"SIT!" Kagome yelled.
Inuyasha's face connected squarely with the dirt. Sango, Shippo, and Miroku watched silently. Kagome turned on her heel and stomped off, grabbing her backpack as she left. "Kagome! Wait!" Inuyasha yelled running after her.
Kagome reached into her bag and began throwing random objects at him. Translation: anything solid and hard. Inuyasha ducked.
"Don't follow me Inuyasha," she said pleasantly.
She turned.
"OR ELSE!" she added, walking away.
Naraku watched the 'show' blankly. What had the foolish demon said to anger the girl so much? Kagome passed under his tree without a single word. Waves off anger rolled of her. All Naraku wondered was where she was going. Her home was the other way. Naraku shrugged. This wasn't his problem. He settled against his tree with a content sigh. "That girl can throw," he remarked.
Kagome stared out at the lake. She should keep going. She knew it. This was Western land. In other words, Sesshomaru's territory. Kagome's miko robes were wet at the hem. "Damn it Inuyasha," she grumbled.
"And what do we have here?"
Kagome turned to see a green eyed demon.
"I am a mere miko. What may I do for you?" she asked.
The demon lunged. Kagome leapt back.
'Luckily Sango taught me a few moves,' Kagome thought silently as she landed on her feet.
The demon turned to her.
"No miko would be able to do that. Besides you reek with the scent of demon," he said. Kagome sniffed her sleeve.
'Inuyasha's scent!' she realized.
The demon lunged again. This time Kagome grabbed her bow, rolled to her knee, and fired. The arrow took the demon's head off. Kagome walked over and took her arrow from the ground.
"Sorry. But you picked a bad day to mess with me," she said.
Sesshomaru tapped his fingers impatiently.
"Where is Karu?" he demanded.
Kaeri ,one of his assistants, shrugged.
"He left this morning for guard duty," she replied.
Sesshomaru sighed.
'Must be that unfamiliar aura,' he thought.
"LORD SESSHOMARU!" Rin yelled running in.
She was pulling Jaken behind her.
"Yes?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Master Jaken and I were in the meadow when we found Master Karu's remains," Rin squealed.
Sesshomaru flinched. Her high pitched tone hurt his ears ,merely adding to his headache. "Rin. With Naraku running around, I wouldn't doubt Karu was dead. But it was his own fault," he said.
Rin nodded.
"Kaeri. Jaken and I are leaving now. Watch over Rin," Sesshomaru ordered.
Kagome made her way back to Kaede's village. She'd finally calmed down. Inuyasha was waiting at the edge of the village.
"Took you long enough!" he said.
Kagome placed her hands on her hips.
"Nice bruise. Where'd you get it?" she asked.
Inuyasha glared. Sango bolted past him.
"First here!" she cheered hugging Kagome.
Kagome laughed.
"Hey Sango."
Sango held her at arms length.
"Where've you been? We were worried," she said.
Kagome waved her question aside.
"I was wandering around. I had to fight off one demon," she said.
"A demon? Naraku?!" Inuyasha practically yelled.
"He didn't hurt me. And no he wasn't one of Naraku's demons. I handled it," Kagome replied annoyed.
Sango looked at the two of them.
"Sooooo. Kagome did you meet anyone interesting?" she asked.
"No one," Kagome hissed stomping past Inuyasha.
Inuyasha watched her angrily.
"You can stop glaring," Kagome snapped at him.
"Why should I?" he asked.
"I know you only think of me as a jewel detector. And if I die you always have that whore Kikyo," Kagome replied.
Inuyasha went red with anger.
"She's not a whore! Don't confuse her with you," Inuyasha yelled.
Kagome glared at him, also red. Her hands were in fists at her sides and she was shaking. "GO…. TO… HELL," she said calmly, turning and walking away.
"Inuyasha. You are an ass," Sango commented crossing her arms.
"Whatever," Inuyasha said.
He stomped away in the opposite direction. Sango sighed.
"Those two are really breaking apart," she said as Inuyasha was surrounded by Kikyo's soul collectors.
