It looks happy and perfect! Like large fluffy clouds ready to be pounced, and so white and innocent. But in the dark, snow isn't white. So cold, that's all… Looks are deceiving, nothing is what it seems! It's just cold…
Off again they went on there journey. Through blistering cold or not, Inuyasha was deprived to find the rest of the jewel of four souls and finally defeat Naraku, no matter what. Kagome could never really figure out what it was inside that carried him on this way, she always assumed the death of Kikyou and the lust of being full demon was why he worked so hard at what they did. Each time he looked at her she wished he'd never stop. The way his gaze would change from empty and hurt to a new hope. As they walked in the wind it felt as if it were strong enough to lift them and carry them away. The tree's branches bent back behind them as the harsh currents blew in the opposite direction of their path.
Kagome's POV
It was quiet, all to be herd were our foot steps and the howling of the wind as it ranted and raved, screaming at us not to go on. I wanted to ask to stop, but I was always the one to ask to stop. It always made me feel as if I was dragging them all behind, if Inuyasha thought that I was just a wimpy jewel detector that couldn't do anything for herself, that couldn't take care of her own self. My feet were so tired they ached so bad, I ached so bad, but still I found the strength to carry on. "Inuyasha, slow down please, we can't keep up with your pace! Remember we're only human…" Sango broke the silence. My face let of a sign of relief as soon as those words came from her mouth. "Fine! Do you guys wanna stop for a while!" Inuyasha asked up all in a harsh tone. Without answer we had all stopped for rest, and I started the burner for some hot coco while we sat. Inuyasha just let out a grunt as he hopped in a tree and swung his feet, his face expression full of boredom. I gave every one there hot coco, remembering to put extra marshmallows in Shippou's. "Inuyasha…" I called to him, "I made you some coco. Come down here and get it." "Keh!" he just snapped his head away from me like it didn't even matter.
Sango's POV
Kagome made us all some coco to warm us up. Inuyasha wasn't very happy about us stopping though. But we were all tired especially Kagome. I knew she didn't want to say anything, so I did. "Kirara!" I called out and so she transformed. All three of us hopped on her back. "You guys are so lazy!" Inuyasha scolded us as he leaped down from the tree. "Really Inuyasha, you expect us to be super humans or something…" Miroku complained. "No! You all agreed to join and find the Shikon No Tama and defeat Naraku and that's what I expect!" he yelled as he began on forward. I looked to Kagome who was faced away from him. I wonder what it was on her mind, what she was thinking. Of course it was about Inuyasha, but I couldn't read her expression. As we moved on the wind died down a bit, but not much. "I sense a shard…" Kagome said and we all halted. "Which was is it coming from!" Inuyasha grew anxious and impatient. "Eh…it's hard to tell…" she looked around. "Well try harder!" he scolded making Kagome jump back a bit. "Inuyasha, don't be so aggressive, she's doing her best," Miroku tried to calm him. "Whatever…just let's keep moving until you figure it out," he continued down the path.
Inuyasha's POV
Kagome's so inexperienced… We are not on the same level. I never blamed Kagome, I just don't know any better. As we moved on farther the wind brought along the scent of a boar demon. I stopped dead in my tracks looking behind me to see Kirara had, too. "Huh?" Kagome looked a bit confused. "A demon…" I assured her as I pulled out Tetsaiga. "Um…Inuyasha, I sense the shard approaching us," she said a bit low. "Where's it coming from, I can't tell. There's tons of them!" I looked around staying on guard. Miroku leaped off Kirara ready to go in action when the time was right. "The shard, it's coming from-" Kagome was cut off when the demon jumped out from underground sending us all in different directions.
Miroku's POV
As soon as I landed on my feet I was ready to battle. I looked up in search of the demon. Of course I found it, but I also found a free flying Kagome. As I figured Inuyasha was already on it, until we heard Sango's screams as the boar demon swallowed her up. The both of us went wide eyed knowing that she needed to get out or she'd be dissolved by stomach acid. I thought Inuyasha was going to grab Kagome first, but instead he went strait for the demon but was blocked by smaller boar demons there to protect their pact leader. Kagome's screams grew louder as she tumbled closer to the ground. I held out my arms and in them she fell. "Thanks Miroku…" she sighed out in relief. Inuyasha cut through demon after demon, but couldn't make it to the pact leader. So I set Kagome down and began to help hold them back. "Wind tunnel!" I exclaimed as my black vortex pulled a lot of them in. Inuyasha was just about to slice through the demon when another group of boars dragged him to the ground. Ripping their teeth through him like a fresh piece of meat. I ran over to help hitting them away with my staff and they began to feed on me. "Inuyasha, you save Sango, I'll hold them back!" I yelled as they began to drag me down. He nodded and went back for the leader. Once again, he was just about to cut into the pact leader when another boar demon came after him. This boar demon was larger than all the others, but not as large as the leader of the pact. "Damn it all!" I cursed to my self knowing there was nothing I could do, my hands were full. Lucky Kagome had his back. She whipped out one of her enchanted arrows, set the bow and arrow strait, pulled back the string to her cheek bone, and released. The arrow flew strait through the oversized boar demon taking him down just long enough for Inuyasha to slice the pact leader in half and Sango falling out. Kagome rushed over to Sango's Hirakotsu then handed it to the lovely Sango. But I can't help but wonder what Kagome was thinking, when Inuyasha chose to save Sango over her. Her face expression looked as if she wasn't worried about it at all, that she was more interested in Sango's safety. But that couldn't be right, she couldn't feel any pain at all.