Disclaimer: I wish, I wish… no, maybe not. I own a miniature poodle named Arwen, not a Inu-hanyou, monk, taijya or any of Takahashi's characters…
Ok this is a little lesson for all of those who seem to know very little if anything about Bows…
I am sorry there are no pictures or links, I tried to upload them, but the stupid thing won't let me... Google images are very helpful...
Acompound bow has multiple pullies and strings to adjust the draw… This bow is what most people use these days to hunt or participate in tournaments. It is not made for battle and it takes a while to knock (or load) an arrow.
The "bowsight: is the pins I am referring to in the story. Usually about where the "bowstring" label there is a small eye piece that you look through. As you can see there are some definite differences between this and a classic bow….
We usea glove like item we put on our fingers to protect them from getting our fingers hurt with the string…
Sometimes we wear a forearm guard on the other arm to protect the skin from getting snapped…
One last thing… a quiver is what you hold the arrows in…http/ (falls out of chair)
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Archery
Chapter 2
Oops
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Kagome couldn't tell who was more frustrated, her or this Kenzo guy. He stomped off forcing her to run to catch up, "Hey what is with you!"
"Excuse me? You are the newbie who needs to hold everyone's hand."
"Well you are the most hot headed, big mouthed, cocky JERK I have ever met!"
Kagome suddenly smiled inwardly, 'Wow, I bet he and Inuyasha would get along great! If only I could get him a matching rosary…'
They walked up to a rack lined with quivers of arrows.
"Ok Twiggy, just get the quiver with the right lengthed arrows and we will be off."
"Right, uh?"
"He told you what length now come on!"
"Oh, you mean the 38 inch thing?"
"No duh."
Kagome groaned and grabbed a quiver, following the boy to the line and placing the arrows in the standing quiver. The boy did the same with his and looked at her expectantly. When she just stood watching him he sighed and pulled out an arrow, quickly knocking it and smoothly drawing back.
He quickly aimed and let loose the arrow, it flew and landed at the top of the bulls eye of a nearby target. Then he knelt down and adjusted one of his pins, moving it slightly. He picked up another arrow, knocked it and let it fly, this time hitting the bull's eye dead center.
"Wow."
"That is just the three meter target. You saw how I adjusted the pin, so now you go. Even you should be able to hit that!"
Kagome snuffed at the comment and picked up one of her own arrows, carefully knocking her arrow and getting ready to draw, until…
"No, no, no! You got it all wrong! The feather is supposed to go up, not down you moron!"
She looked down at the arrow and adjusted it, again drawing back, "Now what?"
Kenzo rolled his eyes, "Look through the peep hole you dim wit."
"Which pin do I line up."
"The top one you stupid."
Kagome was getting really frustrated with all his insults. Even Inuyasha didn't call her THAT many names. She was half-tempted to turn and shoot the boy, but that wouldn't help her reputation or her PE credit. Instead she tried to line up the pin with the bulls eye and fired, only to have the arrow stick into the ground at the target's base.
"HA HA! You can't even hit a THREE METER!" Kenzo was clutching his sides in laughter.
She grumbled and tried again, only to see the arrow fly over the target and stick into a tree.
Trying once again she nearly pinned a passerbyer in the backside, sending them running. Matsu walked up behind her and plucked the bow from her hands.
"Hey Kagome, maybe archery isn't your thing."
"No, I-"
"Nearly killed the poor old man."
"But, I-"
"Are not going to be on this team if you pose a threat to all those watching."
"No, but-"
"If you really want to, you can bring your own bow to the field at dawn tomorrow and meet me here to try again. No one else will be here, so you won't harm anything."
Kagome sighed and her shoulders drooped in defeat. She slowly walked off, feeling crushed and ground into the ground by a rockslide. The miko slowly drudged off towards home and held back the tears as she heard Kenzo's insults.
"Dang she is the worst archer I have ever seen, even a child could shoot better."
That pushed her over the edge, the tears broke out and she broke into a run. She ran all the way home, up the stairs and slamming her door shut she threw herself on the bed and sobbed into her pillow, soaking it with her tears.
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Inuyasha came through the well, grumbling as usual about how late the miko was. As he opened the door he was hit with the strong scent of the miko's tears. The smell wasn't mixed with fear, but anger was coming out in waves.
The scent grew stronger as he approached the house, jumping to her window he opened it, hearing her sobbing. He stepped in and she didn't even turn her head as she muttered miserably, "Go AWAY!"
"No."
"Go Away!"
"Hell no."
"Osuwari."
"OUCH Bitch!"
"Go Away!"
"What in seven hells is eating you?"
He was released from the subduing spell and he pulled himself off her floor and walked over to her bed. He took a seat next to her as he debated what to do, he awkwardly began rubbing her back, hoping it would make those awful tears stop.
She did stop, but she still had the occasional 'hiccup' or sniffle. When he believed she had finally calmed down he leaned down and gently pulled the hair away from her face. The miko turned and peered at him through one red, swollen, and tear stained eye.
"Geeze Kagome, you look as though you were battling demons while guzzling down a jar of sake."
She made a lame attempt to smile and reached for a box of tissues, glancing at the mirror across the room, "Kami, I do look awful."
She blew her nose and dried her face, disposing of the tissues. The miko then turned her attention to the concerned hanyou as he asked, "So what happened?"
She retold the events of the day, struggling not to tear up again. She found this really hard when she started describing Kenzo, and she struggled not to use Inuyasha's flamboyant language. She also avoided telling him about the thought of shooting the boy. Finishing up she said, "Basically they told my I suck at archery and I can try again tomorrow."
"Keh. You are an great archer, saved my butt several times…"
Kagome smiled at his rare compliment as he continued.
"I wonder if the 'compound' bow affected how you shoot?"
She thought about it for a moment and nodded her head, "You might be right, arigato!"
The miko embraced him tightly, and as usual a wave of awkwardness overcame the hanyou. But after a moment the feeling passed and e gently returned the hug, "Don't you ever let anyone talk to you like that."
She looked up at him with a pointed look, "You do it all the time."
"Eh?"
"You know you do."
The hanyou suddenly felt awful, realizing that he did insult the girl. He mainly did it when he was mad or frustrated, but he never meant any harm. He would give his life up for her in a heartbeat. Inuyasha suddenly pulled her back into his embrace and told her softly, "Yeah, but I don't mean it."
Kagome tensed in shock, muffling into his haori, "You mean it?"
"Yes, of course baka." He winced realizing he had called her a name…
Kagome didn't notice and was suddenly overtaken with a wave of exhaustion, the days events had finally caught up with her. So she nestled further into the hanyou's embrace, and fell asleep within moments.
Inuyasha as usual froze in surprise, but as he heard her breathing slow he relaxed. He carefully leaned back until he was laying on her bed, her chest on his and her head nestled in the curve of his neck. He went deep into thought about how he could change his habits, and how he could help the love of his life.
The two lay there for about an hour as the miko's body recovered. She eventually began to come out of her dreams and she instinctively snuggled into the warmth. The hanyou felt her stirring and sat up, gently pulling her into his lap. His brain screamed, 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING!' But the girl just snuggled closer. After a few minutes her eyes fluttered open and she looked at into the beautiful golden orbs of the hanyou as she gave a soft, "Hey there."
"Hey yourself."
Kagome freed one of her hands and twisted his forelock in her finger, "Thanks for helping me feel better."
Inuyasha gathered her up into his arms and began walking towards the window, "Where are we going Inuyasha?"
"I figured Kaede could get you a bow you are used to."
Kagome smiled and cuddled up in his arms, not really caring where he was taking her, but rather the fact that he was actually holding her. He jumped from the window and made his way over to the well house.
A couple of moments and a five hundred year jump through the well brought the couple to Inuyasha's time. With one leap they were out of the well and Inuyasha set the miko down reluctantly. As usual Shippo came sprinting from the path from the village and threw himself at the miko.
She caught him and gave the kit a hug, he smelled her dry tears and a look of worry crossed his face, "Did Inuyasha make you cry again?"
"NO you little-"
"No Shippo, he actually did just the opposite."
Shippo's eyes went wide, "Really?"
"Yep, I had a really bad day at school and he made me feel better."
The kit went quiet and Kagome winked at the hanyou as they made their way towards the village…
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Ok guys I know it is short, but I REALLY have to do homework now ok? I need to pass my classes…