Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. The only characters I own in this story is Kiaru and Lukana beacuse they are my own made up characters.
"Is it just me or does Inuyasha seem still rather distant?" Shippou asked the others while Inuyasha traveled far ahead jumping trees.
"Well he does seem a little more that usual but well can you blame him?" replied Sango, " I mean if he didn't start a fight with Kagome then none of what had happened would have happened and."
Kagome slightly blushed and sighed deeply. Inuyasha suddenly came to a halt in a clearing and sniffed the air.
"Inuyasha, what is it?" asked Miroku when they caught up to him.
Inuyasha turned to them still smelling the air. "I smell blood. Human blood."
Kagome and Kirara stopped with the others on her. Sango jumped down from Kirara and looked around " I sense something strange, something isn't right."
"I can feel it too." Miroku added and they trailed cautionously on.
By the time they made it to the village the people were all slain.
"What happened to all these people?" asked Kagome sadly while walking slowly through the ruin village.
"These poor people," said Sango bending down next to one. Inuyasha looked around suspiciously to see any evidence of who or what might have done this slaughter, while having a tight grip on the tetsuseiga. Suddenly a large cat looking animal jumped in front of them. Kirara dashed to the front and stood side-by-side Inuyasha, growling at the creature.
"Kinsu," came a voice of a woman from behind a hut. The woman had long black hair, beautiful ocean blue eyes and she was wearing a kimono with a sword at her side.
"Just who the hell are you?" Inuyasha yelled. "And was it you that killed these people?"
The woman looked at him and laughed. Inuyasha growled becoming impatient with the girl.
"My name is Lukana," she said as she stroked Kinsu. "And I did not kill them. They were already dead when I got here."
" I was following some kind of wasps when they led me here to this village, where I found everyone slaughtered." She continued sadly.
"Naraku!" growled Inuyasha and looked back to the others.
"You said you name was Lukana?" asked Sango.
"Yes, it is." Lukana replied as she raised an eyebrow.
"Lukana! Don't you remember me?" said Sango excitedly. "It's me, Sango!"
"Sango, your alive! I thought you were dead!" Lukana replied as she ran to hug her. The others stood in confusion.
"You guys, Lukana was a villager in my village, and also my best friend!" said Sango turning to the others. "But, Lukana, how did you get away? Everyone was-killed."
Lukana took a deep sigh and the smile slid off her face.
"I was at the lake taking a swim when the village was attacked. No one was there to protect them." Lukana told them sadly with tears in her eyes. "Then I heard you and the others demon exterminators were killed. OH Sango, I am so sorry about your father and brother." She said hugging Sango with tears streaming down her face.
Snago smiled and shook her head. "Thank you Lukana." Sango said looking at Lukana with a smile.
Miroku walked up to Lukana and took her hands. "Your very beautiful," he said staring into her eyes. "May I ask you a question? Will you—"
"Don't even think about it!" Sango growled as she hit him over the head. Lukana was blushing crimson red. Kagome and Shippo sighed and shook their heads at the poor monk, who at the moment was on the ground from Sango's powerful punch.
Sango took a deep breath and turned to her friend with a smile. "So, I want to know what you have been up to since I last saw you." Sango said pulling her friend's arm and started walking away.
Inuyasha sat on a high branch of a tree overlooking a lake with his eyes closed and lost in thought. Kagome, Shippo, and Miroku sat below talking amongst themselves. Sango and Kirara were out walking with Lukana and Kinsu.
"Kagome, do you think Sango will stay with us?" Shippo asked, "I mean do you think she'd stay with her friend?"
Kagome looked away from Shippo. She hadn't thought of this. What if Sango did decide to stay with her friend?
"No, Sango wants to get Naraku back to badly." Kagome said shaking her head.' If Sango leaves I wont have anyone to talk to,'Kagome thought.
Inuyasha let out a soft growl.
"Well I'd wish she'd come back already from her little reunion!" He said in an irritated tone. "She has been gone for what seems like forever!"
"She is getting reacquainted with an old friend Inuyasha!" said Kagome as she stood up and looked up at him.
"Fine, I'm taking a nap. Wake me up when she gets back." Inuyasha said irritably.
Kagome sighed deeply and walked into the bushes and out of sight.
'Inuyasha seems to have a lot on his mind lately.' Thought Kagome as she walked alone down a narrow path in the forest. She suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"Kikyo," Kagome whispered as she bent down so she wouldn't be seen. Kikyo was standing in the clearing looking up at the sky.
'I wonder what she could be thinking?' thought Kagome watching Kikyo carefully. Kikyo suddenly turned to where Kagome was sitting and watching, then looked away.
'Phew, That was close.' Kagome thought as she took a sigh of relief.
When Kikyo started to walk away, and was completely out of sight, Kagome slowly got up and started to head back for the others.