DISCLAIMER: I don't own them, but I do own a lock of Inuyasha's hair!
The water in the river splashed and boiled around the rocks. Droplets from the spray caught the sun, forming small rainbows. Sango and Miroku leaned against the trunk of the ancient tree, dozing as the sun dipped lower in the sky. Sango's cheek rested lightly on Miroku's shoulder, moving up and down with his rhythmic breathing. A midge landed on Miroku's eyelash. He twitched and shook his head slightly to dislodge the offending insect. ***
Kagome sat down on the edge of the riverbank and dipped her feet into the ice cold water. "Aaaahhhh that feels good." She and Inuyasha had spent the entire day traveling from one village to the next, scouring them for news of any Shikon shards. None of the villages had any information and Inuyasha's mood had quickly soured. She glanced up at the pouting dog demon. His eyebrows were scrunched up in what he thought was an evil scowl and he was glaring daggers back in the direction of the last village. Kagome giggled quietly ~ He's so cute when he's mad!~ Inuyasha's ear twitched in her direction. Kagome turned around quickly ~ I hope he didn't see me watching him~ she thought furiously as she felt her face growing hot. Inuyasha bounded down the hill and landed lightly next to her. He fixed her with his glare.
"What are you laughing about!"
"Nothing, I was just thinking."
"Feh, yeah right. You never laugh like that when you're 'just thinking'"
Kagome kicked water at him. "That's not true!" He moved a short distance away and shook the water from his hair, a growl rising from deep in his chest.
"What was that for?!"
"Because you were making fun of me!"
"What?! I wasn't.."
He trailed off. Kagome watched him warily. "You weren't what." Inuyasha glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. "Miroku and Sango are close by, I can smell 'em." He lifted his head up and sniffed the wind again. "They're downstream a ways.that way," he indicated with a finger. Kagome jumped up, her fatigue forgotten. "Let's find them and see what they're doing!" She raced off in the direction Inuyasha pointed, leaving him standing bewildered on the bank. He shook off his surprise and bounded after her. Kagome was running fast, but he easily overtook her and barred her path. She skidded to a halt and almost crashed into him. "What are you doing! Get outta the way, Inuyasha," she panted. "No." She tried to step around him but he was too quick, and again stood, barring her path. "We aren't gonna spy on them," Inuyasha replied. Kagome dropped her gaze as if she was sorry. "You're right, Inuyasha, we aren't gonna spy on them." She suddenly made a fake to the left, spun around and dashed past him. "Friends don't 'spy' we check on each other!" she called over her shoulder. Inuyasha jumped after her. "Kagome! Come back here!"
Kagome stopped at the top of another hill. Noticing two figures under a tree, she quickly jumped behind the hill and peeked over the top. A very disgruntled dog demon soon joined her. He tugged at her sleeve roughly. "Kagome let's go," he hissed. "No! I wanna 'check' on them and see what's going on," Kagome replied. She elbowed past him to get a better look. "Awwww!! How cute!" Inuyasha's ears perked up and he crawled over to her. "What's going on? What's happening!" Kagome pointed and covered her mouth to stifle a giggle. "They were made for each other, " she said happily. She rummaged in her pocket. " I have to get a picture of this! Now where did I put that camera...aha!" She held up a small disposable camera triumphantly. Inuyasha watched her skeptically and laid one ear back. "What are you going to do.." Kagome aimed the camera, then wiggled forward so she could have a better view. She glanced up momentarily and answered, " I'm just going to take a picture, it's not gonna hurt anything. Then we can leave." She parted the grass and leaned forward. Three things happened at once. As soon as the camera snapped, the loose dirt where she had been laying gave way. With a surprised yelp she tumbled down the hill. Inuyasha made a grab for her ankle and missed. Disturbed by Kagome's fall, the dirt under him also collapsed and sent him rolling head over heels after Kagome.
A surprised scream jolted Miroku awake. His eyes snapped open, scanning the horizon. Unable to stop or alter her course, Kagome came hurtling down the hill, right toward Miroku and Sango. The monk leaped up and threw Sango out of the way. Kagome slammed into his ankles, and he fell on top of her. Inuyasha crashed into them both, landing on top of them in a heap. Sango watched and slowly stood. She wobbled for a second then steadied herself and walked over to the pile. Miroku was trapped on the bottom of the heap with Kagome on top of him. He groaned. "Inuyasha, get your foot out of my eye!"
"I would if I could monk!"
"At least move it over!"
"I'm trying!"
"Will you two stop bickering?!"
Kagome's voice was muffled under Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha, you're crushing me!"
Sango watched for a minute, then spread her arms apart and jumped on top of Inuyasha. "Oaaf! Miroku! Get Sango off me, she's heavy!" There was no answer from the bottom of the pile.
"Miroku?"
" I think he's passed out." Kagome's muffled voice drifted up through the chaos. Inuyasha wriggled back and forth, trying to extricate himself. He elbowed Sango off him, and she landed in a heap on the ground. Finally, he was able to roll off the pile. Miroku was laying on his back with his eyes closed, his hand resting on Kagome's butt. Kagome sat up and spat out grass. "That lech!" she growled as she crawled off him. "I can't believe he had the nerve!" Inuyasha massaged his bruised arm. "Let's get them home," he said.
"We wouldn't have been in this mess in the first place if you hadn't taken that stupid picture!"
"Oh so now it's My fault."
"This was your fault!"
"You always blame me for everything! SIT BOY!"
Inuyasha face planted right on top of Miroku, crushing him into the ground. Kagome stalked off angrily. Sango stood again and jumped on top of Inuyasha and Miroku.
Kagome turned and watched. A smile tugged at the sides of her mouth. Inuyasha was trying to uncover Miroku while Sango continued to dog-pile on top of them both. He fixed Kagome with a pleading glance. "Kagome.help!" Kagome grinned and shook her head. "No, not this time." She turned around and began strolling off. "Oh Inuyasha, one other thing," she said, pausing. Whirling around with her camera raised, she grinned. "Smile!"
The water in the river splashed and boiled around the rocks. Droplets from the spray caught the sun, forming small rainbows. Sango and Miroku leaned against the trunk of the ancient tree, dozing as the sun dipped lower in the sky. Sango's cheek rested lightly on Miroku's shoulder, moving up and down with his rhythmic breathing. A midge landed on Miroku's eyelash. He twitched and shook his head slightly to dislodge the offending insect. ***
Kagome sat down on the edge of the riverbank and dipped her feet into the ice cold water. "Aaaahhhh that feels good." She and Inuyasha had spent the entire day traveling from one village to the next, scouring them for news of any Shikon shards. None of the villages had any information and Inuyasha's mood had quickly soured. She glanced up at the pouting dog demon. His eyebrows were scrunched up in what he thought was an evil scowl and he was glaring daggers back in the direction of the last village. Kagome giggled quietly ~ He's so cute when he's mad!~ Inuyasha's ear twitched in her direction. Kagome turned around quickly ~ I hope he didn't see me watching him~ she thought furiously as she felt her face growing hot. Inuyasha bounded down the hill and landed lightly next to her. He fixed her with his glare.
"What are you laughing about!"
"Nothing, I was just thinking."
"Feh, yeah right. You never laugh like that when you're 'just thinking'"
Kagome kicked water at him. "That's not true!" He moved a short distance away and shook the water from his hair, a growl rising from deep in his chest.
"What was that for?!"
"Because you were making fun of me!"
"What?! I wasn't.."
He trailed off. Kagome watched him warily. "You weren't what." Inuyasha glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. "Miroku and Sango are close by, I can smell 'em." He lifted his head up and sniffed the wind again. "They're downstream a ways.that way," he indicated with a finger. Kagome jumped up, her fatigue forgotten. "Let's find them and see what they're doing!" She raced off in the direction Inuyasha pointed, leaving him standing bewildered on the bank. He shook off his surprise and bounded after her. Kagome was running fast, but he easily overtook her and barred her path. She skidded to a halt and almost crashed into him. "What are you doing! Get outta the way, Inuyasha," she panted. "No." She tried to step around him but he was too quick, and again stood, barring her path. "We aren't gonna spy on them," Inuyasha replied. Kagome dropped her gaze as if she was sorry. "You're right, Inuyasha, we aren't gonna spy on them." She suddenly made a fake to the left, spun around and dashed past him. "Friends don't 'spy' we check on each other!" she called over her shoulder. Inuyasha jumped after her. "Kagome! Come back here!"
Kagome stopped at the top of another hill. Noticing two figures under a tree, she quickly jumped behind the hill and peeked over the top. A very disgruntled dog demon soon joined her. He tugged at her sleeve roughly. "Kagome let's go," he hissed. "No! I wanna 'check' on them and see what's going on," Kagome replied. She elbowed past him to get a better look. "Awwww!! How cute!" Inuyasha's ears perked up and he crawled over to her. "What's going on? What's happening!" Kagome pointed and covered her mouth to stifle a giggle. "They were made for each other, " she said happily. She rummaged in her pocket. " I have to get a picture of this! Now where did I put that camera...aha!" She held up a small disposable camera triumphantly. Inuyasha watched her skeptically and laid one ear back. "What are you going to do.." Kagome aimed the camera, then wiggled forward so she could have a better view. She glanced up momentarily and answered, " I'm just going to take a picture, it's not gonna hurt anything. Then we can leave." She parted the grass and leaned forward. Three things happened at once. As soon as the camera snapped, the loose dirt where she had been laying gave way. With a surprised yelp she tumbled down the hill. Inuyasha made a grab for her ankle and missed. Disturbed by Kagome's fall, the dirt under him also collapsed and sent him rolling head over heels after Kagome.
A surprised scream jolted Miroku awake. His eyes snapped open, scanning the horizon. Unable to stop or alter her course, Kagome came hurtling down the hill, right toward Miroku and Sango. The monk leaped up and threw Sango out of the way. Kagome slammed into his ankles, and he fell on top of her. Inuyasha crashed into them both, landing on top of them in a heap. Sango watched and slowly stood. She wobbled for a second then steadied herself and walked over to the pile. Miroku was trapped on the bottom of the heap with Kagome on top of him. He groaned. "Inuyasha, get your foot out of my eye!"
"I would if I could monk!"
"At least move it over!"
"I'm trying!"
"Will you two stop bickering?!"
Kagome's voice was muffled under Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha, you're crushing me!"
Sango watched for a minute, then spread her arms apart and jumped on top of Inuyasha. "Oaaf! Miroku! Get Sango off me, she's heavy!" There was no answer from the bottom of the pile.
"Miroku?"
" I think he's passed out." Kagome's muffled voice drifted up through the chaos. Inuyasha wriggled back and forth, trying to extricate himself. He elbowed Sango off him, and she landed in a heap on the ground. Finally, he was able to roll off the pile. Miroku was laying on his back with his eyes closed, his hand resting on Kagome's butt. Kagome sat up and spat out grass. "That lech!" she growled as she crawled off him. "I can't believe he had the nerve!" Inuyasha massaged his bruised arm. "Let's get them home," he said.
"We wouldn't have been in this mess in the first place if you hadn't taken that stupid picture!"
"Oh so now it's My fault."
"This was your fault!"
"You always blame me for everything! SIT BOY!"
Inuyasha face planted right on top of Miroku, crushing him into the ground. Kagome stalked off angrily. Sango stood again and jumped on top of Inuyasha and Miroku.
Kagome turned and watched. A smile tugged at the sides of her mouth. Inuyasha was trying to uncover Miroku while Sango continued to dog-pile on top of them both. He fixed Kagome with a pleading glance. "Kagome.help!" Kagome grinned and shook her head. "No, not this time." She turned around and began strolling off. "Oh Inuyasha, one other thing," she said, pausing. Whirling around with her camera raised, she grinned. "Smile!"