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Author's Note: This one is more of a filler than anything and hopefully you find it funny, if not, then I have failed as an author and comedian. Anyway, review and enjoy!

Summary: Ryoga wakes up after a night of drunkenness in a weird place, being poked by a strange being, and many surprises in store for him. Will he make it back to Nerima? Will he even want to go back? And who is this strange little creature poking him with a stick? Read to find out!

Shout out to 'The Magic Number": Thanks for the review! I will try to update more frequently and I'm glad you enjoyed my story! Thanks again and peace!

Chapter 4: Are We There Yet?

Normal POV

It was hot. So freaking HOT that Ryoga was wearing Ranma's girly red shirt as a turban to prevent sunburn on his head and shoulders, panting like the half-wolf that he was, and had a healthy red glow to his chest and arms going on, no doubt burnt already. Inuyasha looked uncaring as always but it was obvious he was hot, too, because he would slow down whenever the road was covered in shade and the fact that his back was covered in sweat also aided this point. Kouga would run off at various intervals only to come back drenched from head to toe. He would send drops of water on both Inuyasha and Ryoga when he shook himself dry. Inuyasha was, of course, indignant, but the sigh of relief gave him away. Ryoga was just too hot to care.

The trip had been fairly silent except some small talk between Ryoga and Kouga, mostly about how freaking HOT it had become the further they traveled, and the mountains that Inuyasha spoke of were now visible. Things were going pretty well between the trio, nobody had annoyed anybody too much, but all good things must come to an end, as we all know.

"Are we there yet?" Kouga whined pathetically. The sun had soaked up all of the water and he was back to panting. Fur and armor definitely didn't mix well in extreme heat. The fur was keeping all the heat in and made him sweat even more and the armor he was wearing was chafing. In other words, he was extremely uncomfortable in a variety of places, but on a lighter note, seeing Ryoga without a shirt on was extremely pleasant, which might also be added to the list of discomfort if you think about it. So that was a double whammy, but Kouga was a man (sort of) and he would take it like one. "Its sooooo HOT!"

"Humph, shut up." came Inuyasha's labored reply. The heat was getting to him, too, and he would love to just rip off his clothes and continue onwards in his birthday suit, but something told him that wouldn't go down to well with Ryoga, who seemed fairly prudish, if he was any judge of character.

There was silence for a while longer, broken only by Kouga's shuffling and Ryoga's panting, when Kouga opened his big mouth again.

"Are we there yet?" Inuyasha growled in warning and they continued on in relative silence for a little while longer before it was broken again.

"How bout now?"

"No."

Silence...

"Now?"

"No!"

More silence.....

"What bout now?"

"Yes."

"Really?"

"No dammit!"

More silence..............

"No-" BAM!

"Shut the hell up Kouga!"

"Why'd you do that Ryoga?"

"Your annoying the living daylights outa me and, added to the heat, that makes me VERY pissed off! So shut up or I'll hit you again!" Inuyasha snickered before Ryoga shot him a glare.

"Ahem, anyway, we should be there by tomorrow morning."

Now nobody was talking, mainly because it cost to much effort and energy, and the sun was waning a bit so it was starting to cool off a little. Before long the sun had gone down completely and the group was rejuvenated by the cool air.

"Ah, that feels so nice." Ryoga, now wearing his shirt, sighed happily as a cool breeze ruffled his hair. He was much less irritated now and was actually in a really good mood, the best one since he had been here. That is until Kouga opened his big mouth.

"I'm hungry." he wasn't so much whining as stating it in a very annoying fashion. Ryoga slapped him in the face for ruining the moment.

"Shut up!" he would have been more convincing if his stomach didn't choose that very moment to growl in hunger. "Stupid, now I'm hungry."

"Yeah, we've gone a long time without eating. We should rest and eat something." Inuyasha decided.

"I'll go find us something to eat!" Kouga exclaimed running off in a whirlwind, but not before pecking Ryoga on the lips, causing him to blush and then glare after him. After some indignant muttering from Ryoga, he and Inuyasha found a suitable place just off the road to make a fire and rest for awhile.

"What do you think he'll bring back?" Ryoga asked randomly after waiting for ten minutes.

"Whatever it is, it better not be gamey."

"Yeah. I'm in the mood for some chicken. Too bad we don't have any noodles or vegetables. I can make a mean stir-fry."

"Really? Kagome can make a decent stir-fry, but the vegetables are always over cooked. I don't really like soggy vegetables."

"Yeah, me neither. The secret is precooking the meat and adding the vegetables at the end. That way they'll be cooked but still crunchy. Its really good when you marinate the meat and vegetables in spices, too."

"Sounds delicious. Maybe you can cook us something after this whole mating season thing is over."

"Yeah, that would cool. I usually just cook for myself but cooking for others shouldn't be too awfully hard."

"Why is that?"

"Why is what?"

"Why do you usually just cook for yourself?"

"Well, I have a horrible sense of direction and I get lost really easily. Its a family curse type thing, and I can get lost trying to find my way to the bathroom in my own house, so I basically learned to cook for myself in the woods and stuff."

"Oh, that sucks."

"Yeah." The conversation ended there and they sat watching the fire until Kouga broke through the trees into the clearing carrying a sack, which was probably full of fish if the smell was anything to go by. Ryoga set to cooking the fish, while Kouga annoyed him and attempted to eat the fish raw. After about ten minutes and many unwanted taste tests later, Ryoga deemed them cooked to perfection.

"Dinner is served!" Ryoga said pulling some spits off the fire, each containing four medium sized fish. The three gobbled up the fish quickly and quietly for the most part. Kouga kept sending compliments to Ryoga on his 'wonderful cooking', each time earning a slight blush from Ryoga and a snort from Inuyasha. Once they were all done, they set out for the mountains again in higher spirits and moving faster with their new found energy.

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