InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Young Ones ❯ One Town After Another ( Chapter 11 )
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By: Inumimi 
The group continues their journey.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 08.01.2009 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 404 | Status: Work In Progress
The group continues their journey.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 08.01.2009 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 404 | Status: Work In Progress
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Chapter 11 – One town after another
It was their eight day on the road and Kagome was getting more and more unnerved. This was not Japan, it was not an island, in fact it was a huge kingdom with a large fertile flood plane surrounded by a desert which slowly gave way to a forested land at the kingdoms northernmost border. The countryside they had traveled through these last eight days had mostly resembled Arabia, but it was all so Japanese! The people looked, dressed and acted fairly Japanese, many of the towns and cities even had the same names as places in Japan. True, this land had many dissimilarities from the Japan Kagome knew, but not being an island there was a great deal of interaction and trade with the rest of this parallel world. Some towns were almost pure Japanese, tatami mats on the floor, low tables to eat at, and futons to sleep on, other towns seemed to have a very Chinese or Western influence, with thick wool rugs, high dinning tables and chairs and more European style beds. Kagome found this all very disconcerting.
While Kagome was disconcerted, InuYasha was just bored. Eight days on the road and not one bit of action, just one town after another. No highwaymen, no bloodthirsty youkai, no evil sorcerers, no upstart nobles trying to kill the king. Even the stupid human guards traveling with their party were being polite to him, not even an excuse to get into a fight. Boring!
InuYasha glanced past his mate noting that the little princess and Yasha did not seem bored. After living in the sheltered world of the castle the two children found everything fascinating. They had never associated with anyone other than courtiers, servants or slaves. Even before Yasha came to the castle he had still only lived in the rarified circle of human nobility with his princess mother. The princess and Yasha found the sight of peasants and merchants as fascinating as they themselves were to the common people they passed.
Ever since the first day of travel the princess would ask Yasha to ride behind her for one reason or another. Most days as they neared a town or city she stated that she was nervous and she would ask Yasha to ride with her. Today however was different, they had left the desert and it’s evenly spaced trade cities behind and the countryside was slowly becoming greener, this was the first day they would not be spending the night in a city or town and so she had no reason to ask Yasha to join her on her horse.
As the day progressed the party stopped for a brief lunch near a small stream. Kagome proposed they have what she called a “picnic” and soon blankets were spread out for the party to sit on. Even the scholars were asked to join the king and his daughter’s group as they ate. The atmosphere was so relaxed that the princess was even able to persuade Yasha to shyly sit and eat with everyone else.
As the party continued riding through the afternoon Kagome mused that as interesting as it had been to eat “rustic style” with the king, what she was really interested in was to see what sort of arraignments would be made when they stopped for the night.
Her musings were eventually answered as the day progressed. The advanced guards returned with information that an ideal camping spot was just up ahead. Situated near a stream the large clearing was flat and easily defended.
The guards quickly began assembling a lightweight sleeping pavilion for the King; it seemed everyone else was on their own in setting up tents. InuYasha & Yasha quickly assembled a medium sized tent that would house the four of them (plus their ever-present chaperone Kaede).
Rather than dip into their store of preserved travel meat, InuYasha volunteered to go hunting, quickly returning with a good sized boar.
The King was stunned as he watched InuYasha saunter back into the camp with the large boar casually slung over his shoulder. The animal easily weighed 300 or 400 pounds and sported deadly tusks, yet InuYasha acted as if it were light as a feather. Depositing the already field dressed beast into the cook’s care, the hanyou rejoined his traveling companions. Wondering just how strong InuYasha really was the King casually approached the hanyou as he sat next to his mate, Yasha and the little princess.
Settling himself down next to his daughter the King turned to InuYasha and inquired “If I may ask, just how strong are you and how long will it take Yasha to reach your level of strength?”
InuYasha thought for a moment “I really don’t know how strong I am, I could pick up one or two of your horses easy enough and I can pull a good sized tree out of the ground without any problem. I seem to be developing almost the same as a full blooded Inuyoukai and Inuyoukai keep getting stronger and stronger the older they get. I don’t think this holds true for regular hanyou, but my father was incredibly powerful and even my stupid brother has admitted that there are only a handful of full blooded youkai that are more powerful than me - of course he insists that he’s one of them. I also seem to have gotten more powerful since Kagome and I mated. As for Yasha, he’s already much stronger than his size should allow for, if he’s riled up he might be stronger than an adult human, though I don’t know how long he could keep that level of power up. He’ll definitely be stronger, than a human by the time he’s 14 or 15. He’ll keep getting stronger and stronger as he grows into an adult and then will keep getting stronger as he ages. He’s probably not as strong as I was at his age, but then he’s had it pretty easy. I was on my own and I had to get tough pretty young or I would have starved to death or been killed.”
As the group waited for their dinner the talk turned to more pressing matters, such as the distance to the next town, speculation as to how long it would take to reach the borders of the Northern Province and how long the scholars would remain with the traveling party.
Before the King knew it, dinner was finished and it was time for bed. As he watched his daughter and her companions head into their tent he mused that during the last few days he had spent more time with his daughter than any other time he could remember. The coming quest might bring great danger, but he was thankful for this opportunity to spend time with his child in a setting other than the strict confines of their castle and its artificial social strata.
Deciding to say goodnight to his child the King slowly neared the tent his daughter shared with her odd companions. Peeking inside he immediately noticed Kaede already sleeping on a small cot. His daughter and the miko were bedded down next to each other each with her own bed roll, while the two hanyou were sitting cross-legged, swords in hand, on either side of the girls looking like they had no intention on sleeping. Not wishing to seem to be snooping he quickly bad his daughter a good night and then headed towards his own spacious tent.
Chapter 11 – One town after another
It was their eight day on the road and Kagome was getting more and more unnerved. This was not Japan, it was not an island, in fact it was a huge kingdom with a large fertile flood plane surrounded by a desert which slowly gave way to a forested land at the kingdoms northernmost border. The countryside they had traveled through these last eight days had mostly resembled Arabia, but it was all so Japanese! The people looked, dressed and acted fairly Japanese, many of the towns and cities even had the same names as places in Japan. True, this land had many dissimilarities from the Japan Kagome knew, but not being an island there was a great deal of interaction and trade with the rest of this parallel world. Some towns were almost pure Japanese, tatami mats on the floor, low tables to eat at, and futons to sleep on, other towns seemed to have a very Chinese or Western influence, with thick wool rugs, high dinning tables and chairs and more European style beds. Kagome found this all very disconcerting.
While Kagome was disconcerted, InuYasha was just bored. Eight days on the road and not one bit of action, just one town after another. No highwaymen, no bloodthirsty youkai, no evil sorcerers, no upstart nobles trying to kill the king. Even the stupid human guards traveling with their party were being polite to him, not even an excuse to get into a fight. Boring!
InuYasha glanced past his mate noting that the little princess and Yasha did not seem bored. After living in the sheltered world of the castle the two children found everything fascinating. They had never associated with anyone other than courtiers, servants or slaves. Even before Yasha came to the castle he had still only lived in the rarified circle of human nobility with his princess mother. The princess and Yasha found the sight of peasants and merchants as fascinating as they themselves were to the common people they passed.
Ever since the first day of travel the princess would ask Yasha to ride behind her for one reason or another. Most days as they neared a town or city she stated that she was nervous and she would ask Yasha to ride with her. Today however was different, they had left the desert and it’s evenly spaced trade cities behind and the countryside was slowly becoming greener, this was the first day they would not be spending the night in a city or town and so she had no reason to ask Yasha to join her on her horse.
As the day progressed the party stopped for a brief lunch near a small stream. Kagome proposed they have what she called a “picnic” and soon blankets were spread out for the party to sit on. Even the scholars were asked to join the king and his daughter’s group as they ate. The atmosphere was so relaxed that the princess was even able to persuade Yasha to shyly sit and eat with everyone else.
As the party continued riding through the afternoon Kagome mused that as interesting as it had been to eat “rustic style” with the king, what she was really interested in was to see what sort of arraignments would be made when they stopped for the night.
Her musings were eventually answered as the day progressed. The advanced guards returned with information that an ideal camping spot was just up ahead. Situated near a stream the large clearing was flat and easily defended.
The guards quickly began assembling a lightweight sleeping pavilion for the King; it seemed everyone else was on their own in setting up tents. InuYasha & Yasha quickly assembled a medium sized tent that would house the four of them (plus their ever-present chaperone Kaede).
Rather than dip into their store of preserved travel meat, InuYasha volunteered to go hunting, quickly returning with a good sized boar.
The King was stunned as he watched InuYasha saunter back into the camp with the large boar casually slung over his shoulder. The animal easily weighed 300 or 400 pounds and sported deadly tusks, yet InuYasha acted as if it were light as a feather. Depositing the already field dressed beast into the cook’s care, the hanyou rejoined his traveling companions. Wondering just how strong InuYasha really was the King casually approached the hanyou as he sat next to his mate, Yasha and the little princess.
Settling himself down next to his daughter the King turned to InuYasha and inquired “If I may ask, just how strong are you and how long will it take Yasha to reach your level of strength?”
InuYasha thought for a moment “I really don’t know how strong I am, I could pick up one or two of your horses easy enough and I can pull a good sized tree out of the ground without any problem. I seem to be developing almost the same as a full blooded Inuyoukai and Inuyoukai keep getting stronger and stronger the older they get. I don’t think this holds true for regular hanyou, but my father was incredibly powerful and even my stupid brother has admitted that there are only a handful of full blooded youkai that are more powerful than me - of course he insists that he’s one of them. I also seem to have gotten more powerful since Kagome and I mated. As for Yasha, he’s already much stronger than his size should allow for, if he’s riled up he might be stronger than an adult human, though I don’t know how long he could keep that level of power up. He’ll definitely be stronger, than a human by the time he’s 14 or 15. He’ll keep getting stronger and stronger as he grows into an adult and then will keep getting stronger as he ages. He’s probably not as strong as I was at his age, but then he’s had it pretty easy. I was on my own and I had to get tough pretty young or I would have starved to death or been killed.”
As the group waited for their dinner the talk turned to more pressing matters, such as the distance to the next town, speculation as to how long it would take to reach the borders of the Northern Province and how long the scholars would remain with the traveling party.
Before the King knew it, dinner was finished and it was time for bed. As he watched his daughter and her companions head into their tent he mused that during the last few days he had spent more time with his daughter than any other time he could remember. The coming quest might bring great danger, but he was thankful for this opportunity to spend time with his child in a setting other than the strict confines of their castle and its artificial social strata.
Deciding to say goodnight to his child the King slowly neared the tent his daughter shared with her odd companions. Peeking inside he immediately noticed Kaede already sleeping on a small cot. His daughter and the miko were bedded down next to each other each with her own bed roll, while the two hanyou were sitting cross-legged, swords in hand, on either side of the girls looking like they had no intention on sleeping. Not wishing to seem to be snooping he quickly bad his daughter a good night and then headed towards his own spacious tent.