They made their way through the dense forest, following the small creek until it widened into a stream and then a lake, leaf-covered grass giving way to cold sand and even colder water.
Water churned at the base of a small waterfall, dispelling the silence and drowning out their footsteps.
"Not planning on throwing me in this time, are you?" Kagome asked, eyes scanning the other side of the treeline.
"Of course not!" Even as she said it, Kagura's lips turned up into a grin. "I only do that during the summer."
"I'm pretty sure it's my turn, anyway."
"Only if you're keeping track!" Kagura released her arm, leaves swirling around her feet as she brought the wind to life, waves crashing against the shore, mist coating Kagome's face. Most youkai were animal-based, especially those living in town, but not Kagura.
Kagura was the wind.
Elementals were rare, especially when it came to mixed-blood children, but there was no denying where her powers lay. The air became charged whenever she was near—like she herself was the eyes of the storm.
Kagura had trained just as hard as Kagome, though she'd never mastered the defensive spells like her sister, but who needed them when even the most ferocious fires dwindled at her feet from lack of oxygen?
Each sister was a force to be reckoned with.
As a pair, they were unmatched.