Hear's another chapter for Oh Brother! Lame title no? It was all I could think of at the moment... DISCLAIMER: I don't and cant own Inuyasha, nor it's characters... Enjoy!


Oh Brother: Chapter 3: Beary Dead
By pure-thornless-rose

It's mid-day and the sun was high. Sango and Kirara were walking along in the middle of a forest. They soon came upon a stream. Its quiet roar gave away its existence.

"A stream…!" Sango lightened up. "We should rest and get a drink, Kirara."

The little fire demon responded with a purr and cuddle. They've been traveling for days with little rest, without their other friends.

"Well that settles it!" she laughed and petted her little companion.
"What's this?" Miroku asked himself from the sound of rushing water. "A stream…"

He had been talking to himself lately since no one else was around. But who wouldn't start a conversation with themselves when they're alone? I would… Anyway… the stream would be a wonderful place to stop and rest from traveling for days with almost no rest.

"Oh… ? Who is this?"

A certain young woman and her cat demon were leaning over the water's edge, collecting the water in a plastic bottle that Kagome had given them. Seeing this sight was almost too irresistible for the lecherous monk and he just had to approach. Then he did what most of you would have guessed… and groped her. Sango knew and in one swift movement, grabbed the offender from behind her and threw him over her and into the water.

"Gyah!"

SPLASH!

"OOH—wait … Miroku…?"

"Greetings… Sango…" He rubbed his head and sat in the water. "What a nice day today is… isn't it?"
"When you're dry… Hm—you deserved that…"
"Right."

Then her face lit up.

"However… I AM glad to see you."
"Me too." He said as he stood up. "It's been days since Naraku's attack and our separation."
"Well it looks like we only have to look for Kagome, Inuyasha, and Shippo now."
"But first. What we both probably came here for—rest!"
"You should dry yourself up while we're at it too." Sango smiled at the wet monk.
"I'll have to agree with you there…"

So they decided to rest by the stream's edge.

But 20 minutes into their break, they had a little visitor—a HUGE bear demon… A kind of demon Sango's used to seeing… The two jumped into a fighting stance, ready and wielding their weapons. But the bear wasn't alone, there was another, much smaller, figure. The figure was feminine, her shadow hiding her face since the sun was directly behind her. Then the bear approached the couple, its turning revealing the figure. She was young and beautiful in a sinister kind of way; she looked to be about 16 and she had red eyes (like Kagura's), long, deep black hair that was tied in the end, and an ominous aura to match. She smirked.

"Who are you! What do you want!" Miroku yelled to the girl.

No answer. She just laughed and held out her own a long spear. She jumped landed at the bear's side.

"Kill them…"

Suddenly the bear went berserk and charged at Sango and Miroku.

They easily disposed of it in a matter of a few short minutes. Four pieces of giant bear sitting on both sides of the stream. (Ew…) But the girl smiled at this and chuckled.

"I don't really see what's funny…!" Sango said seriously.
"I don't either… But I have this feeling that we're going to find out… and I don't like this feeling."
"Oh no… where's Kirara?" Sango said quietly, looking around for any signs of the little cat demon.
"I'm not sure, but let's hope she's alright…" Miroku assured her.
"Fools…"
"I'm asking you again! Who are you and what do you want with us?"
"Hm… fine… I might as well tell you if I'm going to kill you…"
"Well?"
"I'm Seiko… I was sent here to dispose of you two…"
"Who sent you!"
"My you ask a lot of questions, monk…!"
"Answer me!"
"Naraku."

Glares. Silence.

"Now, if you please… I must fulfill what my dear elder brother has sent me here to do."

Then she stepped closer to the bear's head, held out her yari once more, and the arrow at the end of the yari began to glow. Shortly, the bear's head began to glow and it rejoined itself with its other three parts. The bear was revived. Seiko began laughing again as she stepped back. Again, the bear went berserk and attacked the two. And again, it was killed within a minute or two. Seiko frowned.

"Now why did you go and do that? I was beginning to have some fun…"
"How did you do that?" This time, Sango asked the question.
"I'm a sorceress… No more no less…"
"Great…" Sango said sarcastically. "Now I suppose you're going to bring that thing back to life?"
"Hm."

So Seiko stuck to her word and revived the mutilated bear… again. It attacked… again and it was brought down… again. But this time, it took much longer to kill the bear… tiring Miroku and Sango. Seiko grinned and chuckled. The two only looked at each other, slight confusion on their faces. Why was she always laughing? Besides the fact that she now had the upper hand… there must be something else.

"How do we stop her from reviving the bear?"
"Hmm… Oh! I think I have a solution! My special sutras! Hopefully THAT will prevent its soul from returning…!"
"Oh good, just what I wanted him to use… what stays dead can always come back alive… for me that is. Now it'll be more powerful as an undead demon… Perfect in my case… Perfect."

With this new idea at hand, Miroku and Sango fought the bear once more and killed it. Then Miroku used one of his sutras and the bear was sure to never come back to life again. YAY!

"Oh good…" Seiko said honestly.
"Wha--?" Miroku murmured.
"That bear's not likely to come back to life at all…"

Then, with that remark, Seiko held up her yari and twirled it above her head. The yari began to spin rather quickly. Soon, there was a yellow glow in the twirling and darker clouds began to gather in the sky. She smirked and received glares form the two before her.

"You know… I should have told you that I am also a thunder sorceress." Seiko announced. "And with enough electricity, I should be able to jump-start this bear's heart back to life…"

"But there's no soul left for this one!"

"Yes… but that's my point! Who ever said it HAD to be alive? Undead things tend to last longer without souls—they don't know when to stop."

Thunder began to rumble and lightning began to strike. Seiko stopped her twirling and pointed the yari to the sky. At that instant, a huge lightning bolt struck the dead bear. Miroku and Sango had not much of a choice but to watch the battered, un-mutilated, and undead bear rise once more.

"Good luck…" Seiko grinned.


Let's see if they survive the attack of the frankenstein bear in the next chapter, okay? I hope you liked this and please review! Bye!