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about it!! Okay, if you want me to send you an email when I update, all
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of my reviews (and provide your email address), or email me! Hehe.. Don't
know why I didn't put this in earlier.
Btw, they're still not mine... Sucks, don't it?
OH! Also, I just remembered!! Someone asked how Sango and Miroku could have great-grandkids who had kids in 72 years. Well, think about it. They were already old enough to wed and have kids. So let's give them 2 years to have kids. Then, about 20 (or so) years later, the grandkids appear. Another 20 years go by, and poof! Great-grandkids! (in only 42 years!! Wow!) Finally, 20 years later, the great-grandkids have kids, and in 72 years, the great-great grandkids will be about 10 years old. And how old was Kohaku when he was training?? You gotta remember, they start training YOUNG! And they also married young. Don't forget, at one point in America you had to be married by the age of 16!! Scary, huh?? Well, on with the story!
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Ch. 8 Happy Anniversary?
Kagome smiled as she leaned against the well, Shippou's arm around her shoulders to keep her warm. They had been there all day, telling stories, cooking the dinner (including Shippou's deer), making new friends, and catching up with old ones. She had noticed Koshu looking at her oddly once or twice, and she guessed he was probably still upset her slapping him. Noticing another glance in her direction, she decided she should apologize again. Although, she had done the same thing to his father a long time ago... Sighing, she decided to at least talk to him, and see if he forgave her.
She reached up and squeezed the kitsune's hand, reassuring him of her return as she smiled at him encouragingly, then glanced over at Koshu apologetically. Shippou seemed to understand her silent plea, and returned the squeeze with one of his own, nodding to her. Happily, she leaned forward and kissed his cheek, hugging him before leaping up and making her way to the young wolf prince.
Koshu stood among his closest friends, flashing quick looks towards the miko who seemed so comfortable among youkai. She was even more beautiful now, when she was smiling and laughing. What really amazed him, though, was how... relaxed she was, even among such a large number of demons. Most humans, at the sight of even one of their pack, would run away screaming, faint, or cry and beg for their lives, and sometimes, all three. The screams hurt his ears, when they fainted he thought they were weak, and their begging was pathetic. Had they no pride?
No. Humans had no pride. But SHE did. She had pride, honor, respect, kindness, beauty, strength, a soothing scent, trust towards those who could kill her... He shook his head again. Seeing her by the kitsune made him wonder again about their relationship. Were they friends, lovers, mates?
He glanced in her direction again, only to watch her from the corner of his eye as she looked at him, sighed, then looked at the fox-demon before hugging him and kissing his cheek. Koshu's eyes narrowed, but told himself to remain calm. She wasn't his mate. She wasn't his woman. But she was worthy to be.
Perhaps he needed to find out just what her and the kitsune's connection to each other was. If he has no claim on her, he thought, then I think, Father, you just might like the mate I have in mind...
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Shippou watched her retreating form, his hand itching to reach up and touch his cheek where she had kissed him. He wasn't used to it. Not used to being kissed, and not used to the feeling of protectiveness that came over him every time he saw one of Koshu's looks. He knew Kagome hadn't seen them all, but he had seen plenty. Every couple of minutes or so he would steal a peek in her direction, although he seemed to be trying to hide it. Feh... And he's doing a bad job, too. His buddy's asked him the same question 3 times!
The kitsune looked over to the boy's father, who was lounging near the newly-made fire, telling stories of some of his hunts back when he still had the Shikon shards. Shippou couldn't stop the smile that crept up on his face. Kouga was obviously delighted Kagome was back, even if they could only be friends. And he knew Kagome had missed Kouga, too, even if he did always try to kidnap her. She was still his friend. That's how she is, he told himself, her heart causes her to become friends with whomever comes near her. Hell, she even got Sesshoumaru to thank her once!!!
At that memory, he laughed, causing some of the younger wolves to look at him curiously. When asked why he was laughing, he decided to take on the role of storyteller during Kagome's absence. He grinned in that way he had, and his eyes flashed with a mischievous light. He used one hand to hold up a twig, and another to pull a leaf from inside of his vest. He concentrated on the image he wanted, and with a 'poof!', there stood a miniature version of the Great Demon Lord of the Western Lands. One or two gasps were heard, but he calmed them quickly, and began his tale.
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Kagome walked over to the wolf prince and bowed slightly in respect. When he returned the bow, she knew she had his attention. Apparently his friends knew this, too, and went off to listen to some story that Shippou was telling. She heard him mention the names Sesshoumaru and Rin, and could guess which story it was.
After shaking her head to clear it, she looked back to the prince and smiled. She couldn't help but feel embarrassed at the fact that she had slapped her friend's son. Her cheeks began to feel warm, and she almost growled in frustration, knowing that a blush had developed over her face. She sighed.
"Koshu, I just wanted to say... I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to hit you earlier. If it makes you feel any better, I hit your father before, too." At his shocked look, she hurriedly continued. "No, I really did! And in front of his pack, too!! He had basically declared me as 'his woman', and said that I was his mate. And... uh... I kind of have a temper on me sometimes... I just reached out and slapped him. Everyone just stood there and stared at me."
The wolf demon simply shook his head in amazement. "I can't believe you hit Father!!" She watched as a grin began to creep up his face, and she had the feeling that she may have just been forgiven. "I'm going to have to ask him about this when we return home. Mother will never believe me, otherwise..."
Kagome's mind shut him out the moment it heard "Return home" and "Mother". MOM! Her mind screamed at her. They don't know where I am!! I just leapt over the edge of the well!! No note, nothing!! DAMMIT!!!!!!!
When she snapped out of her thoughts due to the look on Koshu's face, she noticed a lot of the wolves staring at her curiously, and realized that her last word had been spoken aloud. Or, perhaps, she should say, yelled aloud.
She turned back to the person before her and bowed quickly. "I'm sorry, Koshu, I just remembered my own mother is at home, and must be worrying about me. She didn't know I was coming here, you see. Oh no!! I have to get home!!" And with that, she spun on her heel and sprinted towards the old well, leaving behind a very confused prince.
Without pausing, she screamed for Shippou. She wanted to let him know, after all. Besides, what if the well stopped working?!? But she had to get home!! She had to tell them what happened!! She couldn't just leave her family worrying about her in the 21st century!!
His head snapped up to see her running full-out towards him and the well. Without a thought, he stood and ran to her, only to have her grab his hand and pull him along with her.
"I have to go home, Shippou!! My family, they don't know where I am!! I can't leave them like that!! I have to go back!!" His heart ached when he heard her declare her need to return home. He didn't want her to leave. Not now, not ever. Fortunately for him, Kouga seemed to have heard her scream. (I wonder why, he thought sarcastically. He IS a wolf demon.) And now, the pack leader had heard her breathless words. She was going to go back through the well.
Well, I won't let her, the proud youkai thought. She just came back! He stood in front of the well, blocking her path and hoping to be able to stop her. He hadn't expected her death-grip on the kitsune though, and the combined weight of them both knocked him off-balance. He didn't even see his son race over to try and help him, but felt that little nudge that sent all four of them flying over the edge of the well, and down into it's dark depths, which had suddenly began to glow blue...
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Sorry this chapter ended up so short, but that's cuz I'm gonna start the next chapter in a few minutes!! Hope you liked it!! Please review!! See ya soon!!
Btw, they're still not mine... Sucks, don't it?
OH! Also, I just remembered!! Someone asked how Sango and Miroku could have great-grandkids who had kids in 72 years. Well, think about it. They were already old enough to wed and have kids. So let's give them 2 years to have kids. Then, about 20 (or so) years later, the grandkids appear. Another 20 years go by, and poof! Great-grandkids! (in only 42 years!! Wow!) Finally, 20 years later, the great-grandkids have kids, and in 72 years, the great-great grandkids will be about 10 years old. And how old was Kohaku when he was training?? You gotta remember, they start training YOUNG! And they also married young. Don't forget, at one point in America you had to be married by the age of 16!! Scary, huh?? Well, on with the story!
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Ch. 8 Happy Anniversary?
Kagome smiled as she leaned against the well, Shippou's arm around her shoulders to keep her warm. They had been there all day, telling stories, cooking the dinner (including Shippou's deer), making new friends, and catching up with old ones. She had noticed Koshu looking at her oddly once or twice, and she guessed he was probably still upset her slapping him. Noticing another glance in her direction, she decided she should apologize again. Although, she had done the same thing to his father a long time ago... Sighing, she decided to at least talk to him, and see if he forgave her.
She reached up and squeezed the kitsune's hand, reassuring him of her return as she smiled at him encouragingly, then glanced over at Koshu apologetically. Shippou seemed to understand her silent plea, and returned the squeeze with one of his own, nodding to her. Happily, she leaned forward and kissed his cheek, hugging him before leaping up and making her way to the young wolf prince.
Koshu stood among his closest friends, flashing quick looks towards the miko who seemed so comfortable among youkai. She was even more beautiful now, when she was smiling and laughing. What really amazed him, though, was how... relaxed she was, even among such a large number of demons. Most humans, at the sight of even one of their pack, would run away screaming, faint, or cry and beg for their lives, and sometimes, all three. The screams hurt his ears, when they fainted he thought they were weak, and their begging was pathetic. Had they no pride?
No. Humans had no pride. But SHE did. She had pride, honor, respect, kindness, beauty, strength, a soothing scent, trust towards those who could kill her... He shook his head again. Seeing her by the kitsune made him wonder again about their relationship. Were they friends, lovers, mates?
He glanced in her direction again, only to watch her from the corner of his eye as she looked at him, sighed, then looked at the fox-demon before hugging him and kissing his cheek. Koshu's eyes narrowed, but told himself to remain calm. She wasn't his mate. She wasn't his woman. But she was worthy to be.
Perhaps he needed to find out just what her and the kitsune's connection to each other was. If he has no claim on her, he thought, then I think, Father, you just might like the mate I have in mind...
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Shippou watched her retreating form, his hand itching to reach up and touch his cheek where she had kissed him. He wasn't used to it. Not used to being kissed, and not used to the feeling of protectiveness that came over him every time he saw one of Koshu's looks. He knew Kagome hadn't seen them all, but he had seen plenty. Every couple of minutes or so he would steal a peek in her direction, although he seemed to be trying to hide it. Feh... And he's doing a bad job, too. His buddy's asked him the same question 3 times!
The kitsune looked over to the boy's father, who was lounging near the newly-made fire, telling stories of some of his hunts back when he still had the Shikon shards. Shippou couldn't stop the smile that crept up on his face. Kouga was obviously delighted Kagome was back, even if they could only be friends. And he knew Kagome had missed Kouga, too, even if he did always try to kidnap her. She was still his friend. That's how she is, he told himself, her heart causes her to become friends with whomever comes near her. Hell, she even got Sesshoumaru to thank her once!!!
At that memory, he laughed, causing some of the younger wolves to look at him curiously. When asked why he was laughing, he decided to take on the role of storyteller during Kagome's absence. He grinned in that way he had, and his eyes flashed with a mischievous light. He used one hand to hold up a twig, and another to pull a leaf from inside of his vest. He concentrated on the image he wanted, and with a 'poof!', there stood a miniature version of the Great Demon Lord of the Western Lands. One or two gasps were heard, but he calmed them quickly, and began his tale.
~~*~~
Kagome walked over to the wolf prince and bowed slightly in respect. When he returned the bow, she knew she had his attention. Apparently his friends knew this, too, and went off to listen to some story that Shippou was telling. She heard him mention the names Sesshoumaru and Rin, and could guess which story it was.
After shaking her head to clear it, she looked back to the prince and smiled. She couldn't help but feel embarrassed at the fact that she had slapped her friend's son. Her cheeks began to feel warm, and she almost growled in frustration, knowing that a blush had developed over her face. She sighed.
"Koshu, I just wanted to say... I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to hit you earlier. If it makes you feel any better, I hit your father before, too." At his shocked look, she hurriedly continued. "No, I really did! And in front of his pack, too!! He had basically declared me as 'his woman', and said that I was his mate. And... uh... I kind of have a temper on me sometimes... I just reached out and slapped him. Everyone just stood there and stared at me."
The wolf demon simply shook his head in amazement. "I can't believe you hit Father!!" She watched as a grin began to creep up his face, and she had the feeling that she may have just been forgiven. "I'm going to have to ask him about this when we return home. Mother will never believe me, otherwise..."
Kagome's mind shut him out the moment it heard "Return home" and "Mother". MOM! Her mind screamed at her. They don't know where I am!! I just leapt over the edge of the well!! No note, nothing!! DAMMIT!!!!!!!
When she snapped out of her thoughts due to the look on Koshu's face, she noticed a lot of the wolves staring at her curiously, and realized that her last word had been spoken aloud. Or, perhaps, she should say, yelled aloud.
She turned back to the person before her and bowed quickly. "I'm sorry, Koshu, I just remembered my own mother is at home, and must be worrying about me. She didn't know I was coming here, you see. Oh no!! I have to get home!!" And with that, she spun on her heel and sprinted towards the old well, leaving behind a very confused prince.
Without pausing, she screamed for Shippou. She wanted to let him know, after all. Besides, what if the well stopped working?!? But she had to get home!! She had to tell them what happened!! She couldn't just leave her family worrying about her in the 21st century!!
His head snapped up to see her running full-out towards him and the well. Without a thought, he stood and ran to her, only to have her grab his hand and pull him along with her.
"I have to go home, Shippou!! My family, they don't know where I am!! I can't leave them like that!! I have to go back!!" His heart ached when he heard her declare her need to return home. He didn't want her to leave. Not now, not ever. Fortunately for him, Kouga seemed to have heard her scream. (I wonder why, he thought sarcastically. He IS a wolf demon.) And now, the pack leader had heard her breathless words. She was going to go back through the well.
Well, I won't let her, the proud youkai thought. She just came back! He stood in front of the well, blocking her path and hoping to be able to stop her. He hadn't expected her death-grip on the kitsune though, and the combined weight of them both knocked him off-balance. He didn't even see his son race over to try and help him, but felt that little nudge that sent all four of them flying over the edge of the well, and down into it's dark depths, which had suddenly began to glow blue...
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Sorry this chapter ended up so short, but that's cuz I'm gonna start the next chapter in a few minutes!! Hope you liked it!! Please review!! See ya soon!!