ZeldaAlly- To be an elf. Ah, that would be a dream. Actually I'd be happy with any type of magic. I was wondering about Shippo with blond hair myself. That's why I put it in the end chat. This chapter better than the last? I hope so!
Dragon Man 180- Sonnet is to Lausanne as Jaken is to Sesshoumaru. Sorta. Sonnet's nicer, he's just sort of stiff and weird. They'll talk about the wood Kagome's bow is made out of in this chapter. No it isn't yew.
LiL:.CaT:.AnImE- Haha! My favorite color is red too! How funny!
Gem Gamgee- Of course I like Lord of the Rings! Who couldn't? I'll be sure to check the website out. Did you know they're making an online game out of LOTR? I can't wait until it comes out! It sounds like so much fun! I was planning to write the whole thing like that... but I kinda forgot. -.-;;;;; Yeah. I'll try to bring that style back in this chapter. But beware now that I'm finished describing what people and places look like this is going to get laid on thick. Not too thick I hope.
ThunderingWolfDemonOfTheNight- {munches on cookie} Arigato!!!! Here's the next chapter.
Kyou- Yes! New bow! Everyone celebrate! Of course Sonnet is mean. That's why I put him in there. To be annoying.
DarkPirate-510- Big review. But it says a lot!
Cirrus- Calm down with the Legolas! You're scaring me. You're like so many of my friends. Say the name and you won't get a word in for a half an hour. I don't know if you're that bad some people are. Yes, Kagome has green hair. I had an evil moment. I couldn't help myself. I don't think it's important. Just something I had to put in. Maybe I'll do something with it. OH! I know!!! {Clear Waters laughs evilly as another evil idea pops into her head} Oh Sesshoumaru-sama! {Walks off to find everyone's favorite Taiyoukai}
"Which way are you headed?" Lausanne asked once the group was back together outside and Sango and Shippo were finished exclaiming over Kagome's new bow. "We're headed west." Miroku replied, "That is where Naraku was last heard from. We're trying to kill Naraku. He's a very bad person. Are you sure you still want to travel with us Princess Lausanne?"
At that comment, Lausanne blushed a shade of red that would make a lobster proud. "I am not a princess." she told them. Sonnet, who was currently sitting on her shoulder, opened his beak to voice his opinion. "Technically, you being the last of your family, but yet still under age and unmated does make you a prin-" "Do not even say it aloud." Lausanne said putting her hand over his face.
"So you are a princess!" Mikoto said pleased that he had judged correcting. Lausanne scowled. "Unjoined?" Kagome questioned. The elf's face, which had been returning steadily to its usual color, brightened a little. "Joined is the elvin equivalent to mated or married." she explained, "Then we use the term mate like demons do." "Oh." Kagome said.
"Let's go already!" Inuyasha insisted, "The sooner we find Naraku the sooner we can kick his sorry behind." "Or get caught in a trap." Miroku said, "And I don't think any part of Naraku is sorry." "Agreed." Sango said nodding. The group set off to the west. Now the whole company consisted of a demon slayer, a miko, a hanyou, a monk, and an elf. We can't forget their pets, a demon fire cat and an overly ill-tempered talking bird either. Books of legend would call it the strangest group ever brought together. But wait. It gets weirder.
Lausanne whistled a clear note that seemed to hang in the air for a second. "Why did you do that?" Shippo asked, crawling onto Lausanne's shoulder. Sonnet, who had been on that shoulder, hopped over to the other side. "You will see Shippo." she replied. And indeed they did. A beautiful white horse with a silver horn on its forehead came galloping towards them, nimbly jumping over the underbrush.
"A unicorn!" Kagome exclaimed as the horse stopped in front of Lausanne. She stroked its mane. "Nonsense." Lausanne said, "Unicorns aren't real." "Then why does that horse have a horn on its forehead?" Kagome asked frowning. The elf girl looked at the horse's forehead and laughed.
"You got into the Cone Lilies again, Mooneclipse?" she asked pulling the horn off the horse to reveal a silverish star {Note to all you non-horsy people reading this: A star doesn't necessarily mean one of those five pointed things on a flag. When talking about a horse having a star it means it has a small dot of different colored hair on its forehead}, "You're such a silly horse!"
"So it's just a regular horse?" Shippo asked sounding slightly disappointed. "Yes." Lausanne replied, "She is my horse. Mooneclipse likes to munch on Cone Lilies. They have got sticky nectar in them and sometimes they get stuck to her forehead." "What's a Cone Lily?" Shippo asked. "They are flowers." she explained, "See?" Lausanne held the Cone Lily out to Shippo who took it.
Lausanne grabbed a handful of mane and mounted up. "You're going to ride bareback?" Sango asked. "You're going to ride in the woods?" Inuyasha questioned unbelievingly, "There's enough roots and shrubs in this forest of yours to cripple any horse!" "Yes, I do ride bareback." the young woman replied, "And yes, I will ride in the forest. Mooneclipse will not be crippled. She is used to this terrain."
"Feh." Inuyasha said shrugging, "Do whatever you like, but it's not my fault when your horse falls over and crushes you." Shippo now had a death grip on Lausanne's shoulder. "Did Inuyasha scare you with his false assumptions?" she asked apologetically, "I assure you Mooneclipse will not falter." Shippo loosened his grip a bit. "Inuyasha is known to exaggerate." he said. "I don't exaggerate!" Inuyasha yelled. "And Miroku doesn't grope." Sango mumbled.
Inuyasha and the others
stopped on top of a hill outside of the forest just after sunset. It
had taken them all day to get there. Now everyone was getting ready for
the night. Inuyasha was resting against a tree and Shippo was staring
at him, trying to annoy the hanyou. Sango was searching for a hot
spring. Kagome was starting dinner over the fire she had built. Miroku
was meditating, but of course we all know what he was really thinking
about, and Lausanne was sitting on the ground, preparing for something.
It
was dark. Aside from the light of the fire, the only other light was a
quartz crystal enchanted to glow with the same soft light as the moon.
"Kagome,
can I see the bow that I gave you?" Lausanne asked toying with the
crystal. "Okay." Kagome replied. She took the bow out of her pack and
handed it to the elf. Lausanne took the bowstring off and looked over
it. "What are you doing?" Shippo asked, sitting down in front of her.
"I am fixing Kagome's bow." the elf answered, "It seems that this bow
string is beyond my repair. That is too bad. It was a good string in
its day."
"The bow wasn't broken, was it?" Sango asked. "No."
Lausanne replied, "But it will break if I do not fix it. It has not
been attended to for over one hundred years." "That's a long time!"
Shippo exclaimed. "It is." she agreed.
Lausanne put the useless
bowstring in her bag and pulled out a cloth and a bottle full of a
liquid. "What are you doing now?" Shippo asked. "I am cleaning it." she
replied. The young woman poured a little of the liquid onto the cloth
and started rubbing the bow gently. Shippo watched, completely
enthralled in what she was doing.
"Dinner's ready." Kagome
announced. Lausanne walked into the firelight, bringing the bow with
her. You could see were she had cleaned it. Where Lausanne had, it
sparkled with a finished light. "That's really pretty." Kagome
commented motioning to the bow, "What kind of wood is it anyway?" "The
bow is made of redwood." Lausanne replied, "It is very valuable."
Kagome
began spooning stew into cups and passing it around. "I didn't know
there were redwood trees in Japan." she said. "They are very rare now."
Lausanne agreed, "But there was a time when they were abundant."
They
ate in silence. Well, except for the sounds that Inuyasha was making,
practically sticking his face in the stew. Suddenly Lausanne stopped
eating and looked around. "There's a demon coming." she said. Inuyasha
stopped eating and making the disgusting sounds. He sniffed the air.
"That's Sesshoumaru." he growled. "I'm glad you figured that out,
little brother." Sesshoumaru said walking into the firelight.
Clear Waters: At the suggestion of a reviewer, I'm going to introduce you guys to hotdogs!
Kagome: I love hotdogs!
Inuyasha: I don't eat my own kind.
Clear Waters: They're not made of dog meat.
Inuyasha: Then why the hell are they called hotdogs?!?!
Clear Waters: I'm not sure.
Miroku: I must admit that the name is strange.
Clear Waters: {Holds out platter of hotdogs ketchup already on} Try them!
Sango: This is good.
Shippo: Yummy! Can I have another one?
Inuyasha: Can I have another too?
Clear Waters: You two are already finished?!
Shippo: Yup!
Inuyasha: Now hand over the damn food!
Kagome: What do you say, Inuyasha?
Inuyasha: Give 'em to me now!
Kagome: No.
Inuyasha: I want another hotdog.
Kagome: Getting closer.
Inuyasha: I want another hotdog now.
Kagome: No!
Inuyasha: Then what the hell do you want me to say, bitch?!?!
Kagome: PLEASE! I want you to say PLEASE! Is that so hard?
Inuyasha: You're damn right it is.
Kagome: You should be more polite.
Miroku: I agree, you are too harsh Inuyasha.
Inuyasha: WHY THE HELL SHOULD I?!?!?!
Kagome: SIT!
Shippo: That's why. Could I please have another hotdog, Clear Waters?
Clear Waters: Here you go. R&R everybody!
