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Chapter 3
The next evening found Kagome lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling. She absentmindedly stroked the fat cat lying next to her, enjoying the comfort of a real bed.
'This is so nice' she thought to herself, stretching. 'A mattress and pillows are definitely heaven sent after a week of sleeping in the woods. I wish Sango could come with me. I don't know if the boys would know how to appreciate a good bed, but I'll bet she would.'
Kagome giggled as she thought of Sango having to put up with Inuyasha and Miroku while she was gone. Kagome definitely didn't envy her. 'I ought to bring her back something. Like maybe a cattle prod to help with Miroku.' Kagome's eyes started to shut. She knew she'd have to be leaving soon, but her eyes just seemed to shut of their own accord. 'Just five minutes...' she thought before sleep claimed her.
Inuyasha watched the sunset with a scowl. It seemed the smaller the rays of sun got, the bigger the knot in his stomach grew. 'Why'd she have to go off tonight of all nights?' he muttered to himself. 'I feel like I ought to wait here for her, but...' he trailed off into a growl.
Sango heard him and looked over, but wisely decided not to say anything. She'd noticed Inuyasha starring at the horizon more and more frequently as sunset drew nearer, and now that the last rays of light were vanishing, he couldn't seem to take his eyes off it. She watched as his hair began to darken and his claws disappeared. Soon all traces of his demon half were gone, pointy ears and all.
"When's Kagome coming back?" Shippou asked from the fireside. "She's been gone forever!"
"Don't be silly Shippou, she's only been gone a day." Sango replied, though she secretly agreed with Shippou. As she had feared, Inuyasha and Shippou had been at each other's throats all day, and as for Miroku...well, he was currently unconscious, courtesy of Sango's boomerang. If her could just learn to keep his hands away from her...oh well.
"Anyway Shippou," Sango continued, "she'll be back tonight, very soon. "\
"Good," said Shippou firmly. "She's the only one who can keep Inuyasha from killing everyone 'cause he's grumpy."
Two seconds later, Shippou had a rather large bump on his head.
"Inuyasha, why don't you go wait by the well, since that's obviously where you want to be?" Miroku asked. "Lady Sango and I will wait here."
"Stay away from me Miroku," Sango warned, backing away from him and narrowing her eyes.
"Whatever." Snorted Inuyasha. Yet even as he said it, he had started toward the well. "If she doesn't get back here soon, I'm gonna go drag her back."
Kagome opened her eyes. 'Wow, it sure got dark quick. What time is it?' She looked over at the clock. 'Eeep! It's so late! Inuyasha's going to kill me.' She leapt from her bed and grabbed her bag. "Bye Mom, bye Sota, Bye Grandpa!" She ran to the well, wincing as she thought of the greeting she would get from Inuyasha. 'It's not like I ment to be late,' she thought to herself rather grumpily. 'I was just so tired.'
She climbed out of the well, then promptly fell over with the weight of her backpack. 'Man, it's dark!' she thought as she tripped over a tree root. 'Oh yeah, duh! It's the new moon! I completely forgot. No wonder Inuyasha didn't drag me out of bed when I over slept.'
She continued on and then turned as she sensed something. 'A shard...? No more than one, and coming really fast. Wait a minute, it couldn't be him again could it?' She quickened her pace, but the feeling of the shard was so close, and then suddenly upon her. The wind was knocked out of her as she was swept off her feet.
"Hey what gives! Put me down!" she shrieked.
"Sorry, Kagome, but you need to sleep for a while," she heard whispered in her ear as a weird smell reached her nose.
"This is like a really bad old movie," she thought as she sank into unconsciousness.
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Sort-of Cliffy. Ha! I hate cliffies, but I'm gonna use them anyway. Please review. The more reviews, the faster I go because it will seem like someone cares that I'm writing.
If I get anything wrong, please mention it! Thanks.
Disclaimer- jumps up and down. I told you I don't own the elephants! (or Inuyasha.)
Chapter 3
The next evening found Kagome lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling. She absentmindedly stroked the fat cat lying next to her, enjoying the comfort of a real bed.
'This is so nice' she thought to herself, stretching. 'A mattress and pillows are definitely heaven sent after a week of sleeping in the woods. I wish Sango could come with me. I don't know if the boys would know how to appreciate a good bed, but I'll bet she would.'
Kagome giggled as she thought of Sango having to put up with Inuyasha and Miroku while she was gone. Kagome definitely didn't envy her. 'I ought to bring her back something. Like maybe a cattle prod to help with Miroku.' Kagome's eyes started to shut. She knew she'd have to be leaving soon, but her eyes just seemed to shut of their own accord. 'Just five minutes...' she thought before sleep claimed her.
Inuyasha watched the sunset with a scowl. It seemed the smaller the rays of sun got, the bigger the knot in his stomach grew. 'Why'd she have to go off tonight of all nights?' he muttered to himself. 'I feel like I ought to wait here for her, but...' he trailed off into a growl.
Sango heard him and looked over, but wisely decided not to say anything. She'd noticed Inuyasha starring at the horizon more and more frequently as sunset drew nearer, and now that the last rays of light were vanishing, he couldn't seem to take his eyes off it. She watched as his hair began to darken and his claws disappeared. Soon all traces of his demon half were gone, pointy ears and all.
"When's Kagome coming back?" Shippou asked from the fireside. "She's been gone forever!"
"Don't be silly Shippou, she's only been gone a day." Sango replied, though she secretly agreed with Shippou. As she had feared, Inuyasha and Shippou had been at each other's throats all day, and as for Miroku...well, he was currently unconscious, courtesy of Sango's boomerang. If her could just learn to keep his hands away from her...oh well.
"Anyway Shippou," Sango continued, "she'll be back tonight, very soon. "\
"Good," said Shippou firmly. "She's the only one who can keep Inuyasha from killing everyone 'cause he's grumpy."
Two seconds later, Shippou had a rather large bump on his head.
"Inuyasha, why don't you go wait by the well, since that's obviously where you want to be?" Miroku asked. "Lady Sango and I will wait here."
"Stay away from me Miroku," Sango warned, backing away from him and narrowing her eyes.
"Whatever." Snorted Inuyasha. Yet even as he said it, he had started toward the well. "If she doesn't get back here soon, I'm gonna go drag her back."
Kagome opened her eyes. 'Wow, it sure got dark quick. What time is it?' She looked over at the clock. 'Eeep! It's so late! Inuyasha's going to kill me.' She leapt from her bed and grabbed her bag. "Bye Mom, bye Sota, Bye Grandpa!" She ran to the well, wincing as she thought of the greeting she would get from Inuyasha. 'It's not like I ment to be late,' she thought to herself rather grumpily. 'I was just so tired.'
She climbed out of the well, then promptly fell over with the weight of her backpack. 'Man, it's dark!' she thought as she tripped over a tree root. 'Oh yeah, duh! It's the new moon! I completely forgot. No wonder Inuyasha didn't drag me out of bed when I over slept.'
She continued on and then turned as she sensed something. 'A shard...? No more than one, and coming really fast. Wait a minute, it couldn't be him again could it?' She quickened her pace, but the feeling of the shard was so close, and then suddenly upon her. The wind was knocked out of her as she was swept off her feet.
"Hey what gives! Put me down!" she shrieked.
"Sorry, Kagome, but you need to sleep for a while," she heard whispered in her ear as a weird smell reached her nose.
"This is like a really bad old movie," she thought as she sank into unconsciousness.
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Sort-of Cliffy. Ha! I hate cliffies, but I'm gonna use them anyway. Please review. The more reviews, the faster I go because it will seem like someone cares that I'm writing.
If I get anything wrong, please mention it! Thanks.