InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Tails Up! ❯ Part 2 ( Chapter 2 )

A.N. Hello… I'm back with part two of three… who knows maybe when I'm done with all my other fics I'll make a sequel to this that has more humor, plot and mini Inu-Chan's… it all depends on you *points finger *

*Special thanx to Crash for helping me with grammar and stuff… I know you have special mentions but hey deal with it X3 *

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Part Two

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Sengoku Jidai

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Kagome had difficulty climbing up the aged vines with all her things but finally made her way out of the depths of the Bone Eaters Well.

Huffing, she dropped her things on the ground and sat on the lip of the well.

Her breathing steadied and she let the peaceful night of the feudal era greet her. She loved this era in the night. It was so different from her own; there were no bright lights, loud noises or rushing people.

The tranquil surroundings left her thoughts unoccupied and a gently breeze tickled her raven silk-like tresses compelling her to giggle as it brushed her cheek.

" Does my tail still amuse you wench?" Inuyasha muttered from behind, causing her to gasp and whip around.

His face pulled her back to reality and she sorely responded, "I wasn't even thinking about that, Inuyasha!"

"Feh!" was his only reply.

An awkward silence soon followed leaving both Inuyasha and Kagome uncomfortable.

Suddenly feeling brave about the situation, Kagome broke the silence, "It was pretty funny though."

"I don't see how." He quickly spat out.

`Why did I even open my mouth?' she asked herself.

When she thought back to how she discovered his tail she did think it was funny, especially with how dumbly she reacted. She didn't want to mention that though.

"What wasn't funny was you trying to take advantage of me!" she answered, deciding to take the defense.

"Nani!?!" Inuyasha barked bewildered as to how she could say such a thing, "You're the one who came onto me outta nowhere! You practically gave me no choice… I'm a man ain't I?" he concluded.

Kagome was ready to retort but held her tongue as a blush tinted her cheeks.

A second silence plagued the air as Kagome twiddled her thumbs and Inuyasha crossed his arms.

`Did I really just throw myself on him like that?' she pondered. Then thoughts of his tail returned and before she could stop herself the words fell out of her mouth.

"Can I touch it?" she clasped a hand over her mouth in disbelief of what she just said.

Inuyasha just gawked at her unsure of what to think about her question, ` What the hell does she mean by `it'?'

When she saw the look he gave her she couldn't help but laugh. "Your tail, Inuyasha! Your tail!" she giggled out enjoying the relief laughter gave her from the embarrassing silences.

Inuyasha was all the opposite, he couldn't believe she was still laughing about his tail. It bruised his ego but he couldn't let her find that out.

"Where's my clothing, stupid woman?" he demanded when he grew tired of her high- pitched giggles that were directed at him.

She stopped and stared at him blankly as if not understanding his request. Then she remembered and coolly answered.

"It's in my backpack and since you have forgotten my name, you can get it yourself," she began to laugh again as he stared at her dumbfounded, " as a matter of fact bring both bag with you." She resolved and walked away towards the village, leaving Inuyasha no room to reply.

She heard his growl but thought nothing of them.

`He'll cool down and bring the bags to the village… especially when he sees the bag full of ramen.' She convinced herself and grinned.

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Kaede's Hut

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Her comrades, Sango and Miroku in the small hut that belonged to Old Lady Kaede, warmly greeted Kagome.

"Lady Kagome," Miroku started, "Are you not going to be staying for long? You don't seem to have your usual belongings?"

Kagome gave a good-natured smile and answered, "Inuyasha is bring my things, I don't know how long he will take though."

He nodded in understanding that the hanyou was in his usual gruff mood.

"So where's Shippou-chan and Kaede-baba?" Kagome asked noticing that the kitsune wasn't there to give the regular energetic welcome.

"Shippou-chan is with Kaede-baba helping her with the sick in the village. We suggested he should keep busy, then you would be here before he knew it." Sango replied with a worn-out grin.

Kagome could only imagine how they can handle the small kitsune when he fusses about her being gone.

"He wasn't too much, was he?"

"He became tolerable when Inuyasha left to wait for you by the well." Miroku chided in.

The three sat in a comfortable silence until Miroku asked, "Since Kaede-baba is out, what shall we have for supper?"

Before Kagome could open her mouth Inuyasha had barged into the hut with her things.

"Ramen." He said, letting everyone know that he heard question and won't stand for anything else.

"Fine." Kagome said and stuck out her hand, waiting for him to give her the bowls of ramen.

He gave her the entire shopping bag and sat down expecting her to begin fixing the meals.

She only stood up and stared at him intently.

"What are you waiting for? Get to it woman!" he bellowed.

Sango and Miroku both knew what she was waiting for but chose to stay on the sidelines this time.

" What does it look like I need, Inuyasha." She stressed his name, just so he knew she used it.

The tone of her voice warned him; telling him if he made another wrong move he would be kissing the ground.

His eyes darted around the room searching for what was missing that Kagome needed. He looked over to Sango and Miroku with pleading eyes as he sensed Kagome's patience growing weak, but they only looked away.

`What great friends they are.' He told himself.

Kagome watched him look around the room for what she needed and chuckled at how he looked like a lost puppy. ` He still doesn't even realize what it is I need.'

Inuyasha heard her chuckle and abruptly stooped his search. `Why am I letting her get away with treating me like this? All she's been doin' is laughing at me like I'm some kinda joke.'

"Do you want ramen or not?" Kagome said in a huff.

The mention of his favorite food made his ears perk up but he gave her the look of doom; he was feeling mocked.

"I already said I did, so just make it already." He mumbled, positive that she was no longer angry enough to sit him.

"Inuyasha, I swear you are hopeless! Water! I need water! Gees, you act like I haven't been fixing this for you for the past two years. Now will you go get it!" she exploded' not believing that he could truly be that clueless.

`This whole time it was water! Why couldn't anybody simply just tell me? It's not like I can read minds.' He thought.

"Feh!" he replied but quickly left to fetch the water, not wanting to stick around his so called friends any longer.

When he was gone Kagome toppled over and hugged her sides in a fit of giggles. Sango and Miroku soon joined in; they too thought what just occurred to be amusing as well.

Recovering, Kagome made a woodpile in the middle of the floor and began to make sparks until it caught on fire.

"Poor Shippou-chan will never forgive us for letting him miss that!" she stated to her friends who in return, nodded.

"May I ask Lady Kagome," Miroku began, "why Inuyasha seems more out of it than usual?" he and Sango took a seat next to the short flames that were steadily growing higher.

Kagome contemplated on the thought of telling her friends about Inuyasha's tail. Images of them asking her a flood of questions about how she found out made her turn pink and decide to keep her discovery to herself.

"Err… he's just still steamed about me being… late." She fumbled.

`Gosh I such at lying.'

Luckily Miroku accepted the answer but Sango looked at her skeptically, before she could comment on Kagome's peculiar response, Inuyasha had returned with the need water in a large wooden bucket.

"Thank you, Inuyasha." Kagome thanked him for more reasons than one, while taking the water and beginning her task of fixing everyone's meal.

"Keh." He scowled and sat in the corner of the hut waiting for his ramen.

Sango watched the small interaction but shrugged off her confusion. Her body became stiff when she felt the wandering hand of the houshi on her rear.

"Hentai!" she roared and grabbed the nearest weapon she could reach, which was Hiraikotsu of course, and whammed him in the skull causing the monk to fall over, comatose.

Kagome cracked a smile as Sango's anger ebbed away. She turned and found Inuyasha staring at her with a rumbling in his throat.

She rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Am I not allowed to smile anymore Inuyasha?" she asked, handing a bowl of hot ramen and chopsticks to the demon exterminator.

"Keh." He snorted and turned his head with his arms folded.

`Why can't he form sentences!' she mentally screamed but held her composure as she handed him his undeserved meal.

His nose twitched and he ungratefully turned and snatched the bowl without giving any kind of thanks.

She let him get away with his rudeness and silently ate her own dinner.

The monk remained unconscious while the three ate. When Sango finished she reluctantly laid him in a more comfortable position and covered him with a thin blanket.

"Thank you for supper Kagome… and uh…Inuyasha," she said awkwardly, " I'll be going to bed now, goodnight."

Kagome nodded and watched her ally go across the room from the monk, place a mat on the floor and lay to rest.

Shortly after Kaede entered the silent hut with the sleeping kitsune tucked in her arms. She wasn't at all surprised to see Kagome had retuned.

"Kobanwa Kagome-chan, Inuyasha. It is late and this old is tired. Let me lay the child and rest thy self so we may speak at first light." Kaede whispered.

Kagome gave her recognition and gathered the used Styrofoam ramen bowls to place to the side for when she would return home and dispose of them correctly.

When she returned to her place by the fire, she realized that it was only she and Inuyasha left awake.

He noticed the same thing and decided to join her by the fire that was slowly burning out.

She began to feel uneasy as she felt Inuyasha just gazing at her.

"What is it?" she murmured, getting tired of him just staring at her with nothing to say.

"Let's finish." He stated with a fang-bearing smirk.

Her eyes widened in disbelief. `I can't believe he just said that! And he has the nerve to grin after acting like a full-fledged jerk during dinner. He is sooo not getting away with this!'

With an angry tick in her left eye, Kagome stood up and Inuyasha did the same. She stepped towards him, turned him around and began pushing him out of the hut.

`She really wants me. Now I can show her whose boss.' He pondered with a lustful beam on his face.

He let her guide him to the edge of the village and then she stopped. He felt her step away and he turned around to see her staring at her with intense anger

Inuyasha audibly gulped.

"Sit!" *Thud * "Sit!" *Thud * "Sit!" *Rumble *

"What made you think that after the way you just acted I would jus give myself to you!?!" she thundered, now towering over the back of his head.

The subduing spell wore off just enough to for him to lift his head. "You just don't want me because of my tail, isn't that it?" his voice had a hint of sorrow.

`Is that why he's been acting like that? Because he thinks I don't like his tail… I do like his tail… he should have told me… It does go well with his ears…' An image of Inuyasha on all fours with his tongue out panting and his tail wagging made her burst at the seams.

"You are too much Inuyasha!" she laughed out and strolled away as if nothing out happened.

Leaving the hurt hanyou alone to guess what suddenly changed her mood. With the spell completely worn off he decided to sleep in a treetop, rather than return to the hut to face Kagome's mood swings.

Anger filled him as he realized that Kagome wouldn't finish what she started and he would be left alone all night with his throbbing flesh unpleased.

"Dumb Broad." He snarled.

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A.N. I know it's kinda screwy but hey I don't usually write Inu/Kag pairings. Part three will be the conclusion of this crazy fic and it will have some lemon. I wish everyone blessed holidays and happy families.

~Riomi~