Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any other characters (except Katsurou).
Muted
Night had fallen by the time Sesshoumaru stopped the group, deep in a forest surrounded by tall magnolia trees. The trees were so tall and dense, that it was pitch black within the forest.
Kagome and Rin had been holding on to Katsurou and following him, since he could see in the dark better than they could.
"Hn." was all Sesshoumaru said as he came to a stop.
"Um, Sesshoumaru-sama, I hate to sound useless, but we can't see well enough to gather firewood for camp." Kagome explained.
"Katsurou, let's go." Sesshoumaru motioned for the child to follow him. They seemingly melded into the forest.
Rin and Kagome blindly clung to each other, and awkwardly lowered themselves to the ground.
The forest was eerily silent. They could clearly hear one another breathing.
"This doesn't feel right." Kagome whispered.
Rin slowly drew her sword. The seemingly muted sound of metal as her sword left its sheath, resounded loudly in their ears.