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Me: I know.
Inuyasha: Story, please.
Me: Okay.
Chapter 11
My First Hunt
I woke up early that morning and thought I would go out to get the food for Kouga. I looked over at his sleeping face and smiled. I got up and was encountered by Bella, Yuuokami, Ginta, and Hakkaku.
" What is it?" I asked looking at their eager faces.
" We know where you are going , but we wish to go with you. Take at least one of us." Hakkaku said to me.
" Who here is the fastest?" I asked looking at them and Ginta stepped forwards.
" Me, sister." Ginta said.
" Alright. Let's hurry. But I want to get most of the credit for this. It would make Kouga proud." I said looking at his smiling face. He nodded.
" I will help you out by taking you to where we can catch something not even Kouga has caught. I believe you can though." he said smiling. I nodded and got my arrows.
We left the cave and went to a spot that had many different animals, but then Ginta pointed out a creature of large proportions. He explained to me his plan to catch it.
" You will shoot it with your arrows and I will take it down for you. You can bring it back with you and I will go another way home. I will reach the cave before Kouga wakes up. You will walk in and he will be amazed, proud, and pretty much amused." he said smiling. He smiled an awful lot.
I aimed my arrow at the beast's heart and shot. It went down instantly and I began to dance around while Ginta went and killed it completely. He came back over to me with it slung over his back and handed it to me. I stumbled slightly under the weight, but held my own.
" You carry it back the way you came and I will be back at the cave when you arrive." he told me and once I nodded, he turned on his heels and ran in a different direction then the way we had come.
Once I figured out I could run faster than normal I hurried back to cave. I arrived and saw Kouga standing talking to some of the wolves.
" Hey." I spoke to him and he turned, looking at me ferociously.
" WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!" he screamed at me, causing me to drop the beast and stumble to the floor of the cave. Ginta, Hakkaku, Yuuokami, and Bella rushed to my defense at once.
" I took her with me. I wanted to catch a beast. I left her on her own--" Ginta began to explain, but I cut him off. I wasn't going to cry this time.
" Kouga, I wanted to go hunting for you. I was confronted by this group," I said, pointing to the group surrounding me, " Because they wanted to help me. They did try to stop me, but I wanted to show you I was capable of doing something other than looking pretty. I am sorry I did it. I will go stay with Kaede and Sango. Do not follow me there, until you realize how irrational you are. I am not a child."
Once I finished my speech , I looked over at the others and nodded. Inuyasha gathered my things, walked over to me, and I hopped on his back. He took off and once we were clear of the cave. I laid my head on Inuyasha's back in thought.
" Why does he have to be so protective of me?" I asked Inuyasha.
" Because he cares about you. Just like everyone does. We worry and then we forget that you are capable of doing such things. I am going to stay with you. I won't go back to the cave. He might take this as an incentive to come and apologize." he said to me as we approached the huts of the tiny town.
" Okay." I said and laid my head back down, I had looked up when he spoke. I sighed and held on as tight as possible. I fell asleep and didn't wake up until a few hours later.
When I opened my eyes, I saw Miroku was sitting meditating in the room.
" Miroku, did Inuyasha leave?" I asked, looking at him sleepy-eyed. He opened his eyes and looked at me smiling.
" Yes. When he saw I was here he decided it would be better if he went back and tried to get Kouga to come down here and apologize." he said simply and got up. He walked over to me and sat down next to me.
" Well, Kouga should have been here. Right?" I began contemplating the thought that he wasn't going to come back for me.
" Don't worry. Kouga is probably trying to collect his thoughts. he will come for you." he said looking at me. I smiled and sat up.
" Lay back down. I will wake you when he gets here." Miroku said and patted me on the back. I laid back down and felt him kiss my hair.
" Hey, what was that for?" I asked puzzled and a bit annoyed.
" Oh, sorry. Just reassurance." he sighed and I saw him close his eyes. I did the same thing.
Later that night I woke up to someone tapping on my shoulder. At first I thought it was Sango or Miroku, but when I opened my eyes I saw that it was Akira. She smiled at me and sat down on the floor.
" What do you want?" I asked tersely.
" I wanted to apologize for being so inhospitable to you when we were on the island. Kouga really misses you and he feels bad about how he acted. He just loves you and forgets you are capable of a lot more than just sitting around. I understand what you mean. I just thought that cause you where a simple looking girl you couldn't do anything. I am sorry for judging you. Kouga hasn't come out of that little den where you guys sleep. He just stays there. He won't eat. He's not being stubborn, he just misses you. He needs you." she explained to me, causing my jaw to drop to the floor.
" I accept your apology." I said, getting up and hugging her once she stood.
" Kouga wants you to come back immediately, but only if you want to." Akira said looking at me in the eyes. I nodded and called out to Miroku.
" Want to carry me back to the den?" I asked him, when he walked in.
" Sure. Hop on." he said turning around. I hopped on his back and held on. I closed my eyes in thought. What was I going to say to Kouga? What would happen? Before I knew it we were standing in front of the waterfall.
Suddenly Miroku stopped.
" Are you sure that you want to go back to him?" he said, turning his head sideways to look at me. I thought about it. Why should I being going to him? He should come get me.
" Go back. He can come get me. I am not crawling back to him." I said and Miroku nodded. He turned around and headed back to the camp.
Once we arrived, I walked over to Sango and fell apart. I hadn't had the chance to talk to anyone about what had happened. She held me and I told her everything that had happened. She listened and then gave me the advice I needed.
" He loves you. Just be patient." she said and walked me to the bed where I had been sleeping earlier.
I sighed and laid down. Miroku walked in and I turned over to face him.
" I know this is a weird request, but could you hold me until I fall asleep?" he nodded and I curled up next to him. He put his arm around me.
" Once when I am asleep leave me alone." I said to him sternly.
" Okay. Just close your eyes." he said and with that I closed my eyes. I held tightly to his robes and found he had fallen asleep before I had. I slid out of his arms and floated to the floor. He leaned back against the wall and I feel into a deep sleep.
Inuyasha: So what's going to happen?
Me: Something bad. Someone might come back. Someone from Kagome's past.
Kagome: Oh, really. This is going to be interesting.
Miroku: I am seeing a great bond develop between me and Kagome.
Me: Yeah, true.
Sango: Hey, what about me?
Me: Well, I am trying to implement you into the story.
Kouga: I feel sad just reading that.
Me: Oh, don't be.
Kouga: Why not?
Me: Just don't and cause I said so.
Kouga: Okay. But just cause you say so.
Sesshomaru: I am not the bad guy anymore.
Me: SHUT UP!! I HAVE A HEADACHE!
Everyone else: Sorry!
Me: It's okay.
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