Kagome watched the back of InuYasha's head as she walked along with her group. She felt bad. She wanted to comfort him but she knew he wouldn't want that. She sighed inwardly. The group was walking in silence; it was starting to bother her.

InuYasha could feel Kagome's eyes on him. It wasn't abnormal; he would just ignore it as usual. He knew she didn't mean to lose Kohana, but he needed someone to blame. Why did he even care for that annoying brat anyway? That question ran through his mind over and over again. It really started to get him angry. A scent passed InuYasha's nose which caused him to stop walking.

"InuYasha, what's wrong?" Kagome questioned worriedly. InuYasha didn't answer, he only growled. He turned to his left and took off into the forest.

"InuYasha!" Kagome yelled.

"Let's go after him." Sango ordered calmly. The group ran after InuYasha until they came up to a clearing; InuYasha standing in the middle of it growling. The group slowed to a stop when they realized why he was growling… Sesshoumaru was standing on the other side.

"What the hell are you doing here, Sesshoumaru?" InuYasha interrogated.

"That is none of your concern, half breed." Sesshoumaru snarled as he scanned around the area calmly. When he didn't see her, he growled in frustration. InuYasha's growl grew deeper.

"Who you callin' half breed?" He shouted as he pulled Tetsusaiga out of its sheath, causing it to grow in size.

"InuYasha, be careful!" Kagome warned. She didn't want to see him get hurt. Sesshoumaru's gaze left InuYasha and focused on the girl. Kagome's skin started to crawl.

"Where is she?" Sesshmaru demanded. Kagome thought she died in that moment. She never had been stared at that intensely before, especially not by someone like Sesshoumaru. Before she could answer, InuYasha responded.

"What do you want with Kohana?" InuYasha yelled.

"I do not want anything to do with that wench." Sesshoumaru stated matter-of-factly.

"She's not a wench!" InuYasha blurted as he ran towards Sesshoumaru; he was blinded by his anger. Sesshoumaru glared as he dodged his half-brother. InuYasha was too quickly angered; he was stating facts. InuYasha grew frustrated of chasing after Sesshoumaru and raised his sword.

"Wind Scar!" He raged as a grand yellow light escaped Tetsusaiga. Sesshoumaru easily flew over the attack as he slowly clenched his fist. He was starting to grow angry.

Kohana and Kaiya slowly treaded along a dirt path. Kaiya fiddled with her hair while watching her cousin stare up into the cloudless sky. She was starting to worry. Sure, her friends had feelings for the guys they were travelling with, but they had a mission; a mission to complete together. How were they going to defeat Naraku apart? She sighed inwardly as she stopped playing with her hair. She slowly placed her necklace into her right hand and stared at it. Maybe this whole plan was a failure from the start. They were all only seventeen; from a different time period. Kaiya mentally cursed herself. That was no way to think.

Kohana didn't like feeling the she felt at that moment. Two of her friends had run off with guys they would probably end up with and what would happen to her? She could image it now. All her friends graduating and their significant other congratulating them with her… left alone in the dust; having to complete her extra year because she failed that damned math exam. Shivers crawled down Kohana's body causing her to slight gasp.

Kohana suddenly stopped walking, the shivers continued; something wasn't right. Kaiya stopped behind her, confused at the situation.

"What's wrong?" Kaiya questioned staring at her cousin.

"Do you hear that?" Kohana replied. A roaring noise could be heard from afar. Before Kaiya could reply, Kohana pushed her out of the way of a large yellow blast that had disintegrated some trees along its path.

Kaiya pulled herself off of the ground and stared at Kohana in disbelief.

"A-are we being attacked?" Kaiya stammered. Kohoana slowly stood up, dusting her jeans.

"No, but I think I have an idea of what's going on." Kohana said as she started to follow the marks left by blast. Kaiya quickly joined her cousin; she didn't want to be left behind.

As they continued along the path, they heard shouting. Kaiya gripped onto Kohana's arm. What if they were thieves?

"Are you too chicken to fight me?" The voice shouted. It was very recognizable, but they just couldn't place it somehow… They noticed a clearing in front of them. Kohana dragged Kaiya behind a close by tree. They each took turns peeking out into the clearing to see what was going on. They both gasped, InuYasha and Sesshoumaru were fighting… well InuYasha was trying to get Sesshoumaru to fight. InuYasha swung his sword carelessly at his half-brother. Sesshoumaru dodged with ease.

"Stop jumping around like an idiot and fight!" InuYasha shouted as he slammed Tetsusaiga on the ground once more. Sesshoumaru sidestepped the attack, yet again. Kaiya dragged Kohana out of the way as the tree they hid behind disappeared. Kohana stood up and yelled in anger.

"You idiot! Watch where you point that thing!" She stomped up to InuYasha and smacked him in the face. The contact between her hand and his face echoed. After a few minutes, InuYasha caught his breath.

"K-Kohana?" InuYasha stuttered as he rubbed his face in pain. Sesshoumaru turned his gaze to where the girl appeared from and noticed her standing there in awe. How did he not notice her scent?

Kagome ran up to InuYasha and Kohana.

"Are you ok Kohana?" InuYasha glared at Kagome, still holding his cheek in agony.

"Hey! What about me?"

"You're not the one that could have died." Kagome glared at InuYasha and gave her attention back to Kohana.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Kaiya is the one that saved- Kaiya?" Kohana looked around for her cousin; she was nowhere to be found. Kohana couldn't help but smile; even her cousin had found love.

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