Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha. or do I? Dundundunnnnnnn.

Disclaimer 2: I'm sorry Okami hun! I know you were mean but you have to fit in with you're boyfriend you know?

Choice Winner: ~ Inu INC. bumps into Sesshie CO. This was a nearly unanimous decision!

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Inu Yasha and the others sped up to reach Rici, who was on all fours sniffing the muddy path. The rain had ceased and the sun was beginning to penetrate the gray clouds above. Inu Yasha was the first to catch up to Rici.

"What's going on? Why did you sprint off like that?" he queried with agitation in his voice.

"I know what's going on. and I need to find them." she replied between sniffing. She coughed when her nose went to close to a puddle. She spat out the water and continued to sniff. The rain had concealed most of the scents that were around. Only the freshest trail would be there. "They've been here." Rici said before sprinting of toward the scent. Inu Yasha rolled his eyes and ran off after her. The others came close behind.

***Sesshie-sama and the Gang*

Angel had yet to wake up from her unconscious state. Sesshomaru had her tightly clutched in his arms. Rin was running alongside him, splashing in every puddle she could find. Angie was walking behind him in deep thought. '. he seems so mean. yet he cares so much for this little human. and he seems to hate humans. I wonder what he's thinking now. I wish that I could use my powers.I'm useless without them.' she thought and looked at a rock along the path. She bit her lip, nervous that it would hurt, but wanted to try anyway. She gently placed her two fingers upon her right temple. Her head screamed for her to stop but she wanted her powers back so desperately that she ignored her pounding head. She winced and let a small whimper escape her lips. Sesshomaru glanced back at her and cocked an eyebrow. He tapped into her mind and began to talk.

'.you know that you shouldn't.so stop.' he said to her and she looked up.

"I thought I told you not to get in my brain. Now leave me alone!" She shouted and pressed her temple harder, making her eyes water with the hot waves of pain. She dropped to her knees and made a sickening guttural sound. Then, admitting defeat, she let go of her head and panted as if she had run miles non-stop. Then quickly her ears perked up at the sound of a stick breaking.

'.we're not alone.' Angie thought to Sesshomaru.

'.so we're talking again.?' he thought and smirked the slightest bit. She huffed and stood up, her tail swishing back and forth in annoyance. She narrowed her eyes and looked into the yonder forest. She saw a quick movement between the trees and she growled. Then she sniffed and her eyes widened. '.it couldn't be.' she thought and stepped one step closer to the woods. Once she saw another movement she sprinted off to the woods, ignoring her migraine.

Rici was crouched down on the opposite side of a bush as Angie. She narrowed her eyes playfully as she sprang from her post onto Angie. This shocked Angie and she wiggled around, trying to get out of her pursuers grip. Then when she realized who she was, she fish-hooked Rici's ribs making her cry out in pain. Angie smirked and pushed Rici down and pinned her.

"You never were good at wrestling." Angie spoke and her smirk widened. Rici cocked an eyebrow.

"Oh really?" she questioned rhetorically and pushed the half demon from her perch on her belly. Then she pinned the hanyou. "Ahem. what were you saying?" she said and her faced beamed with happiness. Then she fell off of Angie, laughing her head off. Angie sat up and started to crack up. Then they both looked at each other and hugged one another.

"KAMI! I haven't seen you for ages!" Angie said and let go.

"I know! I thought I smelt you two.wait.where IS Angel?" Rici questioned putting a puzzled look on her face.

"Does this answer your question neko?" Sesshomaru said as he approached the siblings from behind the bushes.

"IT'S YOU! THE PERVERT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ANGEL!?" Rici said and stood bolt upright. She clenched her fist and was about to charge him when a hand held her back.

"Pervert? This guy is so NOT a pervert that he probably can't even get a hard on!" Angie said and smirked when Sesshomaru's face barely held back an angry glare. Rici looked at her and them at the tai-youkai with a confused look on her face.

"Wait.you two know each other?" she asked with a shocked look upon her face.

"Yeah.but not for the right reasons." Angie said giving Sesshomaru a nasty look.

"Why?"

"I'm his servant. I owe him my life.." Angie said finally admitting defeat. Sesshomaru was satisfied that the hanyou had finally realized that she had no way to escape.

"And I am not a pervert.I was just jesting before.." Sesshomaru spoke slightly embarrassed.

"JESTING?! You never laugh let alone joke! You must have been drunk." Angie said slyly. He gave her a cold look but then glanced down at the woman in his arms. Out of nowhere, Rin and Jaken jumped onto the scene. Rin cheered and raved about how she beat Jaken.

"And Angel was hurt reviving Rin." he said pointing to the celebrating child. Rici looked at all the characters and leaned to her side.

"You know that that tail over the shoulder thing is SO last year." Rici said, a smile smoothing over her pail skin. Sesshomaru looked at her bushy black tail and cocked an eyebrow.

"You are quite the one to talk." he said curving his lips into a small playful grin. "Well that is quite odd." He said and circled Rici. She stiffened and bit her lip. '.what's wrong now.?" she pondered to herself. "You smell much like Inu Yasha's monk friend yet the houshi is nowhere in site. it's all over you." he said smirking and then paused. "And you call ME perverted." he said emphasizing the 'me' making her sound like a dirty, rotten, hypocrite. She gave a small innocent grin and then spoke up.

"I don't know who you're talking about. I don't know any monks." she said innocuously.

"Then who am I?" Miroku stated, parting the tree branches with his staff.

"I don't know who you are. Miroku." Rici said playfully and walked over to meet him.

"Oh so they are traveling with you. where's Inu Yasha. I feel like taking my energy out on someone." Sesshomaru spoke. Then in his arms, Angel fidgeted and woke with a long yawn.

"Hi Sesshie-sama!" she said and wrapped her arms around his neck. She batted her eyelashes mischievously and smiled lovingly. "Thanks for carrying me darling!" she said and kissed his cheek childishly. He was so surprised by this that he dropped her on her butt.

"Hey! I was just joking around! Sourpuss." Angel pouted and rubbed her lower back. Sesshomaru's normally emotionless expression turned to a shocked one as he stepped back from Angel rubbing his face. "What.have you never been kissed by a girl before?" Angel flirted standing up and flicked his nose.

"Why the.wha-.I'm." he stuttered, still possessing a quite astonished face.

"NO. of course he has. I mean look at him! He's covered by marks." Rici pointed out and crossed her arms in agitation.

"You're still mad about all of that by the stream?" Sesshomaru said getting off of the topic of his love life.

"Yes! I may be a virgin but I'm not a hentai! And if you do ANYTHING like that to me again. I'll rip you in half!"

***Okami***

Okami appeared at the base of a giant castle grumbling angrily. She stormed up to the front door and blasted it open with a flash of blue light.

"Where are you?!" she hollered down the hallway.

"You know how to be quiet Okami?" A man said calmly, sipping tea in his room.

"You said they would be easy to handle!" Okami said furiously. Then she sat at the opposite side of the small table as the hanyou.

"Then I suspect you didn't get Angie's shards." He said with a monotone voice.

Okami was quite for a little bit but then replied. "No."

"We will try again love. We WILL succeed in killing her and the rest of her blood relations. And then once you've had your revenge and I have my shards, we will be quite a team of power." The man said then sipped some more of his tea.

"Hai. Master Naraku." She said and picked up a glass of tea that had just appeared before her.

***Lady Akitsu***

Ami had been walking for about a day and a half and was getting quite tired. She was desperate to find a man with the sacred jewel shards. Then she could seduce him and kill him for the shards. That was the way she worked, it had worked five times before. But she was fresh out of ideas on who was her next victim. '.he has to be kind of ugly.so I don't get attached to him.he has to be an ass hole. so I don't get attached to him.he's got to be weak.SO I DON'T GET ATTACHED TO HIM.' she pondered. She had a bad habit of getting attracted to her prey. So she would hate it when she killed them. She sniffed the air for any sign of a manly scent. She narrowed her brow in disappointment when she didn't smell anything. Her tiger tail swished behind her in annoyance. The sun was beginning to set into a pitch-black night. She found an old campsite and cleaned it up a bit. Then she went to a shallow creek just upstream from a hot spring and caught a few fish with her lightening speed. She roasted the fish and munched on them as she lay down against a log and fell asleep.

***Sesshie Co.***

Inu Yasha and Kagome hadn't caught up with the group yet. They had split up to find Rici, and only Miroku, Sango and Kirara found her. The others were probably tracking them at that very moment.or sleeping. It had gotten very dark and they had set up camp. Most were asleep by that time. Sesshomaru was on the opposite side of the camp looking at Angel. '.she was just kidding right.it wasn't like she seriously was in love with me.right.?' he wondered. He didn't notice, but he was being watched.

"Sesshomaru.do you always blankly stare at women or are you getting the hots for her?" Rici spoke from her perch, which was high in a tree above Miroku. She glanced down at him and smirked lightly. Everyone but the two youkai was asleep.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Sesshomaru said in annoyance, never sparing one glance at the neko youkai.

"Okay." Rici said calmly shrugging. '.that's it.? Does she believe me.?' he thought and looked up at Rici who was staring at him smugly. Then she hopped down the tree and into Miroku's arms. She laid down on him like when they were discovered a few days before. Sesshomaru held back a chuckle as best as he could, but smiled despite his attempt. Rici looked over at him, feeling his eyes upon her.

"What? I was cold up there." She said and then pause.he could SO blackmail her! "Okay. I don't tell you don't tell got it?" she asked staring daggers.

"Deal."

------------------------------------- No choosing today okay? I have what's going to happen next and I can't gamble and hope that you have the same choice as I do so gomen! I hafta go write the next chapter in one of my stories. I think I want this story soon.thanks for waiting too! Ja ne! Luv yall!