AN: Thank you for all the reviews! To answer a question that everyone seems to be wondering; no, I am not going to kill off Miroku. He's not a personal favorite character of mine, but I don't want to be attacked by rabid Miroku fangirls ::looks around cautiously:: But, once Sango and Inuyasha reunite, that's when you'll find out what happens to Miroku.
Winter came, and winter went, and the slightly warmer spring weather soon began to set in.
The sun was shining brightly overhead. And a gentle breeze blew softly through the trees, causing a few loose leaves to dance gracefully through the air. Above, a stray cloud drifted lazily through the sky, casting shadows about the area. In the trees, unmoved by the calming breeze, birds sang their songs of joy while they flitted about their newly hatched children.
Back on the ground, grass and flowers swayed gently in the breeze as it blew across the lands. Creatures of the forest scurried away from the feet of the humans that treaded through the cool, dirt paths. And the humans, meanwhile, screamed in terror.
Amongst all the yelling, a few voices rang out over the others, letting anyone within hearing distance know about the dangers.
"Demon!"
"It's attacked the village!"
Through the mass of running villagers, two figures ran in the opposite direction that the villagers were going. While the villagers were running away, these two people, along with a fire-cat demon, ran back towards the village.
"Are you ready, Kohaku?" Sango asked, glancing over to her younger brother.
The boy nodded his reply, as he reached back and removed his sickle-like weapon from where it hung around his waist; preparing to use it if need be.
Sango nodded slightly as well, then looked ahead again, "Let's go!"
As they drew closer to the village, they began to hear sounds of the demon attack; various things crashing, the growls and sounds of the demon, and occasional screams from the less-fortunate villagers who were unable to escape.
"Kirara!" Sango called, glancing to her neko companion. She knew that they had to get to the village fast, and Kirara was their best hope for that.
The fire-cat jumped into the air as her tiny body was surrounded with flames. When the flames died down, she was in her larger form. Kirara then moved closer to the two taijiya, as Sango, followed by Kohaku, hopped onto her back. Once sure that neither would fall off, the fire-cat raced to the village.
The trio arrived at said village in time to see a very, very large spider-demon was what had caused all the trouble.
"Spider..." Kohaku whispered uneasily as he unconsciously tightened his hold on his weapon.
"It'll be okay, Kohaku." Sango said, knowing what he must be thinking about, "Its just a regular spider-demon."
Again, the boy's only reply was to nod. And then, on Sango's word, the two taijiya leapt off of Kirara and ran towards the demon.
Kohaku gripped his weapon tighter as they neared the demon. Finally, he threw the blade towards the spider, though he was sure to keep hold of the chain.
The blade sliced easily through one of the spiders front legs and hiraikotsu made quick work of the other. And, once the legs were immobilized, the trio moved in to make the final blow.
The spider proved to be tougher than they had originally thought, but they did, finally, bring it down and kill it.
Once it had stopped moving, Sango brushed a few strands of loose hair back behind her ear before lowering her mask and giving a satisfied smile, "Nice job, Kohaku."
Kohaku smiled slightly as well, and began to wrap up the chain part of his weapon, "You did most of the work, ane-ue."
Sango looked towards Kirara, intending to congratulate her as well, but stopped when she saw Kirara nudging the spider's body, "Kirara? What's wrong?"
Kirara sniffed at the demon, then suddenly took a bit out of it, surprising the two taijiya with her. She then returned to her mistress' side and dropped what she had bitten off of the demon. The fire-cat then looked up at Sango, her large crimson eyes blinking as she mewed.
Sango bent down, her eyes narrowing in confusion, "What is this, Kirara? What-- eh?" The taijiya stopped suddenly, noticing something shining underneath the blood and such. Cautiously, she reached out to grab the item, and she was surprised to find that it, whatever it was, was solid. Giving Kirara a quizzical glance, she began to wipe away the blood; revealing a small, round jewel.
"Shikon no Tama?!" Sango gasped, astounded to see the jewel in her hands, "But..." She trailed off and looked at Kohaku, wondering if she was really seeing the Shikon no Tama or not.
Kohaku looked form the jewel, to his sister's face, "Ano... didn't you tell me that the jewel was given to your friend?"
The young woman nodded as she stood up again, "Hai... Kagome-chan gave it to Inuyasha before she left. So..." Again, she trailed off. She shook her head slightly, before walking towards her hiraikotsu, "Come on Kohaku, Kirara, our jobs finished, so we can return home now."
"What about the Shikon no Tama?" Kohaku asked, tucking his weapon under the sash around his waist.
"We'll keep it." She replied, resting a hand against her weapon, "Its not like Inuyasha to loose something like this, so..." Sango paused for a moment then added, "So, we'll take it with us."
Kohaku nodded as he lowered his exterminators mask, letting it hang around his neck. He smiled, but it quickly faded as a red and silver blur dashed in front of him, towards Sango, "Ane-ue!"
Sango turned at the sound of her brother's voice, but she wasn't quick enough. The taijiya was quickly pinned to the ground as a rough hand grabbed her wrist; the wrist of the hand that held the jewel. Instinctively, she tightened her hold on the jewel, before looking up into her attackers face. She made a surprised sound as her own eyes met with familiar golden ones, "I-Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha froze the instant he heard his name, "Sango?"
AN: Ah, I know, I took the easy way out with the Kohaku and Sango versus demon-spider thing! I can't write fight scenes so I just kind of... ah, please don't hate me! -;; Also, I really have to find out what Kohaku's weapon is called.