Camping and Fighting the demons

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Kaede watched from her doorway as the girls approached her hut . She immediately noticed the child that Chika carried. 'Now where in the world did they find a child?' She mentally asked herself, shaking her head slightly.

"Welcome back. I trust that ye had a relaxing bath?" Kaede inquired.

"Yes, Lady Kaede. It was quite wonderful." Kagome replied, noting that Kaede was focused on Rin. Chika took note of this as well, introducing the young girl to the priestess.

"Kaede, this is Rin. Rin, this is Kaede. She is also a friend of ours." Rin smiled widely at the old woman, and Kaede could not help but smile back.

"Welcome, Rin-Chan." Kaede said. She then turned to Kagome. "I packed dinner for ye so that ye might get an early start on your hunt for the jewel shards."

"Thank you, Kaede. I am sure that the guys will be very pleased to hear that. Inuyasha is always so impatient to get started."

"Feh! Am not. You are just so slow at getting started that you think I'm impatient." Inuyasha's outburst surprised the women and they turned to face him.

Kaede watched from her doorway as the girls approached her hut. She immediately noticed the child that Chika carried. 'Now where in the world did they find a child?' She mentally asked herself, shaking her head slightly.

"Welcome back. I trust that ye had a relaxing bath?" Kaede inquired.

"Yes, Lady Kaede. It was quite wonderful." Kagome replied, noting that Kaede was focused on Rin. Chika took note of this as well, introducing the young girl to the priestess.

"Kaede, this is Rin. Rin, this is Kaede. She is also a friend of ours." Rin smiled widely at the old woman, and Kaede could not help but smile back.
"Welcome, Rin-Chan." Kaede said. She then turned to Kagome. "I packed dinner for ye so that ye might get an early start on your hunt for the jewel shards."

"Thank you, Kaede. I am sure that the guys will be very pleased to hear that. Inuyasha is always so impatient to get started."

"Feh! Am not. You are just so slow at getting started that you think I'm impatient." Inuyasha's outburst surprised the women and they turned to face him.

"Welcome back, Inuyasha." Kaede replied as she rolled her eyes. By this time, everyone had reached Kaede's.

"Well, since Kaede has gone through all the trouble to prepare and pack our meal, we should waste no time in going. It will be dark soon and we will want to setup camp by then." Miroku said as he made sure to stand as far away from the women as possible.

Kagome nodded as she and Sango took the parcels from Kaede. Chika repositioned Rin so that she was now riding on her back. Inuyasha bent down so that Kagome could climb onto his back. And thus they headed off into the woods. Inuyasha, carrying Kagome on his back, lead the way, followed by Miroku and Sango. Chika walked behind them, with Rin on her back, flanked by Sesshoumaru. Kouga, Shippo, and Kirara bringing up the rear.

They walked through the forest until the sun was almost set. Finally arriving in a clearing, which Inuyasha decided it was a good place to camp, they stopped. Sango and Miroku set out to gather firewood. Chika put Rin down so that she and Shippo could play for a bit, and then began helping Kagome to unpack dinner. Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, and Kouga made a quick sweep of the area to make sure that it was indeed safe for them to camp there. Satisfied, the three settled down to wait for Miroku and Sango to return.

"Where are those two? I'm starving here!" Inuyasha grumbled as Miroku and Sango emerged from the forest, each carrying an armful of wood. “‘Bout time you two came back." Inuyasha took Sango's load and began to make the camp fire. Kouga, determined not to be undone by Inuyasha, took what Miroku was carrying and stacked it at the edge of the clearing.

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