Summer Lovin'
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. I do, however, now own my very own copy of "Jak 3" for the ps2! WOO JAK AND KEIRA!
clap for the friends, of course.
chia- the poor child now has parental blocks too. I think you need to clap extra, extra hard for her.
illista- for…. uh, yeah. just being your cool, sarcastic self. love you and your pueblo lots.
(you should know that illista and chia are currently at the camp I based this fic on. woot!)
Ducky- ducky's had some really tough times lately. Her doggy just died, and she's really upset. (she's better now, though because I forced her to listen to j-pop. j-pop is good for the soul!). So keep her in your prayers…. or satanic rituals. whatever floats your boat.
Xiao-chan- flute unity day, forever!
L.H.G- for making an extremely funny comment involving our nun-from-hell principal.
And just a quick shout out, jeevesandwootster, I thought you should know that I worship you as a fanfic author, ducky does have the entire Beatles anthology, and that house m.d is the coolest, non-anime show ever. Hooray for House and Cameron, and DOWN WITH VOUGLER! (sp?)
Chapter 5 -----
"Alright, is everyone ready?"
Kagome looked behind her and smiled as she heard a chorus of "yeah's". Archery was going to be fun.
Camp Kampeki had a fairly simple process for campers to pick their activities; at the beginning of the week, they would choose 4 activities for each day until Wednesday. Then, Wednesday night, they would do the same thing, only up until Saturday.
Unfortunately, the counselors weren't so lucky as to pick their own activities, let alone their partners.
Kagome was happy she was working archery, but she wasn't so pleased with the scowling hanyou behind her, who seemed to return her negative feelings. She chuckled. Inuyasha couldn't shoot an arrow if it was loaded into a shotgun.
It was a little walk to the archery range; about five minutes from the cabins. It gave Kagome plenty of time to sum up her group of campers. There were only six of them (three girls and three boys), but that offered more one-on-one experience for them.
Spotting the entrance to the range, Kagome motioned to the group. "This way, everybody! Please have a seat on the bench, and we'll get started." The campers happily obliged, and Inuyasha grudgingly came to stand by her.
"Okay. Welcome to the archery range. My name's Kagome, and this is Inuyasha." she motioned at Inuyasha and he grunted his approval. "We'll be working with you today."
She picked up a bow by her feet and demonstrated how to hold it. Then she showed them how to place the arrows on the bow string, pull back, and release.
"It should look like this when you're done." Kagome aimed at the target, pulled back hard, and released in one swift motion.
There was a chorus of "ooooh's" from her audience as the arrow hit a dead bull's eye. Even
Inuyasha smirked. I bet money she wouldn't have been able to do that when we first met… He chuckled as he remembered when she shattered the Shikon Jewel….
When it had happened, he had been so angry with her that he could have slain her on spot. But now he was almost grateful that Kagome was now obligated to stay in the feudal era with him.
It was nice to have the company.
"Alright! That's wonderful!" Kagome walked up and down the line of campers, helping them get the correct form. "Make sure you keep that elbow slightly bent…" She grabbed the little girl's arm and bent it gently. "There, now try it!"
The girl released, and the arrow hit the bull's eye.
"Perfect! You're a natural!"
When there were ten minutes left in the activity, Kagome called everyone back over to the bench. It's time to have some fun with this….
"You guys did an awesome job! So now we're going to have a little test." She grabbed Inuyasha's wrist and pulled him over to where she stood. " Inuyasha is going to try to shoot an arrow at the bull's eye."
Inuyasha shot her a look somewhere between panic and anger. " What!"
Kagome kicked his shin to silence him. "Now, if he does anything wrong with his form, it's up to you to make sure that he doesn't fire. "
The campers looked confused, so she clarified herself. " Inuyasha might end up hurting one of us if he shoots without your help…"
Inuyasha growled. That wench! I'll show her! He angrily picked up the bow and was about to shoot when a little girl stopped him. "Um… Excuse me… Inuyasha? You're footing's way off…" She pointed a finger to his feet. " that foot's supposed to go there…"
He quickly rearanged his feet and started to shoot again, when he was interrupted yet again. " Wait! You need to keep that arm straight and that arm bent! Not the other way around…"
Sighing, he did as the kid said. "Can I shoot now?"
Kagome bit her lip to keep from laughing. He does try, I'll give him that….
Inuyasha was interrupted at least five more times before he was given permission by the campers to shoot. He pulled back on the string, and felt a warm tension run up and down his arm. Ready…. aim…. FIRE! He let go, and the arrow soared towards the target, landing just outside of the blue zone.
"Ah, crap!" Inuyasha kicked the dirt below him.
All of the campers swarmed him, overcome with delight.
"Inuyasha, you did so good!
"That was so cool!"
"It was so close!"
He blinked. That was awful! Why are they so excited!
Kagome saw the confusion on his face and giggled. "Alright, campers, archery is over! Head back to the activity trees!"
They waved goodbye to Inuyasha and Kagome, who were now sitting on the bench, waiting for the next group to arrive.
"Why…. Why were they so happy?" Inuyasha looked at his hand. His fingers were still indented from pulling the string back.
Kagome smiled warmly. "They're little kids, Inuyasha. They would have been ecstatic even if you missed the target completely."
He blinked. "But that doesn't make any sense!"
She sighed. He may be a master swordsman, but he sure doesn't understand people… "You're older than them. A tough male figure… Heck, you're even being fairly nice to them. They just look up to you…."
Inuyasha looked down at his feet. Kagome thinks I'm…. tough. Tough, huh? I can live with that.
"Oh…"
There was a long silence, but then Kagome stood up and offered him her hand. "Come on, I'll teach you how to shoot."
Inuyasha stared at her, confused. " What?"
She giggled. "Do you want to hit the target or not? Come on!" She grabbed his hand and thrust a bow into it.
"Okay, now shoot like you normally would." She stepped back and watched him intently.
He nodded, and shot an arrow at the target.
Unfortunately, it missed by a mile and ricocheted off of the metal target stand and into the bottom of the bench.
Kagome laughed. "Nice shot."
He growled. "Shut up!"
"Sorry… I was only kidding." She stepped over to him and smiled. "You need to relax."
"What do you mean, 'relax'!" he groaned, now confused.
She placed a hand on his. "You're stressing over the target…. Don't think about it. Just pull and let go."
He nodded, and shot another arrow. This time, it hit the yellow section.
Kagome squealed. "See? That was better!"
Inuyasha smirked. "Yeah…. I think I get it." He positioned himself to shoot another arrow, when he felt a pair of arms ontop of his, guiding them into the correct form.
"No…. You're form should be more like…. this." She stepped away, and looked down at the ground, blushing furiously.
She…. What did she just do? Inuyasha's mind was so busy trying to contemplate what Kagome had just done that he accidentally let go of the string, shooting the arrow straight into the tarp behind the targets. It bounced off and went back the way it came, headed straight for Kagome.
"WATCH OUT!" Inuyasha jumped on top of her, pushing her to the ground.
The arrow flew over their heads and landed in a tree behind them.
Inuyasha heaved a sigh of relief. " You okay?"
Kagome nodded and looked up at Inuyasha. " I think so…"
Then reality kicked in, and Kagome noticed that she was under him.
"Hey….. Get off."
Inuyasha blinked. " Get off what?"
Kagome sighed and blushed at the same time, as she tried to stammer out a logical sentence. " Me, you idiot!" Omigod, omigod, omigod…… What is he doing! His face can't be but two inches from mine! I can't…. I can't push him off!
He looked at her confused, and then realized that he was hovering over her in a very provocative way.
"Um…. Excuse me Kagome…. But I left my water bottle here…. Is it okay if I-" The girl stopped in the middle of her sentence upon seeing the scene before her. "Uh, um…. Uh, never mind!"
She ran off very quickly back towards the cabins, much to the horror of the two on the ground.
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hey there, hi there, and ho there!
sorry this chapter is a little short; I'll probably be negleting my fanfiction for a few days…. I MUST BEAT JAK 3! and I have a lot of dvds to watch, thanks to xiao-chan…. but I promise I'll try to get in at least 2 chapters a week (and that's if I'm, like, dying….)
um, notes about this chapter…. I've always thought it'd be funny to watch Inuyasha shoot an arrow…. It just kinda seems like it would be funny. And I thought it would be cute to have Kagome "guide" him. That's all she was doing…. seriously! (riiiiiiiight….)
A few things I'd like to address:
Yes, there will be a night of a new moon during camp…… I'm more obsessed with human Inuyasha than I am with half demon Inuyasha….. Yeah. So chances are that there will be a new moon. ( I kinda have it worked out in my head…)
The play that Mr. Hoji asked them to perform at the beginning of camp will still happen. Promise.
I'm really, really exhausted right now…. its 12:32 a.m…. (must…. finish…..fic!) so if this chapter seems really short and stupid, you're right-
It is really short and stupid.
