Trouble: back again!

Hero: man I haven't been in this fic much— you've been setting me up with you're Fragile Flowers fic.

Trouble: ha ha ha ha! Sorry Hero, but that fics finished.

Hero: not the sequel!

Trouble: oh yeah! Anyway back to this story I don't own inuyasha!

Heritage

Chapter 17: New Alliances

Somaru and Kayori stared at each other for a long time. The water was only about eight inches deep. Both of them were okay—only their pride was injured, both of them were soaked from head to toe and they just sat there in the water.

Somaru suddenly felt something in her chest, something that she'd never felt before. Her lips slowly began to curl into a smile, which widened until her pearly white teeth began to show. It must have been contagious because Kayori felt her face muscles tightening into a smile.

Suddenly the two burst out laughing. They clutched they're sides as laughter rolled over they're bodies uncontrollably. Somaru hadn't laughed like that before, and she quickly began to ache.

Ryku, Shippo, Taimiko and Koji stared down at them.

"That is really weird!" Shippo said.

"And unnatural!" Ryku added.

They all looked at each other. "Looks like we better leave them alone," Shippo said wisely. They all nodded and went back to doing what ever it was they were doing.

Kayori felt tears roll down face causing Somaru to laugh even harder.

"I'm such a fool!" Somaru cried her laughter not dieing down.

"The feelings mutual!" Kayori cried too.

Somaru and Kayori knew that if they continued on like this then they were certainly going to suffocate and possibly die! They pulled themselves up (still laughing) and made their way up the ledge again. They'd calmed down a little bit.

"Are you two all right?"

"I think they fell on their heads just now!"

A vein popped in Kayori's fore head as Somaru regained her calm demeanor. Kayori opened her mouth to say something but her cousin beat her to it. "What's you're excuse, fox?" she said coolly. Shippo sank in his seat as his cheeks turned bright red.

Kayori smirked at the embarrassed men.

"I feel better now!" Totosai interrupted. He'd come back from the bath.

"Old man! Are you going to tell us what we need to know now?" Somaru asked.

"Huh?"

Sigh. Nothing from Totosai as usual! "Was that bath part of training?" Shippo asked.

"Of course it was!" All eyes turned back to Totosai.

"I just wanted a bath!" Totosai said. Everyone stared at him in shock.

"Can Totosai joke?" Kayori asked her eyes wide.

"You want to know the secret to the Tetsuaiga and the Tensuaiga? The Tenuaiga is located in the grave of Inutaisho, to reach it you must be an heir! As for the Tetsuaiga… it was created by Inutaisho to protect his human lover! Inuyasha in turn used it to protect his own lover! The wind scar can be created when the winds of a demon aura collide!" Totosai chanted.

Everyone stared at him for a long time until it finally set in.

"The burial of Inutaisho! I am an heir— that makes it easy to collect the Tensuaiga!" Somaru said calmly.

"Who's Inutaisho?" Koji, Ryku, and Taimiko asked innocently.

"Our grandfather!" Kayori answered referring to Koji, Somaru, and herself.

They all quieted again, staring at Totosai expectantly. "Where is Inutaisho's grave?"

"In the eye of his son!" Totosai chanted again.

"Damn it! Stop talking in riddle!" Koji snapped, desperate to learn more.

"In the eye of his son Inuyasha!" Totosai said again.

Somaru turned and pointed at Koji and Kayori. "Where is your father?" she asked.

"We'd like to know too! He was captured by Naraku not very long ago!" Kayori said placing her hands on her hips.

"Well we're right back where we were before— going after Naraku!" Ryku said crossing his arms wisely (think about Miroku)

They all looked at the ground think hard. Sigh. "Well we better start now then! No time to waste!" Kayori said causing everyone to look up from their chain of thought.

"And you are soaked from head to toe!" Koji said stating the obvious. Kayori pouted a little.

"Maybe we can find a hot spring Kayori-san, you are pretty dirty!" Taimiko said cheerfully. "So are you!" she said to Somaru who was shocked to hear a little girl telling her she was dirty. But it was the truth. Her and Kayori were drenched in water and mud, but she would never admit it in front of anyone no matter how obvious it is.

"She's right! Both of you need a bath!" Ryku added. Kayori popped a vein in her fore head again.

"Why? So you can peep on me just like you had yesterday!" Kayori growled.

Somaru felt her eyes widen in shock. 'There is no way I'm bathing with some pervert hanging my shoulder!' she thought.

"But you both are so dirty!" Ryku said with a hentai smile on his lips. With that he got pelted in the head by two rocks… poor perverted Ryku fell unconious after that.

It was an hour later that they made their way back down Totosai's mountain. This time they were joined by Somaru, who clamed it was for the sake of her father and her lands. But what she really needed was some company other than Jaken, who had tried to whack Ryku again thus getting tied to a huge boulder, and forgotten by Somaru. He would probably catch up to them later.

They reached their next camping ground before sunset. Somaru who admitted she really needed a bath as did Kayori, found themselves having to knock Ryku out again just to get a moment of peace.

After their bath they came back to camp ready for a well-deserved meal and some sleep. Unfortunately Ryku had woken up.

"Somaru, I was wondering if you would do me the honor of bearing my child?" Kayori nearly exploded with jealous rage as Somaru simply yanked her hand away and smacked him hard against the cheek.

Shippo and Ryku sat by the fire embarrassed by their friends actions.

"Honestly! Did you know Miroku did the same thing to every woman he came across! But after they supposedly destroyed Naraku he only asked Sango and that was the only time he meant it. He never asked Sango before that though." Shippo said and then looked up at Kayori.

"Is it just me or are you a little tense?" Koji asked innocently.

Kayori turned her wicked gaze on her brother. "It's just you!" she snapped at him as flames lit up behind her.

Koji and Shippo sank back in fear.

Somaru on the other hand didn't hear anything that they were saying. She was to busy punishing Ryku.

"You vile despicable cretin! You better pray for death before we free my father! He'll have your head for speaking so!" Somaru hissed. Ryku…Poor, poor, pitiful Ryku was knocked out again!

Ryku decided to keep his hands and perverted thoughts to himself for his own safety.

After a meal from Shippo, they prepared for bed.

Just as Kayori felt sleep beginning to claim her as something came bursting through the bushes next to her.

What ever it was tripped over her feet and landed square on top of her. Kayori let out a yell as his heavy body practically crushed her. Her eyes shot open and she struggled against the body on top hers. He was struggling to get off of her too. And in a mad fight against her unknown opponent one of his arms slipped out from beneath him and his face fell into hers.

Everyone else was awoken by the nearby struggle and Shippo lit a lamp.

Light spread over the campsite. What came next was so unexpected that all of them didn't quiet know how to react.

Trouble: MWAHAHAHAHA! Cliffhanger! Who came into their campsite and accidentally ended falling quite literally into real trouble! Hahahahaha! You're gonna have to wait for the next chapter which isn't to far away! I'm havin a bomb writing this!