Summer Heat

What are these?"

Kagome sighed, putting her pencil down and looking up. Inu Yasha was standing in frot of the fridge with both doors open, inspecting the contents. Why had she ever agreed to let the hanyou stay while she studied she would never know. 'It's because you like his company,' a little voice inside her whispered. Pushing aside the thought she turned her attention to the curious Inu Yasha. He was holding a box of popsicles, sniffing at it curiously. "Popsicles," she told him, returning her attention to her homework.

She heard the doors of the fridge close and the table shook as Inu Yasha leapt to sit on it. "What are they for?"

"You eat them," she replied without looking up, erasing the mistake Inu Yasha had made her make.

The girl heard the crinkling of the wrapper then Inu Yasha's yelp and a thunk. Her grip on her pencil tightened as she looked at the hanyou again. He was holding his hand to his mouth and the popsicle was sitting on the table with a bite mark in it.

"That hurt! How the hell do you eat them?" he mumbled.

Grumbling she picked up the dropped treat, "Like this," she said, wrapping her lips around it and pulling it slowly from her mouth, savoring the cold sweet flavor, perfect for a hot summer day. She handed the popsicle back to Inu Yasha, who was looking at her strangly.

"I'm never going to get this done," she muttered, gathering her books up, "I'm going up to my room. You stay here and eat whatever you want."

Kagome slammed the door to her room shut and dropped her texts to the desk with a bang. Wiping sweat from her forehead she plugged in her electric fan. The heat was almost unbearable, even in her shorts and tank top. As she plopped into her chair she thought about the cold treat Inu Yasha was probably enjoying right now, especially after her small taste of it a moment ago. Maybe she should go back downstairs and get one. "No," she told herself aloud, "You have too much studying to do and Inu Yasha is waiting for you to go back to Sengoku Jidai to search for shards so suck it up girl and do it now."

Opening to the right page she picked up her pencil and began to work through the problems. So caught up in her homework was she that she didnt hear the door open and shut. She did however notice when Inu Yasha came to stand over her, peeking over her shoulder at the mathematics she was currently engrossed in. Despite the heat it was nice to have him so close. He smelled of pine and clean fresh air...and right now cherry from the popsicle he was eating. Kagome jumped as something cold and wet hit her hand. The girl looked up to see Inu Yasha, holding a dripping popsicle. "Inu Yasha, you're such a pest!" she cried, lifting her hand and licking away the drop.

Before she could even lift her pencil another drop feel on her hand. She growled, preparing to lick it away again then give the hanyou an earful but was stopped as he took her hand in his. He brought her hand to his mouth and his tounge darted out, licking the liquid from her hand. Kagome's face light up bright red. "Um...Inu...Inu Yasha, what are you doing?"

"Cleaning up my mess."

She snatched away her hand, missing the heat of his hand on hers as she once again picked up her pencil. She tried to get back to the math before her but couldn't, espcially since yet another drip of melting popsicle landed on her shoulder. Kagome stiffened as she felt Inu Yasha's hair brush her skin as he bent down to lick away that drop as well. A shudder went through her as his breath tickled her flesh. She turned her head to look at the hanyou, who was still bent over her shoulder, his nose inches from hers. Her breath was coming faster now as she gazed into waoldeolden eyes.
Kagome gave Inu Yasha a curious look as he brought his treat closer to her arm. His eyes never left hers as he touched the frozen dessert to her shoulder, running it down her arm. She didn't protest for she was held captive by his eyes. The half inu youkai released her from his heated gaze as he followed the trail of sticky cold sweetness with his warm tounge. Another shudder wracked her body. When Inu Yasha finished cleaning her arm, he once again looked at her, his face inches from hers. Then he closed those inches, his lips, still stlightly chilled from eating several of the popsicles, pressed to hers in a sweet kiss.
When he pulled back, Kagome opened eyes she had not known she had closed, gasping for breath. Had he just kissed her? She opened her mouth to speak but he captured her lips once again. Overcoming her shock, she tentativly put her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. The popsicle lay forgotten atop her homework. Strong arms wrapped around her, pulling her out of her chair.
Suddenly the door banged open, causing them to break apart. Inu Yasha let out a faint growl as Souta barged into her room. "Kagome-e! Who ate all the popsicles?"