The problems that occur

Chapter 4 'Dead legs'

Okane: Now that Hiei's back in his own dimension. I can continue with my story, woo, what will happen in this chapter.

A/N: This is the next morning

Rika woke up to the bright sun shining in her face. 'The only thing I hate about the past, the sun is closer and brighter,' she thought as she sat up. Rika looked around to see only Yoru was still sleeping in the same spot she found her last nite when she returned. She had only really come back to say sorry to Inuyasha and Kagome, but they were gone when she got back. Rika tried to wake Yoru, but she just snorted and turned over.
Rika finally giving up tried to stand but found out that her legs didn't feel like cooperating this early. After a few minutes of standing up and falling back down she decided that it would be easier to crawl to river. It was painful as she dragged herself to the river. Her legs kept getting caught on things like roots, rocks, and small think patches of grass. As she ascended down the last big obstacle (Which was a downward hill) she somersaulted down it and hit the river face first.

She struggled to turn upright for a few seconds and finally her legs woke up from their deep muscle slumber. The river was warm for that early in the morning it was refreshing. Rika tread water as long as she could, then swam to the edge. As she got out a big huge piraƱa jump out of the water right were she had been a few moments before. Totally freaked out by this Rika thought it would be safer to go back to camp.

~*~*~*~BACK AT THE CAMP~*~*~*~*~

Yoru woke up in a cold sweat; she looked over to see that someone had been sleeping next to her but apparently already left. She prayed that it was Rika and not some nasty animal or demon for that matter. Yoru looked at the fire pit the fire had gone out, so she got up and started to rebuild it.

Rika walked up just as Yoru had managed to restart the fire, "Oh good you're awake."

Yoru not frightened because she had sensed her coming just turned around and smiled at Rika.

"Hey, I got a message for you. I was going to tell you last nite but you were asleep, did you know that you sleep like a rock?" Rika stated sitting down against a big boulder facing Yoru and the fire.

"Yeah, so I've heard. So who's the message from?" Yoru asked sitting next to Rika.

"Someone named Rin."

"Rin you saw Rin what did she say?"

"I didn't see Rin, whoever that is. Sesshoumaru told me to tell you that Rin says Hi."

"You saw Lord Sesshoumaru? When last nite? Where is he? Did you talk to him? What did you guys talk about?" Yoru was gonna say more but she almost passed due to loss of air.

"How do you know Sesshoumaru?" Rika asked wanting to get dirt on him for black mail.

Yoru was about to answer he question but was interrupted when Inuyasha came flying through the forest and fell into the fire. Yoru was in the process of getting up to help him when Kagome with two others came out of the forest.

Rika studied these new people; one of them looked like a fox demon, the other she wanted to study more. He seemed like a nice guy, but you never know. He had short brown hair with a rat tail. He was wearing some type of black robe. Also in his right hand he held a staff, it was looked like one of the staffs her parents use to tell her about that tracked out evil demons. The man was somewhat handsome, but she didn't really care. She about to jump back into reality until she noticed something else about him. He had black cloth with what looked like black prayer beads wrapped around his hand. She could feel a strange aura coming from it. It felt as strong as a vacuum that could suck in the whole entire universe if it wanted.

"Inuyasha get out of my fire," Yoru screamed at the top of her lungs at Inuyasha.

"It's not my fault yell at the stupid demon that attacked me," he yelled back at the same level loudness.

"Well if you were strong like me maybe that demon wouldn't have thrown you into my fire," Yoru screamed back.

"Strong like you. Ha, don't make me laugh kid I could beat you blind and with one arm," Inuyasha yelled back stepping out of the extinguished fire.

"Yeah right you only wish you could."

"I don't have to wish."

"In your dreams Inuyasha, you so could not beat me. I'm stronger and you know it."

"My god do you people ever stop fighting," Rika yelled getting annoyed at their constant arguing. "I..." Rika was about to yell at them more but was cut off when someone grabbed her hands. She looked over to see the one guy whom she had been study earlier.

"You are the most beautiful creature I've ever come in contact with; do you believe in love in first sight because I do, will you please bare me a child?" The man asked staring at her with his eyes sparkling.

"Ah, you're a guy," Rika screamed and pulled her hands out of his and ran over and hid behind Inuyasha.

"Ha ha, Miruko just got rejected again, and she thought you were a woman," the little kitsune laughed.

"You are the saddest man I've ever seen," Yoru said walking over to the Miruko and patting him on the back.

Rika was about to apologize to Inuyasha when she smelt something. Inuyasha smelt it to but just shrugged it off. Rika knew why too, she no longer wanted to stay there so she took off in the direction of the smell.

The scent lead her to the spot on the hill she was at last night. She looked around and sure enough her nose hadn't lied to her. Sesshoumaru was lying looking up at the clouds. She quickly ran over to him and sat down next to him.

"Good morning," he said still staring at the clouds.

"Good afternoon," she corrected him.

"Is it really? I must have dosed off," he said sitting up and facing her.

"It's called sleeping Sesshoumaru," she said her tongue now too failing her while she tried to say his name.

"Sounds like you've never said my name before," he laughed.

"I have though, it's just for some reason my muscles are failing me," she told him remembering her struggle this morning.

"Oh yeah, what do you mean?" He asked her looking interested.

"Well this morning I couldn't walk or even move my legs," Rika told him about the river and her almost death experience.

"But you're okay now right?" He looked at her with concern.

"Yeah, but I can still feel the pain from dragging myself," she said rubbing her legs. Sesshoumaru looked at her like he didn't believe that she was okay, "Take off your pants."

"WHAT," she screamed giving him a funny look.

"Take off your pants I wanna see you're legs," he said again.

"You wanna see my legs?"

"I won't hurt you I promise I just wanna see if you have any bruises."

"You promise you won't be perverted?" She asked sternly looking him straight in the eyes.

"I promise you I just wanna see if your okay," he said is a reassuring tone. She nodded, stood up and slid her jeans off slowly as so she didn't hurt her legs even more. Just as Sesshoumaru expected both her legs both purple not one single spot did she have normal color skin. He told her to sit down slowly, and she obeyed.

"What are you going to do?" Rika asked wincing in pain.

"Healing you," was all he said. He reached into his tail and pulled something that looked like a paper seal. He placed it across her knees, and put his hands together. Then from what Rika knew it sounded like he was saying an incantation. After a few moments he stopped and looked at her legs he seemed pleased. Rika also looked down at her legs and just about screamed when she saw her legs were prefect. There were no scars, no bruises, and no pain.

~*~*~*~*~*~*AT THE CAMP~*~*~*~*~*

(Right after Rika left)

"Where is she going what does she smell?" Kagome asked with a confused look on her face.

"Who cares what in the crap she smells it's not an enemy so were fine," Inuyasha said stubbornly.

"Yeah but what is it?" Shippo asked him again.

"I told you it's not a threat so who care's," he said again jumping on top of the boulder and sitting on it.

"So is she going to bare me a child? I don't care if it isn't a boy I just wanna make her mine," Miruko said smirking.

By this time Yoru was through with being nice to the monk and hit him in the back of the head so hard he flew faster then Inuyasha had a few moments before. Everyone laughed at him when he hit a tree and was knocked unconscious.

"Now that taken care of who's up for breakfast?" Yoru laughed rubbing her growling stomach. Everyone else's stomach followed suit and growled, so they all deiced to eat breakfast.

~*~*~*~ON THE HILL~*~*~*~

Rika thanked Sesshoumaru and put her pants back on. She started to admire him for what its worth she started to like Sesshoumaru more then a friend even. Rika thought back to last night.

~@~FLASHBACK~@~

"Don't turn around," the voice said behind her revealing who the hand belonged to.

"Why are you ugly," Rika said no longer frozen.

"No."

"Then why can't I turn around?"

"I don't want you to fall in love with me," the voice behind her said.

"I can't fall in love, and even if I could I'd still do what I'm about to do," Rika said shaking off the man's hand.

~@~END FLASHBACK~@~

Rika had never done what she was planing to do. She was also starting to think that she lied about not being able to fall in love. She looked over to Sesshoumaru who had retaken his position staring at the clouds.

Sesshoumaru felt someone watching him. He looked over to see Rika daydreaming in his direction. He smiled and went back to watching the clouds.

Okane: Awe, is he going to let her fall in love with him? This is getting interesting. UPDATE UPDATE... Oh wait lol this is my story. I think it's good. I was reading my other stories yesterday when I typed the next chapter I compared. And guess what I thought I was a good writer before now that I've got a hold of it I really improved. It's like when you go back and read all you're old essays and school work. I'm rambling now I should stop. I'm sorry I bored you my little lumpy licking leprechauns. R/r Por favor. Gracias.

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