Hey all. I'm still alive. I really hope I haven't lost all of my old readers. ( I'm very sorry that it's been almost nine months since I've updated on I put this chapter up about two weeks ago on my site but never had the chance to post it here.
I was also four reviews short of what I was hoping for that last chapter but I blame that on my gaudy editing/revising. I am in bad need of a beta reader. n.n;
Chapter Six
Kagome and Sango watched Kaede toddle on down the dirt path with Shippo at her heels. The amber-colored boy turned back to look at the girls. He smiled widely and waved at them before turning back around.
Kagome squealed, "Oh! He's so CUTE!"
Her friend only giggled in response. "He is adorable." Kagome was thrown off when Sango threw her hands in the air and screamed. Kagome recognized this scream as one Sango gave when she was excited.
Kagome immediately turned to grab her hands so they could bounce together, a girly habit they'd formed when they were little. Sango threw her head back and laughed, "This is so weird! I think this place is going to be absolutely crazy and new to us. Don't you think?"
Kagome couldn't help but get excited jitters. "I think you're right.'
"Of course I am," Sango said matter of factly as they let go of each other's hands "Now, shall we find our bags and then set out to find our mystery cabin?" Sango asked.
"We shall!"
Sango and Kagome spotted the pile of bags lying in front of the bus among mass of teenagers milling about trying to find what was theirs.
"I guess we better join the dog pile," Kagome said while walking up to the group and squeezing in between some bodies.
Kagome's big yellow backpack and orange duffel were easy to spot. She grasped both of the heavy bags and made her way out of the mob and stood there on the gravel lot waiting for Sango.
"Why hello, Kagome!"
"Hi, Miroku. Who are your roommates?" Kagome asked and accidentally dropped her big orange duffel.
"Here, let me get that for you. I can carry it to your cabin for you because this map says that our cabins should be right beside each other."
Kagome thanked him and knitted her eyebrows together. "You took it upon yourself to remember what cabin me and Sango are in?"
"Why of course I did! I can look out for you then!"
Kagome laughed and decided not to ask anything else about that. She looked at him and shook her head, but then noticed Miroku had a red mark that looked indistinguishably like a hand.
"Miro, how'd you get that slap mark on your face?" Kagome gave him a deadpan look.
Miroku waved it off and smiled. "Oh, just a little misunderstanding with the lovely counselor over there who is handing out the helpful maps."
Miroku caught the counselor's eye. Kagura gave him a piercing death look.
"Must have been some misunderstanding," Kagome looked at him doubtfully.
Sango broke her way out of the campers and walked up to Kagome and Miroku, her bags slung easily over her shoulder.
"Too weak to carry your own bags?" a voice said from behind Kagome, "Feh, Figures."
Kagome rolled her eyes and looked back at Inuyasha.
"Miroku was a gentlemen and offered to carry one of my bags." Kagome said in a matter of fact tone and proceeded to stick her tongue out at him.
Sango laughed, "Quit your flirting! We need to hurry and drop off our bags at our cabins and then head down to the lunch hall. It's already 6:15."
"Yes, maam!" mocked Inuyasha.
He shut up when Sango turned around and gave him a meaner look than Kagura had given Miroku.
The group walked down a the dirt path Kaede had taken with Inuyasha trailing behind. Miroku pointed out paths and points of interest now and then, acting like a tour guide.
Miroku's face took up the usual lecherous look it'd get whenever he was thinking something dirty.
"Ah! It says here that our cabins are nearest the lake. Anybody up for some nightly skinny dipping?" Miroku asked, looking around hopefully for some takers.
Sango whopped his shoulder. "Only in your dreams, lecher."
"But what if YOU are my dream?" Miroku dreamily spouted out while looking at Sango with an adoring expression that didn't seem very convincing.
Inuyasha snorted in disgust at Miroku's words, unlike Kagome who had went into a fit of laughter.
Sango looked taken aback and blushed for a second before hitting Miroku again.
"Are we almost there? Sango asked exasperatedly and started walking faster.
"Sadly, yes," answered Miroku. "There should be three cabins right below this hill."
Kagome spotted a wooden post that had a plank nailed to it. "Shikon Gable" was scrawled into it, the letters painted red. 'Freaky enough sign,' she thought, glancing around at the area apprehensively.
Kagome stopped and stared, as did Sango.
"Wow," Kagome breathed as the group stood at the top of the hill overlooking a huge lake and three cabins nestled in front of it. To the left view, there was a thick forest that seemed to go on forever. The glittering blue lake was to the right. The cabins were in front of the forest and lake but more towards the lake. Behind that was a domed, dark mahogany building. Kagome wondered what it could be.
"Isn't it romantic?" Miroku said and innocently pulled Sango to his side, to enjoy the scene with him.
Sango stared out at it for a few moments and then rolled her eyes, pulling herself away from Miroku's side.
"Yes, it is nice but could you stop touching me?" she asked, in an annoyed tone but didn't seem that bothered this time.
"If you say so, darling!"
Kagome, with her eyes still glued on the scenery, stepped ahead of the group and tripped on a nice, big, conveniently placed rock. It was Sango's turn to laugh. Kagome's rear was in the air, her face firmly in the dirt.
"Might I comment again on the lovely scenery of Camp Feudal!" Miroku exclaimed, pretending he hadn't seen the girl fall. He put on a false concerned voice acting as if he had just sighted Kagome. "Oh! My lovely lady, what ever are you doing down there? Here, let me help you up." Miroku reached for Kagome, his hand perilously close to her rump but she flopped over just in time to grab Sango's helping hand instead.
"Hands off of her, lecher!" screeched Sango while Kagome tried to rub the dirt off of her embarrassed face, only creating streaks of it.
Inuyasha snickered. Though, she does look pretty cute like that, he thought.
Three minutes later the group stood in front of their own respective cabins. Kagome and Sango's was the farthest left, Inuyasha and Miroku's was in the middle, and there was a third cabin next to the right. They were small, unpainted, and had an aged, woodsy look about them. There were no flowers or shrubs in front of the chaletsjust weeds. The porch was littered with twigs, dirt, and leaves.
"Sango, the door to our cabin is open already. Our roommate beat us to it," Kagome said and to her bag from Miroku, thanking him once again.
"It's my duty to help out damsels in distress," Miroku said with a wave. "I'll see you ladies later!" And with that, Miroku walked over to his cabin where Inuyasha was already inside.
"Our roommates name was Kikyo right? That's what Kaede said?" Kagome asked, trying to remember.
"Yeah, I think so. I don't remember her last name though," replied Sango as they walked up the porch steps.
"I like the forested atmosphere of this place. It's kind of welcoming," said Sango, walking in behind Kagome.
Upon walking in the first thing they saw was a figure kneeled over a cream-colored duffel. The raved-haired girl whom they assumed was Kikyo didn't budge at the sound of their entrance. She was surrounded by two other duffels, a large shoulder bag, and two purses. And that was it. No furniture, no appliances, not anything. Sango renounced her thoughts of it being homey.
"Hi!" Kagome said in a friendly tone, "You must be Kikyo."
Kikyo didn't respond, she just kneeled there applying a coat of mascara.
Sango and Kagome looked at each other after a few seconds.
Kikyo blinked her eyes widely a couple times making sure the mascara was dry and looked up at them.
"Hello," she said, smiling at them. "The light is so dim in here. I turned on the switch and it didn't even make a difference. I probably have foundation streaks all over my face. And yes, I'm Kikyo. Kikyo Mikasha," she said very clearly.
Kagome looked up at the light fixture. There was no bulb in it.
"Actually, there's no bulb. I think we actually have to work for it." Kagome said incredulously. The fact that they needed to work for everything hadn't hit her yet. It was as true and blunt as Kaede had explained, for there wasn't a single furnishing in the room. 'This might be a lot of work,' she thought. 'And Kikyo's a materialistic airhead! But I could be jumping to conclusions, I mean, we've just met.'
Kikyo stood up. She was wearing a pair of tight black pants with a cream-striped belt. Her top was clingy, black, and off the shoulder. Kagome noticed that she was very tall and had a long sheet of ebony hair. Kikyo's eyes were the same shade of light brown as Kagome's but had a slightly more glamorous shape to them. She was very pretty. Kagome was surprised to see that Kikyo wasn't leather-skinned from fake baking like many of the popular pretty girls at her schoolin fact, she had very soft-looking olive skin. Kagome supposed that Kikyo had to be different in some ways since she was attending Camp Feudal like her and Sango were.
"I shouldn't even be here," Kikyo said, as if reading Kagome's mind. "It was all a big mistake."
"What happened?"
"It's not even worth explaining," Kikyo said quickly and started walking towards the door.
"We should be going now, shouldn't we? That old lady said we're supposed to meet at that messy hallway or something."
"The Mess Hall," Kagome said with a small laugh. She supposed Kikyo would tell her and Sango when they were ready to tell her what they had done. Kagome wanted to be on better terms with Kikyo before they told her.
"And what are your names? I'm terrible at remembering names," Kikyo said, looking the two girls up and down.
Kagome and Sango didn't like the way Kikyo seemed to be sizing them up but they put up a friendly front anyways.
"I'm Kagome."
"And I'm Sango."
"Oh, very cute names. Old-fashioned names are very in style right now. I don't know if they were when you were born, but they are now, thankfully huh?"
A muscle below Kagome's eye twitched and Sango itched to say something nasty but Kagome discreetly reached out and squeezed Sango's hand. After a few seconds, Sango squeezed back.
"Yes, we're very thankful. How un-cool would that be to have an unfashionable name?" Kagome fake smiled at Kikyo.
Kikyo beamed.
"I think we're going to be great friends!" the taller girl squealed and pulled the two girls towards her in an awkward one arm hug causing Kagome and Sango's heads to bang together.
"We're going to have so much fun!"
Yup, crazy, materialistic Kikyo has made the scene. Let's hope she doesn't drive Kagome and Sango bonkers.
Next chapter: Kags and company are introduced to some new faces, possibly even new friends. Kikyo's 'interest' is sparked. And will Kags and the rest of the girls of Cabin Seven be able to work out their differences and earn furniture, or will they end up sleeping on the cold, hard floor?
