She sang her way through the forest – nothing heart wrenching or stop-in-your-steps-this-girl-can-croon, but a little happy tune that kept her company on her way to a rewarding looking patch of berries. They weren't going to be in the area long, which was all the more reason to enjoy the find, especially since Inuyasha was being particularly "mule-up-his-ass" this trip.
(Which was definitely a Shippo phrase, but whatever. There were berries and they were edible and no matter what Inuyasha said, ramen was not a well-rounded diet. She hoped to stave off scurvy at the very least.
Demons could still get scurvy, right? Maybe? Inuyasha could probably eat nothing but noodles for his life and be entirely fine.)
Her fingers started to turn purple as she collected enough of the fruit to fill up a durable Tupperware container she'd thieved from Mama. It wasn't like Inuyasha was being stubborn on purpose. They'd caught a rumor of a jewel shard, and so off they went. Kagome would take her pleasures where she could, but she wasn't unaware of the situation.
Well – she wasn't aware of that situation. A spark sounded in the clearing, and Kagome realized there may be a different trouble on the horizon that she'd missed.
"Why hello there," the demon purred.
Aw, shit.