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Chapter 11:
The group walked the dirt path before them as usual and nothing out of the ordinary had occurred recently. Things were rather peaceful for once. Kagome gazed up at the blue sky and stretched out her arms, sighing. 'It's such a pretty day.' Inuyasha only charged on alongside the monk, who earlier had a run-in with a certain Taijya's wrath on his face yet again.
"I don't know why you always do that." Inuyasha sighed as he looked at the pathetic houshi.
"I don't know why either." He hung his down and smirked, rubbing his cheek. 'I can't keep my hands to myself; oh well at least I get to even be close to such a fascinating woman.' Inuyasha rolled his eyes as he was now very accustomed to from hearing the other's thoughts instead of responding verbally to them. He had learned so much in this past week about his comrades that he traveled and fought together with. Inuyasha had a greater understanding to Miroku's reasons for groping, Sango's true feelings for the monk, and Kagome, well Kagome hadn't really opened herself up enough for him to really understand her. Suddenly, Inuyasha stopped dead in his tracks. "Inuyasha? What is it?" A rustling from the bushes was heard along the path.
"Shit we've been surrounded." He cursed as he drew out Tessaiga. Sango changed quickly into her fighting outfit and Kirara transformed. Kagome dropped her backpack and took out her bow and arrows. The rustling in the bushes became louder and a small cat-like demon appeared before Inuyasha's party. He had pointed brown ears atop his head and a brown fluffy tail much like Shippo's. "Eh?!"
"Hey! It's you! Brother!" Inuyasha blinked as the demon clung to him. "It's been so long!"
"EH!!!???" The group all said in unison, backing away.
"Ummm." Kagome tried sort out her response to this sudden info thrown her way. "Brother?"
"I knew we'd meet again! Don't you remember me? Bunza?"
"Oh you're that runt I-" He stopped dead in his comment, not wanting to admit how he helped the little mountain cat demon.
'So, his father was not only into humans, but cats as well? He was quite the busy one.' Inuyasha's eye started to twitch and he clenched his fist trying to hold in his anger at the monk's stupidity. Inuyasha pried the cat from him and set him on the ground.
"Don't you remember me? Remember we were training together at Toutusai's to learn how to break barriers? You were amazing! You saved my whole tribe from that grasshopper youkai." Inuyasha was so embarrassed because his good deed had gotten out into the open. Miroku, Kagome, Shippo, and Sango stood there with their jaws down to the ground.
'Inuyasha? Help willingly? He is even letting him call him brother. This is so unlike him, but I like it. That was so selfless of him.' Kagome smiled at the hanyou before him and had a new sense of the softness of his rock-solid exterior heart. Inuyasha smiled embarrassed back at her. Kagome walked up to him and patted his back. "So, you helped this little neko?" With flushed cheeks he nodded a yes. Just then the rest of the mountain cat regime came out of hiding. The leader, Bunza's father, came up to the inu hanyou.
"Funny how we run into each other again. I can never thank you enough for what you did for my tribe."
"Keh, it wasn't that big of a deal."
"No, really thank you. I never did get to repay your help last time. How about we put you up for the night?"
"Ano, you are Mountain Cat youkai are you not?" Miroku asked politely.
"Hai."
"Well why aren't you living in the mountains?"
"Our home has been overrun with youkai, just a couple of months ago. We thought it best to move."
"Oh, I see." 'Overrun with demons. Is this Naraku's doing again?' Inuyasha's ears perked up at the monk's thought. "Well we'd be more than happy to accept your offer."
"Glad to hear it. Well, I'll show you to our camp." Bunza took Inuyasha's hand.
"C'mon Brother."
"Okay..." He sighed as he was led by the neko. Bunza looked back at the kitsune.
"Hey, Inuyasha?"
"Hmmm?"
"I remember when you took care of me and you told me the reason for helping me was because you had a friend like me. Is that him?" Inuyasha grunted and nodded. "Thought so." Bunza smiled. Kagome was watching and was grinning ear to ear.
"Say, Kagome-chan?"
"Hmmm?"
"Isn't it kawaii?"
"Yup, I only wish he was like this with Shippo." Kagome sighed.
"We're here." Came the announcement from the cat leader. The camp was small and centered around a large campfire. Nests of dried leaves and branches were scattered all over the ground. "I know it's not much to look at, but it's better than nothing. Now wait here while we prepare some food." The group sat down around the fire, while watchful eyes stared at them from various bushes and trees.
"C'mon you scaredy cats! He's the one who saved our tribe before, remember?" The youkai came out timidly and sat on the other side of the fire. 'Oh well.' Bunza sighed. Some of the female cats set up the beds and prepared the fried fish for dinner. They were silent as they worked, but ever the skillful of hosts.
"So, Bunza was it?"
"Hmmm? Oh yeah."
"I'm Kagome, it's nice to meet you. So, what exactly did Inuyasha do to help you? He never told me or any of us." She looked over at the hanyou who was blushing even brighter than the fire. Bunza leaned over to Inuyasha and whispered:
"Is she with you? I mean is she your mate? Cuz she's very nice and pretty for a human girl." Inuyasha blew a fuse and cupped his hand over the cat's mouth. Kagome, confused to what the cat might have asked, only raised her eyebrow.
"Inuyasha let him go. I want to hear how you two met." She smiled as he tossed her Bunza. "That was rude." Inuyasha only keh'd and hopped up into a tree, away from the camp. "Inuyasha! Oh well don't mind him, he'll be back. Now tell me the story." Bunza made himself comfortable and told her the story.
AN: Inuyasha went to Toutosai to learn how to break a very strong barrier and he met Bunza who wanted to learn the same thing. Bunza wanted to learn how to break a barrier to save his father, who was trapped in a barrier of a youkai. Inuyasha helped him out and freed his father. That's pretty much the story..episode 72! Hope you enjoyed it! Until next chappie!
Chapter 11:
The group walked the dirt path before them as usual and nothing out of the ordinary had occurred recently. Things were rather peaceful for once. Kagome gazed up at the blue sky and stretched out her arms, sighing. 'It's such a pretty day.' Inuyasha only charged on alongside the monk, who earlier had a run-in with a certain Taijya's wrath on his face yet again.
"I don't know why you always do that." Inuyasha sighed as he looked at the pathetic houshi.
"I don't know why either." He hung his down and smirked, rubbing his cheek. 'I can't keep my hands to myself; oh well at least I get to even be close to such a fascinating woman.' Inuyasha rolled his eyes as he was now very accustomed to from hearing the other's thoughts instead of responding verbally to them. He had learned so much in this past week about his comrades that he traveled and fought together with. Inuyasha had a greater understanding to Miroku's reasons for groping, Sango's true feelings for the monk, and Kagome, well Kagome hadn't really opened herself up enough for him to really understand her. Suddenly, Inuyasha stopped dead in his tracks. "Inuyasha? What is it?" A rustling from the bushes was heard along the path.
"Shit we've been surrounded." He cursed as he drew out Tessaiga. Sango changed quickly into her fighting outfit and Kirara transformed. Kagome dropped her backpack and took out her bow and arrows. The rustling in the bushes became louder and a small cat-like demon appeared before Inuyasha's party. He had pointed brown ears atop his head and a brown fluffy tail much like Shippo's. "Eh?!"
"Hey! It's you! Brother!" Inuyasha blinked as the demon clung to him. "It's been so long!"
"EH!!!???" The group all said in unison, backing away.
"Ummm." Kagome tried sort out her response to this sudden info thrown her way. "Brother?"
"I knew we'd meet again! Don't you remember me? Bunza?"
"Oh you're that runt I-" He stopped dead in his comment, not wanting to admit how he helped the little mountain cat demon.
'So, his father was not only into humans, but cats as well? He was quite the busy one.' Inuyasha's eye started to twitch and he clenched his fist trying to hold in his anger at the monk's stupidity. Inuyasha pried the cat from him and set him on the ground.
"Don't you remember me? Remember we were training together at Toutusai's to learn how to break barriers? You were amazing! You saved my whole tribe from that grasshopper youkai." Inuyasha was so embarrassed because his good deed had gotten out into the open. Miroku, Kagome, Shippo, and Sango stood there with their jaws down to the ground.
'Inuyasha? Help willingly? He is even letting him call him brother. This is so unlike him, but I like it. That was so selfless of him.' Kagome smiled at the hanyou before him and had a new sense of the softness of his rock-solid exterior heart. Inuyasha smiled embarrassed back at her. Kagome walked up to him and patted his back. "So, you helped this little neko?" With flushed cheeks he nodded a yes. Just then the rest of the mountain cat regime came out of hiding. The leader, Bunza's father, came up to the inu hanyou.
"Funny how we run into each other again. I can never thank you enough for what you did for my tribe."
"Keh, it wasn't that big of a deal."
"No, really thank you. I never did get to repay your help last time. How about we put you up for the night?"
"Ano, you are Mountain Cat youkai are you not?" Miroku asked politely.
"Hai."
"Well why aren't you living in the mountains?"
"Our home has been overrun with youkai, just a couple of months ago. We thought it best to move."
"Oh, I see." 'Overrun with demons. Is this Naraku's doing again?' Inuyasha's ears perked up at the monk's thought. "Well we'd be more than happy to accept your offer."
"Glad to hear it. Well, I'll show you to our camp." Bunza took Inuyasha's hand.
"C'mon Brother."
"Okay..." He sighed as he was led by the neko. Bunza looked back at the kitsune.
"Hey, Inuyasha?"
"Hmmm?"
"I remember when you took care of me and you told me the reason for helping me was because you had a friend like me. Is that him?" Inuyasha grunted and nodded. "Thought so." Bunza smiled. Kagome was watching and was grinning ear to ear.
"Say, Kagome-chan?"
"Hmmm?"
"Isn't it kawaii?"
"Yup, I only wish he was like this with Shippo." Kagome sighed.
"We're here." Came the announcement from the cat leader. The camp was small and centered around a large campfire. Nests of dried leaves and branches were scattered all over the ground. "I know it's not much to look at, but it's better than nothing. Now wait here while we prepare some food." The group sat down around the fire, while watchful eyes stared at them from various bushes and trees.
"C'mon you scaredy cats! He's the one who saved our tribe before, remember?" The youkai came out timidly and sat on the other side of the fire. 'Oh well.' Bunza sighed. Some of the female cats set up the beds and prepared the fried fish for dinner. They were silent as they worked, but ever the skillful of hosts.
"So, Bunza was it?"
"Hmmm? Oh yeah."
"I'm Kagome, it's nice to meet you. So, what exactly did Inuyasha do to help you? He never told me or any of us." She looked over at the hanyou who was blushing even brighter than the fire. Bunza leaned over to Inuyasha and whispered:
"Is she with you? I mean is she your mate? Cuz she's very nice and pretty for a human girl." Inuyasha blew a fuse and cupped his hand over the cat's mouth. Kagome, confused to what the cat might have asked, only raised her eyebrow.
"Inuyasha let him go. I want to hear how you two met." She smiled as he tossed her Bunza. "That was rude." Inuyasha only keh'd and hopped up into a tree, away from the camp. "Inuyasha! Oh well don't mind him, he'll be back. Now tell me the story." Bunza made himself comfortable and told her the story.
AN: Inuyasha went to Toutosai to learn how to break a very strong barrier and he met Bunza who wanted to learn the same thing. Bunza wanted to learn how to break a barrier to save his father, who was trapped in a barrier of a youkai. Inuyasha helped him out and freed his father. That's pretty much the story..episode 72! Hope you enjoyed it! Until next chappie!
