Chapter Two: The Meeting:
"Kagome, are you okay?" Sango demanded, running up to the girl with Inu-Yasha and Miroku.
It was then that she realized that her friend wasn't alone.
"I'm fine" Kagome assured them.
"Wench, you could have been injured" Inu-Yasha yelled at her.
Kagome's face darkened "sit!" she yelled.
"You shouldn't have worried" a cold voice said suddenly, it was one of the strangers "the only reason she was being chased was because she ran. We call it a 'Bully Demon'. Most likely it would have run off the moment it saw you. Or, if she looked at it. Or, since she's a priestess, if she touched it. Or even if it hurt it's toe. So you needn't have worried about Kagome's safety Inu-Yasha, she was in no danger."
"How did you know our names?" Inu-Yasha demanded suspiciously.
The other stranger sighed "Inu-Yasha is a demon name, and you're the only demon here" he explained "Sango, the only other female called out Kagome's name." He shot a warning glance at his companion, who shrugged.
"Who are you?" Miroku demanded, striding forward to stare at the two strangers "are you another two of Naraku's children? Here to avenge his defeat?"
"Of course not" one snorted.
The other sighed "I'm Haku, she's Aisha" he explained.
The other four stared at his companion. She was a girl?
"We're just wandering around, searching for anything." he went on.
"For treasure" Aisha interrupted forcefully.
She had straight black hair with seven white streaks running through it. Her face was stubbornly set and her eyes were a strange dark-amber. Her hair had been tightly pulled back and tied up, which gave her the appearance of having short hair. Besides her bow and arrows she had no other visible weapon. She had a long-sleeved gray shirt that covered her neck and was wearing a pair of dark pants. Though Sango noticed the odd bulges in her and her friend's bags. So it was likely that they had more.
"Treasure, really, where?" Miroku asked, immediately excited.
"We don't know" the girl snapped "that's why we're searching for it."
"Aisha, be polite" her friend chided "just ignore Aisha" he said pleasantly "she's just tired, even though she won't admit it."
Her had an easy-going expression that was as quick to smile as Aisha's was to frown. He had black hair and dark colored eyes. Though, his black hair seemed to be a bit lighter that Aisha's. He wore a sleeve-less white top and tight fitting dark pants. He had bandages covering half-way up both arms. The only visible weapon he carried was a sword that hung at his waist.
"How old are you?" Kagome asked, curious. She was standing slightly behind Inu-Yasha. The both of them seemed familiar.
"None of your business" Aisha snapped.
Haku's expression became slightly strained "I'm fifteen, she's thirteen. You'll have to forgive her manners, we've been alone for a while."
"It's getting late" Sango said suddenly "we should hurry up and find a good place to camp."
"About three miles from here, there's a nice place next to a river. It's protected by an overhanging rock. And there are no demons around" Aisha commented, pointing north "just in case if you were wondering" she explained.
"Thanks" Kagome said cheerfully "would you two like to come with us?" she offered. Inu-Yasha growled.
"Yeah," Haku smiled slightly "that would be nice, if you four don't mind of course."