Disclaimer: I don't think real writers forget about some of their characters like I do...
AN: Eee, sorry about the delay. I had homework, loss of sleep, and a killer addiction to Puzzle Pirates. Ack! And someone's been sabotaging my chair. Sorry about the short(ish) chapter. Not much to write about, and I'm trying to hurry. I hope some more people R&R. Oh Well... Oi all ye landlubbers, on with the show!
Icari
Chapter 4
Stepping on the thickest branches, Icari carefully made her way through the trees. Inuyasha was carried around her front, legs between her arm and waist, and his arms limply wrapped around her neck. His head rolled to the left and right, before finally falling back, making him wake up a bit.
"I- Icari? Where are we?" Inuyasha muttered, moving his head back to the crane of her neck.
"Shhhhh... Sesshomaru's after you again." Patting his head slightly, she continued to walk around the grove in the trees. When he fell back to sleep, she lightly placed him on a large branch. She then looked down and smirked at what she saw at the bottom of the tree. Now to just wait until a little later.
*~*~*~*~*
"Kagome... Kagome." There was a tug on the blanket she had wrapped around her, and a hushed voice kept calling her.
"Ten more minutes Mom..." Hey, wait a minute, the bed was too hard to be hers. Sitting bolt upright, Kagome's vision focused, and she made out the face in front of her. "Icari!"
Hands covered her mouth, and the youkai looked around. "Quiet will you? You're going to wake up the entire group." Holding the blanket up to her chest, she began to realize that she had let Rin use her sleeping bag.
"Eeek! Oh, it's just Inuyasha's haori... did you need something Icari?" The woman suddenly broke into a grin, before concentrating for a bit.
"Actually, yes. I can't find Inuyasha... could you use that sit command to get him outta whatever tree he's in?" Sleepily, Kagome pushed her hand to point over to the tree she had seen him last in.
"I think he's up that one." The youkai shook her head ferociously.
"Nope, checked there. He's nowhere to be found."
"Fine then." Grabbing a bit of the haori, she stuffed it over her head. "Osuwari." (AN guess what happens now?)
There was a loud crash and a howl of pain. Also, a curse rang the air. Everyone in the campsite bolted straight up, including Kagome. Her eyes widened before she erupted in a burst of giggles, seeing the two brothers in that position.
Sesshomaru was howling in pain, his head up high and his mouth curved to make that sound. Rin and Jaken beside him was either in a laughing fit, or trying desperately to cover their ears. Inuyasha, laid sprawled out on his brother's legs, trying to get back up. He wasn't even bothering to wait for the spell to be over. There was a growl, and Sesshomaru said something, and Inuyasha replied back roughly. Growls and barking was thrown at eachother until the spell wore off.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha's deep voice penetrated the air. The raven-haired girl's giggles stopped upruptly and her eyes widened at the stomping Hanyou coming up to her, followed by and equally pissed older brother of his. "What. Did. You. Think. You. Were. Doing?" Not good, he was pissed and he thought it was HER fault.
He closed in on her, claws outstretched and ready to strike. She stood up upruptly and stepped back, stuttering.
"B-b- but I, we, I mean- um....!" She looked fearfully up at the hanyou, and then at the youkai behind him. Behind them was the entire group, minus Icari. They all stood fearfully watching the scene unravelling before their eyes.
"What!?" The two brothers growled in unison, and Kagome silently thanked Kami that Inuyasha had Tetsusaiga at his side. Sesshomaru, on the other hand, had nothing to keep him back, at least to her knowledge.
"But... Icari sa-"
"Icari!?" The two looked at eachother questioningly. Growling they turned on their heels, scaring the hell out of the rest of the group, and scanned the area. About halfway through, Inuyasha's ears twitched and Sesshomaru turned his head to the same direction as the hanyou.
In the bushes, not too far away, the bushes moved lightly, and a few strands of silver hair was seen. Then a small, squeak-like giggle floated into the air. Behind the bushes was Icari, struggling to keep her giggles under control.
"So it wasn't a dream." Inuyasha muttered lightly. "Icari!" Breaking a branch right off a tree, he made a break run for the moving bushes. Sesshomaru, on the other hand, pulled out his Tenseiga. Their sister's silvery head popped out in alarm.
"Uh oh." With a squeal she took of running like the dickens, laughing in delight. The humans (and Jaken) all ran to Kagome and reached out for her as she began to stumble. Miroku went to catch her went she fell, but his wandering hands were slapped away by Sango and the Demon exterminator caught the miko.
"Stupid Icari. She tried to kill me." Then, with a breath, she broke out laughing as the first scene flashed by her mind's eye again, and the rest joined in too. 'I wonder how much more of this Icari's going to think of. And Sesshomaru needs a rosary too...'
Icari, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru ran into the clearing, smirking ang laughing as they ran. Icari then decided to take out her sword, and she striked at Inuyasha's branch, making it grow into a log. Surprised, he stumbled slightly, losing control of the giant log in turned into. It fell, falling towards Sango and Kagome, the rest having run off at the sight.
"Kagome!" Unsheathing Tetsusaiga, he sliced the log in two, each side falling to his left and right.
Staring at the transformed sword, he looked over to Sesshomaru and smirked. Surprisingly, he smirked back. Icari took the split second to whisper an 'aw crap' before running off again, persued by her brothers.
"That was odd." Sango and Kagome agreed as Miroku stepped back into the clearing with them, both atring at one half of the log. Their reverie was broken by a loud snort, and their eyes darted to the fireplace, where Shippo flipped over and snored a bit before sleeping peacefully. Everyone sweatdropped.
*~*~*~*~*
"So, did you see them?" Kagome asked Sango and Miroku when they finally appeared from the woods. They shook their heads and looked around questioningly themselves.
"Where's Shippo?" Kagome was stuffing her bag with all the things she had packed, and was walking over to her bicycle. She smiled and shrugged.
"I think he went to visit Keade with Kiara, Myoga, Jaken and Rin." She slapped Miroku's wandering hand off her thigh as if it was a normal occurance. "Those three better come back soon or else I'll have to leave."
"Rin and Shippo sure have become good friends. And that girl seems fond of Kiara. There's still one thing I don't get though, why Sesshomaru saved her when he hates humans." Sango walked over and helped Kagome load her bike.
"I suppose innocence can even touch the iciest of hearts." Miroku observed, watching the skies as he inched closer to Sango. She slapped his hand away gently, but let him hold her shoulder.
"Kagome! Kagome!" Shippo bounded onto the girl's bike and curled into the sack on the back. "I saw Inuyasha and his siblings. Their coming this way." He dug lightly into the soft folds and stayed there. Rin walked in with the other three, and folded her hands on the bike neatly, stroking the kitsune's fur.
As if on cue, the three inu's stumbled into the clearing, all laughing as they fell over top of eachother.
"I haven't done that in a while." Icari rolled off os Sesshomaru, taking Inuyasha down with her. Her brothers agreed with breathless huffs and nodding their head. "Hmmmm... good times." she drifted off to sleep, followed by her brothers, side by side.
Kagome looked at the happy little family contently. "Well, I'd love to stay, but I have to go home. Take care." Hugging everyone, she crouched down by Inuyasha and played with his ears a little bit. "Don't forget to tell this one where I am. I'll be back tommorrow."
"Now what do we do?" Sango, Shippo and Miroku looked at eachother, before Shippo and Rin pulled something out from behind their backs.
"Ramen, anyone?"
*~*~*~*~*
"I'm home!" Kagome stretched out her hands and let her bag fall to the ground with a loud thumping sound. Her house was exactly how she had left it; with her brother's toys scattered everywhere.
"Kagome honey?" her mother strode into the room quickly, and embraced her daughter. "No Inuyasha this time?" she teased. Kagome stuck out her tongue and dragged her bag home.
"No, he'll come get me sooner or later though. I doubt he has the patience to sit there and wait. Oh, and I need to go shopping soon..." she began to tick off the things she needed to buy on her fingers, yet again.
"Of course. Has anything happened in Feudal Japan? I bet Inuyasha wants more Ramen. Sota! Clean up your toys!" Kagome giggled and excused herself before going upstairs and taking a bath.
*~*~*~*~*
"Ugh..." Inuyasha opened his eyes at the extra weight on his chest. "What are you doing twerp?" Sure enough, the little kitsune's head popped into view.
"Kagome's gone home. She'll come back tommorrow. And I am not a twerp!" Shippo stood up and jumped (knocking the wind out of Inuyasha) before hopping off to join Kiara.
"Home? Again? Ramen..." He turned over sleepily and fell back into a deep slumber.
"And here I thought he was going to chase me." Shippo picked up a particulary big rock and threw it at the hanyou. there was a groan and a clawed hand picked up the rock that had just pounced off his head. "Spoke too soon."
*~*~*~*~*
AN: Eee, sorry about the delay. I had homework, loss of sleep, and a killer addiction to Puzzle Pirates. Ack! And someone's been sabotaging my chair. Sorry about the short(ish) chapter. Not much to write about, and I'm trying to hurry. I hope some more people R&R. Oh Well... Oi all ye landlubbers, on with the show!
Icari
Chapter 4
Stepping on the thickest branches, Icari carefully made her way through the trees. Inuyasha was carried around her front, legs between her arm and waist, and his arms limply wrapped around her neck. His head rolled to the left and right, before finally falling back, making him wake up a bit.
"I- Icari? Where are we?" Inuyasha muttered, moving his head back to the crane of her neck.
"Shhhhh... Sesshomaru's after you again." Patting his head slightly, she continued to walk around the grove in the trees. When he fell back to sleep, she lightly placed him on a large branch. She then looked down and smirked at what she saw at the bottom of the tree. Now to just wait until a little later.
*~*~*~*~*
"Kagome... Kagome." There was a tug on the blanket she had wrapped around her, and a hushed voice kept calling her.
"Ten more minutes Mom..." Hey, wait a minute, the bed was too hard to be hers. Sitting bolt upright, Kagome's vision focused, and she made out the face in front of her. "Icari!"
Hands covered her mouth, and the youkai looked around. "Quiet will you? You're going to wake up the entire group." Holding the blanket up to her chest, she began to realize that she had let Rin use her sleeping bag.
"Eeek! Oh, it's just Inuyasha's haori... did you need something Icari?" The woman suddenly broke into a grin, before concentrating for a bit.
"Actually, yes. I can't find Inuyasha... could you use that sit command to get him outta whatever tree he's in?" Sleepily, Kagome pushed her hand to point over to the tree she had seen him last in.
"I think he's up that one." The youkai shook her head ferociously.
"Nope, checked there. He's nowhere to be found."
"Fine then." Grabbing a bit of the haori, she stuffed it over her head. "Osuwari." (AN guess what happens now?)
There was a loud crash and a howl of pain. Also, a curse rang the air. Everyone in the campsite bolted straight up, including Kagome. Her eyes widened before she erupted in a burst of giggles, seeing the two brothers in that position.
Sesshomaru was howling in pain, his head up high and his mouth curved to make that sound. Rin and Jaken beside him was either in a laughing fit, or trying desperately to cover their ears. Inuyasha, laid sprawled out on his brother's legs, trying to get back up. He wasn't even bothering to wait for the spell to be over. There was a growl, and Sesshomaru said something, and Inuyasha replied back roughly. Growls and barking was thrown at eachother until the spell wore off.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha's deep voice penetrated the air. The raven-haired girl's giggles stopped upruptly and her eyes widened at the stomping Hanyou coming up to her, followed by and equally pissed older brother of his. "What. Did. You. Think. You. Were. Doing?" Not good, he was pissed and he thought it was HER fault.
He closed in on her, claws outstretched and ready to strike. She stood up upruptly and stepped back, stuttering.
"B-b- but I, we, I mean- um....!" She looked fearfully up at the hanyou, and then at the youkai behind him. Behind them was the entire group, minus Icari. They all stood fearfully watching the scene unravelling before their eyes.
"What!?" The two brothers growled in unison, and Kagome silently thanked Kami that Inuyasha had Tetsusaiga at his side. Sesshomaru, on the other hand, had nothing to keep him back, at least to her knowledge.
"But... Icari sa-"
"Icari!?" The two looked at eachother questioningly. Growling they turned on their heels, scaring the hell out of the rest of the group, and scanned the area. About halfway through, Inuyasha's ears twitched and Sesshomaru turned his head to the same direction as the hanyou.
In the bushes, not too far away, the bushes moved lightly, and a few strands of silver hair was seen. Then a small, squeak-like giggle floated into the air. Behind the bushes was Icari, struggling to keep her giggles under control.
"So it wasn't a dream." Inuyasha muttered lightly. "Icari!" Breaking a branch right off a tree, he made a break run for the moving bushes. Sesshomaru, on the other hand, pulled out his Tenseiga. Their sister's silvery head popped out in alarm.
"Uh oh." With a squeal she took of running like the dickens, laughing in delight. The humans (and Jaken) all ran to Kagome and reached out for her as she began to stumble. Miroku went to catch her went she fell, but his wandering hands were slapped away by Sango and the Demon exterminator caught the miko.
"Stupid Icari. She tried to kill me." Then, with a breath, she broke out laughing as the first scene flashed by her mind's eye again, and the rest joined in too. 'I wonder how much more of this Icari's going to think of. And Sesshomaru needs a rosary too...'
Icari, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru ran into the clearing, smirking ang laughing as they ran. Icari then decided to take out her sword, and she striked at Inuyasha's branch, making it grow into a log. Surprised, he stumbled slightly, losing control of the giant log in turned into. It fell, falling towards Sango and Kagome, the rest having run off at the sight.
"Kagome!" Unsheathing Tetsusaiga, he sliced the log in two, each side falling to his left and right.
Staring at the transformed sword, he looked over to Sesshomaru and smirked. Surprisingly, he smirked back. Icari took the split second to whisper an 'aw crap' before running off again, persued by her brothers.
"That was odd." Sango and Kagome agreed as Miroku stepped back into the clearing with them, both atring at one half of the log. Their reverie was broken by a loud snort, and their eyes darted to the fireplace, where Shippo flipped over and snored a bit before sleeping peacefully. Everyone sweatdropped.
*~*~*~*~*
"So, did you see them?" Kagome asked Sango and Miroku when they finally appeared from the woods. They shook their heads and looked around questioningly themselves.
"Where's Shippo?" Kagome was stuffing her bag with all the things she had packed, and was walking over to her bicycle. She smiled and shrugged.
"I think he went to visit Keade with Kiara, Myoga, Jaken and Rin." She slapped Miroku's wandering hand off her thigh as if it was a normal occurance. "Those three better come back soon or else I'll have to leave."
"Rin and Shippo sure have become good friends. And that girl seems fond of Kiara. There's still one thing I don't get though, why Sesshomaru saved her when he hates humans." Sango walked over and helped Kagome load her bike.
"I suppose innocence can even touch the iciest of hearts." Miroku observed, watching the skies as he inched closer to Sango. She slapped his hand away gently, but let him hold her shoulder.
"Kagome! Kagome!" Shippo bounded onto the girl's bike and curled into the sack on the back. "I saw Inuyasha and his siblings. Their coming this way." He dug lightly into the soft folds and stayed there. Rin walked in with the other three, and folded her hands on the bike neatly, stroking the kitsune's fur.
As if on cue, the three inu's stumbled into the clearing, all laughing as they fell over top of eachother.
"I haven't done that in a while." Icari rolled off os Sesshomaru, taking Inuyasha down with her. Her brothers agreed with breathless huffs and nodding their head. "Hmmmm... good times." she drifted off to sleep, followed by her brothers, side by side.
Kagome looked at the happy little family contently. "Well, I'd love to stay, but I have to go home. Take care." Hugging everyone, she crouched down by Inuyasha and played with his ears a little bit. "Don't forget to tell this one where I am. I'll be back tommorrow."
"Now what do we do?" Sango, Shippo and Miroku looked at eachother, before Shippo and Rin pulled something out from behind their backs.
"Ramen, anyone?"
*~*~*~*~*
"I'm home!" Kagome stretched out her hands and let her bag fall to the ground with a loud thumping sound. Her house was exactly how she had left it; with her brother's toys scattered everywhere.
"Kagome honey?" her mother strode into the room quickly, and embraced her daughter. "No Inuyasha this time?" she teased. Kagome stuck out her tongue and dragged her bag home.
"No, he'll come get me sooner or later though. I doubt he has the patience to sit there and wait. Oh, and I need to go shopping soon..." she began to tick off the things she needed to buy on her fingers, yet again.
"Of course. Has anything happened in Feudal Japan? I bet Inuyasha wants more Ramen. Sota! Clean up your toys!" Kagome giggled and excused herself before going upstairs and taking a bath.
*~*~*~*~*
"Ugh..." Inuyasha opened his eyes at the extra weight on his chest. "What are you doing twerp?" Sure enough, the little kitsune's head popped into view.
"Kagome's gone home. She'll come back tommorrow. And I am not a twerp!" Shippo stood up and jumped (knocking the wind out of Inuyasha) before hopping off to join Kiara.
"Home? Again? Ramen..." He turned over sleepily and fell back into a deep slumber.
"And here I thought he was going to chase me." Shippo picked up a particulary big rock and threw it at the hanyou. there was a groan and a clawed hand picked up the rock that had just pounced off his head. "Spoke too soon."
*~*~*~*~*