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Chapter 3: The Journey Begins
They set off that day as the sun was rising. They turned in the opposite direction fom which the sun rose, knowing that they were facing west. They looked about them as if saying goodbye to the land they hand grown so familiar to. Kikyo breathed in the cool, clean air of the morning in deeply. She put her foot foward. This would be the first of the many steps they would take upon this journey. Inuyasha followed behind Kikyo. He was thinking of the journey ahead. It would be fun, he reasoned, being out here with Kikyo by himself. They would have many good adventures together.
They had been marching for several hours and by now the sun was high in the sky, beating down upon their weary backs. Kikyo called a halt and she and Inuyasha took a rest. Reaching into the bag strapped to her back, Kikyo brung out some food. This food consisted of berries, fish, and apples. She also bring out some water to drink. She divided the food up equally. Inuyasha and Kikyo ate in relative silence. They were thinking about the journey behind them, the journey before them. So far nothing really extrodinary had happened in there journey.
"Kikyo." Inuyasha said breaking the silence.
"Yes, Inuyasha."
"Exactly how far is from here to where we need to go?"
"Only time will tell Inuyasha." she replied. After that they were relatively quiet. Deciding to camp there for the night, Kikyo laid out blankets. Curling up in his, Inuyasha fell asleep. Looking over at him, Kikyo smiled. Kikyo was not really tired. She wandered over to a nearby stream and sat down. Picking up some pebbles she began to deftly toss them into the gently moving water. She was thinking about the night before. She was thinking about her kiss with Inuyasha. It had been so brilliant. It had felt so right.
She sighed. Had Inuyasha felt the same about her? Of course he did or he wouldn't have kissed her. Right? She stood up tossing her last pebble into the stream. She walked over to her blanket to lay down. First something had to be changed however. Moving her blanket as far as she could to Inuyasha's, she smiled. After she had said her prayers she slipped her arm around Inuyasha's waist.
"Inuyasha," she said faintly and then drifted off to sleep. Both adventurers slept soundly that night side by side, both were as happy as they had ever been because they had each other.