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Dangerous Adventures	By : stratas Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > InuYasha/Kagome Views: 10724 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N: Revised - 9/05/2007

Dangerous Adventures

Chapter 8

Growing Trust and a Costly Mistake

Kagome shrieked in surprise, and ducked lower in to the water, before turning to glare over her shoulder at the smirking hanyou. �How dare you sneak up on me! What are you doing here?�
�Hunting you,� Inuyasha said walking closer to the spring. �And it looks like you won�t be running from me for awhile.�
�Turn around so that I can get out.�
�No.�
�What? You can�t just stand there!�
�Not until you promise not to run off, and to tell me the truth.�
�I don�t have to promise you anything,� Kagome shot back angrily. Inuyasha�s smirk widened as he sat down on the bank to wait out the miko. �Wha� what are you doing?�
�Waiting.�
�You can�t just sit there all night,� Kagome, sputtered.
�Wanna bet, you seem to think that I can�t do a lot of things. Then again I could get tired of waiting and come in to get you.�
�You wouldn�t-�
�Try me.� The miko shot him a glare and moved to the far side of the spring deciding to be just as stubborn as the hanyou across from her. �At least I won�t really be cold.�

The minutes had ticked by, when Kagome was finally pulled from her thoughts as Inuyasha began searching through her personal items. �What do you think you�re doing?�
�Looking for those damn pouches of yours,� the hanyou, grumbled angrily. Picking up the clean yukata and giving it a slight shake, Inuyasha watched as a bag dropped to the ground, a slightly noxious scent wafting from it. He carefully picked up the bag, keeping it a safe distance away from his nose. �Is this it, or are there more?�
�I�m not telling you that,� the miko shot back.
�I think it is,� Inuyasha said, before dropping back to the ground and holding the bag away from him. He carefully opened the pouch, and slowly emptied it on the ground beside him. �What did you use to make them?� Inuyasha asked, picking up one of the small pouches. Seeing that she was ignoring his question he tossed the pouch into the spring.
�Don�t waste them!�
�I�m not,� he said tossing another pouch into the water.
�Stop!� Inuyasha tossed two more pouches into the water, before picking up a third. �Alright I promise, just don�t waste anymore. They take too long to make� Kagome said with a sigh.
�Promise what?� Inuyasha asked, making her say what he wanted to hear.
�I promise that I won�t run.�
�And?�
�And I promise to tell you the truth,� Kagome stated, knowing that he would hold her to it.
�Keh.� Inuyasha carefully dropped the pouch on top of the pile before standing up. �Hurry up wench.�
�Turn around,� Kagome yelled, glaring at the hanyou.
�What good will that do, I�ve already been able to see you through the water.� Kagome gasped in surprise, her face flaming red. She quickly turned her back to him, an amused chuckle following her. �That doesn�t really hide anything, just offers a different view.�
The miko groped along the edge of the spring as she spluttered in growing anger until she found a good-sized rock. Suppressing a small grin, Kagome quickly turned and threw the rock at the amused hanyou, though Inuyasha caught it just before it hit his face. �You�ll have to do better then that wench,� he said with a smirk, before dropping the rock to the ground, and turning his back the miko.
Kagome quickly swam toward the hanyou, before easing from the water. Picking up a square of linen, she hurriedly dried off, before dressing in her purple yukata watching him the whole time to make sure that he did not turn back around. The miko gathered her bathing supplies and the cleaned yukatas before turning and heading back to camp a faint blush still tinting her cheeks. Inuyasha followed close behind her, an amused smirk crossing his lips at her behavior.
Kagome spread her yukatas out to dry before she sat down beside Shippou, and busied herself with putting her supplies away, trying to avoid looking at the hanyou. Inuyasha sighed, dropping down across the fire from her and the kitsune. �This is going to take awhile.� �Alright, out with it wench.�
�I do have a name you know.�
�Keh, just hurry up.�
�Fine,� Kagome snapped. �I was just closing the shrine I looked after for the night, when I found this man in the main temple,� Kagome started, she then took a deep breath, before continuing her side of the story up to when she first she met Inuyasha.
�You mean to tell me that Naraku�s youkai?�
�Yes, at least a hanyou. His whole aura was off.�
�Is that all?�
�What do you mean is that all? I-�
�If you would have told me that from the beginning, I could have already started doing something about Naraku instead of having to keep tracking your ass down.�
�You believe me?�
�Go to sleep wench, tomorrow will be a long day,� Inuyasha said with a sigh, before jumping into the tree above camp.
�But -�
�Sleep.�
�What-�
�Now,� Inuyasha�s voice commanded from above. Kagome grumbled to herself knowing that she would not get anything else out of the stubborn hanyou as she settled in to the futon beside Shippou. Shooting the tree one last glance, she turned over and tried to sleep.

Inuyasha awoke to the midmorning sun shinning in his eyes; he sat up and leaned his back against the tree�s trunk before dropping his gaze to the camp below him. The fire had long since went out, bowls sat stacked beside an empty futon, with Kagome and Shippou nowhere in sight. The hanyou dropped silently to the ground and began searching for the missing miko and kitsune.
Inuyasha noiselessly padded through the forest, following the miko�s scent. He soon found them picking plums from an ancient tree, Shippou scrambled through the higher branches dropping fruit to the waiting miko. �Good to see that you kept your word.�
Kagome jumped startled, glancing over her shoulder. She smiled faintly at the approaching hanyou, and turned to face him. �I promised you I wouldn�t. Besides, I am beginning to trust you. At least for now.�
�Oh?�
�Hai.�
�Here Kagome, catch,� Shippou shouted dropping more fruit. Kagome turned to catch the fruit, when an arm shot out beside her head, catching the fruit before she could even raise the bowl.
�Just remember that I won�t hurt you,� Inuyasha said leaning down and whispering in her ear. He dropped the fruit into the waiting bowl held by her uninjured arm before stepping away from her and heading back to camp.
�Shippou, I think we have plenty of fruit, let�s head back to camp,� Kagome shakily called to the kitsune. She waited for Shippou to climb down the tree before following the retreating hanyou.
Kagome dropped the fruit beside the cold fire pit, before snagging another bowl and heading to the spring for water. She quickly returned with the bowl filled and set about getting another fire started. She glanced to the tree searching for Inuyasha, but he was nowhere in sight.

Inuyasha made his way back to camp and dropped down across the fire from Kagome and Shippou. Wordlessly Kagome handed the hanyou a bowl of rice and fruit, before continuing to eat. She quickly finished her breakfast deciding to break the silence that had settled. �Inuyasha? What did you mean last night?�
�About what?�
�What do you mean about what? You know what I mean.�
Inuyasha laid his empty breakfast bowl to the side with a grumbled �Keh� before answering. �Naraku�s story didn�t make any sense. He said that you attacked him, one of his guards, and then killed Meiyo. If you had killed Meiyo, there would have been nothing left except maybe for a pile of ashes. There were also no apparent wounds on Naraku, or the smell of blood, but there was the smell of a youkai's blood in Meiyo's room. His whole scent was off, which would make sense if he were a demon. Now if you�re done questioning me, lets go. �
�But-�
�Do you trust me, or not?�
�Yes..�
�Then stop asking questions and pack up,� Inuyasha said, tossing her his bowl before standing up. With a sigh, Kagome gathered up their bowls and headed down to the hot spring.

The hot afternoon sun shone down on the dusty travelers. Inuyasha walked ahead of the small group following the winding road through the forest, his ears in constant motion, turning to catch any slight sounds for signs of trouble. Kagome led her black stallion, keeping Inuyasha�s back in her line of sight, to hot and tired to go any faster. �Inuyasha please let�s stop for awhile,� Kagome called to the fast moving hanyou.
�Why?�
�I�m tired. Plus, we all could use something to eat.�
�Whatever wench.�
�Will you please, stop calling me that?�
The miko sighed in frustration when he did not answer her as she secured Kage, before removing their supplies. She plopped down in the shade from a large tree, refusing to acknowledge the hanyou. �I thought you were hungry,� Inuyasha said walking back to the resting miko.
�I�m more hot and tired then anything. Do you want something to eat; there are some plums left.�
�Keh.�
�I�ll take that as a yes.� Kagome rummaged through their supplies, easily finding the wrapped plums. She took a few out for herself and Shippou, before passing them to Inuyasha. They ate in silence, Inuyasha on constant alert.

�Let�s go, we�ve wasted enough time here,� Inuyasha said standing up, not five minutes later.
�But- �
�Now, there�s some youkai heading this way.�
�I don�t feel anything,� Kagome argued, wanting to rest longer.
�The scent is faint, but getting stronger.� Kagome climbed to her feet without further comment and headed over to the stallion carrying their supplies. She quickly secured the bags before mounting the horse, Shippou hopping on behind her. She nudged the stallion into a fast trot, following Inuyasha.

Kagome pushed the horse faster feeling the youkai closing in on them from several different directions. �We�ve run out of time,� Kagome thought as Inuyasha came to a stop in front of them.
�Get off the horse and go hide.�
�But -�
�Now. They�re here.� Kagome quickly nudged Kage into the trees and dismounted, taking her bow and quiver of arrows with her.
�Stay here Shippou. I�m going to help Inuyasha.�
�But, he said to hide; besides your wrist is still injured.�
�He can�t fight all of them alone. I have to help, it�s my fault that they are after us anyway,� Kagome said turning and heading back to the road, the sounds of the fight reaching her ears.

�Get the hell out of my way,� Inuyasha yelled slashing through one of the bat youkai that had attacked, he dodged to the side as another dived for him. Kagome ducked down behind one of the trees lining the road and notched an arrow waiting for a clear shot. The youkai swarmed overhead, diving down to take swipes at the hanyou when the opportunity arose. Kagome winced in pain as she let an arrow fly when one of the smaller bats came in range; hitting her mark, the youkai disappeared in a bright flash of pink light.
�I told you to hide,� Inuyasha yelled over his shoulder, still fighting off the other youkai. He slashed through one of the bats, moving closer to Kagome. �When are you going to start listening to me?�
�I�m not leaving you to fight them alone,� Kagome replied notching another arrow and taking aim. She let the arrow fly taking out another of the bats.
�Get down,� Inuyasha called, tired of fighting the numerous youkai. �Kaza no Kizu.� Inuyasha released his attack, taking out most of the bats, leaving the leader and one other. �Stay down. I�ll deal with them.�
Inuyasha pushed off from the ground, spring boarding up to the smaller youkai, and with a quick slash, he destroyed the bat. �The jewel, I must have the jewel,� the huge leader of the bat youkai said as he dived at the falling hanyou.
�Jewel? What is it talking about,� Kagome thought. The youkai rammed into the hanyou sending him flying into the trees, his sword dropping to the ground. �Inuyasha!� Kagome ran after him, her bow and arrows forgotten. �Are you ok,� the miko asked when she saw him emerging from the trees.
�I�m fine, wench. Go find the brat.�
�But-�
�Just go, and stay out of the way.�
�How are you going to fight that thing, you don�t even have your sword?�
�Stop stalling and go.� Kagome hesitated a moment before turning; she quickly glanced up at the youkai before starting across the road.
�Give me the jewel,� the bat snarled, first diving for her. Inuyasha pushed Kagome to the side as the youkai slashed past them, receiving three long gashes across his chest, and abdomen; knocking the hanyou off his feet.
�No, Inuyasha,� Kagome cried, running to the injured hanyou.
�Stay down,� Inuyasha commanded stopping her in her tracks as he climbed to his feet. He pushed off the ground, sprinting across the clearing, and picked up his sword. As the youkai dove down for another swipe, Inuyasha again released his attack. �Kaza no Kizu.� The youkai roared one last growl of defiance, as the blinding assault ripped through him.
Inuyasha stumbled as his sword transformed back into its rusted appearance; pointing the tip into the ground he used the sword to steady his balance as blood dripped down the front of his haori. �Inuyasha?�
�Kagome�I -� Inuyasha started, before collapsing to the ground.
�No, Inuyasha!�

To be continued�.

A/N: Sorry for the cliffy. Thanks for reading and please review.
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