Chapter 9

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The next day, Miroku spotted Inuyasha alone and decided to seize this chance before Kikyo returned. I must not jumble this up. If I do, Sango will be mad at me for the rest of my life. Miroku shuddered at the thought of it and hurried over to Inuyasha and gets this thing over and done fast.

"Hi Inuyasha, I see that you are still grumpy." Miroku asked cheerfully as he sat beside Inuyasha. Inuyasha just snorted. Miroku took that as a reply and continue saying, "Are you still angry with Kagome?"

Inuyasha looked up and replied, "Not really now, but I just can't believe that she actually let Naraku that baka off. I wondered if any of her screws is loose in her brain."

Miroku laughed and said, "Well, you can't blame her being compassionate. Unlike someone here." He glanced over to Inuyasha.

"What are you trying to say?" Inuyasha got angry held his Tetsusaiga over his head. Miroku cursed himself for shooting his mouth again and yelled, "Kagome!"

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Sango and Kagome walked to a tree and sat under it. Kagome played with Shippo and Sango played with Kirara.

"Kagome, are you still mad at Inuyasha?" Sango asked.

"Kagome nee-san don't be mad at him anymore." Shippo said. Kagome sighed and replied, "I am not mad at him though but he can't just accuse me of something which I never did."

"You should know Inuyasha well. One of his characteristics is being impulsive. He always acts before he thinks." Sango claimed.

"So I should forgive him?" Kagome said.

"Well you should unless you want Kikyo to have Inuyasha." Sango said.

Kagome shivered and said quickly, "No way! Ok I will talk to him later." They continued playing until they heard Miroku's shouting.

"Kagome!"

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They sprang off in the direction of the voice and found Inuyasha chasing after Miroku with his Tetsusaiga above his head.

"Kagome help!" Miroku cried as he ran faster. "Baka, stop running and have a taste of Tetsusaiga," Inuyasha yelled.

Baka Miroku. He just cannot complete a single simple task. It is just making Inuyasha say sorry to Kagome. Is it that difficult? Sango took a deep breath, closed her eyes from the commotion and shook her head.

Kagome bewildered with what was happening in front of her. The Tetsusaiga was going to hurt someone sooner or later. She opened her mouth and shouted, "Inuyasha, Osuwari, Osuwari, Osuwari!" Inuyasha heard that command and in an instant, he plummeted face down into the ground three times.

" Ouch! That must have hurt!" Miroku said and suddenly, he felt someone pulled his ear and dragged him away together accompanied by Shippo and Kirara.

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"Inuyasha, I am so sorry. I did not mean to say Osuwari three times…" Before Kagome could finish her sentence, Inuyasha went down again though the spell had not worn off yet.

"Oh no! Sorry Inuyasha for saying." Kagome paused and thought for awhile and said, "that word four times in a row.

"………." Inuyasha mumbled while his face was still facing downwards onto the grass. "What are you trying to say?" Kagome said putting her ear closer to Inuyasha.

Finally when Inuyasha was able to move, he yelled in Kagome's ear, "I said that you don't have to say Osuwari in the first place." Kagome was shocked by the sudden blast in her ear and yelled back, "Now my ears have gone deaf, don't make me say Osuwari." She quickly covered her mouth but it was too late. Inuyasha's face plummeted down again.

"Oops"

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"You baka, why can't you accomplished a simple task?" Sango said.

"I am advising Inuyasha and he got angry with me and tired to come after me with his Tetsusaiga." Miroku said.

"Well, you are lucky to have your body parts with you." Sango said sarcastically. "Well, Kagome nee-san and Inuyasha be okay?" Shippo asked.

"They will be fine, Shippo," Sango said, stroking his hair. Miroku dragged Sango away from Shippo and Kirara and said, "Do you still forgive me?" Sango shrugged and said, "You better pray that Inuyasha and Kagome will be fine." Miroku silently prayed as they walked back.

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"Inuyasha are you ok?" Kagome asked the pouted face Inuyasha who had recovered. Inuyasha ignored her again. "You can't ignore me forever," Kagome said. Inuyasha remained pouting. Kagome smiled and said, "I have got a few packets of ramen in my backpack."

Inuyasha perked up and said, "Quickly, give me some of those." Kagome narrowed her eyes.

Soon, Sango and the rest returned. They saw Inuyasha gobbling the ramen down and Kagome just stared at him. "Enjoying your ramen?" Sango asked. Inuyasha saw Miroku, wanting to kill him but ramen was more important so he gave a cold hard glare at Miroku and began heaving down his ramen.

"We won't be leaving soon. Not until he finished his noodles anyway." Kagome sighed.

However, it did not take long for Inuyasha to finish his ramen and soon, they were on their journey again.

"Hey, where's Kikyo?" Kagome said, looking around for her. "Isn't it better for her not being around here?" Sango replied. Kagome shrugged and continued walking. Somehow, it felt good; once again they were traveling in the same old group.

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Meanwhile Kikyo was back in Naraku's castle planning the next move. "We have to get rid of the taijiya first. She is damn annoying and is a hindrance to our plan." Kikyo said.

"Yeah. We have to do that." Naraku said. Soon, they were planning on how to get rid of her.

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It was dark soon and the inu gang found a cave to camp in for the night. Kagome however, felt something was wrong with it. "Come on Kagome, let's go in and get out of the freezing night." Sango said.

"No. Something is wrong. Terribly wrong." Kagome said. "You will either go in or stay out here." Inuyasha said. "I would rather stay out here." Kagome snapped back.

The rest shrugged and went in including Inuyasha. Kagome stayed outside and huddled herself to make her more warm. Ok great. I am stuck here in the freezing cold while they were sleeping soundly. Kagome thought, however she was not regretting her choice of staying outside.

Inuyasha walked out of the cave and saw Kagome lying down on the ground and hugging herself. What a nice sleeping posture. He thought as he slipped out of his haori and placed it on top of Kagome. Kagome shifted a little and continued to sleep. Inuyasha decided to watch over Kagome and slept after a moment.

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A dark lady watched from afar. After making sure that, everyone was asleep. She walked slowly and quietly to the gang. Making sure she did not woke Inuyasha and Kagome, she went into the cave. She took out a candle which Naraku gave her. It was supposed to put one into deep sleep after inhaling it. She burnt at the tip of it and let the aromatic scent of the candle drifted into the calm minds of Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara.

Sango shifted slightly and soon opened her eyes. Being the master of all potions, she knew what is the scent. Oh no, this smell so familiar. Wait a minute. It is the fainting spell. I… must… stop… it… Before she could do anything, she felt numb in her body and not being able to move.

The dark lady smiled upon her success and sent a signal to Naraku through the poison insects. Soon Juromaru and Muso arrived. "Carry the bodies to Naraku's castle and make sure not to make any sounds." They bowed at the lady's commands and did what she said. Soon they left leaving Inuyasha and Kagome still asleep.

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The next morning, Kagome woke up and found Inuyasha sleeping next to her. He looks so cute. Kagome thought and stared at Inuyasha for a few minutes. Then, she got up and went to the nearby lake to freshen up. She saw Inuyasha was awake by the time she returned.

"Good morning, Inuyasha," She smiled.

"Good morning Kagome." They smiled and got ready to leave.

"Where's Sango?" Kagome said. "Maybe they are sleeping," Inuyasha replied. Kagome ran into the cave and looked for them. They were not there. She ran out and said, "They are no in there." Kagome looked worried and Inuyasha comforted her. "Maybe they went out into the woods. Let us wait for them." Kagome relaxed and waited for them.

After the period which seems like a few hours, Kagome stood up and said, "They are not back yet. Could something happen to them?" Inuyasha was not sure of himself this time and suddenly Kikyo came screaming.

"Sango and the rest were dragged away. As I am returning, I saw two guys dragging them away. You got to find them."

"Oh no," Kagome almost collapsed if not for Inuyasha who supported her.

"Get you filthy hands off her!" A voice boomed.

Kouga Inuyasha thought. "Why are you here? You stupid." Inuyasha yelled. "I am here to see if you have been ill treating my Kagome," Kouga said as he walked over to Kagome.

"Are you alright?" Kouga said softly as he held onto Kagome's hand. "Hai, I am alright," Kagome said as she withdrew her hand.

Darn! Why there are guys who love Kagome when no one wants me? Kikyo thought. She finally said, "Should we began looking for Sango?" Kagome realized that and said, "We should look for them."

"What happened?" asked the confused Kouga. "None of your business," Inuyasha snapped while Kagome explained everything to him.

"Well, we should look for them shall we?" Kouga picked up Kagome in bridal style and ran off. "Baka! Put down Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled as he took off. Kikyo sighed and ran off too.

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Another chapter done! Well, the next chapter will be up soon to ease your anxiety on what is going to happen to Sango. Calling out to all Sesshomaru and Kagome fans, my friend has this story about Sesshomaru and Kagome pairing. Well, stop by and have a look yeah? You can link from my favourite author, OLadyKuramaO. Ciao!