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The Final Battle: Alliances Across Time
----Chapter Seven----
It was late morning, they had made better time than expected and would be arriving at the village within the hour. Kurama looked at his fellow travelers as they walked, noting the determined and slightly anxious expressions on all their faces as they mentally prepared for the battle that laid ahead. Both Inuyasha and Hiei were in the trees scouting the area.
As they were walking he noticed that Miroku kept looking at him out of the corner of his eye every couple of minutes. This continued for a while until he decided to break the silence.
"Is there something troubling you Miroku?" Kurama asked.
"No, not really." Miroku answered, fixing his eyes back on the ground in front of him.
"Then, may I ask why you keep looking at me?" He asked turning his head slightly to look at the monk.
"So you noticed." Miroku replied. "I was just thinking about last night and your transformation."
"Really?" Kurama was curious now. "Is there something about my transformation that bothers you?"
"No. But I keep thinking about Inuyasha's reaction. The only time I have ever seen him act like that is when he's fighting his brother, and even then he was acting different." Miroku said, voicing his thoughts.
"How so?" Kurama asked looking forward again.
"Well, to be quite honest, he looked like a cornered animal." Miroku said matter-of-factly. "That and he looked like he was fighting a battle of wills with himself at the same time."
"That's easy. It's because Kurama looked like Sesshoumaru, duh." Shippo said as he jumped from Miroku's shoulder over to land on Kurama's. "And because you're supposed to be our friend, unlike his brother who wants to kill him."
Kurama looked at the kit with a surprised expression. "I look like his brother?"
"Well yeah, except for the ears, and the tail and the lack of markings on your face." Shippo said. "Your hair is about as long as his and the same color and you have gold eyes too." Shippo puffed out his chest slightly. He was very proud of his observation skills that his father had taught him.
Kurama and Miroku looked at each other for a moment.
"Your very observant little one." Kurama said to Shippo.
"THANKS! My father taught me." Shippo said excitedly, happy for the praise from the older kitsune. "Well, I'm going to talk to Kagome." With that Shippo jumped off of Kurama's shoulder and ran over to Kagome, who was walking with Sango and Botan a little ways ahead.
Kurama shook his head and chuckled at the kits antics. "He is an energetic little fellow isn't he?"
"Yes. I thank Kami that Kagome and Inuyasha found him though. I don't know what would have happened to him other wise." Miroku said.
"Shippo seems to find enjoyment in bothering Inuyasha, it makes me wonder why he would put up with the kit at all." Kurama said looking at the Miroku again.
"It's my belief that Inuyasha has a soft spot for Shippo. After all they are both orphans and I know that Inuyasha wouldn't want Shippo growing up alone like he did." Miroku said looking over at Kurama for a moment.
"Inuyasha is an orphan as well?" Kurama asked, though he wasn't too surprised. After all, demons and hanyous lived longer lives than humans, and he already knew that his father had left him tetsuaiga.
"His mother died when he was young, maybe five, six years at the most and he doesn't even remember his father." Miroku said, looking forward again.
Kurama was stunned. 'He was orphaned when he was that young?!' He thought in shock, though Inuyasha's behavior in general started to make more sense. Like how he was very aloof, how he was wary of strangers that he thought posed a threat how he was always ready to jump to the defensive. 'Well, it does explain why he does seem half wild at times. The only real social behavior he knows would be what he learned while his mother was alive and any observations that he may have made growing up.' After a moment Kurama asked 'So he has fended for himself from an early age?" Though it was more of a statement then a question. He knew the answer before the monk even said anything, already knowing about demon culture and the little bit about Inuyasha's brother that he had been told.
"Yes."
Yusuke and Kuwabara, who were walking just behind Kurama and Miroku, had overheard their conversation and had listened out of curiosity. When they heard that Inuyasha had been alone since he was little they turned and looked at each other, both were shocked and saddened, though neither would feel pity for him. Instead their respect for him grew by leaps and bounds.
Everyone walked in silence after that, only the sounds of footfalls and birds singing broke the silence. After a few minutes they started ascending a large hill, thought it wasn't steep at all.
Kurama.
Yes Hiei?
The village is over this hill.
Thank you Hiei.
Kurama smiled slightly with the last thought he got from Hiei as the group crested the hill. The beginning of a small path was seen a few yard ahead and it the trees on either side of it were Inuyasha and Hiei. Both were staring at the few huts that were visible in the valley bellow.
"Well, were here." Kagome said from the front of the group.
With that said, everyone started to descend the hill fallowing the small path that slowly started to widen as they got closer to the village that was their destination.
Thanks again for all the reviews with special thanks to: Titan of Saturn()-thanks for all the info! Tigerrose08, DarkFire180 Hanyou-demoness-lol, I love Kurama too ( Harpygirl*91, Lady Lyonesse()-Thanks for the details, very helpful! Heatwave()-That's and awesome site, thanks! Kim(), Juliette, dragon_game(), DemonLady1, starkitty().
~ ~ ~ - Changing P.O.V. * * * - Changing Scene ' ' - Thoughts " " - Speech - Telepathy
The Final Battle: Alliances Across Time
----Chapter Seven----
It was late morning, they had made better time than expected and would be arriving at the village within the hour. Kurama looked at his fellow travelers as they walked, noting the determined and slightly anxious expressions on all their faces as they mentally prepared for the battle that laid ahead. Both Inuyasha and Hiei were in the trees scouting the area.
As they were walking he noticed that Miroku kept looking at him out of the corner of his eye every couple of minutes. This continued for a while until he decided to break the silence.
"Is there something troubling you Miroku?" Kurama asked.
"No, not really." Miroku answered, fixing his eyes back on the ground in front of him.
"Then, may I ask why you keep looking at me?" He asked turning his head slightly to look at the monk.
"So you noticed." Miroku replied. "I was just thinking about last night and your transformation."
"Really?" Kurama was curious now. "Is there something about my transformation that bothers you?"
"No. But I keep thinking about Inuyasha's reaction. The only time I have ever seen him act like that is when he's fighting his brother, and even then he was acting different." Miroku said, voicing his thoughts.
"How so?" Kurama asked looking forward again.
"Well, to be quite honest, he looked like a cornered animal." Miroku said matter-of-factly. "That and he looked like he was fighting a battle of wills with himself at the same time."
"That's easy. It's because Kurama looked like Sesshoumaru, duh." Shippo said as he jumped from Miroku's shoulder over to land on Kurama's. "And because you're supposed to be our friend, unlike his brother who wants to kill him."
Kurama looked at the kit with a surprised expression. "I look like his brother?"
"Well yeah, except for the ears, and the tail and the lack of markings on your face." Shippo said. "Your hair is about as long as his and the same color and you have gold eyes too." Shippo puffed out his chest slightly. He was very proud of his observation skills that his father had taught him.
Kurama and Miroku looked at each other for a moment.
"Your very observant little one." Kurama said to Shippo.
"THANKS! My father taught me." Shippo said excitedly, happy for the praise from the older kitsune. "Well, I'm going to talk to Kagome." With that Shippo jumped off of Kurama's shoulder and ran over to Kagome, who was walking with Sango and Botan a little ways ahead.
Kurama shook his head and chuckled at the kits antics. "He is an energetic little fellow isn't he?"
"Yes. I thank Kami that Kagome and Inuyasha found him though. I don't know what would have happened to him other wise." Miroku said.
"Shippo seems to find enjoyment in bothering Inuyasha, it makes me wonder why he would put up with the kit at all." Kurama said looking at the Miroku again.
"It's my belief that Inuyasha has a soft spot for Shippo. After all they are both orphans and I know that Inuyasha wouldn't want Shippo growing up alone like he did." Miroku said looking over at Kurama for a moment.
"Inuyasha is an orphan as well?" Kurama asked, though he wasn't too surprised. After all, demons and hanyous lived longer lives than humans, and he already knew that his father had left him tetsuaiga.
"His mother died when he was young, maybe five, six years at the most and he doesn't even remember his father." Miroku said, looking forward again.
Kurama was stunned. 'He was orphaned when he was that young?!' He thought in shock, though Inuyasha's behavior in general started to make more sense. Like how he was very aloof, how he was wary of strangers that he thought posed a threat how he was always ready to jump to the defensive. 'Well, it does explain why he does seem half wild at times. The only real social behavior he knows would be what he learned while his mother was alive and any observations that he may have made growing up.' After a moment Kurama asked 'So he has fended for himself from an early age?" Though it was more of a statement then a question. He knew the answer before the monk even said anything, already knowing about demon culture and the little bit about Inuyasha's brother that he had been told.
"Yes."
Yusuke and Kuwabara, who were walking just behind Kurama and Miroku, had overheard their conversation and had listened out of curiosity. When they heard that Inuyasha had been alone since he was little they turned and looked at each other, both were shocked and saddened, though neither would feel pity for him. Instead their respect for him grew by leaps and bounds.
Everyone walked in silence after that, only the sounds of footfalls and birds singing broke the silence. After a few minutes they started ascending a large hill, thought it wasn't steep at all.
Kurama.
Yes Hiei?
The village is over this hill.
Thank you Hiei.
Kurama smiled slightly with the last thought he got from Hiei as the group crested the hill. The beginning of a small path was seen a few yard ahead and it the trees on either side of it were Inuyasha and Hiei. Both were staring at the few huts that were visible in the valley bellow.
"Well, were here." Kagome said from the front of the group.
With that said, everyone started to descend the hill fallowing the small path that slowly started to widen as they got closer to the village that was their destination.
Thanks again for all the reviews with special thanks to: Titan of Saturn()-thanks for all the info! Tigerrose08, DarkFire180 Hanyou-demoness-lol, I love Kurama too ( Harpygirl*91, Lady Lyonesse()-Thanks for the details, very helpful! Heatwave()-That's and awesome site, thanks! Kim(), Juliette, dragon_game(), DemonLady1, starkitty().