Chapter 16
Together Again
I'm sorry it took so long to get this out. I was busy for a while, and then I lost the floppy this was on, so sorry. I hope these next three chapters I'm putting up will satisfy you till I get the next chapters done. Well, here you go!
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Kagome sat in a tree, her back resting against its trunk, the water still getting through the limbs and dropping into her head. Kagome growled lightly. Something had been coming alright; rain. She hated the rain. Inu-Yasha suddenly appeared on the limb in front of her.
"What's wrong?" He asked squeezing the water out of his haori and silver hair. Kagome frowned and crossed her arms. Inu-Yasha walked toward her. "Hu?" He flopped down crossed-legged right in front of her. He put his finger under her chin and lifted her face to his.
"I'm a cat, dumbass!" Kagome pulled her head away and closed her eyes. Inu-Yasha blinked. Then it dawned on him as Kagome rubbed the water out of her hair with the back of her hands.
"So?" He was playing with her. Kagome turned back to him with a slight smile on her face.
"So... I'm getting wet." Inu-Yasha leaned toward her, now on his hands on his hand and knees.
"Poor kitty." Inu-Yasha grinned before kissing Kagome. She moaned lightly as he pulled back.
"Yep..." She barely opened her eyes before grabbing Inu-Yasha's neck and pulling him back to her.
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Sango sat under an old pine tree. The needles above her kept most of the rain out of her little hiding place. Miroku walked in a moment later and shook his head, throwing water all over. "Miroku!" Sango complained. Said monk stopped and stepped over to her.
"Sorry." He sat down next to his companion, closing his eyes and sighing. Sango pulled her legs up to her chest and rested her chin on her knees. "What's on your mind?" Miroku didn't open his eyes as he asked.
"I'm just... It's nothing." Sango smiled and laughed lightly at herself. Miroku opened his eyes and looked over at her.
"It's Kagome, right?" Miroku smiled and laid his head back against the tree trunk. Sango looked over at Miroku. "Aren't you concerned?"
"She's a strong young woman."
"Yes..." Sango nodded, closing her eyes too. "Miroku?"
"Yes?" He turned to look at her sitting next to him.
"What was your mother like?" Sango opened her eyes and gazed back at Miroku for a second. "I'm sorry; it's none of my business." She looked away.
"No, it's alright." Miroku leaned his head back against the tree trunk and was silent. The rain dripped down through the tree limbs, making a calming sound. Sango sat, thinking of her brother and father.
"She was kind." Miroku suddenly said a moment later. Sango looked over at him, a bit surprised. Miroku smiled with his eyes still closed. He was remembering some happy memory. "She had this beautiful black hair and her eyes were like none other I've seen, even to this day; a hazel brown to match the bark of a cherry blossom tree." Sango smiled and looked away.
"It's good that you remember her." Miroku opened his eyes and looked at the side of Sango's face.
"Do you not remember your mother, Sango?"
"No... She was not home very often, and then once Kohaku was born..." Sango smiled faintly and blinked back tears. "But that was a long time ago." She turned to look at Miroku as he laid his hand over hers on the ground.
"I'm sorry Sango." Sango pulled her hand away, her nerves getting the better of her. "It's – It's nothing." Miroku blinked. 'What's he doing?!' Sango's heart began to pound in her chest as Miroku put his arm around her shoulders.
"You hide so much Sango."
"Wha—What?" Miroku began to stroke Sango's hair.
"Are you sure you will not bear my child?" Sango screamed and fell sideways.
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Shippo sat next to Kirara inside a hollow tree trunk. "I wonder what everyone else is doing..." Shippo looked at Kirara. The youki only purred in reply. Shippo sighed and looked further up into the tree. "I hope Kagome found a dry place out of the rain..."
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The rain had stopped and stars were showing slightly through the few remaining clouds. Inu-Yasha lay on the ground again, Kagome lying next to him with her head resting on his chest. She sighed and turned onto her back so she was looking up at the sky too.
"Inu-Yasha."
"Hum?" Inu-Yasha stroked Kagome's hair.
"What about Kikyo?" Inu-Yasha's hand stopped.
"What about her?" His hand began to move up and down Kagome's hairline again.
"It's just... I thought that you had chosen to be with Kikyo... and not me." Kagome thought back to that time at the Well. "I said I'd stay with you, so here I am, but..." Kagome sat up. Inu-Yasha looked at the back of her head before also sitting up.
"It was just so hard..." Inu-Yasha wrapped his arms around Kagome's waist as he moved behind her.
"I know." Kagome leaned back and rested against Inu-Yasha, taking comfort in his warmth and strong arms.
"I'm... I'm sorry..." The words were rough coming from Inu-Yasha's mouth. Kagome was silent for a second.
"I know..." Inu-Yasha's hands rubbed Kagome's stomach. She was so warm, so strong... He kissed her neck lightly. Kagome laid her hand on his cheek. "I love you Inu-Yasha..."
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Miroku stood up and wiped his sleeve across his sweaty face. "Where are you going?" Sango sat up and pulled her shirt on. Miroku looked over his shoulder at her.
"The rain has stopped. I am sure Lady Kagome and the others are searching for us."
"Ah, well then, we'd better go." Sango stood up and followed Miroku. She walked next to him as they walked back to where everyone had split up. "And if you continue to feel up on other girls," Sango grabbed Miroku's staff. "You'll be in a world of pain." She dropped his staff over his head.
"Hey!" Miroku caught his staff with one hand, and rubbed his head with his other hand. Sango crossed her arms and walked ahead. Miroku dropped his hand and smiled. 'What I put up with to have an heir.'
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Inu-Yasha lay on Kagome again, his lips locked with hers, his tongue exploring her mouth again. "Kagome?" A small voice called. Inu-Yasha pulled his head away from Kagome. He growled as he recognized the voice.
"Shippo..." Kagome sighed and moved her hands off of Inu-Yasha's back.
"Inu-Yasha, hold your tongue." Kagome pushed Inu-Yasha off of her and stood up. "Shippo's just a kit after all. I'm sure my random disappearances are freaking him out." Kagome ran her fingers through her hair as she walked toward Shippo's voice. Inu-Yasha grumbled to himself as he got up and followed Kagome.
Kagome stopped in the small clearing where everyone had last been together. She looked around for Shippo. "Shippo?" She walked forward, her ears and nose working. Inu-Yasha stopped next to her.
"Kagome?!" The fox kit ran at her, looking at Inu-Yasha weirdly. Kagome knelt down and lifted the small fox into her arms.
"What's wrong Shippo?"
"Have you guys seen Miroku or Sango? I can't find them anywhere." Kagome shook her head.
"Someone say my name?" Kagome, Shippo, and Inu-Yasha turned to look at Sango and Miroku as they walked up to the other three. "Well?" Sango crossed her arms as she stopped next to Kagome.
"Hey Sango." Kagome smiled at her friend.
"I see you survived." Kagome's smile turned into a laugh.
"Yeah, no thanks to this dunce." Kagome nodded her head toward Inu-Yasha. He turned his head away, ignoring her comment. Sango laughed.
"I guess that applies to demon men as well as human."
"Not me!" Shippo chimed in from Kagome's arms. "I know why Kagome didn't like the rain." Kagome and Sango laughed.
"I hope you stay that smart Shippo." The two laughed even more at Kagome's comment.
Miroku stood now next to Inu-Yasha, a look of unamusement on both of their faces. "I don't think I'll ever understand women." Miroku nodded in agreement to Inu-Yasha's sigh.
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I won't talk for a while... maybe... ok, so I'm going to talk later, but please review people! I need the encouragement. I have up to ch. 19 written, but if I don't' get reviews I'm going to discontinue this fic, so if you want to read more, REVIEW!!!!
mystwriter
I'm sorry it took so long to get this out. I was busy for a while, and then I lost the floppy this was on, so sorry. I hope these next three chapters I'm putting up will satisfy you till I get the next chapters done. Well, here you go!
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Kagome sat in a tree, her back resting against its trunk, the water still getting through the limbs and dropping into her head. Kagome growled lightly. Something had been coming alright; rain. She hated the rain. Inu-Yasha suddenly appeared on the limb in front of her.
"What's wrong?" He asked squeezing the water out of his haori and silver hair. Kagome frowned and crossed her arms. Inu-Yasha walked toward her. "Hu?" He flopped down crossed-legged right in front of her. He put his finger under her chin and lifted her face to his.
"I'm a cat, dumbass!" Kagome pulled her head away and closed her eyes. Inu-Yasha blinked. Then it dawned on him as Kagome rubbed the water out of her hair with the back of her hands.
"So?" He was playing with her. Kagome turned back to him with a slight smile on her face.
"So... I'm getting wet." Inu-Yasha leaned toward her, now on his hands on his hand and knees.
"Poor kitty." Inu-Yasha grinned before kissing Kagome. She moaned lightly as he pulled back.
"Yep..." She barely opened her eyes before grabbing Inu-Yasha's neck and pulling him back to her.
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Sango sat under an old pine tree. The needles above her kept most of the rain out of her little hiding place. Miroku walked in a moment later and shook his head, throwing water all over. "Miroku!" Sango complained. Said monk stopped and stepped over to her.
"Sorry." He sat down next to his companion, closing his eyes and sighing. Sango pulled her legs up to her chest and rested her chin on her knees. "What's on your mind?" Miroku didn't open his eyes as he asked.
"I'm just... It's nothing." Sango smiled and laughed lightly at herself. Miroku opened his eyes and looked over at her.
"It's Kagome, right?" Miroku smiled and laid his head back against the tree trunk. Sango looked over at Miroku. "Aren't you concerned?"
"She's a strong young woman."
"Yes..." Sango nodded, closing her eyes too. "Miroku?"
"Yes?" He turned to look at her sitting next to him.
"What was your mother like?" Sango opened her eyes and gazed back at Miroku for a second. "I'm sorry; it's none of my business." She looked away.
"No, it's alright." Miroku leaned his head back against the tree trunk and was silent. The rain dripped down through the tree limbs, making a calming sound. Sango sat, thinking of her brother and father.
"She was kind." Miroku suddenly said a moment later. Sango looked over at him, a bit surprised. Miroku smiled with his eyes still closed. He was remembering some happy memory. "She had this beautiful black hair and her eyes were like none other I've seen, even to this day; a hazel brown to match the bark of a cherry blossom tree." Sango smiled and looked away.
"It's good that you remember her." Miroku opened his eyes and looked at the side of Sango's face.
"Do you not remember your mother, Sango?"
"No... She was not home very often, and then once Kohaku was born..." Sango smiled faintly and blinked back tears. "But that was a long time ago." She turned to look at Miroku as he laid his hand over hers on the ground.
"I'm sorry Sango." Sango pulled her hand away, her nerves getting the better of her. "It's – It's nothing." Miroku blinked. 'What's he doing?!' Sango's heart began to pound in her chest as Miroku put his arm around her shoulders.
"You hide so much Sango."
"Wha—What?" Miroku began to stroke Sango's hair.
"Are you sure you will not bear my child?" Sango screamed and fell sideways.
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Shippo sat next to Kirara inside a hollow tree trunk. "I wonder what everyone else is doing..." Shippo looked at Kirara. The youki only purred in reply. Shippo sighed and looked further up into the tree. "I hope Kagome found a dry place out of the rain..."
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The rain had stopped and stars were showing slightly through the few remaining clouds. Inu-Yasha lay on the ground again, Kagome lying next to him with her head resting on his chest. She sighed and turned onto her back so she was looking up at the sky too.
"Inu-Yasha."
"Hum?" Inu-Yasha stroked Kagome's hair.
"What about Kikyo?" Inu-Yasha's hand stopped.
"What about her?" His hand began to move up and down Kagome's hairline again.
"It's just... I thought that you had chosen to be with Kikyo... and not me." Kagome thought back to that time at the Well. "I said I'd stay with you, so here I am, but..." Kagome sat up. Inu-Yasha looked at the back of her head before also sitting up.
"It was just so hard..." Inu-Yasha wrapped his arms around Kagome's waist as he moved behind her.
"I know." Kagome leaned back and rested against Inu-Yasha, taking comfort in his warmth and strong arms.
"I'm... I'm sorry..." The words were rough coming from Inu-Yasha's mouth. Kagome was silent for a second.
"I know..." Inu-Yasha's hands rubbed Kagome's stomach. She was so warm, so strong... He kissed her neck lightly. Kagome laid her hand on his cheek. "I love you Inu-Yasha..."
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Miroku stood up and wiped his sleeve across his sweaty face. "Where are you going?" Sango sat up and pulled her shirt on. Miroku looked over his shoulder at her.
"The rain has stopped. I am sure Lady Kagome and the others are searching for us."
"Ah, well then, we'd better go." Sango stood up and followed Miroku. She walked next to him as they walked back to where everyone had split up. "And if you continue to feel up on other girls," Sango grabbed Miroku's staff. "You'll be in a world of pain." She dropped his staff over his head.
"Hey!" Miroku caught his staff with one hand, and rubbed his head with his other hand. Sango crossed her arms and walked ahead. Miroku dropped his hand and smiled. 'What I put up with to have an heir.'
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Inu-Yasha lay on Kagome again, his lips locked with hers, his tongue exploring her mouth again. "Kagome?" A small voice called. Inu-Yasha pulled his head away from Kagome. He growled as he recognized the voice.
"Shippo..." Kagome sighed and moved her hands off of Inu-Yasha's back.
"Inu-Yasha, hold your tongue." Kagome pushed Inu-Yasha off of her and stood up. "Shippo's just a kit after all. I'm sure my random disappearances are freaking him out." Kagome ran her fingers through her hair as she walked toward Shippo's voice. Inu-Yasha grumbled to himself as he got up and followed Kagome.
Kagome stopped in the small clearing where everyone had last been together. She looked around for Shippo. "Shippo?" She walked forward, her ears and nose working. Inu-Yasha stopped next to her.
"Kagome?!" The fox kit ran at her, looking at Inu-Yasha weirdly. Kagome knelt down and lifted the small fox into her arms.
"What's wrong Shippo?"
"Have you guys seen Miroku or Sango? I can't find them anywhere." Kagome shook her head.
"Someone say my name?" Kagome, Shippo, and Inu-Yasha turned to look at Sango and Miroku as they walked up to the other three. "Well?" Sango crossed her arms as she stopped next to Kagome.
"Hey Sango." Kagome smiled at her friend.
"I see you survived." Kagome's smile turned into a laugh.
"Yeah, no thanks to this dunce." Kagome nodded her head toward Inu-Yasha. He turned his head away, ignoring her comment. Sango laughed.
"I guess that applies to demon men as well as human."
"Not me!" Shippo chimed in from Kagome's arms. "I know why Kagome didn't like the rain." Kagome and Sango laughed.
"I hope you stay that smart Shippo." The two laughed even more at Kagome's comment.
Miroku stood now next to Inu-Yasha, a look of unamusement on both of their faces. "I don't think I'll ever understand women." Miroku nodded in agreement to Inu-Yasha's sigh.
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I won't talk for a while... maybe... ok, so I'm going to talk later, but please review people! I need the encouragement. I have up to ch. 19 written, but if I don't' get reviews I'm going to discontinue this fic, so if you want to read more, REVIEW!!!!
mystwriter