Hello Simply Hopeless here with a new story for you. I do not own Inuyasha or the famous story Tarzan but I love them both so there. I really do hope you enjoy this story because I'm dedicating this story to one Marissa a.ka. Rin-chan a.k.a teddy bear for her birthday, which was this Sept. 22. Sorry Rin-chan that this isn't the Sess and Rin story I promised at first but this story had to be typed and I'd know you'd love this story anyway. I hope you readers enjoy and review because it would be much appreciated.

Tarzan

Chapter One

"Houshi-sama," a voice hissed its disapproval at a young manwho was up a tree.

Violet eyes focused on the woman who had called for him.Hetook note ofthe way that she placed her hands on her hips with an obvious look of disapproval on her otherwise beautiful face. Then throwing her a reassuring smile he trained his eyesonce moreon the window before him.

'I've only come here for information,' he kept reassuring himself. Though seeing the young woman undressing in the window was an added bonus. He let out a soft groan as he watched the pale woman begin to change.

Slim fingers pulled down at the sleeves of her dress until they fell at her feet. Then carefully she made to step out of it before tossing the dress into the trashcan. 'Of course because she never wore an outfit twice,' he thought rolling his eyes before continuing to watch.

He had expected and hoped that she would slip out from her shift to reveal a bit of lingerie. But just as soon as she was slipping out of her shift she made her way to the bathroom attached to her room. The sound of a shower turning on made the young man bite his bottom lip knowing that somewhere in that bathroom was a naked woman lathering herself up with soap.

"Miroku what's going on," the young woman asked in a hushed voice.

"Ah… nothing yet Sango… Kikyou left her room for a moment," Miroku called out tentatively in a hoarse whisper.

"Then why do you seem so hot and bothered," Sango accused before making up her mind. She quickly went to the tree and attempted to climb up it but seeing as she was wearing a dress she didn't get very far. "Houshi-sama you better not be watching her undress," she growled in a warning voice before sliding down the tree. She dusted the skirt of her dressed and crossed her arms, her foot tapping impatiently on the ground.

"I would never dream of-" he began before his eyes widen in suprise. "Wait something's happening," he cried out before his violet eyes focused on Kikyou walking out of her bathroom.

"What!" asked Sango curiously. She did not like the fact that she was being kept out the loop and the way Miroku's eyes were glued to the window made her more then a little suspicious. She just wished that he didn't get caught because if he went down so would she.

"Shhh!" he hissed low giving her reprimending look before turning his eyes back to the window.

Kikyou by that time had already slipped into her nightgown that clung to her curves nicely. The young man nodded his head in approval at the silk nightie wishing it was a bit more shorter. He watched as fingers lightly toweled her hair before they both heard a knock at the door.

Kikyou unperturbed sat down on her vanity set chair andtossed the towel into the open hamper.Letting her wet locks cascade down she first pulled it away from her face before she picked up her brush. She had barely touched the brush to her hair when she heard the person knocking insistently, yet hesitantly on the door again. And with a sigh she waved at the door with the hand still holding her brush.

A frown crossed her face at the realization that the person on the other side of the door wouldn'tsee her signaling for them to come in. "Come," she barked out crisply before turning her eyes to the vanities mirror. She began to brush her hair once before setting the brush down to look at the person who just entered in her mirror. "You interrupted my nightly ritual," she breathed, her brown eyes narrowing in the mirror.

"Gomen nasai," she quickly apologized.Kagome smiled weakly before taking up her sister's brush that Kikyou handed to her. She began started to continueat the task Kikyou had barely begone. Slim fingers curling around the brush's handle as she began to take a handful of damp hair and began to run her brush gently it until it was fully dry.

"Not too hard okay," Kikyou admonished before sitting back to enjoy the brushing. Her eyes sliding to half-mast as she relaxed under the relaxing feeling. Her sharp eyes occasionally looking to make sure that Kagome was doing her task right. "What is it?" Kikyou said finally after a few minutes when she saw her little sister nibbling on her bottom lip.

"Y… you should really come with us Kikyou," Kagome insisted as she stopped in her work to stare at her older sister in the mirror. She stood a little ways back fromKikyou nowso that her sister wouldn't complain about how Kagome's on reflection was disturbing her peace.

"Why? Do I seem like a person who likes trumping through the wilds of Africa looking for an albino gorilla?" hissed Kikyou as she narrowed her eyes at her sister in the mirror. She whirled around in her vanity set chair and glared at Kagome before snatching up the brush. "How foolish do you think I am?"

"N… not foolish at all," Kagome shook her head quickly and smiled nervously. She gently pried the brush that in Kikyou's hand could have become a lethal weapon. She then gently turned Kikyou's chair so the older woman was facing her mirror before continuing to brush her hair. "I would just miss you, that's all. Kaede couldn't come because of school and I just thought—"

"You thought wrong," she snapped. The older womanscowled at Kagome from the mirror. But already the frown on her face relaxed as her sister continued to brush her hair. She tried to calm her hot temper before looking at Kagome with a sympatheticlook. "I would have loved to come with you if it wasn't for my modeling career," she sighed in regret.

"O… Of course," Kagome nodded her head glad that her sister wasn't mad at her. The sigh of relief couldn't help but push from between the petals of her lips as her shoulders sagged slightly. A small smile began to tug at her lips as she happily continued to brush.

"You don't want me to miss my big chance just because I happen to be cutting vines with you? Now do you?" she soothed and turned her head to smile at Kagome.

"Yes… yes of course. I was foolish to ask you," she gasped. Kagome colored beautifully before setting the brush down when she was done. "I will write to you every day," she declared and nodded her head firmly.

"Yes do, do that. Write every detail about every pretty bird and plant you see," Kikyou drawled then waved her sister off. "Come now you must retire to bed if you want to wake up bright and early. Would you like me to help you pack?" she asked already knowing the answer.

"O… of course not sister I have taken care of it. I even made sure Grandpa has his stuff packed as well," she smiled reassuringly at her sister. She even reached out to hug Kikyou to say goodnight but stopped when she saw the disapprovingly look on Kikyou's face.

Coloring again in embarrassment for forgetting she placed one air kiss on Kikyou's cheek before allowing her sister to do the same. Then she straightened and bobbed her her head in thanks.

"Yes, yes have a goodnight," Kikyou nodded her head in approval before watching as her sister silently exited her bedroom. "Such an idiot to think I'd ever want to go to a dirty place like Africa, especially with that old coot," she sneered and chuckled softly to herself before looking at the mirror. She quickly blew her reflection a kiss before braiding her hair into a long rope.

"She forgot to do that... I'll reprimend her later," she said to herself. 'Now I'll have to have Kaede do my hair every night,' she thought to herself and sighed. She then stood up and faced the windows ready to pull the curtains. Her fingers reaching for the red curtains she did not notice any peeping toms hanging on a tree branch trying to look inside.

In fact the peeping tom at that moment had sought another branch and was currently settling down in his new spot. Kagome's curtains was still pulled back giving him a good view as she entered the room. He noticed with approval that she had her suitcases packed and set to the side. Her body slumping onto the bed as she began to pet the sleepy cat Buyo.

"She's such a bitch," Kagome sighed before scratching the calico cat under his chin."You would never think she'd have a heart in there," she commented to herself before looking up to peer at the night sky.

'An amen to that,' Miroku silently agreed in his head as he watched his friend sit up. She began to run slim fingers through her hair before she began to pull off her top. A lecherous smile spread onto Miroku's face at the lacy red bra that he saw cupping two soft, white mounds. 'Never figured she'd be daring enough for red,' he mused but nodded his head approvingly.

"What's so funny!" Sango said in a loud whisper. She was becoming more and more suspicious of the male's good intentions. And the way that his eyes widen in suprise before coloring as he realized, almost for the first time, that Sango was still with him.

"I... nothing," he quickly said in his normal voice to reassure her. But then he quickly clamped his hand over his mouth realizing his mistake. He quickly exited the branch he was in as quickly as possible as he felt curious brown eyes darting towards the window he was looking into.

Kagome nearly jumped and jerked back at the sight she saw until she found herself tumbling out of bed. With a soft thud she hit the ground before she pulled her slightly aching body up. Her hands rubbing her rump she made her way towards the window.

"I couldn't of..." Kagome breathed as she began to trail off. She shook her head chastising herself for freakingover nothing because when she looked out the window no one was there. She walked even closer to it to confirm what she saw only to have her eyes widen in suprise.

"Miroku!" she squeaked in surprise. She quickly openedher windowonly to knock against the branch he was still trying to vacate. She watched in horror as he tumbled off the branch and fell down on the ground five feet away.

"What happen?" Sango gasped as quickly ran over to Miroku only to notice her friend looking out of the window. "Houshi-sama you did not tell me you were watching Kagome change," she scolded. She pushed him back down when he was starting to sit up.

"Sorry Sango it was totally out of my hands," he laughed as he rubbed the back of his head.

Kagome just stared in wonder for a few minutes but when she saw her friend's violet eyes travel towards her she quickly shrieked. "Hentai!" she cried and quickly crossed her arms over her chest and stuck her head back inside her room. She quickly threw back on her shirt before she stuck her head back inside. "Inside now. And I want an explanation," she hissed low.

It was a few minutes before she felt the gentle wrapping on her door before a timid head peek inside. "Kagome if you want we can come at some other time," Sango began averting her eyes from her friend.

"No, no of course not. I wouldn't dream of turning you away. Please have a seat," she said loftily waving her towards her chair. "And where is the hentai?" she asked curiously as Sango walked reluctantly inside.

Sango turned her head expecting Miroku to be right behind her but she only saw the door quickly shutting close. "HOUSHI-SAMA GET YOUR ASS IN HERE NOW!" she yelled and quckly yanked the door open before pulling in a reluctant Miroku.

"Shh you'll wake Kikyou. She needs her beauty sleep and does not like to be disturbed," Kagome hissed a look of worry creeping on her face.

"She treats you like dirt," grumbled Miroku as he ventured to sit in the computer chair. He knew for a fact that a peeping tom would not be allowed to sit on someone's bed. Especially when he saw her look at him in disapproval at his comment.

"She does not... she's just misunderstood," she said defensively as she hugged a pillow close to her chest. She didn't even bother to look at her friends knowing that they were looking at her in disbelief.

"She walks over you like your a doormat and the worst thing is you let her," Sango scolded her friend lightly. She tried to wrestle the pillow from her friend's grasp but she saw that it was all but helpless.

"I don't mind," Kagome breathed weakly. 'She looks so much like our mother... she's taken care of us so long...' she thought sadly. Ever since the passing of their mother Kikyou had been taking care of them. More like Kagome had been taking care of her older and younger sister but she knew that as the eldest Kikyou tried.

"You're too selfless Kag. She sees that and uses it against you," Sango soothed. The older girltried to pull Kagome into her arms only to be roughly pushed back.

"It's none of your business," she grumbled and averted her eyes. She bit her bottom lip seeing the hurt look flash on Sango's face. Her mouth even opened to say an apology but Sango quickly silence her with a wave of her hand.

"No your right, it's none of my business," Sango sighed and looked away.

"Sooo..." Miroku began trying to break up the tention evident in the room. "You should wear red more often Kagome," Miroku commented casually.

"Red?" Kagome asked in confusion then her cheeks heated up. "Hentai!" she cried and tossed a nearby pillow at the monk's head. "Why were you two spying on me in the first place?" she questioned looking at them suspiciously.

"We wanted to know how the preparations were going," Sango quickly responded. She began to play with the edge of her dress before looking at Kagome smiling weakly.

"And picking up a phone to call or actually coming inside the house never really crossed your minds at all... did it?" she said dryly her eye narrowing slightly.

"Oh it did and beleive you me we gave it some thought-" began Sango before she was gently cut off by Miroku.

"But our way was more effective and got better results," Miroku smiled mischievously.

"I bet," grumbled Kagome and buried her face in the pillow. She let out a short laugh then sighed, Buyo all but forgotten at her side. "I leave tomorrow guys... I'm going to miss you," came Kagome's muffled voice from the pillow.

"And we are going to miss you sooo much," cried out Sango. And before the poor girl knew it Kagome fell into her arms, tears alread pricking the corners of them.

"It's going to be so hard without having you guys around," she sobbed into Sango's shoulder.

"We'll miss you too kiddo," Sango soothed as she rubbed Kagome's back.

"If you want I can come with," Miroku ventured out as he sat up from the computer chair to walk towards the two girls.

"You'd do that for me?" Kagome looked at him with her teary face.

"Of course I would. We'll watch the night sky through the branches of the jungle. And wecan share a sleeping bag together in are own tent where we'll-"

"Don't even finish that sentence," Sango growled making Kagome laughed.

She sat up straight and rubbed at her eyes. "I'm going to miss that as well... your sense of humor," she smiled and opened up her arms to be hugged by Miroku.

"Yep that's me alright.Mr. Hilarious," Miroku mumbled. He did not feel like telling her that he was partly serious but then again he did not fee like getting another lump.

"You should really get some sleep," Sango finally said as Miroku and Kagome pulled from their hug.

"Yeah... I guess," Kagome sighed a pout forming on her lips.

"You act like a little child sometimes," Sango commented slyly just so she could see her friend get riled up again.

"No I don't," she rebuked then smiled. "Okay sometimes I do but if I need sleep then you'll have to go. I need to change," she said and made shooing motions with her hands.

"Maybe I should stay to insist you," ventured Miroku trying to sound civilarize.

"And maybe I can give you a concussion if I hit you hard enough," Sango growled threatening. She watched as Miroku got her point a look of mock fear crossing his face.

"Why Sango how barbaric of you," he gasped clutching his hand dramatically to his heart.

"See that's why that date I promised you on friday is canceled," she snapped and stomped out of the room. "Childish sonofa-"

"Sango!" cried out Miroku and quickly followed on the heels of his girlfriend.

"Goodnight..." she breathed to no one in particular. She changed into her pajamas before sliding under the cool sheets of her bed. And then slowly and reluctantly her eyelids slid close and the world around her faded away.

THE NEXT DAY, THAT MORNING

She knew something was watching her with a odd certainity. Something that was so close that she could feel their breath against her cheek. She slid her eyes open cautiously and looked to see into the eyes of her brother Souta. "What are you doing?" she mumbled sleepily before rolling over to block him from sight.

"Watching you sleep," Souta said causually before smiling. "Do you know you snore a bit when you sleep. Not loud like Grandpa but you sound like a baby bear," he laughed before dancing away from the swipe from her pillow.

"Jerk," roared out Kagome half-heartedly before sitting up.

"Souta you know that you can't..." she began before she felt him wrap his arms tightly around her. "Souta..." she sighed slightly.

"I told my teachers can I get all my assignments for at least a month and they can like mail me the rest if they like. And I promise them I'd complete it and do extra if need be. Just let me go Kag I just need your permission because Grandpa's all for it," he pleaded and nuzzled his head against her neck. "You know your my favorite sister."

'And your my favorite pain in the ass,' an evil little voice in her head wanted to say. But of course being the nice person that she was Kagome shoved that voice down into a far off corner. "Souta there are definite possibilities that you'll be bitten by mosquitoes, get lost in the wilderness and possibly have to run for your life," Kagome tried to make this sound as unpleasant as possible. Too bad her brother was too into the idea of going to worry.

"I'll cross that bridge when we get to it," he smiled confidently and Kagome rolled her eyes at her ten year old brother. "Come on you can't admit to yourself that you want to be all alone in the jungle with a stupid tour guide and grandpa," Souta coaxed.

"And you're an improvement?" Kagome raised her eyebrow in slight amusement.

"I promise if you let me go I won't ask you for anything EVER! Well except that new video game for my birthday but that's it... kind of... sort of... Just let me go with you," Souta finally settled on those words.

The frown on his face was something she did not like to see and she quickly let out a sigh of resignation."I'm going to regret this..." she trailed off as she averted her eyes from him.

"You won't. I promise," he laughed and hugged her before running out of the room. "Grandpa, Grandpa she said I could go!" he shouted down the stairs before running to his room.

"Kids," she sighed with a smile on her face.

"And like you aren't a kid yourself," drawled Kaede as she walked casually into the room.

"Your like three yearsyounger then me and your calling me a kid?" Kagome pretended to look outraged.

"I'm sorry if I'm more mature for my age. I mean usually who do you go to for advise?" Kaede asked a knowing smile crossing her lips.

"You," Kagome grumbled.

"See was that so hard to admit?" Kaede smiled brightly.

"Yes it was hard," growled Kagome before hugging Kaede. "I'm going to miss your dry humor and your helpful advise," she cried out.

"You're going away for two months not two years. We'll see each other again," soothed Kaede.

"But what if I have to be delivered to you in pieces because a lion got at me?" Kagome questioned looking at the sixteen-year-old sadly.

"Lions live in safari's not jungles," her sister scolded.

"Okay then a panther got at me," Kagome ammended quickly trying to make Kaede laugh.

She smiled when she saw Kaede giggle before she herself frowned thoughtfully. It was kind of odd to her that a sixteen-year-old would act as seriously as Kaede did as if she was an old lady. "Admit it Kaede-baba you'll miss me."

"Sure I will and that's not my name," she scoffed and pinched Kagome hard. She then laughed then stood. "I should get dressed for school now," she sighed in realization. "Remember to write me, okay?"

"I'll write you lots," Kagome responded and watched as her little sister walked out the door. She felt all of a sudden sad at the sudden realization that by tomorrow she would not wake up in her little room but in a tent. "Kami please give me strength," she sighed before she began to drag the first of her suitcases down the stairs.

ON THE AIRPLANE, AFTER THREE HOURS WORTH OF SLEEP

"Goodbye civilization and hello wilderness," she breathed in a monotone whisper as she gazed out at the sea of trees that was part of the jungle and spread out like a green ocean below them.

SOMEWHERE DEEP WITHIN THE JUNGLES OF AFRICA

Golden eyes stared out at his domain with satisfaction. As the sun kissed each little leaf on the top most branches he watched a smile spreading across his ruggedly handsome face. He could see his community still asleep in the deep folds of Africa, his mother a little ways off in the tree he recently visited.

It had been his turn at night watched and his faithful friend insisted on tagging along even though as soon as he came to his perch the little one fell asleep. Little fingers grasped tightly around the stranger's neck and a head peeked from the mane of silver hair of the handsome wild man.

"Hungry," whined the little fox kitsune as he yawned. Little fangs appeared in the kit's rosebud of a mouth before it rubbed his little fist against his eye. He let out another whine knowing that his tall companion would cave in eventually if not try to chuck him into the trees.

"You're always hungry," he grunted in his native tongue but nodding his head he gripped the vine harder and swung down in one fell swoop to his tree house. Only to pause as he changed vines when he saw a metal bird gliding in the sky.

"What is that?" Shippo asked excitedly.

"Danger," he growled

To be continued…