InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Daughter of the West ❯ Aikina's Wondering ( Chapter 7 )

Daughter of the West

Chapter 7: Aikina's Wondering

About a half an hour later, Shippô returned with a small bushel of kindling. "Well, could you have taken any longer?" Inu-Yasha asked sarcastically, eagerly holding his carton of ramen. "Maybe you should've gotten it yourself, then," the small fox child said as he dropped the sticks into the fire pit. Shippô quickly ran off to play with the demon exterminator's cat, Kirara, and Kagome threw a book of matches at Inu-Yasha. He quickly struck one and tossed in in with the sticks, providing a source of heat to cook his soup.

"He eats that stuff like its crack," Kagome growled. "Crack?" Kimi asked curiously. "I'll explain later," Kagome replied. From all the wise cracks she had made, Kagome had already explained the meanings of various names to Miroku and Sango numerous times. Once Inu-Yasha had a large fire going, Miroku and Sango walked over to warm up and relax. Kagome and Aikina followed, as Kagome lugged around her overstuffed book bag. They all sat around the fire, and Kagome dug out her Social Studies book, a notebook, and a pen.

"Do you always have to do homework?" Inu-Yasha asked sarcastically. Kagome looked up at him and glared. "Oh, just shut up and eat your soup," she replied, thumbing through her large textbook. She stopped on a certain page, and almost immediately started taking down notes. "Oh, why do they make us study this crap?" she growled to herself. "What?" Aikina asked curiously. "Nothing, its just monarchies of Russia. I'll explain later," she replied. Aikina smiled a little, but it faded as she looked around. "Kagome?" she asked, getting the girl's attention. "Yeah?" Kagome asked.

"Did you see where my mother went?" Aikina asked her. Kagome looked around for a second and shrugged. "Nope. No idea. I didn't even realize that she was gone," she replied. Aikina silently stood up. "I'm going to go find her," she said, almost groaning, "Don't wait up. This may take a while." Kagome and Sango seemed to be the only ones who took notice of her walking away, although Miroku did ask if she was going for a bath. For that little remark, he got an elbow to the side, but not much more than that. With that, Aikina walked off into the woods that surrounded them.

"Maaaaaaaamaaaaaa!!!!" she called. There was no reply. Aikina sniffed the air, and looked off to her left. "I guess she went this way," she said. Akina followed after her mother's scent for a while, seeing a footprint or two every so often. "Mama?" she called again. Like the last time, there was no answer. She walked for a few more moments, and then she saw her mother leaning against a large rock in the middle of a clearing, watching the sky. Aikina walked forward and stood behind her mother for a moment, amazed that she hadn't noticed her watching her yet.

"Mama?" she asked, startling her mother. Kimi jumped up and turned, a slightly flustered look on her face. "Oh…I didn't notice you there," she said quickly. Aikina took a few more steps forward and sat down next to her. "Whatcha doing out here?" Aikina asked. Kimi sighed and leaned back against her rock. "Just thinking," she said with a longing sigh. Aikina looked at her mother with a concerned look. "You okay?" she asked. Kimi snapped back out of her thoughts again. "Oh…oh, yeah, I'm fine," she said, rubbing her forehead, "Like I said, I'm just thinking." Aikina looked at the sky, back at Kimi, back at the sky, and finally back at her mother. "Is something wrong?" she asked. Kimi shook her head again. "I'm fine. You worry too much, Aikina. You need to calm down," she said.

Aikina sighed a little. "Does this have anything to do with the reason we're traveling with Kagome and her friends?" she asked. Kimi thought for a moment, a slightly nervous look on her face. "No, of course it doesn't. Why would you think that?" she asked. Aikina shrugged her shoulders a little. "I don't know. Will you even tell me why we're with them?" Aikina asked in turn. Kimi looked away for a moment. "I…ah, would really…rather not talk about it, alright. I just don't want to discuss it," she replied apprehensively. Aikina smirked a little. "You have feelings for Inu-Yasha or Miroku, don't you?" she asked, her grin widening slightly. Kimi's eyes opened wide. "Of course I don't! Why on the good Earth would you think that?" she demanded. Aikina smiled even more. "You do, don't you?" she asked again.

Kimi scowled a little and quickly stood up. "I told you, I don't want to talk about it, Aikina. I'm going back to join the rest of the group," she said. With that, she walked off, following the same path that Aikina had taken earlier. Aikina sighed and looked back up at the sky, which was now an array of purples, oranges, and yellows. "I have to find out what's worrying her so," she thought. "There's something very wrong and it's really hurting her. I have to find out what it is!"

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