Usagi walked through the forest trying to peer through the darkness before them as they followed the silver hair of Inuyasha before them. She felt something snag her foot and fell to the ground with a hard thud, she felt like crying out loud but held them for her fear of other demons did not permit it.
"So, nice night tonight, huh?" Rei said trying to make conversation with Inuyasha.
"You better keep your mouth shut, we already have some demons on our tails," Inuyasha said turning to see the two safe before continuing forward. "We'll stop at that cave up ahead for the night so you can rest for the night but at sunrise have your ass up or we'll leave ya!"
Usagi felt something furry rub against her leg and looked down to see what looked like a baby, a furry fox baby, she bent down and patted it head while smiling brightly as Inuyasha and Rei continued forward.
"Usagi wouldn't go anywhere without me," Rei said glaring at him knowing he could see it even in the darkness.
"Usagi doesn't have a choice, at sunrise she's going with me whether she's woke or not," Inuyasha said looking back to notice Usagi staring up at the moon in awe.
"Usagi," Rei called with a hint of annoyance seeing her friend's face shine in the moonlight.
"Rei, the moon, it's so much brighter here, can't you just feel the energy it gives off," Usagi said as Rei picked up a large stick and lit an end on fire making a torch.
"You can bask in the moon another time, now we need to get some rest for tomorrow," Rei said dragging Usagi back toward Inuyasha.
"But Rei, the moon," Usagi complained as she was dragged away from the silver sphere in the sky.
"No buts, you need your rest or we won't be able to track down the jewel shards," Rei said reaching Inuyasha.
"C'mon Usagi, you do need your rest, you can't stay in the moonlight too long, it attracts demons," Inuyasha said with concern lifting her over his shoulder and carrying her off.
"No, the moon," Usagi protested as she was carried to the cave up ahead but knew better then to struggle with Rei walking behind them with a scroll ready to launch.
"Relax Usagi, we can eat when we reach the cave and then go to sleep for the night," Rei said smiling a bit making Usagi's face light up at the word eat.
They reached the cave quickly and set up their campsite for the night, Inuyasha was sent out to get firewood as the two sat waiting under his orders.
"Usagi, have you noticed how Inuyasha acts around you?" Rei asked as Usagi let loose her hair.
"Yeah, he's treating me like I'm a little kid or something, just like Sesshoumaru did, you know Sesshoumaru stuck me in the bones because I wouldn't stay put and he's threatening me to stay put or he'll tie me up," Usagi said angrily standing.
"No, not that, he listens to you, he doesn't listen to me," Rei said sadly sitting Indian style looking downward.
"That's because I have the jewel shard Rei," Usagi said smiling holding up the shard they had got from Yura.
Inuyasha appeared at the entrance with the wood and dropped it in the center before sitting down next Rei putting his arms in his sleeves. "We go to the thunder plains tomorrow, they're rumored to have some shards in their possession," he said lowering his head and closing his eyes.
"C'mon, you get out the food and I'll start the fire," Rei said arranging the sticks to build a fire as Usagi pulled out some Ramen noodles.
"Should we make some for Inuyasha?" Usagi asked pulling out a third pack of noodles.
"He's asleep," Rei said and watched as Usagi looked at him wearily and kept the third pack out against what she said.
The two made their noodles using the water from their bottles making the third and setting it aside as they watched Inuyasha before eating theirs. His nose and ears twitched before he opened his eyes and sniffed the air that was noodles scented, his nose twitched once more as he grabbed the one set aside and tasted it before eat away at a speed that could rival Usagi's.
Once they all were done, Usagi and Rei laid back on their backpacks going into a deep sleep as Inuyasha sat up with his eyes close half asleep.
He opened one and looked at Usagi before staring out at the moon, it was full that night so he was safe for now, he just had insecurities like when he turned human they would take advantage of it and leave him there to die. He didn't let Usagi stay in the moonlight because she was the one he needed to track the shards and held the silver crystal, Rei was of no use to him, but she was of use to Usagi in some odd way.
He had felt her power growing when she was in the moonlight, the crystal purifies itself by the light of the moon and kept her demon side in but when the new moon comes...
'Why didn't Sesshoumaru do her in when he had the chance? He doesn't care about the shards or the crystal,' Inuyasha thought his ears twitching slightly. 'Did he sense Usagi was a half demon and if so why didn't he hate her as he hates me?'
He looked up to see Rei stretching out and yawning before looking outside to see the sun rising on the horizon forcing the moon away.
"Hey wench, get up, we're leaving," Inuyasha said nudging Usagi with his foot only to receive a hard slap from Rei.
"Don't talk to her like that," Rei said glaring at him with her fist balled up at her sides.
"I can talk to her any way I want, you ain't gonna do anything about it," Inuyasha said pointing a claw in her face angrily making her growl.
"Move that claw out of my face or watch it be de-claw," Rei said angrily filling a warmth rush to her hands as Usagi sat up sleepily.
"C'mon," Inuyasha said grabbing her roughly and pulling her toward the entrance of the cave as Rei yanked her back.
"She has to eat something first," she said glaring at Inuyasha and Usagi landed on the ground where she once laid.
"She can eat later, we have to get going if we're going to reach the plains by noon," Inuyasha said glaring back at Rei as she turned around.
"How about we have a quick breakfast...maybe an apple and we can eat it while we're heading to the plains, everyone wins that way," Usagi said appearing between the two with three apples.
She gave one to Rei and one to Inuyasha before picking up her bag and heading out biting into the one she had gotten for herself with Inuyasha following. He tossed the apple to the side before turning Usagi in the direction of the plains and walking behind her as if he was her guard making Rei glare even more. She hurried up beside him and with a quick side step went directly behind Usagi making the half demon growl slightly before moving ahead both of them.
They walked for a few hours before stopping for a rest just upon the outskirts of the plains where a small meadow lied with a deep pond in the middle.
"I'm going to go fill the water bottles with fresh water," Usagi said going over to the pond as Rei sat on a rock handing her the bottle she had just emptied and Inuyasha scoured the area.
She reached the pond and quenched her own thirst before refilling all the water bottles, she sighed deeply before looking upward into the calm blue sky.
'Why do they fight so much?' she thought looking downward to see the water bottle was full and capped it only to grab another. 'They need to learn how to work together, and why were they fighting over walking behind me and that demon that popped out from the ground...it was like they were trying to outdo each other.'
A small fox came from the thick knee length grass and jumped into her lap as if trying to bury himself within her before looking up at her friendly smile.
"Hello there little demon, I'm Usagi, what's your problem?" Usagi asked smiling friendly at the small fox demon.
"You gotta help me, they're after me," he said pointing upward at a large cloud in the sky that sped toward them.
Usagi looked upward at the cloud and instantly felt a large pulse from it, she stood, and the wind blew around her as the cloud approached them. "Hide," Usagi muttered and the little demon hid in her backpack watching from the flap what would happen.
The cloud landed before her and a man stepped off as another stayed on both looking around for the small demon that was currently within Usagi's backpack.
"Well hello there," a man with a long braid, two wheels that were on fire attached to his feet and a weapon that reminded her of Hotaru's scythe, said to her seductively before scooping her up and dropping her upon the cloud with her backpack.
"So, nice night tonight, huh?" Rei said trying to make conversation with Inuyasha.
"You better keep your mouth shut, we already have some demons on our tails," Inuyasha said turning to see the two safe before continuing forward. "We'll stop at that cave up ahead for the night so you can rest for the night but at sunrise have your ass up or we'll leave ya!"
Usagi felt something furry rub against her leg and looked down to see what looked like a baby, a furry fox baby, she bent down and patted it head while smiling brightly as Inuyasha and Rei continued forward.
"Usagi wouldn't go anywhere without me," Rei said glaring at him knowing he could see it even in the darkness.
"Usagi doesn't have a choice, at sunrise she's going with me whether she's woke or not," Inuyasha said looking back to notice Usagi staring up at the moon in awe.
"Usagi," Rei called with a hint of annoyance seeing her friend's face shine in the moonlight.
"Rei, the moon, it's so much brighter here, can't you just feel the energy it gives off," Usagi said as Rei picked up a large stick and lit an end on fire making a torch.
"You can bask in the moon another time, now we need to get some rest for tomorrow," Rei said dragging Usagi back toward Inuyasha.
"But Rei, the moon," Usagi complained as she was dragged away from the silver sphere in the sky.
"No buts, you need your rest or we won't be able to track down the jewel shards," Rei said reaching Inuyasha.
"C'mon Usagi, you do need your rest, you can't stay in the moonlight too long, it attracts demons," Inuyasha said with concern lifting her over his shoulder and carrying her off.
"No, the moon," Usagi protested as she was carried to the cave up ahead but knew better then to struggle with Rei walking behind them with a scroll ready to launch.
"Relax Usagi, we can eat when we reach the cave and then go to sleep for the night," Rei said smiling a bit making Usagi's face light up at the word eat.
They reached the cave quickly and set up their campsite for the night, Inuyasha was sent out to get firewood as the two sat waiting under his orders.
"Usagi, have you noticed how Inuyasha acts around you?" Rei asked as Usagi let loose her hair.
"Yeah, he's treating me like I'm a little kid or something, just like Sesshoumaru did, you know Sesshoumaru stuck me in the bones because I wouldn't stay put and he's threatening me to stay put or he'll tie me up," Usagi said angrily standing.
"No, not that, he listens to you, he doesn't listen to me," Rei said sadly sitting Indian style looking downward.
"That's because I have the jewel shard Rei," Usagi said smiling holding up the shard they had got from Yura.
Inuyasha appeared at the entrance with the wood and dropped it in the center before sitting down next Rei putting his arms in his sleeves. "We go to the thunder plains tomorrow, they're rumored to have some shards in their possession," he said lowering his head and closing his eyes.
"C'mon, you get out the food and I'll start the fire," Rei said arranging the sticks to build a fire as Usagi pulled out some Ramen noodles.
"Should we make some for Inuyasha?" Usagi asked pulling out a third pack of noodles.
"He's asleep," Rei said and watched as Usagi looked at him wearily and kept the third pack out against what she said.
The two made their noodles using the water from their bottles making the third and setting it aside as they watched Inuyasha before eating theirs. His nose and ears twitched before he opened his eyes and sniffed the air that was noodles scented, his nose twitched once more as he grabbed the one set aside and tasted it before eat away at a speed that could rival Usagi's.
Once they all were done, Usagi and Rei laid back on their backpacks going into a deep sleep as Inuyasha sat up with his eyes close half asleep.
He opened one and looked at Usagi before staring out at the moon, it was full that night so he was safe for now, he just had insecurities like when he turned human they would take advantage of it and leave him there to die. He didn't let Usagi stay in the moonlight because she was the one he needed to track the shards and held the silver crystal, Rei was of no use to him, but she was of use to Usagi in some odd way.
He had felt her power growing when she was in the moonlight, the crystal purifies itself by the light of the moon and kept her demon side in but when the new moon comes...
'Why didn't Sesshoumaru do her in when he had the chance? He doesn't care about the shards or the crystal,' Inuyasha thought his ears twitching slightly. 'Did he sense Usagi was a half demon and if so why didn't he hate her as he hates me?'
He looked up to see Rei stretching out and yawning before looking outside to see the sun rising on the horizon forcing the moon away.
"Hey wench, get up, we're leaving," Inuyasha said nudging Usagi with his foot only to receive a hard slap from Rei.
"Don't talk to her like that," Rei said glaring at him with her fist balled up at her sides.
"I can talk to her any way I want, you ain't gonna do anything about it," Inuyasha said pointing a claw in her face angrily making her growl.
"Move that claw out of my face or watch it be de-claw," Rei said angrily filling a warmth rush to her hands as Usagi sat up sleepily.
"C'mon," Inuyasha said grabbing her roughly and pulling her toward the entrance of the cave as Rei yanked her back.
"She has to eat something first," she said glaring at Inuyasha and Usagi landed on the ground where she once laid.
"She can eat later, we have to get going if we're going to reach the plains by noon," Inuyasha said glaring back at Rei as she turned around.
"How about we have a quick breakfast...maybe an apple and we can eat it while we're heading to the plains, everyone wins that way," Usagi said appearing between the two with three apples.
She gave one to Rei and one to Inuyasha before picking up her bag and heading out biting into the one she had gotten for herself with Inuyasha following. He tossed the apple to the side before turning Usagi in the direction of the plains and walking behind her as if he was her guard making Rei glare even more. She hurried up beside him and with a quick side step went directly behind Usagi making the half demon growl slightly before moving ahead both of them.
They walked for a few hours before stopping for a rest just upon the outskirts of the plains where a small meadow lied with a deep pond in the middle.
"I'm going to go fill the water bottles with fresh water," Usagi said going over to the pond as Rei sat on a rock handing her the bottle she had just emptied and Inuyasha scoured the area.
She reached the pond and quenched her own thirst before refilling all the water bottles, she sighed deeply before looking upward into the calm blue sky.
'Why do they fight so much?' she thought looking downward to see the water bottle was full and capped it only to grab another. 'They need to learn how to work together, and why were they fighting over walking behind me and that demon that popped out from the ground...it was like they were trying to outdo each other.'
A small fox came from the thick knee length grass and jumped into her lap as if trying to bury himself within her before looking up at her friendly smile.
"Hello there little demon, I'm Usagi, what's your problem?" Usagi asked smiling friendly at the small fox demon.
"You gotta help me, they're after me," he said pointing upward at a large cloud in the sky that sped toward them.
Usagi looked upward at the cloud and instantly felt a large pulse from it, she stood, and the wind blew around her as the cloud approached them. "Hide," Usagi muttered and the little demon hid in her backpack watching from the flap what would happen.
The cloud landed before her and a man stepped off as another stayed on both looking around for the small demon that was currently within Usagi's backpack.
"Well hello there," a man with a long braid, two wheels that were on fire attached to his feet and a weapon that reminded her of Hotaru's scythe, said to her seductively before scooping her up and dropping her upon the cloud with her backpack.