InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Please ❯ Wastelands ( Chapter 19 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Chapter 19:Wastelands

*** (Morning) ***

Everyone was up with the sun and ready to leave. After a small breakfast they enerted the wastelands. They have been taveling for about five hours now with no break. Inuyasha was back to being his good old slave driver self and loving it.

"There's not much to look at around here" Kiri stated

"Well its a wasteland" Inuyasha snorted

"Well excuse me for saying something you grumpy old flea bag" Kiri sighed looking at a dead tree

"What did you say?" Inuyasha yelled through gritted teeth

"Hum...what...did you say something Inuyasha?" Kiri looked over at Inuyasha with a confused face.

Don't you start with that 'I have no idea what your talking about' thing agian" Inuyasha yelled coming dangerously close to straingling the female hanyou.

"but Inuyasha I honestly have no idea what your talking about" Kiri started petting Sesshoumaru's tail compleatly ignoring Inuyasha."I'm going to ask you one more time Kiri. What. did. you. say?" Inuyasha dragged out every word.

"Oooh your tail is so soft, I think I wan't to...hug it!" Kiri squealed clamping onto Sesshoumaru's tail and starring at it like it was the most fasinating thing in the world. Thus causing Inuyasha to growl by being ignored and laughed at.

"Just calm down Inuyasha she does this to you all the time. She's just playing" Kagome said patting him on the arm.

"Feh, what ever" with one last look at Kiri Inuyasha walked off. Unable to keep it in any longer Kiri burst out laughing earning a glare from Inuyasha.

The group traveld on. Kiri no longer latched onto Sesshoumaru's tail and now carrying Rin. "Rin is thirsty" the litte girl declared form Kiri's back.

"Here you go" Kiri said handing her the bottle of water "Just take a little sip, we need to save as much as possible"

"Ok" Rin chirped. She took a sip and handed it back to Kiri.

*** (later) ***

"We've been traveling for four days now and were runing out of water" Shippo complained. Shippo was agian sitting on Kagome's shoulder as she and Sango were riding on a transformed Kilala. Kiri was carrying Rin agian walking next to Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha and Miroku were walking on either side of Kilala.

"Hey Kiri fly up and see if you can see anything" Inuyasha said.

"Right, hang on Rin"

"Ok" Rin squealed as Kiri flew up into the air. Once there Kiri looked around "Rin doesn't see anything" Rin announced.

"Same with me" Kiri sighed. Slowly Kiri decended back to the ground landing next to Inuyasha "nothin" Kiri simply stated. With a huge groan the group moved on.

*** (Later) ***

"Inuyasha can we please rest?" Kagome pleaded

"Yeah we could all use a little rest" The group stoped and Kagome went through her bag.

"Umm...Inuyasha I think we have a problem" Kagome spoke softly

"What is it?"

"We only have two boxes of ramen left"

"and we're running out of water" Kiri said holding her last bottle of water half empty.

"This can't be good" Miroku sighed

"Now what?" Sango asked

"We keep moving" everyone turned to look at Sesshoumaru "the more we travel the faster we get out"

"Rin is tired and hungry" Rin wined

"I am too" Shippo added

"You can ride on Kilala and rest" Sango offered

"Thats a good idea" Kiri said as he sat Rin on Kilala. Kagome put Shippo on Kilala as well and the group moved on.

A few hours later the group stopped fpr the night. It was the night of the new moon and Inuyasha's turn to be human. Kagome made a box of ramen and offered it to Inuyasha who reclined. She then offered it ti all the other men who also reclined. Deciding to give up on them she handed the children some food then gave Sango her food. She handed a bowl to Kiri.

"No thank you" Kiri smiled

"But Kiri you must eat" Miroku tried to persuade.

"I'm not hungry and besides the kids need it more than me" Kiri reasoned

"Well alright" Kagome sighed

Kiri handed Rin the bottle of water. Once Rin was done Kiri handed the bottle to Sesshoumaru "Thirsty?"

"Have you had anything to drink?" Sesshoumaru questioned raising an eyebrow

"No but I'm not thirsty" Kiri answered

"First your not hungry and now your not thirsty?" He continued

"Right" She answered agian

"When are you going to be hungry ar thirsty?"

"What is this twenty questions?" Kiri asked sarcastically "I'm fine, I don't need any thing...are you thirsty or not?"

"No I am not" Sesshoumaru finally answered. Kiri sighed and sat down next to Sesshoumaru ignoring every one who was staring. It's not every day you get to see the Lord of the Western Lands arguing with some one.

Deciding that now would be a good time to interupt Inuyasha broke the silence "Tomrrow we travel all day with as little stops as possible. We don't stop at night, we keep going. We are running out of supplies and we need to get out of here"

"But what about Rin and Shippo?" Kagome asked

"They can be carried by us or Kilala" Inuyasha answered

"But that night Kiri will be human, she's weak ant tired as it is" Sango spoke up glancing at Kiri who was leaning agianst Sesshoumaru with her eyes closed. "We are all weak"

"Well you, Miroku, and the kids can ride on Kilala, I can carry Kagome and if need be Sesshouamru can carry Kiri" Inuyasha explained

"All you guys need to worry about are the kids, I'll be fine, I'm not human yet" Every one turned to look at Kiri. Kagome was about to say something but Sesshouamru beat her to it.

"You haven't eaten or drank anything today, your not a full demon you can't go days without food or water" Kiri tried to say something but was silenced "you are already weak from the lack of food and sleep in your hanyou form"

"Like I said, I'll be fine. I'm going to sleep now" Kiri sighed finally laying down. Every one decided to put the subject to rest for the night and get some sleep.

Every one woke early in the morning. The Kids were still sleeping on Kilala. The group walked for hours. After a while Sango and Miroku ended up riding on Kilala while Inuyasha carried Kagome. Sesshouamru was starting to worry. Kiri was starting to sway as she walked. Every time Kiri would trip Sesshouamru would catch her. Kiri wouldn't say anything only look up and smile. They all traveled in silence never uttering a word only a little sigh here and there. Every one was so tired not even Miroku tried anything with Sango.

Just like Inuyasha had said they travled at night even when Kiri turned human. Now that Kiri had turned human she had become even weaker.After arguing with Kiri about letting him carry her Sesshoumaru finally picked her up and carried her over his shoulder. For about and hour Kiri argued and protested. After getting tired she gave up. The group only stopped once so Sesshoumaru could move a sleeping kiri to his back. Later on only Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, and Kilala were awake and still walking. No on said anything. It seems that no noise came from anywhere. Since they started traveling they haven't seen any form of life. Not even a mouse or a bird flying over head. It seemed that nothing wanted to live in this wasteland. So they walked in silence not uttering a word untill a sleepy voice spoke up.

"Look, I think I see green up ahead" Kiri had woken up to see a green line of the new forrest they were coming upon.