Breaking the Ice
"Mom, Souta, I'm leaving!" Tell Gramps not to make up any more excuses! It's getting tiresome!" Kagome said, while leaving the house once again to go meet her friends. She opened the door and a blast of chilly wind hit her like a truck. "Yikes! I thought it was supposed to be Spring!" She muttered. She went back into the house and grabbed a cozy down jacket off the rack on the wall. While I'm at it I might as well pack some warm things it's probably cold there, too. She thought. Climbing the stairs she opened the door to her little pink room. She walked to her dresser and took out a few sweaters, some jeans, and fleece pajamas. She folded them up and stuffed them into her yellow monstrosity of a backpack.. Heaving the thing on to her back, she lugged it down the stairs and toward the front door. Opening the front door for the second time, she walked out. It was very early and the sun was just rising and making beautiful orange and pink streaks on the pale sky. She looked up at the Sakura trees and smiled. They were just beginning to bud, and soon they would bloom into beautiful blossoms. Her shoes making a soft patter on the grass, she walked over to the shrine and slid open the doors. I hope Inuyasha isn't mad I'm running late...
"Where is she!" said Inuyasha impatiently. "My lord she should be around shortly." said the small flea on his shoulder . " I told her to come at dawn!" "I'm sure she's coming as fast as she can." Myoga said. "Keh." was all Inuyasha muttered. Suddenly he heard a sound he was all to familiar with. It was the sound of Kagome coming through the well. "Hey! Inuyasha? Are you up there?" "Ya I'm up here. What took ya so long, wench?" "I was getting ready! I had to pack some extra things! Now can you please help me out of this well?" "Alright, alright." He grabbed Kagome's wrist and hoisted her out of the well. "Jump on my back, we need to go to Lady Kaede's hut." " Why do we need to go there?" implored Kagome. "Because Miroku has important news he needs to tell us." "Oh, what about?" "I'm not sure Miroku didn't tell me! Now get on!" he said impatiently. "Fine." she sighed. It was no use arguing with him. She climbed on to his back and he took off with inhuman speed.
"Kagome!" shouted Shippo, slamming into Kagome's knees, almost making her fall over. "Hey Shippo! I missed you!" "I missed you too, Kagome!"said the cheery little Kitsune. "Hey you guys! Hello Lady Kaede." she said bowing to Kaede respectfully. "Hi Kagome." said Sango cheerfully. "Hello Kagome."greeted Miroku . "Hello child." said Kaede. Kagome, with a happy little kitsune in her lap, sat down next to Sango. Inuyasha sat down, and leaned against the wall, with the Tetsuiga between his legs. "So, Miroku, what was it you wanted to tell us?" Asked Kagome. "Before I tell you, why don't you get a bowl of stew, you look cold." "Oh Arigato." Kagome reached for a bowl and a pair of chopsticks. She ladled herself some of a brownish colored stew and sat back down. "Okay, I've heard a couple of rumors of where Naraku is hiding out. But the problem is, that they are in two completely different places. One contact says he's has been spotted in the East Mountains and the other said that he has just attacked a small village to the far west, at least two days either direction." "I wonder what we are going to have to do about this predicament. There's no way we can all be in two places at once." voiced Sango. "Maybe this will help." said Kagome hopefully. "I have two walkie-talkies and–." Inuyasha burst in. "What in the hell is a walkie-- talkie!" "I was just getting to that. A walkie-talkie is a thing that allows you to be able to talk to people miles and miles away, and lets you listen to what they have to say." "That sounds very useful for traveling." said Sango. "Well we could go off of Kagome's help, and split up, each taking a different direction." motioned Miroku. "And I could put a Jewel shard in each of the walkie-talkies, so they will be able to work even farther apart!" said Kagome. "That sounds like a reasonable plan. How do you feel about this idea, Sango?" inquired Miroku. "Sounds okay to me, but how will we split up?" "How about You, me, Kirara and Shippo, then Inuyasha, and Kagome. Okay?" "Alright, sounds okay. How about you Inuyasha, sound alright to you?" " It's fine as long as we catch that scumbag, Naraku." "Okay then it's settled. We should leave as soon as possible, tonight if necessary." "sounds alright to me." Inuyasha announced. "Okay then it's settled. We leave tonight."