The Mysterious Springs

Chapter 5: Searching for a Cure and Finding Trouble

Having spent a day on the present era, Kagome and Inuyasha went back to the Warring States Era to see if their friends had found a way to cure them of the water's effects. Shortly after their return, they sat down to make plans for their journey.

- "Well, you got any ideas on getting us back to normal?" – asked Kagome in a hopeful voice.

- "Maybe we did. Kaede-sama told us that the water from the other spring in the cave could be the cure for you both" – replied Miroku smiling at her.

- "Really?" – asked Kagome as her face lit up.

- "Yeah. We just need to go there again" – said Sango smiling at her friend.

- "Great! Let's get going at once!" – said Inuyasha as he got up, but he got softly whacked by Miroku's shakujou before he had even taken two steps.

- "Calm down, little beast. You should know that haste makes waste" – said as he made a gesture similar to the ones he would make for praying.

Inuyasha got Miroku's shakujou away from his head and glared at him as if he wanted to kill him.

- "Miroku, do that or say that again, and I'll make you pay" – he snarled.

- "He's right, Houshi-sama. You shouldn't tease him like this" – whispered Sango to him.

- "I can't wait to be back at my normal age!" – said Kagome with her hands together and her eyes sparkling, as if the situation between Miroku and Inuyasha wasn't happening right beside her.

- "By the way, Kagome... you look a little different from the last time we saw you" – said Sango with interest.

- "Oh, it must be the zouri I'm wearing and that I've got a white ribbon holding my hair in place now" – she said as she pointed to her feet and twirled around to show Sango the ribbon.

- "Maybe it's that. Still, they suit you very well- Aggghhh!" – she suddenly screamed as her face turned red, scaring Kagome. She turned in Miroku's direction and slapped him with all her strength – "Houshi-sama! How you dare do that!?" -

- "That's true, Miroku-sama" – said Kagome moving her pointer finger with a mischievous smile: she was acting just like a child would – "Looks like you're gonna never learn" -

- "I'm very sorry, Sango. I couldn't avoid it" – said Miroku with all the seriousness he could muster.

- "And be very careful with that, as if ya ever dare do something like that to Kagome, consider yourself dead" – said Inuyasha showing his overprotective side, but unfortunately, this only increased Sango's anger, which also spread to the others.

- "If he's still alive after I'm done with him!" – said Sango.

- "Or me!" – added Kagome fired up.

- "And I'm next!" – said Shippou angry.

- "Eh... hehe... everyone..." – said Miroku laughing nervously as he stroked the palm mark Sango left on his face. Luckily for him, Sango calmed down shortly later.

- "Anyway, we'll set out tomorrow early. It's gotten pretty late already" – said Sango as she looked at the horizon: the sun was already setting and night was beginning to set in. So with nothing else to be added to the conversation, they went back to the village and spent the night at Kaede's hut.

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The next morning was quite hectic, mainly because Inuyasha woke up with too much energy and couldn't wait until the others had awakened.