CHAPTER FOUR
At about an hour before daybreak I awoke. The sky was still dark, the clouds a dark violet, and everyone was still sleeping. I looked down at Shippo who had done a wonderful job of entangling himself in my robes to keep warm. I grinned and unwrapped him. Then I stood and set the sleeping fox-child with Kagome, making sure that I didnt wake any of them.
Lifting my sensitive nose to the air, I sniffed, smelling water nearby. Figuring that this was a good time to get rid of the dust and dirt that I'd gathered during my fall in the well, I started toward the water source, making no sound whatsoever.
Turns out I was right. Not far away from our camp was a small lake, surrounded by trees and bushes, quite and serene, the perfect place for me to take a bath in privacy. I approached the water's edge and set down my bokken, (I didnt dare leave it behind), and stripped off my clothes, at the same time willing only my wings to melt back into my body. Again, the uncomfortable twisting feeling and disappearance of bones, muscles, and tendons seeped through my body, causing me to shudder internally. With that finally done, I took one last look around and dove into the water, regretting the instant I did.
As my naked body hit the water, I couldnt help but gasp, even as I went under. It was so cold! 'No kidding. The sun's not up yet... why the hell would it be warm?' I thought to myself. On surfacing I let out a gasp of shock and turned to swim toward the shore when a voice from the trees called out, "I thought cats didnt like water."
Growling, I scanned the tree tops. It didnt take very long to spot the familiar red kimono sitting in a tree, front and centre to my line of vision. I sneered at him, saying, "And I thought dogs were supposed to be friendly." He gave me a sly grin, making me unconsciously sink lower in the freezing cold water, and then turned away.
"Well, I'm not a regular 'dog' though am I? Now get out of there, you're going to get sick." I snorted.
"I'm not even cold. And since when did you start to worry about me?"
He looked at me rather disinterestedly. "First of all, your lips are turning blue and your shivering enought to create an earthquake. Secondly, before you hid yourself in the water, I caught a glimpse of something and they're telling me that you're cold." He sent me that disturbing grin again. "So get out and come back to camp." And with that he leapt out of the tree and bounded back to the campsite, leaving me stunned.
After shaking myself into a somewhat dry state, "re-applying" my wings, and re-dressing, I started back to camp. As I approached I could smell fish roasting over a fire, and it smelled delicious. Although I did wonder where the fish came from, seeing as I was the only one at the lake this morning. I grinned as I spotted Kagome's overly large backpack and shook my head. 'They must have come from there. It's like the girl carries and entire supermarket and more in that thing!' However, I didnt question it and just stood there, waiting patiently. Kagome didnt seem all that happy with me for some reason though, because she said, "Well, are you going to sit and eat with the rest of us or are you going to run off again?"
"Excuse me?" I said, rather taken aback. "Woah. None of you were even UP yet... well, besides Inuyasha...."
"Well, I dont care. I brought you here and I feel responisble for you."
I was seething. Doing my best to hold down my temper I whispered dangerously, "Why? Why do you feel responsible for me in a place that cant do me anymore harm than home can? Dont you dare chastise me like that, Kagome, priestess or not you are NOT my keeper." I hissed under my breath and spread my wings, extinguishing the fire as I flapped them and rose into the sky, taking off back in the direction of the lake. Even as I sped off I could hear Kagome shout, "Wait!" and Inuyasha leaping into the trees to take chase.
*~ Yeah, i know... it kinda sucks... and sorry its sooooo late but i've had exam after exam after exam... oi. awful stuff. but anywho, next chapter SHOULD be in Inuyasha's POV if all goes well *crosses fingers* and hey, can any of you nifty people tell me how i can get my stories to upload with indents instead of a break for every new paragraph? thanks, i'd appreciate it. enjoy, folks!!!! - Kirara ~*
At about an hour before daybreak I awoke. The sky was still dark, the clouds a dark violet, and everyone was still sleeping. I looked down at Shippo who had done a wonderful job of entangling himself in my robes to keep warm. I grinned and unwrapped him. Then I stood and set the sleeping fox-child with Kagome, making sure that I didnt wake any of them.
Lifting my sensitive nose to the air, I sniffed, smelling water nearby. Figuring that this was a good time to get rid of the dust and dirt that I'd gathered during my fall in the well, I started toward the water source, making no sound whatsoever.
Turns out I was right. Not far away from our camp was a small lake, surrounded by trees and bushes, quite and serene, the perfect place for me to take a bath in privacy. I approached the water's edge and set down my bokken, (I didnt dare leave it behind), and stripped off my clothes, at the same time willing only my wings to melt back into my body. Again, the uncomfortable twisting feeling and disappearance of bones, muscles, and tendons seeped through my body, causing me to shudder internally. With that finally done, I took one last look around and dove into the water, regretting the instant I did.
As my naked body hit the water, I couldnt help but gasp, even as I went under. It was so cold! 'No kidding. The sun's not up yet... why the hell would it be warm?' I thought to myself. On surfacing I let out a gasp of shock and turned to swim toward the shore when a voice from the trees called out, "I thought cats didnt like water."
Growling, I scanned the tree tops. It didnt take very long to spot the familiar red kimono sitting in a tree, front and centre to my line of vision. I sneered at him, saying, "And I thought dogs were supposed to be friendly." He gave me a sly grin, making me unconsciously sink lower in the freezing cold water, and then turned away.
"Well, I'm not a regular 'dog' though am I? Now get out of there, you're going to get sick." I snorted.
"I'm not even cold. And since when did you start to worry about me?"
He looked at me rather disinterestedly. "First of all, your lips are turning blue and your shivering enought to create an earthquake. Secondly, before you hid yourself in the water, I caught a glimpse of something and they're telling me that you're cold." He sent me that disturbing grin again. "So get out and come back to camp." And with that he leapt out of the tree and bounded back to the campsite, leaving me stunned.
After shaking myself into a somewhat dry state, "re-applying" my wings, and re-dressing, I started back to camp. As I approached I could smell fish roasting over a fire, and it smelled delicious. Although I did wonder where the fish came from, seeing as I was the only one at the lake this morning. I grinned as I spotted Kagome's overly large backpack and shook my head. 'They must have come from there. It's like the girl carries and entire supermarket and more in that thing!' However, I didnt question it and just stood there, waiting patiently. Kagome didnt seem all that happy with me for some reason though, because she said, "Well, are you going to sit and eat with the rest of us or are you going to run off again?"
"Excuse me?" I said, rather taken aback. "Woah. None of you were even UP yet... well, besides Inuyasha...."
"Well, I dont care. I brought you here and I feel responisble for you."
I was seething. Doing my best to hold down my temper I whispered dangerously, "Why? Why do you feel responsible for me in a place that cant do me anymore harm than home can? Dont you dare chastise me like that, Kagome, priestess or not you are NOT my keeper." I hissed under my breath and spread my wings, extinguishing the fire as I flapped them and rose into the sky, taking off back in the direction of the lake. Even as I sped off I could hear Kagome shout, "Wait!" and Inuyasha leaping into the trees to take chase.
*~ Yeah, i know... it kinda sucks... and sorry its sooooo late but i've had exam after exam after exam... oi. awful stuff. but anywho, next chapter SHOULD be in Inuyasha's POV if all goes well *crosses fingers* and hey, can any of you nifty people tell me how i can get my stories to upload with indents instead of a break for every new paragraph? thanks, i'd appreciate it. enjoy, folks!!!! - Kirara ~*
