disclaimer: i dont own Inuyasha or Naruto or airy tail

Protect

Even after Inuyasha's dark implications that Sesshoumaru was trying to lure them into them into a trap and would slaughter them all at his own sweet time, Miroku and Sango had decided to take the lord's offer of protection.

"Seriously, Inuyasha", Sango sighed as the hanyou sulked at the edge of the campsite, picking at his sleeve and keeping an eye on the still non-pulsed Kagome, "I think he'd have just done it now if he wanted too."

"Well, maybe he was going to! He's one sick bastard—

Miroku was gathering up the extra load and shippou on Kirara who could fly over them. He tied everything up and tucked Shippou up the fire cat before turning.

"well, there wasn't anything stopping him, was there?" he told Inuyasha, rather pointedly." You were indisposed. I and Sango-sama weren't a match for him"

Kagome was vaguely annoyed at how she always unmentioned at combat. Well' okay, she was clumsy, not battle born like Sango, but she did have her moments.

Inuyasha wasn't mollified.

"Don't ask me what goes on his sick head." He said grouchily.

"You are very serious about your brother's ailment, Inuyasha, do I see a great brotherly love in its fetal stage—

"Houshi, I don't know why I let you be with us—

"–because I'm the only one who can get you shelter and food for free—"

"—one more word, and I'll hang you upside down—'

"Oh god!" Kagome suddenly wailed," can you people just shut up? Can we just go? Can anybody give a girl a moment of peace? I've blisters and I just got suffocated on someone's aura and we could die any moment I guess, so can we just get going and whatever trap whoever has made for us?"

Then to her and Inuyasha's utmost horror, /Kagome burst into belligerent tears.

She was going to get her tear glands surgically removed.

Inuyasha not knowing what to do, cautiously stepped near and mumbled, "I'll carry you, Kagome"

To his relief, she didn't sit him, but to his immense apprehension, cried even harder.

Sango and /Miroku stood in the background looking embarrassed for no reason at all, and eating metaphorical popcorns metaphorically at their expense.

Later when things were much more sedate, and Inuyasha led the huntress and the monk to the protection his brother had offered and Kagome in his arms, she tugged on his haori.

"Hey, Inuyasha", she mumbled so softly even he had to lean forward to listen to her. "What would you do if Sesshoumaru attacks?"

He shrugged. Though he had proposed the original idea, he hadn't even it much thought. His brother was just too honorable for that sort of thing. "Fight him. Protect you guys." Then another idea occurred to him." Maybe just grab you and run."

Kagome blushed as her heart raced with the just the last few words.

"What about Miroku and Sango?"

Would you do that for me, Inuyasha? Will you take me and run? Will you take and still run when there's Kikyou?

As her heart twisted over itself in little, ragged scraps, Inuyasha shrugged casually.

"I'd always get you out first." he told her, astounded at her stupidity." Isn't that obvious?"

Kagome didn't answer.