Nightfall came, and Sesshomaru decided to stop for the night. He really didn't want to stop, as it was not his regular choice. Usually, he would continue until he fully reached his traveling friends. Jaken, Rin, and Ah-Un would just have to wait for his arrival patiently. But of course if it wasn't for the tired Miko, Sesshomaru would have met his traveling companions by midnight at the latest. Slowing his walk, he had seconds thoughts. But that second thought was removed from his mind as he fully stopped for the night for the Miko who now dragged herself from tiredness...Literally. Turning to the Miko who was dragging on the ground behind him he said, "Miko, we have stopped for the night."

Once those words hit Kagome's ears she smiled and shot up from the ground, not bothering to wipe off her dirt-covered legs. "It's about time, Lord Sesshomaru! Didn't you notice I was dragging myself for an hour now?"

Sesshomaru almost smiled as he replied, "Indeed I did notice, but I never thought you'd last so long dragging yourself like a maggot."

Kagome threw daggers at him for a minute or so as Sesshomaru settled himself underneath a young tree. Once settled, Kagome removed her eyes from him and began to run a circle around the small clearing. She ran so fast that every time she passed Sesshomaru air would blow his hair to one side. Staring at the Miko mystified, he demanded from her, "What exactly are you doing?"

"I have to run in circles so I may appease the God!" She replied so quickly as she passed him that he barely heard her words.

"Appease which God?" He asked very irritated.

"You of course! I believe that if I run in circles many times, it will please you so much that you will make me a campfire, find me food and sing me to sleep!" She replied while running.

And when she passed Sesshomaru again he stuck his foot out and tripped her, ending her retarded actions. "I will find you food and give you a fire, but you shall sing yourself to sleep, you wench." Sesshomaru spoke very angrily and annoyed as he stood to go find what the Miko wanted.

And once Sesshomaru was out of her sight, Kagome sat on her hunches and ripped an evil laugh from her throat. Laughing for a good three minutes, she finally stopped and went in search for a comfy spot to sleep in. But to every tree she went, either roots would be sticking out from the ground or large and pointed rocks would peek out from the ground. The only ground that seemed safe to sleep in was where Sesshomaru had been resting moments ago. Of course, Kagome had thought, Sesshomaru would sure find the best spots to rest for himself. Throwing her bag beside the young tree, Kagome set her sleeping bag on the smooth and comfy spot of Sesshomaru's. Once more humming, Kagome skipped around in circles in the small camp.

"You're back!" Kagome screamed happily as she spotted Sesshomaru in the distance some time later. But Kagome's happiness left her as Sesshomaru smacked a deer leg in front of her feet. Kagome whimpered as she backed away from the disembodied leg and then squealed as blood oozed from it. And while Kagome stared at the leg horrified, Sesshomaru had made a fire in no less than one minute. And seeing as his spot was taken by the wench, his gulped his anger down and went to sit to a nearby tree where it the less the roots and jagged rocks. Still though, it was not as comfortable as his last chosen spot.

"Just curious, what happened to the deer's body?" Kagome asked. But even with half of her sanity she could already imagine his reply. His reply would be that he simply spotted a deer with it's foe, ran up to it in demon speed, and ripped away one of its back legs and left the deer to survive with only three of it's legs and its foe.

"I ate it."

Kagome thought he was lying. She just couldn't believe it, for he had no sign of blood on him what so ever! He was just as clean as before and it would be difficult not to get a very bloody animal's blood on his white clothing, hair, or face. Heck, even his hands and claws were clean! Shaking her head out of her thoughts, she decided it would actually be best not to ask for the truth. Giving one look to the leg before her, she gave a firm grunt and ran around in circles again.

Digging his claws into the tree behind him, Sesshomaru growled out, "What do you want now?"

"I must appease the God so it may cook me this leg. I don't have the slightest idea of-oof!" Kagome was tripped once more and this time, she had to spit dried leaves out of her mouth.

"Skin the damn thing and put it over the fire." Was all Sesshomaru replied as he closed his eyes.

Sitting on her butt with her legs stretched out before her, she looked at the leg quite mystified. But then a very large smile spread on her face, so large in fact it showed all of her teeth perfectly. She would cook this leg, yes indeed! Die if she might, but she would cook this leg! She is a master of cooking and this, this leg, would be so delicious that even the Gods themselves would come down from heaven to eat her food. Standing up calmly and for the first time dusting off her self from the dirt, she walked over to her bag and opened it. Sesshomaru knew the girl would get into a bloody mess. Forcing his mouth to talk, he would tell her to skin the leg down by the river. But it was too late. His mouth shut immediately as the girl ran with a knife above her head at the leg screaming like wild animal.

Kagome lunged at the leg and stuck her knife into it. Once the knife embbedded itself into the leg, Kagome let out a wild scream. Ripping the knife out of the leg, Kagome cut this and that, those and this, circling and stabbing, pulling and grabbing. With grunts and growls, with gasps and scowls, Kagome pulled and gripped at the skin. Blood splattered there and here and every where. On trees and on Kagome the blood stained, even on the Demon Lord who watched entertained. Finally, Kagome stood with the skin hanging from her hand and shrieked in victory so loud that Sesshomaru winced. Not finished Kagome flung the skin away, not seeing the skin smack into Sesshomaru's face. Quickly, she cut the meat away from the bone and ran to her bag.

Sesshomaru peeled the bloody skin away from his face as quickly as he could, gasping for fresh air. Standing to end the Miko's life, he suddenly sneezed...And sneezed and sneezed! Kagome was throwing her spices onto the meat wildly. Powdered peppered and black pepper flew into the air and into Sesshomaru's sensitive nostrils. Salt flew every where along with garlic powder. Sesshomaru sneezed and his eyes burned as he searched a way out from the horrible particles that flew in the air. And with Kagome's finale animal scream, the meat was cooking above the fire and the Demon Lord was no where in sight.

"Lord Sesshomaru?" Kagome called out. "Sesshomaru!" But her calls echoed back to her with no response. Scratching the tip of her bloody knife one her head, she wondered out loud, "I wonder what got into him? Oh well, I can't wait for my dinner!" She looked at the meat with hunger in her eyes as she sat before the fire to watch the fire lick at the meat with cracking sounds.

Soon, a very delicious smell began to whiff out through the entire forest.