053. Earth.

"This is..new."

"I think thats a bit of an understatement Sango."

"We were just here, what.. a week ago..? How the dose a lake just show up in a week?"

Sango, Miroku and Kagome stood at the edge of a large lake, not to far from Sango's Taijiya Village, while Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were still at the tree line with the children who were riding on Ah-Un.

"What do you think happened Kagome?"

"It looks like something.. made it."

"Why do you say that?"

"I think Lady Kagome, is right Sango. Look at the bank, the deep groves there, they look like..claw marks."

"What in world would be big enough to leave marks that big with out leaving tracks in the area?"

"Maybe it can fly?"

"A bird?"

"I don't know of any bird youkai that large."

"Maybe a Dragon?"

"Dragons that large are very rare, and even then they would not travel down here this close to villages."

"What else can fly then?"

"Birds, Dragons."

"Bats?"

"..Bugs?"

"Dogs"

They all turned to Inuyasha with looks that clearly told him what they all thought about his suggestion.

"Don't be crazy Inuyasha, dogs can't fly."

Sango and Miroku turned back to continue brain storming, but Kagome kept her eyes on Inuyasha, puzzled. It took a moment before Inuyasha turned away and spoke quietly to Sesshomaru. Kagome's eyes followed over to the older brother only to find him looking right at her. It hit her when she saw the slightest tilt to his lips and the amused gilt in his eyes. Kagome looked at the lake, then back to Sesshomaru and simply stared at him until she couldn't hold it in anymore, and burst out laughing.

"Um.. Kagome are you alright?" Sango walked over to Kagome who had doubled over, holding her sides. "Kagome, what in the world is so funny?"

"You're wrong Sango, dogs can fly. But I don't think thats what happened here." The young Miko stood straight again and wiped her eyes. Trying to keep her glee in check, she looked back at Sesshomaru. "So, are you going to tell us how you did it?"

It was at that point Inuyasha started laughing, at his brothers expense of course. Anyone with a good nose could tell it was the Western Lord that had done this, his scent was faint but it was there. No one said anything until Kagome and Inuyasha had stopped laughing, and once they had everyone looked at Sesshomaru and waited for him to explain.

"I fail to see what you find so humorous about this, Miko"

"Oh come one, how is this not funny. I mean really.."

"Stop laughing and explain."

"Sorry. But every time I think about it all I can picture is a 30ft puppy covered in mud and trying to dig a hole through the earth."

Kagome didn't even finish her sentence before everyone, with the exception of Sesshomaru, started laughing. He was clearly not happy as he turned around and briskly walked away.

"Aww, Sesshomaru, don't be like that, I'm sorry. Come back."

Seeing as Kagome couldn't stop laughing as she spoke, no one believed her, and the Western Lord did not return until the next morning.