Disclaimer: NEW CHAPTER!!! Hello! Hope you all had a pleasant Easter
Sunday. I did, because we had and Easter egg hunt, and inside the plastic
eggs was MONEY!!! I found over $20!! $25.50 to be exact!! I made the most
money. In second place, with about $6 was my oldest sister, Loni. So, I am
kinda hyped ^_^ well, here I am, writing chapter five for all you 'Siders'
and 'Sara' haters out there. Here it is!
~*~Chapter Five: The Mark~*~
Keade walked out of her hut. The sun beat down, making her gray hair shine. Slowly, but surely, she approached where the others sat. They had all been waiting throughout the morning to know what the condition on their young miko friend was. Inu Yasha especially; he looked terrible. When Keade had come to them, he was seated on the soft ground, head in his hands. His ears perked at her arrival and he looked up.
His eyes were puffy and pink. Inu Yasha had been trying to hide his tears. He had small bags under his eyes and almost all color had been drained from his face. His hands shook as he lowered them to his lap. 'It's all my fault,' he thought over and over again. 'If I hadn't taken off, then she wouldn't have come after me and gotten hurt. Damn,' he glanced at Keade and stood with his head down. He knew how he looked. All the strain of worrying had taken its tole on him.
"How is she, Keade?" he asked quietly. The others looked at the elder miko in question for a reply.
"She will be fine. I have dressed her wounds. Ye may see her now, if ye wish." They all stood and followed Inu Yasha to the hut. Each walked in and the hanyou sat next to his mate.
"Kagome," he said as he ran a clawed hand down her face. She smiled at him and mouthed a small hello.
"Kagome, how are you feeling?" Sango asked as she sat opposite of Inu Yasha with a kitsune in her lap. Shippo was on the verge of tears. Miroku sat beside Sango. Kagome tried to sit up. Inu Yasha put his hand on her back for added support as she placed hers on his shoulder.
"I'm feeling all right. Nothing a good bath couldn't fix. Right, Sango?" Kagome smiled at her 'sister' and they both nodded. "Wish, is the way we are headed," both girls let out a small chuckle. Sango stood, holding out a hand for Kagome.
"Come on, Kagome. Lets get cleaned up," Sango helped Kagome out of the hut.
Inu Yasha leaned his back against the wall and sighed heavily. 'Sure, she looked ok,' he thought. He shook his head and looked at Miroku and the small kitsune who was sitting where Kagome had been moments before.
~*~
"Oh, boy, does this feel good," Kagome smiled as she stood waist deep in the hot spring. The steam flowed off the water and surrounded the two women with grace and beauty. Kagome removed her red towel and tossed it to a rock as she sank into the pool. Sango followed Kagome's lead and sat across from her 'sister'.
"So, Kagome," Sango said with an all too familiar hentai smile on her face, "what were you and Inu Yasha doing in Sesshomaru's castle? We were looking everywhere for you and no one seemed to know where you two disappeared to." Kagome blushed madly, Sango just laughed.
"Nothing you and Miroku didn't do," Kagome said back, reaching beside her for her shampoo Sango had grabbed on their way to the spring. They both shared a laugh and a comfortable silence spread between them. The two washed and soaked for an hour before grabbing their towels.
Sango had stepped out and was dressing in her kimono when she looked at Kagome who had her back towards the taijiya. She gasped quietly, but otherwise didn't say anything. It was faint, so how could she be sure that it was there? No use in bringing it up. She may have a word with Miroku, later, though.
The women walked back the hut just in time for lunch. Everyone was seated outside around a fire Keade was tending to. Empty spots were filled next to Inu Yasha and Miroku as Kagome and Sango joined the circle. Inu Yasha instantly had an arm around the schoolgirl and she grew nervous.
'Why is he touching me so?' she thought. She sent a glance up at him to see him looking at her.
"Kagome, is something wrong?" Inu Yasha watched, as she seemed to search his face.
'What's with Inu Yasha? Why is his arm around me?' "Uh, Inu Yasha? Could you move your hand?" she asked less than nicely. The look in her eyes made Inu Yasha's heart sink slightly.
"Why?" 'Why is she acting like this?'
"Because, I don't want your arms on me," a scowl pained her face. Inu Yasha looked at her with surprise before looking at his companions. Miroku and Sango's eyes held worry. Shippo and Kirara just sat there, eyes wide. Shippo knew how his adopted mother felt for the hanyou, so why was she acting so? Keade continued to work at the fire but had an aura around her that seemed like it was confused. Inu Yasha looked back at Kagome.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" he kept his arm around her.
Kagome grew angry. She had asked him to remove his arm, and yet he took no heed! What made him think he could just touch her whenever he wanted? "Inu Yasha, let me go!" she took the liberty to take his hand off her.
Inu Yasha's eyes went cold. 'What the Hell is up with her?!' he stood and took off into the forest.
Kagome looked at everyone and gasped. What had she done? 'Why did I say those things? I love Inu Yasha, so why did I tell him to not touch me?' Her hand went to her lips. 'What's happening?'
~*~
Sango watched as Kagome all but yelled at Inu Yasha. She thought now was as good a time as any. "Miroku," she whispered, just loud enough for him to hear.
"Yes, love?" He took a bowl from Keade.
"Kagome had, something, on her back. I am not sure what it was. It looked like," she took her own bowl.
Miroku ate a little. "Looked like what, Sango?"
"A spider," Miroku nearly dropped his bowl.
At that moment, Inu Yasha took his leave. Miroku decided that now was his chance to tell Inu Yasha. 'A spider on her back is NOT good,' he thought as he stood and walked in the same direction as Inu Yasha.
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
I know, bad place to leave off. Sorry, but for some reason, this chapter was very hard to write. It just was so....hard -.-' but, here it is anyway.
Now, I have a couple things to ask of my readers, and please follow through. I ask you to all at least read one chapter, if not more, and review for the following stories. They are very good and VERY well written.
A Hanyou's Love by Mystic Hanyou: Inu Yasha has been with reincarnation after reincarnation of his love. Each has left him in the dust, will he find one that will be with him forever? (HEY MYSTIC HANYOU!! I know, my summary is crappy, but hey, this is what I think the story is about. I tried to use the one set on ff.net, but I felt like adding just a little. Sorry -.-' )
Hiryu: An Inuyasha Prequel by Nick Hiryu: Hiryu hasn't seen his best friend, Inu Yasha, in a while. He hears of his friend's 'death' and doesn't believe it to be true. Enemies find him and attack, but one especially. Who is this foe? (All right, this sucked! I am eternally sorry, Nick Hiryu for the crappy summary. I just didn't know how to say it with out giving too much away.)
All right, 'Hiryu: An Inuyasha Prequel' also has a sequel that has just recently come out, 'Hiryu and Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale' and a companion, 'Moon Warriors'. These are some great stories and have lots of GORE!!! * shouts and hoots and hollers * That's my favorite! N e way... hope you all liked this chapter and that it will satisfy you all for a little while until I write chapter six for AHITH and get busy on chapter six for this. Until then, JA NE!
Inu Face
~*~Chapter Five: The Mark~*~
Keade walked out of her hut. The sun beat down, making her gray hair shine. Slowly, but surely, she approached where the others sat. They had all been waiting throughout the morning to know what the condition on their young miko friend was. Inu Yasha especially; he looked terrible. When Keade had come to them, he was seated on the soft ground, head in his hands. His ears perked at her arrival and he looked up.
His eyes were puffy and pink. Inu Yasha had been trying to hide his tears. He had small bags under his eyes and almost all color had been drained from his face. His hands shook as he lowered them to his lap. 'It's all my fault,' he thought over and over again. 'If I hadn't taken off, then she wouldn't have come after me and gotten hurt. Damn,' he glanced at Keade and stood with his head down. He knew how he looked. All the strain of worrying had taken its tole on him.
"How is she, Keade?" he asked quietly. The others looked at the elder miko in question for a reply.
"She will be fine. I have dressed her wounds. Ye may see her now, if ye wish." They all stood and followed Inu Yasha to the hut. Each walked in and the hanyou sat next to his mate.
"Kagome," he said as he ran a clawed hand down her face. She smiled at him and mouthed a small hello.
"Kagome, how are you feeling?" Sango asked as she sat opposite of Inu Yasha with a kitsune in her lap. Shippo was on the verge of tears. Miroku sat beside Sango. Kagome tried to sit up. Inu Yasha put his hand on her back for added support as she placed hers on his shoulder.
"I'm feeling all right. Nothing a good bath couldn't fix. Right, Sango?" Kagome smiled at her 'sister' and they both nodded. "Wish, is the way we are headed," both girls let out a small chuckle. Sango stood, holding out a hand for Kagome.
"Come on, Kagome. Lets get cleaned up," Sango helped Kagome out of the hut.
Inu Yasha leaned his back against the wall and sighed heavily. 'Sure, she looked ok,' he thought. He shook his head and looked at Miroku and the small kitsune who was sitting where Kagome had been moments before.
~*~
"Oh, boy, does this feel good," Kagome smiled as she stood waist deep in the hot spring. The steam flowed off the water and surrounded the two women with grace and beauty. Kagome removed her red towel and tossed it to a rock as she sank into the pool. Sango followed Kagome's lead and sat across from her 'sister'.
"So, Kagome," Sango said with an all too familiar hentai smile on her face, "what were you and Inu Yasha doing in Sesshomaru's castle? We were looking everywhere for you and no one seemed to know where you two disappeared to." Kagome blushed madly, Sango just laughed.
"Nothing you and Miroku didn't do," Kagome said back, reaching beside her for her shampoo Sango had grabbed on their way to the spring. They both shared a laugh and a comfortable silence spread between them. The two washed and soaked for an hour before grabbing their towels.
Sango had stepped out and was dressing in her kimono when she looked at Kagome who had her back towards the taijiya. She gasped quietly, but otherwise didn't say anything. It was faint, so how could she be sure that it was there? No use in bringing it up. She may have a word with Miroku, later, though.
The women walked back the hut just in time for lunch. Everyone was seated outside around a fire Keade was tending to. Empty spots were filled next to Inu Yasha and Miroku as Kagome and Sango joined the circle. Inu Yasha instantly had an arm around the schoolgirl and she grew nervous.
'Why is he touching me so?' she thought. She sent a glance up at him to see him looking at her.
"Kagome, is something wrong?" Inu Yasha watched, as she seemed to search his face.
'What's with Inu Yasha? Why is his arm around me?' "Uh, Inu Yasha? Could you move your hand?" she asked less than nicely. The look in her eyes made Inu Yasha's heart sink slightly.
"Why?" 'Why is she acting like this?'
"Because, I don't want your arms on me," a scowl pained her face. Inu Yasha looked at her with surprise before looking at his companions. Miroku and Sango's eyes held worry. Shippo and Kirara just sat there, eyes wide. Shippo knew how his adopted mother felt for the hanyou, so why was she acting so? Keade continued to work at the fire but had an aura around her that seemed like it was confused. Inu Yasha looked back at Kagome.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" he kept his arm around her.
Kagome grew angry. She had asked him to remove his arm, and yet he took no heed! What made him think he could just touch her whenever he wanted? "Inu Yasha, let me go!" she took the liberty to take his hand off her.
Inu Yasha's eyes went cold. 'What the Hell is up with her?!' he stood and took off into the forest.
Kagome looked at everyone and gasped. What had she done? 'Why did I say those things? I love Inu Yasha, so why did I tell him to not touch me?' Her hand went to her lips. 'What's happening?'
~*~
Sango watched as Kagome all but yelled at Inu Yasha. She thought now was as good a time as any. "Miroku," she whispered, just loud enough for him to hear.
"Yes, love?" He took a bowl from Keade.
"Kagome had, something, on her back. I am not sure what it was. It looked like," she took her own bowl.
Miroku ate a little. "Looked like what, Sango?"
"A spider," Miroku nearly dropped his bowl.
At that moment, Inu Yasha took his leave. Miroku decided that now was his chance to tell Inu Yasha. 'A spider on her back is NOT good,' he thought as he stood and walked in the same direction as Inu Yasha.
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
I know, bad place to leave off. Sorry, but for some reason, this chapter was very hard to write. It just was so....hard -.-' but, here it is anyway.
Now, I have a couple things to ask of my readers, and please follow through. I ask you to all at least read one chapter, if not more, and review for the following stories. They are very good and VERY well written.
A Hanyou's Love by Mystic Hanyou: Inu Yasha has been with reincarnation after reincarnation of his love. Each has left him in the dust, will he find one that will be with him forever? (HEY MYSTIC HANYOU!! I know, my summary is crappy, but hey, this is what I think the story is about. I tried to use the one set on ff.net, but I felt like adding just a little. Sorry -.-' )
Hiryu: An Inuyasha Prequel by Nick Hiryu: Hiryu hasn't seen his best friend, Inu Yasha, in a while. He hears of his friend's 'death' and doesn't believe it to be true. Enemies find him and attack, but one especially. Who is this foe? (All right, this sucked! I am eternally sorry, Nick Hiryu for the crappy summary. I just didn't know how to say it with out giving too much away.)
All right, 'Hiryu: An Inuyasha Prequel' also has a sequel that has just recently come out, 'Hiryu and Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale' and a companion, 'Moon Warriors'. These are some great stories and have lots of GORE!!! * shouts and hoots and hollers * That's my favorite! N e way... hope you all liked this chapter and that it will satisfy you all for a little while until I write chapter six for AHITH and get busy on chapter six for this. Until then, JA NE!
Inu Face