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Chapter 2- "What?"

"Are you sure that Naraku's castle is around here, Miroku?" asked Shippo as he stop and looked around.

"No," The monk looked around too, "but there is a castle around here which means that there are beautiful women nearby."

'Not only he is 25,' thought Shippo, 'but he is also a 25 year old perverted man.'

Shippo looked back at his friend.  'But this is the first time he ever acted this way ever since Sango left two years ago because some urgent "reason"'.  Shippo knew that Miroku was in love of her.  The only thing that really stumped him is why Miroku never went after her. 

"Well if we do not get any more information before Inuyasha comes back from Kagome's time.  He won't be too happy." Sighed Miroku

Inuyasha had a date with Kagome over this weekend.  He was a little nervous; that night would be the night he was all human he could finally go to the town with Kagome.  Kagome was in Collage now so she could not come and visit her friends like she use to when she was in High School.  So most of the time Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shippo would go and search for the rest of the shards which had broken, again!

"We've been looking for the shards for 2 years," Shippo said as he bent down to get a drink of water from the nearby stream, "And we only barely have half of the jewel."

"We know some of the holders of the shards," said Miroku, "and your fighting skills are improving more and you have grown taller."

Shippo stood up and reached below Miroku's shoulders.  Two years ago Shippo had a huge growth spurt.  He grew from three feet to five feet and still growing, he thought so anyway.  While he might still be short his skills in sorcery had grown a lot since he was little.  Inuyasha and Miroku had been training him so he could help them out more when they were battling a demon.  He had even fought a demon with out any one's help.

"Shippo," He looked up to Miroku, "We have company."

Out of no where, a huge spider demon came towards the two friends.  Miroku was about to reach for his wind tunnel.

"No Miroku!" Yelled Shippo as he was about to do his attack, "If you let your wind tunnel out, you might get sucked in too."

With that Miroku stopped.  He took a step back.  He noticed something.  He knew that the spider had a shinkon shard on his head; he could feel its power.  He also noticed that two other creatures were coming their way.  Could it be more spiders?  Or could it be someone or thing with a shinkon shard?

"FOX FIRE!"  A huge blue fire went towards the spider.  The spider jumped out of the way before it could be hit by the blue flame.

"Dang," Shippo really needed to work on his aim.

"That's my spider," A voice yelled behind the spider, "I found it first."

With a quick whoosh, a boy jumped into the air and landed on the spider's back.  Miroku did not get a good look at him, but there was something familiar about him.  He could not put his finger on it, but the way he dressed reminded him of…

"Hey!"  Shippo yelled, "Watch out!"

Not taking Shippo's warning, Miroku was knocked down to the ground by the spider's front legs.  Why didn't he see it coming?

"Give me the stupid shard!" Yelled the mysterious boy.  The spider was about to spray his poisoned web on the boy who was now bashing his fist on the spiders head. 

"FOX FIRE!"  Yelled Shippo.  Blue fire stopped the spider attack. With that the mysterious boy punched the spider with all his might and knocked the spider cold. 

"Finally," sighed the boy as he grabbed the shard out of the spider's head.  'Well at least that other weird guy with the chain weapon did not get this first.'  He started to walk off.

"Hey!" Yelled Shippo as he started to walk towards the boy, "What?  Not even a thank you?"

The boy looked over his shoulder, "Oh, yeah."  He waved his hand to him and smiled, "You are welcome."

"Welcome?"

"Saving yall's two butts was easy," He started to walk off again, "Payment is not necessary.  I got what I really wanted."  He was about to run off, but he fell to the ground, face first.

He looked up.  He couldn't get up.  He felt a huge weight on his back.  "What the-"

"Heavy, isn't it?" asked Shippo as he walked in front of the boy, "It's one of my tricks and I still have plenty more where that came from."

"Stupid squirrel."

"I'm a FOX!"

While Shippo and the boy fought, the "monk" just sat back and watched.  He could have stopped them, but he decided to take this time to rest; he was tired and found this argument entertaining.

"Listen," said the boy, furious, "you've got to let me go before he comes."

"Who?"

Just on que, a hook like weapon came out of the bushes and hit the tree that was right behind Shippo.  Shippo swallowed hard when he saw that the hook missed his neck only inches.

"I missed on purposed," Said a dark figure as he came towards the two boys, "I do not whish to kill you."  The new stranger stepped into the light.  There, they saw the new guy wearing a black and blue ninja outfit with blue armors.  His hair was pulled up in a short pony tail just like Shippo's.  His eyes were cold.  He would have looked like a cold hearted beast if it wasn't for the freckles across his nose.

"Well you did help me."

It took a while, but Miroku finally recognized the new boy.  He would have never thought that he would see an exterminator again, especially him!  "Kohaku?!"

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So, did you like it? Please review!  I'm going to need all of yall's help.  I need a name for this new character.  He is a demon.  I just need a name. 

I would also take this time to thank one of my best friends in the whole world who cheeked my story for grammar, coolwolff22!  Thanks a bunch!

-Star Gemini