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Chapter 7

Isilindil and Ember laughed along with the rest of the group, poking fun at Inuyasha. He scowled crossing his arms in front of his chest defiantly. "Look, if you wanna make fun, make fun of Kagome…"

Kagome looked at him in surprise. "Why would they want to do that? All I did was 'sit' you."

A loud thud was heard shortly after that.

"Will you stop doing that?!" Inuyasha told her angrily as he got to his knees shakily, glaring at the giggling group.

"That wasn't very nice… funny, but not nice." Ember told Kagome with a small grin.

Isilindil chuckled, lending Inuyasha a hand. He reluctantly accepted, standing up fully.

"Wow, Inuyasha, I didn't know you could be that nice…" Kagome said with an innocent smile.

"Shut up." Inuyasha muttered, starting to walk again, muttering to himself.

Soon, the group calmed down a bit, each holding small conversations that didn't last very long.

"Can we stop now?" Kagome asked after a bit, looking around the group.

Ember nodded in agreement, beaming at the group. "I'll make lunch…"

"You know, if she makes lunch, we'll be eating faster than you could blink." Isilindil said with a grin, getting a few smiles in return.

"Alright… we'll take a break.." Inuyasha said after a moment, leading the group ahead a bit. "Here." He led them into a small clearing; the trickling of water came to their ears.

"Perfect!" Ember exclaimed, dropping her pack and rushing to the water. "Hey Isi, could you hand me my stuff?"

Isilindil nodded, grabbing her friend's pack, walking over to where Ember knelt. "Here… what are you gonna make?"

Ember grinned mischievously. "You'll see."

"That makes me just a bit nervous." Isilindil replied, walking away from her still grinning friend. She heard a light cackle as she walked back to the rest of the group.

"Do you know what we're eating?" Miroku asked, looking at Isilindil as she rejoined them.

She shook her head. "Nope. She won't tell me."

Clattering was heard as Ember removed pots and a number of other things from her bag. "Oww…" Came the small whimper. "I'm fine."

Isilindil rolled her eyes, giving a small sigh.

Soon, Ember came over to the group, handing them each a bowl and spoon. "Okay, give me one more sec."

"How does she cook that fast?" Kagome asked in slight awe.

Isilindil shrugged, accepting her spoon and bowl. "Not a clue… and I'm a bit afraid to ask."

Ember soon returned, holding a steaming pot. "Hold out your bowls," she ordered, ladling the steaming contents into their bowls.

"Now can you tell us what we're eating?" Shippo asked, looking down at the stuff now residing in his bowl.

"Ramen Noodle." Ember said proudly. "I decided to do something easy."

"Nice choice, Em." Isilindil told her friend with a smile, taking a small sip of the soup. "Good."

Inuyasha and the others followed suit, each eating their food. Inuyasha finished his with relish, looking up at Ember with hunger-filled eyes. "More?"

"Sure.. didn't think you'd like it that much, to tell you the truth." She ladled in more soup, watching in silent glee as Inuyasha devoured it, holding up his bowl.

"Inuyasha, save some for the rest of us." Kagome said with a scowl, also holding up her bowl.

Isilindil sighed, setting her now empty bowl aside. "Calm down… we have more."

Soon, after a bit of bickering, the soup was finished. Kagome smiled at Ember. "That was good. Thanks, Ember."

Ember smiled. "You're welcome, Kagome."

"Can we get going now?" Inuyasha asked them. "You've had your break."

Isilindil nodded, standing up. "I agree with Inuyasha. We should get started again."

The group hurriedly cleaned up their mess, placing the things back in Ember's bag. Soon, they were once more on their way.

A few minutes after they had begun their silent walk up the path, Inuyasha froze, giving the air a series of small sniffs.

"What's wrong, Inuyasha?" Sango asked, gripping her large boomerang tightly.

"I smell fresh blood… it's not to far off." Inuyasha answered, hand gripping the hilt of his sword.

A boy was soon seen a little ways up the path, blood dripping from a wound in his shoulder. At seeing the group he ran faster, hoping to come upon saviors for his town. The boy collapsed in Isilindil's arms, much to the wolf demon's surprise. "Please… help…" He gasped out, looking up at her.

"What happened?" Isilindil asked softly, looking to his wound.

"We were attacked by a group of demons… they're slaughtering my village. Will you help?" He pleaded, looking at the others in the group.

Kagome nodded, answering for everyone. "Of course we will. Could you show us the way?"

The small boy nodded, standing up with help from Isilindil. "This way…"

Inuyasha scooped the boy on his back along with Kagome and began running, getting directions from the boy.

Isilindil, Ember, Miroku, Shippo, and Sango followed behind, Sango riding Kilala.

Soon, they reached the village, Kagome giving a startled gasp at the look of carnage. "Oh…"

"C'mon… we have to get in there." Miroku stated, leading the charge much to the surprise of the others.

Isilindil drew her scimitars, charging at the nearest demon, blades outlined in fire and ice.

Inuyasha drew his sword, Ember watching in slight awe as it transformed, becoming quite big. "Whoa.."

"Don't just stand there." Inuyasha growled at Ember before lunging at a demon.

Ember nodded, turning to look at the boy. "Stay here, 'kay?"

The boy nodded, sitting down in the dirt path leading to the village.

Ember charged in with the rest, Sango attacking from the sky with Kilala. The boomerang was soon seen cutting one unfortunate demon in half.

Ember muttered something under her breath, a massive scythe appearing in her hands. "My turn…" She said happily, charging into the village, scythe raised menacingly.

The group was soon immersed in battle, each fighting either one demon or a group of them.

A high-pitched scream soon reached their ears. Isilindil, having finished with the demon she had been fighting, reacted first. She dashed to where the scream had come from, the sound penetrating to her heart. Soon, she came to the boy, crumpled up in a sobbing ball, a large demon standing over him, cackling with a sick sense of glee. Isilindil growled, lunging at the demon, eyes filled with hate. She struck, scimitars plunging into both his heart and stomach. She wrenched them out, the demon giving a pitiful scream before falling to the ground.

Isilindil sheathed her scimitars, kneeling down next to the still whimpering child. "Are you alright?" She asked softly, picking him up in her arms.

He looked up at her with fill filled eyes but nodded, burying his face into her shoulder, sobs wracking his small body.

Isilindil stood up, walking back into the now demon-free village (A/N: In a manner of speaking. –grins-). She went around the village, soon finding her group, busy burying the dead village people. She gave the boy a protective hug, turning his eyes away from the gruesome sight of the dead bodies.

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