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Disclaimer: It's a darn shame but I don't own Inuyasha but I do own Saru, Asano and all of Sango and Miroku's kids. You're free to use them in your own fanfics but please get my permission first.

Chapter Eight

The Monstrous lizard-like demon ripped through the village. Saru stared in horror as countless houses were destroyed and lives were lost, however there was only one person on her mind, "Asano?! Asano, where are you?! Asano!" That's when she spotted a flash of white and red running towards the demon, "Asano no! It's too dangerous! Stop!" Saru took off after her willful little brother.

Koroshi was doing his best to help the villagers get into the surrounding forest and out of harms way. Suddenly he noticed Asano running towards the demon and Saru shouting after him to stop. The young hanyou boy looked back to his sister, "Don't worry! Dad taught me how to fight!" He then jumped onto the roof of a nearby house close to the demon and prepared to attack. However the demon was too quick, it attacked with it's long scaly arm directly at Asano.

Saru saw the attack coming and barely had time to think. There was a villager near her who was shooting at the demon with arrows. She shot forward and grabbed the bow and an arrow, "I need to borrow these!" She aimed at the demons attacking hand and released the arrow. The arrow took on a sacred light and pierced the demons hand severing it at the wrist. The demon shouted with agony as blood poured from the spot where his hand used to be. He ran toward Saru with a surprising speed for one so large. Saru dodged just in time as the demons remaining hand struck the ground where she had been standing only seconds before.

Asano was still recovering from the shock of his close encounter when he noticed that the demons hand seemed to be stuck in the ground when it attacked Saru. He stood up and prepared to use the attack his father had taught him. He had to do it now while the demon was pinned or he may not get another chance. He lunged forward, his hand outstretched and slashed the demon with his claws, "Iron Rever Soul Stealer!" In an instant the demon was sliced into hundreds of little pieces. Asano landed on the ground with a satisfying smirk on his face.

Saru had witnessed Asano's attack and while she was impressed with his strength, she was furious at his foolishness, "What were you thinking?! Are you insane?! You could've gotten yourself killed! What would have happened if I hadn't stopped his attack?!" Asano couldn't understand his sisters anger, after all he had destroyed the demon, "Why are you so angry?! I killed it didn't I?! That's all that matters!" "You idiot! That's not all that matters! What if you had gotten hurt?! What then?!" she yelled at him. "But I didn't get hurt! Why are you so worried?! It's not like you're mom! You can't tell me what to do!" With that he ran off into the forest not looking back even once.

Saru prepared to run after her brother when a hand on her shoulder stopped her. She turned around to see Sango holding her back, "Let me go! I have to go find him!" Sango shook her head, "He needs to work this out on his own. Some time alone will help him do that." Saru sighed and nodded, she knew Sango was right. Miroku came up to them after witnessing the argument, "Don't worry, I'll go talk to him." He walked off into the forest. Sango turned to Saru, "Why don't you come with me, we'll go back to the house and wait for them to come back. Miroku will talk to him, there's no need to worry." Saru nodded and followed Sango back to the cottage.

Miroku walked along the forest path humming to himself. He looked up and found Asano sitting up in a tree staring out into space with an angry look on his face, 'I swear, he's just like Inuyasha.' Miroku thought to himself. Asano smelled the scent of a human and looked down to see Miroku watching him, "You come here to yell at me too?" Miroku shook his head, "I'm not going to yell at you, I just want to talk." Asano looked away, "Feh, so talk already." Miroku shook his head, "You know, you're just like your father. He used to do the same thing when he was upset." Asano remained silent and Miroku continued, "I know you were only trying to help. The reason Saru yelled at you is just because she's worried. You're her little brother and she'll always look out for you." Asano looked down, "I'm not a little kid anymore. I can make my own decisions. Why can't she understand that?" Miroku smiled, "She will in time. Eventually she'll stop telling you what to do but she'll never stop worrying about you. No matter how old you get, you'll always be her little brother so she feels a sense of responsibility for you. I think that sense has escalated since your parents aren't here. She feels that she's the only one who can protect you. She loves you, that's all, but sometimes that love can prompt people to anger when the one they love is in danger." Asano looked at the monk and nodded, "I understand." He jumped down from the tree and the two of the walked back to the village.

Back in the cottage Sango and Saru were having a similar conversation. Saru was still very angry, "How could he have been so foolish?! He could've gotten killed! I-I don't know what I'd do if anything happened to him..." Tears came to Saru's eyes as she worried about her brother. Sango smiled, "I understand, you were just worried about him, that's perfectly natural. He only ran off because he thought you were mad at him. He probably feels like he can take care of himself and make his own choices." Saru looked up at Sango, "But his still just a kid! He can't look out for himself yet!" Saru nodded, "He is still just a child, however he is growing up. When he killed that demon today it probably made him feel so proud that he could do something like that. But then you came along and starting yelling at him, he was just confused. He felt like you were trying to keep him back. He can't stay a child forever, that's the natural order of things. Everyone grows up eventually. I'm not saying you shouldn't worry about him, just give him a little more freedom to go his own way." Saru smiled, "I guess I still think of him as the five year old little boy who used to crawl into my bed when he had a nightmare. He is growing up. I just couldn't see it. I made him angry and now he's run away. Oh Sango, I must be the worst sister in the world!" "You're not. I went through the same thing with my brother Kohaku, and he forgave me, just like Asano will forgive you. Why don't you go outside and wait for him to return? I'm sure he'll be here soon." Saru nodded and left the cottage. Sango closed her eyes and tears fell to the floor, "Kohaku... Saru, please, take care of Asano, you never know how much he means to you, until you lose him."

Miroku and Asano came back to the cottage a few minutes later. Miroku went inside leaving Saru and Asano outside so they could talk. Asano looked down at the ground, "I'm sorry. I know you were just worried about me." Saru shook her head, "I'm the one who should be sorry. I never should have yelled at you like that. I have to realize that you're growing up, you don't need me to protect you all the time. Do you forgive me?" Asano nodded, "I forgive you." With that they each hugged each other and went into the cottage.

That night they talked about what to do with the situation in the future. They weren't sure if it was possible to get back through the well but they were all worried about what might've happened to Kagome and Inuyasha. "We should ask Kaede. She'll know what to do." said Sango. Miroku nodded, "I agree. If she can find out how Saru and Asano got here then maybe she can send them back as well." "Well I think..."Saru stopped her thought, "Um, Asano, What do you think we should do?" He looked up, surprised that she had asked for his opinion , but happy that he was to be included in the decision, "Uh, I wanna go help Mom and Dad. So I'll do anything it takes to get back home." Saru nodded, "Then that's what we'll do."

Meanwhile, back in Tokyo...

Kagome and Inuyasha walked toward the temple steps to meet the large group of police, priests and priestesses that had assembled there. The second they were spotted, all the police pointed their guns directly at them. Kagome stepped forward, "Please stop this! We have never done anything to warrant this kind attack!" One of the priestesses stepped forward. Kagome recognized her as the one who was sent to Asano's school. "We realize that. However the fact remains that your husband and children are still part demon. You must know that we can never fully trust you now." Kagome was starting to get angry, "Why not?! Why does everyone automatically assume that all demons are evil?! It's because of that belief that we've had to hide ourselves all this time! All we want is to be able to live a normal life with our children. Is that too much to ask?" A wave of murmuring went through the crowd that had assembled at the bottom of the temple steps. Could this woman be right? Could they trust them?

The uncertainty went through every person in the crowd except one. A policeman stepped forward, "You bastards! It's because of your kind that my wife is dead!" Without warning the man fired two shots headed directly for Kagome. The chief of police immediately knocked the man out with the blunt end of his gun, "I never gave the order to fire!"

The bullets sped through the air towards Kagome. At the last second, Inuyasha pushed her out of harms way, taking the bullets himself. With a grunt he was thrown back towards the ground. "Inuyasha!" Kagome ran to the side of her wounded husband, "Inuyasha are you okay? Please answer me! Why did you do that?" Inuyasha let out a small laugh, "You don't think I'd ever let you get hurt, do you. Don't worry abut me, I've be hurt much worse than this before." Kagome nodded, "Come on, let's get you inside." Kagome helped Inuyasha up and walked him towards the house. The priestess ran up to them, "Wait! We haven't finished speaking yet!" Kagome turned around and gave her a dirty look, "Yes we have. If you haven't noticed, my husband is injured here, and it was one of yours who attacked first, not us!" The priestess sighed and nodded, "I'll help you. Then you can tell me your story. If you truly have no wish to hurt us then we will leave you alone."

Authors Note: Well, what do you think? Be sure to let me know! If you have any suggestions on how the story should go from here then don't hesitate to tell me, I'll be happy to receive any input you can give me.