"Is that stone broken!" Kento asked pointed after they had been walking in silence for the last few hours.

"No it isn't!" Meliara replied indignantly.

"I think it is." Kento pouted. "It hasn't gotten brighter since we found it."

"Aww Kento, don't be like that." Meliara said trying to comfort him. "It has gotten brighter, a little. See?" She held out the stone to him as he perked up.

"It has!" he said with a happy grin.

"How much farther do you think it will be?" Dais asked walking next to her.

"Actually, at the rate we are going, we should reach him within a couple of days." Meliara replied flashing Dais a smile. Dais smiled back as Meliara blushed and turned her attention back to the stone. Later that night, they all sat around a fire, after Sage, Anubis, and Cale had gone to scout.

Meliara stared into the fire, her face clouding over, as the others talked around her.

"What is it?" Dais asked her concerned. Bringing everyone's attention to her sudden quietness.

"It's…that it's too easy." She said finally after a long pause.

"Too easy?" Sakura questioned. Meliara looked up and turned her head to face the rest of the group looking at her.

"He's making this to easy." She repeated. "The Master. We should have caught someone following us by now. Something is wrong."

Alecie straightened as her face lit up. "Oh my gosh!" she muttered.

"What?" Rowen asked looking at her startled.

"The girl! I forgot all about her!" Alecie said.

"The girl?" Rowen looked at her, his face all squinched up, trying to remember.

"What girl!" Meliara asked quickly.

"I saw this girl following you guys! Well, at least I think she was. It was when I was going home. She looked weird to me so I followed her for a while."

"I remember you telling me about her." Rowen said in remembrance.

"Why didn't you say anything before!" Meliara yelled, standing up.

"Whoa…Meliara calm down." Ryo said.

"It's ok Mel." Dais said soothingly. "We have no proof that she was even following us."

"Don't you guys get it! That's why it's been so easy! It's because we are being followed! He's playing the game!" Meliara started to rant, pacing in a circle. The Ronins and warlords raised their eyebrows in surprise. Joren stood up and put his hand on the crook of her elbow.

"Calm down Mel." He said softly.

"What did she look like!" Meliara said rounding on Alecie.

Anubis skillfully trailed behind Sage as he looked around. Unaware of the warlord behind him. Anubis's eyes flashed a dangerous violet. He looked around as he spotted Kagura, silently hiding a few paces off. Kagura nodded at Anubis as he returned the nod and made his presence known.

"Sage." Anubis said in a deep voice. Sage whirled around; giving a sigh of relief.

"Anubis!" he said n surprise. "You scared me."

"She was about my height." Alecie said, closing her eyes, picturing the girl in her mind. "Black hair in a bun. She was wearing a kimono, I think. And she had a feather in her hair."

"A mirror!" Meliara said urgently, moving closer and staring at Alecie intently. "Did she have a mirror!"

"I think I found something." Anubis said, his bangs hiding his eyes. "Come look at it for a sec?" he asked in an almost demanding way.

"Sure." Sage shrugged as Anubis led him to place that Kagura was hidden.

"I think she did." Alecie said. "Yes, she did! She was holding it like it was about to break or something. Almost like it was a baby." Meliara's eyes showed her fear as she sat back, her eyes wide.

"I knew he would send someone." She whispered fearfully. "He sent Kagura!"

A.N. – ok I just want to clear something up real fast. I got a review saying something about how this was turning out to be like an Inuyasha/ Ronin Warriors crossover. I don't intend for it to be that kind of a story, I just used Kanna from Inuyasha and used Kagura's name. She is the only Inuyasha character that I intend to have in this story. So for those of you thinking that the Master is going to be Naraku, it isn't. I have had a lot of people ask me that. But I will promise that you will know the real name of the Master by the end of this story. So I hope you are enjoying the story and I promise that now the Ronins have figured out that they are being followed by Kagura, the journey to Broadway will became a lot faster, and more action happening. Thank you all to those who have reviewed and those that haven't…shame on you. lol Just kidding. Anyway, I will try to get the next chapter up soon. Luv ya all!

-Vegetasgirl4eva