Hi once again from me, Crim. I'm soooooooo sorry!!! I really meant to up date like…2 weeks ago! Ya see I have to so school work during the week and I get to do the fan fic. thing on the weekend. Well, right after I posted the first chapter I got a reaaaaaly bad stomach flu and then I got a bad cold was running a fever last weekend and the weekend before that…I think I got my time line strait… And now, as if it weren't enough I have a band clique all weekend…more later…I don't own Inu-yasha…Now on with the show!
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE SNOW
Ch 2
Burnt Hair and Sneezes
"Kagome aren't you cold?" asked Songo. "Yea, just a bit," answered Kagome as they walked, "Next time I go home I'll have to bring more than just mini skirts!" The two girls laughed while Inu-yasha gave a little "Feh", at the mention of Kagome leaving for home again.
The sweet days of summer had passed quickly as did fall. Now it was quite chilly out side, especially in the morning, like now. The sun hadn't been up for long; but scene it was a new moon that night, Inu-yasha wanted to get to a near by village as soon as he could. Kagome shivered and hugged her long rob tighter as she watched her breath come out in foggy puffs. She looked around noticing the frost on all the trees and the few shrubs that grew this time of year. Unlike the plants, many birds were out singing and flying about. *ACHU* sneezed Kagome as the birds in near by trees flew away from the source of the noise.
At the sound of such rustling as the scattering of birds; Inu-yasha quickly turned expecting an enemy. Instead, he laid his eyes on Kagome who was chuckling at the skittishness of the birds. Our dear hanyou, starring deeply at his companion, noting her pail alabaster complexion and how beautifully red the cold made her checks. Her hair whipped in the up start of wind made by the birds and slowly drifted back down with elegance.
She looks just like a china doll…He thought to him self; quickly realizing his gawking action; he turned back around to carry on, relived that his noise was nothing to fear.
By noon it had warmed up considerably but still not enough to make Kagome shed her coat. Kagome, who was pushing her bike, squinted and said softly, "I think I see smoke…" Then Shippo jumped up from the covered filled basket of his friends' bike, excited to see a village where he could stretch his legs in a cozy warm hut. "It's a village!!" he said happily. They all starred at the single, yet steady stream of rising smoke that lay just over a few hills. "Aaaa yes…" Miroku said, rubbing his chin like he always did when he made an observation. "We'll need my 'special skill' to get a room for the night I wager." "Special skill?" said Inu-yasha irritably,
"Your only 'special skill' is scamming rich people!"
"Yes and you see a problem with that?... its the only way we could get place to stay…we have no money…"
"Yea Inu-yasha, give the poor guy a break. Would you rather stay outside when it's this cold?" Kagome said, shocking Inu-yasha. "Not you too…" he said felling betrayed. "I don't like it any more than you do Inu-yasha, but if we stay outside we might freeze. Besides at least Miroku's…'services'… proved them with piece of mind", announced Sango. Inu-yasha, realizing he was outvoted, just kept walking as Shippo sighed and curled back down in his covers. "The village is still far away so we need to keep moving…" Inu-yasha said sternly. He had no argument.
Later, as they traveled, snow started to gently fall making all the forest white and hazy. Inu-yasha didn't like this one bit for it would make it even harder to tell if an enemy was to approach him in his moment of weakness.
They arrived at a small cabin about 15 minutes before sun down. The log cabin was small and rickety, snow covered the roof witch had few holes in it. This little shack; obviously well designed to either keep out animals from a crop that lay inside, or keep out the cold for a person; was all they saw in front of them. "Village?" Inu-yasha said sarcastically as they stood just feet away. "I don't care what it is!" said Kagome, "as long as its warm!" She announced and rushed into the obviously empty hut fallowed by everyone accept Inu-yasha. Still edgy, he looked around and with his sharp scenes smelling a village about a mile and a half away. Then he looked up, wondering if there was still time to make it to a safer place, the village. As he looked up he noticed the sky getting ready to change colors for the sunset. 'Feh…' he thought,
'This would be my luck wouldn't it?…'
All was still and quite accept for the commotion made by the village, which was so soft and distant that only a demon could hear it. "Inu-yasha?" said a voice coming from the hut. The hanyou quickly spun around revealing his sharp claws and his still sharper eyes. Kagome gasped in terror and put her hands over her mouth… Starring in a dead lock for second or two, Kagome quickly realized her mistake, "O, its just you Inu-yasha!" she said relieved and with a slight giggle. "What do you mean, 'its just you'?!?!?" shouted our favorite irritable dog-demon. Kagome just smiled and urged him into the hut. He glared at her back as she went into the shack, and then at the nearly setting sun, gave a "Feh." and went in.
It was cold in the hut, possibly just as cold as it was outside. How the weather could turn so quickly was a mystery. The accommodations were quaint, a roof with holes, a dirt floor with some hay left over from the growing season, and log walls. Kagome and Songo where huddled in the left side of the hut with covers that they shared and were draped over there shoulders, obviously thankful that in Kagome's time the blankets were so warm. The two girls chattered about warm things and told stories about when it was hot out. Looking around the room, Inu-yasha noticed the monk was missing. "Where's Miroku?" Inu-yasha asked with his usual blunt manner. Shippo poked his head out from under the cover witch the girls were using, "He went to get some fire wood; he should be back soon…" Inu-yasha said nothing, walked to a corner, and sat down. He starred at his breath, which came out in puffs even in the old building. The girls just starred at him then went back to talking.
After a while of this, Miroku kicked open the door with an arm full of firewood, as promised. Inu-yasha starred at the houshi, who quickly came in and tossed his heavy load down, then shut the door. Nearly shaking from cold, he pilled some wood in the center and began to start a fire by the primitive means of rubbing two sticks together. Our still hanyou, hanyou just watched, waiting for the fire to warm his soon to be human body.
"Its happening", said Inu-yasha as he crossed his arms. Everyone stopped… waiting…watching…to see him change. A giant sigh was herd as he closed his eyes; ignored the on lookers. How he hated the stare's and lack of strength that his blood cursed him with. His hair began to streak black and his once pointy dog-ears began to fade into round human ones. This is when he began to feel his strength fade into that of a puny human and his keen noise grow dull in skill… It was quite… Not even Shippo dared to stir in fear of an all-consuming "die" stare from their now mortal companion. He slowly lifted his eyelids, revealing his intense velvet human eyes, hardened by loss.
This wouldn't be so bad if only I didn't loose my…
"Here, let me help you with that." Said Kagome breaking the still silence and Inu-yasha's train of thought. When she stood up she instantly felt the cold against her bare legs, sending shivers up her spine and practically taking her breath away. The unwisely dressed Kagome quickly shook it off and walked over to her bag. The modern girl had taken off her shoes for the time being - simply because of the ache in the soles of her feet, due to the pace at which the group had traveled that day. The hay-covered floor was well patted down for dirt and made thumping sounds as she walked. When she got to her "giant sack of everything"; as Inu-yasha often thought of it; she dug for a second and then pulled out a small paper box. She walked over to the fire; again feeling the freezing dirt and hay. Once she got to the middle of the small room; where Miroku was trying to start the fire; she opened the tiny box. Intrigued; the whole gang watched to see another wonder of Kagome's modern world.
Inu-yasha starred particularly close when she took out a small stick with a red, swollen tip. "How will this thing start a fire?!" said the most impatient member of the group. This sudden outburst of rudeness startled Kagome, for she had no idea that he was right over her shoulder. "Well?!" said the still impatient Inu-yasha. Our favorite heroine just sighed and said, "Watch…" Evan more interested, the group scooted closer to Kagome and the soon-to-be fire.
She held out the match and the box; quickly striking it on a strip a rough paper. FLOOM … hummed the match as it lit. The whole party; especially Inu-yasha who was so close his hair almost caught fire; gasped in near horror. "What in the seven hells?!?!" shouted the loud-mouthed human/dog-demon. The others emulated his shocked expiration. *A---A---ACHU!* sneezed Kagome putting out the match with a mighty gust of wind. "Bless me…" she said as quite as a wren.
"Nice going" said Inu-yasha as sarcastic as ever. Kagome glared at him, but he didn't change his expression. So she quickly pulled out another match…everyone moved closer again. This time, perhaps, to witness how this "stick" makes fire.
Everyone moved even closer. Now Kagome was starting to feel a little claustrophobic. Inu-yasha, who was the closest, let out a "Will you hurry up!?!?" "Uhh…yea!" answered Kagome absent-mindedly. She struck the mach in the same fashion she had before and
*FLOOM*
"AAAAAA!!!!" Inu-yasha screamed, running around the hut, arms flailing. "My hair!!!" Inu-yasha quickly dashed out the door…stumbling on a snow bank not two feet out. *OHFFF* went Inu-yasha as he hit the snow. The freezing ice was an almost welcome contrast to the fire in his hair.
The flame being smothered by snow, he lay there face down for a minute. 'Aaaa…cold…' Inu-yasha thought as the snow melted to water. Suddenly he heard slight giggles…then all-out side splitting laughter. "Inu-yasha!?!?" said Kagome franticly. She ran to his side as quickly as she could. "Inu-yasha! Are you ok!?" Forcing him to sit up she looked him over she decided he wasn't seriously burned and it must have been his kimono that had caught on fire. Kagome didn't know how, but that thing always seemed to "heal" itself overnight. So she wasn't too worried.
Shippo, still rolling with laughter, tried to calm him self but ended up only laughing harder. Miroku, who was laughing hard as well, slapped his nee. "BWAHAHAH! Inu-yasha! The only time---HA!AH!---the only time I've ever scene you run so fast was---ha!ha!---when you smelled…RAMEN!!! BWUUUUUHAHAH!"
Inu-yasha, as I'm sure you've imagined, has crossed his legs and arms and only said, "Feh". 'Father once said a man can preserve dignity in silence…though I think it might be to late for mine…'
"Aww come on Inu-yasha! It was rather funny." Stated Sango still snickering. "YEA!" blurted out Shippo. "You were all 'Aaa! Mt hairs on fire'!!!" As the unaware kit said this he was running around do his "retarded Inu-yasha" impression and stupidly running by his ticked target.
"Enough already!"
Said Inu-yasha as he grabbed Shippo's head and forced it into the thick snow. Shippo squirmed in the snow for a minute…then stopped. After a second of non-motion from Shippo, everyone stopped laughing and starred at the still form. All eyes grew worried…except Inu-yasha's. He slowly pulled the limp kit from the snow and brought his face and inch from his own.
Starring directly at Shippo, Inu-yasha sniffed. Human or hanyou, habits are hard to break "Shippo." Inu-yasha said in a nasally almost sarcastic voice. "I know ur not dead." Shippo opened one eye and snickered. "O thank goodness!" breathed Kagome. "I didn't want to have to kill Inu-yasha."
Inu-yasha starring at Kagome gave Shippo an opening, 'Now's my chance!' Shippo thought as he hit Inu-yasha's face and the hot-tempered-human let go. Shippo waited till he was at a safe distance and stuck out his tongue at Inu-yasha and did a dance, which was obviously meant to look like the human-hanyou. "Your dead!" shouted Inu-yasha who fallowed a fleeting Shippo in the hut.
"Come on Kagome." giggled Sango as the others left out side went into the hut.
~Later~
"I'm soooo sorry Inu-yasha!" said Kagome. "Yea, you better be!!!" yelled Inu-yasha. Kagome just grimaced and picked up the burnt lock of Inu-yasha hair that always hung in front of his left ear. She picked up a pair of scissors and lifted them up to her friends' burnt hair.
"O no you don't!" shouted Inu-yasha once more. "But I have to cut off the clumped up burnt part!" Kagome relayed back. The suspicious dog gone human just gulped, imagining being bald and…'O WAIT!!!' thought Inu-yasha 'What if…what if she cuts off one of my ears?!?…or…BOTH!!!' With this thought Inu-yasha cupped his hands over his ears protectively.
"Aw come on Inu-yasha!" said Miroku, "I'm sure Kagome is a wonderful barber!" "Yea Inu-yasha…are ya…chicken" Shippo said tauntingly to his scissor fearing friend. So Inu-yasha took a deep breath, put his hands down by his side, cringing more with every movement…Kagome pulled the sharpened tools just above the burnt hair.
*SHRNIP*
Rang the sound of cutting hair. "Its done." announced Kagome. Human Inu-yasha opened one scarlet eye then the other. Kagome showed him the piece of hair she cut. It was about 4 inches long and burnt to a molten crisp. "M-my hair…" said Inu-yasha with a pathetic tone and a crack in his voice. "Its ok Inu-yasha" cooed Kagome sweetly, "It'll grow back I promise"
*glare*
Inu-yasha glared at Kagome…his alleged attacker as he saw it… with a cold hardened stare. "Why don't you keep it as a souvenir? A good luck charm perhaps?" Kagome said, losing more composer with ever word. "I think I'll pass." Inu-yasha said coolly.
'Keh. Kagome really feels bad about this… well lets see how much of a guilt trip I can send her on.' Thought Inu-yasha.
And again hi. I hope u liked it! Pleeze tell me what u think! And thanx for the 3 reviews I got last time! I couldn't believe someone posted reviews! *gasp* And special thanx to Chibi Senshi of Saturn for the corrections. U wouldn't believe how many times I looked for spelling errors and missed that! I will probably have several mistakes where I use the wrong word like "follow" and "fallow". I have dyslexia and well…the fan fic dictionary says its "n : impaired ability to learn to read" when really (at least in my case) you see/think/do things backwards. This includes things like those kind of words…so pleze tell me if I do something backwards cuz when I proof read it, its like it says something else!…not to mention I can't spell anyway. ^^; hey at least I'm honest! I will try to put up a new chapter every week or 2. and I promise when I get more time I'll fix Ch. 1. Thanx for reading!!! Crim.