[]Sorry for not adding more yet… It seems the only times I feel like writing are the times I should be sleeping… Ah well, here's part 2, sorry to keep y'all waiting. Questions Answered at bottom, and I still don't own Inuyasha.[]
His eyes snapped open, and with a bloodcurdling wail, the young monk shot to his feet, only to fall back to his knees a second later. With one hand tightly gripping the soft earth beneath him and his eyes now clenched shut, he tried to calm his breathing, which was ragged and short from shock. Tenderly, almost hopefully in a sense, he clutched his stomach with his free hand, and carefully ran it over his chest, trying to find his wound, or perhaps a bloody hole in his robe.
Feeling none, he slowly pried open his eyes and raised the hand in front of his face. Though the night was dim, lit only by a sliver of the coming dawn, he could still see his dark red blood dripping down his arm. With a final tortured scream, he fell to the ground and passed out.
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Woken by the first cry, Kagome and Sango crawled out of bed and over to the center of the tiny building they had stayed the night in. Looking to Kagome, who happened to be trying to stifle a very large yawn, Sango asked, "What was that?"
Still not quite awake, Kagome frowned and blinked a few times, before spitting back, "Geeze Sango, it was just a yawn! Excuse me."
"Not that. I heard a scream."
"Oh…. Um… Right…. He, he… Sorry. Well, ah, where did it come from?"
Sango paused in thought, but before she could respond, Miroku let out his second yell from just outside the small shack. This seemed to catch Kagome's attention, because before Sango could even call for Kirara, Kagome had rushed out the door clutching her bow, pausing only to yell behind her, "Come on! Let's go!"
Nodding to herself, she bent down to wake her cat and the little fox-demon, Shippou before grabbing Hiraikotsu and rushing out the door.
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As he stared into the mirror-like pool he was standing in, Iny-Yasha sighed. It had been another sleepless night for him, and this time he hadn't even been able to catch any fish for breakfast. Spotting a tiny movement out of the corner of his eye, he swirled around and pounced on the source. He quickly pulled it from the water, and gave a short laugh as he looked at the gasping fish.
"Finally caught you, didn't I? Tricky little bastard… At least we'll have something to eat now."
Still clutching the fish, he let his gaze wander to the horizon and began to wonder if it would be enough to feed them all, or if he should try for another… It wasn't that big after all… His thoughts didn't continue much longer though, because not more than a minute after he caught the fish, Miroku's scream pierced the silent morning. Dropping the fish in his haste to leave, Inu-Yasha jumped out of the water and sprinted off into the forest, cursing under his breath the entire way.
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Whee, there goes part 2. Sorry it's so short, but it seems that I have to wake up in 4 hours… Anyway, I hope anyone who reads this enjoyed it. The next part should hopefully be out much quicker than this one was.
Thank you reviewers, I really appreciate you guys taking the time to post reviews.
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Questions Answered:
StDogbert – The "companion" was crappy figurative language for his staff. Hehe, I can see how that was a bit confusing… One of the drawbacks of writing at 2 in the morning I suppose.
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