Why, hello there! It's been quite a while since I've worked on this story! Thank you all of my faithful readers and reviewers for hanging on and waiting for me. I appreciate it greatly.
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Sorry all, but I can't do review responses this time. I wish I could, but it's kinda messed up since I redid chapter 3. If you review this time, I'll make sure to respond to you though! Thanx for your patience.
Okay! Here we goooo!
Inuyasha turned over for what had to have been the thirtieth time that night, trying to find a comfortable position to sleep in. The fact that he was the one that got stuck sharing a blanket with Miroku didn't help things. It wasn't very comforting to suddenly have his rear grabbed by the slumbering pervert, hearing him vaguely mumble something like "Don't leave babe, we've barely gotten started."
Turning angrily to his other side, Inuyasha stared at the red-hot coals. He and Miroku had managed to make a fire with the waterproof matches that they found in one of the emergency kits that they had taken from the demolished plane. The fire was small; it had to be if they wanted to have it going all night with the limited wood supply that they had been able to bring back with them.
Finally giving up his attempts at trying to sleep, Inuyasha stood up, popping his neck and back in the process. He looked over at Sango, who appeared to be sleeping peacefully. Her chest was moving up and down slowly and her mouth twitching into a half smile, as though trying to conceal a grin. He then looked at Kagome, who was sleeping next to Sango, away from the fire. Her eyes were closed, and her long, soft, raven locks fell across her face. She looked as though she were having good sleep too, which he couldn't understand. They were trapped in the middle of a freaking island for God's sake! How could anyone sleep well in these hot, bug-infested conditions?
He shook his head at them, and his golden eyes searched for something to eat. His stomach gave a pang of hunger when he spotted the little clear container that the peanuts were being held in. He looked around, scanning the little camp for anyone who was awake. When he found no one, besides himself, not sleeping. He picked up the container and opened it. His ears, which were still under his now sweaty hat, (Sango and Miroku had given him questioning stares when he didn't take it off to sleep, but they decided not to ask.), drooped. There was only about ten packages left. They were fairly good-sized packages, but it still wouldn't last them over a day or so.
He closed the lid slowly, deciding that he had better save the peanuts. He figured that the sun wouldn't be coming out for at least another couple of hours, so he set the container down, got the emergency flashlight (although he didn't really need it), and set off.
Kagome's nose twitched at the pleasant aroma of something cooking. It was still dark, so when she opened her eyes the only light that she saw was coming from the fire. She saw Inuyasha hunching over it and holding something above its cackling flames.
She got up, careful to not wake Sango in the process. Her legs ached from the long hike that they had endured. She slowly made her way over to where Inuyasha was crouching. She looked over his shoulder and saw what looked like half of their first aid kit tin with a stick attached to it. There was a large egg cooking at the center.
"What's that supposed to be?" she asked sleepily.
Inuyasha turned to face her and gestured toward his creation with a proud smile. "This, Kagome, is a perfectly good frying pan."
Kagome cocked her eyebrow at him. "How very...creative."
"Keh," grunted Inuyasha, not taking his eyes off his prized egg.
Kagome looked closer at the substitute pan. The paint on the bottom that had once formed the shape of a red cross and the words 'emergency kit' was now melting off and landing in the fire. With the exception of that little flaw, there was really nothing wrong with it as long as the stick that he was holding didn't break.
"Where did you get the egg?" asked Kagome as she sat down beside him. She watched in mild entertainment as the egg shook and made spattering noises from its place in the 'frying pan'.
"Some bird nest." He looked at the egg, which looked nearly done. It only needed to be turned...Oh crap. He scanned the camp, trying to find something he could use to flip the egg. He found nothing.
Giving up the idea of finding a suitable spatula, Inuyasha grabbed two small twigs. He tried to get them under the egg to flip it, but their sharp edges stabbed into the soft skin of the egg, causing the yolk to ooze out of its small, protective pocket and into the pan.
Kagome's stomach gave a large, rumbling growl. The wonderful aroma that the egg was emitting made her mouth salivate. She looked around hopefully, searching for another egg that the hanyou might have brought along with him, but the only egg she could find was the one that was currently being cooked. Her stomach gave another growl in protest at not being fed, and she blushed slightly while trying to cover the loud rumble with a small series of coughs.
Inuyasha gave her a disgusted look. She was still standing over his shoulder, and her coughing fit had sprayed her spit on his face. He hastily wiped the saliva off his face with his sleeve.
"Sorry!" Kagome left her position over his shoulder and crouched down next to him. The egg was almost done. She stared at it hungrily, and then turned her pleading eyes toward Inuyasha.
"Oh no!" said Inuyasha loudly. "It took me over an hour to find this food! Go find your own egg!"
"Go find your own egg," mocked Kagome as she pushed her way through the vines and brush. 'What a jerk! He could have at least shared half...' "I should find an egg and shove it up his ass."
She had been walking for at least half an hour and had found no sign of any type of food. The sun was slowly rising, and the heat was already getting unbearable.
Finding no more need for the flashlight that she had brought along, she stuffed it safely into her back pocket.
Kagome licked her dry lips and looked for a place to take a breather. She spotted a large rock and ungracefully plopped herself down on it. Her eyes lowered to the forest floor, and looked at the many exotic plants growing there. She saw a small green leafed plant that had a large blood-red berry hanging off of it.
She headed toward the plant, her mouth watering uncontrollably. Kagome plucked the luscious looking berry off of the plant. It looked like a cherry. The only difference was the large size and darker skin.
'It looks so good!'
Giving in to the tempting berry, she wiped it off on her shirt and put it in her mouth. She chewed down on it, reveling in its sweet juice. For some reason, it was very filling.
Kagome got up from her crouch. She wobbled slightly, and her head started to swim. Black spots soon littered her vision. She grabbed her head, trying to ease the huge throbs that had overcome it. Her legs felt as though they had turned into jelly, and she was unable to hold herself up any longer. She fell to the ground with a small whimper. The whole world went black, and she was knocked into the world of unconsciousness.
Sango looked at Inuyasha's device, slightly impressed by his creativity. "It's definitely interesting."
"Keh."
Miroku, who had just gotten back from drinking at the pond, inspected the pan. "Hey, whatever works."
"Where's Kag?" asked Sango as she looked around their small camp for any trace of the girl.
"She went off to find some food earlier." Inuyasha took his pan and went to the pond to wash it off. "She should be back s-,"
Inuyasha stiffened. He couldn't have smelled what he thought he had just smelled, could he? He sniffed, and his mind confirmed it. He smelled a demon. "I'll be back. Stay here."
Miroku's eyes widened in confusion. "Where are you going?"
Inuyasha didn't answer, he just raced in an inhumane speed in the direction that Kagome had headed earlier.
Kagome made a loud groan. Her head was throbbing as though it had been beaten repeatedly with a giant club. She opened her eyes, but she didn't see anything except a thick inky blackness. 'I can't see! Have I gone blind?'
She tried to lift her hands, but found that they were stuck to the ground by some sticky substance. When she tried to move her legs, she discovered that they were in the same predicament as her hands were.
She started to panic and flail around hopelessly. She still felt sick from the berry and was too weak to even begin to break the strange bonds that she was currently being held in.
'Pull yourself together!' Kagome mentally scolded herself. She wasn't going to get out of this mess if she didn't get her wits about her.
She was trying to form a plan of escape when she heard a dull padding of many feet. She stiffened. Sweat beads began pouring from her face and her body started shaking.
The footsteps were getting louder, making louder clicks as they hit the floor. She could tell that the creature was getting closer. Suddenly the footsteps stopped altogether.
Kagome's breath was coming in sharp gasps. Where had it gone?
Something sparked in her brain, and she remembered that she had a flashlight in her back pocket. On pure adrenaline, she pulled her arm from its sticky bind and reached into her pocket. She fumbled with it, her shaky hands trying to find the on button. When she found it, she quickly flipped the switch and aimed the bright light above her.
There, standing over her, was a giant black head with countless eyes looking down at her.
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