Blanket Scenario Response #3. Shippou, Kaede-baba and Inuyasha.
He opened an eye a slit and glanced at the shivering figure under the lone blanket. He exhaled slowly, the cold air freezing his breath and momentarily blocking his view with white mist.
Kaede-baba would not survive the night.
A part of him cursed the oni that had attacked the village while they had been away searching for the shards. The resulting fight had started a fire that had destroyed nearly all of the old priestess blankets, save the one that she was huddled under now. Fortunately, it had left the building still standing, only a few repairs needed to bring it back to normal. Kagome had gone back to her side of the well, and would be back in the morning with more blankets and food.
That would not help tonight, however.
Inuyasha nudged the sleeping kitsune that was resting on his knee. "Hn?" Shippou opened a bleary eye at him and yawned.
"Go sleep with the old hag." He growled, shutting his eyes to feign sleep. "I'm tired of listening to her bones rattle."
Shippou let out another yawn as he crawled out of Inuyasha's lap and staggered over to the old lady without complaint. He plopped down next to her, curled up and went back asleep.
"Thank you." Lady Kaede whispered, well aware that he could hear her. He snorted contemptuously.
"Your bones are keeping me awake." He growled, shifting his arms in the sleeves. He was part youkai. He'd survived worse cold than this.
She didn't reply, but moved the kitsune to a more comfortable position. He knew she was smiling at him, that irritating small one that said she knew something he didn't.
Once she stopped moving, he opened his eyes a bit wider, subtly glancing about the room. If only there was some way to make it warmer in here. Shippou would keep her a bit warmer, but she was still going to freeze to death tonight without some additional heat.
There was a small fire going, but it was dying as well. There was nothing to feed it. All the firewood was soaked from sitting out in the snow after the fight.
Inuyasha sighed. Kaede-baba wasn't exactly one of his most favourite of people, but he couldn't just let her die either. She had helped him, in her own strange way, on a few occasions. And Kagome would kill him if she died without him trying to save her.
There was only one thing he could think of to help. And he just knew he'd never hear the end of it if the other found out...
Inuyasha sighed and stood up.
***Next morning***
The sound of birds chirping made Inuyasha open an eye. Dawn. He twitched an ear in the direction of the people lying next to him under the blanket. Both Shippou and Kaede's breathing were deep and even. They were fine.
Good.
He rose and picked up his cloak from where it had been laying over the other two. They'd wake up soon enough. In the mean time, he had other things to do, like fetch Kagome so the night didn't repeat it's self.
After all, he had a reputation to maintain. One that did not include keeping old grandmothers warm through the night.
Right?
Fin.
He opened an eye a slit and glanced at the shivering figure under the lone blanket. He exhaled slowly, the cold air freezing his breath and momentarily blocking his view with white mist.
Kaede-baba would not survive the night.
A part of him cursed the oni that had attacked the village while they had been away searching for the shards. The resulting fight had started a fire that had destroyed nearly all of the old priestess blankets, save the one that she was huddled under now. Fortunately, it had left the building still standing, only a few repairs needed to bring it back to normal. Kagome had gone back to her side of the well, and would be back in the morning with more blankets and food.
That would not help tonight, however.
Inuyasha nudged the sleeping kitsune that was resting on his knee. "Hn?" Shippou opened a bleary eye at him and yawned.
"Go sleep with the old hag." He growled, shutting his eyes to feign sleep. "I'm tired of listening to her bones rattle."
Shippou let out another yawn as he crawled out of Inuyasha's lap and staggered over to the old lady without complaint. He plopped down next to her, curled up and went back asleep.
"Thank you." Lady Kaede whispered, well aware that he could hear her. He snorted contemptuously.
"Your bones are keeping me awake." He growled, shifting his arms in the sleeves. He was part youkai. He'd survived worse cold than this.
She didn't reply, but moved the kitsune to a more comfortable position. He knew she was smiling at him, that irritating small one that said she knew something he didn't.
Once she stopped moving, he opened his eyes a bit wider, subtly glancing about the room. If only there was some way to make it warmer in here. Shippou would keep her a bit warmer, but she was still going to freeze to death tonight without some additional heat.
There was a small fire going, but it was dying as well. There was nothing to feed it. All the firewood was soaked from sitting out in the snow after the fight.
Inuyasha sighed. Kaede-baba wasn't exactly one of his most favourite of people, but he couldn't just let her die either. She had helped him, in her own strange way, on a few occasions. And Kagome would kill him if she died without him trying to save her.
There was only one thing he could think of to help. And he just knew he'd never hear the end of it if the other found out...
Inuyasha sighed and stood up.
***Next morning***
The sound of birds chirping made Inuyasha open an eye. Dawn. He twitched an ear in the direction of the people lying next to him under the blanket. Both Shippou and Kaede's breathing were deep and even. They were fine.
Good.
He rose and picked up his cloak from where it had been laying over the other two. They'd wake up soon enough. In the mean time, he had other things to do, like fetch Kagome so the night didn't repeat it's self.
After all, he had a reputation to maintain. One that did not include keeping old grandmothers warm through the night.
Right?
Fin.