Awesome Summer Days
Ch 16 Training and Resting
One Akemi and Wakana came to, Akemi asked, "Could you repeat that?" Miroku repeated, "How are we going to get the Shikon Jewel from Sesshomaru?" and Wakana said, "I think we should do a surprise attack."
"Or we could go on full assault," Inuyasha suggested.
"Everybody cool with that?" Kagome asked.
"Someone had better stay here with Akemi and Wakana, so they have time to recover from that fall," Kitsunii announced.
"We want to fight, too!" Wakana and Akemi yelled together.
"Fine," Kitsunii sighed.
"We should lay low for a while, though," Miroku said.
"He's right," Myoga replied, "It is best for us to rest, think of a strategy, and gain all of our strengths. Inuyasha, you still need to work on teamwork from what I've heard. Akemi and Wakana need to realize their full power as yokais."
"Teamwork!" Inuyasha complained. "I do fine fighting by myself as long as Kagome is near off to the sidelines."
Once they got their plan figured out, everyone went to training. "I'll split the group up for training." Myoga announced. "Inuyasha will be with Wakana and Akemi."
"They will hold me back!" Inuyasha complained once again.
"You're supposed to teach them how to be stronger and train them to have more strength." Myoga explained. "Anyway, Kagome and Kikyo, you will train Kitsunii and Hinahoshi. Miroku, you will train Akkio."
Inuyasha led Akemi and Wakana into the forest for basic training. Kagome took Kitsunii to the target field to practice shooting arrows. Kikyo grabbed Hinahoshi to the backyard for sparring practice, teaching the basics for hand to hand combat, then the advanced combat and basic weapon skills. Miroku teaches Akkio how to a monk and a fighter.
In about a week or two, everyone new were well fighting machines, especially Akemi with her quick speed and the use of her claws. She was actually faster than Inuyasha. The claw marks on the trees are hers and some are even knocked down. Doesn't matter who she spars with, she always won. She even defeated Akkio's spells that Miroku had taught her. Wakana could spot anything through the trees, even a little mouse under some leaves. Kitsunii is a master archer and Hinahoshi is a ninja and a master swordswoman.
The next day, everyone decided to take a day of rest from hard work before going into battle. Inuyasha hung out with Wakana, Akemi, Hinahoshi, and Akemi. Kikyo was visiting with the children in the village. Kitsunii was swimming with Sango, and Akkio went into the village with Miroku.
"So, what do you girls want to do?" Kagome asked.
"Does anyone want to go to the hot spring?" Akemi asked.
"Okay." Everyone agreed, starting to head in that direction, sort of in the middle of the forest.
Once everyone was in their two piece swimsuits and in the warm water, Inuyasha popped out of the trees, in his swim trunks, and did a cannonball into the water. He almost landed on top of Akemi and he came up near Kagome and asked, "What are you wenches gossiping about?"
"We don't know that yet since we just got in," Hinahoshi replied, "and we are ladies, not wenches, get that."
"Yeah, whatever," Inuyasha snickered.
Kagome thought, And to think I was about to suggest to talk about you, Inuyasha. She had an angry expression on her face.
"No need to get angry," Inuyasha apologized, "although you are cute when you are angry."
Everyone in the hot spring talked until the sun was setting. By that time, Inuyasha was getting a relaxing back massage by Kagome while he was laying on his stomach with his arms underneath his head, half asleep.