Ember: Isi is getting a little um…what's the word… frustrated? Hehehe. So anyways here we go.
Chapter 5
Isilindil sat up silently in her makeshift bed, glancing at her surroundings. She looked over at her sleeping partner, noticing the rise and fall of her chest in her sleep. Small snores were emitted from her chest, more like soft sighs (Em: I do not snore!).
She donned her scimitars, tying them tightly to her waist, feeling more secure with them at her hips. She flipped on her cloak, pulling the dark, black hood over her head, casting her face into uncertain shadow.
She picked her way over to Ember, tapping her with her foot. "Em, get up… it's sunrise."
Ember turned over on her side, her eyes opening groggily. "Wake me in ten minutes…" She mumbled, closing her eyes again.
Isilindil
sighed, shaking her again.
"Get up… you're being lazy.."
"What's you're point?" Ember stated bluntly.
"Well, if you don't get up, I'll go tell Miroku that you want to bear his children…"
That statement made Ember sit up immediately, the sleep totally gone from her eyes. "You wouldn't… you would!" Ember cried at the look in Isilindil's eyes registered in her mind. She shot a glare at Isilindil, "Fine, I'm going, I'm going…"
~*~
They retraced their steps to a small clearing, the same one that they had arrived in.
"What are we doin' here, Isi?" Ember asked through a yawn. "We're lost, aren't we?! You broke the compass again, didn't you?" Her tone held a hint of accusation, her eyes a nit wide.
Isilindil sighed as she turned to face her friend. "Em, we don't have a compass…"
Ember grinned, "I knew that…"
"Sure."
"Hey!"
Isilindil just shook her head, drawing her scimitars. "We need to train, we haven't in quite awhile."
Ember became serious, and she nodded, then she shook her head, a grin forming on her face. "I don't have my scythe…"
Isilindil sighed, sheathing her blades. "Let's get it then… no use training without your scythe…"
They began the walk back to camp, both consumed in their own thoughts. Isilindil's thoughts were mainly about her meeting with Sesshoumaru. Ember's thoughts were about what Isilindil wasn't telling… mainly about her meeting with Sesshoumaru.
'He's pretty.' Ember thought with a grin as Isilindil threw her a confused expression, wondering what in the Nine her companion was thinking. "What?" She asked innocently. Isilindil only sighed.
Ember entered their tent and rustling was heard from within. Isilindil grimaced; she didn't want to wake anyone… it was much quieter without Shippou or Inuyasha being awake.
Ember reemerged only a few seconds later, her massive weapon slung over her shoulder. "Okay, now I'm ready."
Isilindil nodded, leading the way out of the small campsite, back to the clearing.
~*~
A few hours later, Isilindil and Ember returned from their training, both a bit bruised and bloodied.
Kagome let out a startled shriek as they entered the campsite, looking from one to the other with worry etched on her features.
"It's alright, Kagome. We're fine." Isilindil told the girl reassuringly, a small smile turning up the corners of her mouth.
Inuyasha just grunted while Sango leapt up from her seat by the small fire. "Do you need anything? Herbs, bandages, anything?"
Ember shook her head with her own small smile. "No, we're fine… I think I'll go rest…" She commented, making her way to the tent.
Isilindil smiled after her, turning to Sango. "I will return shortly. I need some fresh water."
Sango and Kagome nodded as Isilindil walked off again, her water pouch slung over her shoulder. One would wonder how it had gotten there.
~*~
Isilindil returned a few minutes later, her water pouch filled with fresh water from the stream. She glanced around, counting the members of the camp silently: Ember was missing. "Where's Ember?" She asked as she entered the camp for the second time that day.
Kagome gave a small shrug. "We think she's in your tent… she went in there when she said she was gonna rest."
Isilindil nodded, thanking Kagome as she walked over to the tent. She stepped inside and noticed Ember curled in her sleeping bag, fast asleep.
She smiled. She looked so innocent when she was sleeping, she noted as she removed her cloak, setting down her water. "Em, get up… you've been sleeping most of the day."
Ember opened her eyes, blinking a few times to remove the sleep from her eyes. "Give me a break. I didn't ask for training at o'dark-thirty in the morning, now did I?"
Isilindil just grinned. "Whatever… you benefited from that. Now get up. We need to help with the food."
Ember's eyes became bright as Isilindil mentioned food. She was out of her bed in an instant, pure energy bubbling over. She shot out the door as Isilindil followed a bit more slowly, her thoughts still on Sesshoumaru.
Ember was already preparing the food as the others watched, amazed by her speed at handling the food and lighting the fire.
Again, Isilindil grinned, watching her friend work lightning quick to finish the food.
Only a few minutes later Ember told everyone, "Food's ready."
They just looked at her in awe, their gazes wandering over to the now cooked food. "What?" She asked, holding out her hands.
"Nothing, Em. Let's eat…"
~*~
After lunch had been consumed and cleaned, the camp set about to packing up. They were going to move again. Isilindil waited for Ember to finish emptying the tent before she began to take it down. Their sleeping-bags had been shoved into their bags, all the rest of their belongings littering the ground around the tent.
"Em, put our things in the bags. We're supposed to be cleaning, not making a bigger mess."
"Well, excuse me." Ember retorted, her eyes glittering with mirth, but she obligingly started putting the rest of the things in the bags.
Isilindil put the tent in a smaller bag, tossing it to Ember. Ember let out a small shriek but she caught the bag. Her glare shot daggers at Isilindil. Isilindil gave Ember a smile; to others they seemed rare.
Kagome watched both girls with a small smile on her face, shaking her head as she helped Inuyasha gather up their belongings. Soon, the camp was packed and clean, the campers ready to depart.
"Well, that was fun." Ember commented as she began to follow Kagome and the others out of the campsite, Shippou resting on her shoulder.
Isilindil followed a bit behind, her bag slung over her shoulder. "Yeah. Fun"