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Chapter 8: Concept of a Blindfold





Shippou sat in front of Kagome, "Are you ready?"

She nodded her head and stared into the abyss of her blindfold, "I think this might even help my shikon sight." She said. Inu Yasha had been so nice to her, she figured she could actually do what he wanted and practice her "ESP."

Shippou shuffled the deck of cards and held one up.

Kagome thought about it then said, "The....ace of...hearts?"

"Close," he said. "It was the two of hearts."

"Darn." She said. "Let's try another one."

Shippou held another card up.

Kagome thought, "The...six....of...of....."

"What suit?" Shippou asked.

"Diamonds?"

"Nope, hearts."

"Darn!"

"We just started." Shippou said. He held up another card, "Use the force." He said.

Kagome laughed then thought, "The.....queen....of...."

Shippou held his breath.

"Hearts?"

"Yes!"

"I did it?!"

"Yeah!" Shippou said. "Now just 49 more cards!"

Sango and Miroku were standing by Ushi.

"I cooked last time Sango, so it seems only fair that you should cook next." He said.

"No way!" Sango said. "I cooked two nights in a row! It's your turn!"

Inu Yasha and Mike sat a few feet away from them. Inu Yasha sat in front of a tree and Mike got comfortable next to him. Inu Yasha looked down at the golden retriever, "So people in your time actually use dogs like you to serve this way?"

'ruuf! Ror." Mike said.

"That's slavery!" Inu Yasha said. "Why do you put up with it?!"

The dog looked up at him with an enlightening grin. Then smiled over at Kagome. Inu Yasha looked up at her. She smiled and laughed at something Shippou said. Then she patted the grass and said, "Mike? Come here, boy!" Mike got up and trotted over to her. She patted his head and gave him a friendly smile. Mike sat next to her and she stroked his fur as she did her card game. He looked over at Inu Yasha and gave him an intellectually knowing smile as if to say, 'This is the reason, I help them.'

Inu Yasha looked down at the grass, deep in thought. He was so deep in thought, he didn't here Sango and Miroku's argument come to silence. Sango sighed and said, "I wish Kagome could cook."

Inu Yasha held Kagome's hand as he led her down the dirt path. She could sense a shard not far off. He watched her and was glad she couldn't catch him staring. He looked at the blindfold. She couldn't see. And not just because of the eye's patch either. He felt guilty then, but he knew he shouldn't, he was making up for it now. The future was weird. In his own time, when someone went blind, that person would just be declared cripple and their was now hope and/or help for them.

They stopped a few hours later. Inu Yasha took Kagome over and sat her down on a log. Miroku stood up and said, "I'll go look for firewood."

Sango jumped up and shouted, "Oh, Mr. Innocent?"

Miroku turned to her with a 'I have no idea what you're talking about' look on his face.

"You're looking for firewood so that when it comes time for the actual cooking you'll say, 'But I got the firewood!' and force the job on me!" Sango said.

Miroku frowned in frustration. "Nooooo, I was just-"

"I don't want an excuse! I can see right through you!" she said. They went off arguing about that and Shippou followed in interest. Mike went over to have and animal conversation with Ushi.

Inu Yasha was left alone-with Kagome. She sat across from him and sat still. He stared at her in silence. "Where did everyone go?" she asked.

"To get firewood." Inu Yasha said. His gaze wasn't distracted.

She couldn't see.

He waved a hand in front of her face, but she didn't stir or get irritated.

She couldn't see.

He made a face at her. She didn't move or laugh.

She couldn't see.

He crossed his arms and frowned at her. Then he moved his mouth in the lip movements of each curse he knew. She didn't move or get mad.

She REALLY couldn't see.

Inu Yasha looked over at the spot where the other disappeared.

She couldn't see.

Then he turned back to stare at her. She yawned and looked kind of bored.

She couldn't see.

He stared at her unguarded lips.

She couldn't see.

Suddenly, Inu Yasha started to lean forward. His chest ached a little and felt a little light. He couldn't believe what he was doing. He moved so slow it almost seemed like it was never going to come. He got closer so that he was only inches from her face. He closed his eyes and waited for his first taste of lip gloss from the future.

Mike turned his head and looked up at him. 'RUFF!'

Loud, yet simple. It was enough to make the dogboy chicken out. He turned away and blushed. His heart pounded. That was when Sango and Miroku walked back in.

Miroku must've had the same type of 'thoughts' in his mind form the incriminating evidence. Sango walked in with a blush, holding the firewood. Miroku walked behind her with a lump on his head and a huge red handprint on his face. HE was empty handed.

Kagome looked up when she heard them come in, "So! Who's cooking to night?"

"Miroku is!" Sango said angrily.

"I am." T_T Miroku said.

"Okay." Kagome said. She turned toward her backpack and started feeling for bowls.

Inu Yasha sighed. Mike walked past him and eyed the hanyo suspiciously.

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I think I did pretty well for a romance writer out of practice, what do you say?