A/N: Alright, I guess I shall let the story stay!
Sauron's Minion: Haha, you always have something weird to say, don't you?
ThebigW: Yes, for some strange reason I think Kagura is cool. Thanks for the review, mate
I love Merry . . . . And Pippin: Hahahahaha . . . . yeah.
Sesshomaru-lover: Thanks for your review! I greatly appreciate it
Chapter 2: Troubled Hearts
Kouga sat in his cave, moping. One of his fellow wolf-brethren came up to him timidly.
"Uh, Kouga? Why are you so depressed lately? Is it because ane-ue (sister) is beyond your scent?"
Kouga merely grunted. It was true that he was moping because Kagome was not anywhere near him, but also he was angry that dog-turd got to be with her every day. The thought always made him clench his fist. He found himself doing so.
"Maybe you could go and find her?" the wolf brother asked him. Kouga got to his feet.
"I will," he snarled. "Because I will finally make Kagome mine and mine only! No more waiting around. That dog-turd has had her long enough."
The wolf brother nodded shyly and backed away as Kouga ran out of the cave.
"Where's he going?" another wolf man inquired.
"Probably off to see ane-ue."
"Mayhap she will finally decide to live with us?"
"If Kouga can convince her."
"Inuyasha, we have been traveling for quite some time now and still you cannot pick out Naraku's scent yet. I suggest we go back to Kaede's village and rest before continuing," Miroku told a very thick-headed hanyou. (half demon)
"But we need to go on! It's only been a few days!" he protested.
"C'mon Inuyasha, please?" Kagome pleaded. He growled at her.
"I would like to rest for a few days before setting out again myself," Sango declared.
"That's that, then!" Shippo cried. "The vote is four to one, and we win. Unless you want to go on by yourself?"
"I will if that's what it takes!" he yelled.
"Inuyasha, sit!"
Inuyasha soon made contact with the ground.
"You win . . ." he grumbled as the group sighed in relief.
It did not take too long to get to the village, and Kaede welcomed them warmly when they finally arrived.
"I did not expect you to return so early," she stated as they gathered around the small fire in the middle of the room. Inuyasha was leaning against a wall, sulking. "And I can see you did not care for this decision at all," she said to him.
"Feh. I just want to find Naraku and beat him into a bloody-"
"Yes, yes, I know."
He grumbled.
"Well, I am glad we came back, Lady Kaede, if not for the rest than for the food," Miroku said with a smile.
"I agree!" Shippo climbed onto Kagome's shoulder and yawned.
"I think it's time we went to bed," she pointed out and went to roll out her sleeping bag.
Inuyasha hardly slept that night. He usually didn't sleep all that much, and kept an eye out for everyone else as they slept. He lay on top of the roof, hands behind head and looking up at the stars. Around midnight, he dozed off.
At dawn, though, he could not find Kagome.
"WHAT?! WHADDA YA MEAN, 'WENT BACK HOME'?!"
"Exactly what you think it means, Inuyasha," Kaede replied smoothly as she shook out the wet sheets from washing at the well that morning and hanging them out to dry. "Kagome has returned to her own time. Something about 'studying'."
"Not that again!" he yelled, frustrated as he kicked the dirt.
"Are you going to go after her again?"
"Wha-? No! No, I . . ." Inuyasha stammered.
"Perhaps it is well that you do go," Kaede said with a sly smile. Inuyasha blinked at her.
"What are you up to, old hag?"
"Nothing at all." And with that, she went back inside.
"Feh." Inuyasha sat at the lip of the bone eater's well, resting his arms upon it and looking down. "Why do you always leave like this?" The silence was his only answer.
Kagome climbed out of the well and looked around. She was home again. Sighing, she went inside her house.
"Mom! Souta! Grandpa! I'm back!" she called. Her mom came in from the kitchen.
"Oh hello dear! It's only been about a week since you left. Why come back so early?"
"Well I have to study, don't I?" she responded while running up the stairs.
"Well I guess . . . Don't exert yourself too hard."
"I won't."
Kagome leaned on her desk, head in hand. It wasn't normally like her to just stare off into space when she was studying. Well, before, that is. Ever since she stood in front of the god tree and found out that she indeed loved Inuyasha, she had her head halfway in the clouds when not occupied with youkai (demons) or the jewel.
Shaking herself, she yelled about how stupid she was and got back to examining her geometry book.
That evening, after dinner, she went back up to her room. She had been studying all day and she felt like her brain was going to suddenly just stop thinking altogether when she opened her door. There, sitting on her bed, was Inuyasha.
"EEEEP!" she screamed in surprise. Souta was there in an instant.
"Whatsa matter, sis?" He saw Inuyasha. "Hey, Inu-oniichan!" (elder brother)
"Hey, squirt," Inuyasha replied as he got off the bed. Kagome glared at him.
"Souta, do you mind leaving me and Inuyasha . . . alone?" she said through clenched teeth.
"Oh, no problem." Souta waved before walking out of the doorway. Kagome shut it.
"What do you think you're doing, scaring me like that?! I'm already too overwhelmed by math!" she cried at a confused Inuyasha.
"Don't blame me, blame Kaede. She's the one who said for me to follow you this time."
"I- what?"
"Yeah that's right. So how long are you staying this time?"
Kagome blinked before she spoke. Kaede had asked Inuyasha to come after her? But why? "Oh, not very long . . . I was thinking tomorrow morning."
"Good, because I want to go back as soon as possible. We have shards to collect, remember?"
"Of course." She strode to her desk and picked up her math textbook.
"What are you doing?" Inuyasha asked quizzically, peeking over her shoulder. She tried not to get angry.
"Studying. I have some serious tests coming up and I don't want to fail them."
"Oh."
Silence.
"What's that?" he asked, pointing to a triangle on the page.
"It's called a triangle. I have to find its hypotenuse."
"Hy-what?"
"Nevermind . . . "
"What's this?"
"That's a formula."
"For what?"
"You wouldn't understand."
"What's that?"
"That's a marker . . ."
"What does this do?"
"That dries my hair – it's called a hairdryer, go figure."
"How does it work?"
"PUT THAT DOWN!"
"WHY IS THERE AIR COMING FROM IT?! IT'S LIKE MIROKU'S KAZAANA BUT IT'S BACKWARDS!!" (kazaana=air rip, wind tunnel, abyss . . . etc.)
"I SAID PUT IT DOWN!"
"Feh, that thing was stupid anyway."
Silence.
"What's this?"
"GRRRRR!!!!"
Sango came out of Kaede's hut and looked up at the moon. Inuyasha and Kagome had been away all day, and she was forced to put up with Miroku's lechery by herself. Sighing, she decided to take a walk.
The moon shone beautifully above the trees and overall it was quite a peaceful night. It had been a hectic day and she was glad for the tranquility.
"Mind if I join you?"
"ACK!" She spun around. "What do you want, houshi-sama?" (monk, or even sir monk)
"Well I saw you leaving the hut and I decided to follow you. I was wondering if I may accompany you on your nighttime stroll," Miroku responded in a very gentleman-like way. Sango eyed him suspiciously.
"Well I guess . . ."
With that, they began to walk. The wind rustling through the leaves was soothing and Sango soon forgot about keeping an eye on Miroku. His voice broke the silence.
"Lovely night, isn't it?"
"Mm hmm . . ." Sango murmured. She didn't even notice when Miroku slid his arm around her shoulders and hugged her closer to him. Lost in the moment, she sighed and lay her head on his shoulder, smiling.
Miroku, being who he is and cannot help the fact, did what only Miroku could do. You guessed it.
"HENTAI!!!" Sango screamed and slapped him. Hard.
'It was worth it,' he thought with a mental sigh as he followed (none too closely) Sango back to the hut, a red hand mark on his cheek.
A/N: The story may not be too great at first, but in the next chapter it gets better. More Sessy for you Sesshomaru lovers out there. Heh heh heh . . .
Sauron's Minion: Haha, you always have something weird to say, don't you?
ThebigW: Yes, for some strange reason I think Kagura is cool. Thanks for the review, mate
I love Merry . . . . And Pippin: Hahahahaha . . . . yeah.
Sesshomaru-lover: Thanks for your review! I greatly appreciate it
Chapter 2: Troubled Hearts
Kouga sat in his cave, moping. One of his fellow wolf-brethren came up to him timidly.
"Uh, Kouga? Why are you so depressed lately? Is it because ane-ue (sister) is beyond your scent?"
Kouga merely grunted. It was true that he was moping because Kagome was not anywhere near him, but also he was angry that dog-turd got to be with her every day. The thought always made him clench his fist. He found himself doing so.
"Maybe you could go and find her?" the wolf brother asked him. Kouga got to his feet.
"I will," he snarled. "Because I will finally make Kagome mine and mine only! No more waiting around. That dog-turd has had her long enough."
The wolf brother nodded shyly and backed away as Kouga ran out of the cave.
"Where's he going?" another wolf man inquired.
"Probably off to see ane-ue."
"Mayhap she will finally decide to live with us?"
"If Kouga can convince her."
"Inuyasha, we have been traveling for quite some time now and still you cannot pick out Naraku's scent yet. I suggest we go back to Kaede's village and rest before continuing," Miroku told a very thick-headed hanyou. (half demon)
"But we need to go on! It's only been a few days!" he protested.
"C'mon Inuyasha, please?" Kagome pleaded. He growled at her.
"I would like to rest for a few days before setting out again myself," Sango declared.
"That's that, then!" Shippo cried. "The vote is four to one, and we win. Unless you want to go on by yourself?"
"I will if that's what it takes!" he yelled.
"Inuyasha, sit!"
Inuyasha soon made contact with the ground.
"You win . . ." he grumbled as the group sighed in relief.
It did not take too long to get to the village, and Kaede welcomed them warmly when they finally arrived.
"I did not expect you to return so early," she stated as they gathered around the small fire in the middle of the room. Inuyasha was leaning against a wall, sulking. "And I can see you did not care for this decision at all," she said to him.
"Feh. I just want to find Naraku and beat him into a bloody-"
"Yes, yes, I know."
He grumbled.
"Well, I am glad we came back, Lady Kaede, if not for the rest than for the food," Miroku said with a smile.
"I agree!" Shippo climbed onto Kagome's shoulder and yawned.
"I think it's time we went to bed," she pointed out and went to roll out her sleeping bag.
Inuyasha hardly slept that night. He usually didn't sleep all that much, and kept an eye out for everyone else as they slept. He lay on top of the roof, hands behind head and looking up at the stars. Around midnight, he dozed off.
At dawn, though, he could not find Kagome.
"WHAT?! WHADDA YA MEAN, 'WENT BACK HOME'?!"
"Exactly what you think it means, Inuyasha," Kaede replied smoothly as she shook out the wet sheets from washing at the well that morning and hanging them out to dry. "Kagome has returned to her own time. Something about 'studying'."
"Not that again!" he yelled, frustrated as he kicked the dirt.
"Are you going to go after her again?"
"Wha-? No! No, I . . ." Inuyasha stammered.
"Perhaps it is well that you do go," Kaede said with a sly smile. Inuyasha blinked at her.
"What are you up to, old hag?"
"Nothing at all." And with that, she went back inside.
"Feh." Inuyasha sat at the lip of the bone eater's well, resting his arms upon it and looking down. "Why do you always leave like this?" The silence was his only answer.
Kagome climbed out of the well and looked around. She was home again. Sighing, she went inside her house.
"Mom! Souta! Grandpa! I'm back!" she called. Her mom came in from the kitchen.
"Oh hello dear! It's only been about a week since you left. Why come back so early?"
"Well I have to study, don't I?" she responded while running up the stairs.
"Well I guess . . . Don't exert yourself too hard."
"I won't."
Kagome leaned on her desk, head in hand. It wasn't normally like her to just stare off into space when she was studying. Well, before, that is. Ever since she stood in front of the god tree and found out that she indeed loved Inuyasha, she had her head halfway in the clouds when not occupied with youkai (demons) or the jewel.
Shaking herself, she yelled about how stupid she was and got back to examining her geometry book.
That evening, after dinner, she went back up to her room. She had been studying all day and she felt like her brain was going to suddenly just stop thinking altogether when she opened her door. There, sitting on her bed, was Inuyasha.
"EEEEP!" she screamed in surprise. Souta was there in an instant.
"Whatsa matter, sis?" He saw Inuyasha. "Hey, Inu-oniichan!" (elder brother)
"Hey, squirt," Inuyasha replied as he got off the bed. Kagome glared at him.
"Souta, do you mind leaving me and Inuyasha . . . alone?" she said through clenched teeth.
"Oh, no problem." Souta waved before walking out of the doorway. Kagome shut it.
"What do you think you're doing, scaring me like that?! I'm already too overwhelmed by math!" she cried at a confused Inuyasha.
"Don't blame me, blame Kaede. She's the one who said for me to follow you this time."
"I- what?"
"Yeah that's right. So how long are you staying this time?"
Kagome blinked before she spoke. Kaede had asked Inuyasha to come after her? But why? "Oh, not very long . . . I was thinking tomorrow morning."
"Good, because I want to go back as soon as possible. We have shards to collect, remember?"
"Of course." She strode to her desk and picked up her math textbook.
"What are you doing?" Inuyasha asked quizzically, peeking over her shoulder. She tried not to get angry.
"Studying. I have some serious tests coming up and I don't want to fail them."
"Oh."
Silence.
"What's that?" he asked, pointing to a triangle on the page.
"It's called a triangle. I have to find its hypotenuse."
"Hy-what?"
"Nevermind . . . "
"What's this?"
"That's a formula."
"For what?"
"You wouldn't understand."
"What's that?"
"That's a marker . . ."
"What does this do?"
"That dries my hair – it's called a hairdryer, go figure."
"How does it work?"
"PUT THAT DOWN!"
"WHY IS THERE AIR COMING FROM IT?! IT'S LIKE MIROKU'S KAZAANA BUT IT'S BACKWARDS!!" (kazaana=air rip, wind tunnel, abyss . . . etc.)
"I SAID PUT IT DOWN!"
"Feh, that thing was stupid anyway."
Silence.
"What's this?"
"GRRRRR!!!!"
Sango came out of Kaede's hut and looked up at the moon. Inuyasha and Kagome had been away all day, and she was forced to put up with Miroku's lechery by herself. Sighing, she decided to take a walk.
The moon shone beautifully above the trees and overall it was quite a peaceful night. It had been a hectic day and she was glad for the tranquility.
"Mind if I join you?"
"ACK!" She spun around. "What do you want, houshi-sama?" (monk, or even sir monk)
"Well I saw you leaving the hut and I decided to follow you. I was wondering if I may accompany you on your nighttime stroll," Miroku responded in a very gentleman-like way. Sango eyed him suspiciously.
"Well I guess . . ."
With that, they began to walk. The wind rustling through the leaves was soothing and Sango soon forgot about keeping an eye on Miroku. His voice broke the silence.
"Lovely night, isn't it?"
"Mm hmm . . ." Sango murmured. She didn't even notice when Miroku slid his arm around her shoulders and hugged her closer to him. Lost in the moment, she sighed and lay her head on his shoulder, smiling.
Miroku, being who he is and cannot help the fact, did what only Miroku could do. You guessed it.
"HENTAI!!!" Sango screamed and slapped him. Hard.
'It was worth it,' he thought with a mental sigh as he followed (none too closely) Sango back to the hut, a red hand mark on his cheek.
A/N: The story may not be too great at first, but in the next chapter it gets better. More Sessy for you Sesshomaru lovers out there. Heh heh heh . . .
