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Chapter 2- Reunion
Kagome's jaw dropped. Fifteen years? "How is that possible?"
Miroku shrugged and replied, "Beats me, but it happened. Maybe we should look for some of our friends to fill us in."
Tsukime stared at Kagome, perplexed. She sighed, and spoke once more. "I don't know whether to believe what you say or not. If you really are who you say you are, Koga will know."
Tsukime turned around and walked towards the corpse of the snake youkai. With one swift movement, she broke one of the fangs off and put it in an empty sheath on her belt. She then started walking towards Kirara. "Where are you going?!" Kagome was a little alarmed.
"We are going to see a friend of mine. He can help you find Koga."
Tsukime turned to face the group. "You two, with the weird clothes, get on Kirara's back. Mutt-Face and I will travel on foot. Depending on the weather, we should get to my friend by nightfall."
"Won't you get tired on foot?" Miroku questioned
Tsukime laughed and replied, "Please! Compared to how hard I have to run to keep up with Koga, thirty miles is nothing! Now, come on. We're wasting energy. It's time to go!"
The young demon slayer suddenly whistled sharply, and Kirara took off. Before Inuyasha could react, Tsukime was already off and running. The hanyou growled in annoyance and ran after the girl.
A young fox demon sat in the branches of a fruit tree just outside of the human village he was staying at. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a small wooden object. It was a whistle, a gift for Tsukime that he had carved while she was away. Putting the whistle to his lips, he puffed experimentally into the object. To his delight, whistle made a sound akin to that of a flute. During his travels with Tsukime, he had become quite proficient at woodcarving. Lately, he had been experimenting with trying to imbue some of the objects he made with a dose of his fox magic. He didn't know if this whistle would work. He would have to wait for his demon slayer friend to try it out. He smelled a familiar scent in the air. Kirara was returning! Pocketing the whistle, the young kitsune jumped from the branches and landed safely on his feet. His landing wasn't exactly graceful, but he was getting better. Someday I'll be as strong and graceful as Tsukime, he thought wistfully.
The fire neko landed and a female figure climbed down from her back. The kitsune's face almost split in half from his smile. Running towards them, he shouted, "Tsukime! You're back!"
He quickly realized that the girl who had arrived with Kirara was not, in fact, Tsukime. Unsheathing his knife, he growled, "Who are you and where is Tsukime?"
The girl helped a familiar man down from Kirara's back. When they turned around, the young fox almost gasped in surprise.
"Kagome! Miroku!"
Kagome and Miroku froze when they saw a red-haired youkai boy with a knife glaring at them. Suddenly, the boy's eyes went wide with shock. "Kagome?" the boy gasped, "Miroku?"
How does this boy know us, Miroku wondered. He studied the boy's face for a minute and realized who he was. "Shippo!"
Kagome stared in blatant shock. The boy had grown, but he was definitely Shippo. He looked to be the equivalent of about 14 or 15 years old. His voice was somewhat deeper and his eyes and facial features were definitely less child-like. His hair was a slightly deeper shade of red, and he now bound it up with a leather thong instead of a bow. Before, his tail was little more than a little brown puff-ball, But now, having become longer and fuller, had turned into a handsome, red-brown fox tail.
Before she even realized what she was doing, Kagome was already hugging Shippo. She had really missed the kit, and it was good to see him again. However, Kagome was torn from her thoughts by a strangled sentence. "Kagome! Air! Can't breathe!"
Kagome quickly released Shippo, who gasped for breath. Once the kitsune had caught his breath, the three of them chatted, getting reacquainted with one another.
Tsukime laughed happily. She loved how running at such an incredible pace felt. Sometimes it even felt like she was flying! She took a quick glance back. The blind hanyou was having little difficulty keeping up with her. Leaping over a fallen tree, Tsukime laughed once more and shouted, "What's wrong, old man? Is your advanced age catching up with you?"
The girl raced ahead with a burst of speed, enjoying Inuyasha's frustrated shouts. "Who are you calling 'old man', you little brat! Just wait'll I get my hands on you! No human can run that fast!"
Tsukime just laughed and continued running, oblivious to the hanyou's continuous ranting.
Tsukime ran out of the forest, followed shortly after by an irate and slightly out-of-breath Inuyasha. Tsukime slowed to a stop and walked over to Shippo. The fox lad had only one thing to say- "Did you get it?"
Tsukime reached into the spare sheath on her belt and extracted a large snake fang, handing it to Shippo. The young kitsune nodded and ran off into the village, the snake fang held tight in his hand. Turning to face the others, Tsukime made sure that they were paying attention and said, "All right, now we go to the inn. It's getting dark out here and I won't be held responsible if you three get robbed, killed, maimed, and/or eaten."
And with that, Tsukime turned around and walked away. The group stared at Tsukime for a moment, and then followed her. Considering his broken arm, Miroku couldn't help but think, Well, the girl definitely makes a compelling argument.
AND IT IS DONE!! Sorry that chapter 2 is so short. Chapter three'll be longer, I promise. READ AND REVIEW, PEOPLE! If you even THINK about flaming, hordes of man-eating emoticons to eat your avatar.
