The Ice Cavern

Seine: Well, I decided to try a little humorous fic, more of a friendship thingie though... 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...

Well, unfortunately, their little plan of exploration didn't work so well. They appeared to be in some sort of giant ice maze, and it wasn't letting up for our valiant explorers.

" We're lost, aren't we?" Kagome asked, slipping on her fluffy pink mittens. Sango face faulted for a moment.

" Of course not. We're just... Misplaced, that's all. Here, let's just make this little mark here, and if we pass it again, then we know we're lost. Besides, this is fun, wandering into the unknown with a chance of freezing to death, but it's all good!" Sango muttered, her sentence dripping with sarcasm. Kagome gave a little huff of air once again.

" So I am right, we're lost! And we're probably going to die here, aren't we? Admit it!" Kagome burst out, her voice echoing. Sango threw her hands up in the air, at her wits end.

" Yes, Kagome, we are lost! We're going to freeze to death, but before that, I'll give you a run down! First, step 1 of frostbite is already done! Step 2 is even more numbness, step 3 is blood flow decreasing! Step 4 is our digits falling off, perhaps even an ear or something! And step 5 is shut down of all vital systems, all because of that stupid jewel! Are you happy now!" Sango exploded, the frost that had built up on her hair shattering off as it connected with the narrow walls. Kagome was silent, looking down. Sango calmed down after a few minutes, and sighed deeply.

" I'm sorry, Kagome, I didn't mean to blow up like that..." Sango trailed off, diverting her attention to a pleasantly placed, ( and deadly looking ) icicle. Kagome looked up after wiping her eyes furiously.

" No, I should be sorry, I've been really pessimistic about this, and pretty foolish about the area. I guess it's just different for me because I've got all my future items to help me... Let's keep going, we're bound to find something." Sango smiled lightly, and they began walking once again, after Sango broke the deadly end of the icicle. They continued walking in silence for another period of time, until they came to an uncharacteristically placed area, in which the path widened. The walls looked like they were beginning to melt.

" Well this is odd..." Kagome trailed off, examining the wall. Sango kept going, but suddenly let out a little shriek. She pulled her foot back, and walked back to Kagome.

" There's water up ahead, and it's boiling hot!" Sango exclaimed, pointing at her soaking boot. Kagome gave a big smile.

" Great! So we won't freeze to death!" They began assessing their situation. If they went through the water, they'd get wet, and they had no idea what kind of freakish monster was just waiting to jump out and kill them. If they went back around, they might freeze. Also, the water might screw up their scent, so it would be harder for Inuyasha to find them, if he was looking.

" Well, what shall we do?" Sango asked, trying to see across and into the murky water. Kagome gave a big sigh.

" I don't know. Both options are difficult and could result in death. Maybe we could throw something in and see what happens..." Kagome said, gesturing to the oddly placed rock. Sango shrugged.

" Sure, it should work." Kagome picked up the rock, and plunked it into the middle of the pond. Nothing happened. Kagome looked back to where the rock was. A little lever was there, buried in snow. Kagome shrugged, and pulled the little lever. A bridge rose up from beneath the water, providing a perfect crossing for them. They began walking across, still a little wary of the fact that there was a bridge in an ice cavern.

At about half-way across, the bridge began to shake violently, and began to sink to the bottom. Kagome shrieked and ran across the water, landing on the solid ice just in time. Sango dove off, her feet still getting soaked. She rolled, and blinked a few times.

" This place is really starting to creep me out. Let's stick together, Sango, this seems really dangerous now..." Kagome trailed off, latching onto Sango's left arm. Sango nodded, and they began their walking again...

Seine: Short again, but that's the point.