CHAPTER THREE: Training
"OK! DODGE IT NOW CAT-GIRL!" Inuyasha yelled, sending an energy blade at Kagome. She jumped out of the way, then she was promptly pinned by Inuyasha. "Faster, you need to be faster, and learn what your opponent is going to do. And always keep your eyes on your opponent…" Inuyasha said, standing up. Kagome sighed, and stood up. She held her shoulder, and walked over to her spot on the battlefield, filled with skeletons.
Inuyasha walked back over to his spot, then winced, and ran into the forest. "THAT'S IT FOR TODAY!" He yelled, disappearing into the forest. Kagome blinked, then bowed her head. 'Thank god…' She thought, sitting down next to a tree. Inuyasha came back, then sat next to her, sighing in relief.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome said, pulling out a necklace, adorned on the end the Shikon Jewel. Her cat ears twitched as she tilted her head to the left. "What cat-girl?" Inuyasha said, yawning. "Why do all the demons want this jewel? It looks like just a piece of petty, but pretty, jewelry." Kagome said, putting it back into her kimono top. "That jewel holds the power to grant the one holding it a wish." Inuyasha said with a bored look.
"Oh…" Kagome said quietly, looking around. A grumble then broke the silence. "Um… ehehehe I guess that means I'm hungry…" Inuyasha said blushing a little. "I'll go find us something to eat then!" Kagome said, standing up. Inuyasha stood up as well, still yawning. "Nah, I'll go find something…" Inuyasha said, about to jolt off into the forest. "Wait a second! I'll go find fruits and vegetables, while you go find meat. Ok?" Kagome said, dusting herself off. "Yeah sure whatever." Inuyasha said. He jolted off into the forest, then disappeared. Kagome sighed, and walked into the forest.
~Half An Hour Later~
Inuyasha yawned, and sat four deer down. He had already skinned them, so he just sat a few feet from the pile. A few moments later, Kagome came running from the forest, holding hundreds of types of fruits and vegetables. Literally. "Good god woman. Only a few would have been needed." Inuyasha said, yawning.
"Good god man, you sure do yawn allot." Kagome retaliated. She put all the vegetables next to the deer, then she ran back into the forest. A few moments later, she flew out of the forest holding a big cauldron. "WHERE… where the hell did you find that?" Inuyasha said, bewildered. "I made it! It's made of stone." Kagome said, setting down the huge pot.
"Seems you're using your claws to good use." Inuyasha said, cutting up the deer. Kagome nodded, and began chopping the fruits up. She dropped it into the pot, and then looked around. "Oh man. Nearly forgot!" Kagome said, blushing a little. She ran into the forest and came back with two bowls… made of wood. "Well, you're handy for a knife, aren't you cat-girl?" Inuyasha said, smirking. "Whatever dog-boy."
She made a fire underneath the big stone pot, then put in some more vegetables. Inuyasha dumped in some of the meat, then picked up the rest and put it to the side. Kagome then made a big spoon out of wood, and began stirring the fruits, vegetables and deer mix. A few minutes later, she handed Inuyasha a bowl of it. Through his slurping and woofing down of his food, he complimented her. "Hey, good food cat-girl!" He said, woofing down the last that was in his bowl.
"It's just soup." She said, gulping down the rest of her soup. "Hey can I have some more?" Inuyasha asked, looking into the big pot. "Help yourself dog-boy." Kagome said, getting some more herself. After a few minutes, everything that was in the pot was gone. "That was good…" Kagome said, yawning. "Yeah!" Inuyasha said, looking around.
Kagome got up, and headed for the forest. She lay down on the grass, then buried her face in her sleeves. Inuyasha walked over to her, with one of his eyebrows raised. "What're you doin', cat-girl?" He asked, looking at how she buried her face in her sleeves. "I'm trying to go to sleep." She said, yawning. Then she flipped over onto her back, and looked up at Inuyasha. "You're welcome to join me if ya want." Kagome said, yawning. Inuyasha shrugged, and put his hands inside his sleeves.
He laid down a few feet from her, and stretched out. Kagome smiled, then curled up into a ball. The sun was just beginning to set. After a few moments, Kagome was in a ball, sound asleep. Inuyasha opened his eyes, and looked over at her. 'She's cute when she's asleep.' Inuyasha thought, smiling weakly. Then realization hit him. 'WHAT!? I just called her cute?! No, no, no, she is just the one holding the Shikon… and I'll get that in due time…'
Kagome yawned, then opened her eyes. Inuyasha shut his eyes quickly, and pretended to be asleep. Then he felt something warm lay down beside him. He opened his eyes, and saw Kagome asleep right next to him. He smiled, and put his arm around her shoulders. The sun had set fully, and the moon was just starting to come out.
~Midnight~
Kagome opened her eyes, and yawned, looking around. Her eyes fell onto Inuyasha, who was sitting in front of a fire. She stood up then sat down next to him. "Can't sleep can ya?" Inuyasha said, yawning a little. "Sorta…" She mumbled, yawning. Inuyasha smiled and looked over at her. She was looking up at the sky, and up at the stars. "Kagome… mind telling me… who your family is?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome blinked, and looked over to him. That was the first time she had ever heard him use her actual name. "I didn't know my family…much anyway… they all died before I even turned four…" Kagome said, looking into the fire. "My family is all dead except my older half-brother…" Inuyasha said, rubbing his forehead with his sleeve.
Kagome looked back over to him, then she reached inside her kimono and brought out the necklace with the Shikon jewel on the end. "You can have it if you want. I don't really have a wish…" She said, setting the necklace on his knee. Inuyasha blinked, and looked over at her. 'I don't want it though…' He thought, picking up the necklace.
"OK! DODGE IT NOW CAT-GIRL!" Inuyasha yelled, sending an energy blade at Kagome. She jumped out of the way, then she was promptly pinned by Inuyasha. "Faster, you need to be faster, and learn what your opponent is going to do. And always keep your eyes on your opponent…" Inuyasha said, standing up. Kagome sighed, and stood up. She held her shoulder, and walked over to her spot on the battlefield, filled with skeletons.
Inuyasha walked back over to his spot, then winced, and ran into the forest. "THAT'S IT FOR TODAY!" He yelled, disappearing into the forest. Kagome blinked, then bowed her head. 'Thank god…' She thought, sitting down next to a tree. Inuyasha came back, then sat next to her, sighing in relief.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome said, pulling out a necklace, adorned on the end the Shikon Jewel. Her cat ears twitched as she tilted her head to the left. "What cat-girl?" Inuyasha said, yawning. "Why do all the demons want this jewel? It looks like just a piece of petty, but pretty, jewelry." Kagome said, putting it back into her kimono top. "That jewel holds the power to grant the one holding it a wish." Inuyasha said with a bored look.
"Oh…" Kagome said quietly, looking around. A grumble then broke the silence. "Um… ehehehe I guess that means I'm hungry…" Inuyasha said blushing a little. "I'll go find us something to eat then!" Kagome said, standing up. Inuyasha stood up as well, still yawning. "Nah, I'll go find something…" Inuyasha said, about to jolt off into the forest. "Wait a second! I'll go find fruits and vegetables, while you go find meat. Ok?" Kagome said, dusting herself off. "Yeah sure whatever." Inuyasha said. He jolted off into the forest, then disappeared. Kagome sighed, and walked into the forest.
~Half An Hour Later~
Inuyasha yawned, and sat four deer down. He had already skinned them, so he just sat a few feet from the pile. A few moments later, Kagome came running from the forest, holding hundreds of types of fruits and vegetables. Literally. "Good god woman. Only a few would have been needed." Inuyasha said, yawning.
"Good god man, you sure do yawn allot." Kagome retaliated. She put all the vegetables next to the deer, then she ran back into the forest. A few moments later, she flew out of the forest holding a big cauldron. "WHERE… where the hell did you find that?" Inuyasha said, bewildered. "I made it! It's made of stone." Kagome said, setting down the huge pot.
"Seems you're using your claws to good use." Inuyasha said, cutting up the deer. Kagome nodded, and began chopping the fruits up. She dropped it into the pot, and then looked around. "Oh man. Nearly forgot!" Kagome said, blushing a little. She ran into the forest and came back with two bowls… made of wood. "Well, you're handy for a knife, aren't you cat-girl?" Inuyasha said, smirking. "Whatever dog-boy."
She made a fire underneath the big stone pot, then put in some more vegetables. Inuyasha dumped in some of the meat, then picked up the rest and put it to the side. Kagome then made a big spoon out of wood, and began stirring the fruits, vegetables and deer mix. A few minutes later, she handed Inuyasha a bowl of it. Through his slurping and woofing down of his food, he complimented her. "Hey, good food cat-girl!" He said, woofing down the last that was in his bowl.
"It's just soup." She said, gulping down the rest of her soup. "Hey can I have some more?" Inuyasha asked, looking into the big pot. "Help yourself dog-boy." Kagome said, getting some more herself. After a few minutes, everything that was in the pot was gone. "That was good…" Kagome said, yawning. "Yeah!" Inuyasha said, looking around.
Kagome got up, and headed for the forest. She lay down on the grass, then buried her face in her sleeves. Inuyasha walked over to her, with one of his eyebrows raised. "What're you doin', cat-girl?" He asked, looking at how she buried her face in her sleeves. "I'm trying to go to sleep." She said, yawning. Then she flipped over onto her back, and looked up at Inuyasha. "You're welcome to join me if ya want." Kagome said, yawning. Inuyasha shrugged, and put his hands inside his sleeves.
He laid down a few feet from her, and stretched out. Kagome smiled, then curled up into a ball. The sun was just beginning to set. After a few moments, Kagome was in a ball, sound asleep. Inuyasha opened his eyes, and looked over at her. 'She's cute when she's asleep.' Inuyasha thought, smiling weakly. Then realization hit him. 'WHAT!? I just called her cute?! No, no, no, she is just the one holding the Shikon… and I'll get that in due time…'
Kagome yawned, then opened her eyes. Inuyasha shut his eyes quickly, and pretended to be asleep. Then he felt something warm lay down beside him. He opened his eyes, and saw Kagome asleep right next to him. He smiled, and put his arm around her shoulders. The sun had set fully, and the moon was just starting to come out.
~Midnight~
Kagome opened her eyes, and yawned, looking around. Her eyes fell onto Inuyasha, who was sitting in front of a fire. She stood up then sat down next to him. "Can't sleep can ya?" Inuyasha said, yawning a little. "Sorta…" She mumbled, yawning. Inuyasha smiled and looked over at her. She was looking up at the sky, and up at the stars. "Kagome… mind telling me… who your family is?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome blinked, and looked over to him. That was the first time she had ever heard him use her actual name. "I didn't know my family…much anyway… they all died before I even turned four…" Kagome said, looking into the fire. "My family is all dead except my older half-brother…" Inuyasha said, rubbing his forehead with his sleeve.
Kagome looked back over to him, then she reached inside her kimono and brought out the necklace with the Shikon jewel on the end. "You can have it if you want. I don't really have a wish…" She said, setting the necklace on his knee. Inuyasha blinked, and looked over at her. 'I don't want it though…' He thought, picking up the necklace.