Sorry it took so long
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Hunter of Darkness
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**Chapter Nine**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**The Wondering Monk and the fox demon**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"That's easy, I'll just use my claws on them if they come too close." Inuyasha said, smirking down at his clawed hand.
"umm.. That's not what I had in mind Inuyasha." Kagome said, looking at Inuyasha.
"Why not? It's sure quicker then any way you would come up with." Inuyasha said.
"And what is THAT suppose to mean?" Kagome yelled at him, crossing her arms.
"Feh! Like you could come up with a good plan to get past them." Inuyasha said.
A vein popped out on Kagome's forehead. "Sit boy."
Inuyasha couldn't even get out part of a word before he face planted right into the dirt. He was stuck there for awhile, while Kagome wondered off on her own.
Inuyasha grumbled a few choice words into the dirt before getting up. "Fine! You want to go out on your own, that's fine with me! But don't get mad at me when you're eaten by a demon!"
"AHHH!!!!!" Kagome's voice screamed out.
Inuyasha quickly ran to her side, when she jumped into his grip. "What happened? What's the demon?"
"It's right there!" Kagome said, pointing to the bug on the ground. It was a big beatle.
Inuyasha's face fell. "You... were..scared... of .. that?!?!"
"Yeah well, it's a really big bug!" Kagome said, clinging to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha snorted, before going over to the bug and stepping on it. "There. You happy?"
"Yuck! You stepped on it with your barefeet! That's gross!" Kagome said, backing away from Inuyasha.
"So what? You know, you're really weird." Inuyasha said, walking in front of her. Kagome caught up with him as they walked together.
"Me weird? I'm not the one with dog ears on my head." Kagome said, touching his ears. "Even though they're cute.. "
Inuyasha felt a blush appear on his face. No one in this time has ever refered to his ears as 'cute'. Kagome started to stroke them. They felt like her cat's ears but much bigger and softer.
Inuyasha stopped walking and leaned into her touch. Kagome giggled. Inuyasha was so easy at times. She was happy to get him to be quiet for a change. He was usually loud, crude and a pest! But, when he would sometimes act cool. Like when he saved her today.
'Yeah. I guess Inuyasha is an alright guy. I just won't tell him that.' Kagome thought.
That's when the bushes started to shake. Kagome jumped into Inuyasha's arms quickly.
Inuyasha turned to the bush. It could be a million and one reasons why the bush shook. No need for alarm. But if it concerned Kagome, he would stand up to it.
"Who's there?" Inuyasha called out. He sniffed the air. No scent of a demon nearby. That was good news. But.. he didn't pick up a male's scent.
"Demon." The voice said. The man came out of the bushes. He stood about as tall as Inuyasha. He had black hair, tied back into a tie in the back. He wore a robed outfit, typical of Monks. He had beaded wrapped around his hand, and was holding a walking staff. His dark eyes meet with Inuyasha's.
"Who the hell are you?" Inuyasha questioned, putting a defencive arm around Kagome.
"I was hired by the villagers to help protect them. You attacked them today by the well. And apparently you have captured one of the village women. You foul beast, I shall slain thee." he said, preparing to take the beads off of his hand.
"MIROKU! Why did you leave me behind? I want to help too." Came a child voice. It was a small fox demon that came out of the bushes. He had orange colored hair, tied back by a bow. His blue shirt covered with printings of leaves. He wore a brown vest over it. His hands and feet shaped into paws.
Kagome looked at the little fox demon before running up to him. "You're cute. Are you all alone?"
The fox demon looked at her. "um.. I'm with him. Are you the girl that was kidnapped by the evil demon?"
"Kidnapped? No. I'm not kidnapped. That demon over there is Inuyasha. I'm Kagome. Who are you?" Kagome questioned.
"I'm shippou. trust worthy helper of that monk over there." Shippou said, pointing to Miroku.
"This is indeed confusing. If you were not captured by this Inuyasha charactor.. then why are you with him?" Miroku questioned.
"That's because Inuyasha is now part of my family." Kagome said, walking over to Inuyasha. Shippou had jumped on her shoulder. Kagome didn't seem to mind. Besides, Shippou was starting to really like Kagome. She was nice and smelled like flowers.
"I get it.. you two are married, are you not?" Miroku asked.
Inuyasha and Kagome blushed. "No we're not married!" They both shouted out at the same time.
Miroku walked over to Kagome. "Since you are not married to Inuyasha.. will you do me a great favor." He said, taking her hands into his.
Shippou just put his hand on his forehead. "Oh boy."
"Will you please give birth to my child?" Miroku asked.
Kagome's eyes widen. "...."
Inuyasha's eye twitched. He then knocked Miroku upside the head. "Don't you DARE ask Kagome that ever again!"
Miroku backed off from them. "I see.. you are apparently in love with Kagome. Well.. this is embrassing."
"GAH! I'm not in love with her! .. she's just.. uh.. " Inuyasha said, fumbling his words.
"I'm just a friend." Kagome answered for him.
"Hey Kagome. you smell different from all the humans around here. Are you from somewhere else?" Shippou asked.
"Sorta." Kagome answered.
"Yeah squirt. And we are going back before anything else happens to her." Inuyasha said, grabbing Kagome's wrist. "I promised your mom we'd be home before dinner."
"Of course you did! She's making your favorite tonight." Kagome said, rolling her eyes.
"So? I'm hungry." Inuyasha answered, his stomach growling.
Miroku and shippou decided to come along for alittle while.
"Would you mind if we stayed over for the night? We have no where else to go.." Miroku said.
"Uh.. I guess not. You guys can sleep in the living room. Inuyasha is already sleeping in the guest room." Kagome said. "I'll just tell mom we are having company over, That way she can make enough for all of us."
"That's great and all, but don't you think it's going to be a problem?" Inuyasha said.
"Problem? How?" Kagome questioned.
"We have to go through the well. Do you really think they can make it?" Inuyasha questioned.
"Well, they can try." Kagome said with a shrug.
"A well? What's with the well? Is that were you live Kagome?" Shippou questioned.
"No. I live on the other side of the well." Kagome said, picking up Shippou and carring him.
"Oh.." Shippou said.
Inuyasha sniffed the air. "I don't smell any humans around.. so here's our only chance." Inuyasha picked up Kagome and ran to the well. Miroku chased after them.
"Wait. If they are attached to us.. then they have to be able to go through." Kagome said, snapping her fingers.
"..."
"What's with the weird face? Don't you like Miroku and Shippou?" Kagome questioned, poking him in the cheek.
Inuyasha turned to Miroku. "Monk, if you so much as touch kagome in the wrong way, I'll kill you. Got it?"
Miroku held up his hands. "A Man of religon such as myself would never dream of doing what you are sugguesting Inuyasha."
"Good. Now, hang onto my shoulder." Inuyasha said. Miroku did as he was told. He gripped onto Inuyasha's shoulder. Inuyasha then jumped down the well. Shippou was in Kagome's arms, Kagome was in Inuyasha's arm and Miroku was just holding onto Inuyasha.
They went down the well and saw a strange light appear around them.
"What is this light?" Miroku asked, looking around.
"We're going to my home!" Kagome said, happy to be going home. And silently glad Inuyasha was coming back with her.
Inuyasha jumped out on the other side with everyone falling on him. He grumbled. Everyone got up. Miroku and Shippou were looking around.
"What is this place?" He asked looking at the shrine.
"This is the well house by my house. Just follow me." She said, smiling at them. She walked out of the well house and started to go to the shrine. Miroku and Shippou were looking around at everything.
"This is a strange place." Miroku said, continuing to look around.
"DOn't worry. You get used to it after awhile." Inuyasha said, walking into the shrine. Miroku quickly followed.
Kagome walked into the kitchen. "Mom! I'm home. I brought two friends with me. Can they stay for dinner and the night?"
Kagome's mother turned around and looked at them. SHe blinked before running up to SHippou. "Ohh.. how cute! I love those little ears and that cute tail!"
"He's a fox demon. So... can they stay?" Kagome asked with pleading eyes.
"..I guess so.. but you have to make their beds in the livingroom. And only for one night." She said, preparing more food for their guests.
Miroku held his hand infront of his chest in a prey like manner. "I am deeply in your debt for allowing my compainon and I to stay at your house."
"Think nothing of it." She said, smiling at Miroku before turning to perpare dinner.
Inuyasha glanced at Miroku. "Her mother is off grounds to you too pal."
"I would never think of it." Miroku answered back with a sigh.
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I thought this was would a good idea to introduce Miroku and Shippou. Their stories will be explained in the next chapter and I will go back to the way I used to be writing this story. With more details.. sorry about the lack of effort everyone! I hope you still like this story!
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Hunter of Darkness
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**Chapter Nine**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**The Wondering Monk and the fox demon**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"That's easy, I'll just use my claws on them if they come too close." Inuyasha said, smirking down at his clawed hand.
"umm.. That's not what I had in mind Inuyasha." Kagome said, looking at Inuyasha.
"Why not? It's sure quicker then any way you would come up with." Inuyasha said.
"And what is THAT suppose to mean?" Kagome yelled at him, crossing her arms.
"Feh! Like you could come up with a good plan to get past them." Inuyasha said.
A vein popped out on Kagome's forehead. "Sit boy."
Inuyasha couldn't even get out part of a word before he face planted right into the dirt. He was stuck there for awhile, while Kagome wondered off on her own.
Inuyasha grumbled a few choice words into the dirt before getting up. "Fine! You want to go out on your own, that's fine with me! But don't get mad at me when you're eaten by a demon!"
"AHHH!!!!!" Kagome's voice screamed out.
Inuyasha quickly ran to her side, when she jumped into his grip. "What happened? What's the demon?"
"It's right there!" Kagome said, pointing to the bug on the ground. It was a big beatle.
Inuyasha's face fell. "You... were..scared... of .. that?!?!"
"Yeah well, it's a really big bug!" Kagome said, clinging to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha snorted, before going over to the bug and stepping on it. "There. You happy?"
"Yuck! You stepped on it with your barefeet! That's gross!" Kagome said, backing away from Inuyasha.
"So what? You know, you're really weird." Inuyasha said, walking in front of her. Kagome caught up with him as they walked together.
"Me weird? I'm not the one with dog ears on my head." Kagome said, touching his ears. "Even though they're cute.. "
Inuyasha felt a blush appear on his face. No one in this time has ever refered to his ears as 'cute'. Kagome started to stroke them. They felt like her cat's ears but much bigger and softer.
Inuyasha stopped walking and leaned into her touch. Kagome giggled. Inuyasha was so easy at times. She was happy to get him to be quiet for a change. He was usually loud, crude and a pest! But, when he would sometimes act cool. Like when he saved her today.
'Yeah. I guess Inuyasha is an alright guy. I just won't tell him that.' Kagome thought.
That's when the bushes started to shake. Kagome jumped into Inuyasha's arms quickly.
Inuyasha turned to the bush. It could be a million and one reasons why the bush shook. No need for alarm. But if it concerned Kagome, he would stand up to it.
"Who's there?" Inuyasha called out. He sniffed the air. No scent of a demon nearby. That was good news. But.. he didn't pick up a male's scent.
"Demon." The voice said. The man came out of the bushes. He stood about as tall as Inuyasha. He had black hair, tied back into a tie in the back. He wore a robed outfit, typical of Monks. He had beaded wrapped around his hand, and was holding a walking staff. His dark eyes meet with Inuyasha's.
"Who the hell are you?" Inuyasha questioned, putting a defencive arm around Kagome.
"I was hired by the villagers to help protect them. You attacked them today by the well. And apparently you have captured one of the village women. You foul beast, I shall slain thee." he said, preparing to take the beads off of his hand.
"MIROKU! Why did you leave me behind? I want to help too." Came a child voice. It was a small fox demon that came out of the bushes. He had orange colored hair, tied back by a bow. His blue shirt covered with printings of leaves. He wore a brown vest over it. His hands and feet shaped into paws.
Kagome looked at the little fox demon before running up to him. "You're cute. Are you all alone?"
The fox demon looked at her. "um.. I'm with him. Are you the girl that was kidnapped by the evil demon?"
"Kidnapped? No. I'm not kidnapped. That demon over there is Inuyasha. I'm Kagome. Who are you?" Kagome questioned.
"I'm shippou. trust worthy helper of that monk over there." Shippou said, pointing to Miroku.
"This is indeed confusing. If you were not captured by this Inuyasha charactor.. then why are you with him?" Miroku questioned.
"That's because Inuyasha is now part of my family." Kagome said, walking over to Inuyasha. Shippou had jumped on her shoulder. Kagome didn't seem to mind. Besides, Shippou was starting to really like Kagome. She was nice and smelled like flowers.
"I get it.. you two are married, are you not?" Miroku asked.
Inuyasha and Kagome blushed. "No we're not married!" They both shouted out at the same time.
Miroku walked over to Kagome. "Since you are not married to Inuyasha.. will you do me a great favor." He said, taking her hands into his.
Shippou just put his hand on his forehead. "Oh boy."
"Will you please give birth to my child?" Miroku asked.
Kagome's eyes widen. "...."
Inuyasha's eye twitched. He then knocked Miroku upside the head. "Don't you DARE ask Kagome that ever again!"
Miroku backed off from them. "I see.. you are apparently in love with Kagome. Well.. this is embrassing."
"GAH! I'm not in love with her! .. she's just.. uh.. " Inuyasha said, fumbling his words.
"I'm just a friend." Kagome answered for him.
"Hey Kagome. you smell different from all the humans around here. Are you from somewhere else?" Shippou asked.
"Sorta." Kagome answered.
"Yeah squirt. And we are going back before anything else happens to her." Inuyasha said, grabbing Kagome's wrist. "I promised your mom we'd be home before dinner."
"Of course you did! She's making your favorite tonight." Kagome said, rolling her eyes.
"So? I'm hungry." Inuyasha answered, his stomach growling.
Miroku and shippou decided to come along for alittle while.
"Would you mind if we stayed over for the night? We have no where else to go.." Miroku said.
"Uh.. I guess not. You guys can sleep in the living room. Inuyasha is already sleeping in the guest room." Kagome said. "I'll just tell mom we are having company over, That way she can make enough for all of us."
"That's great and all, but don't you think it's going to be a problem?" Inuyasha said.
"Problem? How?" Kagome questioned.
"We have to go through the well. Do you really think they can make it?" Inuyasha questioned.
"Well, they can try." Kagome said with a shrug.
"A well? What's with the well? Is that were you live Kagome?" Shippou questioned.
"No. I live on the other side of the well." Kagome said, picking up Shippou and carring him.
"Oh.." Shippou said.
Inuyasha sniffed the air. "I don't smell any humans around.. so here's our only chance." Inuyasha picked up Kagome and ran to the well. Miroku chased after them.
"Wait. If they are attached to us.. then they have to be able to go through." Kagome said, snapping her fingers.
"..."
"What's with the weird face? Don't you like Miroku and Shippou?" Kagome questioned, poking him in the cheek.
Inuyasha turned to Miroku. "Monk, if you so much as touch kagome in the wrong way, I'll kill you. Got it?"
Miroku held up his hands. "A Man of religon such as myself would never dream of doing what you are sugguesting Inuyasha."
"Good. Now, hang onto my shoulder." Inuyasha said. Miroku did as he was told. He gripped onto Inuyasha's shoulder. Inuyasha then jumped down the well. Shippou was in Kagome's arms, Kagome was in Inuyasha's arm and Miroku was just holding onto Inuyasha.
They went down the well and saw a strange light appear around them.
"What is this light?" Miroku asked, looking around.
"We're going to my home!" Kagome said, happy to be going home. And silently glad Inuyasha was coming back with her.
Inuyasha jumped out on the other side with everyone falling on him. He grumbled. Everyone got up. Miroku and Shippou were looking around.
"What is this place?" He asked looking at the shrine.
"This is the well house by my house. Just follow me." She said, smiling at them. She walked out of the well house and started to go to the shrine. Miroku and Shippou were looking around at everything.
"This is a strange place." Miroku said, continuing to look around.
"DOn't worry. You get used to it after awhile." Inuyasha said, walking into the shrine. Miroku quickly followed.
Kagome walked into the kitchen. "Mom! I'm home. I brought two friends with me. Can they stay for dinner and the night?"
Kagome's mother turned around and looked at them. SHe blinked before running up to SHippou. "Ohh.. how cute! I love those little ears and that cute tail!"
"He's a fox demon. So... can they stay?" Kagome asked with pleading eyes.
"..I guess so.. but you have to make their beds in the livingroom. And only for one night." She said, preparing more food for their guests.
Miroku held his hand infront of his chest in a prey like manner. "I am deeply in your debt for allowing my compainon and I to stay at your house."
"Think nothing of it." She said, smiling at Miroku before turning to perpare dinner.
Inuyasha glanced at Miroku. "Her mother is off grounds to you too pal."
"I would never think of it." Miroku answered back with a sigh.
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I thought this was would a good idea to introduce Miroku and Shippou. Their stories will be explained in the next chapter and I will go back to the way I used to be writing this story. With more details.. sorry about the lack of effort everyone! I hope you still like this story!