Kagome walked in to Kaede's home, sniffing eagerly at the wonderful cooking-
smells that permeated the air. Even though she had just eaten, it still
made her feel more at home to go into a house with good food cooking. She
grinned, calling out,
'Kaede? Shippo! I'm back!' she stepped through the door to be assaulted by a whirl of fur and red hair flying towards her. 'WHOA!' she yelped as Shippo landed on her shoulder and gave her a huge hug, almost strangling her.
'KAAAAAGOME!!!' he cried, overjoyed. It had been a full two weeks since she'd last been here, partly because of her delay when Inu Yasha dropped her. . .
'Hi Shippo! Hi Kaede, how is everyone?' she asked, smiling at Kaede. The old woman walked forward and hugged the small girl gently. They walked further inside, and Kaede offered Kagome some rice, which she declined. They all sat down on the wooden floor.
'Everyone is fine- but where is Inu Yasha? I thought that he would be with ye- he has been returning to the well every day to look for ye.' Kaede replied as they sat. Kagome looked troubled.
'I tried to come back before- but Inu Yasha played a mean trick on me, so I stayed a little longer. I had to come back though- and when I did, I found strange footprints in the ground. . . they looked like dog-demon, but I couldn't be sure. I was hoping you could come and see what they were.' Kagome looked hopeful, but Kaede shook her head.
'I am sorry, Kagome, but my old bones are too old for this sort of thing. I will send one of the men from the village with ye.' She said. Shippo jumped up.
'I'll go with Kagome!' he yelped, rushing for the door, 'Come on, Kagome! Lets go-' Kagome reached over and grabbed the end of his tail as he headed out.
'Not _now_ Shippo! It's getting dark out. We can wait till tomorrow.' She said, pulling him back inside. He sat down, crossing his arms in a cute gesture of frustration at the wait. Kaede winked at Kagome as they all settled down to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Seshomaru dropped Inu Yasha in a heap at the base of a rock. Inu Yasha immediately jumped to his feet, but found himself locked within a glowing green barrier, forming a cage of swirling lights.
'What do you want with me, Seshomaru?' he asked angrily, clenching his palms till he cut them with his sharp claws. Seshomaru chuckled.
'Do not pretend ignorance. You have only one thing which I could possibly want from a hanyou.' He examined his claws intently, leering with malice over them at Inu Yasha.
'I have nothing you could possibly want. And whatever it is, you will never get. Understand? Never!' Inu Yasha threw himself at the walls of his cage, clawing at them, trying to break free. A bright light flared, and he was flung back to the rock, hitting the side and sliding down, temporarily immobilized. Seshomaru laughed.
'Fool! I want the jewel shards! Yes, those powerful pieces that you and your pathetic little human lover are collecting. I know that you don't have them- but the bitch does, and she will come to your call. To keep you safe, I know she will give anything to me. . . even the precious jewel. I will take them, and then I will force her to find all of the others, too. She will do it, to keep you alive.' He smiled even more cruelly. Inu Yasha scowled, managing to gasp out,
'She. . . will. . . never. . . give them. You're wasting. . . your. . . time!' but inside his heart, he knew she would. And that made him far more afraid than he had been when it was his own life in danger. He had to find a way out of this!
'Kaede? Shippo! I'm back!' she stepped through the door to be assaulted by a whirl of fur and red hair flying towards her. 'WHOA!' she yelped as Shippo landed on her shoulder and gave her a huge hug, almost strangling her.
'KAAAAAGOME!!!' he cried, overjoyed. It had been a full two weeks since she'd last been here, partly because of her delay when Inu Yasha dropped her. . .
'Hi Shippo! Hi Kaede, how is everyone?' she asked, smiling at Kaede. The old woman walked forward and hugged the small girl gently. They walked further inside, and Kaede offered Kagome some rice, which she declined. They all sat down on the wooden floor.
'Everyone is fine- but where is Inu Yasha? I thought that he would be with ye- he has been returning to the well every day to look for ye.' Kaede replied as they sat. Kagome looked troubled.
'I tried to come back before- but Inu Yasha played a mean trick on me, so I stayed a little longer. I had to come back though- and when I did, I found strange footprints in the ground. . . they looked like dog-demon, but I couldn't be sure. I was hoping you could come and see what they were.' Kagome looked hopeful, but Kaede shook her head.
'I am sorry, Kagome, but my old bones are too old for this sort of thing. I will send one of the men from the village with ye.' She said. Shippo jumped up.
'I'll go with Kagome!' he yelped, rushing for the door, 'Come on, Kagome! Lets go-' Kagome reached over and grabbed the end of his tail as he headed out.
'Not _now_ Shippo! It's getting dark out. We can wait till tomorrow.' She said, pulling him back inside. He sat down, crossing his arms in a cute gesture of frustration at the wait. Kaede winked at Kagome as they all settled down to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Seshomaru dropped Inu Yasha in a heap at the base of a rock. Inu Yasha immediately jumped to his feet, but found himself locked within a glowing green barrier, forming a cage of swirling lights.
'What do you want with me, Seshomaru?' he asked angrily, clenching his palms till he cut them with his sharp claws. Seshomaru chuckled.
'Do not pretend ignorance. You have only one thing which I could possibly want from a hanyou.' He examined his claws intently, leering with malice over them at Inu Yasha.
'I have nothing you could possibly want. And whatever it is, you will never get. Understand? Never!' Inu Yasha threw himself at the walls of his cage, clawing at them, trying to break free. A bright light flared, and he was flung back to the rock, hitting the side and sliding down, temporarily immobilized. Seshomaru laughed.
'Fool! I want the jewel shards! Yes, those powerful pieces that you and your pathetic little human lover are collecting. I know that you don't have them- but the bitch does, and she will come to your call. To keep you safe, I know she will give anything to me. . . even the precious jewel. I will take them, and then I will force her to find all of the others, too. She will do it, to keep you alive.' He smiled even more cruelly. Inu Yasha scowled, managing to gasp out,
'She. . . will. . . never. . . give them. You're wasting. . . your. . . time!' but inside his heart, he knew she would. And that made him far more afraid than he had been when it was his own life in danger. He had to find a way out of this!