Glossary (I don't know if you know these words, so)
Yume: Dream
Miko: Priestess; Shrine Maiden
Haori: Dress jacket, it is the red jacket like Kimono ma bobber, Inuyasha wears, I really don't know how to explain.
Hakama: You know those pants Kikyou, Kaede, and Jii-chan always wear, those are them.
Chapter FiveHaru awoke in the middle of the night. Admiring the peacefulness, she went around and examined the sleepers. First walking to the monk, she placed her fingers on his forehead. Examining his dreams of Sango, she smirked. He was dreaming some pretty perverted stuff. This didn't surprise her in the least, and so, she walked of to the taijiya, she did the exact same finger placement. Sango was having the dream again. The one where she sat in the field, all alone. The difference with this one was that there was a bloody Hiraikotsu sitting near where she was in the dream. This upset Haru greatly, and so, using her powers of the yume, She changed Sango's dream to a peaceful one with her friends. This instantly relaxed the taijiya. This made her move on to the miko child. This child in particular was dreaming of beautiful things. She dreamed about Inuyasha, and him staying at her home in the future. She dreamed of him and her living together, and a dream where he wasn't as stubborn and insolent. This made Haru smile. The dream was pure hearted. That was, until another miko showed up and destroyed it all by, once again, pinning the hanyou to a tree. That spurt didn't last long though. The dream soon turned to beautiful again.
Haru moved on to the hanyou and placed her fingers upon his head. It was clear, perfectly clear, nothing going on. Then memories of him being attached to a rock began. Shippou was next. It was all candy, candy, candy, and Kagome. But mostly him eating candy. Kirara's dream was similar as well, except it included Miroku, Sango, and catnip.
Haru traveled to where the nearby hot spring was. Undressing, she grabbed at the ribbon tail and pulled at it. Her hair traveling down to just above the start of her legs. She smiled at the small sliver of moon and stepped into the warm water of the pool. Standing in the middle, the water only coming up to her neck, she dunked her head beneath the small, warm waves. Rinsing the dirt out of her hair, she leaned against the wall. The water urging her to fall asleep. She almost did, until a hand shot out and grabbed her shoulder.
"Uh, who's that?" Her eyes wide and questioning. She got snuck up on a lot when she was bathing. Though the one who snuck up on her the most was Kishi.
"Haru-chan, I would think you of all people would figure out who I am." Kishi moved to the side of her and entered the water. He to was unclothed.
Haru smiled sweetly at him and hugged his neck, pressing her body against his side. They had seen each other like this a lot. "Ki-chan, you have really got to learn not to sneak up on me when there is others around." She pointed at the clearing the others were sleeping in. Staring up at him with her big eyes, she kissed his cheek. Pulling away she stared at her hands and grabbed at the necklace she never removed. This pendant held a small token of love from him. It was true; they were lovers, young ones at that.
Kissing her cheek, he smiled at her. "I was cold when you left, my blanket was gone. I missed your warmth mingling with mine." He slung his arm over her shoulders and pulled her closer.
"Ki-chan, you have really go to toughen up. Missing my warmth, that's one of the most mediocre lines I have ever heard from you." She laid her head to rest at his shoulder and smiled a loving smile.
Meanwhile, in the bushes, Miroku watched this whole exchange. Smirking like the pervert he is. But, that wasn't long lived.
"Monk, what the hell are you doing here?" Inuyasha had come up behind him. Demanding to know this certain information and scaring the hell out of Miroku.
"Inuyasha, um…" Miroku didn't know what to say right at that moment. He came up with something stupid though, something expected. "What are you doing here?"
"I was going to ask you the same question you pervert. I noticed you were gone, I already knew those two were, so I figured you would be spying." Turning his back he started walking away.
"Inuyasha, its not how it seems, I was only worried for her safety." Miroku was chasing after him, trying to get his point across. The hanyou wouldn't listen though.
Haru listened to this exchange between hanyou and monk. Sighing, she stood up, and got out of the water. It was so hard to get a quality bath when there were people around. She wondered how the two females did it.
Getting redressed, she saw that Kishi was also getting ready. That was good; it just means that he would be able to help her with the most annoying part. Placing her hair within the ribbon. Sitting down upon the rock, she positioned her back to him, awaiting him to come and fix her hair. He did, but not before, giving her a slight kiss on the top of her head. He had become an expert with this. An expert who could tie any woman's hair in any which way, seeing that Haru was very particular. Moving away when her hair was done right, she stood. "Might as well go back."
Nodding, he followed the moving priestess, watching her in admire.
