Author's note: w00t, I just finished with first chapter, but I'm bored, so
what the hell! Might as well start with the second chapter while I'm still
feeling motivated. Here it goes. ^^
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Kagome climbed up the side of the old well, placing her feet carefully so she wouldn't fall. People in the feudal era seemed to really overlook the importance of ladders...
Just as Kagome had started this new train of thought, she felt two strong, rough hands on hers'. The hands, which belonged to the hanyou, Inuyasha, pulled her up and then set her on the ground outside of the well.
"Thanks," she mumbled, pulling her skirt straight.
The hanyou was about to say 'You're welcome' but a familiar voice called to them before he could get a word out. Inuyasha turned just in time to see a little kitsune running towards them.
"Kagome!" Shippou cried, running right into the schoolgirl's arms.
"Oi, Shippou!" Kagome said with glee, hugging the little fox.
Just moments after Shippou had appeared, Sango arrived at the well, followed closely by Miroku and Kirara. Miroku sneezed.
"Damn you, winter..." he muttered, and then turned his attention to Kagome, "Oi, Kagome. You wouldn't happen to have any of that medicine from your world, would you?"
Kagome smiled at the monk. "Yeah, I've got some cold medicine in my bag," she said nodding to Inuyasha who still held her backpack.
The monk smiled and clapped his hands together happily. "Let's get back to the village then," he said.
Kagome nodded and walked up to Sango, who was now holding Kirara in her arms. Kirara nestled her face into her tail like a normal cat would, and fell fast asleep.
Sango greeted Kagome in her usual friendly manner, but something seemed different, like she was holding something back. Is she mad at Miroku again? Kagome wondered. That was normally the cause for Sango's weird behavior. Kagome waved off the thought. Same old stuff. Nothing to worry about.
The two friends walked in silence as snow started to fall from the sky. Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shippou followed after them, contemplating something very serious.
-*-*-*-
"Toe-low?" Miroku asked, perplexed.
"You don't know what it is?" Inuyasha asked, "you, Shippou?"
Shippou shook his head and shuffled his feet in the snow.
"Perhaps it's some kind of womanly code from Kagome's world?" Miroku suggested.
"Maybe," Inuyasha said, not convinced, "Anyway, Kagome didn't want me to see it."
"Maybe we should do some detective work?" Shippou proposed, a devious grin spreading across his face.
Miroku and Inuyasha exchanged looks, and nodded. They both grinned.
-*-*-*-
The group of friends soon came to Kaede's hut. Kaede had been left the previous day to fight off a youkai that had threatened a nearby town, and wasn't expected to be back for several days. That being the case, the gang had the hut to themselves. Inuyasha dropped Kagome's knapsack and laid down next to the fire pit.
Kagome sat next to him and grabbed her pack, searching for the cold medicine for Miroku. She was sure that she had packed some Tylenol in here somewhere... aha! The little bottle lay at the bottom of her bag. Kagome pulled it out and dumped out two small pills into her palm.
"Here you go Miroku," she said handing them to the monk as he sat down across from her.
"Thank you, Kagome-Chan," he said gratefully. He put the two pills on his tongue and then downed them with some green tea.
"Anytime, Miroku," Kagome replied, with a cheerful smile.
Kagome looked upon her friends fondly. These were the people that she had spent so much time with over the past months; the people that she had been through so much with; the people that she always wanted to remain close to-
Kagome was abruptly awakened from her dreamy state when she realized that Sango had said something.
"I'm sorry, what?" she asked sheepishly.
"I asked if you thought we should get dinner started," Sango replied, "It's getting dark."
Kagome glanced outside. The clouds had been hanging overhead all day, so it had been fairly dark all day. It didn't seem any darker. Nonetheless, Kagome nodded and followed her friend outside.
Sango and Kagome walked to the smokehouse where all of the fish was stored. They opened the door to the small shack carefully, making sure that no wild animals or youkai had decided to get dinner at the same time they had.
Even after selecting the fish to have for dinner, Sango and Kagome had barely exchanged two words. Kagome decided to break the silence.
"Sango, what's up?" Kagome asked in a worried tone.
Sango turned to her friend, and tried to muster the best smile she could, but to no avail. Kagome could see right through her. Something's wrong, Kagome thought. Her eyebrows creased in concern.
"It's..." Sango started hesitantly, "It's Miroku."
"Miroku?" Kagome repeated thoughtfully.
"Mhm," Sango murmured, the slightest ghost of a smile appearing on her face, "I feel strange when I'm around him. Like when we're talking, I feel so excited about it. And when he's flirting with another woman, I'm not sure whether or not to just wave it off as his normal behavior, or to be sad and hurt and angry. It's just... a little confusing." She turned and smiled at Kagome. Tears had started to form in her eyes.
Kagome nodded sympathetically. She'd often felt the same way. That stupid, torturous state where you aren't sure if you love someone or not: It was enough to drive any woman mad. Her thoughts traveled back to Inuyasha, but she shook away the thought of him before she got in too deep to recover. She often had to do that.
"I'm sorry I can't be a bigger help, but," Kagome began, "Maybe you should tell Miroku how you feel. You know, when you're more sure of your feelings."
Sango nodded and wiped away her tears with her freehand. Kagome hugged her, wishing that she could help, but that would be like the blind leading the blind, wouldn't it?
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ok, not the best chapter. And excuse me if that's an understatement... I might edit it or redo and re-post it. It's late, and I'm tired, and I just wanted to finish it up so I could sleep with a clear conscience. Of course that probably won't happen anyway because I still haven't worked on my book. -.-;; ergh. Oh well, there's always tomorrow. And it's so conveniently a day away!
~*~
Kagome climbed up the side of the old well, placing her feet carefully so she wouldn't fall. People in the feudal era seemed to really overlook the importance of ladders...
Just as Kagome had started this new train of thought, she felt two strong, rough hands on hers'. The hands, which belonged to the hanyou, Inuyasha, pulled her up and then set her on the ground outside of the well.
"Thanks," she mumbled, pulling her skirt straight.
The hanyou was about to say 'You're welcome' but a familiar voice called to them before he could get a word out. Inuyasha turned just in time to see a little kitsune running towards them.
"Kagome!" Shippou cried, running right into the schoolgirl's arms.
"Oi, Shippou!" Kagome said with glee, hugging the little fox.
Just moments after Shippou had appeared, Sango arrived at the well, followed closely by Miroku and Kirara. Miroku sneezed.
"Damn you, winter..." he muttered, and then turned his attention to Kagome, "Oi, Kagome. You wouldn't happen to have any of that medicine from your world, would you?"
Kagome smiled at the monk. "Yeah, I've got some cold medicine in my bag," she said nodding to Inuyasha who still held her backpack.
The monk smiled and clapped his hands together happily. "Let's get back to the village then," he said.
Kagome nodded and walked up to Sango, who was now holding Kirara in her arms. Kirara nestled her face into her tail like a normal cat would, and fell fast asleep.
Sango greeted Kagome in her usual friendly manner, but something seemed different, like she was holding something back. Is she mad at Miroku again? Kagome wondered. That was normally the cause for Sango's weird behavior. Kagome waved off the thought. Same old stuff. Nothing to worry about.
The two friends walked in silence as snow started to fall from the sky. Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shippou followed after them, contemplating something very serious.
-*-*-*-
"Toe-low?" Miroku asked, perplexed.
"You don't know what it is?" Inuyasha asked, "you, Shippou?"
Shippou shook his head and shuffled his feet in the snow.
"Perhaps it's some kind of womanly code from Kagome's world?" Miroku suggested.
"Maybe," Inuyasha said, not convinced, "Anyway, Kagome didn't want me to see it."
"Maybe we should do some detective work?" Shippou proposed, a devious grin spreading across his face.
Miroku and Inuyasha exchanged looks, and nodded. They both grinned.
-*-*-*-
The group of friends soon came to Kaede's hut. Kaede had been left the previous day to fight off a youkai that had threatened a nearby town, and wasn't expected to be back for several days. That being the case, the gang had the hut to themselves. Inuyasha dropped Kagome's knapsack and laid down next to the fire pit.
Kagome sat next to him and grabbed her pack, searching for the cold medicine for Miroku. She was sure that she had packed some Tylenol in here somewhere... aha! The little bottle lay at the bottom of her bag. Kagome pulled it out and dumped out two small pills into her palm.
"Here you go Miroku," she said handing them to the monk as he sat down across from her.
"Thank you, Kagome-Chan," he said gratefully. He put the two pills on his tongue and then downed them with some green tea.
"Anytime, Miroku," Kagome replied, with a cheerful smile.
Kagome looked upon her friends fondly. These were the people that she had spent so much time with over the past months; the people that she had been through so much with; the people that she always wanted to remain close to-
Kagome was abruptly awakened from her dreamy state when she realized that Sango had said something.
"I'm sorry, what?" she asked sheepishly.
"I asked if you thought we should get dinner started," Sango replied, "It's getting dark."
Kagome glanced outside. The clouds had been hanging overhead all day, so it had been fairly dark all day. It didn't seem any darker. Nonetheless, Kagome nodded and followed her friend outside.
Sango and Kagome walked to the smokehouse where all of the fish was stored. They opened the door to the small shack carefully, making sure that no wild animals or youkai had decided to get dinner at the same time they had.
Even after selecting the fish to have for dinner, Sango and Kagome had barely exchanged two words. Kagome decided to break the silence.
"Sango, what's up?" Kagome asked in a worried tone.
Sango turned to her friend, and tried to muster the best smile she could, but to no avail. Kagome could see right through her. Something's wrong, Kagome thought. Her eyebrows creased in concern.
"It's..." Sango started hesitantly, "It's Miroku."
"Miroku?" Kagome repeated thoughtfully.
"Mhm," Sango murmured, the slightest ghost of a smile appearing on her face, "I feel strange when I'm around him. Like when we're talking, I feel so excited about it. And when he's flirting with another woman, I'm not sure whether or not to just wave it off as his normal behavior, or to be sad and hurt and angry. It's just... a little confusing." She turned and smiled at Kagome. Tears had started to form in her eyes.
Kagome nodded sympathetically. She'd often felt the same way. That stupid, torturous state where you aren't sure if you love someone or not: It was enough to drive any woman mad. Her thoughts traveled back to Inuyasha, but she shook away the thought of him before she got in too deep to recover. She often had to do that.
"I'm sorry I can't be a bigger help, but," Kagome began, "Maybe you should tell Miroku how you feel. You know, when you're more sure of your feelings."
Sango nodded and wiped away her tears with her freehand. Kagome hugged her, wishing that she could help, but that would be like the blind leading the blind, wouldn't it?
~*~
ok, not the best chapter. And excuse me if that's an understatement... I might edit it or redo and re-post it. It's late, and I'm tired, and I just wanted to finish it up so I could sleep with a clear conscience. Of course that probably won't happen anyway because I still haven't worked on my book. -.-;; ergh. Oh well, there's always tomorrow. And it's so conveniently a day away!