Kurenai woke up and noticed that it was still dark. Shivering, she sat up but fell back down, clutching her head. Moaning softly, she once more arose slowly and noticed her sister sitting up against the wooden wall of their hut.
Kurenai silently got dressed and held her bow in her hand and slid the quiver of arrows onto her shoulder and left the hut, making sure as to not awake her elder sister.
'The sun wont rise until a few hours. I have enough time to soak in the hot spring and check the grounds before breakfast.' Kurenai thought, following the trail down the village that led her past the shrine and into the deep woods.
The young blonde reached the hot springs and sat her weapon down on a rock a few feet away. Checking to make sure that there was no danger, she slid out of her clothes and dipped her toe into the hot steamy water.
Smiling, she slowly waded into the water and sat against a rock and closed her eyes. This was pure bliss. To be allowed this luxury without anyone around and without having to do any work was heaven. Kurenai was thankful that she got some time alone from the hustle and bustle of the village.
Sighing softly, she reached out and grabbed a cloth that she had kept inside her robes and softly rubbed it against her body, purring at the silkiness of it against her skin.
A cracking tree branch brought her out of her stupor and stared into the heavy branched trees and dark forest. Like a flash of lightning, she had ran over to her bow and arrows and hooked one in and pointed it into the darkness.
"Show yourself, pervert!" she yelled. Kurenai could make out a form walking closer.
"Damn, I thought that my hiding skills were better than that." a deep voice rang out. A young man wearing purple robes, a staff in hand walked into her vision, grinning sheepishly.
Kurenai's face reddened and she grasped a rock and threw it at him.
"PERVERT!!!!!" rang throughout the area, jolting sleeping men awake and children's eyes widening and women turning to see what had happened only to find to reason to the outburst.
"Hehehehe…." the young man laid on his face, butt stuck up in the air and a huge bump forming on his head.
Kurenai was now back in the water, face bright red and covering up any part of her body that could be seen through the crystal-clear water. She watched as the man sat up, rubbed his head and looked over at her only to be splashed with water.
"Pervert!"
The man held his hands up in defeat and spoke. "I'm sorry for disturbing you and your bath, but I couldn't help myself. I was coming here to take a quick soak when I saw you. I couldn't help but look. Such beauty!"
Kurenai growled and sank further into the water. "Doesn't matter. You're still a pervert for spying on a girl while she was taking a bath."
The man sighed and shrugged. "Let us change the subject, hmm? What is your name, beautiful goddess?"
Kurenai got out of the water and walked over to her robes and slid them on, the material soaking from all the water on her body.
"My name is Kurenai. And yours?"
"Miroku. I'm a traveling monk and have come from very far away. I was hoping to stay in this village. And why are you here?"
Kurenai sat down on the rock and stared at Miroku's back. "I'm the priestess of this village. I protect the Shikon no Tama from danger and perverts."
Miroku turned to her, eyes wide. "The Shikon no Tama? The actual jewel that can grant anyone a wish the he or she desires? The one that was once in Midoriko?"
Kurenai nodded.
Miroku smiled brightly. "Such a beauty put to protect such a dangerous jewel. You must be careful." The monk stood up and bowed. "Well, fair priestess, I shall let you go now to your duties. But first I must ask you something."
Kurenai nodded and tilted her head. "Yes? What is it?"
In a blink of a flash, Miroku was there, grasping her hands in his and smiling at her.
"Will you bear my child?"
Kurenai blinked then her eyes took on an evil glare and she punched him and watched as he fell into the hot spring.
"Hmph!" She walked into the forest and down the trail.
Miroku came back up and watched her retreating figure.
"So does that me you wont?"
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Kurenai finished her rounds and made it back to the hut in time to see Sunami awake and smile at her. Kurenai smiled back and sat down and stroked the fire. Sunami slid over to her younger sister on her belly and looked up at her. Kurenai raised an eyebrow and tilted her head and Sunami just giggled.
"Alright. Enough of the 'Lets annoy Kurenai by staring and giggling until she explodes' game. What do you want?"
Sunami just shook her head and yawned. "How was the spring?"
Kurenai bristled and growled making Sunami blink.
"That bad?"
Kurenai placed a few herbs into a pot and stirred. "There was a pervert watching me. He had the nerve to ask me if I wanted to have his child!"
Sunami giggled behind her hand and glomped her younger sister, making her fall over.
"Well, was he at least cute?" Sunami asked.
"He was quite handsome but still a pervert, none the less." Kurenai nodded.
Sunami just smiled and took the spoon from Kurenai and stirred the contents in the pot.
"I'm pretty sure that Kaede would like to see you this morning. Why don't you go visit her?"
Kurenai sighed but nodded and walked outside the hut. The rising sun made her squint a bit but she got used to it. She didn't really feel like going to see Kaede just after she had gotten back from her bath. Looking around, she saw the village men walking out into the cool morning and stretching. She saw the wives handling their children and beginning breakfast while the men went to go pray at the shrine.
Kurenai sighed and finally reached Kaede's hut, only to find it empty and cold. The old priestess must not have been there all night, because there was no sign of a new fire.
Stepping out, she caught notice of a silvery shine in the trees. Running to them, she looked around only to find a butterfly with silver and blue colors. Kurenai sighed and walked around the village for a while.
The villagers were busy praying or eating or fixing up the village from the last demon attack. The young priestess walked up to the shrine only to find Kikyo and Kaede inside.
"What's going on?"
Kikyo turned, her gaze hard on her apprentice. Kaede didn't look any different.
"I told Kaede of your plans to give the Shikon no Tama to your demon lover. You will not succeed in destroying this village." Kikyo spoke, her voice as sharp as a sword.
Kaede shook her head. "Child, I thought that ye would be different from the others. But I can see that ye cannot handle the powers ye were given. To give the jewel to some demon and try to destroy the village is terrible."
Kurenai's eyes widened. "But Kaede-sama! I wasn't planning on doing anything like that! I swore to always protect the jewel even if it means to lose my life! Kikyo is the one who was planning on trading over the jewel to her demon lover! I caught them last night when she-"
Kurenai was cut off by the sharp hit to her cheek. She looked up to see Kikyo towering over her, eyes blazing.
"Do not speak such lies, you whore! I would do no such thing as to fall in love with a demon unlike yourself."
Kaede stepped in between the two and held them back. She then turned to Kurenai, her face grim.
"Ye both need to stop this. Neither of ye are to come any closer to the jewel until I see that either of you can be trusted."
Kikyo huffed and walked away and into the forest, probably going to find Inuyasha. Kurenai sighed and left to the hut, not noticing the figure in the trees, watching her every move.
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Sunami sighed for the fifty millionth time as her younger sister ranted about how Kikyo had been telling lies which nearly got her kicked out of the village. Sunami explained that Kaede-sama wouldn't do that because she loved Kurenai and made her sit down and eat before she ended up starving herself.
Kurenai waited until night to leave the hut to confront Kikyo. She reached the trees before she was grabbed around the waist and pulled against a hard chest. Blushing, she already knew who it was.
"Sesshoumaru…" she breathed out.
He nuzzles her neck and made noises that sounded like a cat purring. Kurenai giggled and blushed more when he softly nipped her neck and kissed her collar bone. Slowly she turned around to face him, but was faced with hard, cold armor. Kurenai looked up and pouted.
"You're taller than me. You're making me feel really small. Evil demon that makes cat noises."
Sesshoumaru raised an elegant eyebrow and stared at her. Kurenai started twitching under his gaze and growled.
"Stop staring and say something!"
Sesshoumaru grinned slightly, showing off a fang making the young priestess's eyes widen.
"This Sesshoumaru is here to take what is rightfully his."
Kurenai blinked then glared. "Its not even the full moon yet! You cant take me until tomorrow!"
"This Sesshoumaru is tired of waiting. You will come with me."
Kurenai poked his chest. "Nuh-uh. You can take me tomorrow. I still have my duties to do in the mor-NING!!" she screamed as she was flying through the air.
"You will come with this Sesshoumaru or face falling to your death."
Kurenai growled and pouted. "Have to resort to threatening. Why don't you just ask me to come with you?"
She got no response and sighed. Demons are evil. Yes, that was her conclusion. The rest of the way to…wait…where was she even going?
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MG: sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeep…..
Sess: what are you talking about, human?
Kur: I think she needs sleep.
Inu: but its only 2am. How can she be tired? Besides she didn't write much.
MG: slowly types something then goes to sleep on Sesshoumaru's tail
Inu: is locked in her closet with Miroku and a cd player that sings barney songs over and over
Sess: stares at the blonde that's clinging to his tail
Kur: I guess she's really tired. Well alright then. Please review and all that other junk.
Sess: Kurenai, get this thing off of this Sesshoumaru's person.
Kur: yawns nah, too tired…falls asleep on Sesshy
Sess: growls