Alright here's the next chapter- hope you like it I put more humor stuff in
than usual, parts are rather like Monty Python. . . but you'll see that as
you read. Enjoy!
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The figure reached up and pulled back his hood, revealing a young face with dark black hair. Kagome looked up, looked shocked for a moment- and then jumped up (knocking Inu Yasha over), beaming, and rushed over to the boy, picking him up and swinging him into her arms in an enormous hug.
'SOUTA!' she cried. 'What are you doing here? How did you get through the well?!' she put him down, keeping her hands on his shoulders. Inu Yasha sauntered over and stood behind her, smiling. Miroku, Sango, and Kaede looked confused, and got up to stand around Souta.
'Well. . . um, you know how you have that little jar of rocks? You keep it on your desk. . . last time you had a test, you forgot it there, and I just thought I'd take one out. . . you know, to look at. And then I forgot to put it back with the rest when you left, so I thought I'd come and give it to you. . .' Souta looked sheepish, but not too guilty. Kagome glared, and snatched it from his hand.
'Souta you know you are not supposed to touch these because they are mine and even if I left them there you should have left them alone but thank you for bringing it back to me and what were you thinking you could have been killed there are demons in that forest do you know how lucky you are and I'm so glad you're safe!' everyone stared at her, trying to make sense of what she had said as she bent down to hug her brother again. As if to emphasize her words a demon roared in the distance.
'Grr.'
''Grr' ??? What kind of roar is that?' Kagome, Inu Yasha, and the rest look around for narrator. Narrator shrugs guiltily, fiddles with sound effects.
'RAAAAAAWWWWWRRRR!!!! GGGGRRRRRRRR!!! AAAAWOOOOO!!!!' Kagome and co. cover ears as all are swept into the far wall by blasting sound effects.
'Well, that's a _little_ better. . . but you might want to turn down the volume. . . it's supposed to be in the _distance,_ remember?' Narrator glares and tries again.
'Awwwooooo. . . raaaaawrrrrr. . . . .' Everyone nods.
'Perfect. Now, back to the story.'
Souta shivered and Kagome hugged him closer as Inu Yasha stood defensively at the door. Souta quivered, and a small tear ran down his cheek.
'Ka- Kagome? What was that?' he asked, shaking in her arms.
'A demon. A wolf-demon, by the sound of it.' Inu Yasha replied.
'And it has a jewel shard. . .' added Kagome, feeling it tug at her, and at the shards in her jar. Souta looked confused but said nothing more. Kagome sighed.
'Well, good thing it was you, Souta, who came through that well, and not, oh, say, Hojo. . .' She laughed quietly, Souta beginning to giggle. Inu Yasha growled. He remembered Hojo. . . 'Well, it wasn't, so can we please concentrate on how we're going to kill that wolf- demon?' he snarled. The group looked at him funnily, but returned to the area surrounding the fire and sat down. Souta hungrily grabbed at some Ramen left untouched in a bowl. In between bites he began to talk.
'Mama said that you have to come home soon- you've been gone almost two weeks! And she said that we can't cover too long for you before you have to drop out of school! Gee Kagome. . . do you think you really will? I'll drop out with you! And we can bring Mama and Grandpa and everybody back to this time and help you fight big bad demons and-'
'No, Souta. I'm not going to drop out of school! And I'm not going to live in the Feudal Era! I'm going back home as soon as I can. . . in fact, I have to go back tonight! Before Mama misses you! She doesn't know you're here- we don't want her calling in the cops. . . and, what if the cops, you know, blocked off the well or something? Then we'd be stuck here! They might be there, right now! We have to get back! Come on!!!' Kagome, terrified by her own words and the idea of being stuck here forever, jumped up and ran to the door, snatching up her enormous backpack and dragging Souta with her.
'Wait! Kagome!' cried Inu Yasha, pulling her back. 'What about that wolf- demon?'
'You can defeat him easily! That jewel shard isn't very big- it doesn't feel very strong at all! Now let go! I have to get home!' she wrenched free of his grasp, and pulled Souta out the door, hurrying toward the forest. Inu Yasha paused, muttering to himself,
'That isn't what I meant. . . I meant that the demon is out there, right now, and you and Souta can't fight it.' He stood, gazing out into the dark, having no trouble watching the two figures run through the meadow. 'Should I follow? I could protect them. . . but she doesn't want me following her around- she wants to go on home, back to Hojo. . . but she knows it's dangerous! But on the other hand, if I follow, she'll sit me! I can't stand it when she does that- literally. But can I really let her go out there, alone and unprotected? No. I cannot let her do that- I have to protect her! Wait. . . what if I follow quietly, so she doesn't notice me? That's what I'll do!' Inu Yasha headed out, running bent-over in the tall grasses, making no sounds.
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The figure reached up and pulled back his hood, revealing a young face with dark black hair. Kagome looked up, looked shocked for a moment- and then jumped up (knocking Inu Yasha over), beaming, and rushed over to the boy, picking him up and swinging him into her arms in an enormous hug.
'SOUTA!' she cried. 'What are you doing here? How did you get through the well?!' she put him down, keeping her hands on his shoulders. Inu Yasha sauntered over and stood behind her, smiling. Miroku, Sango, and Kaede looked confused, and got up to stand around Souta.
'Well. . . um, you know how you have that little jar of rocks? You keep it on your desk. . . last time you had a test, you forgot it there, and I just thought I'd take one out. . . you know, to look at. And then I forgot to put it back with the rest when you left, so I thought I'd come and give it to you. . .' Souta looked sheepish, but not too guilty. Kagome glared, and snatched it from his hand.
'Souta you know you are not supposed to touch these because they are mine and even if I left them there you should have left them alone but thank you for bringing it back to me and what were you thinking you could have been killed there are demons in that forest do you know how lucky you are and I'm so glad you're safe!' everyone stared at her, trying to make sense of what she had said as she bent down to hug her brother again. As if to emphasize her words a demon roared in the distance.
'Grr.'
''Grr' ??? What kind of roar is that?' Kagome, Inu Yasha, and the rest look around for narrator. Narrator shrugs guiltily, fiddles with sound effects.
'RAAAAAAWWWWWRRRR!!!! GGGGRRRRRRRR!!! AAAAWOOOOO!!!!' Kagome and co. cover ears as all are swept into the far wall by blasting sound effects.
'Well, that's a _little_ better. . . but you might want to turn down the volume. . . it's supposed to be in the _distance,_ remember?' Narrator glares and tries again.
'Awwwooooo. . . raaaaawrrrrr. . . . .' Everyone nods.
'Perfect. Now, back to the story.'
Souta shivered and Kagome hugged him closer as Inu Yasha stood defensively at the door. Souta quivered, and a small tear ran down his cheek.
'Ka- Kagome? What was that?' he asked, shaking in her arms.
'A demon. A wolf-demon, by the sound of it.' Inu Yasha replied.
'And it has a jewel shard. . .' added Kagome, feeling it tug at her, and at the shards in her jar. Souta looked confused but said nothing more. Kagome sighed.
'Well, good thing it was you, Souta, who came through that well, and not, oh, say, Hojo. . .' She laughed quietly, Souta beginning to giggle. Inu Yasha growled. He remembered Hojo. . . 'Well, it wasn't, so can we please concentrate on how we're going to kill that wolf- demon?' he snarled. The group looked at him funnily, but returned to the area surrounding the fire and sat down. Souta hungrily grabbed at some Ramen left untouched in a bowl. In between bites he began to talk.
'Mama said that you have to come home soon- you've been gone almost two weeks! And she said that we can't cover too long for you before you have to drop out of school! Gee Kagome. . . do you think you really will? I'll drop out with you! And we can bring Mama and Grandpa and everybody back to this time and help you fight big bad demons and-'
'No, Souta. I'm not going to drop out of school! And I'm not going to live in the Feudal Era! I'm going back home as soon as I can. . . in fact, I have to go back tonight! Before Mama misses you! She doesn't know you're here- we don't want her calling in the cops. . . and, what if the cops, you know, blocked off the well or something? Then we'd be stuck here! They might be there, right now! We have to get back! Come on!!!' Kagome, terrified by her own words and the idea of being stuck here forever, jumped up and ran to the door, snatching up her enormous backpack and dragging Souta with her.
'Wait! Kagome!' cried Inu Yasha, pulling her back. 'What about that wolf- demon?'
'You can defeat him easily! That jewel shard isn't very big- it doesn't feel very strong at all! Now let go! I have to get home!' she wrenched free of his grasp, and pulled Souta out the door, hurrying toward the forest. Inu Yasha paused, muttering to himself,
'That isn't what I meant. . . I meant that the demon is out there, right now, and you and Souta can't fight it.' He stood, gazing out into the dark, having no trouble watching the two figures run through the meadow. 'Should I follow? I could protect them. . . but she doesn't want me following her around- she wants to go on home, back to Hojo. . . but she knows it's dangerous! But on the other hand, if I follow, she'll sit me! I can't stand it when she does that- literally. But can I really let her go out there, alone and unprotected? No. I cannot let her do that- I have to protect her! Wait. . . what if I follow quietly, so she doesn't notice me? That's what I'll do!' Inu Yasha headed out, running bent-over in the tall grasses, making no sounds.