In the dark glade there was no way of distinguishing night from day, so
when Kagome, Inu Yasha, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo awoke, they had no idea
how long they had been there. Miroku and Sango got up rather easily, but
Inu Yasha and Kagome had done a lot more than they had, and the strain was
taking its toll on both.
'Oow. . .' moaned Kagome as she stretched, still lying in Inu Yasha's strong arms. He too blinked and stretched, not releasing his hold of her waist.
'Is it morning yet?' he asked sleepily, not yet remembering the previous night's events- or possibly that morning's events, or maybe a week ago, for all that they could tell. Everyone stared at him- his silvery hair lay matted and tangled, sticking together and stained with dark dried blood. He was virtually naked, with scratched face and chest, and his normally cream-colored ears were currently red. He frowned quizzically at them.
'Guys? What's wrong? What's everyone staring at-' he looked down at himself. He came fully awake with a jerk, pulling his hand away from Kagome as if contact with her would burn him, and staring in open-eyed astonishment at his tattered state. Then it all came back to him, and he fainted backwards onto the moss floor behind him. Kagome was instantly at his side, afraid he was wounded.
'Inu Yasha? Are you alright?!?' she pulled him into a seated position, holding him upright as he clutched his clawed hand to his temple, trying to relieve the monstrous headache that had seized him.
'Oooo. . .' he groaned, about to start into a string of curses but stopped by a look from Kagome. Instead he blinked several times, vainly attempting to rid himself of the pain. After a moment he stopped, and stared into space for a bit, thinking; he then turned to Kagome, pulling her into his arms, and whispered into her hair, oblivious of the others,
'I'm sorry, Kagome. Really, truly sorry. I should have listened to you.' Abruptly he let go and got up, looking for and finding a small stream to wash up in. Kagome stared at him in amazement, and Sango came over, sitting beside her.
'What did he say? You're staring at him like he just sprouted a tail, or something!' she glanced over at the hanyou, making sure that he hadn't. Kagome responded without interrupting her gaze.
'He- he a-apo-apologized to- to me. . .' Now Sango too stared in amazement, the two of them watching him blankly, till even he noticed and turned around to confront them.
'What? What? Why are you staring at me?!?' Neither girl said a word, only shaking their heads slightly and continuing to stare at him, mouths open. Miroku sauntered over to Inu Yasha and leaned on his shoulder, patting him comradely and grinning.
'Man, Inu chan- what is it you do, to get girls to look at you so much-' he didn't get to finish as Inu Yasha shoved him into the stream. Finally Sango and Kagome stopped staring and grinned. Now, at least, he was behaving normally.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It's short, I know. Hopefully I'll get a chance to finish it up soon, but for now, I need to get some sleep- my eyes are shutting of their own accord. . .
Inu Yasha swings shiny thing on a string:
Inu Yasha: 'you are getting verrry sleeeeepy. . .'
Miroku: 'and you want to bear my childrennnn..'
Kagome + Sango slap Miroku: SLAP SLAP! 'HENTAI!'
'Oow. . .' moaned Kagome as she stretched, still lying in Inu Yasha's strong arms. He too blinked and stretched, not releasing his hold of her waist.
'Is it morning yet?' he asked sleepily, not yet remembering the previous night's events- or possibly that morning's events, or maybe a week ago, for all that they could tell. Everyone stared at him- his silvery hair lay matted and tangled, sticking together and stained with dark dried blood. He was virtually naked, with scratched face and chest, and his normally cream-colored ears were currently red. He frowned quizzically at them.
'Guys? What's wrong? What's everyone staring at-' he looked down at himself. He came fully awake with a jerk, pulling his hand away from Kagome as if contact with her would burn him, and staring in open-eyed astonishment at his tattered state. Then it all came back to him, and he fainted backwards onto the moss floor behind him. Kagome was instantly at his side, afraid he was wounded.
'Inu Yasha? Are you alright?!?' she pulled him into a seated position, holding him upright as he clutched his clawed hand to his temple, trying to relieve the monstrous headache that had seized him.
'Oooo. . .' he groaned, about to start into a string of curses but stopped by a look from Kagome. Instead he blinked several times, vainly attempting to rid himself of the pain. After a moment he stopped, and stared into space for a bit, thinking; he then turned to Kagome, pulling her into his arms, and whispered into her hair, oblivious of the others,
'I'm sorry, Kagome. Really, truly sorry. I should have listened to you.' Abruptly he let go and got up, looking for and finding a small stream to wash up in. Kagome stared at him in amazement, and Sango came over, sitting beside her.
'What did he say? You're staring at him like he just sprouted a tail, or something!' she glanced over at the hanyou, making sure that he hadn't. Kagome responded without interrupting her gaze.
'He- he a-apo-apologized to- to me. . .' Now Sango too stared in amazement, the two of them watching him blankly, till even he noticed and turned around to confront them.
'What? What? Why are you staring at me?!?' Neither girl said a word, only shaking their heads slightly and continuing to stare at him, mouths open. Miroku sauntered over to Inu Yasha and leaned on his shoulder, patting him comradely and grinning.
'Man, Inu chan- what is it you do, to get girls to look at you so much-' he didn't get to finish as Inu Yasha shoved him into the stream. Finally Sango and Kagome stopped staring and grinned. Now, at least, he was behaving normally.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It's short, I know. Hopefully I'll get a chance to finish it up soon, but for now, I need to get some sleep- my eyes are shutting of their own accord. . .
Inu Yasha swings shiny thing on a string:
Inu Yasha: 'you are getting verrry sleeeeepy. . .'
Miroku: 'and you want to bear my childrennnn..'
Kagome + Sango slap Miroku: SLAP SLAP! 'HENTAI!'