InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ An Undefined Rage ❯ A Month in Passing ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2: A Month in Passing

The wind blew strongly through the trees playing quite roughly with the waist length black hair of a young woman. She lay quietly in the center of a clearing as lightning flashed through the trees. She was stretched out on her back with her legs together and hands folded neatly just beneath her chest. A bolt of lightning flashed once through the trees revealing another pale figure that stared down at her from his position standing in the trees before darkness took the clearing once more. His knee-length white hair blew gently in the wind though the girls moved wildly about. He watched the girl silently.

 

`Is she dead?' he asked himself. Her position seemed to say so. No scent of death came from the girl even though she didn't seem to be breathing. The lightning flashed again as the figure appeared standing on the ground beside her. After a while he made to turn and walk away when she opened her eyes the barest fraction making him look back at her. He watched as her eyes fluttered closed the next moment. The lightning flashed once more after an almost earsplitting cascade of thunder to reveal an empty clearing.

 

 

He stood for a moment watching the girl as she slept or as she seemed to sleep. He had brought the girl back less than a week ago. She still had yet to wake however. No healer he asked had been able to tell him what was wrong. According to everyone the girl was perfectly healthy and there was no reason she should be like this. As he watched he saw that she seemed to be shivering. He silently left the room to return to his duties but not before ordering another blanket for the girl.

 

 

Shippo sat quietly across from the matt door. He just sat watching it for any signs of movement. He had hopes that Kagome would be back soon. Sango looked over from preparing supper to watch him a moment. He had been doing this for almost two weeks now. Sango had managed to pry him away for meals the last couple of days. When he wasn't looking at the matt he seemed on edge for some reason.

 

She stood with a sigh walking over to him. In silence, she sat next to the melancholy kit. He cuddled up to her seeking comfort but with the way his eyes never left the door it seemed to be an unconscious act. She quietly placed an arm around him in consent.

 

“Shippo,” she said in a soft voice trying to get his attention. His ears twitched to show he was listening but that wasn't enough. Sango wanted his full attention to make sure he heard her. “Shippo, look at me.”

 

The kitsune reluctantly turned to look at her and gave his full attention. She looked at him a moment before speaking hoping he wasn't too depressed.

 

“She'll be back, Shippo. Don't worry.”

“But what if she got hurt?”

“I'm sure she can take care of herself. Inuyasha couldn't always protect her. She learned to keep demons away. She'll be fine,” Sango said trying to calm him down a bit. He seemed to understand but she got a feeling that wasn't enough. Thinking a moment she started tickling him a moment to get a smile out of him before speaking again. “Plus, do you really think she'll want to come home to a moping kit? She probably wants to see some new tricks from you when she gets back.”

 

His smile widened to reveal his teeth as he smiled for the first time since Kagome had left them. “Just remember, Shippo. She said to behave.”

 

“I remember Sango,” he assured her. With that he ran quickly out of the house before the day was wasted completely. Sango just sat there smiling quietly to herself.

 

 

Inuyasha stood panting for breath once again. He had been running practically nonstop for almost a month now. He had only stopped for a few seconds for breaks like this one. As he stood there his ears twitched as he heard a fast wind approaching. Managing to catch his breath just barely he crossed his arms and waited. He didn't have long to wait as a small whirlwind came into view over the next hill.

 

“Hey, dog breath,” the wolf said haughtily as he pulled to a stop spraying dirt in the hanyous face. “Where's Kagome?”

 

Inuyasha flinched at the name he had hated for the past month. He didn't miss the female attached to it one bit. At least, that's what he told himself. The name still managed to hurt and more than he had expected. “Not here, Kouga.”

 

“What, did my woman finally get tired of you?” Kouga teased. At least he tried to but the hanyou had already started running again with only one thought going through his head. `Apparently, I'm not far enough away yet.'