Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha... blah blah blah. Sorry, another short
one! The next one is going to be longer, I promise!
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Kagome and the gang arrive at a village. The villagers sneer at the demons, but Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are oblivious. It's still early morning, but it's scorching hot and the open village offers no refuge. Miroku takes Sango's boomerang off of his shoulder and sits on a crate. "Damn, it's hot." The others stop and look at him. Kagome frowns a bit and digs through her bag. She hands Miroku a can. "Here, drink this. We don't want you to get dehydrated." He gives the can a weird look, making Kagome smile. "It's lemonade." He shrugs, opens it, and takes a long sip. He wipes his mouth on his sleeve and nods slightly. "Arigato, Kagome."
Miroku gives a startled cry as a black kitten that was sleeping under the crate darts between his legs. Numerous shrieks follow as the kitten runs down the busy alley. Inuyasha jumps back and points at the tiny cat. "That's the neko that stole the shard!" With that said, Kagome takes off after the kitten. Inuyasha stands there for a second before he realizes that Kagome is chasing after a giant demon that could easily rip her to pieces. "Gah!" He starts after her and the neko. "Kagome!" He catches up to her and pulls her onto his back. 'This seems so familiar...' He smiles at her. "You're too determined for your own good."
The kitten runs into the neighboring forest and stops in a clearing. The sun shines through the trees. Inuyasha stops and gently drops Kagome from his back. The kitten transforms into it's much larger form, taking up most of the clearing. Kagome gapes. 'Just like Kirara...' She giggles a little. 'I wonder how she and Buyo are doing.' Inuyasha glances at Kagome, annoyed that she would laugh at a time like this. He gasps when he notices that the neko has all four paws. 'How could...'
The neko's eyes are frightened, but the hanyou doesn't seem to care. He growls and grabs his katana. The cat swipes at him before Inuyasha has time to transform the sword. The half-demon hits the trunk of a tree and groans. "Inuyasha!" Kagome runs to Inuyasha's side. "Are you okay?" He pushes her away and leaps to his feet. "Where is that bastard, I'll kill him!" He looks around furiously. Kagome gets slowly to her feet, shocked. 'He's acting... like his old self...'
Inuyasha clenches his fist. "Running away like a coward, how typical." He smiles wickedly and looks down. "But I guess that's what happens when you have me as an opponent." Kagome looks around and also notices that the neko has fled. "Inuyasha," She starts. He turns around, staggering a little. He shakes his head and grabs Kagome's shoulders. "Kagome, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to push you, I was upset. Don't be mad at me!" Kagome gets a sweat drop and gives him a funny smile. "Inuyasha, it's alright." Inuyasha is on the brink of tears. "Did the demon hurt you? Did I hurt you!?" Kagome wiggles out of Inuyasha's grip and grabs his hands. "Inuyasha, I'm okay." She moves her hands with her exaggerated words. Inuyasha doesn't notice her sarcasm and calms down. "Alright. As long as you are okay..."
"Is this why you ran off?" Miroku's voice stings Kagome. She looks down at she and Inuyasha's intertwined hands and blushes. 'Why does he always catch us like this?' She lets go of Inuyasha's hands and back up. "It's not how it looks! There was a..." "A demon." Sesshomaru's voice is nonchalant, but he looks like he could burst out laughing any second. He gives in a little and smiles. "We know." He looks around. "Speaking of which..."
"Did you send the demon away so you two could have some privacy?" Sango teases, not too far behind the others. Inuyasha and Kagome exchange blushed looks. "N-no. The demon just ran off!" Inuyasha says slowly, his whole face red. Sesshomaru finally bursts out laughing, making everyone stare. Kagome leans against the tree and feels the dent Inuyasha made. 'Why did the neko leave like that? It's as if it afraid of us...' She looks up at the sky. It's late afternoon. 'How did it get so late?'
(Me, that's how!)
Inuyasha seems to read her mind. "I guess we should get going. It'll be dark soon." The others agree and they head back to the village, a tiny black kitten not too far behind them.
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"So Miroku. see any 'ominous clouds'?" Kagome smiles at the old joke. Miroku stops and searches the sky. He squints, than looks at Kagome. "No... should I?" Kagome looks around and lowers her voice. "We need a place to stay and with no money, we have to..." Miroku gives her a confused look and she gets frustrated. "Tell a landowner that you see an ominous cloud over their house. Say some magic words and poof," Kagome does a poofing motion with her hands, making Miroku jump. "We have somewhere to sleep." Miroku scratches his temple. "Isn't that... lying?"
Kagome blushes. No one had ever called it that before. 'I usually don't lie but...' "It's that or the woods." 'And I hate camping out!' Inuyasha looks back at the dark forest. "It's only a little lie..." Miroku looks skeptical. "Hai," Sesshomaru adds, also afraid to sleep in the forest. "And a demon might get Sango when you're asleep." Sango blushes a little, knowing Miroku will take the bait. Miroku points his staff ahead. "To the finest house in town!"
(Aw. little Sessy is afraid of the dark!)
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Why did the little black kitten run away? And why is Miroku so hesitant to lie? Next time...
More Japanese! Whoop whoop!
Arigato- Thank you
Neko- Cat... or maybe it's cat demon...
Hai- Yes
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Kagome and the gang arrive at a village. The villagers sneer at the demons, but Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are oblivious. It's still early morning, but it's scorching hot and the open village offers no refuge. Miroku takes Sango's boomerang off of his shoulder and sits on a crate. "Damn, it's hot." The others stop and look at him. Kagome frowns a bit and digs through her bag. She hands Miroku a can. "Here, drink this. We don't want you to get dehydrated." He gives the can a weird look, making Kagome smile. "It's lemonade." He shrugs, opens it, and takes a long sip. He wipes his mouth on his sleeve and nods slightly. "Arigato, Kagome."
Miroku gives a startled cry as a black kitten that was sleeping under the crate darts between his legs. Numerous shrieks follow as the kitten runs down the busy alley. Inuyasha jumps back and points at the tiny cat. "That's the neko that stole the shard!" With that said, Kagome takes off after the kitten. Inuyasha stands there for a second before he realizes that Kagome is chasing after a giant demon that could easily rip her to pieces. "Gah!" He starts after her and the neko. "Kagome!" He catches up to her and pulls her onto his back. 'This seems so familiar...' He smiles at her. "You're too determined for your own good."
The kitten runs into the neighboring forest and stops in a clearing. The sun shines through the trees. Inuyasha stops and gently drops Kagome from his back. The kitten transforms into it's much larger form, taking up most of the clearing. Kagome gapes. 'Just like Kirara...' She giggles a little. 'I wonder how she and Buyo are doing.' Inuyasha glances at Kagome, annoyed that she would laugh at a time like this. He gasps when he notices that the neko has all four paws. 'How could...'
The neko's eyes are frightened, but the hanyou doesn't seem to care. He growls and grabs his katana. The cat swipes at him before Inuyasha has time to transform the sword. The half-demon hits the trunk of a tree and groans. "Inuyasha!" Kagome runs to Inuyasha's side. "Are you okay?" He pushes her away and leaps to his feet. "Where is that bastard, I'll kill him!" He looks around furiously. Kagome gets slowly to her feet, shocked. 'He's acting... like his old self...'
Inuyasha clenches his fist. "Running away like a coward, how typical." He smiles wickedly and looks down. "But I guess that's what happens when you have me as an opponent." Kagome looks around and also notices that the neko has fled. "Inuyasha," She starts. He turns around, staggering a little. He shakes his head and grabs Kagome's shoulders. "Kagome, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to push you, I was upset. Don't be mad at me!" Kagome gets a sweat drop and gives him a funny smile. "Inuyasha, it's alright." Inuyasha is on the brink of tears. "Did the demon hurt you? Did I hurt you!?" Kagome wiggles out of Inuyasha's grip and grabs his hands. "Inuyasha, I'm okay." She moves her hands with her exaggerated words. Inuyasha doesn't notice her sarcasm and calms down. "Alright. As long as you are okay..."
"Is this why you ran off?" Miroku's voice stings Kagome. She looks down at she and Inuyasha's intertwined hands and blushes. 'Why does he always catch us like this?' She lets go of Inuyasha's hands and back up. "It's not how it looks! There was a..." "A demon." Sesshomaru's voice is nonchalant, but he looks like he could burst out laughing any second. He gives in a little and smiles. "We know." He looks around. "Speaking of which..."
"Did you send the demon away so you two could have some privacy?" Sango teases, not too far behind the others. Inuyasha and Kagome exchange blushed looks. "N-no. The demon just ran off!" Inuyasha says slowly, his whole face red. Sesshomaru finally bursts out laughing, making everyone stare. Kagome leans against the tree and feels the dent Inuyasha made. 'Why did the neko leave like that? It's as if it afraid of us...' She looks up at the sky. It's late afternoon. 'How did it get so late?'
(Me, that's how!)
Inuyasha seems to read her mind. "I guess we should get going. It'll be dark soon." The others agree and they head back to the village, a tiny black kitten not too far behind them.
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"So Miroku. see any 'ominous clouds'?" Kagome smiles at the old joke. Miroku stops and searches the sky. He squints, than looks at Kagome. "No... should I?" Kagome looks around and lowers her voice. "We need a place to stay and with no money, we have to..." Miroku gives her a confused look and she gets frustrated. "Tell a landowner that you see an ominous cloud over their house. Say some magic words and poof," Kagome does a poofing motion with her hands, making Miroku jump. "We have somewhere to sleep." Miroku scratches his temple. "Isn't that... lying?"
Kagome blushes. No one had ever called it that before. 'I usually don't lie but...' "It's that or the woods." 'And I hate camping out!' Inuyasha looks back at the dark forest. "It's only a little lie..." Miroku looks skeptical. "Hai," Sesshomaru adds, also afraid to sleep in the forest. "And a demon might get Sango when you're asleep." Sango blushes a little, knowing Miroku will take the bait. Miroku points his staff ahead. "To the finest house in town!"
(Aw. little Sessy is afraid of the dark!)
* * *
Why did the little black kitten run away? And why is Miroku so hesitant to lie? Next time...
More Japanese! Whoop whoop!
Arigato- Thank you
Neko- Cat... or maybe it's cat demon...
Hai- Yes