CHAPTER SEVEN
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Inuyasha leaped over the river, his feet lightly touching the stones in the shallow water before he ran on. Dammit, he thought, my legs hurt! But I'm not stopping. Kagome has to come first!
"Inuyasha, wait up!" Miroku called from some distance behind him.
Reluctantly, Inuyasha did so. He skidded to a stop on the dusty road, and waited for the others to catch up. "Are you guys TRYING to slow me down?" he shouted over his shoulder.
Kirara bounded down beside him, making a loud sound in her throat that sounded a little like a purry growl. "Of course not," Miroku said, irritated. "But Inuyasha, we need to approach this intelligently. We can't simply run off in a random direction and trust that we'll find Kagome eventually."
Inuyasha hated it when Miroku was right. "Well, dammit, what do YOU think we should do right now? I'm not gonna just sit here on my butt when Kagome's in danger!" he snarled.
"I know that," Miroku said with maddening calm. "But first we should find someone to ask about that pendant. I've never seen one like it, and unless I'm mistaken, it's quite unusual."
"Well who should we ask, then?" Inuyasha snapped. "You know any experts in jewelry?"
Miroku glanced to Sango. "I'm not sure, exactly. But you're simply dashing off into the woods. Inuyasha, when we encounter someone who might be able to help us-"
"Be sure to let me know!" Inuyasha spun and began running again. Shippo was bumping around inside Kagome's backpack, letting out the occasional yelp of, "Ow! Be careful!" The little kitsune hadn't really said much since they left Kaede's village, but Inuyasha was fine with that. He was still sore over Shippo's accusations before.
Of course, I thought it WAS my fault then, he thought. But the little runt took it too far -- and he could've at least apologized!
He leaped over a mossy log and down a rocky embankment. He felt oddly reassured by the feel of Kagome's backpack on his shoulders. It was a bit awkward, banging into him every time he landed. But its weight and familiar scent reminded him of her. Dammit, he thought, it doesn't even feel natural to run like this, unless she's with me.
"Inuyasha?" Shippo piped up.
"Yeh? What?" Inuyasha said gruffly.
"I'm sorry," Shippo mumbled. "It's just that after Kagome left before, I was sure she'd gotten mad and decided to leave us for good."
"Well, she didn't," Inuyasha snapped.
"I'm trying to apologize, you big goon!"
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?"
"It's nice to know that Inuyasha isn't quite so depressed," Miroku sighed wearily, leaning against Sango. "He feels up enough to bicker."
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"Is anyone out there?" Kagome wailed. "Hello?"
Her voice echoed eerily through the canyon below her. "Inuyasha!" Kagome called again, sticking her head out the open window. Her voice cracked and slowly died away. "Inuyasha," she whispered.
She sank down on the bench and tried to think. My throat hurts, she thought. I wish I had some water... is this person trying to starve me? What does he WANT with me, anyway? He's already got my Shikon shards...
Kagome coughed softly. Then she got up to the window and took a deep breath, preparing to start yelling again.
"You might as well stop shouting," a deep voice suddenly said. "No one can hear you. And nobody is going to come."
Kagome almost fell off the bench. "Who is it?" she shouted at the darkness outside her cell. She grabbed the bars and tried to rattle them. "Who's out there! Let me go, or you'll be sorry! Inuyasha's coming for me!"
But there was no response.
TO BE CONTINUED
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Inuyasha leaped over the river, his feet lightly touching the stones in the shallow water before he ran on. Dammit, he thought, my legs hurt! But I'm not stopping. Kagome has to come first!
"Inuyasha, wait up!" Miroku called from some distance behind him.
Reluctantly, Inuyasha did so. He skidded to a stop on the dusty road, and waited for the others to catch up. "Are you guys TRYING to slow me down?" he shouted over his shoulder.
Kirara bounded down beside him, making a loud sound in her throat that sounded a little like a purry growl. "Of course not," Miroku said, irritated. "But Inuyasha, we need to approach this intelligently. We can't simply run off in a random direction and trust that we'll find Kagome eventually."
Inuyasha hated it when Miroku was right. "Well, dammit, what do YOU think we should do right now? I'm not gonna just sit here on my butt when Kagome's in danger!" he snarled.
"I know that," Miroku said with maddening calm. "But first we should find someone to ask about that pendant. I've never seen one like it, and unless I'm mistaken, it's quite unusual."
"Well who should we ask, then?" Inuyasha snapped. "You know any experts in jewelry?"
Miroku glanced to Sango. "I'm not sure, exactly. But you're simply dashing off into the woods. Inuyasha, when we encounter someone who might be able to help us-"
"Be sure to let me know!" Inuyasha spun and began running again. Shippo was bumping around inside Kagome's backpack, letting out the occasional yelp of, "Ow! Be careful!" The little kitsune hadn't really said much since they left Kaede's village, but Inuyasha was fine with that. He was still sore over Shippo's accusations before.
Of course, I thought it WAS my fault then, he thought. But the little runt took it too far -- and he could've at least apologized!
He leaped over a mossy log and down a rocky embankment. He felt oddly reassured by the feel of Kagome's backpack on his shoulders. It was a bit awkward, banging into him every time he landed. But its weight and familiar scent reminded him of her. Dammit, he thought, it doesn't even feel natural to run like this, unless she's with me.
"Inuyasha?" Shippo piped up.
"Yeh? What?" Inuyasha said gruffly.
"I'm sorry," Shippo mumbled. "It's just that after Kagome left before, I was sure she'd gotten mad and decided to leave us for good."
"Well, she didn't," Inuyasha snapped.
"I'm trying to apologize, you big goon!"
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?"
"It's nice to know that Inuyasha isn't quite so depressed," Miroku sighed wearily, leaning against Sango. "He feels up enough to bicker."
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"Is anyone out there?" Kagome wailed. "Hello?"
Her voice echoed eerily through the canyon below her. "Inuyasha!" Kagome called again, sticking her head out the open window. Her voice cracked and slowly died away. "Inuyasha," she whispered.
She sank down on the bench and tried to think. My throat hurts, she thought. I wish I had some water... is this person trying to starve me? What does he WANT with me, anyway? He's already got my Shikon shards...
Kagome coughed softly. Then she got up to the window and took a deep breath, preparing to start yelling again.
"You might as well stop shouting," a deep voice suddenly said. "No one can hear you. And nobody is going to come."
Kagome almost fell off the bench. "Who is it?" she shouted at the darkness outside her cell. She grabbed the bars and tried to rattle them. "Who's out there! Let me go, or you'll be sorry! Inuyasha's coming for me!"
But there was no response.
TO BE CONTINUED