*Author notes: My fic got pushed waaaay down the list by a sudden overflow of stories. I doubt anyone was able to find my fic. My influences for this chapter is my long lost love, the movie Princess Mononoke(Anime movie).*
Seproth: Dude man, you brought up old memories for me of those games. I reemember that now. However, this is an AU (Author Universe), and
Cloud only remembers the last part of FF7. Also, I couldn't think of a way to say Kenshin travelyed through time, so I has joined his world and Inuyasha's world into one. Im sorry if my fic isn't exact in the dates in all, but hey, if all those were correct, it wouldn't really be my story, now would it?
Chapter 14:
In the Forest of the Spirit of the Forest part 1
Kagome was surprised to find her wounds healed the next morning. Her arms weren't even stiff. It was as if she had never been hurt, never felt the pain. She also felt surprisingly refreshed. This, of course, made her adopt a gleeful smile, joining Kenshin in the world of infinitely there smiles. Inuyasha didn't even question his speedy recovery, he always had one, due to his demonic heritage. Kagome made them all breakfast, consisting of miso soup and some parsley Kenshin had found. They ate in relative silence, and it disturbed her. What disturbed her even more was Cloud's looks off into the woods. She finally got irritated by it and asked him.
"Cloud, what's wrong?"
He sighed.
"I'm just tense. I get the feeling that there is something out there."
"Bad things?" Kenshin asked.
Cloud shook his head.
"No…just…creepy. There isn't even the chirping of birds."
Kagome noticed that.
"Yea, that's strange…"
But then, of course, she brightened up.
"Let's relax here for a day or two! It would be nice to take a bath!"
Inuyasha groaned.
"Come on! We've already lost enough time! Lets go."
Kagome hit him playfully.
"Oh c'mon Inuyasha! Cant you at least appreciate a day or two of relaxation?"
He growled, but didn't answer. This made her smile. She would get some more free time! She ran to her bag to get her swimsuit. Kenshin used waster from the nearby pond to wash out the pot. Cloud moved back to his former position against a tree, apparently going back to sleep. Kagome pulled out her bathing suit and ran off behind a bush to change. Kenshin took off his outer kimono top to wash hit. He crouched by the water edge, scrubbing it with his hands. Inuyasha assumed a position in the tree above Cloud.
Kagome finished putting on her bathing suit and walked toward the pond/small lake.
Though Inuyasha tried not to, he couldn't keep his eyes off of her. The suit displayed every curve of her body beautifully, and he turned away blushing, when Kagome looked at him.
"Inuyasha, don't you want to come into the water?"
"No."
"Oh come on. You need a bath anyway, and you can clean those dirty clothes of yours. Just smell em."
He fehed, and actually did smell them. The smell was horrendous. All the blood and dirt and things made very clear by his sensitive nose made him want to puke. He started to gag.
"See! I told you so! Now get over here before I make you."
Even though Inuyasha saw the reasoning behind it, he still didn't want to do as she said. He looked away, feighing anger. Cloud looked up at him and pointed a finger.
"Wind."
A hurricane wind hit Inuyasha and flew him toward the pond. He hit the ground by the edge. He gasped for a second, before glaring at Cloud, who was faking sleep. Kagome grabbed the arm that was closest to the water.
"Inuyasha. C'mon."
He pulled his arm back away from her, but she wouldn't let go.
"No!"
He hopped into a crouch, while she was still holding his arm. She imitated his growl.
"Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha was about to respond when a hard shove knocked him over Kagome and into the pond. He surfaced instantly, and glared at his culprit. Kenshin gave him a smile back.
"Kenshin…"
Inuyasha, however, did not jump at Kenshin like he wanted. He saw Kagome with that look that was usually followed by a sit. He put on his emotionless face. He floated there. The pond was quite deep. Even near the edge. Kagome, however, did not give him a moments rest.
"Well? Take off your shirt already."
His emotionless face dropped.
"What?!?"
"Take off your shirt! It needs to be washed and dried."
"Keh. Its wet aint it? What else does it need?"
"Oh come on, ya big baby. Oh…Is widdle Inuyasha too scared to take of his shirty-wirty?"
"I'm not scared of anything!"
"So why wont you do it?"
He Fehed again. Damn, how did she always make so much sense? He took off both of his shirt quickly and threw them onto shore with a grunt. That left him with only his pants on. He floated in the middle of the pond on his back, arms crossed, attempting to look uncaring and asleep, attempting to hide what he was feeling right now. He didn't quite understand it anyway. Kagome, however, looked away, attempting to not look embarrassed. She had seen his finely toned muscles and body, and the thoughts going through her mind were making her blush. She looked at him out of the corner of her eye.
Then a slightly evil idea came to mind. She quietly swam over to him, and dunked his head under the water.
She giggled as he came back up and coughed water.
"Wench, what did ya do that for?"
She replied by doing it again, but this time, he came up quickly and did it to her. She squealed as she went under water. She surfaced a few feet away and splashed water at him. He imitated. The water fight ended after a few minutes, and they both floated to try to rest a bit. But she continued to watch him all the same.
Two pairs of eyes watched them from the shore.
"Quite interesting they are." Kenshin said from the tree.
Cloud was still imitating sleep, his eyes only open the slightest bit.
"They are both too shy. Why can't they realize they're perfect for each other?"
"Cloud! I didn't know you were into that kind of stuff!"
Cloud shrugged.
"I'm not, but its kinda obvious…oh watch this."
Inuyasha was drifting closer to Kagome. They both looked like they didn't know what was about to happen. Inuyasha, also took that time to stretch out his arms. It effectively landed on top of Kagome's stomach. Both eyes went open, and both heads turned. From Kenshin's and Cloud's point of view, either the water had suddenly gotten warmer, or they were both blushing. They just stared at one another for a second. They looked like two lovesick teenager, and they were. They just didn't know it.
"Wind."
A large splash suddenly soaked both of them, making them both look away. Kenshin surfaced. He didn't look happy.
"Cloud!"
Inuyasha was happy for the interruption. He was almost probably going to do something that would have given him away.
Kagome tried to rid herself of that blush. What just happened? I felt so…strange…
Kenshin climbed back onto shore and took off his shirt and hung it on a tree to dry. He laid down in the grass around the pond. Inuyasha got out and wrung his shirt out and threw it on the ground and jumped into his tree. He glared at Cloud below. Kagome floated for a little while, then got out any went behind her bush to change. She came back out, fully dressed, and hung her wet bathing suit to dry. She then laid down beside Kenshin in the soft grass. She stared at the sky and tried to figure out her thoughts. The feelings she was having around Inuyasha…
Was she in love?
Then, like a sudden vibration, she sat up. There was somebody there. The person wore a blue tunic and mask, so she had no idea who it was, male or female. The person carried a bow and a sword. A red elk came out of the woods behind him.
Who was he?
*Author notes: If you've ever seen Princess Mononoke, you'll know who this is. Will this person be another permanent ally? Tune in next time to find out.*
Seproth: Dude man, you brought up old memories for me of those games. I reemember that now. However, this is an AU (Author Universe), and
Cloud only remembers the last part of FF7. Also, I couldn't think of a way to say Kenshin travelyed through time, so I has joined his world and Inuyasha's world into one. Im sorry if my fic isn't exact in the dates in all, but hey, if all those were correct, it wouldn't really be my story, now would it?
Chapter 14:
In the Forest of the Spirit of the Forest part 1
Kagome was surprised to find her wounds healed the next morning. Her arms weren't even stiff. It was as if she had never been hurt, never felt the pain. She also felt surprisingly refreshed. This, of course, made her adopt a gleeful smile, joining Kenshin in the world of infinitely there smiles. Inuyasha didn't even question his speedy recovery, he always had one, due to his demonic heritage. Kagome made them all breakfast, consisting of miso soup and some parsley Kenshin had found. They ate in relative silence, and it disturbed her. What disturbed her even more was Cloud's looks off into the woods. She finally got irritated by it and asked him.
"Cloud, what's wrong?"
He sighed.
"I'm just tense. I get the feeling that there is something out there."
"Bad things?" Kenshin asked.
Cloud shook his head.
"No…just…creepy. There isn't even the chirping of birds."
Kagome noticed that.
"Yea, that's strange…"
But then, of course, she brightened up.
"Let's relax here for a day or two! It would be nice to take a bath!"
Inuyasha groaned.
"Come on! We've already lost enough time! Lets go."
Kagome hit him playfully.
"Oh c'mon Inuyasha! Cant you at least appreciate a day or two of relaxation?"
He growled, but didn't answer. This made her smile. She would get some more free time! She ran to her bag to get her swimsuit. Kenshin used waster from the nearby pond to wash out the pot. Cloud moved back to his former position against a tree, apparently going back to sleep. Kagome pulled out her bathing suit and ran off behind a bush to change. Kenshin took off his outer kimono top to wash hit. He crouched by the water edge, scrubbing it with his hands. Inuyasha assumed a position in the tree above Cloud.
Kagome finished putting on her bathing suit and walked toward the pond/small lake.
Though Inuyasha tried not to, he couldn't keep his eyes off of her. The suit displayed every curve of her body beautifully, and he turned away blushing, when Kagome looked at him.
"Inuyasha, don't you want to come into the water?"
"No."
"Oh come on. You need a bath anyway, and you can clean those dirty clothes of yours. Just smell em."
He fehed, and actually did smell them. The smell was horrendous. All the blood and dirt and things made very clear by his sensitive nose made him want to puke. He started to gag.
"See! I told you so! Now get over here before I make you."
Even though Inuyasha saw the reasoning behind it, he still didn't want to do as she said. He looked away, feighing anger. Cloud looked up at him and pointed a finger.
"Wind."
A hurricane wind hit Inuyasha and flew him toward the pond. He hit the ground by the edge. He gasped for a second, before glaring at Cloud, who was faking sleep. Kagome grabbed the arm that was closest to the water.
"Inuyasha. C'mon."
He pulled his arm back away from her, but she wouldn't let go.
"No!"
He hopped into a crouch, while she was still holding his arm. She imitated his growl.
"Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha was about to respond when a hard shove knocked him over Kagome and into the pond. He surfaced instantly, and glared at his culprit. Kenshin gave him a smile back.
"Kenshin…"
Inuyasha, however, did not jump at Kenshin like he wanted. He saw Kagome with that look that was usually followed by a sit. He put on his emotionless face. He floated there. The pond was quite deep. Even near the edge. Kagome, however, did not give him a moments rest.
"Well? Take off your shirt already."
His emotionless face dropped.
"What?!?"
"Take off your shirt! It needs to be washed and dried."
"Keh. Its wet aint it? What else does it need?"
"Oh come on, ya big baby. Oh…Is widdle Inuyasha too scared to take of his shirty-wirty?"
"I'm not scared of anything!"
"So why wont you do it?"
He Fehed again. Damn, how did she always make so much sense? He took off both of his shirt quickly and threw them onto shore with a grunt. That left him with only his pants on. He floated in the middle of the pond on his back, arms crossed, attempting to look uncaring and asleep, attempting to hide what he was feeling right now. He didn't quite understand it anyway. Kagome, however, looked away, attempting to not look embarrassed. She had seen his finely toned muscles and body, and the thoughts going through her mind were making her blush. She looked at him out of the corner of her eye.
Then a slightly evil idea came to mind. She quietly swam over to him, and dunked his head under the water.
She giggled as he came back up and coughed water.
"Wench, what did ya do that for?"
She replied by doing it again, but this time, he came up quickly and did it to her. She squealed as she went under water. She surfaced a few feet away and splashed water at him. He imitated. The water fight ended after a few minutes, and they both floated to try to rest a bit. But she continued to watch him all the same.
Two pairs of eyes watched them from the shore.
"Quite interesting they are." Kenshin said from the tree.
Cloud was still imitating sleep, his eyes only open the slightest bit.
"They are both too shy. Why can't they realize they're perfect for each other?"
"Cloud! I didn't know you were into that kind of stuff!"
Cloud shrugged.
"I'm not, but its kinda obvious…oh watch this."
Inuyasha was drifting closer to Kagome. They both looked like they didn't know what was about to happen. Inuyasha, also took that time to stretch out his arms. It effectively landed on top of Kagome's stomach. Both eyes went open, and both heads turned. From Kenshin's and Cloud's point of view, either the water had suddenly gotten warmer, or they were both blushing. They just stared at one another for a second. They looked like two lovesick teenager, and they were. They just didn't know it.
"Wind."
A large splash suddenly soaked both of them, making them both look away. Kenshin surfaced. He didn't look happy.
"Cloud!"
Inuyasha was happy for the interruption. He was almost probably going to do something that would have given him away.
Kagome tried to rid herself of that blush. What just happened? I felt so…strange…
Kenshin climbed back onto shore and took off his shirt and hung it on a tree to dry. He laid down in the grass around the pond. Inuyasha got out and wrung his shirt out and threw it on the ground and jumped into his tree. He glared at Cloud below. Kagome floated for a little while, then got out any went behind her bush to change. She came back out, fully dressed, and hung her wet bathing suit to dry. She then laid down beside Kenshin in the soft grass. She stared at the sky and tried to figure out her thoughts. The feelings she was having around Inuyasha…
Was she in love?
Then, like a sudden vibration, she sat up. There was somebody there. The person wore a blue tunic and mask, so she had no idea who it was, male or female. The person carried a bow and a sword. A red elk came out of the woods behind him.
Who was he?
*Author notes: If you've ever seen Princess Mononoke, you'll know who this is. Will this person be another permanent ally? Tune in next time to find out.*