Sorry to all for being remiss of my duty to create another chapter. Yes I am still alive, no I haven't lost a hand or fingers :::mumbles:: just my mind, but without further procrastinating here is another chapter and I hope you enjoy. I do not own Inuyasha ::Sigh::: or said chracters other then Ariel in the story.
Chapter 3 Preistess or not?
Inuyasha and Ariel drove in silence for a while on their way back to her home. Only problem was that they weren't headed in the same direction that they had came from before. Inuyasha thinking to himself, where are we going, now as his eyes left their viewing stance to peer at the small woman
Sighing, "what is it Inuyasha?" as she kept her eyes on the road.
"Nothing" he mumbled under his breath. He was getting impatient they needed to get back to his time and start looking for the last shard. She watched him from the corner of her eye struggling to sit still in his seat like a four year old. She shook her head this is going to be impossible for me. I didn't ask for this I didn't want this, stupid men anyways she thought to herself.
"Where are we going?" Inuyasha asked.
"To the store to pick up supplies." she said as she turned into the parking lot. "Wouldn't want me unprepared would you."
"Feh no, but your wasting time lets get this over with." he said to her huffy like.
As she pulled into an empty spot she snap her head toward Inuyasha.
"Look here you, you dog boy, dog man whatever you call yourself you can go back to your time and deal with this crap on your own. This isn't my fault, if anything you're inconveniencing me GOT IT!"
He had gotten her all worked up now he thought so much so that under that hat he was wearing his ear shifted from straight up to flat against his skull. Damn she's scary, does she have some case of what was that thing Souta said about Kagome that one time "multiple personalities?" she was all fine one minute then angry as all hell the next.
"Are you on your monthly?"
:::Smack::: Ariel hitting him right on the forehead almost making his hat fly off.
"OOww…what you do that for?" he asked whining and rubbing his forehead and shifted his hat back into place.
"You're such an ASS!" surely there were people in the parking lot watching them fight. "GET OUT OF THE CAR NOW!" she screamed.
He nearly jumped out of his skin when she said that let alone he almost fell right out of the car trying to get out. He stood up straight pulling on his clothes to fix them. He could hear her mumbling under her breath as she got out.
"Stupid dumb ass should just leave him here or drop him off at someone else's door step, but OH NO I gotta go and fix this stupid piece of crap jewel." she said to no one in particular.
She looked at Inuyasha giving him a scrutinizing look as she started off toward the store. "grrr… get moving before I move you myself."
Inuyasha just gave her his brothers signature eyebrow look, surely you jest he thought. One of those sayings his brother would have used to taunt him with too, but he just followed along hoping she didn't catch that. She wouldn't dare do anything to me now that we are out in public right?
She went into the store without looking back to see if Inuyasha had followed or not. She grabbed a cart and starting going down the aisles putting things in it. She grabbed dried fruits, nuts, snack bars, trail sized washing soaps, jerky and some sweet cereal. Finally they had come to the most important aisle of all, the one that would be their main meal of the day. All the while Inuyasha was 5ft behind her growling. What the hell is wrong with him now? she asked herself. She turned around to say something to him and found him looking in a different direction so she looked around. Upon doing so she had found a few scattered young men around that were looking in her direction. So she did what she normally did smile and nodded and took her leave. Inuyasha seeing this walked right up behind her causing her to freeze and tense in mid stride.
Inuyasha leaned forward and lowered his head toward her ear "You are encouraging them!" he whispered
Ariel turned her head slightly and whispered back "And why would you care?"
All he could do was look into her eyes and blush a little. She looked into his eyes and thought she had seen something, but dismissed just as fast. She turned back around and continued her search. Inuyasha just looked after her and took a deep breath. The air was sickening it had traces of the males' arousal. Human males were so weak they couldn't contain themselves and their hormones he thought. Inuyasha then caught it the beautiful aroma that, that wonderful pungent aroma as he sniffed his eyes became saucers and his mouth started to drool. He had to shake his head thinking he had died and gone to heaven, not only did he have the woman of his dreams but now he had RAMEN. He noticed Ariel grabbing short stacks of different colored bricks.
"What about these ones." he asked walking up to the cup filled ramen he remembered Kagome bringing not knowing that was what she was putting in her cart of goodies.
She looked over at him to see "No that won't do Inuyasha. These are the same thing and they are better suited for traveling. The other ones will break in my backpack" looking back to her cart she started organizing everything.
Arching her tiny eyebrow, "Besides you wouldn't want to clean out my bag everyday now would you?"
"Feh whatever." Walking up to the cart he peered in "What flavors did you get?"
Rolling her eyes she grabbed his shirt and started to leave "Come on, let's go you silly moron."
They loaded up the car with the goods and left for the shrine in silence. There was not one argument when they got there. Inuyasha unloaded the car by himself and took everything inside.
"Was that it Inuyasha?" Ariel asked while she put things in different piles
"Yeah where's your bag so we can get it packed." he said getting antsy again.
"In the closet upstairs in the hallway." she sighed. She didn't have time to bother with him at the moment she was busy taking mental notes on what she need to take with her and what everyone would need.
Inuyasha opened the closet door and looked for the bag but only found one it wasn't heavy to him but surely to her it would be.
"You gotta be kidding me there's no way she's going to be able to carry this thing." he said as he pulled the drab green colored bag from its resting spot.
It has a metal frame and was made of some really heavy material. The smell of it was definitely hers and then the smell of the outdoors and the smell of a campfire. He then turned his head and looked down the hall to the door that he had been turned away from last night and then down the stairs. He listened intently to see if she had stopped what she had been doing. Once he had confirmed she was still working he placed the bag over his shoulder and closed the closet. He made quick strides to her bedroom door and opened it. Yes of course he was curious to see what lay behind the door why wouldn't he be she acted weird last night like she was hiding something. As he stepped through the door his senses went reeling from her scent it wasn't that it was weighed down with perfume. It was a light clean scent that smelled of the Japanese flower the ones he had seen in the gardens of the higher class lords and ladies. He imagined her with bouquets of the large pink flower outlined with white; her eyes would just pop out at you with the colors. He proceeded into her room farther and made it to the side of the bed. He looked at some of the pictures on a dresser just on the other side of him there were so many half of them looked like they were of her when she was younger. She had the biggest smile on her face she looked so happy, there was even one where she had stuck out her tongue. Inuyasha smiled at that one typical female he thought. The others weren't so happy even though the people she was with looked to be her friends, what happen to her to turn like this? He questioned. He then looked over to the bed it was of a dark rich color of brown and she had this dark reddish purple colored material hanging down that went from post to post. He placed a clawed hand on one of the pillows to touch the fabric, it was silk!
He smirked "Nothing but the best for her even down to the fur like coverlet."
Inuyasha's ear twitched "Inuyasha I don't have all day!" Ariel screamed from the kitchen.
He hurried to leave the room closing the door careful not to make a sound. He had noticed that a lot of Kagome's home had changed probably due to Ariel's taste and background. He still didn't know enough about who or where she came from.
"Hey was this what I was suppose to find?" He asked holding the pack up with one finger.
"No and Yes." she said eyeing it.
He gaped at her "Well is it or isn't damn it."
Ariel walked over to him shaking her head men she thought and snatched the pack from him. She unzipped it and reached inside to pull out a smaller, but still large back pack. Looking up at him with a smirk on her face stating her accomplishment and then finishing with rolling her eyes, it took him off guard little. He looked around to find she had busied herself in putting some things into clear bags things that were laid out neatly and what looked like she didn't need was already put away because half of what she bought early was missing.
"So what took you so long?" she asked curiously without looking up at him.
Trying at a half attempt to cover up what he had just done "Feh try cleaning out your closet once and awhile."
Ariel looked up at him with brows furrowed trying to figured out what he meant by that. She knew her closet was well organized or maybe in the time it took him to retrieve her bag he had some how messed that up. Well that's just great I'm going to have to clean up after him she thought.
"Inuyasha I'll be back, I need to go get something's from outside before it gets any later." she said leaving the kitchen and him standing there. "And don't touch anything!"
As she left the house she went around the corner of the home to the backside as she did she walked through her garden with her little pond and sitting area. This is where she meditated and reflected upon her life. The garden was her focus point and her place of calming. She then passed by a couple of tree's that hid a small building, she removed her shoe's at the door and opened the sliding contraption. Inside was where she was serious this was a place that had become her main focus, this was where she let her pain, frustration, anger, and least of all hatred go. The last she tried not to harbor for very long, she was not a person to hold onto such a feeling no matter what happened. She had trained from early morning to late night at times in this building so she wouldn't feel incompetent or worthless. Thin mats were placed on the floor to cushion someone's fall if need be, there had been plenty of times she kissed those mats or smashed her fists in frustration into them. Off in a smaller side room there was several, different exercising equipment and a metal bar slightly padded in the doorway of the said room. In the larger room there was a display of weapons and a small corner chest. The room had a couple of windows and a few hanging lanterns for those late nights.
"Well which one do I take with me?" She asked herself as she walked up to the weapons.
She was fond of the katana, heck she was fond of any sword much so she even learned how to sword dance. It was an honor for any to learn the graceful moves with a deadly blade in hand, but taking that blade would not do.
"The sai's will have to do this time" as she removed them from their perched position and began her deadly and graceful moves.
Ok so Inuyasha had a mind of his own and decided to follow her only after 15 minutes, he was never one to show poise. He sniffed the air getting a whiff of her scent and followed it. He could hear clanging metal and his curiosity got the best of him. Slipping through the garden area where there was all kinds of flowers and little bushes well taken care of, he came to the set of tree's hiding the building behind. There were all kinds of noises from metal on metal to fighting grunts the last had him raising his eyebrows until they disappeared under his bangs.
"What the hell" he mumbled under his breath as he came upon the doorway and seeing what was transpiring before him.
To say the least he was astonished, if not in awe. She flowed into each move she made with grace and immaculate position as if she was striking at an imaginary opponent. Inuyasha didn't want to disturb her so he kept himself, quiet and slightly hidden. If he have had any doubts about her being able to protect herself in his time his conscious was put to rest. Gods she looked amazing, but deadly. It sort of reminded him of his brother, Sesshomaru was always so pristine with his moves and his looks. Sesshomaru even after all this time was still a smug asshole and wouldn't Inuyasha give anything to shove that perfectly shaped stick that was up his ass all the time further so as to give him a funny walk. Inuyasha almost forgot where he was and what was going on around him other then Ariel, but was brought out of his trance by Souta sneaking up behind him.
"Deadly isn't she?" Souta asked "You know if she sees us she's going to kill us for invading her privacy."
All Inuyasha could say was "Hmm" as he watched on.
Souta and Inuyasha watched on as Ariel threw her sai's into what little wood of the floor showed and went into a head stand with her hands on the hilts. It took great stamina and strength to be able to do this move, even if it was a frivolous move and probably would never be used in any fighting stance. It was one of many moves that she used to help with building strength and concentration and right now her concentration and privacy was being invaded. It was one of her pet peeves. She moved into some fluid moves making sure the watchers didn't see what she was doing in front of her. Ariel reached for the small chest in the corner, she had left some throwing knives on top of it. She did a few more moves so as not to be noticed, that she was about to do something and then she threw 3 of the knives without looking with such procession that it caused the watchers to yelp and eeepp. As the knives landed in a straight up and down line next to Inuyasha and Souta heads.
"Yelp.." Inuyasha throwing his ears back
"Eeepp.." Souta let out knowing that they had been caught and more then likely in deep shit now.
She was a little peeved "I don't like being watched!" She turned and looked at both the intruders "And you Souta" as she furrowed her brows and squinted her eyes "know better then to interrupt."
Souta tugged on Inuyasha's tee shirt and motioned him to follow him away from the building. As Ariel gathered her sai's and went to the chest she opened it to gather a belt, throwing knives, a couple of small pouches and two small metal pieces that would fit into the holes on the backside of her belt. She crouched there thinking what else she might need maybe some gloves? She thought.
"I'm going to have to take a reading book and my MP3 player so I don't die of boredom." snorting to herself and thinking something entirely different, boredom? Yeah right she was sure that there would be a lot of arguing along there traveling.
Souta and Inuyasha had made it back inside the house to leave Ariel to herself and maybe cool down a little. Souta placed a small box on the table and looked at all the provisions laid out.
Turning to Inuyasha, "I'll hurt you if you let her get hurt. I'll hunt you down if I have too." Souta said giving said demon a serious look. Inuyasha didn't know what to say but Souta continued.
"I won't see her hurt like my sister" He said while balling his fist tightly, "She's more deserving then anyone I know to be happy. If she decides she doesn't want to go with you I'll more then support her and you won't drag her off there either!"
Inuyasha finally getting the courage to say his piece decided with a direct approach. To tell Souta what really happened between his sister and he.
"Did she ever tell you what happened? Did she tell you that I loved her and she was the one who walked away?" Inuyasha asked of his slightly shorter counter part. "She left because" he started and got choked up "because she didn't love me that way anymore. I spent too many years not telling her or showing her how I felt. She wanted me to live out my life with Kikyo, which I never did." looking down at the floor with his golden eyes.
Souta never had known, his sister, his Kagome had never said never spoke of after that day she came home. It was like she became a bottle and corked everything up or made everyone to believe that none of it had ever happened.
"She never told me I always thought you chose Kikyo and not her!" Souta said surprised that he was not the same half demon he'd remember when he was younger.
Snapping Souta out of his own musings "What's wrong with her?" Inuyasha asked.
"Her heart is bad." Souta said thinking her was asking about his sister.
"No not Kagome." snorting softly "Even being a half demon I already knew that. I'm talking about Ariel."
"Oh" Souta said running things through his head.
Should he tell him or should he hope that eventually Ariel would tell him in her own time if they ended up bonding and becoming freinds. What if Inuyasha took the initiative this time to take what he really wanted. What would Inuyasha do if he found out Souta could already tell that the silver headed man held something for the little onna and perhaps go on a rampage against the man that had caused her so much pain. Inuyasha watched him intently he could see the conflict in his eyes even if Souta were to lie to him that there was nothing wrong he would know it.
Sighing Souta spoke up "She was badly hurt by a man and that's all I can tell you." He looked at Inuyasha who was growling at this point. "I won't tell you anymore Inuyasha, your going to have to wait for her to tell you it's for her to speak of after you've earned her trust."
Both men were in a staring stare off. Inuyasha wanting more info and Souta not budging when they both heard the door open and close. Soon after hearing this Ariel showed up coming through the doorway, she looked from one man to the next wondering what exactly was transpiring in her home that had both men on edge.
"Mind telling me what's going on?" She said crossing her arms in front of her chest.
Souta was the first to answer waving his hand as dismissing the episode "Nothing we were just having a discussion and it's over now."
"Feh… whatever."
Raising one of her thin brows obviously Inuyasha was not done. "Ok well… enough of the 'man talk' what'cha got for me Souta."
"Well I used my resources and fixed you up a box of goodies." he knew he wouldn't have to go into detail what exactly he had brought for her, she had spent enough time in a medical facility to know what everything was and how to use it. "I have also talked to Lena about taking care of your flowers so she'll be by every other day or so to water them and I will stop by and look over the house."
"That's great Souta" She said putting her sai's on the table along with the other little things she had brought in both men eyeing the weapons of choice. "I just got a few more things to get together and make a couple of phone calls." grabbing the medical box he presented to her.
She looked at both men like they had been caught with their hand in the cookie jar and left. Souta leaning slightly to the side to peer out into the hallway to make sure she had left completely.
"Whew… nothing like holding your breath around that one. I pity you Inuyasha." as he shook his head. "Your hands are going to be full with that one sis couldn't even hold a candle to the fire Ariel has. She's going to beat you to a pulp." Souta started laughing. Oh yeah Souta pitied the poor fool who tried to reign in Ariel after her ordeal. "Kagome says she's strong with the miko powers, but they lay dormant right now. She needs to learn how to bring them forth and use them."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes and waved his hand "Feh yeah right like that little girl could do anything to me." He turned his back to Souta not realizing Ariel had returned with her clothes and things in hand.
Souta decided it was time to back up as far as he could without coming in close proximity to the little fireball. He watched as her eyes glinted, Souta knew she must be rolling the angry off of her right now. Inuyasha felt the down right suffocating aura of the little slip he had just been talking about and placed his ears flat against his skull. Damn how do I get myself into this I just can't keep my stupid mouth shut, he thought.
Speaking in a cold as ice tone, "Inuyasha."
He gulped at the mere mention of his name and a shiver went down his spine as he turned and looked into those eyes. "Yes" he squeaked in a awkward voice for the male species.
She stared him down and walked a couple of steps forward making him gulp again. "If by chance I ever hear you say such things again I will not hesitate to show you what this little girl can do to you." She said as she laid her things down on the table and arranged them with one of her tiny brows arched. "I would think you would have grown up by now, but I guess the stories that Kagome told were true and your still the same old spoiled little puppy. I suppose the saying goes "you can't teach a old dog new tricks" refers to you." She said looking bored and picking an invisible piece of dirt from under her finger nail.
The only thing he could do was move his mouth like a fish trying to get water into its lungs and then bobbed his head in acknowledgement. He knew he had been out of line and would take his punishment like a man even though it was undignified. Souta still standing off to the side watched as they danced the dance of death with each other and smirked to himself. Oh man she is so going to have him begging for mercy by the end of the week. He knew the girl was mostly quiet and kept to herself but when she got backed into the corner she bared her fangs like a wolf and Inuyasha had just backed her into one which was a big no no.
After awhile of packing and saying their good byes to Souta they were ready to go, but Ariel had yet one more thing to do on her list the phone calls she had yet to make
"Inuyasha I have to make those phone calls but I want to show you something first." She said while walking into the hall way.
He followed her shortly afterwards and found her standing in front of a small table where the phone was.
"Ok I'm going to guess that perhaps Kagome had taught you how to use one of these before correct?" She said looking at him
"Yeah alittle, why?" trying to get a feel as to why she needed to know this information which confused him. He didn't know anyone in this era really why would he want to make phone calls.
"I need you to know a few speed dial numbers Inuyasha, so if something were to ever happen you can get ahold of the right people for me when I can not." She proceeded to show him the steps which were just 2 buttons. " This is Souta's cell phone and this if you can't get him to answer on that is his home. Lena is his wife so if a woman were to answer it probably would be her or you could just ask."
"Why do I need to know this? It's not like your going to get hurt or something." He said with much confidence.
"Inuyasha it is in case of a emergency you never know ok?" she looked at him with a look that said she wanted him to acknowledge what she had just told him.
He nodded his head to quail her fears and watched as she picked up the phone and made her calls. He listened to her talk to the other on the line like it was all business. She talked about contracts and selling this and buying that, nothing that he really understood but maybe she had a job that she was just tying loose ends to. She told the other on the line that she would be about a week before she would be back and they said their good bye's. Even after Inuyasha changed back into his signature red outfit, both Inuyasha and Ariel packed things up in silence until he walked up to her.
As Ariel looked up while catching in the line of her vision Inuyasha pulling the chain that held the Shikon up over his head.
"Here it's bout time I handed this over to the rightful guardian" He said while holding it just above her head making her flinch and step back.
"Now see here Inuyasha! I know I agreed to go with to search for this last shard" as she gestured with her hand held " but this goes to far, I told you I want nothing to do with that thing."
Inuyasha stood in front of her thinking of what else he could say as he positioned his weight to another foot. "Oi this is how it has to be, I don't like to even think that this thing is still around. Kagome handed it over when she left putting her faith in me to find the last piece and with out a priestess there was no chance." He said scowling really how did Kagome expect him to find that last one without her. Inuyasha then made a undignified snort and muttered under his breath about pig headed women and their hormones. He knew alright what she had wanted him to do, go to Kikyo as if he would have done it. Why wouldn't she think that after all those time that he had?
Sighing Ariel closed her eyes and consented within herself before she accepted by words. " This is all fine a dandy until someone gets hurt." Inuyasha blinking his eyes not sure as to what she was getting at. "What if Kagome is wrong what if I am not a priestess? What if something goes wrong when you put that, that thing on me? I am no protector Inuyasha I can't even protect myself!"
Holding the chain back over her head to lower and looking into her eyes telling her that he believed in her. "Only one way to fine out, put the stupid thing on and if by chance something does happen I'll be right here….Ok?" She nodded and he slowly lowered the chain and held his breath hoping Kagome wasn't wrong.
Once the jewel had been completely lowered Inuyasha released the air he had refused to release during the start. Ariel shifted nervously as a strange feeling came over her. She looked into Inuyasha's eyes beseechingly as he withdrew his clawed hands away. Snatching his hands back into hers wide eyed and frightened. He looked at her bewildered not knowing until he felt it a light pulse then it started to grow.
"Inuyasha?" with fear in her voice. He then began to untangle his hands from hers to take back the troublesome jewelry, but he was to late as the intensity of the pulse throbbed and a glow started to sheen over her body. His hands were pulled back abruptly as if they had been burned he hissed his pain and flipped them revealing red scorched skin. He looked at her with a plea of forgiveness he had already let her down, they hadn't even started their journey he had not protected her.
She screamed as if in pain "INUYASHA!" it pulsed once, twice, three times causing the ground to vibrate under foot before the jewel turned to a pearlescent white and then settling. It was no longer the color of pink anymore and most definitely it felt different and unexplainable. She was breathing heavy as he pulled her to him in a bear hug.
"Are you ok? Don't ever do that to me again!" He said still confused on what exactly had happen it had never done something like this before. What could have prompted it now?
Ariel pulled back slightly and smacked him upside his head "OOWW…"
"Don't ever do that to me again! You could have warned me you know!" She growled
Inuyasha looked at her with one eye opened and rubbing the side that she had graced with her hand. "Damn it all I didn't know ok that's the first time that's ever happened."
She picked it up in her hand rolling it back and forth in her small palm giving it a scrutinizing look before putting it down her top to warm against her flesh.
"What now?" She asked
"Are you done packing?" She nodded in response "Good grab what you can I'll grab the rest, it's time to go."
They soon found themselves at the well after Ariel closed and locked everything. Inuyasha looked at her as she stared into the dark hole.
"I think I'm going to have to get someone to fix this old place before it falls down around our head huh?" She let out a light laugh.
"Aright quit stalling lets go already!" He said as he wrapped his arm around her waist and lifted her up then down the well. The familiar blue light took over making it's guest feel like they were free falling until it blackened out of existence leaving only the opening above lighting the way. Inuyasha jumped from the well with a thud only to be met with a pair of green eyes.
"Oi runt what are you doing?" Ariel raised her one brow thinking 'runt? The kid is taller then he is for god sake.'
Letting a small pointed fang slip his smirking face "Waiting for you Inu-trasha."
Inuyasha just shook his head he should have never let him visit the wolf ever!
"Yeah well were here now lets get back to the village. We will have to just start tomorrow morning due to the procrastinator."
Ariel just giving him a accusing look 'how dare he' she thought "Now look here…." she said before being cut off.
"Yeah yeah let go before it gets dark out." he said as he walked away not looking. She was obviously annoyed but was one to do so she looked over to Shippou with her mouth slightly open. He smiled with a gleaming look in his eyes 'this is going to be some trip' he thought 'their probably going to end up killing each other'. So he just walked toward her and gestured with his hand to take her pack from her and she handed it over.
"Hey runt stop holding us up!" Inuyasha said from a distance without looking back.
"Coming dog turd!" Shippou said as Ariel giggled
"Oi you really got to stop spending time around Kouga boy." Inuyasha turned his head around to see them over his shoulder. "Your mouth is getting foul!"
As the two caught up to him "My language is fine Inuyasha if anyone's mouth is foul it's your loose tongue." Shippou turned his head back to Ariel "By the way did you by chance bring a bar of soap?" he asked.
"Uugghh…no why?" she asked.
"Because we could use it wash Inuyasha's dirty mouth out when it decides to spout obscenities."
"Listen here you little brat I'm going to kick your ASS!" He said as they approached the hut they had stayed in since the old woman. By this time Ariel was laughing so hard tears were coming down her face and she was holding her stomach. She put a hand on the wall of the hut bending over trying like hell to control herself.
Face reddened by the lack of oxygen getting to her brain she finally composed herself "Oh my god you two will you stopped it. It won't be another demon killing me it's going to be your banter. I am going to end up laughing myself to death.
Inuyasha sulking as usual pushed the straw mat from the door way and went in muttering. "Keh whatever."
As they settled down for the night after having fish and some sort of small birds that Shippou had hunted earlier that day before they arrived. Ariel had unrolled here sleeping bag thanking the gods for the person who thought up the idea to make a pillow within it without having to bring one. She then asked the guys on were she could dress into her sleeping attire. Shippou being the only one talking to her because Inuyasha was still sulking about earlier pointed her to a small room to the back. They group had presented the old woman one day with extra living space with Kagome's instructions so that it would be stern. The fire slightly dying to a soft ember but still keeping the room warm. Ariel laid down to sleep as did Shippou while Inuyasha sat against the wall as was his usual make shift of a bed.
As the night drew on Ariel had still not fell asleep. She couldn't remember the last time she actually slept through a night it was always a few hours here and there. As she rolled over seeing Inuyasha's hung over and Shippou rolled over facing the opposite way. Well she thought I might as well go for a walk I don't want to wake them up with my insistent tossing and turning. So she slowly got up pulling the light blanket stuck in between the sleeping bag and walked out without causing noise. However Inuyasha's keen sense of smell had caught the scent being stirred in the air as she passed by. Opening his sleep blurry eyes he looked toward the door and saw nothing then looked to the area the Ariel would have been sleeping. He blinked once then twice to make sure he was seeing correctly then grunted 'great she thinks she can just walk out there with no guard'. So Inuyasha stood shook his self off to follow. It didn't take him long find her he saw her sitting below what he deemed as his tree after all when one sulks as much as he does one tended to need a place to get away.
She had sat down to a comfortable position with blanket over her legs to ward off any bugs lest they prey upon her. This place wasn't so much different from the others that she had traveled to, to get away from the city life. The stars were so much more beautiful when out in the wilderness and the night air so fresh. The moon shone over the waters playing with rippling texture. She sighed so peacefully but tomorrow is going to be a test of patience traveling with Inuyasha. Just then said hanyou showed himself arms crossed over his chest and hands in flowing sleeves.
One brow arched in clear disapproval "And you are doing what out here?"
Not looking knowing that it was him coming due to a sensation she had finally realized was her warning signal when demons approached. "Looking at the stars." She said dryly
There was a rustle and then a creak noise when she turned her head he was gone and then she looked up upon hearing noises above. Inuyasha muttered under his breath "fine". They sat there in silence the whole night. Ariel only falling asleep three hours before sun up and Inuyasha keeping a vigilant watch over her. It was kind of funny thought that surely there would have been some demon out there that would have attacked sensing the jewel, but the only sounds that he heard were the chripping of crickets strange how that was. What kind of priestess is she?
I am sorry if there was any misspelled words in this chapter I did have another go through it but only half before I just simply had to finish before I had rocks thrown at me for not continuing.
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