A/N: Oh my gosh!!! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry for the long delay!!! School mutilated my source of ideas, and plus, I think my teachers enjoy burdening me with project upon project, and they're practically burying me alive with all this homework...But without any further delay, I give you, Chapter Twenty Nine: Sibling Wars!!! Enjoy!!!

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Chapter Twenty Nine: Sibling Wars

"......"

"I don't want to do a make-up exam either..."

"What're you studying in history right now?"

"Feudal Japan..."

Kyo burst out laughing.

"What's so funny?"

"Oh that's just plain hilarious..."

"What is?"

"That you're studying the exact era that you live in...that must be an easy 'A' for you. I bet both you and Kagome are doing well in your history lessons."

"Nani?! How'd you know Kagome-chan and I are going to school?! And how do you know about grades and our history lessons?"

"Honestly Mei...I'm a Ryuuyoukai of the wind...I'm everywhere, no matter where you go... Whenever the wind blows in whatever era you're in, Sengoku Jidai or the Modern Era, it's me. I live in Modern Japan too. What's even more, I sit in your classes sometimes...you never seem to sense me though..."

"But I should've at least caught your scent."

"Baka. I'm wind...My wind masks my youki, so you can't sense or smell where I am when I'm moving around. Because I'm everywhere. Just like the sky, stars, and the earth..."

Kyo looked away.

'I won't tell her that Hakaru's there in the Modern Era too...that wouldn't be good...plus, she's just starting to go back to normal, I wouldn't want her to relapse and end up being stuck a ningen for a long time...that would be bad...' He thought.

"What now?" Mei Lhi asked.

"Nothing..."

Kagome, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo now joined them, fully dressed. The monk had a second angry red mark on his face. Inuyasha was still wringing his clothes dry, listening to the others talk.

"I don't want you to catch a cold, Mei Lhi. You're soaking wet. And Inuyasha is still fairly soaked himself...it would be very bad if both of you got sick." Hana said.

Inuyasha gave up the effort of squeezing the water out of his fire rat fur and walked over to Mei Lhi, examining her.

"Hmmm..." He muttered, now feeling her forehead, then nodding in approval. "Well, the good thing is your fever's broken."

"Oh that's nice..." Mei Lhi replied sarcastically.

"Come, let us go back to Kaede-sama's hut and get you some warm clothes and blankets." Hana said.

Mei Lhi nodded in agreement.

Soon they were all heading back, arriving at the hut shortly after.

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Inuyasha and Mei Lhi sat by a roaring fire, wrapped in blankets, their clothes hanging from one of the wood logs that held up the roof, being dried by the warmth in the room. Kagome walked over and handed them cups of tea.

"Can't I just-?" Inuyasha began, very annoyed.

"For the last time, Inuyasha...No. Until your clothes are dry, you can't go anywhere. You have to stay here with Mei-chan, keep warm, and not get sick." Kagome interrupted him.

The hanyou growled, Mei Lhi sighed.

"Wench! You didn't let me finish! You had no idea what I was going to ask!"

"Yes I did. You've been asking the same question for the past half hour...this'll be the fourth time in five minutes..."

"I don't want to sit here all day until my clothes dry! I'll wear them, wet or not!"

"I wouldn't do that...seeing as all of your clothes are wet..." Kyo said quietly. "Especially since the only thing Kaede-bachan had available for you to wear is damaged, because you had borrowed it before and returned it in poor condition...at least Mei has more sense to take care of borrowed things...unlike you, she actually has something to wear. But be happy that she's doing you a favor by sewing those borrowed clothes, and fixing them to make them wearable."

"Shut up! I didn't ask for your opinion!"

Mei Lhi looked up from her sewing, watching the two boys fight. Inuyasha was still sitting, while Kyo stood in the corner, casually leaning against the wall. She pulled her blanket tighter around her white kimono and pulled Tetsusage, sheath and all, from her red obi around her waist, setting it on the floor beside her, and continued sewing.

"I was just trying to stop you from doing anything stupid..."

Inuyasha quickly stood, now flinging the blanket from his shoulders and wrapping it around his waist, clearly enraged.

"You wanna make something out of it?!"

He stomped his foot, accidentally knocking over his tea, the hot liquid now pouring onto the very foot that caused the cup to tip over.

"Baka Inuyasha..." Mei Lhi muttered.

Inuyasha's ears perked up as he turned around to face her.

"You say something?"

"No...nothing..."

"That's what I thought..."

"Ow!"

"What? And don't look at me like that Kagome! I didn't do anything!"

Mei Lhi's finger was bleeding. Inuyasha smelled her blood, and then crouched down in front of her.

"Oh don't worry; I just poked myself with the needle...I'm ok..." She said reassuringly.

"Is that all? A little poke like that shouldn't bother you. I thought you were strong..."

"I am strong!" Mei Lhi said defiantly.

"It doesn't look like it since you're whining because you poked your finger!"

"I am NOT whining!"

"Keh...whatever..."

"Kagome-chan..."

"Inuyasha, Osuwari." Kagome said, almost bored. 'I knew they'd have to start bickering sooner or later...'

CRASH!

"AUGH!"

"Thank you."

Kyo was shaking with laughter in the corner.

"What's wrong with Kyo?" Shippo wondered aloud. "Looks like he's having a seizure..."

At that, Kyo burst out into full-blown laughter, causing Inuyasha, still face-planted into the floorboards, to growl. The growling became louder as Inuyasha stood once the 'sit' wore off.

Mei Lhi had stopped sewing and had put the needle away, standing, going to try to reason with her brother.

"Tell me, Kyo, what's so funny?" Inuyasha asked as he cracked his knuckles.

Mei Lhi had walked over to her brother, standing in front of him.

"Kyo means no harm...so just leave him alone. Please?"

"Keh."

"Are you listening to me?!"

"Yeah, I heard you...but your little friend's getting too cocky for his age...he needs to be taught to respect his elders..."

Inuyasha started to walk forward, Mei Lhi blocking his path the entire way.

"OSUWARI!" Kagome screamed, very annoyed.

'Uh oh.' Mei Lhi thought.

The small blue bead on Mei Lhi's necklace and the prayer beads around Inuyasha's neck glowed as both were slammed into the ground. Unfortunately, since Mei Lhi had been in front of Inuyasha, she not only got dragged down by her own 'sit' but she got dragged down even further by Inuyasha's 'sit' when he fell on her.

"Gomen Mei-chan. That was meant for a certain dog boy, not you." Kagome apologized.

Mei Lhi didn't hear Kagome since she was dealing with another problem.

"Get OFF me!" She yelled over her shoulder.

"I can't move!"

"Well I can't either! So you get off so I can get out of this giant crater you've created!"

"That I've created?! You got 'sat' too if I remember correctly!"

"Yes, but that was an accident! And I was pushed down by the 'sit' and then you landed on me, so I got your 'sit' too! So it's YOUR fault!"

"You're the one who was standing in front of me! So it's your fault that I fell on you!"

"I was trying to stop you from killing anyone!"

"Kill?! Who said anything about killing anyone?! I just wanted to teach that over-prideful runt a lesson!"

"And I didn't want you to do that, so I stood in front of you to stop you!"

"I think that should've worn off by now..." Kyo said, interrupting their argument.

"See?! There he goes again!" Inuyasha snapped.

"He's not doing anything!"

"He's acting all superior and like he knows everything!"

Mei Lhi growled angrily, then with difficulty, she slid out from under her brother and hit him in the head with a closed fist.

"Just drop it!" She said angrily.

Inuyasha was too busy rubbing the top of his head to listen.

"Did you hear me?!"

"Huh? What?" Inuyasha asked.

"AUGH! Forget it! You're so hopeless!"

With those words said, she picked up the clothes she was sewing along with the thread and needle, and stormed outside.

Inuyasha sat back down, crossing his arms over his chest, closing his eyes, a pout on his face. Opening one eye, he saw Mei Lhi's tea sitting next to her sword. After making sure no one was looking, he switched his cup for his sister's and silently sipped at the warm liquid.

"Hana, there's something that's bothering me..." Kyo said unexpectedly.

"What's the matter?" Hana asked.

"The years..."

"What?"

"The years that Mei Lhi was supposedly sealed...something's not right...are you hiding something?"

Hana sighed.

"You're a smart boy, Kyo, and I was expecting you to figure it out..."

Inuyasha's ears perked up. So did all of the others.

"What?!"

"You see, Kiori died when you were five, and it was when Mei Lhi was three. Hakaru was...eleven I believe...It's true that I rescued her and brought her to my home, but I sealed her memory from her when she was three, and I had sealed her for those many years at the same time-"

"But that's what doesn't add up. If she was three when she was sealed, and she got to wander around for four years, she'd only be seven. But she's thirteen, well, appears at that age, anyway...So she had to have been at least nine until you sealed her, meaning she was able to stay unsealed for an extra six years!"

"I lied. I lied to you...and to Mei Lhi. I sealed her memory at first. I did that only so she could live and not have to be depressed; knowing that all that loved her was dead. I let her live for six years, but at the time, she was confused as to why they hated her so much. I still remember the day she asked me about it...my heart melted. I told her why they didn't like her, and I told her not to hate them, but to pity them. When she reached nine years old, I let her hold the Tetsusage for the first time. Then, I sealed her. I had planned to keep her sealed for a short period of time, but my plans had been changed since Kikyo had interfered and she sealed me. But I am very powerful. I was able to break her sealing spell. I had no idea that I had remained immobile for so long...and so after figuring things out, I waited, then finally released Mei Lhi from her long, dreamless sleep. I taught her how to wield her sword, how to attack, where critical areas were, the works. For four years she learned self defense, even hand to hand combat. When she turned thirteen, I decided that she should be heading off on her way to find Inuyasha. She agreed, and instead of going straight to her mission, she let out all of her anger and hatred she felt towards the villagers out and attacked. She had killed a boy the previous year. I had to explain that Mei Lhi, or Kirika, she was called at the time, was one of my apprentices, and the boy had been possessed by something evil...But as I was saying, she attacked her own village, and I placed a subduing spell on her, the word being 'sit', the only one able to command it, the one who was able to subdue Inuyasha himself after his seal had broken." Hana explained.

"It all makes sense now..." Kyo muttered.

All the others agreed.

"But I believe it's best to not discuss this any longer. Mei Lhi is just starting to recover, and it would only do ill for her to learn of this..."

"How can it make it worse?"

"She hates people who lie or deceive her. She would hate me...and I don't want that..."

'Quite a hot-tempered one...' Inuyasha thought amusedly.

"Ah...I see..." Kyo said, nervously scratching the back of his head.

Hana cut him a suspicious look.

"You seem to feel guilty about something, Kyo...you wouldn't happen to be hiding something, would you?"

"Uh...um...no of course not Hana-sama!"

"Kyo..."

Kyo shuddered at the miko's piercing gaze.

'I can't say it...I can't...' Kyo thought determinedly.

"Well, uh...you're right, but I'm not going to say anything! Even if you threaten to purify me, I won't say a word!"

"What aren't you going to say Kyo?" Mei Lhi's voice asked softly from the doorway.

She held the clothes over one arm and held the needle and thread in her hand.

"Nothing, Mei...don't worry about it...it's nothing, really..."

"Feh...whatever...Oh, Nii-chan, I finished."

"Took you long enough!"

Mei Lhi's eye twitched, and with her free hand, she balled it into a fist, her face wearing a noticeable mask of annoyance.

"'Took me long enough'? Well, it's your own fault that you tore it so damn much, so quit blaming me for everything!"

She tossed the yukata and hakama at him, then crossing the room, took a seat against the wall between Hana and Kyo. Inuyasha left the hut scowling, returning a few minutes later, fully dressed, carrying the blanket he was wearing. He went to his favorite spot in the hut, then sitting down and shoving his fists into the sleeves, closing his eyes, a definite pout on his face, he sulked in the corner.

"Kaede-bachan, you've been quiet..." Kagome said finally, after the interval of silence.

"I have been thinking about something..." Kaede answered.

"What, Kaede-bachan?"

"Hana-sama, would Mei Lhi's subduing spell work if she were a human?"

"No. Only if her youkai blood is awake." Hana said.

"And that means...?" Mei Lhi asked.

"It means, Mei Lhi that the word 'sit' would only work on you if you are in your hanyou form. And yes, I realize you hate that word, but I don't mean it negatively."

Mei Lhi had curled her fingers into her palm, her eyes looking down at the floor.

"I know you don't mean it that way...I just have memories...whenever I hear it..."

~*Please review!!! I hope I did good! And if it's lacking in quality, it's my school which is run by total morons...who have kuso for brains...*sigh* I hope you liked it! (