I'm really just reupdating all the chapters that were up so far and then I'll add a new one.
&&&At The Spring&&&
"So Leomae what type of hanyou are you?" Kagome asked as she washed her hair. Leomae turned to her while still soaping up her arms. "I'm an Inu like Inuyasha." Sango and Kagome looked surprised, "Really!" They both said in unison, Leomae nodded in confirmation. "How did you know Inuyasha was an Inu?" Sango asked. Leomae moved from her arms onto her chest and neck. "His scent and I actually sorta know him by reputation and title." At this Kokuei, Sango, and Kagome all turned to her. "You know who he is?" Leomae rinsed off then leaned back against a rock and closed her eyes. "I don't know him personally, at least not yet really, I just know of him through my chichi-ue." At this part Kokuei smiled, "Oh I see but how would the Lord of The North know about Inuyasha?" Sango turned to Leomae. "Your father is the youkai Lord of the North?" Leomae opened her eyes and stretched, "Yep that's him, Dosho the great inu youkai Lord of The North and also my chichi-ue!" Kagome looked thoughtful, "So who was your okaa-san?" She inquisited. Leomae looked at her then a soft sad smile came onto her face and she looked down at the water. "She was a beautiful English miko who came to Japan on an expedition. She acted as the group's protector from youkai. Anyway she met my chichi-ue one night while she was bathing. They instantly fell in love and mated. My okaa-san came to live with my chichi-ue and two years later she gave birth to me. Unfortunately she died of old age about twenty years ago. My chichi-ue was never the same and he sent me away because I reminded him of her too much. I'm not allowed to return until he decides otherwise."
Kagome and Sango lapsed into silence and looked down a little. "That's so sad." Kagome whispered. Leomae sighed, "Yeah it is but don't worry about it its fine I don't mind not living in the palace anyway, never did like all the attention." "So how did you learn about Inuyasha?" Kokuei piped in. "Oh chichi-ue knew Lord Inutaisho the Lord of the West, Inuyasha's father. He mentioned to me about Inuyasha also being a hanyou like me. But that unlike me he didn't live at home in the palace because his mother did not wish too." Kagome smiled, "Well this is all very interesting but I think we should get back I'm starting to prune and I want to get out before Miroku finds a way around Inuyasha to come take a peek." "So from what you just said I am going to take it that this Miroku is a hentai." Kokuei stated as she exited the spring with Leomae behind her. Sango sighed, "He's horrible he won't leave my ass alone!!" At this part Leomae looked serious "Well he'd better keep his hands off me or he'll loose them." Sango grinned, "I like your style!!" Leomae grinned back and threw her pants on "Thanks." They finished dressing and started to head back to camp.
"Oh Sango I forgot to mention, Koki said she was an exterminator as well." Kagome exclaimed when they were half way back. Sango turned to Kokuei and looked hopeful, "Really?!" Kokuei smiled and nodded her head. Sango squealed in happiness and embraced the girl. "Yeah I'm an exterminator but my family and clan were killed in a fire that consumed the whole village. I only lived because I was away on a job. After that I took off on my own until I ran into Leomae one morning when she tried to steal my breakfast." "Hey!" Leomae exclaimed and swung at her friend who ducked. "I was hungry and didn't feel like hunting besides if I hadn't we wouldn't be friends right now." Kokuei giggled. "I know." Sango and Kagome just smiled at this display of obvious friendship.
The girls soon arrived back at camp to find Shippou and Inuyasha quietly eating their stew while an unconscious Miroku was tied to a tree. "Let me guess he tried to follow us." Kagome mused as she started to serve herself and the other girls. Inuyasha pointed his fork up with his eyes closed while he chewed. "Nailed it." Sango sighed while she accepted her bowl. "Will he ever learn?" Inuyasha set his now empty bowl aside. "Nope he's too damn stupid." Leomae and Kokuei both accepted their bowls with nods of appreciation and sat down. Just then Miroku decided to wake up. "Kagome will you please untie me so that I may eat." Kagome placed her bowl of hot food aside for a moment and went to untie Miroku. Once he was freed they both made their way back to the campfire where Miroku noticed their new guests. He made no time in grabbing Leomae's hands with his own. "Beautiful maiden will you give me the honor of knowing your name?" Leomae blinked in surprise and confusion, "Ummm Leomae." Miroku smiled, "Aw what a beautiful name! Lady Leomae will you do me the honor of bearing my child." "EW get away from me!!!" Leomae screamed and threw the poor monk into a tree ten feet away. Inuyasha glanced at this from his new position in a tree. "Nice one." He commented, "Thank you." Leomae replied as she returned to her food.
Miroku, true to his nature didn't stay down long and now had Kokuei in his grasp. "And you might be lovely lady?" Kokuei smiled, "I'm Kokuei but you may call me Koki." Miroku smiled, "I will be sure to make use of such a lovely nick name." He emphasized this with a quick squeeze to poor Kokuei's bottom. "Eeek!! Stupid hentai!!" And with that Miroku was once again on the ground after Kokuei knocked him out with her staff. Kagome sighed and shook her head. "Let's go to bed before he wakes up." She suggested. "Good idea." Kokuei added. And with that Sango, Kagome, and Kokuei curled up on their sleeping mats while Leomae joined Inuyasha in the tree on a branch close to his. By the time Miroku awoke they were all sound asleep. Well except for the two hanyous, who could only sleep lightly because of instinctual reasons. So he was left to consume his food on his own.
&&&Short break&&&
Kokuei: Leomae
Leomae: Yes?
Kokuei: Why did Miroku grope me and not you?...That wasn't fair at all and you know it!!!!!!!!!
Leomae: Hey he asked me to bear his child I think I'm gonna be sick!!! ::grips throat in fake gag::
Kokuei: Be sick on this!!!! ::Swings metal bat at Leomae's head but misses::
Leomae: Eeeeek!!!! Ok Ok I'm sorry I won't do it again!!!!!!! ::Crosses fingers behind back::
Kokuei: Thank you!!! Now back to the story.
&&&End Break&&&
The next morning around six o'clock found Leomae and Inuyasha staring off at the horizon. Being hanyous they didn't need much sleep and this time in the morning, before everything awoke and started its day, was theirs and they wouldn't want to give it up for the world. Unfortunately Leomae's curious and slightly energetic personality began to work against her and she found herself wanting to start a conversation. She fidgeted on her branch gaining a sideways glance from Inuyasha. "What's got you all fidgety?" he asked gruffly. Leomae straightened. "Nothing." She lied and knew he knew she was. Inuyasha turned his attention back to the horizon. "Fine whatever." A few minutes passed and Leomae couldn't take it anymore. "So what exactly are you all after? I mean I know you're after something cuz I heard Kagome muttering about shards of some kind in her sleep." Inuyasha gripped the branch beneath him tightly digging his claws into the poor tree. "God damn stupid sleep talking bitch." He muttered and Leomae grinned. "I knew it, so what are they? I promise not to tell or try to steal them." Inuyasha glanced at her unsteadily but her scent gave away her sincerity. He sighed as he began to tell her their little tale.
After about half an hour of listening to Inuyasha the Storyteller, Leomae knew almost everything that had to do with the gang's quest and Naraku. When he was through she looked to the sky. "You know what. We'll help you." He gawked at her, "NO WAY!!!! This is our problem and our quest, you go find something else to do!!!" He was practically seething, Leomae just glared at him. "I'm sorry but I don't give a rat's ass about your little claims. This Naraku guy is a threat to all youkai lords out there. That includes my father!!!! I will not allow some deranged lunatic to gain the power of the Shikon no Tama and use it to take over all of Japan!!!!! I will not sit by and not have a part in his demise and you can't do anything about it!!" Inuyasha just glared at her and she glared right back. All of her instincts were screaming at her to do the female thing and submit to this powerful male's will but she ignored them. Finally Inuyasha just "fehed" and turned his attention back to the now pink skyline. "Fine." Leomae smiled. "Thank you, you won't regret it." Inuyasha sighed, "Yeah whatever."
Later as everyone was being served breakfast Leomae announced the good news. Kagome and Sango smiled. "That's great!!! But what about Inuyasha he tends to be touchy towards this." Kagome reasoned. Leomae just smiled more. "Oh don't worry about him we had a little discussion about it earlier and he has agreed to it." Sango snorted, "More like you two probably argued till he gave in." Leomae just served herself some breakfast. "Something like that." Miroku stood and cleared his throat. "Well I am very pleased to welcome you two lovely ladies to our little gang!!!" Kokuei looked at him in a disbelieving manner, "Just keep your hands off houshi." Miroku feigned a look of hurt and put his hand to his heart. "Why Lady Koki you wound me with such suggestive words. I am but a humble houshi I would never touch a woman without permission." Sango and Kokuei both rolled their eyes. "Oh please." They both said in unison, causing Miroku to act stunned then to sit and eat his food quietly.
Leomae then turned towards Kagome. "So Kagome Inuyasha told me that you're a miko but that you are having difficulty controlling your powers." Kagome sighed heavily. "Yeah the only thing I can do is shoot purification arrows because they just happen, I don't have to control them at all." Leomae just smiled fondly at her. "We can fix that." Kagome looked at her questionably "We? You mean you're a miko too?" Kokuei decided to join in at this point. "Oh yeah Leomae's got a bunch of power behind her. She's got both youkai and miko attacks up her sleeve." Kagome blinked and looked over at a now slightly blushing Leomae. "Is that true?" Sango asked. Leomae shrugged a little. "Koki gives me too much credit." Kokuei waved her hand dismissively, "Oh you're just being modest. Kagome don't worry she's good and she's a great teacher. She's even helping me learn to harness my small powers." Kagome blinked. "You're a miko too?" Kokuei shrugged. "Not exactly, I'm more like someone who can manipulate the magic of others. I don't have any real power of my own but I can control a person's magic and the magic of the earth. It's very complicated and hard to explain." Leomae sighed. "Which is one of the reasons why you can't break a stupid rock yet." Kokuei glared at her. "Hey I'm trying my best." Leomae chuckled. "I know I just like to tease you!!"
Kagome turned her attention back to Leomae. "So you're going to teach me?" Leomae grinned wickedly showing her white fangs. "If you think you can do it then sure." Kagome smiled, "Alright when do we start?" Leomae looked thoughtful, "How about later today during lunch then before bed and early in the morning. That can be the routine." Kagome nodded, "That will be fine." Leomae smiled. "All right then."
They were walking along a trail. Kagome, Sango, and Kokuei were in the center chatting happily about all the wonderful products and gadgets that existed in Kagome's time. Miroku and Shippou took to the rear with a transformed Kirara who was carrying Kagome's pack because she had grown tired of carrying it herself. This arrangement left Inuyasha and Leomae up front. Leomae glanced at the male hanyou next to her. "Hey Inuyasha?" "Yeah?" she glanced at the ground. "How do you feel about being a hanyou?" He looked at her for second out of the corner of his eye before answering her. "I hate it. I'm not a youkai or a ningen I'm not anything. I don't fit in anywhere. All the youkai cast me aside because I have ningen blood and all the ningen do the same for my youkai blood. My mother paid for my existence with her life. Being a hanyou is no good. You don't belong anywhere, so why try. When I get the Shikon no Tama I am going to become full youkai that way I won't be an outcast anymore." Leomae looked to the ground, she felt sorry for her new friend. "I'm sorry you feel that way."
Inuyasha gave her a funny look. "Why should you be sorry? You're a hanyou too don't you feel the same?" Leomae smiled softly and shook her head. "Nope! I love it. I love the fact that I don't fit into any certain category. I'm one all on my own. An individual to the truest definition of the word. I don't belong to anyone and no one belongs to me. I just am and that's the way I like it." Inuyasha looked at the girl beside him. Was she nuts? How could she enjoy not fitting in? All he had ever wanted was a place where he belonged yet here was this girl who was happy to not belong and to just exist. Here was a girl who basked in her own unique individuality while he drowned in it. He watched as she bent to pick up a flower. She came back up and smiled to him placing the small bud in his large palm. She then turned around and continued down the path while Inuyasha stood there and watched her. Too stunned by her actions and words to move for the moment. 'Maybe,' He thought. 'Just maybe she was right not to hate being what she was.' He looked down at the flower again and placed it inside his shirt for safe keeping before hurrying to catch up with the blonde hanyou.
Leomae: Ok what do you think?
Kokuei: Hmmm...what does that word mean ::points to screen::
Leomae: ::looks at screen:: oh that! It's a more respectable way of saying father.
Kokuei: Oh well you know a glossary would help Leomae!
Leomae: I'm sorry! Well did you like it?
Kokuei: The best part was when you nearly killed Miroku . That was great! So yeah it was good.
Leomae: Well of course you liked it. I wrote it!!! ::Puffs out chest in pride::
Kokuei: Hey now no getting a big head here. You're weird enough already we don't need to go adding egotistical to the list now do we?
Leomae: ::shrugs:: you're right, well anyway that's all for now folks REVIEW and we'll update soon ok!!!!!
Kokuei: Yeah and it's my turn to write next so be sure to come back and see what happens next!!!!!
Chichi-ue – respectable way of saying 'father'
Okaa-san – 'mother'. (I had to add this since someone ::glare at Leomae:: didn't)
