DISCLAIMER: - I think I forgot to include this, I don't own Inuyasha, Rumiko Takahashi does.

Special Moments in Time

High Up

"That was a very nice dinner Kagome" Sango complimented her friend on her cooking. Kagome had brought a home cooked meal back from her time where she had visited earlier that day.

"Thank you Sango" Kagome said giving the demon slayer a smile.

"Yes Kagome, I must say your cooking skills are steadily improving" the monk added his compliments as well.

"Keh" Inuyasha grunted his favorite made up word and jumped into the big tree above them to settle down for the night.

The others followed suit. Kirara transformed into her bigger form and curled up in the corner of the clearing where they had made camp, Sango snuggled up close to her, resting her head on the fire cat youkai's soft cream colored fur.

Miroku went over to one of the many trees that surrounded the clearing, sat down and leaned against its rough strong bark. He held his staff close and shut his eyes.

Kagome sighed, "I guess the others must be really tired". So she set about clearing up the place by herself, stuffing the lunch boxes into her monstrosity of a yellow backpack, before rolling out her sleeping bag.

Shippou, who was waiting patiently for her to do just that, jumped into the comfy sleeping bag and was asleep in an instant. Kagome smiled down at the fox kit, brushing his bangs away from his eyes. She then got in herself, careful not to wake the young kitsune. Once she was comfortably tucked in, she spared a glance at the tree Inuyasha was perched on.

That got her thinking, 'I wonder why Inuyasha almost always sleeps in trees, won't he be more comfortable on the ground'. She had wondered about that many times, and she had asked him a few times about it too, his answer was always, "So that I can protect all of you if a demon decides to attack", well that and he might have mentioned something about weak humans dieing in their sleep.

She remembered reading something about this in a dog magazine, that the leader of the pack always chose the highest spot to sleep. Something about showing their dominance. Maybe that was why Inuyasha mostly slept in trees, because they were like a pack, and technically Inuyasha was like their leader, though she would never tell him she thought that, he already had a big enough ego as it was.

'Yeah, maybe that was why, I mean it makes sense' Kagome thought letting out a huge yawn.

"Go to sleep wench" she heard the hanyou's gruff voice and giggled slightly.

"What?" he snapped, thinking that maybe she was giggling at him.

"Nothing Inuyasha, just thinking" she snuggled deeper into her sleeping bag and yawned again.

"About what?" he asked, "Not that I care" he added quickly, but Kagome didn't miss the curiosity in his tone.

"About why you like sleeping in trees so much"

"Feh, idiot, you're losing sleep thinking about something so stupid" he stated incredulously.

"I'm not an idiot" she said angrily, though the effect was stifled due to another yawn.

"Go to sleep" he said sternly, and smiled slightly when he saw her close her eyes. He relaxed on his branch when he heard her breathing even out.

He looked at her sleeping form and sighed. She looked so innocent and serene, but she also looked weak and vulnerable. Sleeping strait above her made it easier for him to protect her, he could also sense every single move she made in her sleep and that gave him a sense of being in control of her safety.

A small smile played on her lips, enhancing her beauty in his eyes. He could look at her pretty, sleeping face forever, a warm feeling pooled in the pit of his stomach as her smile widened.

This was the real reason he liked sleeping in trees…

AN: - This was kind of pointless I know. But I was reading through this canine magazine and I came across this article. I couldn't help but think about Inuyasha and how he always sleeps in trees. Maybe the reason that he really does sleep in trees, apart from wanting to protect his friends, is that he thinks of himself as the leader of the pack and the leader of any dog pack really does find a higher spot then the rest of them to sleep. Let's just say it got me thinking and this was what I came up with. I hope you liked it.

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