~* Chapter Four *~

Disclaimer: Don't own.

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QN: No note today.

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"AURRGH!!" cried Kagome as she pushed Yusuke back. Yusuke growled, already tired of this little game and tried to push her back to get her to lose her footing. Its has been thirty minutes since they had met, but Yusuke already found out that Kagome was much more stronger than some 'flimsy little girl' as he so called it.

Yusuke grunted in anger and a little bit of frustration as he found it did not work.

'What's with this woman!? She fights like any real fighter I've ever known! If I don't end this soon...it may be my life.'

"Oh, DAMN!!" Yusuke yelled out as he was tripped under the bottom of his feet. Kagome, while Yusuke was thinking, brought her foot down behind his leg, and tripped him while he was still thinking. The only reason, both of them figured, that it worked was because Yusuke was busy thinking and he was also using his left foot to lean back while his right was in front of them. Kagome knew it was a little like cheating, but from the sayings in the village, it was maybe best did not want to take a chance, especially when fighting any sort of demon.

She quickly brought her hand back, and brought it forward with half of her strength. The impact was fast, but it managed to plummet Yusuke, hard into a mountain that they had suddenly appered behind them.

"Dammit!" He bellowed while he jumped out of the mess and landing on his feet. He rubbed his head and glared at the gawking Kagome. "What the HELL are you gawking at?!"

Kagome was sure that her mouth was wide open and who wouldn't? A demon who got plummeted into the mountain by the second strongest in her village. Sango was the first since she always carried that HUGE boomerange everywhere. But the reason they were first and second was because they almost killed all of the boys that entered a junior tournament, they were laughed at, but when the boys got into the ring, they were practically begging for mercy. To bad for them Sango and Kagome were not very forgiving. A lot of boys ended up in the hospital for a year, but that was the worse they did. At least no one got killed.

They hoped.

So when Kagome saw the demon stand on his own two feet, needless to say she was gawking like an idiot, even when she punched demons they at least had a huge, ugly, purple bruise swelling up on the side of their face. Not that it was easy to see, due to most demons lack of bueaty. Kagome almost snickered at the thought but the situation she was in made her stop before she could even begin.

Kagome quickly recovered and dodged another punch that headed her way, but was not fast enough to dodge a kick that delivered home, right on her rib cage.

CRACK!

Kagome's eyes widened and she recognized the sound of cracking bones. She winced and fell to the ground but not before using her fist to hold her weight on the ground and her other hand clutched the wound, she pressured it but from the stinging shock she got, she figured that was probably not the smartest thing to do.

Yusuke, from the side, heard her ribs (due to his demon hearing) and winced. Oh, that has gotta hurt no matter what race your from. But Yusuke also smirked triumpitly as he watch Kagome struggle to regain her breath. Even though the impact was enough to send his on edge, he still had no mercy to her, he was used to humans crumpling over and begging for their lives. What surprised him was that she was not begging, she was not even staying down. She just got back up and stayed strong. He could see that she was in pain, but she showed that she was proud and strong by letting go of her ribs, and getting into another fighting position, regardless of the obviously seen pain. A worthy opponite, that she was.

But a human non the less.

Yusuke smirked.

'I will teach this girl...not to ever mess with me again.' He thought menacing. But he seriously doubted that he would meet her again after he was through with her.

He ran forward to meet her as she did the same for him.

"LEARN YOUR PLACE!!!!" He bellowed.

"LETS SEE YOU TRY AND MAKE ME!!" She bellowed back, just as loud.

Their hands meet and it was a battle against strength. Yusuke tried to use his legs to kick, but then tripped trying so. Kagome, seeing the opening, quickly got out her sword and thrust it in him. She knew that he probably won't die from such an attack, but at least it might make him weaker.

Kagome brought back her fist, and thrust it hard on his stomach. He was knocked pretty hard. He went rigid, against her. He was uncouncious. The tired and exhausted demon hunter wiped her face with a quick breath.

Well, she had one.

Now what?

She got an answer from the huge bellow she heard coming from the South.

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With Sango and Keiko...

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"AUUURRRRGGHH! I've had enough!!" Sango bellowed, causing Misao, Gishiho, and Keiko to edge back slowly. This was bad. "FOUR hours of looking, FOUR!! You don't want to add to my anger NOW!" She screamed, trying very hard not to rip her own hair out.

The bystanders swallowed and tried to step back when they all heard a rustle. They all averted there're gaze to the bush and Sango hosited her huge friend over her back, in a battle stance. The others, just stepped back. The next thing that happened, scared the wits out of all of them.

Thud.

The others looked at the body, and they all turned pale.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!"

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!"

"PPOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

"BAAAAAAARRRRRKKK!!"

"SHUD'DUP!"

That managed to shut themselves ( Sango, Keiko, Misao, and Gashiho) up. They looked up from the body and saw Kagome climb out of the bushes.

"Jeeze, at first, this was fun, but now its just plain annyoing." She stated, glaring at the all of them as they smiled and sweated at the same time. Sango moved to look at the body, while Keiko just glared back. Kagome, spotting her, mentally groaned.

'SANGO!' she mentally moaned. 'You brought HER along!?'

Before she could moan her complaints further, Keiko spoke.

"What the HECK do you mean!? YOU'RE the one that threw him!! Poor thing probably got busted up!! Jeeze! The least you could have done wa--ARE YOU LISTENING TO A WORD I SAY!!!?!Kago...!"

Her constant babbling was (thankfully) ended by Sango's short gasp. They both looked to Sango, and Kagome watched satisfied as she gave her a bewilded look. Keiko just looked from one sister to the other.

"You ACTUALLY caught him!? Seriously!?" Now that was not needed and Kagome glared at Sango's bold said words.

"What the HELL do you mean, 'ACTUALLY'!?" repeating Sango's insult.

"Well," Sango said slowly, as she realized she may had made the worst girl to have a temper angry. "This guy IS hard to capture, it just seems hard for ANYONE to capture him." Sango chose her words carefully, and Kagome seemed satisfied with the answer because she said she just got lucky.

Keiko must have realized Kagome's temper was short, so she told them they had better be getting to the village soon. It was almost time for the fire in the sky to leave and the black net to come. Kagome and Sango both nodded and carried Yusuke, Sango holding his feet and Kagome his head and shoulders, while Keiko, Misao, and Gashiho lead the way.

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Some miles away, in a dark cave...

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"MASTER YOKO! MASTER YOKO! MASTER Y-!"

BAM!

"Oww. BUT MASTER YOKO--!!"

"Shut up! Your constant yelling is enough to drive a 'ningen' up the wall." The dark figure spat out 'ningen'.

"But Master! Master Yusuke has been captured by the Demon Hunters Elemental Sis—ters ...AHHH!!" The servant screamed its last scream as it insintergrated into noting. The dark figure known as Yoko, growled.

"Never say that sickning name, in my presence lesser demon! Learn you place!" He bellowed. Another dark figure came out of the shadows, but unlike the servant, did not bow. Instead, he had his arms crossed over his chest.

"So what now Yoko? Do we go?" He asked smoothly.

Yoko, growled out, "What do you think? Of course! Lets go tonight, damn him, can't even take care of something as lowly as a baka human!"

The other dark figure smirked. "But it WAS the elemental sisters, I heard they can capture any thief."

Yoko growled, then smirked, "Well just see about that."

And with that, they both disappeared, not a trace of them left.

~~~~~~~~~* Well, that's it. Ja! Till Next time...

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