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Prisoners
Fractured Blanket Scenario
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Author's note: I know my time between chapters has been getting longer recently, but I assure you, that is only because I want to ensure that you, the readers, get the best possible product. This time, however, I decided to post this piece of crap. (Actually, I really like this chapter ^_^.)
disclaimer: The majority of characters contained herein are complex, well planned, and interesting. Needless to say, they are not mine.
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*around 4 am*
Myoga fought hard and managed to suppress the urge to feast upon the blood of the wolf-demon on which he currently resided. If he were noticed, it would ruin his spying mission, and any chance he had to help Inu Yasha.
"But, my Lord Kouga..." his host, Hakua, was saying, "What if we attack and find that Inu Yasha isn't there? He may be in hiding."
Kouga let out a single humorless laugh, "That wimp would run and hide, rather than face me!"
Hakua cleared his throat, "there is still the matter of what exactly we should do in that event, sir..."
Kouga pursed his lips in thought. "We will go to the home of Kagome's family!" he decided. Myoga almost fell out of Hakua's hair.
He wasn't the only one that was shocked, "My lord, do you think-? How-? How do you even know where they live?"
Kouga leaned back and stretched, "Kagome visited them on the day I tracked her from Inu Yasha's house. Even if we do not find her there immediately, she will have to return to that place at some point."
"Yes, my lord."
"Tell my plans to the other members of the pack. I'm going to rest up for tonight."
Hakua nodded once and left the cave, and Myoga hopped off toward Tokyo.
*****
*around 7 am*
Chiyo followed her nose through the house in Osaka, seeking out the scent of Master Kenjishi. As she walked, unfettered for the first time in hours, she couldn't help feeling momentarily guilty. Was she somehow betraying her clan, now that she was so ale to escape but so unwilling. She felt somehow, that it would be more of a betrayal to go against the trust that these people, Inu Yasha and Kagome, had given her. After eighty years of living as Chiyo, she was somehow more comfortable as Sango.
She could smell Master Kenjishi and Tamiko on the other side of the door she was now in front of. She knocked lightly.
It opened almost immediately to reveal the face of a wizened old man. "Sango-mmmf!" he was cut off by her kiss.
"Hentai! You let go of her!" Tamiko yelled from behind him, prying the two apart. "...Chiyo? Why are you untied?" Her gaze turned suspicious, "...and why didn't you kill him for kissing you?"
Master Kenjishi lifted his jaw proudly, "I didn't kiss her. She kissed me."
Tamiko snorted and rolled her eyes, before seeing the blush on the wolf demon's face. The miko-in-training paled, looking from the old, stooping, wrinkled man, to the smooth-faced, tall, proud, and beautiful wolf. "What exactly was the appeal here? He's three times your age!!"
Chiyo was suddenly incensed, "Is that so? He's 240?!"
Tamiko blinked, "Oh, you're a demon... sorry... forgot..." she looked them both over again, "Well I don't care, it STILL seems wrong!"
Chiyo growled, "Go talk to Kagome and Inu Yasha, he's almost 600!" she grabbed Master Kenjishi by the arm, her expression softening, "Now, come, we have much to discuss."
Tamiko watched impassively as the wolf pulled her master from the room. "I have a bad feeling about all this..." she murmured to no one in particular.
*****
Inu Yasha let out a long yawn, eliciting another in answer from Kagome. "Still tired, huh?"
Kagome shrugged, "I had a rather rude awakening, I guess. Do you mind if I go to sleep for a while longer?"
Inu Yasha smirked, "Not at all. I hardly had any myself, maybe I'll have a nap, too."
Kagome was already bolting to the living room, "I call the couch!"
Inu Yasha rolled his eyes, following after her.
*****
*around 5 am*
Panting, Myoga reached Inu Yasha's home in Tokyo to find the last person he expected to see.
"Jakken?!"
*****
*around 7 am again*
Inu Yasha pulled on the blanket laying on the back of the couch, laying it over Kagome.
"Thank you, Inu Yasha," she said sleepily. Inu Yasha turned out the lamp and began walking out of the room. "Inu Yasha?" Kagome called after him.
Inu Yasha's ears turned toward her, quickly followed by the rest of his body, "Mm?"
"Where will you be sleeping?"
The hanyou smiled gently, though in the dark room Kagome couldn't see it. "My room is at the end of the hall. You can call me if you need anything."
Kagome sighed happily, "Thank you again, Inu Yasha." She curled up and snuggled into the couch.
Inu Yasha walked quietly to the door of his room. His hand was almost touching the doorknob when he heard-
"....Miroku.........different.........when I was Sango....." It was Chiyo, talking quietly. Even with his superhuman hearing, Inu Yasha could barely make out her words. He couldn't find it in his heart to disturb them.
His next try was the guest room. He opened the door without knocking, to find Tamiko sitting on the bed in a lotus pose, her eyes closed. Inu Yasha cleared his throat to get her attention.
Her eyes opened, "What are ye seeking, Inu Yasha?"
He shrugged, "A bed, do you mind if I-"
Tamiko shook her head seriously, "Can't you see that I'm deep in meditation? In order to continue I need absolute silence, both audible and mental."
"I'll be asleep!"
"Even in your sleep your mind is loud enough to disrupt my concentration, please seek slumber elsewhere."
Inu Yasha growled, "It's my house, why don't you leave?!"
Tamiko tilted her head, "I could... perhaps Kagome would be willing to help me get another room to myself, once I explain to her the manner in which you kicked me out."
All the color left Inu Yasha's face, "Fine!" He turned on his heel and left Tamiko. He did not slam the door for fear of waking Kagome, two rooms away.
He decided to grab a blanket from the linen closet in Shippo's room, to make a bed on the floor of the living room. When he reached the kitsune's room, however-
"Oh, Shippo!" Kanta's words were accompanied by bubbly giggles that made Inu Yasha go pink to the tips of his ears. *Alright, fine... no blanket, either.* Inu Yasha looked longingly out the window at the tall trees outside, but he wouldn't leave the house. Not when Kagome might need him.
*****
Kagome noticed when the hanyou came back into the living room. *Did he forget something?* He knelt down on the floor, and after some shifting around to get comfortable, was still.
"Inu Yasha?"
"Uh huh?"
"Why are you laying on the floor?"
In the darkness he turned to her, propping himself up on one elbow, "Apparently all the other rooms were taken."
"Oh..." Kagome sat up, "Inu Yasha?"
"Hmm?"
"We... both slept on the couch earlier, didn't we?" Kagome took a deep breath and hurried on, "So I really don't see why we couldn't do it again." She pulled back the blanket, an invitation to the hanyou.
Inu Yasha was on his feet after only a brief hesitation caused by disbelief. Gently, he helped Kagome slide down toward the far end of the couch. He stepped behind her and slipped one leg between her and the back of the couch, then settled himself behind her, so she was laying almost on top of him. Sighing, she relaxed into his arms.
"Are you sure you'll be comfortable like this."
*You have no idea...* "Yes, very sure." The smile was evident in his voice.
Kagome turned her head to look at him, "Inu Yasha, I just wanted to let you know that Hojo and Kouga, well, they've never meant anything to me. Not like..." she trailed off.
Inu Yasha swallowed, "Please finish that thought."
"Not like you, Inu Yasha," Kagome's voice was hushed.
"Kagome..." he leaned forward, eyes closed and lips pressed together lightly. Suddenly Kagome slapped his face, hard.
"Damn it, Bitch, what the hell was that for?!" Inu Yasha pulled back angrily, rubbing his sore cheek.
"I'm sorry, it was a bug! I just didn't think, I hate bugs!"
"Master Inu Yasha..." a squashed sounding voice came from somewhere in the folds of Inu Yasha's tunic.
"Myoga?!"
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What the heck is Jakken doing in Inu Yasha's house? What are Chiyo and Master Kenjishi talking about? What is Tamiko meditating on? WHY WON'T I JUST LET INU YASHA AND KAGOME GET ON WITH IT?!?!?! Well, yes, I *do* know, actually, I was just trying to beat some of you reviewers to the punch. :) If you want to be notified when I update, please leave a review stating that fact or email me. Thanks.
TBC
Prisoners
Fractured Blanket Scenario
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Author's note: I know my time between chapters has been getting longer recently, but I assure you, that is only because I want to ensure that you, the readers, get the best possible product. This time, however, I decided to post this piece of crap. (Actually, I really like this chapter ^_^.)
disclaimer: The majority of characters contained herein are complex, well planned, and interesting. Needless to say, they are not mine.
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*around 4 am*
Myoga fought hard and managed to suppress the urge to feast upon the blood of the wolf-demon on which he currently resided. If he were noticed, it would ruin his spying mission, and any chance he had to help Inu Yasha.
"But, my Lord Kouga..." his host, Hakua, was saying, "What if we attack and find that Inu Yasha isn't there? He may be in hiding."
Kouga let out a single humorless laugh, "That wimp would run and hide, rather than face me!"
Hakua cleared his throat, "there is still the matter of what exactly we should do in that event, sir..."
Kouga pursed his lips in thought. "We will go to the home of Kagome's family!" he decided. Myoga almost fell out of Hakua's hair.
He wasn't the only one that was shocked, "My lord, do you think-? How-? How do you even know where they live?"
Kouga leaned back and stretched, "Kagome visited them on the day I tracked her from Inu Yasha's house. Even if we do not find her there immediately, she will have to return to that place at some point."
"Yes, my lord."
"Tell my plans to the other members of the pack. I'm going to rest up for tonight."
Hakua nodded once and left the cave, and Myoga hopped off toward Tokyo.
*****
*around 7 am*
Chiyo followed her nose through the house in Osaka, seeking out the scent of Master Kenjishi. As she walked, unfettered for the first time in hours, she couldn't help feeling momentarily guilty. Was she somehow betraying her clan, now that she was so ale to escape but so unwilling. She felt somehow, that it would be more of a betrayal to go against the trust that these people, Inu Yasha and Kagome, had given her. After eighty years of living as Chiyo, she was somehow more comfortable as Sango.
She could smell Master Kenjishi and Tamiko on the other side of the door she was now in front of. She knocked lightly.
It opened almost immediately to reveal the face of a wizened old man. "Sango-mmmf!" he was cut off by her kiss.
"Hentai! You let go of her!" Tamiko yelled from behind him, prying the two apart. "...Chiyo? Why are you untied?" Her gaze turned suspicious, "...and why didn't you kill him for kissing you?"
Master Kenjishi lifted his jaw proudly, "I didn't kiss her. She kissed me."
Tamiko snorted and rolled her eyes, before seeing the blush on the wolf demon's face. The miko-in-training paled, looking from the old, stooping, wrinkled man, to the smooth-faced, tall, proud, and beautiful wolf. "What exactly was the appeal here? He's three times your age!!"
Chiyo was suddenly incensed, "Is that so? He's 240?!"
Tamiko blinked, "Oh, you're a demon... sorry... forgot..." she looked them both over again, "Well I don't care, it STILL seems wrong!"
Chiyo growled, "Go talk to Kagome and Inu Yasha, he's almost 600!" she grabbed Master Kenjishi by the arm, her expression softening, "Now, come, we have much to discuss."
Tamiko watched impassively as the wolf pulled her master from the room. "I have a bad feeling about all this..." she murmured to no one in particular.
*****
Inu Yasha let out a long yawn, eliciting another in answer from Kagome. "Still tired, huh?"
Kagome shrugged, "I had a rather rude awakening, I guess. Do you mind if I go to sleep for a while longer?"
Inu Yasha smirked, "Not at all. I hardly had any myself, maybe I'll have a nap, too."
Kagome was already bolting to the living room, "I call the couch!"
Inu Yasha rolled his eyes, following after her.
*****
*around 5 am*
Panting, Myoga reached Inu Yasha's home in Tokyo to find the last person he expected to see.
"Jakken?!"
*****
*around 7 am again*
Inu Yasha pulled on the blanket laying on the back of the couch, laying it over Kagome.
"Thank you, Inu Yasha," she said sleepily. Inu Yasha turned out the lamp and began walking out of the room. "Inu Yasha?" Kagome called after him.
Inu Yasha's ears turned toward her, quickly followed by the rest of his body, "Mm?"
"Where will you be sleeping?"
The hanyou smiled gently, though in the dark room Kagome couldn't see it. "My room is at the end of the hall. You can call me if you need anything."
Kagome sighed happily, "Thank you again, Inu Yasha." She curled up and snuggled into the couch.
Inu Yasha walked quietly to the door of his room. His hand was almost touching the doorknob when he heard-
"....Miroku.........different.........when I was Sango....." It was Chiyo, talking quietly. Even with his superhuman hearing, Inu Yasha could barely make out her words. He couldn't find it in his heart to disturb them.
His next try was the guest room. He opened the door without knocking, to find Tamiko sitting on the bed in a lotus pose, her eyes closed. Inu Yasha cleared his throat to get her attention.
Her eyes opened, "What are ye seeking, Inu Yasha?"
He shrugged, "A bed, do you mind if I-"
Tamiko shook her head seriously, "Can't you see that I'm deep in meditation? In order to continue I need absolute silence, both audible and mental."
"I'll be asleep!"
"Even in your sleep your mind is loud enough to disrupt my concentration, please seek slumber elsewhere."
Inu Yasha growled, "It's my house, why don't you leave?!"
Tamiko tilted her head, "I could... perhaps Kagome would be willing to help me get another room to myself, once I explain to her the manner in which you kicked me out."
All the color left Inu Yasha's face, "Fine!" He turned on his heel and left Tamiko. He did not slam the door for fear of waking Kagome, two rooms away.
He decided to grab a blanket from the linen closet in Shippo's room, to make a bed on the floor of the living room. When he reached the kitsune's room, however-
"Oh, Shippo!" Kanta's words were accompanied by bubbly giggles that made Inu Yasha go pink to the tips of his ears. *Alright, fine... no blanket, either.* Inu Yasha looked longingly out the window at the tall trees outside, but he wouldn't leave the house. Not when Kagome might need him.
*****
Kagome noticed when the hanyou came back into the living room. *Did he forget something?* He knelt down on the floor, and after some shifting around to get comfortable, was still.
"Inu Yasha?"
"Uh huh?"
"Why are you laying on the floor?"
In the darkness he turned to her, propping himself up on one elbow, "Apparently all the other rooms were taken."
"Oh..." Kagome sat up, "Inu Yasha?"
"Hmm?"
"We... both slept on the couch earlier, didn't we?" Kagome took a deep breath and hurried on, "So I really don't see why we couldn't do it again." She pulled back the blanket, an invitation to the hanyou.
Inu Yasha was on his feet after only a brief hesitation caused by disbelief. Gently, he helped Kagome slide down toward the far end of the couch. He stepped behind her and slipped one leg between her and the back of the couch, then settled himself behind her, so she was laying almost on top of him. Sighing, she relaxed into his arms.
"Are you sure you'll be comfortable like this."
*You have no idea...* "Yes, very sure." The smile was evident in his voice.
Kagome turned her head to look at him, "Inu Yasha, I just wanted to let you know that Hojo and Kouga, well, they've never meant anything to me. Not like..." she trailed off.
Inu Yasha swallowed, "Please finish that thought."
"Not like you, Inu Yasha," Kagome's voice was hushed.
"Kagome..." he leaned forward, eyes closed and lips pressed together lightly. Suddenly Kagome slapped his face, hard.
"Damn it, Bitch, what the hell was that for?!" Inu Yasha pulled back angrily, rubbing his sore cheek.
"I'm sorry, it was a bug! I just didn't think, I hate bugs!"
"Master Inu Yasha..." a squashed sounding voice came from somewhere in the folds of Inu Yasha's tunic.
"Myoga?!"
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What the heck is Jakken doing in Inu Yasha's house? What are Chiyo and Master Kenjishi talking about? What is Tamiko meditating on? WHY WON'T I JUST LET INU YASHA AND KAGOME GET ON WITH IT?!?!?! Well, yes, I *do* know, actually, I was just trying to beat some of you reviewers to the punch. :) If you want to be notified when I update, please leave a review stating that fact or email me. Thanks.
TBC