It had been weeks since Kikyou last saw Inuyasha. She wondered how he was doing? If he was hurt, or if he was in ant danger. She put all her worries behind her though, because he was capable of caring for himself. She hadn't seen Sango for over a week either. Kikyou was now by the river gathering some water. Unknowing to her someone was watching her. There Inuyasha stood looking down at her. He made sure he was always somewhere near by. Just to make sure that she was safe.
Kikyou soon could feel someone's eyes on her. She looked up but Inuyasha hid behind the bushes. It felt so much like when they were younger. When he looked again Kikyou was gone. He decided to follow her for awhile. Inuyasha made sure there was some distance between them. Although it didn't matter she already knew someone was following her. Kikyou stopped in the middle of the forest.
Inuyasha had been so busy looking at her, he missed the branch. And ended up falling flat on the ground. The noise caused Kikyou to look back. She had to admit Inuyasha looked ridiculous right now. Kikyou couldn't help but smile at him. She went over to her friend helping him off the ground.
"Inuyasha are you alright?"
"Yea I'm fine."
"You didn't have to follow me from the trees. Why didn't you just join me out here?"
Truthfully he didn't even have a valid answer for her. Not one that would make any sense anyway. He just shrugged his shoulders. There was silence and then they both heard a yell.
"Hirakotsu!"
"Sango." Kikyou knew that voice anywhere.
"Aww Kikyou do we have to go after her?"
She didn't respond to him she was already gone. Sango was also her friend if she was hurt...or worse. Kikyou would have to go to her. Sango would have done the same thing for her. Inuyasha was above in the trees. He called out to Kikyou, causing her to look up.
"Hey your never gonna get there that way."
He jumped down on the ground and placed Kikyou on his back. She had no time to argue with him, because he was gone. He was certainly fast Kikyou thought to herself. There they saw Sango laying on the ground, one arm around her weapon.
"Sango."
Kikyou got off Inuyasha's back and ran over to her friend. Never before had she witnessed her friend so defeated. It must have been one hell of a demon. Sango opened her eyes and slowly tried to sit up. Instead she ended up falling back down.
"Where is he? I'll kill him." Sango spoke.
Kikyou didn't see who Sango was talking about. Someone was obviously there though, Sango was hurt, trees were knocked down. The whole area looked in complete ruin. Inuyasha looked up when he saw that silver hair, and intense golden orbs. He unsheathed tetsusiaga and ran forward.
"Sesshomaru!" he yelled.
Sango opened her eyes again to see the two brothers. Her eyes traveled to the one called Sesshomaru. The one she battled earlier. Then she looked over to Inuyasha and then to Kikyou. She shook her head making sure she wasn't seeing things.
"Oh Kami Kikyou theres two of them. What are we supposed to do now, the baka has a brother." she sighed.
Inuyasha realized that the young exterminator was referring to him. He would have to wait until later to say something. One thing he was in a battle, and she had passed out again. Kikyou felt Sango's forehead thankfully she did not have a fever. Kikyou did her best to lift Sango up, and then turned back to look at Inuyasha.
So he was the brother she heard about years ago. She could see that they were related, that was obvious. There were differences between them. Sesshomaru took one more look at Sango. Kikyou did not like the look in his eyes. Then he looked back to Inuyasha.
"I will kill you one day little brother, I must go."
He looked at Sango one last time and then he was gone. Inuyasha stood there clenching his fist. How dare he leave in the middle of their fight.
"Oh. Yeah well I'll be waiting. Is she alright?" Inuyasha pointed to Sango.
"She'll be fine. Inuyasha will you carry her for me."
Inuyasha sighed heavily and picked up Sango. Then he turned his attention back to her weapon. He was sure as hell not going to carry that thing. It was bad enough he was carrying her as it is. Inuyasha didn't get very far, because Sango was waking up. All she saw was those eyes, and that hair, she quickly thought it was Sesshomaru.
"There he is! I'll kill him."
Sango reached over and started choking Inuyasha. He quickly dropped the young demon exterminator. That was the last time he would help her. Especially if he was going to get choked for it.
"What is wrong with you, wench." he growled.
"Sorry I thought you were the other one, hey where's your brother anyway?
Sango rose to her feet slowly brushing the dirt off her clothes. Kikyou was relieved that she was back to normal. Yet then again Sango was always very strong. Her mind wandered to Inuyasha, he was still visibly upset. Kikyou had hoped her friends would get along. Things seemed to go from bad to worse, in a matter of seconds. She wondered if they would ever get along.
"I don't know where he ran off to, I'll kill him when I find him."
"Oh no I'll be the one doing the killing." Sango reassured him.
"What? He's my brother I'll be doing the killing."
Kikyou sighed heavily, here they go again. She took aim and released an arrow. It caused both Inuyasha and Sango to look at her. Well at least she had their attention now.
"Inuyasha...Sango you two are my best friends. I would appreciate it if you would cease this arguing. It is useless, and it solves nothing. We should all be able to get along."
Inuyasha looked over to Sango, the glared at each other. Sure Kikyou had a point arguing was useless. Inuyasha just found Sango irritating. The feeling was very mutual though. Sango let out her hand and decided to call a truce. Inuyasha bitterly excepted.
"Inuyasha I'm sorry for arguing with you." she held her hand behind her back.
Inuyasha folded his arms and turned the other way. He was sure that he didn't have to apologize to her. After all she started this whole thing. And choking him sure wasn't the right thing to do. Sango was lucky she was Kikyou's friend. Otherwise he would have gotten rid of her a long time ago.
"Inuyasha, apologize to her for me?" Kikyou said hopefully.
He gritted his teeth and then shook her hand. All the while keeping his hand behind his back. He wasn't really sorry or anything.
"Fine...I'm sorry."
"Thank you both. Theres nothing we can do now about Sesshomaru. Shall we keep me moving."
Kikyou started walking ahead of her friends. She wasn't convinced that either one of them were sorry. It was a start though, at least they weren't arguing anymore. Inuyasha looked over to Sango and glared at her.
"This aint over." he muttered.
"Yea! Your just upset because Kikyou likes me better than you."
"Kikyou was my friend first, you and nobody else is taking her away from me." he promised.
Then looked around when they realized Kikyou was ahead of them. Thinking quickly then ran to catch up with her. This was the second time Kikyou left them behind.
"Kikyou wait up!" the two of them called out.
I love this chapter. Any who R&R and I'll see you in the next chapter.
