InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ When You Wish Upon A Star... ❯ When You Wish Upon A Star ( Chapter 1 )

When You Wish Upon A Star...

*****************************************************DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inu Yasha. Credit for him and his pals belong to Rumiko Takahashi. The idea is mine.

****************************************************************** *****AUTHOR'S NOTE: I was doing my own bit of stargazing when this idea came to me. I know that my thoughts run rampant during a normal day, and I would hate to have anyone tune in to them. It could only be worse for our favorite hanyou....at least I hope so! = P Please read and enjoy.

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Chapter One

Kagome was lying on the ground watching the stars glitter in the sky. They looked like diamonds scattered on jeweler's velvet. This was one of her little pleasures. Even when at home in her own time, she loved to do this. She enjoyed making patterns in the sky. Not the usual constellations but other, more fanciful things. It was just like the connect-the-dot games she used to do when she was a kid. At home the stars were cold and distant, outdone by the lights of the city. But here it was different. Here it seemed like you could reach out and touch them.

Sometimes while at home, her mother would join her in the back yard. She had told Kagome that she must have inherited her love of the stars from her father. He used to do the exact same thing. That made Kagome feel more connected to her father, who had been gone for so long. On one of those nights they had seen a shooting star and her mother had told her to make a wish.

"When you see a falling star, wish on it immediately Kagome. It is rushing off to grant someone's secret desire. Maybe even yours, if you are quick enough." Her mother had smiled and ruffled her hair. Ever since that night, she never failed to make a wish if she saw one. Not that any of those wishes had come true, but it was a hard habit to break.

Kagome's eyes drifted from the sky, down to the tree in which Inu Yasha had chosen to sleep. HA! She didn't think that he ever slept. When she finally drifted off to sleep at night, he was awake, and usually it was his voice that she woke to in the morning. I'd be grumpy all the time too, if I never slept She thought with a grin. It slowly faded as she watched him. It looked like he was stargazing too, at first glance, but she knew that he was thinking again. The intense look gave him away. The others would have laughed or made some rude comment of there being a first time for everything, but Kagome knew better. Inu Yasha was always thinking, and from his expressions, it was rarely if ever about pleasant subjects.

I wish I knew what he was thinking...at least some of the time. She thought with a sigh as she rolled over and snuggled into her pillow. Kagome never saw the shooting star that streaked across the sky.

******************************************************************* ***** "...but I'm hungry Inu Yasha." Shippo whined. Kagome opened her eyes to find the hanyou holding the little kitsune by his tail. Under him, her pack was open and items were strewn everywhere. Hurricane Shippo strikes again!

"Put Shippo down, Inu Yasha." She sighed as she crawled out of the warmth of her sleeping bag and into the chilly air.

"Fine." he growled. He opened his hand and let the little fox demon drop to the ground with a thud. Shippo stuck his tongue out at Inu Yasha, and then had to quickly dodge out of the way as a rock came flying at him. Kagome was starting to put things back into her pack. Inu Yasha jumped back into the tree and watched her sulkily. I was just trying to keep the brat out of her stuff without asking first, but do I even get a thank you...of course not!

"I do appreciate it, really. But if he is hungry, he can get some food. Its not like he was reading my diary or anything."

"Huh?" She looked over her shoulder at him. He looked so confused. Oh, he probably doesn't know what a diary is....and I'm sure not going to explain it to him. Then I would have to worry about HIM getting into my pack.

"Oh, never mind. Are you hungry too, Inu Yasha?" He just nodded. She set about making breakfast. Soon it was done and she called the hanyou down out of the tree. She then began to roll up her sleeping bag.

She is good at making food....but I wish it were Ramen!

"Thank you Inu Yasha. I think that is one of the nicest things that you have ever said to me." He looked up from his plate with wide eyes. Had she gone crazy?

"What are you talking about? I was eating, not talking."

"The compliment Inu Yasha." She blushed. Why was he denying it? Did he regret saying it?

"Why would I compliment you, baka?" He asked with a smirk. "It isn't like you have found any jewel shards recently." Damn, that was a bad move. Wonder how many "Sits" that one is going to cost me? Kagome just stared at him with her mouth open. She had clearly heard THAT, but he had never said a word. Could she read his mind? What on earth was going on? This is going to be a bad one. She hasn't said anything yet. His ears twitched nervously.

No, she could hear his thoughts...or at least some of them. Now why did that sound so familiar? Her wish from the night before came back to her, and she began to smile. Maybe sometimes wishes did come true. When he saw the smile he gulped, closed his eyes and waited for the inevitable. And waited....and waited. Finally he couldn't take it any more and opened his eyes again to find Kagome standing only inches away from him.

"Don't worry, Inu Yasha. I am not going to say the word" Her eyes glittered dangerously up at him. "But I would be very careful with what you say...or even think from now on." He looked away from her. He wasn't sure what was going on, but he didn't like that look in her eyes. And her smile was really making him nervous. It wasn't the sunny, open smile that he was used to. He fell back on one of his usual answers, they seemed to work in any occasion. Especially when he didn't know what to do or say.

"Feh." He sniffed and walked over to the road, where Shippo was playing with a butterfly. Soon Kagome joined them and they began the walk that would eventually lead to the village where they were to meet Miroku and Sango. Along the way, Kagome noticed Inu Yasha darting little glances at her. Every time, her smile just widened.

Oh, this is going to be fun... she thought with a giggle.