Chapter 1
"Bye Mom! Bye Gramps! I'll try not to be too long this time!"
Kagome Higurashi bounced happily out the door, massive yellow backpack in tow. She stopped in front of the well house on her family shine. Looking around, she quietly let herself in and jumped into the well. After she was gone, the three sets of eyes that had been watching her stepped out of hiding. Two demon girls in pretty furisodes and a woman with sapphire eyes quickly made their way to the old well house. Satisfied that Kagome had in fact disappeared, the older demon turned to her younger sister.
"Are you ready, Sayuri? You'll need to follow, but stay out of sight at first."
"Yes, Sister!"
Kimiko nodded and kissed the top of Sayuri's head before they both hugged the human woman and disappeared through the Bone Eater's Well.
Kimiko took Sayuri in her arms and leapt straight up from the bottom of the well and darted into the trees as quickly as she could. Covering their scents and auras, she quickly ran to catch up to Inuyasha and Kagome. Once they were in view, she placed Sayuri gently on the ground and brushed the dirt from her furisode. Pink silk rustled quietly as Sayuri made her way alongside Inuyasha without being detected. Blue silks made no noise as Kimiko followed her younger sister.
I have to make sure Sayuri is safe before I set out for the Western Citadel.
Night was fast approaching when the two finally stopped. Sayuri found a hollowed out tree to take shelter in. She wished she had her pink blanket, but Kimiko had said that she must not bring it. Bright golden eyes peeked out of the tree hollow one last time before settling in to sleep. She knew her sister was supposed to set out immediately for the Citadel. That was part of her orders. However, Sayuri knew her sister better and knew she would stand guard until she was with the group.
Inuyasha…When I am with your group, what will you think of me? Will you be jealous that I am a full demon where you are merely half? No doubt that if you are, I will have need of Lady Kagome's protection…
Kimiko sat high in the same tree Sayuri rested in, bathed in the light of the moon. Her platinum hair moved gently in the breeze as she swept the area again. Some minor demons were in the distance, but she would only dispatch them if they came too near. Her father had taught her not to waste energy with meaningless battles early on, and it had always served her well. An echoing thud brought her out of her memories for a brief moment. It came on the heels of a reiki spike and the faint yelling of Lady Kagome. Blinking, Kimiko looked down and saw her sister still sleeping peacefully.
Soon, little one, you will be placed among Inuyasha's group and I will be on my way to the West, for Fate has decreed this by our very existence…