Ok, if you didn't pick up on that little bit of hidden irony in the last chappy-here it is. Yurusu means forgive, so Kagome was setting out on a trip, riding a horse named forgive wih Inuyasha...and Sesshy gave her this horse...wow! this is getting deep! ^.^ Enjoy!
Chapter 18
Inuyasha awoke he next morning, before the sun had completely risen, to the smell of breakfast filling his nose. He peered down into the camp, which appeared to be completely packed up, seeing something cooking over the fire. Kagome looked up from eating her meal. "Oh good-your up...breakfast?" Kagome then continued eating what looked like ramen. "What is that?" Inuyasha questioned as he sniffed the pleasant scent in the air, jumping from his resting place to the ground. "It's food...fish actually-with herbs and such. It's pretty good...try it." Inuyasha sat down, watching Kagome set her finished plate aside, and fix him a bowl. He promptly took it from her and tasted. "Wow...this is really good..." He continued eating in his usual way-with no manners at all.
Kagome smiled at his familiar eating habits, then raised to her feet and loaded up a few more things onto her horse. "We should get going Inuyasha...you ready?" Inuyasha looked up curiously from his eating, swallowing hard. "What's the rush?" Inuyasha looked over her innocently. "Rinsei...he will be catching my scent soon enough-I would rather reach the village before he does..." Kagome mounted her horse steadily, gripping the riens and smiling at Inuyasha. "So...wanna race me to the village..." Inuyasha stood up confidently. "Oh really...you think that little pony can run as fast as I can?" Inuyasha poked fun at her playfully. "Let's find out..."
Kagome gave the command, letting the horse lerch forward, kicking up the dust behind as it galloped through the trees wildly. Inuyasha watxhed patiently as she galloped ahead. "A head start won't hurt-I can catch up easy..." With that Inuyasha took off after her in leaps and bounds through the trees. Kagome rode swiftly along, the wind brushing back her braid, whipping it around chaoticly as she held tight to the horse's riens. He heart raced as she looked over her shoulder at Inuyasha-coming up from behind. She giggled, smiling uncontrollably at her fun.
Inuyasha began to run alongside the horse, looking over at Kagome and mocking her. "What are you smiling about? You're about to lose!" Inuyasha took off, bounding over the forest about a hlf-mile in front of Kagome. "That baka! He is so...." Kagome shook her head in annoyance-she enjoyed his company and it was impossible to be mad at him since she was having so much fun. Kagome's smile faded quickly as her eyes narrowed-watching the swift shadows to her left and right. Suddenly, she pulled the horse to an abrupt stop, making it cry out in fear of the dark figures blocking the path, rearing up and settling restlessly as Kagome tried to calm him down. "Steady Yurusu...it's alright..."
Inuyasha heard the horse's cry, sniffing the air in distress. "Kagome..." His eyes went wide as he leaped back through the forest, trying to recover Kagome where he had lost sight of her. He came upon Kagome, stopping at her side and looking up at her. "Are you ok?" Kagome continued to stare at the figures before her. "I'm fine...Rinsei's men were just about to move-weren't you?" Kagome's voice raised, as if to warn them to move. The wolf demons laughed, stepping out with their pack of wolves who stared hungrily at the girl. "We have sticked orders to bring you to Rinsei...he wants a word with you..." The youkai revealed their swords as Kagome hopped down from her horse. Inuyasha stepped out in front, flexing his claws confidently.
"I thought Kouga told you welps to leave her alone..." A low growl came from Inuyasha's throat, making the demons pause. A larger black wolf-demon stepped out in front, seeming less agressive. "Lady Kagome needs to come with us..." He looked over to her figure. "I am truly sorry Lady Kagome-but there is no getting through to my him..." Kagome smiled, laying a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder to calm him. "It's alright Yonsui, go back and tell Rinsei if he wishes to speak with me-I will be in the village...he can come there, but I have work so I don't have time to come see him..." The demon bowed respectively. "Hai milady...thank you..." He turned, ordering his men to follow him back to the caverns.
Inuyasha relaxed in his stature and turned to Kagome. "What was all that about?! He was about to kidnap you and you just send him back to his leader?!" Kagome smiled, grabbing the horse lead and walking alongside it down the path. "Hai Inuyasha...I know Yonsui very well...Rinsei too...they aren't bad...just a little rough-like you..." Kagome giggled, looking at Inuyasha who put his hands in his sleeves and looked away in a pouting motion. "Hmph."
Kagome and Inuyasha walked along for few hours, talking and arguing until they finally caught sight of the forest edge, then breaking out of the trees-they could see the village below-about the size of Kaede's village. Kagome smiled, still walking alongside her horse and Inuyasha, she was greeted kindly by many villagers and village children as she entered. No one really noticed Inuyasha, but they all smiled and waved to Kagome, welcoming her back to their humble village. "Lady Kagome! Priestess!" Kagome stopped, looking back to see a woman waving and running up to her. "Hai...What is wrong?" The woman caught her breathe a moment. "It's my daughter...please...you have to help her..." "Of course...take me to her..." Inuyasha held onto the horse while Kagome walked by the woman's side-asking about her symptons.
They arrived at the middle of the village, just near a large shrine where the woman ushered them into her hut. Inuyasha left the horse to be tended to by an older man, while children petted and adored it. Kagome looked arounf the small dark room, then down at the young girl who was breathing heavily and seemed to be sleeping. "I'm sorry-you'll need to leave...I will call you back in when I'm done..." The woman nodded, leaving Inuyasha and Kagome in the room alone with the girl. Kagome kneeled by the girl's side, narrowing her eyes at the sight of something. 'It's here...this poor girl is plagued by demons from the underworld...'
"Inuyasha...hand me the herb bag..." Inuyasha did as he was told, quickly pulling the bag from his shoulder and placing it gently next to Kagome. "What's wrong with her..." "She is being played upon...by demons..." Inuyasha looked concerned. "I don't see anything..." "They are here..." Kagome unsheathed her sword, pulling out a specific herb from the bag and placing it on the girl's forehead. Small reptile looking demons pulled chains tightly around the girl's neck-though this was invisible to Inuyasha, Kagome could see it clearly.
Kagome touch the demons, making them diminish at the slightest appearance of her miko energy. Kagome smiled, then sliced up a few herbs with her Kinjai and said a prayer for the girl. She stood up, resheathing her sword and stepping from the hut. "Your daughter will be fine now...give her this when she awakens and make sure she gets plenty of rest." Kaogme smiled as the woman praised her, returning her gaze to Inuyasha as he stepped from the hut with the bag, his face obviously impressed. They began to walk to the shrine.
"Kagome..." Inuyasha seemed a bit distracted. "Where did you get that sword..." Kagome smiled. "Same place you got yours...Totosai crafted it just for me..." Kagome smiled, pulling out the sword to reveal the many inscriptive symbols and such on the sword. Inuyasha looked over it intently. He raised a finger toward it, to run along the blade, but quickly retracted it when a spark of blue elecricity threatened his hand. Kagome resheathed the sword and smiled apologetically. "Sorry about that...demons can't touch it...it channels my miko energy-if a demon tried to take hold of it-they would be killed..." Inuyasha looked confused. "Channels your energy?" Kagome laughed a bit. "Hai, it's like my arrows...I can use my miko energy through the blade..."
Inuyasha looked ahead, ending the conversation as new problems were about to arise. "I think you have company..." Kagome looked forward to see a group of wolf-demons, some of which she recognized. Kagome payed particular attention to one who began tp approach her with a smile. He had a build much like Kouga, with bright green eyes and long black hair braided so he resembled the thunder brother's Hiten greatly. "Rinsei..." Kagome said under her breathe, making Inuyasha arch an eyebrow at this wolf-demon pack.
The young leader walked up to Kagome with a confident smile, ignoring Inuyasha somewhat. "Kagome...how nice to see you again..." Kagome rolled her eyes, looking up at the wolf-demon with annoyance. "What did you wish to see me about Rinsei...I told your men I have no time for your games." The young wolf's smirk seem to soften as he moved closer to Kagome. "There are no games Kagome-I wish you to come by the caverns later...we have men injured from battle who need you healing capabilities..." Inuyasha watched a Rinsei moved closer to Kagome, drawing his tetsusaiga he pushed back the wolf-demon with his blade, stepping in front of Kagome protectively. "Back up wolf-boy! Hands-off!" Rinsei jumped back angrily, staring at Inuyasha with a low growl. "And you are..." Kagome broke in. "Rinsei, this is Inuyasha..." "Inuyasha huh? Well Inuyasha, you need to mind your own business!" "Kagome IS my business welp!"
"Is that so?" Rinsei looked between the two of them.Kagome sighed. "I don't have time for this Rinsei-I will be by the caverns by nightfall...C'mon Inuyasha..." Kagome tugged in Inuyasha's kimono, making him sheath his sword and walk away angrily with her to the shrine. Rinsei watched as the two disappeared into the shrine, then led his men back to the caverns.
"Do you have to get so worked up all the time?" Kagome questioned Inuyasha over her shoulder as she leaned on the railing outside the shrine. "What do you mean? That wolf had it coming!" Kagome sighed, staring off into the village as dusk began to approach. "Besides-he was practically on top of you with his 'we need your healing' speech! It got on my nerves..." Kagome shook her head, smiling a bit. "What's so funny?!" "You...you acted the same way with Kouga..." She looked back at him, jumping up to sit on the railings of the shrine. "SO?! I ...I just can't stand wolf-demons...OK?!" "Baka...Your such a child..." "WHAT! WHAT DO YOU MEAN CHILD?!" Kagome hopped down, walking past Inuyasha's objections, quietening him with a single word. "Inuyasha...sit..." In an instant his face was planted in the shrine floor.
Kagome came back out with her bow in her hand and arrows on her shoulder. Inuyasha stood up angrily shaking his fist. "WHY YOU! Hey Wait! Where are you going?!" Kagome mounted her horse. "I'm going to see Rinsei at the caverns of course..." "ALONE?! You're going to a den of wolf-demons alone?!" Kagome smiled sarcastically-firing back at Inuyasha. "I thought you couldn't stand wolf-demons?" Inuyasha layed his ears back against his head looking down with big eyes that blinked with a pouting look. "But...hmph" His voice came out squeaky and small-less objective than he wanted but in a cute way.
Kagome sighed, beginning to walk the horse out of the village toward the forest. "Inuyasha...stay in the shrine and keep out of trouble...i will be back by morning..." The horse broke out in a trot, disappearing into the forest. Inuyasha went back into the dark hut, mumbling to himself stubbornly.
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ok-if you're having a hard time picturing Rinsei, think Hiten as a wolf-demon. And yes, to put everyone's fears to rest-it is going to be INU/KAG-so don't worry...believe me, the next chappy says it all...::hint hint:: ^.-
Chapter 18
Inuyasha awoke he next morning, before the sun had completely risen, to the smell of breakfast filling his nose. He peered down into the camp, which appeared to be completely packed up, seeing something cooking over the fire. Kagome looked up from eating her meal. "Oh good-your up...breakfast?" Kagome then continued eating what looked like ramen. "What is that?" Inuyasha questioned as he sniffed the pleasant scent in the air, jumping from his resting place to the ground. "It's food...fish actually-with herbs and such. It's pretty good...try it." Inuyasha sat down, watching Kagome set her finished plate aside, and fix him a bowl. He promptly took it from her and tasted. "Wow...this is really good..." He continued eating in his usual way-with no manners at all.
Kagome smiled at his familiar eating habits, then raised to her feet and loaded up a few more things onto her horse. "We should get going Inuyasha...you ready?" Inuyasha looked up curiously from his eating, swallowing hard. "What's the rush?" Inuyasha looked over her innocently. "Rinsei...he will be catching my scent soon enough-I would rather reach the village before he does..." Kagome mounted her horse steadily, gripping the riens and smiling at Inuyasha. "So...wanna race me to the village..." Inuyasha stood up confidently. "Oh really...you think that little pony can run as fast as I can?" Inuyasha poked fun at her playfully. "Let's find out..."
Kagome gave the command, letting the horse lerch forward, kicking up the dust behind as it galloped through the trees wildly. Inuyasha watxhed patiently as she galloped ahead. "A head start won't hurt-I can catch up easy..." With that Inuyasha took off after her in leaps and bounds through the trees. Kagome rode swiftly along, the wind brushing back her braid, whipping it around chaoticly as she held tight to the horse's riens. He heart raced as she looked over her shoulder at Inuyasha-coming up from behind. She giggled, smiling uncontrollably at her fun.
Inuyasha began to run alongside the horse, looking over at Kagome and mocking her. "What are you smiling about? You're about to lose!" Inuyasha took off, bounding over the forest about a hlf-mile in front of Kagome. "That baka! He is so...." Kagome shook her head in annoyance-she enjoyed his company and it was impossible to be mad at him since she was having so much fun. Kagome's smile faded quickly as her eyes narrowed-watching the swift shadows to her left and right. Suddenly, she pulled the horse to an abrupt stop, making it cry out in fear of the dark figures blocking the path, rearing up and settling restlessly as Kagome tried to calm him down. "Steady Yurusu...it's alright..."
Inuyasha heard the horse's cry, sniffing the air in distress. "Kagome..." His eyes went wide as he leaped back through the forest, trying to recover Kagome where he had lost sight of her. He came upon Kagome, stopping at her side and looking up at her. "Are you ok?" Kagome continued to stare at the figures before her. "I'm fine...Rinsei's men were just about to move-weren't you?" Kagome's voice raised, as if to warn them to move. The wolf demons laughed, stepping out with their pack of wolves who stared hungrily at the girl. "We have sticked orders to bring you to Rinsei...he wants a word with you..." The youkai revealed their swords as Kagome hopped down from her horse. Inuyasha stepped out in front, flexing his claws confidently.
"I thought Kouga told you welps to leave her alone..." A low growl came from Inuyasha's throat, making the demons pause. A larger black wolf-demon stepped out in front, seeming less agressive. "Lady Kagome needs to come with us..." He looked over to her figure. "I am truly sorry Lady Kagome-but there is no getting through to my him..." Kagome smiled, laying a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder to calm him. "It's alright Yonsui, go back and tell Rinsei if he wishes to speak with me-I will be in the village...he can come there, but I have work so I don't have time to come see him..." The demon bowed respectively. "Hai milady...thank you..." He turned, ordering his men to follow him back to the caverns.
Inuyasha relaxed in his stature and turned to Kagome. "What was all that about?! He was about to kidnap you and you just send him back to his leader?!" Kagome smiled, grabbing the horse lead and walking alongside it down the path. "Hai Inuyasha...I know Yonsui very well...Rinsei too...they aren't bad...just a little rough-like you..." Kagome giggled, looking at Inuyasha who put his hands in his sleeves and looked away in a pouting motion. "Hmph."
Kagome and Inuyasha walked along for few hours, talking and arguing until they finally caught sight of the forest edge, then breaking out of the trees-they could see the village below-about the size of Kaede's village. Kagome smiled, still walking alongside her horse and Inuyasha, she was greeted kindly by many villagers and village children as she entered. No one really noticed Inuyasha, but they all smiled and waved to Kagome, welcoming her back to their humble village. "Lady Kagome! Priestess!" Kagome stopped, looking back to see a woman waving and running up to her. "Hai...What is wrong?" The woman caught her breathe a moment. "It's my daughter...please...you have to help her..." "Of course...take me to her..." Inuyasha held onto the horse while Kagome walked by the woman's side-asking about her symptons.
They arrived at the middle of the village, just near a large shrine where the woman ushered them into her hut. Inuyasha left the horse to be tended to by an older man, while children petted and adored it. Kagome looked arounf the small dark room, then down at the young girl who was breathing heavily and seemed to be sleeping. "I'm sorry-you'll need to leave...I will call you back in when I'm done..." The woman nodded, leaving Inuyasha and Kagome in the room alone with the girl. Kagome kneeled by the girl's side, narrowing her eyes at the sight of something. 'It's here...this poor girl is plagued by demons from the underworld...'
"Inuyasha...hand me the herb bag..." Inuyasha did as he was told, quickly pulling the bag from his shoulder and placing it gently next to Kagome. "What's wrong with her..." "She is being played upon...by demons..." Inuyasha looked concerned. "I don't see anything..." "They are here..." Kagome unsheathed her sword, pulling out a specific herb from the bag and placing it on the girl's forehead. Small reptile looking demons pulled chains tightly around the girl's neck-though this was invisible to Inuyasha, Kagome could see it clearly.
Kagome touch the demons, making them diminish at the slightest appearance of her miko energy. Kagome smiled, then sliced up a few herbs with her Kinjai and said a prayer for the girl. She stood up, resheathing her sword and stepping from the hut. "Your daughter will be fine now...give her this when she awakens and make sure she gets plenty of rest." Kaogme smiled as the woman praised her, returning her gaze to Inuyasha as he stepped from the hut with the bag, his face obviously impressed. They began to walk to the shrine.
"Kagome..." Inuyasha seemed a bit distracted. "Where did you get that sword..." Kagome smiled. "Same place you got yours...Totosai crafted it just for me..." Kagome smiled, pulling out the sword to reveal the many inscriptive symbols and such on the sword. Inuyasha looked over it intently. He raised a finger toward it, to run along the blade, but quickly retracted it when a spark of blue elecricity threatened his hand. Kagome resheathed the sword and smiled apologetically. "Sorry about that...demons can't touch it...it channels my miko energy-if a demon tried to take hold of it-they would be killed..." Inuyasha looked confused. "Channels your energy?" Kagome laughed a bit. "Hai, it's like my arrows...I can use my miko energy through the blade..."
Inuyasha looked ahead, ending the conversation as new problems were about to arise. "I think you have company..." Kagome looked forward to see a group of wolf-demons, some of which she recognized. Kagome payed particular attention to one who began tp approach her with a smile. He had a build much like Kouga, with bright green eyes and long black hair braided so he resembled the thunder brother's Hiten greatly. "Rinsei..." Kagome said under her breathe, making Inuyasha arch an eyebrow at this wolf-demon pack.
The young leader walked up to Kagome with a confident smile, ignoring Inuyasha somewhat. "Kagome...how nice to see you again..." Kagome rolled her eyes, looking up at the wolf-demon with annoyance. "What did you wish to see me about Rinsei...I told your men I have no time for your games." The young wolf's smirk seem to soften as he moved closer to Kagome. "There are no games Kagome-I wish you to come by the caverns later...we have men injured from battle who need you healing capabilities..." Inuyasha watched a Rinsei moved closer to Kagome, drawing his tetsusaiga he pushed back the wolf-demon with his blade, stepping in front of Kagome protectively. "Back up wolf-boy! Hands-off!" Rinsei jumped back angrily, staring at Inuyasha with a low growl. "And you are..." Kagome broke in. "Rinsei, this is Inuyasha..." "Inuyasha huh? Well Inuyasha, you need to mind your own business!" "Kagome IS my business welp!"
"Is that so?" Rinsei looked between the two of them.Kagome sighed. "I don't have time for this Rinsei-I will be by the caverns by nightfall...C'mon Inuyasha..." Kagome tugged in Inuyasha's kimono, making him sheath his sword and walk away angrily with her to the shrine. Rinsei watched as the two disappeared into the shrine, then led his men back to the caverns.
"Do you have to get so worked up all the time?" Kagome questioned Inuyasha over her shoulder as she leaned on the railing outside the shrine. "What do you mean? That wolf had it coming!" Kagome sighed, staring off into the village as dusk began to approach. "Besides-he was practically on top of you with his 'we need your healing' speech! It got on my nerves..." Kagome shook her head, smiling a bit. "What's so funny?!" "You...you acted the same way with Kouga..." She looked back at him, jumping up to sit on the railings of the shrine. "SO?! I ...I just can't stand wolf-demons...OK?!" "Baka...Your such a child..." "WHAT! WHAT DO YOU MEAN CHILD?!" Kagome hopped down, walking past Inuyasha's objections, quietening him with a single word. "Inuyasha...sit..." In an instant his face was planted in the shrine floor.
Kagome came back out with her bow in her hand and arrows on her shoulder. Inuyasha stood up angrily shaking his fist. "WHY YOU! Hey Wait! Where are you going?!" Kagome mounted her horse. "I'm going to see Rinsei at the caverns of course..." "ALONE?! You're going to a den of wolf-demons alone?!" Kagome smiled sarcastically-firing back at Inuyasha. "I thought you couldn't stand wolf-demons?" Inuyasha layed his ears back against his head looking down with big eyes that blinked with a pouting look. "But...hmph" His voice came out squeaky and small-less objective than he wanted but in a cute way.
Kagome sighed, beginning to walk the horse out of the village toward the forest. "Inuyasha...stay in the shrine and keep out of trouble...i will be back by morning..." The horse broke out in a trot, disappearing into the forest. Inuyasha went back into the dark hut, mumbling to himself stubbornly.
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ok-if you're having a hard time picturing Rinsei, think Hiten as a wolf-demon. And yes, to put everyone's fears to rest-it is going to be INU/KAG-so don't worry...believe me, the next chappy says it all...::hint hint:: ^.-