Disclaimer: The same as the one on chap 8. Geez, I'm getting tired of typin' this...
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"Inuyasha has been telling us that you went out for a stroll last night, Hreru." Miroku stood up from his sleeping spot, glancing at Kagome and Sango whom were still asleep.
Immediately, Hreru shot a death glare at Inuyasha as he walked in.
"Hreru?"
"Yeah. Just a stroll, Monk. Nothing more."
"That's not what I heard." Inuyasha grinned.
Hreru was loosing it. "What exactly DID you hear?" He growled.
"Oh, somethin' about a girl. There was some fighting too." He scratched his nose. Inuyasha had Hreru on the spot.
"A girl?" Miroku slid up beside Hreru. "Tell me about this girl."
"Well, uh..." He was trying to hide his blush.
"She was beautiful, yes?" Miroku was nudging him with his elbow, winking.
"Knock it off, Miroku." Inuyasha sneered and went to wake up Kagome and Sango. "You two overslept."
"Overslept? What time is it?" Kagome yawned, rubbing her eyes.
"Late in the afternoon."
"What are we going to do now?"
"Look around the village I suppose." Said Miroku. "If there are bodies here, then they must be lain to rest. I sense restless spirits at work." He then walked out, Sango and Kirara close behind him.
Inuyasha glanced at Hreru and smirked. "Let's go before your girlfriend decides to come back."
"She's not my girlfriend! I don't know what you're talking about!" Hreru snapped, causing Shippou to wake.
"Girlfriend?" The fox yawned.
Kagome snatched him up right then and hurried outside where the pleased Inuyasha followed.
Hreru fixed his clothes and folded his arms, growling to himself as he went with them.
The smell of burning flesh crossed his path. The sun was bright and the day hot, cooking some unknown meat.
"Over here! I found something!" Miroku called. Everyone had gotten over to him quickly and were stunned by what they saw before them. Beneath a large pile of charred wood lay slain human bodies. What was left of them ash. There were at least 50 in the pile, a surprised gaze still mounting their faces.
"Who could've done this!?" Kagome gasped.
"A demon no doubt." Miroku covered his nose with his sleeve and removed a few pieces of the smoldering wood. "Notice their expression. They must have never seen the enemy coming."
"I have a feeling that the demon we seek has not left yet." Hreru warned, gripping the hilt of his sword.
"That may be, but we still must honor the souls who have died. We have to lay them to rest." He and Sango began to uncover them.
"Miroku."
Miroku looked at him and Hreru shook his head.
"What is it?"
Inuyasha motioned for them to move.
With everyone else behind them, the two demons quietly unsheathed their swords and stepped cautiously towards the pile of bodies, watching closely as if they were about to come alive.
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Enchained: What's going to happen? Guess! Find out in the next chapter! Please review!
-=-=-=-10. Ashes to Ashes -=-=-=-
"Inuyasha has been telling us that you went out for a stroll last night, Hreru." Miroku stood up from his sleeping spot, glancing at Kagome and Sango whom were still asleep.
Immediately, Hreru shot a death glare at Inuyasha as he walked in.
"Hreru?"
"Yeah. Just a stroll, Monk. Nothing more."
"That's not what I heard." Inuyasha grinned.
Hreru was loosing it. "What exactly DID you hear?" He growled.
"Oh, somethin' about a girl. There was some fighting too." He scratched his nose. Inuyasha had Hreru on the spot.
"A girl?" Miroku slid up beside Hreru. "Tell me about this girl."
"Well, uh..." He was trying to hide his blush.
"She was beautiful, yes?" Miroku was nudging him with his elbow, winking.
"Knock it off, Miroku." Inuyasha sneered and went to wake up Kagome and Sango. "You two overslept."
"Overslept? What time is it?" Kagome yawned, rubbing her eyes.
"Late in the afternoon."
"What are we going to do now?"
"Look around the village I suppose." Said Miroku. "If there are bodies here, then they must be lain to rest. I sense restless spirits at work." He then walked out, Sango and Kirara close behind him.
Inuyasha glanced at Hreru and smirked. "Let's go before your girlfriend decides to come back."
"She's not my girlfriend! I don't know what you're talking about!" Hreru snapped, causing Shippou to wake.
"Girlfriend?" The fox yawned.
Kagome snatched him up right then and hurried outside where the pleased Inuyasha followed.
Hreru fixed his clothes and folded his arms, growling to himself as he went with them.
The smell of burning flesh crossed his path. The sun was bright and the day hot, cooking some unknown meat.
"Over here! I found something!" Miroku called. Everyone had gotten over to him quickly and were stunned by what they saw before them. Beneath a large pile of charred wood lay slain human bodies. What was left of them ash. There were at least 50 in the pile, a surprised gaze still mounting their faces.
"Who could've done this!?" Kagome gasped.
"A demon no doubt." Miroku covered his nose with his sleeve and removed a few pieces of the smoldering wood. "Notice their expression. They must have never seen the enemy coming."
"I have a feeling that the demon we seek has not left yet." Hreru warned, gripping the hilt of his sword.
"That may be, but we still must honor the souls who have died. We have to lay them to rest." He and Sango began to uncover them.
"Miroku."
Miroku looked at him and Hreru shook his head.
"What is it?"
Inuyasha motioned for them to move.
With everyone else behind them, the two demons quietly unsheathed their swords and stepped cautiously towards the pile of bodies, watching closely as if they were about to come alive.
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Enchained: What's going to happen? Guess! Find out in the next chapter! Please review!