How Will I Know

Disclaimer: Listening to 'DNAngel' Soundtrack at the moment… Love the opening song. Anyways, I don't own InuYasha.

Chapter 16: Thunderstorm

Golden eyes. Two great golden eyes, way closer than they should have been, or would be expected to be. Kagome sat up suddenly, startling the owner of the eyes, who fell backwards with an irritated grunt. When Kagome stretched, InuYasha began chastising her for surprising him like that.

"Why does it matter that I woke up? How could that have scared you-" Kagome cut herself off, abruptly blushing. She suddenly realized the only reason his face would have been that close to hers -the only times it had ever come that close- was if he'd been about to kiss her. She shook off the thought, giddy, and set out to fold the blanket she had been sleeping under. InuYasha silently helped, figuring Kagome realized what he'd been about to do. He followed her to her backpack, where she set down the folded blanket and pulled out a new change of clothes; her last set of clean clothes. She sighed, pretending to be upset for no reason other than when you have to do laundry you are 'supposed' to be upset.

InuYasha watched her curiously, arms folded. Kagome turned and smiled up at him.

"I have to go change into these, be good and don't be a pervert." InuYasha nodded, then caught the last bit of the sentence.

"Hey, what are you accusing me of? I'm not a pervert!" Kagome giggled, then shushed him; Miroku and Sango were still sleeping. She stood, setting all her laundry (all of it) on the ground in front of her backpack. She took the clean set of clothes with her and went into the forest a little ways. When she disappeared, InuYasha shifted towards where she went, but he decided better of it, and instead kneeled by her laundry. He picked up a strange piece that had two slightly curved pieces of cloth connected by some strips. He held it up by a string and his finger bumped a clip. He found a similar one and latched them together, but still couldn't figure out where on earth it would go on a person; come to think of it, he'd never seen Kagome wear one, but whenever she took a bath or wore her swimsuit, it was on the riverbank along with her clothes, usually tucked into them.

InuYasha threw it aside and picked up another garment he'd never seen Kagome wear, but it was always there like the other one on the riverbank. It had three large holes in it, and seemed to be a head garment to him, with one hole for his head and the other two for his ears. He sniffed it once, and his eyes widened in horror. That's not… it can't be… He turned bright red, matching the berries they'd had for dinner last night. That article of clothing… it had carried a scent that he'd smelled before, but he always put it aside as nothing to concern him at all. It was part of Kagome's scent that--- well, if she found him with it, she'd sit him to hell and back, probably. He shook his head clear, trying to get the scent out of his head. He hated to admit it, but he liked it… he shook his head more sternly, desperately trying to forget the scent again.

By the time the scent faded, Kagome was back, and InuYasha jumped up thankfully and went to her side, having stuffed the piece of cloth into the pile. He swooped as he walked up to her, and picked up the other one that confused him. Kagome suddenly stopped in her tracks, steadily turning pink. InuYasha cocked his head sideways, amused at her reaction; he suddenly doubted if this piece of cloth was as bad as or worse than the other one. Kagome stared at him, waiting.

"What's this?" InuYasha asked carefully. Kagome walked up to him and took it gently from him, her blush slightly fading.

"Just a piece of clothes; nothing much."

"I've never seen you wear it."

"Well, I don't wear it over my other clothes."

"How on earth… where does it go?" InuYasha knew he was pressing her, but he liked to watch her get mad or embarrassed, in this case the latter. Kagome threw it into the small pile with the clothes she'd just changed out of. Before she could think, she said something that made her put InuYasha's blush earlier to shame.

"Maybe I'll show you someday."

InuYasha was kneeling by the stream, having hung up a rope to dry the clothes on already. He was washing one of Kagome's shirts, and watching her. She sat across from him, also washing clothes. He'd already soaked and scrubbed his haiori, and it was hanging on the makeshift clothesline, damp, but not dripping. They were talking of nonsense, like the weather, and how spring was around the corner; Miroku and Sango's relationship, and food. Although they didn't care what they talked about, they were sure having a fun time with it all. Kagome laughed nearly every sentence, and it extended to InuYasha. He felt the strangest urge to jump across the five foot wide stream and just- kiss her, or hold her.

If she knew what she was doing to me… I wonder what she'd do?

InuYasha laughed as Kagome did, still pondering this.

Soon, they headed back to camp, all clothes dried or at least close enough so they wouldn't dampen other things. InuYasha's stomach snarled, having been defied breakfast for three hours into the dawn. Kagome giggled, and InuYasha's stomach quieted. Shortly, Kagome's stomach followed suit, and InuYasha chuckled. He leaned over towards Kagome and took half her pile of laundry, freeing one of her hands. He promptly picked it up, feeling the need to express himself someway. Kagome looked up at him, eyes bright with pleasure. InuYasha looked at her for a moment, then continued the cheerful talk.

When the couple returned to camp, Miroku and Sango looked up from around the fire where breakfast was being kept warm. Miroku had a grin on his face that made Kagome sure he'd been thinking something that, well, Miroku would think, finding herself and InuYasha gone in the morning after spending the night in each other's arms. Sango just looked highly curious, and Kagome knew she was in for an interrogation.

As Kagome walked over to her backpack, a slight tug on her hand made her aware that she was still holding hands with InuYasha. She blushed and dropped his hand as he realized so too. Sango giggled, and Kagome hastily put her now-clean clothes into her backpack. She walked gracefully over to the boiling water with a few cups in her hands, and InuYasha immediately recognized his favorite food. He followed Kagome, already begging.

"Oh, come on, InuYasha! Of course you'll get some, stop begging or I might have to si-" InuYasha held his breath, but Kagome had stopped just fast enough. Everyone laughed, and InuYasha relaxed, carefully sitting near Kagome, about a foot away.

"So…" Sango started. "What happened between you two yesterday?" Miroku and even Shippou grinned wickedly. Kagome turned a light shade of pink, and Miroku's smirk deepened. Kagome huffed.

"It was nothing like that, whatever you're thinking, you pervert. InuYasha and I just talked. We all just had some things we needed to sort out about Kikyo among other things." Sango pressed her for more information, a play-by-play documentary. Kagome told it to the best of her knowledge, and where she made a mistake, InuYasha, pretending to be indifferent (he was still around the fire because the ramen was almost done) corrected her. A cup of ramen was passed to him, keeping him happily amused. Kagome left out much of the talk, although that was about all she left out. The water fight explained the damp clothes, and Sango's curiosity was quenched. Miroku's smirk had faded; he was slightly disappointed they hadn't kissed or anything (Kagome hadn't shared that). When the atmosphere fell into silence except for InuYasha's slurping of the noodles, Ekonika walked over to the group.

"It'll rain today. There will be a huge thunderstorm, I'm afraid. It's about noon now, so we have a few hours." Before anyone could comment, Ekonika spoke again. "Also, I've been around you humans, and demons, and you, InuYasha, long enough to figure a few things out that I thought you might want to know. I see potential… in relationships." Ekonika paused to watch their astounded faces that began to blush and look around at random members of their group. "InuYasha, I see a pairing of you with Kagome, and I no longer dislike you; you seem to have a certain charm, shall we say, with most any lady that gets to know you. Kagome is lucky that you like her, and you are lucky she likes you." Miroku and Sango snickered as Kagome and InuYasha blushed severely, and had to fight off a sudden strong urge to grasp each other's hand. Ekonika continued gleefully.

"Also, Miroku, Sango, you two definitely like each other and I haven't seen any two more suited for each other, except for one major flaw: You'll never get together without loyalty. Miroku, Sango values loyalty greatly. Just think on it, but not too long. Also, Shippou, not to be the romance expert, but I do have animal senses, you have a while to wait, but when you find the one you'll know. Not for about 50 years, though, I'm afraid."

InuYasha and Kagome still fought the urge to hold hands, but they laughed as Ekonika passed out relationship advice and predictions. Ekonika looked around at all of them, somewhat sternly, although she was not far from laughing herself.

"Another thing: when you kiss, please try to move farther away from where I am; it's YOUR private lives, not mine." At this, everyone except Shippou and Kirara blushed and turned a deep scarlet; they stared at the floor until they realized who else was blushing. Before they could launch in to questions and criticisms of the other couple, Ekonika spoke up again. This is the most I've ever heard her say out loud before… Kagome thought briefly.

"Rain! It will thunderstorm. We need to find shelter soon; the first drizzles should be here in about an hour." At this, everyone scoffed, except Kagome. The sky was a clear deep blue, with a few light clouds on the horizon. There wasn't even a breeze that suggested the clouds would come over. InuYasha sniffed the air.

"I don't smell any rain, Ekonika." InuYasha leaned back, having finished his ramen and thrown it out. He closed his eyes, content, and his blush fading. Everyone else nodded, and pointed out the sky was clear.

"Why do you always have to state the obvious? I have senses, you know, that are more accurate that yours."

"Yes, but-" Miroku was cut off as Kagome, who'd been silent, suddenly brightened.

"Barometric pressure! You can sense it!"

"Barrow-what?" InuYasha questioned, one eye open, focused on Kagome. She sighed, and launched into a short, small-worded explanation.

"Horses can sense pressure in the air. High pressures are usually thunderstorms, and I'll bet Ekonika senses one gathering not far from here. That must mean the pressure around here is decreasing?" Kagome turned to Ekonika, questioning.

"Yes." Ekonika blinked, surprised at how much Kagome knew. The group looked around at each other, considering.

"Alright, we should get a move on." InuYasha was the first to speak, and everyone could tell he'd changed his mind so completely because of Kagome. He'd picked up her bag and handed it to her before Sango had even stood up. Camp was broken quickly, and they set out along the road, hardly looking for a place to stay as much as walking.

An hour later, they still hadn't found anything. Ekonika became irritable and impatient. She took off running along the path, stating she would scout ahead. The group shrugged, the clouds in the distance had disappeared. They kept walking in silence, pursuing their own trains of thought. They passed under some trees, and when they came out from under them, there was a sudden chill, followed by a breeze. They walked closer together, now watching the rapidly approaching dark clouds from nowhere. As they watched, water poured out of them, creating a brilliant sheen about a mile away. The storm approached quickly, accompanied by a gale that made umbrellas impossible. The rainstorm overtook the travelers and in no time they were soaked through. The clouds seemed to slow down now, covering the earth for about a mile in front of them, and leaving behind them a sodden muggy dreary landscape. There was a slight bit of blue sky far ahead, but it was soon consumed by the aggressive clouds.

The party traveled on, stumbling and tripping not quite blindly through a muddy pathway, desperately seeking refuge. They would pause under trees or ledges until the storm forced them to seek out more adequate shelter. By the time Ekonika ran up to them (soaking wet but otherwise unaffected by the storm) they were covered in mud all along their limbs and had it splashed sufficiently across their faces. InuYasha was holding Kagome around the waist, battling the storm for her, and Miroku was doing the same for Sango. Shippou and Kirara were hiding out on InuYasha and Kagome, just hanging on. They looked up at Ekonika, with only a slight amount of mud on the bottoms of her feet, and waited for some hint.

"Found somewhere. Follow me." She turned to leave, and InuYasha tripped into the mud, taking Kagome down with him on accident. Their forearms were drenched in a fresh coating of mud, and they stood up shakily again, the wind whipping their faces. "On second thought…" Ekonika transformed. "You better ride me. I can get you all there faster."

Kagome climbed up onto Ekonika's back, followed by InuYasha, Sango, then Miroku. They all held on with their legs, and could hardly tell when Ekonika started moving. Her mane was whipping across Kagome's face and she turned to bury her head in InuYasha's haiori. She sighed as the little warmth it still held covered her face, and a strange calm came over her.

Ekonika explained that the cave she'd found had a small opening, barely big enough for her to fit through in pony form.

"Also, I'm going to leave you all in the cave throughout the duration of this storm. As long as it exists I should be under it. I need to train." Everyone seemed doubtful of how Ekonika could 'train' in a thunderstorm, but that moment was preoccupied by a blinding flash and a magnificent peal of thunder not long after. Ekonika doubled her speed and soon came to a gradual halt at a small hole in the ground. Everyone clambered awkwardly off her back, mud weighing them down. They entered the cavern one by one, and Kagome was the first to explore.

There was a large dead tree inside that looked like Ekonika had dragged it in before the rain had come. There were two pools of water, both about as big as any public swimming pool, and looked about as deep, too. Kagome bent down to touch the water in one, and it was pleasantly warm, like a bath. As the temperature decreased slightly and the cave darkened due to the storm, Kagome lit a lantern and put it on a flat-topped stalagmite on the edge of both pools. She looked around the now light-filled cavern, and was worried bout the entrance; it seemed to be the only one. There was no other way out, and she voiced this concern to the group.

A muddy figure squatted and shook, flinging wet and dry mud around it in a small radius. When it stood, Kagome recognized InuYasha, then identified the other figures slowly, for they were all covered in mud from head to foot. InuYasha pulled out Tetsusaiga and rolled it around, stretching and showing off.

"If we need a back door I can make one. I would think we should keep this roof over our heads at the moment, though." He sheathed Tetsusaiga in a practiced motion, and Kagome felt at ease once again. She walked over to the hot spring on the left and examined a formation that created a small room (two rock walls, the boundary of the cave on one side, and the water on the other) that came up to her neck, so she could see over it if she changed. An idea occurred to her: pool, covered in mud, changing room, wall 15 feet high (although climbable) in between both pools… they could bathe here and get all the uncomfortable mud off! She presented her idea to Sango first, and they agreed it was good.

Kagome swam through the warm water, carefully shifting it aside with her cupped hands. It was five feet deep in this section, so she could stand if she so chose. The mud was still somewhat caked, but she was thinking.

InuYasha better not try to spy on me. His face looked pretty convinced though. She giggled and proceeded with another lap while Sango was standing in an area that covered her vital regions and scrubbing the mud off. It sunk neatly to the bottom and pooled in a corner that was lowest, about six feet and in the far back. The girls were thankful for this, because mud in between their toes just made them shiver in disgust for some reason.

When they had told the boys of their idea, they began a bold and rather frightful display accusing the boys of being perverts and threatening them to within an inch of their lives if they spied. InuYasha and Miroku had stood there, dumbstruck and convinced that the punishment for spying would be worse than death. With this, Kagome and Sango proceeded to the 'changing room' and took off their muddy garments. They then stood behind the wall, glaring at InuYasha and Miroku. Shippou joined them, and then ran off and canon-balled into the water as soon as the boys had looked at each other, shrugged, then turned their backs. Kagome and Sango had waited till they disappeared, however, before quickly sliding into the water, where they'd both swum a few laps and played with Shippou. Kagome continued the peaceful, repetitive motion even though Sango had decided to scrub.

On the other side of the wall, Miroku and InuYasha stood, a little shaken, but quickly recovering. They shed their clothes and jumped into the water with loud splashes. They began to throw water around, both unwilling to start bathing, then finally ducked under the water. Miroku quickly removed the mud, and InuYasha swam around, doggy paddling. He climbed out of the water and stood on all fours on a ledge of the wall that was between the two pools. He shook off then dove in. Miroku noticed the ledge, and Miroku-like thoughts began running through his mind. It was just high enough that if you stood on it you could see over it. Then, the women's faces appeared in his mind, glaring at him and sending a chill down his spine. He sighed hopelessly, then lay across an underwater ledge, resting his head on the side. There he fell into a peaceful slumber, which InuYasha hardly paid attention to.

Sango found that the cave wall contained a ledge over the deep end, and she practiced diving and jumping in, now thoroughly clean. Kagome stood, cleansing herself, and Shippou swam around her, having turned himself into a fish. He'd been going for koi, but he looked more like a comet goldfish crossed with a trout. Also, he had a bow on his head, which made him look like a rather cute large fish. Kagome and Sango both headed out of the water. Although they accepted Shippou when they were bathing, they were uneasy with him being underwater so completely. Kagome stood on the wall in between the pools, and happened to turn and look over it. She gasped, and then heard a 'pop' behind her as Shippou transformed back. She glanced at Shippou and Sango for a moment, and they were talking to each other, so she looked back out of spur-of-the-moment.

InuYasha was standing in the middle of the pool, facing away from her. The water came up to the bottom of his back, barely concealing his buttocks. Kagome held her breath as he paused in bringing up the handful of water he had. After his ears flicked around once, he continued bringing the water up to splash on his face and cleanse it. The water caught in droplets in his hair, and he shook them away, the reflection from the lantern in each droplet creating a shimmering halo about him for a moment. She suddenly noticed Miroku lying on his back at the edge. She hadn't seen him before; she'd been taken away by InuYasha's muscular back. She turned her gaze back to InuYasha. He'd turned slightly, so she could see the corner of his eye. She froze, remembering that motion caught attention.

InuYasha lowered himself into the water and rose again, scrubbing the last layer of mud off. Kagome began to sigh in awe, and caught herself after the slightest sound left her mouth. The water rippled out from InuYasha, and, although he paused, his ears flicked around once again. Kagome silenced her breath, breathing slow and steady. InuYasha sunk down a few inches into the water, then, to Kagome's horror, swiveled his head in her direction. She caught a glimpse of his face before jumping backwards off the wall, letting out a frightened squeak.

Sango and Shippou looked over.

"Kagome, if you're going to jump in you should use the rock over there." Shippou stated helpfully. Sango watched her for a second, making sure she was all right. Kagome blushed a little, and swam over to the 'diving board'. As she jumped in, she thought of InuYasha's face. Had he seen her? He'd looked surprised and – she thought she saw a grin. Why would he have smiled? Did she flatter him that she spied on him? She reached to her face to feel if it was flushed, and her fingers brushed some mud. I forgot to wash my face! She set to work.

InuYasha stood, staring at the point on top of the wall where he'd just seen Kagome's eyes disappear. And she was telling me not to spy. He continued scrubbing all the mud off, then climbed up to the ledge on this side of the wall. He shook most of the moisture off and lay down on his stomach, letting the rest of the water drip off onto the rock. He smiled to himself as he closed his eyes. If she tries to pull that again, I'll feel her coming through the rock, or hear her at least.

Kagome sighed and sunk further into the water. She'd scrubbed all the mud off, and now she couldn't decide if she'd risk asking InuYasha if he'd seen her. Sango and Shippou had gotten out of the water and went back to light the fire. The air in the cave was becoming rather chilly. I won't ask him. I won't admit that I spied, after I made so much fuss over him not spying on me. But… I haven't heard anything over there; he's probably not even there anymore. I know Miroku left; I can hear him talking with Sango. I wonder if he's ok? I should check… and if I see him at all, I'll immediately duck and I won't even look. I'll just finish swimming then leave. Ok… Kagome climbed up the rock and stood slowly. Here goes…

InuYasha felt the rock vibrate. He sat up silently and rubbed his eyes; he'd been dozing. Well, then, this'll be fun.

Kagome took a deep breath and lifted her head slowly.

"Hey, Kagome." InuYasha was watching her, arms folded on top of the wall, his head resting on them. He smirked silently, as if holding himself back from saying some comment that would reacquaint him with floor.

Needless to say, Kagome was surprised. However, it was quickly replaced by anger. She scooted closer to the cliff, concealing everything but her face.

"InuYasha! You pervert!"

"What? YOU are the one who just climbed this wall to spy on me!"

"I was just checking to see if you were ok! I heard Miroku over by the campfire talking with Shippou and Sango! I was NOT spying! If I saw you I would have immediately ducked away and gone back to swimming!"

"How come you didn't, then?"

"Because you're right here! You would see me!"

"I don't get why being without clothes is such a big issue to you! I mean, when you were a kid in summer didn't you run around naked?!"

"Yeah… but that was different!"

"Not by much!"

By now, InuYasha was standing, arms folded, occasionally gesturing for emphasis. Kagome was yelling back at him, pressed against the wall so he couldn't see her. Her hands were locked over the top of the wall so she wouldn't fall.

Miroku and Sango sat silently, listening to the distorted echoes. They sighed, and tried to ignore it. InuYasha and Kagome were fighting again; InuYasha had probably spied on her… at least from the sounds of it. They heard a few words clearly: 'pervert', 'spy', 'Miroku', 'immediately', 'you're', 'without clothes', 'naked', and others drifted to them, and upon Miroku's face grew a very familiar and perverted grin. Sango dropped an end of Hiraikotsu on his head, and he sighed and ignored the rest, which abruptly stopped. Shippou jumped up, concerned, then: 'SIT Boy!' He sighed, and sat down again.

As InuYasha continued yelling, he became more and more overwhelmed by Kagome. She kept leaning closer to him to shout words at his poor ears, and he didn't care. He shouted back, letting a different part of his brain consider the words and how he responded. Suddenly, when their faces were inches apart, he leaned in without thinking.

Kagome was taken aback, he could tell. He suddenly felt her return the kiss and wrap her arms around his neck. He in turn wrapped his arms around her bare back, then she pulled away suddenly, their contact with bare skin reminding her of her current state. InuYasha opened his eyes and she was blushing furiously, standing away from the wall. He could see her, and thought of averting his gaze. He kept watching her face, though, and for a second it was overrun with embarrassment, anger, and something else, maybe adoration. He could tell she wanted to kiss him again, but she backed up another step.

"I'm naked!" She whispered. "Don't do that when I'm naked!" InuYasha took a deep breath, knowing what was coming next. "Si-" the rock beneath her foot crumbled and Kagome fell backwards into the water. He forgot her obsession with clothes and things and leapt over the wall in a swift motion, diving into the water. It wasn't that deep, and he brought Kagome up bridal style. He stood in the water and it came up to his neck. Fortunately, it covered Kagome as well, because he'd stirred up the water and it was murky. Kagome coughed out some water and opened her eyes.

"SIT Boy!" InuYasha shoved Kagome out into the water a moment before he fell to the bottom of the pool. Kagome tread water in place, surprised. She was too shocked to be angry or embarrassed. When InuYasha surfaced, she stirred up some more mud with her foot. He strode over to her through the water.

"What's the big idea?! I just saved you from drowning!"

"The water isn't that deep." Kagome said levelly. InuYasha lowered his voice to regular volume as well.

"Well… I was worried… you fell backwards and… I thought you'd be too surprised for a while to swim." Kagome thought for a bit.

"Well, what do we do now?" They were standing in the middle of the pool, and if they moved towards the edges, the water wouldn't cover them anymore.

(New fun one)

InuYasha moved towards Kagome and put his hand on her shoulder, and she stared at him, horrified. InuYasha chuckled and moved around to her side, facing the opposite direction and with his hand still on her shoulder. Kagome considered sitting him again, but she knew he would take her down with him. She felt InuYasha's foot brush against hers as he spun her to face him: she vaguely noticed the water was clearing and stirred it, but InuYasha's feet were in the way. InuYasha placed his hand under her chin, and lifted her face so she looked in his eyes.

"Are you sure I shouldn't kiss you when you're naked?" Kagome gulped, and vaguely shook her head. InuYasha grinned and pressed his lips to hers, leaning over to keep their bodies from touching. Kagome's hands found his chest underwater, and leaned into the kiss. As it deepened, InuYasha felt his chest brush against Kagome's, and she felt it too. They pulled apart awkwardly. Kagome looked down, and the water had cleared entirely. InuYasha noticed it too.

"Well, I'll be going now, since the water's cleared there's nothing to conceal anymore." He smirked. Kagome watched him leave, with his back to her, and when he got out of the water she finally blushed and looked away. Only girls are supposed to walk sexy! She thought, pretending to be furious at herself and InuYasha. Deep down, though, she was smiling up a storm. She walked up to the changing room, then dried off, donning her clothes. She saw InuYasha head to the campfire already clothed, and he glanced over at her and grinned.

"Sit boy." Kagome spoke calmly and easily. She passed InuYasha as he laid on the floor of the cave.

(Original un-fun one)

InuYasha didn't see this dilemma, and so he turned and leapt out of the water, back to his side of the wall. Kagome turned away until she heard the splash on the other side. Now she felt embarrassed, and could feel her face burning. She walked over to the makeshift changing room and dressed herself.

Later that night, the group was sitting around a blazing fire that the high ceiling made possible. Kagome and InuYasha were taking turns ignoring each other, but everyone's mood was light. Soon, Shippou dozed off. Sango fell asleep, and was soon joined by Miroku. The storm had rolled over; now it rained, but there was no lightning or winds. Kagome sat by the fire, staring into the flames. She'd decided to lock up everything that'd happened to her and never, ever remember it. Unless, maybe… someday, when she and InuYasha… maybe she'd marry him… She locked that thought up too.

InuYasha sat across the fire from her with Shippou curled up in his lap. He'd protested to the kitsune's presence, but Kagome could tell it was only half-hearted. He leaned back against the wall as she watched. He turned his piercing golden eyes on her, and she found herself trapped in his gaze. He studied her with a look that clearly said he was still angry. She returned one of her own, and laid back on her sleeping bag in a huff. Fine, if he's going to be that way… I'll just forget it. I won't fall asleep angry at him. He did look kind of cute, with Shippou in his lap…and, I suppose… this chapter's too long already, so I'll just –YAWN- go to sleep… And so she did.

She didn't really think the chapter thing, It was just me expressing myself. I thought this chapter would be short, but, after I got over the writer's block, inspiration hit me like a cold, wet T-Shirt dropped from a third-floor balcony in 60-mph winds. I've been reading other fan fictions and improving my writing style also, so there. Also, anyone know where I could research things about Japan? I need to know some history and landscapes, so I'll be more accurate in my writing. Thank You,

Ekonika