Pure Breed: Chapter 9
It had been three days since Inuyasha and company had left the village. Now that everyone knew about Inuyasha and Kagome, they had been displaying their affection more openly. Much too openly for Koga's liking. He scowled at Inuyasha and Kagome making out one early evening as Miroku, Ginta and Hakkaku were setting up camp.
"Do you two really need to do that in front of everybody?" Koga griped. Neither Kagome nor Inuyasha took any notice to Koga's remark.
"Oh, let it go Koga." Ayame said. "Can you blame them? They've kept their feelings locked up for god knows how long now. They're just making up for lost time."
"It's still pretty disgusting." Koga said, pulling a wry face.
"I think it's cute. Anyhow, do you have your eye on anyone else now that Kagome and Inuyasha are together?" Ayame asked, feigning innocence.
"Not yet. I have a few ideas though." Koga responded. Ayame was perplexed at this answer.
"What do you mean by that?" Ayame asked, a quizzical expression on her face.
"Uh…I'd rather not say right now." Koga said, blushing. Ayame smiled, having an educated guess at why he didn't want to mention.
"Good. I'm making progress." the demoness thought. "Okay, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
Inuyasha and Kagome were finished with their little make out session. "Something's out of place." Inuyasha said. "I wonder why we haven't found any shards since we left Kaede's village."
"Because there haven't been any nearby." Sango said logically. Inuyasha shot her a quick glare and continued.
"I know that, but why haven't there been any nearby? Kagome can't even sense any. They can't be stretched out that far across Japan."
"Well, we have five, including the ones in Koga's legs." Kagome said counting on her fingers. "Maybe Naraku has all the rest."
"Oh, that reminds me." Inuyasha said, reaching in his fire rat robe. He pulled out something and tossed it to Kagome. "We have six." Kagome opened her palm to reveal a shikon shard.
"Where'd you get this?" Kagome asked.
"Kikyo had it. She gave it to me before she returned to hell. Said she got it from some bandit." Inuyasha explained while Kagome uncorked the little bottle she had around her neck and added Kikyo's shard.
"I doubt Naraku has the rest." Miroku cut in, stoking the small fire he had going. "Besides, the shard in Kohaku's back isn't truly Naraku's." Sango began to tear up again at the mention of her younger brother's name again. She buried her face in Miroku's robes and began to cry. He put his arms around her and tried to comfort her.
"Nice move pervert." Inuyasha commented. Miroku pretended not to hear. He was to busy trying to console Sango.
It had become late. Everyone was asleep, save Miroku. Sango had cried herself to sleep, despite Miroku's efforts to calm her. The monk had an expression of cold fury on his face. He could no longer stand to see his love suffer like this. He stood up, making sure not to wake up Sango.
"I am going to find you Kohaku." he said in a low, determined voice. "And when I do, I am going to free you from Naraku. Kilala!" The small two-tailed cat demon awoke with a start. "Come Kilala. We are going to find Naraku." Kilala mewed in response. "No, I'm not going to try and defeat him on my own." Miroku said to Kilala, as if he understood her meows. She mewed again. "Were going to free Kohaku." was the monks response to this.
"Mew."
"Yes, it's possible."
"Mew."
"No, I'm not going to kill him."
"Mew."
"Don't talk back to me!" Miroku retorted. Kilala simply rolled her eyes and transformed silently, careful not to awake anyone. Miroku hopped on her back as they took off into the night sky. "First we must find someone who can sense Naraku's barrier. And I know just the demon."
