Chapter 21
It was well after noon when the two hanyous emerged from the maze. A satisfied smile on both their faces, except Kagome was also sporting a deep blush.
Miroku and Shippo were sitting next to the fire with the old man, while Sango sat with her back against the wall, a good thirty feet from the others. Kagome noticed Sango's distance and became worried. She looked up at Inuyasha. When he nodded in a silent agreement, she took off toward her friend, while Inuyasha walked toward the fire.
Miroku greeted him with a mischievous, all-knowing grin. "Welcome back….I can see you had fun." He winked at the now blushing hanyou then added a much deserved comment. "AHHHOOOOOOOO." The dog-like howl had Kagome glaring over at him from her seat next to Sango. Along with a good, hard, punch in the head from Inuyasha.
Inuyasha leaned in closer to the monk so he wouldn't have to speak so loudly. "At least I got some and from the woman I love…..How far have you gotten, with anyone?" he glared at the so called monk and dared him to elaborate,
"Well I ummm……."*SIGH* Miroku downcast his face to the ground and briefly glanced over at Sango and Kagome. Sango had a sad yet determined look, while Kagome smiled and nodded to whatever it was Sango was saying. Miroku then looked to the ground in front of him and let out another heavy sigh. "No matter what I do or not do for that matter, I just can't win….If only I knew what it is she wants in a guy."
Inuyasha walked up and hit Miroku square in the back. "Don't worry, she'll come around. It took Kagome and me about three years to get this far…..Just behave and stay on her good side." Inuyasha stood straight up and crossed his arms in front of himself, then looked behind him to the girls. "Come on! We need to find my brother, remember!" he then started to walk away from the maze, and was quickly joined by his mate walking beside him. Miroku and Sango following close behind, and Shippo and Kirara walking next to them.
The old man stood at the entrance to the maze, watching the odd group depart. "If only they knew what their future has in store for them."
"They'll find out soon enough."
"I know. I just wish there was more we could do for them." The old man shook his head then looked toward the massive tree stretching out over the maze.
"We did what we could….In order for them to change their future, they had to change their present. With the two hanyous now being linked, there isn't anything they can't do."
"You're very right Willowkami-sama, your very right." The old man looked back at the slowly disappearing group. "Interesting future!"
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"Inuyasha! Please! Can we sit down and take a break?" Kagome stumbled over to a nearby tree and leaned against it for support. "We've been going almost nonstop for a week. We need to rest."
"Keh!" Inuyasha crossed his arms and turned from Kagome then looked straight down the dirt road.
Kagome let out a heavy sigh and shook her head from side to side. "So much for the honeymoon."
Inuyasha heard her mumble something behind his back, his ears twitched toward her in hope of picking p the faint words. "What was that? He said, a little harsher then he had intended.
"Eh…..nothing!" Kagome stood up and started walking again. She walked right past Inuyasha without even a glance.
The others watched on, a bit surprised at the chilliness between the two hanyous.
"Talk about cold!" Shippo whispered from Miroku's shoulder. Both Miroku and Sango nodded in agreement.
"Why did I marry such an insensitive jerk? Even a hanyou needs to rest. What if we run into Sesshoumaru but are too tired to fight, then what? We die!" Kagome continued to walk, completely lost in thought.
As Inuyasha listened to her thoughts, his ears slowly dropped as he realized she was right. "I smell water up ahead, we'll camp there for the night and rest up." With that said, he continued walking on, quickly catching up to his thought-occupied mate. Also leaving the other members of the group standing and string in wonder.
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Later that night, Kagome and Sango were relaxing in a hot spring, while Miroku and Inuyasha were on "guard duty," and Shippo and Kirara were "guarding the guards."
"So have you decided yet?" Kagome looked at Sango with a small smile on her lips.
"Hai! With your help tonight." Sango's face went a dark crimson.
Kagome's eyes went wide with surprise. "Really?.....Tell me how I can help?" She then leaned over and motioned for Sango to whisper in her ear. Both girls knew this forest had ears and eyes everywhere, so they weren't taking any chances. Sango leaned over and started whispering into Kagome's ear, her plan for the evening.
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Kagome came running into the camp at full speed, panting, and out of breath. "Miroku! Sango was attacked, she needs your help! HAYAKU!!" Before she could even finish her sentence, both men were up and running in the direction of the spring. Kagome quickly halted the bounding hanyou and shook her head then whispered extremely quickly. "Every thing is ok. This is Sango's plan."
Inuyasha looked down at his mate, completely bewildered at her meaning, but when she winked at him, he knew. "Keh, 'bout time."
Kagome only smiled then walked over and unrolled her sleeping bag. She quickly scanned the campsite and found her favorite Kitsune passed out on an enlarged, sleeping fire cat youkai. She smiled warmly at the sight, she turned and looked toward the male hanyou behind her. "Inuyasha, you gonna join me or not?"
He glared at her before responding. "What kind of question is that!?"
Before she knew it, Inuyasha had picked up her and the blanket and moved over to a near by tree. He sat down, back against the tree, then pulled her down onto his lap. After a little maneuvering, he had her nestled in-between his legs, her back against his chest, his left arm around her waist, his right arm across her chest and shoulders, and the sleeping bag was pulled up around them.
"Ano....?"
"You know I like to sleep sitting up. So I can be ready for attack at any moment. Just be glad we're not in a tree." Inuyasha gave her right ear a quick nip then rested his head on top of hers.
Kagome was so tired, all she could manage were two words before falling asleep. "Hai…Koibito!"
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It was well after noon when the two hanyous emerged from the maze. A satisfied smile on both their faces, except Kagome was also sporting a deep blush.
Miroku and Shippo were sitting next to the fire with the old man, while Sango sat with her back against the wall, a good thirty feet from the others. Kagome noticed Sango's distance and became worried. She looked up at Inuyasha. When he nodded in a silent agreement, she took off toward her friend, while Inuyasha walked toward the fire.
Miroku greeted him with a mischievous, all-knowing grin. "Welcome back….I can see you had fun." He winked at the now blushing hanyou then added a much deserved comment. "AHHHOOOOOOOO." The dog-like howl had Kagome glaring over at him from her seat next to Sango. Along with a good, hard, punch in the head from Inuyasha.
Inuyasha leaned in closer to the monk so he wouldn't have to speak so loudly. "At least I got some and from the woman I love…..How far have you gotten, with anyone?" he glared at the so called monk and dared him to elaborate,
"Well I ummm……."*SIGH* Miroku downcast his face to the ground and briefly glanced over at Sango and Kagome. Sango had a sad yet determined look, while Kagome smiled and nodded to whatever it was Sango was saying. Miroku then looked to the ground in front of him and let out another heavy sigh. "No matter what I do or not do for that matter, I just can't win….If only I knew what it is she wants in a guy."
Inuyasha walked up and hit Miroku square in the back. "Don't worry, she'll come around. It took Kagome and me about three years to get this far…..Just behave and stay on her good side." Inuyasha stood straight up and crossed his arms in front of himself, then looked behind him to the girls. "Come on! We need to find my brother, remember!" he then started to walk away from the maze, and was quickly joined by his mate walking beside him. Miroku and Sango following close behind, and Shippo and Kirara walking next to them.
The old man stood at the entrance to the maze, watching the odd group depart. "If only they knew what their future has in store for them."
"They'll find out soon enough."
"I know. I just wish there was more we could do for them." The old man shook his head then looked toward the massive tree stretching out over the maze.
"We did what we could….In order for them to change their future, they had to change their present. With the two hanyous now being linked, there isn't anything they can't do."
"You're very right Willowkami-sama, your very right." The old man looked back at the slowly disappearing group. "Interesting future!"
~******~
"Inuyasha! Please! Can we sit down and take a break?" Kagome stumbled over to a nearby tree and leaned against it for support. "We've been going almost nonstop for a week. We need to rest."
"Keh!" Inuyasha crossed his arms and turned from Kagome then looked straight down the dirt road.
Kagome let out a heavy sigh and shook her head from side to side. "So much for the honeymoon."
Inuyasha heard her mumble something behind his back, his ears twitched toward her in hope of picking p the faint words. "What was that? He said, a little harsher then he had intended.
"Eh…..nothing!" Kagome stood up and started walking again. She walked right past Inuyasha without even a glance.
The others watched on, a bit surprised at the chilliness between the two hanyous.
"Talk about cold!" Shippo whispered from Miroku's shoulder. Both Miroku and Sango nodded in agreement.
"Why did I marry such an insensitive jerk? Even a hanyou needs to rest. What if we run into Sesshoumaru but are too tired to fight, then what? We die!" Kagome continued to walk, completely lost in thought.
As Inuyasha listened to her thoughts, his ears slowly dropped as he realized she was right. "I smell water up ahead, we'll camp there for the night and rest up." With that said, he continued walking on, quickly catching up to his thought-occupied mate. Also leaving the other members of the group standing and string in wonder.
~******~
Later that night, Kagome and Sango were relaxing in a hot spring, while Miroku and Inuyasha were on "guard duty," and Shippo and Kirara were "guarding the guards."
"So have you decided yet?" Kagome looked at Sango with a small smile on her lips.
"Hai! With your help tonight." Sango's face went a dark crimson.
Kagome's eyes went wide with surprise. "Really?.....Tell me how I can help?" She then leaned over and motioned for Sango to whisper in her ear. Both girls knew this forest had ears and eyes everywhere, so they weren't taking any chances. Sango leaned over and started whispering into Kagome's ear, her plan for the evening.
~******~
Kagome came running into the camp at full speed, panting, and out of breath. "Miroku! Sango was attacked, she needs your help! HAYAKU!!" Before she could even finish her sentence, both men were up and running in the direction of the spring. Kagome quickly halted the bounding hanyou and shook her head then whispered extremely quickly. "Every thing is ok. This is Sango's plan."
Inuyasha looked down at his mate, completely bewildered at her meaning, but when she winked at him, he knew. "Keh, 'bout time."
Kagome only smiled then walked over and unrolled her sleeping bag. She quickly scanned the campsite and found her favorite Kitsune passed out on an enlarged, sleeping fire cat youkai. She smiled warmly at the sight, she turned and looked toward the male hanyou behind her. "Inuyasha, you gonna join me or not?"
He glared at her before responding. "What kind of question is that!?"
Before she knew it, Inuyasha had picked up her and the blanket and moved over to a near by tree. He sat down, back against the tree, then pulled her down onto his lap. After a little maneuvering, he had her nestled in-between his legs, her back against his chest, his left arm around her waist, his right arm across her chest and shoulders, and the sleeping bag was pulled up around them.
"Ano....?"
"You know I like to sleep sitting up. So I can be ready for attack at any moment. Just be glad we're not in a tree." Inuyasha gave her right ear a quick nip then rested his head on top of hers.
Kagome was so tired, all she could manage were two words before falling asleep. "Hai…Koibito!"
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