InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ His Past, Her Present, Their Future ❯ Journey ( Chapter 6 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Disclaimer: Nope. For the money, I’d own it, but I’m still content to let Takahashi-san write this wonderful series. *sigh* I need a life. At this second listening to Led Zepplin, not that it matters, because there will only be a few chapters in which I have a song to fit the mood. And those are songs I have already heard and said “WOW that makes me think of what I want to do in such-n-such chapter!”. Aaaannnnnyways….


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His Past, Her Present, Their Future
Chapter 6 - Journey

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Such was late spring weather. Never predictable. The dreary haze they walked in was dreadful, the drizzle seeping through Kagome’s t-shirt and seemingly into her bones. Shippou’s small mass was her only source of heat as they trudged through InuYasha’s forest, on the beginning of their journey. It was mid afternoon, but the deep grey clouds that covered the sky made it seem later than it was. The slight rain hadn’t let up all day, and now the footing was becoming an issue. Kagome’s sneakers slipped through the mud and she barely caught herself from plunging into the sticky ground.

“Kagome-chan?” Rin called from her perch on Ah-Uh’s back.

“Hai, Rin-chan?”

“Ano…do you have anything to eat in your bag? Rin is hungry.”

“Alright, sweetie. Just a minute,” she put a hand on one of Ah-Un’s snouts to stop them, and they obeyed without hesitation. The beast of burden had taken a liking to her, since she slipped them treats when Sesshoumaru and Jaken weren’t paying attention. Ah-Uh liked the two ningen women. They treated them well, and pet them like they were a furry pet instead of a massive creature. They enjoyed their company and listened to them better than they did to the toad.

Now, Kagome rifled through her huge bag that was strapped to their side, digging out two bags of potato chips. She set Shippou behind Rin on Ah-Un and told them to share, which they did while chattering happily. Kagome smiled at the pair and jogged to catch up with their leader, ignoring Jaken’s insults.

“Hey, Sesshoumaru, want one?” she said, tipping the open bag towards the demon lord. He raised an eyebrow questioningly.

“Its food, trust me, its good.”

“Hn,” he said grabbing one of the chips between his claws and examining it, “It is…oily.”

“Yes, and its terrible for you, but it tastes too good!” she said with a grin, munching another.

His eyes narrowed at the crispy treat before he nibbled off one end of it and frowned, “It is not…terrible.”

She rolled her eyes as he popped the remainder in his mouth, chewing slowly as if trying to decide whether or not he liked it. She laughed and offered the bag again, getting a shake of his head in return. Kagome shrugged and offered the mostly eaten bag down to Jaken, who took it without thanks, but his eyes showed his thoughts. He had hated the girl when she first arrived in the House of the Moon, resented her attitude and demeanor…but even at her angriest she didn’t treat him terribly. And now on their journey she offered him food, asked him nicely when she needed something done, and didn’t hit him like his master and his ward. Yes, for a ningen, she was acceptable.

The group chatted quietly, and night was approaching fast. The approach of night also meant the drop of temperature. Kagome pulled out a blanket from her bag, putting it around the two dozing children and shivering herself. She didn’t want to dirty a sweater when they were likely to be stopping soon, so she bore the cold. An hour later her teeth were chattering. She jogged up to Sesshoumaru again, loosing her footing and collapsing into his back. He stopped and turned to the girl who was clung to him for balance, a slightly annoyed look on his face.

Kagome grinned sheepishly and blushed, “Sorry Sesshoumaru-sama.”

He sniffed and turned away, his own equivalent to rolling his eyes. She walked beside him quietly for a moment before speaking up, “Ano, Sesshou?”

“Human wench! You shall address Sesshoumaru-sama with respect!” Jaken squawked.

His words were hardly finished before he was picked up by the neck in his master’s claws, his expressionless golden eyes boring into Jaken’s bulbous yellow ones, “Do not refer to Kagome as such,” he said in his monotone, tossing Jaken with a flick of the wrist, sending him sailing into the forest.

Kagome couldn’t repress a giggle as she turned back to the Taiyoukai, whose cool gaze was now turned on her. She shifted uneasily, “Uhh, what?”

His expression didn’t change, but Kagome saw the slight tightening of his jaw that signified annoyance, “Stop calling me that.”

“What, Sesshou?” she asked.

“Yes. I do not want honorifics, but use my full name.”

“So I guess Sesshy-chan is out, eh?” He scowled now as she laughed, and waved her hands, “Joke! I was joking!” she sighed as they started walking again, the chill setting back on her after the few moments entertainment. She turned to Sesshoumaru, “I was going to ask before all this, but I have a favor to ask,” she said with a prize-winning grin to her friend.

He stopped and raised an eyebrow to her, waiting for her to elaborate. She squirmed under his gaze, “I’m cold. Can I wear your Mokomoko-sama?”

His deadpan gaze returned as he turned back to the road, “No.”

“Please!?”

“No.” ;

“Come on, why not? Its so fluffy…and it looks warm…”

“I hate that word.”

“What word, warm?”

“No.”

Kagome stopped and tapped her chin, “Fluffy?”

“Yes.”

She laughed and ran ahead of him, standing and blocking his path, “Why do you hate the word Fluffy?” she said incredulously.

“That is none of your concern.”

“Sure it is! Or wait, ‘You shall not tell this Kagome what is and is not her concern!’” she said in her best impression of him. He was not impressed and his cold expression dropped for a moment for a look of pure exasperation. She giggled, “Come on! Either let me wear your pelt, or tell me why you don’t like the word fluffy. You can’t not do both!”

“You think not?”

“ACK! Come on Sesshou!”

He growled low in his chest as she stepped back in front of him, stopping his progress. Sure, he could get around her easily, but that wasn’t the point, “Cease this, miko.”

“I will not, youkai.”

He sighed, growing weary of this game, “I do not like the word Fluffy because that is what the half-breed used to call me when he was a child. It is a foolish word.”

Her giggles escalated into laugher now, and she was clutching onto her stomach as she doubled over. He took the opportunity to move past her, but her fist in his hakama stopped him, “Oh, that’s awesome. I’m sorry, but that’s adorable! I promise I won’t say it ever again though. But man,” she wiped tears from her eyes, “That is SO cute!”

His look clearly stated his opinion on the matter. She ignored it and took back her place at his side as they walked. After another hour she was falling behind, he could tell she was tired. When a yawn spilt her face and he stopped, backing her run into his back unceremoniously, “We shall camp here.”

She looked around and nodded, setting up things beneath a tree. The rain had mostly stayed out from there, and she set the now awake children down to begin dinner. Jaken rejoined a few minutes later, and was ordered to go about making a fire. The rest of the evening was uneventful as they ate ramen and Kagome read the children a story. They were finally sleeping as Kagome mourned the loss of her sleeping bag. It had been destroyed in a small fire the month before. She pulled out her only other blanket; the children were using one of two. She determined she would rather be cold that dirty and laid it on the grond and herself upon it, locking eyes with Sesshoumaru across the fire.

“Goodnight, Sesshoumaru,” she yawned closing her eyes.

“Goodnight, Kagome,” he said softly, watching her as she fell into dreamland.


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A/N: No internet makes Katie sad. So I’ll just write and write and write some more. And some more. And…more. Two chapters already I have written. Prolly another one or two before my neice comes over for the weekend. She is playing Tatania in ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at her school, and she did SO good! I’m a proud auntie. ^___^ So yeah, more chapersss…