I don't own Inuyasha. Sorry about the last chapter being short. This one will probably be a little short too.

Mika held up a small black ball. "So I put this mini bomb in her lipstick, and when she opens it, it explodes all over her face!"

Kashioki broke out in an ear to ear grin. "I am so proud of you. You just met her and you are already pranking her."

Mika giggled. "Thanks, onii-chan."

Mika walked into the girls' cabin. She then raided Kikyou's makeup bag, and found the red lipstick. She opened it and stuck the mini bomb into the side and shut it, then put everything back to the way it was. Then she left.

A few minutes later, Kikyou walked in.

"Three... Two... One..."

A shriek came from the cabin as Kikyou ran out, face covered in lipstick. Kashioki, Inuyasha, Kagome, Mika, and everyone else out of the favorite eight here were laughing. Mika stood up and took a bow.

Kikyou, however, saw this. She washed off her face in the bathroom, and approached a youkai, one she had slept with before.

"I will sleep with you when we get back if you will beat the shit out of the black and white haired bitch!" she hissed.

The youkai grinned and nodded his head in agreement.

He then walked over to Mika, who had stepped away from the group to get a drink.

"You know, Kikyou wants me to beat you up."

Mika spun around and put an arm up in partial defense.

"Don't worry, I won't. You're too cute."

Mika looked at him cautiously.

He grabbed her arm and pulled her to his body with a perverted grin. She tried to get away, but he was stronger than her. He reached around so as to grab her butt when he felt an aura of pure hatred behind him. He released her and turned around to see what it was, and Kashioki stood there. You could practically see the flames shooting off of him.

"Oooooo..." winced Kagome, who had come after seeing Kashioki run off. "You are SO going to die..."

Kashioki punched the youkai in the gut, making him double over. Then he grabbed the collar of the other's shirt and pounded his face until his nose was broken and bloody. Kashioki flipped out his tazer and rammed it into the man's nuts, full power, relishing the scream of pain from the man. Then he spun around and chucked him at the boys' cabin, leaving a three inch imprint of his body upon impact. By now, a crowd had gathered. Kashioki turned to face them.

"ANYONE ELSE WANNA MESS WITH MY IMOUTO-CHAN??" he roared. They slinked away, heads shaking and radiating with fear.

It was time for lunch. Mika and Kashioki got their lunches and went to a table with their friends. Mika was trembling a little bit after that little experience. "Onii-chan, I don't think I'm ever gonna get a boyfriend."

"Don't worry. If another guy EVER does something similar to that to you, I will KILL THEM!"

Kashioki glared at Miroku and he put his hands up innocently. "After that, I don't think I will hit on Mika, ever."

"Smart guy," Inuyasha snorted.

Kagome nodded.

Just then a tall green haired guy walked up to the group. "Hey. I'm Kish, and I saw what happened. Are you alright?"

He looked at Mika, who just blushed. "Um.. Yeah... Im good."

Kashioki glared at Kish. He wasn't exactly trusting of this guy. "So.. hey. I was wondering if you would wanna hang out?" Kish asked.

"Sure," said Mika.

"No."

"Huh? Onii-chan?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because I said no!"

"He just wants to hang out! It's not like he came up and asked me to sleep with him!"

"Well, in case you didn't notice, I kind of have a reason to not be trusting!"

"Onii-chan, he asked if I was all right!"
"Why didn't he do it earlier then?" asked Kashioki, standing up.

"Because the only person who would have approached you then was a person with a death wish! Just let me go and STOP TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE!" she yelled, standing up as well.

Kashioki immediately got a sad look on his face.

Mika realized what she had said and slapped her hands over her mouth. "Onii-chan, I'm so sorry..."

Kashioki shook his head and managed a weak smile. "No, you're right imouto-chan. You're right. Go ahead and hang out with Kish."

Kashioki then turned around and left the building, food untouched.

Mika slumped back down into her chair and began to cry. Kish was still where he had been, thinking about how out of place he felt and whether or not he should go comfort Mika. After all, he didn't know how her friends would view this.

"Mika, what was that all about?" Asked Ayame.

Mika sniffed. "Kashioki...he never got along with Dad. Dad always told him what to do and when to do it, and if he didn't do it, he was punished, harshly." Another sniff. "Kashioki wasn't allowed to do anything. One day, they got into a big fight. Kashioki eventually yelled at dad to stop trying to live his life for him. Dad smacked him and told him to get out of his house, that he never wanted to see him again. Mom didn't like that, and-" Sniff. "and it ended up with them getting a divorce. Kashioki blamed himself for that, and he also thought that because of that, he ruined my life. I still haven't been able to convince him he didn't..." Mika burst into tears again.

All of her friends huddled around, their lunches forgotten in favor of comforting Mika. Inuyasha, after a moment, left the building.

Rain. Of course. It fit the mood, so why not? Regardless, he liked the rain. This rain felt good on his skin, unlike the daggers of ice that fell from the sky on his planet. He sighed, and looked to the clouds. They were dark, dark and gloomy. But it fit the mood, so why not? Kashioki saw something in the distance, and when he saw what it was, he managed another weak smile before trudging toward it.

It was a statue of Jesus, arms held out as if preparing to embrace Kashioki. On top of the hill about a half a mile away from the mess hall.

"You know, this wouldn't have happened if you had cut her a little slack."

"I have a reason not to be trusting, Inuyasha."

"You scared them all shitless, Kash! No one will try anything on her again!"

"People are stupid, Inuyasha. That is the first thing we are taught on my planet. No matter how intelligent they are, someone will always repeat a mistake of the past. Like trying to eradicate the Jews. No one is ever going to get away with it, but people still try."

"Still, she just wanted to make a new friend."

"And what if he turned out to be some perverted horny bastard, huh? I would never be able to forgive myself."

"Kashioki, the odds of that-"

"SHE'S MY FAMILY, GOD DAMMIT!" he yelled. "HER, KAGOME, AND LYN! THEY ARE ALL I HAVE LEFT!" He took a deep breath. "And I am sure as hell not going to lose my family again. Not again, never again. NEVER. I don't want to ruin her life any more, I already did enough damage when mum and dad got divorced. But I am going to protect her."
"Why did you lie to us?"

"Huh?"

"The way you told the story, you made it seem that you guys were a happy family. Why?"

"Because," Kashioki said in a low voice, "it brought less painful memories."

Inuyasha nodded in understanding. "Why did you come here?"

Kashioki looked at the statue. "I've read the Bible from my planet, and from this planet. They are exactly the same. How can it not be true? I am not a religious fanatic, but I won't abandon what I believe. And I believe Christianity to be the right path." He grinned, and looked back at Inuyasha. "Buddhism is the left path."

They both shared a laugh as the skies cleared and the sun shone down.

I'm sorry, imouto-chan...I just keep hurting you...

Damn. This one turned out shorter than I wanted. Sorry. And I apologize if I offended anyone with the Christian moment there. It's what I believe, and I felt like making a statement. Review please.