*~*~*~*Chapter 2: Shards of Fate*~*~*~*
Inuyasha went back to a steady pace after about two minutes of running. Kagome was very relieved for this. There were only a few more yards to go to get to camp. They hurried up to get there. About a yard away Inuyasha started to walk at a tiptoe. Kagome did the same although she did not know why Inuyasha was doing this.
When they got to the tents, they sat down. Kagome was so happy to sit, that she gave a sigh of relief. She saw Sango walking up to them and waved. Sango had gone to look for Shippo, too. As soon as Sango reached them and sat with them, they Miroku walking up to the camp. He too was looking for Shippo. He came and sat with the rest of them.
"Any luck?" Kagome asked the two. Both shook their heads.
"No, all I found were bugs and a lake," replied Sango.
"Nope, none at all," said Miroku. "How about you?"
"No, we didn't, but..." started Kagome, but was cut off by Inuyasha.
"Obviously we didn't, if we did, Shippo would be here," snapped Inuyasha. He seemed real mad so they dropped the subject.
They sat there for a few more minutes then started a fire. Kagome and Sango went to get more firewood and water, in case of emergency. When they returned, they saw Inuyasha had left. They figured he had gone to get food for dinner. Miroku was tending the fire. Kagome and Sango sat down in front of the fire as Miroku started to poke at it with a stick.
About fifteen minutes later, Inuyasha returned with what looked like a wild pig. They cooked it over the fire for about an hour. It was now about nine 'o' clock said Kagome as she looked at her watch after the pig was done. They sat down to eat their supper and thanked Inuyasha for getting the pig. After dinner, Inuyasha mentioned the figure he chased earlier.
"So that's what we were chasing?" questioned Kagome. "Do you know who or what it was?"
"No, I don't know who it was, but it smelled like a demon," replied Inuyasha as they all looked at him in shock.
"So, you're saying you chased what you thought was a demon deep into the forest and almost caught it, but Kagome said, well, you know, and made you lose it." said Miroku as Inuyasha cast Kagome a dark look.
"I don't think it was an it, I think it was a female," Inuyasha said. Miroku had a hopeful look on his face. Kagome and Sango saw this and started to slap Miroku.
After about an hour of talking, they went into their tents. Sango and Kagome talked for a while before Sango fell asleep. Kagome couldn't fall asleep, though. She was too worried about Shippo. She left the tent and sat by the dim fire. Apparently Inuyasha couldn't sleep either, because he had left his tent. Kagome and Inuyasha talked till morning.
Kagome and Inuyasha woke everyone up at dawn. No one was very happy for this. Kagome had a heck of a time waking Sango, and Inuyasha had to dump cold water on Miroku. Miroku yelled at Inuyasha for this. Inuyasha hit Miroku.
"Why did you wake us up so early?" asked Sango rubbing her eyes as she got out of her tent.
"'Cause we need to look for Shippo," said Kagome.
They split up. Sango went with Kilala. Miroku went with himself. Inuyasha tried to go off on his own, but Kagome caught him before he could leave. Kagome got sort of pissed at him for this. She was about to complain to him but stopped suddenly. Inuyasha looked at her puzzled.
"I sense a lot Shikon Jewel Shards," said Kagome. "Over there." Kagome pointed deeper into the forest.
Kagome climbed onto Inuyasha's back. Inuyasha ran to where Kagome said the shards were. They came to a small clearing and stopped. Kagome climbed off his back. There was a young, female teenager standing there, as if waiting for them.
"YOU, it's you who I was chasing!" exclaimed Inuyasha.
Inuyasha went back to a steady pace after about two minutes of running. Kagome was very relieved for this. There were only a few more yards to go to get to camp. They hurried up to get there. About a yard away Inuyasha started to walk at a tiptoe. Kagome did the same although she did not know why Inuyasha was doing this.
When they got to the tents, they sat down. Kagome was so happy to sit, that she gave a sigh of relief. She saw Sango walking up to them and waved. Sango had gone to look for Shippo, too. As soon as Sango reached them and sat with them, they Miroku walking up to the camp. He too was looking for Shippo. He came and sat with the rest of them.
"Any luck?" Kagome asked the two. Both shook their heads.
"No, all I found were bugs and a lake," replied Sango.
"Nope, none at all," said Miroku. "How about you?"
"No, we didn't, but..." started Kagome, but was cut off by Inuyasha.
"Obviously we didn't, if we did, Shippo would be here," snapped Inuyasha. He seemed real mad so they dropped the subject.
They sat there for a few more minutes then started a fire. Kagome and Sango went to get more firewood and water, in case of emergency. When they returned, they saw Inuyasha had left. They figured he had gone to get food for dinner. Miroku was tending the fire. Kagome and Sango sat down in front of the fire as Miroku started to poke at it with a stick.
About fifteen minutes later, Inuyasha returned with what looked like a wild pig. They cooked it over the fire for about an hour. It was now about nine 'o' clock said Kagome as she looked at her watch after the pig was done. They sat down to eat their supper and thanked Inuyasha for getting the pig. After dinner, Inuyasha mentioned the figure he chased earlier.
"So that's what we were chasing?" questioned Kagome. "Do you know who or what it was?"
"No, I don't know who it was, but it smelled like a demon," replied Inuyasha as they all looked at him in shock.
"So, you're saying you chased what you thought was a demon deep into the forest and almost caught it, but Kagome said, well, you know, and made you lose it." said Miroku as Inuyasha cast Kagome a dark look.
"I don't think it was an it, I think it was a female," Inuyasha said. Miroku had a hopeful look on his face. Kagome and Sango saw this and started to slap Miroku.
After about an hour of talking, they went into their tents. Sango and Kagome talked for a while before Sango fell asleep. Kagome couldn't fall asleep, though. She was too worried about Shippo. She left the tent and sat by the dim fire. Apparently Inuyasha couldn't sleep either, because he had left his tent. Kagome and Inuyasha talked till morning.
Kagome and Inuyasha woke everyone up at dawn. No one was very happy for this. Kagome had a heck of a time waking Sango, and Inuyasha had to dump cold water on Miroku. Miroku yelled at Inuyasha for this. Inuyasha hit Miroku.
"Why did you wake us up so early?" asked Sango rubbing her eyes as she got out of her tent.
"'Cause we need to look for Shippo," said Kagome.
They split up. Sango went with Kilala. Miroku went with himself. Inuyasha tried to go off on his own, but Kagome caught him before he could leave. Kagome got sort of pissed at him for this. She was about to complain to him but stopped suddenly. Inuyasha looked at her puzzled.
"I sense a lot Shikon Jewel Shards," said Kagome. "Over there." Kagome pointed deeper into the forest.
Kagome climbed onto Inuyasha's back. Inuyasha ran to where Kagome said the shards were. They came to a small clearing and stopped. Kagome climbed off his back. There was a young, female teenager standing there, as if waiting for them.
"YOU, it's you who I was chasing!" exclaimed Inuyasha.