Wolf: Yeah... Sorry about the wait, but I'm drowned in schoolwork lately...
And now for the story
After the battle had worn on, Kagome looked at her cousin and decided to pull out the most hurtful words she knew. It was over the line, but Sentry had already crossed that one with the 'virgin' thing. She needed someone to teach her that messing in another girl's love life was strictly against the rules.
"I might not have much experience with boyfriends, but at least I have taste! Unlike you, Sentry-san, none of my nonexistent boyfriends have tried to kill me!"
The very air went cold with that one. Sentry looked at her cousin and Kagome could see two possibilities to that situation, one in each eye. Her green eye seemed to be hurt and sad, ready to cry, but her purple eye held nothing but ice and malice. That one wanted her dead and buried.
"Take that one back, Kagome," Sentry said with enough venom to make Sesshomaru flinch back. By this time, Miroku and Sango were here with Shippo and had heard that last insult, along with a few before then. They were just as affected by the voice. Sentry sounded scary before. Now she was downright murderous.
"What if I won't?" Kagome asked, not being reasonable. Sentry moved like lightning, skirting toward her cousin, aiming to kill. Inuyasha was only just quick enough to block the hit for her and he was thrown backward a bit because he misjudged the power behind it.
"It's my fault I almost died, is that what you're getting at?" Sentry asked, looking only at Kagome. She was used to this beastly side of her cousin. It was a normal reaction to her sour attitude. It was only a chance to make sure she was still alive.
"That's not what I meant and you know it," Kagome said from behind Inuyasha. "And you started this. Don't pull out the guilt card when that's already over and done with."
"Just take me home," Sentry growled. She looked at Kagome and spoke in English so she couldn't understand. "I don't understand anything anymore."
Inuyasha saw Sentry clench her fist and stick it in her pocket. The girl was the first he'd seen to wear pants like a man from her time. He'd assumed all women wore skirts, after seeing both Kagome and her mother wear nothing but. She was interesting and violent and cocky, almost like Kouga. But unlike him, she could control herself and knew that this battle was, and should have been, ended .
"Inuyasha, can you give us both a ride?" Kagome asked sweetly, hoping the answer would be 'no'. Sentry waved to Sesshomaru and started walking in the direction of the village. She had a feeling it was this way, and her feelings were usually right.
"Wait up!" Shippo called, going after her. Although he loved Kagome like a mother, he was worried about the new girl. She smelled strange and almost reeked of unshed tears.
"What do you want, fur ball?" Sentry called back to the kid, looking down at the ground. Shippo pouted and looked up at the girl, tears threatening to overflow. She was just so mean! How could she stand making other people feel bad?
"What's up with that look?" Sentry asked defensively. She didn't like making people cry, but they annoyed her. It wasn't her fault that people around her couldn't take a few insults. They needed to toughen up to her words.
"You're not very nice." Sentry rolled her eyes. This was why she couldn't deal with kids. They always stated the obvious. She preferred to leave that sort of thing to people like Kagome, who would no doubt have at least three children of her own and contribute to the world population crisis.
"I don't have to be nice, kid. I'm from New York, where no one is nice. Most people can't afford to be." Shippo looked confused, so she picked him up and started walking again. It wouldn't help her if she just left the kid behind. She'd probably get in more trouble and get sent home sooner. She wanted to stick around for a little while.
"It must not be a nice place to live," Shippo imagined.
"It's not, but it's home. Sometimes, you meet people that you like there, even though they're not nice to anyone else." She smiled at the little kid. "You must be good friends with my cousin. She treats you like her brother Souta." Sentry stopped. "She treats you getter than her mom, even."
"Kagome is really nice! Why don't you like her?"
"I don't know, kid. Something about her face makes me really want to punch it. It's very strange." Sentry laughed at that, imagining punching that good girl in the nose. It would be really satisfying to hear that pretty little nose crack. Of course, she'd get put back into anger management for it, but it would be worth it.
As Shippo started speaking more, Sentry noticed that the plants were getting smaller and smaller, a sure sign they were near a village. The trees were giving way to roads and Sentry could see Kagome and her mutt ahead of her. They'd managed to beat her there.
"Sentry-san!" Kagome shouted, waving. It seemed that she was putting up an extra effort to be nice, so Sentry didn't reply. She just kept walking until Kagome pointed out Kaede's hut, whoever she was. This would be useless, that much she knew. Something about this didn't feel right.
