Chapter Five . . .
Marani was very upset. Her little cave was now empty. Everyone had gone to do their "business."
"I'm so alone," she sighed. She looked at the bandages wrapped around her hand, and slipped them of, looking intently at the scar she had made for Sesshomaru. When Kagome and Inu Yasha had gotten back from their evening walk, she had hurridly put her clothes back on, mending what Sesshomaru had torn, and quickly wrapped up her hand. She ended up telling the two that she had accidently cut herself on her knife.
"And Sesshomaru is gone?" Inu Yasha asked. "Why? Where did he go?"
"He said . . . he had business to finish!" Marani said, trying hard to restrain herself from tears.
"Business?" Inu Yasha said. "Oh, that idiot! He's gone ahead of me to get revenge on Naraku! Oh, no big brother . . . hands off, this is my battle! That guy is going to pay for what he did to Kikyo . . . not for what he did to that stupid Sesshomaru!"
"Maybe it would be better to just let him kill Naraku for us," Kagome said. "It would make life a lot easier, especially when it concerns finding the missing shards of the shikon jewel."
"Oh . . ." Marani said, in realization. "You're leaving then, aren't you? To find your jewel shards?"
"Sorry," Kagome said. "We also have some friends to find. Don't think that we didn't like your company! We enjoyed it very much, and we thank you for letting us in. But we really need to go."
Marani forced a huge smile. "But of course! I wish you good luck in finding your jewel pieces!" she squeaked.
And now, she was alone. She slumped down to the ground, drew her knees up to her chin, and began to cry.
When Kagome and Inu Yasha finally found their missing friends, it was only to hear some more bad news.
"Naraku is near," Miroku told the two, as they made camp for night at a lonely house on a hill. He had warned the owner of demons coming by, and that they only way to keep his house safe was for Miroku to spend the night there. "A city lies in ruins, and bloodshed is high. If we find Naraku, we must put a stop to his madness."
"But, didn't Kagome say that Sesshomaru is also going after Naraku?" Shippo piped up. "Why don't we just let him do all the nasty work for us? And then, we can just grab the jewels and run!"
"Are you a demon or not?" Inu Yasha cried, picking Shippo up by his cute little bushy fox tail. ( Miss Uots says: Whee . . . I want Shippo Plushie!)
"I don't know, Shippo," Miroku said, "I'd rather have us catch that Naraku rather than Sesshomaru. He might take the jewel shards that Naraku already has."
"But Sesshomaru isn't interested in the jewel shards," Kagome said. "He's only after the Testiaga, aren't I right, Inu Yasha?"
"Yeah," Inu Yasha snorted. "But that doesn't mean we have to give him all the glory of taking Naraku down. I want my hands to be the one who slay him."
"Ugh, you boys," Sango spoke up. "I understand that you want to be the ones who brings down the evil guy and save the day, but . . ."
"Save the day?" both Inu Yasha and Miroku said together. "We want the jewel shards, don't you?!"
"Then let Sesshomaru catch him!" Sango said. "I am in total agreement with Shippo and Kagome on this one."
"What is with you guys?" Inu Yasha complained. "Why do you suddenly want Sesshomaru around? Why does it have to be him?"
"Because he's a full demon and you're only half," Sango retorted.
"Hey!" Inu Yasha said, "I'm better than he is!"
"We know," Kagome said, "but think of it this way Inu Yasha . . . and this is my reason for letting him do it . . . Naraku nearly killed him the first time, right? He'll probably be dead if he tries this stunt again."
"Wait a minute," Inu Yasha said, thinking, "are you saying what I think you're saying?"
Kagome smiled, nodding her head.
"So," Inu Yasha said, finally smiling back, "you want to use him as a distraction while we get the jewel shards, uh? What do you think, Miroku?"
Miroku smiled. "Well, then ladies . . . why didn't you just say so in the first place?"
Marani was very upset. Her little cave was now empty. Everyone had gone to do their "business."
"I'm so alone," she sighed. She looked at the bandages wrapped around her hand, and slipped them of, looking intently at the scar she had made for Sesshomaru. When Kagome and Inu Yasha had gotten back from their evening walk, she had hurridly put her clothes back on, mending what Sesshomaru had torn, and quickly wrapped up her hand. She ended up telling the two that she had accidently cut herself on her knife.
"And Sesshomaru is gone?" Inu Yasha asked. "Why? Where did he go?"
"He said . . . he had business to finish!" Marani said, trying hard to restrain herself from tears.
"Business?" Inu Yasha said. "Oh, that idiot! He's gone ahead of me to get revenge on Naraku! Oh, no big brother . . . hands off, this is my battle! That guy is going to pay for what he did to Kikyo . . . not for what he did to that stupid Sesshomaru!"
"Maybe it would be better to just let him kill Naraku for us," Kagome said. "It would make life a lot easier, especially when it concerns finding the missing shards of the shikon jewel."
"Oh . . ." Marani said, in realization. "You're leaving then, aren't you? To find your jewel shards?"
"Sorry," Kagome said. "We also have some friends to find. Don't think that we didn't like your company! We enjoyed it very much, and we thank you for letting us in. But we really need to go."
Marani forced a huge smile. "But of course! I wish you good luck in finding your jewel pieces!" she squeaked.
And now, she was alone. She slumped down to the ground, drew her knees up to her chin, and began to cry.
When Kagome and Inu Yasha finally found their missing friends, it was only to hear some more bad news.
"Naraku is near," Miroku told the two, as they made camp for night at a lonely house on a hill. He had warned the owner of demons coming by, and that they only way to keep his house safe was for Miroku to spend the night there. "A city lies in ruins, and bloodshed is high. If we find Naraku, we must put a stop to his madness."
"But, didn't Kagome say that Sesshomaru is also going after Naraku?" Shippo piped up. "Why don't we just let him do all the nasty work for us? And then, we can just grab the jewels and run!"
"Are you a demon or not?" Inu Yasha cried, picking Shippo up by his cute little bushy fox tail. ( Miss Uots says: Whee . . . I want Shippo Plushie!)
"I don't know, Shippo," Miroku said, "I'd rather have us catch that Naraku rather than Sesshomaru. He might take the jewel shards that Naraku already has."
"But Sesshomaru isn't interested in the jewel shards," Kagome said. "He's only after the Testiaga, aren't I right, Inu Yasha?"
"Yeah," Inu Yasha snorted. "But that doesn't mean we have to give him all the glory of taking Naraku down. I want my hands to be the one who slay him."
"Ugh, you boys," Sango spoke up. "I understand that you want to be the ones who brings down the evil guy and save the day, but . . ."
"Save the day?" both Inu Yasha and Miroku said together. "We want the jewel shards, don't you?!"
"Then let Sesshomaru catch him!" Sango said. "I am in total agreement with Shippo and Kagome on this one."
"What is with you guys?" Inu Yasha complained. "Why do you suddenly want Sesshomaru around? Why does it have to be him?"
"Because he's a full demon and you're only half," Sango retorted.
"Hey!" Inu Yasha said, "I'm better than he is!"
"We know," Kagome said, "but think of it this way Inu Yasha . . . and this is my reason for letting him do it . . . Naraku nearly killed him the first time, right? He'll probably be dead if he tries this stunt again."
"Wait a minute," Inu Yasha said, thinking, "are you saying what I think you're saying?"
Kagome smiled, nodding her head.
"So," Inu Yasha said, finally smiling back, "you want to use him as a distraction while we get the jewel shards, uh? What do you think, Miroku?"
Miroku smiled. "Well, then ladies . . . why didn't you just say so in the first place?"