Chapter 3
"Hey, is anyone out there?" Kagome yells out into the woods behind her, to someone no one in the group can see. She waits a minute in silence while everyone else is watching her with peculiar faces.
"Kagome did you sense someone out there?"
"Yes, I did and it isn't a very good feeling I got either."
InuYasha not eating his ramen anymore stands up and starts looking and listening for any signs of life Kagome might be sensing. On the end of Kagome's necklace the little pink ball starts to glow an illuminating purple, she stares at the charm on her neck.
InuYasha can sense an alluring power next to him, he looks at Kagome and sees her in a trance holding her necklace." I knew that thing wasn't an ordinary stone, tell me woman where did you get that glass ball?"
"Ok, I know I never told you Sango and Miroku, I'm sorry but this might sound a little weird. It's been passed down in my family for generations, I don't know where it came from or anything, the only thing I know is that I'm the only one suppost to have a power strong enough to protect it from any kind of evil. My mom gave it to me on my 15th birthday, and told me to guard it, I just thought it was one of Grandpa's old stories he always told, so I didn't really pay to much mind to it."
"I can't believe it, it's the Shikon no tama, said to give unimaginable strength to demons and power to anyone who uses it. Why in the seven hells would your family have it?"
"Honestly InuYasha I don't know anything else about it, I didn't even know what it was."
A bear looking creature comes out of the woods and looks directly at the thing that attracted it here, the jewel around Kagomes neck.
The demon starts running towards Kagome to grab the jewel from her. InuYasha finally notices what's trying to sneak past him. InuYasha lunges out in front of Kagome, holding her behind him in a protective stance. He attacks the bear demon knocking him down on the ground while he just stands over him grinning like the devil.
"What the hell do you think you're doing damn bear demon?"
"You stupid hanyou it is none of your concern, now I have to kill you since you interfered."
"Well for your information you're not going to be getting that jewel, because I'm in the way now." Kagome looks up at InuYasha with hopeful eyes 'He's going to protect me! Oh InuYasha you put out a big front in front of everyone but your really a nice guy deep down'
Breaking Kagome's silent thoughts the bear demon attacks InuYasha, being fully ready for an attack InuYasha jumps aside from the attack and lands behind the bear demon and cuts through him with his long claws. "Sankontesso!"
In front of Kagome's eyes she watches as the bear demon is slashed into three large pieces then falls to the ground unmoving, and watches in amazement at how powerful InuYasha's attack was, and also because the bear demon is vanishing from her view, turning into ashes.
"Oh, InuYasha thank you!" Kagome gives him a relieved hug to his back, not knowing she is pressing her soft breasts up against him. "You saved my life thank you so much."
"Feh, it was nothing." He brushes himself off looking slightly pink in the face, and looks towards Kagome's necklace again. 'Heh, this is no time to be daydreaming about beautiful girls……grrr why am I thinking like this? Anyways I more concerned about her safety right now.' "Kagome how did you protect yourself all the times before?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"Well there are a lot of demons everywhere I'm sure you've been attacked before for the jewel right?"
"Actually no I never have." InuYasha looks like he isn't buying her story, "Well what about when you went into the woods all the other times, you said you went camping all the time?"
"Well, the only thing that I can think of is that since I was with a large group and everything that's why I was never attacked."
"Well you need to be on guard and aware now that you're not with a huge group of humans, it's more likely that you'd be attacked."
"That certainly makes me feel better, how am I suppost to defend myself against demons? I know I'm a pretty good shot with a bow, but come on!"
Sango and Miroku both look at Kagome "Don't worry Kagome me and Miroku can help watch out for you! You're like our little sister."
Miroku looks at Kagome "Well our very, very beautiful little sister, who I dream about."
Sango glares at Miroku, and he hears a low growling coming from the dog boy in front of him.
Kagome blushes a little, "Uh, anyways, we better be on alert from now on. I'm so sorry guys I didn't want to be a burden for you."
Shippou looks up a Kagome "Don't worry Kagome me and InuYasha are hear and we'll be really good at protecting you, right InuYasha?"
"Keh, I suppose we should protect you since you have that valuable jewel and after all you're just a weak human."
Kagome looks at InuYasha with hurt in her eyes "Well I was going to say thanks again but I think I just changed my mind." She turns and looks away from him still a hurt look on her face.
"He didn't mean it Kagome he's just not used to being nice." "It's ok Shippou, thanks for trying to cheer me up though." She picks him up and gives him a hug.
InuYasha glares at Shippou 'Stupid woman getting all mad, and being nice to the brat, he doesn't deserve it!' Kagome interrupts his thoughts "Well anyways let's go sightseeing! I wanna go before it gets too late! Let's get going everyone."
Sango, Miroku, and Shippou take off towards the tents to get everything packed. InuYasha comes up behind Kagome and leans down so his face is close to hers so no one else can hear. "Kagome I didn't mean to get cha' all mad ok! I just want ya to know that I'll protect you."
She turns to face him unsure of what to say. "Thanks InuYasha, I need to remember that you're not used to dealing with other people."
"Ok, well anyways why don't you get everything all packed and we'll head out."
"Oh, InuYasha by the way what are we going to look at first?" He thinks a minute "Well I thought you might wanna go see the Tetons up close. How about it? Do the others want to go?"
"Yeah I'm sure they would love to, just let me get my camera all set up and everything."
InuYasha looks at her with his boyish face "Hey Kagome what is that thing anyways? Isn't that what you were using to look at me from far away?"
Kagome remembers the memory and blushes a little, "Yeah, I use it to capture images on a picture, like this." She pulls out a photo from her back pocket of her, Sango, and Miroku from when they were younger.
InuYasha grabs it and looks at it, "Hey, that's pretty neat."
She smiles at him "Yeah it is huh, hey can I get a picture with me and you in it?"
He looks surprised "I guess where does the...picture…come out from?"
"Oh well I have to take it to a town and I get it printed out there."
He looks a little disappointed "Oh, ok." She looks at him curiously "Well InuYasha if you want a picture I could find a town out here and get it developed and give you one."
"Well uh, if you want I guess, I know where a town is I could take you whenever you want ok?"
She smiles, "That would be great, thanks! Hey Miroku come here a minute."
"Ok, coming."
"Here take a picture of us, ok?" Kagome hands him the camera to take a picture of her and InuYasha.
"Oh…ok -devilish grin- come on both of you look cute together." Kagome leans her arm on InuYasha's shoulder. "Come on InuYasha pose a little." He looks at her with a cocked eyebrow, "Ok." He puts his arm around her other shoulder.
Miroku grins "Smile…-flash-" "What the hell was the bright light! Damn it I think I'm going blind."
Kagome looks sheepish "Opps I forgot to tell you sorry! Ok, well I'm going to finish getting packed and then we can head out." She runs off towards Sango and the tent.
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They all finish getting packed up and start heading out, figuring it would be about a three mile hike and it was all pretty much all flat land, it wouldn't be longer than two hours. They all start walking while trying to figure out if there would be a nice place to set up camp near their destination. InuYasha stays close to Kagome while Shippou lays on top of her hiking bag asleep. Kagome talks to InuYasha telling him more about her home and the school she went to and the new one she has to go to when she gets back home. He asks her questions showing her that he had never been in a town and was pretty interested about them. Sango and Miroku walked together behind Kagome and InuYasha filling in gaps Kagome leaves out about their town and school. Everyone seeming to enjoy each other's company the whole two hour walk as they finally reach the base of the Tetons.
"Wow InuYasha this place is beautiful, I'm kinda jealous you get to live out here. With no worries about money, or your grades at school, or anything like where we live." "Yeah you may think it's great but it's not all it's cracked up to be, we have to hunt our own food and worry about other demons coming into our territory."
"Yeah I guess your right." The top of the mountains is covered with snow, and there is a pretty good sized lake separating everyone from the mountains, and you can also see the reflection of the mountain in the lake looking like the picture belongs on a post card.
Sango looks at the scenery ahead of her "Oh, this is awesome I'm so glad we got the chance to come out here, this was worth every penny I saved up!" 'I'm glad I get to spend this with Kagome and Miroku, and no matter what I say and how mean I act toward him I still can't deny my feelings for him.' Sango stops looking at the beautiful scenery in front of her to look at Miroku out of the corner of her eye.
Kagome takes out her camera and takes a couple of pictures of the view in front of her, making sure to get a couple shots with the lake in view, showing the reflection of the Tetons. "Hey everyone get by the lake so I can have everyone in the picture." She sets up her tripod with her camera on top and sets it to take a picture in 20 seconds, she runs towards the group and stands next to InuYasha with Shippou on her shoulder. "Ok everyone ready, set, smile –Flash-." "Damn that stupid bright light, -Grrr- my eyes are burning." "Sorry InuYasha I guess you have to get used to the flash."
Everyone leaves their bags on the ground and start bringing out camp stoves and some ramen cups for everyone. Kagome thinks to herself 'I'm so happy I decided to bring a lot of extra ramen cups, now I don't have to worry about running out, well hopefully not but InuYasha and Shippou do eat a lot.' They all decide to have lunch since it's around noon. While Kagome boils some water she asks InuYasha about the shikon no tama and how he knows about it.
"Well I heard stories from my mother and other demons I've met, it's suppost to grant any wish you desire or power, or just about anything you want I guess."
Kagome looks down and touches the jewel "I had no idea that was its purpose I wonder why my mother never said anything?" InuYasha thinks about this "Well I wanna know why your family has been guarding the jewel."
"Well my family does come from a long line of priests and priestesses that could be a reason, actually my grandpa is a priest."
"Oi, Kagome why didn't you tell me that? It's probably a jewel that needs to be kept purified or something. Maybe you're a priestess and you don't even know it, maybe with special powers or something."
"I don't think so InuYasha I mean I would know, wouldn't I?"
He thinks about it, "Well, I'm not so sure maybe your powers haven't awakened yet?"
"I doubt it InuYasha I'm just an ordinary girl, trust me I know, oh hey, the ramen's ready."
"Keh, whatever" InuYasha more interested in the food right at the moment and digs in. 'I'll have to think about this after my stomach is full, Gods I love this stuff.'
She just ignores him and goes putting the hot water in the ramen cups for everyone else. Kagome hands everyone their cups and then InuYasha speaks.
"Hey Kagome if we can find an old priestess then she could probably tell if you had special hidden powers and how to bring them out. Does your grandpa know anyone?"
Kagome scratches her head, "Well yeah I think there's one about his age, but she lives by my home, I'll have to find her when I get back."
"Well you should go see her once you get back home, that way you could somewhat protect the jewel, maybe she can teach you some stuff, you know help you bring out your power."
"InuYasha that's a great idea thanks for bringing it up and also for worrying about me."
"Keh, I'm just worried about the jewel." And he slurps down his ramen without looking towards her a nice color red staining his checks. 'Dammit every time she acts all nice towards just me I freak out, what the hell? I gotta fix this I don't like looking like this in front of everyone.'
Miroku at this time buts in "Yeah sure InuYasha, you just don't want to admit you're worried about Kagome."
InuYasha glares at him, "Shut up, pervert." 'This was what I was worried about.'
After everyone finishes up their meals Sango goes and puts her feet in the water "Oh, my God this water is freezing!" Miroku looks at her, "Well what did you expect it is fresh mountain water, a mountain with snow on the top I might add!"
Sango looks at him "Oh, just shut up Miroku, smart ass." He grins back towards her "Why Sango that was the first comment you've ever made about my ass, thank you." –Smack- "Stupid hentie." As she pulls out her map so Miroku can't see her bright red face. 'Stupid jerk making me blush like mad, Ahhh don't see me like this.' As she pulls it closer towards her face.
Kagome is enjoying her ramen ignoring to two bickering at each other, "Hey InuYasha do you think we could go into town so I can get more film and get those pictures developed, maybe we could pick up some more ramen to, I brung quite a bit but I don't think it will be enough for all of us?"
InuYasha smirks, "Yeah but we gotta go my way since you take to long to walk ok?"
Kagome looks at him suspiciously, "Well ok, but that means the others are staying here to watch over my stuff! I don't want some animal tearing up my backpack, those are so expensive."
InuYasha looks at the others and they nod in agreement "Ok, when do ya wanna go?"
Miroku now listening to them "Hey how far is a town from here anyways?"
Shippou looks up "Well, it's here (he points to a place on Sango's map)." Sango over her beat red face, looks a little shocked. "Wow that's about a two mile hike from where were at now."
InuYasha looks at her with his usual smirk, "That will only take about twenty minutes or so to get there so it's no big deal. Do you wanna go now?"
Kagome looks from InuYasha to everyone else to see if they agree, they all nod "Sure we don't have anything better to do. Let's go InuYasha I got everything."
"Ok."
Kagome looks towards everyone, "Hey guys we'll be back in two hours ok?" Everyone nods and InuYasha's points toward his back "This is how we're going, it's the only way to travel." She agrees, checks her small backpack for her money and film then hops on his back. He holds onto her legs and she holds around his neck, he suddenly leaps off the ground into the trees out of sight.
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Ok, well that's all for now! So I wonder what will happen when they get into town. I did say that InuYasha's never been in a town before, right? Hmm I wonder what kind of stuff they'll get into there? But anyways you all could do me a little favor and just review! Please tell me what you think about my story I need some reviewers! Arigato! Also look for another update really soon, like in a day or two! And sorry this chapter was pretty short, the next one is double this chapter (I think, well close anyways) Please Review! No one has yet! I want reviews "Wahhhhh!"
Ja-ne -Fran