This is a loverly little story is it not? I'm so happy. VvV

Hey you know what? It reminds me a little of the game Ico.



Chapter 5: Training Your Seeing Eye Dog



They walked back to the village. Apparently when Kagome doesn't take inventory, certain people forget certain items-like first aid kits. Kaede looked at the dog.

"Does he need a splint?" Sango asked.

"Actually," Kaede said. "There's nothing wrong with him!"

"What?" Inu Yasha said. He went over to the dog, "I carried your furry fat ass all over Musashi and you're not even hurt!"

'Hrrrrrr, rerr or rerrr Rehere!' the dog growled.

"I don't care about holding her hand!" he said. He turned to Kagome. "You can have your seeing eye dog back now!"

"Actually," she said. "I think I'd rather have you lead me around."

"Huh?" he looked at her a little shocked. Everyone in the room was interested in this conversation, but stayed off to the side.

"Well, I can understand you, and you could help me with more things." She patted Mike's head. "No offense Mike," Mike licked her hand, a little sad, but understanding.

Inu Yasha was starting to swell with victory. He smirked at the dog and stuck his tongue out at him. Mike growled as if to say, 'Hey! I'm the one who gave you this opportunity, show a little respect!'

Inu Yasha sat back and closed his eyes, "Fine, I'll lead you around, no sweat!"

"Thanks!" Kagome said. Mike climbed into her lap missing the attention and she pet his back.

Inu Yasha glared at him. "Since I'm leading you, you must not need him around now, huh?"

"Don't be silly, Mike's my friend!" she said. Mike panted, glad that he was still wanted. So much for getting rid of his rival. Inu Yasha snorted and said, "Since the mutt is okay, we can continue on our search." Then he whispered to Mike. "And I'll be a WAY better seeing eye dog then you ever were!"

'Hmph!' the dog said.





Miroku had been saving up for a while (in the ways he knows best, if you understand.) "I must've done seven whole 'exorcisms' for this!" he said.

Sango walked up and stared in awe. "Wow, Houshi! I didn't know you like horses!"

A beautiful palomino stallion stood in front of the two. "I think I'll call him Ushi!"

"Ushi?" Sango said. Then she shrugged and said, "Whatever floats your boat, Houshi-sama."

Miroku admired his pretty horse, "You know what? I heard that a master sometimes acts like his pet!"

The horse bent its neck and nuzzled Sango's hair. She backed away from the big beast and glared at it. "Or sometimes vise versa." ;;;;;

Mike came trotting out of Kaede's hut followed by Inu Yasha, then Kagome. He held her hand of course. Sango looked over and couldn't help but notice how well Kagome's hand fit into his.

A few minutes after they started walking, Kagome made a sound of discomfort.

"What now?" Inu Yasha asked.

"Nothing." Kagome said.

"It is something." He said. "Tell me."

"Well, it's just that you're kind of being rough with me." She said.

"Hmm?" he looked at her questioningly.

She realized how hard this was going to be. "Well, for one, you're walking too fast."

He realized he was practically dragging her and slowed down a little bit. "Anything else?" he asked.

She gasped and said, "It kind of feels like you're trying to crush my hand!"

He lightened up a little. It's just that he was so strong, he sometimes didn't see his strength. She smiled at right where he should be. "Thank you, Inu Yasha."

"Feh." He said and tried to walk at her pace.

Her features turned serious, "No, I mean really! Thank you! You're really helping me!"

He looked at her and could almost see her large pretty eyes through the blindfold. He looked away and blushed, glad she had the blindfold. They were walking toward a rock. "Hop!" he said. She hopped over the stone.

When they went to stop, he sat her on a log and Miroku started cooking. "I call this-" he said when he was done. "-Yaki-soba." He scooped the noodle soup into the round bowels Kagome had. He handed a bowl out to Kagome. She touched the bowl and drew back in shock. "It's hot!" she said rubbing her hands. Inu Yasha sighed and took the bowl. He picked up a few noodles with his chopsticks. He blew on the noodles and said, "Open your mouth."

"Huh? Okay," she opened her mouth and he put the end of the noodles in. Kagome slurped them up and thought, 'Is he feeding me?'

He picked up some more. He would say only say, "Open" and he fed her until the bowl was empty. His untouched noodles had gone cold.

"I'm sorry." Kagome said. She knew how he liked his noodles.

"Actually, I think Miroku's noodles taste better when their cold. But they still don't compare to your noodles!" he said.

Kagome sat there in silence as he went on with eating his cold soup. Why was he being so nice to her? Whatever the reason, she liked this special treatment-a lot. Mike came over and sat next to Inu Yasha.

'Horrer rrer ree?' Mike said.

"I guess leading her around is okay, but it's different. I'm not sure, it's actually nice." He admitted to the golden dog. Then he scowled at himself. What was wrong with him!? Why was he acting so...so..open and friendly?! He shivered. Mike's eyes glowed in the fire light. Leading Kagome around was starting to have its affect on Inu Yasha.

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Awww, mayberry. I'm gonna ask about something, I'm putting some fluffiness in later chapters what should the level of fluffiness be though? Fuzz, frizz, fluff, sesshomaru-soft, snuggles laundry detergent, silk, or oh my god, that's so fluffy I think I'm gonna wet my pants!!