A.N.: O.o wow! Over 50 people have reviewed my story~ ::Sniffles:: I am so happie... Okay, I make some shout outs to y'all, cause you're all so cool =D Wow... This may take a bit of space... and time, but thanks is important to say! =D

Catleya- Woo~ You're are special 'cause you reviewed first! Thanks bunches!Reigufu-Woo~ you are the first FF.N author to review! You are also special! Thanks bunches~

They are special because they were the first to give my fic and chance and encouraged me with their words of... eh... encouragement! LoL.. but of course there's always everyone else who reviewed!

Anonymous reviews : Thanks to Lord Cirenmas, loneliestnumber, Hokuto, Laura, Animaniac Girl, Dao, and Nim from the first chapter. Second chapter thanks to Nim! Wow Nim! Singled out! The only person to review chapter 2 anonymously =D And Chapter three, thanks to Lord Cirenmas(again! Yay!) catleya(Yay! Again!) merryday, aoshigal, Honeybear, Kells, sailorruss, and a fan Thanks so much for your encouragement guys!

Author reviews : WoW! A thanking shout out to all those authors who write fics that are so awesome, and were kind enough to look at my story and review! Wow! Chapter one thanks to Rekka's Angel, Misao CG, Bast, Dansama, Azure Dragonness, DemonBlade, AnimeAngel, Kawaii Kokkei Tsuita no Neko, Trel, Mysticnight, Itnikki, Crystal Arrow, narcoleptic shishkabob, and moonymonster! Wow Thanks you peeps! Now Chapter 2, big thanks to Windshale, lil debbie, narcoleptic shishkabob (YaY! Again!) Melfina-Pan, Lady Pyro, and Crystal Arrow! Thanks so much! Chapter 3- Thanks to DemonBlade, (again! Woo~) Rekka's Angel, (again too! Woo~) ChibiSamiSala, Rosefire, SylverAngel, ChaosCat, Cataluna, Trel (again! woo~) Aisuru, Misao CG, (again~ YaY~) Kawaii Kokkei Tsuita no Neko (Again! yaY!) Minakokiss, NVK, Kaori, Shaha-Rain Ookami, obsession171, and lil debbie! (wooo~! Again!) WOW! SO MANY!!

To summarize... THANKS EVERYONE!! Onto the ficcy... ^^ (Oh... and if you want, at the end I will reply to some comments ^^) Oh and as for Keiko and Crazy Lady who both reviewed me... Well, you two weren't special enough, so I dun thank you guys =P~~~~~~~

Crazy Lady : Eh?! ::pop::

Keiko : HEY!!! ::pop::

Me : O.o... Uh oh... ^^;; Um... Mabbe you guys should read while I sort this mess out... ehehe...

Keiko & CL : ::Advance menacingly::



Disclaimer: O.O ::Running away from Keiko and CL:: I DON'T OWN INU YASHA!!! AND RIGHT NOW I'VE GOT BIGGER PROBLEMS TO HANDLE!!... Like me dying in today... prior to seeing the movie the ring ... O.o Sorry all you fans, but to some unforseen circumstances... I might not be able to finish this fic ^^ So pray that I don't see the ring before I go O.o...



Loss Of Authority


Chapter 3 : Someone Has To Say It




"Kagome! Kagome! Wake up! The sun's been up for hours all ready!" Shippou bounced around Kagome's head, shouting at her to get up. Groaning, she turned over, snuggling into her sleeping bag and trying to block out Shippou's cries.

Miroku tapped Shippou lightly on the head with his staff to stop the kitsune from dancing around, eyeing him with a slightly narrowed glance. "Let Kagome sleep Shippou. She is ill, let her be."

Shippou pouted and shoved Miroku's staff away, "But Kagome's the only one who can save me from Inu Yasha."

"Is he bothering...?"

Shippou flushed with anger and started to hop up and down, fuming at Miroku, "Where the hell've you been yesterday?! Of course he is you bastard!"

Miroku did his best not to smile in amusement, "Language now, Shippou. Ah... Well, he isn't here now Shippou, so it would be best to leave Kagome alone..."

Kagome listen, still half asleep. She silently agreed with Miroku and tried to curl up more securely in her sleeping bag. Shippou tensed near her and glared angrily at the monk. "But-"

"Shippou, Kagome is sick... Let her get some rest," Sango said sternly that stopped Shippou from arguing. He grumbled and plopped down near Kagome's head, sulking.

Miroku smiled and moved over to Kagome, feeling her forehead. Shippou watched as Miroku nodded in approval, smoothing Kagome's bangs from her eyes. "Her fever has gone down... Yes, rest is all she really needs now..."

Kagome sighed at the cool touch and pressed into the hand lightly. She coughed and sighed again as Miroku smoothed her bangs. Miroku could be really caring...

Kagome then felt a unwelcome presence at her rear. Too caring sometimes...

"Really houshi..." Sango snapped as her hand still stayed clenched into a fist, raised in the air from hitting Miroku and giving him quite a large bump on the head. Kagome scooted away closer to Sango, cracking an eye open to look over at Miroku warily, guessing in must be pervert's intuition to know where her rear was in the sleeping bag.

"Get some sleep Kagome, we'll wait until you're feeling better before we start traveling again," Sango reassured and Kagome smiled weakly at her in gratitude. Once again, snuggled up in her sleeping bag for some well deserved sleep.

Well, guess I only deserved so much comfort, Kagome thought as Shippou panicked and started to jump about her head a few moments later. Why did God love to torture her so...?

"KAGOME!! HE'S COMING!!" Shippou cried and dove into the sleeping bag, curling in a ball near her chest. Kagome glance down to see a shaking lump in her sleeping bag and sighed.

Then he showed up just as Shippou had forewarned. "Let's get going. We already wasted enough time!"

"Inu Yasha! Kagome's sick, have a little sympathy for her." Sango spoke angrily. Kagome nodded fervently at her side, still curled in her sleeping bag with Shippou shivering even more next to her. Inu Yasha chuckled.

"Sympathy?" Inu Yasha questioned mockingly, "That's the last thing she needs... C'mon Kagome..."

Before Sango or Miroku could say anything, Inu Yasha had reached into the sleeping bag and hauled Kagome out by her shoulders. It wasn't very pleasant. Being wretched from your warm and comfortable place on the floor and then exposed to the cold breeze with her head still spinning. She felt her stomach churning and her vision become dotted with those annoying white spots that come when you stare at the sun too long. (A.N.: I would know from experience... LoL)

Shippou tumbled out of the sleeping bag as Kagome was pulled up on her feet. He slammed headfirst into Inu Yasha's leg. (Thank god for his soft pillow pants!) Using the material to help him regain his footing, he looked up to glare at the hanyou, but merely caught a glimpse of Inu Yasha's smug face before he was nearly choking on the bright red fabric. (Ok... maybe puffy pillow pants aren't so good...)

Kagome felt nauseous. She was set onto her feet after Inu Yasha had pulled her out of her sleeping bag, her head had been spinning slightly. But once her feet touched the ground, everything was chaos. The room spun, everything seemed to double, and the bile rose in her throat. She stumbled and barely noticed she hit something with her foot, leaning against Inu Yasha who stood behind her for support, clutching the front of his haori. (haori : known today as a happi coat)

"O-oi... You okay?" Inu Yasha asked in slight alarm as all color drained from her already pale face, making her look like a ghost or someone covered in flour. Kagome looked up at him, her eyes glazed, unfocused. Though, try as she might, she couldn't get his face into focus, or those annoying spots to go away... well at least there weren't as bright anymore. She opened her mouth to speak,(even though she couldn't, but that really wasn't important when your vision is spinning like a top) but something entirely different came out.

It wasn't a pretty sight for one. Two, Inu Yasha learned that he better let those who are sick, to get their rest or be prepared for an hour (or two hour) long washing in the river.


~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~



'Mou, you brought this on yourself...' Kagome thought as her head finally cleared and she saw Inu Yasha walking back from the river, his haori back on, slightly damp. Shippou sat in Kagome's lap and glared at the hanyou as he approached.

"You got what you deserved! You should have left Kagome alone-eep!" Shippou cried as Inu Yasha tried to claw the kitsune. Tumbling from Kagome's lap and running for dear life.

"Brat," Inu Yasha hissed as he kicked Shippou from behind in his attempts to escape him. Kagome glared at Inu Yasha, but couldn't do much more then that.

"Kitsunebi! (fox fire!)" Shippou shouted in attempt to get back at Inu Yasha. He only ended up to find himself eating dirt, much like Inu Yasha would, had Kagome been able to use her spell. Struggling beneath Inu Yasha's foot and gasping for air as the hanyou continued to put pressure on the kitsune's spine. (kitsune : fox)

Kagome tugged at Inu Yasha's sleeve, glaring at him. Her gaze clearly telling him to remove his foot. Inu Yasha chuckled and patted Kagome on the head. "I'm just teaching him a lesson he won't forget... Since I'm the one with the power here."

Sango and Miroku found a nice shady spot under a tree as they watched the trio's antics. Sango was a good distance away from Miroku's wandering hands, petting Kirara in her lap. "Freedom has gone to his head..."

Sango nodded in agreement as Shippou had escaped Inu Yasha's foot hold by transforming into his infamous pink bubble(or ballon) form, floating up to gnaw at his head in retaliation. Who in turn, pummeled him, giving large bumps on his head, holding him in a headlock. Kagome tried to pry Shippou from his grip, moving her mouth, desperately trying to make them stop, but only succeeding in tiring herself out.

Both, Sango and Miroku, sighed simultaneously and leaned back against opposite sides of the tree trunk they shared.

Kagome sat down with a deep breath, staring up at Inu Yasha and the wailing Shippou. He was really going to get it once her voice was back. A fire gleamed brightly in his amber eyes as he grinned widely, watching Shippou squirm and finally getting the little brat for all the times he had to eat dirt, because of him.

"Kagome! Help!" Shippou cried. Kagome felt helpless as she watched. Sure, it really wasn't any different from any other day, but Kagome felt guilty from letting Shippou be her distraction from yesterday and she owed him something. Shippou-chan... I need to help him... (-chan : endearment ... used with friends, lovers, etc.)

"Kagome! Please!" He wailed as Inu Yasha gave him a few more lumps, clearly enjoying his fun. Inu Yasha!

'Sit!'

"Sit-" Slam.

Silence ran through the clearing, along with a cold breeze that ruffled everyone's hair and sent a shiver down their spines. Kagome gaped as Inu Yasha had just slammed face first into the ground. Shippou free of the headlock, sat next to him, gaping as well. But he thought Kagome couldn't use the subduing spell...

That same thought occurred to everyone present as Inu Yasha pulled himself up and turned to Kagome. But, it occurred to him, Kagome hadn't said the word...

Kagome had thought the word, she knew that. Thought of subduing... but hadn't actually said the word. Could she use her mind to-Kagome shook her head quickly. No, that wasn't it. Then it occurred to her that she had thought of the word as the same time as...

Sango's hand stopped from stroking through Kirara's fur as she stared with wide eyes as Inu Yasha pried himself from off the ground, staring at Kagome. How had Kagome be able to subdue him? She didn't even say anything... Then how...

Miroku's hand loosened it's hold on his staff as he stared in mild surprise. Kagome could subdue him without actually saying the 'word'? Could that explain it... ?

Kagome and Inu Yasha turned their gazes to the little kitsune who jumped at the intensity of their gazes. What? Why were they staring at him? "What?!"

Sango and Miroku caught onto this, turning their attention to the kitsune as well. Slightly annoyed and apprehensive, Shippou frowned, turning from staring back at anyone, looking at the indentation Inu Yasha had made from being subdued. He knew he had said sit... when he meant to say 'sit him Kagome!' but didn't get much out since Inu Yasha...

Shippou's expression brightened. He slammed into the ground...

... Just like he would when Kagome... said the word. Shippou grinned mischievously and decided to test out his theory and answer everyone's questioning stare at the same time.

Staring directly at Inu Yasha, who tensed, he pressed his mouth in a thin smile. "Sit."

Slam.

Shippou could subdue Inu Yasha.


~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~



A.N.: Sorry for typos and junk... blah... I hate editing my stuffs... Dunno why people read it, bores me senseless... LoL... the ideas sound a lot better... as ideas. I die today ;-; Why... why did I choose to watch the Ring?! ::Because it's such a cool movie:: =P And for those interesting comments... (Wow... this chapter is mainly made up of the comments and thanks^^;; )

Catleya - Wow! You're French? Neat, I can't say I know any French people, or anyone who knows the language. But I have a friend who got a J-Pop CD that had a French theme ^^ Misao CG - O.o I really hope you don't jump out your window if I stop updating this fic ^^;; LoL Animaniac Girl - Yeah... I hate colds. They are very annoying... Seems like I got one everyday... -.-;; LoL Kawaii Kokkei Tsuita no Neko - I'm at book 12... but seeing as how impatient I am.. I use that translating site to read up on the other books, LoL and yeah... I am making Inu Yasha the bad guy, aren't I? hehe Keiko - You're a dork, simple as that =P LoL narcoleptic shishkabob - Yup, I hate colds too... hehe... as for that line... O.o dunno.. thought it was lame.. LoL moonymonster - Hi Duo ^^ LoL Crazy Lady - another unspecial person... =P LoL Windshale - Hey... I gargled salt for a sore throat... was made to... can't remember what happened after that though, LoL... Rekka's Angel - Talented writer? LoL you need to read more... LoL but the compliment was nice, no matter how untrue it is, LoL Rosefire - Wow... Characters seemed to be in character? Dun think they are now though, hehe, this one of your favorite stories? LoL, you may want to reconsider later... ChaosCat - Yeah... I thought of that too, after so long, Kagome couldn't really be scared of him, being as trusting as she is. But I decided to throw it in from my own experiences of people... -.-;; (I talk of people as if they're another species... LoL I rather be a demon then a human, so I'll think myself as one, hehe) Aisuru - Original? I thought I was copying some people a little... like Ookami-chan and I was afraid to post it up, and have it as a big flop, but it was quite the opposite, I am amazed ^^ Minakokiss- Oh my... please dun die... O.o... That's my job right now! LoL... Suspenseful? Haha... sure it is... LoL, thanks for the comment anyway ^^ Kells - You're the only one who mentioned the Ring! YaY! Someone who understands my pain~! LoL That movie was so awesome... too bad it will be the cause of my death today ;-; Please spare me Samara... ;-; Or at least show me some of your tricks before you get me... hehe The TV one is neat ^^

A.N.: wow.. Short chapter... but lots of thanks ^^ Thanks so much for the support guys! Now say goodbye to me tonight since this is my seventh and final day since seeing the Ring ;-; See it! It's the best... So what if you get only seven days to live afterwards? LOL A little price to pay for some entertainment. Hehe... Well, I think this is the last time I'll thank so many people at once O.o... Too much work, but I lazy... so I do every other chapter and just comment to some people with questions and junk... hehe, so yeah, see ya! Happy Halloween~ (in case I dun update before then)