CHAPTER NINE
Kagome whirled around, and came face-to-face with everyone's favorite half-dog-demon. She quickly backed-up, and bowed a bit. Before she had a chance to blow her cover, he spoke.
"I heard that you met with Tuashimaga's men. How did you get away? Where were they positioned? Why---" But then he was cut-off, by two demons running up to him, gasping for air.
"Inu-Yasha!" The first one wheezed.
Kagome looked closely, and saw that they were the kitsune she had seen in the woods.
"We found a young demon! But before we could return her to the camp, we were ambushed by more than 30 of Tuashimaga's men! They took the demon, and we just got away!" The second one said, once he caught his breath.
"Hmm. What was this demon's name?" Was the reply.
"Emogak. She looked like---" Suddenly, he stopped, pointed and gawked at Kagome. "You! How did you--- But you---!" He was stunned.
His friend wasn't. He looked at her suspiciously, "You bare a striking resemblance to the demon we saw. What is your name?"
"My name? It's... uhh..." Kagome looked around, worriedly. "What's my name?!" She whispered frantically to Myoga, as quietly as she could, so no one would heard her.
Unfortunately, luck wasn't on her side. "I don't know. Who are you talking to?" Was the only answer she got, and it wasn't from Myoga. It was from Inu-Yasha.
"Uhhh. My name. I have a name," she said, stalling for time.
"Well?" Questioned the 3 demon's.
"Umm..." Kagome looked around, and saw that they were attracting attention from the others in the camp. "My name is... is..." Suddenly, a light-bulb went on inside her head. "Lina. My name is Lina."
"Lina." They all looked at her. "Okay, so you're not this 'Emogak' these fools are talking about?" Inu-Yasha looked at her questioningly. "If you lie, you will regret it."
"No, I'm not. Emogak is---was my sister. We had a fight, and she ran off. We were twins. Atleast, if you are talking about the same Emogak as I am." They were still looking at her, so she kept talking.
"We used to have a telepathic connection. Not long ago we got into a really big fight. Today I heard her yelling at me through this connection that she had been caught by one of Tuashimaga's men, and needed help. I didn't, and so she died." Kagome finished.
"And this doesn't bother you?" One of the kitsune, Hsike, asked.
"No. Because of the topic of our fight, if I had seen her, I would have probably killed her myself." Was Kagome's answer.
"Hmm. Well, go find an empty tent, you can join practice tomorrow," Inu-Yasha stated, before he walked away.
Everyone else also started drifting away, the excitement gone.
Kagome whirled around, and came face-to-face with everyone's favorite half-dog-demon. She quickly backed-up, and bowed a bit. Before she had a chance to blow her cover, he spoke.
"I heard that you met with Tuashimaga's men. How did you get away? Where were they positioned? Why---" But then he was cut-off, by two demons running up to him, gasping for air.
"Inu-Yasha!" The first one wheezed.
Kagome looked closely, and saw that they were the kitsune she had seen in the woods.
"We found a young demon! But before we could return her to the camp, we were ambushed by more than 30 of Tuashimaga's men! They took the demon, and we just got away!" The second one said, once he caught his breath.
"Hmm. What was this demon's name?" Was the reply.
"Emogak. She looked like---" Suddenly, he stopped, pointed and gawked at Kagome. "You! How did you--- But you---!" He was stunned.
His friend wasn't. He looked at her suspiciously, "You bare a striking resemblance to the demon we saw. What is your name?"
"My name? It's... uhh..." Kagome looked around, worriedly. "What's my name?!" She whispered frantically to Myoga, as quietly as she could, so no one would heard her.
Unfortunately, luck wasn't on her side. "I don't know. Who are you talking to?" Was the only answer she got, and it wasn't from Myoga. It was from Inu-Yasha.
"Uhhh. My name. I have a name," she said, stalling for time.
"Well?" Questioned the 3 demon's.
"Umm..." Kagome looked around, and saw that they were attracting attention from the others in the camp. "My name is... is..." Suddenly, a light-bulb went on inside her head. "Lina. My name is Lina."
"Lina." They all looked at her. "Okay, so you're not this 'Emogak' these fools are talking about?" Inu-Yasha looked at her questioningly. "If you lie, you will regret it."
"No, I'm not. Emogak is---was my sister. We had a fight, and she ran off. We were twins. Atleast, if you are talking about the same Emogak as I am." They were still looking at her, so she kept talking.
"We used to have a telepathic connection. Not long ago we got into a really big fight. Today I heard her yelling at me through this connection that she had been caught by one of Tuashimaga's men, and needed help. I didn't, and so she died." Kagome finished.
"And this doesn't bother you?" One of the kitsune, Hsike, asked.
"No. Because of the topic of our fight, if I had seen her, I would have probably killed her myself." Was Kagome's answer.
"Hmm. Well, go find an empty tent, you can join practice tomorrow," Inu-Yasha stated, before he walked away.
Everyone else also started drifting away, the excitement gone.