~*~Yashalina??~*~

Chapter Two

Course Of Action

"Stop pulling on my hair!" Kagome yelled while resisting the urge to rub her now sore scalp.

"Well if the wimpy wolf didn't try and push me off then I wouldn't of had to grab it!" Inuyasha countered.

"If you hadn't been touching my Kagome's neck then I wouldn't of had to push you off!" was Kouga's reply.

"Both of you shut up!" Shippo screamed from his perch on Kagome's other shoulder.

After getting over the initial shock the group had decided that their best option was to return to Kaede's village and see if the old miko could help them. Then the problem arouse of how they were going to transport there "delicate" cargo.

Shippo had decided that he would prefer to insure the safety of the three "calm" ones, and scooped up Sango, Miroku and Kirala. He had been on Kagome's shoulder when Kouga had pushed her, so he was also the proper size. He was actually happy with the change, 'No one can hit me in the head now, hehehe!' he thought to himself.

This left Kagome to carry the huffy Inuyasha, the confused Ginta and Hakaku, along with the love sick Kouga. She accomplished this by braiding her hair and placing them inside the "seats" it created. They could also burrow into her hair to hide at any given moment.

With the thick braid slung in front of her shoulder she concentrated on not doing any sudden movements for fear of throwing her passengers off.

"You guys, seriously, stop arguing!" The fatigued Kagome's voice caused the youkai and hanyou to stop their bickering and look up at the young humans face.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked with concern in his voice, from his perch in the middle of her braid he could see the half lidded eyes and slight frown on Kagome's face.

Kagome sighed, "Listen, it is a week's walk to Kaede's village and although you guys are still with us, I don't think you could even defeat Shippo the way you are now..."

"Hey!" an insulted Shippo cried.

"No offense meant Shippo, your good at camouflage not fighting." Kagome tried to explain to the little Kitsune.

Shippo gave a little 'humph' and jumped off her shoulder to pout on the ground, crossing his arms and sticking his little nose in the air.

'I think he has been spending too much time around Inuyasha.' Kagome sweat dropped.

~*~

Around three in the afternoon, Kagome and Shippo began to set up camp. Shippo gathered twigs for the fire and Kagome set up her sleeping bag near the spot it was to be made, while the "little ones" resided on a log near the fire pit.

Kagome was nervous, how was she and Shippo going to make it to Kaede's without running into a power hungry demon of some sort along the way? It was just recently that she realized just how dangerous the Feudal Era really was. How she wished she had been the one to shrink instead.

On the log, Inuyasha was having a similar problem with the situation. He should be protecting Kagome and taking care of her not the other way around! He felt pitiful, Naraku might even attack and Kagome would be defenseless. Damn it! Damn it all to hell! What was he going to do?!