Well, here I am, back for more!! Hope you like it!! Um... Oh yeah!!!
Still NOT MINE!
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Ch. 3 A Rude Awakening
Kagome felt something soft brushing against her hand, and leisurely began to move her fingertips against it, relishing in the warmth and softness. I wonder what it could be? Nothing we have back home is like this... But wait... I'm not home. I fell through the well, and ended up back in the past. In a flash, it all came back to her, from the man's voice yelling her name to the young man who declared himself to be Miroku and Sango's great-grandson. And the woman was his sister. But that still doesn't explain...
She heard a soft noise, almost like purring. Now she opened one curious eye to look at what her hand was currently resting on. Both of her eyes flew open at the sight of a full-grown man sitting next to her, his head leaning forward on his chest as he slept, long hair forming a veil behind his face. She couldn't see what color his hair was, and realized then that it was dark out. What time was it? She looked down to her wrist, in hopes of consulting her watch, only to finally find out what she had been petting all this time. Her eyes widened as she took in the fluffy tail that twitched slightly with ever stroke, the soft rumble coming from his chest growing slightly stronger.
A tail? A man with a tail? He must be a youkai. Another glance at the tail gave her a suspicion, and a quick look at his feet confirmed it. He was a kitsune. But what was he doing here? Why was she in some strange kitsune's house? The only one she knew was... Shippou.
She gasped softly. Was this man a friend of Shippou's? Did he know where she could find the poor cub? Out of all of her friends, she missed him the most. She knew Sango had Miroku, and vice versa, but Shippou... he would be alone...
It took her a second to realize that the purring had stopped. Her hand stilled, and she could actually feel the man staring at her. She quickly pulled her hand back and held it to her chest. Is he offended? Oh please, don't let him be offended...
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He felt the barest hint of pressure against his tail, then that pressure began to move slowly over his fur, smoothing the fuzzy hairs into place. He thought to himself how delightful it felt, only to be brought back down to earth by a soft gasp coming from the owner of the hand on his tail.
He opened his eyes and blinked a couple of times at the sight. There was Kagome, her eyes wide and sad as she looked at her hand, moving slowly over the furry appendage. Only a second later did her hand freeze, and without looking up at him, she jerked it back to her chest. He could smell fear on her, and nervousness. But also sadness, and loneliness. He understood those feelings well. But before he could say anything, she began to quietly apologize, saying that she hadn't realized what she was doing, and that she hoped he could forgive her.
She sounded so worried, he couldn't help it. He reached out a hand and lightly cupped her chin, tilting her head up to look at him. He smiled as he found himself looking into a pair of bright blue eyes, which were slowly turning to a pale gray from her emotions. He had a strong urge to just wrap his arms around her and hold her close to him yet again, breathing in her scent. But first, he needed to calm her down.
Grinning, he remembered what she used to do to him when she was trying to teach him something. He reached out his index finger and tapped the end of her nose lightly. She seemed surprised by this gesture, and he watched her eyes snap back to their normal blue almost instantly. He could only smile wider as she watched him, her stunned gaze trying to see his features in the darkness of the early morning. He thanked his youkai eyes again as he watched her face when he finally spoke to her.
"Kagome, did you pass out this much when you first showed up the last time? Because I don't remember you sleeping this much. But then, I slept more than you did, so I guess I wouldn't be the best person to talk." Her eyes widened in what seemed to be recognition, and he grinned. "You don't remember me yet? Well, let me see if I can help out some more." He dug into the inside pocket of his vest, and pulled out a leaf. He concentrated on what he wanted, then felt the illusion take over.
He smiled at her from his pink balloon form, which he used to take when they needed an aerial view, or whenever he wanted to mess with Inuyasha and chew on his head. He almost laughed at this, and his concentration broke, causing him to fall back down to the ground. Hard.
Rubbing his sore bottom, he muttered a curse he had learned from Inuyasha long ago, only to smell something salty permeating the air. Looking up, he saw that Kagome was crying. His jaw fell in shock. What'd I do?!? Why is she crying??! Now I know how dog-boy felt! He looked at her worriedly.
"Kagome?! What's wrong?!?" He held out his hand to her, nervous about touching her in case he scared her. But that thought left his head the moment she leapt into his arms, her own arms wrapping around his torso as she cried into his shoulder.
"SHIPPOU!"
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Sorry this chapter's so short!! I got classes tomorrow, though, so I couldn't stay up late and work on it more! I sorry!! Please review!! I promise to make up for it tomorrow! I mean, today! (since it IS after 12:30 again.)
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Ch. 3 A Rude Awakening
Kagome felt something soft brushing against her hand, and leisurely began to move her fingertips against it, relishing in the warmth and softness. I wonder what it could be? Nothing we have back home is like this... But wait... I'm not home. I fell through the well, and ended up back in the past. In a flash, it all came back to her, from the man's voice yelling her name to the young man who declared himself to be Miroku and Sango's great-grandson. And the woman was his sister. But that still doesn't explain...
She heard a soft noise, almost like purring. Now she opened one curious eye to look at what her hand was currently resting on. Both of her eyes flew open at the sight of a full-grown man sitting next to her, his head leaning forward on his chest as he slept, long hair forming a veil behind his face. She couldn't see what color his hair was, and realized then that it was dark out. What time was it? She looked down to her wrist, in hopes of consulting her watch, only to finally find out what she had been petting all this time. Her eyes widened as she took in the fluffy tail that twitched slightly with ever stroke, the soft rumble coming from his chest growing slightly stronger.
A tail? A man with a tail? He must be a youkai. Another glance at the tail gave her a suspicion, and a quick look at his feet confirmed it. He was a kitsune. But what was he doing here? Why was she in some strange kitsune's house? The only one she knew was... Shippou.
She gasped softly. Was this man a friend of Shippou's? Did he know where she could find the poor cub? Out of all of her friends, she missed him the most. She knew Sango had Miroku, and vice versa, but Shippou... he would be alone...
It took her a second to realize that the purring had stopped. Her hand stilled, and she could actually feel the man staring at her. She quickly pulled her hand back and held it to her chest. Is he offended? Oh please, don't let him be offended...
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He felt the barest hint of pressure against his tail, then that pressure began to move slowly over his fur, smoothing the fuzzy hairs into place. He thought to himself how delightful it felt, only to be brought back down to earth by a soft gasp coming from the owner of the hand on his tail.
He opened his eyes and blinked a couple of times at the sight. There was Kagome, her eyes wide and sad as she looked at her hand, moving slowly over the furry appendage. Only a second later did her hand freeze, and without looking up at him, she jerked it back to her chest. He could smell fear on her, and nervousness. But also sadness, and loneliness. He understood those feelings well. But before he could say anything, she began to quietly apologize, saying that she hadn't realized what she was doing, and that she hoped he could forgive her.
She sounded so worried, he couldn't help it. He reached out a hand and lightly cupped her chin, tilting her head up to look at him. He smiled as he found himself looking into a pair of bright blue eyes, which were slowly turning to a pale gray from her emotions. He had a strong urge to just wrap his arms around her and hold her close to him yet again, breathing in her scent. But first, he needed to calm her down.
Grinning, he remembered what she used to do to him when she was trying to teach him something. He reached out his index finger and tapped the end of her nose lightly. She seemed surprised by this gesture, and he watched her eyes snap back to their normal blue almost instantly. He could only smile wider as she watched him, her stunned gaze trying to see his features in the darkness of the early morning. He thanked his youkai eyes again as he watched her face when he finally spoke to her.
"Kagome, did you pass out this much when you first showed up the last time? Because I don't remember you sleeping this much. But then, I slept more than you did, so I guess I wouldn't be the best person to talk." Her eyes widened in what seemed to be recognition, and he grinned. "You don't remember me yet? Well, let me see if I can help out some more." He dug into the inside pocket of his vest, and pulled out a leaf. He concentrated on what he wanted, then felt the illusion take over.
He smiled at her from his pink balloon form, which he used to take when they needed an aerial view, or whenever he wanted to mess with Inuyasha and chew on his head. He almost laughed at this, and his concentration broke, causing him to fall back down to the ground. Hard.
Rubbing his sore bottom, he muttered a curse he had learned from Inuyasha long ago, only to smell something salty permeating the air. Looking up, he saw that Kagome was crying. His jaw fell in shock. What'd I do?!? Why is she crying??! Now I know how dog-boy felt! He looked at her worriedly.
"Kagome?! What's wrong?!?" He held out his hand to her, nervous about touching her in case he scared her. But that thought left his head the moment she leapt into his arms, her own arms wrapping around his torso as she cried into his shoulder.
"SHIPPOU!"
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Sorry this chapter's so short!! I got classes tomorrow, though, so I couldn't stay up late and work on it more! I sorry!! Please review!! I promise to make up for it tomorrow! I mean, today! (since it IS after 12:30 again.)