Sorry about the delay but I've been busy lately! @.@ Any way I got some more nice reviews. ^-^ Which only means more work for me -_- oh well, I like to write so its, what would you call it, a labor of love? Well whatever, enjoy!
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The birds sang cheerfully in the depths of the forest as the first ray of light made their way over the horizon. Sango awoke to find a small kitsune cub cuddled up on one side of her and a little cat demon on the other. She smiled weakly. Since Kagome ran away, she had taken the role of 'babysitter'. She sat up only to find Miroku sitting at the base of a tree, watching her. She blushed. "Good Morning. I trust you slept well?" He smiled at her. "Y-yes." She stuttered in return. It had been almost a week without Kagome. She missed her close friend dearly. She had been traveling with the monk and treasured the time she spent with him, but she was so distraught. Inu yasha was gone; it was hard to accept. And she worried almost every waking moment about Kagome. Shippo missed her very much too.
She looked back at the boy before her. As lecherous as he was he no longer had an excuse for his perverted actions. She couldn't help but wonder what he planned to do with his life now that Naraku was gone, and he was free. Perhaps he would settle down? She felt her heart beat increase and shook her head to clear it of her wandering thoughts. 'I can't be thinking about such things, I still have a mission to complete!' Ever since the defeat of Naraku, one sole thought burned in her mind, to find her brother, Kohaku. She needed to know what had happened to him. No matter what, she must find him. He was her little brother and she would do anything in the world to be reunited with him.
Miroku watched her gather certain supplies. He could tell her mind was not in her work. The monk sighed to himself. He knew what was troubling her. He stood up, and walked to be beside her. Nonchalantly, he started to help her pack up her things. She looked up in surprise and smiled. He smiled back, happy to have taken her mind off her problems. He loved to see her smile. As he packed he let his mind go over the same chain of thoughts that had been circling in his head for quite a while now. His journey was complete; hers was not. She needed to find her brother, and he could understand this. But once that was over, then what? Would she want to get married, raise a family? He smiled to himself. He could just imagine Sango as a mother.
Sango caught the goofy smile on the monks face, along with the distant look in his eyes. She poked him on the side of his head, " Hey, not having any perverted thoughts, now are we monk?" he put on an innocent look "How could you ever think such a thing, Lady Sango?" Shippo hopped up to sit on the black haired head of the boy. With a smile he said, "C'mon you lovebirds, we need to get going so we can find Kagome!" Sango sputtered and her cheeks burned red, "Lo-love birds?" Miroku chuckled throwing his arms around her shoulders "Don't feel bad Sango, I mean, how could you resist a guy like me?" "Oh, of course." She replied sarcastically, pushing him off. But as they started off for the day she just couldn't stop smiling.
Elsewhere, a young girl awoke in the fortress of a demon. Kagome stretched with a yawn. She pulled herself out of bed and walked sleepily over to the window. She surveyed the morning world outside with a smile. Walking over to the dresser she slipped off the fuzzy soft robes she had been given as pajamas. She put them gently in one of the empty drawers and eagerly put on the silk blue kimono. She looked herself over in the mirror that hung on the wall opposite her bed. She loved the way the beautiful blue cloth shimmered in the morning light. She ran her hangs through her soft hair. The bath did wonders for her, and in this new dress, she simply glowed. She left her room and made her way down the marble staircase. There, she ran into Jaken. She gave him a cold look and he took a few steps back. "Uh, Lady Kagome, good morning!" Uh..um, br-breakfast awaits you in the grand dining hall…." He shifted nervously under her stare but she lifted her gaze to examine the hall that led to the dining room. "Thank you, Jaken" she said shortly. She walked down the hall and into the dining room. It was a large room with classy paintings and big glass windows. In the center of the room there was a huge table with thick oak chairs. Seated at the table were Rin and Sesshomaru.
Rin looked up with a smile and a giggle "Good Morning Lady Kagome!" She smiled back "Good Morning, Rin." The small child's eyes grew big as Kagome drew closer. "Oooooo, Lady Kagome, you look very pretty!" At this, Sesshomaru looked up. He couldn't hide his shock. She was breath taking in his mother's kimono. He stood up with a slight smile and pulled her out a seat. She smiled shyly and thanked him. She looked at the variety of different food that sat on the table before her. Most of the food she had never seen before and some of it she knew very well. She helped herself to a small sample of some of the unknown dishes and took a mini pancake, drenched in rich syrup. They hadn't been eating long when Jaken came rushing in. "Lord Sesshomaru! I'm sorry to disturb your breakfast, but there is a angry demon at the entrance, and if he pounds any harder he may break down the door!" Sesshomaru rose with a mix of concern and annoyance on his face. Rin began to tag along after him but he looked back sternly "Rin, stay here" he kept walking and Kagome got up to follow. He looked back at her and she half expected an order to stay as well, but he said nothing.
As they drew nearer to the door Kagome gasped the familiarity of the voice she heard. "Let me in right now! Do you hear me? I know she's in there, now, LET ME IN!" Sesshomaru swung the huge door open with ease. Standing before them was a young wolf demon. His long black hair was tied back and it swung behind him when he moved. His eyes were a shocking shade of teal and he wore an array of different pelts for cloths. "Kouga?" "Kagome!" the demon boy smiled. I found you at last!" He looked from her to the silver haired demon beside her and his smile vanished. "Who the heck are you?" he asked rudely. A gleam of fiery hatred ignited in the demon lord's eyes. "I am Lord Sesshomaru, ruler of the western lands." " Well, all I know is that you smell just like that stupid mutt-faced moron. So you can't be that hot." The disrespect in his voice was almost overwhelming and Sesshomaru was boiling now. Before he could act on his anger, Kouga continued. "But that dumb pup is dead and gone, so now Kagome can come with me." His arm went up to grab Kagome but all it connected with were razor sharp talons. Sesshomaru's claws sunk mercilessly into the wolf's flesh, and the look on the demon Lord's face was enough to shatter glass. His claws sunk even deeper and Kouga cried out in pain. He tried frantically to pull away "let me go!" Sesshomaru did as the boy said and watched satisfactorily as Kouga fell to the ground. He shakily got up, clutching his arm in pain. "Look, Kagome is coming with me!" "Oh really?" Sesshomaru replied in a dangerous tone, "Well I think you've done enough damage for one day, you pathetic excuse for a wolf." "Huh?" Kouga looked up in confusion to see a miserable look on Kagome's face. Tears welled up in the bottom of her eyes. What he said about Inu yasha had obviously upset her. "Kagome, I…" she backed away slowly as the tears began to glide down her cheeks. She turned and ran from the doorway. Kouga made to follow her but Sesshomaru was quickly blocking his way. "Get out of my way!" Sesshomaru gave him a venomous look. "You will leave now before I rip you to pieces." Kouga made to retort but another pulse of pain spread through his body from his arm and he was almost on his knees. He bit his lip in frustration, showing wolf-like fangs. "DAMMIT!" he turned from the demon lord. "I'll be back for my woman!" and he took off down the path. Sesshomaru looked hatefully after him. 'If he ever shows his face again he will leave in pieces'. Taking one last look down the road he went back inside and slammed the door behind him.
The wolf demon had frustrated him so that he did not sense the presence of the being that lurked in the treetops, watching them. A devilishly seductive smile spread on her face as she murmured to herself. "How cute." But in an instant, she was gone.
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So, like, don't like? C'mon, you must let me know, if I'm to continue…. Oh and yes, I'm still accepting the random pastries and other deserts people are including in their reviews ^-^ By the way, If anyone has any questions I would rather they be e-mailed to me, not asked in reviews. That's just to confusing @.@ Well thank you and once again I'm very sorry for the delay.