InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend ❯ A Moments Rest ( Chapter 3 )

A Moment's Rest

 

Looking up, Kagome squinted her eyes as the roof of a hut slowly came into focus as her eyes adjusted to the pitch-black darkness.

 

Sitting up with a start, Kagome looked around the room seeing her companions, and Kaede, asleep on the floor as a small mumble drew her attention downwards as she smiled warmly down at the little fox-demon who was curled up at her side. Carefully, picking up the child, as not to wake him, Kagome wrapped him in the blanket that they were in before carefully standing up and stretching before looking down at her watch and gasping.

 

`2 a.m.!?' she screamed in her head in disbelief. `Have I been asleep that long!? Well, that was a long dream,' she thought before blushing, memories of her dream flashing in her mind as she shook her head to clear it.

 

Finally managing to get the images out of her head Kagome sighed and turned to look at the sleeping, or pretending to sleep, half-demon. Her eyes gazing longingly at the half-demon before glazing over again as her eyes became hooded and glowed a light red. Her body seeming to be possessed as she approached him with an outstretched hand, flinching as Inu Yasha's eyes snapped open and glared at her as her eyes returned to normal.

 

“*feh* So you're awake? It's about time wench,” Inu Yasha growled as Kagome's eyes narrowed and her fists clenched as anger flooded her as Inu Yasha gulped, knowing what was gonna happen next.

 

“Wait! Kagome-don't…” Inu Yasha pleaded although it was too late.

 

“SIT!” Kagome screamed loud enough to shake the hut as Inu Yasha slammed into the ground, waking the others.

 

“Huh? Kagome, you're awake!” the young fox boy cried as he hopped into Kagome's outstretched arms and gave her a big hug.

 

“I'm sorry I woke you guys up,” Kagome apologized to the others as they got up and stretched.

 

“It's okay Kagome,” Sango said with a big grin.

 

“Aye, ye shouldn't worry about such wee things,” the old priestess agreed as se tended to her fire in the middle of the room.

 

“Are you alright, Lady Kagome? I suspect you had good dreams,” the monk inquired, causing Kagome to blush and turn away as Miroku gave a lecherous grin at her reaction before getting smacked Sango, which left a bright red hand mark on his cheek, “Oww! Sango, I didn't even do anything.”

 

“But you were thinking about it!” the slayer shouted, “*sigh* Lets just forget these two for now and go get a bath. Eh, Kagome?” Sango asked as shouldered her weapon and walked to the door and telling Kaede they would be back as the woman nodded.

 

“Ye know, ye really should stop annoying them like that,” Kaede advised the two men who were rubbing their heads, Inu Yasha shooting her a dirty look before bounding out of the hut in search of Kagome and Sango with Miroku right behind him as Kaede just sighed as she watched them leave.

 

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Kagome sighed as she sunk into the warm water as all her anger and worries melted away.

 

“This feels so good,” she sighed as she stretched her arms above her head before resting against a nearby boulder and remembering what they had gone to Kaede's for in the first place.

 

“Hey Sango, did Kaede know anything about that diamond?” Kagome asked.

 

“Huh? Well…” Sango responded as she looked up and remembered their earlier conversation with the old priestess.

 

*Begin of Flashback*

 

“Hey, Kaede, where are you!?” Inu Yasha had shouted when he had finally landed in the village of the Bone Eaters Well with the now sleeping Kagome on his back.

 

“Huh? If it isn't Inu Yasha. What can I help ye with?” Kaede asked as she stepped out of her hut and saw the half-demon.

 

“We need you to help us figure out something Lady Kaede,” Miroku said as he and the others landed on the ground next to Inu Yasha.

 

“Eh?” Kaede asked as she raised an eyebrow.

 

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“Aye, that is peculiar,” Kaede agreed after hearing about the diamond and examining the pieces as she poked her fire.

 

“Yes. That's why we came to you. To see…” Miroku started but was cut off by Kaede.

 

“…to see if I knew anything about this diamond or where, or who, Koga got it from.” Kaede finished.

 

“Why the hell else would we come see you, hag!?” Inu Yasha growled as Kagome suddenly screamed a round of “Sits” in her sleep, sending Inu Yasha into the ground followed by a lot of snickers and sweatdrops as Inu Yasha groaned.

 

“Hmmmmm. Sorry, but I don't know anything,” Kaede said, shaking her head as Inu Yasha finally got up and rumbled.

 

“*feh* I told you idiots so. We should have followed them like I said,” he growled as everyone just sighed.

 

“Even if we had. Koga was probably miles away by then,” Sango said, disagreeing with the half-demon.

 

“Besides, even if we did find I'm sure he wouldn't tell us where he got that diamond,” Miroku agreed.

 

“HAH! I'd make him tell us!” Inu Yasha shouted as he was once again interrupted by another one of Kagome's outburst.

 

“Ahhhhhhhh! Let GO of ME!” Kagome shouted as she kicked out and into Inu Yasha's head.

 

“Why that little…” Inu Yasha growled as he rubbed the back of his head and looked at Kagome and noticed something strange.

 

“She's…she's glowing RED!” Inu Yasha shouted, drawing the others to the girl who was indeed glowing red as the diamond's pieces gave off their own eerie glow, which soon dissipated.

 

“What in the world?” Sango gasped as she went over to Kagome as she groaned and flipped over in his sleep.

 

“Looks like that thing is still active,” Inu Yasha said as he examined the diamond pieces.

 

“We should keep it. Maybe someone else will know something,” Miroku suggested.

 

“But…but what about that strange glowing?” the fox-child asked shakily from Sango's shoulder.

 

“We'll keep an eye on it. If anything major happens we'll deal with it. Till then we should follow Lady Kagome's example and get some sleep,” Miroku answered as he walked over to Sango and began rubbing her rear, everyone's eyes opening in shock knowing what was to come as Sango turned an enraged red.

 

`WHAM!' was the only thing that was heard in the hut that could've been heard a mile away.

 

Everyone looked down and sweatdropped at the unconscious monk on the ground with a big bruise on his head as Sango stood above him, a big anger cross popping on her as she shouldered her Hirakostu and stomped out of the hut to take a bath before going to sleep.

 

*End of Flashback*

 

Kagome sweatdropped as she listened to Sango, her eyes little dots and her mouth triangle shaped, who had her arms crossed as anger filled her again just remembering it.

 

“So…um…Kaede didn't know anything?” Kagome asked as her face returned to normal.

 

“No, not a thing. Although…”she said glancing into the bushes, “…I didn't have to tell her that, did I!?” Sango shouted as she splashed a rock into the bushes which made a small *klunk* followed by a small groan.

 

Glaring into the bushes Kagome stood up in the knee-deep water and shouted a loud “SIT!” at the shadowy figure that was trying to hop away along the trees.

 

“I can't believe the nerve of them,” Kagome hissed as she walked out of the spring to get a towel followed by an equally angry Sango who nodded in agreeance.

 

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Looking up from her fire Kaede grinned at the two girls who entered before “?” as they sat down with their arms crossed and their eyes narrowed at the ground.

 

After a full minute of awkward silence, Kaede opened her mouth to say something as the two reasons of their anger entered the hut.

 

Looking towards the door Kaede eyes opened in shock as she looked over the monk and half-demon, who had a couple of black-eyes and bumps on their heads, before sighing and figuring out what had happened as she just shook her head.

 

*Later (That Mourning)*

 

“I guess we'll be going now Kaede,” Kagome said as she climbed onto Inu Yasha's back.

 

“Ye be careful,” the old priestess advised as she watched them fly off into the forest.