Chapter 3

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"Did ya miss me Kikyo?"

I slipped on the rock my foot was leaning on and landed -thank god- on my feet. If I turned around they would see me. My clothes were still 7 feet away from me. "Well you sure have gotten klutzy Kikyo…" I ignored them. They obviously weren't talking to me. I wonder who Kikyo is? "Don't you dare ignore ME Kikyo!" The voice said as I heard a splash behind me. I turned around quickly to see no one there.

"Just my imagination…" I whispered to myself. I turned around to find a man with amber eyes staring at me. "AGHH!" I screamed as I fell into the water on my back. When I resurfaced the man was still looking at me.

"Just your imagination huh? Do I look imaginary to you?" The man said with a menacing amusement in his eyes.

"Yes." I replied, trying to control my heartbeat.

"How's that?" I pointed at his hair which had just registered in my head as silver and-d dog… ears!

"You're hair- Uh! It's you! I knew it! I knew I saw someone in the picture!"

"So Myoga was right, then… Come on Kikyo." When I didn't start to follow him I saw anger flash in his eyes.

"Umm…" I stared blankly towards my clothes, hoping that he'd catch on. He only smirked and grabbed my hand. "Let go of me!"

"Now why would I do that?" He asked with an arrogant smile.

"Oh I don't know. Maybe because I just met you and you are trying to haul me off somewhere."

"You're only half right, wench."

You you you you YOU… JERK! "Let me go now."

"I'll pass on that."

"Please?"

"Nice try."

"Oh come on! What do you want from me?"

"I want you."

"……" No He's gonna eat me!

"Don't feel bad, any woman would be speechless!"

"Oh. Then I'd hate to see what any man would say…" Over agued pompous! Don't finish that thought.

"Did you just call me Gay?"

"I don't know. How many men have you been with?"

"I'm not gay wench."

"Are you sure? Tell the truth."

"I'm telling the truth wench."

"I have a name ya know!"

"Fine, Kikyo."

"Why do you think I'm Kikyo?"

"Cause you are."

"… What if you're wrong. Huh?"

"I'm never wrong." Well, your in for a surprise. With my free hand I smacked him and kneed him right after. I bolted to my clothes which just happened to be a silver tank top and short-shorts, got out of the hot springs, and started running/dressing. "Wench, come back here!"

"No way!" I screamed over my shoulder as I felt his eyes rake over my retreating form. I was running much faster now because I was dressed. A few seconds later I heard feet behind me. When I turned he took hold of my hair. I screeched to a painful halt. "OW!"

"Don't say I didn't warn you."

"You didn't warn me."

"Ya know I really don't appreciate you slapping me."

"Deal with it."

"Then you get to deal with this." He said as he picked me up piggy-back style and started running. I started kicking and screaming and he just laughed.

"Put me down you jerk. You moron!"

"I have a name too."

"Ugh!"

"Well?"

"Well what?!"

"Do you want to know what my name is?"

"Why should I feel obliged to know your name if you don't know mine?" Even though I already know his name…

"I do so know your name!"

"What's my name Inuyasha?" When I said his name, for some reason I wanted to keep saying it. I don't even know how I knew his name. I just… Did. It felt, right to say his name. AH! What am I thinking! I'm crazy!

"Kag- Kikyo."

"Whatever… Where are you taking me?"

"To mate."

I froze. Did I hear that right? "W-what was that?"

"Are you deaf Kikyo? T-o m-a-t-e!"

I started to pound my fists into his back and get him to loosen his hold on my thighs. Wait! When did he grab my thighs?! "When will you get it through your head? I am NOT Kikyo! I don't even know who Kikyo is! Then you show up out of nowhere with the arrogance to presume that I'll mate with you?!"

"You are too Kikyo, you smell just like her! Besides, this is my forest. You'll do what I say."

"No two people smell the same. Possibly similar, but NOT the same. To the other comment Heck NO! I will not mate with you."

"Feh… Do you honestly think I would believe that you're not…" Inuyasha set me down in front of him and leaned into my shoulder. I stiffened when his nose met my neck. He stepped away after a few long moments his eyes widened from shock. "K-Kagome? Is that your real name?"

"Thank you Kami!" I said as the blush settled on his cheeks and his ears drooped down. Then surprisingly, he took my hand and swept me up to his eye level.

"You're not Kikyo…" He whispered, and barely audible again whispered, "You're better…" He wrapped his hard of muscled arms around my petite form, hands lying just above my waist folded together.

"I'm going to pretend that didn't happen-" I started cautiously.

"If anyone knows of this, you'll be sorry… … How did you know my name?" My legs tingled as I blushed, (Greeaaat! I blush for a baka…) and Inuyasha pulled me closer to him, so that our bodies molded together. I blushed 10 shades of red as I pulled a few steps away from him.

"Ummm… How did you get those cute puppy ears?" I asked attempting to change the subject. "Are they real?" I asked as I leaned forward not realizing the view he was getting from my low-cut tank top. (To top that off my shirt was wet and clinging to me… everywhere.) I gently rubbed his ears in circles. Growls escaped from deep in his throat and I immediately stopped, leaning back into my earlier position.

"What do you think you're doing?!" Oh great he sounds angry. "Why did you stop?" I beamed and started rubbing his ears again. "You still haven't answered my question."

"Oh! Well, I really don't know. I feel like I know you… But at the same time… I don't."

"So it's not just me then. Good to know."

"About your puppy ears?"

"I'm a half-demon."

"You're a hanyou?"

"Yeah."

"So who's who?"

"My mother was a mortal, and my father was InuTaisho the great dog demon."

"Oh! I've heard stories about him and his heroic son! Are you… Him?"

"I'm the one with Tetsusaiga if that's what you're asking."

"Can you really do the Wind Scar?"

"Want to see it?" Inuyasha asked smirking.

"YES! I never thought it was real."

"Well it is!" He said as he pulled a rusty sword out of a battered scabbard and the sword transformed into the magnificent fang! "WIND SCAR!" Inuyasha cried as a wave of light separated into different segments and severed to ash the trees the light hit. "Come on. Let's go home."

"What do you mean home?"

"Well, I kinda trapped you here with me."

"What are you talking about?"

"I thought you were Kikyo so I trapped you here as soon as you entered the forest so you'd stay with me."

"YOU WHAT!!"

"I just told you, be lucky I'm not killing you wench."

"I thought we were past the wench and idiot stage…"

"What was that dear?"

"Don't call me that."

"Whatever you say Princess."

"Please stop."

"Of course you Highness"

"Stop it OSUWARI!"

"Hah! Okay I'll sit for you- What the!" Inuyasha stuttered as his face met the ground. "Witch! How did you subdue me?"

"How am I supposed to know-"

"Cause you did it wench!"

"Do you even know what wench means?!"

"I… Uh. Of course I do!"

"What?"

"Why should I tell you, ama?"

"Never mind!" I yelled as I stalked away from him.

"Hey Kagome!"

"WHAT!?"

"When you're done being a grump keep walking north, Okay?"

"Fine." With that I was long gone. I was walking past trees and bushes that all looked the same. All of a sudden I heard a shuffling in the bushes behind me. I picked up the nearest item.

"Put it down, little girl. It's not a good habit to play with sticks."