Fox Fire - Lunch Time

I don't own InuYasha...

'thinking'

"talking"

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Fokumo slowly awoke to find her self indoors, staring up at a wooden cieling. She felt very weak, and tried siting up, but a force came and held her down.

"wha? whos there?" she cried weakly under the pressure.

"Your going to be alright, the poison got to you too. But you should rest now." spoke a soft femine voice.

"poison..." Fokumo mumbled as her mind raced remembering what had happened seemingly moments ago. Suddenly the realization of what happened dropped upon her, she quickly pushed up and fearfully starred at the oddly dressed black haired girl at her side "Ezra?!? Where is he! is he okay?!?!" she screamed in a panic.

The girl jumped back at Fokumo's hasty movements "you shouldn't be up! You took in a lot of poison!" she warned.

Fokumo starred into the girls eyes with a determined look "I don't care about that, I just want to know if Ezra is okay!"

The girl nodded, displaying that she understood. "Hes worse then you...he took the brunt of it, but he will live...hes in the other room..." she moitoned twards a door.

Fokumo eagerly got up, though stopping for a moment as the blood rushed to her head. She tried to shake it off and staggered to the door where she creaked it open and peeked inside. It was dark inside and utterly quiet, exept for the faint sound of breathing. Ezra laid flat on the ground, tucked in between a few sheets. He looked pale, and his breathing was labored. Fokumo felt her heart sink 'this is all my fault' she thought 'he should hae never saved me...'. she slowly clossed the door to let Ezra to his slumber and turned back to the girl still sitting by the blankets set out for her - the gilt clear in her eyes.

"Do you know what it was that did this?" Fokumo asked.

The girl felt sorry for Fokumo, she wasn't sure what to say "We don't know what it was for sure...we can talk about it over lunch, you must be starving by now!" she said.

Fokumo blushed as she just realized how long it had been since she had eaten, but she felt torn - she couldn't just forget about Ezra...she had to do something. Fokumo looked back to the door behind her.

The girl sensed Fokumo's dilemma and spoke to console her "there nothing you can do to help him, he'll be alright he just needs to sleep for a few days. You should eat now, no sence in suffering needlessly!"

Fokumo looked back twards the girl, and hesitabtly nodded.

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Fokumo sat in a circle filled with those same people he had first seen out in the field where she and Ezra had been poisened. Having past introductions she was now well awear of their names, but still didn't know what happened in the clearing.

She quietly sipped on a cup of tea waiting for a chance to ask, and as it grew quiet she felt she couldn't wait any longer. She turned over to the raven haired girl, Kagome "You said you would tell what it was in the field during lunch." Fokumo spoke determined to find what she could.

Kagome looked down, then back at Fokumo worried her answer would only make things worse, "Well, we really don't know what it was...there have been rumors of a demon who has been trying to kill all demons who arn't full-blooded, they say it was a demon with no form - attacking from thin air! We went to the field to try and slay the demon, thats were the rumors said it lived. When InuYasha saw you and your friend...he though you had something to do with it..." before she could continue she was interupted by InuYasha.

"Oh, yea Kagome!!! Blame me! We ALL thought they were responsible!" He yelled.

"Aww, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings InuYasha! I know how very sensitive you are!" Kagome mocked.

InuYasha growled, and lept to his fett - angrily shaking his fists as he spoke "Kagome!! Why do yu ALWAYS do that!! What did I ever do t you?!?!" He yelled.

Kagome just laughed. "Oh, InuYasha, sit down before you spill your lunch everywhere!"

"Your not the boss of me, I don't have to sit if I don't wanna!!" he barked.

Ther 'quarelling' continued as Fokumo nly watched, not having any interest in joinging in. 'How can they play around in a time like this? A demon is on the loose trying to kill all who arn't full blooded...and Ezra...if only I had done something! Its all my fault he got hurt...if he hadn't been protecting me he would've been fine...' she thought as her spirit fell.

Miroku, the purple monk, noticed Fokumo's distress "whats wrong?" he asked calm and sencere.

Fokumo looked up at him "Isn't anyone going to do any thing about the demon?" she asked.

Miroku was a little taken aback. "Of course were going back, at first light tommarrow. The only reson we left was to help you and your friend." he said, feeling a little wounded.

"Sorry..." she started, but Miroku stopped her.

"Don't worry" he coaxed, putting his hand on her leg, and gently rubbing "It not your fault." he said, still stroaking her leg.

Fokumo's eyes jolted open at the soft, yet apalling touch "what...are you doing?" she asked.

Before Fokumo knew it Miroku was fac flat on the ground - after being hit on the head. The pink warrior, Songo, had gave him a nasty blow.

"You leave her alone!" Songo threatened.

"Were all tired, how about we get to bed before any one gets hurt..." Kagome suggested.

"Too late.." Miroku mumbled.

Kagome laughed nervously.

Everyone eventually conceded and before long the sounds of snoring soon filled the air. Fokumo tried to get asleep herself, but she couldn't stop thinking about Ezra. He still hadn't waken, and didn't look well at all. 'I can't just sit here...how can I sleep after what I've done?' she thought 'I have to do something!'

Fokumo silently lifted erself up from her bedding, and peered at the group around her. They were all out cold. She crept up and over the sleeping bodies of those she had to pass over in order to leave the room.

She quickly found erself out in the cold. A familiar chilled wind passed through her thin clothing., but she didn't linger on this - she would find the demon who hurt Ezra, and avenge him.

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Took a while, I know ^^;; too mch skool for one person =( but at least I've made a little progress here ^^;; untill next tyme!

to be continued...