Sorry I haven't updated in such a long time! My computer was down, but now it's fixed. By the way, I will not be updating my other fic (The X of love) Until I get some good reviews in, or until I finish this fic

New Discoveries

"Hey, guys, we're finally here!"
Sheena yelled back from the bow of the ship, squinting to see farther into the foggy distance. The land she saw had many hills, and was covered in lush, green forests. Just how she remembered it. She could hear Colette running, and a thud. Sheena turned to see Colette had tripped once again. Colette looked up, giving Sheena one of her 'I'm okay' smiles. Sheena chuckled, and put out a helping hand. Colette grabbed it, pulling herself up and dusting off her clothes. Colette was always the klutz of the group. A smile graced her soft features as she looked out into the distance.

"Wow, it's really beautiful!"
She exclaimed, leaning over the railing of the boat.

"Hey, why'd we stop moving?"
Sheena asked, looking over to where Zelos and Lloyd were rowing. They had stopped now, and seemed to be completely ready to leave the boat. Both of them had their packs slung their shoulders. They made their way to the bow, bringing Sheena and Colette's packs with them.

"Well, that's as far as we can go with this boat,"
Lloyd explained.
"The water's too shallow."

"Hey, don't tell me we're going to swim!"
Sheena said angrily, flinging her pack over her shoulder.

"Sheena's right, what're we going to do about the rest of the way?"
Lloyd asked, realizing that there were still at least two kilometers between them and dry land. Zelos sighed,

"Lloyd, you can be real stupid sometimes."
He said,

"W-what?"
Lloyd asked,

"We can fly over it, remember?"
Colette said, bringing her small, shimmering, violet wings into existence. The transparent flapped gracefully behind her and gave a soft glow. Zelos had his bright orange wings out, and was already soaring through the clouds directly above the boat.

"Oh, that's right! I guess I'm not used to these…"
Lloyd said, his rainbow wings materializing behind him. His wings were much larger than Zelos and Colette's and much stronger thanks to his special exphere. He jumped from the boat, his wings doing all the work from then on. He loved flying; he loved the feeling of soaring through the endless blue sky. He wished he could do it more often, but the group agreed not to fly in Sylvarant, for it might have caused panic among the people. He caught up to Zelos in no time high in the air. Colette had caught up moments after.

"Hey, forgetting something?"
A voice called from the boat. The three looked down to see Sheena waving at them.

"Oh, Sheena, that's right, she doesn't have wings! What're we going to do?"
Colette asked,

"Oh, I know exactly what we're going to do,"
Zelos said with a mischievous grin. He took a sudden dive towards the boat to pick her up.

"Huh? H-hey! No!"
Sheena said, narrowly dodging Zelos.

"Hey, what're you doing?"
Zelos asked,

"No, what are YOU doing?"
Sheena snapped,
"No way I'm letting you carry me, you perv! Lloyd!"
She called, and Lloyd, chuckling, hovered over the boat. Sheena gave Zelos a headshake as she took Lloyd's hand, and took off with him. Zelos gave a great sigh, shaking his head as well. He followed along with Colette.

Lloyd was careful not to drop Sheena into the ocean, but he was having a great time as well. He was going at a fairly high speed straight towards the land. His wings didn't have to flap very much; they were strong, and one flap let Lloyd glide for at least five seconds before he had to flap again. Approaching the beach, Lloyd dived lower and lower until he was about a foot over the ground. There, Sheena let go of his hand, and rolled forward in a somersault, getting to her feet gracefully and unhurt. Lloyd glided straight up to decrease his speed, and floated down next to Sheena. Colette and Zelos arrived some time after. Dusting themselves off, and checking their packs one last time, they set off on foot.

Inuyasha and his friends wandered through the forest once again, abandoning their beach camp that morning. They currently had about 6 shards and some low class demons still had a few shards. The rest were kept Naraku, and a confrontation with him to retrieve them was getting more inevitable every day. None of them even knew where he was hiding, what his weakness was, or how many shards he really held. There was going to be a hard fight somewhere in the near future...
Hours later...
"Wow, there's so much forest here..."
Colette said, seeing nothing but trees, trees, and more trees. Rays of light that shone through the thin leaves cast a warm, emerald shadow. Everything seemed quiet and peaceful in the land. The group of friends walked in silence, taking in the beautiful scenery. It was getting late however, and sky was beginning to dim.

"Hey, I don't think we're going to make it to a village today."
Lloyd said, sighing.

"Yeah, we'll go ask for directions tomorrow. Let's just spend the night in the woods tonight."
Sheena suggested. The rest of the group agreed, and dropped their heavy bags, stretching and yawning. It was Lloyd's turn to make dinner that night. He decided on something simple; sandwiches. Fishing out some bread from his bag, he put some meat on each of the four sandwiches. Zelos spread the blankets out, and lied down in one, resting a bit before dinner. Colette did the same, and the two had some light conversation. Sheena had volunteered to go get firewood. She insisted that the wood in the area wasn't good for burning, and had to go back the way they came to find "better wood."

Inuyasha sat at the edge of a cliff, looking over the many trees below. He could see some people down below, setting up camp, just as his friends were doing. Paying no attention to them, Inuyasha sighed deeply, lying down on the cold, hard dirt. He couldn't help but feel depressed; everything he thought about eventually led to her. Parting with her the first time was bad enough, but a second time just caused too much pain. He couldn't believe how fast it happened; the group had finally found Naraku a few days ago, and he destroyed her body piece by piece in front of them. It was the worst feeling a person could have. Clenching a fist, he slammed it on the ground, sitting back up.
'Damn you, Naraku! I swear you'll pay for this...'
He thought indignantly.
Sheena jumped from tree to tree, practicing her moves. Her friends used to call her an acrobat because of her nimbleness. Her crimson red eyes surveyed the forest from the top of a tall tree, and found that they had set camp right next to a cliff. She could see a fire on the top, and a red clothed person sitting at the edge.
'Travellers… Just like us...'
She thought, decidingto leave them alone. She jumped off the branch without even shaking it, and landed on the ground safely.
"Now, for that firewood..."
She said to herself.
Yes, short chapter, I know. Review!