Chapter 3
Inuyasha and Miroku walked ahead of the two girls, mostly
because Sango didn't want Miroku behind her. The girls fell farther and
a farther back as they talked. Sango forgot all about being mad. Sango
asked, "Kagome, when are you planning to go back home?" Kagome thought,
'I was going to leave tomorrow so I could be at school for that Algebra
test, but this calls for celebration. Either way, I want to figure out
what Inuyasha wants to talk to me about.' Kagome said, "I'll be
sticking around here for a while." Inuyasha overheard this. He was
happy, but he didn't want to show it. He turned his head to where no
one could see his face and, then, he smiled widely.
They searched for a spot. As they came out of the forest,
Kagome knew exactly where they were. The hill in front of them was the
same hill that Kagome slept the night before. Sango asked, "What about
here?" Inuyasha quickly yelled, "No!" Everyone but Kagome gave him a
weird look. Inuyasha lowered his voice and said, "I don't want to go to
sleep on the top of this hill next to the fire and wake up in the middle
of the night and find myself all the way at the bottom, freezing."
Miroku said, "I agree with Inuyasha. It would also be hard to build a
fire on a slope." They walked along the forest for a little while and
found a nice flat spot. They decided to stay there for the night.
Inuyasha went to find some wood. Miroku sat down. He closed his
eyes and had a painful look in his face. Sango asked, "Are you in that
much pain?" He said, "Don't worry about me." Sango thought, 'That's
what I said whenever I was hurt. He must be in pain.' Sango said,
"Kagome, can I talk to you in private?" Kagome saw the concern in
Sango's eyes. She said, "Sure." They walked a little way away from the
camp. Then, Sango stopped. Kagome asked, "What's wrong?" Sango said,
"It's Miroku. He is seriously hurting inside, but he won't tell us what
it is." Kagome said, "I know he is. It's only a bruise. I don't think
that it is an internal injury or something like that." Sango asked,
"What should we do?" "All that we can do is a wait for him to recover.
He'll be fine," Kagome said. Sango looked down and nodded her head.
When the two girls went back to camp, Inuyasha had come back.
He didn't get a lot of wood. He got enough to last them a while. Miroku
and him were talking. As soon as Kagome and Sango walked into the camp,
Inuyasha and Miroku got quiet. Kagome thought, 'I wonder what they were
talking about.' Inuyasha asked, "Where did you two go?" Kagome said,
"Somewhere." Inuyasha eyes narrowed. "You're not going to tell me, are
you?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome said, "No." Inuyasha thought, 'That
figures. Everyone seems to be doing that to me recently.' There was an
awkward silence. Sango whispered, "I bet I could figure out what they
were talking about before you could?" Kagome said, "Are you kidding me?
You want to see who could get one of the boys to talk first." Then,
Kagome smiled. "You're on," she said.
Kagome sat close to Inuyasha. Sango sat next to Miroku. No one
spoke. They just all looked around at each other. Kagome watched as
Inuyasha gave Miroku a look. Miroku got a smile on his face and he was
trying not to laugh. Kagome asked, "What's so funny?" Miroku said,
"Well, Inuyasha and I were talking about . . . " Inuyasha gave another
look to Miroku except it was a different look than what it was before.
This look was a warning. "...Nothing really," Miroku finished. Sango
asked, "What?" Miroku shook his head. Kagome thought, 'This isn't
going to be easy.'
They stayed at the campfire talking and joking around for two
hours or so. Every once in a while Sango and Kagome would give each
other a look, but Inuyasha and Miroku didn't catch it. After a while,
Inuyasha stood up. He said, "I'm going to go get some more firewood.
I'll be right back." As Inuyasha was walking away, he eyed Kagome.
Kagome knew that he was wanting her to follow him. Inuyasha walked off.
After a minute or two Kagome said, "I'm going to go for a walk so I
can stretch my legs." Before anybody could say anything, Kagome had
already run off. Sango thought, 'Now I can figure out what they were
talking about. Kagome left me with the perfect opportunity.'
Inuyasha and Miroku walked ahead of the two girls, mostly
because Sango didn't want Miroku behind her. The girls fell farther and
a farther back as they talked. Sango forgot all about being mad. Sango
asked, "Kagome, when are you planning to go back home?" Kagome thought,
'I was going to leave tomorrow so I could be at school for that Algebra
test, but this calls for celebration. Either way, I want to figure out
what Inuyasha wants to talk to me about.' Kagome said, "I'll be
sticking around here for a while." Inuyasha overheard this. He was
happy, but he didn't want to show it. He turned his head to where no
one could see his face and, then, he smiled widely.
They searched for a spot. As they came out of the forest,
Kagome knew exactly where they were. The hill in front of them was the
same hill that Kagome slept the night before. Sango asked, "What about
here?" Inuyasha quickly yelled, "No!" Everyone but Kagome gave him a
weird look. Inuyasha lowered his voice and said, "I don't want to go to
sleep on the top of this hill next to the fire and wake up in the middle
of the night and find myself all the way at the bottom, freezing."
Miroku said, "I agree with Inuyasha. It would also be hard to build a
fire on a slope." They walked along the forest for a little while and
found a nice flat spot. They decided to stay there for the night.
Inuyasha went to find some wood. Miroku sat down. He closed his
eyes and had a painful look in his face. Sango asked, "Are you in that
much pain?" He said, "Don't worry about me." Sango thought, 'That's
what I said whenever I was hurt. He must be in pain.' Sango said,
"Kagome, can I talk to you in private?" Kagome saw the concern in
Sango's eyes. She said, "Sure." They walked a little way away from the
camp. Then, Sango stopped. Kagome asked, "What's wrong?" Sango said,
"It's Miroku. He is seriously hurting inside, but he won't tell us what
it is." Kagome said, "I know he is. It's only a bruise. I don't think
that it is an internal injury or something like that." Sango asked,
"What should we do?" "All that we can do is a wait for him to recover.
He'll be fine," Kagome said. Sango looked down and nodded her head.
When the two girls went back to camp, Inuyasha had come back.
He didn't get a lot of wood. He got enough to last them a while. Miroku
and him were talking. As soon as Kagome and Sango walked into the camp,
Inuyasha and Miroku got quiet. Kagome thought, 'I wonder what they were
talking about.' Inuyasha asked, "Where did you two go?" Kagome said,
"Somewhere." Inuyasha eyes narrowed. "You're not going to tell me, are
you?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome said, "No." Inuyasha thought, 'That
figures. Everyone seems to be doing that to me recently.' There was an
awkward silence. Sango whispered, "I bet I could figure out what they
were talking about before you could?" Kagome said, "Are you kidding me?
You want to see who could get one of the boys to talk first." Then,
Kagome smiled. "You're on," she said.
Kagome sat close to Inuyasha. Sango sat next to Miroku. No one
spoke. They just all looked around at each other. Kagome watched as
Inuyasha gave Miroku a look. Miroku got a smile on his face and he was
trying not to laugh. Kagome asked, "What's so funny?" Miroku said,
"Well, Inuyasha and I were talking about . . . " Inuyasha gave another
look to Miroku except it was a different look than what it was before.
This look was a warning. "...Nothing really," Miroku finished. Sango
asked, "What?" Miroku shook his head. Kagome thought, 'This isn't
going to be easy.'
They stayed at the campfire talking and joking around for two
hours or so. Every once in a while Sango and Kagome would give each
other a look, but Inuyasha and Miroku didn't catch it. After a while,
Inuyasha stood up. He said, "I'm going to go get some more firewood.
I'll be right back." As Inuyasha was walking away, he eyed Kagome.
Kagome knew that he was wanting her to follow him. Inuyasha walked off.
After a minute or two Kagome said, "I'm going to go for a walk so I
can stretch my legs." Before anybody could say anything, Kagome had
already run off. Sango thought, 'Now I can figure out what they were
talking about. Kagome left me with the perfect opportunity.'