HAHA! A long chapter!! I'm so proud of myself! 2291 words! I am a god! Fluff! And for the most part, this is just a filler chapter. Nothing life threatening…until the bottom… Bwahaha. Hope you enjoy, and please leave a review, if you're feeling particularly kind. And when you finish with this, go and read Sandra E's stories. Miroku/Kagome, a pairing that I never thought I'd enjoy. But, seriously, go and read them. She's got me addicted. Badly… :D Also looking for a beta. Great grammar, and preferably English as a first language…
Also, before I forget, all the people who want to draw art for my story (ies) please, if you post it, send me a link! *begs* I would love to see what you people think!
KrysofDeath- Marry me. Or at least bear Miroku's children. He threatened not to appear in the next chapter if I can't get one person to bear his children. Yah… So, please draw me a piccie! I'll love you forever!
-CD
(Night four)
Setting down her things, Kagome began to strip off her clothes, and toe off her shoes. Slipping in to the hot springs with a grateful sigh, she glanced over at Sango who had also let herself drift in to the steaming water. "Mmmm…it feels like I haven't been clean for ages…" Kagome dived under the water, and then came back up, smoothing back her soaking hair with another sigh of contentment.
"Its most definitely nice, but it would be better if-"
"Never mind!!" Kagome covered her ears, and swam over to the edge of the springs, where she had placed her books for English{1}. After a moment of thinking, she asked, "Have you ever written poetry before?" Glancing back at the demon slayer, she tossed her a bottle of shampoo, and a small bar of soap. Deftly catching them, Sango wet her hair thoroughly before answering.
"Iie, never…I've never been any good at writing or arts, but then, my father never thought it useful for us to learn much more then we already had after mother died." Rubbing the shampoo into her long hair, she twirled it up in to a bun, and tied it, letting the shampoo sit. "Why? Do you want to know how to, or…"
"No, I know how to, I'm just not any good at it. Our teacher assigned us to pick out 3 names, and do name poetry on them. Name poetry is where you take a person's name, and then take the letters to make a different sentence."
"Sounds easy enough…" Sango waded over, and brushed a strand of hair out of her face.
"Yeah…but it's not…"
"Well, lets just pick a name, and then do a practice one…"
"Alright, how about…"
"Sesshoumaru!" Sango giggled slightly. "Lets do one on him!"
Kagome gave her friend a surprised look. Why would the huntress want to do one on Sesshoumaru? Wasn't she 'in love' with the monk, Miroku? After all, that spell…Oh never mind. It hurt to think too much. Gah.
\\
"What in the hell? Sesshoumaru?" Inuyasha growled low under his breath, scowling at the two females in the warm water. "Miroku, get your ass over here, I don't want you seeing any more of Kagome then you have already…"
"You do not trust the intentions of this monk? I'm appalled that you think so lowly of me." Miroku grinned in the darkness, his white teeth flashing slightly. Inuyasha growled low again, and his ears twitched as he tried to catch as much of the conversation as he could, all while keeping an eye on Kagome.
\\
"Alright, so the first letter is S…" Kagome wrote it down, and then finished up by putting down the rest of his name.
S-
E-
S-
S-
H-
O-
U-
M-
A-
R-
U-
"How about this, Such an Enormous ego-" A pause, and then a splash.
"Oh never mind, that won't work…" Kagome frowned as she scribbled out what she had written. "Sooo… ano…How about-"
"Try that- so!" Sango took a pencil, and wrote a So down. "So…so…Enormously…..Sexy! How about that?!"
Kagome giggled softly, and wrote it down, "So Enormously Sexy," She laughed again, shaking her head. "That he is…have you seen his butt?"
Sango laughed and then wrote down another word, at which they both stared. "Stuffy, that's true… He rarely ever says more then he has to…but he's getting better, and I think that he genuinely likes most of us!" Sango nodded at Kagome's statement, and then the miko snapped her fingers. "Having an….hmmm…having an- Outstandingly…"
"Unrivaled! Unrivaled and…" Sango broke in, as Kagome scribbled down the words.
"Magnificent…" Kagome snickered, and their eyes met for a brief moment.
"Ass!!" They both burst out laughing, and Kagome wiped her eyes. "Oh lord, this is awful!"
"Understandably so!" Sango snorted, and then grinned widely. "That's it! Understandably so!"
So
Enormously
Sexy but
Stuffy
Having an
Outstandingly
Unrivaled, and,
Magnificent
Ass
Really
Understandably so.
"Oh dear gods, this is terrible…" Kagome gasped out through giggles. "I'm going to flunk- and I'll never go to college!"
Inuyasha scowled as he listened to the girl. Shit…she's talked about the 'coll-edge' before, and it sounds just like "sko-oll" if this is anything like that, then I'm gonna destroy the well. Even as he thought this, he knew he wouldn't be able too, unless he absolutely had to.
She sank down in to the water, and ran a hand through her dampened hair, pulling the tangles out. "Well, at least we get the idea…" More laughter, and then the two spies pulled away, thoroughly disgusted with their women.
\\
"C'mon monk, this 'name poetry' crap can't be that hard!" Inuyasha's amber eyes flashed in the fading light of the fire. He frowned at the notebook that Miroku had taken from Kagome's backpack, after the girls had left, and then opened it up. On the first few pages, were her writing, and then some doodles off to the side. What really caught his eyes, was on one of the last pages. It was a sketch of him, good, but not great. On the side, as little notes, and some other things. Feeling oddly satisfied, he ripped it out, and stuck it in a fold of his kimono and then grabbed the pencil, holding it awkwardly. "You seen those two neko's anywhere?"
"No, come to think of it, I haven't." Miroku shrugged. "Lets try this, and see what we come up with. Why don't you do one for…Shippou, and I'll do one for Kagome-sama?" The monk shrugged at Inuyasha's low warning growl, and noticed the fangs that the hanyou flashed in a clear threat. "Or I can just do Sango…"
Inuyasha shot him a last glare and then turned to the blank sheet of paper. "It can't be that hard…"
"This is gonna be easy." He mumbled, thinking for a moment.
K-Knows what I'm thinking,
A-and how to make me feel better.
G-Gets all our supplies and
At this, Inuyasha stopped, frowning. Thinking hard, he then came to another idea, one that made him grimace.
O-Osuwari's me 'cause she's dumb.
M-Meanwhile, somehow
E-Effortlessly making me like her.
Looking over it, he grinned slightly, and folded up the slip of paper, tucking it into a fold in his red over shirt. Miroku looked like he was still working, and Inuyasha peered over to see what the monk had written. "Back away… you may see if Sango lets you…"
"Y'know?"
"No, Inuyasha, I don't enlighten me…" Miroku rolled his shoulders, and then one corner of his lips turned up in amusement at the hanyou's huff.
Inuyasha crossed his arms, and stared moodily in to the fire for a moment, before commenting, "We're pathetic."
Miroku tucked the paper in to a pocket, and then glanced over at his hanyou friend in curiosity, "What do you mean by that?"
Inuyasha snorted, and cracked his neck. "What I means here we are, sitting by the fire, alone, while our women are in the hot springs, writing sucky poetry about my damn half brother! Doesn't that strike you as a little pathetic?!"
Miroku rested his chin on his palm for a moment, watching as the fire crackled and hissed, then looked up. "Hai, Inuyasha, it does seem pathetic, but what are we going to do about it? We can't exactly kill Sesshoumaru-sama just because- Inuyasha. No. No matter how tempting, you are not allowed to kill him."
Inuyasha muttered obscenities under his breath, and then perked up a little. "They're coming back."
Miroku let a perverted smile cross his lips, and Inuyasha frowned. "What the hell are you planning monk?"
"So anyway, I couldn't believe the nerve of him! He just-" Kagome stopped her rant, as she saw that Inuyasha was watching her with narrowed eyes. "Um…Hi Inuyasha…"
The hanyou just rolled his eyes, but as soon as he was going to say something, a low groan made them all turn toward the monk. "Oh no, I'm going to be sick…" Miroku clutched his stomach, and rested his forehead on his knees. "It must have been something I ate…"
Kagome and Sango both rushed over to the 'ailing' monk, and Inuyasha's eyes widened when he realized what the monk was planning. That sly bastard…Unbelievable, he has both of them fawning over him at the slightest thing. And I'll bet that he won't wait long to grope Sango…Right then, a sharp scream made Inuyasha sigh, and then realize who it was. "Miroku! Get your damn hands off Kagome!"
Kagome scrambled back, glaring daggers at the monk, who had his arms wrapped around Sango, smirking smugly. "Touch her again, and I'll rip your hands off and feed them to you monk." Inuyasha warned, a tint of red entering his vision briefly. Miroku nodded, and Kagome moved to beside the hanyou, laying a head on his shoulder.
It seems that Inuyasha grows more and more possessive over the miko as time goes on. Ever since… Ever since Kagome-sama died, he has been careful to not let her out of his sight. Miroku let his lilac eyes wander the dark haired girl in his arms as well. And Sango…I don't know what to do about her. I- I think that I love her, but…no, I know that I do, but she will never accept me…as anything, since she seems to think that she has to do everything by herself. She's gotten better since joining us in our search for Naraku, but still…she wants to be able to do everything for herself.
\\ Morning 5//
The next morning, Kagome awoke with a jaw popping yawn, and a long stretch. Inuyasha had placed her in her sleeping bag, and the hanyou himself was up in the tree above her, half asleep, but keeping a careful ear on all the surroundings. Smiling sleepily, she glanced over at her other companions, and noticed that Miroku had an arm thrown over the drowsy huntress, a blissful smile on his face. Kirara and Rasiel had returned, and were curled up together close to the huntress. Rolling her shoulders, as she walked over to the dying embers of the fire, she tossed a piece of dewy wood on to it, listening as it hissed and sizzled.
The hanyou up in the tree opened one eye, and then closed it again, tugging his clothes tighter around him in an effort to ward off the coolness of that morning. Frowning, Kagome noted the odd change in the weather, and then shrugged. Of course it's getting cooler, its almost autumn. I can't believe that I forgot about what season it was. I suppose that with all the recent happenings, that I just forgot. I mean…She sighed heavily, and headed over to her backpack to grab a sweater to pull over her shirt. "Inuyasha? Aren't you cold?" Kagome whispered up, loudly, but not so loudly as to wake Sango and Miroku.
Inuyasha opened both eyes this time, and sent her an amused smile. "Listen wench, I've been through worse weather when I was a kid, and this ain't gonna affect me at all." His eyes drifted shut, and he leaned back against the tree.
Kagome rolled her eyes, and performed a mocking bow. "Yes, oh high and mighty youkai, who is so far above us. We bow down before you're greatness, and we hope that our humble accommodations can suit you, my lord."
His eyes snapped open once more, and he glared down at her. "Don't call me that." He snapped coldly, turning his head away, and staring off in to the dim light of the sun which had barely begun to rise. Kagome jerked up and stared at him, hurt shining in the depths of her dark eyes. Don't turn, his mind ordered coolly. You don't want to see her- its just gonna make you feel worse. But his heart won over, and he slowly, as if it was painful, turned his eyes back to her, but she was no longer looking up at him. Instead, she was angrily poking at the fire. "Kagome…C'mon…I'm sorry, its just that…"
"Just be quiet for a moment won't you?" Kagome laughed wetly, and he could see her wipe away her tears with the back of her hand. "I'm sorry, you know? I…it just seems like I can't ever say the right thing. I mean…I just never know when to shut up, ne?"
Inuyasha stared down at her, and then pushed himself down to land on the ground with a soft thump. Slowly, he walked over and reached out to touch her on the shoulder. As if sensing his movement, she shied away, and kept her back to him. "Not right now." Inuyasha moved back, and then headed over to the sleeping monk and demon, kicking the monk in the side.
"C'mon bouzo, time to get off your ass. You too Sango." Inuyasha growled, and leapt back up in to the tree. Turning his eyes to Kagome, he demanded. "You gonna make breakfast?"
Kagome glared up at him, and then flounced off to make ramen, silently cursing his high and mighty arrogant behavior.
\\
Kagome watched as Inuyasha walked ahead on the narrow rocky path, hands stuffed in the wide bell like sleeves of his fire rat over shirt. The entire time they had traveled that day, not a word was spoken between them, and the entire group could feel the tension. Finally, Kagome sighed, and trotted up to her friend, and laid a gentle hand on his shoulder. "Please Inuyasha, just talk to me for a second?" The uncharacteristically soft voice made him slow his steps, and turn slowly to her, his eyes guarded, and his face blank.
"Yeah?" Inuyasha stared down at her, and she sighed heavily, before reaching a hand up to gently touch his cheek.
"Inuyasha, I'm sorry about what I said, all right, and I know that-"
"Look out!" The loud cry from Sango made Inuyasha jerk Kagome back behind him, slamming her against the hard rock of the side of the road.
"Feathers of steel!" The breath rushed out of her lungs, and she let out a startled cry as she saw Inuyasha's face contort in pain and a groan escape his lips. Sharp clacking sounds made her notice metal-like feathers that were imbedded in the rock around them. Looking past him, she saw the ugly bird like demon flapping its enormous wings to stay up as it watched them with eerily intelligent eyes. Kagome swung her gaze back to Inuyasha when she felt the warm liquid coating the t-shirt that she was wearing.
"Oh god." She choked out, seeing the blood dripping freely from the gaping holes in his stomach. Wide frightened eyes met the fiery amber ones of Inuyasha, and he let out a low growl. Not having another chance to say anything else, she was pushed away, and in to the arms of Miroku.
"You picked the wrong demon to mess with, bird-brain…"
Wow, review Reponses. I'm lazy. Get over it. Go to my live journal, and leave a comment, onegai. www . livejournal. com / users / crimsondemon /
Katsumi and Inu- Sad? I don't understand… Gah…thinking…bad!!
Amreld- Hey- Love your story so far, and you need to update, or else, I'll send the monk after you…Oh wait…He'd enjoy that too much… *sigh*
MikoPandora- I'll email it to you, okay?
Elydewen Startree- Yeah…I need to work on that… Blah…
Aamalie- Gah, I know what you mean. I try to draw guys, and they all end up with womanly hips… ewww…
DemonGirlofInuayasha- Thankies! Hope you enjoyed this!
Rogue-Cowgirl- yeah…I'd give spoilers, but there should be some more coming up… later…
Ghoul King- No! Corwin! ::Sobs, then stops:: Hey! I thought he was dead! I didn't think the dead could die again… I'm confussezled. It happens. Feh. And yah…I need to work on my writing… It is contrived as you put it… ::sigh::
To everyone else who reviewed, I'm sorry, I didn't have time to type up responses… Gomen, gomen…
Catrin: No, you're just lazy and tired from track…
Shut up. You weren't there.
Catrin: Huh… I bet… Nyah-nyah.
I hate you…