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Ellie didn't return 'till it was late a night and the guys had set up camp and everything. She didn't feel guilty one bit. She tiptoed over to Kirasha, across from Miroku. She didn't feel like being with him. Too angry.
She leaned against a tree and watched as Kirasha fell into her lap. 'Cute little thing. Kirasha would never black me out of her fights.' She stroked her head and closed her eyes. She felt herself slip into a deep sleep, until…
"Where in hell have you been?" Inu-Yasha asked, crouched before her. "I've been purifying myself." Inu-Yasha snorted. "Like the monk? What a-"
"Inu-Yasha, monks aren't the only people who can purify themselves." Miroku interrupted, opening one eye to look at them. "Musicians sure can't! She plays music."
"That's how I purify myself, thank you very much! Now, if you'll excuse me, I wish to sleep." Ellie turned, giving Inu-Yasha the cold shoulder. "Hey!" She didn't move. Inu-Yasha stood and walked over to Miroku. "You, explain… How can it take a whole day to purify yourself."
"Well, to purify yourself, you meditate or do something that calms your nerves, until you feel comfortable. Bu that also worries me." Miroku looked over at Ellie. "If she uses a whole day to purify herself, she must be stressed."
"How? She never helps out." Miroku stared at Ellie. "Go to sleep Inu-Yasha, we have a big day ahead of us tomorrow." Inu-Yasha snorted, "monks and woman that falls in love with them… Ugh!"
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Ellie did wake everyone up that day, but she seemed to have hardly gotten any sleep. Kirasha carried her since she was so tired. "Thanks, Kirasha…" Kirasha mewed and walked right beside Miroku. "Ellie, did you not get any sleep last night?"
"I did, but not for very long. An hour I'm guessing." Miroku shook his head at her. "You spent all day purifying yourself, and you hardly got any sleep?" She sighed and looked away from him, nudging Kirasha to go forward. Inu-Yasha came up beside Miroku. "Well, what's her problem?"
"I don't know. She seems to be blocking herself off from everyone except Kirasha."
"Ha, maybe she's embarrassed to be your girlfriend." Miroku hit him over the head with his staff, once more. "Again, Inu-Yasha, you're too loud." Inu-Yasha sneered at him and walked forward, next to Keroki.
"Well, what's with her?" Keroki asked, turning to him while walking. "Miroku doesn't know and that troubles me. If a monk can't understand his own girlfriend…" Keroki grabbed his hand. "She not like that, Inu-Yasha. I know she's not." He looked at her and nodded, not looking back at her for a long time.
Keroki caught up to Kirasha and sat beside Ellie. "Hey," she said, sweetly. "Hi…"
"Are you okay? You seem, -"
"Sad? Yes, I am"
"Why? What's there to be sad about?"
"Nothing, just, leave me alone, Keroki. All I want is to be alone." Keroki looked at her. 'What's wrong with her? Why is she acting this way?'
"Heads up!" Inu-Yasha called as a large demon stumbled out of the forest they were next to. Miroku pulled Kirasha back away from the fight and patted Ellie on the head. "Don't worry." Ellie smiled, but it faded as he ran up to battle. 'Even Miroku…'
Then, a weary, scratchy, low, voice came echoing to her. "Hello, lady Ellie."
"Who are you?" She called into the air, not caring if the group heard her. "Follow that light and you'll find out." She looked around and saw a green flash by a bush, going backwards from the fight. She leaded Kirasha to it and it faded, coming from another bush in the forest. She led her to that one too. She finally reached a clearing, with a strange figure standing in the middle of it.
He had a baboon skin over his body and he knelt down. "Pleasure to meet you, Ellie."
"Who are you?" She asked, angrily. "Just a demon, searching for a helper." Ellie hesitated. She wanted to run away from him, but something kept her asking questions. "What kind of demon?"
"Many kinds." Ellie snorted. He kept getting mysterious. "What do you want with me?"
"I want you to help me. I see you're traveling with a demon that I disgust very much. I can see you do as well." Ellie sat high on Kirasha. "Maybe,,," He laughed, a low shrilling laugh. "Maybe, is that your answer? I know you feel hatred for him. Just as much as I do. I just want to kill him." Ellie gasped, lightly. 'Kill him? I hope he doesn't want ME to kill him.'
"I need help though. You see, my body hasn't transformed completely yet. And When it does, I'm afraid Inu-Yasha would have died already, but if someone killed him for me, I could absorb his body and I would be complete."
"Why should I help you? What have you done for me?"
"Nothing, at the moment, lady Ellie, but I'm sure it would please you to have powers stronger than Inu-Yasha's." Ellie got interested. Being stronger than Inu-Yasha. That would be a wonderful addition to her already fair powers. "What's the catch?" She asked, making sure.
"I want his Tetsusaiga in good form, but I also want his body, for you see, I can fight, but not against Inu-Yasha at his fullest."
Ellie stared at him in horror. "You're disgusting!" He laughed again. "My pleasure, your disgust. Now, will you do it or not?"
"Why should I! How do I know you won't kill me after I've killed Inu-Yasha!" Naraku disappeared. Ellie looked around, slowly. "Because…" He voice come from behind her. She whipped around to his face, centimeters away from hers. "If you were as strong as Inu-Yasha, and I'm barley stronger, what do you think will happen after I've absorbed him? I would be the strongest demon, and you would be the second strongest. A man and a woman. Understand?"
Ellie shivered. She wanted to, but she didn't. "Can I think about it?" She knew he was smiling and he disappeared again. She looked around but saw and heard nothing, except many footsteps coming in her direction.
Miroku came bursting out of the trees. "Ellie, what are you doing here?"
"I was…" She looked at him. He had an angry look in his eyes. "Trying to stay out of the way, so you could fight the way you want to." Miroku sighed. "Well, good thinking. Anyway, the demon had one shard."
"Great!" Ellie said, but Miroku was walking away. "Uh…" She opened her mouth but shut it. She felt horrible. She wanted to rip something apart. Maybe him…
Chapter 7:
Naraku Appears;
Ellie Begins Her Insane Journey