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In the Mountains	By : Goldeneyesofinu Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > InuYasha/Kagome Views: 4873 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 3
- 4
Helplessness
and Impatience

�� It was mid
afternoon and there had yet to be a conversation more than two sentences long.
For some reason no one wanted to talk about anything or ask what it was InuYasha
�forgot� at the well.
�� Miroku kept
to himself to meditate in the middle of the field near the village while he
watched Sango and Kirara practice some of their battle techniques. Her
movements were well executed - true moving perfection in his eyes. Sango�s
sweat clung to her body and he couldn�t help but envy every drop of
precipitation. In all honesty he was surprised he was ever able to meditate
with her nearby, though the only time he ever truly gave his spiritual
practices his full attention was when she slept.
�� Sango paid
no mind to the Monk�s wondering eyes; she preferred it over his actual groping.
Her focus was on her pretend battle with Kirara, testing and retesting all her
moves and techniques under the sun�s blissful rays. Kirara was proving to be
more of a challenge than before which made her wonder if she had slacked over
the last week. Either way, it was a welcomed distraction from the uncomfortable
silence which engulfed the small group.
�� In the
village Shippo played with some of the younger children who didn�t have any
responsibilities. He showed off his fox fire and magic tricks for which he
received much praise. The little kit also told stories of his adventures with
InuYasha and Kagome and only occasionally exaggerated to make him self seem
like the true victor. A little pride never hurt as long as InuYasha wasn�t
paying any attention, that is.
�� Inside the
hut, binding herbs and making salves, the elder Priestess and young Miko went
over a few basics. Kaede also took this time to mention some rare herbs only
grown in the colder climates of the mountain peeks in hopes that her young
apprentice would bring some home.
�� Kagome attentively
listened to her, focusing on visualizing the herbs that were mentioned. This
was the only bit of training that she ever really received, and though she was
thankful she always wished for something more. More often than not Kagome
stayed on the side lines unable to do much of anything except cheer on her
friends. Besides the fact that InuYasha refused to let her do anything else,
the only techniques that were of any use were her newly improved archery, and
even with that she hardly had a chance to shoot at a foe since her friends were
usually engaged in hand to hand battle. This unfortunately left Kagome feeling
more useless than a new born kit, no offense to the brave little Shippo of
course, she simply just wanted to do more for her friends.
�� Emptying
her back pack over the wooden floor to pack only the essentials, Kagome asked
Kaede why she never showed her any techniques that could help in battle like
barriers, purification touch, or anything really.
�� Kaede
stared at the girl. She had nothing to teach her in those regards; it came from
within each person, not taught. And even if she were able to do more for her
than what she already had, the girl had something greater than Kaede had ever
dealt with and she didn�t know where to begin to try and control it. Pondering
the thought a moment longer Kaede said the only thing that came to mind.
�� Pray.�
�� Pray?�
Kagome questioned thinking she heard wrong.
�� Hai,
pray.�
�� What do
you mean �pray�?�
�� Just pray
child. It�ll come to thee if ye pray.�
�� Pray.�
�� Pray.�
�� With a sigh
Kagome went through her things and prayed she would somehow be able to do more
for the group than just find and purify jewel shards.

~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~

�� InuYasha
sat up in his favorite tree not wanting to speak to any one or mention anything
that was on his mind. He just didn�t feel the need to discuss his private life
with the rest of the group. The only thing they needed to be concerned about
was finding the jewel shards as quickly as possible before Naraku got a hold of
any more.
�� Remembering
he had yet to ask about the jewels, InuYasha leapt from his tree to seek out
Miroku. It was about time he went searching for the jewels, all this waiting
was getting on his last nerve. Entering the field he called out to Miroku
startling him from his lovely view.
�� Hey Monk!
Where�re these new jewel shards you said you found?�
�� Shit.� He had hoped he wouldn�t have to
talk to the impatient hanyou about the shards till dinner that night, but with
it barely being time for lunch he knew he couldn�t prolong the conversation for
more than a few hours, if he was given the chance.
�� Ah,
InuYasha, have you come to join me in some peaceful meditation?�
�� Get real
Miroku. I know you�re not meditating, and even if you were the answer would
still be no. What did you find about the jewel shards?�
�� With a sly
grin he tried to fake the knowledge he had. �What ever do you mean? I haven�t
heard anything about the jewel shards in quiet some time��
�� You told
me just yesterday that as soon as Kagome got back you were going to tell us
where you heard some jewels could be. Well she�s here now so spill it.�
�� Ahh� You
see��
�� InuYasha,
will you spar with me? Kirara is growing tired but I still want to practice
some techniques.� Like clock work Sango stepped in to spare the Monk the few
hours he needed to try and prepare for InuYasha�s hurry to find the shards. He
nodded and mouthed a thank you to Sango and quickly moved toward where Lady
Kaede and Kagome prepared to let them know about the unfortunate early
departure they were sure to have.
�� But as he
turned toward the hut still in the meadow, Kagome called out letting them know
that lunch was now ready. With limp shoulders Miroku sighed to himself. �And everything was going so smoothly.� He
quickened his pace to try and get to the hut before the bottomless pit that was
InuYasha did. Even if he couldn�t wait to tell the inu-youkai about the shards,
he could at least make sure the ladies were almost done with preparations.
�� Sorry
Sango, but it�s gonna have to wait. Food comes first, then the deal on the
shards. Afterwards, if we have time before we leave, I�ll help you practice.�
�� Are you
sure you can�t help me here for just a bit? I really want to go over these
movements.�
�� It can�t
wait?�
�� No.� She
almost said it as if it were a question.
�� Looking
towards the hut then back again at the taijiya he sighed. �Just let me get a
bowl of whatever they�ve prepared for us and I�ll help you out.�
�� Turning to
follow the smell of what seemed to be rice, fish, and what he hoped to be his
ramen, InuYasha was smacked with a rock on the back of his head.
�� What the
hell. Sango! What was that for?�
�� Come on,
just a few minuets.�
�� Just wait
here, I�ll be back before you cool down.� Turning again, he was pelted with yet
another rock hitting the exact spot on his head as before.
�� Sango. God
damn it�� Turning to her in order to yell at her face a rock smacked him
between his brows.
�� Oh that�s
it!� He unsheathed Tetsusaiga
ready to attack. �You want to practice? FINE!� He ran towards her, swinging his
fang left and right trying to hit his target. �Practice dodging this!�
�� Sango
jumped out of the way with elegant grace. �Is that all you got InuYasha? No wonder
Kouga dodges you so easily!�
�� Oh, you�re
asking for it!� Swinging again and kicking the air born taijiya, InuYasha was just
barely able to nick her left leg. Landing on her right foot she continued the
motion into a roundhouse kick aiming again for the hanyou, hitting the sword
and knocking it out of his grasp.
�� Loosing
your sword so easily? Maybe I should train you InuYasha.�
�� Yeah,
yeah. I�m just going easy on ya.�
�� Kirara
watched the fight from the edge of the field. Both her master and InuYasha were
toe to toe, with the hanyou only using half his power their battle would last
for a few hours. Good practice for Sango, but knowing the impatience and pride
of the dog, it was only a matter of time before he started to use more of his
strength. The one thing her master had over him was her nearly perfect
technique which had been impounded into her from a young age.
�� Iron
Reaver Soul Stealer!� He slashed at Sango�s right arm getting her shoulder,
tearing her uniform. With another swipe he scraped across her belly.
�� You�re
leaving your stomach open. You�re distracted. What�s wrong?� InuYasha was
genuinely concerned.
�� Probably
getting tired.� Sango huffed between dodging and jabbing at her opponent.
�� Or are you
thinking about something?� Swiping again, he probed further.
�� With a
backward flip, Sango grabbed her chain whip mere feet away from where she stood
and turned to InuYasha. �Since when do you ask so many questions?� Swinging it
with expert motion, she captured both his hands by the wrists.
�� Hey, I
care.� Pulling, he threw her off balance freeing his hands allowing him to
capture the end of the whip to use it against her. With a flick of his wrist
Sango was wrapped in her own restraint.
�� You�re
just trying to distract me.� Ripping the chain out of his grasp she freed
herself and leaped at him again.
�� InuYasha
dodged her attach, side stepping to prevent a second assault. �Maybe, what�s
bothering you?�
�� Jumping to
the left and knocking InuYasha�s hand out of its current path to her mid
section, causing a burse, she studied his features. They were unmoved, focused
on his task of sparring with her, serious yet soft.
�� I�m still
concerned about Kohaku. I doubt he�ll ever be free from Naraku�s clutches. No
matter how hard I practice it�ll never set him free.� Ducking under another
swipe she hit the hanyou in the gut.
�� Ooff.
Don�t think so hard on it.� He dodged the second hit and grabbed at her,
missing. �We�ll set him free. He�ll return to your side, just try to be
patient.�
�� Coming
from the one who doesn�t know the word�s meaning?� She jumped to avoid his
under kick landing behind him.
�� Turning to
face her, he barely missed her hand aiming for his head. �Hey, it�s a virtue
right? Besides, just because I lack it doesn�t mean I don�t know it�s something
you should have.�
�� Oh, a
regular demonic Buddha, are we?�� Sango
took to the air to try a landing kick but missed, hitting the hard ground.
�� Laughing he
told her no, though he admitted he was capable of having a real conversation
not about food, jewel shards, or complaining about Kagome leaving. Waiting for
her next move he studied her features. �I just can�t stand the thought of
loosing any one else. We�ve all had enough to deal with; it�s time we got a
break from all the bull shit.� Finding she was waiting for him, he leaped for
her.
�� Jumping
over InuYasha she kicked him in the butt throwing him off balance. �That would
be nice. I�m getting tired of all the traveling and fighting.�
�� You, tired
of fighting? That�s all you know!� Picking himself up off the ground he spun
preventing her from getting another hit, grabbing her arm and twisting it
behind her.
�� I know
more than just how to fight.� Lifting him off the ground onto her back, she
threw him to the ground pinning him. �I intend to have a family, you know. I
can�t be fighting if I�m pregnant.�
�� And you�ll
be pregnant a lot.� He struggled only a second under her before he threw her
off. She rolled with the motion and stood again ready to continue.
�� What?�
�� You and
Miroku are getting married after Naraku�s dead right?� She studied his
movements as he circled her. �Well with how much he grabs your ass now, after
you become his wife, he�ll be grabbing a lot more than just that.�
�� Sango was
paralyzed by his words for a split second which cost her the match. With a
swift under kick InuYasha knocked her legs out from under her introducing her
with the ground.
�� Come on,�
InuYasha said holding out a hand to Sango. �I�m hungry.�
�� Sango
stared up at him and his waiting hand. She often forgot about the promise
Miroku made to her and just thinking about how he was she wasn�t sure if she
wanted THAT many children. Even so, her life would be full of love, and the
eldest would have to be trained to help her keep their father in line when she
couldn�t move.
�� Realizing
her train of thought she grew angry at InuYasha�s dirty tactics to win the
match. Noting round two wasn�t in the cards, she decided against asking for a
rematch. She stalled enough and even she had grown hungry from her practice.
Giving up, she grabbed his hand and only then noticed she twisted her ankle
with his last blow.
�� Told ya
you weren�t paying attention.� His smirk showed his fang and obvious enjoyment
at her loss.
�� Oh shut up
and help me.�
�� Sweeping
her up in his arms bridal style he carried Sango to the village as Kirara
walked behind keeping an eye out for anything amiss. Finding nothing, she
turned back into her small cat form and ran off ahead of the two. She wanted a
whole fish for herself and if she hurried, she�d be able to get one before
InuYasha ate everything.
�� A soft
blush crossed Sango�s face as she watched her feline companion go on ahead of
them. It was awkward enough to have twisted her ankle from her carelessness,
but to have InuYasha carry her like this? It was almost too much to bear.
�� Feeling her
sudden tension, InuYasha blurted out the first thing he could think of.
�� So, will
you name one of your kids after me?�
�� InuYasha!�
She smacked him for which she merely received laughter.

~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~

�� Miroku and
Kagome sat on the porch of Kaede�s hut. Shippo was already inside munching away
on his meal with the old Priestess going on about his �adventures� with the
village children. The Monk just told the young Miko about InuYasha wanting to
talk about the shards he found while she was gone. Kaede informed her earlier
of the problems they were sure to come across traveling up the mountain which
didn�t make her all that thrilled about an early departure.
�� You think
we�ll be leaving today?� The thought alone made her cringe. They had just
barely started packing and had only half the supplies needed, if that. �I still
have to go back home to get my warmer clothing. He can�t expect us to leave
today.�
�� You�ll
just have to make due I suppose. How much do you have packed?�
�� So far
only my sleeping bag, basic herbs, and a little bit of food, a.k.a. HIS ramen. We still need to gather
warmer clothing, find all the camping equipment again, I need to repack all the
medical supplies, put together enough food to last us at least a week, and I
want to make sure that I have enough arrows to be of some help.�
�� You do
enough Kagome; you don�t need to worry about fighting.�
�� Miroku,
I�m tired of doing nothing but watch you guys fight. I hardly get a chance to
prove myself in battle. I want to do more.�
�� Kagome, we
don�t expect you to do more than what you can. Don�t worry so much about such
trivial things.�
�� I just
want to know that I can be of assistance if you guys get into trouble. I want
to rescue you for a chance, instead of all of you watching out for me. I mean,
how would you feel if Sango was captured or dying and you couldn�t do anything
about it?�
�� There are
times when I can�t because she�s in the way and she�d be caught in my wind
tunnel.�
�� Miroku,
even then you find a way either with your sutras or your staff to rescue her.�
�� Thinking on
the matter he realized that though he relied mostly on his cursed hand in
combat, he did have more abilities if he needed to fight for the ones he loved.
Considering Kagome�s situation, only having her arrows to give help, he
understood her desperation a little bit better.
�� A flash of
cream fur and red eyes ran past the two sitting on the porch. They both watched
as a starved Kirara jumped through the hut�s doorway with a happy Mew. A small
smile grace Kagome�s face as her eyes lingered at the hut�s entrance soon to be
replaced with worry. If Kirara was back already InuYasha was close behind,
making the possibility of an early departure most likely.
�� Kagome
turned back to her friend with pleading eyes. �You�re a Monk and I�m a
technical Miko, can�t you help me out from one spiritual being to another? How
did you gain your abilities to use sutras and everything?�
�� Honestly?
Through meditation. Only through the spiritual connection between myself and
all things am I able to perform successful exorcisms and make powerful sutras.
Even my staff is based on spiritual power. I did of course have some training
to help with writing better sutras and how to wield my staff, but if it wasn�t
for my spiritual level none of it would really be of any help. It would be like
throwing paper at demons and waving a stick around in the air.�
�� Inside she
giggled imagining him wave a wimpy stick at a fierce demon. �So in essence
you�re saying I need to pray?�
�� Tilting his
head he thought on it a moment. �Yes, in a way I am.�
�� Sighing
heavily Kagome became more frustrated with the situation. Could praying really
help her gain the power she wanted to protect her friends and cease being the
damsel in distress? She could only hope.
�� Will you
at least help me with the meditation then? I know how to pray but I might not
be doing it right. I donno. Maybe it�s just not my thing.�
�� You have
to have patience, Kagome. It�s not easy using spiritual power and most likely
it�ll drain you if you don�t practice. In time you�ll be able to harness it
whenever you need it, instead of just when your emotions over flow your body.
Another thing that could help is sparring with Sango or InuYasha.�
�� You
think?� Her right brow rose at the thought.
�� Once
you�re able to feel the energy flowing through your body you can guide it to
your hands and purify. After some practice you might even be able to heal with
your power assisted by Kaede�s training. Here. Let�s start you on your
meditation to see if you can feel the energies in your body.�
�� Right
now?� The nervousness of attempting to mediate rose through her being and
formed a light blush across her face. �But, I�m in my school uniform. Don�t you
have to sit cross legged?�
�� I do, and
why does it matter what you�re wearing? You always wear your uniform.�
�� But you�ll
see my, my�� Even now after all these years and experiencing so much with
Miroku, she still couldn�t get out a simple a word as �panties.� Wondering to
herself why the word refused to leave her mouth she blamed it on the monk�s
hentai ways.
�� Kagome, in
all honesty I don�t know what you�re so embarrassed about. Do you really think
that I have never seen your undergarments before? With how many times you�ve
been capture, thrown long distances or when you�re on InuYasha�s back, do you
really think that they have been a mystery to everyone all this time?�
�� What?� As
she turned into a tomato, Kagome reflected on all the moments her underwear was
most obviously noticed by someone, somewhere. The shock alone woke her from her
careless naivet� and for an instant her heart stopped beating and Kagome became
the first living statue in Japan.
�� If you�re
so concerned about others seeing you panties why do you wear such revealing
clothing?�
�� Shaking the
violated feels from her mind, Kagome looked toward her friend. She never
considered why she wore the school uniform time and time again when clearly it
wasn�t the most practical thing she could have donned. �I guess it was just the
first thing I wore here and seeing how everyone else wears the same thing
everyday, I suppose I just kind of followed suit. Maybe I should rethink the
outfit for future reference.�
�� It really
doesn�t matter if you do or not, all of the country knows what you hide under
that skirt any way.�
�� With a huff
Kagome was on her feet leering over the Monk. �How rude Miroku! Just because I
never realized it before doesn�t mean that I want to continue to promote
something I�m not!�
�� Staring up
at the fuming girl, Miroku tried to stifle his laughter noticing how well her
completion matched her pink panties. �My apologies, I meant no harm. I just
though it would be a waste of time to think of practical clothing when everyone
knows you to be, well, different.� Moving a hand to a spot in font of himself
he motioned for her to sit. �Shall we practice your meditation now?�
�� Taking in a
deep breath, the young woman lowered herself into the proper sitting potion
across from her dear perverted friend, keeping a close watch on his eye movements.
�� There, now
isn�t that better? Make sure you sit straight with your hands resting on your
knees, palms up. Be sure to relax, tension will cause you more harm than
anything. Now close your eyes and start to slowly breathe in and out. Listen to
my voice and concentrate.�
�� Relaxed
with palms facing up, Kagome started to close her eyes, focusing on Miroku�s
calming voice. She never noticed before how sultry it actually was, having paid
more attention to his actions than anything else. Listening to each spoken word
lulled her into a world unknown to her, it was a place of peace and
tranquility, and she began to wonder if this happened to ever girl he ever
talked to.
�� Now, where
are you?� He waited for a response he never received. �Kagome?�
�� Hmm?�
�� Where are
you?�
�� I�m, in a
kind of field, with purples, dark blues, and some kind of deep green swirling
in the sky. The Sun is black and the ground is a deep blood red. There are odd
looking plants growing around me of various colors. One�s a bright pink.�
�� How do you
feel here?�
�� At peace.�
�� Really?�
�� Yeah. It�s
weird; I prefer cheery colors to these but I feel, home, here.�
�� Hmmm, Ok.
Now focus on your own self as if you were out of your body. Can you see
yourself?�
�� Yes.�
�� Good, now
imagine a blue light entering your body through your palms, pushing out any red
negative energies. Are you doing that?�
�� Yes,
there�s so much red escaping.�
�� Understandable,
you harbor lots of pain in your heart. Keep doing that until you don�t see
anymore red leaving your body.�
�� It seemed
like the river of red would never leave her. It poured from her like a faucet
put on full blast. She could hardly even see herself through all the blood
colored smoke, let alone the blue light that was entering her body. It almost hurt
seeing all that come from her causing her to silently cry. Her heart was heavy
and as she continued with every second it felt to grow lighter. A gentle hand
brushed away her tears was so soft that she could hardly feel it. She knew it
was Miroku by the smell of his hands, that of dirt and sandalwood.
�� To his
shock Kagome did not flitch at his feather touch. This girl was usually so
tense that the slightest movement in her direction caused her to jump to ill
conclusions on his part. But this time, she remained relaxed, even as his
fingers brushed away the tears and to his further amazement she leaned into his
touch as if she didn�t want it to leave. Thankfully her eyes were still closed
so she didn�t notice his light blush.
�� Still the
red smoke poured from her body, she nearly felt suffocated but to her relief
the blue light was becoming stronger. As it grew bright and more noticed the
world around her started to change. Things became bright and clear like a new
day. The skies turned to light blues, oranges, yellows, and pinks. The ground
turned a soft green like new grass and the plants though still odd looking
released a calming vibration that engulfed her body.
�� Mir�
Miroku?�
�� Yes?�
�� The world,
it�s changing.�
�� I said to
focus on your self only, Kagome.�
�� I know,
but, it�s changing. I can�t ignore it.�
�� How does
it make you feel?�
�� Confused.
It�s the bright colors and cheeriness that I�m used to, but, it doesn�t feel
right.�
�� That�s
probably because you�ve lived in your dark spiritual world for so long that the
change is a shock to your system.�
�� Are you
sure?�
�� Most
positively.�
�� Believing
his words, she focused again on her body and the movement of light replacing
dark. Blue light was pouring into her quickly now and an over whelming feeling of
being complete entered her. The red was pink now which caused Kagome to smile,
both inward and outward.
�� Now what
the hell are you doing?�
�� InuYasha�s
voice rang through her little world like an unwanted visitor during a peaceful
soak in the springs and sent all the red smoke flying back into her body in
mere seconds. Her world turned back into its dark colors and instead of feeling
peace as she did before, there was only anger.
�� Throwing
her eyes open and glaring at the annoying hanyou the anger was replaced with
concern as she saw Sango in his arms. Her meditation would have to wait until a
later moment.
�� What
happened?� Rushing to take his love from InuYasha, Miroku jumped from his
sitting position. He started to regret leaving Sango to distract him and wished
he had just told the stupid dog what he wanted to know.
�� It�s
alright Miroku. I just twisted my ankle.� Sango pushed out of InuYasha�s arms
and hobbled inside Kaede�s hut.
�� Attempting
to help her walk Miroku followed her complaining about being more careful and
something about inconsiderate dogs. InuYasha didn�t care he just wanted to know
why Kagome was smiling sitting on the porch with the pervert across from her.
Kagome�s gaze was on the hut as the urge to tend to her friend pulled at her and
seemed to ignore him completely, further making him wonder if he no longer had
a chance.
�� She�s
fine. Nothing she can�t handle.�
�� Looking to
InuYasha she nodded. �You�re right, she�s a fighter after all.�
�� You never
answered me.�
�� Hmm?� All
she could remember was his booming voice pulling her out of her practice. She
didn�t register any questions. �Answered what?�
�� What were
you doing?�
�� Oh!� She
laughed to herself. �That. Well, Miroku was helping me meditate.�
�� Why the
hell you wanna do that?�
�� So that I
can help you guys when we�re being attacked.�
�� Slowly
InuYasha approached her testing the technical waters between them. �Right,
because sitting in the middle of a battle and mediating is really going to help
us out.�
�� No you
baka. I�m mediating to try and understand my spiritual powers better. You know,
so I can make barriers and fight with purification touch, and stuff.� Kagome
blushed at her lack of a better word; butterflies apparently developed in her
stomach and were fluttering in her mind. �Stuff?
Why did I just say stuff?�
�� You don�t
need to do that, that�s why I�m here. I told ya I�d always protect you.�
Closing the gap between them InuYasha was practically on Kagome�s toes looking
down into her wide depths. He could smell the change in her scent and began to
smile.
�� Feeling the
heat rise to her cheeks she nearly stumbled on her words. �I, I know, but, I
just hate being the damsel in distress. And I�� The close proximity became too
much for her as memories of lying on top of him clouded her mind.
�� Kinda hard
to not be something you are.� With a
smirk he walked past the huffing girl with her finger pointing at his nose
searching for a snappy come back that just won�t form. Strolling into the hut
to satisfy his growling stomach his mouth began to water. Once his stomach was
full he�d question the Monk again about those jewels he supposedly found.
�� An
aggravated scream followed his hungry retreat. �I love getting her angry� Trough his laughter he remembered her
scent change from him being so close. Perhaps he still had a chance with her
after all.

~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~

�� Wadacha
maans wnot wevan tel tamabow?�
�� InuYasha,
please don�t speak with your mouth full. For one it�s rude and two, no one can
understand what you�re saying.� Miroku closed his eyes to avoid the image of
InuYasha�s partially chewed food falling out of his mouth and back into his
third bowl of rice and fish.
�� Wiping his
mouth clean InuYasha repeated himself refusing to hold back on his sarcastic
tone. �What do you MEAN we�re not leaving till tomorrow?�
�� Kaede,
always the voice of logic and reason responded for the rest of the group. �Ye
have to be more cautious with this journey InuYasha. The temperature is much
colder than what ye�re use to and ye do not have all the supplies needed yet.�
�� And why
the hell not? You�ve had all morning to get everything together along with all
of last night! None of you thought it was necessary to prepare?�
�� InuYasha,
we were busy.� Sango rubbed her sore ankle trying to hide her discomfort. It
was now the size of a grapefruit much to her dismay.
�� With what?
Pruning up in the stupid springs?�
�� That�s
none of your business.� Kagome refused to have InuYasha bash her much needed
girl time with Sango. Currently she was preoccupied looking for her aspirin for
the slayer�s pain instead of eating. It might not help with the healing but it
was the best she could do for her friend. �There are some things you�re just
never going to understand.�
�� Yeah, like
why no one packed earlier!�
�� InuYasha.
Please. We�re almost done with packing. As long as you don�t interrupt we can
leave mid day tomorrow.� Miroku didn�t want a headache over this matter. He had
other things to worry about like Sango�s ankle, but with InuYasha everything
ends up in an argument and an unwanted migraine.
�� Midday?
Why the hell do we have to wait till then?�
�� Because I
still need to go back home to get warmer clothing.� The young Miko wondered if
he really was that dense. Having found the little pills, she gave Sango two
with a cup of water. �Make sure you swallow them whole, otherwise it�ll leave a
nasty taste in your mouth.�
�� Ooohh no,
you are NOT going back home till we find that jewel!�
�� And why
not?� With hands on her hips she glared at the infuriating dog.
�� Because
every damn time you go home for �a few hours,� it takes DAYS! You�ll just have
to borrow something from Kaede or Sango.� Standing to meet her face to face, he
met her gaze with the same fiery intensity.
�� It does
NOT take DAYS. And besides Sango doesn�t have anything extra for me and I don�t
fit in Kaede�s clothing.�
�� Then
you�ll just have to make do with what you have!�
�� Oh, what?
And FREEZE to death?�
�� If you get
that cold I�ll find a way to warm you up, but you�re not going home.�
�� ARGH!� She
threw her arms in the air as her head fell back in frustration. �Why do you
have to be such a stubborn DOG InuYasha!?!?�
�� BECAUSE I
AM A DOG!�
�� Silence
swept over the group as both fuming participants of the verbal match stared
into the other�s soul waiting for the next move. No one wanted to be next to
speak after witnessing InuYasha and Kagome practically rip each other�s heads
off for fear the anger would be turned on them. Kaede was just thankful Kagome
didn�t �sit� InuYasha. It was beyond a pain to fix her floors every time the
inu-youkai slammed through the wood.
�� FINE! I�ll
just wear what I have. But we�re still leaving tomorrow.�
�� What?�
InuYasha frowned. This was not what he wanted to hear. His plans were to leave
today and by all means he was leaving today.
�� We�re
leaving tomorrow.� She repeated herself slowly and clearly so that his thick
skull could absorb her words.
�� No! We�re
leaving tonight. There�s no arguing about it!� Crossing his arms as an �and
that�s final� gesture, he sat back down feeling rather triumphant.
�� Sango�s
sprained her ankle thanks to you. She can�t even walk properly. We�re leaving
TO-MOR-ROW!� She leaned over the hanyou shouting into his doggie ears. He
winced from the pain and slight guilt of hurting Sango, but besides his
flattened ears you wouldn�t have known he even cared.
�� I�m, I�ll
be fine.� Sheepishly Sango tried to resolve the issue.
�� No Sango,
that�s not fair.� Kagome turned to her. Concern laced all her features
softening her voice.
�� If she
says she�s fine, she�s fine. We�re leaving tonight.�
�� No,
InuYasha.� Turning back to the dog her voice again took on a fierce and stern
tone. �We don�t have enough of anything for the whole journey. At the most we
have enough for maybe one or two nights, IF that.�
�� Then fine!
Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara will stay till all the supplies are gathered
and Sango�s ankle is better, but WE�RE leaving tonight!�
�� Why do I
have to go with you?� To say the least Kagome was irritated.
�� Cause I
don�t want you going back home! We need you to find those damn shards and if
you leave when I�m not here no one can get you back.�
�� Fine! We
leave tonight, and if I freeze to death I�m haunting your ass till the end of
time!� Turning away from the bastard in defeat she crossed her arms with a
huff.
�� For that,
we�re leaving NOW!�
�� Her eyes
immediately flew open with shock. �What?�
�� InuYasha
grabbed her arm as Miroku threw the dazed Kagome her back pack with what little
bit was already packed. Luckily InuYasha was paying attention, caught it, and
flung it around his shoulder.
�� You did
this to yourself Kagome!� followed her out the door from Miroku�s smirked
mouth. Once the two were out of hearing range Miroku grabbed a piece of paper
and pencil from Kagome�s supplies. �Well, time to place your bets.�
�� I give
them half a day before he�s stuck in the ground.� Massaging her swollen ankle,
Sango watched the vacant doorway.
�� Really? I
say three hours.� Shippo took another bite of his fish.
�� Mew!�
Kirara didn�t really care what happened with them, she had her fish and she was
happy, though she felt that three hours was a little generous of Shippo.
�� Do ye
really have such little faith on the friendship of those two?�
�� Everyone
stopped and stared at the old priestess with wide eyed confused expressions.
They were all in disbelief of her words wondering how she could ever think the
two could survive each other alone more than a few hours without getting in a
fight and Kagome using the �sit� command. Even if she tried not to use it so
much, her patience could only last so long. With a heavy sigh Kaede lowered her
head. �I say half an hour.�

~*~End Chapter Four~*~

A/N:
�� OMG THAT
TOOK FOREVER!! Lol... Sorry about my horrible timing with the updates. I don�t
even know where to being. My muse ran away, I couldn�t find all my references
for this chapter, the dreaded writer�s block paid me a long unwanted visit, and
well� Oh forget it! There�s never a good enough excuse whether it be true or
not for updating so late!!! I�m on my knees begging you all to forgive me!
PLEASE don�t hate me!!!! ~starts to cry~
�� Ok, enough
of that. Here�s Chapter Four of �In the Mountains.� I hope you all enjoyed.
This one is WAY longer than any of my other chapters at just over 6,000 words.
I was actually planning on stopping right after the meditation scene but my
editor said I should just go ahead and put in the last part with the lunch
argument so that I can finally get to them going up the mountain. And you know
what? I�m happy with it. Yay! Lol.
�� Thank you,
everyone, for sticking around and reading �In the Mountains� and continuing to
support this fic! You have no idea how your reviews, hits, and rates help
encourage me to keep on going when the writer�s block tells me just to give up!
Thank you for everything!!!

LadyRain:
I�m so glad you�re enjoying the story. I really try to please with each page I
write. And I�m sorry about the horribly late update. I wish it had been sooner!
T.T
Akdreamer:
Woo! Return forever till it�s done please! I love knowing people actually come
back instead of reading once and not caring. Hopefully this is another chapter
you�ll love and maybe JUST MAYBE I won�t have so many troubles writing the next
chapter so it�ll come out sooner for you. I know I hate it when I�m in love
with a story and the author never comes back or takes FOREVER to update. I
don�t want to be like that! Please have patience with me!
Ygfi: Woo!
You�re entertained finally! Hopefully Chapter four was even better for ya. The
madness for the last chapter was more of a playful madness with the girls
sharing a moment making fun of their future selves, pathetic with a million
fire demon cats, but yeah I get what you mean about the madness with answers
that keep you wondering and running around in circles coming to no real
conclusions and yet it�s the only one and� omg what? Lol� But I�m glad it�s
getting better for ya!
Anubis Monori:
Yay! I created an interesting summary. I was so afraid no one would be
interested with the title and that maybe the summary would get an �eh, don�t
care. NEXT!� reaction. I know the main substance behind the story in unoriginal
but YAY the environment is! Woo! Lol. I�m glad you like it and hope that you
keep on reading! And by the way, I don�t know if I�ve ever gotten a chance to
comment on it before, but YEARS ago I found your one shot between InuYasha and
Kagome and LOVED it! Just thought you should know!!
LadyCash:
Yeah, Kirara has a bit of a flea problem. I based it on how you�ll sometimes
she her scratching herself in the series. True, she probably could burn all the
fleas off, but it won�t prevent them from coming to her like the Shampoo does.
Besides it makes her soft and smell oh so pretty! Lol. I also always thought it
would be an interesting thing watching Kirara get a bath� Maybe later in
another fic� Hmm�
And thank you for catching that wording problem. I can�t
believe neither my self nor my editor caught that, and we rephrased that
sentence almost 20 times! I�m so ashamed!! ~hides in a corner~ I�m so glad you
still like the story and hope you keep coming back. And although it�s late, I
hope your holidays were wonderful and you had a joyous New Year!
InuYoukai:
WOO! I love success! I hope this chapter is too! Keep reading and thank you for
commenting!!!
WTW: Awww�
~blushes~ Thanks, I actually enjoy writing back to my readers. When you all
comment I know how I�m doing, and when I comment back you know I�m actually
listening! I�ve always hated commenting on someone�s work and not even getting
a thank you at the end or beginning of their next chapter. Makes me never want
to comment really. In my opinion, even though I love seeing the hits go up, I
never really know who�s ACTUALLY reading till I get the reviews. You know?
People can just be glancing at the work, or read a few paragraphs and quit. I
donno. I guess too I just want to show all my reviewers how much I love them!!!
~Hugs all those who�ve ever commented~ I LOVE YOU GUYS! Lol�
Even if you don�t mind late updates, I�m sure this one made
you mad. It would�ve made me mad!! Sorry about the REALLY late update� I�ll try
not to make it a habit. And I will finish this story even if it kills me,
though I hope it doesn�t�
YAY! You don�t mind the SssLllOooWww beginning. Lol. I�m
glad you actually like it. I know sometimes I prefer to the point stories, and
actually this one was supposed to be like that, but somehow the story ran away
from me and it�s taking a wonderful turn. When I write I really like the
characters to write the story for me. That way too things don�t feel as forced
or unnatural as when you just write. Thank you for enjoying �In the Mountains�
and I can�t wait to get more reviews from you� Though next time I might have to
send you an e-mail. >.> LOL! I hope your holidays were wonderful and your
New Year a great one!!!
ShadowStar666:
Yay! Another who likes the story! I�m really glad you�ve enjoyed it so far and
like the little extras I�m trying to put in it. Sorry it took so long for this
update. I didn�t expect this chapter to be the problem child! I hope you keep
on reading and reviewing!!!

�� Thank you
again to all my readers, reviewers, and raters! I love knowing how much you
enjoy this story and promise that the next chapter will not take so long to
produce, unless that stupid block is going to come for me again� Oh no� Excuse
me� BACK OFF! GET AWAY! I DON�T WANT YOU HERE AND NO ONE ELSE DOES EITHER!
~Waves a stick at the box and throws a book at it~ Stupid box� ~grrrr~ Any one
have anti-writer�s block spray????? No? ~pouts~
�� Lol.. See
you next time!
�� Much Love,
�� Becca
P.S. I also want to give a special thanks to TERRI, NINJAGAIJIN, KOKIDEN, and
KANASHII for helping me out with
examples to better write the fight and meditation scene. I really appreciate
you responding back to my post! I hope that in the future I can be of some help
to you!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! ~hugs everyone~ If it wasn�t for
your help I�d probably still be bashing my head in on the computer!! Anyone
reading this should go on the forum and check them out!
And of course there�s an extra special thanks to my one and
only editor! You give me the courage to continue writing and helped me to
finally over come my fears and post my work for some many to read! I LOVE YOU
SO MUCH! (He�s also my sexy butt boyfriend� hehehe)
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