Chapter 7: On The Road Again

Sorry for the long wait, my stupid cardboard box wrapped in expensive tin foil of a computer has been giving me a lot of grief lately and I couldn't get any writing done on my story and on top of that I had to start to write chapters from scratch as I haven't got any more saved to my computer. But other than that everything is just tickety boo…not -- Any hoo I've been reading all of your reviews. I really do appreciate and value your opinions, suggestions, ect it makes me happy to know you enjoy my story. (knock on the door and lawyers walk in with a peace of paper) huh what's this? Oh crud apparently I for got something from my last chapter…(grumble glares at lawyers) fine I don't own Inu-Yasha. Now get! (lawyers leave) (sigh) well now then on with the story yes?

Sure enough the next day the Inu gang set off on their new quest bright and early…

"Hay wait up you two we can't see!" Miroku shouted to the two hanyou ahead of them.

"Oh come on it's not that dark out is it? I can see just fine." Kagome said as she turned and walked backwards facing her friends and slowed down so she was just in front of Sango. Sango looked at her friend and was about to say something but a hand where there shouldn't be stopped her. Sango stopped in mid step and swung around and slapped the monk.

"Pervert!" she yelled, glaring at him through the dark.

"Sorry. I was simply trying to feel my way through the dark when my hand…" he started before another smack.

"Even I know it's not that dark out." Sango stated crossing her arms. Kagome laughed as poor Miroku tried and failed to explain himself and his wandering hands.

"Actually Kagome it is dark out, you can see because your demon eyes let you. If you were still human then you wouldn't be able to see ether." Inu-Yasha said as he waited for them to catch up. Kagome looked at him as she, Sango, and Miroku caught up and they began walking again, this time Sango was riding on Kilala with Miroku holding on the her mane as a way of guidance to keep his hands from wandering like before.

"So what your saying is because I'm part demon I can see better than a human?" she asked. Inu-Yasha nodded his head and crossed his arms in his sleeves.

"You have a lot to learn about being half demon." He stated and looked at the road ahead.

"Well I don't plan on staying this way for long you know." Kagome answered, though she couldn't help but notice the slight sign of disappointment in Inu-Yasha's eyes. 'Why dose he look so disappointed?' she thought 'But then again it might be kind of neat to learn…' she looked to the side as she thought it over in her mind 'I mean I don't plan on staying this way but it might be a good idea to learn how to be a hanyou…I mean for now. That doesn't mean I will stay like this.' She looked back to Inu-Yasha. "Maybe you could tech me a few things then. I mean so I know a little more about this hmmm?"

Inu-Yasha looked over a her an ever so small flicker of joy flashed across his face and he answered her with nothing more than a nod and so they continued on their way leaving it at that.

As the day dragged on Kagome noticed that she was not getting tired as he normally would have been but as they walked in to a beautiful open field she decided that it might be a good time to stop anyway. 'After all it smells soo good here.' She told herself.

"Why don't we stop for a while?" she said as she looked around.

"Good idea Kagome." Sango said as she sat down in the soft grass "I'm bushed, mabe we shouldn't have gotten up so early in the morning." She added with a sigh.

"Sorry I made you guys get up so early, it's just I wanted to get going so badly." Kagome apologized

"No need to apologize Kagome. We know you just wanted to get moving. I mean who knows what we might find out right?" Miroku said, Sango nodded in agreement. Kagome smiled at her friends understanding and sat down as well. A gentle breeze brining the smell of field flowers to her nose once more as she relaxed.

Inu-Yasha looked at the others and sighed but made no complaint about stopping witch was unusual for him, instead he crossed his arms and looked around the open field they were in. 'Hmmm…this is a good place to start.' He thought as he lazily gazed around the aria. 'I'll let her rest a little while and then we can get started. Heck this might even be fun.'

After a short rest Inu-Yasha stood to his feet and signaled Kagome to fallow him. With a quizzical look on her face Kagome did as she was asked, and fallowed him.

"Where are you two going?" Sango asked as she watched them get to their feet.

"Well Kagome wants to learn, so I'm going to teach her…" Inu-Yasha answered, and continued on his way.

"You know if you two wanted to be alone you could have asked." Miroku said with a lecherous grin on his face. Sango promptly gave him his reward for letting his lecherous mind wander. With one quick movement of her hand the monk was off in la la land.

"Why must he always think that way about situations like this?" Sango sighed "never mind we'll wait here." She said waving them on. As Shippo sat beside Miroku knocking on his head as if it were a door. 'He should stop doing this kind of thing, he could become brain damaged if he doesn't.' the kit thought.

After getting a suitable distance from the others Inu-Yasha stopped, Kagome stopping beside him. He glanced around the field and with a nod of approval he turned to Kagome.

"Well since you haven't been a half demon for very long we'll start out with the basics I guess." He said crossing his arms. "Close your eyes and turn on the spot." He commanded.

"Why?" Kagome asked not understanding why something like that would have anything to do with being a hanyou.

"Do you want to learn or not?" Inu-Yasha asked, getting a bit agitated. Kagome nodded and did as she was asked, still not knowing why she was doing it. "Now stop but don't open your eyes," once again Kagome did as he asked "Now smell the air and tell me what direction the camp is in."

"Alright." Kagome said, now understanding what he was doing. He was trying to teach her how to use her sense of smell to find things she couldn't see. She began smelling the air, trying to pick out her friends sent among all of the other smells in the aria. It was difficult for her to get the direction of her friends.

"There are too many different smells I don't know where they are." Kagome said opening her eyes and looking at Inu-Yasha who sighed. 'Well maybe this wont be as easy as I thought.' He thought to himself. Heaving another sigh he tried to explain things a little more to her to help her out. With in an hour Kagome was having no problem finding the group.

"That way." She said pointing in the spoken direction. Inu-Yasha nodded positive and began to teach her more things. He told her to find him but he would be moving and she would need to catch him. Easer said than done, even in a wide open field he could keep her guessing as he hid in the longer grass and used his speed to play a game of hide and seek with her.

"Got cha!" Kagome shouted as she lept forwards in to some long grass only to find it empty. "Oh come on this isn't fair Inu-Yasha. Slow down!" she yelled.

"What co can't catch me?" he asked in a cocky voice as he stood up and grinned at her. Kagome huffed and made a mad dash at him.

"I'll catch you all right." She yelled as he turned and ran in the other direction. He could easily out run her but he held back and ran just out of her reach.

"Come on, I thought you said you were going to catch me?" Inu-Yasha taunted picking up speed to keep out of her range as she pushed harder to catch him. "Really is that the best you got?" he continued. Kagome gave a snort and poured on more speed trying harder and harder to catch Inu-Yasha who always remained just out of her reach.

'Damn she's pretty fast for a beginner…' Inu-Yasha thought as he ran faster and faster to keep away from Kagome.

Back at the camp Sango looked around the aria, Kilala sitting on her shoulder. They had set up a small fire as it was quickly becoming night.

"I wonder if we should go looking for them?" Shippo asked as he looked up at Sango from where he sat on the ground.

"I'm sure they are just fine Shippo, they are just training." Sango said looking at the kit.

"Ya but they've been gone for a really long time. What if something happened to them?" he asked.

"I'm doubtful that anything has happened to them Shippo. If a demon attacked them we would have sensed its aura." Miroku said having come back from la la land a short while earlier. Just then Inu-Yasha ran out of the field in a blur of red and silver. He blew past the group at full tilt, blowing Shippo off of his feet as he past. Not even a second later Kagome flew out of the blue and landed on top of the speeding hanyou causing them both to go in to an uncontrolled tumble. The two came to a stop with Inu-Yasha on the bottom with Kagome straddling him.

"I caught you!" She shouted triumphantly laughing as she threw her hands in the air and began to celebrate her victory. A voice cleared behind her and she looked over to see Miroku with his typical lecherous smirk on his face as he said,

"Now, now you two that is not something to be doing in front of young eyes." He commented his smile ever widening as he watched on.

Kagome looked down and saw how they had landed. She instantly felt her cheeks burn and rocketed off of Inu-Yasha, who was also doing a fairly good impression of a tomato. Sango heaved a sigh and whacked the monk up side the head.

"Must you always think that way Miroku?" she asked as she glared at him.

"Sorry I'm afraid it's a hard habit to break." He replied as he rubbed his abused head.

Shippo glanced around at Sango, Miroku and the two embarrassed looking hanyou with a confused look on his face and asked,

"Why what is wrong with playing tag?" he looked at Kilala "Did I miss something here?" the cat simply mew'ed in response.

Well that's it for now, and once again sorry for the wait. I'll try to get a little faster in the progress department. Any hoo see ya later.