Hi Everybody! (Hi Dr. Nick! I love the Simpsons) Well. The only class time working on this chapter was health and history. My history teacher rocks! He let us watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which was a much needed break from the rest of my teachers' pile of 2 page long study guides. I really, really hate exams. On the upside I get to go away for a month in the summer. I'll try to continue updating, if my aunt lets me get on her comp.
So, to the reviewers (you guys roxxors my soxxors):
InuyashaKogaRULZ: I'm glad you liked it, I didn't but at least some one did =D
Crisco: Someone new! Enjoy the chapter.
Kagome: better late then never.
Disclaimer: what's the point of this? If I owned Inuyasha I sure wouldn't be putting my story up on FF.net. Use some common sense people! (And don't forget my birthday, May 29!)
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He had figured it out. He knew just what he wanted. More specifically, he knew whom he wanted. And he knew his reasoning for wanting her. The only problem now was that he didn't know how to tell her.
Kaede was right. He should learn to express himself.
For a week he couldn't get the question of Kikyo out of his mind. He thought about it in his waking hours and dreamt about it in his sleep. But now her had to figure out how to say it, how to tell her his decision.
Kagome would be leaving in a week, during her short stay the news of her return had spread like wild fire. A few familiar faces appeared to greet the young miko.
Kouga had made an appearance as well. The wolf prince had married Ayume, she was about to give him a little wolf cub and could not travel. His pack was flourishing, growing in the peaceful time and despite the size he had still managed to keep them from eating humans. Kagome had been delighted at all the news, the two took up an entire afternoon catching up.
Currently the girl had no visitors and was quite content to be sitting with Shippo and Kaede discussing herbs and her abilities as a miko.
Along with letters from Shippo she had also received letters from Kaede every month in order to develop her powers. Through this and her experimenting Kagome's powers had grown to surpass the elder and it was on the verge of overcoming Kikyo's.
Kagome yawned and excused herself from the old woman and the fox. Wandering out the door she made her way towards Sango, who was watching Kohaku practice slicing through wood.
"He's doing much better"
"Yeah, his flashbacks have pretty much stopped and he doesn't get nightmares too often and more"
After being brought back to life Kohaku had regained all his memories. Coping with them had been a major struggle for him. With the help of Sango he had been able to come to terms with the past. Because of his difficulties, however, Sango had decided it would be best not to return to their old home.
"That's good" Kagome smiled as the boy slashed through another row of logs.
"Good Job Kohaku-kun!" Sango called, he nodded to her.
"Sango! You want to eat out there?" Miroku's voice came from within the hut.
"Hai!"
Kagome looked over at her friend, "Didn't we all just have lunch?"
"That was a full hour ago"
"It's part of the pregnancy, she's starting to eat more frequently," Miroku explained.
Kagome tried to recall the past week she had spent with her friend, thinking of her eating habits. "I guess she had been eating more," she thought.
Sango inhaled her food, reminding Kagome of Inuyasha eating ramen, she smirked as she stood to go find the hanyo.
He was sitting on the riverbank in the area where it widened and the flow nearly stopped where she used to bathe. His feet dangled in the cold water, he could smell her coming closer. She appeared on the cliff overlooking the water, wind danced about her, playing with her long raven locks and ruffling her skirt.
"Inuyasha!" she called down smiling.
He looked up, this was his chance. They were alone, no possibility of Shippo jumping in or Miroku's stupid comments, it was the perfect opportunity.
She began to mare her way to him along the narrow trail. A rock slipped beneath her foot, she stumbled and fell over the side. Her eyes clamped shut, she waited to hit the stony bank below. She tried to prepare herself for the pain that would soon engulf her body.
It never came. She landed in soft warm arms, her head brushed against something fluffy. Soon she found herself on her feet, Inuyasha by her side, growling.
"You're getting slow, little brother."
"Arigato Sesshomaru"
He nodded to her in reply
"Kagome-sama!" a little girl ran out from behind the large demon.
"Rin-chan! Look how big you're grown!" Kagome wrapped the girl up in a hug. "What are you doing here?"
"Sesshomaru-sama said you were back and that I could come see you"
He coughed, "And I have a request of you"
Both Kagome and Inuyasha looked up in surprise.
"Um" she seemed uncertain, "Inuyasha, why don't you take Rin back to the village I bet Shippo would enjoy a playmate.
He was about to refuse when he caught the glint in her eyes, "Feh, fine"
"Jaken, you go with them"
"But my lord!" he began to protest
Kagome looked over to Inuyasha, he signed and nodded. "Hop on Rin," he squatted for her to climb onto his back. With the hand not supporting the small girl he reached over, grabbing Jaken by the collar. The small demon squirmed in protest, "Keep wiggling and I'll drop you." He leapt up to the trees, Jaken's screams grew faint, eventually dying in the distance.
Kagome looked up at Sesshomaru questioningly, "So... what can I do for you?"
"Rin is getting older," He began.
"That's right, she just turned eleven last week"
"That would bring about the problem," though his face held its stoic expression Kagome could sense his discomfort at the topic.
"She's becoming a woman, a human woman, which is different from a demon woman, and even further from a demon man."
"Yes..."
"So what can I do to help?"
"..."
"Do you want me to raise her up some?"
"Basically"
"Have you told her this?"
"Not yet"
"Why don't you leave her here in the village with Sango and Kaede? That was you could still visit her and she wouldn't have to adapt to the future."
"..."
"You still don't like Kohaku-kun huh?"
"..."
"Let Rin choose then, it's her life"
"Very well then"
"I'll even let her come with me for a week to see if she likes it"
"Fine..." he paused for a moment, "Arigato"
She smiled, "Doitashimashite"
(---)
That is my all time favorite Japanese word; it means, "You're welcome".
Ok, so that was one of the shortest chapters. I'm sorry. I have 6 major, grade-deciding test coming up (I sound like kagome, but my school uniform isn't as cute). Which also means that I may not update next week because of them. I guess I'll be busy on the plane next week. I'm going on vacation for a month, starting the 1st, which will slow updates even more. I'm sorry! Forgive me. Please!
So if you want next chapter to be extra long I suggest you review. Come on. It's not that hard. Just press the button and fill out the form. Easy as pie! I'm hungry... I think mom brought some pie home from the store... umm... Bye!
So, to the reviewers (you guys roxxors my soxxors):
InuyashaKogaRULZ: I'm glad you liked it, I didn't but at least some one did =D
Crisco: Someone new! Enjoy the chapter.
Kagome: better late then never.
Disclaimer: what's the point of this? If I owned Inuyasha I sure wouldn't be putting my story up on FF.net. Use some common sense people! (And don't forget my birthday, May 29!)
(---)
He had figured it out. He knew just what he wanted. More specifically, he knew whom he wanted. And he knew his reasoning for wanting her. The only problem now was that he didn't know how to tell her.
Kaede was right. He should learn to express himself.
For a week he couldn't get the question of Kikyo out of his mind. He thought about it in his waking hours and dreamt about it in his sleep. But now her had to figure out how to say it, how to tell her his decision.
Kagome would be leaving in a week, during her short stay the news of her return had spread like wild fire. A few familiar faces appeared to greet the young miko.
Kouga had made an appearance as well. The wolf prince had married Ayume, she was about to give him a little wolf cub and could not travel. His pack was flourishing, growing in the peaceful time and despite the size he had still managed to keep them from eating humans. Kagome had been delighted at all the news, the two took up an entire afternoon catching up.
Currently the girl had no visitors and was quite content to be sitting with Shippo and Kaede discussing herbs and her abilities as a miko.
Along with letters from Shippo she had also received letters from Kaede every month in order to develop her powers. Through this and her experimenting Kagome's powers had grown to surpass the elder and it was on the verge of overcoming Kikyo's.
Kagome yawned and excused herself from the old woman and the fox. Wandering out the door she made her way towards Sango, who was watching Kohaku practice slicing through wood.
"He's doing much better"
"Yeah, his flashbacks have pretty much stopped and he doesn't get nightmares too often and more"
After being brought back to life Kohaku had regained all his memories. Coping with them had been a major struggle for him. With the help of Sango he had been able to come to terms with the past. Because of his difficulties, however, Sango had decided it would be best not to return to their old home.
"That's good" Kagome smiled as the boy slashed through another row of logs.
"Good Job Kohaku-kun!" Sango called, he nodded to her.
"Sango! You want to eat out there?" Miroku's voice came from within the hut.
"Hai!"
Kagome looked over at her friend, "Didn't we all just have lunch?"
"That was a full hour ago"
"It's part of the pregnancy, she's starting to eat more frequently," Miroku explained.
Kagome tried to recall the past week she had spent with her friend, thinking of her eating habits. "I guess she had been eating more," she thought.
Sango inhaled her food, reminding Kagome of Inuyasha eating ramen, she smirked as she stood to go find the hanyo.
He was sitting on the riverbank in the area where it widened and the flow nearly stopped where she used to bathe. His feet dangled in the cold water, he could smell her coming closer. She appeared on the cliff overlooking the water, wind danced about her, playing with her long raven locks and ruffling her skirt.
"Inuyasha!" she called down smiling.
He looked up, this was his chance. They were alone, no possibility of Shippo jumping in or Miroku's stupid comments, it was the perfect opportunity.
She began to mare her way to him along the narrow trail. A rock slipped beneath her foot, she stumbled and fell over the side. Her eyes clamped shut, she waited to hit the stony bank below. She tried to prepare herself for the pain that would soon engulf her body.
It never came. She landed in soft warm arms, her head brushed against something fluffy. Soon she found herself on her feet, Inuyasha by her side, growling.
"You're getting slow, little brother."
"Arigato Sesshomaru"
He nodded to her in reply
"Kagome-sama!" a little girl ran out from behind the large demon.
"Rin-chan! Look how big you're grown!" Kagome wrapped the girl up in a hug. "What are you doing here?"
"Sesshomaru-sama said you were back and that I could come see you"
He coughed, "And I have a request of you"
Both Kagome and Inuyasha looked up in surprise.
"Um" she seemed uncertain, "Inuyasha, why don't you take Rin back to the village I bet Shippo would enjoy a playmate.
He was about to refuse when he caught the glint in her eyes, "Feh, fine"
"Jaken, you go with them"
"But my lord!" he began to protest
Kagome looked over to Inuyasha, he signed and nodded. "Hop on Rin," he squatted for her to climb onto his back. With the hand not supporting the small girl he reached over, grabbing Jaken by the collar. The small demon squirmed in protest, "Keep wiggling and I'll drop you." He leapt up to the trees, Jaken's screams grew faint, eventually dying in the distance.
Kagome looked up at Sesshomaru questioningly, "So... what can I do for you?"
"Rin is getting older," He began.
"That's right, she just turned eleven last week"
"That would bring about the problem," though his face held its stoic expression Kagome could sense his discomfort at the topic.
"She's becoming a woman, a human woman, which is different from a demon woman, and even further from a demon man."
"Yes..."
"So what can I do to help?"
"..."
"Do you want me to raise her up some?"
"Basically"
"Have you told her this?"
"Not yet"
"Why don't you leave her here in the village with Sango and Kaede? That was you could still visit her and she wouldn't have to adapt to the future."
"..."
"You still don't like Kohaku-kun huh?"
"..."
"Let Rin choose then, it's her life"
"Very well then"
"I'll even let her come with me for a week to see if she likes it"
"Fine..." he paused for a moment, "Arigato"
She smiled, "Doitashimashite"
(---)
That is my all time favorite Japanese word; it means, "You're welcome".
Ok, so that was one of the shortest chapters. I'm sorry. I have 6 major, grade-deciding test coming up (I sound like kagome, but my school uniform isn't as cute). Which also means that I may not update next week because of them. I guess I'll be busy on the plane next week. I'm going on vacation for a month, starting the 1st, which will slow updates even more. I'm sorry! Forgive me. Please!
So if you want next chapter to be extra long I suggest you review. Come on. It's not that hard. Just press the button and fill out the form. Easy as pie! I'm hungry... I think mom brought some pie home from the store... umm... Bye!