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Inuyasha: Heritage

Chapter 2: New friends and Old Companions

Kayori felt herself being dragged down the dirt road. Shippo was going on and on about the adventures that he and the others had encountered. And how on countless occasions did he supposedly saved her father and company from tons of demons.

"Ha ha, Shippo you joker," Kayori laughed out loud. But she was cut off as they pulled to a stop in front of Keade's hut.

"But I wasn't joking," Shippo said, Kayori snorted with laughter.

Kayori couldn't stop laughing at Shippo's face. But her laughter was interrupted by Keade, who had just stepped out of her hut.

"Oh hello Keade-sama," Kayori said, stifling a laugh, while Shippo 'huffed' in annoyance. Just then a tall strong man with raven black hair stepped out closely followed by a woman with her arm laid over a young boy's shoulder. He looked to be a little older than Kayori.

"It's been a long time Miroku." Kayori felt her father place a strong hand on her shoulder. She had already heard her mother and father coming. (Note: Kayori doesn't have the same ears as Inuyasha, her ears look normal but they have the same hearing capabilities as him.) She looked up at him he was smiling at the man who had just stepped out of the hut. "It's nice to see you too, Sango." They smiled back at him. Kagome wasted no time in exchanging hugs with her best friend.

"Do you recognize this kid?" Inuyasha said slapping Shippo on the back.

"Shippo, you grew up!!" said Sango excitedly. Then turned to Kayori with a smile and asked, "Who's this?"

"This is Kayori, she's grown up a lot though, 14 years, 15 in the fall, would you believe that!" Kagome said with a proud sigh. "And look how much Ryku has grown!" Kagome indicated the tall boy standing next to Miroku. By comparison he looked more like his father only his hair was longer and tied back into a ponytail. He was quite handsome. Kayori blushed lightly and bowed to Sango.

"Nice to meet you Sango-sama," she said politely. Sango bowed in respect and continued to talk with Kagome. Kayori lost track of their conversation after awhile. And listened in on her father's and Miroku's conversation.

"How'd you get Sango to marry you?" asked her father. 'Dad that's so rude!' Kayori thought.

Miroku laughed nervously. "Well it turned out that Sango was always jealous of all those other women." 'Miroku saw other women? Wow what a player.'

"I knew it all along." Inuyasha said smartly.

"Hump, yea right!" Smack! "Ouch!" 'Poor Shippo, when well he learn.' Kayori sighed. She turned back to her mother and Sango after she was sure that Ryku caught her staring at him. 'Wow he's so cute with his ponytail. Oh my god what am I thinking!' She quickly tried to pretend that she was listening to her mother's conversation.

Then Sango called Ryku over. Kayori's cheeks turned a bright red.

"Ryku-chan, this is Kayori, Kagome-sama and Inuyasha-sama's daughter," Sango said to her son with a smile. Kayori felt her cheeks burn.

"Hello Kono," Ryku smiled and Kayori felt her heart melt on the spot.

"Uhh, hi," she prayed that Ryku wouldn't notice her blushing. Suddenly she felt a hand brush her rear. Her eyes suddenly grew very wide.

"HENTAI!" (hentai means pervert or perverted in japanese) she screeched. Her attraction to Ryku disappeared in a matter of seconds. Her hand met his cheek, hard!

"Ryku! What has your father and I told you about doing that to unsuspecting women!? You're just like your father!" Sango smacked her son upside head.

"Miroku what was I just telling you about making sure your son doesn't lay hands on my daughter! I have enough trouble with Shippo and the other village boys!" Kayori heard her father yell as she hid behind her mother.

"Calm down Inuyasha, boys well be boys, you know," Miroku said with a nervous laugh. "So Shippo's interested in girls now."

"Don't change the subject!"

Shippo sighed, "Inuyasha doesn't realize that Kayori-chan is my best friend not my girlfriend." Kayori was a little relived that at least Shippo wasn't going to pull anything. But that wasn't enough to get Kayori to come out from the protection of her mother.

"Kayori-chan, I'm really sorry about Ryku. He has weakness for women. I swear he'll grow out of it," Sango said. She really looked sorry.

"Why don't we go inside and eat with Keade-sama, okay Kayori-chan," Kagome said gently. Kayori nodded and followed them up to the hut. Before going inside she turned and gave Ryku a dirty look. He returned it with a perverted smile while her father was looking away. All Kayori could do was roll her eyes and pretend she didn't care. The truth was that Kayori still thought Ryku was easily the most goregous man to ever walk the planet. 'But no living soul could ever make me admit that!'

In the following weeks to come Kayori found herself having to sit next to Ryku at meals and other "get togethers" but luckily he was under the hawk like eyes of her father. As if sitting next to him wasn't bad enough, he was also aloud to drink sake and she wasn't.

"Kayori, Ryku's 16. You're only 14, and that's too young. Maybe when you're older." It was that statement that made Kayori blood boil. She was not too young, in fact she was more susceptible to alcohol than Ryku was! That was enough to convince Inuyasha it was okay, but when it was his word against Kagome, Kagome always won.

Kayori was forced to be around Ryku, most likely a few more years if not more. Unfortunately, she was starting to have more interest in him and he her, though neither of them would admit it. So Kayori went on to pretending she hated guys while Ryku went back to back to flirting with every other girl in the village.

Sorry that chapter sucks and it's too short. Next chapter well have some action in it and less junk like this. Review!