Now, a lot of people have been asking for longer chapters, and I hope this satisfies.

The sun was beginning to set as the trio reached the edge of the village. Knowing that there was no way they'd be able to rent a room at the inn without Miroku's falsehoods, Inuyasha quickly found a clearing they could use for the night. Setting the bag down, Inuyasha began to gather firewood when Kagome touched his shoulder. "I can do that," she told him, "I'll gather the firewood and make the fire if you want to take Kyo out for hunting lessons. It's best for him to learn while we actually have supplies, that way if he doesn't manage to catch something we won't go hungry." Inuyasha nodded, he could see the reason to her logic, it would also take the pressure off Kyo and make him relax. "I'll boil some water for ramen just in case."

Kagome walked off to a nearby stream, filling a couple of large pots with water before returning to camp in time to see her two hanyous disappear into the increasing dark. Walking around the immediate vicinity of their camp, she began to collect firewood and kindling, returning to base often to relieve herself of the dead wood's weight before rushing off to gather more. Once she was certain she had enough to last well through the night, the miko set about arranging the logs and stones before lighting the kindling. Kagome sat back and watched as the flames steadily grew to a decent cooking size before setting one pot of water to boil.

Inuyasha disliked the idea of leaving Kagome alone, so he made sure that they hunted within earshot of the camp. After giving Kyo a quick lesson in hunting he leapt into a tree to watch the pup while his ears twitched to take in each of Kagome's steps. The tiny hanyou sniffed the area, his ears moving like radar scanning the foliage for any trace of movement. The two fluffy appendages suddenly peaked, a pair of rabbits were snuffling at a tree a few meters away.

Careful to keep downwind of them, Kyo softly padded towards them. Their noses twitched nervously as he crept closer. Inuyasha followed the boy's progress with his eyes, it had taken Kyo longer to find the rabbits, but for his first hunt, he was doing well. Once he was as close as possible to his prey without them noticing him, Kyo pounced. He took one down with a quick swipe of his claws, but due to sheer luck, the other moved at the last moment. Seeing the threat, the second bunny took off into the dark. Kyo began to give chase but soon lost it.

Kyo stalked sullenly back to his kill, only to find Inuyasha standing above it with the second rabbit in his hand. His eyes widened in shock, he hadn't even sensed the older hanyou move. Inuyasha held the rabbit out to Kyo, "Not bad," he told him, "for your first go. You still have a lot to learn, but that'll come with practise. Now let's gut these before we take them back. Kagome tends to gag if she sees me do it, either that or she cries for the 'poor bunny'." Inuyasha proceeded to teach Kyo how to clean his kills, stripping the carcasses of their fur and insides.

The boys returned back to camp following the enticing aroma of Kagome's cooking. Kyo proudly handed her his 'kills'. "Would you prefer them straight," she asked, "Or do you want me to marinate them." Inuyasha thought for a moment, rummaging through the supplies Kagome had beside her. "Do we have the stuff to make the sauce with the honey?" he asked. Kagome nodded, after realising how partial Inuyasha was to Teriyaki she'd made sure to pack the necessary ingredients. "Then can we have them marinated?" he asked.

Inuyasha began to tear the rabbits into thin slices as Kagome prepared the sauce. Kyo watched, fascinated as they moved around each other, neither doubling back or attempting to do the same thing as the other. Kagome passed Inuyasha the sauce while he grabbed a pan. Inuyasha threw the meat into the pan before adding the honey and soy mixture. As he began to cook the meat, Kagome added the noodles to the boiling water. As the meat sizzled over the fire, Inuyasha grabbed bowls and chopsticks, handing them to Kagome as she stirred the pasta. The miko ladled the noodles into the bowls, then passed them to the hanyou, who added the meat to the pasta, before drizzling the remaining sauce over the noodles, while Kagome laid the chopsticks on the side of the bowls.

Inuyasha handed out the Teriyaki rabbit while Kagome packed away the ingredients. Once they were all seated, Kyo took residence on Kagome's lap before they all began enjoying their meal. Dinner ended quickly and Kagome took Kyo off to have a bath on one side of a large outcrop of rocks while Inuyasha washed the dishes on the other. Inuyasha finished before Kagome and Kyo and had a quick bath while Kagome washed Kyo. Both finished around the same time and returned to camp. Inuyasha began to pack the bowls and pan away while Kagome pulled out her sleeping bag and pillow, unrolling it on the forest floor. Tucking Kyo in, she walked up to Inuyasha, briefly tweaking his ear as she bid him good night before joining Kyo, kissing his forehead, then falling asleep almost instantly. Inuyasha crept silently over to the pair, his lips lightly brushing her cheek as he murmured a soft good night, before leaping into a tree to sleep.

I hoped you enjoyed this chapter. I will be updating in about a week or so, but if I recieve 200 reviews, I will post immediately.

I've also decided to start a little game. For the next few chapters, I'd like you all to tell me who you think the 'seamtress' is.I'll even give you a clueto help you out.

She is from a well known anime, but not from Inuyasha.

Happy guessing, I'm interested to see who will guess this right.

May your thoughts and creativity flow,

Lady Ami DragonHeart