Chapter 5
(Hey Kagome! Hey Inuyasha! Back already?( Shippo asked as he came up to his two friends. (Yeah, we(re back,( Kagome said with a glance towards Inuyasha. (Who(s that?( Inuyasha interjected. (Oh, that? That(s Sango(s friend, Akako. We met her in the village today. Sango asked her if she wanted to stay around us for a while and she said sure.( (Oh yay! Another girl coming along!( Kagome said. (Oh, Kagome, Inuyasha! I(d like you to meet my friend Akako. She(ll be hanging out with us for a while,( Sango said as she spotted the returned comrades. (Cool,( Kagome replied while Inuyasha mumbled (sarcastically) (Yippee.( The group gathered, and after learning a bit about each other, Akako and Kagome started a little chat, joined by Sango. However, Inuyasha, Miroku and Shippo stayed off to the side, Shippo eventually falling asleep on Miroku(s lap, while Inuyasha stared at the group of girls, particularly Kagome. Miroku noted Inuyasha(s gaze, and then he too fell asleep. After a while, the girls decided they had better go to sleep too, and they all went in a corner that was laced with hay, and lay down close to each other, all the while still talking. As they got comfortable, they finished they(re conversation and drifted off to sleep. After that, when he saw everyone was safe, Inuyasha feel into a light sleep.
*** Sesshomaru glided over the treetops, trying to find exactly what he needed. He wanted this to be quick, easy and entertaining, not hard. As he spotted what he was searching for, he slowly dropped down in front of it. Sesshomaru bent down and picked up the small flower. It was so rare, only one in about every 10 acres of woods. He took the one seed on the flower and planted it where it had been. (Now I(ll know where one is in 20 years, incase I ever need to use it again,( he thought to himself. Sesshomaru looked at his surroundings and laid his eyes on the second thing needed for the ritual. He easily scratched the bark off of the birch tree that always grew near the (Tama Flower(. Now all he needed was hair of an innocent. . .but he could wait to get that until exactly when he needed it.
He slowly started walking deeper into the woods. He came to the spot where he had once smiled. . . it was so near the place where the Tama Flower had been. It was where he had first spotted a good demon. It had been the protector of the forest, and Sesshomaru had been very young. He had asked the demon many questions, and the demon had answered him happily. That is, until Sesshomaru started asking about ways to kill powerful demons. . . he smiled again, remembering what had happened. It had been his first kill. When he was that age, he didn(t know that he was so powerful, but as soon as he realized what he was, he had been over joyed. Anything he wanted he could posses! That was, until Inuyasha had come along. Sesshomaru wanted the Tetsusaiga, and he wanted very badly. They fact that his own half- brother wielded it made his want even larger. Why should that deficient half demon get what he wanted so badly? Plus, Inuyasha had that captivating human girl. . . no, she was not captivating, she was a human. A lowly human girl, one that shouldn(t be given a second look. Humans and demons didn(t mix. Just look at the product of a demon and a human; Inuyasha. Sesshomaru looked to the bright blue sky and soared into it.
*** Kagome woke up with a bright red kimono on top of her like a blanket. She smiled, thinking that Inuyasha must have put it there. She hugged it, and smelled it, the familiar smell of nature, dog and human filled her nose. She loved Inuyasha(s smell, even if is it was faint and she barely ever smelled it. She returned to Inuyasha, who was still sleeping, and walked outside. It was chilly, but she had on a pair of warm pants. Her hair blew in the wind, and she found herself thinking of Inuyasha. Again. Whenever she had a chance to think of whatever she wanted to think about, she always seemed to think about Inuyasha. The countless times he had saved her life. . . the time he asked her to not leave him, even though that was awhile ago (fox fire). The time he had told her that she smelled kind of nice. . . a few conversations where he was kind. But then there were the times he hadn(t been so nice. . . always telling her that she got in the way, telling her to go home, telling her she was just a jewel detector. But she couldn(t help wondering if the good out weighed the bad. Could he like her in that way? (What cha( thinkin( about?( Inuyasha said, coming out of the hut and pulling on his kimono. (You. . .gioh,( Kagome said, congratulating herself on a good recovery. (What(s Yugioh?( Inuyasha questioned. (Oh, um, just a stupid fad from my era. I was thinking of how Souta always plays it, and how I used to play it with him, and stuff like that. Nothing important.( (Oh. Look, Kagome, I know you don(t get to see your family a lot since you(re here a lot of the time, but I- we really need you here.( Kagome smiled at him. (I know. And I don(t really mind that much. It(s fun being here, with my friends.( Inuyasha smiled back at her, but only for a second. He then turned around and started to walk back into the hut. (Inuyasha?( Kagome called after him. (Yeah?( Inuyasha said as he wheeled around. (I wasn(t thinking about Yugioh,( Kagome stated. (Um, ok. Then what were you thinking about?( Inuyasha questioned. (I was, I was thinking about, um,( Kagome suddenly changed her mind and started to think frantically for something else to say, (um, I was thinking about the jewel shards,( she said pathetically. Is that the best I can do? (Oh, ok.( Inuyasha said, looking somewhat disappointed as he walked back into the hut.
(Hey Kagome! Hey Inuyasha! Back already?( Shippo asked as he came up to his two friends. (Yeah, we(re back,( Kagome said with a glance towards Inuyasha. (Who(s that?( Inuyasha interjected. (Oh, that? That(s Sango(s friend, Akako. We met her in the village today. Sango asked her if she wanted to stay around us for a while and she said sure.( (Oh yay! Another girl coming along!( Kagome said. (Oh, Kagome, Inuyasha! I(d like you to meet my friend Akako. She(ll be hanging out with us for a while,( Sango said as she spotted the returned comrades. (Cool,( Kagome replied while Inuyasha mumbled (sarcastically) (Yippee.( The group gathered, and after learning a bit about each other, Akako and Kagome started a little chat, joined by Sango. However, Inuyasha, Miroku and Shippo stayed off to the side, Shippo eventually falling asleep on Miroku(s lap, while Inuyasha stared at the group of girls, particularly Kagome. Miroku noted Inuyasha(s gaze, and then he too fell asleep. After a while, the girls decided they had better go to sleep too, and they all went in a corner that was laced with hay, and lay down close to each other, all the while still talking. As they got comfortable, they finished they(re conversation and drifted off to sleep. After that, when he saw everyone was safe, Inuyasha feel into a light sleep.
*** Sesshomaru glided over the treetops, trying to find exactly what he needed. He wanted this to be quick, easy and entertaining, not hard. As he spotted what he was searching for, he slowly dropped down in front of it. Sesshomaru bent down and picked up the small flower. It was so rare, only one in about every 10 acres of woods. He took the one seed on the flower and planted it where it had been. (Now I(ll know where one is in 20 years, incase I ever need to use it again,( he thought to himself. Sesshomaru looked at his surroundings and laid his eyes on the second thing needed for the ritual. He easily scratched the bark off of the birch tree that always grew near the (Tama Flower(. Now all he needed was hair of an innocent. . .but he could wait to get that until exactly when he needed it.
He slowly started walking deeper into the woods. He came to the spot where he had once smiled. . . it was so near the place where the Tama Flower had been. It was where he had first spotted a good demon. It had been the protector of the forest, and Sesshomaru had been very young. He had asked the demon many questions, and the demon had answered him happily. That is, until Sesshomaru started asking about ways to kill powerful demons. . . he smiled again, remembering what had happened. It had been his first kill. When he was that age, he didn(t know that he was so powerful, but as soon as he realized what he was, he had been over joyed. Anything he wanted he could posses! That was, until Inuyasha had come along. Sesshomaru wanted the Tetsusaiga, and he wanted very badly. They fact that his own half- brother wielded it made his want even larger. Why should that deficient half demon get what he wanted so badly? Plus, Inuyasha had that captivating human girl. . . no, she was not captivating, she was a human. A lowly human girl, one that shouldn(t be given a second look. Humans and demons didn(t mix. Just look at the product of a demon and a human; Inuyasha. Sesshomaru looked to the bright blue sky and soared into it.
*** Kagome woke up with a bright red kimono on top of her like a blanket. She smiled, thinking that Inuyasha must have put it there. She hugged it, and smelled it, the familiar smell of nature, dog and human filled her nose. She loved Inuyasha(s smell, even if is it was faint and she barely ever smelled it. She returned to Inuyasha, who was still sleeping, and walked outside. It was chilly, but she had on a pair of warm pants. Her hair blew in the wind, and she found herself thinking of Inuyasha. Again. Whenever she had a chance to think of whatever she wanted to think about, she always seemed to think about Inuyasha. The countless times he had saved her life. . . the time he asked her to not leave him, even though that was awhile ago (fox fire). The time he had told her that she smelled kind of nice. . . a few conversations where he was kind. But then there were the times he hadn(t been so nice. . . always telling her that she got in the way, telling her to go home, telling her she was just a jewel detector. But she couldn(t help wondering if the good out weighed the bad. Could he like her in that way? (What cha( thinkin( about?( Inuyasha said, coming out of the hut and pulling on his kimono. (You. . .gioh,( Kagome said, congratulating herself on a good recovery. (What(s Yugioh?( Inuyasha questioned. (Oh, um, just a stupid fad from my era. I was thinking of how Souta always plays it, and how I used to play it with him, and stuff like that. Nothing important.( (Oh. Look, Kagome, I know you don(t get to see your family a lot since you(re here a lot of the time, but I- we really need you here.( Kagome smiled at him. (I know. And I don(t really mind that much. It(s fun being here, with my friends.( Inuyasha smiled back at her, but only for a second. He then turned around and started to walk back into the hut. (Inuyasha?( Kagome called after him. (Yeah?( Inuyasha said as he wheeled around. (I wasn(t thinking about Yugioh,( Kagome stated. (Um, ok. Then what were you thinking about?( Inuyasha questioned. (I was, I was thinking about, um,( Kagome suddenly changed her mind and started to think frantically for something else to say, (um, I was thinking about the jewel shards,( she said pathetically. Is that the best I can do? (Oh, ok.( Inuyasha said, looking somewhat disappointed as he walked back into the hut.
