CHAPTER 4
After everybody ate their fill or at least until the hamburgers ran out, I watched them with fascination the place was very, very lively for the most part anyway. If it wasn't Miroku trying to touch Sango's ass then it was Inuyasha and Kouga fighting and Kagome having to separate them . . .the hard way. After while though I started to get a headache, I don't see how the Lord's group sat through al this so calm, I wanted to scream.
Yuki went to play with Shippo and Kirara and I was stuck here alone and bored to death. I fell back and looked up at the last light there was going to be before the sun went completely down. I wonder what the moon is going to be tonight that had me thinking then I usually kept track of it and I forgot to look on the calendar before I left . . . Uh oh. If I can sneak over to Kagome and ask her should know right, I mean she has a Hanyou friend, lover, or whatever guy. She has to know his night and keep track so they can find shelter because of what I've heard Hanyou's are not exactly welcomed in this time. Now don't get me wrong there sometimes not welcomed in my time either it depends, ha-ha reminds me of that joke Yuki and I had we were talking about all the Hanyou haters and I say their Hanyouist, instead of sexist or racist it's Hanyouist . . . For some reason I feel I got the crickets on that one. Anyways Back to the plan, Operation: Find and des- ask Kagome about the moon. I sat up looking from side to side until I heard her behind me.
"SIT BOY!!!" I turned around to hear Kagome say that and then Inuyasha falling at a fast pace face first into the ground.
"Puuu" Yuki and I do (It's what characters do when trying to hold back laughter). I hear Yuki get up and walk into the forest followed by a lot of laughing. My face was starting to turn red from trying to hold it in, I let loose I fell back onto the ground holding my stomach rolling back forth trying to ease the pain of laughing to hard. Then I got thumped on my head by a very pissed off Half-Demon, I looked up at him and thought of how his face looked before he plummeted into the ground and started up the giggle fit again. Yuki came out of the woods wiping a tear from his eyes, and looked at Inuyasha again and swiftly turn back into the woods to laugh again.
"Gahh! Shut-up would you!" Inuyasha practically yelled at us.
"You . . . Face . . . Ground," that was all I was able to get through the laughing, but apparently he didn't like it and I got a harder thump, good thing I have a hard head. "Wu, man that was good laugh it was better the second time though, hmmm . . . I wonder if it will work if I say it . . . Sit boy," He tensed but nothing happened, well that sucks I wanted to do it too.
"Ha-ha of course it only works when Kagome says it, Stuuupid," Inuyasha says smugly.
"Why are you so smug you'd think that you would be sad that Kagome has that power," I said "Maybe your brain hasn't figured it out. . . Poor thing," He growled and raised up his fist in a way to make someone think that he was going to thump me again but he just 'feh'ed' and turned away from everyone as best as he could and crossed his arms; I shook my head and remembered what I was going to do before that hilarious scene happened. I got up and walked over to Kagome and tilted my head in the direction I wanted her to go too, she nodded and we went over to the far side of camp nearer Lord Sesshomaru's group. I glanced over to where Yuki was playing with Shippo again I didn't think he was listening but he's fooled me before then I took look over to Sesshomaru I doubt he was listening because of what I've heard he doesn't really care for humans in an issue.
"So what was it that you wanted?" Kagome said getting anxious seeing me looking around. She glanced in the directions of where I was looking, obviously getting worried.
"Oh, I was wondering if you knew which moon it was to night?" I whispered after putting up my to cover my mouth and most of Kagome's ear, I saw the confusion go across her face then it looked like she got on . . . I supposed. We switched so that her mouth was near my ear.
"Umm I think it's the waxing crescent" She said I pulled away and gave her the Speak-My- Language- look, she rolled her eyes and ushered me back.
"The backwards crescent," I stiffened that's Yuki's night, Shit how could I've been so stupid then she continued with a question that made me scowl, "Why are we whispering?"
"Because I don't want Yuki to know I forgot to look at the calendar," I said to keep the annoyance out my voice.
"You forgot to look!" I jumped a bit and looked down and slightly red faced Yuki his face always get flushed when he's mad, it was so Kawii. "Mom . . . Mom!"
I look down at him and give an apologetic smile, he rolls his eyes and turns away pouting. "Sorry, sweetie I was packing our stuff and trying to get us ready. So I sorta maybe, it just accidentally slipped my mind about the moon tonight." He didn't respond, I guess he was madder than I originally thought. "Look if your that mad about it sleep with Kagome tonight," I had started to walk towards where our stuff was at but a small clawed hand grabbed the bottom of my Capri's making me stop. I turned around with a brow raised in question I had not expect him to already give in so early. I mean I had expected it to come later in the night to crawl into my bed with some lame excuse as to why he had come back.
"I'm not mad just. . . sad that you forgot something that very important to me," He said to me in a distraught voice, his ears drooped a bit, and his face donned a very sad expression. I leaned down and picked him up so that we were eye to eye.
"Sweetie, I'm sorry. It was hectic today and I know I should known or at least looked . . . Sorry," I pout. Yuki forgives me by playfully rubbing his nose against mine. I crack a smile and rub mine back.
"I don't see what the big deal is anyways. So you forgot what the moon was tonight so what?" I heard looked past Kagome -who had a hand on Inuyasha's haori, biting on her lip and slightly leaned forward basically giving away that she was listening closely to Yuki and mine's conversation - to Kouga standing further into the center of the camp with his arms crossed.
"Tonight's Yuki's human night," It took all about 2.7 seconds before half of the camp roared together.
"You don't tell people that especially in this era/time," I heard them yell and could of swore that I would go death because of the magnitude of them yelling together.
After I had got back some of -my sworn on- hearing "You guys would of found out anyways, He would of looked different, act different, smelled different. I mean come on don't tell yall are that stupid," I said back to the center of the camp and then walked past Kagome, Inuyasha, and Kouga back to the center of the camp.
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We just sit around and started talking various things that just popped in the head-mostly me. My mind just kept wandering so I decided to just chime in every once in a while when I was for sure what they were talking about I was off a couple of times but they over looked it. So Yuki and I just sit there bored and zoned out in our worlds, probably not even thinking anything close to the same thing. I was thinking about whether or not I packed my PSP because I was bored out of my mind but I didn't know whether or not to take a bath first or play some now then bath later to hard of a decision maybe I should ask Yuki if he was going to take a bath with me or what because I didn't know how the bathing schedule worked around here so to my questions I have to ask how the bathing schedule worked. I was about to but someone grabbed my hands in theirs, the hands were attached arms covered in purple robe then to a very serious faced monk.
I looked up to see him giving me the look "Natsumi. . ." He said then waited for me to respond.
"Yes, Houshi" I said politely trying not to be rude and jerk my hands away so I decide to do it slowly but every time I moved my hands his grip tightened, not good.
"Will you . . ." By now everybody was silent and watching us intently in different ways; Kagome looked like nervous; Sango and Yuki looked mad as hell; and everybody else was either agitated or amused in different degrees. I wonder why? But found out shortly when he finished I didn't hear him.
"Huh? What can you repeat that please?" I said looking back at him I didn't know he was this boring.
"I said. . ." A giant boomerang came out of nowhere and hit him so hard on the head he fell in my lap unconscious I pushed him off of me and he fell to the ground in an uncomfortable position. I turned back to everyone and saw Kagome holding her heart, breathing hard as if she had held her breath but she looked relived now; Yuki still looked mad I wonder what a matter with him is; the others except Sango looked slightly amused but then I saw Sango standing up to come toward me I looked up at her she turned and picked the giant boomerang and turned toward me and smiled.
"Sorry it slipped. And he wasn't going to say anything important so don't worry about," She said happily.
"Okay, umm. . . What was I going to ask you guys?" I said scratching my head I would remember here in a minute. . . "Oh yea bathing. What's your bathing schedule?" I said.
"It's mixed bathing" I turned my head to the right to see the monk with a big bump on his head along with a big mischievous smile, I saw a boomerang coming but this time Sango was holding it I guess she's going to purposely hit him this time but Yuki beat her with a punch in the face to the monk. This was starting to get really weird, I looked back over to the group and saw some mad and amused expressions at Yuki or the monk.
"Why is everybody looking weird? Did I miss out on a joke?" I asked was there something I was missing here. They just ignored me and continued with their looks at one of the two. Before I heard Yuki mutter 'Pervert' . . . Oh I get it the monk said something to bad I didn't get to hear I probably would of laughed.
"So . . . is anyone going to answer me?" Kagome looked over to me and giggled and shook her head.
"All the girls go first while the boys keep guard then it's the guys turn for those who want to then sometimes it's just whatever." She explained I just 'oh'ed '
"So which one is it today because since were near a stream, river, thingy?" I ask. Kagome thought about it for a minute but was cut off by Yuki.
"Why don't the girls go first and me too," He said looking up at Kagome with big pleading eyes knowing she couldn't resist.
"You're such a mind reader" She said before tackling him with a hug I saw him smirk to the other guys- Inuyasha, Kouga, and Miroku(got over the punch)- and I held in a laugh.
"So let's go So much walking I'm all sweaty," I said standing up and put hands on my back and pushing forward I heard a light popping noise.
"You barely walked I carried you most of the way and when you where walking you were barely carrying anything," Inuyasha said crossing his arms, his eyes daring me to defy him.
"Yeah, and I thanked you for that. You chose to carry my stuff and to carry me I think." I look down at him. "Why are we arguing over this? Look whatever I don't care I just want my bath" I say and go over to my bag and got out the necessary for taking a bath I walked over to where Sango and Kagome were waiting and playing with Yuki - mostly his ears- or smothering him with their hugs I guess I should save him.
I walk over to them and grab him, "We should get going" I said Yuki looks up at me thankfully.
Once there I put down Yuki and squatted down behind him, he put his hands on my knees to help him stay steady when I helped him undressed (or basically did it); he folded up his clothes and walked into the water while I was getting undressed. For some reason I felt like I was being watched and I turned in the direction I felt the staring coming from, I just shook my head and went into the water and sit across from Sango and Kagome.
Yuki was doggy paddling; Kagome and Sango were just getting all giggly over it. I laughed watching him go around in circles for their entertainment; Yuki just grinned at me and paddled away from them and toward me. I picked him up when he was close enough and set him on my lap, half of his chest was out of the water and he was turned toward the other girls. -Rin would be here but she fell asleep a little while after eating and I didn't have the heart to wake up her from what looked like a peaceful slumber. - I got that feeling again I looked over to the trees again where the first time I felt it and I could've swore I saw something move; I moved my body down further into the water. Yuki not prepared for me to move further down grabbed my legs with his claws digging in to my skin.
"Ow," I said lamely it did hurt just not a lot. Yuki jumped up after retracting his claws and twists around to start spilling a thousand apologizes. He looked like a wreck from what I had learned Hanyou treasured family members above all especially since most were ripped apart from there parents at birth or at a very young age so it was sort of like a trait or insight you could say that was passed down from generations so they wanted always to get praised or any attention from there parents especially the mother because the bond is stronger for some reason. So hurting one the parents usually didn't end well in the old times so I guess instincts kicked or something and he automatically started panicking or I'm just over thinking stuff as usual. I put my hand over his mouth to stop him and simply state from him to clean he understood and licked at the wounds that right after he did that start healing up.
When I ever he cleans my small that I sometimes I get, the feeling is like a tingle that happens around the would and then once it is healed it feels . . . It's hard to explain their is still a small tingle but I guessed you could say it feels like my leg is rejoicing by the small spurt of warmth that had ruptured and healed my leg.
"What are you doing?" Kagome asks turning her to the head slightly.
"Dog-demons salvia has medicine that helps wounds heal faster than normal that's how Inuyasha, Shippo, Sesshomaru, and Kouga heal fast most demons have that ability. Only the Dog-Demon Family though can share it with human without hurting there bodies or contaminating the blood," Sango answered for me I guess she would know considering she was brought up on things about Demons. . . and how to destroy them.
"That's cool," Kagome said in awe. Sango even had me focused on what she was saying and that was pretty hard to do. I just nodded and washed my hair and body while Yuki played then it was his turn; when I first had him I didn't know how to wash his hair because of his ears but I learned fast and it was pretty simple he just flattens his ears for extra protection while I get as close as I could with the shampoo then he just goes under but I have to hold on to him; he was not very fond of the idea alone in the water considering he almost drowned one time (I Was Scared Out Of My Mind!). Then afterwards we just sat there and relaxed I leaned down to one of Yuki's closes ears.
"Do you sense anybody to the right of me?" I whispered to him, he tilted slightly toward that way, not enough to actually notice but enough.
"Yeah, it smells like Miroku and smells like he's been there a while," He whispered angrily, glaring off into the horizon.
"I think it's about time we got out, Don't you say?" I look forward the other girls but they say because they want to soak and talk in private a bit longer, I just nod. Yuki and I get dry off and dressed and head back to camp as I walking I saw the monk trying to contain a lecherous smile. I walk past and bring my fisted hand hard down onto his unexpected right when he was going to speak and I knew he had bit his tongue. But was unconscious to really be fretting over it. I just nod and closed my eyes, head held high and muttered 'He better be glad that's all he got' before going over and rolling out my sleeping bag and climbed in with Yuki. Kagome already had hers out not to far from mine, I held Yuki close noticing he was changing, He whimpered against my shoulder he told me once that it was very painful it was like having your body being pulled at from all directions and you could nothing about it. His ears he said felt like someone was trying to pull them down to the side of his head, his fangs and claws were like someone pushing them back into his body at very fast pace and very hard, his senses he said were the worst it was like someone ripping at your very being and it always gave him migraine afterwards, it was just don't right torture.
I hugged him close and hush him and kiss him on his brows, on top of his head, and tell him I love him and that I wished I could thru the pain instead of him. In which if I could I would it broke my heart watching my child go thru something so agonizing.