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Chapter fifteen: Inuyasha strikes again.

Aiko was confused and that was a first

for her. She watched as Shippo flirted

with the waitress and for some reason it

bothered her. Aiko didn't know why

after all Shippo was just a friend. At

least she thought so.

"Something wrong, Aiko?"

Sesshoumaru saw the look on his ward's

face. He had a feeling it had something

to do with the kitsune.

Aiko smiled at the dog demon.

Sesshoumaru didn't look that much

older then her. Yet he was more of a

father to her then her real one.

"I'm fine Sesshoumaru sama just

thinking is all."

"What are you thinking about, Aiko?"

Shippo turned his attention back on

Aiko. He was a fox after all and was

curious to know what she was thinking

about.

Aiko blushed there was no way in hell

she was going to tell him that she was

thinking about him. She saw

Sesshoumaru raise an eyebrow in

question. Aiko sighed, Sesshoumaru

knew her will.

"Nothing important you need to worry

about, Shippo." Aiko blushed harder

when she heard Sesshoumaru laughs.

Shippo frowned, he was missing

something he just didn't know what.

Why were Sesshoumaru laughing and

Aiko was blushing red enough to pose as

a stop sign.

"Am I missing something here."

Shippo asked smirking.

"No, I just have to run to the

bathroom." Aiko said then ran off to

calm herself.

Shippo turned to face Sesshoumaru.

"What was that all about?"

Sesshoumaru just shrugged his

shoulders. "Women."

Shippo agreed.



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Aiko entered the bathroom and

washed her face. She wished that she

was like Sakura who was so brave.

Then maybe she could tell Shippo how

much she liked him. Aiko dried her face

with a paper towel before leaving the

bathroom to join Sesshoumaru and

Shippo.

"Look at whom we have here." Aiko

heard a voice from behind her. "So

Sesshoumaru decided to let you run off

on your own." Aiko watched as

Inuyasha stepped out of the shadows.

"Don't worry I'm not going to hurt you

just now. I just want you to deliver a

message to my brother and Kouga."

Aiko whimpered when she felt Inuyasha

run a claw down her arm drawing

blood. She was scared but wasn't about

to let Inuyasha know that.

Inuyasha smirked, he smelled the fear

on her no matter how hard she tried to

hide it. "Tell them I want the shikon

and if they give it to me I will leave you

and that other bitch alone."

"And if they don't?" Aiko was brave

enough to ask.

Inuyasha laughed. "I will cut you from

your neck down along with Kagome.

There will be no way for you or her to

hide from me." Inuyasha slashed Aiko

on her other arm. "Remember that."

With that he was gone.

Shippo was becoming worried and

decided to go and look for Aiko. He felt

something was wrong. Sesshoumaru

decided to stay at the café just in case

Aiko came back before Shippo found

her.

Shippo saw Aiko running at him. He

smelled and saw blood running down

both her arms.

"What happened?" Shippo pulled Aiko

into her arms. She was crying and was

trying to talk.

"Inuyasha said if we give him the

shikon he would leave us alone." Aiko

said against Shippo's dress shirt. "If not

then he would make me and Kagome

suffer."

Shippo was enraged he couldn't

believe the nerve of Inuyasha to come to

the mall and do something like this. He

began to run back to where

Sesshoumaru was at. "Inuyasha won't

get you or Kagome. We won't let him."

Shippo whispered to her. "No way in

hell."

Aiko smiled, she knew that Shippo and

the others will protect her at all cost.

And yet that scared her more because

she didn't want anyone to get hurt.

There had to be away to stop Inuyasha

without giving him the jewel or anyone

getting hurt. Aiko would have to ask a

Kagome that when she got home. Right

now she had to deal with Shippo and

then Sesshoumaru she didn't need them

to go after Inuyasha just yet.

I hope you liked this chapter I should

have the next one out by tomorrow or

the next day. Please review.

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