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Kagome had clammed up and further refused to argue, or rather, even speak, with the surly Inuyasha. He, in turn, stormed off into the forest. The sound of splintering wood carried into the clearing as he vented his frustration on the defenseless trees.

Sango retrieved Kagome�s bathing supplies and grabbed the girl by the hand, pulling her towards the river. �Come on, you. Time for a bath and a talk.�

Kagome hung her head in submission and shuffled her feet, but followed where Sango lead. As the girls shucked their clothes and changed into their swimsuits, a little creeped out at the idea of Naraku spying on them bathing in the nude, Sango chuckled, �Could you imagine Inuyasha's face if you had tried to explain to him about the washing?�

Kagome eased into the icy water and laughed, �Or Miroku�s! Yeah, I don�t think he�d really like the idea that the women in the village use it as an excuse to gossip to each other about the intricacies of�wifely duties. He�d never let me wash my uniform again!�

Both blushed and shared a laugh at the fount of knowledge they had acquired while doing the laundry. They eased into a comfortable silence as they relaxed in the river.

�Okay, Kagome-chan�� Sango tried after minutes of silence from her friend.

Kagome, herself, had been lost in thought and jumped when Sango spoke, �Oh. Gomen.� She knew what Sango was getting at. With a sigh, she began, �Uh, well, a lot has happened over the last few days.� Carefully avoiding the reasons for the meetings, in case they were being watched, Kagome recounted the encounter with Sesshomaru and the ensuing mating conversation. �And from what he says, he�s sure that dog-boy has chosen me for his mate. I�ve been really confused, especially after�� Kagome pulled her hair back and showed Sango the intent mark.

Sango�s eyes lit up and she giddily hugged Kagome, �A mating mark?!? What�s to be confused about? I�m so happy for you! How did he ask? Was he even a little romantic?�

�That�s just it. We both, um, had a bit too much sake, and�� Kagome frowned and tearfully told Sango about the morning, Inuyasha�s reaction, and their talk on the beach. �I mean, he never said he doesn�t see me like that, but he may as well have. He hasn�t said anything about it since and I don�t know how to bring it up. He wanted to wait to discuss anymore until this is all over, but it�s so hard! I mean, I know I�m not Kikyo, and he probably wishes that it was her�.but still.� Kagome finished with a sob.

Sango wrapped a consoling arm around Kagome, �It�s okay. He�s obviously a bigger baka than even I thought. But he really does care about you.�

Kagome sniffled, �Maybe.�

�No maybe about it.�

�But that doesn�t mean he loves me, or that he sees me as anything but a convenient replacement for Kikyo. I couldn�t live like that, if that�s all it was! I mean, this morning, I woke up to him kissing me and we had a really nice moment, but then he asked what I wanted. And I got stupid and I told him.�

�Told him? What did you tell him?�

Kagome broke into a new fit of sobs, �I told him that I wanted him to love me.�

�Oh, Kagome.�

�He just ignored me! But then when we were fighting after you guys got here, there was a look in his eyes like he was ready to throw me on the ground and have his way with me. I mean, where did that come from? I just don�t understand him!� Her tears began giving way to anger, �BAKA! BAKA! BAKA! He�s like fire and ice! Cold and then hot. How am I supposed to know what he means, what any of this means, when he acts like that?!?�

�Well,� Sango began, carefully choosing her words, �Kagome, have you ever watched animals mate in the wild?�

�Ewww�no!� Kagome wrinkled her nose as Sango laughed.

�It perfectly natural. All animals do it.� Both blushed at �it.� �No, really. Part of the exterminator training is to learn animal behavior because often the youkai with those animal traits behave with similar patterns. All animals, and youkai, have some special way to pick a mate, and something special that leads up to when they�well�you know�mate. Think about people. We�re animals. We court, become engaged, then marry. Those are our traditional mating rituals. From what I�ve seen of more aggressive animals, they often fight as part of the mating dance.�

�Uh, okay. I have watched some animal shows on t.v. at home. Some are really beautiful. Like birds- they dance and make beautiful calls to each other.�

Sango nodded, �Yeah, but the more intense matings that I�ve seen look like a fight to the death. Blood, fur, claws, and teeth. The most brutal was two black panthers- they looked like they were going to rip each other to shreds, only to be rutting minutes later.�

�And this has to do with my situation how?�

�My father once explained that, in the wild, females need strong blood for their offspring and will only let a male that dominates her, mate her.�

Kagome sputtered, �So I�m supposed to let Inuyasha dominate me?� Images of her era popped up�whips�chains�leather. �Hmmm, Inuyasha in leather? Nah��

Shaking her head, Sango laughed at her friend�s indignant expression. �Let me finish��

�Sorry. Continue.�

�The male must also know that the female will be strong enough to protect his young.� Sango bit her lip and looked away from Kagome, �It�s also�an idea�of some of the elders, that the fight would, uh, get the blood pumping, so to speak,� Sango blushed again.

�Are you saying that fighting with Inuyasha makes him HORNY?�

�Uh, well, it�s just speculation. The idea being that the pair could mate longer with the adrenaline, further ensuring offspring from the union. And if what I know about animal instincts applies to inuyoukai instincts�and from what I saw of Inuyasha�s reaction�well, yeah, I guess it does.�

By now Kagome was beet red. �But! But! That�s absurd! First of all, he�s inu youkai- and dogs don�t act like that!�

Sango interrupted, �Not pet dogs�but have you ever seen wild dogs?�

Kagome shook her head and sighed, �No� And he�s definitely wild.�

Sango snickered, �Really?�

�Hey! You�ve been around that houshi too long!� Kagome looked closely at Sango and noticed that the other girl had begun blushing now. �Wait a sec�Sango?� She asked innocently.

�Hmmm?�

An evil undertone entered her voice, �What are you hiding?�

�Hiding?� She squeaked, �I�m not hiding anything��

�Uh huh�Is that so? Then why are you blushing? What happened?� Kagome jumped over to her friend and splashed her. �Come on, Sango. I told you mine, you tell me yours. It�s only fair.�

Resigned to her fate, Sango told her about talking to Miroku. She left out the parts about his fears for his future and his emotional unrest. That was too personal and not her information to tell. ��And he told me he still wants me to be his wife.�

�Of course he does,� Kagome asserted, as if the idea was fact and never called into question, �He loves you.�

�He never said the words.�

Kagome threw her hands in the air, �Kami, Sango! You sure are dense sometimes!�

�Sounds like someone else I know!� She shot back.

�Hmmph! At least you know that the man you love wants you for you!�

�Yeah, but at least you know that your guy finds you desirable!�

�That�s a crock! How long has Miroku been groping you? You know he desires you.�

�But he didn�t want to�� Sango slapped both of her hands over her mouth. �Shit!�

�Sango, what else didn�t you tell me?�

Sango whispered sheepishly, �I, uh, offered and he, uh, said no.�

Kagome�s eyes nearly left her skull, �You offered? And he said no?�

Sango nodded, shamed by the admission, �I know it was wrong�we were talking about living for now, not what may happen or may never happen�and I thought��

�It�s okay, Sango,� Kagome recognized her friend�s embarrassment, �It�s nothing to feel bad about.�

�But�if he hadn�t stopped me, I would have. And we�re not wed. He said that he wanted to wait until we were married before we did�that. It was wrong of me to have done it, or even thought it. It�s just�now that I know how much he cares�that he still wants me for his wife�I want him. His concern for my honor only made me want him more.� She stared at her reflection in the water before quietly asking, �What kind of woman does that make me?�

Kagome reached an arm around her shoulder and hugged her, �A woman with a normal libido who wants to be with the one she loves. I know that sex isn�t as taboo in my era as it is here. I admit, people in my era often do have experiences with others, sometimes many others, before they�re wed. But, I don�t really think it can be wrong to want those things, to have those things, so long as you love each other.�

�So, if given the opportunity, you would, with Inuyasha?�

Kagome frowned a bit, �I don�t know. If I knew he loved me, me for me�maybe.� She sighed, �But that�s back where we started. I don�t know if I�ll ever be sure that it�s me he sees and not the part of me that reminds him of Kikyo�But your situation is different. The question is, does it feel right to you?�

Sango pondered a minute, then smiled, �Yes, I guess it does.�

�Then don�t worry about what other people would think. Heck, if we worried about that so much, we wouldn�t be where we are now.�

�What do you mean?�

Kagome laughed, �Think about it. A demon exterminator, a pervert monk, a miko, a hanyou, and two full youkai, traveling together�friends�risking our lives for each other. Would you have thought, four years ago, that you would be on a quest like ours, fighting side by side with the very beings you were trained to exterminate? We are the exact opposite of the way of thought of the people we protect. But we continue to do what we do because think it is right.�

Sango nodded. �I never thought of that�you�re right. Still, he did say that he doesn�t want to take my�um�maidenhood�until we are married.�

�There are ways around that,� Kagome said with a conspiratory smirk to Sango.

�Ways around that? What do you mean?�

�I�ll tell you�but first�are you ready to get what you want?�

With a new twinkle in her eyes, Sango smirked back and nodded.
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A/N: Thank you to my reviewers! You heard my pleas and responded! Thank you, thank you! It means so much to me to know that my efforts are appreciated�heck, we all do this for fun not profit, so the ego strokes are the only compensation�hint, hint�.more, please�.
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