Version Two~ I've gone back and taken out all of my old author's notes and reviewer replies to make the story look a bit neater. But don't worry, they're not gone forever, I wouldn't take away all my replies to all my wonderful reviewers so they will be showing up on their own page on my website as soon as possible. The chapter titles are also changed a bit since the old ones were randomly thought up just so I could post a chapter. Anyway, enjoy the story!
Disclaimer~ Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, Shonen Sunday, etc.
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Seeing Can Be Deceiving
Chapter 1
by sunny1388
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It was a bright and sunny morning, so Inuyasha and co. decided to leave the village, even though they heard no news of the Shikon shards. They figured that they would meet someone on the road who had heard something.
It was a bad choice.
About mid-morning, it had started raining, the huge thunderclouds coming out of nowhere and pouring down on them, soaking them all in seconds.
They had run around looking for some shelter. Kagome and Sango were both shivering and freezing. Even Miroku was so cold and wet that he didn't try to pull anything, with a small exception of whether Sango wanted to share his robes or not. He only received a half-hearted slap from the miserable demon huntress, but it was enough to send him to the ground.
Inuyasha was trudging ahead of all of them, silent, although talking was out of the question anyway with constant lightning and thunder drowning out even Shippo's whines.
The poor little kitsune was resting in a sleeve of Inuyasha's haori, facing Kirara who had taken the other sleeve.
Inuyasha had been..."persuaded" to let them use his sleeves after a few times getting half drowned in a muddy puddle by the magic of Kaede's prayer beads and a word from Kagome.
He was not happy.
The hanyou's hair was completely soaked with rainwater, the mud having been washed out by the downpour. His ears were flat against the sides of his head, keeping the rain out, but every few moments an ear would perk up to flick away a particularly large bead of water.
The group would've laughed at their appearances if they had the spirit to, but they were all too cold, tired, and wet to chatter.
However, they got all the chattering they wanted from Kagome and Sango's teeth.
~*~
Just before noon, Kirara found a cave and they all squished in, a bit happier, but still mostly too tired to do anything but find a spot leaning a cave wall and nap.
By the mouth of the cave sat Miroku, who was just in the cave enough to avoid any raindrops splattering in. He sported a bright, new handprint on a cheek; a symbol of a trying to use the small size of the cave to his advantage.
Shippo lay gently snoring on his lap.
Next was Inuyasha, with his classic hands-tucked-in-sleeves/legs-crossed pose and apparently napping, too.
But he was actually just napping with his eyes half-closed.
Kagome was leaning on his shoulder on his other side, with Inuyasha's body a firm barrier against any wandering houshi hands.
However, this was not the most comfortable situation for Inuyasha. Occasionally, she would move in her sleep and lean closer to him or pull on his sleeve. Although, it wasn't uncomfortable, he knew Kagome would be fuming mad if she found out when she woke up.
In the innermost corner of the cave and the last person in their little line was Sango, also fast asleep. Kirara was curled up on her lap, taking a short catnap, but still ready to awaken if she heard Miroku stirring.
Still, group was fairly comfortable in the cave; at least it was dry and warm.
~*~
By mid-afternoon, it was still pouring out and the rain didn't look like it would stop anytime soon.
Inuyasha was getting bored.
Sure, it was nice to have Kagome next to him, but the monk on his other side was really starting to annoy him. Plus, he was getting hungry! Inuyasha let out a low growl of annoyance and boredom.
Hearing a growl rumbling deep in a chest, Kagome's eyes opened and she blinked because her whole vision was red. She shifted slightly and realized it was Inuyasha's haori.
Lifting her head up a bit, she looked up and stared straight into golden eyes that had looked down at her the moment Inuyasha felt her movement.
Kagome looked away first in embarrassment, her cheeks flushed, but then looked back at him, a glint of anger in her now-steely glare.
"Baka! Who told you, you could get so close to me while I was asleep? Sometimes you're almost as bad as Miroku!"
Of course, Kagome didn't really mean it, she liked the feeling of him close, but she wasn't about to admit it, especially not to him, not now!
Inuyasha blinked, bewildered. A minute ago she had been clinging to his haori, completely relaxed and peaceful in her sleep.
He quickly got rid of his confusion and yelled to her,
"Hey! You were the one who fell asleep by me! Feh! You think I wanted to be next to you while you were asleep? Yeah right, not in a million years! Did you wake up yet or are ya still dreaming?"
He finished, then got up, moving to the other side of the cave, trying to put as much distance as possible between them, which wasn't far, considering how small the cave was. Still, it was enough so that she wouldn't see his expression, which was completely different from what he said.
"Feh! Stupid girl..." he mumbled.
It was silent.
The silence made Inuyasha uncomfortable so the moment he could mask his expression, he looked up at Kagome.
Kagome's hands were clenched into fists and she looked very angry. Her face was red again, but this time it was from anger, not embarrassment. She was taking deep breaths and if looks could kill..., well, Inuyasha would've been dead.
Inuyasha gulped, his instincts screaming at him that when a female was this mad, he should expect a beating.
But Kagome simply took a few more deep breaths, closed her eyes, turned, and stalked out of the cave into the sheets of icy rain.
Disclaimer~ Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, Shonen Sunday, etc.
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Seeing Can Be Deceiving
Chapter 1
by sunny1388
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was a bright and sunny morning, so Inuyasha and co. decided to leave the village, even though they heard no news of the Shikon shards. They figured that they would meet someone on the road who had heard something.
It was a bad choice.
About mid-morning, it had started raining, the huge thunderclouds coming out of nowhere and pouring down on them, soaking them all in seconds.
They had run around looking for some shelter. Kagome and Sango were both shivering and freezing. Even Miroku was so cold and wet that he didn't try to pull anything, with a small exception of whether Sango wanted to share his robes or not. He only received a half-hearted slap from the miserable demon huntress, but it was enough to send him to the ground.
Inuyasha was trudging ahead of all of them, silent, although talking was out of the question anyway with constant lightning and thunder drowning out even Shippo's whines.
The poor little kitsune was resting in a sleeve of Inuyasha's haori, facing Kirara who had taken the other sleeve.
Inuyasha had been..."persuaded" to let them use his sleeves after a few times getting half drowned in a muddy puddle by the magic of Kaede's prayer beads and a word from Kagome.
He was not happy.
The hanyou's hair was completely soaked with rainwater, the mud having been washed out by the downpour. His ears were flat against the sides of his head, keeping the rain out, but every few moments an ear would perk up to flick away a particularly large bead of water.
The group would've laughed at their appearances if they had the spirit to, but they were all too cold, tired, and wet to chatter.
However, they got all the chattering they wanted from Kagome and Sango's teeth.
~*~
Just before noon, Kirara found a cave and they all squished in, a bit happier, but still mostly too tired to do anything but find a spot leaning a cave wall and nap.
By the mouth of the cave sat Miroku, who was just in the cave enough to avoid any raindrops splattering in. He sported a bright, new handprint on a cheek; a symbol of a trying to use the small size of the cave to his advantage.
Shippo lay gently snoring on his lap.
Next was Inuyasha, with his classic hands-tucked-in-sleeves/legs-crossed pose and apparently napping, too.
But he was actually just napping with his eyes half-closed.
Kagome was leaning on his shoulder on his other side, with Inuyasha's body a firm barrier against any wandering houshi hands.
However, this was not the most comfortable situation for Inuyasha. Occasionally, she would move in her sleep and lean closer to him or pull on his sleeve. Although, it wasn't uncomfortable, he knew Kagome would be fuming mad if she found out when she woke up.
In the innermost corner of the cave and the last person in their little line was Sango, also fast asleep. Kirara was curled up on her lap, taking a short catnap, but still ready to awaken if she heard Miroku stirring.
Still, group was fairly comfortable in the cave; at least it was dry and warm.
~*~
By mid-afternoon, it was still pouring out and the rain didn't look like it would stop anytime soon.
Inuyasha was getting bored.
Sure, it was nice to have Kagome next to him, but the monk on his other side was really starting to annoy him. Plus, he was getting hungry! Inuyasha let out a low growl of annoyance and boredom.
Hearing a growl rumbling deep in a chest, Kagome's eyes opened and she blinked because her whole vision was red. She shifted slightly and realized it was Inuyasha's haori.
Lifting her head up a bit, she looked up and stared straight into golden eyes that had looked down at her the moment Inuyasha felt her movement.
Kagome looked away first in embarrassment, her cheeks flushed, but then looked back at him, a glint of anger in her now-steely glare.
"Baka! Who told you, you could get so close to me while I was asleep? Sometimes you're almost as bad as Miroku!"
Of course, Kagome didn't really mean it, she liked the feeling of him close, but she wasn't about to admit it, especially not to him, not now!
Inuyasha blinked, bewildered. A minute ago she had been clinging to his haori, completely relaxed and peaceful in her sleep.
He quickly got rid of his confusion and yelled to her,
"Hey! You were the one who fell asleep by me! Feh! You think I wanted to be next to you while you were asleep? Yeah right, not in a million years! Did you wake up yet or are ya still dreaming?"
He finished, then got up, moving to the other side of the cave, trying to put as much distance as possible between them, which wasn't far, considering how small the cave was. Still, it was enough so that she wouldn't see his expression, which was completely different from what he said.
"Feh! Stupid girl..." he mumbled.
It was silent.
The silence made Inuyasha uncomfortable so the moment he could mask his expression, he looked up at Kagome.
Kagome's hands were clenched into fists and she looked very angry. Her face was red again, but this time it was from anger, not embarrassment. She was taking deep breaths and if looks could kill..., well, Inuyasha would've been dead.
Inuyasha gulped, his instincts screaming at him that when a female was this mad, he should expect a beating.
But Kagome simply took a few more deep breaths, closed her eyes, turned, and stalked out of the cave into the sheets of icy rain.