The Next Day...
"Hello." Akina shouted as she walk up to Inuyasha. He clearly didn't hear her because he continued to stare at the sky. They were just outside Kozuo's inn on a nice fall day with clouds keeping the sun from shinning down to hard on them. Akina shrugged and walked by him.
"Hey." Inuyasha said once he saw her.
"Huh?" Akina turned around to look at him.
"Where's..." Inuyasha stopped himself. "Never mind."
"Alright then." Akina turned around to walk away but Inuyasha stopped her again.
"Should you really be walking around in your condition? I mean, your knee couldn't have healed that much." Inuyasha said.
"I'm fine... It's not that bad." Akina declared as she turned back around to look at him. "You know... My Master gave me the day off to rest today so... Do you want be shown around the village?" Akina watched Inuyasha as he thought it over then sighed.
"Sure." Inuyasha answered as he walked to her side. 'Maybe it would help if I didn't annoy her today...?' Inuyasha thought to himself as they began to walk threw the village. "Doesn't walking around just make your injury worse?"
"You seem to care a lot about my injuries for someone I barely even know." Akina stated.
"Fine." Inuyasha looked away from her. The village wasn't too big but it was bigger then Kikyou's home village. The people of the village were out and about today going from place to place gathering things for who knows what.
"You came just in time." Akina said.
"Wha-?" Inuyasha looked to Akina.
"The festival of Souls is in only a few days." Akina replied.
"Festival of what?" Inuyasha asked.
"Festival of Souls is a festival where this village honors all our loved ones that have died." Akina explained.
"Oh... That's why there are so many people out today?"
"Yeah, everyone is getting ready for it." Akina sighed gloomily.
"What's wrong with that?"
"Nothing... Just everyone loves this stupid festival so much..."
"You don't like it?"
"I don't know... I just don't like the crowds I suppose. It's long and kind of boring.. Oh! But there is a great part of the festival, really, the only part I like."
"And what is that?" Inuyasha asked even though he didn't care.
"The high priestess of the village says a prayer for the dead and does the Festival of Souls ritual dance. It's said that if you say the pray and do the dance those lost souls will all rest in peace." Akina explained. "You do know who the high priestess is, right?"
"Um..." Inuyasha looked over to Akina.
"My Master, Lady Kikyou... I can't believe you didn't' know that." Akina laughed.
"Uh? I've been her a few days! I don't know who does what in this place." Inuyasha mumbled.
"Uh-huh, who else would be the high priestess?"
"I don't' know."
"Moron." Akina laughed. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and stopped walking all together. "What's wrong?" Akina turned to look at him.
"When did the sky become so cloudily?" Inuyasha asked as he looked around at the clouds high in the sky.
"Uh... I don't know. I didn't see any dark ones like those this morning..." Akina answered.
"If it's going to rain then shouldn't we go inside?"
"Are you scared of a little rain, Inuyasha?" Akina teased.
"No." Inuyasha growled.
"I want to show you something." Akina said as she turned to look at Inuyasha. "But it's in the forest…." A smirk appeared on Akina's face. "And it might start to rain before we get back and we wouldn't want it ruining your outfit."
"I don't care about the rain!" Inuyasha shouted. "What is it?" he said as he walked past her, towards the forest.
"Yay!" Akina turned around and ran to his side. "It's a secret, so you have to promise not to tell as soul."
"Yeah, yeah." Inuyasha replied dully. They didn't speak tell they where deep inside the forest. "How much longer?" Inuyasha complained.
"Not much, stop being a baby." Akina answered as she stopped. "Here we are." She said as she stood by a large cave.
"It's…. a cave." Inuyasha said dully.
"It's what's inside the cave that's interesting." Akina started to walk inside the cave. "Come on! Or are you afraid of the dark!" she shouted back.
"I'm coming!" Inuyasha shouted as he entered the cave. They only walked in darkness for a moment tell a blue light started to shine at the end of the passage way they were in. "What's that?" Inuyasha whispered.
"It's the secret." Akina answered. She took one more step and entered a large shaft in the cave. "Isn't it beautiful?" She asked.
"What is this place?" Inuyasha asked in amazement as he looked around. There were crystals on the ceiling on the cave that glowed. There were hot springs all around as well, "How did you find this place?"
"I was just wondering around one day, when I was younger and found it… I come here a lot." Akina said as she started to walk around. "It's quiet so I can think when I want to be alone… and as far as I know I'm the only one who know about it."
"Found you…." A voice echoed in the cave.
Author's Note: I know, I know, this was a bad and boring chapater and I know I haven't updated in a really long time > I'm very sorry! Thank you for all your ideas I no longer have writers block! I promise I'll update by Firday with a good chapater! You see, school and my website http/kikyou. been getting in the way of writing but now I'm on winter break so I'll be able to update.
Thank you so much for reviewing! And yes, to all those who are wondering/request it. This is most likely going to be a KikxInu story, since I love that couple oh so much.