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Last Time:
This time, I know I smell her! Inuyasha thought. He'd finally caught Bumi's scent. And her distinctive scent was mingling with Sesshoumaru's.
Inuyasha couldn't imagine Bumi traveling with Sesshoumaru, and he wouldn't. But as he began to follow his nose, he could smell a faint hint of blood. Bumi's blood.
This time, in No Way Out:
Chapter 17 - Old Love, New Gain
"Ow!" I stuck the tip of my finger in my mouth, and Sesshoumaru and Rin looked at me curiously. I blushed. How the hell did I cut myself? And why won't it stop bleeding?
Sesshoumaru took my finger out of my mouth, and I stared as blood began to well up again. I quickly pulled my hand away, and hid it behind my back. "I-it's nothing. We can keep going."
Both Sesshoumaru and Rin nodded, and started walking again. I sighed, and stuck my finger in my mouth again, hoping the bleeding would eventually stop. Normally, I would have just ripped off a piece of my kimono to wrap around it, but I couldn't ruin this nice kimono, and I didn't have any extra cloth.
I ran forward to catch up with them, and fell into step next to Sesshoumaru again. It felt nice, walking next to Sesshoumaru. But it was too quiet. Sesshoumaru almost never spoke, and Rin was quietly following behind us.
I had gotten so used to the chaos that seemed to follow Inuyasha that I almost died from all this silence.
(Time Change)
I gazed into the soft light of the fire that I had made earlier that night. I curled my knees to my chest, and set my chin on them. That night seemed colder then usual. I glanced back at Rin, who was sound asleep against a tree. Sesshoumaru was leaning against another tree, his tail curled at his side. He glanced over at me, then turned his attention back to the fire.
I too turned my gaze to the fire. It was a little bigger then before, but not much warmer.
I shivered slightly. As I stared into the fire, I thought of Inuyasha. I quickly cursed myself for thinking about him again. He had Kagome, that lucky miko.
They were probably cuddling in front of a nice, big, warm fire, laughing at my stupidity, while I was here; cold, and alone.
(Scene Change - Inuyasha)
Inuyasha sighed softly. "I still can't find her."
Sango and Miroku looked over at him. "And you don't care that Kagome said she's never coming back?"
Inuyasha looked away. "She'll be back."
"And don't think that she'll be upset, Inuyasha? You're such a jerk!" Sango yelled.
He looked over at Sango, rather peeved. "Would you rather me be a pervert?" He nodded his head at Miroku, who grinned.
"I will not answer that question," she replied.
"And I'll ignore that comment," Inuyasha retorted. He looked back out the window, at the still crescent moon. Where is she?
(Scene Change - Back to Bumi)
I don't know when it happened, but I soon found myself curling up against Sesshoumaru's side, with my face gently snuggled into his tail. I took comfort in the warmth, and I was soon thinking about Inuyasha again. And how I so badly wanted to be cuddled against him and not Sesshoumaru.
I shook away the thoughts of Inuyasha's smile, and found that Sesshoumaru was looking at me intently. His golden eyes shone in the fire's light, and I felt secure being in his gaze, which reminded me of Inuyasha's. I settled in beside him once again, closed my eyes, and began to drift into another dimension; a dreamworld. One where I could be happy with either the hanyou or youkai of my choice.
Grr. This chapter seemed alot longer when it was in my notebook. Sorry for the short chapters, people! Feel free to smack me if they get any shorter.
Review Shout-outs!
Ear-Tweak-sama: xD Sesshoumaru-sama knows something about Bumi... But I'm not telling, 'cause I'm such a mean authoress.
Reina no Taisho: Eh, I was thinking on pairing Bumi with Kouga, but it think it's cuter for her to be with Inu, y'know? Besides, when you think about it, Kagome still has Hojo-kun! And, I've known that Fluffy is the fangirl name for Sesshoumaru-sama. Almost everybody knows that! And people who don't should die.