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Kagome the Cat Demon Chapter 12 The Young Samurai

Rin was brushing Ah Un's hair as she rode on their back.

"AHHH!"

"Looks like my trap worked." Rin ran toward the scream and saw Jaken hanging by his ankle.

" Let me down you insolent pup!" Jaken demanded. Rin cut the rope and Jaken fell on his head, causing him to drop the Staff of Heads which bounced of the ground, hit a rock and fired on Jaken.

" You stupid child! That hurt!"

" Jaken are you being mean to Rin again?" Asked Reia.

" That brazen whelp was being mean to me! She lured me into a booby trap!" accused the Toad demon. Reia looked around at the trap.

" Rin, you made this?" the Dragoness asked.

" Yes." Rin said sadly.

" This is great for a first time!" Reia scooped up Rin in a hug. Rin waggged her tail happily.

" She needs to be punished!" Screamed Jaken. Reia transformed her head to a dragon's and glared at Jaken.

" YOU are the one who needs to be punished." She fired blast of draki(dragon energy) at him. The chared Toad Demon fell backwards with Xs for eyes.

Sesshoumaru was watching them with Ah Un. It had been months since Reia had joined their group. He couldn't help but smile when he saw them hugging. Despite the odvious differences in species, they looked just like family.

' She could become family easily enough' Sesshoumaru's eyes widened. 'Where did that come from? Sure Reia is a good fighter, takes good care of Rin, can understand Ah Un, is good at punishing Jaken, and...she's not that bad looking either...But that doesn't mean I'm attracted to her' He tried to tell himself.

Reia saw Sesshoumaru starring at them and felt herself blush. She had grown quite attached to Rin over the time she'd known her. She also enjoyed conversing with Ah Un and punishing Jaken was fun. But whenever she thought of Seshoumaru she felt funny.

As they traveled they heard a scream. Rin who had gotten use to her demon form immediately followed the noise to see if anyone needed help, Reia close behind. Sesshoumaru watched, only joining if they needed help, Jaken stayed as far away as possible, but would help if Sesshoumaru commanded him to. Many large Oni were attacking a village and devouring its residents. Their skin was blood red, their eyes blood shot. Their only clothes were a rag covering their nether regions.Each carried a six-foot sword. Rin let her energy whip fly and cut one to pieces.

" I am Rin, daughter of Lord Sesshoumaru of the Western Lands. Leave here at once!" She commanded. The Oni laughed. They charged Reia jumped in front of Rin with a cry of

" Drogan Reiken!" With a roar her sword spirit dragon emerged and shish kebabed the Oni, but she didn't get all of them. Whether it was from fear or wisdom, some of the Oni broke their charge and scurried away from the dragon head when it appeared.

" Dog and dragon." Said one.

" Use stinnky stink." Said another one and he threw several brown spheres. When they landed they exploded in a giant brown cloud. Rin's eyes beagn watering and curled into ball trying to avoid the stench. Sesshoumaru saw this but couldn't help, for his sense of smell was even better. Reia grabbed Rin and ran out of the cloud, but the Oni had surronded her. They attacked slashing at her. The only way she could avoid the stehc was holding her breath, she couldn;t focus enough to transform or even dodge.

" I'm gone for one afternoon and all hell breaks lose." Said a voice. It belonged to what looked like a human boy a little shorter the himself. He had black hair in a ponytail and blue eyes. He wore a blue haroi and white hakama. He carried a katana at his side, a bushy black tail poked out of his pants, he removed his hat to reveal Fox ears. He immediaely tied it around his nose.

" Oh Kami-sama, That stinks!" In a poof he transformed into an Oni just like the others.

" Cease your attack!" He said.

"Me thinks he taste good!" said one. The others nodded.
"Too bad." He said, he drew his sword and vanished. He appeared directly above demons. " Kaze Ken!" He called and cut horizontally. The demons were sliced into cold cut. His attack involved slicing through the wind to create blades of air that would cut through the target.The rest dodged the attack and countered. His blade began to glow with blue heat.

" Kitsune Bi Ken !" He called and Blue Fire emerged from his sword to consume the Oni. Once they were gone Reia transformed and blew away the stink cloud with her wings.

As the wind blew their the cloud away away, the Kitsune sheathed his sword, then turned to Rin

" Long time no see, I almost didn't recognize you Rin. " He said. Rin eyes said confusion then lit up with recognition.

" Kazesune?" she asked. He nodded.

" What have you been up to Rin?" asked Kazesune.

" I travel with Sesshoumaru-sama." Said Rin.

" The feared High Lord of the Western Lands?" asked Kazesune. Rin nodded.

" Otou-sama this is Kazesune, a friend of mine." She said.

" Where did you learn the Kaze Ken?" asked Sesshoumaru.

" From my dad, he served your Father. Now I wish to serve you." Said Kazesune, bowing and handing him his sword with the hilt facing Sesshoumaru. The Demon Lord returned the sword.

" Very well." He said. Rin cheered. The surviving villagers began to approach the demons. Reia resumed her human disguise and rushed to Rin.

" Are you ok?" She asked.

" I'm fine." Reia picked Rin up and hugged her.

" I'm so glad." Rin purred and wagged her tail.

" Are you her mother?" asked one of the villagers. Reia shook her head.

" No." ' but I wish I was.'

' Reia would make a good mother for Rin...AGH! Why do I keep thinking like that?' Sesshoumaru thought.

" Miss, you're going to need a new set of clothes." Reia looked down and saw her haori and Hakama were pretty torn up. " I have a spare kimono you can wear." She took Reia's arm and lead her away.

" But I don't..."

"Nonsense, I pretty girl like you would look great." A little while later Reia came back. She was wearing a pink kimono with a white obi.

" You look pretty Reia-chan!" Said Rin. " Don't you think so Otou-sama?" Sesshoumaru and Reia looked eyes, their faces colored slightly, then looked away.

" ...Yes, she does." Reia smiled and blushed slightly. Kazesune smiled slyly.

'Looks like Reia has a thing for the Demon Lord, and I assume his feelings are the same. But it looks like they need help admitting it, especially Sesshoumaru.' He thought.

I wanted to make Kazesune's name to mean something like "Wind Fox." Please Review.