The morning sun shone down on Inu Yasha disturbing his slumber. After a few
minutes, he stood up and yawned. Slightly confused, he looked around to see
where he was. Seeing the familiar shape of the well, he thought to himself,
" I must have fallen asleep out here waiting for that girl." Inu Yasha
looked down the well, but didn't see or hear anything. " I'm not gonna wait
for her anymore. If she wants to stay at home then let her. I really don't
care.", he yelled to no one in particular.
Annoyed and hungry, he decided to return to the village. The scenery flew by, as he ran through the forest. " Inu Yasha! Wait. please wait!", cried a voice from somewhere behind him. Inu Yasha came to a complete standstill the minute he recognized the voice. " Kagome", he whispered as he turned around.
He could see her running through the trees, with her enormous bag on her shoulders. " I'm coming Inu Yasha! Please wait for me!", she yelled desperately. "Am I dreaming?", he wondered, watching her hurrying to catch up with him. Kagome, then, tripped on a large tree root and fell to the ground. Inu Yasha decided that he wasn't dreaming, and quickly walked over to where she lay sprawled out on the grass.
She looked up at him with an odd expression on her face. It made him feel uncomfortable, so he took a hold of her arm and pulled her to her feet. He expected her to either yell at him for not waiting, or to thank him for helping her up. In the back of his mind, he wanted Kagome to apologize for making him wait around and worry about her. So, what she actually said surprised him greatly.
" I'm so sorry, Inu Yasha. Please don't be mad. You see, I tried to come back but everything was so complicated. I've had a terrible week. Math was horrible. Yuki was horrible.", she burst out. Inu Yasha just stared at her, not believing what he was hearing. Kagome continued to babble, " I would've been back much earlier, but my family was in trouble. I just couldn't leave them. There was thi." He held up his hand, cutting her off mid sentence.
" Shut up", he said calmly. He peered at her closely before saying, " Are you alright? You aren't hurt, are you Kagome?" Shocked at how nice he was being, she said softly, " I'm fine." " Then its okay", he replied. Inu Yasha took her backpack and swung it over one of his shoulders. He walked back to the village with Kagome at his side, in companionable silence.
Kagome felt happier than she had been in almost a week, walking beside Inu Yasha. Now that she was finally here, he could help protect her family. At first, she was afraid he would be terribly angry, but that wasn't the case at all. He had been nothing but nice. If she didn't know any better, she might have that thought that he missed her while she was gone. " Don't be silly. Why would he miss me?", she admonished herself. Not wanting to ruin the peaceful atmosphere, she resolved to tell Inu Yasha about Yuki when they met up with Sango, Miroku, and Shippo.
The first one to see them return was Shippo. " Kagome, you're back!!", he cried happily. He jumped into her arms giving her hug. Then he nestled down in the space between her body and the crook of one her elbows. He looked up at her and said in a small voice, " Why were you gone for so long? We thought you were dead."
" I didn't mean to make you worry. I had a hard time getting back, for reasons I'll explain as soon as Miroku and Sango get here.", she said giving him a reassuring hug. " I'm glad to see you're back, Kagome sama.", said, Miroku who had just walked up behind her. She froze when she felt his hand on the back of her skirt. " P.p. pervert", she stuttered awkwardly.
Unfortunately for Miroku, Inu Yasha had seen the whole thing. He moved so that he stood in front of the poor lecherous priest. Kagome backed away with Shippo still in her arms, because Inu Yasha was looking a little dangerous. " Damn it, Houshi. Keep your hands to yourself.", he snarled as he drew his sword ever so slightly out of its scabbard.
Sango was Miroku's saving grace. She stepped out of Kaede sama's house and said, " Easy, Inu Yasha. You should know by now that his actions don't mean anything" She turned her head and glared at Miroku. " What's more important is that Kagome's back.", she said wisely. Sango smiled and waved at Kagome. The tension died and Inu Yasha removed his hand from his sword.
" Have you guys gotten anymore good leads?", Kagome asked brightly. " Not since you left", answered Sango. " I'm sure we'll find some more shards really soon. Let's get started now, because I wont be able to stay for very long.", she said trying to make her voice sound normal. " And why is that?", Inu Yasha asked coldly. Kagome hesitated for a moment, then said, " Because I've got this real big problem back home named Kobayashi Yuki."
(A/N: I've finally written chapter eight. It took me a couple of days, because I've been so busy. The next chapter is sure to be more exciting, because Inu Yasha and Yuki will be meeting each for the first time. Thanks to anyone who took the time to read and review ^_^)
Annoyed and hungry, he decided to return to the village. The scenery flew by, as he ran through the forest. " Inu Yasha! Wait. please wait!", cried a voice from somewhere behind him. Inu Yasha came to a complete standstill the minute he recognized the voice. " Kagome", he whispered as he turned around.
He could see her running through the trees, with her enormous bag on her shoulders. " I'm coming Inu Yasha! Please wait for me!", she yelled desperately. "Am I dreaming?", he wondered, watching her hurrying to catch up with him. Kagome, then, tripped on a large tree root and fell to the ground. Inu Yasha decided that he wasn't dreaming, and quickly walked over to where she lay sprawled out on the grass.
She looked up at him with an odd expression on her face. It made him feel uncomfortable, so he took a hold of her arm and pulled her to her feet. He expected her to either yell at him for not waiting, or to thank him for helping her up. In the back of his mind, he wanted Kagome to apologize for making him wait around and worry about her. So, what she actually said surprised him greatly.
" I'm so sorry, Inu Yasha. Please don't be mad. You see, I tried to come back but everything was so complicated. I've had a terrible week. Math was horrible. Yuki was horrible.", she burst out. Inu Yasha just stared at her, not believing what he was hearing. Kagome continued to babble, " I would've been back much earlier, but my family was in trouble. I just couldn't leave them. There was thi." He held up his hand, cutting her off mid sentence.
" Shut up", he said calmly. He peered at her closely before saying, " Are you alright? You aren't hurt, are you Kagome?" Shocked at how nice he was being, she said softly, " I'm fine." " Then its okay", he replied. Inu Yasha took her backpack and swung it over one of his shoulders. He walked back to the village with Kagome at his side, in companionable silence.
Kagome felt happier than she had been in almost a week, walking beside Inu Yasha. Now that she was finally here, he could help protect her family. At first, she was afraid he would be terribly angry, but that wasn't the case at all. He had been nothing but nice. If she didn't know any better, she might have that thought that he missed her while she was gone. " Don't be silly. Why would he miss me?", she admonished herself. Not wanting to ruin the peaceful atmosphere, she resolved to tell Inu Yasha about Yuki when they met up with Sango, Miroku, and Shippo.
The first one to see them return was Shippo. " Kagome, you're back!!", he cried happily. He jumped into her arms giving her hug. Then he nestled down in the space between her body and the crook of one her elbows. He looked up at her and said in a small voice, " Why were you gone for so long? We thought you were dead."
" I didn't mean to make you worry. I had a hard time getting back, for reasons I'll explain as soon as Miroku and Sango get here.", she said giving him a reassuring hug. " I'm glad to see you're back, Kagome sama.", said, Miroku who had just walked up behind her. She froze when she felt his hand on the back of her skirt. " P.p. pervert", she stuttered awkwardly.
Unfortunately for Miroku, Inu Yasha had seen the whole thing. He moved so that he stood in front of the poor lecherous priest. Kagome backed away with Shippo still in her arms, because Inu Yasha was looking a little dangerous. " Damn it, Houshi. Keep your hands to yourself.", he snarled as he drew his sword ever so slightly out of its scabbard.
Sango was Miroku's saving grace. She stepped out of Kaede sama's house and said, " Easy, Inu Yasha. You should know by now that his actions don't mean anything" She turned her head and glared at Miroku. " What's more important is that Kagome's back.", she said wisely. Sango smiled and waved at Kagome. The tension died and Inu Yasha removed his hand from his sword.
" Have you guys gotten anymore good leads?", Kagome asked brightly. " Not since you left", answered Sango. " I'm sure we'll find some more shards really soon. Let's get started now, because I wont be able to stay for very long.", she said trying to make her voice sound normal. " And why is that?", Inu Yasha asked coldly. Kagome hesitated for a moment, then said, " Because I've got this real big problem back home named Kobayashi Yuki."
(A/N: I've finally written chapter eight. It took me a couple of days, because I've been so busy. The next chapter is sure to be more exciting, because Inu Yasha and Yuki will be meeting each for the first time. Thanks to anyone who took the time to read and review ^_^)