Hello everyone!! I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in sooo long! I haven't dropped off the face of the Earth, really! I've been so busy that I just didn't have time to write. Once again I'm sorry! I've been busy with midterms in college and writing a nice 14 page research paper. That was not fun... I hate writing research papers, and I had to make sure I cited everything correctly and documented everything, and paraphrased to make sure I didn't plagiarize. It was a lot of work and meant I had no time to work on this fanfic. But, I finally got the next chapter written and ready to post. I made a bunch of changes and it still isn't the way I wanted it to really go, but I just wanted to get it posted. I hope you guys like it anyway! I have to admit, my story is kinda coming to a close. There's only a few chapters left, I think... I'm running out of ideas! Also, it kinda needs to have a point. This story really started out as a two or three chapter project, with no point really intended. But as I kept thinking up ideas for it, I had to somehow work in a point to all this. I hope you've been enjoying it so far though, and I'll try to update a little sooner this time, but I can't make any promises!
Also... I updated my poems! I now have one for Shippo ^_^ as well as a poem for Inuyasha, Kagome, Kikyo, Miroku, and Sango. Please check them out! You'll like them, really! Though they are on the more wistful side... Read them! Please?
~Review Responses~
Jo-chan-ANIME - Thanks! I'm glad that you found it funny! I don't even remember how I thought of the idea to make them play pranks on each other, but on the actual show, wouldn't it make a great filler episode?!
Angel-chan3 - Yeah. Like I said above, I'm sorry that I haven't been updating. I've been so busy with work and school. *sigh*
Stoictimer - I'm glad that you found this chapter amusing! The first part of this next one should be entertaining as well. As for more fluff... It might not be right away but more will be coming... ^_~
Youngmiko_hanyo - Muaw! You sound like you would be really good at writing fluff! And really, what you wrote would be very cute indeed, but to be honest I'm trying to keep Inuyasha in character. And I think that if he had to try and cover up with Kagome's little skirt he'd be quite pissed! I'm sorry that my fic has had a lack of fluff, but there will be more coming! So in the mean time I do hope that you enjoy this next chapter...
EjqHorseLady - Well, he doesn't exactly wear Kagome's skirt as you will see... But the image is really funny! It makes me giggle! I hope that you like this next chapter too! I think it's the way things would go if it were in an episode...
Heather - Ooooh! That sounds so cute!! I didn't play very much of the game, my friend just showed me their special attacks, and we played in battle mode with two players. She kicked my butt every time! But that's because she had already beaten the game and I never play video games because I don't have any! It sounds sooo cute though... Muaw!
Litoasngrl - Sorry about not posting sooner! I'm glad you liked the chapter though, and I hope that you will like this one too!
*Disclaimer: Me no own Inuyasha. Me no make money off this fic. Me no use proper English grammar.
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Inuyasha glared at Kagome across the fire. Miroku kept his face blank. He wasn't as upset about it as Inuyasha, but then again he didn't have to try and cover up with Kagome's short school skirt.
Luckily Sango's clothes were longer. They had waited for quite a long time in the hot springs before they realized the girls weren't going to bring their clothes back. So they had to get out and try to cover as best they could. Miroky wrapped Sango's skirt around his waist. Inuyasha had gingerly picked up Kagome's school skirt, as though it would bite, and placed it over himself. Miroku found it hard not to laugh at his friend's expression. They found the girls still wearing their robes giggling by the fire. After the girls had stopped rolling on the ground laughing and Inuyasha had stopped ranting, the boys returned to the hot springs and Shippo ran the girls' clothes to them. After the girls changed Shippo returned Inuyasha's and Miroku's clothes. A very disgruntled Inuyasha and a passive Miroku came back to the fire and the girls smirked at their well played out joke.
"Of course you know this means war," Miroku said under his breath to Inuyasha.
"Damn right it does."
"Well, next time think twice about taking my book," Kagome said.
"Or groping me," Sango added.
The boys ignored them and whispered to each other.
The next morning Kagome woke up to see Inuyasha and Miroku already cooking breakfast. Sango was just waking up beside her.
"Ah, you girls are awake," Miroku smiled.
"You're up already? And cooking breakfast?"
"We thought that after our behavior we'd make you breakfast, you know, no hard feelings," Miroku said. "Here, we've got some ready for you." He handed Kagome and Sango bowls. Kagome looked at it. It was... moving?
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEI!!!!!!!!!!!" She tossed her bowl as far as she could. Then she got up and jumped around, still shrieking. "Gross gross gross gross!!!!! I hate worms!!!!" she wailed.
Sango made a face and held her mouth. She set her bowl down. Then she glared at Miroku and Inuyasha who were laughing hysterically.
After Kagome had gotten over her fit, she turned venomous eyes towards Inuyasha. He stopped laughing. He knew what that look meant.
"Wait, Kagome... it was all Miroku's idea..."
"SIT!!!!!! SitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitSIT!!!!!!!!"
After the sit commands wore off, Inuyasha was a good five feet deep in an Inuyasha shaped hole.
"My face.... my back.... my.... everything....." (groan...)
Sango picked up her boomerang.
"Sango, really... it was just a joke... heh..." Miroku held up his hands.
*Whap* *smash* *clunk*
"Ooow.....note to self... do not try to feed worms to girls..."
"Kagome, I've lost my appetite."
"Me too. Let's go."
The girls walked off.
Inuyasha dredged himself out of his crater, and Miroku rubbed his head.
"Was it worth it?" Miroku asked painfully.
"Seeing Kagome freak out like that? Yeah," Inuyasha winced as he grinned.
They spent a long day looking for shards but found none. The Sango and Kagome walked behind the boys, and Inuyasha and Miroku kept looking back at them. They were talking and whispering, but everytime they looked back the girls would quickly part and pretend they hadn't been doing anything.
"They're up to something..." Inuyasha muttered.
Later on they came to a village. The men were trying to build a new temple. Miroku decided this was an opportunity to earn some food or valuables and dragged Inuyasha along to help. At the end of the day both were tired and dirty. The group was invited to stay at the old temple. Kagome and Sango greeted them when they came in.
"Ugh, you guys are so dirty! You need to go take baths right now. There's no way I'm eating dinner with you when you're like this," Kagome said, pinching her nose.
"I agree," Sango said, nodding.
Inuyasha grumbled all the way to the river. First he had to help build some stupid temple, no jewel shards involved, and now when all he wanted to do was eat he had to go take a stupid bath. They shed their clothes and jumped into the cold river.
When they were clean enough to get out, they found their clothes right where they had left them. But when they tried to put them on...
"What the hell?! Why isn't... My shirt is stuck shut!" Inuyasha exclaimed.
"So are my robes. The bottom hem is sewn together."
"I can't even put on my pants!!!" he wailed. "KAGOME!!!!!"
Kagome and Sango were enjoying a hot meal up at the temple. They laughed and wondered how the boys were coming along with their clothes.
"Really, it's the best way to get back at them," Kagome giggled. "They're in such an awkward position without their clothes."
"But isn't it getting alittle unoriginal?" Sango said between laughs.
"I have a few other tricks up my sleeve," Kagome said with a sly smile. Thank goodness for her friends and all the pranks they used to pull on each other. "Honestly... worms in our breakfast. That's just gross! It's not a good prank at all!"
"I know what you mean. But they're boys, remember? They go for the gross-out factor."
"Yeah. Our tricks are definitely more clever."
At this point Inuyasha walked into the room and right up to Kagome's face.
"Alright wench. What's the big idea messing with my damn clothes?!"
Kagome tried hard not to smile. He was really angry, which means her trick worked.
"It's only to get back at you for almost making me eat worms," she said coolly.
"But sewing my clothes together? What the hell Kagome?! First, I build some stupid temple, then I have to take a freezing cold bath in a stupid river, then I get out to find my damn clothes sewn shut!!!"
"I have nothing more to say to you. Want some dinner?" Her smile was more a smirk...
Inuyasha was fuming. He was so outraged he couldn't speak. Miroku came up behind him and led him away from Kagome and sat him down. He handed him a bowl of rice and plopped down beside him.
"I must say, well done ladies."
"Thank you," Sango said sweetly.
That night Kagome and Sango were getting ready for bed.
"It's so nice to sleep indoors for once!" Kagome crowed.
"Yes," Sango agreed.
Kagome hopped under her sheets. Then she got a funny expression on her face. She wrinkled her nose.
"Kagome, what is it?" Sango asked.
"Something's in my bed!" She whipped the sheets away.
"It's a toad!" she exclaimed, eyeing the fat brown thing sitting on her feet.
Sango looked in her bed. There was also a toad in hers. The girls grinned at each other.
"Was this supposed to scare us?" Kagome asked as they brushed past Inuyasha and Miroku in the hallway. She and Sango let the toads go outside.
"You're not very good at this prank thing, Miroku," Inuyasha accused him after the girls had gone.
"Hmm... what else don't girls like?" Miroku was lost in thought.
"Come on, let's just go to bed. I'm tired." Inuyasha walked into his room. Miroku followed, still thinking.
"We need to find a way to get back at them... a really good trick...." he mused.
"Well obviously they're not afraid of toads. And why should they be? They fight big huge ugly demons all the time." Inuyasha plunked down and sat against the wall.
"Don't worry Inuyasha, I'll think of something."
They stopped talking. Meanwhile Kagome and Sango waited quietly outside their door.
"Will this work, Kagome? What if they wake up?" Sango whispered.
"They were helping build that temple for quite awhile. They're both really tired. They should be dead to the world."
Soon they could hear even breathing coming from the room. They carefully tiptoed in. Both were asleep. They grinned at each other.
"Time to go to work," Kagome whispered as she took out a length of ribbon, a feather, and some shaving cream she had on hand from home. Sango found Miroku's sandals near his staff.
The next morning Inuyasha woke up when the sun came though the window and shined in his eyes. He yawned and stretched his arms. Miroku stirred. Inuyasha brought his arms down and sat back against the wall. He glanced at the sleepy monk who had turned over onto his stomach. He stared at him, then reached up to feel his ears.
"What the hell?!!!!"
Miroku was fully woken by Inuyasha's exclamation and turned his head around to look at the half demon. Then his eyes widened and he promptly burst out laughing.
"The girls have been playing their tricks again I see," Miroku tried hard not to chuckle as he watched Inuyasha rip pink bows off his ears and out of his hair. Kagome had braided some strands and tied them with pink bows at the end. Inuyasha also had strange white cream all over his nose.
"I'm not the only one, you should check out yourself," Inuyasha ranted as he frantically grabbed at his hair and wiped at his face.
"What?" Miroku asked, confused.
Inuyasha reached over and tugged on a bow in Miroku's hair. There were several tied in and one big bow was tied around his pony tail. He too began grabbing at his hair, and realized he had the strange cream all over his face as well.
Kagome and Sango peeked around the corner of the door with huge smiles on their faces.
Inuyasha looked up and then shouted, "This is it Kagome! You better run after I get these damn things out of my hair!!"
"No, I don't think I will," Kagome grinned.
"You are dead," Inuyasha said standing up. He started for the door.
"Don't you come any closer! I'll say it!" Kagome shouted.
He stopped. He knew he could never get close enough to her to do anything. She'd sit him until he couldn't move. He clenched his fists.
"Feh. You think you're pretty smart, don't cha?" He brushed past her and stomped out the door.
Kagome shrugged her shoulders. "Yeah, actually," she giggled under her breath.
Miroku sighed. He finished taking out the bows, and wiped off his face on the sheets.
He looked like he was going to say something, then thought better of it. He bent down to slip on his sandals. Sango watched quietly. Miroku stood up and a funny expression crossed his face. He picked up one foot, then the other.
"What happened to my... sandals?"
Each shoe was several inches too short. The end of the shoe came to the middle of his heel.
Miroku looked up at a grinning Sango, who then disappeared from the door.
"She shortened my sandals... This is a battle of wits and we are severely losing," Miroku sighed as he took off his shoes.
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After earning some money from building the temple the group set out again. They found no jewel shards and no news of Naraku's whereabouts either. This made Inuyasha very cranky. They settled down for the night in a clearing near a meadow.
"I wish there were some hot springs around here," Kagome stretched. "After walking all day it'd feel sooo nice and relaxing."
"You're telling me," Sango sighed.
"Well," Miroku sidled up, "I could give you a massage..."
The girls looked at him with half closed eyes.
"No," Sango said.
"Are you sure? I am known for excellent massages-"
"No," Kagome said.
"It was worth a try," Miroku muttered.
After eating dinner, (Kagome and Sango thoroughly checked their meals for any worms or bugs) the group settled down around the campfire. Miroku noticed they were running out of wood.
"I'll get some," Kagome said, jumping up. She started out into the forest.
"Kagome shouldn't go by herself, Inuyasha," Miroku said pointedly.
"Why not? Let her," Inuyasha said sullenly and crossed his arms.
"She could get hurt," Miroku replied.
"Fine," Inuyasha grudgingly got up and followed after the girl. Miroku gave Sango a sly grin. Sango reached for her boomerang. Miroku's grin faded and he sighed.
Farther away Kanna stood in the bushes watching silently. Naraku came up behind her.
"Have the two of them gone into the woods alone?"
"Yes," she said softly.
"Excellent. All we have to do is separate them..."
Kagome was picking up branches from the forest floor and placing them in Inuyasha's arms. Neither spoke. Inuyasha was still angry about the pink bows. Kagome had nothing to say to him, but she admitted to herself that she was glad of his company. It was creepy out there.
Quite suddenly a mist came lurking through the trees. It was thick and humid. Kagome could feel the water drops on her skin, and she shivered.
"Inuyasha? Inuyasha where'd you go?" She looked around but couldn't see two feet in front of her. She tried to fight the panicky feeling rising in her chest, but he didn't even answer her calls. He had just... vanished.
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"Kagome? Kagome where are you?!" Inuyasha looked around, but couldn't see her. He couldn't see anything in fact. He tried to find her scent but all he could smell was the musty fog. Then he gasped and dropped the load of wood when a soul collector floated by.
"Kikyo?!" He followed it into a clearing, where the fog dispersed. And there she sat up against a tree.
"Inuyasha. I have been waiting for you."
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"Inuyasha! Inuyasha can you hear me?! Inuyasha!!" Kagome called and called, but still the hanyou didn't appear.
"Kagome?"
She whipped around and saw red robes part through the mist.
"Inuyasha! I was so worried, what happened? Why couldn't you hear me?"
"Kagome! There you are..."
She ran up and linked her arm through his. "Let's just get back to the campsite, okay? It's really creepy out here."
"Wait, I want to figure out where all this fog is coming from," Inuyasha said.
"I'm sure it's nothing. Let's just go back..." Kagome tugged on his sleeve.
"No, something's wrong, I can feel it."
"Really?" Kagome grabbed onto his arm even tighter.
"Yeah. Come on." He lowered himself so she could hop onto his back.
Kagome got on. "Be careful, Inuyasha."
"Don't worry, I will."
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"Kikyo... it's really you?"
"Of course Inuyasha." She stood. "I figured you'd find me here sooner or later."
"Why are you here?" Inuyasha asked, moving closer to her.
"I needed to talk to you."
"Needed... to talk to me?"
"Yes. There have been issues pressing at the back of my mind as of late, and I feel that I must deal with them now."
"What issues?"
Kikyo looked solemn. "About us, Inuyasha."
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Hmm... Confusing, no? It will all be explained... In the next chapter of course! Hope to hear from you all! Good... now... go read my poems!!
Also... I updated my poems! I now have one for Shippo ^_^ as well as a poem for Inuyasha, Kagome, Kikyo, Miroku, and Sango. Please check them out! You'll like them, really! Though they are on the more wistful side... Read them! Please?
~Review Responses~
Jo-chan-ANIME - Thanks! I'm glad that you found it funny! I don't even remember how I thought of the idea to make them play pranks on each other, but on the actual show, wouldn't it make a great filler episode?!
Angel-chan3 - Yeah. Like I said above, I'm sorry that I haven't been updating. I've been so busy with work and school. *sigh*
Stoictimer - I'm glad that you found this chapter amusing! The first part of this next one should be entertaining as well. As for more fluff... It might not be right away but more will be coming... ^_~
Youngmiko_hanyo - Muaw! You sound like you would be really good at writing fluff! And really, what you wrote would be very cute indeed, but to be honest I'm trying to keep Inuyasha in character. And I think that if he had to try and cover up with Kagome's little skirt he'd be quite pissed! I'm sorry that my fic has had a lack of fluff, but there will be more coming! So in the mean time I do hope that you enjoy this next chapter...
EjqHorseLady - Well, he doesn't exactly wear Kagome's skirt as you will see... But the image is really funny! It makes me giggle! I hope that you like this next chapter too! I think it's the way things would go if it were in an episode...
Heather - Ooooh! That sounds so cute!! I didn't play very much of the game, my friend just showed me their special attacks, and we played in battle mode with two players. She kicked my butt every time! But that's because she had already beaten the game and I never play video games because I don't have any! It sounds sooo cute though... Muaw!
Litoasngrl - Sorry about not posting sooner! I'm glad you liked the chapter though, and I hope that you will like this one too!
*Disclaimer: Me no own Inuyasha. Me no make money off this fic. Me no use proper English grammar.
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Inuyasha glared at Kagome across the fire. Miroku kept his face blank. He wasn't as upset about it as Inuyasha, but then again he didn't have to try and cover up with Kagome's short school skirt.
Luckily Sango's clothes were longer. They had waited for quite a long time in the hot springs before they realized the girls weren't going to bring their clothes back. So they had to get out and try to cover as best they could. Miroky wrapped Sango's skirt around his waist. Inuyasha had gingerly picked up Kagome's school skirt, as though it would bite, and placed it over himself. Miroku found it hard not to laugh at his friend's expression. They found the girls still wearing their robes giggling by the fire. After the girls had stopped rolling on the ground laughing and Inuyasha had stopped ranting, the boys returned to the hot springs and Shippo ran the girls' clothes to them. After the girls changed Shippo returned Inuyasha's and Miroku's clothes. A very disgruntled Inuyasha and a passive Miroku came back to the fire and the girls smirked at their well played out joke.
"Of course you know this means war," Miroku said under his breath to Inuyasha.
"Damn right it does."
"Well, next time think twice about taking my book," Kagome said.
"Or groping me," Sango added.
The boys ignored them and whispered to each other.
The next morning Kagome woke up to see Inuyasha and Miroku already cooking breakfast. Sango was just waking up beside her.
"Ah, you girls are awake," Miroku smiled.
"You're up already? And cooking breakfast?"
"We thought that after our behavior we'd make you breakfast, you know, no hard feelings," Miroku said. "Here, we've got some ready for you." He handed Kagome and Sango bowls. Kagome looked at it. It was... moving?
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEI!!!!!!!!!!!" She tossed her bowl as far as she could. Then she got up and jumped around, still shrieking. "Gross gross gross gross!!!!! I hate worms!!!!" she wailed.
Sango made a face and held her mouth. She set her bowl down. Then she glared at Miroku and Inuyasha who were laughing hysterically.
After Kagome had gotten over her fit, she turned venomous eyes towards Inuyasha. He stopped laughing. He knew what that look meant.
"Wait, Kagome... it was all Miroku's idea..."
"SIT!!!!!! SitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitsitSIT!!!!!!!!"
After the sit commands wore off, Inuyasha was a good five feet deep in an Inuyasha shaped hole.
"My face.... my back.... my.... everything....." (groan...)
Sango picked up her boomerang.
"Sango, really... it was just a joke... heh..." Miroku held up his hands.
*Whap* *smash* *clunk*
"Ooow.....note to self... do not try to feed worms to girls..."
"Kagome, I've lost my appetite."
"Me too. Let's go."
The girls walked off.
Inuyasha dredged himself out of his crater, and Miroku rubbed his head.
"Was it worth it?" Miroku asked painfully.
"Seeing Kagome freak out like that? Yeah," Inuyasha winced as he grinned.
They spent a long day looking for shards but found none. The Sango and Kagome walked behind the boys, and Inuyasha and Miroku kept looking back at them. They were talking and whispering, but everytime they looked back the girls would quickly part and pretend they hadn't been doing anything.
"They're up to something..." Inuyasha muttered.
Later on they came to a village. The men were trying to build a new temple. Miroku decided this was an opportunity to earn some food or valuables and dragged Inuyasha along to help. At the end of the day both were tired and dirty. The group was invited to stay at the old temple. Kagome and Sango greeted them when they came in.
"Ugh, you guys are so dirty! You need to go take baths right now. There's no way I'm eating dinner with you when you're like this," Kagome said, pinching her nose.
"I agree," Sango said, nodding.
Inuyasha grumbled all the way to the river. First he had to help build some stupid temple, no jewel shards involved, and now when all he wanted to do was eat he had to go take a stupid bath. They shed their clothes and jumped into the cold river.
When they were clean enough to get out, they found their clothes right where they had left them. But when they tried to put them on...
"What the hell?! Why isn't... My shirt is stuck shut!" Inuyasha exclaimed.
"So are my robes. The bottom hem is sewn together."
"I can't even put on my pants!!!" he wailed. "KAGOME!!!!!"
Kagome and Sango were enjoying a hot meal up at the temple. They laughed and wondered how the boys were coming along with their clothes.
"Really, it's the best way to get back at them," Kagome giggled. "They're in such an awkward position without their clothes."
"But isn't it getting alittle unoriginal?" Sango said between laughs.
"I have a few other tricks up my sleeve," Kagome said with a sly smile. Thank goodness for her friends and all the pranks they used to pull on each other. "Honestly... worms in our breakfast. That's just gross! It's not a good prank at all!"
"I know what you mean. But they're boys, remember? They go for the gross-out factor."
"Yeah. Our tricks are definitely more clever."
At this point Inuyasha walked into the room and right up to Kagome's face.
"Alright wench. What's the big idea messing with my damn clothes?!"
Kagome tried hard not to smile. He was really angry, which means her trick worked.
"It's only to get back at you for almost making me eat worms," she said coolly.
"But sewing my clothes together? What the hell Kagome?! First, I build some stupid temple, then I have to take a freezing cold bath in a stupid river, then I get out to find my damn clothes sewn shut!!!"
"I have nothing more to say to you. Want some dinner?" Her smile was more a smirk...
Inuyasha was fuming. He was so outraged he couldn't speak. Miroku came up behind him and led him away from Kagome and sat him down. He handed him a bowl of rice and plopped down beside him.
"I must say, well done ladies."
"Thank you," Sango said sweetly.
That night Kagome and Sango were getting ready for bed.
"It's so nice to sleep indoors for once!" Kagome crowed.
"Yes," Sango agreed.
Kagome hopped under her sheets. Then she got a funny expression on her face. She wrinkled her nose.
"Kagome, what is it?" Sango asked.
"Something's in my bed!" She whipped the sheets away.
"It's a toad!" she exclaimed, eyeing the fat brown thing sitting on her feet.
Sango looked in her bed. There was also a toad in hers. The girls grinned at each other.
"Was this supposed to scare us?" Kagome asked as they brushed past Inuyasha and Miroku in the hallway. She and Sango let the toads go outside.
"You're not very good at this prank thing, Miroku," Inuyasha accused him after the girls had gone.
"Hmm... what else don't girls like?" Miroku was lost in thought.
"Come on, let's just go to bed. I'm tired." Inuyasha walked into his room. Miroku followed, still thinking.
"We need to find a way to get back at them... a really good trick...." he mused.
"Well obviously they're not afraid of toads. And why should they be? They fight big huge ugly demons all the time." Inuyasha plunked down and sat against the wall.
"Don't worry Inuyasha, I'll think of something."
They stopped talking. Meanwhile Kagome and Sango waited quietly outside their door.
"Will this work, Kagome? What if they wake up?" Sango whispered.
"They were helping build that temple for quite awhile. They're both really tired. They should be dead to the world."
Soon they could hear even breathing coming from the room. They carefully tiptoed in. Both were asleep. They grinned at each other.
"Time to go to work," Kagome whispered as she took out a length of ribbon, a feather, and some shaving cream she had on hand from home. Sango found Miroku's sandals near his staff.
The next morning Inuyasha woke up when the sun came though the window and shined in his eyes. He yawned and stretched his arms. Miroku stirred. Inuyasha brought his arms down and sat back against the wall. He glanced at the sleepy monk who had turned over onto his stomach. He stared at him, then reached up to feel his ears.
"What the hell?!!!!"
Miroku was fully woken by Inuyasha's exclamation and turned his head around to look at the half demon. Then his eyes widened and he promptly burst out laughing.
"The girls have been playing their tricks again I see," Miroku tried hard not to chuckle as he watched Inuyasha rip pink bows off his ears and out of his hair. Kagome had braided some strands and tied them with pink bows at the end. Inuyasha also had strange white cream all over his nose.
"I'm not the only one, you should check out yourself," Inuyasha ranted as he frantically grabbed at his hair and wiped at his face.
"What?" Miroku asked, confused.
Inuyasha reached over and tugged on a bow in Miroku's hair. There were several tied in and one big bow was tied around his pony tail. He too began grabbing at his hair, and realized he had the strange cream all over his face as well.
Kagome and Sango peeked around the corner of the door with huge smiles on their faces.
Inuyasha looked up and then shouted, "This is it Kagome! You better run after I get these damn things out of my hair!!"
"No, I don't think I will," Kagome grinned.
"You are dead," Inuyasha said standing up. He started for the door.
"Don't you come any closer! I'll say it!" Kagome shouted.
He stopped. He knew he could never get close enough to her to do anything. She'd sit him until he couldn't move. He clenched his fists.
"Feh. You think you're pretty smart, don't cha?" He brushed past her and stomped out the door.
Kagome shrugged her shoulders. "Yeah, actually," she giggled under her breath.
Miroku sighed. He finished taking out the bows, and wiped off his face on the sheets.
He looked like he was going to say something, then thought better of it. He bent down to slip on his sandals. Sango watched quietly. Miroku stood up and a funny expression crossed his face. He picked up one foot, then the other.
"What happened to my... sandals?"
Each shoe was several inches too short. The end of the shoe came to the middle of his heel.
Miroku looked up at a grinning Sango, who then disappeared from the door.
"She shortened my sandals... This is a battle of wits and we are severely losing," Miroku sighed as he took off his shoes.
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After earning some money from building the temple the group set out again. They found no jewel shards and no news of Naraku's whereabouts either. This made Inuyasha very cranky. They settled down for the night in a clearing near a meadow.
"I wish there were some hot springs around here," Kagome stretched. "After walking all day it'd feel sooo nice and relaxing."
"You're telling me," Sango sighed.
"Well," Miroku sidled up, "I could give you a massage..."
The girls looked at him with half closed eyes.
"No," Sango said.
"Are you sure? I am known for excellent massages-"
"No," Kagome said.
"It was worth a try," Miroku muttered.
After eating dinner, (Kagome and Sango thoroughly checked their meals for any worms or bugs) the group settled down around the campfire. Miroku noticed they were running out of wood.
"I'll get some," Kagome said, jumping up. She started out into the forest.
"Kagome shouldn't go by herself, Inuyasha," Miroku said pointedly.
"Why not? Let her," Inuyasha said sullenly and crossed his arms.
"She could get hurt," Miroku replied.
"Fine," Inuyasha grudgingly got up and followed after the girl. Miroku gave Sango a sly grin. Sango reached for her boomerang. Miroku's grin faded and he sighed.
Farther away Kanna stood in the bushes watching silently. Naraku came up behind her.
"Have the two of them gone into the woods alone?"
"Yes," she said softly.
"Excellent. All we have to do is separate them..."
Kagome was picking up branches from the forest floor and placing them in Inuyasha's arms. Neither spoke. Inuyasha was still angry about the pink bows. Kagome had nothing to say to him, but she admitted to herself that she was glad of his company. It was creepy out there.
Quite suddenly a mist came lurking through the trees. It was thick and humid. Kagome could feel the water drops on her skin, and she shivered.
"Inuyasha? Inuyasha where'd you go?" She looked around but couldn't see two feet in front of her. She tried to fight the panicky feeling rising in her chest, but he didn't even answer her calls. He had just... vanished.
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"Kagome? Kagome where are you?!" Inuyasha looked around, but couldn't see her. He couldn't see anything in fact. He tried to find her scent but all he could smell was the musty fog. Then he gasped and dropped the load of wood when a soul collector floated by.
"Kikyo?!" He followed it into a clearing, where the fog dispersed. And there she sat up against a tree.
"Inuyasha. I have been waiting for you."
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"Inuyasha! Inuyasha can you hear me?! Inuyasha!!" Kagome called and called, but still the hanyou didn't appear.
"Kagome?"
She whipped around and saw red robes part through the mist.
"Inuyasha! I was so worried, what happened? Why couldn't you hear me?"
"Kagome! There you are..."
She ran up and linked her arm through his. "Let's just get back to the campsite, okay? It's really creepy out here."
"Wait, I want to figure out where all this fog is coming from," Inuyasha said.
"I'm sure it's nothing. Let's just go back..." Kagome tugged on his sleeve.
"No, something's wrong, I can feel it."
"Really?" Kagome grabbed onto his arm even tighter.
"Yeah. Come on." He lowered himself so she could hop onto his back.
Kagome got on. "Be careful, Inuyasha."
"Don't worry, I will."
~~~~*~*~*~~~~
"Kikyo... it's really you?"
"Of course Inuyasha." She stood. "I figured you'd find me here sooner or later."
"Why are you here?" Inuyasha asked, moving closer to her.
"I needed to talk to you."
"Needed... to talk to me?"
"Yes. There have been issues pressing at the back of my mind as of late, and I feel that I must deal with them now."
"What issues?"
Kikyo looked solemn. "About us, Inuyasha."
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Hmm... Confusing, no? It will all be explained... In the next chapter of course! Hope to hear from you all! Good... now... go read my poems!!