Disclaimer: I love Inuyasha but sadly I don't own him. T_T
One More Night
Chapter 2: An All Too Familiar Scene
Shippo continued his tantrum all the while getting louder.
"Damn!" shouted Inuyasha. "I can't take that Brat's crying anymore!" Inuyasha visibly winced from the sheer volume of the kitsune's cry.
"That does it! That Brat is driving me crazy! That Wench is coming back right now whether she likes it or not!" Once again Inuyasha winced, but the reason this time was because of the term he had used to refer to Kagome. It had become natural for him to call her such. He hated doing it but it was a good way of keeping her at a distance. If he showed how he truly felt both of them would be in danger. An enemy such as Naraku could use his feelings against them. Inuyasha would rather die than see anything ever happen to Kagome.
Even so, Shippo was driving him insane. He had to bring Kagome back just so his ears would quit ringing.
Just as Inuyasha leapt from the branch on which he was perched a familiar scent flooded his nose. It was Kagome, of that there was no doubt. He loved her scent. It reminded him of the spring, so fresh and clean, almost like flowers. However, Inuyasha was not the only one to sense Kagome's presence.
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Meanwhile at the Well
Kagome pulled herself out of the well into the beautiful summer evening. She began walking towards the village empty-handed. She had to leave her bag in the well because it was too heavy for her. She and Inuyasha would have to come back for it later.
"It is a good thing I have the jewel with me, and not in my bag, or Inuyasha would be…WHAAAAAAAA!" Kagome screamed. A familiar figure had jumped from the trees to land a couple feet in front of Kagome, scaring her half to death. "INUYASHA! Don't do that!"
"Keh!" was his simple, yet typical, response. "Maybe if you weren't so weak you wouldn't have been scared so easily!"
"Excuse me! If you wouldn't jump out at me like that then I wouldn't get startled!"
"Haven't you figured out yet that you always need to be aware of your surroundings?! This isn't like your time, Kagome! Not paying attention like that here could get you killed!"
'Does he really care about me?!' thought Kagome. She quickly snapped out of that thought and realized that she was going to loose the argument. She hated loosing arguments especially ones she had with Inuyasha. So she said the only come-back she could think of. "Sit Boy!"
Immediately Inuyasha face faulted causing an Inuyasha shape to be imprinted in the ground. After a few moments the spell wore off and he was able to pry himself off the ground. "What the hell was that for, Wench?!" he shouted. He looked up and saw Kagome had her back turned to him. He could smell the salty tears that were filling her eyes. He hated it when she cried. He hated to upset her, which he had a tendency to do quite often. "Kagome?" he said much more gently this time.
"And here I thought that by coming back early I could avoid arguing with you."
"Keh." Then it struck him. Kagome had been back sooner than she had said she would be. He was figuring he would have had to go to her time and drag her back by her hair, but no. Kagome had come back on her own early! "So…um…why are you back already?" asked Inuyasha getting unusually quiet.
"Well…" began Kagome almost as quietly as Inuyasha. "I came back because…now that school is done for the summer…I figured you would want to start looking for jewel shards as soon as possible." Kagome began to develop a slight blush. She looked at the forest floor hiding her face hoping he had not seen the redness in her cheeks. Fortunately she didn't see the blush that was appearing on Inuyasha's cheeks also.
He stood there staring at her for a few moments contemplating what she had said. It took him a while but he finally found his voice. "You came back because you thought that was what I wanted." He stated it more to assure himself of what she had said.
Kagome felt her blush deepen. She slowly nodded her head. Inuyasha took her hand in his own. Kagome looked up and their gaze locked. They were inches apart. Finally after a long silence Inuyasha spoke.
"Ka-Kagome."
"Yes, Inuyasha."
"Thank-"
"KKKKKAAAAAGGGGGOOOOOMMMMMEEEEE!!!!!" Shippo came running up and flung himself into Kagome's arms almost knocking her backwards. Not to mention completely ruining the moment.
"…-you…" Inuyasha finished his statement while glaring at the kitsune who held Kagome's complete attention. 'He is going to pay for this later.' An evil smirk crept across his face. 'Oh yes I can't wait to teach him a lesson about interrupting people!'
"Kagome! Kagome! Your back! I missed you so much! You were gone for so long!" Shippo shouted.
"Yes I know. Well I have finished all my tests and now I can spend the next three months here with all of you!"
"YYYYYEEEEEAAAAA!!!!!"
"So, Shippo, did you behave while I was gone?"
"Of course!"
Inuyasha snorted and Shippo stuck his tongue out at him. Kagome simply ignored the little exchange between the two. 'Why waste my breath?' she thought. 'One is just a child and the other just acts like a child. I can deal with the second one later.' Instead she responded by simply rolling her eyes.
"Oh yeah, Inuyasha, do you think we could go back to the well and get my bag? It was too heavy for me to pull out by myself."
Inuyasha opened his mouth to make a comment, but Kagome beat him to it.
"Before you open your mouth and stick your foot in it I suggest you listen. I have much more stuff in there than usual because, might I add, I am going to be here longer. That is unless you want me to be running back to my time every couple weeks. And if you even so much as utter one word about me being a weak human I'll say the "S" word so many times you'll have to dig yourself out of the ground!"
Inuyasha promptly shut his mouth and began walking in the direction of the well all the while muttering something inaudible.
Shippo looked up at Kagome with wide eyes. "Wow! You got the better of Dog-Boy on that one."
"Shippo, be nice," warned Kagome in a stern yet gentle voice. However, she did grin inwardly. She was quite proud of herself for getting the upper-hand on the stubborn hanyou that time. She set Shippo down, patted him on the head and then the two of them began following Inuyasha towards the well to retrieve her bag.
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Meanwhile in the Village
Miroku began to regain consciousness. He opened his eyes only to realize that he had somehow gotten inside of Keade's hut. "Lady Sango must have brought me inside after she knocked me out." He chuckled to himself. Miroku began smiling. "I shall have to um…*cough*…thank her." He walked outside and found that Sango was sitting beside the door, staring into the distance, apparently very deep in thought. Miroku took a seat quite close to her.
"What seems to be troubling you, Lady Sango?"
Breaking free of her thoughts Sango realized just how close the Monk was sitting next to her and that meant his hands were within groping range. She gave him a death glare and did not answer his question but simply remarked "You awoke already."
"Yes my Lady. And might I add that I do appreciate the fact that you brought me inside instead of leaving me to face the elements."
"You should thank Lady Keade for that," stated Sango while smacking a wandering hand away from her butt. She continued in a callous tone, "In fact I was so mad at you I would have left you outside."
"Um…well…speaking of which where is Lady Keade?"
"She went to another villager's home to take care of a sick child."
"Yes well you did not answer my first question, my Lady. What has you troubled?"
"I believe Kagome has come back early."
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No. I figured she had come back earlier when Shippo suddenly took off yelling."
"So what is the problem, my Lady?"
"Well, I'm just worried because they have not returned yet."
"Don't worry, Lady Sango," stated Miroku standing up. "I'm sure Inuyasha is with them. They will be fine." He gave her a reassuring smile and she stood up next to him. The moment she did so, Sango realized her mistake.
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Meanwhile in the Forest
The sun was set deep into the horizon now and Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippo were close to the village. Inuyasha, of course, was stuck carrying Kagome's overstuffed bag.
"Oi, Wench! What do you have in here?!"
Kagome glared at Inuyasha as Shippo took shelter behind a nearby bush. Inuyasha gulped as he watched Kagome's face grow redder by the moment. They all knew he was in for the biggest Sit of his life. Then a noise echoed through the forest.
"LLLLLEEEEECCCCCHHHHHEEEEERRRRR!!!!!"
*CRACK!*
Fortunately for Inuyasha, Kagome forgot about her anger. "I bet I know what that was about."
"Stupid Monk! Won't he ever learn?" Inuyasha stated.
Shippo, sensing it was now safe, came out from his hiding spot. "We had better hurry before she knocks his brains right out of his head."
"You mean what's there to begin with," mused Inuyasha.
"You're right Shippo. Let's hurry!" stated Kagome. She began walking and then remembered something. "Oh yeah! Inuyasha?"
"Huh?!"
"Sit Boy!"
Once again Inuyasha hit the ground cursing the entire time.
When the trio arrived at the village they saw a very ticked off demon slayer chasing a perverted monk around all the while trying to bash him over the head with her Hiraikotsu. If they had not been so accustomed to seeing this sight it would have looked rather strange.
"Sango!" shouted Kagome.
Sango looked up to see her best friend standing not too far away. She temporarily forgot about her mission to bash Miroku upside the head and ran towards her friend. In the past two years they had become close. Almost like sisters.
"Kagome! It's good to see you! How did your tests go?"
"They went well…I think…I hope…But you know you're the first person to ask me that since I arrived." Kagome shot a glance at Inuyasha who simply responded with his usual "Keh!"
"So…anyways," continued Kagome. "How have things been here? Have there been any rumors about jewel shards?"
"We haven't been any. It's been rather quiet. Unless you consider the Monk."
"So I noticed." Both girls glanced at Miroku who waved his hands frantically as if to say he wasn't guilty. Kagome turned back to Sango and continued. "Hey! I have an idea!" She grabbed Sango's hand and her bag from Inuyasha and led Sango into the hut so the guys wouldn't hear her. She set her bag down in the corner and walked back over to where Sango was standing.
"So what's your idea?" questioned Sango.
"Let's go to the hot springs! We could use a break from the two of them. Inuyasha it being a real pain today and I can tell Miroku has been as well."
"You honestly have no idea." Both girls let out a school girl giggle.
Just then Keade walked in. "Ah, Kagome, I see ye have returned."
"Yes. Lady Keade could you do me a favor?"
"Aye Child. What might I do for ye?"
"Well, Sango and I are going to the hot springs. I would prefer not to take the jewel with me so would you keep a watch over it?"
"Aye Child. Of course."
"Thank you Lady Keade." Kagome slipped the chain the jewel was attached to over her head and slid the jewel into the front pocket of her bag. She reached into the main compartment and pulled out two big fluffy towels. She then found a change of clothes and her bathing supplies. "Ready Sango? Let's go relax." The girls headed out the door and cold-shouldered the guys as they walked past. Inuyasha and Miroku stood there wide-eyed, wondering what the sudden silent treatment was about.
When the girls were a good distance ahead, and Miroku and Inuyasha were too preoccupied trying to figure out what they did wrong (though the answer was obvious), Shippo took off after the girls. 'Inuyasha and Miroku are so dumb and mean! Maybe I can cheer Kagome and Sango up myself!"
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Sorry this took me a while to update. There is still quite a bit of talking in this chapter. Sorry. I promise the plot will thicken in the next couple of chapters. Thank you to all of you that reviewed! I appreciate it! I feel loved! Well Orchesis is now over and so are Dance Squad tryouts (whew). Now all I have to worry about is Finals! (YUCK!) In any case, I won't update again until I get 5 more reviews. Please! I like to know if people are reading my story and what they think of it, so please! It just takes a moment! Thanx everyone!
