Who do Voodoo

Chapter Seven: Missing Parchments and Water Drops

Sango and Miroku sat on pillows in Kaede's hut, resting from the journey and discussing what could happen and what will probably happen in the Inuyasha and Kagome's hut. Shippo was displaying his pictures to Kaede and talking her ear off about the journey. Distant, muffled shouts could be heard. Sango stopped tapping her fore head with the Tetsuiga that they took from Inuyasha, in fear that if a 'visitor' does come and 'visit' then Inuyasha wouldn't be able to use it to escape the hut. A sigh escaped her lips as she rolled her eyes.

"You would think with the barrier around the hut you wouldn't hear them… I mean… isn't it meant to protect them so no one will no they're there?"

"It's supposed to! We're not suppose to be able to hear them bickering from here. The barrier is suppose to block out all the sounds and smells from the hut. I don't understand what is wrong…" Miroku said, puzzled.

"Not even the gods themselves could silent them." Kaede stated. She had escaped from Shippo display of 'artwork' and came to the two to see how the half demon and miko incarnate. "We should strengthen the barrier. We don't need any 'visitors'."

"But Lady Kaede… we need supplies that we don't have to strengthen the barrier." Miroku said, searching through Kaede's spices and herbs.

"What do you mean..? I had plenty of those. We should still have some seals, and even if we didn't, all we would need to do is right up some more on the blessed parchment…." She paused looking through her shelves, "Where is my blessed parchment anyway?"

Shippo began to shift uncomfortably and hid his drawings behind him mumbling an "I dunno"

"Shippo! You should have used that book Kagome gave you!" Sango shouted. She began preaching on how Shippo needed to learn that he shouldn't use things that aren't his without asking first. Miroku and Kaede went over details on what they needed to about the situation. It was settled that Miroku and Sango would go to the next village and buy some sacred parchment and return. Kaede couldn't do it because her back had been bothering her and Shippo was being punished.

Sango sighed and trudged through the doorway 'I know this wont go well... if he lays on hand on my…' "MIROKU! slap"

"My apologies lady Sango, but I could not help it. My hand is possessed and…"

"Save it for someone who hasn't heard it already…" She had become so used to the touch of his hand on her butt that she almost missed some of the times his hand began to wonder. 'Aw well... Hopefully that's the only nuisance on this trip."

In the Next Village…

"What do you mean you don't have sacred parchment! Isn't there a village priest or priestess hear?" Sango fumed. She was about to explode. It had already been nearly 4 hours to fly there on Kilala and her butt had fallen asleep, and when she had made the mistake of complaining about it while she and Miroku climbed up the hundreds of steps to actually get to the village she had counted 20 times Miroku caressed her bottom.

"My apologies demon slayer, but are priest abandoned us nearly 5 moons ago (5 months) and we used the parchment to write letters to him begging for his return."

"Why did he leave?" Miroku asked, he expected that there was a troublesome demon lurking around the village border that the priest couldn't handle. However, the answer he received was unexpected.

"This village is a sanctuary for concubines and gypsies. He said that he wouldn't stay in a village of sin. We usually don't get visitors for the same reason, so we let them stay in the inn. It's almost dark, you two should probably stay for the night."

"We'll be fine…" Sango insisted, by the look on Miroku face, he was all to pleased to spend the night here, especially the inn.

"No, no, I insist. We don't mind at all."

"Well… where would we stay" Sango questioned hesitantly. She almost knew the answer but was praying to the gods that it wasn't true.

"In the inn of course" the villager smirked. Miroku nearly leaped for joy and was out of sight in the blink of and eyes. He managed to retrieve Kilala and back it back to the inn's doorway before Sango could say anything. She sighed and joined him, she clearly had lost this war.

"Miroku I swear if you do anything tonight with those…girls... you will need to pray to the gods that you will be able to create sons."

"Why Sango, are you jealous" He smiled and ran up the steps to the nearest room, leaving Sango in the door way with her jaw dropped. She stomped up the stairs and snarled when she hear the giggles and the muffled sounds Miroku's voice as he charmed the concubines. Sango couldn't help but feel that something was wrong but she let her pride get the best of her and brush it off.

Kaede's Village, the old hut

Inuyasha sat against the wall, eyes baring the flames of hatred towards his comrades for caging him up like a dog in time out, his face heated by the fire he was staring at in the middle of the room. His ear twitched every time a drop of water would fall onto his ear. Kagome had said the she could get him just as annoyed as how he had made her. Of course he boasted and said she couldn't if she tried. Apparently he was wrong. Kagome would also count every drop that she inflicted onto his damp ear, and so far she was on 93. His eyes began to twitch along with the drops and veins began to spring to life on his temples and neck. But once Kagome was on 117, Inuyasha had her pinned to the wooden wall in an instant, one hand on the wall and one hand wrapped around her neck, not too tightly though.

"I swear, if you keep doing that I'll…."

Kagome interrupted him with her chuckling, "I win." She stated and managed to smirk triumphantly, although her shoulders shook with the laughter she was trying to hide. Inuyasha growled at her. He smirked when he devised a plan in his head. Kagome stared at him, trying to think of what he was possibly thinking of doing. He walked of to her bag and grabbed a photo from one of the pockets. It was a photo she had taken of him sleeping with the drool sliding down the side of his chin. She always showed it to a random person whenever he managed to embarrass her. He dangle the picture now over the flame between his thumb and forefinger.

"Don't…you…dare!" She jumped for him but was too late. He let the photo slip the his fingers to meet its demise in the fire. She loved that picture and always thought he looked adorable in it, and now she was furious "You… you… YOU SON OF A BITCH"

She immediately slapped her hands to her mouth. If she hadn't been so angry she wouldn't have let the insult slip. She knew how Inuyasha sometimes took modern day insults so seriously. His pupils shrank with rage and his eyes flashed the dreadful crimson color of his demon side. He backed her up against into the corner, towering over her and snarled.

"What did you say!"

"Inu….Inuyasha… I-I didn't mean it….its just… you made me so mad… and…" She stuttered. He punched the wall next to her head, earning a shriek in return. She closed her eyes tightly, wishing for this to all go away.

"LOOK AT ME!" He growled. She jumped and turned her head away instantly. He grabbed her jaw and turned it to him. He panted and seemed to calm down somewhat. "Don't you ever say that again…" she nodded her head and slid to the ground when he turned away. He walked to the corner across from her but faced the wall. She regained her courage and kneeled in front of him.

"What...?" He said a little too harshly then he wanted. He looked up into her face and his instantly softened when he saw the tear rolling down her cheeks. He hugged and rubbed her back, pulling her into his lap. "I'm sorry I got carried away… without Tetsuiga my temper shortens even more. Please stop crying…" She sniffled and curled into his chest. There, they both fell asleep in each others warmth.