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emocka · 5 months

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For @micheya , I was listening to Lindsey Stirling Carol of the bells for this.

Ok you werent a ghost. You were just a normal person. You had somehow managed to climb tenshukaku. Every night you climbed the building. Facing where liyue was you danced.

You gave several guards a fright, one a literal heart attack.

'There a ghost! I swear I saw it dancing on the outer wall.'

'Ribbons surrounding the ghost!'

'It died during the archon war.'

You rolled your eyes. Seriously all it took was some logic. It was you. You dancing.

Dancing for kazuha, dancing for his safe return.

'Hey, yn!' You looked at yoimiya.

'Yes?' You turned to face her.

'Have you heard the stories?' She asked.

'I've heard.' You smiled. 'I'm the ghost.'

'Quit joking. It's real!' She laughed.

You sighed.

'Ribbons dancing in the wind, ghosts can't carry physical things yoimiya besides' you gestured to the large ribbon on your back, the ones on your wrists.

'So?' She was confused.

'Oh boy.' You sighed one more time before you began to dance.

The ribbons flowed in the wind as your twirled around. She watched as you continued.

'Why do you dance on the building then?' She asked as you stopped.

'Just to bring in good luck for the land. Inazuma needs some luck.' You began. 'With the vision hunt decree inazuma needs it more than ever.'

She nodded raising an eyebrow.

'NOT for kazuha?' She questioned.

'Who him? Nah. Still hate him' there was small blush on your cheeks.

'Riiight' She smirked. 'Come on. I wanna show you a new firework I made.'

You watched as the girl took off running. You did the same catching up to her.

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You were spotted once more dancing in the moonlight. Two guards watched. You were a silhouette in the moon. One more guard came to watch.

'I wonder why it only dances. How come it doesn't haunt anyone.'

'They say it the ghost of a God who died in the archon war.'

'Really? I wonder what god.'

'Probably God of the moon.'

'Intersting.'

The guards went quiet, watching as you danced more. Suddenly the wind kicked up. The ribbons flowed around you, your hair flowing in the wind. You bowed before disappearing into the night.

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Well into the distance kazuha stared at the moon. He was sitting on the railings of the boat. In the sleeve of his kimono was a letter. Kazuha pulled out the letter. Glancing around he began to read it.

It was a letter from you. He smiled as he read it. You explained how everyone was doing, skipping over the fighting part, what been going lately, ect ect.

He carefully folded the letter, putting it back in the sleeve of his kimono.

'Dove' He began 'I know it's bad. But you'll be in my arms soon.'

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You sat at docks watching the ships come and go. Waving at people, greeting kids. You smiled as a cat approached. It jumped on the crate your were sitting on. Stretching it curled up next to you. You began to scratch its head. Turning to face it you sat criss cross giving the cat your full attention. You continued to scratch its head, listening to it purr.

Earlier you had received a letter from kazuha. A captain of a boat had approached you handing a letter out. You took it dropping mora in his hands.

'Hey' you whispered 'is it true you guys have nine lives?'

You giggled at your own question. Really why ask? You just liked the thought. It helped ease your thought on the death of melon, your senior cat.

Suddenly the wind picked up. You winced keeping quiet. All you heard was a small yes. Looking back at the cat it disappeared.

'Oh.' You gave a sad smile.

Hopping off the crate you walked away from the docks unaware of a shadow looking at you.

That night you were dancing. You were on the roof of your own home watching as Sara and her forces head off.

You heard thunder, lightning splitting the sky it eight different directions. The sky got darker. You looked down at the ground spotting someone.

They beckoned you forward. You smiled dropping from the building.

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'Y/n?' Sara looked at you, but signora took her out.

You were laying on the floor hands tied,eyes closed. You weren't knocked out. You could hear everything around you. You heard the conversation.

You replayed an earlier conversion.

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'You know why right?' Thw person asked.

'To show why I'm not suffering' you said quietly. 'To clear kazuhas name.'

'Good. In two days I'll becoming by to get you.' The person said.

You nodded.

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So you set the plan in motion Turing yourself in. The Raiden Shogun wanting to punish you.

Your thought were cut when you heard the traveler voice. The next words out of their mouth made you fear.

Suddenly you felt your self being dragged. It hurt.

The Raiden shogun had dragged you away from the fight.

'You still need to be punished.' She said. 'I can not risk you getting hurt.'

You whimpered at the burning pain. She dropped you on the floor a sense of relief on whatever was burning.

The room started getting colder, you could hear la signora talking, ice shattering, maniacal laughter bouncing off the walls.

Suddenly the room got hot. You heard fire crackling. The floor started getting warmer. You heard a sword clash against something.

Then silence. Footsteps receded towards the traveler and signora. Signora screaming no, screaming about the tsarista. Then silence.

A few minutes later you heard the words.

'I'll allow you to leave tenshukaku.' She said.

Plan in motion.

All you had to do was wait patiently. Yae miko would come get you. Yoy watched as the Raiden shogun disappeared. The door opened quietly. The pink hair kitsune poking her head inside.

'Are you ready?' She asked approaching you quickly. 'Why do you have a rug burn on your back?'

'The almighty shogun' you mumbled. 'Got dragged across the floor becuaee of the traveler and signora fighting. She didn't want me harmed.'

You sat up rubbing your wrists. They were slightly bruised, and sore.

'This plan better work. She going to execute me of it fails.' You said.

'It won't I promise.' She said 'Come. We have a plan to complete.'

You nodded following the kitsune.

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'Already? Your cutting it quiet close you know.'

The traveler looked at yae miko behind her was you. You were approaching them holding out something.

'Yae miko? What are they doing here?' The Raiden pointed at you.

'This is y/n. The first vision you took away was them.' Yae miko said. 'But for odd reason their personality remained the same. Even after taking their vision away.'

The two women looked at you. The traveler back on their feet.

You gave yae miko one last look before taking your leave. The trio watched as you disappear.

You were met with the sounds of weapons clashing, soliders from both sides shouting orders, screaming.

You saw blood everywhere. You stopped by one solider. Kneeling next to them you heard their words asking for help as you put pressure on his wound.

'It'll be over. Keep quiet.' You said to him. 'It'll be over soon.'

As the words left your mouth the rain stopped. Lighting ceased. Suddenly you felt a surge of power. One you haven't felt in a year. One that felt refreshing.

'Ah they did it.' Yoy said as a gaint wave came crashing over tenshukaku.

It flooded the area washing away the blood healing the wounded. The solider shoulder healing. You got up walking away as another waved followed repeating the process.

Kazuha looked up as a third wave came over the building.

'This feels familiar' He smiled.

'Its y/n's healing ability' Gorou said as the wave came down.

The water was gentle, warm. The boys looked as a otter made of water approached. You came into view. Looking around you spotted a familiar red orange streak. The owner turned and looked at you.

Everything went silent, as you launched yourself off the stair towards him. Gorou turning around as your lips crashed into kazuha. He wrapped his arms around you. Kazuha accepted the kiss tightening his arms around you waist. You pulled away needing air after a minute.

'Kazuha' you cried.

'Yes dear I'm here.' He said hugging you. 'I'm here.'

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'You are a little troublemaker.'kazuha laughed as you explained the nickname. 'Don't climb the building anymore.'

'OK ok.' You giggled.

'So have you decide' He asked.

'I decided long ago.' You replied hoping off the wall. 'I'll go with you where ever the wing leads.'

Kazuha smiled doing the same. You held out your hydro vision as he held up a white laced ribbon. Lacing the ribbon through the vision, he tied it to your neck.

'Y/n. Tell me why you didn't act different when your vision was taken.' He said looking at you.

'Easy. You and dance.' You said.

Kazuha smiled.

'Shall we dance then?' He asked holding his hand out.

'We shall.' You smiled.

The two danced next to the sea as the sun set, the ribbons whipping around them.

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lavendertwilight89 · 5 years

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The Great Dog Demon War

Alright here we go **cracks knuckles** I already accidentally deleted my whole prologue the other day. Can we just say how frustrated I am??? But I think this version is better. Only took me 3 days to finally re-hash it all out.

Anyway, this is post cannon. I’ll lead into Kagome’s return in how I envisioned it and kind of set the tone of their relationship for the rest of the story (I know everyone has a different take and it’s been hell picking what I want to do with it but I think I finally landed on the right dynamic in my head) and then onto the main premise--i.e. the title. I also am aware most prologues are shorter... but I’m sorry that’s just not gonna work here for what I am going for--I need more background to get into the story.

Anyway please enjoy! **this will be an M rating. For now T for language**

Song inspiration: Song Of the Caged Bird-- Lindsey Stirling

**I do not own the song or InuYasha characters**

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Prologue

Kagome prayed close to everyday since she had returned to her era. Initially, she was still shaken by her abrupt return and half-way expected or rather hoped to be able to return to the past. After a couple months, she realized she needed to move on... Inuyasha couldn’t come for her. She tried getting back to him... but the well had lost its magic. No matter how many she jumped in, tried to dig through, or even screamed his name the well refused to reopen. She began to pray in front of the Sacred Tree daily after school. Her new resolve was to live the normal life like she had wanted in the first place. Talk about irony. She prayed for peace. She prayed for strength. She prayed for love... a love that would be greater and be able to ground her to this time and place... a love more powerful than her love for...

CRAP!!!! She screamed internally and clapped her hands together angrily squeezing her already closed eyes tighter in annoyance because her inner thoughts betrayed her, yet again, for the thousandth time. Her thoughts always led back to him. For almost 2000 days, her thoughts never strayed far from Inuyasha. He was so engraved in her mind it was impossible for her to finish her prayer without his smirk appearing in her thoughts. Without envisioning his red robe of the fire rat, his long silver hair, his fluffy dog ears that sat on the top of his head that twitched whenever he was listening to her from afar, his long claws that would delicately tickle her when he’d carry her on his back on her thighs, his golden amber eyes that stared at her with such hope, longing, worry...love...

She let out a long disappointed sigh. God... why couldn’t she move on with her life? She just finished high school. She applied for university overseas in order to study medicine. To be a doctor. That was what she always wanted right? Pft, let’s be serious--she applied overseas to get away from it all. A new city, a new country, a new home... Wouldn’t that be enough to clear her head of it all? A distraction from everything she went through beginning four years ago. She was trying to move on. That year of her life where she was in that era with him and her friends ended three years ago. There was no sign she’d be able to return...she was failing worse at keeping her thoughts away from him than when she almost failed out of middle school because of him.

Well, this was waste of time. I’m still only thinking about him... Kagome chastised herself half-heartily. Her feet started to carry her away from the tree and back down into the well-house. She walked down the stairs thinking about why the well closed. How she thought her time in that era had ended because they vanquished Naraku. She helped Kikyo’s (her own) soul move on and be reborn in her. She purified the jewel... That was only her purpose... right? To fix the past and make a better future? That what she had begun to believe in these three years of solace.

No... She... she had to be born to release Inuyasha from that fifty year slumber. She was born to teach him trust people, make friends, learn what love actually meant... She was born to be with him...or at least that’s what she thought... She thought the red strong of fate had tied them together...maybe she was just young and stupid. How did she really know what love was? But how can a fifteen year old fall in love that hard and fast without it actually meaning something. She hadn’t been able to move on from him. This couldn’t just be it... Right?

There was no way. How could only one year of her life impact the other seventeen years that greatly if her soul-purpose was to only appease a soul and remove someone and something from existence? No, she had to be born for more. There was no denying it. The last three years were empty for her. Lifeless. She was going to school to distract her from her pain. She hung out with her friends to distract her from her loneliness. She tried going out with Hojo finally... trying desperately to not think about Inuyasha... trying to get him out of her heart and head. She never smiled a real smile. She couldn’t laugh an unforced laugh. She couldn’t hold a conversation without effort. She couldn’t escape her heart and head anymore. They would always be with Inuyasha.

Inuyasha...I-I want to see you... Kagome pleaded with the well clenching it tightly with her hands on the rails. And just like magic, she felt a breeze in her hair. She opened her eyes in shock and stared down.

She didn’t hear her mother descend from the stairs towards her. She didn’t even hear her initially when she said her name worriedly. Kagome was about to jump in without even a second thought. She felt she was being pulled down into the void of time.

“Mother... The sky...” Kagome said breathlessly as she stared down into the well.

“Mmmmph...” Her mother said and put an arm around her shoulder and gazed down into the past and sighed. She knew her daughter had been struggling since her return. She had been wearing a mask since she returned from the darkness; trying to be brave, trying to live a life everyone expected of her. She went to school, came home, sometimes went out with friends; but she could see underneath it all how broken Kagome actually was because of her loss. She lost her second family, her best friends that she had been completely honest with, and the love of her life that protected her with his own. She heard Kagome scream at night while sleeping in fear, distress, sadness, hopelessness that Inuyasha wasn’t coming to save her. She noticed she would leave the light on to try and chase the demons away, but even that didn’t help her agony and depression. She knew she had to let Kagome go...

“M-mother... I-I’ve been thinking...” Kagome couldn’t even finish her sentence. She was so scared her mother wouldn’t understand her pain. That she wouldn’t condone her desire she had to be with Inuyasha again. She was fearful her mother would brush it off as a crush and that when she went away to university she would be able to forget and move on. When her mother pulled her into a hug, Kagome kept her eyes trained to the well. Fearful it would close before she could convince her mother what she needed to do.

“Kagome,” her mother said and put a hand beneath her chin to guide her face to look at her. She smiled happily but with hidden sadness of knowing this was the end, “I understand.”

Kagome teared up and smiled. It hit her. This was goodbye. Forever. She grasped her mother hard and quaked a bit.

Kagome’s mother rubbed her hand on her back soothingly to reassure her that everything would be okay and she accepted her choice without anger or remorse. She pushed her away gently and helped her stand up on the well. She gave her hand a tight squeeze and told her she would explain to Sota and Grandpa where and when she was going with a smile. Kagome nodded in acknowledgement almost torn about her decision...but then redirected her gaze down to the sky on the other side with a determined look. No...this is my destiny.

Kagome’s mother gave her hand one more tight squeeze then let go and stepped back.

“I love you, mother... Goodbye”

“We love you too, Kagome. Go.”

Without looking back, Kagome jumped and disappeared.

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Kagome landed on the other side of the well and looked up to make sure she was actually there. The fresh air hit her and she could smell how clean and crisp it was. She heard the birds chirping. The sky was so blue and clear. She softly gasped taking in just the wonderment of being in the well smiling at the recognition she was back.

She looked over to the side of the well in hopes to see something to help her climb out since Inuyasha was not at the top like usual. She saw the vines that were there on her first venture to the past those four years ago and began to climb. She reminisced her first time coming through the well... the first time she spoke to Inuyasha. What would this reunion be life for them?

She heard a gasp and shaky breathing above her when she got about half way to the top. She looked up with wide eyes biting her lower lip. Amber met caramel. His eyes were also wide in disbelief? Shock? Who could say. It had been three years. He longed of this moment as much as she had.

He reached out his arm with a sigh of relief to her. She released her lip from her bite and kicked off the wall and grabbed his hand and was whirled up over his head where she put an arm on his right shoulder to support herself from falling into him completely. They got lost in other eyes of longing... there was so much to say... so much to confess...

“Kagome...” He finally said. That was the only thing he could say without his voice cracking.

“I’m sorry, Inuyasha... were you waiting for me?” She said tears forming at the corner of her eyes.

“Ugh,” He finally released the tension of holding her up and brought her into his arms. “you idiot, what have you been doing all this time?”

She felt him take some deep breaths of her hair. Her scent. He had to make sure she was real. She sighed happily into his arms. She was finally home. She was finally at peace. Her prayers came true.

He heard running coming from the village and stopping short of where the tree-line ended. There, standing at the clearing’s edge were Miroku, Sango, Shippo, two twin girls, and a baby strapped to Sango’s back. They stared in awe of the two sharing an intimate embrace.

“Kagome?” Miroku questioned in disbelief.

“You made it back!” Sango exclaimed.

Kagome and Inuyasha looked up and over to them. His arms remained wrapped around her. He didn’t care anymore what anyone thought of their relationship. He literally followed her into the underworld. Into the Jewel of the Four Souls. Loved her enough to let her be safe in her world... rather than being here with him. They all knew. She knew. She came back.

“Sango, Miroku, it’s great to see you!” While Inuyasha was always her primary thought, her most potent desire, she missed her friends. Sango knew her entire life. Her double life, her love for Inuyasha and the relationship they were struggling to build over the times of their travels, how it seemed unrequited but through Sango’s reassurance she help on, what her dreams were, what her sorrows were... Sango knew it all, as she knew all of Sango’s. Miroku was like a brother to her. An older, perverted brother, who was wise beyond his years. He told it like it was but always added a hint of humor to soften the blow. Shippo, a little brother almost make-shift child who reminded her of her actual brother Sota. Young and hopeful about the future and willing to do anything to help. They had moved on with their lives as it appeared Sango and Miroku had three children in the span she was away.

Kagome stepped hesitantly out of Inuyasha’s embrace to face them more and he released her without a fight. She gave him a quick smile and he nodded in return. Her face lit up for the first time in one-thousand ninety-five days and ran towards them in the biggest smile she ever formed.

I’m back!!!

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After embracing each of them and learning the names of their children (Ayumi, Suzuki, and Komori) and briefly enlightening Kagome on what had been going on for the time she was in her era such as Shippo going through the fox demon trials, their marriage, the birth of their children, and other minor details, they decided to make their way to the village. Miroku handed Ayumi to Sango and crushed Shippo to stay on his shoulder with a little defiance but was easily swayed with a look of the monk that sent shivers down Shippo’s spine. Kagome turned to Inuyasha with a soft smile. She wanted to be able to talk to him. To make sure everything wasn’t all made up in her head. She jumped into the well without hesitation, deathly positive of her decision. There was no going back now. But now that she was here, she was nervous. He took two steps to be next to her as the others started their trek back toward the village and offered her a hand with a smile.

Her breath got caught and her face lit up with the smile he loved so much and she took his hand happily and they began to walk side by side gazing into each others eyes.

Miroku peered back carefully trying not to get caught. He smiled softly and held in a chuckle and nudged his wife with a subtle tilt of his head back toward them and turned Shippo’s head as he was still complaining about not being able to walk Kagome which stopped as he caught sight of the two. Fingers interlaced, Inuyasha’s soft smile, Kagome’s bright glowing eyes and shining teeth, their arms brushing up against each... It was like they didn’t exist in front of them. Shippo turned back facing forward on Miroku’s shoulder with a blush while Sango giggled slightly.

“Thank God,” she said quietly to her husband hopefully Inuyasha wouldn’t be able to hear. Although, she was pretty sure he probably could but was so distracted he wouldn’t pick up on it.

They made it to the village and Sango and Miroku said some quick goodbyes inviting them over for dinner later. They made the excuse they had laundry to finish attending to while it was still light out and that if Kagome needed a place to stay she was more than welcome to stay there with Inuyasha if she liked. They proposed Inuyasha to visit Kaede and give her and Rin the good news of Kagome’s return. They turned to head back to their hut on the far west side of the village, Miroku’s firm grip on Shippo to ensure they wouldn’t be bothered just yet.

Kagome looked at them leaving with a smile and Inuyasha looked slightly confused at their sudden departure but was also kind of relieved to be able to have a few moments alone with Kagome before they visited the old woman’s house. He turned to her mouth open only to see she was about to say something to him too. Both their eyes widen and said they were sorry and for the other to speak first. Then Kagome laughed at their struggle they were clearly having. Her musical sweet laughter. He could listen to it all day.

“What were you going to say Inuyasha?” She looked up at him still interlocked with his fingers.

“Uhm... later, before we go to their place for dinner... can we just--uh--”

“Talk?” She said lips curved upward. Big brown caramel eyes pouring into his amber.

“Y-yea. If that’s okay.” He was slightly blushing now. He had three years, three years, to figure out how to say he loves her. Three of the longest years of his two hundred year life span and he was still stuttering like an idiot. But God, those big beautiful eyes stared into his soul and he got so lost he wasn’t even sure he could form a sentence.

“Of course, Inuyasha. I’d love that. I was about to ask you the same thing, actually.” She giggled taking her other hand and holding it over her mouth to try and contain her laughter closing her eyes happily. She then opened her eyes and looked nervous taking her lower lip to bite down. She wanted to show him what their talk would be about... She knew he knew. Him asking her to talk privately was all the courage she needed to let go of her bottom lip. It wasn’t in my head after all... She hesitantly stood on her tip toes and leaned in and kissed him on the cheek.

His eyes widen. He froze. Fuck it, this is happening now. Talk later, take action now. He was always better at making his actions speak for him than being able to actually convey his feelings into words. Before she could lower herself off her toes, he caught her cheek with his right hand what wasn’t interlaced with hers and gave her a real kiss on the lips releasing her hand he was holding and pulled her in closer by placing it on the small of her back and squeezing his eyes shut hoping to God this wouldn’t get him sat or that he misread things.

Her eyes widen and she gasped softly. Her eyes filled with happy tears which poured out as she squeezed her eyes shut and threw her arms around his neck to keep herself pulled up and keep him down at her level.

They’d kissed two times before. Once at Kaguya’s castle out of desperation to keep Inuyasha from transforming forever and obeying the likes of the fake celestial maiden. Praying he wanted to stay with her rather than him becoming a full fledged demon right then, Kagome at thrown herself at him. It had worked and he had kissed her back but it almost felt like it was more out of obligation. The embrace after was more intimate than the actual kiss-- while the kiss was made out of genuine love and trust he wouldn’t hurt her and she thought it would pull him back to the surface, it was timid and short-lived as they were still in the heat of battle. They never spoke of it after; they were both too embarrassed to admit their feelings regarding each other and the incident that took place. Their second kiss was of relief and hope when he appeared literally out of nowhere to rescue her from the darkness that the jewel had imprisoned her in for three full days. That kiss was more intimate. Desperate to convey their feelings they had for each other without actually voicing them while they were in a stand-off with the jewel. They weren't able to address exactly what happened after as they were separated by five-hundred years. This kiss... was everything Kagome ever dreamed. It was needy, greedy, loving, and if possible, time stopping. They lips moved in sync with each others. Exploring. Memorizing. It said everything he wanted to tell her, and everything she was going to say later...

“Lord Inuyasha?” A young girls voice chimed from behind him.

He broke the kiss a part from Kagome and turned around to see who was addressing him lowering the hand that was on her cheek to around her waist where his other arm was still holding her against him. Kagome opened her eyes still kind lost in the moment and daze of lust, slowly lowered her arms to his shoulders and peered down and around his arm to see who was speaking to him as well.

“Rin!” Kagome gasped in surprised eyes widening. “Wh-what are you doing here??”

“Lady Kagome!! I could ask the same of you!” She giggled and then bowed. She straightened back up and winked mischievously, "I was wondering who finally caught the eye of Lord Inuyasha. He has been most melancholy since your shocking and immediate departure when Naraku was destroyed. I never thought he'd move on. I guess technically he didn't,” she raised her eyebrows with a smirk on her face.

“Rin...” Inuyasha sighed, “nosy as ever you little pipsqueak”.

Rin giggled again. "Lady Kagome, it's so great you have returned! You were extremely missed!"

"Thank you, Rin. I missed everyone too. It's good to be back," Kagome turned back to Inuyasha smiling sweetly. He redirected his gaze back to her and smiled an apology of sorts that the runt interrupted them.

"Are you on your way to see Lady Kaede? I'm sure she'll be so happy you've returned as well! I was heading back there myself if you'd care to join me in my walk?"

"Yea, yea, we'll follow you pipsqueak," Inuyasha grunted in defeat.

"That's Lady Pipsqueak to you, Lord Inuyasha," Rin laughed at her own joke so hard she almost tripped when she started to pass them. "Well come on, you can do lovey-dovey adult stuff later when you're alone, not standing in the middle of a busy road of the village." She turned around to tease them winking wickedly before leading the way to Kaede's hut.

Kagome turned bright red, at least five shades darker than her pink sweater she had on. She probably matched Inuyasha kimono. She felt like steam was escaping her ears like she was a tea kettle about to boil over from how embarrassed she was by the young girl's comment.

Inuyasha just shook his head taking an arm off of Kagome's back and put on his head. "That girl has a mouth on her. Come on, before she says anything else that she use against me later." He removed his other hand from her waist and interlaced their hands again.

On their way to Kaede's, he explained that Rin was learning how to live with humans so once she came of age she could decide for herself if she wanted to return to Sesshomaru or if she wanted to lead a more normal life in the village. Rin interjected a few comments of her own about her feelings on the matter but ultimately would do what her Lord asked of her for the time being. He also explained how they bonded since she is quite the spit fire and enjoys peace and quiet like he did...even though she always seemed to be talking when they were trying to enjoy silence away from everyone else.

“Hahaha, oh Lord Inuyasha, you know I just like to ruffle your fur. You make it too easy,” she said laughing, smacking him lightly on his left arm as she crossed in front of him to the hut pulling the screen back for them to enter. “Lady Kaede! Look who I found while I was out!”

“Aye Rin, who is it now?” Kaede had her back to the screen and wash brushing off herbs.

“See for yourself, old hag,” Inuyasha said with a jab of humor.

Kaede hadn’t recognized that tone from him in years. Since Kagome’s departure. He hadn’t joked or been cheery about much. She turned around and was stunned to see who stood before her in a pink sweater, short navy skirt, long wavy hair, and bright brown eyes full of excitement.

“Ka-Kagome! You’ve returned!”

“It’s nice to see you Kaede,” Kagome walked from Inuyasha dropping his hand to meet Kaede who rose from her sitting position to give her a warm hug.

“H-how? When? Are ye able to travel back and forth to your era again? It’s so good to see ye again.”

“Uhm...Hehehe,” Kagome scratched the back of her head bashfully realizing no one else (including Inuyasha) had asked her yet. “I think this was a one-way trip actually. It hasn’t worked on my side either until today. Not sure how it happened, but one moment I was praying by it and the next I was able to see the sky.”

Inuyasha, Rin, and Kaede were then floored. Their eyes wide mouths slightly agape. She had left her era, her home, to return here. Forever. Inuyasha’s face grew concern not realizing everything she had given up to cross over. To come back to him. She literally threw her life away for him...

“Aw! How romantic! You came back to be with Lord Inuyasha?! Oh my Gosh, isn’t that the sweetest thing ever?? So when are you guys going to get married and move in together?? Oh my Gosh, what about babies?! And---mmmmph” Rin looked from Kagome to Inuyasha dazzling at the love story unfolding in front of her while Inuyasha, now fully annoyed and embarrassed, grabbed Rin by the mouth while he blushed hard on his cheeks.

“Please. Stop. Talking.” He said completely exasperated by her rambling shaking her from side to side to maybe settle her down.

Kagome who was also now red again, thanks to the small thirteen year old child, was starting to let everything she said soak in realizing maybe the implications of her being here were going to be a lot for them to swallow. They had only just expressed they cared about each other a year ago.

Kaede cleared her throat catching everyone’s attention. “Rin, why don’t ye go check on young Komori and Sango. They are due for their checkups.”

“Right!” Rin jumped out of Inuyasha’s grasp and bowed before running out of the hut.

Kagome and Inuyasha both sighed in relief the young talkative girl had left them for the moment.

“Pay her no mind. She is young and still doesn’t understand those things need to be talked about between the two of ye before making plans with everyone else... Kagome. Ye are welcome to stay here until that has been resolved. Ye are also welcome to re-start your priestess training if ye desire to continue. These bones are growing old and I will likely be needing someone to take my place in the up-coming seasons.” Kaede sat back down in front of the fire.

“Oh Kaede, yes! That would be wonderful! Thank you! When do I start?”

“Dawn tomorrow. Why don’t ye and Inuyasha go discuss what your return means for the two of ye?” Kaede said raising an eyebrow with a hidden smirk.

Inuyasha grabbed Kagome by the arm and lead her out before she could say anything else scoffing and making incoherent sounds that weren’t actually words. Kagome couldn’t believe the amount of meddling they’ve been through in the last ten minutes. It was enough to last a life time. She didn’t think she’d ever been asked so many questions before aside from her school friends...

Before she knew it, they were in front of Inuyasha’s usual “sulking tree” as she referred to it. The one she found him on the night she met Sesshomaru, the one she’d sat him from to take care of his injuries after the battle with Yura, the one he came to when he needed privacy... the one he brought her up to sit on when he admitted he wasn’t strong enough and had a ways to go in order to be able to protect her.

He looked around and then picked her up and jumped up to his usual branch and rested her down to sit next to him. Talk about deja vu.

“Sigh...finally. A moment to ourselves. Everyone is so nosy and always in my business!” He gruffed.

Kagome giggled at his annoyance. “It just means they care, Inuyasha.”

“...” He looked at her to his left trying to gauge how to steer the conversation to confirm what she had said earlier. “So... is it true?”

“Hm? Is what true?”

“That... you can’t go back to your home?”

Kagome’s smile fell a little and she looked downward. “Yea... even if it wasn’t... I don’t think I’d ever want to risk not being able to return again.” She turned back to him with a look of longing and placed her right hand on his arm. “Inuyasha... These three years... the were the longest and hardest of my life. I tried so hard to move on... I did everything I could to forget and move on. Months had passed and no matter what I tried spiritually or forcefully, the well wouldn’t open.

“I thought you would come get me... like you did when I was lost in the darkness. But even that became wishful thinking. Moving on seemed like my only option. But, haha, I couldn’t even do that right. I couldn’t stop thinking about you. When the well reopened today, I didn’t even think twice. I almost jumped before goodbye to my mother... I honestly didn’t even think about what my choice would do to you. I just knew I wanted to be here with you. I couldn’t go another day without seeing you again... I’m sorry if that puts you in an uncomfortable position. But--” Inuyasha began to open his mouth to say something and she shook her head and grasped his arm firmly. “No--please let me finish. Let me say everything I should have said three years ago before the jewel took us away from each other.”

She scooted herself as close to him as possible turning her body to face him still holding onto his arm for balance. “Inuyasha... I love you. I love you for who you are--whatever you are that day. Demon, human, half... they are all you. I love all your quirks and qualities that make you who you are. Please...let me stay with you. I want to be with you.”

Inuyasha’s mouth hadn’t closed when she had asked her not cut him off. It stayed agape to her heartfelt confession. Everything he ever needed and wanted someone to tell him... she said. She loved him for who he was. She didn’t need him to be human to stay with him, she didn’t want to be a full demon to protect her... she wanted him who he was. He already knew Kagome held no prejudice towards him for who and what he was. She never looked at him any differently than she did Koga or Miroku. To her, he was just normal. There was nothing wrong with him.

She started to look a little confused as he hadn’t replied to anything she just said and looked like maybe she broke him. “Uhm... Inuyasha? Are you ok?”

He grabbed her faced and crashed his back down on hers the second time that day. She moaned softly into his mouth and hung on to him for dear life. She knew he wasn’t good with words. This was good enough. She could accept this proclamation. But then he started to pull away before she wanted to start exploring the inside of his mouth with her tongue and gazed at her nervously.

“Ka-Kagome,” he swallowed. “I...I...I love you too.”

She smiled at his confession, catching her breath again. “We can figure the other stuff out later, okay Inuyasha? We have all the time in the world now.” With that she turned back to face the village and rested her head on his shoulder and interlocked arms with him.

Inuyasha leaned into her and smiled softly. “Yea...Sure.” We do now, don’t we?

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After dinner with Sango, Miroku, Shippo and their children, Inuyasha and Kagome bid them farewell stating she was going to reside with Kaede for the time being while they were getting everything sorted. She also added it would be easier on her with priestess training that she wouldn’t have to worry about oversleeping with her new sensai not far from her pillow.

When they returned to the hut, Inuyasha pecked kagome on the cheek and jumped away before Rin or the old priestess could pry anything out of him. Kaede offered Kagome a plain white yukata to sleep in and priestess robes for her to start her training in for the morning. She rolled out an extra sleeping mat and laid it by the fire.

“Kagome, I am afraid Rin and I are needed for another young mother who is about to give birth to her second child. We will be staying there tonight. I hope that is good for thee child,” Kaede informed the young girl before helping her get tucked in. Kagome decided she didn’t want to change out of her clothing just yet. She didn’t want to completely immerse herself immediately. She wanted to make sure people remembered who she is, not who she once was in a previous life.

“Uh, oh, thank you Kaede. Yes, that should okay. I’ll be fine, I’m exhausted anyway. Take care” She gave a soft tired smile. It had been such a long day of reunions, catching up, and digesting a lot of information about her up-coming future.

After Kaede and Rin had exited the hut, Inuyasha landed on outside the door and entered. Kagome smiled a little more awake at his appearance. She could sense him not far from them. She thought about the current times she now resides in and how it probably wasn’t “proper” for a man who has shown interest in a woman to share a house at night until they were properly married. “Decided to sneak in while the priestess is away?” Kagome teased.

“Keh, I’m not scared of the old hag. But I also don’t want rumors flying about you shackin’ up with half-demon out of wedlock the minute you came back.”

“Ohhhh, how would I ever sleep at night,” Kagome rolled her eyes. “You know I don’t care what people think.”

“Clearly; still wearing your too short shirts, hanging out with a no good half-breed like me,” he jousted back sitting near her bed, back against the wall. He took out the Tessaiga and placed in between his legs and folded arms.

“Uhm...”

“What?”

“I-I know this is kind of...improper I guess... and you can totally say no if you’re not comfortable with it, but...” Kagome started to turn bright red again. “W-W-Would you please sleep next to me????” She forced out eyes closed scared of the backlash she might get for asking something so radical and racy for this day and age.

“...Yeah. I’d actually like that a lot.”

Kagome opened her eyes and gasped as he moved the Tessaiga to lay next the sleeping mat and then moved himself to slide in next to her. She lifted the blanket up for him and then snuggled up to him facing away from him blushing lightly. She couldn’t believe how easy that was to get him to lay next to her.

“Since I am laying next to you... can... I hold you, Kagome?”

“Y-Yes. Please...”

He strewed his left arm underneath her neck and then placed his right around her waist and pulled her in close. All of a sudden, tiredness hit her. She sighed happily and closed her eyes, finally at peace and not struggling to fall asleep. He also was at peace in heart finally and closed his eyes and buried his nose in her hair inhaling the sweet cherry blossom and vanilla scent and faded into sleep as well.

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It was later into the night and storm clouds had rolled in. Thunder was heard and lightening lit the sky frequently. The rain had not begun to pour yet. Inuyasha remained in a restful sleep still holding Kagome to him, but Kagome was beginning to cringe and flounder softly. She began to sweat from the aniexty of her dreams. She was moaning softly enough to not catch Inuyasha’s attention. He had grown used to her nightmares anyhow over her math exams she had talked about throughout their year of travel enough to almost tune her out completely unless something sounded out of the norm.

“Kagome... Kagome... Kagome...Open your EYES!”

Kagome’s eyes flew open and she was surrounded by darkness and she gasped. She looked down to what she was holding and it was her bow from Mount Azusa and she was wearing her old middle school uniform. She looked up and saw the Sacred Jewel with an arrow sticking out of it shining brightly.

“NO!! GO AWAY! LEAVE ME ALONE! WE WON!! THIS ISN’T REAL!!!” Kagome cried.

“You will never win, Kagome. You were born to become a part of the jewel.”

“That’s a lie! I was born for more than that!”

“Then why are you still here? Why do you keep coming back?”

Kagome was so angry she drew her bow and arrow. As she drew back the Jewel flashed a bright light blinding her. When she was able to reopen her eyes, she saw demons swarming out of the jewel towards her. She began to unleash arrow after arrow until one demon knocked her bow from her and then turn to devour her.

She screamed unable to fight anymore and squeezed her eyes shut.

“Kagome!!!! Kagome, what’s wrong?! Kagome, wake up!!!!”

“NO, NO, PLEASE STOP!!!!!” she screamed thrashing trying to escape from whatever had hold of her.

“Kagome!!! It’s me! Open your eyes!” Inuyasha pleaded shaking her shoulders.

Kagome finally opened her eyes, gasping loudly, tears rolling down her cheeks. Inuyasha and her were sitting up with his hands on her shoulders, his hands were gripping her tightly. They were still alone in the hut where she was when they fell asleep. She looked around to get her bearings before she started to relax.

"Oh... I-I'm sorry Inuyasha. I didn't mean to wake you."

"What the hell was that, Kagome? You've had bad dreams before but that was something I've never witnessed."

She closed her eyes and brushed her tears away, trying to calm herself before replying. "Since the jewel locked me in the abyss... I've had the same dream. Being trapped there with it. Unable to break free..."

Inuyasha took her pained and anxious expression. He pulled her close in his arms. He wanted to convey he'd never allow anything to take her from him again with his grasp around her small body.

"I'm sorry it took me so long to find you Kagome... I should have realized it earlier when Naraku’s incarnation cut you with the Meido. Maybe none of this would have happened..."

"Stop. Don't blame yourself. No one knew what the jewel had been planning. No one even knew it had a will of it's own. We're together again, Inuyasha... please."

Inuyasha pushed her back until his face was above hers and grabbed her chin and kissed her fiercely. Kagome took in his hunger and wrapped her arms around his neck and moaned into his lips. God she couldn't get over how amazing this new level of their relationship was. She couldn't wait for more.

Inuyasha pulled back from the kiss placing his hands back on her shoulders, a little out of breath from the lustful kiss they ended up sharing. Kagome following suit on regaining her own air in her lungs.

"Kagome, I want you to live with me. Please, take me as your husband. I'll try to earn you. I'll try to make you the happiest woman in the village if you'll accept me."

"Inuyasha..." His confession and proposal floored her. She almost expected she would have to take the next steps after she purposely drove the conversation on the tree from what she thought was going to make him uncomfortable. Clearly she was mistaken and should have let him do it there and then.

She smiled at him earnestly and accepted, "Yes. I'll be your wife. I'll live with you. But you don't have to earn me. You already have. Please, don't sell yourself short. You deserve happiness and love too. I'll be the happiest girl in Japan as long as I can stay by your side."

She sunk back into his embrace leaning her head on his chest. He moved back to lean against the wall of the hut and wrapped his arms around his now proclaimed woman...his betrothed.

He could tell she was back on the brink of sleep and just held her to ensure she knew she was safe with him. Hoping maybe this position will keep her nightmares at bay.

His eases twitched at a sound from outside. A familiar roar... he sniffed the air.

Sesshomaru? And... other dog demons with a similar scent to ours...

He didn't think twice about the strange scents since his brother probably knew whoever it was. He didn't know much about his legacy. He never felt like asking and it would have more than likely to start an unnecessary argument between them. He closed his eyes and nuzzled into his fiancee's hair for the second time and let sleep claim him.

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Sesshomaru was in full dog demon form. He was chasing around four other Inu’s. He finally caught their attention or they were where they wanted to touch down when they swirled together in a mix of demonic energy towards the ground.

They land in front of Kikyo’s grave. The four stood across from Sesshomaru now in their human forms. Three of the four, kneeled before Sesshomaru. They looked a little younger than him, around Inuyasha’s age span. One had bright silver hair that was tied up in a long pony tail, he wore armor similar to Sesshomaru but his kimono was navy with white accents, another had black hair that was cut to make him look the most human, he wore a dark green kimono and he resembled a prince, and the last one kneeling before him had brown tight curls that laid at his shoulders wearing a bright orange dress with armor platting on his shoulders and breast. The fourth demon was older. Long silver hair cascading down his back to the floor. He has similar armor that of his late father. Eyes piercing gold. His facial markings were different from his father though. They were purple around his neck that traveled up and around his ears.

“Lord Sesshomaru... I never thought I’d meet my foolish brother’s son. I’ve heard quite the tales of you and your journey for supreme power and conquest over the last few centuries.”

Sesshomaru raised an eye brow, “Brother?”

The oldest demon laughed a hardy belly laugh, “So Inu-Taisho never mentioned his older brother? Probably out of spite. You and I have similar ideals Lord Sesshomaru. The humans are weak and worthless beings. They should be expunged from this world. They are creatures ruled by time. That makes them greedy and insignificant. Their motivations are only driven by what they can get done in a life-span. Meanwhile we could rule the world without ever having to worry about death’s call. We can totally eliminate their threat to our kind’s existence. Join me, and we can reconquer these lands from our other brethren, and then the world.

“My sons and I have already conquered the main-land when I was banished by your father , for what he called my radical ideals. He was weak. He perished at the hands a human protecting a mortal woman who breed with him a dirty half-breed. We need to make a stand to keep our blood pure. What do you say, Lord Sesshormaru? Nephew? Let us do what your father had no courage to do,” The Great Inu demon stepped around his sons and extended an arm of agreement to other great lord of the west.

“Why would I join the likes of you? My father may have perished, but I have regained his territory. The humans do not bother me or my vassals. There is no purpose in making them a part of my plans to conquer more territory. I agree, they are ruled by time... but that is what makes them weak and futile. Why waste breath on what is already fleeting?” Sesshomaru turned his back on the dog demon. To him it was great insult meaning he was not a worthy opponent or adversary to let your guard down so close.

“I think you should reconsider, Lord Sesshomaru. I will give you two winters to decide. When they cherry blossoms begin to bud, I will be back with my sons and an army I don’t think you will want to face... the continent is wide and vast. This an army I don’t think you could have ever dreamed of. Consider this a warning; do not stand in our way.”

“Or I could just finish you right now,” Sesshomaru turned quickly to strike them down with his sword Bakusaiga. But he could swing they were gone.

“Heed my words Lord Sesshomaru... Two winters and we will return...Give up your claim and join us... Or you will fall.”

Sesshomaru sheathed his sword and looked outward to the village. He could hear Rin’s voice comforting some woman in child-labor not too far from the grave he sword by. Weak and worthless beings, huh? He closed his eyes deep in thought and proceeded down the stairs towards the huts.

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BRAVOUR 2018

Further adventures of Bravour:

2018 season - wintered at Port Bannatyne.

Elisabeth and I arrived on Friday, 18 May and found the boat absolutely filthy with leaves twigs and green mould all over the decks and back canopy.

On top of this the backstay on the mainmast had been fitted without its locking nut and the connections to the solar panels had been kicked off. Skipper Chris was not a happy man.

It took us until the following Monday using lots of bleach on the deck and a hard scrubber with Elisabeth doing the nooks and crannies which left the boat looking clean and tidy. She has never been as dirty as this before and all the scrubbing gave Elisabeth very sore hands which took some days to heal up. The decision was made not to put her on the hard next winter to avoid her ending up in such a filthy condition again.

On top of all this we had the normal de winter rise nation to do - taking off sail covers and checking all the systems and equipment.

I noticed the battery charger wasn't working so Carlo came and gave us the workshop charger, also the 12 V system did not fire up so this needed checking.

The skipper's morale was beginning to sink lower and lower. The last cleaning job was to put the hood on the pontoon and carefully scrub all the green mould off it, getting it as clean as we could, folding it up and putting it away. Elisabeth did most of this work although I helped with the hose pipe.

One day somebody knocked on the boat and said he was a fellow banjer owner and he owned a boat based near Oban and called Banjer. Of course we invited him on board and offered him a whiskey. We then started swapping experiences regarding boating and banjering, he had only bought his recently in the last couple of years and was using it as a diving boat. He said there were no less than seven banjers in Scotland, that is to say:

Bravour

Banjer

Kiscadee sold for 55K we believe

Solarskier put up for 80 K but not yet sold we think

Pelican, that's the one in the tent on the Crinan Canal now all complete

Harebell

and the boat in Oban Marina – name forgotten but with £10,000 rail round the deck!!

that's quite a collection of banjers!

I got his name, Graham Bruce and we are invited to moor near his house which is on seal Island near Oban.

The following day, Tuesday 22 June, Carlo reported the charger was unserviceable and we went ahead to order a new one.

I should have said the previous Sunday I got an email from Pat to say his brother had died in Germany and he had to go over for the funeral arrangements. This was not good as it meant he was not able to crew for me down to Cork. I immediately got in touch with “crew seeker” and registered that I needed a crew.

I knew the chances of getting a crew at such short notice were very slim.

On the Saturday Elisabeth and I went down to the very smart little Cinema in Rothesay to see “the leisure seeker” with Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland. Rather sad little film but certainly sums up the situation of the aged in our lives.

The following day Sunday, after I got the calamitous email from Pat, we went down to Ettrick Bay and had tea and a cake. In the evening we watched Paddington two on the DVD and cheered ourselves up.

Coming back to the Tuesday we did the final clean of the cockpit and went to Rothesay and a cup of coffee. Still no luck with finding a crew.

On Wednesday I even tried John Stirling for one of his lads in the workshop for a crew but he said he would not inflict one of them on me because they were not really sailors. I tried going into the Isle of Bute sailing club to see if anybody there was looking to be a crew, but no luck.

In the evening we had a meal at the Victoria and in the afternoon we had a trip to Dunoon. We found it a very ordinary place but the trip there was fairly exciting on a single track road with passing places, meeting massive timber lorries.

In the morning I went up the mast and managed to get a fellow boat owner Robin to help us. I got the main halyard re reeved and sawed off the useless wind indicator that was well broken.

On the Thursday I had developed a nasty cough and we were both still stiff from all the work we have done on the boat. Still no sign of a crew. We finished off Paddington two in the evening and had scrambled eggs - great. I managed to get hold of Pat on the phone to talk things through, but it seemed hopeless for him to come and do the sailing.

On the Friday we had a chillout day, cough still bad and Carlo fitted the new dropper to make the 12 V system okay. Hurray something is working. For supper at we had whitefish which was a very tasty. I tried to get the wipers freed up broke off the port hand wiper. Something else to fix.

The following day Saturday I managed to get the Walkman fired up as it had been singularly dead, also the little red speaker seem to take charge. Great something else I managed to get working.

We took the car and visited the oystercatcher pub near Otter ferry. A very scenic route on a another small road with passing places, returned back via Kames and then went to the honky tonk bar in the evening and had an amazing hamburger.

On the Sunday my cold was still bad so we both had a chillout day to try and get our backs better.

On the Monday we had another chillout day and ordered a new wiper £91!

I keep trying to remove the bit from the wiper, but without any success.

On the Tuesday we did the bus trip round the island which was very interesting, even though we had done it before. Wwe then went to the Zavaronis and had a Knickerbocker glory - what delights.

The new charger still hasn't turned up yet even though it's a week later.

On the Wednesday the workshop charger was taken off the boat and I decided to take the boat out and have a run up Loch Scriven, as this would hopefully charge the batteries up a bit.

We hoisted all the sails up and tried out our new rigging bit to make hoisting the halyard easier. The the water speed log didn't work, obviously fouled but the depth sounder was okay. The engine seem to be charging both the batteries and the domestics seemed more lively. However the engine batteries were still dead and we had to take the decision to order some new ones.

Good news the charger has arrived and now waiting for Carlo to fit it.

The following day Elisabeth and I started to paint all the green on the boat, this is a big job that has been waiting years and Elisabeth managed almost to finish one side.

I started to get some response to my request from the crew seeker however it was a bit late now, so I put them off but made a note of their email addresses for the following year.

Friday, still no Carlo, he promised first thing but has not turned up. Around midday, after reminding, Simon turned up and set to work on the electrics with Carlo. First of all they had to get the shore power sorted as this was very unreliable all due to corroded connections.

Elisabeth and I carried on painting the green on the starboard side and in the afternoon we went to Mount Stuart house so that Elisabeth could look round the gardens. Elisabeth had a great walk and then we had a scone in at the Esplanade.

When we got back to the boat we found Simon still there almost fixing the shore power which had proved an enormous job. The charger was not fitted, oh dear, Elisabeth and and I repaired to the Honky tonk hamburger place.

Sad day on the Saturday Elisabeth was off at 9 AM to catch the ferry to get back home and carry out her duties looking after Oscar. I went out and bought a small car charger and put it on charging at the domestic batteries, it is rather small but it seems to be doing something. I redid the leaves onto extension shore power leads. The new wiper blade was sent back as it did not fit.

The following few days I got on with painting the boat and eventually finished it almost on the Monday. I had quite a busy day on the Sunday, Simon called by and we had a good chat and also the couple from the next or boat called by and we had some whiskeys with them. Elisabeth got back home safely, having driven all the way to Northampton in one go, quite a feat.

I made a bit of a fuss on the Monday and eventually got a promise Carlo would be on the boat the following day to fit the charger. The new battery arrived on Tuesday and the charger was fitted on the Tuesday morning - woo hoo something is happening.

I eventually nearly finished the painting all except for a lower strip on the starboard side. I tried some of the white paint on the coach roof but it's completely the wrong shade and in the evening I watched Yehudi Menuhin.

The following day we got the old engine batteries out and Wayne from South Africa came along to the boat and managed to get the new ones in which actually were a bit bigger but we managed it.

Finally finished the painting and tried out the new batteries, engine starts instantly.

However there was a moment of panic because we have not disconnected the charger when the fitting the new batteries and it went dead. Jon Rushworth come along, who had helped me understand the new charger, and checked everything at the same time rebooting the charger which then came alive again. Thank goodness for that - cut throat razor now firmly put away.

Morale is beginning to lift a bit as the boat seems to be getting ready for Saturday when Kyla and Nick arrive. John's lad came along and got the bit off regarding the windscreen wiper so that's on the go.

On the Saturday Nick and Kyla arrived, as planned, and on the following Sunday we set off for Loch Ranza. How nice to be at sea again and actually using the boat rather than slaving away on it fixing bits and pieces here and there and everywhere.

Well the previous week had been very frustrating and regards the boat, expenses and not been able to get a sail.

Now that Nick and Kyla had arrived things seem to improve, although this week was not without its adventures and near disasters, read on.

The first day went as planned arriving at Loch Ranza and anchoring without a problem. We then proceeded down to Campbeltown the following day with a lunch stop and a smashing sail as we had had the previous day. What could go wrong?

Nick and Kyla did some shopping at Campbeltown and the following day we set off for Girvan via Ailsa Craig to see the gannet colony. We did a bit of sailing although the winds had eased off quite a bit. I have been into Girvan several times before without a problem and contacted the harbour master to tell him we would be arriving in an hour or so and was there a space to berth. They replied no problem take any spaces, plenty of room. I therefore proceeded in, trusting Reeds which said there were 2.6 m at the lowest astronomical tide. However I did not notice this said in 2001.

Just as we entered we went hard a ground, the sea was not rough and we were in no immediate danger, however the boat was gently lifting and then grounding on the bottom. With a bit of power we were gradually getting into the harbour inch by inch. The harbour master was at the end of the key watching us and then the Belfast Coast Guard contacted us as the “Ketch a ground at the entrance to Girvan harbour” - did we need any assistance?, at that moment the lifeboat appeared and approached us. I said to the coxwain we did need assistance and could they tow us off.

The coxwain did a marvellous job, towing us off backwards back out to sea without damaging the boat. We heaved a sigh of relief to be once more afloat. They advised we should wait an hour, so we hung around for a good hour and then proceeded back in, only to find that we went aground again, although with a bit of power we managed to get into the harbour and tied up at a pontoon.

Needless to say I was not very happy with the lack of advice from the harbour master.

However it is always the skipper's fault and I should have looked more carefully at the pilot and the advice given in Reeds. It's very easy to get complacent when you been sailing for many a year.

However when Kyla went up to pay dues and I also rang the harbour master he was duly apologetic and said that we should have been advised not to enter outside high water plus or -2 hours. I told him we had entered about two hours after low water and still gone a ground. Anyway the story ended happily because he let us off our £35 overnight berthing fee by way of apology.

I promised to make a £50 donation to the RNLI which I did a few days later.

As if the grounding wasn't enough we had more excitements to come, the weather forecast was for a force 10 gale or storm the following day, kicking off at about late afternoon. We decided to leave Girvan around high tide and get up to Lamlash, which is a very sheltered harbour near Holy Island which is owned by the Buddhists. We set off the following day and arrived around midday as planned and then took a buoy with two mooring lines and awaited the storm. The storm arrived as expected late afternoon and we had to keep a buoy watch all night in case the lines parted, this was on an hourly basis and completely tired us as we couldn't get any sleep all night. Me in of the vee cabin because of the ropes making terrible noises on the front chains and the boat being blown around and rolled over to 20° which is quite severe just on a mooring.

The storm eventually blew itself out late afternoon the following day and we stayed a further night and set off for Rothesay the following day. I have never experienced such a severe storm when the wind blew literally blew the tops of the waves away, very spectacular.

When we inspected the mooring warps neither was damaged at all which we thought miraculous, bearing in mind the terrible noises it was making.

We arrived at Rothesay and Nick and Kyla went off to look at Mount Stuart which is a very a splendid house with an amazing Chapel all made of white marble.

Nick and Kyla left the following day, Saturday, as planned and left the boat un naturally quiet. I do miss them, what a splendid team they were and what fun we did have despite all the excitements.

I spent the weekend finishing off the final bit of painting, masticing round the galley worktop and doing various chores and keeping the boat up to scratch. As John Stirling said, its a lot of boat to keep up.

The other job I've done of course is to write up this blog looking at my carefully written up log book (which is almost full) - this finishes up until Monday night 18th of June,

your skipper

Chris

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