Disclaimer: Don't own Inu Yasha, and I never will *busu*
Hama: *collapses on a pile of warm blankets* Fox?
Fox: *reading manga nearby* Ah, nani?
Hama: I'll let you do me in the ass if you tell me I never have to shovel snow ever again.
Fox: *falls out of his chair* Chigga what?!
Hama: *waves a hand at him* Never mind. I'm just tired from shoveling the 18+ inches of snow we got last weekend. I'm still a little delusional.
Fox: *sweatdrop* I know what will cheer you up.
Hama: What?
Fox: You got 75 reviews.
Hama: Nani!? *checks the review list* Holy Kami! I did! WAI!!!! *jumps around the room* 75 reviews, 75 reviews, 75 reviews! *combusts*
Fox: *staring at the pile of ashes* Um...if she were capable of speaking, I'm sure she would say "Thank you!" to everyone for making her so happy.
Chapter 5: Memories
Her heat had set in, so she did what her late father had taught her to do; she went hunting. It seemed to be the only other thing that would satiate her thirst for action. He had told her to save herself for someone she loved. That was fine with her. No matter how much her body demanded sex, her brain certainly wasn't ready for it. So she hunted instead, and it brought her delicate peace. Unfortunately, in her wandering, she had stumbled onto a festival in a temple, nestled deep in the mountains. She tried to avoid it, but cats are curious creatures. She lingered in the shadows and watched the people wander about, enjoying the food, games, and company of each other. Part of her longed to be among them, but her obvious feline features would cause havoc and probably send her to her death.
She was lingering hungrily behind the oden stand. The food smelled wondrous, especially to her sensitive nose. It served to distract her from the itch that seemed to overrun her body. She crouched, eyes closed, tail twitching, wishing not only that she could taste the warm stew, but also that her mother would make such an enticing dish at home.
"Hey, what are you doing hanging out back here?"
Her body tightened up at the sound of the alien voice. Her eyes flew open and she stared at its owner. "What?"
"Why are you back here? There's a whole festival to be enjoyed." It was a boy. A human boy, about 16 years old with light brown hair that hung loosely about his head and tickled at his ears. He smiled at her warmly. It seemed that he was the kind of person who only knew how to be nice to everyone. "My name's Hojo. What's yours?"
"K-." she started, but stopped herself. Demons were known in the world, but it was still best to keep one's identity a secret from humans. Then again, he didn't seem to be the kind of person who minded demons. He hadn't even commented on her ears and tail... yet. "Kikyo." She spat out without really thinking.
He smiled again. "Would you like to walk around with me, I know of some great games we could play." He took a step closer.
She jumped backwards, but to no avail. That tiny breeze he had created brought his scent to her nose. His cute, friendly, boyish scent. Her hormones surged and her tail bristled. He ceased his approach, concern playing across his youthful face.
"I'm sorry, I didn't realize that demons were so jumpy."
"Um... it's not that." She mumbled out, her self-control beginning to elude her. "I just...you sm-smell so..." She shook her head violently. "Gomen! I have to go now!" She stole herself away, fleeing into the sun- dappled forest that surrounded the shrine. She didn't have time to see the dumbfounded boy staring after her.
Despite her best efforts, that one, tiny little whiff practically hypnotized the cat girl. She spent the rest of the day following him around in secret. She was able to keep her resolve and not ravage him in the middle of the festival, but she couldn't help but want to watch and be near him. *Damn hormones!* she cursed to herself. She didn't even know the human, but her heat caused a blind obsession with him. She didn't even notice when night fell, when the full moon played on the waves of the nearby lake. Her fading senses and strength did not set off the same alarm bells they usually did. Even in her now human state, the lingering radiation of the estrus fixated her on Hojo. Everyone gathered at the lakeside to watch the fireworks.
"Fireworks?" she thought aloud to herself. She finally realized that the sun had set, that the full moon hung in the sky, that she was now human. She looked herself over briefly. Indeed, her tail was gone and her senses were dulled. Panic rocked through her like lightening. *Oh Kami! I'm doomed!* She gulped a few deep breaths to calm her nerves. Getting scared out of her wits was not going to help her in any way. She focused on the feelings in her body. Her human body dulled the emotions of the heat. She frowned. "I've never had heat and revert ion at the same time. This is weird." She shrugged. "As long as I'm human, I might as well enjoy the fireworks."
She wandered into the crowd, noting to herself how easily she blended in with all the other humans. *Why wouldn't you? They don't know you're a demon.* She had to wrestle a bit to get near the shoreline, where she would have a clear view of the fireworks. After some pushing and shoving, she finally felt sand beneath her bare feet.
"Kikyo-san!" Someone called. She was a little too distracted to notice, so the someone tried again. "Kikyo-san? Is that you?" The person put their hand on her shoulder.
She jumped out of her thoughts. "What?" She looked up at the person. It was Hojo. Her heart suddenly jumped into her throat and her knees threatened to buckle at any moment. She forced herself to calm down a little and smile nervously. "Y-yeah! Hiya Hojo-kun!"
He returned the smile. "What happened before? I didn't scare you off, did I? Hey, what happened to your ears?"
She laughed uneasily at his banter. "Um...that was just a costume...yeah."
"Oh!" he said. "Hey, are you alone? Would you like to watch the fireworks with me and my friends?"
"Sure!" She chirped at him. *Anything to be near that boyishly cute smile of his.* She nearly punched herself. *Stupid hormones!*
They never made it to the blanket however. There was a bright flash followed by a loud explosion. She at first thought that it might be the fireworks, but a glance at the sky revealed no lingering smoke trails to show that it was a rocket. Loud shrieks suddenly met her ears. The shrine erupted into chaos as people started running every which way. She suddenly found herself eating sand. Something stung into her leg and she screamed in pain.
Kagome sat up abruptly in bed, gasping for air. The sheets twisted in confusing knots about her body. Black hair stuck to her sweaty face in unflattering clumps, her ears pressed flat against her head, and her tail bristled to twice its normal size. The fleeting memories of her capture still burned at the edges of her mind.
She sat frozen on the bed for several minutes, fighting to quell the chaos in her mind and boiling, churning nausea that suddenly gripped her stomach. Gradually her breathing slowed and her tail returned to its normal size. She detangled herself from the blankets and rearranged her unruly hair and wrinkled pajamas. Shaking herself to force the last of her panic out of her mind, she stepped out of the room.
She paused and sniffed at the air lightly. The most mouth-watering scent was drifting up from the kitchen. Pancakes, bacon, and what smelled like fresh squeezed orange juice. She nearly started to purr, the warm and inviting scents causing her to forget all about the fitful dream. Her ears flicked this way and that, finally zeroing in on the even breathing of someone sleeping down the hall. *Good, he's still asleep.* She thought to herself, referring to Inu Yasha. She had time to relax with Sango before having to deal with him about the incident last night. Hurrying just a little, she padded downstairs and into the kitchen.
She silently stepped into the warm and fragrant room. Sango was hovering over the stove, working intently on cooking pancakes. She had her headphones on, and was singing along quietly with the music. Kagome cocked her head, giving the oblivious girl a curious look.
"Ano...Sango-chan?" No response. "Sango-chan?" Still nothing. So Kagome placed her hand on her shoulder.
Sango yelped in surprise, tossing the pancake she was flipping into the air to land unceremoniously on Kagome's head.
"Kagome-chan! Don't' sneak up on me like that." Sango managed in her flustered state.
"Ittai! It's hot!" the cat clawed the pancake off her head before nursing her burned ear and scalp.
"Ah gomen!" She quickly soaked a towel in cool water and handed it to Kagome to place over the mild burn.
"Arigato." She dabbed at the area. "I didn't mean to sneak up on you, I'm sorry."
Sango shook her head. "I'm sorry for dumping hot pancake on your head."
Both girls started giggling at the outright foolishness of the situation. After a few minutes the laughter subsided.
"Um, anyway, I wanted to ask you if I had time to take a bath before breakfast."
Sango continued flipping pancakes. "Sure. I still have two more batches to cook, so that should be plenty of time."
Kagome glanced at the already mountainous plateful of already completed pancakes. "You're making more?"
"Yeah, well, Inu Yasha-sama eats A LOT. It's best to finished cooking them before he gets up too, 'cause otherwise I have to keep fighting him off the plate 'till they're done." She looked up to the clock. "It's only 9:30, so I still have plenty of time."
"What? 9:30!? I can't believe I got up so late!" Kagome's stomach clenched involuntarily. If she were still at Kouji's and ever slept that late he'd have beaten her within an inch of her life.
"Well Inu Yasha-sama never gets up before 11 unless he has to, so it's no big deal."
The hanyou sighed and felt herself relax. "I keep forgetting that I'm not at Kouji's anymore."
The other girl cast her a sad smile. "You're in a much better place now. You don't really need to worry about anything, alright?" She spooned out another set of pancakes. "Oh yeah, do you wanna borrow some more clothes? You can help yourself to anything, I really don't mind."
Kagome gave a bright smile. "Arigato Sango-chan. I hope I get some new clothes soon so I don't have to keep borrowing yours."
She just waved. "Daijobu! I said I don't mind. You better hurry or everything will be gone by the time you get out."
"Hai!" the neko called, and with a wave went back upstairs.
She picked through Sango's bureau. It would be tough to find a properly fitting pair of pants that she could fit her tail through. She wandered to the closet to see what kind of skirts the girl had. It was getting a little chilly to be wearing skirts, but what could she do? As she skimmed through the closet, she came across an extremely oversized pair of baggy raver pants. They looked to be about four sizes too big. She raised an eyebrow and flattened one ear as a sign of confusion and contemplation. Shrugging, she slipped them on. If she moved her tail to one side and let it slip down one of the legs, the pants would fit. The waste was still way too big, but she could always wear a belt. Smiling, she grabbed one from the hooks on the door of the closet, and also a shirt out of the drawer before going into the bathroom.
She quickly scrubbed the sweat and grime from her body and shampooed her hair and tail. With a contented sigh, she sunk into the bath up to her chin.
"I could get used to this." She purred, the warm water and fresh scent easing her body and mind. "Sango's opened up to me right away, I feel like I've been friends with her forever. Even Inu Yasha-sama..." She trailed off, her brows drawing together as she recalled the previous night. *Why'd I have to be such a sissy about it? He was just trying to get me to let go. But it's harder than it looks, and he's so fricken' impatient!* She blew a few frustrated bubbles under the water. *He did take off the collar. He must be serious about me acting more normal.* She rubbed her neck subconsciously. *I hope I didn't hurt his feelings.*
Her stomach rumbled so loud, she was amazed that the water hadn't rippled from it. She laughed at herself. "Time for breakfast, ne?" She asked her stomach, which responded with another loud growl. "Hai hai. We're going." She stepped out of the bath.
"Kuso!" Inu Yasha cursed. After several minutes of running the water in his bathroom, it was still ice cold. "What's up with the goddamn plumbing?"
Giving up with a growl, he gathered up his clothes and a towel. He could smell the steam from warm water coming from Sango's bathroom, so he'd just use hers. Wrapping the towel around himself he shuffled down the hall.
"Yo Sango!" He called down the stairs. "My hot water's broken, so I'm gonna use your bathroom!" He placed his hand on the doorknob.
What Inu Yasha didn't know, was that Sango had her headphones back on, and didn't hear a damn thing he had just said.
Kagome, lost in her own thoughts, only came back to the real world when she heard the click of the doorknob being turned. She was only half way out of the bath, dripping wet, flushed from the warm water. Inu Yasha became flushed as well, though not from the water. His eyes were as round as dinner plates as he stared at her naked body.
Kagome's eyes, however, darkened. Her ears flattened and her tail puffed up, despite being wet. Her rage began to boil when the other hanyou made no move to apologize or even leave the room. He seemed to be frozen where he stood. *I'll fix that!* She growled, wrapping the towel around her and bringing her hand back. With one good, hard smack, the inu hanyou was sent stumbling backwards.
"Hentai!" She shouted, slamming the door shut.
Inu Yasha recovered quickly from being knocked on his ass. "Bitch! I forgot you were here!" He rubbed his cheek and growled in frustration.
"Eh? Kagome-chan, daijobu ka?" Sango called upstairs after hearing Kagome's loud shriek.
"Keh! Neko no baka!" Inu Yasha stormed down the hall to his room and nursed his wounded pride.
"Ah, Inu Yasha-sama? You're up already?"
"Urasai!" He shouted before slamming his door shut.
Sango just looked more and more confused. A funny smell tickled her nose. "Chikuso! The pancakes!" She hurried back into the kitchen.
End chapter 5
Otay, there's only one way to describe this chapter: short and pointless. Other than learning a little more about Kagome's capture, nothing really happens. Sorry about that. But I can't really move onto the next major plot point until Inu and Kag develop their relationship more. If anyone has any ideas for pointless relationship filler, I'd be eternally grateful if you gave me some ideas. Arigato gosai mas! And a few review responses:
Raining Fire: Hey, I know you, you're reading CotA's Bonds of Slavery, ne? or izzat another Raining Fire? *big stupid smile* I'm glad I get to be on your fav stories list!
Leomae: Hm, my lips are sealed as to Kouji's fate. But I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Jetwolf90: uh, well that was short and to the point. ^_^ don't worry, I will continue.
Holy-Psychic-Vulpix: Keep up the good? .............sure...I'll keep up the good... ^_^ I'm just raggin on you.
Kim: Yeah, I'm starting to get tired of writing subdued Kagome too. Don't worry, her strong will, will prevail! *cough* neway...
No Tama: I'm glad you waited for me! I'm defiantly going to finish this story, even if I'm slow sometimes. So please don't give up on me! ^_^
Chessie: Uh...no, Miroku's not a demon. He's just a normal human bean (yes, bean) He's a monk, but he doesn't practice the religion as intently as in the actual series. He's got the nifty powers of perception of aura's and wut have your. I haven't decided the true extent of his powers yet tho.
Miztikal-Dragon: *laughs* I like you, you're funny.
Lianna: Aw, you're sweeter n' peach cobbler, u kno that? I'd luv to chat with you online, but I don't think I have ur sn right. You can IM me at Inaho15. I'm on a lot since I usually have it up while I'm writing. If I have a quote or song lyrics as my away message, it means I'm at the comp, ^_^
Shae: I thought I did a better job at getting Inu's character in this chap than the last. *shrug* I've decided that I'm not going to lose sleep if characters are OC. I mean, I'm still gonna try to keep them as IC as possible.
IridescentEverdream: wai! Thank you for your patience! I'm trying to update more often, which means shorter chappies, but at least they're not a month apart.
*hugs for everyone* I love you all sooooooo much, and thank you for reviewing my story. *big grin* I don't feel like shit anymore thanks to all of you! I already extended this invite to Lianna, but anyone who wants to talk to me can @ Inaho15 on AIM. I'd love to hear from u, even if you just say "Hey I read your story, bai!" Ack, I sound like I'm begging...*shrug* so I'm begging, who cares. Ja ne!!!
Hama: *collapses on a pile of warm blankets* Fox?
Fox: *reading manga nearby* Ah, nani?
Hama: I'll let you do me in the ass if you tell me I never have to shovel snow ever again.
Fox: *falls out of his chair* Chigga what?!
Hama: *waves a hand at him* Never mind. I'm just tired from shoveling the 18+ inches of snow we got last weekend. I'm still a little delusional.
Fox: *sweatdrop* I know what will cheer you up.
Hama: What?
Fox: You got 75 reviews.
Hama: Nani!? *checks the review list* Holy Kami! I did! WAI!!!! *jumps around the room* 75 reviews, 75 reviews, 75 reviews! *combusts*
Fox: *staring at the pile of ashes* Um...if she were capable of speaking, I'm sure she would say "Thank you!" to everyone for making her so happy.
Chapter 5: Memories
Her heat had set in, so she did what her late father had taught her to do; she went hunting. It seemed to be the only other thing that would satiate her thirst for action. He had told her to save herself for someone she loved. That was fine with her. No matter how much her body demanded sex, her brain certainly wasn't ready for it. So she hunted instead, and it brought her delicate peace. Unfortunately, in her wandering, she had stumbled onto a festival in a temple, nestled deep in the mountains. She tried to avoid it, but cats are curious creatures. She lingered in the shadows and watched the people wander about, enjoying the food, games, and company of each other. Part of her longed to be among them, but her obvious feline features would cause havoc and probably send her to her death.
She was lingering hungrily behind the oden stand. The food smelled wondrous, especially to her sensitive nose. It served to distract her from the itch that seemed to overrun her body. She crouched, eyes closed, tail twitching, wishing not only that she could taste the warm stew, but also that her mother would make such an enticing dish at home.
"Hey, what are you doing hanging out back here?"
Her body tightened up at the sound of the alien voice. Her eyes flew open and she stared at its owner. "What?"
"Why are you back here? There's a whole festival to be enjoyed." It was a boy. A human boy, about 16 years old with light brown hair that hung loosely about his head and tickled at his ears. He smiled at her warmly. It seemed that he was the kind of person who only knew how to be nice to everyone. "My name's Hojo. What's yours?"
"K-." she started, but stopped herself. Demons were known in the world, but it was still best to keep one's identity a secret from humans. Then again, he didn't seem to be the kind of person who minded demons. He hadn't even commented on her ears and tail... yet. "Kikyo." She spat out without really thinking.
He smiled again. "Would you like to walk around with me, I know of some great games we could play." He took a step closer.
She jumped backwards, but to no avail. That tiny breeze he had created brought his scent to her nose. His cute, friendly, boyish scent. Her hormones surged and her tail bristled. He ceased his approach, concern playing across his youthful face.
"I'm sorry, I didn't realize that demons were so jumpy."
"Um... it's not that." She mumbled out, her self-control beginning to elude her. "I just...you sm-smell so..." She shook her head violently. "Gomen! I have to go now!" She stole herself away, fleeing into the sun- dappled forest that surrounded the shrine. She didn't have time to see the dumbfounded boy staring after her.
Despite her best efforts, that one, tiny little whiff practically hypnotized the cat girl. She spent the rest of the day following him around in secret. She was able to keep her resolve and not ravage him in the middle of the festival, but she couldn't help but want to watch and be near him. *Damn hormones!* she cursed to herself. She didn't even know the human, but her heat caused a blind obsession with him. She didn't even notice when night fell, when the full moon played on the waves of the nearby lake. Her fading senses and strength did not set off the same alarm bells they usually did. Even in her now human state, the lingering radiation of the estrus fixated her on Hojo. Everyone gathered at the lakeside to watch the fireworks.
"Fireworks?" she thought aloud to herself. She finally realized that the sun had set, that the full moon hung in the sky, that she was now human. She looked herself over briefly. Indeed, her tail was gone and her senses were dulled. Panic rocked through her like lightening. *Oh Kami! I'm doomed!* She gulped a few deep breaths to calm her nerves. Getting scared out of her wits was not going to help her in any way. She focused on the feelings in her body. Her human body dulled the emotions of the heat. She frowned. "I've never had heat and revert ion at the same time. This is weird." She shrugged. "As long as I'm human, I might as well enjoy the fireworks."
She wandered into the crowd, noting to herself how easily she blended in with all the other humans. *Why wouldn't you? They don't know you're a demon.* She had to wrestle a bit to get near the shoreline, where she would have a clear view of the fireworks. After some pushing and shoving, she finally felt sand beneath her bare feet.
"Kikyo-san!" Someone called. She was a little too distracted to notice, so the someone tried again. "Kikyo-san? Is that you?" The person put their hand on her shoulder.
She jumped out of her thoughts. "What?" She looked up at the person. It was Hojo. Her heart suddenly jumped into her throat and her knees threatened to buckle at any moment. She forced herself to calm down a little and smile nervously. "Y-yeah! Hiya Hojo-kun!"
He returned the smile. "What happened before? I didn't scare you off, did I? Hey, what happened to your ears?"
She laughed uneasily at his banter. "Um...that was just a costume...yeah."
"Oh!" he said. "Hey, are you alone? Would you like to watch the fireworks with me and my friends?"
"Sure!" She chirped at him. *Anything to be near that boyishly cute smile of his.* She nearly punched herself. *Stupid hormones!*
They never made it to the blanket however. There was a bright flash followed by a loud explosion. She at first thought that it might be the fireworks, but a glance at the sky revealed no lingering smoke trails to show that it was a rocket. Loud shrieks suddenly met her ears. The shrine erupted into chaos as people started running every which way. She suddenly found herself eating sand. Something stung into her leg and she screamed in pain.
Kagome sat up abruptly in bed, gasping for air. The sheets twisted in confusing knots about her body. Black hair stuck to her sweaty face in unflattering clumps, her ears pressed flat against her head, and her tail bristled to twice its normal size. The fleeting memories of her capture still burned at the edges of her mind.
She sat frozen on the bed for several minutes, fighting to quell the chaos in her mind and boiling, churning nausea that suddenly gripped her stomach. Gradually her breathing slowed and her tail returned to its normal size. She detangled herself from the blankets and rearranged her unruly hair and wrinkled pajamas. Shaking herself to force the last of her panic out of her mind, she stepped out of the room.
She paused and sniffed at the air lightly. The most mouth-watering scent was drifting up from the kitchen. Pancakes, bacon, and what smelled like fresh squeezed orange juice. She nearly started to purr, the warm and inviting scents causing her to forget all about the fitful dream. Her ears flicked this way and that, finally zeroing in on the even breathing of someone sleeping down the hall. *Good, he's still asleep.* She thought to herself, referring to Inu Yasha. She had time to relax with Sango before having to deal with him about the incident last night. Hurrying just a little, she padded downstairs and into the kitchen.
She silently stepped into the warm and fragrant room. Sango was hovering over the stove, working intently on cooking pancakes. She had her headphones on, and was singing along quietly with the music. Kagome cocked her head, giving the oblivious girl a curious look.
"Ano...Sango-chan?" No response. "Sango-chan?" Still nothing. So Kagome placed her hand on her shoulder.
Sango yelped in surprise, tossing the pancake she was flipping into the air to land unceremoniously on Kagome's head.
"Kagome-chan! Don't' sneak up on me like that." Sango managed in her flustered state.
"Ittai! It's hot!" the cat clawed the pancake off her head before nursing her burned ear and scalp.
"Ah gomen!" She quickly soaked a towel in cool water and handed it to Kagome to place over the mild burn.
"Arigato." She dabbed at the area. "I didn't mean to sneak up on you, I'm sorry."
Sango shook her head. "I'm sorry for dumping hot pancake on your head."
Both girls started giggling at the outright foolishness of the situation. After a few minutes the laughter subsided.
"Um, anyway, I wanted to ask you if I had time to take a bath before breakfast."
Sango continued flipping pancakes. "Sure. I still have two more batches to cook, so that should be plenty of time."
Kagome glanced at the already mountainous plateful of already completed pancakes. "You're making more?"
"Yeah, well, Inu Yasha-sama eats A LOT. It's best to finished cooking them before he gets up too, 'cause otherwise I have to keep fighting him off the plate 'till they're done." She looked up to the clock. "It's only 9:30, so I still have plenty of time."
"What? 9:30!? I can't believe I got up so late!" Kagome's stomach clenched involuntarily. If she were still at Kouji's and ever slept that late he'd have beaten her within an inch of her life.
"Well Inu Yasha-sama never gets up before 11 unless he has to, so it's no big deal."
The hanyou sighed and felt herself relax. "I keep forgetting that I'm not at Kouji's anymore."
The other girl cast her a sad smile. "You're in a much better place now. You don't really need to worry about anything, alright?" She spooned out another set of pancakes. "Oh yeah, do you wanna borrow some more clothes? You can help yourself to anything, I really don't mind."
Kagome gave a bright smile. "Arigato Sango-chan. I hope I get some new clothes soon so I don't have to keep borrowing yours."
She just waved. "Daijobu! I said I don't mind. You better hurry or everything will be gone by the time you get out."
"Hai!" the neko called, and with a wave went back upstairs.
She picked through Sango's bureau. It would be tough to find a properly fitting pair of pants that she could fit her tail through. She wandered to the closet to see what kind of skirts the girl had. It was getting a little chilly to be wearing skirts, but what could she do? As she skimmed through the closet, she came across an extremely oversized pair of baggy raver pants. They looked to be about four sizes too big. She raised an eyebrow and flattened one ear as a sign of confusion and contemplation. Shrugging, she slipped them on. If she moved her tail to one side and let it slip down one of the legs, the pants would fit. The waste was still way too big, but she could always wear a belt. Smiling, she grabbed one from the hooks on the door of the closet, and also a shirt out of the drawer before going into the bathroom.
She quickly scrubbed the sweat and grime from her body and shampooed her hair and tail. With a contented sigh, she sunk into the bath up to her chin.
"I could get used to this." She purred, the warm water and fresh scent easing her body and mind. "Sango's opened up to me right away, I feel like I've been friends with her forever. Even Inu Yasha-sama..." She trailed off, her brows drawing together as she recalled the previous night. *Why'd I have to be such a sissy about it? He was just trying to get me to let go. But it's harder than it looks, and he's so fricken' impatient!* She blew a few frustrated bubbles under the water. *He did take off the collar. He must be serious about me acting more normal.* She rubbed her neck subconsciously. *I hope I didn't hurt his feelings.*
Her stomach rumbled so loud, she was amazed that the water hadn't rippled from it. She laughed at herself. "Time for breakfast, ne?" She asked her stomach, which responded with another loud growl. "Hai hai. We're going." She stepped out of the bath.
"Kuso!" Inu Yasha cursed. After several minutes of running the water in his bathroom, it was still ice cold. "What's up with the goddamn plumbing?"
Giving up with a growl, he gathered up his clothes and a towel. He could smell the steam from warm water coming from Sango's bathroom, so he'd just use hers. Wrapping the towel around himself he shuffled down the hall.
"Yo Sango!" He called down the stairs. "My hot water's broken, so I'm gonna use your bathroom!" He placed his hand on the doorknob.
What Inu Yasha didn't know, was that Sango had her headphones back on, and didn't hear a damn thing he had just said.
Kagome, lost in her own thoughts, only came back to the real world when she heard the click of the doorknob being turned. She was only half way out of the bath, dripping wet, flushed from the warm water. Inu Yasha became flushed as well, though not from the water. His eyes were as round as dinner plates as he stared at her naked body.
Kagome's eyes, however, darkened. Her ears flattened and her tail puffed up, despite being wet. Her rage began to boil when the other hanyou made no move to apologize or even leave the room. He seemed to be frozen where he stood. *I'll fix that!* She growled, wrapping the towel around her and bringing her hand back. With one good, hard smack, the inu hanyou was sent stumbling backwards.
"Hentai!" She shouted, slamming the door shut.
Inu Yasha recovered quickly from being knocked on his ass. "Bitch! I forgot you were here!" He rubbed his cheek and growled in frustration.
"Eh? Kagome-chan, daijobu ka?" Sango called upstairs after hearing Kagome's loud shriek.
"Keh! Neko no baka!" Inu Yasha stormed down the hall to his room and nursed his wounded pride.
"Ah, Inu Yasha-sama? You're up already?"
"Urasai!" He shouted before slamming his door shut.
Sango just looked more and more confused. A funny smell tickled her nose. "Chikuso! The pancakes!" She hurried back into the kitchen.
End chapter 5
Otay, there's only one way to describe this chapter: short and pointless. Other than learning a little more about Kagome's capture, nothing really happens. Sorry about that. But I can't really move onto the next major plot point until Inu and Kag develop their relationship more. If anyone has any ideas for pointless relationship filler, I'd be eternally grateful if you gave me some ideas. Arigato gosai mas! And a few review responses:
Raining Fire: Hey, I know you, you're reading CotA's Bonds of Slavery, ne? or izzat another Raining Fire? *big stupid smile* I'm glad I get to be on your fav stories list!
Leomae: Hm, my lips are sealed as to Kouji's fate. But I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Jetwolf90: uh, well that was short and to the point. ^_^ don't worry, I will continue.
Holy-Psychic-Vulpix: Keep up the good? .............sure...I'll keep up the good... ^_^ I'm just raggin on you.
Kim: Yeah, I'm starting to get tired of writing subdued Kagome too. Don't worry, her strong will, will prevail! *cough* neway...
No Tama: I'm glad you waited for me! I'm defiantly going to finish this story, even if I'm slow sometimes. So please don't give up on me! ^_^
Chessie: Uh...no, Miroku's not a demon. He's just a normal human bean (yes, bean) He's a monk, but he doesn't practice the religion as intently as in the actual series. He's got the nifty powers of perception of aura's and wut have your. I haven't decided the true extent of his powers yet tho.
Miztikal-Dragon: *laughs* I like you, you're funny.
Lianna: Aw, you're sweeter n' peach cobbler, u kno that? I'd luv to chat with you online, but I don't think I have ur sn right. You can IM me at Inaho15. I'm on a lot since I usually have it up while I'm writing. If I have a quote or song lyrics as my away message, it means I'm at the comp, ^_^
Shae: I thought I did a better job at getting Inu's character in this chap than the last. *shrug* I've decided that I'm not going to lose sleep if characters are OC. I mean, I'm still gonna try to keep them as IC as possible.
IridescentEverdream: wai! Thank you for your patience! I'm trying to update more often, which means shorter chappies, but at least they're not a month apart.
*hugs for everyone* I love you all sooooooo much, and thank you for reviewing my story. *big grin* I don't feel like shit anymore thanks to all of you! I already extended this invite to Lianna, but anyone who wants to talk to me can @ Inaho15 on AIM. I'd love to hear from u, even if you just say "Hey I read your story, bai!" Ack, I sound like I'm begging...*shrug* so I'm begging, who cares. Ja ne!!!