A/N: Hey, minna. Well, the minna that's read my story so far, at least!
Sorry it took me so long to update, just review and it'll come along a lot
faster! Special thanks to all of ye brave enough to read and review! Inu-
girl; Loki, Lady war; Emmi-chan; and Koneko-chan! (Aren't I proper? I used
the semicolons.)
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Villagers stared from their windows, scene lit by the soft morning sun, as an odd parade came stomping past all of the houses on the way to Lady Kaede's own.
This parade involved a hanyou whose face was covered in dirt (A/N: How could that have happened? *evil grin*) a houshi with a large staff and a rather large lump on his head, a dignified looking pair of raven-haired girls- one carrying a boomerang about as big as she was and the other with a tiny red-haired kitsune latched around her neck.
Shaking their heads and murmuring, the villagers let them pass without disruptions but for a small village child, who commented on the 'doggy'. Kagome and Sango giggled at that while Inuyasha muttered vague threats under his breath.
Those things were, respectively, odd, because most of the children knew dear old 'Inu-chan', pleasant, because the villagers just had to smile when Kagome did, and typical, because when does Inuyasha ever stop grumbling?
When Kaede's house was in sight, Shippou shifted so he had a clear view ahead, knowing that he was in Kagome's protection. Inuyasha shuffled along, though he was eager to go in and beat the snot out of the others with the new strategy he had devised. Sango hefted her boomerang on her shoulder and Kagome shifted her grip on her bow so she could set it back down in the corner without disturbing Shippou or Kaede, who she could see had fallen asleep.
Grinning somewhat evilly, Kagome motioned for the others to stay quiet with a finger to her lips. They all snuck in and took their places with a minimum of head-thwacking and annoyed grumbles. Kaede was peacefully leaning in the corner, apparently haven fallen asleep as soon as the noisy brigade was out of the house.
When Kagome sat down on her cushion at her own spot at the table, Shippou slid down her back and plopped himself in his lap, this time promising not to walk around. Kagome was fine with this because of the adorable little kitsune's tail and its soft fluffiness. Inuyasha muttered something about 'as long as the little brat's away from where I am, the sun shines and the birds sing', but Kagome couldn't be sure, so she let it slide.
Sango scooped up her hand of cards gracefully, keeping a careful eye on the other players now that she was once again engaged in this new kind of battle. The cards look somehow funny compared to what she thought she remembered from before, but it didn't matter and she didn't really no, so she just kept her mouth shut.
Kagome looked once at her cards and didn't really notice anything, and even if she had, she wouldn't have suspected anything. After all, they had been gone, Kaede had been getting some much-needed rest, and none of the villagers would come into the hut.
Miroku's hand had nothing to do with cards, as it was making its way under the table and resting on Sango's thigh. He was rewarded with a less- than-casual slap across the face from across the table, and sat back with tears streaming down his face.
Inuyasha looked once at his cards. Then he looked at them again. And one last time. Then he came to the conclusion that the 'six' looked a lot like the 'nine' and how was he supposed to tell them apart?
The other four at the table watched as Inuyasha experimented with this new discovery until he came to conclusion that the little pointy things went one way on a 'six' and the other on a 'nine'.
This, of course, involved much card flipping and Inuyasha rotating his head to an almost impossible angle that made Kagome's neck hurt.
"Okay," remarked the said girl, "let's play again. Whose turn was it?"
They all just gave her blank looks, and Sango shrugged.
"You can go, if you want to," she offered, speaking for everyone else.
"Why, thank you, Sango," replied Kagome cordially, "I think that I will."
Turning her face to Inuyasha, the miko bit her lip in concentration. Wait a minute! These really didn't seem like the cards she had had before. Oh well. My mind's playing tricks on me! She thought to herself.
Taking one last look at her cards, she grinned cheerily and said, "Do you have any queens?"
Inuyasha looked at his cards, and then looked up smugly and said, "Go fish."
As this was not an uncommon occurrence in the game -hence the name 'Go Fish'- Kagome shrugged and pulled a card out of the deck. It was a two of clubs. Kagome stared at it for a moment, almost sure that the very same card had been in her hand before, then quickly dismissed it as Inuyasha took his turn.
"Miroku," he said, still smug, "You wouldn't happen to have any eights, would you?"
The priest's mouth set in an annoyed line and Sango hid a giggle. Reluctantly, he flipped over an eight, and Inuyasha placed down a pair. His first pair, for that matter. Now he was tied in second with Sango instead of being tied in last and still behind with Miroku.
Miroku sighed and looked over at Sango, sort of in a ritual way. "You got any fives?"
Sango shook her head- negative. "Go fish," she prompted, and Miroku obeyed.
Sango, instead of looking at Kagome, as they had all been expecting, looked at Inuyasha. "Do you have any threes?"
This time Inuyasha shook his head, almost unable to believe his good luck at this game all of the sudden. Sango 'fished' without being told, and Inuyasha turned to Kagome, who leaned forward expectantly.
The hanyou looked at his cards, and then back at Kagome, whose hair was blowing in wisps around her face in a very dramatic fashion, like an evil villain's might. (A/N: Sorry, no fluff in this story! ^^) "Do you have any twos?"
Kagome looked at her hand, and was about to say 'Go Fish' when she saw that she did in fact have a two. And she had drawn it last turn, too. Setting her mouth in a pout, she threw the card at Inuyasha, but it didn't get very far. Instead, it just sort of swirled around and landed about even with the deck in the middle of the table.
Shippou watched with utmost fascination.
The dog-demon smirked and picked it up with his long fingernails. Placing the two twos together, he smacked them down next to his other pair. One more pair and he would win, and not even Kagome had gotten a match! Inuyasha that fate must have intervened and that he was destined to win the match.
With a little sigh, Kagome looked at Sango. "You wouldn't happen to have any eights, would you?"
The demon exterminator shook her head. "Sorry, Kagome, go fish."
Kagome obeyed, and when Inuyasha snickered, Kagome had to bite her lip to keep from screaming, "Sit!"
She drew an ace. Kagome looked at it mournfully, and then tucked it in her hand.
"Hey, Miroku," said Sango, being that it was now her turn.
"Get your hand off my leg."
Everyone fell over anime-style.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A/N: Ne? Ne? What do you think of it so far? *whistles innocently* I guess you'll have to review to tell me, ne? *^-^* Thanks for reading, now just review! Thanks to you all, my loyal subjects! *dodges onslaught of arrows, spears and swords* Review! Review!
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Villagers stared from their windows, scene lit by the soft morning sun, as an odd parade came stomping past all of the houses on the way to Lady Kaede's own.
This parade involved a hanyou whose face was covered in dirt (A/N: How could that have happened? *evil grin*) a houshi with a large staff and a rather large lump on his head, a dignified looking pair of raven-haired girls- one carrying a boomerang about as big as she was and the other with a tiny red-haired kitsune latched around her neck.
Shaking their heads and murmuring, the villagers let them pass without disruptions but for a small village child, who commented on the 'doggy'. Kagome and Sango giggled at that while Inuyasha muttered vague threats under his breath.
Those things were, respectively, odd, because most of the children knew dear old 'Inu-chan', pleasant, because the villagers just had to smile when Kagome did, and typical, because when does Inuyasha ever stop grumbling?
When Kaede's house was in sight, Shippou shifted so he had a clear view ahead, knowing that he was in Kagome's protection. Inuyasha shuffled along, though he was eager to go in and beat the snot out of the others with the new strategy he had devised. Sango hefted her boomerang on her shoulder and Kagome shifted her grip on her bow so she could set it back down in the corner without disturbing Shippou or Kaede, who she could see had fallen asleep.
Grinning somewhat evilly, Kagome motioned for the others to stay quiet with a finger to her lips. They all snuck in and took their places with a minimum of head-thwacking and annoyed grumbles. Kaede was peacefully leaning in the corner, apparently haven fallen asleep as soon as the noisy brigade was out of the house.
When Kagome sat down on her cushion at her own spot at the table, Shippou slid down her back and plopped himself in his lap, this time promising not to walk around. Kagome was fine with this because of the adorable little kitsune's tail and its soft fluffiness. Inuyasha muttered something about 'as long as the little brat's away from where I am, the sun shines and the birds sing', but Kagome couldn't be sure, so she let it slide.
Sango scooped up her hand of cards gracefully, keeping a careful eye on the other players now that she was once again engaged in this new kind of battle. The cards look somehow funny compared to what she thought she remembered from before, but it didn't matter and she didn't really no, so she just kept her mouth shut.
Kagome looked once at her cards and didn't really notice anything, and even if she had, she wouldn't have suspected anything. After all, they had been gone, Kaede had been getting some much-needed rest, and none of the villagers would come into the hut.
Miroku's hand had nothing to do with cards, as it was making its way under the table and resting on Sango's thigh. He was rewarded with a less- than-casual slap across the face from across the table, and sat back with tears streaming down his face.
Inuyasha looked once at his cards. Then he looked at them again. And one last time. Then he came to the conclusion that the 'six' looked a lot like the 'nine' and how was he supposed to tell them apart?
The other four at the table watched as Inuyasha experimented with this new discovery until he came to conclusion that the little pointy things went one way on a 'six' and the other on a 'nine'.
This, of course, involved much card flipping and Inuyasha rotating his head to an almost impossible angle that made Kagome's neck hurt.
"Okay," remarked the said girl, "let's play again. Whose turn was it?"
They all just gave her blank looks, and Sango shrugged.
"You can go, if you want to," she offered, speaking for everyone else.
"Why, thank you, Sango," replied Kagome cordially, "I think that I will."
Turning her face to Inuyasha, the miko bit her lip in concentration. Wait a minute! These really didn't seem like the cards she had had before. Oh well. My mind's playing tricks on me! She thought to herself.
Taking one last look at her cards, she grinned cheerily and said, "Do you have any queens?"
Inuyasha looked at his cards, and then looked up smugly and said, "Go fish."
As this was not an uncommon occurrence in the game -hence the name 'Go Fish'- Kagome shrugged and pulled a card out of the deck. It was a two of clubs. Kagome stared at it for a moment, almost sure that the very same card had been in her hand before, then quickly dismissed it as Inuyasha took his turn.
"Miroku," he said, still smug, "You wouldn't happen to have any eights, would you?"
The priest's mouth set in an annoyed line and Sango hid a giggle. Reluctantly, he flipped over an eight, and Inuyasha placed down a pair. His first pair, for that matter. Now he was tied in second with Sango instead of being tied in last and still behind with Miroku.
Miroku sighed and looked over at Sango, sort of in a ritual way. "You got any fives?"
Sango shook her head- negative. "Go fish," she prompted, and Miroku obeyed.
Sango, instead of looking at Kagome, as they had all been expecting, looked at Inuyasha. "Do you have any threes?"
This time Inuyasha shook his head, almost unable to believe his good luck at this game all of the sudden. Sango 'fished' without being told, and Inuyasha turned to Kagome, who leaned forward expectantly.
The hanyou looked at his cards, and then back at Kagome, whose hair was blowing in wisps around her face in a very dramatic fashion, like an evil villain's might. (A/N: Sorry, no fluff in this story! ^^) "Do you have any twos?"
Kagome looked at her hand, and was about to say 'Go Fish' when she saw that she did in fact have a two. And she had drawn it last turn, too. Setting her mouth in a pout, she threw the card at Inuyasha, but it didn't get very far. Instead, it just sort of swirled around and landed about even with the deck in the middle of the table.
Shippou watched with utmost fascination.
The dog-demon smirked and picked it up with his long fingernails. Placing the two twos together, he smacked them down next to his other pair. One more pair and he would win, and not even Kagome had gotten a match! Inuyasha that fate must have intervened and that he was destined to win the match.
With a little sigh, Kagome looked at Sango. "You wouldn't happen to have any eights, would you?"
The demon exterminator shook her head. "Sorry, Kagome, go fish."
Kagome obeyed, and when Inuyasha snickered, Kagome had to bite her lip to keep from screaming, "Sit!"
She drew an ace. Kagome looked at it mournfully, and then tucked it in her hand.
"Hey, Miroku," said Sango, being that it was now her turn.
"Get your hand off my leg."
Everyone fell over anime-style.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A/N: Ne? Ne? What do you think of it so far? *whistles innocently* I guess you'll have to review to tell me, ne? *^-^* Thanks for reading, now just review! Thanks to you all, my loyal subjects! *dodges onslaught of arrows, spears and swords* Review! Review!