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"Where should we go? We don't have a single glue about where Naraku is," Kagome sighed morosely.
The group had been walking for several days without a real destination. Most of them were beginning to think that they were walking in circles, no closer to Naraku than before.
Inuyasha growled threateningly at the air while at the same time, Kagome exclaimed, "I sense some shards!"
A small tornado whizzed towards the group. Hikaru, Hiroshi and Sesshoumaru stood defensively. What puzzled them was that nobody else, besides Inuyasha, appeared guarded from the imminent arrival of a foe. The tornado was right before them now, and-
"My woman. How'd ya been?" Kouga grasped Kagome's hands in his.
"Kouga-kun, long time no see," the miko politely replied while attempting to peel his hands off her own.
"You f*cking wolf, the hell are you doing here?" Inuyasha clawed at the wolf youkai. The latter jumped out of the way while Kagome was secretly glad he let go of her hands.
"Shut up, dog-breath, what's wrong with seeing my woman?"
"She's not your woman, flea-bag!"
"Kouga-san, is that you?" Hiroshi interrupted the dog hanyou and wolf youkai's exchange of murderous attacks. Kouga turned to the boy he sure wasn't in the group before and exclaimed with surprise.
"Hiroshi? Long time no see, how long have it been, forty years?"
"Close to sixty, I think."
Kouga patted the hanyou's shoulder good-naturedly before looking around.
"Where's Hikaru. It's strange that you would be anywhere without her."
"I'm here, Kou-chan," Hikaru excitedly waved her arms. Kouga, however, looked at her with puzzlement and confusion. Just then, Hakkaku and Ginta joined him while huffing and puffing.
"Kouga, I told you not to take off so quickly."
"You're human, how can you be Hikaru?" Kouga was coming closer to the male Hikaru, completely ignore his companions' complain.
Just then, Hikaru took off her bracelet and transformed into her youkai form. The wolf youkai were astonished at the change.
"Hikaru, I know ya always say that you want to be a boy, I didn't think you'd actually transform into one."
"Kou-chan, that's all you have to say after all this time?"
"How'd ya been? You suddenly disappear, I thought you were dead?"
"Geez, it's pleasant with you as always, Kou-chan."
The group was watching the exchange with confusion, while Sesshoumaru was beginning to get agitated. The wolf youkai was too close to her for his own good.
"Ahem, Hikaru-sama, if you would please explain to us," Miroku cleared his throat for attention.
"Hikaru was once a diplomat for the raven youkai of the Northern Mountains. She often visited Kouga's wolf tribe as a representative to maintain good relation. The wolf tribe is the raven clan's close ally, after all," Hiroshi explained patiently while Hikaru and Kouga was talking like good old friends nearby.
"So, what's this about your woman?"
"Kagome's my woman, you see."
"Really? Congratulations, I guess." Hikaru tilted her head at Kagome, as if silently asking the miko about the situation.
"Hikaru-kun, don't listen to him. I'm not his woman," Kagome profusely shook her head to clear the confusion.
"I knew it! There's no way she would want someone like you," Hikaru was happy that her intuition was spot-on.
"What do ya mean someone like me? I'm much better than you at least."
"Says the one who lost to me in a hunting contest."
"That was a one-time thing, stop bringing that up!"
"You know me, I love rubbing my victories in your face." Hikaru smirked at the wolf's irritation.
"Alright, alright, stop your childish bickering. Hikaru, is that any way to act toward your good friend?" Hiroshi broke up the two youkai whose childishness maintained even in adulthood.
"Hikaru-sama..." Hakkaku had on a dreamy look when staring at the raven youkai.
Ginta shrugged when the others threw him a questioning look. "It's exactly what it looked like, he's been in love with Hikaru-sama for years."
Sesshoumaru looked threateningly at the blushing wolf youkai. He'd better deal with this before it turned into something much worse.
"Oh yeah, guess what? I found Shiro-chan!"
"The Shiro-chan you always talk about? Where?"
When Hikaru tugged at Sesshoumaru's hand, Kouga, and Hakkaku, screamed, "WHAT? ! !"
"Hikaru-sama, are you saying that your childhood hero is Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Yep!"
Hakkaku was on the verge of tears at this point. To think that the girl he'd been mooning after for hundreds of years would belong to someone so powerful as the Lord of the West. 'As long as she's happy...' he sighed.
"By the way, Kou-chan, Hakkaku-kun, Ginta-kun, why are you here?"
"I'm here to see my woman," Inuyasha was about to start another fight, but Kouga continued, "and to let you guys know that I smelt Naraku."
"Really? Where?"
"Up north, pass Yatori Mountain."
"That's about four days walk from here..." Hikaru was thinking hard about something as she said this.
"Two if we run." Sesshoumaru interrupted her thought, "Shall we go? Naraku needs to be taken care of as soon as possible."
Hikaru nodded. She knew he was thinking about their mating ceremony and wanted to finish their journey quickly.
Hikaru: Welcome to Hikaru's Trivia or Random Conversation! I ran out of things to say again... :(
Sess: Why not discuss what happen in this chapter like you always do?
Hikaru: Good idea! So, the story's main plot is about to unfold. Are you excited?
Sess: Hn.
Hikaru: To be honest, I didn't know Hakkaku-kun has a crush on me until I read this chapter. Now I feel kinda bad for him...
Sess: Why would you? You already have me.
Hikaru: I guess... Hopefully he gives up on me soon. I hate to make him sad, consider he is a friend and all.
Sess: So how did you come to know the wolves?
Hikaru: Good question, I guess we can do a trivia this time. Now, to answer your question, I was a diplomat for the raven clan. My job included going to other tribes and establish good relationship with them. I have connections with the kitsune clan, the tanuki clan, the monkey tribe and so on. Actually, my job was also to visit the Lord of the West and report what's going on. But after the Moon Festival, my father forbade me from stepping foot in the Palace of the West...
Sess: I see.
Hikaru: Kou-chan became my good friend after all the visits I made. We often go hunting together, fight each other, defend the land from invaders, etc. Hakkaku-kun and Ginta-kun were also involved, of course. It was so much fun!
Sess: Hn.
Hikaru: I always beat Kou-chan in fighting.
Kouga: No you didn't!
Hikaru: Ahhh! Where did you come from?
Kouga: I appeared from thin air because the author wills it.
Hikaru: Oh... But you still lost to me in fighting.
Kouga: No way! I'm much stronger than you.
Hikaru: Physically, yes, since I'm a girl. But I'm much smarter!
Kouga: You always find some way to trick me into your traps.
Hikaru: That's called strategies, you barbarian!
Kouga: I would win if it wasn't for your stupid vines!
Hikaru: Would not!
Kouga: Would too!
Hikaru: Would not!
Sess: Hikaru, do not ignore me.
Hikaru: Oh, you're still here, Shiro-chan?
Sess: Hn. Get lost, wolf.
Kouga: Hey!
Hikaru: Settle down, you two. The show's already over.
Kouga: What? All I did was having a pointless argument with you!
Hikaru: That's your fault, don't blame me. Readers, please REVIEW. Thank you and see you next time!