Chapter 15: Wandering Soul
After traveling for sometime, the sky began to turn orange. The next village was far from here. Inuyasha stopped and set Kagome to her feet. "We'll camp here tonight. Hopefully by tomorrow, we'll be in a village." He sat underneath a tree, staring at the sky.
Sango, Miroku, Rin, and Ame got off of Kilala's back. Laura hopped off of Sesshoumaru's back as well and walked over to Kagome. She sat down and closed her eyes.
"I'll go get firewood for the night." Miroku volunteered. He began to head into the forest, away from the clearing everyone was at.
"I'll go with you." Inuyasha stood up and followed behind Miroku. "You guys set up camp for the night."
Sango sighed. "It never fails." She looked at Kagome's bag to find something new attached to it. "Kagome, what's that?"
Kagome looked at Sango and then at her bag. "That's a tent. I figured we might need it if we stay outside all the time." She quickly detached it from her bag and began to set it up. "Laura, help me with this please." Laura got up and walked over to Kagome to help her set up the tent.
Sango watched as the two girls set up this 'tent'. She watched Ame and Shippou, making sure they didn't run off.
Sesshoumaru sat leaning against a tree, his eyes closed. He looked at peace with himself.
Kagome and Laura finished setting up the tent. "There we go." Kagome said as she smiled at Laura. Laura smiled back. "It's better than sleeping outside." She said.
Laura slowly stood up. "Kagome, I'm going to go see if there's a hot spring nearby. I won't be gone long." She smiled and then walked off into the forest.
Sesshoumaru's one eye flew open as he watched Laura leave camp. He silently stood and quietly followed after her.
Ame watched Laura leave, Sesshoumaru following her. 'Sneaky girl.' She grinned to herself and crawled into the tent.
Laura continued along her own path, looking for steam or water nearby. She finally found a hot spring. It was descent size. She smiled and kicked off her shoes and socks. She then dipped her feet into the water and sighed. She closed her eyes briefly and when she opened them, she found a young woman staring at her. Her hair was black, her skin color was pale, and her expression looked as though she had lost someone. Laura stared at the woman for a minute. 'She looks familiar...' She thought. The woman turned and began to walk away. Laura stood up, put her socks and shoes back on, and began to follow her. "Wait." She called out.
Sesshoumaru hid behind a tree, watching Laura. He looked at the woman she was following and his eyes went wide. 'Kikyo...' He silently fell into the forest, still following Laura.
The woman stopped as Laura called out to her. She turned and faced Laura. "Yes?"
Laura approached her. 'Wow, she looks just like Kagome...Wait a minute! I saw her before! The first night I got here, how could I forget! What was her name...' She smiled. "Are you lost?"
Kikyo shook her head. "No, I'm looking for someone." She looked at this girl. 'Who is she?'
Laura nodded. "I see. Well, who are you looking for?"
"That's none of your concern. Besides..." She stopped. "It doesn't matter." She began to walk away again.
"Wait! What's your name?"
"Why does my name matter? I am but a wandering soul, brought back from the dead for no purpose." She answered coldly. She continued walking.
Laura watched her leave. 'I better tell everyone else...' She turned and began to head back to camp.
Sesshoumaru watched as Laura left but followed after Kikyo. Finally, he spoke. "Well if it isn't Kikyo. Still looking for my brother?"
Kikyo stopped walking and turned around. "What does it matter to you?" She glared at him.
He shrugged. "I was just wondering. After all, he has gotten over you." He turned his back to her. "I'll just take my leave now." He began to follow Laura.
"That girl, she's traveling with you, is she not?"
Sesshoumaru stopped. "Yes she is."
"Then perhaps she could help me." Kikyo smiled at him. "Do you know where Inuyasha is?"
Sesshoumaru looked over his shoulder. "I do know where he is but that doesn't matter. Go back into the ground where you belong Kikyo and leave him alone."
Kikyo glared at him. "I'll just find him myself then." She smirked at him and walked into the forest until she was gone.
Sesshoumaru snorted and began to head back.
When he arrived, Inuyasha and Miroku had already returned with firewood. He looked to see Laura walking into the tent with Rin in her arms. He smiled and walked over to Inuyasha and Miroku. He sat down and closed his eyes.
Kagome looked at Sesshoumaru. 'I wonder where he was...' She shrugged it off and continued to pet Shippou.
Laura came out of the tent and looked at Sesshoumaru. She smiled before she walked over to him. "Sesshoumaru, can I talk to you alone?" She asked.
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and stood. "Let's go into the forest" He gently grabbed her hand and led her into the forest, where no one could see them. "What is it?"
Laura sighed. "I know you were following me. Who is that woman?"
"That's Kikyo. Inuyasha and her were lovers at one point but once she pinned him to the tree, she died from a wound she had received previously. She came back from the dead and now haunts him." He stated clearly. "Why do you ask?"
"Because I'm worried. What if Inuyasha's out and she catches him off guard and what if Kagome sees them?" She bit her lip.
Sesshoumaru smiled. "Worry about the present, not the future." He began to head back into camp.
Laura watched him. She sighed and looked to see Kikyo watching her. Kikyo smirked at her, which sent chills up Laura's spine. She quickly turned and followed Sesshoumaru.
End.
((A/N: YAY! Another chapter done! I can't believe it! Anyways, just to let you all know, Jaken is no longer in the story. Let's say ran away because he couldn't stand Rin. . Until next time, cya! Luna26. Meow 3))
After traveling for sometime, the sky began to turn orange. The next village was far from here. Inuyasha stopped and set Kagome to her feet. "We'll camp here tonight. Hopefully by tomorrow, we'll be in a village." He sat underneath a tree, staring at the sky.
Sango, Miroku, Rin, and Ame got off of Kilala's back. Laura hopped off of Sesshoumaru's back as well and walked over to Kagome. She sat down and closed her eyes.
"I'll go get firewood for the night." Miroku volunteered. He began to head into the forest, away from the clearing everyone was at.
"I'll go with you." Inuyasha stood up and followed behind Miroku. "You guys set up camp for the night."
Sango sighed. "It never fails." She looked at Kagome's bag to find something new attached to it. "Kagome, what's that?"
Kagome looked at Sango and then at her bag. "That's a tent. I figured we might need it if we stay outside all the time." She quickly detached it from her bag and began to set it up. "Laura, help me with this please." Laura got up and walked over to Kagome to help her set up the tent.
Sango watched as the two girls set up this 'tent'. She watched Ame and Shippou, making sure they didn't run off.
Sesshoumaru sat leaning against a tree, his eyes closed. He looked at peace with himself.
Kagome and Laura finished setting up the tent. "There we go." Kagome said as she smiled at Laura. Laura smiled back. "It's better than sleeping outside." She said.
Laura slowly stood up. "Kagome, I'm going to go see if there's a hot spring nearby. I won't be gone long." She smiled and then walked off into the forest.
Sesshoumaru's one eye flew open as he watched Laura leave camp. He silently stood and quietly followed after her.
Ame watched Laura leave, Sesshoumaru following her. 'Sneaky girl.' She grinned to herself and crawled into the tent.
Laura continued along her own path, looking for steam or water nearby. She finally found a hot spring. It was descent size. She smiled and kicked off her shoes and socks. She then dipped her feet into the water and sighed. She closed her eyes briefly and when she opened them, she found a young woman staring at her. Her hair was black, her skin color was pale, and her expression looked as though she had lost someone. Laura stared at the woman for a minute. 'She looks familiar...' She thought. The woman turned and began to walk away. Laura stood up, put her socks and shoes back on, and began to follow her. "Wait." She called out.
Sesshoumaru hid behind a tree, watching Laura. He looked at the woman she was following and his eyes went wide. 'Kikyo...' He silently fell into the forest, still following Laura.
The woman stopped as Laura called out to her. She turned and faced Laura. "Yes?"
Laura approached her. 'Wow, she looks just like Kagome...Wait a minute! I saw her before! The first night I got here, how could I forget! What was her name...' She smiled. "Are you lost?"
Kikyo shook her head. "No, I'm looking for someone." She looked at this girl. 'Who is she?'
Laura nodded. "I see. Well, who are you looking for?"
"That's none of your concern. Besides..." She stopped. "It doesn't matter." She began to walk away again.
"Wait! What's your name?"
"Why does my name matter? I am but a wandering soul, brought back from the dead for no purpose." She answered coldly. She continued walking.
Laura watched her leave. 'I better tell everyone else...' She turned and began to head back to camp.
Sesshoumaru watched as Laura left but followed after Kikyo. Finally, he spoke. "Well if it isn't Kikyo. Still looking for my brother?"
Kikyo stopped walking and turned around. "What does it matter to you?" She glared at him.
He shrugged. "I was just wondering. After all, he has gotten over you." He turned his back to her. "I'll just take my leave now." He began to follow Laura.
"That girl, she's traveling with you, is she not?"
Sesshoumaru stopped. "Yes she is."
"Then perhaps she could help me." Kikyo smiled at him. "Do you know where Inuyasha is?"
Sesshoumaru looked over his shoulder. "I do know where he is but that doesn't matter. Go back into the ground where you belong Kikyo and leave him alone."
Kikyo glared at him. "I'll just find him myself then." She smirked at him and walked into the forest until she was gone.
Sesshoumaru snorted and began to head back.
When he arrived, Inuyasha and Miroku had already returned with firewood. He looked to see Laura walking into the tent with Rin in her arms. He smiled and walked over to Inuyasha and Miroku. He sat down and closed his eyes.
Kagome looked at Sesshoumaru. 'I wonder where he was...' She shrugged it off and continued to pet Shippou.
Laura came out of the tent and looked at Sesshoumaru. She smiled before she walked over to him. "Sesshoumaru, can I talk to you alone?" She asked.
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and stood. "Let's go into the forest" He gently grabbed her hand and led her into the forest, where no one could see them. "What is it?"
Laura sighed. "I know you were following me. Who is that woman?"
"That's Kikyo. Inuyasha and her were lovers at one point but once she pinned him to the tree, she died from a wound she had received previously. She came back from the dead and now haunts him." He stated clearly. "Why do you ask?"
"Because I'm worried. What if Inuyasha's out and she catches him off guard and what if Kagome sees them?" She bit her lip.
Sesshoumaru smiled. "Worry about the present, not the future." He began to head back into camp.
Laura watched him. She sighed and looked to see Kikyo watching her. Kikyo smirked at her, which sent chills up Laura's spine. She quickly turned and followed Sesshoumaru.
End.
((A/N: YAY! Another chapter done! I can't believe it! Anyways, just to let you all know, Jaken is no longer in the story. Let's say ran away because he couldn't stand Rin. . Until next time, cya! Luna26. Meow 3))