InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Under Shooting Stars ❯ Under Shooting Stars - Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Under Shooting Stars

 

By: blackwidow10

 

 

Chapter 2

 

Kagome's mind was still reeling from the events of the night before with InuYasha. She couldn't stop thinking about the way he had kissed her…with a longing and need she never would have expected of him. InuYasha wasn't the kind of person who longed for companionship, and yet, Kagome had gradually been able to change that. She knew that InuYasha was a better person with her around, even though he did have a tendency to be rude.

 

But…the longing InuYasha had for her, it wasn't just for friendship…'I love you too…'

 

Kagome sighed and sank lower into the warm hot springs water. The sound alerted Sango, sitting across from her in the wonderfully heated water.

 

“So, Kagome…” she said, a bit of a twinkle in her eye as she surveyed her friend. “You never did say what happened between you and InuYasha last night.”

 

Kagome blushed a deep crimson. “What makes you think something happened?”

 

Sango smiled. “I can tell by the way you two are acting…shooting glances at each other when you think the other isn't looking, how you two couldn't stop blushing all day…”

 

“Alright, alright, I get it.” Kagome's face was as bright red as a tomato by now.

 

“So, what happened? Miroku has a few…theories…of his own, none of which I would like to repeat, much less think about again.” Sango made a face at the thought, but Kagome grinned.

 

“Sure Sango…whatever you say…”

 

Now Sango was blushing. “Don't try to change the subject. This is about you and InuYasha.”

 

Kagome sighed again. “Well…ok…” She proceeded to tell her friend the story of what happened last night, blushing yet again when she came to the part about the kiss, and going slightly misty-eyed when she recalled what InuYasha had said.

 

Sango's eyes were wide by the time she finished. “Wow. He really said it?”

 

“Yeah.” There was a silly grin on Kagome's face as she said that she didn't make much of an effort to get rid of.

 

“And what happened after that?”

 

“We walked back here.” Kagome frowned. “He hasn't said anything to me since.”

 

The taijiya watched her friend bite her lip worriedly. “Maybe you should talk to him?” she suggested.

 

“I know I should…I just don't know what to say,” Kagome said, looking to her friend for help.

 

Sango shrugged. “Sorry Kagome, but I don't think I'll be any help on this subject.”

 

Kagome smiled. “That's ok.” Her smile turned to a devilish grin. “Now, about you and Miroku…”

 

~O~O~O~

 

InuYasha watched from his tree perch as Miroku tried, once again, to sneak down to where the girls were bathing in the hot springs. “Leave them alone, houshi,” he called out. Miroku stopped in his tracks.

 

“I was simply going to make sure they were alright,” he replied, glancing up at his hanyou friend.

 

“Sure you were,” InuYasha muttered.

 

Miroku looked down the path leading to the hot springs, and then up at his friend, sighed heavily, then moved closer to the tree InuYasha was seated in. “So,” he began, looking up at InuYasha once more, “you were out late last night.”

 

The demon in question looked at Miroku. “And?”

 

The monk shrugged. “I was just wondering if anything interesting happened.”

 

“Nothing happened.”

 

“Are you sure?”

 

InuYasha snorted derisively. “Of course I'm sure. Baka.”

 

Miroku paused, then grinned. “InuYasha, what happened between you and Lady Kagome last night?”

 

InuYasha jumped off his branch, landing in front of Miroku and getting up in his face. “What happened between me and Kagome is none of your business.”

 

Miroku simply kept grinning. “So something did happen then?”

 

InuYasha glared fiercely at Miroku, before turning has back on him and walking away.

 

Miroku watched him go, chuckling, and sat down to wait for the ladies of their group to return from bathing.

 

~O~O~O~

 

Kagome and Sango walked side-by-side up the path back to camp.

 

“Do you know what you're going to say, Kagome?” Sango asked the miko.

 

Kagome laughed nervously. “I don't have the faintest idea.” She paused and looked at her friend. “Do you know what you're going to say, Sango?”

 

Sango blushed. “Well…I mean, I wasn't going to…but maybe…” Kagome giggled, and Sango joined in too.

 

“What's so funny, ladies?” came the voice of Miroku from the end of the path.

 

Kagome looked at him, then at the look on Sango's face, and started laughing again. Sango blushed even more, and Miroku just looked confused.

 

“Is InuYasha around, Miroku?” Kagome asked in an attempt at being casual, and discovering that she had failed by way of the knowing grin that appeared on the monk's face.

 

“Why yes, he was here just a little while ago.” Miroku was enjoying himself far too much. “He went off somewhere…maybe in that direction.” He gestured vaguely somewhere off to his left.

 

“Miroku…” Sango said in a dangerous voice that caused the grin to slide off his face.

 

“He went that way.” Miroku said quietly, pointing directly behind him at the trees on the other end of the clearing.

 

“Thank you.” Kagome said sarcastically. But as she headed in the direction that Miroku had indicated, what looked like a small tornado appeared on the hill to their right, coming closer at a fast speed, before stopping only feet away from the group and taking the shape of a very familiar wolf demon.

 

“Yo.”

 

“Koga?!”