HI!! I'm back after a couple days of being lazy and not typing. I'd like to say thanks to the people of that have given this almost 500 hits now! Thankies! I feel loved! But I am kinda annoyed at a serious lack of reviews. Reviews help. It lets me know that this isn't just a lost cause and I'm just wasting my time with this. So even if it's just an "I like where this is going" or "keep it up, can't wait for the next chapter" kin of thing, I really don't care. It's nice to know that I'm not completely wasting my time when I could be doing other things.
Ok. I'm done with my mini rant. Here's the next chapter. Oh! This is where we get a bit of an insight to Kagome that I decided to add in. well, more next chapter than this one, but still. Hope you all like it! Oh. And if there are any lakes in northern Japan, I have no clue. I didn't really check my geography before writing this chapter. I just threw it in there cause you know what? I'm the author of this plot and I can.
A cold winter blizzard had stopped them the night before. The ride there had definitely been eventful, to say the least. Especially when Kagome flung InuYasha off Ah-Un when he made her mad for the fifth time that day. Now it was like a winter wonderland before the children's eyes and the excited face of Kagome. Soon, the children and Kagome were all bundled up and out playing in the snow, having a snowball fight, building snowmen, and Kagome taught the two how to make snow angels.
"I've never seen Kagome this hyper before, have you Miroku?" Sango asked as they sat by the fire together. Miroku shook his head no. InuYasha had run off and Sesshomaru stood by the doorway watching the three of them play.
"Hey Sesshomaru. Isn't there a small lake around here?" Sango asked. Sesshomaru nodded yes.
"About a ten minute walk east of here for you. Although it's eternally frozen over, the ice about three feet deep," he said still keeping his eyes trained on the ever smiling Kagome. He had never seen her this excited and happy. Good thing InuYasha wasn't here to ruin it for her.
After another hour or two the three came back in frozen to the bone and soaking wet from the snow. Kagome shivered by the fire, blankets around her and in her warmest pajamas. Sesshomaru eyed her warily considering she had been out longer than the children and was way wetter when she came back in.
"Hey Kagome, you remember asking me if there were any frozen lakes or ponds around the areas?" Sango asked.
"Yeah, what about it?" she chattered out, closing the blanket around her shivering body, slightly envious of Rin and Shippo who had curled up and gone to sleep.
"Sesshomaru said something about one about 10 minutes east of here. Apparently it's eternally frozen. Why did you ask about that?" Sango said trying to get her friends mind off of the cold. Sango and Sesshomaru noticed how her eyes it up.
"No reason really. Man, where's Miroku with the wood?" she said changing the subject. Sesshomaru stood silently. Everyone looked up at him.
"I'll be back in the morning. I need to check up on some things. Kagome? Did you want to see that lake before I leave?" he asked. Kagome nodded happily and jumped up throwing on her coat and shoes.
"OI! Where do you think you're going with him!?" InuYasha yelled as Kagome and Sesshomaru walked out of the small hut.
"He's just showing me a lake around here InuYasha. Calm down," she said calmly. She saw Sesshomaru trying not to wrinkle his nose in disgust as they passed by InuYasha. Once they were out of earshot Kagome sighed. "He was off with Kikyo again wasn't he?" she asked softly. Sesshomaru nodded stiffly and brushed a strand of hair out of her eyes as they continued walking.
Soon they arrived at the lake. There was no snow on the crystal ice of the small lake. Kagome's eyes sparkled as she viewed the ice. She cautiously stepped a foot on the ice, testing the sturdiness of it.
"The ice is frozen about three feet thick Kagome. What are you planning?" Sesshomaru stated. She smiled brightly at his questioning face.
"I'm planning on heading back to camp and waiting for you to get done doing what you need to do!" she smiled brightly, dancing around his questions. She happily ran back towards the camp, waiving at him over her shoulder laughing brightly.
Next chapter has a song in it. The first review that I get that can name the song and the artist, I'll write a one shot of sorts with any pairing of their choice (including yaoi if you want) from any of the anime/manga that I've named on my profile that I like. It's a Japanese song, but I'm going to be putting the English lyrics. Good luck!