A/N: Wow I wrote this in like '04 & Uhm… It's '08. My apologies to all the people who'd hoped to finish reading it quickly. I somehow moved on from to // I guess I got tired of using other people's characters. I'm going to finish this story for the sake of the latest subscribers I'd gotten, but I'm editing it as well. I can't believe I called this a chapter. Ha. Hope you guys like the revisions & sorry if things are off, I stopped watching Inuyasha three years ago & have forgotten lots of things, lots & lots, so please forgive that. I just don't have the time to re-inform myself. But I wanted to finish it, so here it goes!
As the furry tail twitches, the group that was sitting around waiting for the small boy to awaken sigh relief. Now Inuysha's gang can finally take off and travel. Standing up and grabbing their things, they begin walking, a sleepy Shippo rubbing his eyes as they do so. It is true, they didn't have to wait for him to awaken and knowing Inuyasha he could've just kicked him awake, but the fact that the gang had been having a mellow week had caused them to all act strange. Nothing had been going on except the usual, which made the group at least feel safe that they hadn't changed. What was the usual though, you ask?
Well, a few minutes after they start walking Shippo starts complaining and ten minutes later Miroku gets a slap. And then Inuyasha gets a sit possibly twenty minutes later and it repeats. Not too much fun for anyone of them. Demons haven't been found for the past week now and the usual routine is starting to get boring. Lucky for the group things are about to finally change, because today the winds different. As Kagome stops her bike so suddenly that part of the members have to back-track to her something in the bushes nearby rustles. Quickly, they watch her as she scans the tree and they notice the reaction they've been waiting for. A gleam in her eyes as she catches a glimpse of the shikon shards in the aura of the nearby demon.
"There! A shikon shard with a demon." she says, pointing to the rustling that is now in the trees above them.
"About freaking time!" says Inuyasha as his claws come out more and he gets prepared to attack," I was starting to get bored of you guys."
"What!" says Kagome quickly suddenly ignoring the approaching demon and getting upset.
"Oh I mean... Of everyone else of course, Kagome..." he starts to say, but as usual, it's too late.
"SIT BOY!" says Kagome as Inuyasha slams to the ground.
Getting up quickly, Inuyasha thinks to himself of how lucky it was only one 'sit'. But his thoughts change as Sango grips her boomerang and Kirara changes shape. Shippo then scrambles to look out from the safety of Kagome's shoulder as the rest of the members prepare for the demon. Inuyasha gets out the tetsuiga and for some reason Miroku rubs Sango's butt instead of gripping his hands firmly onto his staff. Of course, this causes Sango to turn and hit him atop the head with her boomerang causing the whole gang to turn and watch the commotion. In the time they look away, they turn back quickly noticing how careless they were as someone stands before them. There stands a dark figure with a cloak wrapped around them, hiding everything but the figure that appears to be human.
"Well, hello there!" says the stranger, not only catching them off guard as most cloaked figures don't speak and least of all to say 'Hi'.
"Give me the shards!" says Inuyasha quickly ignoring the strangeness of the situation and as always, he rushes into battle, slashing toward the stranger.
"HEY!" says the stranger who then takes out two fans, "It's not nice to attack before properly introducing yourself, you know? I may just have to teach you a lesson."
"Ga ha!" Inuyasha says bursting into laughter at the sight of the fans. As the stranger opens them up to reveal shining blades, he stops short in-between a laugh and takes a gulp, trying to pretend that he wasn't surprised.
"I came here in hopes of chatting before ever having to take arms against you, brother… But, Father did always say you had a temper. "The stranger says.
"W...w...what are you talking about." says Inuyasha in a confused voice as the strangers words have caught him off guard.
"By the way you're dressed; I'm in shock that you'd think anyone would want to chat before attacking." Sango says in a snarky tone to the cloaked figure.
"Oh, yes. I had forgotten about this ratty old thing around me. You must forgive me for that." Replies the stranger and slowly she lifts her hand to the cloak, pulling it off.