A/N : Hello peoples! I have returned! its been a while since I last updated the reason behind that is because my laptop hasn't been working XD it freakin sucks.
I also want to thank you all for reviewing, faving, and following! its means so much for me and gives me more motivation to post more :D
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Chapter 7
Found you!
"Inuyasha did you find the right way yet?" Kagome asked the half demon, who was currently on all fours sniffing the ground.
"No I didn't! Would ya quit bugging me so I can concentrate!" He yelled and then continue his task.
The others merely sighed exhaustedly. It's been hours since the group left the village. They had been reluctantly following Inuyasha's nose, since he could still smell the incense from the shrine.
But the scent was fading and the half demon had been leading them in circles, claiming he knew the way. And finally with great effort they got him to stop so Inuyasha could make sure he actually had the scent.
Sadly there hasn't been any luck. The half demon couldn't pick up the scent, but he refused to give up. So here they were, waiting for Inuyasha to smell something...
"Maybe we should try a different method." Miroku spoke up.
"I agree, we don't have all day to try and find the smell of that shrine incense." Sango added. "The thief is just getting further away."
"Inuyasha will you just give up already!" Shippo exclaimed. "You lost the scent, so let's think of something else."
"Will you all shut up!" Inuyasha growled. "And why would we try something else? There's nuthin to try! And I didn't lose her scent, it's just not as strong as it was before! And maybe we woulda already caught her if someone had just let me leave last night!"
Kagome glared at him. "Don't yell at us! We wouldn't even be in this if you wouldn't had gotten my back pack stolen! Were just trying to fix something that you messed up on!"
"I didn't mess up! That thieving wench just got lucky!" The half demon shot back. "And when I find her she's gonna-"
Inuyasha suddenly stopped and started sniffing the air.
Kagome blinked. "Um...Inuyasha?"
He didn't say anything but put his nose to the ground and began to crawl forward.
"Think he found the scent?" Shippo asked.
"Perhaps." Miroku answered.
"We should probably follow him." Sango said tiredly walking after the half demon, with the others following behind.
About 4 minutes later the group was lead to a toppled over tree. Without a word Inuyasha stood up and hopped on top the tree trunk and walked to the end where the leaves were.
The others gave each other confusing stares. "Just were is Inuyasha leading us too?" Kagome said irritatedly.
"I doubt the thief is hiding in this tree." Sango said skeptically.
"Could he have found a clue?" Miroku wondered.
"That stupid Inuyasha doesn't know where he's going! And he's just too stubborn to admit it." Shippo scoffed.
"Are you all gonna make me wait here all day!" The half demon shouted. "Hurry the hell up!"
With aggravated sighs the group hopped up the toppled tree and walked over to Inuyasha.
"What is it Inuyasha?" Kagome asked stepping beside him.
He pointed forward. "See for yourself."
The school girl looked to see a bunch of trees leaves and something moving? She looked closer at the figure. "Is that a...frog?"
"A frog?" The others repeated and took a look for themselves. And what they saw was a giant demon frog laying on it's back.
"I-is it alive..?" Shippo said shakily.
"I think so." Sango answered. "I think I see it still breathing."
"Inuyasha why did you bring us to this demon frog?" Miroku asked.
"Because it has the smell of the incense from the shrine." The half demon responded.
"So you think it's been around the girl that stole my bag." Kagome said.
"It had to be around that bitch! It's got the same disgusting shrine-"
Inuyasha stopped his sentence as suddenly the demon let out a moaning sound. Kagome quickly took cover behind him as the others readied themselves for any attack.
The frog than began to move. "Damn...that...human..." It groaned.
Inuyasha's ears twitched at that. 'it's gotta be her!' "Hey frog!" He called.
The demon eyes opened and it quickly sat up and glared at them. "What do you want!"
"Did you see a human girl pass through here?" Inuyasha asked.
The demon merely narrowed it's eyes. "Why should I tell a bunch of humans and a half demon what I see."
Inuyasha growled at the frog's remark and walked closer to it. "Listen you bastard, I'm in a hurry so if you don't want any trouble you better tell me which way the girl went!"
The demon chuckled. "What's a pathetic half demon going to do about it if I don't."
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed dangerously at the frog demon.
"Um... Calm down Inuyasha." Kagome said smiling nervously. She knew calling Inuyasha a half demon would make him mad, but calling him pathetic too, he was probably about to explode! And they needed this demon alive for answers. "Just talk it out."
Inuyasha surprisingly smirked. "Don't worry I plan too."
He then unsheathed his sword which transformed into a much bigger, more intimidating sword than it initially appeared to be. And at the top of the hilt had flowing think fur covering that one spot, this sword was called tessaiga.
Inuyasha leaned the sword dangerously close to the demon frog, it's eyes widen in horror and it began to sweat nervously. "Now what were you saying about a pathetic half demon."
"N-n-nothing! I apologize for my rude matter! P-please forgive me!" The frog cried.
"So now your cooperating, if you don't wanna die you better tell me which way the human girl went!" Inuyasha demanded.
"Y-yes of course! The last I seen the human girl was in that direction." The demon pointed shaking nervously. "I don't know where she went after that."
With out giving it a second thought Inuyasha re-sheathed his sword and charged in the direction.
"Inuyasha, wait for us." Kagome called running after him with the others right behind.
The half demon then was put to a stop as a familiar scent crossed his nose. A wicked grin spreaded across his face. "Got it!"
A minute later the others arrived, Kagome and Sango riding Kirara with Miroku running along side them with Shippo on his shoulder.
"You could have waited Inuyasha!" The school girl scolded hopping off Kirara.
"There's no time for that!" Inuyasha said hurriedly crouching down in front of her. "Get on we gotta move."
"You have the scent?" Miroku asked.
"Yea so let's hurry up and get a move on!" Inuyasha replied. With Kagome secured on his back he bolted forward.
"He's so demanding." Shippo complained.
"That's Inuyasha for you." Miroku added climbing on the giant feline's back.
"And were the ones who has to deal with him." Sango sighed. "But we shouldn't get left behind , Kirara let's go."
The fire cat nodded and leaped into the air, flying after the half demon.
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"Whoa! Check it out!" Ranma said with wide eyes.
Her and Kaname had just arrived at get village. It was huge compared to the last one Ranma was at. There where lots of people flooding the road, with wagons rolling, farmers selling animals, and food stands at every corner.
"Yes my village is amazing." Kaname said happily.
"Yea especially for this time period." Ranma said to herself.
Kaname cocked her head. "Time period? What do you mean by that miss Ranma?"
"Um nuthin hehe.." The redhead replied with a nervous smile. "So Kaname which is your home?"
"Keep going straight, you won't miss it." The girl pointed.
Ranma nodded. "Alright." And followed the direction.
10 minutes later Kaname told the material artist to stop. "This is my home miss Ranma." She said.
The redhead's eyes widen when she glanced at the home. Kaname's home wasn't a hut, but a two story house. "Wow biggest house on the block." Ranma commented.
But when her eyes traveled downward there were people in front of the property. There was a man that held a sad expression holding a woman who was crying, while talking to two other men with staffs.
"You still haven't found her yet?" The man holding the crying woman asked, his voice full of hurt.
"No sir, we're so sorry." One of the men with staffs replied.
"Oh my little girl!" The woman sobbed into the man's chest.
"What goin on here?" Ranma asked Kaname.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Kaname suddenly shouted.
The people in front of the house looked toward Ranma and saw the little girl on her back.
"Kaname is that you!" Kaname's dad yelled running over to them.
"Oh my baby!" The mother cried running behind him.
"Oh those are your parents." Ranma said crouching down letting the girl off.
Kaname limped to her parents with open arms. "Oh daddy, mommy!"
The father dropped to his knees and caught the little girl in a warm embrace. "Kaname, thank god your safe!"
The mother joined them crying uncontrollably. "We were so worried about you!"
"I just hurt my ankle, but I'm alright." Kaname reassured them. "All thanks to miss Ranma."
They all look up to the redheaded girl. Ranma shifted awkwardly and did a little wave. "Uh hey..." She didn't exactly know what to do in this situation.
The parents smiled at the pig tailed girl, like she was some angel that came down from heaven. "Miss Ranma we are forever grateful to you for helping our Kaname." The dad said sincerely and reached his hand out to the material artist.
Ranma felt her cheeks flush and a smile spreaded across her face. She still wasn't use to this type of praise and even she had to admit that is it was a sweet moment.
"No prob." The redhead simply said walking up to them taking the father's hand.
"If you need anything miss Ranma, I will do whatever I can to get it for you." The dad said squeezing the pig tailed girl's hand.
"Um that's ok I don't really need anything." Ranma replied rubbing the back of her head with her other hand. 'cept a cure for my curse, a way to get back to my time, and a ticket outta Nermia. But I really doubt ya can get that buddy.'
"There must be something we can do for you?" The mom insisted.
"No it's fine really." Ranma said
"How about we put you up for the night." The dad inquired.
"Sorry I can't cuz I really have to be somewhere." Ranma responded trying to be as nice as she can. She didn't want to hurt these peoples feelings, she would feel like a total ass.
"But it'll be dark soon." The mother commented.
"Well that's true but...it's fine cuz...I don't live too far from here. Yea I live um...over there somewhere...and yea." The redhead said with a fake grin. Hoping they would buy it. Lying seems like the best way out of this situation. She had to get a move on, that monk was still waiting for her.
"Well okay then." The dad said with a smile. "How about you at least let us give you a meal, I bet your hungry."
Ranma then clasped both of her hands around Kaname father's hand, dropped down to ground with them, and looked up at them with her blue eyes sparkling. "I would love to!"
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"She must be in this village!" Inuyasha announced.
After picking up the scent of the shrine incense, thanks to the demon frog, the half demon lead the group to this lively looking village.
"Are you sure Inuyasha?" Kagome asked unsurely getting off his back. This was a big village and she didn't want them searching for hours and getting empty handed.
"Of course I'm sure!" He stated like he's never been wrong.
"Well the last time you said that we were walking in the forest for hours." Miroku commented.
"Oh shut up!" Inuyasha snapped. "The scent lead here so this is where we're gonna look!"
"Okay just calm down Inuyasha." Kagome said calmly, she was tired of him yelling.
"Keh I am calm! It's you people that keeps doubting me!" The half demon huffed.
"We're doubting you because you made us walk circles through the forest all day!" Shippo exclaimed.
"I was picking up the scent!" Inuyasha growled defensively.
"Is the shrine incense smell the only information you have on this girl." Sango asked. "Do you even know what she looks like?"
"Keh of course I do! She looks..." He started but then paused. 'What did she look like?' he thought. Inuyasha has been so focused on finding the shrine incense scent, he sort if forgot what the girl looked like... "She has red hair!" He finished confidently as remembered.
Kagome rose an eyebrow. "Really."
The half demon crossed his arms and nodded.
"Is there anything else?" Miroku asked.
"Um...she was small." Inuyasha answered still trying to Remember the girl's features.
"Small?" Sango repeated. "Like a child?"
"No, she's not a child. She was just really short." The half demon explained.
"Ok she's short and has red hair. Anything else?" Kagome asked. If they were going to search through this village for her, more information would be helpful.
"What else do you need to know!" Inuyasha snapped getting annoyed with all these questions.
"Well, how about is she a beauty or does she have a nice body?..." Miroku inquired and received a glare from Sango.
"Keh like I would pay attention to that." Inuyasha spat tossing his head to the side. "But I bet she has a face of a wild beast."
"But otherwise, that's all you know?" Sango asked even though she knew what his response would be.
He turned away from them and muttered. "Pretty much."
"Leave it to Inuyasha to forget what someone looks like from just last night." Shippo droned.
"It was dark okay!" The half demon barked. "Besides I don't have to know what that wench looks like, I got her scent! And it leads to this village, so let's hurry and get a move on!"
With that said Inuyasha took lead into the village. The group sighed heavily, they were tired of his bossy ness , but reluctantly followed him into the village.
"Is he really doing this all for just Kagome's bag?" Sango whispered.
"Well the jewel shards are in it." Miroku whispered.
"Yes but he's doing a bit more than usual don't you think?" Sango added.
"It's probably because Inuyasha lost the little fight he had with the girl and he wants revenge." Kagome said with a heavy sigh. With Inuyasha's pride it's only natural for him to be acting like this.
"He's got an ego bigger than his own brain." Shippo huffed crossing his arms.
"What the hell are you all whispering about!" The half demon yelled angrily snapping his head back.
They all looked the other direction and pretended to have no idea what he was talking about, this earned them a low growl from the silver hair demon.
"We didn't say anything Inuyasha." Kagome finally responded. "Did you find anything yet?"
"Keh no." He spat and decide to let the talking behind his back thing go. "All the different smells in the village are interfering. So I'm gonna have to sniff around to pick up the scent again." He explained then getting on the ground on all fours.
"While you search over here Sango and I can search around as well." Miroku suggested.
"Finally showing some effort." The half demon snorted.
"Kagome frowned at him. "It was you who got us into his mess!"
"Yea yea how much times are you gonna repeat yourself." Inuyasha scoffed then began sniffing the ground crawling forward.
Kagome screamed inwardly. He was so infuriating! The half demon was lucky they had to get the jewel shard back quick or he would have been sat into his own grave.
"Well meet up with you later then." Miroku said with a nervous smile noticing the school girls anger.
"Good luck Kagome." Sango told her friend with a smile. Sango knew Inuyasha was being extra rude because of this situation and Kagome is having a hard time dealing with it.
The school girl tried her best to return the smile, Sango was trying to make her feel better. "Thanks Sango." Besides Kagome was going to need it. She already on the verge of pulling out her hair from dealing with Inuyasha but this was no time for arguing.
The monk and demon slayer left in the other direction while Kagome and Shippo followed after Inuyasha.
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The sun hung tiredly in the sky, the blue sky already was beginning to turn a pinkish twinge as the glowing orb began it's slow decent toward the horizon.
"Maybe she's not here Inuyasha." Kagome said softly. They've been searching for the past hour and nothing's come up. No scent and no people has seen a short girl with red hair.
"And we have been searching for a long time now." She added.
"We haven't even been searching for that long!" Inuyasha declared. "She's here! I just know it!"
"Your going insane Inuyasha!" Shippo exclaimed.
"Shut up brat! Just wait wait until I find her and prove you guys wrong!" The half demon shot back
Then two familiar figures appeared before them. "Sango, Miroku, you guys find anything?" Kagome asked as they approached them.
"No." Sango shook her head.
"No one has seen a short girl with red hair." Miroku added.
"You see Inuyasha." Kagome said turning back to him. "No one seen a girl with red hair and you can't find her scent. Doesn't that seem like she wouldn't be in this village?"
"Keh she is here! The scent lead me here so she has to be!" Inuyasha stated, refusing to be proven wrong.
"That could be be true, but it's getting late and it's going to be dark soon." Sango inquired.
Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow. "So what?"
"So it would be harder to search for her in the dark." Miroku responded. "We should look for a place to rest for the night."
"Let me guess, you plan on using a fake exorcism." Sango said skeptically.
The monk smiled. "You know me so well Sango."
"No one has to know Miroku that well to figure that out." Shippo added.
"Wait who the hell said that were gonna stop for the night!" Inuyasha demanded.
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Come on Inuyasha, everyone is tired."
"There you go with the 'tired' crap again!" Inuyasha huffed closing his eyes and crossing his arms. "If you guys keep getting tired how do you expect us to catch this damn thief! So toughen your skins and let's get moving!" He finished opening his eyes with determination. Only to find the group not there anymore, but walking forward a couple feet away from him.
"Hey I'm talkin over here!" He yelled. "Don't you dare leave me!" The half demon jumped up to his feet and ran after them.
"Miroku where are we going?" Sango asked the monk who was currently leading them.
"I found an exceptionally well house for us to stay at while we were searching." He responded.
"Just look for the biggest house." Shippo said with narrowed eyes.
"I said wait damn it!" Inuyasha shouted now catching up to them.
"We weren't that far ahead Inuyasha." Kagome replied.
"Keh whatever traitors!" He pouted tossing his head away. "Where the hell are we going?"
"Here." Miroku simply said stopping.
The group stopped as well and in front of them was a very extravagant house that was two stories tall.
"Wow this is huge." Kagome said in amazement. "Pretty nice for a house from 500 years ago."
"I told you." Shippo scoffed.
"Can you really get us into this place Miroku?" Sango asked.
"Sango I'm a professional." The monk stated confidently. Miroku then lead the way to the giant home.
Inuyasha followed but a little slower than the others. His gaze fell to the ground thinking about today's events. '...damn just where is this wench hiding! She has to be here!' he thought.
But then why hasn't he got the scent or no one has seen her around? Has he been wrong? Has he been pushing everyone in circles this whole time? Was this all his-
At that moment a certain smell past through his nostrils. He immediately halted himself to a stop. Inuyasha began sniffing the air wildly. This was the one! 'I knew it!'
Kagome turned around noticing the half demon's sudden stop. "Are you okay Inuyasha?" She may have been mad at him and he's been acting like a big jerk, but she still cares about him.
Inuyasha grinned viciously. "You know Miroku you did pick a good place."
The others turned around, a little shocked to hear the half demon say that.
"Is that so?" Miroku said in confusion.
Inuyasha cracked his knuckles. "Yea this so happens to be the place where that damn wench has been hiding."
The others looked at each other in shock.
"Are you sure Inuyasha?" Sango asked in surprise. They've been asking him that a lot , but out of all the stuff that's happen today, who wouldn't ?
He cracked a devious smile. "Were about to find out!"
Before anyone could say anything Inuyasha charged toward the house and barged threw the door.
"Inuyasha!" They all called hurrying after him.
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"Ah that hit the spot!" Ranma said happily patting her now full stomach.
After agreeing to the meal from Kaname's parents she was taken to this nice room on the second floor and was cooked a meal fit for royalty.
"Who knew they could cook food this good back then." She mused. Her head then Turned toward the window and she gazed at the sky. The sun was going down.
'I should get going.' the redhead thought starting to rise up.
"what's the damn rush!" A voice in the back of her head said.
Ranma stopped and blinked. Wasn't that voice her own? It was! She just said that early today.
'What am I rushin back for?' She asked herself. 'As soon as I step foot in Nerima my life gonna be hell again.'
The small red head frowned and sat back down. 'And it not like Akane is gonna be happy seein me back...' Ranma laid down on her back and stared at the ceiling. "Maybe I will take them up on their offer on stayin the night."
"Hey what are you doing!" A voice suddenly yelled.
Then there was a bunch of crashing and banging coming outside her room.
Ranma blinked confusingly. "What's goin on out there?"
"Leave you can't come in here!" Another voice shouted.
"Move! I know she's here!" A different voice yelled.
The red head now sat up. 'That voice sounds kinda familiar...'
"Inuyasha stop! You can't just barge into someone's house!" A softer voice exclaimed.
"They're hiding that little wench here! I can smell her!" The familiar voice declared. "Come out I know your here!" Then suddenly the door to Ranma's room slid open.
Standing in front of the redhead was a teen boy. He had long thick silver hair, at the top of his head was small triangular dog-like ears and he wore a kimono that was a bright shade of red. The feature that caught Ranma's attention was his bright golden eyes, it felt like she's seen them somewhere before?
"Ha I found you!" Inuyasha announced.
The pigtailed girl stared blankly at him. "Um do ya need sumthin?"
"Did you think you could get away from me!" He growled.
"Why the hell are ya lookin for me?" Ranma asked obliviously.
"Don't play dumb with me wench!" The half demon snarled. "You really think you could pull a stunt like that then run and hide! You damn coward!"
The redhead frowned. "Coward?!" That word then triggered a memory.
"I can see you! Come out of the shadows you coward!"
"It's you! From the shrine!" Ranma said in surprise.
"Yea it's me you fool!" He barked angrily.
At this time Kagome, Sango , and Miroku caught up to Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha what's wrong with you!" Kagome demanded. "You can't just-" The school girl then paused as she noticed the girl with bright red hair that was tied back into a pigtail, bright blue eyes, wearing black pants and what looked like a blue Chinese shirt. "Is this her?"
"I told you I would find this damn wench."
Inuyasha sneered flexing his claws. "Now that I've found you, I'm gonna make you regret stealing-"
"My you are very beautiful." Miroku said suddenly shoving past Inuyasha knocking him over and appearing in front of Ranma.
"Huh?" She uttered dumbfounded.
The monk then grasped one of the red head's small hands into his bigger ones. "Will you bear my child?"
At that moment Ranma froze. All the color draining from her face as she sat there in pure shock.
Inuyasha shot up. "Miroku what the hell Argh!" He cried as he was once again shoved away by now an angry Sango.
"Miroku you prevert monk!" She growled holding up her giant boomerang weapon Hiraikotsu, readying to strike.
"Sango wait!" The monk pleaded.
The demon slayer then stopped her attack. Not for Miroku's plea, but because a blue aura suddenly started rising from the redhaired girl.
Ranma's eyes was blazing like blue fire. "Out of all the things people has asked me!" She growled clenching her fist tightly.
Miroku gulped nervously, like he was about to be fed to a pack of hungry wolves.
"That has to be the sickest! You prevert!" She shouted slamming her fist straight into his face, sending him flying backwards and smashing him through the side of the room by the window. Miroku flew downward the two story house and crashed bodily into the hard packed ground outside.
"Miroku!" Sango cried worriedly, the demon slayer quickly ran to the new giant whole in the side of the house. She stared down at the monk. "Are you ok Miroku?"
The others ran over as well and stared down at the monk to make sure he was okay.
"Is he alright?" Kagome said in concern.
Miroku did a little wave telling them that he was alive, but remained laying on the floor. The others took a breath of relief and Inuyasha turned back to Ranma.
"Why you little-" but stopped his threat as she was no longer there but now in the windowsill with Kagome's yellow bag strapped on her back.
"I'm so outta here." She said dryly and jumped out the window.
"Wait ! This is the second floor!" Kagome warned running to the window only to see the redhead land easily on her feet then taking off into a sprint.
"Never mind..." Kagome mumbled in half amazement. No normal person could jump down so far without breaking their legs.
"Damn it! That little wench is getting away!" Inuyasha said in frustration running to the windowsill then hopping out as well.
"Inuyasha!" The school called but was just ignored as the half demon took off after the pig tailed girl. "Why do I even bother." She sighed irritatedly.
"Kagome let's get Miroku and follow after them." Sango said.
She nodded. "Alright let's do it." Both girls then ran out the room and took the stairs.
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To be continued...
