Kaede's blessing
Kagome spun around on the spot on when she heard her name being called. She faced Kaede.
"Kagome, child..." she began. "I don't know what thee will make of this, but this is my blessing and hopefully I twill help thee along the trip."
She sighed, and pressed her palm against against Kagome's, who looked down eagerly.
It was an ordinary brown bag, a very small one, to have fit snuggly in Kagome's hand.
She opened it and gasped.
"Thank you soo much Kaede! I am sure that these will be put to good use!" she gave a hug and a radiant smile and put the two subduing necklaces in her yellow school bag which she was previously packing.
Alright! Kagome thought. Now at least I'll have some control over the guys...I just hope that they won't need it.
Sango looked suspiciously at her friend, having just emerged from the forest, a few moments later. She was practically glowing.
I will have to go and ask her the cause of the immediate happiness. She thought.
We don't want her smiling all over Sesshomaru, picturing her doing exactly that and then Sesshomaru turning around and killing them all.
Yes, she willed. She would ask.
She approached Kagome and jumped on her, knocking her over. Kagome just giggled as they both rolled around, trying to tickle the crap out of each other first.
When they'd both finally had enough, they sat side by side, panting.
"Why are you so happy kagome?" sango asked.
Kagome's eyes twinkled. "I'll show you." And got out the subduing necklaces from her bag.
Sango's eyes widened when she caught sight of them and immediately started giggling, joined by Kagome.
"We are going to need a way to protect ourselves, aren't we?" she asked playfully.
"Oh, yes, definitely!" sango replied. "Oh yes!"
No one could figure out exactly why, when they left for Sesshomaru's castle an hour later to meet with Sorai, his advisor, Sango and Kagome were grinning and giggling every time they looked at one of the guys.
When the girls went to take a bath, and they had set up for the night, Miroku shared his theory.
"Perhaps," he explained to Inuyasha, Kouga and Sesshomaru (who was only half listening) "they both have realized how handsome I am!...sigh!"
Inuyasha immediately got up and hit the hilt of tetsuiga in Miroku's head just as Sango emerged and bashed her boomerang into his back, Kagome kicked him in the leg and Kouga had punched him the stomach.
Needless to say, the monk fell over awful fast, unconscious at Sango's feet.
She grumbled "You would think that he would have a bit of sense to keep his mouth shut!"
Sesshomaru smirked inwardly.
This rag tag group is quite amusing...he thought...I just hope they behave themselves in my castle. I just wouldn't do for the lord of the west to bring a group of humans with twisted humors (not to include his brother) in his castle, that went around causing the lord of the west to run around in a miniskirt.
He lost the smile and banished the thought immediately. I hope that they never get that idea or never have the guts to try that out, especially at HIS castle.
It would seem pretty humorous for his brother to go around in a miniskirt though...hmm...how he wished kagome had gotten swapped with him instead... why must he always end up with bad luck?
He looked back at the group now wondering to do the monk when he woke up, Sango currently sitting on him and tying his hands down, and smirked again.
Oh yes, his dear brother had chosen very comical members to form his friends.
If his conscious didn't mind his saying, he would be having quite a lot of fun.
His mind slid back to last night. He had gotten the upper hand. The wench failed. Hehe!
His conscious whispered, 'You had more fun last night then when Rin had accidentally knocked jaken out by putting too man flowers on him. And yes, that was hilarious.'
Maybe it had something to do with his not having to put on his ice mask. Laughing and joking openly, even in kagome's body, had given him a break. It was almost like... when he was with his father. How did the great inu-tashio do it?
He showed his emotions, yet was feared and ruled with supremacy.
I do that, but keeping my (as kagome calls it) 'I've-got-more-ice-then-a-glacier' mask the entire way.
He was interrupted by Rin who had come and jumped on his lap.
"oomph!" he let out a groan, preparing to slay whoever had dared disturb him, but seeing Rin's cheerful face, calmed down immediately.
How pathetic can I get? I can't even tell Rin how she is like a daughter to me. Maybe...maybe...just perhaps... I should learn something from my brother and his rag tag group. He banished the thought at once. What are you thinking Sesshomaru?
This great Sesshomaru does not need help, much less from a hanyou and a group of humans.
But his conscious held on to the point as he listened to Rin chatting happily.
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Kouga was as bored as hell.
This seriously not funny he thought. Ugh..two days into the journey and I am already out of things to do. Then his gaze fell on Inuyasha and he smirked. Oh that's one amusing hanyou.
I think I'll go bug the crap out of him again.
The hanyou was already in a hideous mood, courtesy sango pushing Miroku into him, causing them both to fall in a stream.
"stupid sango," he muttered, shaking his sleeves, trying to dry himself "stupid miroku!" why does that stupid monk have to go annoy sango anyway? Then we all pay for the mood she's in. That idiot!
As he shook his hair, running his fingers through them to get rid of knots, kouga smirked and asked teasingly "hey puppy? Are you all wet? Awww..poor thing. I almost feel sorry...he got pushed into a stream by sango! You are a lame excuse for a half demon, you know that?"
Inuyasha sighed.
Did the stupid wolf have to pick now? Grrr... he did that on purpose...just so he would get sat. Well he was going to outsmart him this time!
"go away" Inuyasha grumbled, glaring out of the corner of his eye.
"its all right dog breath!, I'll help you dry out your hair! After all, its not your fault that a mere human was able to push you back five feet with a side blow of her attack, right?" he smiled with a fake innocence.
Inuyasha growled, this time audibly.
He smashed kouga's head into the tree by neck and held him by the neck just kagome walked in.
She sighed and then flared up. "This is what I get if I try to walk away for five minutes?! You are both are so immature! No, Inuyasha, Kouga I don't care who did what!" she screamed as Inuyasha and Kouga had started to open their mouths to protest.
"Inuyasha sit boy! And you!" she turned dangerously to kouga. He gulped.
Who knew that kagome, my woman was so scary when she was angry! She looked like a dragon demon, transformed, except way prettier. Ah.. yes.. those wood brown eyes...
Kouga was truly pathetic. He couldn't even keep his thoughts off kagome's beauty even when confronted by his death.
Kagome took a deep breath. She had to get a hold of herself, before murdering kouga and Inuyasha.
Suddenly an evil idea occurred to her as an punishment. She let go of her fists, smiled at kouga and walked out on them both to plan her great revenge.
Kouga was dumbstruck. Had kagome just let him go? Wow!. She really must be in love with me. He grinned goofily, thinking about how much kagome must have hated herself for yelling at him.
Not that he thought she was abnormal, if I were a girl, I probably couldn't be able to control myself upon seeing me too. He was so handsome, he almost felt sorry for the poor, ugly, unsightly, hanyou.
The poor, ugly, unsightly, hanyou was picking himself off the ground.
He was seriously annoyed. How come kagome hadn't done anything to kouga, and sat him? Why, why, why, why, Oh why?
Maybe she's finally starting to recognize him s mate.
His inner beast growled. No, must not think thoughts like that. Maybe she felt sorry for how pitifully ugly he is , and let him go. Yeah, that's probably it.
He caught a fleeting sight of her face as she walked out.
Or maybe she's saving revenge for later. Yup, that's probably the most likely option.
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At dinner time, kagome and sango were both practically beaming at everyone, especially kouga.
It scared everyone out of their wits to see them like that, even though no one but Miroku cared to admit it.
When only snores could be heard in the makeshift camp, Kagome prodded Sango on the shoulder.
She rose quietly, and joined Kagome.
They both could barely control their glee to laughing outloud. Kagome slipped a subduing necklace out of her bag and carried it over to where they were standing, almost above kouga.
She gave one very hyper smile before closing her eyes and chanting a certain phrase very softly until the necklace began to glow. She opened her eyes to a blue glowing necklace and a very giddy sango behind it.
She took a deep breath and began to pet Kouga's hair, tied up, even though it was night time. He didn't wake up but instead mumbled "kags...my woman..." and snuggled in closer to the tree he was laying against.
Sango said mischievously. "he sure is one lovesick wolf! I wouldn't be surprise if he's dreaming about the day you wed him!"
Kagome hissed back "I won't wed him!"
Sango replied, "A fantasy then?"
Kagome just rolled her eyes and oh very gently began to lay the necklace on his head.
She held it out awkwardly, and was half way there when he moved. She froze, but seeing that all was alright, gently lay it on his head and slowly moved back.
"What?" Sango asked puzzled. "Aren't you going to slide it over his head?"
Kagome replied. "I don't need to!" and stared at the necklace, while muttering something under her breath.
It began to slowly slide itself over Kouga's head, and onto his neck. Kagome, a bit weary from using her miko powers, smiled. Thinking of drifting off to sleep, she totally forgot about assigning Kouga a word and said "Want to go back to the tent now, Sango? I am dead tired!" and trudged off as the necklace grew blue again, having recognized its command word, the first word out of it's caster's mouth.
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Sesshomaru was amused. This misfit group had a knack for comedy it seemed. Now, courtesy his ears, he had heard all that had gone on. Kouga will lose a great deal of respect he supposedly has, being a prince and all. This will be quite entertaining. I wonder why he didn't hear them going there, he is a demon after all...oh yes!
he realized.
Maybe the girls were quiet... but me, being a dog demon, known for their sharp senses, especially hearing, heard them.
Tomorrow will be a red letter day for Inuyasha.
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Inuyasha also had ears open when Kouga was sealed to his doom. Finally! Kagome has got her revenge, and my rival has a necklace. I think Im in heaven! He thought blissfully.
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