Kagome sighed as she trudged along in the rain with her bike rolling beside her. She was soaked to the bone. She was cold. They all were. And in pain. She glanced back at the others. Kirara was carrying a wounded Sango on her back and an exhausted Shippou. Miroku was behind Kirara, huddled in his robes and leaning on his staff for support. His face was full of concern for the person in front of him.
And then she looked over at Inu Yasha, who still, though a human for tonight, managed to keep a few paces ahead of the group, sword slung over his shoulder.
She sighed even louder this time, causing Inu Yasha to glance back at her, but say nothing.
They were looking for strong shelter. The forest they were traveling in was full of youkai. She could sense it. So could the others. With Inu Yasha as a human, they would rather walk in the pouring rain than stop in the middle of the night. The demons they had been fighting could come back to fight again. And they were in no condition to fight.
Suddenly, Inu Yasha picked up his pace and disappeared. Kagome stared after the empty space he had occupied. "Inu Yasha!"
After a minute of silence, in which the group had continued walking, she heard a familiar voice. "You guys! Over here! I found an empty cave!"
Their eyes lit up and some extra energy carried them quickly and safely to the inside of the cave.
Miroku looked around after stepping out of the rain. It was a fairly large and deep cave. There seemed to be another cavern connected to this one. "I'm going to look around."
Kagome and Inu Yasha nodded.
Kirara laid down near the wall and cuddled around Sango to keep her warm. Sango had been unconscious for a little while now and they were all beginning to get a little worried.
Kagome shivered again and realized how very cold she was. All the wood outside would be wet. She glanced around the cave and smiled. But the wood inside was nice and dry. "Inu Yasha, can you grab some stones for a fireplace?"
He nodded silently and began gathering some while Kagome began collecting wood. Just another ordinary night trying to survive Kagome thought wryly. It was always like this wasn't it? She looked over at Inu Yasha and smiled. She didn't seem to mind so much anymore though. She hadn't for a while it seemed. When did it become this way? This was better than her other life somehow. She was closer to her friends here than she had ever been with the others.
She walked towards the back of the cave near Kirara and laid down the wood she had gathered, which turned out to be a fairly large amount. Inu Yasha quietly walked over and placed the large stones around the fireplace. Kagome looked at him oddly. "Ne, Inu Yasha...?"
He answered without looking at her. "Yeah?"
She rummaged through her bag. "Are you hungry? I have some potato chips that aren't wet."
He looked over at her a little surprised, but nodded. Kagome stood as she found the lighter she was looking for and walked towards the pile of wood, handing Inu Yasha the chips. She turned on the lighter and watched as the fire slowly grew until it was blazing and filled the cave with light.
After hanging a few extra clothes she had in her bag to dry, she sat down next to Inu Yasha in front of the fire and sighed in content. She looked over at Inu Yasha, who seemed to be mesmerized by the fire while munching on the chips. She smiled as the shadows danced on his face. His profile was very handsome, she had to admit. It was nice, just the two of them again, if even for a little while. His ear flicked unconsciously and she smiled again. This really was nice.
"What are you thinking about?" Kagome asked.
Inu Yasha looked up a little startled. "Nothing."
"Liar."
He looked back at the fire.
So he wouldn't tell her. He never did. Kagome stared back at the fire. It was alright though. He would eventually, when he needed to.
"Ne, Inu Yasha. Kagome-sama. I found hot spring in the next cavern."
Kagome perked up at the sound of the hot spring Miroku had found. They were treasures in this time. And she needed a hot bath. She glanced over at Sango. Sango seemed warm with Kirara, but she should sit in some hot water for a while too, especially after such a tough battle. She stood up and walked over to where Sango was laying. "I'm going to take a bath. There is a hot spring here. Sango, I think you should come too."
Sango groaned in acknowledgement. Miroku walked over and cocked his head to the side in mild amusement. "Ne, Sango, you know that means you have to get up." Sango groaned again. He sighed and pulled her up, then slung her arm over his shoulder. "Can you walk like this?"
Sango blinked as she dizzily took a step forward and fell limp at Miroku's side.
Kagome peered at Sango's face and felt her forehead. "I guess not...and you're a little warm. Miroku-sama, could you carry her there?"
Miroku grinned as he picked up Sango, silently cursing the pain in his back. "Of course."
Kagome followed him after she grabbed a few things for the wash and some clothes that had dried by now. "Hey, weren't you injured a minute back?" she called after Miroku.
He smiled to himself. "It was nothing Kagome-sama."
Inu Yasha stared after them. Humans. Could he really be one? Would he be happy? They seemed happy enough.
And then she looked over at Inu Yasha, who still, though a human for tonight, managed to keep a few paces ahead of the group, sword slung over his shoulder.
She sighed even louder this time, causing Inu Yasha to glance back at her, but say nothing.
They were looking for strong shelter. The forest they were traveling in was full of youkai. She could sense it. So could the others. With Inu Yasha as a human, they would rather walk in the pouring rain than stop in the middle of the night. The demons they had been fighting could come back to fight again. And they were in no condition to fight.
Suddenly, Inu Yasha picked up his pace and disappeared. Kagome stared after the empty space he had occupied. "Inu Yasha!"
After a minute of silence, in which the group had continued walking, she heard a familiar voice. "You guys! Over here! I found an empty cave!"
Their eyes lit up and some extra energy carried them quickly and safely to the inside of the cave.
Miroku looked around after stepping out of the rain. It was a fairly large and deep cave. There seemed to be another cavern connected to this one. "I'm going to look around."
Kagome and Inu Yasha nodded.
Kirara laid down near the wall and cuddled around Sango to keep her warm. Sango had been unconscious for a little while now and they were all beginning to get a little worried.
Kagome shivered again and realized how very cold she was. All the wood outside would be wet. She glanced around the cave and smiled. But the wood inside was nice and dry. "Inu Yasha, can you grab some stones for a fireplace?"
He nodded silently and began gathering some while Kagome began collecting wood. Just another ordinary night trying to survive Kagome thought wryly. It was always like this wasn't it? She looked over at Inu Yasha and smiled. She didn't seem to mind so much anymore though. She hadn't for a while it seemed. When did it become this way? This was better than her other life somehow. She was closer to her friends here than she had ever been with the others.
She walked towards the back of the cave near Kirara and laid down the wood she had gathered, which turned out to be a fairly large amount. Inu Yasha quietly walked over and placed the large stones around the fireplace. Kagome looked at him oddly. "Ne, Inu Yasha...?"
He answered without looking at her. "Yeah?"
She rummaged through her bag. "Are you hungry? I have some potato chips that aren't wet."
He looked over at her a little surprised, but nodded. Kagome stood as she found the lighter she was looking for and walked towards the pile of wood, handing Inu Yasha the chips. She turned on the lighter and watched as the fire slowly grew until it was blazing and filled the cave with light.
After hanging a few extra clothes she had in her bag to dry, she sat down next to Inu Yasha in front of the fire and sighed in content. She looked over at Inu Yasha, who seemed to be mesmerized by the fire while munching on the chips. She smiled as the shadows danced on his face. His profile was very handsome, she had to admit. It was nice, just the two of them again, if even for a little while. His ear flicked unconsciously and she smiled again. This really was nice.
"What are you thinking about?" Kagome asked.
Inu Yasha looked up a little startled. "Nothing."
"Liar."
He looked back at the fire.
So he wouldn't tell her. He never did. Kagome stared back at the fire. It was alright though. He would eventually, when he needed to.
"Ne, Inu Yasha. Kagome-sama. I found hot spring in the next cavern."
Kagome perked up at the sound of the hot spring Miroku had found. They were treasures in this time. And she needed a hot bath. She glanced over at Sango. Sango seemed warm with Kirara, but she should sit in some hot water for a while too, especially after such a tough battle. She stood up and walked over to where Sango was laying. "I'm going to take a bath. There is a hot spring here. Sango, I think you should come too."
Sango groaned in acknowledgement. Miroku walked over and cocked his head to the side in mild amusement. "Ne, Sango, you know that means you have to get up." Sango groaned again. He sighed and pulled her up, then slung her arm over his shoulder. "Can you walk like this?"
Sango blinked as she dizzily took a step forward and fell limp at Miroku's side.
Kagome peered at Sango's face and felt her forehead. "I guess not...and you're a little warm. Miroku-sama, could you carry her there?"
Miroku grinned as he picked up Sango, silently cursing the pain in his back. "Of course."
Kagome followed him after she grabbed a few things for the wash and some clothes that had dried by now. "Hey, weren't you injured a minute back?" she called after Miroku.
He smiled to himself. "It was nothing Kagome-sama."
Inu Yasha stared after them. Humans. Could he really be one? Would he be happy? They seemed happy enough.
