When she woke up all she could see was white and red. She had the feeling up soaring in the air. When she looked down she saw the ground was at least 50 feet below her. "Whoa!!!!!!" she'd exclaimed. Inuyasha was shocked by this and lost his balance.
He landed on the ground and quickly looked back, "Kagome! I thought you were keeping an eye on the girl!"
Kagome lifted his hair to reveal herself and stuck her tongue out at him. "I am thank you very much! Now get a move on! We need to get to Kaede's village before dark!" He rolled his eyes and thought, she's so ungrateful!
Misuki's eyes lit up and she giggled. In a second Inuyasha was yelling in pain and annoyance, "HEY NOT THE EARS!!!!!" She was pulling and scratching them. All the while the smile never left her face. Inuyasha on the other hand was yelling and stomping trying to get her to stop. "KAGOME!!!!!!" Kagome had been giggling all the while. Then she gently pulled the kid's hands away from his ears and gave him a wink.
Inuyasha groaned thinking, this is why I'm NEVER having kids…Or a wife...He thought of Kagome sticking her tongue out at him and winking like it was nothing. He started running again and kept thinking about what he needed to do when he got back to the village.
The items in his pocket kept hitting his thigh, as if not letting him forget that they were in there. First, ditch the kid and Kagome. Second, go to the sacred tree. Third…he shut his eyes hiding his pain. He couldn't even think about the third thing.
Kagome looked at Misuki and smiled, "I'm Kagome, and this grumpy guy is Inuyasha. What's your name?" When she smiled she reminded Misuki of her sister. Her skin shined just like the way her sisters did, and she didn't have a blemish at all! Her clothes were a little strange, but other than that she was beautiful…
"Misuki, nice to meetcha!" she pointed to herself. "I'm the strongest fighter in my village, or else my sister says so!"
"Who's your sister?" Kagome's face went from glowing to worried. Inuyasha knew right away that she was afraid they'd left the other sister to die…
"Her name is Siato! She's the best, and she reminds me a lot like you! Like you, she's extremely beautiful! And she's too nice to leave anyone in need of help!" She looked up at the sky.
"Was she in the fire with you?" Kagome's eyes were wide with worry.
"No, my sister died about 3 years ago…but I still talk with her everyday! She comes and visits me in that clearing…with the strawberries…"
"Wait, you expect me to believe that your sister's ghost comes to talk to you? Ok great Kagome! This is just like you! Helping the mental ones…"
"I'm not kidding, or lying! My sister died to that meanie she'd fallen in love with! She told me if I ever hear his name to run in fear of even the people who speak of him!"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Kagome, do you sense any jewels around?" When she shook her head he looked down. "Damn…we lost him completely…why can't we ever just find Naraku?"
Misuki's eyes shot open and she jumped off of his back. She didn't care if they were 50 feet above the ground, it was worth getting away from him.
Inuyasha took a dive and caught her just in time. "What the hell do you think you're doing, ya little brat!?" He looked at Kagome. "You suck at baby-sitting you know that?"
Kagome sighed, "Shut up, Inuyasha…"
Misuki was kicking and screaming. She'd punched Inuyasha several times but he'd barely acknowledged it. She yelled at him, "Traitor" over and over until her throat was raw and sore. Even then she wouldn't give up.
"What's with this kid?!" He was actually having problems holding onto her and Kagome at the same time.
"Get away you traitor! You work for Naraku don't you!?" Inuyasha's face became dark and sinister. All other emotion drained from his face and evaporated into the air. All that was left was anger, disbelief, and pure hatred.
"What did you just say?"
Misuki gulped and stopped struggling. There was something that had locked her muscles. She felt as if that look he gave her would skin her alive if she made one more movement. "You work for Naraku?" her voice was barely a whisper and was more of a question than an accusation.
Inuyasha's body went cold and he felt as if his heart might shatter in a million pieces. Him, work for the man who killed his first love? Over his dead body! Even the thought made him angry beyond compare. "Hell no," Kagome looked at Misuki and sighed.
"We are after him, not working with him. Sweetie, is that the man who your sister fell in love with?"
Misuki's eyes filled with regret and sorrow. She nodded afraid to open her mouth. She knew if she did that she'd cry for sure. Inuyasha looked at her then up again, but there was something that told her that he understood. He knew what it felt like to lose a loved one to that monster.
Kagome looked down and thought about Inuyasha and Kikyo and how the story is a little similar to Misuki's and her sister's. Kagome couldn't imagine losing Inuyasha to Naraku…or Sota for that matter.
Everyone was silent for a long period of time. The air around them seemed to thicken and even the bright stars had been covered with the sad remorse of the moment. Not even their kisses could lighten the mood now.
Inuyasha was too far into thinking about Kikyo, and Misuki about Siato. Kagome was dying to say something to comfort them, but what could she say? 'It's alright, so what if they're dead!? You're here, and you're alive! All I can tell you is that live life to the fullest!' Yeah that will make them be happy.
Misuki looked up at Inuyasha. His face in the moonlight was magnificent. He was so handsome and strong looking. Even with his eyes shining with newly formed tears, he refused to let them escape. He saw her looking and even smiled. It was half-heartedly, but he still managed a smile.
She tried to smile back but ended up clutching his kimono and crying her heart out. She'd wanted to cry for years now, but she couldn't afraid her father would see her weakness, and wouldn't let her be a warrior. Inuyasha gave her a comforting smile and kept running. He didn't say anything, or do anything else to comfort her.
She looked at Kagome. Her eyes were shining with pity, and yet happiness. She was happy when Inuyasha and Misuki suffered! Inuyasha looked down to cover his eyes. "Kagome," it was the first word said in about an hour. "Why don't you go home for the night? I'm sure Sango won't mind watching the kid…"
Kagome smiled, "Alright. That sounds good…"
Misuki took on an angry face and glared at Inuyasha, "How old do you think I am!?"
Inuyasha
looked at her with surprise in his eyes. "Uh, I was thinking 8? I
don't know! But you look young…"
"I'm 16 you
numb-skull!" Both Inuyasha and Kagome exchanged looks and then
stared at her.
"But your so tiny!" he motioned with his hands how short she was.
"I'm going to hit a growth spurt soon ok!?"
Kagome thought how she'd heard Misuki mumbling sissy, and daddy when she was unconscious. That's not really something a teen-ager would be calling their parents. Is it?
Inuyasha chuckled, "Well, what do you know…sorry bout that…"
Misuki grinned, "You better be sorry, or else!"
He chuckled again, "Oh really? And what might a tiny thing like you do?"
She made a mad look at him, "I'd make you sit…" His face went into pure fear then he took a deep breath and sighed.
"Nobody but Kagome can do that!" he laughed nervously. "Besides, how do you know about that?!"
Misuki grinned, "I have my ways…"
"Seriously, Kagome, you really know how to pick 'em…first Shippo then this little vixen." Inuyasha sighed. "Maybe I should choose who joins the group from now on…"
Kagome rolled her eyes, "If it were up to you, there'd be no group!"
He grinned, "Exactly!"
Misuki's confusion wasn't hidden but she still tried to follow their bickering and finally when they got boring, which took about another thirty minutes, she laid her head back and felt the warmth of Inuyasha's arms around her. She smiled and slowly fell asleep.
Never in her life has she felt as safe as she did in his arms. His heartbeat served as a lullaby for her. And the way he ran was the rocking she needed for sleep. Before long she was cuddled to his chest and he had entered her dream.
And what a beautiful dream it was…
