Chapter 4
We Can Help
Inuyasha had told the others everything, about him running into Sesshoumaru and him keeping the Tetsusaiga instead of getting Kagome back. Of course at first they were all pissed at him, but after a few hours they noticed how much pain Inuyasha was in. Miroku glanced at Inuyasha now and then before looking at Sango. "We should, try and .cheer him up. don't you think?" Sango looked at Miroku before looking back to Inuyasha to see what he was talking about and nodded. "Yes, maybe a short break will, cheer him up slightly." She said, as she walked over to Inuyasha and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Inuyasha, we are going to take a break now, alright?" Inuyasha shifted his should, causing Sango's hand to fall off. "Fine. But I'm still going. We have to get Kagome back!" he snapped glaring daggers at Sango, but soon focused his eyes back up ahead. Shippou and Miroku both blinked. "Geez. Why is he so mean now?" asked Shippou. Miroku only crossed his arms. "Now? He's always like that. What are you talking about?" he asked Shippou. Shippou looked up at Miroku before pushing his orange hair out of the way of his face. "Oh yeah!" he said with a smile, but soon frowned looking at Sango. "Um. Sango. Are you okay?" he asked, in a caring way. Sango looked at the little fox boy demon, and nodded slowly. "Yes. Shippou. I'm fine. Lets. just continue." And with that they all did. They were all in the woods, trying to pass through without trouble to get to Sesshoumaru's palace. Even though they had no idea where it was. But Inuyasha using his sniffing senses would probably soon smell his scent. But still after 5 hours in the woods, he picked up nothing. Shippou whined about his feet hurting, and he was tired and wanted to get some sleep. He tugged on Sango's pant leg to see if she would carry him. And as nice as she was, she did, and allowed him to rest his head on her shoulder and fell fast asleep. Miroku watched the two and blinked, thoughts running through his head at incredible speed, things such as, "hope Kagome's okay, Are we there yet? I'm hungry. Can we rest? Inuyasha's such a jerk. Sango is so beautiful, I wish I could-. Damn Shippou's so lucky. I wish I were he right now. Sango had noticed him watching them, and frowned slightly. 'What are you looking at?" Miroku suddenly snapped back into reality and looked at her. "Huh?" he asked as she slowly shook her head and continued to follow Inuyasha. Inuyasha was looking around quickly. Eyes darting left to right. Going here to there, up and down, and side to side, till he suddenly stopped and took a deep breath through his nose, picking up a Youkai scent. Sango and Miroku stopped right behind him, and watched. 'Whats wrong Inuyasha?" asked the male monk. "Did you pick up, Sesshoumaru's scent yet?"
Inuyasha looked up at the trees, studying one of the tree branches. "No. But I can tell we're not alone." Miroku blinked. "What do you me-" he was cut off as a dagger zipped right past his head, slicing his ear just a tiny bit and hit the tree behind him. He jumped with surprise and clutched his ear. "AH!" another dagger came flying and Sango ducked for cover. Miroku spun around to see the dagger was heading for him. He gawked, but suddenly Inuyasha had shoved Miroku down, the Tetsusaiga drawn, He brought it up, deflecting the dagger into a tree. Daggers stopped flying towards the three warriors, but bushes rustled. Inuyasha growled as he sniffed the air. He growled and slowly walked towards the bush, raised the sword, and sliced the bush in half with ease. It fell apart in two parts, but Inuyasha saw nothing there. "Inuyasha! The trees!" called Sango. Inuyasha's head jerked up, and two daggers came flying at him. He growled in pain as one managed to land into his shoulder, when he jumped back. The other planted into the ground. Sango frowned at the dagger in Inuyasha's shoulder, and reached for the boomerang on her back, and pulled it off before swinging it up into the trees. It swung around in the air, flying through all the branches, until hitting something. A Slight yell came from the creature, as it thudded onto the ground. The boomerang came back, and Sango grabbed a hold of it. Inuyasha ignored the dagger in his shoulder, and looked to see who had fallen onto the ground. He walked closer, and a female frame lay on the ground. The girl had long brown/golden hair, which reached the middle of her back, tied up in the middle of her back. A low moan came from the female. She had a light tan complexion to her skin color. She rubbed her forehead, moving her bangs away from her eyes, letting Inuyasha get a quick glance to see green emerald eyes, before they had closed. She wore a type of ninja suit. A red bandana around her forehead but let some of her hair hang down over the bandana. The ninja suit was light blue, a golden dragon stitched on the back. Her kneepads where black, along with the ninja boots. Her elbow pads were also black. Inuyasha then noticed, a sliver mask over her mouth, as he looked in his direction, a small dragon/snake carved in it the front. Inuyasha growled, and grabbed a hold of the Tetsusaiga tighter. "Who are you!?" he demanded at her. Sango, Miroku and Shippou soon sided along side Inuyasha, all looking at the girl. Inuyasha blinked, and sniffed the air, smelling the scent coming from the girl. She didn't smell like Youkai. Was she human? But she didn't smell human either. Inuyasha glared at the girl, a growl sounding in his chest. "Answer my question!!!" he yelled, as he placed the Tetsusaiga at her neck, the point just touching the skin. "." she did not reply. Miroku frowned. "You'd do best to answer his question." He said. ". Take the blade from away my neck." She said. "Than I will answer." She added. ".." Inuyasha frowned and slowly removed the blade, and watched the girl, as she stood. She smirked under the mask, which you could tell, by her eyes. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. You shouldn't believe in strangers, Inuyasha. Its bad for you." She suddenly said and reached into her pocket, and took out a sliver ball before smashing it onto the ground. Smoke erupted from the small ball, covering the four's visions. Inuyasha yelled in anger and sliced into the thick cloud of smoke. But sliced nothing but air. Everyone's heads jerked up as they heard the laughter of the girl around them. "Aw! Inuyasha is mad. Poor thing! Want me to make it better?" she laughed. Inuyasha growled. "Grr! Show yourself you coward!" "But I'm right here!" she said as Inuyasha felt a tap on his shoulder. He suddenly spun around and sliced. The girl was there and ducked swiftly. The smoke faded, and Miroku, Sango, and Shippou watched as the girl toyed with him. She laughed every time he missed as he swung the sword at her. She continued to toy with him till- "Takashi! What are you doing! Leave them alone!" shouted another female voice. Takashi looked up suddenly along with Inuyasha. The Youkai scent suddenly came to Inuyasha's nose. He gawked and turned in the direction of the voice. There just between two trees, stood, a female Youkai. Her hair white- sliver hair hung down just at her rear. Her golden eyes stared at the ninja girl in anger. The youkai's skin color was a light peach. She wore a white kimono; red flames just on the bottom of her pant legs and sleeves. A black crest on her forehead, with a black small star between the two points, two stripes on the side of each cheek. Each a light read, just like the flames on her kimono. The female Youkai placed her hand on her waist and stared at the other girl, her face red and puffy, as she stormed over. "Whats wrong with you! Leave these people alone!!! Why are you always harassing people when they come into the woods!?" Takashi narrowed her eyes. "One thing. I wasn't harassing them. at first. I Actually saved their asses." She said as she pointed to where the dagger that had landed in the ground earlier, and another in the tree. The Youkai looked as well as Inuyasha and the others. Two monsters were now they pinned to the ground, and tree. Their skin black as if burnt; its eyes, a bright sliver, their hands had claws; about a foot long.wait no not hands just claws. They were long claws, three claws connected to each arm. The female Youkai frowned. "There here too eh?" Takashi nodded. "Yeah. and if it wasn't for me they'd be all dead right now. Somehow they where able to break out of the crystal ball I trapped them all in." The female Youkai crossed her arms. "Think it was him?"
Takashi shrugged. "Maybe."
Inuyasha and the others just watched as the two girls spoke to one another.
The female Youkai looked at Inuyasha and noticed the dagger in his shoulder, than glared back at Takashi "Oh yeah! Whats up with the dagger in his arm than, Takashi!?" Takashi blinked and looked back at Inuyasha than looked at the other girl. "Oh. The thing was at his feet. It wasn't like I meant to stab him. Sheesh." The female Youkai rolled her eyes. "Whatever." She walked over to Inuyasha and blinked. "Hello, Inuyasha!" Inuyasha blinked in confused. "Who are you guys!? And how do you know my name!?" he barked. The female Youkai smirked. "My names Solia. Call me Solia!!!" Inuyasha growled slightly by the girl's stupidity. "That doesn't answer the rest of my question! How do you know my name!?" "Oh! Well everyone knows you down here in the west. Your Lord "Sesshoumaru's" brother!" "Half brother." He growled in annoyance. "Whatever!" song Solia. Sango and Miroku both looked at each other than looked at Solia and Takashi as Inuyasha crossed his arms. "So why are you here anyways?" asked Takashi "If you haven't noticed. Its pretty dangerous here." She smirked under the mask. Inuyasha looked at her and put the Tetsusaiga away and closed his eyes. ".I'm." "Ahem." Came from Miroku. ".We came here to find Sesshoumaru." Corrected Sango. Takashi and Solia both looked at her. "For what?" asked The Youkai Demon. ". He has taken one of our friends as a prisoner." She said. Solia's eyes lit up. "Prisoner!? Oh no! That's so sad. Poor person who has been captured by the most hansom guy in the world, Lord Sesshoumaru." She sighed deeply. Takashi frowned, as well as Inuyasha, both looking at Solia with a look of disgust, who noticed them both looked at her, and stood up straight. "What!? Come on, I have dreams alright!?"
Takashi smirked. "Heh. Give it up, Solia." she said which caused her to frowned. "Hey! At least the man I like isn't a woman hater!" Takashi's eyes narrowed. "I'm completely over that guy. Get a better insult."
Solia poked her long out at Takashi and turned around to face Inuyasha. "Can we help you save your friend?" she asked. Inuyasha blinked. "Wha? Ah." he looked at Sango and Miroku. Sango shrugged. "It is up to you, Inuyasha." "Besides, last thing I heard. Ninja's can get a lot of Information. Maybe with Takashi's help we can find out where Sesshoumaru is." Said Miroku eyeing Takashi's butt, but slowly drifted his eyes to Sango's. Inuyasha frowned and looked at Solia and her friend before growling in anger. "Fine. You can help." He then turned placing his hands into the sleeves of his opposite side, and started down the path.
"YAY!!!!" cheered Solia and ran after him. Takashi's blank expression was soon replaced with a look of disbelief. "Aw man do we have too?" "YES!" said Solia declared and grinned. Takashi shook her head, and walked over to Inuyasha and pulled the dagger out his shoulder. He winced and glared at her. "OW!!! WHY DID YOU DO THAT FOR!!!!" he yelled. Takashi smirked. "Hey I needed it back. Besides it only hurts less when you didn't expect it to happen!" she said and whipped the blood off on the grass and put it away at her side, and started walking down the path. Inuyasha watched her carefully, narrowing his eyes, and walked up next to her. "What exactly are you?" Takashi eyed him. "What?"
"What are you? You're not a Youkai, and you're not human. So what are you?" Takashi narrowed her eyes. "Its none of your concern alright." than she continued walking. Miroku walked up next to Solia and looked at her with a small smile. "Ah. Hi." He said. She looked at him and smiled alittle. "Hi." Miroku smiled alittle more. "Your really beautiful." He said watching as her face turned to a beat red. "Really!?" Miroku smiled. "Yeah your so beautiful I wanted to asked you if you could." He took a hold of her hand. Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. Here we go. "Bare my child!?" he finished. Solia's eyes went wide, And Inuyasha groaned with annoyance. "Oh great. I knew it," he said as Takashi blinked and looked back at Miroku and Solia. ".What did he just ask?" Solia took her hand back. "No way! You pervert!!!" she shouted at the not surprised Miroku, watching as she stormed away towards Takashi. Inuyasha watched Miroku in amusement, and shook his head with a small smile, than continued to walk. Sango angrily looked at Miroku and crossed her arms as she continued to follow Inuyasha and the others.
We Can Help
Inuyasha had told the others everything, about him running into Sesshoumaru and him keeping the Tetsusaiga instead of getting Kagome back. Of course at first they were all pissed at him, but after a few hours they noticed how much pain Inuyasha was in. Miroku glanced at Inuyasha now and then before looking at Sango. "We should, try and .cheer him up. don't you think?" Sango looked at Miroku before looking back to Inuyasha to see what he was talking about and nodded. "Yes, maybe a short break will, cheer him up slightly." She said, as she walked over to Inuyasha and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Inuyasha, we are going to take a break now, alright?" Inuyasha shifted his should, causing Sango's hand to fall off. "Fine. But I'm still going. We have to get Kagome back!" he snapped glaring daggers at Sango, but soon focused his eyes back up ahead. Shippou and Miroku both blinked. "Geez. Why is he so mean now?" asked Shippou. Miroku only crossed his arms. "Now? He's always like that. What are you talking about?" he asked Shippou. Shippou looked up at Miroku before pushing his orange hair out of the way of his face. "Oh yeah!" he said with a smile, but soon frowned looking at Sango. "Um. Sango. Are you okay?" he asked, in a caring way. Sango looked at the little fox boy demon, and nodded slowly. "Yes. Shippou. I'm fine. Lets. just continue." And with that they all did. They were all in the woods, trying to pass through without trouble to get to Sesshoumaru's palace. Even though they had no idea where it was. But Inuyasha using his sniffing senses would probably soon smell his scent. But still after 5 hours in the woods, he picked up nothing. Shippou whined about his feet hurting, and he was tired and wanted to get some sleep. He tugged on Sango's pant leg to see if she would carry him. And as nice as she was, she did, and allowed him to rest his head on her shoulder and fell fast asleep. Miroku watched the two and blinked, thoughts running through his head at incredible speed, things such as, "hope Kagome's okay, Are we there yet? I'm hungry. Can we rest? Inuyasha's such a jerk. Sango is so beautiful, I wish I could-. Damn Shippou's so lucky. I wish I were he right now. Sango had noticed him watching them, and frowned slightly. 'What are you looking at?" Miroku suddenly snapped back into reality and looked at her. "Huh?" he asked as she slowly shook her head and continued to follow Inuyasha. Inuyasha was looking around quickly. Eyes darting left to right. Going here to there, up and down, and side to side, till he suddenly stopped and took a deep breath through his nose, picking up a Youkai scent. Sango and Miroku stopped right behind him, and watched. 'Whats wrong Inuyasha?" asked the male monk. "Did you pick up, Sesshoumaru's scent yet?"
Inuyasha looked up at the trees, studying one of the tree branches. "No. But I can tell we're not alone." Miroku blinked. "What do you me-" he was cut off as a dagger zipped right past his head, slicing his ear just a tiny bit and hit the tree behind him. He jumped with surprise and clutched his ear. "AH!" another dagger came flying and Sango ducked for cover. Miroku spun around to see the dagger was heading for him. He gawked, but suddenly Inuyasha had shoved Miroku down, the Tetsusaiga drawn, He brought it up, deflecting the dagger into a tree. Daggers stopped flying towards the three warriors, but bushes rustled. Inuyasha growled as he sniffed the air. He growled and slowly walked towards the bush, raised the sword, and sliced the bush in half with ease. It fell apart in two parts, but Inuyasha saw nothing there. "Inuyasha! The trees!" called Sango. Inuyasha's head jerked up, and two daggers came flying at him. He growled in pain as one managed to land into his shoulder, when he jumped back. The other planted into the ground. Sango frowned at the dagger in Inuyasha's shoulder, and reached for the boomerang on her back, and pulled it off before swinging it up into the trees. It swung around in the air, flying through all the branches, until hitting something. A Slight yell came from the creature, as it thudded onto the ground. The boomerang came back, and Sango grabbed a hold of it. Inuyasha ignored the dagger in his shoulder, and looked to see who had fallen onto the ground. He walked closer, and a female frame lay on the ground. The girl had long brown/golden hair, which reached the middle of her back, tied up in the middle of her back. A low moan came from the female. She had a light tan complexion to her skin color. She rubbed her forehead, moving her bangs away from her eyes, letting Inuyasha get a quick glance to see green emerald eyes, before they had closed. She wore a type of ninja suit. A red bandana around her forehead but let some of her hair hang down over the bandana. The ninja suit was light blue, a golden dragon stitched on the back. Her kneepads where black, along with the ninja boots. Her elbow pads were also black. Inuyasha then noticed, a sliver mask over her mouth, as he looked in his direction, a small dragon/snake carved in it the front. Inuyasha growled, and grabbed a hold of the Tetsusaiga tighter. "Who are you!?" he demanded at her. Sango, Miroku and Shippou soon sided along side Inuyasha, all looking at the girl. Inuyasha blinked, and sniffed the air, smelling the scent coming from the girl. She didn't smell like Youkai. Was she human? But she didn't smell human either. Inuyasha glared at the girl, a growl sounding in his chest. "Answer my question!!!" he yelled, as he placed the Tetsusaiga at her neck, the point just touching the skin. "." she did not reply. Miroku frowned. "You'd do best to answer his question." He said. ". Take the blade from away my neck." She said. "Than I will answer." She added. ".." Inuyasha frowned and slowly removed the blade, and watched the girl, as she stood. She smirked under the mask, which you could tell, by her eyes. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. You shouldn't believe in strangers, Inuyasha. Its bad for you." She suddenly said and reached into her pocket, and took out a sliver ball before smashing it onto the ground. Smoke erupted from the small ball, covering the four's visions. Inuyasha yelled in anger and sliced into the thick cloud of smoke. But sliced nothing but air. Everyone's heads jerked up as they heard the laughter of the girl around them. "Aw! Inuyasha is mad. Poor thing! Want me to make it better?" she laughed. Inuyasha growled. "Grr! Show yourself you coward!" "But I'm right here!" she said as Inuyasha felt a tap on his shoulder. He suddenly spun around and sliced. The girl was there and ducked swiftly. The smoke faded, and Miroku, Sango, and Shippou watched as the girl toyed with him. She laughed every time he missed as he swung the sword at her. She continued to toy with him till- "Takashi! What are you doing! Leave them alone!" shouted another female voice. Takashi looked up suddenly along with Inuyasha. The Youkai scent suddenly came to Inuyasha's nose. He gawked and turned in the direction of the voice. There just between two trees, stood, a female Youkai. Her hair white- sliver hair hung down just at her rear. Her golden eyes stared at the ninja girl in anger. The youkai's skin color was a light peach. She wore a white kimono; red flames just on the bottom of her pant legs and sleeves. A black crest on her forehead, with a black small star between the two points, two stripes on the side of each cheek. Each a light read, just like the flames on her kimono. The female Youkai placed her hand on her waist and stared at the other girl, her face red and puffy, as she stormed over. "Whats wrong with you! Leave these people alone!!! Why are you always harassing people when they come into the woods!?" Takashi narrowed her eyes. "One thing. I wasn't harassing them. at first. I Actually saved their asses." She said as she pointed to where the dagger that had landed in the ground earlier, and another in the tree. The Youkai looked as well as Inuyasha and the others. Two monsters were now they pinned to the ground, and tree. Their skin black as if burnt; its eyes, a bright sliver, their hands had claws; about a foot long.wait no not hands just claws. They were long claws, three claws connected to each arm. The female Youkai frowned. "There here too eh?" Takashi nodded. "Yeah. and if it wasn't for me they'd be all dead right now. Somehow they where able to break out of the crystal ball I trapped them all in." The female Youkai crossed her arms. "Think it was him?"
Takashi shrugged. "Maybe."
Inuyasha and the others just watched as the two girls spoke to one another.
The female Youkai looked at Inuyasha and noticed the dagger in his shoulder, than glared back at Takashi "Oh yeah! Whats up with the dagger in his arm than, Takashi!?" Takashi blinked and looked back at Inuyasha than looked at the other girl. "Oh. The thing was at his feet. It wasn't like I meant to stab him. Sheesh." The female Youkai rolled her eyes. "Whatever." She walked over to Inuyasha and blinked. "Hello, Inuyasha!" Inuyasha blinked in confused. "Who are you guys!? And how do you know my name!?" he barked. The female Youkai smirked. "My names Solia. Call me Solia!!!" Inuyasha growled slightly by the girl's stupidity. "That doesn't answer the rest of my question! How do you know my name!?" "Oh! Well everyone knows you down here in the west. Your Lord "Sesshoumaru's" brother!" "Half brother." He growled in annoyance. "Whatever!" song Solia. Sango and Miroku both looked at each other than looked at Solia and Takashi as Inuyasha crossed his arms. "So why are you here anyways?" asked Takashi "If you haven't noticed. Its pretty dangerous here." She smirked under the mask. Inuyasha looked at her and put the Tetsusaiga away and closed his eyes. ".I'm." "Ahem." Came from Miroku. ".We came here to find Sesshoumaru." Corrected Sango. Takashi and Solia both looked at her. "For what?" asked The Youkai Demon. ". He has taken one of our friends as a prisoner." She said. Solia's eyes lit up. "Prisoner!? Oh no! That's so sad. Poor person who has been captured by the most hansom guy in the world, Lord Sesshoumaru." She sighed deeply. Takashi frowned, as well as Inuyasha, both looking at Solia with a look of disgust, who noticed them both looked at her, and stood up straight. "What!? Come on, I have dreams alright!?"
Takashi smirked. "Heh. Give it up, Solia." she said which caused her to frowned. "Hey! At least the man I like isn't a woman hater!" Takashi's eyes narrowed. "I'm completely over that guy. Get a better insult."
Solia poked her long out at Takashi and turned around to face Inuyasha. "Can we help you save your friend?" she asked. Inuyasha blinked. "Wha? Ah." he looked at Sango and Miroku. Sango shrugged. "It is up to you, Inuyasha." "Besides, last thing I heard. Ninja's can get a lot of Information. Maybe with Takashi's help we can find out where Sesshoumaru is." Said Miroku eyeing Takashi's butt, but slowly drifted his eyes to Sango's. Inuyasha frowned and looked at Solia and her friend before growling in anger. "Fine. You can help." He then turned placing his hands into the sleeves of his opposite side, and started down the path.
"YAY!!!!" cheered Solia and ran after him. Takashi's blank expression was soon replaced with a look of disbelief. "Aw man do we have too?" "YES!" said Solia declared and grinned. Takashi shook her head, and walked over to Inuyasha and pulled the dagger out his shoulder. He winced and glared at her. "OW!!! WHY DID YOU DO THAT FOR!!!!" he yelled. Takashi smirked. "Hey I needed it back. Besides it only hurts less when you didn't expect it to happen!" she said and whipped the blood off on the grass and put it away at her side, and started walking down the path. Inuyasha watched her carefully, narrowing his eyes, and walked up next to her. "What exactly are you?" Takashi eyed him. "What?"
"What are you? You're not a Youkai, and you're not human. So what are you?" Takashi narrowed her eyes. "Its none of your concern alright." than she continued walking. Miroku walked up next to Solia and looked at her with a small smile. "Ah. Hi." He said. She looked at him and smiled alittle. "Hi." Miroku smiled alittle more. "Your really beautiful." He said watching as her face turned to a beat red. "Really!?" Miroku smiled. "Yeah your so beautiful I wanted to asked you if you could." He took a hold of her hand. Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. Here we go. "Bare my child!?" he finished. Solia's eyes went wide, And Inuyasha groaned with annoyance. "Oh great. I knew it," he said as Takashi blinked and looked back at Miroku and Solia. ".What did he just ask?" Solia took her hand back. "No way! You pervert!!!" she shouted at the not surprised Miroku, watching as she stormed away towards Takashi. Inuyasha watched Miroku in amusement, and shook his head with a small smile, than continued to walk. Sango angrily looked at Miroku and crossed her arms as she continued to follow Inuyasha and the others.