The Ice Cavern

Seine: Well, I decided to try a little humor fic... Though I'm not sure how it's going to turn out. It was sort of a weird dream thing, so who knows... Might be a bit OC, I can't really tell yet. My attempt at humor...

The day started off horrible for our group of travelers. They were forced to travel through the icy areas to follow a rumor of a jewel shard. Of course, it was freezing cold. Kirara was quite upset, along with Shippo, who were hiding in Miroku's robes. The snow made their fur sticky, and it would smell like wet animal later if they didn't stay dry. Inuyasha just stunk like wet dog. Kagome was bundled up in a coat that resembled a marshmallow, and had fuzzy leg warmers on. Sango was at the back beside Kagome, her yukata and slayer's suit provided nearly nothing for protection. She clenched her teeth to stop from chattering.

" Inuyasha, how much farther? I'm getting cold!" Kagome piped up, rubbing her hands together. Inuyasha let out a grumbling noise.

" A long way off, wench. Stop complaining already!" Inuyasha yelled back, not hearing the strange crack from behind. Kagome stopped, and stomped her foot on the ice.

" You are so INSENSITIVE!" The yell echoed loudly, and Sango's eyes widened as she heard a strange rolling noise. Whoosh, Thwump. As in many cartoons, a large snowball rolled off the edge of an over hanging cliff. It landed on Sango and Kagome, but that's only the beginning. The ice below cracked, and gave way to a long ice tunnel, in which the two said people rolled down in the snowball. Finally, they catapulted off of a large ramp, flat on to the ice wall at the other side.

Everything seemed to be instantly frozen in time. As soon as they connected with the wall, their arms and hands were frozen to the spot they landed. The snow settled back down, and the cave was filled with silence. Sango opened her eyes, and looked around. Her back was pressed firmly against the wall of the cave, her arms frozen above her. She looked down, and found that they were very, very high up above the floor of the cave. She also noticed that Kagome's arms were locked around her waist, her face buried in her stomach.

" Kagome? Kagome, wake up, are you okay?" Sango asked, blinking down. Kagome looked up, and then down. She gave a little squeal and pressed herself closer.

" Yikes! If we fall, we'll be killed! This isn't good!" Kagome exclaimed. Sango looked around, and attempted to free her right hand. No good, frozen solid.

" We can't move, both my hands are frozen. So... How long until the others find us?" Sango asked, giving a slight yawn. Kagome shrugged as best she could.

" No clue. I mean, we were rolling for a long time... What should we do?" Kagome looked up again, and then to the side, where the ice glittered perfectly. Sango let out a huff of air.

" I don't know, but I hope they find us before I suffocate. My arms up like this makes it much harder to breathe." Kagome's eyes widened a bit.

" Don't talk like that, we'll find some way out of this... Uh-oh... Sango?" Kagome asked with a lengthened tone, looking up. Sango blinked.

" What?"

" We have a bit of a problem... There are quite a few gigantic icicles hanging above us..." Kagome said quietly, still staring at the icicle that could be as tall as she was. Sango also looked up, and gulped.

" Any ideas?" She asked, watching as the icicles were shaking dangerously. Kagome nervously laughed.

" Um, well, I say we slide down the wall. Better than getting stabbed by an icicle..." Sango nodded, and began pulling up with her arms. She could hear the ice giving way.

" Come on, come on..." With a final tug, the ice around her hands broke, and with a scream, they began falling down the seemingly endless drop. The icicles fell, whipping past them and disappearing into the dark. Kagome's eyes were squeezed shut, and she thought she died when she felt the harsh tug on her chest and arms. She opened her eyes, and saw she was hanging above the ground. She looked up.

Sango had caught the edge of a small cave area, and grabbed Kagome's jacked at the same time. Sango shot a half smirk down at her.

" Don't tell me you thought I would drop unless their was a plan?" Kagome huffed, and clambered up onto the ledge, helping Sango up. They stood, and listened for a bit. Finally, they heard the thunk of the ice hitting the floor. Kagome gulped.

" That was almost a 5 minute fall... I'm really glad you thought this all through, except for the part when you didn't tell me!" Kagome complained, adjusting her marshmallow jacket. Sango laughed, rubbing her hands together.

" There was no time. Besides, it's almost fun seeing you complain. Anyway, let's explore. I've still got Hiraikotsu, so we've got enough defense. Maybe we can find a nice place to start a fire." Kagome huffed and nodded, and they began their trek through the unknown Ice Cavern...

Seine: Well, that's the beginning. R&R! This one won't be to long...