AN: Well I'm pleased with how both of my stories are going! One of my faithful reviewers, Serenity, wanted to do the disclaimer, so I'm gonna let her! One of the ups of being a reviewer! ::wink, wink, nudge, nudge:: Anyway, tally ho!!

Disclaimer:
kyuuka: Ok Serenity, you ready?
Serenity: Yep!
kyuuka: Ok, go ahead!
Serenity: ::clears throat:: kyuuka-kit doesn't own Inuyasha and gang, but she does think Inuyasha and Miroku are hot!
kyuuka: Serenity...
Serenity: Oh yeah, and she owns Okibi, who has a big appearance in this chapter! And she owns her muses, Hinote and Kasai who she hasn't seen in a while.
Hinote: We're right here!
Kasai: Yeah!
kyuuka: Where've you guys been?
Hinote: We took a little vacation.
Kasai: Yeah, we figured you were fine on your own!
kyuuka: Well I did get some writer's block, but I guess I did ok.
Serenity: Is the disclaimer done now?
kyuuka: Oh yeah, you can read the story now! Hehe.

Last Chapter:

Kagome blushed but continued rubbing his ears. Soon she heard light snoring and looked at the hanyou in her lap. He looked so content and happy. He had a smile on his face as he slept. She stopped rubbing his ears and absently ran her fingers through his silky-soft hair. She began to feel tired and she bowed her head as she slowly fell asleep again, her hand still in his hair.

Stealing Four Souls and a Few Hearts

Chapter 8: Sad Story

Kagome awoke when a flash blinded her and she heard annoying laughing. She opened her eyes and looked at where the intruding light came from. She saw Sango laughing uncontrollably and Miroku holding a camera, also laughing. She then noticed how warm she is and looked at her position. Her and Inuyasha had somehow gotten on the couch and became entangled with each other. Her eyes widened in shock as she struggle to get out of his grasp, only causing more laughing to emit from Sango and Miroku. She didn't succeed in getting free, but she did wake Inuyasha up. She gulped as he stared confusedly at her. When he finally realized the position they were in, he struggled to get up as well. Their struggling caused them to fall off the couch and landed with Inuyasha on top of Kagome. He stopped struggling when he looked into her eyes. He could get lost in her eyes. He didn't know that Kagome was thinking the same thing about him. They were in their own little world when a very loud 'ahem' sounded and they looked up. Sesshomaru was now standing there, his face still in a stoic gaze. Inuyasha quickly got off Kagome and helped her up.

"If you're quite done, Inuyasha, we have a problem," Sesshomaru started, glaring at his little brother.

"What is it?" asked Inuyasha.

"It appears Naraku and his gang have made their first move."

"What? What do you mean?" asked a startled Inuyasha.

Sesshomaru responded by flipping on the TV to a news station where a report was being given.

"We are here live, in Tokyo with anchor Raiu Hisame. Raiu, what's going on down there?" The scene switched to a view of a guy in front of a shrine with 2 people fighting fiercely in the background.

"Oh Kami!" Kagome shouted, "That's my house!!" Inuyasha turned to look at her. Naraku must have been looking for Kagome. They continued to watch and listen intently to the TV.

"Thanks Ame, I'm here at the Higurashi shrine where two demons seem to have gone berserk!" The scene zoomed in to look at the two fighting demons. One had black hair up in an elegant bun with feathers in it. She had crimson eyes and wore elegant clothes and carried a fan. She raised her fan and brought it down swiftly, causing the wind to blow fiercely towards the other fighter. This fighter was recognized immediately by Kagome and Inuyasha.

"Okibi!" they shouted together, causing the others to turn and look at them.

"This is the kitsune youkai you encountered?" questioned Miroku. They nodded and they all focused their attention back to the screen. Okibi was smirking as she reached down and grabbed her nun chucks and swiftly spun them in front of her, canceling the other youkai's attack.

"Wait a minute, is that...Kagura?" asked Inuyasha, finally recognizing the other youkai. Miroku nodded in agreement.

"It is her. Is Okibi strong enough to stand her ground against Kagura?" asked Miroku.

"I don't know," shrugged Inuyasha. They continued watching, hoping against hope that Okibi was a good fighter (AN: of course she's good, I made her!!).

Before Kagura could make another move, Okibi put away her nun chucks and pulled out the sword hanging from her left shoulder. She raised it high in the sky and it seemed to get longer. Then lightning struck it and a green flame enveloped it. Then suddenly the camera went out and the screen went snowy.

"Come on, we gotta get over there, now!" Inuyasha yelled, starting for the door.

"But how are we gonna get there in time?" asked Kagome.

"Like this!" he said as he grabbed her and put her on his back before running out the door, leaving a group of confused people behind, even Sesshomaru whose expression still didn't change.

Inuyasha leapt over rooftops, seemingly flying as he raced to Kagome's house. Upon reaching their destination, Kagome climbed off Inuyasha and backed away, not wanting to get involved in the fight. Okibi and Kagura were still in the same spots as before, only Kagura was clutching a bleeding arm and Okibi was smirking more than ever but still holding her flaming sword. When she noticed Inuyasha and Kagome she spoke without taking eyes off Kagura.

"It's about time you got here! And here I was thinking you wouldn't get any of the action!"

"How did you..." Inuyasha started but was interrupted by Okibi.

"Hold all questions until after the lesson!" she said, chancing a glance over at Inuyasha. "Where's your sword?" she asked.

"What sword? I don't have a sword!" he yelled.

"You don't have the Tetsusaiga?" she questioned.

"Oh, you mean the sword I wanted to buy at that one shop! I don't have enough money for it," he responded somewhat sadly.

Okibi rolled her eyes before tossing him the sword that hung on her waist. Inuyasha caught the sword and examined it. "Take this for now. It's called Kaen, treat it with respect!" she yelled, turning back to Kagura. Inuyasha nodded and got in a fighting stance, much like Okibi's.

Okibi growled at Kagura and asked, "Why are you here?"

Kagura smirked. "You should know the answer to that one, Okibi. You know how Naraku is; after all, you were in this gang as well."

Okibi growled even more and Inuyasha stared dumbly at her. "You were in Naraku's gang?" he asked, suspicion tainting his voice.

"Key word, 'was', but I regret it! You know as well as I that Naraku tricked me into joining!" she yelled the last part at Kagura.

"You could have refused, you didn't have to save your family," Kagura replied smugly.

"If I had known he was going to kill my family anyway, I never would have joined and you know that!"

"He needed you, but you needed persuasion. You're a rare youkai to come across," she replied.

"What does she mean by that," asked a curious Inuyasha.

Okibi sighed. "I'm only ¾ youkai which means I'm still as strong as a full youkai but have human emotions and can control my youkai side," she explained. Inuyasha nodded in understanding. He wanted to ask her about her family, but they had a wind demon to destroy.

"What do you say we get rid of this smell piece of crap?" asked Inuyasha, smirking very similar to Okibi's.

"I say that's a great idea," her smirk returned as she replied.

They both charged at the same time, their swords raised as they prepared to strike. But Kagura had different plans. She pulled a feather out of her hair and threw it and jumped on as it grew bigger. She flew away, not once looking back. With just Okibi alone, she might have been able to handle it, but with both Okibi and Inuyasha she didn't stand a chance and she knew it.

Okibi and Inuyasha stopped mid-strike as they watched Kagura leave. "Oh well, maybe another day," sighed Okibi as she gave a quick slice through the air with her flaming sword. The flames went out and it shrunk to its original size. She studied it before slipping it back into its sheath on her back. She turned to Inuyasha. "Can I have Kaen back now, please?" she asked, holding out her hand. He gave it to her and she expertly spun it around in her hands before sheathing it. "Well, I guess I'm no longer needed. I'll be going now," she said as she prepared to leave.

"Wait," said Inuyasha. Okibi turned around.

"What?" she asked genuinely confused.

"How'd you get involved with Naraku?" he asked as Kagome came over to stand beside him. Okibi sighed.

"It's kind of a long story..." she trailed off.

"Go on," urged Kagome. Okibi shook her head and smiled.

"I can't stay around long, cops will be looking for me because they'll want answers about our little brawl," she explained.

"You can hang out at my place," suggested Inuyasha. Okibi's face brightened.

"Really? You'll let me stay?" she asked.

"Well, yeah, you just so happened to save my family," answered Kagome.

"All right, I'll stay, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to stay for long," she agreed.

"Can you keep up with me?" asked an arrogant Inuyasha.

Okibi smirked. "I sure as hell can!" she answered confidently.

"Fine then, follow me!" he said as he grabbed Kagome and made sure she was securely on his back before taking off. Okibi ran after him, easily keeping up to his quick pace. Inuyasha looked to his left only to see a yawning Okibi. She was making fun of him! 'I'll show her!' thought Inuyasha as he sped faster over the rooftops. Okibi noticed his change in pace immediately and quickened hers to match his. She looked over at him, locking gazes. She stuck her tongue out, put her thumbs in her ears and waved her fingers. Inuyasha growled. No way was anyone going to beat him, especially not a girl! He quickened his pace, pushing past his limits and knew he wouldn't be able to go any faster. Okibi matched his pace, glanced over and winked at him before speeding ahead of him, leaving him far behind.

"You don't know the way!" Inuyasha yelled to her.

"I can smell my way there!" he heard her faintly shout back to her. He finally lost sight of her and he decided to slow down a bit. He looked behind him at Kagome. She had her eyes closed and a smile on her face. She looked so content. He smiled to himself as he faced ahead again, seeing his house. He jumped down and walked through the door, seeing Okibi on the couch chatting happily to Sango and Miroku who were also on the couch. Apparently they came over during the fight, along with Sesshomaru who was standing in a corner, not looking too happy...but then again, when did he ever look happy? Inuyasha let Kagome down and they walked over to the group. Okibi looked up.

"What took ya so long?"

Inuyasha just growled in response.

"Ooooh, tes-ty!" she said, getting another growl in response. "I'm just talking to your friends. Miroku is such a flatterer!" she said, getting a growl, not from Inuyasha, but Sango. Okibi leaned to whisper in Miroku's ear. "Although you really shouldn't do that to other girls in front of the one you love," she said, referring to Sango. Sango and Kagome looked on in confusion since they hadn't heard what she said. Inuyasha, however, did hear and he chuckled softly to himself. Miroku blushed and Okibi laughed at him and slapped him playfully in the back, effectively knocking the wind out of him.

"Anyway..." Kagome started, trying to change the subject. "Were you going to tell us about your family?" she asked.

Okibi stopped laughing and developed a serious look. She nodded as she motioned for everyone to gather around and get comfortable. When she noticed that Sesshomaru was still standing, she gave him a sit-down-or-die look. He complied, choosing to push Miroku off the couch and effectively taking his spot. Miroku sat down on the floor next to Inuyasha. When she saw that everyone was ready and listening she opened her mouth to begin, but in charged Rin and Shippo.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" yelled Rin, jumping into his lap at the same time that Shippo yelled "Kagome!" and sat in her lap. Okibi smiled when she saw the two children.

"Do you guys wanna hear a story?" she asked.

They both nodded their heads vigorously.

"Okay!" she began. "Once upon a time, there was a kitsune youkai daddy named Kanan and a kitsune hanyou mommy named Takibi. Well, Kanan and Takibi had a daughter named Okibi. Okibi was only ¾ youkai, but she was very strong and very powerful. When Okibi was 3, Takibi and Kanan had a baby boy named Houka. Now, Houka was strong too, but for some reason Okibi seemed to be stronger. Kanan and Takibi guessed it was because since she was first-born that she had most of their powers passed down to her. So Okibi and Houka had very wonderful parents. And then, when Okibi was 5 and Houka was 2, they got another baby brother named Kaji. He too, was nowhere near as strong as Okibi, but they were all happy anyway. Well when Okibi was 12, a man approached her. This man had long, black hair and was very evil. His name was Naraku. Well he had heard that Okibi was a very powerful youkai, so he had to see for himself. So he sent some of his minions to attack her. She defeated them very easily and this surprised Naraku. He had a proposition for her. He told her that unless she joined his gang, he would kill her mother and father and two brothers. Well Okibi didn't want anything to happen to her family so she immediately agreed, not knowing the consequences. Well after she agreed to Naraku, he made her do evil things. He made her kill innocent people, but since she had human emotions, she felt awful about it. One day after being in Naraku's gang for 2 years, she was sent to kill someone very special to her. She didn't want to kill him, so she hesitated. She formed a plan with the person that she would rough him up a bit and he would pretend to be dead. Happy with their arrangement, she went back to Naraku who seemed very angry. He had found out about her plan and confronted her. She retaliated, saying she had no desire to do his dirty work. He beat her and threatened her family until she gave in, saying she would do as he desired. But Naraku wasn't convinced. He decided to kill her family because he was afraid she would retaliate again. He didn't realize, however, that by killing her family, she had no reason to stay in his gang, so she left. She was only 14 and she had nowhere to go, but she knew she would somehow survive and get avenge her family's death. So she's been training every day to get even stronger and now she's 16 and makes it a habit to know Naraku's plans to be able to counter them," she ended her story.

There was a long silence followed by more silence. Soon the silence became unbearable even to Okibi.

"Got anything to eat?" she asked cheerfully. More silence.

"Did you really go through all that?" asked Kagome quietly. Okibi nodded, still smiling. Kagome wondered how she could be able to tell them her life story without shedding a single tear and then afterwards smile about it. She was about to voice her question when someone else did.

"How are you always smiling?" asked Inuyasha. It wasn't really fair of him to ask since they only really met her today, but she just seemed like a smiling type of person.

Okibi laughed. "Why not? Moping around isn't going to bring them back. Besides, they wouldn't want to see me moping and crying all the time," she explained.

They all nodded in agreement, all but Sesshomaru anyways. They all understood her reason. Inuyasha had lost his mother and father, Miroku lost his father and grandfather, Sango lost her father and brother, Shippo lost his parents as well as Rin and Kagome lost her father. (AN: Is it just me, or does it seem like there are absolutely no fathers on this show?) The phone rang and Inuyasha got up to get it.

"Hello?...Yes, this is Inuyasha...Oh, hi!...Really?...Yeah, I'll tell them...Tomorrow should be fine...See ya then!...Bye!" He hung up the phone and turned around to the interested spectators. He smiled and paused a while longer before making his announcement.

"We got the jobs!"

AN: Well, there it is; chapter 8! It is the 8th one, right? Oh well, I can't remember! Hehe. You got to hear about Okibi's past and some of her fighting abilities! Of course that's not all her fighting abilities, silly! If you still wanna see a picture, just review with your email address and I'll send it ASAP! And don't forget to check out my other story! Reviewer Responses!

FlameofShadows- I'm glad you like both of my stories and I'm glad you reviewed both too! I love it when reviewers make me feel special!

crazy-kitsune- Glad I made ya happy! Yeah, I love food fights too! Here's the next chappie!!

Well, that's all for now! Remember to review, please! Catch ya later!