- Missunderstood -
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Kagome1015 : Wow lucky. I wish I could go to California!
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Punkgirl2582
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Chapter 22
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The group of shard hunters ventured on, killing random demons that pop up. That was a normal day for them. At the end of each 'normal' day, Miroku would do a routine exorcism. It was no fun to sleep outside every single night. But sleeping outside was a nice break…it kept Miroku from doing lecherous deeds to people other than the girls in the group.
And obviously, today, was a 'normal' day.
"Oh thank you, good monk."
"No need to thank me, I'm just doing my job."
Miroku flashed a smiled, at first it looked like he was smiling at the headsman of the village but it soon turned out he was actually grinning at the servant girl behind him. Sango chewed him out when they got a room.
"You lecher! Smiling at other girls while the headsman, the one who offered us shelter-"
"Sango…Sango. Calm down. I have my reasons for all my actions."
"Oh..really?"
"My dearest Sango…" She just had to twitch at tghat remark, "Allow me to explain."
"Please do."
"The headsman, I shook his hand polietly, did I not?"
"No actually, you didn't."
"…well then…that's quite different."
"She got you good there Miroku." Inuyasha commented. In this particualr argument he was siding with Sango.
"Alright, well then the smile, … she was looking at me funny!" Sango rolled her eyes, what an excuse!
"Ok…not really the explaination I was looking for …"
Miroku sighed. "Well…this can make up for it."
Sango was kneeling, she was feeding kilala some of the leftover fish from their first emal in that certain house. She didn't think much of what Miroku had said, she just wasn't paying attention. And then…he groped her.
"HENTAI!"
SLAPMiroku went flying and crashed into the wall beside Inuyasha. He sat up right away when there were footsteps heard. They were coming closer. Checking to see what all the commotion was about obviously.
"We heard a loud crash. Did something happen that we should know about?" the two guards eyed the people in the room suspiciously, mostly Inuyasha though seeing as he looked like the only one who could do that kind of damage.
"Keh. This guy here," he pointed at Miroku, who immediately put on a serious face. "Triped over his own clumsy two feet and went flying. Into this wall." Inuaysha indicated towards the human head shpaed dent now imprinted on the paper shoji he was leaning on.
The guards said nothing and left with a curt nod. They didn't look like they really bought the story but it also didn't look like they wanted to take any chances with Inuyasha. As soon as the two left, all eyes looked over at Miroku who squirmed uncomfortably in their glares.
"W-what?"
"Oh nothing." Sango answered coldly.
"You corrupt monk" Inuyasha continued looking at him. " You should go back and train again."
Miroku sighed under all the rpessure and just decided to ignore them. And then someone stood up for him.
"Don't be so hard on him guys…Miroku's not that bad…"
"Oh yeah? Prove it." Figures Inuaysha would be the first to argue back.
"Well…he always finds us great places to stay and…keeps our food supply up."
"Yeah, using trickery."
"Well…well.. uhh…"
"Exactly."
Kagome sighed too, she tried. There was no argueingagainst that. Inuyasha had all the odds with him. Miroku did resolve to trickery using his title as a monk to gain all this stuff they shouldn't have in the first place. It was awkwardly silent for the rest of the night and no one really said anything when they went to sleep aside from the 'good nights'.
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Kagura was in the air again. She was seriously thinking of teaching Kohaku how to fly one of the feathers if this kept up any longer. He was currently looking over the edge of the feather, admiring all the pretty lights the lanturns made against the darkness of the sky.
"Careful, kid. Or else your going to fall off."
He looked up and nodded, retreating a little further back into the safety of the feather. Kagura looked around. He wasn't in this village either.
"Maybe I should just-"
She paused mid sentence. Inuyasha's scent filling the air around her. Her eyes widened, did she finally find him? Where? If not in that village. Kagura looked down following the scent trail left in the air. She was just looking down at a patch of darkness.
"Is he sleeping in a rice field or something?"
Circling down on the giant feather, Kagura nudged Kohaku telling him she was about to land. When the feather turned back into its original, normal size, Kagura landed gracefully on the ground, Kohaku right behind her.
((Inside the house))
Inuyasha tensed up. He could smell him. He looked around to see that no one else had woken up. Even Miroku didn't sense him.
"Naraku…"
He got up silently and walked out of the house, being extremely careful as to not wake up any of his friends. They would just cause a big commotion, sending the guards out too.
"I can do this on my own."
He stalked out to the front of the house, to where the scent was strongest. Forget about the others getting revenge. If they became involved in this fight then they would get injured. He ran at a faster pace now. If Naraku came any closer…he could do some serious damage. And a night attack. What's with all the stealth all the sudden?
"Naraku…Show Yourself!" Inuyasha hissed. He was looking directly at Kagura, who was in the bushes and some trees.
"Naraku hmm?" Kagura stepped out from the shadows earning her a gasp from Inuyasha. He was so sure that it was going to be Naraku! But Kagura was an incarnation of his wasn't she? Any part of Naraku would be fun to kill.
"Kagura then." Inuyasha quickly regained his composture and readied his hand on the hilt of Tetsuiaga. Kagura smiled and shook her head.
"I didn't come here to fight, but meerly to ask for…you could call it a partnership…"
"Keh. I don't want no partnership with anyone who has relations to Naraku." Inuyasha spat out the last word as if it was some really spicy curry that Kagome sometimes made for him.
"Oh? But you haven't even heard the terms yet."
Inuyasha looked at her, she didn't seem like she was lying or anything else other than desperately needing help. That's when he saw movement behind her.
"I knew it, she's planning a trap or something for Naraku. Well I just saw through it."
The figure came closer and closer behind her until it disapeared behind her altogether. Inuyasha moved so that he could see more clearly to who or what was behind her. Kagura smirked, she noticed his sidewards movements.
"Curious?"
"Who's behind you Kagura? It's just like you to have some sort of back up."
The wind-sorceress stepped aside so that Inuyasha could see who she was hiding from his view. It was just a boy…
"Hey…wait..Isn't that…?"
"Yes this is Kohaku. And in person too."
"You…what did you do to him!"
"Nothing." Kagura answered simply. "He is my companion in seeking out others who wish to destroy Naraku."
"D-Destroy Naraku?"
"Don't sound so surprised half-breed. I too hate him as much as you do. Afterall he does hold my life in his hands."
Inuyasha smirked, forgeting all about staying quiet and everything else he said before. This could get interesting…
"So…what's in this partnership of yours…?"
Kagura put up a smile too. She motioned for Inuyasha to follow, and then the two of them then disapeared into the bushes…
(( Morning ))
Kagome was the first to wake up today. Wait a second first?
"Mmm? Inuyasha?"
She looked around only to find the sleeping forms of Sango and Miroku. Inuyasha was no where in the room.
"Maybe he just went for a walk or something." Kagome didn't worry too much. Inuyasha was a strong guy, he could handle himself.
Kagome slid open the paper shoji door and stepped out, the cool morning air greeting her, erasing whatever sleep was left in her system. Kagome looked around for the bathing area. Maybe there was an outdoor hotspring out? Taking another step out, Kagome took in the view. Mountains in the distance and forest leading up to it. It was beautiful.
Everything was still for a minutes until Kagome felt a familiar tingle run down her spine. There was a jewel shard nearby and Inuyasha wasn't around! The school girl ran back into the room where she had slept in, silently making her way across the floor to where her arrows lay. She picked them up and dashed out again, trying to find out where the shard was. The sensation was getting stronger, meaning she was getting nearer!
"I didn't train go through all that training for nothing." She whispered to herself. She was sure if she could bring back a jewel shard (on her own) she could prove to Inuyasha that she wasn't the weak little helpless girl he thought her to be. Kagome turned around the corner and went a little faster…the shard was just around the last corner. She stopped herself before she could get any further.
"This is it…"
Kagome stuck her head around, expecting to see some horrible demon lashing out at the meer sight of her. But instead…
"I-Inuyasha! And…Kagura! What's she doing here!"
Kagome remembered Kagura very well…one of their targets who actually wanted to go where they would be taken hostage to. She remembered clearly, trapping Kagura with the nets and all that. But that still didn't explain what she was doing here. And with Inuyasha! Kagome stayed where she was, listening in on their conversation.
"But you have to fight too!" the masculine voice argued back. Yup. That was Inuyasha alright.
"I know that much already you fool. What else am I supposed to do? Just sit there!"
"Keh. Like I'd know."
"So. Do we have a deal?"
"What else is in it for me?"
"You know you are so greedy. That's going to get you no where."
"I can tell you seem to have some shards with you."
"…" Kagura glared, she didn't look like she was going to give them up.
"You've got yourself a deal…when you throw in the shards too."
Kagura's frown deepened. She snapped her fan shut, creating a small gust of wind. The shards were her trump card. She wanted to use them for herself when things started looking hopeless during the battle with Naraku. Kagura glared into Inuyasha's eyes. He looked serious.
"I'll throw them in…I'll throw them in when you tell your wench there to stop eavesdropping."
"Huh?"
Kagura had noticed Kagome's scent when she created the wind. Of course at the time, She only did it out of frustration. But now…
"Kagome…?" Inuyasha had been so absorbed into the conversation between Kagura and himself, he didn't even notice Kagome's scent. But now…he can't miss it. He turned to look at the corner, the one where Kagome was behind.
Kagome stayed silent, "Damn Kagura. Why did she have to point her out?" But today just wasn't her luckiest day. Despite staying as quiet as she could…
"Oh morning miss. Are you lost?" One of the mansion's servants had been cleaning up a room and just stepped out for some fresh air.
"Oh great." Kagome sighed, now Inuyasha knows for sure she was there.
"Kagome…come out."
She walked out reluctantly and didn't dare look up. The next thing she felt was Inuyasha's hand under her chin, he was lifting her face up so he could see her eyes.
"Now's not the time to get all mushy on me hanyou." Kagura sneered.
Inuyasha didn't answer but instead continued to look into Kagome's eyes. Kagome too was staring at Inuyasha.
"His eyes………" Kagome caught herself wandering off topic. She was here to learn about their conversation! She shook her head, causing Inuyasha to let go of her face, as much as she didn't want him to. Then, taking a step forward, she looked Kagura right in the face.
"You haven't changed much…"
Kagome smiled up at the wind-demon innocently, she was actually laughing evilly inside, watching the expressions on Kagura face change. They went from, arrogance to shock and then back to arrogance again all in less than a few seconds. That's better than what Inuyasha could do!
"Y-You…Didn't Naraku…he was supposed to kill you."
"Well. I'm just too good for that aren't I?"
Inuyasha looked back and forth between the two girls. How did they already know each other?
"Hey, could someone explain to me what's going on?" Inuyasha butt in. He was seriously confused.
"NO!" both of them screamed at once. Inuyasha paled and walk off somewhere else. He can always finish the conversation with Kagura…later.
"You know, this is your fault. Me becoming something that's nothing less of an incarnation of Naraku."
"and HOW is that MY Fault! You're the one who asked me n Sango to take you to Naraku!"
"I was bound to go there either way."
"You could've fought back and escaped like any normal demon."
"Are you saying that I'm not normal now!" Kagura opened her fan warningly, the girl is starting to get annoying.
"I'm not afraid of our stupid fan."
"Oh really?" Kagura whipped open her fan now, and held it ready to attack.
"You didn't even give me a chance to defeatb you last time."
"Like you could."
Kagome didn't like Kagura. She was just too cold and full of herself. Come to think of it…
"Kagura might even be able to rival Fluf- Sesshoumaru!"
Kagome reached back to retrieve an arrow but something, or rather someone's voice stoped her…
"HENTAI! WHO GROPES GIRLS WHILE THEY'RE SLEEPING! HOW CAN YOU STOOP SO LOW!"
SLAPCRASH
"I said I'm sorry Sango! Please stop!"
"Sorry's not enough monk!"
The crashes continued to echo throughout the mansion, but no guards seemed to be rushing out. Kagura took another look at Kagome again and began talking to get her attention.
"You got lucky this time. I'll let you live a while longer."
"Lucky! Hey COME BACK HERE!"
Kagura had whipped out a feather and climbed on it in the time Kagome told her to get back. But the giant feather didn't take off immediately. There was a pause before the big white thing flew up. Kagome squinted against the sunlight and at the feather.
Walking back to the room where Miroku would be unconscience, Kagome swore she saw the figure of a little boy about 12 peering over the edge of the feather and looked right at her.
-End.
I'm soo bored! You guys are so lucky getting to go to different places n all that :P I'm so jealous. R&R, thanks