto my nightstand and turned off my lamp. I rolled back over and hugged the blankets closer to my chin and closed my eyes. I smiled as the days events ran through my head. Today had been one of the best sundays I had ever had. My smile grew as I fell asleep.

I didn't dream. I didn't need to.

A/n: This chapter is dedicated to Landon Moberg. Ill miss you little guy. R.I.P

Updated: [3/5/13]