And so with the help of his two tailed feline friend, Inuyasha and Kagome set out to search for her guide, the quarters, her fiance, and those two supposed trackers. But despite how strong Kiara's and Inuyasha's sense of smell and hearing was, they could not locate them. /p
"Totosai! Miroku! Koga!"
Kagome called out the names of her friends but they did not answer her calls for they could not hear her. They searched all morning and noon, by the time the afternoon arrived Kiara and Inuyasha were exhausted.
"Hey Kagome, Kiara are exhausted can we take a break?" He asked her.
"Sure."
They stopped to rest by a river, Kiara and Inuyasha quickly dozed off lying on the grass under the sunlight. Kagome couldn't help but giggle at how cute they looked when they were asleep and she considered taking a nap herself until she noticed that her surroundings looked very familiar. Thinking that this was where the camp was she decided to go on back on her own. She quietly tiptoed away from the sleeping man and two tail cat. She figured that she could just find her way back by retracing her steps.
"Now let's see was the camp left or right?" She asked herself. "It was...Left! Now I remember. Huh I'm getting good at figuring out this jungle."
Or so she thought. She was unknowingly walking straight into something very dangerous. She went down the left direction and walked right into what appeared to be a puddle of dirt, sticking dirt that she couldn't get out of.
"What is this?" She wondered.
One hour later...
"Inuyasha! Inuyasha!" Shippo said jumping up and down on the wild man's sleeping body. "Inuyasha wake up!"
"What?!" He said sitting up. "Shippo how many times have I told you not to wake me up unless it's an emergency?"
"But it is an emergency."
"You having nothing to eat is not an emergency."
Once he was fully awake he noticed that Kagome wasn't around.
"Where's Kagome? Kagome! Kagome! Where is she?"
"That's what I've been trying to tell you Inuyasha!" Shippo said. "Kagome wandered off and fell into some quicksand!"
"Where?"
He followed Shippo in the direction Kagome had gone in and led him to the quicksand. She was no where in sight which could only mean one thing. She had gone under and he needed to think fast. He broke off a strong, firm vine from a tree, tied one end around his waist, and had Kiara and Shippo hold the other end.
"When I tug in this pull me out okay." He said. "If you let me go and I drown my ghost will come back and make coats out of you!"
He then dove into the quick sand and began searching for Kagome. He was under there for quite awhile but eventually Kiara and Shippo felt a tug on the vine and pulled Inuyasha back up who was holding a trembling Kagome.
"Are you alright?" He asked her.
"Yes I am."
"What were you thinking? I told you not to wander off alone."
"I'm sorry I thought...I thought my camp was this way."
"From now on don't go anywhere without me alright?"
"Alright."
Kagome looked down at herself and Inuyasha. Their hair, clothes, and entire bodies were covered in dirty and sand.
"I look like such a mess." She said.
"I know just the place to get cleaned off at."
He took her to a cool and clear spring with fresh water. Kagome immediately took off her socks, shoes, and shirt leaving her in just a tank top and skirt, and jumped into the spring. The water felt so nice and refreshing, Kagome had never felt anything so relaxing. From on top of a tree Inuyasha watched her bathe, he watched her run her fingers through her long black hair, he watched her scrub her smooth arms and legs, and he watched the water make her delicate skin glisten in the sunlight. The stirring he had felt earlier returned and this time it was growing. He wasn't sure what these feelings for her were but they were driving her crazy.
When she finished her bath in the spring she began to wash her shirt, socks, and shoes in it then laid them out to dry in the sun. She also decided to lay in the sun to herself dry but the warm feel of the sun's glow made her sleepy and she found herself taking a nap on the grass. Inuyasha watched her sleep, she was so beautiful, so soft, and so sweet. He never knew a single creature like her and it was at that very moment he decided to choose Kagome for his mate. But how could he win her? He didn't know the first thing about attracting mates.
"Something troubling you Inuyasha?" Myoga asked perching on his shoulder.
"Nothing just thinking."
Myoga followed Inuyasha's gaze toward the sleeping Kagome and at once understood what was happening.
"Oh I see, have you finally decided to settle down and choose a mate?"
"No! Maybe...I mean- It's none of your business!"
"Now, now Inuyasha don't be so rash to dismiss me. I happen to know a lot about attracting suitable mates."
"Myoga when was the last time you had a mate?"
"Well um...I...Don't judge me! I have commitment issues! Anyway I happen to have observed plenty of mating rituals. With my help you'll be able to win Kagome as your mate."
"I don't know."
"Trust me I know what I'm doing. Now first you must feed yourself."
"Feed myself what?"
"Blood, lots and lots of blood."
"Myoga I can't drink blood."
"If you must substitute the blood for meat. Once you are well fed begin jumping around wildly then wait for her to pounce on top of you and low and be hold you have your mate."
"You sure that will work?"
"Positive. Believe me she won't be able to resist."
"Okay."
Part of him wasn't sure if those actions really would win Kagome over but Myoga was a smart flea so he would probably give it a try.
As for the search party that was looking for Kagome, Miroku, Mushin, and Akitoki were beginning to loose their patients with Koga as he was making things incredibly difficult for them. For instance Koga was riding Munshin's back up a hill.
"Drop him! You are not his donkey!" Miroku told Munshin. At once Mushin dropped Koga.
"Ow! Hey!" Koga said when he landed on a rock.
"Next cliff we pass he's history." Miroku whispered to Munshin and Akitoki. The two men nodded in agreement.
"What was that?" Koga demanded.
"Oh nothing just planning our next move." Miroku said.
Hiten and Monten were only joining them on the search because they wanted to find the great white dog and capture it for fame and money.
"Brother Hiten are you sure this creature exists?" Monten asked.
"Well I wasn't sure at first but after hearing what that guy saw now I'm positive. Just think Monten once we find this animal we'll be rich."
"Yes and I'll have enough money to give myself a full head of hair so I can finally be beautiful. But what do we do about them and the woman?"
"Forget them. They're just pawns leading us to what we really want. Can you believe how those fools easily believed that we were trackers?"
"What fools Hiten and they don't even suspect that we were the ones who wiped out all those fluff tail foxes."
"They will if you don't keep your voice down." Hiten scolded. "Now no more talk of this until we find this great white dog."
Meanwhile at the waterfall Kagome was amazed that she was lost in the wilderness with a jungle man.
"And here I am lost in the wilderness with a jungle man." She said wringing out her wet black hair. "Thank you."
"For what?" Inuyasha said.
"For saving my life twice and for this adventure. You know this is what I've always wanted. To get out, see new places, meet new people. It's incredible and you're incredible."
"Oh um...Forget it. It's nothing really." He said. "Could you excuse me for a minute."
"Yes of course."
Inuyasha decided that now would be a good time to try Myoga's mating technique. He began to eat some fish meat he had caught earlier today. Once he was full he went back to where Kagome and started jumping. She looked at him confused.
"Inuyasha are you okay?" She asked him.
He kept jumping up and down, waiting for the exact moment she would pounce on him and they would be mates. But it wasn't working it only made her confused and slightly scared.
"Listen Inuyasha my clothes are probably dry now so I'm just gonna go get dressed."
She got up and left. Inuyasha sighed, he should've known that flea didn't know squat about mating or females.