Archangel's Requiem: S-A-N-G-O, S-A-N-G-O, S-A-N-G-O and Sango was her name, OH! What? It's not? Hey, that ain't fair!
InuYasha: Shut up, woman!
Sango: InuYasha, put a sock in it. I'm actually having fun!
IY: Well of course you are! She's sitting there singing about you. I'm the main character here. Why doesn't she sing about me? What kind of a name is Archangel's Requiem, anyway?
S: First, there are no songs to put your name into. And second, I think Archangel's Requiem rocks!
AR: Hey, you wanna take this outside? I know karate and I'll kick your ass at it, too!
IY: Feh
AR: Sango, go get my bo staff.
S: Alright! Do you think everyone else would like to see this?
AR: Yeah, go get 'em. Sesshy-sama would love to see puppy get his butt kicked by a girl.
Kagome: Hey everybody! Whats up? Uhhh...whats goin' on?
S: It's a fight!
Yukana: Who's fighting? Is it going to be funny?
IY: Will you all go away?
Kaori: Oh, chill out doodle.
IY: Stop calling me doodle!
Amira: Well, while these guys argue it out I'll just give you the story. Archangel's Requiem doesn't own the original characters, but there are a select few of us that she does own. That covers it, I think.
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There's a heart that must be
Free to fly
That burns with a need to know
The reason why
Why must we all conceal
What we think, how we feel
Must there be a secret me
I'm forced to hide
(Christina Aguilera: Reflection)
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Don't Fall Away
Chapter Nine: Tree Huggers
"Ha ha. That was so funny I forgot to laugh." Kagome said sarcasticly.
"I wasn't joking."
"Well, maybe you weren't, but I think I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself, thank you very much."
"I never said you weren't." Sesshomaru stated. "I merely suggested that you stay aware of your surroundings."
"I am aware of my surroundings!" Kagome shouted irritatedly. "As far as I'm concerned life doesn't need a battle strategy. Sure, someone could jump out of the bushes and chop my head off, but not right now 'cause I'm in the air! I'll focus on what's going on around me when I find it to be necessary. Now would you chill out?"
"Too late, Kagome!" Yukana called. "I think he beat you to that one. He chilled out years ago!" Kagome giggled and nodded.
They decended into a clearing around five minutes later. Kagome hopped off the cloud and her and Sango started setting everything up.
"Kagome, you're trying to steal my job again!" Kaori complained.
"This is what I'm used to doing when we stop for a meal. Leave me alone!" Kagome said loudly. "I still want things to be as normal as possible."
"But-"
"As normal as possible!" Kagome repeated louder than before. Kaori crossed her arms and frowned.
"If she keeps this up, I'll be out of a job." she whispered to Yukana. Yukana nodded in agreement.
"I heard that!" Kagome called back to them. "Don't worry, I'm not going to run you out of a job. You just have to let me get used to having people do everything for me. But, until then, you just have to deal with it."
"Kagome, let Kaori do her job." Sesshomaru ordered.
"But-"
"Kagome-chan! Rin and Shippo want to play tag!" Rin said excitedly. "Will you play with us?" Kagome sighed.
"Okay, let's go." Kagome took the children into a nearby field as the others watched them play their game. Rin and Shippo quickly scattered, leaving Kagome to assume that she was 'it'.
Sango and Yukana watched them run around and decided to also join in, leaving Miroku, Kaori, and Sesshomaru to deal with the supplies.
"Would you like some help, Kaori?" Miroku asked.
"Not from you. Sango and Kagome told me all about you, Miroku." Kaori said, shaking her head. Miroku frowned. "Just about the only thing you'd help me do would be to take my clothes off." she added in an undertone. Miroku grinned sheepishly.
Sesshomaru glanced across the field to where Kagome, Rin, Shippo, Yukana, and Sango were playing tag. Kagome had jumped into a tree, leaving Sango and Yukana running from the kids on the ground. Kaori looked up and followed his gaze. She giggled.
"Hehehe...Kagome is cheating." she observed playfully. "Maybe you should go fix that problem. It can't be fair for her to be in a tree while everyone else has to stay on the ground."
"Yukana could easily go and get Kagome if she wanted to." Sesshomaru stated. "I see no reason to get involved."
"But they can't see her through the leaves!" Kaori complained. "How are they supposed to know where she is! You need to go get her out! It's only fair." Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow.
"I'll go!" Miroku volenteered, jumping up. Kaori ignored him and Miroku sat back down, pouting.
Kagome was peeking through the leeves of the tree. She was right when she assumed that this would make a great hiding spot. The others didn't even see her. Kagome jumped and almost fell off when she heard someone land on the branch behind her. She turned and smiled.
"What 'cha up to, Sesshomaru?" she asked, still grinning.
"You're cheating." Kagome stopped smiling and tilted her head.
"It's not cheating, it's bending the rules." she declared. "Besides, this is a great lookout position. I can see everything for two kilometers (from what I know Japan doesn't use the same measurement system as we do)! That and I got kinda bored. Tag is such an old game. She needs to find something more up to date, like Twister."
"Kagome, Rin is not from your era." Sesshomaru said. "To her, tag is a relatively new game."
"I know, but I really don't like playing the same game over and over again. What happened to that yo-yo I gave her?"
"It is in her room with all of the other toys that she has."
"What are Sesshomaru-sama and Kagome-chan doing up there?" Kagome looked down at the small girl and blushed.
"Hi, Rin." Kagome said.
"Kagome-chan, why are you turning red?" Rin asked, tilting her head. Sesshomaru looked over at Kagome and smirked. She was trying to hide her face with her hands and also attempting to talk to Rin at the same time.
"Um...it's just really hot up here."
Sango, Yukana, and Shippo saw Rin standing under the tree and talking to someone, and they decided to see who it was. The scene they found was priceless. Rin was looking up at a blushing Kagome who was sitting next to Sesshomaru, who looked like he was slightly smiling. Sango giggled and Kagome's blush deepened.
"Uhhh...I'm gonna go get something to eat." Kagome said, jumping down from the limb. She rushed over to Kaori and Miroku and sat between them. Kaori covered her mouth with her hand to stop herself from laughing at the expression on Kagome's face.
"So...giggle...what's going...giggle...going on."
"You know what, Kaori? Suprisingly, you're not helping very much." Kagome muttered. Kaori grinned.
"You are blushing, Kagome." Miroku observed. Kagome scoweled. "Is there a problem I can help you with?" Miroku's hand started to wander towards her butt. Kagome spun around, pointing a finger at him.
"If you like that hand of yours you will get it away from me before I remove it." she warned severely. Miroku scratched the back of his neck and chuckled nervously.
"That was harsh, Kagome." he said. "Why do you think so low of me?"
"It's not that I think low of you, it's that I don't trust you within three feet of me." she said. "There is a difference."
Eventually, everyone else came over and they all had lunch, excluding Sesshomaru who claimed that he did not need anything at that moment. Yukana and Sango noticed that Kagome would cast a glance toward Sesshomaru every now and then.
"It is time to go back." Sesshomaru announce around two hours later. Kaori gathered the supplies, but this time with Kagome staying out of the way, and they set off towards the castle again.
The arrangements remained the same with Kaori, Yukana, Rin, and Shippo on Ah-Un, Sango and Miroku on Kirara, and Kagome riding with Sesshomaru. Kagome was obviously tired. She sat by Sesshomaru's feet, leaned against his leg, and fell asleep almost instantly. Sesshomaru looked at her out of the corner of his eye and smiled ever so slightly.
When they landed, Rin, Shippo, Sango, Miroku, and Yukana went to go take a nap, leaving Sesshomaru with the sleeping Kagome. He gently lifted her into his arms (yes, I say he has both) and walked into the castle.
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AR- What did y'all think?
K- I liked it.
IY- That's only because you got to snuggle with Sesshomaru.
K- Do you want me to say 'it', InuYasha?
IY- I have to go find Miroku.
AR- Okay, then. I'll see all of you people later. Until next chapter, dasvidanya!