-1Alright- these are two characters from the manga, if you've only seen the anime.

Kai and Shinta are the last remaining members of the northern wolf tribe. They had to leave, because they were attacked, leaving the young Kai (about 10 years old) and Shinto (only a toddler) as the two remaining survivors (Koga is the leader of the eastern wolf tribe, while Ayame was in that of the white wolf tribe in the mountains) Their tribe was wiped out by a demon, and they left with Koga to join the remainder of his tribe instead. Anyway- enjoy! Please review!

Inuyasha walked with Kagome back to the place they had left her backpack and the blanket spread out on the ground. Miroku had a hand around Sango's waist as they talked with Kai and Shinta, two of the last members of the northern wolf tribe as well as Koga's other pack mates, Hakkaku and Ginta. Shinta looked up to see Kagome walking toward them and smiled happily, tugging on Kai's tail gently and pointing to her. Kai looked up to see Inuyasha, nodded in greeting, but still kept his grim expression. Shinta looked up at his big brother and sniffed sadly that he was still angry about something. Was it the bad thing from earlier?
"The demons are getting out of hand. They're attacking everything." Ginta said uneasily, looking around him cautiously. "I heard they wiped out an entire village in a night south of here, the people were left entirely dried up somehow."
"I think it's from the same demon that attacked us. Ayame and Koga are running around in a meaningless chase trying to protect the tribe." Kai shook his head, trying to act far to old for his age.
"What demon attacked you?" Inuyasha said, frowning as he looked down at the small child that reminded him a little too much of himself at that age. Always acting tough, like he could handle anything, when really he was just scared of getting killed the very next day.
"Some sort of water demon. I've never seen anything like it before." Hakkaku shook his head and sighed. "Since Koga lost his jewel shards he's been kind of moody too. I don't think he likes the fact that he can't run as fast as he used to."
"Thank goodness he doesn't though." Ginta rolled his eyes.

"it seems that demons all over the country are attacking while they're deciding who to be afraid of, and who to kill while they are weak." Kai looked at Inuyasha, noticing his clothing was wet, but chose to ignore it.

"I'll give them something to be afraid of." Inuyasha growled, but looked over to Ginta. "Where were you guys attacked?"
"At Ayame's village, in the mountains. Since the fight with the birds of paradise, our cave has been… occupied again." Hakkaku said, scratching his head uneasily.

"By what?" Kagome asked, concerned.
"Ah, a big tiger demon, but it's no big deal. It's probably better we live with Ayame's tribe anyway." Ginta grinned.
"Why's that?" Inuyasha asked, raising an eyebrow. Koga had loved his pack, it wasn't like him to just leave his home behind him.
"Ah, Koga and Ayame have… Well, they've gotten close." Hakkaku snickered.
"very close." Ginta joined in.

Kai blushed slightly, and looked down at his little brother, who looked back up in confusion at all the strange expressions. Kagome kneeled next to Shinta, and picked him up in her arms, tickling his nose to make him giggle.
"Shouldn't Shinta be back home with the tribe then? This is kind of dangerous for him."
"I'm not leaving my brother. Ever." Kai said firmly, crossing his arms.

Kagome smiled and nodded in understanding, resuming playing with Shinta to distract him while the others talked.

"We were hoping you could help, Inuyasha. The members of our tribe aren't suited for fighting a demon like that, and Koga's attacks only go right through him. I think he's made entirely of water." Ginta nodded.
"Well I think he's just got some sort of barrier up or something. He can't be made of water, that's impossible." Hakkaku argued, and sighed. "Not that it matters though. We can't defeat it."
"Sure, I'll take a shot at it." Inuyasha grinned almost too eagerly. He was tired of just sitting around doing nothing- he wanted something to fight.

"Great! We'll try to catch up with Koga and tell him the good news. We'll be back later." Ginta said, and picked up Kai onto his shoulders, while Hakkaku good Shinta from Kagome and put his on his shoulders as well, holding his ankles gently. They both ran off in the direction Koga and Ayame had ran off in hours before, and Shinta looked back to wave as the disappeared into the forest.

"Finally, something to fight!" Inuyasha said eagerly, and looked to Miroku, who cleared his throat to get attention.
"Inuyasha- I've been thinking lately."
'Oh no, that was never good.' Inuyasha thought to himself s he nodded cautiously.
"Since Sango is now with child and I no longer have the wind tunnel, I don't think we'd do anything but hinder your mission." He said solemnly, his eyes filled with regret. "I don't want Sango to be in any danger. Demons will attack her first once they sense she is with child, especially when she is a demon slayer."

Inuyasha nodded sadly, knowing this time would have come soon anyway. He understood though. If he hadn't known Kagome was going to protest until he gave in either way, he would insist she go with them to be safe. Kagome sniffed beside him, making him look down to see her eyes filling with tears. His ears flipped back in nervousness. He hated it when she cried- he never knew what to do to make her stop.

"I'm going to miss you guys!" She yelled, running over to hug Miroku, who looked down at her in shock, and only hugged her back gently, and surprisingly, very modestly.

"I'll miss you guys too. This is for the best though." He said, and looked to Sango as she stood up, looking at Kagome sadly.
"I'll miss you as well Kagome, you've been like a sister to me. No matter what, I won't loose touch with you two. I'll send Kilala to search the entire country for you if I need to." She said, hugging Kagome as well, and looked at Inuyasha. "Take good care of her, and remember to be careful yourself. You're the only one she's going to have to protect her now." She said, a flash in her eyes that told him she probably suspected more than she was saying. His eyes widened slightly and he nodded, not quite knowing what to make of that look.

"Don't worry Kagome, I'm staying with you two." Shippo said happily, jumping onto Kagome's shoulder to comfort her. She looked at him in surprise when he seemed heavier to her than he had last month. He was growing quickly. She smiled to him and nodded happily, drying her eyes.

"Well, if we're going to leave soon, it's probably best that we pack everything." Inuyasha said, trying to break the awkward silence.
"Yes, and we'll head for the nearest village to look for a safe spot to settle down." Miroku nodded, and looked back at Sango. "We will talk again soon, Kagome, I promise." He said reassuringly, and turned to Sango, who then climbed onto Kilala's back with Miroku and flew off in the direction of the village.

Inuyasha watched them leave, a slight twinge of sadness running through him for a minute, but he knew that this was the best thing for them to do. Miroku was right, he was no longer an asset in battle, and Sango was too vulnerable to be fighting with her heavy weapon now. He looked to Kagome in concern, who was no longer crying, but was silently picking up the wrappers and ramen cups from the blanket and putting them into a plastic bag to throw away at home. He helped her, touching her hand for a minute and nodding to her reassuringly, hating to see her depressed. She looked down and nodded ever so slightly back, and resumed her cleaning. Inuyasha looked at Shippo in question, not really knowing what else to do, but Shippo only shrugged as well.

What a sad ending to a wonderful day. At least he would be able to focus on the water demon and help the wolf tribes. He thought to himself, and sighed inwardly.

Alright- yes, that means no more Miroku and Sango TT for now, anyway! You'll see them again later, I promise. If not now, then in the sequel (gasps, and shuts mouth)

You didn't hear that.