#Kagome insists on telling Inuyahsa how great his is

[procrastinatorrexii]

“What are you?” Kagome asked, amazed. Inuyasha stood and moved back to the small creek, kneeling to cup water in his hands again. “Nothing you’ve ever met before.” He said, and his voice was suddenly solemn. “Nothing you will ever meet again, if I have anything to say about it.” He kept his head down, rubbing the water over his face as she considered his words. 

“I’m not afraid of you.” 

His head whipped up and he scowled. She met his stare, unwavering, "I'm not." He shook his head, “keh, if that's true, it's only because you don’t know what I am.” 

“I know who you are.” Kagome said, and as she said it the truth of the words was more real to her than the sun rising over the trees. “Even only knowing you a short time, I know that you’re a good person. I know you won’t hurt me. I know you want to do the right thing. That’s enough for me.” 

He looked away sharply, exhaling. “You should be careful, woman. You don’t know what’s out there.” 

“What, you mean like corpses that want to kill us?” Kagome shrugged; “been there, done that.” 

He watched her silently for a moment, then shocked her by laughing– a loud, carefree laugh that sent a few birds flapping into the sky.

"Well, damn, I guess you have."