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Chapter 5: Sylvicia, first night
Inuyasha looked around, it looked much like his forest, but it felt different.
Kagome looked up at the Hanyou and blushed, realizing she was still holding his hand "I-Inuyasha?"
He looked down at the little Miko "Yeah?" he blushed as well, releasing her hand "s-sorry" he mumbled.
Kagome looked away for a moment "Don't be sorry Inuyasha." She walked away from him, towards the tree line "this place looks pretty normal…"
Eriani looked at the girl "you best stay out of the forest little one. Things in there would LOVE to have a tender young girl as a snack."
Kagome immediately walked away from the forest "W-what kinds of things?" she looked at the older woman.
Eriani laughed "You'll find out sooner or later." She walked away from the group and looked around "It looks pretty safe to walk right now…"she looked at the sky "So long as we can get through the woods before dark falls."
Kagome squeaked "B-But you just said-"
The woman turned and snapped at the poor girl "I know what I said damn it!"
Inuyasha, hearing her tone of voice towards Kagome, began to growl "Do not talk to Kagome like that wench." His tone was deadly and he emphasized it with his claws, cracking his knuckles.
Eriani growled back at "I'd back down If I were you pup, I can speak to her however I wish!"
Miroku and Sango took a step away from the two
Shippo growled at Eriani too "Leave Kagome alone wench!" he run up to her and bit her ankle.
She kicked him off "Back off kit!"
Kagome was angered by this; she ran over and kneeled down to pick up Shippo "Watch yourself Eriani, you hurt my friends and you will regret it." She stood and glared at the woman, her aura sparking around her.
Eriani took a step back and lowered her offensive stance "F-Forgive me Miko…." She glared once at Inuyasha and walked towards the forest "let's go, we have to get through the forest before dark…"
Amarinthe took her humanoid form and walked over to Kagome "I am sorry for her actions…she gets like that sometimes." She smiled sadly at the small group of newcomers "She is quite upset about losing some of the Hunters…She is one herself so they were all very good friends…"
Kagome nodded "I understand, I know someone else who gets rather testy when he's upset about something." She grinned slightly as she heard Inuyasha scoff behind her.
Sango looked at Kagome "we should probably follow Eriani right?"
Kagome nodded "Yeah, I don't want to get lost in the forest…" she gulped "And become a snack…"
Inuyasha walked past her following Eriani "you'd be more of an appetizer anyways Kagome."
Kagome glared at him "Fine, you can be the meal then Dog-boy!"
Inuyasha 'feh'd' at her and kept walking.
Kagome sighed exasperatedly "let's go then."
And with that the followed the Silver-haired hanyou and the mysterious Eriani.
20 minutes later
They finally emerged from the dark forest just as the sun was beginning to set
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha and gasped as the sun set completely "Inuyasha! Y-your-"
Inuyasha's hair had changed from silver to a deep black and his gold eyes changed to a deep cobalt, his ears had slide down and became human appendages, He growled "What the hell is going on?"
Amarinthe grasped his arm "Calm down Lord Inuyasha! It is the new moon here! You will be back to normal when the sun rises." She smiled at him softly "you look just like your mother…"
Inuyasha stopped his growling, his eyes softening, he turned away and looked at Kagome for a moment.
Kagome just smiled at him "let's hurry up and get somewhere so we can sleep ok?"
Inuyasha just nodded and they all kept walking.
30 minutes later
The small group finally made to a small town, Eriani stopped them "I am going to go find us a place to sleep; you stay here for a moment."
Kagome nodded "Alright…just hurry up ok?"
Eriani nodded and left them standing near an old barn.
Inuyasha sat down and sighed "Why did I change? This is so weird…geeze…" Shippo had fallen asleep in Kagome's arms on the way to the village, Sango and Miroku had gotten a little tired too and had hitched a ride on Kirara.
Amarinthe sighed "I wonder what's taking Eri so long? There shouldn't be that big of a problem getting a room…" she looked up and glanced around the town
Kagome looked at the strange girl "she's probably trying to bite someone's head off again."
Amarinthe laughed "She's not always like that."
Miroku chuckled "You could have fooled me."
Sango laughed lightly too.
Inuyasha hmphed "She's worried…"
Kagome looked at the now human hanyou "And how would you know that Inuyasha?"
He looked at the miko, his cobalt eyes soft "I have personal experience Kagome." He looked away from her, looking down at the soft grass he sat on.
She looked at him, confused, but she decided not to ask further seeing how Eriani had just arrived.
The older woman smiled at the group "Alright, I got us a couple of rooms, come on." She led the way to a small Inn near the center of the town.
The group walked into the inn and Eriani escorted them to their rooms, all the boys in one and all the girls in the other.
Kagome sat down on her bed and sighed "I'm so tired…"
Sango nodded "yeah, me too Kagome."
Both girls flopped onto their beds and giggled.
Kagome stared at the ceiling "Sango?" she asked her friend
Sango glanced over at her friend "Yes Kagome?"
Kagome sighed and rolled over, so she could see her friend "What do you think Inuyasha meant back there?"
Sango looked at the younger woman "What do you mean?" Inuyasha was always like that, so cryptic yet he could be so simple as well.
Kagome sighed "The 'personal experience' thing earlier…what do you think he meant?"
Sango thought about it for moment "Maybe he was talking about protecting you Kagome."
Kagome sat up and stared at her "He worries like that about me?"
Sango nodded, Kagome was blushing a little "Yes, we all do. But he does get snappy like that when it comes to your safety Kagome." She watched the young miko, Did Kagome actually have no idea about how Inuyasha felt? Maybe they were both dense. Sango nodded inwardly. Definitely dense.
Eriani and Amarinthe were down in the small pub below the rooms.
Eriani lifted her glass to her lips, taking a slow sip of the amber substance, she sighed sadly "have you noticed the way the Young Hanyou and Lady Kagome look at each other?"
Amarinthe nodded slightly "Yes, they have strong feelings for one another, ne Eri?" she watched her dear friend from across the table.
Eri's sharp gold eyes softened for a moment "yes they do. It's sweet almost….but…."
Amarinthe watched her golden eyed companion "But what Eri?"
Eriani took another sip, swallowed and place the glass down. She ran her finger lightly over the rim of the cup "Inuyasha has no idea who is mother was to our people…And Lady Kagome…" she looked up "Do you think that maybe Inuyasha and Kagome will be able to do what the people before them couldn't? Do you think they are strong enough Amarinthe?"
The young silver haired girl nodded ferverently "I believe they can do it Eriani, I believe that they will be strong enough. But Eriani…" she grasped her friend's hand
"We must help them be strong as well; Izaiyo would never forgive us if something happened to Inuyasha and Kagome."
Eriani nodded "Nor would Lord Enahi….we are obligated to Izaiyo's memory and Lord Enahi's family to protect their children."
Amarinthe nodded "yes," she took a sip from her own glass "I don't think Lord Inu no Taisho would forgive us if something happened to the two of them either."
Eriani nodded "Yes, let us not face the wrath of the Dog-demon's spirit."
She raised her glass to the silver haired girl "To our duty."
The silver haired girl nodded "yes, to our duty."
They clinked their glasses lightly together and each took a drink from their glass.
Eriani downed the rest of hers and placed the cup back on the table "Well, we best get to sleep now Amarinthe."
Amarinthe nodded "yes. lets" she stood leaving the rest of the contents of her drink on the table. She took Eriani's wrist and helped her up the stairs to their own room.
Boy's room
Inuyasha stared up at his ceiling; well it was more like he was trying to melt the ceiling with his glare stupid human emotions. He paused and shook head no…not Human…Lucetanian…what is a Lucetanian? What was Mother? Who was she really? He held his hands over his face.
He could hear Miroku sit up in his bed "Inuyasha…stop worrying about things that won't change. You can't help what your mother was. You can't help what you are." The monk paused then continued "The best thing to do is learn as much as you can about your mother and your true heritage."
Inuyasha sat up and looked at the monk "what makes you think that's what I was thinking about?"
Miroku shrugged "That's what I would be pondering, if I had just figured out I wasn't human Inuyasha." The monk chuckled "your not as difficult to figure out as you may think." He layed back down "Get some sleep Inuyasha; I have a feeling your going to need it for tomorrow." And with that the Monk rolled over and fell asleep.
Inuyasha stared down at his hands for a moment and sighed Miroku's right, worrying about this is getting me nowhere fast… he saw a flash of gold and reached his hand up around his neck, pulling out the locket he had received from Kagome before they had killed Kaguya. A slight smile lighted upon his lips as he opened it "Kagome…" he placed the locket back inside his haori and layed down, closing his eyes and falling asleep, dreaming of Kagome.
Girl's room
Sango was fast asleep and Kagome was still up, staring at the ceiling, she smiled slightly, remembering earlier when Inuyasha had almost kissed her "Inuyasha…" she sighed happily and rolled over, falling asleep with visions of her sweet hanyou filling her mind.
to be continued...
A/N Ok, end of Chappie 5! Wow sorry it took so long but here it is hope ya liked it, oh an you know the drill, You review and I give you thank you's at the end hehe. Kinda like black mail only not
Lovely InuYasha's Angel- Yes I've gotten pretty good at moment like that there wasn't much of that in this chapter, but there will be more in the next one
Suellen- Ok glad you like the fic! And to answer your questions, No, yes and yes. There happy? Hehe
Inu's Girl- thank you and there you have it! Another lovely chapter! Not much action, but there shall be more!