ANTS! I mopped the house (cause it's all tile) with bleach the night before and there are ANTS EVERYWHERE!
And the worse part is they were making this inch wide black little highway to get to my SPONGE.
;_;
How embarrassing is that, that ants will EAT your clean up sponge…
(I feel like a failure for house-cleaners)
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Kagome had returned to camp a few hours before, her hair washed, and itching Inu-Yasha's nose with that scent that he secretly thought of as hers and hers alone. It wasn't sweet. No human smelled sweet, and some of them smelled like something that should be able to kill those poor animals they rode on, but Kagome's was a fresh scent. The smell of a room filled with sunlight.
He muttered a bit as they walked back towards the encampment. Kagome looking up and around at the tree's and glittering sunlight like she'd never seen them before. Every once in a while, she'd open up her arms and spin around, her eyes closed and her face pointed at the canopy of tree's, her hair throwing off glittering diamonds of water from the still damp curls.
Inu-Yasha knew that none of the other's had seen her like this. This was their time, when she was done with her bathing, and she smelled like fresh water, like the leaves that she'd stepped on, like the foaming soap that smelled of exotic fruits that she put in her hair.
He smiled, though it looked like more of a smirk, quickly hiding it as her twirl brought her around to face him. She smiled at him; her eyes closed happily, her head tilted to the side.
His heart almost stopped beating.
She was so beautiful. He knew he loved her. He loved Kikyo, he loved Kagome. He wanted to see them whole again.
Kagome bounced ahead of him, calling out to Shippo, to Sango and Miroku. Shippo popped up, bouncing towards her like a rubber ball, little laughing mushrooms springing up behind him.
SHIPPOU! You've been practicing!
Her voice was delighted. She craned her neck and looked at the line of little happily singing and laughing fungus. Kagome took Shippo and tossed him in the air, and caught him.
Inu-Yasha smiled. She looked like so reassuring doing that. An older sister, a loving aunt, a mom. Quickly, before that rare smile could be spotted, he plastered his annoyed face on.
Feh, you brat
Shippo wailed, and Kagome gave Inu-Yasha a glare, then cocked her head at him and looked at him sadly.
He had the strangest urge to apologize…
So he turned and walked faster towards the camp, calling ahead, demanding to know if they were ready to leave yet.
They're going on ahead Inu-Yasha.
Kagome's voice startled him. Who was going on ahead? Sango and Miroku? He turned, but before he could let his words snarl out at her, she was talking again.
Shippo, Inu-Yasha and I need to have a serious talk *she wagged her finger at him* So you need to go and catch up with Miroku and Sango and stay with them, okay?
Shippo clung to her tightly, demanding that he'd have to stay to protect her from Inu-Yasha.
Shippo, you know I don't need protection from Inu-Yasha. He won't hurt me, and if he does anything stupid I'll just S.I.T. him. And I think you should go protect Sango from Miroku's gropping.
This startled him and he eyed Kagome warily. She'd shot him a glance as she spelled out the word that meant instant face planting, and he had no doubt that if he put up a fuss right now, she was going to make him feel pain like he'd never had to before.
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I'll write another chapter later today. I'm just…AH, feeling tired and good. Got the ants cleaned up, got my room cleaned. I'm so productive today. (though I really feel like Martha Stewart)