KURAMA: You mean that was the last decent hiding place in this house?
You can bet your boxers.
KURAMA: I want those back, by the way.
...
KURAMA: What did you do with my undergarments?
They might be in the drawer upstairs.
KURAMA: Oh, good.
Or they might be on eBay.
[Disclaimer: I give up. Sue me if you will, but I shall not pay up for the simple reason that I have no money.]
Even though the castle had been pillaged a long time ago, it was still a nice place. The koi had long been fished out of the pond, and the flowers mingled with weeds like they were old college buddies, but it was beautiful all the same.
Inuyasha had fully expected Kagome to start crying, but she didn't. She just led Yumi around to look at the place of ruined grandeur. Rin stood beside the hanyou and looked up at him. His ears twitched in the breeze.
"Aren't you gonna go look around?" he asked.
"I've already seen it all."
"Not in a long time, though."
"I know. It just seems like it wouldn't be worth much to go see what it looks like now, in ruin, when I much prefer what it looked like when I was here." They paused for a minute.
"Did you like it here, then?"
"Of course. It was a nice place. I wasn't here much because I was following Sesshoumaru around, but when I was here it was a wonderful place."
"Do you miss it?"
"Sometimes. Then I remember that I like my life with you guys now as well, and I'm happy. Thanks, Inuyasha."
"For what?"
"For letting me stay with you. I'm glad I got the chance." She smiled. "I think I've had a better life with you guys than I would have if I had stayed with your brother." She began to walk toward the building Kagome and Yumi were in.
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"Did you find anything worth saving?" Inuyasha asked as they set up for the night inside the least-dilapidated building. Kagome shook her head.
"Nothing."
"Good." Kagome looked at Inuyasha with an odd look.
"Why is that good?"
"Less for me to carry back." She folded her arms.
"What if we had found something really valuable?" He snorted.
"Then you'd be carrying Yumi."
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"So that's all? We're only staying for one day?" asked Yumi the next morning as they were getting ready to leave. Inuyasha picked her up and set her on his shoulders.
"There's nothing else to do here, Yumi. Unless you want to burn the place down."
"Inuyasha!"
"What? That's about the only other thing you can do to this castle. Unless you want to rebuild it."
Kagome smiled and slowly looked over at the dilapidated buildings behind her. Inuyasha's jaw dropped. "No. No, no, no, no, no. We are NOT gonna rebuild Sesshoumaru's castle. No."
"But Inuyasha, it would be fun..." Kagome made puppy-dog eyes at him. "Please? For me?" He rolled his eyes and made a whining noise in the back of his throat.
"Do I have to?"
"Please, Inuyasha? I'll make a special trip back to my time and bring you back an armful of Ramen!"
"It'll take more than noodles to get me to do something like that," he said, folding his arms and looking away. Kagome put her hands on her hips.
"Like what?" He turned back to her, smiling mischievously. "A kiss?"
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Back in Kaede's village, Kagome told her plans to Miroku, Sango, and Shippou, who all agreed with the plan. They would spend a few days recruiting men from the village to help with the project, and depart shortly after they had everything they needed.
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Rin smiled as she looked up at the starry night sky from the top of the hill by the river. The full moon hung serenely over the village, casting a pale light over the girl. She appeared to be talking to herself.
"We're going to fix it up. It's going to be beautiful. Just like it was before. You're going to love it. We'll put the fish back in the pond, and rebuild the buildings, and plant more flowers...It'll be just like it was when I was living there. You'll be so happy to see it, Lord Sesshoumaru."
[A/N: Sorry it took so long for me to get an update. I had to write another story, and when I got done with it, I wasn't motivated on this one enough to write.
KURAMA: But you're motivated enough to keep me prisoner here.
Of course.
KURAMA: Good day. I'm going home.
Home?! You can't go home!
KURAMA: I can and I will. Goodbye.
Fine. Go. Just leave, see if I care.
You can bet your boxers.
KURAMA: I want those back, by the way.
...
KURAMA: What did you do with my undergarments?
They might be in the drawer upstairs.
KURAMA: Oh, good.
Or they might be on eBay.
[Disclaimer: I give up. Sue me if you will, but I shall not pay up for the simple reason that I have no money.]
Even though the castle had been pillaged a long time ago, it was still a nice place. The koi had long been fished out of the pond, and the flowers mingled with weeds like they were old college buddies, but it was beautiful all the same.
Inuyasha had fully expected Kagome to start crying, but she didn't. She just led Yumi around to look at the place of ruined grandeur. Rin stood beside the hanyou and looked up at him. His ears twitched in the breeze.
"Aren't you gonna go look around?" he asked.
"I've already seen it all."
"Not in a long time, though."
"I know. It just seems like it wouldn't be worth much to go see what it looks like now, in ruin, when I much prefer what it looked like when I was here." They paused for a minute.
"Did you like it here, then?"
"Of course. It was a nice place. I wasn't here much because I was following Sesshoumaru around, but when I was here it was a wonderful place."
"Do you miss it?"
"Sometimes. Then I remember that I like my life with you guys now as well, and I'm happy. Thanks, Inuyasha."
"For what?"
"For letting me stay with you. I'm glad I got the chance." She smiled. "I think I've had a better life with you guys than I would have if I had stayed with your brother." She began to walk toward the building Kagome and Yumi were in.
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"Did you find anything worth saving?" Inuyasha asked as they set up for the night inside the least-dilapidated building. Kagome shook her head.
"Nothing."
"Good." Kagome looked at Inuyasha with an odd look.
"Why is that good?"
"Less for me to carry back." She folded her arms.
"What if we had found something really valuable?" He snorted.
"Then you'd be carrying Yumi."
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"So that's all? We're only staying for one day?" asked Yumi the next morning as they were getting ready to leave. Inuyasha picked her up and set her on his shoulders.
"There's nothing else to do here, Yumi. Unless you want to burn the place down."
"Inuyasha!"
"What? That's about the only other thing you can do to this castle. Unless you want to rebuild it."
Kagome smiled and slowly looked over at the dilapidated buildings behind her. Inuyasha's jaw dropped. "No. No, no, no, no, no. We are NOT gonna rebuild Sesshoumaru's castle. No."
"But Inuyasha, it would be fun..." Kagome made puppy-dog eyes at him. "Please? For me?" He rolled his eyes and made a whining noise in the back of his throat.
"Do I have to?"
"Please, Inuyasha? I'll make a special trip back to my time and bring you back an armful of Ramen!"
"It'll take more than noodles to get me to do something like that," he said, folding his arms and looking away. Kagome put her hands on her hips.
"Like what?" He turned back to her, smiling mischievously. "A kiss?"
&&&12345&&&
Back in Kaede's village, Kagome told her plans to Miroku, Sango, and Shippou, who all agreed with the plan. They would spend a few days recruiting men from the village to help with the project, and depart shortly after they had everything they needed.
12345
Rin smiled as she looked up at the starry night sky from the top of the hill by the river. The full moon hung serenely over the village, casting a pale light over the girl. She appeared to be talking to herself.
"We're going to fix it up. It's going to be beautiful. Just like it was before. You're going to love it. We'll put the fish back in the pond, and rebuild the buildings, and plant more flowers...It'll be just like it was when I was living there. You'll be so happy to see it, Lord Sesshoumaru."
[A/N: Sorry it took so long for me to get an update. I had to write another story, and when I got done with it, I wasn't motivated on this one enough to write.
KURAMA: But you're motivated enough to keep me prisoner here.
Of course.
KURAMA: Good day. I'm going home.
Home?! You can't go home!
KURAMA: I can and I will. Goodbye.
Fine. Go. Just leave, see if I care.