Kagome sighed in frustration. What was Inuyasha problem? He had just sniffed the air and run off leaving her to follow. She had left the others at camp attempting to keep up with Inuyasha. Even with the heavy bow on her back she somehow managed to keep sight of him.
Kagome saw the trap before Inuyasha did. They had made it to a clearing and Inuyasha had found what ever he had smelled. A platter of food sat and Inuyasha pounced. "Inuyasha, NO!" Before she could yell sit, the Dog-demon had swallowed the food.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked in curiosity. 'He hadn't even noticed that I had followed him.' Kagome thought worried 'What was wrong with Inuyasha when he couldn't notice something right beneath his nose?'
"Ha ha! You have fallen to my trap" Kagome turned to her left. A tall ugly snake like demon moved towards Inuyasha "the poison will kill you in a few seconds, and you will be mine to devour."
Kagome looked at the demon in horror and pulled out her arrows. "Eat this" she cried as her arrows shot out to attack her foe. To her surprise he backed off.
"What have you done to your weapons to make them so pure? Why do you deny me my prey?" He cried as he backed off into the forest.
Kagome balked. That worked a little to well. She turned to Inuyasha, who had been completely quiet, 'please don't be dead. Please don't be dead.' She repeated over and over in her head as she turned to face him. Inuyasha sat on the ground his leg bent back in a very dog like fashion scratching his side.
"Inuyasha?" She asked cautiously. He turned still seated on the forest floor. His eyes were wide like a puppies and he bound towards her in the most un-Inuyasha-like way. When he reached her he rubbed his head against her leg Kagome felt herself reaching to scratch his ears and paused in horror. "Inuyasha?" She asked again. He turned to look at her. And yipped. Kagome's scream was heard throughout the forest.
"Kagome!" Miroku cried as he, Sango, and the kitsune crashed through the bushes ready for a battle. "Uh." Miroku paused feeling over dramatic. "What's wrong?"
Kagome turned to them; they couldn't see Inuyasha nuzzling up to her leg. She carried the same look she had every time Miroku touched her - or she saw a particularly nasty bug. "Guys" she said her voice wavering. "Inuyasha got poisoned but it didn't exactly work." As if to prove Kagome's statement Inuyasha jumped up, his front hands on her blouse, and started licking her face.
"Inuyasha?" Sango asked as Miroku stepped forward.
Inuyasha leapt off of Kagome and faced Miroku on all fours growling. Miroku stepped back. Unsure of what to do, Kagome decided to try her favorite command. "Sit Boy!" Inuyasha sat. But not in the way Kagome was expecting. He didn't collide with the ground; he just calmly placed himself into a sitting position, tongue out, and panting happily.
Miroku, unsure of what to do, offered that they make camp here and went with Sango to get the supplies they left behind. Kagome threw herself beneath a tree sitting pretzel style and watched as Inuyasha went to sniff Shippo.
Soon fox and dog were moving around the clearing chasing, jumping, running. Kagome smiled, Shippo didn't normally get this kind of treatment from Inuyasha, and he seemed to be enjoying it. She listened to the pleasant sounds of the forest and the two boys leaning her head back against the tree to stare towards the sky and the leafy branches. Kagome took a deep breath; she imagined what it would be like to be a bird. As she dreamed of flight she felt a heavy weight drop into her lap and she tumbled back to earth. Something soft was rubbing her cheek and she turned to face Inuyasha. He was sitting in her lap nuzzling her face.
Kagome let out a quick 'eep' before she relaxed. Shippo had fallen asleep under a tree and had left Inuyasha all alone. Kagome frowned. "What's happened to you, Inuyasha?" She asked as she scratched his ears. Kagome smiled at his fluffy ears and began to stroke them. She had always had a fascination with his adorable doggy ears. Inuyasha inhaled loudly and shut his eyes. Kagome wasn't sure when Inuyasha fell asleep, or when she, herself, drifted off but she knew when Sango and Miroku got back. They were arguing.
"Miroku, keep you hands to yourself!" She cried as she stumbled into the clearing. Her arms were loaded with their packs and Miroku had obviously taken advantage of the situation. Kagome noticed Inuyasha's ears twitch and he was up in a flash standing between Kagome and his foes - growling, again, at the pair. They got the feeling he was trying to protect Kagome.
'Apparently Shippo is not much of a threat' Kagome thought to herself.
Miroku and Sango placed the belongings down slowly and held up their hands. Eyeing them cautiously, Inuyasha returned to Kagome's lap.
Kagome had Shippo get her bag from the other supplies, for Inuyasha's sake, and began to heat some water to a boil. Instant Ramen. When she gave the noodles to Inuyasha he ignored them until she picked a few pieces up and offered them to him. After that she ended up hand-feeding him the rest of the meal. Annoyed and confused at Inuyasha's behavior, Kagome set out her sleeping bag and crawled inside. She doubted she would be able to sleep yet, with so much on her mind and the sun still in the sky, but she snuggled down into her covers anyway. She felt Shippo slip in at her back and smiled. Every time she returned home she found it harder and harder to sleep without the little fox. Inuyasha, following Shippo's idea, snuck into her bedroll as well.
Not expecting his company she let out a surprised scream. When she did, she scared Inuyasha she could feel his body shaking all over and she had yelled into his delicate ears. Stroking his head until he felt it was safe Kagome felt her eyes droop. Inuyasha wasn't the only one who felt safe.
Kagome saw the trap before Inuyasha did. They had made it to a clearing and Inuyasha had found what ever he had smelled. A platter of food sat and Inuyasha pounced. "Inuyasha, NO!" Before she could yell sit, the Dog-demon had swallowed the food.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked in curiosity. 'He hadn't even noticed that I had followed him.' Kagome thought worried 'What was wrong with Inuyasha when he couldn't notice something right beneath his nose?'
"Ha ha! You have fallen to my trap" Kagome turned to her left. A tall ugly snake like demon moved towards Inuyasha "the poison will kill you in a few seconds, and you will be mine to devour."
Kagome looked at the demon in horror and pulled out her arrows. "Eat this" she cried as her arrows shot out to attack her foe. To her surprise he backed off.
"What have you done to your weapons to make them so pure? Why do you deny me my prey?" He cried as he backed off into the forest.
Kagome balked. That worked a little to well. She turned to Inuyasha, who had been completely quiet, 'please don't be dead. Please don't be dead.' She repeated over and over in her head as she turned to face him. Inuyasha sat on the ground his leg bent back in a very dog like fashion scratching his side.
"Inuyasha?" She asked cautiously. He turned still seated on the forest floor. His eyes were wide like a puppies and he bound towards her in the most un-Inuyasha-like way. When he reached her he rubbed his head against her leg Kagome felt herself reaching to scratch his ears and paused in horror. "Inuyasha?" She asked again. He turned to look at her. And yipped. Kagome's scream was heard throughout the forest.
"Kagome!" Miroku cried as he, Sango, and the kitsune crashed through the bushes ready for a battle. "Uh." Miroku paused feeling over dramatic. "What's wrong?"
Kagome turned to them; they couldn't see Inuyasha nuzzling up to her leg. She carried the same look she had every time Miroku touched her - or she saw a particularly nasty bug. "Guys" she said her voice wavering. "Inuyasha got poisoned but it didn't exactly work." As if to prove Kagome's statement Inuyasha jumped up, his front hands on her blouse, and started licking her face.
"Inuyasha?" Sango asked as Miroku stepped forward.
Inuyasha leapt off of Kagome and faced Miroku on all fours growling. Miroku stepped back. Unsure of what to do, Kagome decided to try her favorite command. "Sit Boy!" Inuyasha sat. But not in the way Kagome was expecting. He didn't collide with the ground; he just calmly placed himself into a sitting position, tongue out, and panting happily.
Miroku, unsure of what to do, offered that they make camp here and went with Sango to get the supplies they left behind. Kagome threw herself beneath a tree sitting pretzel style and watched as Inuyasha went to sniff Shippo.
Soon fox and dog were moving around the clearing chasing, jumping, running. Kagome smiled, Shippo didn't normally get this kind of treatment from Inuyasha, and he seemed to be enjoying it. She listened to the pleasant sounds of the forest and the two boys leaning her head back against the tree to stare towards the sky and the leafy branches. Kagome took a deep breath; she imagined what it would be like to be a bird. As she dreamed of flight she felt a heavy weight drop into her lap and she tumbled back to earth. Something soft was rubbing her cheek and she turned to face Inuyasha. He was sitting in her lap nuzzling her face.
Kagome let out a quick 'eep' before she relaxed. Shippo had fallen asleep under a tree and had left Inuyasha all alone. Kagome frowned. "What's happened to you, Inuyasha?" She asked as she scratched his ears. Kagome smiled at his fluffy ears and began to stroke them. She had always had a fascination with his adorable doggy ears. Inuyasha inhaled loudly and shut his eyes. Kagome wasn't sure when Inuyasha fell asleep, or when she, herself, drifted off but she knew when Sango and Miroku got back. They were arguing.
"Miroku, keep you hands to yourself!" She cried as she stumbled into the clearing. Her arms were loaded with their packs and Miroku had obviously taken advantage of the situation. Kagome noticed Inuyasha's ears twitch and he was up in a flash standing between Kagome and his foes - growling, again, at the pair. They got the feeling he was trying to protect Kagome.
'Apparently Shippo is not much of a threat' Kagome thought to herself.
Miroku and Sango placed the belongings down slowly and held up their hands. Eyeing them cautiously, Inuyasha returned to Kagome's lap.
Kagome had Shippo get her bag from the other supplies, for Inuyasha's sake, and began to heat some water to a boil. Instant Ramen. When she gave the noodles to Inuyasha he ignored them until she picked a few pieces up and offered them to him. After that she ended up hand-feeding him the rest of the meal. Annoyed and confused at Inuyasha's behavior, Kagome set out her sleeping bag and crawled inside. She doubted she would be able to sleep yet, with so much on her mind and the sun still in the sky, but she snuggled down into her covers anyway. She felt Shippo slip in at her back and smiled. Every time she returned home she found it harder and harder to sleep without the little fox. Inuyasha, following Shippo's idea, snuck into her bedroll as well.
Not expecting his company she let out a surprised scream. When she did, she scared Inuyasha she could feel his body shaking all over and she had yelled into his delicate ears. Stroking his head until he felt it was safe Kagome felt her eyes droop. Inuyasha wasn't the only one who felt safe.
