InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Breaking of Dawn ❯ About Ramen and Something ( Chapter 6 )

Chapter Six - About Ramen and Something

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Kagome looked around at the camp they had made for the night. She had been surprised to know how well she could see in the dark, but had quickly gotten used to it.

Now that she had been a hanyou herself for a week, she could begin to understand why Inuyasha didn't really like his human nights. Compared to her senses now, being a human would be as if she was blindfolded with her hands tied behind her back. It was still exiting for her to be able to hear her friend's heartbeats and smell it when they were agitated in any way.

Digging into her backpack she fished out her sleeping bag and some food. Rummaging through the bag one last time she realised that she hadn't been home since before the attack. The supplies were getting really low and she only had one cup of instant ramen left. Inuyasha would probably push her through the well if he found out and for once, the prospect of going home wasn't really exciting for Kagome.

She was terrified of how her family would react to what had happened to her. She had promised her mother that she would be safe, so that she was allowed to go on the shard quest with Inuyasha and her friends.

Her brother would probably like the fact that his own sister was a hanyou; he certainly was fond of Inuyasha and had on many occasions asked Kagome if she would marry him. Her grandfather would probably try to exorcise her at first, but then he would accept it. Her mother… She wasn't sure how her mother would react and that was what terrified her of going home.

She wasn't really worried abut her old friends and her school anymore. During the last week, it had seemed insignificant to the life she now had in the warring states. The life she was beginning to have with Inuyasha…

"Why are you looking all broody all of a sudden? Is something wrong?" Kagome snapped out of her thoughts and directed her attention on Shippo who was sitting right in front of her, sucking on a lollipop.

Smiling, she took out a kettle and began to heat some water on the fire that Miroku had started.

"Nothing's wrong Shippo." She ensured him while she patted him on his head. He only shook it in annoyance and jumped into her lap. "Are you sure? You're behaving kind of weird." He continued.

Kagome only smiled back. "I'm sure, I'm probably just tired. That's all." She tried to ignore the attention the rest of the group was beginning to give her because of Shippo's question.

"Well if you're tired Lady Kagome, you should rest and let us prepare the food." Miroku said as he began to usher her away from the boiling water. "But…" She tried to protest, but was cut off by Sango.

"It's fine Kagome. We'll handle it." She said as she dumped a load of firewood near the fire. Nodding, Kagome gave up her attempt to protest and went to sit down on her sleeping bag, watching as the rest of the group prepared the food.

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Inuyasha kept an eye on Kagome from the branch he was perched on.

She had been lying when she told them that she was tired. After all she was a hanyou now, and he himself knew what that meant. Sure, she was able to get tired, but not from the easy journey they had had today.

Miroku, Sango and Shippo wouldn't know that she was lying because none of them were hanyou and therefore they couldn't understand what a hanyou was capable of.

Shifting his position slightly to get a better view of Kagome, Inuyasha tried to figure out why she had lied. She didn't lie much. He knew that, so when she did it was almost always about something important…

Like when she told him that she didn't care that he had been to see Kikyo…

He knew that Kagome didn't like it when he went to see Kikyo, but he felt obligated to protect her just like he felt obligated to protect Kagome. And it was somewhat reassuring for him to know that Kagome would get jealous. That only meant that she cared about him herself, didn't it? Sometimes he even went to meet Kikyo just to make Kagome jealous, just to confirm the suspicion he had that Kagome cared about him and wanted him for herself.

He didn't like to make Kagome angry, but sometimes it seemed that they didn't do anything but argue. That made him doubt how Kagome felt about him and he would go to see Kikyo, just to be assured by Kagome's reaction when she found out… of course that technique often only led to more fighting, but it still made him feel safe with her.

Inuyasha was brought out of his thoughts by Sango's voice.

"Hey Kagome, there's only one pack of Ramen left. Will you travel through the well soon to stock up on the supplies?"

Inuyasha failed to notice that Kagome's posture stiffened as he jumped out of the tree to land in front of Sango and the yellow backpack.

Searching through the bag and throwing out unnecessary thing like the first aid kit and some books, he discovered that Sango had told the truth. There was only one pack of Ramen left.

Picking up the last box, he turned to Kagome and was about to inquire on the subject when he finally noticed Kagome's posture.

Something was wrong. Somehow, this had something to do with why she had lied.

Letting out an exasperated `keh!' He decided to drop the subject for the time being and turned back to Sango, tossing her the Ramen-box.

"Here, cook this and yell for me when it's done. I'm going into the forest to hunt."

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Sango looked askance at Inuyasha's retreating back while she fingered the pack in her hands.

"Well that was certainly different." Miroku said as he sat down beside her.

Sango nodded absently and opened the Ramen, putting the content into the boiling pot.

"He's been acting different for the entire week. I swear. It's starting to creep me out." She talked quietly, hoping that Kagome's extraordinaire hearing didn't pick it up.

She wasn't the only one that didn't notice that Kagome was missing from the camp.

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Kagome rushed through the forest. She wasn't entirely sure if she was running or flying. It seemed to be something in between.

Following Inuyasha's recent scent deeper into the forest, she began to ponder on what she would tell him. He deserved to know about the doubt she now had about going home and meeting her mother, after all he had been nothing but understanding towards her.

Rushing through some low bushes, she was finally able to glimpse Inuyasha's familiar red and silver form crouching on the ground. He seemed to be intently focusing on something in the lower bushes, but Kagome couldn't see anything from the angle she was at.

Remembering that he was hunting, she crept quietly towards him, not wanting to scare the prey.

She managed to creep up on him without making much sound. It didn't even seem like Inuyasha was aware of her presence, she didn't really think it too strange because she had the wind against her. It would be very difficult if not impossible for him to smell her. She on the other hand was met by his strong, masculine and foresty smell.

She couldn't keep herself from drawing a deep breath, her soul calming by the familiar and loved scent. Unfortunately, he seemed to hear that…

Turning abruptly with a startled expression, Inuyasha was met with two beautiful golden-streaked brown orbs looking into his own, searching his soul.

A small blush fought its way over Kagome's cheeks as they kept looking into each others eyes. She suddenly felt extremely warm, even if the evening was quite chilly. When she finally managed to force her gaze away, there was a tingling sensation in her entire body.

"Sorry for startling you." She squawked when the silence became unbearable.

"I… I need to…" Looking up once more she was again met by his piercing, intense gaze and she was forced to stop, her throat abruptly closing off. This was a lot harder than she'd ever thought it'd be and not because of the subject. It was hard simply because he was there. Close. To her.

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Inuyasha barely heard Kagome's whispered words as he gazed at her intently.

He was too preoccupied by the surprise of her being there in the first place… and the sudden change in her scent. Intoxicating didn't even begin to describe it and he had to fight off some very sudden, very primal urges.

When she met her eyes again, he barely managed to hide the expression clear in his eyes and posture.

When he noticed her flushed, blushing cheeks, he finally realised how close they were sitting and he quickly backed a step away, afraid of what he would do if he didn't keep his distance. It reminded him of how he reacted to her being in heat, but she wasn't in heat now. How could she be? Her monthly bleeding had just stopped…

Kagome had also backed away when he did and now they were at a somewhat comfortable distance.

"So… uh…" He gulped and dug his claws nervously into the soft earth, trying to distract himself.

"You needed to?" He prompted, hoping to bring her out of her stupor again.

Shaking her head slightly, Kagome managed to gather her thoughts as she began to fidget with some grass growing on from the soft ground.

"I need to talk to you." She finally breathed out softly.

Inuyasha's ear flickered and he strained to catch the whispered words.

Sighing he leaned up against the trunk of a tree, folding his arms in his haori.

"About the Ramen? I figured something was wrong…" He said it slowly, not wanting to anger her.

Kagome nodded and continued to play with the grass, focusing intently on the green growth.

"About something like that…" She nodded quietly…

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A/n: Okay. I know it's been a long time since I updated and for that I apologise. I wrote myself into a corner. My vacation is also finished now and I'm starting a new year of high school, so the updates will probably become more irregular. Don't believe I'm giving up on the story though… If it takes too long before I update, you're all welcome to mail me and remind me… just in case.

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