Time for a change part 44
baka che- OF COURSE YOU CAN!!! :) :) :) :) :). I'm guessing the site its going on is the one in your bio correct? If it isn't
please tell me in your next review.
Slycat-Edo is the name of the village where Kaede lives. That is pre Tokyo. If you look like 40 or so chapters back Inuyasha
says he's from Edo and Ayumi doesn't realize that Tokyo=Present day Edo.
kayk- First Log in. Then go to Document Manager and upload your story. Then go to create a story. Click the Catagory your story
is in then the subcatagory (Inuyasha, Star Wars, etc). Then fill in all the blanks and select your rating and what catagories
your story is in (romance humor etc). Add a title and a summery then click the document bar and select your fic. Then hit the
create story bar.
Lunar Mirror- Bring on the lawyers! I fight enough of them already over Inuyasha.
Charcomet-You mean she's still writing? I thought it was over... Better go read it. It was one of my favorite fics.
To Everyone who wants to know how long this fic is going to last-I'm not sure. Unless I think of a better ending then its
ending right after Naraku's defeated. I'm not sure exactly how long till that though.
Sailor Saturn-Kikyo will appear for a VERY BRIEF appearance if I continue with my current ending stratagy. As for Kouga he was
going to make an appearance but I'm not so sure now becuase before I was considering making Kagome go into heat but I decided
against doing that, but who knows? Maybe i'll drop a wolf infested mountain in their path one of these days.
Ishizu-Sango-Halliwell- I can't email you becuase I write this fic in seceret and if my parents found out.... And no I've never
watched Charmed. Sorry.
Lizzie- Crystalangel0105 doesn't write fics I think she just has a list of the best fics around so go vote for mine! Shippo's
the devil. I get my ideas by running into stuff (No lie) I'm not sure what an author alert is. Xenogears is a playstation Rpg
and in my opinion is the second greatest rpg in the universe right after Final Fantasy 7. i haven't really thought about it
yet but I'll probably mention Hojo and Yuna some time in the next chapters. And finally, no I don't have the most reviews for an
Inuyasha fic but if I had a couple more obsessed, err faithful reviewers like you I definately would.
Agh. Sorry its taking so long. For the first part of the story I've been having writers block putting it into words. Luckily
I took a mental health day from school today. My past weeks have been so busy and the stress was getting to me. In the past
two weeks i've had two concerts, a solo, two reports (4 or more pages), two exams, ten tests, and three projects. And thats just
academics.. I've had tons of after school stuff too, but I don't think you guys really want to hear about that stuff right? You
want to get on to the story huh. I wonder if anyone even reads this :P.
Inuyasha didn't sleep well that night, infact most of the night he simply sat there wide awake watching Kagome. Kagome didn't
seem to sleep very well that night either. Most of the night she tossed and turned in her sleeping bag and several times
nearly flattened a certain kitsune that had reclaimed his position next to her which annoyed Inuyasha to no end. (Shippo
reclaiming his spot next to Kagome not him getting flattened.) Inuyasha let out a growl of annoyance as Kagome rolled over again.
He was sitting here while his mate was down there. When she rolled over again Inuyasha had had enough. Getting up he leapt
silently from his perch and landed next to Kagome. He leaned down and picked her up gently. Kagome sighed in her sleep and
snuggled against the new found warmth. Inuyasha smirked as he looked down at her and was about to leap back into his tree when
he felt a new weight on his leg.
Inuyasha looked down to find a sleeping Shippo clinging to his pants with his front claws. Inuyasha shifted Kagome slightly
and gave his leg a gentle kick as he tried to get the kitsune to let go without waking him, but Shippo held fast. Giving a soft
growl, Inuyasha kicked a little harder. But his kicking had the opposite of the desired effect as the still sleeping Shippo
climbed farther up his leg and held on with all four of his sets of claws. A vein popped out on Inuyasha's head as he started
kicking wildly, but it was no use. With a sigh of defeat Inuyasha made his way back to his tree with Kagome in his arms and
Shippo (How does he sleep through that?) on his leg.
Inuyasha jumped up and rested against the branch as he shifted Kagome so she was leaning against him. Inuyasha carefully set
his legs straight as to not accidently squish Shippo. The last thing he needed was for the kitsune to start wailing and for
he and Kagome to fall out of the tree when she sat him. Inuyasha sighed in relief as Kagome snuggled against him and finally
stopped shifting. 'Maybe we both can get some sleep now.' Inuyasha thought. Meanwhile, the sleepwalking kitsune had crawled up
Inuyasha's leg and was curled up ontop of Kagome's sleeping bag. Inuyasha smirked. In other words Shippo's claws were no longer
latched to anything. Testing a hunch, Inuyasha gave the little kitsune a swipe knocking him out of the tree and onto the ground
below. Shippo was indeed a heavy sleeper as he simply curled up and continued to sleep even though he'd just fallen a good
fifteen feet out of a tree.
Satisfied, Inuyasha wrapped his arms around Kagome and her sleeping back and closed his eyes. Both of them slept alot better
the rest of the night.
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Inuyasha's ears twitched as he awoke a few hours later. It was bright out, and Inuyasha feared he had overslept. A glance down,
however, revealed that everyone was still asleep. Miroku was a few feet closer to Sango than he had been last night though.
Inuyasha adjusted Kagome's position before letting himself slide off the tree limb to the ground below without as much as a
sound. He gently set Kagome down where she had been before. To his annoyance, the nearby Shippo immediately latched on to
her. For some reason this clingy behaivor had never really bothered him much before, but now it really annoyed him. Inuyasha
briefly considered putting Kagome's nail clippers to good use for once instead of against his poor innocent ears before heading
off in search of breakfast.
A moment later Kagome opened her eyes. She felt a lingering warmth surrounding her. 'Inuyasha?' she thought looking around, but
the hanyou was nowhere in sight. Then Kagome noticed Shippo. 'I was sure it was him.' she thought with a sigh as she snuggled
back into her bag. 'I must be suffering from withdrawel.' she thought with a small smile as she let herself drift back to sleep.
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Kagome kicked a rock down the road as they walked towards their destination. Inuyasha walked beside her with his hands in his
sleeves as he absently watched her kick the rock. "Oi Myouga! Are we almost there?" Inuyasha called. Myouga hopped up on Inuyasha's
shoulder. "Yes Lord Inuyasha. It is just over that hill." Myouga replied. Inuyasha nodded and Myouga disapeared back to where
ever he was hiding. Kagome reached the rock she had kicked before and gave it another kick. This time she kicked a little too
low and a little too hard. The rock flew upwards towards the back of Sango's head. Kagome was about to call for her to watch out,
but Miroku, who was walking next to Sango, caught it. Sango looked over at Miroku. She couldn't see the rock he was holding,
but she could see his arm was behind her. "Miroku. Just what is your hand doing?" she asked giving him a wary glance. Miroku simply
smiled and dropped the rock before letting his arm drop to his side. "Nothing at all Lady Sango. I was merely stretching."
Sango gave him a suspicious look, but let the subject drop.
The group quickly reached the top of the hill. Below them lay a small farming village. Through the center of the village a river
flowed. Inuyasha looked down at Myouga who had once again appeared on his shoulder. "Theres a shard HERE?" he asked. Myouga
gave him a nod. "It seems that a river demon has recently been acting up lately and terrorising the villagers. Inuyasha looked
over at Kagome. "Do you see a shard?" he asked. Kagome shook her head. Inuyasha sighed. "Well lets go take a look then." he
said grumbling about walking all the way here for nothing as they walked down the hill towards the largest building. They were
greated by an old man with a short gray beard and a shiny bald head. (Typical vilage elder ;) ) "Good day sir. I am Miroku a
traveling monk. Is it true that you have a demon plauging you? We happen to be very skilled at killing demons." Mirkou said with
a bow.
The old man studied the very strange group of young people. "Indeed we do. This demon has recently come out of the river and
has been raiding our food supplies. The villagers are terrified. We would be extremely grateful for your assistance." Miroku
nodded. "And where is the demon now?" The old vilage elder pointed towards a stable. There were no other buildings around it
and it was all borded it. "The last time we saw it it went into there." Miroku thanked him and the group headed towards the
delapidated stable. They stopped several feet from the doorway which was the only opening not sealed. "I sense a shard!" Kagome
exclaimed pointing towards the doorway. "Its coming towards us." Sango grasped her boomerang and Kagome got out her bow and
arrows. Inuyasha and Miroku both stood in front in fighting stances. Everyone grew quiet and tense as they prepared for battle.
A glowing eye appeared inside the dark doorway and the demon leapt out. It had one glowing eye at the tip of its head and everything
else seemed to be tentacles. On the tip of each tentacle was a razor sharp claw. the tentacles moved with the speed of an arrow
and were quiet deadly. Indeed it would have been a very fearsome and formidable fighter..... if it wasn't for the fact that it
was only six inches tall. Everyone facefaulted. "They're afraid of THAT?" Inuyash nearly shouted as he got up. Miroku chuckled
and shook his head while both Kagome and Sango sighed and put away their weapons. With a grunt, Inuyasha picked up a large rock
and walked over the the demon. The demon made a hissing noise of warning and Inuyasha responded by dropping the rock on it.
"How do crappy demons like this get shards?" Inuyasha grumbled as he lifted the rock. "Where is it?" he asked. Kagome walked
over and pointed to one of its tentacles. Inuyasha quickly sliced it off before the demon could regenerate and removed the shard.
Inuyasha looked at the shard. It was extremely small, almost too thin to see. "Figures." Inuyasha grumbled as he handed it to
Kagome. Kagome smiled at him before taking out a container from her bag and putting it in. "Wells lets go." Inuyasha said as
he started walking in the direction of home. Miroku, however, stayed where he was. He seemed to be deep in thought. "Oi Monk!
Come on we're leaving!" Inuyasha called as the rest of the group started to follow him. "I'll catch up later." Miroku said with
a smirk before walking towards the elder's house.
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Sango looked over her shoulder for the millionth time, a worried expression on her face. Kagome noticed her friends expression.
"Don't worry Sango I'm sure he's fine." Kagome said trying to cheer him up. Sango blushed and looked at the ground. "I wonder
what he's doing?" Kagome mused. Sango frowned. "Probably asking someone to bear his child." she said. "Lady Sango. Is that jelousy
I hear?" Miroku called as he made his way down the road. He wasn't alone either. Somewhere he had procured a horse and buggy.
In the back of the buggy was a large amount of food. Miroku sat in the front holding the reins. Sango stared at Miroku. "Miroku..
Did you.." Sango said. Miroku gave her a charming smile. "Lady Sango do I look like the kind of man who would steal from unsuspecting
villagers?" Miroku glanced back at the road. "Might I suggest you all get on? Haste is of the essense." Sango glared at him.
"You did steal it didn't you?" Miroku chuckled lightly. "No no. I just don't want to run into any bandits that might be around.
You can never be to careful." Noone was convinced but they all got on. Sango sat up front (Which please Miroku immensly) and
Kagome and the demons got in the back. Kagome sighed and rested her head against Inuyasha as they sped off. "He'll never change
will he?"
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After dinner that day
Inuyasha growled in annoyance at Miroku. "We're only a few hours away from home! There's no point camping out!" Inuyasha argued.
Miroku remained his passive self. "By the time we arrive it will be very late Inuyasha. Unlike you, we humans need to sleep
as regularly as we can." Inuyasha growled in frustration seeing the battle was lost. "Then you two can sleep on Kirara and
I'll carry Kagome." Miroku let a small smile appear on his face. The possibilities of the sleeping arrangements for he and
Sango on Kirara were very limited, and all of them very appealing. Sango noticed the smile and gave him a little kick. Miroku
immediately returned to his normal passive expression. "It sounds to me you have a reason for wanting to get home?" Miroku
got a perverted gleam in his eye. "Something you and Kagome need privacy for perhaps?" *Whack* In an instant Miroku was on
the ground with a large lump on his head and Inuyasha was above him with his fist clenched where Miroku used to be. Inuyasha
had a blush on his face. "Sh-Shut up! Thats not why!"
Miroku apparently hadn't had his regular dosage of pain for the day yet as he opened his self destructive mouth once again.
"You two could go ahead if you're that anxious Inuyasha." Miroku said. *Whack* Kagome sighed as she combed her hair and Sango
just shook her head. "Your mouth will get you killed one of these days Miroku." Sango said. Miroku smirked through a facefull
of dirt and Inuyasha just jumped into a tree, his annoyance very clear. Kagome looked up at him and smiled. 'Looks like I'm
not the only one suffering from withdrawel.' she thought as she stood up. She walked up to the tree Inuyasha was pouting in.
He glanced down at her and his expression softened. "Can I sleep up there with you?" she asked. Inuyasha smirked. "Get your
sleeping bag." he commanded. Kagome nodded and quickly grabbed the bag. Inuyasha leapt down and scooped her up before leaping
back up into the tree. He adjusted Kagome into a comfortable position for the both of them before opening the sleeping bag and
using it as a blanket to cover her. Shippo looked up at the two and gazed longingly wishing he could sleep with them too.
But Inuyasha shot him a death glare, he had already had enough of Shippo's antics for one trip, and Shippo walked dejectedly
away. Sango gave the little kitsune a pat on the head. "You can sleep next to me Shippo." Sango said smiling. Shippo nodded
and layed next to Sango's futon. Sango was glad the kitsune had laid where he had. He was directly betwen Miroku and her futon.
She hadn't failed to notice that he had been a lot closer this morning than he had when they had gone to bed. It wasn't that
she terribly minded, but she wanted to make sure Miroku didn't get TOO close. Sango set her boomerang against a tree before
walking over to Kagome's bag, which just so happened to be in front of Miroku. She leaned down to open it before she realizing
her mistake. She stood up as fast as she could, but Miroku's hand was faster. *Whack* "Goodnight Miroku." Sango told the swirly
eyed priest before dragging Kagome's bag over to her futon where she could open it without fear of groping.
Up in their tree Inuyasha settled in for the night. He gently touched the mark he had made on her. "So are we going back to
your time tommorow?" he asked. Kagome looked down at their friends. "Do you think its safe to leave them alone?" she asked.
Inuyasha smirked. "The monks survived this long." he replied. "Unfortunately." Kagome kissed him goodnight before settling against
him once more. It was actually very comfortable and definately better than sleeping alone on the ground. Kagome didn't know why,
but for some reason she got the strange feeling that they'd done this before...
Well thats that. Personally I think this was probably my largest filler chapter ever, but thats ok! big events coming soon.
What is Miroku going to do with all of that stuff? What will happen in Kagome's time? Will Shippo ever get to sleep with his
new family? You'll have to wait to find out. Please review.
baka che- OF COURSE YOU CAN!!! :) :) :) :) :). I'm guessing the site its going on is the one in your bio correct? If it isn't
please tell me in your next review.
Slycat-Edo is the name of the village where Kaede lives. That is pre Tokyo. If you look like 40 or so chapters back Inuyasha
says he's from Edo and Ayumi doesn't realize that Tokyo=Present day Edo.
kayk- First Log in. Then go to Document Manager and upload your story. Then go to create a story. Click the Catagory your story
is in then the subcatagory (Inuyasha, Star Wars, etc). Then fill in all the blanks and select your rating and what catagories
your story is in (romance humor etc). Add a title and a summery then click the document bar and select your fic. Then hit the
create story bar.
Lunar Mirror- Bring on the lawyers! I fight enough of them already over Inuyasha.
Charcomet-You mean she's still writing? I thought it was over... Better go read it. It was one of my favorite fics.
To Everyone who wants to know how long this fic is going to last-I'm not sure. Unless I think of a better ending then its
ending right after Naraku's defeated. I'm not sure exactly how long till that though.
Sailor Saturn-Kikyo will appear for a VERY BRIEF appearance if I continue with my current ending stratagy. As for Kouga he was
going to make an appearance but I'm not so sure now becuase before I was considering making Kagome go into heat but I decided
against doing that, but who knows? Maybe i'll drop a wolf infested mountain in their path one of these days.
Ishizu-Sango-Halliwell- I can't email you becuase I write this fic in seceret and if my parents found out.... And no I've never
watched Charmed. Sorry.
Lizzie- Crystalangel0105 doesn't write fics I think she just has a list of the best fics around so go vote for mine! Shippo's
the devil. I get my ideas by running into stuff (No lie) I'm not sure what an author alert is. Xenogears is a playstation Rpg
and in my opinion is the second greatest rpg in the universe right after Final Fantasy 7. i haven't really thought about it
yet but I'll probably mention Hojo and Yuna some time in the next chapters. And finally, no I don't have the most reviews for an
Inuyasha fic but if I had a couple more obsessed, err faithful reviewers like you I definately would.
Agh. Sorry its taking so long. For the first part of the story I've been having writers block putting it into words. Luckily
I took a mental health day from school today. My past weeks have been so busy and the stress was getting to me. In the past
two weeks i've had two concerts, a solo, two reports (4 or more pages), two exams, ten tests, and three projects. And thats just
academics.. I've had tons of after school stuff too, but I don't think you guys really want to hear about that stuff right? You
want to get on to the story huh. I wonder if anyone even reads this :P.
Inuyasha didn't sleep well that night, infact most of the night he simply sat there wide awake watching Kagome. Kagome didn't
seem to sleep very well that night either. Most of the night she tossed and turned in her sleeping bag and several times
nearly flattened a certain kitsune that had reclaimed his position next to her which annoyed Inuyasha to no end. (Shippo
reclaiming his spot next to Kagome not him getting flattened.) Inuyasha let out a growl of annoyance as Kagome rolled over again.
He was sitting here while his mate was down there. When she rolled over again Inuyasha had had enough. Getting up he leapt
silently from his perch and landed next to Kagome. He leaned down and picked her up gently. Kagome sighed in her sleep and
snuggled against the new found warmth. Inuyasha smirked as he looked down at her and was about to leap back into his tree when
he felt a new weight on his leg.
Inuyasha looked down to find a sleeping Shippo clinging to his pants with his front claws. Inuyasha shifted Kagome slightly
and gave his leg a gentle kick as he tried to get the kitsune to let go without waking him, but Shippo held fast. Giving a soft
growl, Inuyasha kicked a little harder. But his kicking had the opposite of the desired effect as the still sleeping Shippo
climbed farther up his leg and held on with all four of his sets of claws. A vein popped out on Inuyasha's head as he started
kicking wildly, but it was no use. With a sigh of defeat Inuyasha made his way back to his tree with Kagome in his arms and
Shippo (How does he sleep through that?) on his leg.
Inuyasha jumped up and rested against the branch as he shifted Kagome so she was leaning against him. Inuyasha carefully set
his legs straight as to not accidently squish Shippo. The last thing he needed was for the kitsune to start wailing and for
he and Kagome to fall out of the tree when she sat him. Inuyasha sighed in relief as Kagome snuggled against him and finally
stopped shifting. 'Maybe we both can get some sleep now.' Inuyasha thought. Meanwhile, the sleepwalking kitsune had crawled up
Inuyasha's leg and was curled up ontop of Kagome's sleeping bag. Inuyasha smirked. In other words Shippo's claws were no longer
latched to anything. Testing a hunch, Inuyasha gave the little kitsune a swipe knocking him out of the tree and onto the ground
below. Shippo was indeed a heavy sleeper as he simply curled up and continued to sleep even though he'd just fallen a good
fifteen feet out of a tree.
Satisfied, Inuyasha wrapped his arms around Kagome and her sleeping back and closed his eyes. Both of them slept alot better
the rest of the night.
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Inuyasha's ears twitched as he awoke a few hours later. It was bright out, and Inuyasha feared he had overslept. A glance down,
however, revealed that everyone was still asleep. Miroku was a few feet closer to Sango than he had been last night though.
Inuyasha adjusted Kagome's position before letting himself slide off the tree limb to the ground below without as much as a
sound. He gently set Kagome down where she had been before. To his annoyance, the nearby Shippo immediately latched on to
her. For some reason this clingy behaivor had never really bothered him much before, but now it really annoyed him. Inuyasha
briefly considered putting Kagome's nail clippers to good use for once instead of against his poor innocent ears before heading
off in search of breakfast.
A moment later Kagome opened her eyes. She felt a lingering warmth surrounding her. 'Inuyasha?' she thought looking around, but
the hanyou was nowhere in sight. Then Kagome noticed Shippo. 'I was sure it was him.' she thought with a sigh as she snuggled
back into her bag. 'I must be suffering from withdrawel.' she thought with a small smile as she let herself drift back to sleep.
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Kagome kicked a rock down the road as they walked towards their destination. Inuyasha walked beside her with his hands in his
sleeves as he absently watched her kick the rock. "Oi Myouga! Are we almost there?" Inuyasha called. Myouga hopped up on Inuyasha's
shoulder. "Yes Lord Inuyasha. It is just over that hill." Myouga replied. Inuyasha nodded and Myouga disapeared back to where
ever he was hiding. Kagome reached the rock she had kicked before and gave it another kick. This time she kicked a little too
low and a little too hard. The rock flew upwards towards the back of Sango's head. Kagome was about to call for her to watch out,
but Miroku, who was walking next to Sango, caught it. Sango looked over at Miroku. She couldn't see the rock he was holding,
but she could see his arm was behind her. "Miroku. Just what is your hand doing?" she asked giving him a wary glance. Miroku simply
smiled and dropped the rock before letting his arm drop to his side. "Nothing at all Lady Sango. I was merely stretching."
Sango gave him a suspicious look, but let the subject drop.
The group quickly reached the top of the hill. Below them lay a small farming village. Through the center of the village a river
flowed. Inuyasha looked down at Myouga who had once again appeared on his shoulder. "Theres a shard HERE?" he asked. Myouga
gave him a nod. "It seems that a river demon has recently been acting up lately and terrorising the villagers. Inuyasha looked
over at Kagome. "Do you see a shard?" he asked. Kagome shook her head. Inuyasha sighed. "Well lets go take a look then." he
said grumbling about walking all the way here for nothing as they walked down the hill towards the largest building. They were
greated by an old man with a short gray beard and a shiny bald head. (Typical vilage elder ;) ) "Good day sir. I am Miroku a
traveling monk. Is it true that you have a demon plauging you? We happen to be very skilled at killing demons." Mirkou said with
a bow.
The old man studied the very strange group of young people. "Indeed we do. This demon has recently come out of the river and
has been raiding our food supplies. The villagers are terrified. We would be extremely grateful for your assistance." Miroku
nodded. "And where is the demon now?" The old vilage elder pointed towards a stable. There were no other buildings around it
and it was all borded it. "The last time we saw it it went into there." Miroku thanked him and the group headed towards the
delapidated stable. They stopped several feet from the doorway which was the only opening not sealed. "I sense a shard!" Kagome
exclaimed pointing towards the doorway. "Its coming towards us." Sango grasped her boomerang and Kagome got out her bow and
arrows. Inuyasha and Miroku both stood in front in fighting stances. Everyone grew quiet and tense as they prepared for battle.
A glowing eye appeared inside the dark doorway and the demon leapt out. It had one glowing eye at the tip of its head and everything
else seemed to be tentacles. On the tip of each tentacle was a razor sharp claw. the tentacles moved with the speed of an arrow
and were quiet deadly. Indeed it would have been a very fearsome and formidable fighter..... if it wasn't for the fact that it
was only six inches tall. Everyone facefaulted. "They're afraid of THAT?" Inuyash nearly shouted as he got up. Miroku chuckled
and shook his head while both Kagome and Sango sighed and put away their weapons. With a grunt, Inuyasha picked up a large rock
and walked over the the demon. The demon made a hissing noise of warning and Inuyasha responded by dropping the rock on it.
"How do crappy demons like this get shards?" Inuyasha grumbled as he lifted the rock. "Where is it?" he asked. Kagome walked
over and pointed to one of its tentacles. Inuyasha quickly sliced it off before the demon could regenerate and removed the shard.
Inuyasha looked at the shard. It was extremely small, almost too thin to see. "Figures." Inuyasha grumbled as he handed it to
Kagome. Kagome smiled at him before taking out a container from her bag and putting it in. "Wells lets go." Inuyasha said as
he started walking in the direction of home. Miroku, however, stayed where he was. He seemed to be deep in thought. "Oi Monk!
Come on we're leaving!" Inuyasha called as the rest of the group started to follow him. "I'll catch up later." Miroku said with
a smirk before walking towards the elder's house.
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Sango looked over her shoulder for the millionth time, a worried expression on her face. Kagome noticed her friends expression.
"Don't worry Sango I'm sure he's fine." Kagome said trying to cheer him up. Sango blushed and looked at the ground. "I wonder
what he's doing?" Kagome mused. Sango frowned. "Probably asking someone to bear his child." she said. "Lady Sango. Is that jelousy
I hear?" Miroku called as he made his way down the road. He wasn't alone either. Somewhere he had procured a horse and buggy.
In the back of the buggy was a large amount of food. Miroku sat in the front holding the reins. Sango stared at Miroku. "Miroku..
Did you.." Sango said. Miroku gave her a charming smile. "Lady Sango do I look like the kind of man who would steal from unsuspecting
villagers?" Miroku glanced back at the road. "Might I suggest you all get on? Haste is of the essense." Sango glared at him.
"You did steal it didn't you?" Miroku chuckled lightly. "No no. I just don't want to run into any bandits that might be around.
You can never be to careful." Noone was convinced but they all got on. Sango sat up front (Which please Miroku immensly) and
Kagome and the demons got in the back. Kagome sighed and rested her head against Inuyasha as they sped off. "He'll never change
will he?"
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After dinner that day
Inuyasha growled in annoyance at Miroku. "We're only a few hours away from home! There's no point camping out!" Inuyasha argued.
Miroku remained his passive self. "By the time we arrive it will be very late Inuyasha. Unlike you, we humans need to sleep
as regularly as we can." Inuyasha growled in frustration seeing the battle was lost. "Then you two can sleep on Kirara and
I'll carry Kagome." Miroku let a small smile appear on his face. The possibilities of the sleeping arrangements for he and
Sango on Kirara were very limited, and all of them very appealing. Sango noticed the smile and gave him a little kick. Miroku
immediately returned to his normal passive expression. "It sounds to me you have a reason for wanting to get home?" Miroku
got a perverted gleam in his eye. "Something you and Kagome need privacy for perhaps?" *Whack* In an instant Miroku was on
the ground with a large lump on his head and Inuyasha was above him with his fist clenched where Miroku used to be. Inuyasha
had a blush on his face. "Sh-Shut up! Thats not why!"
Miroku apparently hadn't had his regular dosage of pain for the day yet as he opened his self destructive mouth once again.
"You two could go ahead if you're that anxious Inuyasha." Miroku said. *Whack* Kagome sighed as she combed her hair and Sango
just shook her head. "Your mouth will get you killed one of these days Miroku." Sango said. Miroku smirked through a facefull
of dirt and Inuyasha just jumped into a tree, his annoyance very clear. Kagome looked up at him and smiled. 'Looks like I'm
not the only one suffering from withdrawel.' she thought as she stood up. She walked up to the tree Inuyasha was pouting in.
He glanced down at her and his expression softened. "Can I sleep up there with you?" she asked. Inuyasha smirked. "Get your
sleeping bag." he commanded. Kagome nodded and quickly grabbed the bag. Inuyasha leapt down and scooped her up before leaping
back up into the tree. He adjusted Kagome into a comfortable position for the both of them before opening the sleeping bag and
using it as a blanket to cover her. Shippo looked up at the two and gazed longingly wishing he could sleep with them too.
But Inuyasha shot him a death glare, he had already had enough of Shippo's antics for one trip, and Shippo walked dejectedly
away. Sango gave the little kitsune a pat on the head. "You can sleep next to me Shippo." Sango said smiling. Shippo nodded
and layed next to Sango's futon. Sango was glad the kitsune had laid where he had. He was directly betwen Miroku and her futon.
She hadn't failed to notice that he had been a lot closer this morning than he had when they had gone to bed. It wasn't that
she terribly minded, but she wanted to make sure Miroku didn't get TOO close. Sango set her boomerang against a tree before
walking over to Kagome's bag, which just so happened to be in front of Miroku. She leaned down to open it before she realizing
her mistake. She stood up as fast as she could, but Miroku's hand was faster. *Whack* "Goodnight Miroku." Sango told the swirly
eyed priest before dragging Kagome's bag over to her futon where she could open it without fear of groping.
Up in their tree Inuyasha settled in for the night. He gently touched the mark he had made on her. "So are we going back to
your time tommorow?" he asked. Kagome looked down at their friends. "Do you think its safe to leave them alone?" she asked.
Inuyasha smirked. "The monks survived this long." he replied. "Unfortunately." Kagome kissed him goodnight before settling against
him once more. It was actually very comfortable and definately better than sleeping alone on the ground. Kagome didn't know why,
but for some reason she got the strange feeling that they'd done this before...
Well thats that. Personally I think this was probably my largest filler chapter ever, but thats ok! big events coming soon.
What is Miroku going to do with all of that stuff? What will happen in Kagome's time? Will Shippo ever get to sleep with his
new family? You'll have to wait to find out. Please review.