Kita and Saramaru
The black horse walked towards Inuyasha, and started nibbling on one of his ears. Inuyasha tried not to move, but it was all too much for him. The hanyou jumped up and growled at the horse. Satan reared. Inuyasha barely came to his shoulder, and Inuyasha was standing in a shallower part. The horse head-butted Inuyasha, and screamed, right in his face. Inuyasha went flying past the still frozen Kagome and landed next to Saramaru and Kita's carriage. The horseneighed triumphantly, and walked slowly towards Saramaru. Saramaru became rigid. Satan went to Sango and Miroku first. He nudged Sango, and head butted Miroku, not hard though. He sniffed Kilala, and sneezed. Kilala growled. Satan nickered.
"That hurt, horse." Inuyasha grumbled, getting up.
Satan raised his head over Sango's, to glare at Inuyasha.
'What should I do?' Inuyasha asked Saramaru silently.
'Bow. You've done something wrong, and now you have to apologize.' Saramaru said.
'Bow?' Inuyasha repeated, 'I don't bow.'
'You do now! He's sidestepping away from Sango, so that he has a straight run towards you and you exposed stomach!' Saramaru was in a panic. Even Sesshoumaru had had problems with this horse, it had taken him and her to beat him, and even then, Satan did not respect either.
'Fine.' Inuyasha growled. He bowed slowly, keeping his eyes on the horse.
The horse trotted slowly over, and stopped in front of Inuyasha. Surprisingly, he just stood there.
'Now what?' Inuyasha asked.
'Don't stare.' Saramaru said, 'Make sure you blink, or he'll head but you again.' Inuyasha looked away and blinked a few times.
Satan bent his regal head down, so his eyes were level with Inuyasha's. 'Look into his eyes, then.' Saramaru said. Inuyasha did so. Satan looked at him for a moment, then nickered, and head butted Inuyasha. With that he pranced away, teasing.
Kita looked up, watching the horse. Satan turned around, and went to Kagome. He walked In front of her, forcing her to back up, he led her backwards, until she walked into Inuyasha. At this he whinnied, having a great deal of fun. Kita giggled. Kagome blushed. Inuyasha smirked.
Satan went to Kita. He nudged the top of her head, and lay down on his knees. Saramaru gasped. Satan shook his head. 'Kita, I believe he wishes you to get on.' Saramaru thought. A little shakily, Kita unlatched herself from Saramaru and got off the carriage. She scrambled onto the horse's back, and held onto his mane with all her strength. Satan had no bridle on.
Satan got up slowly. He trotted around, as if showing off the young girl on his back. Saramaru's mouth would've hit the ground, had it been possible. Kita grinned, getting a hold of the idea of bareback riding. Satan neighed, and went over to Kagome. He seemed to like the new girls. He got back down, and waited patiently for Kita to get off. Kita slid off and ran back over to Saramaru. Saramaru picked her up. Satan, stayed in that position. 'Kagome, he now seems to want you to get on.' Saramaru said. Even her thought voice was full of astonishment.
Kagome wasn't used to being talked to mind to mind, but she walked away from Inuyasha, who scowled a bit, and got on the horse. Satan stood, and cantered off. His canter was slow, as slow as a walk even, letting Kagome adjust. He then turned toward Inuyasha. His canter sped up, charging right for Inuyasha.
It looked as if the horse was going to hit Inuyasha, but the hanyou jumped right at the perfect time, landing on the horse's back. He sat down on its back, behind Kagome. Satan nickered. So far, so good. He then headed towards a fallen tree, about five feet high. He sped up, and jumped. He landed at a complete stop, causing his passengers to slide to his neck. He then started going again, this time at a trot, the people on his quests getting bounced about his shoulders.
"I've never ridden bare back before." Kagome commented, "Have you Inuyasha?"
"Never rode a horse in my life." he admitted.
Satan stopped abruptly. He then reared, straight into the air. Both passengers flew into the air. Inuyasha landed gracefully, catching Kagome in his arm's bridal style.
"Thanks." Kagome said.
Satan bucked and reared, then calmed down. He trotted over to Sango, and once again, he kneeled. Sango got onto the horse while Inuyasha walked back over to Saramaru, still holding Kagome.
"You can put me down now, you know!" she said.
"Oh." Inuyasha said, "Sorry." He put her down.
Satan arched his neck, and pranced around in a beautiful trot. he held his tail high in the air. The main question he asked himself, was would this human stay on? Or will she fall? All of the sudden he shot forward, towards the lake. Sango grabbed Satan around the neck and hung on, enjoying every moment. She lived for things like this.
Satan splashed into the water, enjoying his new rider. She hung on, and didn't bump on his back painfully when he trotted or cantered. His appearance was totally docile. Saramaru finally found her voice. "Sango, I think you need to come here more often." She smiled. Sango was doing what others could not. She was passing Satan's test.
"So do you think I could ride Satan with a saddle and bridle?" Sango asked
"Possibly." Saramaru answered.
"I thought riding Satan was nice." Kita commented.
"He must have gotten mellow." Saramaru commented. "And riding him is a dream in itself. Sometimes, you lay awake after riding him and wonder if you ever really did."
"Do you ride him?" the girl asked.
"Yes. But he would always fight me. This, this is what we knew he could do. We just couldn't get him to do it." Saramaru said. Satan was cantering around, jumping over fallen trees, and other things.
"He's really pretty." Kita said.
"He is. My mother was the last to ride him. That was when he was two. He was attached to her, and when she died, he went crazy." Saramaru sighed.
"That's sad." the girl commented.
"Very. This palace is laden with sad stories, but there are good stories also." Saramaru commented.
"Could you tell me one?" Kita asked.
"I'll tell you one later, as a bedtime story. Okay?" Saramaru smiled.
"Okay." she replied nodding, "Can we go to the waterfall now?"
"Yes. Sango, he'll follow us." Saramaru said getting back in the carriage.
"Are the falls big?" Kagome asked getting into her carriage with Inuyasha and Shippo. The hanyou reached for the reigns, but Kagome snatched them up. "There's no way you're driving again." she told him sternly.
"Very big. And beautiful." Saramaru said, laughing at Inuyasha's face.
"I can't wait to see..." Kita trailed off as they reached the falls, "Wow."
"Saramaru laughed. There was a body of water, with a rock cliff. A shallow waterfall ran down it, causing a casual splash against the flat rocks below. There was a climbable sidewall that went up next to the waterfall. Flowers grew everywhere. It looked like a rainforest, yet less water.
"Can I go in?" the girl asked, "Could I please?"
"Yes you may. Just don't jump in, it's not too deep." Saramaru said. She turned to the girl next to Inuyasha. "Hey Kagome, want to see something really beautiful?"
Kita ran over to the water, carefully sliding in like Saramaru told her to. "Sure." Kagome replied. She got out of the carriage and walked over to the demoness.
Saramaru walked towards the sidewall. She started to climb, showing Kagome where the safe places to grab were. When they reached the top, there was a whole field of flowers, with various puddles of water, and there were all sorts of trees and bushes. The waterfall was fed by a good-sized stream, which was filled with clear blue water. Saramaru walked closer to the stream. There was a glint of crystal in it and all around it. She pulled a rock out, and a crystal the size of her head came out of the ground. Saramaru pulled out a few more. "Look at these." She said, handing one to Kagome.
"What are they?" Kagome asked, putting the crystal to the light, "They're definitely not quartz."
"I'm not quite sure. I don't think they have a name yet." Saramaru said.
"Do they have any magical properties?" she asked, "Or are they just pretty? Because they're definitely pretty."
"They're just pretty. I thought you might like to bring one home. You can get a couple for your family too. This whole field, and the field beyond, if full of it." Saramaru said.
"That's amazing!" Kagome said smiling, "Thank you. I think I will bring a few home with me."
"Your welcome." Saramaru smiled.
There was a growl and a shriek from below followed by some splashing. "Maybe we should go back down." Kagome commented, "Sounds like Kita did something Inuyasha didn't like."
"Yeah, and he sounds angry." Saramaru said. They climbed down the rock face and dropped the crystals.
The two reached the pool around the waterfall in time to see Inuyasha holding a shrieking Kita. "Inuyasha!" Saramaru yelled.
"What?" he demanded.
"What are you doing!" Saramaru screamed.
"Your brat asked me if I could fly!" Inuyasha yelled. Kita kicked Inuyasha in the knee. This resulted in him dropping her. The little girl swam as fast as she could away from Inuyasha, but Inuyasha was quicker. He grabbed her by the foot and pulled her back up into the air, upside down.
Saramaru growled, and her eyes flashed red. "You will put her DOWN." She took a menacing step towards Inuyasha.
Inuyasha dropped Kita head first into the water. Saramaru ran in and grabbed her. Kita coughed a little water out and clung to Saramaru, crying. Saramaru hugged her.
"I'm going to hurt him, so I need to put you down. Do you want me to leave you with Kagome?" Kita nodded and accepted Kagome's outstretched arms, continuing her crying on the other miko's shoulder.
Saramaru glared at Inuyasha, and took slow, deliberate steps towards him. "SHE. ASKED. YOU. IF. YOU. COULD. FLY, AND YOU HOLD HER UPSIDE DOWN!" Saramaru shrieked.
"Yeah." Inuyasha replied, "She said she thought I could fly because she saw me fly off the horse."
Saramaru's eyes turned red, and things started flying at Inuyasha, like sticks and assorted sized stones. "INUYASHA, I'LL GET YOU!" Saramaru started chasing him around, but strangely, it wasn't too comical.
"I don't really feel bad for him." Miroku commented to Sango who was still on Satan.
"Same here." Sango agreed, "I'd have to say he deserved it."
Saramaru finally got hold of Inuyasha, and started shaking him by his neck. She then threw him in the water, and held his head under. She brought his head back up, and slapped him. Her eyes gradually turned back into their usual color, and she stopped hitting. Finally she let go of him, and walked over to Kita as if nothing had happened.
"Kita, I know it's fun, but we can't make fun of Inuyasha unless I'm around, okay?"
"Alright." Kita said through her tears.
"Good." Saramaru smiled, and ruffled the girl's hair. "Kagome and I went up that wall and brought something back that might make you happy." Saramaru said. "Want to see?" The child nodded.
Saramaru lifted the girl out of Kagome's arm gently, and walked to where she had left the crystals, she bent over, and picked one up. She handed it to Kita. "It's pretty, isn't it?" Kita nodding again, taking the crystal and looking at it.
"You can have this one, or one of the other's here, if you find a preference." Saramaru said, smiling.
Kita slipped out of her arms and walked over to the other crystals. She sat down next to the little pile and began looking through them, totally occupied.
Saramaru chuckled. She turned to Inuyasha. "We're not going to hold Kita upside down any more, are we?" She asked.
"Not unless she bugs me." Inuyasha replied.
"Try again, cousin." Saramaru growled out.
"I won't hang her upside down if she doesn't bug me." he rephrased, "I can't promise you anything else."
"Inuyasha..." came Kagome's warning tone. The hanyou gulped nervously.
Saramaru growled. "Cousin." She warned. Inuyasha said nothing more. "Look, Inuyasha. I know she is annoying to you, but she is still young. Kita doesn't know any better. You must have some patience. Please?" Saramaru's tone softened.
"Feh." he replied, "Well I guess I could not hold her upside down unless she really bugs me."
"That's better." Saramaru nodded. Satan started prancing, and shaking his head. "Sango, what's wrong with him?" Saramaru called out, slightly worried.
"I don't know." Sango replied, trying to calm down the horse with soft words.
Satan was snorting, and his eyes followed invisible things in the forest.
"There's something in the woods." Inuyasha said growling, "Something or someone."
Satan reared. He ran over to Kita and Kagome and Saramaru, and stood in front of them. He held his head high, his breath coming in short snorts. He stepped from one hoof to the other, and screamed. "It must be bad." Saramaru muttered, getting into a fighting stance.
Kita, forgetting her crystals, ran over to Kagome, knowing she'd only be in the way if she ran to Saramaru.
Satan charged at the trees, then stopped, and reared, coming back down abruptly. He made sure he wasn't putting his rider in danger.
"Yo." A man said stepping out of the trees. His clothes were made out of dark leather and black fur. A few other men dressed like him stepped out behind the first man. Satan screamed. He reared strait up and when he came down, his eyes blazed with an inner fire of hate.
"I'm not here to fight." the man told the horse bluntly. He turned his gaze to Saramaru. "Are you the Lady of the East?"
Saramaru stood up. "Yes I am. Who, may I ask, are you, and why are you on my land?"
"My name's Yoroshii" the man replied, "I came here seeking help."
"Why would you need help from me?" Saramaru asked, using a regal tone fitting to herself.
"Me and my pack are being attacked by the neighboring pack of wolf demons." Yoroshii explained, "We thought you could help us keep them from taking our territory."
"What pack, may I ask, and who is their leader?" Saramaru inquired.
"The brown wolf pack." he answered, "In the south. Their leader is Koga."
"I know Koga!" Kagome exclaimed.
Yoroshii turned and looked her over. "How human?" he asked a little coldly.
"Long story." Inuyasha growled, "We're not his allies. I hate him."
"Koga is known for absorbing other wolf packs into his..." Saramaru broke off. Satan had calmed down thanks to Sango, and was calmly standing next to Kita. The girl was petting the horse's nose and the horse didn't seem to be bothered at all.
"Inuyasha, should I attack Koga? You know him, so I'll leave it to you." Saramaru asked her cousin.
"You don't even need to do that." Kagome said cheerfully, "I'll just tell him to lay off."
"And how do you have this power to tell Koga what to do, human?" the wolf demon questioned.
Inuyasha growled. "I'd rather not get into it." Kagome replied blushing.
Saramaru chuckled. "Very well. How far away are they, Yoroshii?" Saramaru asked.
"Not far." Yoroshii replied, "About an hour or so's run for us demons... but I'm not sure about the others."
"Good. Then this won't take long. Kagome, it will only take 30 or so minutes if you ride on Satan. I'm sure he'd let you." Saramaru said.
"Alright." Kagome said nodding. Sango slipped off the horse and helped the other girl on.
"Are we going too Saramaru-sama?" Kita asked.
Saramaru shook her head. "I'm just going to make sure that Kagome stays safe. You stay here, where I'm certain that you are protected, do you understand?" Saramaru asked.
"Yes." she replied, returning to the crystals.
Saramaru walked over to Satan, and got on behind Kagome. She motioned to the wolf pack. "Just lead the way." She said.
"Will do!" Yoroshii said. He and his followers began running with Satan in hot pursuit. Inuyasha followed them on foot.
In half an hour, Saramaru could smell a different wolf pack. "We've got two jewel shards approaching quickly!" Kagome called out, "That's Koga!"
Saramaru became confused confused. "If you have met Koga before, why have you not taken his jewel shards?" She asked.
"Koga's my friend." Kagome replied receiving a glare from Inuyasha, "I couldn't just take them from him."
"Inuyasha, you don't seem to like the idea of Koga and Kagome being friends." Saramaru said smirking.
"The mutt face knows that I'm a threat because my woman likes me better than him." came a voice.
Kagome's face was quickly becoming the same shade as Inuyasha's yukata. "I'm not your woman!" she yelled, "How many times do I have to tell you that!" Satan skidded to a halt, and wheeled around to face the voice. Saramaru jumped off, and landed beside Inuyasha.
"Why are you here mutt face?" Koga demanded. The wolf spotted Yoroshii. "So you decided to give up your territory peacefully?" he asked.
"Never." the other wolf demon spat, "You'll never have this land as long as I'm leader of the Black Wolf Pack!"
Saramaru growled at Koga's first remark. "That mutt face, as you call him, is my cousin." She growled. She did not like this wolf's arrogant attitude.
Koga looked at Saramaru and his eyes widened in surprise. "Lady Saramaru!" he exclaimed, "You're the dog turd's cousin! I pity you."
Saramaru's eyes flashed red. "Koga, you are at my limits. It is NOT fun to pass them." She growled out.
Seeing that this conversation was going nowhere good, Kagome decided to change the subject. "Koga," she said, "Why do you want Yoroshii's land so much?"
Saramaru tried to calm down, "Yes, Koga, why do you want his land."
"Isn't it obvious?" he asked, "I'm always trying to get more land for my pack."
"But you don't really need the extra territory..." Kagome pointed out, trying not to remind the wolf prince of the reason, "Why don't you just let Yoroshii have his land?"
"Would you like that Kagome?" Koga asked.
"Very much so." she replied giving him a small smile.
"Then I will leave Yoroshii's land alone if it will help you decide whether you want me as your mate." he said nodding. Kagome turned red again.
Saramaru's eye twitched. 'That is, so... disturbing.' She thought. "So then we are done here?" She asked, her eye still twitching.
"Yes Lady Saramaru." Koga said bowing towards her, "I will leave Yoroshii alone because it pleases Kagome."
Inuyasha had had about enough at that point. "YOU KEEP YOUR HANDS AWAY FROM KAGOME!" he yelled.
Saramaru placed a calming hand on his shoulder, and thought to him, 'Calm down Inuyasha, Kagome has made it quite clear that her friendship with Koga stops as a friend.'
Inuyasha pushed her hand away and drew Tetsusaiga. "Wanna finish our fight-"
"SIT!" Inuyasha met dirt.
Saramaru sighed. "You'll never learn." She muttered to the whole in the ground.
"Koga," Kagome said, "Maybe you should go before Inuyasha gets back up."
"Probably a good idea." he agreed, "Take good care of my woman mutt face!" With that the wolf prince ran off back to his tiny pack.
Saramaru growled. "I hate that guy. 'Lady Saramaru' this and 'Lady Saramaru' that. If he call's me Lady Saramaru one more time and he wont have a tongue." Saramaru raved as she walked back to Satan and Kagome.
"I told you we didn't have to fight." a cheerful Kagome told a not so cheerful Inuyasha who was getting out of his hole.
"Thank you." Yoroshii told Kagome, "I would never have thought a human could be so helpful."
Saramaru chuckled. She got on Satan. "We ready to go? Kita will be waiting for me."
"As ready as I'll ever be." Kagome replied. They set off again for Saramaru's castle leaving Yoroshii and his men watching them depart.
When they reached the castle, a servant told them that the rest of the group was in the dining room. Satan had gone back to the stables, and Saramaru and Kagome where walking towards the dining room. Kita met them at the door, grinning broadly, happy to see the three back safely. "Did you have to fight?" she asked running up to Saramaru.
"No, Kagome handled the problem just fine." Saramaru said as she picked Kita up.
When they reached the castle, a servant told them that the rest of the group was in the dining room. Satan had gone back to the stables, and Saramaru and Kagome where walking towards the dining room. Kita met them at the door, grinning broadly, happy to see the three back safely. "Did you have to fight?" she asked running up to Saramaru."No, Kagome handled the problem just fine." Saramaru said as she picked Kita up."I would have loved to fight him though." Inuyasha growled.
"Calm down cousin. There will be a day." Saramaru said. Inuyasha nodded, smirking a bit as he thought of it.
"Hey Inuyasha, you wanna spar?" Saramaru asked. "I wanna see how good you really are."
"Sure!" Inuyasha replied.
"What's spar?" Kita asked curiously.
"It's fighting, only a friendly fight. Mostly used as training a student." Saramaru explained. She turned to Inuyasha. "The rec room is downstairs." She said. "Follow me." She walked towards a wall on the far side of the room, and touched it. Saramaru stepped back, and a door swung open.
"Oh wow!" Shippo exclaimed, "A secret passage way!"
"I'm actually surprised a remembered that one." Saramaru said, smirking. She started down the stairs, which were narrow and had no rail. When she reached the bottom, she snapped her fingers. The room was instantly illuminated. There were weapons of every kind on the walls, and anything you could ever need for a fight.
"Wow!" Kagome exclaimed, "This is amazing!"
"It looks like Inuyasha-sama's bedroom." Kita commented.
"Only a lot bigger." Saramaru agreed. She walked over to Kita and picked her up. Saramaru then strode over to some benches that were on a sidewall. She placed Kita on them, and said, "Stay on these, and you won't get hurt. There is a protection spell on them." The others sat down on the bench too.
Saramaru walked over to a wall that was covered in swords. The demoness chose a Katana, and slipped it into her sash. "I assume you will fight with Tetsusaiga, Inuyasha." Saramaru said, "I will fight with Kentuksu." She pointed to the sword at her waist.
"Of course I'll fight with Tetsusaiga." Inuyasha said, "What other sword would I choose?"
"No other, I suppose. This will just be a sword fight, no Wind Scar or Backlash Wave or anything. Okay?" Saramaru asked, "I don't want you hurting anyone."
"Alright." Inuyasha replied, "Ready?"
"Ready." Saramaru got into her fighting stance.
"Go." Inuyasha said calmly.
In mere seconds, Saramaru was gone. She would show herself for a second here and there, but besides that, she was nowhere to be found. Inuyasha struck at her a few times when she slowed down enough to be seen, but never did hit her.
Saramaru swung her sword at Inuyasha slowly, testing his speed. She had to know how he fought, so that she could beat him. Inuyasha parried the blow. Saramaru had stopped to strike at Inuyasha. He took advantage of this and lunged at her. Inuyasha almost hit her, but missed.
"Ha!" Inuyasha exclaimed.
"Come on Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled, "Don't think the fight's over! It's not!"
Saramaru had disappeared in the time Inuyasha had taken to cheer. Once again, she flung him into a wall, and before he even hit it, she was there, and flung him into the opposite wall. Inuyasha pushed himself off that wall and went flying back towards Saramaru. Saramaru dodged this, and disappeared again. Cursing, Inuyasha landed on the ground and looked around, ready to spring out of the way if Saramaru attacked again.
'You can do better than that, little cousin.' Saramaru thought to Inuyasha, as she sped, un-known to him, right around him.
'Of course I can!' Inuyasha thought back, he lunged towards where the thought came from.
'Too slow.' Saramaru thought from behind him, as she brought the flat of her sword down on his back, and then hit him from the side, so that he landed right next to the benches. 'He grazed my shoulder...' She thought to herself. 'Am I getting slow?'
"Get up Inuyasha!" Miroku insisted, "You can fight more, I know it!"
Inuyasha got up, grumbling undecipherable words towards the monk.
"Stop wasting time!" Kagome insisted, "You're going to get hit!"
Saramaru stood at the opposite end, watching as Inuyasha got up. He was obviously thinking about charging. She waited patiently. She would charge also, but she wasn't going to go first. Of course, Inuyasha being the thickheaded hanyou he was, saw Saramaru just standing there and charged.
Saramaru charged also, raising her sword. The two clashed, and the power sent a huge bang throughout the room. Both went flying the way they had come, and hit the wall, hard. When the dust cleared, both were crumpled on the floor, having obviously slid down the wall.
"Saramaru-sama!" Kita cried running over to her protector.
"Kita!" Kagome called, "Get back here, it-" She stopped. The two hadn't moved in a few seconds. It was obvious the battle was over. She hurried over to Inuyasha.
Saramaru opened her eyes to see Kita. "Are you okay?" Sango asked walking over.
"I'm fine. I just hit my head on the wall, it must have knocked me out." She rubbed the back of her head, and winced as she felt the small bump forming.
"Come on Kita," Sango said picking the child up, "Let's give Saramaru some space to get up."
Kagome was shaking Inuyasha gently. "What is it wench?" he groaned opening one eye in an annoyed fashion.
"You blacked out." Kagome told him.
Saramaru straightened, and smiled slightly. She walked over to Inuyasha and Kagome, and bent down. "You feeling all right? And be honest. No mister nothing hurts." She said.
"Feh." Inuyasha replied getting up, "I'm fine."
"Fine. But if you end up hobbling around, don't come whining to me to make it better." Saramaru said, frowning in an amused way.
"What now?" Shippo asked.
Saramaru shook her head. "He reminds me of Sesshoumaru. Mister I-can-take-care-of-myself, the arrogant type. That's what they are."
"I AM NOTHING LIKE SESSHOUMARU!" Inuyasha yelled.
"You believe that." Saramaru chuckled. Kita slipped out of Sango's hold and ran over to Saramaru. "A little bit of rest is in store for me. I suggest Inuyasha gets some rest too." She looked at the hanyou.
"I don't need any rest." Inuyasha replied.
"Ok! Then you can help Kagome baby-sit Kita!" Saramaru said smirking.
Inuyasha looked towards the little girl who smiled at him. "Uh." he said remember his last encounter with the girl, "I think I'll take the rest."
"That's what I thought." Saramaru said smiling.
Inuyasha trudged up the stairs, heading for his room. He stopped. "No wake up calls this time, alright?" he asked.
"Alright." Saramaru agreed. Kita grinned, remembering the morning.
Saramaru turned to Kagone. "You wouldn't mind watching her for a little bit, would you?"
"Of course not." Kagome replied, "It'll be fun. I used to baby-sit my little brother all the time when he was Kita's age."
Saramaru smiled. "Thank you." She looked down at Kita. "I'll be down in an hour at most. Okay?"
"Okay." the girl agreed.
Saramaru put Kita down, and headed up the stairs. When she reached her room, she let herself fall on the bed, and within seconds, she was asleep.
"Wanna play?" Shippo asked Kita.
"Sure!" she replied happily.
"Why don't you two play outside?" Kagome suggested.
"Yeah!" the two agreed, they ran up the stairs and outside.