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Chapter 1: Love
The morning was young and crisp as Kagome slowly made her way down the path to find Inuyasha. The sun was barely up, and she was still half asleep. She kept stumbling on pebbles and nearly walked into a tree when she realized she had found him. She looked up and squinted in the darkness and smiled. Sure enough, Inuyasha was fast asleep in the tree. Inuyasha lay on a long sturdy branch with one hand hanging over the edge. As he took a deep breath, his dog-like ears would twitch causing Kagome to laugh. Inuyasha heard this and he opened his eyes reluctantly. He leaned forward and stretched with a yawn and looked down at Kagome. The sun was up a little more, and it was slightly easier to see. He caught a glimpse of Kagome and he jumped down in front of her, looking sleepy.
"Mornin'" he said casually, yawning once again, "What's with the early wake up?"
Kagome frowned, "You should know!" she said exasperated, "it was your idea that everyone gets up early so we can leave fast to look for Naraku!"
Inuyasha was still half asleep, and he didn't quite register what Kagome just said. He stared blankly at her and she sighed and shook her head. She was about to yell at him to sit, when a weird black dot zoomed past her head and landed on Inuyasha's nose. Quickly, Inuyasha realized this and smacked the dot on his nose. As it fell upon Inuyasha's out stretched hand, Kagome realized it was Myoga the flea.
"Good morning Master Inuyasha!" he said happily, looking up at Inuyasha, "I see you're up early.."
Inuyasha scowled, "What do you want? I'm tired…"
Myoga started to look nervous, "Nothing! I'm here to say hi, is all…"
Kagome glanced up at Inuyasha, and she could tell he wasn't buying this. Myoga was looking really anxious…Inuyasha stared down at Myoga with big eyes and Myoga tried not to blink, but couldn't hold it any longer. He blinked and Inuyasha smiled in triumph.
"I knew it!" he said, picking up Myoga with his index finger and thumb and squeezing him, "What kind of warning are you going to give us today?"
Myoga shook his head, "Nothing! Can't a flee have a morning walk and give a morning welcome to his pals?"
Inuyasha sighed and before he could threaten the flea to give him answers, he suddenly heard Miroku's voice call out to him. At that, Myoga jumped away quickly. Kagome tried to catch him, but he was too fast and got away.
"What are you guys doing?" Sango asked curiously as they arrived, "We need to get going!"
Miroku and Shippo nodded.
"Yea, the Naraku thing…" Inuyasha said, finally waking up all the way.
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At last, they left and headed east. The group hoped they would find something there that would lead to some jewel shards or Naraku.
After walking for 3 hours straight and not seeing anything peculiar, the group decided to take a rest at a nearby stream. Miroku and Sango sat under a tree for shade and talked while Shippo undressed and took a swim. Inuyasha and Kagome hung out by the side of the stream, farther away from the others. Kagome set down her pack and took off her socks and shoes. She wanted to relax her sore feet in the clean, cold water. Inuyasha watched intently as Kagome put her feet in the water and sighed.
"That's much better…" she said to Inuyasha with a smile. Inuyasha's ears twitched and he began digging in Kagome's pack for some food. Seconds later, and Kagome was boiling water for Inuyasha's ramen. Inuyasha waited impatiently for the water to bubble as Kagome returned her feet into the stream. Inuyasha quickly got bored at staring at water, so he decided to sit down beside Kagome once more. He stared at her face, glowing in the sun and he had an urge to kiss her then. Maybe it was him, but Kagome was looking even beautiful than usual. Inuyasha leaned forward and without a second thought, he kissed her gently on the lips. Kagome's eyes widened in surprise but did not fight. She leaned in forward as well, and wrapped her arms around his neck. They stayed like that for a minute or two and unlocked their lips and their embrace and gazed at each others eyes. The moment would have been perfect, if the boiling water hadn't suddenly exploded then. Kagome sat up quickly and rushed over to the pot.
Kagome smiled to Inuyasha and said, "I think the water is done boiling…"
Inuyasha laughed and grabbed the cup of noodles. Kagome carefully poured the hot water inside and they watched the broth bubble. Inuyasha looked quite happy and he began to eat, despite the heat of the food. Once they were finished, they met up with Sango, Miroku and Shippo. Everyone was through relaxing and they decided to continue on. However, as they got up to leave, they had a little visitor.
"Myoga?" Kagome said, noticing the flea jump upon her shoulder, "What are you doing here?"
Myoga started to sweat, "I just thought you would like to know, that you're being followed…"
Inuyasha perked up. "Who? Who's following us Myoga?"
Myoga gulped and replied, "Kikyo!"
End Of Chapter
This is the new, improved version from the original, just to let y'alls know. My other version was from 2 years ago, and it was pretty horrible. So, I hope you like this edited version and will please review!
