Chapter Eight . . .
Kagome was upset. All day had they searched the country side, but they found no clue or trace of any Shikon jewel shards. Disappointed, the group, silent, trudged back over to Kaede's place, as the sky turned deep blue and the moon came out.
Upon entering the hut, Kagome's mood changed.
"Awww!" came spilling out of her mouth before she could stop it. All the others gathered round to see.
"Awww," Miroku teased, "look . . . little brother had nightmares so he ran to his big brother's side! Oh, I think he forgot his teddy!" Miroku picked Shippo up by the head and tucked him underneath Inu Yasha's arm.
"hey!" Shippo protested. "What's the big idea?!"
Suddenly, Inu Yasha's eyes opened. Kagome braced herself to so him snap up and start yelling things at them, but rather, in a thick, sleepy voice, he muttered, "What? What are you guys staring at?"
"It's all just so sweet!" Miroku sighed, batting his eye lashes.
"Shut up," Inu Yasha muttered, before falling asleep again.
"At least he's finally getting his rest," Kaede said, as she shuffled into the hut behind the others. "Let them sleep. In a few days they'll wake up recovered and all will be well. If you can find those missing shards by then, Kagome . . . we can easily end all of this mayhem! The jewel will be put away and you can go back to your world."
"Yes," Kagome answered, though something inside her stirred when she thought of going back home forever.
"Right," Miroku said, walking into the far corner of the room, passing by Inu Yasha. "Let's all get some sleep. Hopefully tomorrow won't be such a disappointing day. Shippo . . . you can get out of there now."
"It's comfy in here," Shippo squeaked. "I'm going to stay right here."
Everyone retired on the floor, and soon, the sound of heavy breathing filled the room. But, Kagome could not sleep.
Did she really want to go back home permanently after this? Deep down inside of her, Kagome did not want to leave. She was going to miss the random adventure, and her new friends. But most of all, she was going to miss Inu Yasha. Even though she wouldn't admit it to herself even, she could tell from the feeling deep inside her that she was growing attached to the dog demon.
She turned in her sleep, and noticed Inu Yasha sleeping peacefully near by.
"Oh, how I wish I were you," she muttered. Even Shippo looked utterly comfortable in sleep where Miroku had placed him.
"I could do with a Shippo plushie right now," Kagome thought.
Days passed. No sign of any jewel shards had come up, and Kagome was getting anxious.
"I feel like we've searched the whole darn world!" she sighed. "Where could those jewel shard possibly be?"
Everyone sat in the hut, the morning sun shining down upon them that morning. Something stirred behind them, and they all turned to see that Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru were slowly waking up.
"Finally!" Kagome said. "I thought those two would never wake up!"
"We seemed to have better luck finding those jewel shards when Inu Yasha was around, didn't we Kagome?" Shipoo asked.
"That's right!" Kagome said, as the two brothers stirred. Inu Yasha sat up.
"What? Morning already?"
"It's been five days!" the others choursed in embarrassement.
Inu Yasha crawled over to the others and sat next to Kagome. "Alright, I'm set. What's been going on if I've been out for five stinkin' days? Huh? And why didn't anybody wake me up?!"
"You just looked so peaceful in your big brother's arms," Miroku joked with a serious face.
"Shut up you," Inu Yasha barked.
"We need your help," Kagome said. "We can't seem to find any jewel shards."
"What?!" Inu Yasha replied, yawning. "You've been at it for FIVE days and you still haven't found any more of those shards? You guys are pathetic! You really DO need me!"
Kagome turned around, and noticed Sesshomaru wasn't getting up. She crawled over to him rather cautiously and spoke into his ear. "Get up! It's morning! Hey . . . why don't you come help us find the jewel shards, huh? It'll be great to have a full blooded demon on our side to fight off the bad guys."
"What the hell are you doing?" Inu Yasha cried. "He's not going to come with us!"
"You never know," Kagome said.
Sesshomaru, with eyes closed, muttered back up to her, "why should I accompany a band of mortals?" he sounded bitter.
"Hey," Kagome said, "we just saved you now. We healed you and everything. You owe us a favor, Sesshomaru."
"I saved Inu Yasha," he said, his voice low and monotone, and his eyes still closed, "doesn't that count?"
"You . . . you really did that to protect me?" Inu Yasha said, his voice changed.
"Feh," Sesshomaru growled, "it wasn't like I wanted to . . . I had to. I promised you that I would be the one to kill you, didn't I? Why let Naraku get the glory in that?"
"Feh," Inu Yasha said, grumpily, "I'll be the one killing you."
"You guys!" Kagome pouted. "What are you fighting for? You were just sleeping in your brother's arms, Inu Yasha. How can you talk about killing him?"
"I thought I felt something foul laying atop me," Sesshomaru snarled.
"Shut up," Inu Yasha said. "So I rolled over on top of you, so what?"
"Why didn't you just roll back off?"
"I said shut up! It was comfortable, okay? I couldn't sleep but when I got comfy I did! So what? And who the hell kept squeezing under MY arms, huh?"
"Uh," Shippo spoke up quietly, "that was me."
"Ugh!" Inu Yasha groaned. "Of all things . . . !"
"Sesshomaru," Kagome asked, "what happened to your hand? It seems as though you've cut it."
Sesshomaru opened his eyes, finally, and glanced at his hand.
"Why don't we have a look at that?" Kagome asked as nicely as she could.
"No," Sesshomaru said bluntly. He got up to his feet and started making his way out the door.
"Where are you going?" Kagome asked.
"I have . . . business I need to attend to," he said, and then, he left.
Kagome was upset. All day had they searched the country side, but they found no clue or trace of any Shikon jewel shards. Disappointed, the group, silent, trudged back over to Kaede's place, as the sky turned deep blue and the moon came out.
Upon entering the hut, Kagome's mood changed.
"Awww!" came spilling out of her mouth before she could stop it. All the others gathered round to see.
"Awww," Miroku teased, "look . . . little brother had nightmares so he ran to his big brother's side! Oh, I think he forgot his teddy!" Miroku picked Shippo up by the head and tucked him underneath Inu Yasha's arm.
"hey!" Shippo protested. "What's the big idea?!"
Suddenly, Inu Yasha's eyes opened. Kagome braced herself to so him snap up and start yelling things at them, but rather, in a thick, sleepy voice, he muttered, "What? What are you guys staring at?"
"It's all just so sweet!" Miroku sighed, batting his eye lashes.
"Shut up," Inu Yasha muttered, before falling asleep again.
"At least he's finally getting his rest," Kaede said, as she shuffled into the hut behind the others. "Let them sleep. In a few days they'll wake up recovered and all will be well. If you can find those missing shards by then, Kagome . . . we can easily end all of this mayhem! The jewel will be put away and you can go back to your world."
"Yes," Kagome answered, though something inside her stirred when she thought of going back home forever.
"Right," Miroku said, walking into the far corner of the room, passing by Inu Yasha. "Let's all get some sleep. Hopefully tomorrow won't be such a disappointing day. Shippo . . . you can get out of there now."
"It's comfy in here," Shippo squeaked. "I'm going to stay right here."
Everyone retired on the floor, and soon, the sound of heavy breathing filled the room. But, Kagome could not sleep.
Did she really want to go back home permanently after this? Deep down inside of her, Kagome did not want to leave. She was going to miss the random adventure, and her new friends. But most of all, she was going to miss Inu Yasha. Even though she wouldn't admit it to herself even, she could tell from the feeling deep inside her that she was growing attached to the dog demon.
She turned in her sleep, and noticed Inu Yasha sleeping peacefully near by.
"Oh, how I wish I were you," she muttered. Even Shippo looked utterly comfortable in sleep where Miroku had placed him.
"I could do with a Shippo plushie right now," Kagome thought.
Days passed. No sign of any jewel shards had come up, and Kagome was getting anxious.
"I feel like we've searched the whole darn world!" she sighed. "Where could those jewel shard possibly be?"
Everyone sat in the hut, the morning sun shining down upon them that morning. Something stirred behind them, and they all turned to see that Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru were slowly waking up.
"Finally!" Kagome said. "I thought those two would never wake up!"
"We seemed to have better luck finding those jewel shards when Inu Yasha was around, didn't we Kagome?" Shipoo asked.
"That's right!" Kagome said, as the two brothers stirred. Inu Yasha sat up.
"What? Morning already?"
"It's been five days!" the others choursed in embarrassement.
Inu Yasha crawled over to the others and sat next to Kagome. "Alright, I'm set. What's been going on if I've been out for five stinkin' days? Huh? And why didn't anybody wake me up?!"
"You just looked so peaceful in your big brother's arms," Miroku joked with a serious face.
"Shut up you," Inu Yasha barked.
"We need your help," Kagome said. "We can't seem to find any jewel shards."
"What?!" Inu Yasha replied, yawning. "You've been at it for FIVE days and you still haven't found any more of those shards? You guys are pathetic! You really DO need me!"
Kagome turned around, and noticed Sesshomaru wasn't getting up. She crawled over to him rather cautiously and spoke into his ear. "Get up! It's morning! Hey . . . why don't you come help us find the jewel shards, huh? It'll be great to have a full blooded demon on our side to fight off the bad guys."
"What the hell are you doing?" Inu Yasha cried. "He's not going to come with us!"
"You never know," Kagome said.
Sesshomaru, with eyes closed, muttered back up to her, "why should I accompany a band of mortals?" he sounded bitter.
"Hey," Kagome said, "we just saved you now. We healed you and everything. You owe us a favor, Sesshomaru."
"I saved Inu Yasha," he said, his voice low and monotone, and his eyes still closed, "doesn't that count?"
"You . . . you really did that to protect me?" Inu Yasha said, his voice changed.
"Feh," Sesshomaru growled, "it wasn't like I wanted to . . . I had to. I promised you that I would be the one to kill you, didn't I? Why let Naraku get the glory in that?"
"Feh," Inu Yasha said, grumpily, "I'll be the one killing you."
"You guys!" Kagome pouted. "What are you fighting for? You were just sleeping in your brother's arms, Inu Yasha. How can you talk about killing him?"
"I thought I felt something foul laying atop me," Sesshomaru snarled.
"Shut up," Inu Yasha said. "So I rolled over on top of you, so what?"
"Why didn't you just roll back off?"
"I said shut up! It was comfortable, okay? I couldn't sleep but when I got comfy I did! So what? And who the hell kept squeezing under MY arms, huh?"
"Uh," Shippo spoke up quietly, "that was me."
"Ugh!" Inu Yasha groaned. "Of all things . . . !"
"Sesshomaru," Kagome asked, "what happened to your hand? It seems as though you've cut it."
Sesshomaru opened his eyes, finally, and glanced at his hand.
"Why don't we have a look at that?" Kagome asked as nicely as she could.
"No," Sesshomaru said bluntly. He got up to his feet and started making his way out the door.
"Where are you going?" Kagome asked.
"I have . . . business I need to attend to," he said, and then, he left.