*Disclaimer* Just to let everyone know, I do not own the Inu-Yasha
characters or storyline. They belong to Rumiko Takahashi. I do, however,
own Nekoiya and Tsume.
Author's Note: This story is sort of set in #11, before the group encounters Kohaku again.
The sun shone down on five people walking toward a village. Birds flew overhead. Villagers called cheerfully to one another, and the oxen lowed happily. It was a peaceful scene, nearly perfect except for one thing.
"Inu-Yasha! Put Shippo down this instant!"
Two of the members of the group were demons, not humans.
"Then tell the damn fox to stop biting me!"
.And were always fighting.
"I mean it! Put him down or I'll say the Word!"
The dog-demon growled but dropped the little furball in a heap on the ground. The kitsune sat up and fluffed out his tail, smoothing it out from the unwanted attentions of the other demon. The girl in the sailor fuku sighed and rolled her eyes to the heavens in exasperation. The Buddhist monk and the demon-huntress pretended to ignore everything in favor of the village in front of them
"So that's Kaede-sama's village?" asked Sango, directing her question to Miroku. The other three were squabbling again.
Miroku nodded, pausing and leaning on his long staff. "Yes," he replied, while pummeling his brain for a more intelligent reply. He came up with one. "That's where Kikyo and Inu-Yasha had their fight, and she pinned him to the tree-"
Bonk.
"Who gave you permission to tell that story, monk?" snarled Inu- Yasha.
Kagome grabbed Shippo off the ground to save him.
"Come on," she said. "We're all tired and hungry, so let's just go to Kaede-sama's house and rest there. Good idea?"
The others agreed unanimously.
"So how's the Shikon jewel looking, Kagome?" asked Kaede, once they had all been fed. Kagome took the jewel out of her shirt and held it up. Kaede nodded approvingly. "Good job," she told them all, "but I'm afraid things will get a little harder. There's a demon in the next village asking for you. For Inu-Yasha, specifically."
He perked up a little at that, then thought of something. "It wouldn't happen to be my damn brother, would it?" he demanded with a growl.
Kaede shook her head. "It's a female cat-demon. She says she wants to talk to you." She paused, and then added reluctantly, "Something about jewel shards."
"SIT!" yelled Kagome to stop Inu-Yasha from leaping out the door right then. He plummeted down to earth with a thud and lay there, snarling softly under his breath.
Sango stretched. "How about looking at it in the morning?" she asked. "I want to sleep."
Inu-Yasha opened his mouth to protest, but one look at Kagome's face made him close it.
Author's Note: This story is sort of set in #11, before the group encounters Kohaku again.
The sun shone down on five people walking toward a village. Birds flew overhead. Villagers called cheerfully to one another, and the oxen lowed happily. It was a peaceful scene, nearly perfect except for one thing.
"Inu-Yasha! Put Shippo down this instant!"
Two of the members of the group were demons, not humans.
"Then tell the damn fox to stop biting me!"
.And were always fighting.
"I mean it! Put him down or I'll say the Word!"
The dog-demon growled but dropped the little furball in a heap on the ground. The kitsune sat up and fluffed out his tail, smoothing it out from the unwanted attentions of the other demon. The girl in the sailor fuku sighed and rolled her eyes to the heavens in exasperation. The Buddhist monk and the demon-huntress pretended to ignore everything in favor of the village in front of them
"So that's Kaede-sama's village?" asked Sango, directing her question to Miroku. The other three were squabbling again.
Miroku nodded, pausing and leaning on his long staff. "Yes," he replied, while pummeling his brain for a more intelligent reply. He came up with one. "That's where Kikyo and Inu-Yasha had their fight, and she pinned him to the tree-"
Bonk.
"Who gave you permission to tell that story, monk?" snarled Inu- Yasha.
Kagome grabbed Shippo off the ground to save him.
"Come on," she said. "We're all tired and hungry, so let's just go to Kaede-sama's house and rest there. Good idea?"
The others agreed unanimously.
"So how's the Shikon jewel looking, Kagome?" asked Kaede, once they had all been fed. Kagome took the jewel out of her shirt and held it up. Kaede nodded approvingly. "Good job," she told them all, "but I'm afraid things will get a little harder. There's a demon in the next village asking for you. For Inu-Yasha, specifically."
He perked up a little at that, then thought of something. "It wouldn't happen to be my damn brother, would it?" he demanded with a growl.
Kaede shook her head. "It's a female cat-demon. She says she wants to talk to you." She paused, and then added reluctantly, "Something about jewel shards."
"SIT!" yelled Kagome to stop Inu-Yasha from leaping out the door right then. He plummeted down to earth with a thud and lay there, snarling softly under his breath.
Sango stretched. "How about looking at it in the morning?" she asked. "I want to sleep."
Inu-Yasha opened his mouth to protest, but one look at Kagome's face made him close it.