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"Get your hands off me, monk!!" Yes, it was indeed a bright and beautiful morning. Yes, Jaken was still alive (poor thing...there's a soft spot in my heart for the little toad...). Yes, Sesshoumaru had kept his promise—for the night at least. He hadn't shown up, trying to steal Kagome away again. Not that night, at least.
But there was something about the tone of his voice when he had said it that made Kagome believe him. The faraway look in his eyes, the slight droop of his features, and the willingness he seemed to have had to accept his death from a hanyou just to give the jewel shard back.
"But Sango, I—"
"Don't you talk to me. That is the LAST time I want to wake up to a hand on my behind in the morning. From now on I'm sleeping close enough to the fire to grab a torch and light you afire whenever I want."
"As...fun...as all that sounds, we better get going. Inuyasha! (Hurry up, she's out for blood!)"
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The day was hot, but not hot enough to keep Shippou quiet.
"So then Sesshoumaru's gonna get smashed into the ground next time he shows up?" he asked eagerly.
"If he's smart, he won't show up at all," said Inuyasha, putting a hand on Kagome's shoulder as if to warn anyone who might have been watching to stay clear of his woman.
"What if anyone else comes after her?"
"Like who?" A sudden whirlwind on the horizon answered his question.
"Oh, no...why now?" said Kagome. Within a minute, Kouga was skidding to a stop in front of Inuyasha, who still had his hand on Kagome's shoulder. As the dust cleared, Kouga's voice rang out into the once peaceful day.
"Hey, mutt! Get your hand off my woman!" he yelled. Inuyasha growled.
"Inuyasha, settle down. How are you, Kouga-kun?" said Kagome cheerily. Kouga was about to say something when he stopped. Sniff, sniff. He smelled the air around Kagome.
"You've changed. What did you do to her, mutt?" Inuyasha growled low in his throat again.
"It wasn't me. It was my dumbass brother."
"You let another man sleep with MY KAGOME?!"
"She ain't YOUR woman anyhow, so shut up!"
"All the more reason for you not to let anyone else get ahold of her!" Kouga and Inuyasha were practically at each other's throats. Kagome stepped in and pushed them apart.
"Can you two stop fighting for once? This happens every time you get within ten miles of each other; you're fighting like cats and dogs—"
"Technically, Kagome, they're both dogs," said Sango.
"Watch who you call dog, girl," growled Kouga. "I'm a wolf and that's all there is to it."
"All I'm saying is that dogs and wolves are very closely related, is all," she said, scooting back out of the argument.
"Whatever."
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"And then what?" a female voice asked from the shadows of a forest. Sesshoumaru leaned against a tree, eyes laden with sorrow and defeat, talking to the voice, not really caring who it was.
"Then I left. I do not doubt that my brother could kill me if he wished. Especially after all that has happened."
"Then what are you going to do?" the smooth voice asked quietly. Sesshoumaru sighed heavily.
"I suppose I shall have to keep my promise. I do not intend to die, not before I can at least see Kagome's face one more time." The voice didn't reply, but a light breeze whistled through the trees as the woman to whom the voice belonged left.
'So it really was Sesshoumaru...I thought as much. I had rather hoped it would be Kouga, that way Inuyasha would be quick about killing him and I would have the chance to take his jewel shards, but it was indeed the hanyou brat's half-brother,' thought Kagura as she floated on a feather over the forest.
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"Goodbye, Kouga-kun!" called Kagome as Kouga sped off into the distance. All of a sudden, he stopped and yelled back a few well-chosen insults.
"And if I EVER catch wind of you EVER letting Kagome out of your sight AGAIN, I'll rip your ears off and make you eat them!! Later, mutt-face!!"
Inuyasha scowled, wishing dearly that he had taken the chance to use the Kongousouuha on Kouga when he had the chance.
"What are you so upset about now?" asked Shippou, hopping up to Inuyasha's head. Prying the kitsune from his hair, Inuyasha answered, "I only wish I'd killed him when I had the chance."
"Sit."
"What the hell was that for?!"
"For being stubborn. I don't belong to anyone. I may be your girlfriend, but I am not your property. Nor am I Kouga's, or Sesshoumaru's, or anyone else's!" Inuyasha stood up, brushing dirt from his shoulder and Shippou from his head again.
And they continued on their way.
[A/N: Behold...a new chapter!!! Squee!! Not sure what to do next...oh well. Strawberry gum is teh awesome...chew chew blows bubble bubble pops
Uh...sorry about the &&&12345&&&...new formatting, and it won't have any breaks at all if I don't put that.
Ja ne.]
&&&Thanks for all the reviews (especially you, Rushyuo!)!!! Keep 'em coming!!&&&
"Get your hands off me, monk!!" Yes, it was indeed a bright and beautiful morning. Yes, Jaken was still alive (poor thing...there's a soft spot in my heart for the little toad...). Yes, Sesshoumaru had kept his promise—for the night at least. He hadn't shown up, trying to steal Kagome away again. Not that night, at least.
But there was something about the tone of his voice when he had said it that made Kagome believe him. The faraway look in his eyes, the slight droop of his features, and the willingness he seemed to have had to accept his death from a hanyou just to give the jewel shard back.
"But Sango, I—"
"Don't you talk to me. That is the LAST time I want to wake up to a hand on my behind in the morning. From now on I'm sleeping close enough to the fire to grab a torch and light you afire whenever I want."
"As...fun...as all that sounds, we better get going. Inuyasha! (Hurry up, she's out for blood!)"
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The day was hot, but not hot enough to keep Shippou quiet.
"So then Sesshoumaru's gonna get smashed into the ground next time he shows up?" he asked eagerly.
"If he's smart, he won't show up at all," said Inuyasha, putting a hand on Kagome's shoulder as if to warn anyone who might have been watching to stay clear of his woman.
"What if anyone else comes after her?"
"Like who?" A sudden whirlwind on the horizon answered his question.
"Oh, no...why now?" said Kagome. Within a minute, Kouga was skidding to a stop in front of Inuyasha, who still had his hand on Kagome's shoulder. As the dust cleared, Kouga's voice rang out into the once peaceful day.
"Hey, mutt! Get your hand off my woman!" he yelled. Inuyasha growled.
"Inuyasha, settle down. How are you, Kouga-kun?" said Kagome cheerily. Kouga was about to say something when he stopped. Sniff, sniff. He smelled the air around Kagome.
"You've changed. What did you do to her, mutt?" Inuyasha growled low in his throat again.
"It wasn't me. It was my dumbass brother."
"You let another man sleep with MY KAGOME?!"
"She ain't YOUR woman anyhow, so shut up!"
"All the more reason for you not to let anyone else get ahold of her!" Kouga and Inuyasha were practically at each other's throats. Kagome stepped in and pushed them apart.
"Can you two stop fighting for once? This happens every time you get within ten miles of each other; you're fighting like cats and dogs—"
"Technically, Kagome, they're both dogs," said Sango.
"Watch who you call dog, girl," growled Kouga. "I'm a wolf and that's all there is to it."
"All I'm saying is that dogs and wolves are very closely related, is all," she said, scooting back out of the argument.
"Whatever."
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"And then what?" a female voice asked from the shadows of a forest. Sesshoumaru leaned against a tree, eyes laden with sorrow and defeat, talking to the voice, not really caring who it was.
"Then I left. I do not doubt that my brother could kill me if he wished. Especially after all that has happened."
"Then what are you going to do?" the smooth voice asked quietly. Sesshoumaru sighed heavily.
"I suppose I shall have to keep my promise. I do not intend to die, not before I can at least see Kagome's face one more time." The voice didn't reply, but a light breeze whistled through the trees as the woman to whom the voice belonged left.
'So it really was Sesshoumaru...I thought as much. I had rather hoped it would be Kouga, that way Inuyasha would be quick about killing him and I would have the chance to take his jewel shards, but it was indeed the hanyou brat's half-brother,' thought Kagura as she floated on a feather over the forest.
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"Goodbye, Kouga-kun!" called Kagome as Kouga sped off into the distance. All of a sudden, he stopped and yelled back a few well-chosen insults.
"And if I EVER catch wind of you EVER letting Kagome out of your sight AGAIN, I'll rip your ears off and make you eat them!! Later, mutt-face!!"
Inuyasha scowled, wishing dearly that he had taken the chance to use the Kongousouuha on Kouga when he had the chance.
"What are you so upset about now?" asked Shippou, hopping up to Inuyasha's head. Prying the kitsune from his hair, Inuyasha answered, "I only wish I'd killed him when I had the chance."
"Sit."
"What the hell was that for?!"
"For being stubborn. I don't belong to anyone. I may be your girlfriend, but I am not your property. Nor am I Kouga's, or Sesshoumaru's, or anyone else's!" Inuyasha stood up, brushing dirt from his shoulder and Shippou from his head again.
And they continued on their way.
[A/N: Behold...a new chapter!!! Squee!! Not sure what to do next...oh well. Strawberry gum is teh awesome...chew chew blows bubble bubble pops
Uh...sorry about the &&&12345&&&...new formatting, and it won't have any breaks at all if I don't put that.
Ja ne.]