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Saraja leads them in silence to the village. Finally, after you turn a corner, they all see the village.
"Oh god!" gasps Kagome. They see the ruined huts and the bodies Saraja lined up.
"Let's get to work." said Miroku quietly. Without saying anything, Saraja leads them to the village. Miroku and Inuasha get to work digging graves. Saraja and Sakora put the bodies in. Sango, Shippo and Kagome look for a suitable hut to stay for the night. They find firewood and start to cook food. Inuyasha and Miroku bury the bodies and Miroku prays for their souls. Finally, the group of grave makers all finish up and head for the hut. They get there and see supper ready. Saraja and Sakora sit down across from the travelers and eat in silence. Finally, Saraja decides to breaks the silence. She looks at them.
"You know about why we came here but we don't know about you. You all look out of place."
"We are looking for jewel shards." answers Kagome.
"And Naraku." adds Shippo.
"Naraku ? Not the one dressed like a baboon?"
"Yes why?" asks Sango in surprise.
"We met him a few days ago." says Sakora. "He was looking for information about a priestess that we just passed days before."
"In fact, she looked a lot like you." says Saraja, looking at Kagome. "Kikyo I believe." She look at Sakora. Sakora nods.
"Kikyo ?" Saraja looks at Inuyasha in surprise.
"Yes. Why? Do you know her?"
"We all do." says Miroku. "Kagome is Kikyo's incarnation."
"And Inuyasha's girlfriend." says Kagome. It sounded like she didn't want it to be like that.
"Really?" Saraja looks at Inuyasha and to her surprise he looks uncomfortable.
"Well, he asked for information about her and said that he would give us jewel shards. We didn't want them and we didn't even know her. He said we missed a fine opportunity and left." Saraja looks at them. "You're going after Naraku to get something."
"The jewel shards." says Inuyasha. Saraja's eyes widen.
"I suppose you want them to become stronger right?"
"Of course." he replys sharply. She blinks.
"Apparently you just pointed out the obvious." says Sakora in Saraja's head.
"I guess so. This half demon has a short temper." she thinks back.
"You going to have to excuse Inuyasha." says Miroku. "He's hot tempered at times."
"Why you lecherous monk." shouts Inuyasha. Saraja blinks.
Oh dear. I think I started something. she thinks.
"I hope this doesn't become violent. For a group who travels together, I wonder how they put up with this." thinks Sakora.
"Inuyasha, sit boy." says Kagome. To Saraja's and Sakora's surprise, Inuyasha is forced to sit down. Saraja winces.
"That looks painfull." she thinks.
"I guess she answered my question." Sakora thinks to Saraja. She smile slightly. They all finish up and sit around the fire. Saraja feels the warmth. Miroku looks at Saraja and Sakora.
"You both look to be sisters."
'We consider ourselves to be. We are both born from demon fathers and human mothers." says Saraja. "We grew up in the same village and same time period. The only difference is that of our training."
"Training?" asks Kagome.
"My parents taught me how to fight. My father was an excellent swordsman. Her father on the other hand..." She looks over at Sakora.
"Yes?" asks Shippo
"He was a psychic and a healer." answered Sakora. They see eyes open wide.
"Really?" asks Kagome. Sakora nods.
"Now you see how we can defeat the bandits." says Saraja.
"I still have more training to do but I know I'm strong enough."
Saraja nods. "We both still have a lot of training left but we're pretty strong..." She then feels the moon at the highest point in the sky. She feels the moon beams land on her. She looks out the window and groans.
"What's wrong?" asks Shippo.
"It's a full moon." She looks at them. "You better not tell." she says.
"It's tonight isn't it?" asks Inuyasha. Saraja looks at him.
"You should know seeing how you're half demon."
"They're trustworthy." he replies.
"It's your night when you become human?" asks Kagome. She nods and feels the searing pain that haunts her on these nights rip through her body. She gasps and put a hand to her stomach as the scar that was inflicted years ago shows up. Saraja changes in front of everybody's eyes.
