::Chapter III::
It had already began to get dark. There was no way that Inu Yasha and Kagome would ever be able to get out of it within the next twelve or fifteen hours. They would just have to wait until the morning. Inu Yasha sighed. He really did love Kagome – but Kikyo would not stop haunting his mind. He didn't know if it would ever stop.
Kagome had said that she was going to go and take a quick bath by a nearby stream that they had found. She had said that she was just going to go and rinse off quickly, but he still told her to be careful. With all of the supernatural dangers they had they also still had to watch out for average troubles of traveling, such as animal attacks or robbers.
He sighed and laid back on the small pallet-bed Kagome had made for them to rest on. It was very soft, made of soft animal furs that they had bought from a nice woman back in one of the villages they had passed through before. Inu Yasha had thought it better to not buy anything unless Kagome needed something for a health ointment, but Kagome insisted that they should buy it for plain comfort. Now, he had to agree with it. It did feel better than leaves and pine straws. Heck, anything felt better than leaves and pine straw.
He thought to himself about these simple things as he drifted off into sleep. He did not sleep long.