Just to warn you guys, this chapter is mainly a filler!
Chapter 17 – Camping Part 4
The morning sun woke them. It streamed selfishly through the opening to the cave which they had made their shelter, mercilessly rousing them from their heavy slumber, shamelessly highlighting their bodies as they were roused from the cold stone upon which they rested.
"Bugger, it's too fucking early!" Koga moaned.
"Good morning, sunshine," Miroku told him cheerfully, and was rewarded by a smack upside his head.
"Starting the Miroku bashing a bit early this morning, aren't we?" Sango yawned, rolling over.
And coming face to face with…
"Baka hentai!" she screeched, and smacked the warm weight from her waist.
"Hey!" Miroku protested. "That was uncalled for! You had no problem in sleeping next to me last night!"
Sango opened her mouth to object, but closed it again. He was right. "Gomen, Miroku. I apologise," she said, dropping her gaze to the floor.
He laughed, and raised her face to look at him. "You are really quite adorable in the morning," he told her matter-of-factly, before enfolding her lips in a chaste kiss. Sango hesitated, before responding to the warm weight upon her mouth.
"Morning lovebirds," Ayame said cheerfully, encircling Koga's stomach with her arms and resting her head on his shoulder. "At it a bit early, aren't you?"
Sango didn't even bother breaking her contact with Miroku. Instead, she waved an arm at Ayame, universal sign language for 'pfft'.
"Hey," Ayame said, nudging Koga in the direction where Kagome and Inuyasha were sleeping. "Who volunteers to wake the creature from the black lagoon?"
Inuyasha lay on his back, his right arm folded under his head as a pillow. Kagome lay, half beside him, half on top of him, her head against his chest, her arm on his left shoulder, and one of her legs enfolded between his. Inuyasha's left arm was draped across her, holding her to him, binding her to him, in a protective and comforting embrace. She slept silently, without the tiny murmurs that so often plagued her during the night, and he snored gently, warm breath blowing Kagome's hair gently.
Koga looked away, an expression curiously close to outrage on his face.
"Koga?" Ayame touched his arm gently, "You ok?"
"Yep," he ground the word out.
"What's up?"
"I'm… having a little trouble with the fact that he slept with… well, my little sister."
Ayame paused for a moment, confusion flickering across her features. "You know you two aren't actually related?"
"By the laws of the pack we are," he told her. "And besides, we grew up together."
Ayame still stood, confused. Then she laughed. "Oh, Koga," she grinned at him. "You feeling like a protective older brother?"
"A bit," he admitted, not meeting her eye.
She smiled mischievously. "Would it make you feel better to wake them up?"
Koga flashed her a tight grin, and began to walk silently towards the sleeping pair, silently stalking them. He was just about to pounce, when…
"Do it and you pull back a bloody stub," Inuyasha growled quietly, cracking open one eye to survey the wolf demon.
Koga started, but regained his composure. "What's it to you if I want to wake her up?" he asked belligerently, crossing his arms defiantly.
"Keh," Inuyasha snorted. "Because she slept properly, without drugs, for the first time in months, and if you wake her up, then I swear you will not live ten seconds after, wolf."
"Mangy mutt," Koga muttered. "She's gonna wake up soon anyway. It's quite bright outside."
"No she ain't," Inuyasha said, also in a whisper.
"Huh?"
"Oh, come on Koga, and here was me thinking you were smart – wait, no, scratch that," said Inuyasha hastily. "Here was me thinking you were a demon. Take her scent – she's so deep under, she wouldn't notice if World War III erupted in this cave. She needs to sleep, and fuck me if you're gonna be the one to wake her up."
He carefully shifted the sleeping girl so he was sitting upright, with Kagome balanced carefully in his lap.
Sango noticed the movement, and crawled over to where they were.
"Hey, guys, is there a problem?" she asked in an undertone. She took in Kagome's prone form. "Why is Kagome still floppy?"
A low growl sounded in Inuyasha's throat.
"The mutt's decided to let her sleep," Koga offered.
"Oh." Sango blinked. "How are we gonna look to get back if she's asleep?"
"I'll carry her," Inuyasha said at once.
"Right," She looked at them again, before turning in despair. "Miroku's gonna have field day with this."
…
They trudged along the forest floor, heading in vaguely-hopefully-maybe the same direction as yesterday. Inuyasha shouldered the burden of Kagome on his muscled back, shifting her every once in a while as she began to slide down.
The sun was still fairly low in the sky, and though the light was strong, the rays lacked intensity.
"So, what happened between you two outside the cave last night?" Ayame asked, sounding interested.
Miroku, to his credit, didn't even attempt to make a joke out of that.
Not out loud, at least.
"None of your damn business," Inuyasha said heatedly.
You could almost see the mental agony Miroku was going through.
"So, why is she covered in your scent, then?" Koga asked, throwing his two cents in to the conversation.
Miroku buried his head in his hands, letting out a pitiful wail. "Gah! You're killing me!"
"There there," Sango said soothingly, rubbing his shoulder. "Don't let the big bad meanies get to you."
The others laughed. Inuyasha joined in, but stopped abruptly as he felt something stir against his shoulder.
"Mm," she murmured. "Inu…yasha?" She shook her head, and yawned.
"Go back to sleep, Kagome," he whispered to her.
"Nah," she said, blinking against the harsh light of day. "I'm up."
He cursed under his breath. Idiot! He should have been more careful with her!
"Inuyasha," she whispered into his ear. "Let me down."
With a sigh, he kneeled so she could slide off his back. When she hit the ground, she staggered slightly, looking at her surroundings with interest.
"What are we doing in the forest?" she asked, confused. "What happened to the cave?"
Inuyasha shifted uncomfortably, and Koga shot him a grin. "You see, baby sister," he drawled, slinging an arm around her shoulder, "We've all been up for a while, but your boyfriend there," here he sent Inuyasha a nasty look, "Decided you should stay in dream land."
Far from being outraged, as Koga had maliciously hoped, she smiled at him. "Really?" she asked, her heart in her voice. "You didn't want to wake me up?"
Inuyasha blushed, then cursed himself for doing so. "Feh," he said, looking down at the ground. "You needed to sleep. You get cranky when you're tired."
She laid a hand on his arm. "Thank you, Inuyasha," she said, leaning up on tiptoes to kiss his cheek.
Sango elbowed Miroku. "See," she said triumphantly. "Not even you could find anything even remotely perverted about that."
Miroku was smiling softly at the scene. "You're quite right, my dear Sango," he said, looking down at her big brown eyes with his violet orbs, "Not even I could attach a dirty meaning to such a heart warming scene."
She laid her head on his shoulder, perfectly content.
He didn't even try to grope her.
…
"I'm bored," Koga complained. "And hungry. A Nutrigrain bar isn't a proper breakfast for a full-grown wolf demon such as myself," he said.
Ayame rolled her eyes whacked him on the arm. "Quit complaining," she hissed at him. "And concentrate on getting us home. Honestly, all your whining is getting on my nerves!"
He blinked at her. "Aftershave hasn't faded?"
"No," she growled menacingly.
"Damn," he shook his head. "I thought it would overnight. That stuff was worth the money I paid for it."
She sent him a glare, and he amended his last statement hurriedly.
"It'll be a good investment for the charity shop I give it to," he added hastily, and sighed in relief as she turned, mollified.
"Ok," Miroku said, stopping and looking around. "This looks as good a place as any to stop and rest for a bit." He dumped his pack on the ground, and slid down a tree with a small sigh.
He patted his lap invitingly. "Come sit with me, Sango," he called to her, grinning lecherously.
She sat facing him. "Three feet," she said.
He laughed.
"How you feeling?" Inuyasha asked Kagome.
She grinned at him. "Fit as a fiddle. How are you? Sure I didn't pull a back muscle?"
"Keh," he smiled at her. "As if someone as puny as you could actually do me any damage, wench."
"Wench, am I?" she asked mockingly. "Well, then I guess I'm not good enough for the likes of you. I guess I'll just have to…" she turned, and took one step away from him.
He shot out an arm, and pulled her warm weight back against him, as she squealed in surprise and delight.
"You're not going anywhere, wench," he whispered into her ear, enjoying the feel of her silky tresses against the side of his face.
"Oh yeah? How are you gonna stop me?" she asked breathlessly, playfully.
"Like this." His eyes twinkled, as he reached forwards and…
"No!" Kagome gasped, desperately trying to hold it in. "No! Inuyasha! Don't you dare! You evil…"
"Say I am your lord and master!" Inuyasha cried, enjoying this game immensely.
"Never!" she squealed, trying to hide her laughter. "I will never surrender!"
"Fine! Then die!" he hissed at her, redoubling his efforts.
That's right. He was tickling her. The ultimate torture.
"Alright! Alright, Inuyasha, stop!" she laughed.
"Inuyasha…."
"Inuyasha, my lord and master! Let me go, I want to liiiive!"
With a sigh, he stopped tickling her, but he had yet to release her. Instead, he planted a loud, smacking kiss on her cheek, to which she giggled and brought her hand up to wipe her face.
"Eww!" she laughed.
"Hmm," Mirou mused from where he was poring over the ordnance survey map. "That's interesting."
"What?" Sango asked him, shifting herself to come closer to him. "What? What is?"
He looked up at her, his violet eyes gravely serious. "I didn't realise the map continued on the back of this sheet."
There was a silence.
"DIDN'T ANYONE THINK TO CHECK THE MAP OTHER THAN THE IDIOT HOUSHI??!!"
…
Five days later, they were on the bus, which was speeding in all it's rickety stagecoach glory towards home.
"And if one green bottle should accidentally fall, there'll be six hundred and twenty-seven thousand green bottles, standing on the wall…"
"NOOO! MAKE IT STOP, MAKE IT STOP!!"
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Lol, stupid Miroku! I hope this rounded up the camping trip nicely! It was the only way I oculd really think of ending it. Of course, I could have gone into a long part about how they got back slowly, finally saw the cabins etc... but hey!
Sassybratt - Thank you! I hope this rounds it off... it's a bit mean to poor Miroku, but... thanks, that last chapter was my favourite too!
kouga's older woman - He's on his way! Lol!
brinaalee - Thank you, and enjoy!
Namike - Thanks! Again, another scene showing Miroku's... err... uniqueness? Lol.
myInuYasha15 - Thanks!! That was my favourite chappie so far...
FrozenDragon - Creative license, great excuse! Love it! Lol. I don't really know... I have an idea for what's gonna happen, but it's mainly an 'as inspiration hits' piece...
Peaceful Dragon Rose - Thanks, and I hope you continue to enjoy!
King Stephen IV - Thank you! Inuyasha and Koga are the most amazing clash, lol! Please enjoy!
Strawberry-Ringo - Thanks! I'm always nervous with fluff... enjoy!
Mistyfire - Extreme cheesiness, and kinda both! This chapter is a major filler, though...
BlackMagicWhiteMagic - XD don't worry about it! There is a back story here - their school basically says that as long as you are doing wilderness-y type stuff, it's called camping! Underlying humour...Thanks and please enjoy!
bumblezee - Bonjour, oh flying monkey of the sun high in the sky on the afternoon of the chocolate picking!
lol, i have a scarecrow who also qualifies as a teddy on my bookshelf!
err... yes... a pain in the funeral vehicle...
never really had french food - any snails? i like food.
oh, i love your chapter fourteen! i think it was a great addition to the overall broken clay pots-ishness!
mm-hmm, it's right up there with my theory that aliens and celery are in league together!
have fun in (i think) der schwiz?
i await with bated breath! (whatever that means)
love libra
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Black-Death-646 - Thanks! You too!
leshamarieinuyasha - Thank you! I hope you enjoy this one as much!
Libra Sorceress xx