Wounded
Grey clouds covered the noon day sky. A cold chill filled the air. The distant call of thunder was barely heard as the small group of travelers stopped for lunch. A small smile appeared upon Karappo's face as she leaned against a tree and watched Shippo and Rin in the field. The teens were playing a small game of tag, considering there were only two of them. She watched as Rin chased Shippo but tagged Jaken instead. The toad waved his staff in the air as Rin ran from him laughing. Karappo merely looked the toad in the eye and he immediately began to run after the two. One of her fangs popped out when she smirked as she watched the toad helplessly try to catch them.
Karappo one hand on the back of her neck and began to rub it. She needed a neck rub, badly. She never knew that watching two teens and a toad could be so painful. She sighed heavily as she remembered the night before. Just getting Shippo and Rin to settle down was a task no one could do without killing something. That was what she did earlier that morning. She went and hunted for breakfast. After they ate, Shippo and Rin began running around like crazy. But, she was too tired and too many of her muscles were knotted to chase them, so she left it to Jaken. She sighed once again when she remembered that SesshoMaru wouldn't be back until the next day. He had left yesterday around noon with only the explanation that he needed to check something. She silently growled at him. Boy, was he in for a talk when he returned.
As Karappo rubbed her neck, she felt another hand rub her shoulder. She relaxed instantly as who ever was behind her massassed her knotted muscles. She fought the urge to purr as they rid her of all her stresses. She nearly fell asleep while they massassed her. Then, they stopped.
"You're welcome."
Karappo shot straight in the air, latching herself to a tree branch. As she jumped, she let out a scream that sounded like some one was strangling a house cat. Her whole body shook, her eyes wide, her claws firmly planted in the wood. After a moment, she looked down to see who had scared one of her nine lives out of her. She hissed when she saw none other than SesshoMaru standing below her. He looked up at her with what seemed to be amusement. That made her angrier. She unwound her tail from the branch and removed her claws as she prepared to jump down and give him a piece of her mind.
SesshoMaru watched in pure amusement as Karappo dropped from the tree and looked at him. He would have laughed if he wanted too when he saw her face. A look of pure, unrestrained anger was upon it. She opened her mouth to speak but he stopped her. He grabbed the top of her head and turned it so she was looking at the field. All hr anger was forgotten when she saw Rin and Shippo beating the crap out of Jaken while Shippo showed off his fox tricks.
"We are leaving."
Karappo turned back to SesshoMaru.
"Where are we going and why?"
"We are going back to my palace."
"Why?"
"That is none of your concern. All you need to worry about is getting the children to stop playing to we can leave."
"Fine."
Karappo pouted as she turned back to the field.
"Rin, Shippo! Stop beating up Jaken! We're leaving!"
"Ok!"
"Ok!"
"Thank Kami."
With that, the small group began their not so long walk to the Western Palace.