Chapter 6
Kagome groggily opened her eyes and then looked at her surroundings. The last thing she remembered was almost getting killed by that wolf. She proceeded in getting up but then was pushed right back down by someone. She looked up into the face of a young boy with silver hair.
"Don't move." He ordered. "Your shoulder is still bleeding and you hurt your ankle." Kagome couldn't help but blush as he grabbed her arm and started to wrap a bandage around her shoulder.
"Um, excuse me but who the heck are you?" She asked him. He looked up from his work and smiled at her.
"Is that anyway to talk to the guy who saved your life?" Kagome went from being embarrassed to just plain angry. She couldn't believe that this guy thought he had the right to talk to her like that.
"I could've defeated that wolf on my own thank you very much."
"Oh and I suppose that you laying at the bottom of that tree all bloody and bruised up was all part of your plan?" Kagome didn't realize how badly injured she was. She had cuts on her face and bruises all on her arms and legs. She would have fainted again but she did not want to give him the satisfaction at seeing her squirm. "Now can you sit still why I clean these wounds of yours?" Kagome obeyed him and sat still while he tended to her wounds.
"You know, you still haven't answered my question." She said to him.
"If you really must know my name is Inu Yasha." He answered.
"And my name is Kagome if you're wondering."
"I wasn't wondering." Was his answer. She was about to reply when she remembered something.
"Where are my friends?"
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Sango awoke to the sound of birds chirping and the sweet smell of flowers. She laid there and enjoyed the peace when she realized that Ayame was in danger and needed her help. She quickly sprung up from where she was lying but then fell right back down again.
"I see you are still weak." A voice said from behind her. Sango looked around and saw a boy wearing a blue robe was staring at her.
"Who, who are you?" She asked stupidly. He walked up to her and looked her in the face. Sango blushed uncontrollably for his face was just inches away from hers.
"My name…is Miroku." He answered. "You were just lying on the ground when I found you. I thought you were dead at first, but when I saw you were still breathing I picked you up and brought you here to heal and protect you."
"Thank you for taking care of me." Sango said. "I'm sorry my name is Sango."
"Sango…that's a pretty name for such a pretty girl," Sango blushed at his compliment and thought that he was a really sweet guy. That is until she felt him squeezing her butt then all nice thoughts of him disappeared.
"You HENTAI!" She screamed then followed by a slap. "How dare you? You say those nice things to me and then you grab my ass!" Miroku just stared at her and then smiled. Sango couldn't understand why he was smiling at her like that especially after she yelled at him and slapped him across the face.
"You know you liked it." He said to her but that only made her angrier.
"That does it, I'm leaving." She got up to leave but her strength was still weak so she collapsed again. Miroku ran over to her and helped her up. "Let me go. I can handle walking on my own."
"If you're sure." Miroku said. He let her go, and as soon as his hands were off of her she fell down again.
"Okay maybe I do need some help, but if you grab my ass one more time you're going to wish you never met me." She warned. Miroku though was just happy to still get to spend time with her, after all he would have to kill her eventually and he wanted to get more acquainted with her and her butt before he had to do that.
"So were do you want to go?" He asked as he helped her get off the ground. Sango made sure that his hands were in her site before she answered him.
"I need to find my friends Ayame, Kikyo, and Kagome."
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Ayame felt like she was the luckiest girl in the world. At first she thought she was dreaming when she woke up in the arms of a really cute guy with black hair. But when he asked her if she was alright she knew it couldn't be a dream. She even pinched herself just to be sure she wasn't.
"Are you feeling any better?" He asked her when he came back with a leaf filled with water.
"Yeah, I'm feeling a lot better now thanks." She answered. He walked over to her and gave her the leaf cup of water and sat down beside her
"By the way, what's your name?" He questioned. Ayame took a few sips of water before answering.
"My name is Ayame." She put the leaf down and looked him in the eyes. She thought that his eyes were a little too dark but she could see warmth in them. "What's your name?"
"Oh, my name is Kouga." He answered with a smile. She loved the way he smiled. It made her feel warm and happy inside and so much more. She was about to tell him that she thought his name was unique when she remembered something very important.
"Hey, do you think you can help me find my friends?" Ayame asked him. "I lost them when we where in that fight with those monsters."
"Sure." He replied. "I'll probably be able to smell their scent from here so it should be easy to find them." As Ayame got up off the ground, Kouga couldn't help but feel a little bad. As soon as they found the Shikon Jewel he would have to kill her, and that was a shame because he was actually beginning to like this girl. *Oh well* He thought, *I have to follow Master Maeko's orders no matter what.* He helped Ayame keep her balance and then off they went into the forest to find the others.
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"As soon as we find my companions I never want to see you ever again!" Kikyo yelled at a young boy with silver hair and a huge boa over his shoulder. The boy looked at her with an emotionless face and cold dark eyes.
"Believe me nothing would make me happier then to never see you again either." He replied. But secretly he was actually hoping that she would warm up to him before the end of their journey, not just for the fact that he needed her to allow him to accompany her on her journey so he could get the jewel but also because he wanted to get to know her better. He was intrigued by the fact that she wasn't scared of him, besides his accomplices no one had ever stood up to him.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" She questioned him. That quickly snapped him out of his thoughts.
"I was just wondering how you could wear an outfit that's that short?" He asked while looking at her clothes. Kikyo looked down at her clothes and then at him.
"You have no right to question me about what I wear Sesshoumaru!" She yelled at him. Sesshoumaru just stared at Kikyo while she fumed at him. Too bad that only made her even angrier. "Why don't you say something besides just staring at me like that?"
"Because it's fun to watch you get all angry like that." He replied. "And besides, you're kind of cute when you're angry." Kikyo blushed at his comment but still kept on her angry face.
"Whatever." She answered. "Let's just keep going okay, I want to find my friends before nightfall." Sesshomaru smirked at the way she answered him. He couldn't believe that Kikyo actually believed what he just said.
"Maybe it won't be so hard to get her to say yes after all." He whispered. Then they continued walking through the forest.
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"Don't worry about your friends." Inu Yasha answered Kagome. Kagome looked at him with a confused expression. "My friends are probably taking care of them right now." Kagome breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for telling me that." Kagome said.
"If you want I'll take you to find them after you have healed a little bit." Inu Yasha offered. Kagome couldn't believe how nice he was being all of a sudden. A few minutes ago he was being a cocky bastard and now he was being nice to her. Something was definitely not right.
"What's wrong with you?" She asked. "Why are you being so nice to me now?" Inu Yasha looked at her with a cold stare and answered.
"What, I can't be nice to you? Would you rather have me being mean to you again?" He retorted.
"No it's just nice to see that you may have feelings after all." Kagome answered. It was then Inu Yasha's turn to blush. Kagome noticed this and decided to put them both out of there uneasiness. "How about we go now?"
"Fine," Inu Yasha answered. Kagome made to get up but since her ankle was still in pain she whimpered and then fell back down. Inu Yasha quickly helped her up and they started to walk.
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Sango and Miroku kept on walking through the forest (well except for Sango who was limping) and enjoyed the beautiful scenery and the life around them. While Sango was distracted Miroku started to slowly move his hand down to Sango's butt. Luckily Sango realized this and whacked him on the head before he could touch her.
"Would you stop trying to grope me!" Sango screamed.
"Sorry, I just can't help it." Sango started yelling at him again but then stopped when she heard a voice she recognized.
"Sango, hey are you alright?" Kagome yelled at Sango as she and Inu Yasha came into the clearing. Sango was so happy to see Kagome that she let go of Miroku and started to run towards her. Or at least she tried to, she lost her strength again and fell to the ground.
"Oh my gosh Sango are you okay?" Ayame said as she and Kouga ran towards them. Sango got up into a sitting position before she answered.
"Yeah I'm alright, I just lost my strength." She answered.
"Well you better heal soon because we need to continue with our journey." Kikyo said to them with a frown on her face.
"It's nice to see you too Kikyo." Sango replied as Miroku helped her up.
"So who are you guys?" Ayame asked as she looked at the other three guys who were with her friends.
"My name is Inu Yasha." The guy with Kagome answered.
"I'm Miroku." The second guy answered as he held out his free hand to shake hands with Ayame.
"You may call me Sesshoumaru." A guy with icy black eyes said to her. Ayame didn't really like the third guy that much but she didn't say anything like that to him.
"Oh this guy here is Kouga." Ayame said while pointing to Kouga who was standing right beside Ayame.
"What about you?" Miroku asked. "What are your names?"
"I'm Kagome."
"My name is Kikyo."
"You may call me Ayame."
"And I'm Sango." After the formalities were over and done with everyone explained what had happened to each other in the past few hours.
"Why were you four in the forest all by yourselves anyway?" Kouga asked.
"Why should we tell you?" Kikyo asked coldly.
"We're trying to find the Jewel of Four Souls." Ayame replied cheerfully. All her friends looked at her as if she was crazy.
"Ayame!" All four of them said at the same time.
"What?" Was all she said. They all sweatdropped. The four guys looked at each other and then looked at the girls.
"You guys are looking for the Shikon Jewel as well?" That was all that was needed to be said to get their attention.
"You're looking for the Jewel as well!?" Kagome exclaimed.
"Yeah, hey I got an idea." Inu Yasha said, "How about we look for the Jewel together?"
"That would be great!" Ayame replied.
"Can you excuse us for just a few minutes?" Sango asked. As soon as the boys were out of earshot Sango's temper flew. "I don't care what you guys say I am not travelling with a hentai like Miroku. Did you know he tried to grab my ass twice when we were travelling together?"
"But Sango those four saved our lives. We could have been killed if it wasn't for them coming to our rescue." Ayame answered.
"But how do we know we can trust them." Kikyo asked.
"I can just tell that we can trust them Kikyo. And just think with them coming along with us it will make this mission a lot easier." Kikyo thought for a few minutes and then answered.
"Fine, they can come along." And that is how the girls got four new recruits.