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Chapter 18

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***Ami and Koga***

Lady Akitsu's feet pounded the ground in search for their pursuer. Koga wasn't far ahead, and wasn't getting very far. Koga stopped when he caught a whiff of the being's scent. Lady Ami stopped beside him, looking in different directions.

"It's wolf." Koga said and glanced back and forth.

"I know, Koga, I have a nose." Lady Akitsu sassed and clenched her fists. Koga growled it off and sprinted into the woods. Ami rolled her eyes and ran after him. A new scent caught Ami's attention and she stopped, grabbing Koga's arm to stop him too. "Do you smell that?" The tora-youkai queried. Koga sniffed too and recognized the scent immediately.

"It's Kagome!" Koga shouted and changed course.

"Kagome. Who's KAGOME?" Ami growled and followed him.

"Not jealous ARE you?" Koga shouted back and smirked, leaving Ami in the dust.

"J-j-j-jealous-s?!" The proud youkai stuttered out. 'No way, couldn't be, he's for the shards only, nothing else, just shards...' She shook it off and followed after Koga. What they didn't realize was that they were being watched from the trees.

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"Mother... fucking...*grunt* backpack weighs a thousand pounds!" Kagome muttered as she hiked up the hillside. Her backpack lifted from her shoulders suddenly and she turned to see what was happening.

"Need some assistance, My Lady?" Koga said and gave her a smile. Kagome grinned and nodded, too tired to say 'Yes please.' She glanced over his shoulder to see a disgruntled tora tai-youkai behind her.

"Who's she?" Kagome whispered and nodded her head in Lady Akitsu's direction. Koga turned to face her, and smiled.

"Oh, HER. That's Ami." Koga said and turned his back to her. Lady Ami was about to loose her fuse on him. She hand sprung over to Kagome's side and bowed. Then she bopped Koga on the head.

"LADY Ami. LADY *bam* LADY *biff* LADY!!! *thwack*" The tora screamed and pounded him into the ground. Kagome looked in disbelief at Koga and then Lady Ami. How could polar opposites know each other?

"Pleased to meet you, Lady Ami." Kagome said after looking down at the bruised wolf prince.

"As am I. It's a pleasure." Lady Ami said politely. Kagome nodded and helped Koga to his feet.

*** Sesshomaru and Angel ***

Angel arrived with Rin on her back. Angie landed not far behind. They walked up to the castle, seeing Yoshiko guarding the entrance. She bowed respectfully at Angel and then looked at Angie.

"Is this your sister?" She queried and quirked her eyebrow at the downhearted looking hanyou.

"Hai." Angel said angrily and stormed into the palace. Yoshiko stared at the dejected girl. Angie never looked at Yoshiko for a moment, she just continued to stare at the ground.

"Boy problems?" Yoshiko asked kindly.

"Sister problems." Angie replied and lifted her head to look at the reon- youkai. Her eyes were pearly with tears of pain and betrayal. Yoshiko looked at her in remorse.

"I'm sorry to hear that." She said and patted Angie's back. She knew she was going to regret doing what she as about to do, but she did it anyway.

"Hey hun," She whispered. Angie looked up at her as a lone tear trickled down her feet to the dry dirt below.

"Let's just say, I had my back turned and you snuck away without me knowing." She said and smiled warmly. Angie looked at her in disbelief. They connected there for a faint moment. Angie nodded and bulleted for the trees. Yoshiko smiled and whispered lightly.

"You owe me one, Angie of the Ryuu."

Angie nodded and smiled. ' I know. I will help you when you need me. Call for me Yoshiko of the Nymphs.' Angie sent to her mentally and she flew toward the cliffs.

***Inu Yasha Inc.***

Inu Yasha had been depressed all morning. Sango and Shippo were preparing breakfast and Miroku and Rici were just waking up. They glanced around to see no Angie. A few seconds later, Rici stood up angrily.

"HOW DARE SHE NOT SAY GOODBYE?!" She shouted and kicked a rock against the cave wall as fast as a bullet and it shattered into thousands of pieces.

"She didn't want to wake you." Inu Yasha said somberly in a monotone manner. He was giving a look that made him resemble Sesshomaru. Rici growled and punched the wall, leaving a small crater in the wake.

"I can't BELIEVE her!" She screamed and continued to mutter obscene profanity under her breath. Miroku stood and walked over to Inu Yasha. He patted his back comfortingly.

"I'm sorry for your loss." He said and drowsily, walked over to Rici who was still beating the wall to rubble. He touched her shoulder and she turned around so fast it would have given a human whiplash.

"What?" She shouted and he pointed to her hands. She looked at her knuckles to see them bleeding profusely. She growled and began to curse under her breath again. She walked over to Sango and sat next to her.

Miroku went over to Inu Yasha and tapped his arm. Inu Yasha turned to face him, still with a stark stare.

"We need to talk." He muttered and motioned for him to walk outside with him.

They walked down the pathway until they weren't within earshot of the girls. Miroku stopped and leaned against a rock.

"What do you need, houshi." Inu Yasha commanded more then asked.

"We need to talk to you about your girl situation." Miroku said and crossed his arms.

"What for?" Inu Yasha asked, completely oblivious to what the monk was suggesting.

"It seems to me," he began, " that you were going steady with Kagome for a while." He said and paused to look at the hanyou's face. Inu Yasha was shocked when Miroku brought up that name. Only a few days without her and he'd already forgotten about her.

"What do you mean by, 'Goin' steady'?" Inu Yasha asked, not breaking his monotonous look.

"You seemed to like Kagome as much as Kagome liked you. But as soon as Angie-chan comes along, you forget her and go straight for the new girl." Miroku spoke calmly.

"She saved my life! What was I supposed to do?!" Inu Yasha shouted and flailed his arms around.

"So, doing what you did last night was repayment for your rescue?" Miroku said, raising a brow and looking at Inu Yasha in disgust.

"I wouldn't go so far as to call it 'repayment'." Inu Yasha said and paused, thinking about what he was going to say next. "But I had a talk with her and, she was just like me. She grew up like me, she felt how I felt, and Kagome would never know how that feels. She has had friends since the start. I've only just gotten you guys-"

"Because of Kagome." Miroku interrupted. Inu Yasha froze and didn't know how to continue.

"Angie is so much different than Kagome. She knows how I feel. If I had been with Kagome, WHICH I NEVER WAS IN THE FIRST PLACE MIGHT I ADD, I would have felt that she didn't understand me. With Angie, she knows how I've been treated, she knows how and why I am what I am." Inu Yasha finished, satisfied with his comeback.

"I see. Then you're with Angie?" Miroku said and stood up from his spot on the rock.

"I," Inu Yasha paused, "I think so." He said and turned around to avoid Miroku's look.

"You should decide. Even if you THINK so, you should KNOW so." Miroku said and began to walk up the hill to the cave.

***Okami***

The wolf hanyou had been spying on the trio from the trees. She was fully aware that the tora and wolf were onto her, but she didn't care. All that mattered was Naraku's commands. She watched them get acquainted and share interested with the tora-youkai. She narrowed her eyes in focus. 'When was the right time to attack?' She thought and stared at the wolf- prince.

'Soon.' A voice in her head commanded.

***Naraku***

Naraku watched the scene as it was from Okami's eyes. The mist poured from a jug and painted the picture. He narrowed his eyes in concentration. He knew that Okami was no match for a miko and two youkai, so he began to develop a plan of attack. He'd need to lure Koga from the pack.

"Yes, that's it. I will attack tonight." Naraku said to himself and grinned wickedly. His plan was going to work this time, or Okami would pay for it with her life.

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NOW CHOOSE:

~ Night comes soon and the battle commences

~ Koga, Lady Ami, and Kagome travel and meet up with Inu Yasha Inc. before nightfall (Recommended)

~ Angie comes back and there is a celebration

~ Okami overpowers Naraku's mind control (Not Recommended)

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