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I have yet to own InuYasha, but if I ever do get to own him I promise you that I'm not sharing! In fact, neither Ravyn nor me own anything! All we own is anything that you don't recognize from the TV show or manga. If you haven't gotten that through your head by now then… well, that's just sad!
AUTHOR'S NOTES
I'm just warning you, I never edited this because a) I've been too lazy, b) I've barely had a chance to get on the computer because my sister is evil (I think she and Naraku are related). So there'll probably be minor mistakes, but nothing major, okay? And just to let you know, the evilness has begun, as you can see by the title of the chapter: New Enemies. I hope you like my bad guy! :D I came up with both but Ravyn kinda took the other one and made it her own thing… sigh Oh well… maybe I'll live… Anyways, sorry if the end of this chapter is kind of choppy but this and thirteen went together, but it was just soooo long so I cut it in half. So sorry if you don't like it that much… I tried!!! And I'll post thirteen as soon as I can, but I haven't exactly had the computer lately…
EDIT
was being extremely evil and uploaded this chapter weird.... sorry for the inconvenience! I'm trying it again and it will hopefully post the whole thing, not just some part of it! And don't forgot, reply when you're done!
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Chapter Twelve: New Enemies
Sueko nearly tripped when she and Yoshiko met up with the others, for Shippo had leaped up from wherever he had been before and hugged Sueko's legs tightly.
"Okay, I get the picture," moaned Sueko, trying to kick him off.
"So, did you find out anything?" asked Sango, looking up at Yoshiko.
"Not much," said Yoshiko, sitting down and leaning against a tree.
"Apparently my sword doesn't glow when I've already found a stone," said Sueko dramatically, who also sat down, "but we were actually supposed to already know that."
"So what do we do now?" Shippo wondered out loud.
"How about we get some sleep?" said Sueko. "I like that idea!"
InuYasha raised his eyebrows as Sueko actually laid down, closed her eyes, and looked as though she had immediately fallen asleep. The sight of Sueko's sleeping form was both amusing and at the same time he couldn't help thinking how cute and peaceful she looked. But before he could ponder too much on the subject a smell hit his nose that bugged him. Actually, it was more like the lack of any scent that bothered him.
"What?" asked Yoshiko, noticing InuYasha's change of expression.
"There's a lack of smell in the air," muttered InuYasha.
"Damn," muttered Sueko, sitting up. So apparently she had not fallen asleep. "Can't I get at least ten minutes of sleep around here?"
"Complain to the demons, not us," said Yoshiko.
"So where's it coming from?" asked Sueko, trying to get her sword out of her sheath (it looked as though she was having a bad time at it again).
"I don't know! It's sort of not there!" cried InuYasha. And then, sighing, he reached over and yanked the sword out for Sueko.
"Oh…" muttered Sueko, slowly grabbing the hilt of the sword and staring at it.
Before anyone could say anything an incredibly strong wind appeared, making everyone's hair fly into his or her face. Then as soon as it had come it disappeared and in its place was a shadow of a figure in the trees.
"Show yourself!" cried Miroku, standing up. Everyone else followed suit.
A soft cackle filled InuYasha's ears and it slowly grew into laughter. As the shadow walked forward InuYasha stiffened; it couldn't be…. Was it Naraku?
Well, actually, no. He looked very similar to Naraku but it wasn't him. His face was softer and his eyes weren't so cold—but they were still threatening looking. And he had the same height and the same hair as Naraku did.
It was then that all rational thought seemed to fall out of InuYasha's head. All he saw was red, and only one idea was playing in his head, over and over: he wanted to hurt this man as much as possible. He may not be Naraku but there was something about his looks… the way he stood, the way he smelled… he just reminded InuYasha of Kagome's killer way too much.
So InuYasha leaped up with his claws out, ready to just claw him to death instead of using the Tetsusaiga, which would have been the wiser thing to do. Especially since when InuYasha was coming towards him, the man just held up his hand and a sort of invisible wall came in between the two.
"A barrier?" said Sango—more like she found it fascinating then threatening.
"Who the hell are you?" InuYasha shouted out with his teeth clenched.
"The name is Kamatari," the man said, giving InuYasha a sly smirk. Which just pissed him off even more.
"This is a very strange group," Kamatari observed, putting his hands behind his back. "A half demon…a monk…a demon slayer…and an orphaned fox demon. And I notice that you have two new people in your little gang… yet another half demon and the mysterious girl that came out of the Bone Eaters' well." Then he turned to InuYasha and said, "But it looks as though you have moved on to protectors of shrines."
It took all InuYasha's will power to not attack the man again. But the sound of someone laughing startled him. Sueko was the source of the noise, and she stopped her laughter to say, "Okay, so you want to go kidnap me, steal my powers, use me to get all the stones, blah, blah, blah… Can you just get it all over with? I have yet to take a nap!"
"Wait a second…" said Miroku, standing up. "You seem to know about us so well as if we've met before, but we haven't. How is that?"
"You're right," said Kamatari, crossing his arms and looking just as thoughtful as Miroku, "we've never met. Yet, we sort of have. After all, you've all ran into Naraku a few times, haven't you?"
"What's Naraku have to do with it?" growled InuYasha.
"Everything," Kamatari said, turning his head at InuYasha again.
Sueko laughed again—she was obviously not taking any of this seriously. "Oh, sooo very helpful, Mister… Kamie…"
"Kamatari," he corrected. But other then that he ignored the girl as he said, "See, Naraku knew that one day he would be defeated by InuYasha, so months before you killed him he made one last creation. It was made a complete secret to Kagura and the others. This new creation would be powerful then all the other ones before it and would continue Naraku's quest to get the Shikon Jewel."
"Are you…this other creation?" Sango asked.
Kamatari nodded his head once. "After Naraku was killed—along with his other creations—I was the only one left and went off in search for the Shikon Jewel, just as I was created to do. But I quickly discovered that the Shikon Jewel had been destroyed—I guess by you. Soon after I caught word of yet another girl coming out of the well while at the same time the four elemental shrines started to glow. I investigated both out of curiosity and discovered that the girl and the protector of the mysterious Spirit Shrine were the same one. With the Shikon Jewel gone I figured Naraku would want me to collect all the shrine stones and take the girl instead. So now I am here."
"Wow, a demon with a brain in their head! You actually know what you're talking about, unlike those other demons that want me dead and all that…" said Sueko.
"Actually," said Kamatari, that smirk reappearing on his face, "I was the one who sent all those demons after you."
"So you are idiotic…" said Sueko.
"They were to test your strength so I could determine just how strong you were."
"Or not…" muttered Sueko.
"So what do you want with us here?" asked Yoshiko.
"Well, my lesser demons proved that Naraku's memory of you is correct: you are strong. I'm here to see how strong you are against me." With that, Kamatari suddenly held a weapon in each hand as if they had materialized out of thin air. But as threatening as they looked, they were only fancy looking curved daggers.
"You think you'll defeat us with those?" laughed InuYasha, crossing his arms.
"I'm not trying to defeat you. I haven't figured out whether or not I can kill the protector of the Spirit Shrine… so I can't kill any of you yet," said Kamatari simply.
Sueko laughed. "You are the weirdest demon I've met! You come to attack but not to kill… how does that make sense?"
"He wants to see how powerful we are so he knows exactly how to kill us when the time comes," explained Miroku.
"Oh. Really? Man, that sucks!" complained Sueko, crossing her arms.
Kamatari chuckled. "Yes, I suppose it does suck… for you, that is."
Suddenly Kamatari swung his right arm, throwing one of the curved daggers towards Sueko. She didn't do anything, just stood there in shock. It wasn't until the last second or so she finally ducked—and ducked so low that she lost her balance and fell down on her butt. The dagger sunk into the nearest tree instead, but as suddenly as it had hit the tree it popped out and came back into Kamatari's hand as if pulled by an invisible string. Which it probably was… Then, coming back into his hands, he sent it out again, directly at Sueko, who wasn't really paying any attention and was instead grumbling and brushing dirt off her pants. She would have probably have suffered from a lack of head if InuYasha hadn't pulled out Tetsusaiga and blocked the attack just in time.
Kamatari grinned, and directed his curved daggers towards InuYasha instead. He blocked them easily, and then rushed over with his sword out, ready to attack. But like the last time InuYasha had tired to attack him Kamatari blocked him again (the dagger vanishing mysteriously from his right hand) and InuYasha could not push through the barrier.
"What gives?" cried InuYasha.
"I told you," said Kamatari simply, "I'm only fighting to test your strengths—"
"…And not to kill us. I know, I know… but I want to kill you!" complained InuYasha.
"InuYasha, why not just use the Tetsusaiga to break the barrier?" cried Shippo (InuYasha was surprised he was still around).
Kamatari laughed again. "You might be able to break through Naraku's barrier, InuYasha, but there's no way you could break through mine." Then he sighed and made the dagger in his other hand vanish. "I suppose this is as fair as I'll get today… Until next time…"
InuYasha didn't want Kamatari to leave—he'd barely gotten a chance to cut the guy into pieces—but Kamatari made a cloud of smoke appear, and as soon as the fog faded away the man was gone.
Sueko sighed. "What a weird villain… Okay, can I go to bed now?" And before anyone could answer the question, she laid on the ground, shut her eyes, and drifted off to la-la land.
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The large green centipede fell down with a crash, taking down two trees with it. Sesshomaru stood not too far away, putting his sword away as he strode toward the dead centipede demon. Running right behind him was Jaken and Rin who both wore really large grins.
"Good job, m'lord! That demon didn't stand a chance!" cried Jaken as Rin spun around in circles.
"No, it didn't," muttered Sesshomaru, bending over and picking something up. As he stood back up straight the large centipede suddenly disappeared.
"What!?" cried Jaken, his mouth wide.
"It was only created to seem like a demon so it could get this," said Sesshomaru, holding up a perfectly formed green stone.
"Oh! It's so pretty!" said Rin, eyes wide. "May I see it, Lord Sesshomaru?"
Instead of answering the girl the dog demon just starting striding into the forest. When the others started to follow he turned back around.
"There is something I need to see to. Please stay here."
"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru!" cried Rin.
"But m'lord—" started Jaken.
"I'll be back momentarily."
Almost like a shadow he walked through the forest, sliding the stone into his pocket. Sesshomaru kept his eyes open trying to find somebody. After he had killed the centipede he had caught a familiar scent. But there was something odd about it. Almost as if there was another scent mixed with it. Not many things could confuse Sesshomaru but this did. And the fact that he cared.
"There you are!" came a familiar voice.
In one fluid motion Sesshomaru turned around, his hand going straight toward his sword. But when he saw her walking out of the woods he stood calmly. She looked the same. The same orange hair fell to her waist and her green eyes fell onto his face. A smile spread across her face but… there was something different about it. Almost evil.
"You were looking for me?" inquired Sesshomaru, still wary.
"Well, yeah. I can't see Rin again if I can't find you," laughed Yoshiko, the laugh seeming a bit too cold.
"What do you really want?" growled Sesshomaru.
"Oooh! Are we grumpy?" teased Yoshiko. She took a step forward but Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed and she stopped. "Really. I spent three days training with you and you still don't trust me? I feel hurt."
"You'll feel my claws if you take another step forward."
"Maybe a little more than grumpy," said Yoshiko testily, putting her hands on her hips.
Sesshomaru's eyes looked over her face again trying to find something to prove that he was right. There was something wrong about her and it bothered him. But troubled him even more that he was concerned about this. It would have been so much easier to simply kill her where she stood. Then he wouldn't have worry anymore. Except something in the back of his head made him hesitate, irritating him even more.
"I asked you a question," snapped Sesshomaru.
"So did I," said Yoshiko looking like he was completely crazy. "But you did ask yours first. You have something of mine that I would like back."
"How long have you been spying on me?" inquired Sesshomaru.
"I answered your question!" said Yoshiko.
"That is my answer to your question," said Sesshomaru impatiently. Which wasn't like him.
"I come to see how you and Rin are doing every once and a while," shrugged Yoshiko. "Come to see if you're treating Rin right."
Sesshomaru turned away in the direction that he had come from but kept his eyes on Yoshiko. Still, no matter how long he looked at her she seemed the same. Even so her scent made him nervous, making killing her seem more reasonable. But still something nagged at the back of his head that he would regret it.
"Why should you worry about Rin?" asked Sesshomaru. "I've treated her right before you showed up."
"True. But I still can't help it. I mean, you are a demon," said Yoshiko, shrugging.
For some reason anger welled up in Sesshomaru almost causing him to lose all reason. But when he saw her smile turn into a smirk and her eyes flash blue he turned back towards her. Her smirk grew wider as realization swept over Sesshomaru. Before he could make to stop her she ran off in the direction he had left Jaken and Rin. Quickly he ran after her, hoping to make it before she could do a thing. But he was too late.
"Put me down! Lady Yoshiko, what are you doing?" cried Rin, flinging her small arms and legs about.
Yoshiko held her by the back of her dress and suspended her feet above the ground. When he had finally caught up with her she turned her green eyes upon him. This time there was no smile or smirk. A hidden fire flared up behind her eyes as she glared at him. Sesshomaru clenched his teeth as Rin continued to flail and he tried to stop from murdering this women. Despite the fact that he had one tiny little feeling that it wasn't her something in his mind wouldn't let him. He balled up his fist.
"Let her down. She has no part in this," said Sesshomaru as calmly as he could.
"If this is the only way to get what I want then I will kill her!" snapped Yoshiko. Behind her the sun was setting making the fire spring up more in her eyes.
"You crazy wench! She's an innocent little girl!" cried Jaken who had never shown any feelings for Rin.
"Give me the earth stone now!" screamed Yoshiko, losing all cool.
His mind wandered back to the centipede and he pulled out the green stone. As he stepped closer Yoshiko dropped the child gently. When she made a grab for the stone Sesshomaru pulled it out of her reach. She cried out in frustration, pulled out an odd looking dagger and stabbed him in left shoulder. Sesshomaru would have hardly felt it but the weapon was strange, filled with dark energy and he had to clench his teeth to stop from crying out. That was when he realized what was different about her.
"Where's your sword, Yoshiko?" said Sesshomaru silently, trying to keep the pain out of his voice.
Fear flashed in her eyes as she pulled out the dagger and turned around. Sesshomaru reached out and grabbed the back of her kimono, trying to stop her from going anywhere. Instead he grabbed a string that broke and allowed her to escape. Something blue fell to the ground in front of Rin who picked up another stone. Sesshomaru glared after the flash of orange cursing himself for letting anything get in the way of killing her.
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Sueko stood at the front of the group kicking up dust and rocks as she went along while InuYasha came moodily at the rear. After their meeting with Kamatari everybody had been deathly quiet, annoying Yoshiko. Of course she had no quarrel with Naraku or this reincarnation of his so didn't get why he bothered everybody. As she stood somewhere in the middle of the group she heard running footsteps coming nearer. At first she didn't realized what it was and just as the figure was bursting out of the trees Yoshiko grabbed a tree branch and knocked the attackers hand out of the way.
It was as if all the sound had gone away and time had slowed down as the figure jumped right in front of her face and turned toward her. She gasped as the familiar hazel eyes fell upon her and his silver hair flew out behind him. Then he disappeared into the trees, most likely coming around for a second attack. Swallowing her nervousness Yoshiko took a few steps away from trees toward the rest of the group. It wasn't until he had gone back into the trees that they had realized something was up.
"Who was that?" cried Sueko.
"It wasn't Kamatari, was it?" asked Sango.
"If it was Kamatari he would have gone after Sueko!" snapped Yoshiko, panic starting to take over.
'What is up with him?' she thought to herself, biting her lips. 'Did I do something? Is he mad at me…'
Before she could finish her thought he jumped out of the trees again this time with a strange looking sword. It had a curved hilt that seemed almost like a weapon within itself and a broad blade that had a dark aura around it. As the figure came at Yoshiko InuYasha pulled out his sword and blocked his attack. The figure jumped back, crouching down holding his sword at the ready. From slightly behind her Yoshiko could hear Sueko gasp and move to pull out her sword.
"What the hell are you doing?" cried InuYasha, stepping between the figure and Yoshiko.
"I thought you liked the other wench," smirked Sesshomaru, standing up straight. "Suddenly you're protecting somebody you don't even trust."
"Well…" said InuYasha, glancing over his shoulder at a shocked Yoshiko. "You're attacking somebody who…" He stopped and sighed, suddenly at a lack of words.
"Get out of my way," growled Sesshomaru.
"Why?" shouted InuYasha.
"My quarrel is with her, not you!" yelled Sesshomaru.
Suddenly he jumped forward, aiming a blow at Yoshiko's head but InuYasha pushed her out of the way and blocked the attack. Sesshomaru tried again but still InuYasha stopped the assault. Finally Sesshomaru got annoyed and tripped InuYasha, going at Yoshiko. She had enough sense to draw her own sword and try to block the attacks as she took steps backwards. Her arms wouldn't stop shaking as she took one blow after another. Soon they were deep inside the woods and the others were trying to keep up but were somehow obscured.
"Why are you doing this?" panted Yoshiko, dodging another blow by hiding behind a tree.
"You have something of mine," growled Sesshomaru, trying to chop off her head.
She jumped up into a tree and waited while Sesshomaru struggled to get his sword out of the tree. Then his eyes searched her out and she gasped when she saw that instead of them being hazel they were blue. In surprise she half fell out of the tree, but catching herself and landing on her feet. Quickly she had to jump out of the way of another attack, one that caused the ground to shake.
'I don't get it! He's normally faster than this!' thought Yoshiko, blocking another attack with her sword.
Because she wasn't expecting it when he hit her sword again it flew out of her hands and stuck into the ground. The smirk that spread across Sesshomaru's face seemed almost unrealistic. Before she could do anything else he swung the sword wide, sending her backwards into a tree. Yoshiko cried out as she slid down to the ground, bleeding freely from a wound in her stomach. She clenched her teeth and balled up her fists as she tried to ignore the pain.
"Now die!" cried Sesshomaru, bringing his sword down on her.
Before it hit her she closed her eyes and was able to crawl out of the way. He tried again but this time somebody blocked the attack. Opening her eyes she looked up to see InuYasha blocking the attack. Sesshomaru swore and ran away, soon disappearing.
"Yoshiko!" cried Sueko, running to her side and kneeling. "Oh, god!"
"It's not that bad," laughed Yoshiko, closing her eyes in pain.
"Damn! He got away," growled InuYasha, sheathing his sword. "Sorry we took so long. Somebody put up a barrier."
"She's hurt and you're apologizing!?" screeched Sueko. "Go get my book bag so we can take care of this!"
At that moment Yoshiko lost all consciousness, knowing only that Sueko was there and would take care of her.
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"I'm back!" called Sueko as she entered the hut. Kaede was kneeling over a still-unconscious Yoshiko and InuYasha sat not too far away.
"That's new," he said, nodding at her grey sweatshirt.
"Well, my purple sweater got a whole bunch of blood on it and my mom couldn't wash it out so she got me a new one," shrugged Sueko.
InuYasha nodded to show that he understood and looked away as Sueko sat down opposite him on the other side of the hut. It had been three days since Yoshiko had been injured and Sueko had taken advantage of coming back to Kaede's village to go back home. In the mean time Miroku and Sango had been hanging out in the village or looking around for clues. So the only people he had had for company were Lady Kaede and Yoshiko, who hadn't woken up yet. He had hoped that by the time Sueko had returned the half tiger demon would have at least regained consciousness.
"How's she doing?" asked Sueko.
"Fine," said Kaede shortly, seeming to read InuYasha's thoughts. "I'm going to go fetch more water."
The silence in the hut was deafening as the two sat there praying that Yoshiko would show some sign of life. Neither said a word nor moved except to look at the girl's "sleeping" form. When the opening flap of the hut both moved, figured to see Kaede enter. Instead they found Sesshomaru standing in the doorway, his eyes resting on Yoshiko, a sort of sadness in his eyes.
"What the hell are you doing here?" snapped Sueko, jumping to her feet. "Come to finish her off?"
InuYasha half expected Sesshomaru to glare at the girl but he just continued to stare at Yoshiko. Something in his gaze seemed familiar to InuYasha but he couldn't put his finger on it.
"I smelt her blood in the air and came to check it out," said Sesshomaru slowly.
"Likely story!" growled Sueko. InuYasha saw her hand move to her waist but then she sighed when she remembered she had left her sword out front. "What are you really doing here?"
For some reason InuYasha had a feeling his half brother hadn't been lying and since he didn't answer Sueko again he knew for sure. But just to make sure he stood up, ready to protect Sueko and Yoshiko. He hoped that maybe Sango or Miroku would show up soon. Instead, however, Sesshomaru just stepped farther into the room and let the flap close. For the first time since he had showed up he looked up and acknowledged that he knew the other two were there.
"How is her wound?" he asked, looking at InuYasha for the answer.
"Kaede can't get the bleeding to stop but we've gotten the fever to go down," sighed InuYasha.
"What!?" cried Sueko, turning now to face InuYasha. "You told me she was doing fine! I thought that meant she was doing better!"
"Yeah, well, compared to how she was doing before she is doing better!" shouted InuYasha. "We didn't want you to worry!"
"Here," said Sesshomaru, throwing two stones at Sueko's feet. She picked them up and showed them to InuYasha. They were like the Fire Stone that they had found a few days ago but one was blue and the other green. "Use those to stop the bleeding. Her attacker must have used the same weapon that was used on me."
"Oh, yeah, you should know!" snapped Sueko. "It was your weapon!"
As if in answer, Sesshomaru drew out his sword, Tokijin, and held it out for Sueko to see. She just raised her eyebrows and glanced at InuYasha who made no move for his sword.
"Your point?" she sighed.
"Does it look like the weapon that wounded her?" asked Sesshomaru patiently.
"Well… no…" muttered Sueko, going a bit pink. "But it still looked like! How do I know you don't have another sword?"
"How many swords can one person carry?" asked InuYasha. At the same time Sesshomaru sheathed his sword.
"So you're taking his side!?" cried Sueko.
"The guy that attacked was way slower than Sesshomaru," shrugged InuYasha. "Besides, he didn't smell right."
For a second it almost seemed like Sesshomaru was confused but he turned his gaze back upon Yoshiko. That was when InuYasha saw the bandages around Sesshomaru's left shoulder. He knit his brow trying to think how that could of happened.
"Who got close enough to injure you?" inquired InuYasha.
"Huh?" said Sueko, moving her eyes to Sesshomaru's shoulder.
Suddenly the hazel eyes that had looked so soft became hard as they turned toward InuYasha with anger in them. In surprise InuYasha took a step backwards.
"It looked like Yoshiko," he growled.
'What is going on here? If he knows it wasn't Yoshiko why does he seem like…' thought InuYasha.
"She didn't do it!" snapped Sueko.
"I know. For the same reason it wasn't me who wounded her," said Sesshomaru, back to his steady voice. InuYasha blinked in confusion.
"So… who was it?" muttered InuYasha.
"I don't believe you!" yelled Sueko.
"I'm open to all possibilities. You're just plain stubborn," said InuYasha. "Naraku was able to trick me and Kikyo into fighting. I think its quite possible Kamatari could as well."
"Does he have blue eyes?" asked Sesshomaru.
"No, he has grey eyes!" said Sueko, crossing her arms.
"Then there is somebody else as well," said Sesshomaru.
"Why would they care about you and Yoshiko, though?" asked InuYasha.
"Somebody has been watching us since Yoshiko left your group with her sword," said Sesshomaru, nodding toward Sueko. "And they attacked when I found one of those stones."
"But Yoshiko doesn't have any…" muttered InuYasha.
"Yes she does. In her dagger. But I still don't get it. If they wanted the stones why didn't they attack me?" asked Sueko.
"Because they thought it would be more fun to start a quarrel between us," said Sesshomaru, his eyes narrowing.
Before either could say anything in response he turned on his heels and started out. Half way through the door way he paused and looked over his shoulder. At first his eyes lingered on Yoshiko who was breathing easier ever since Sesshomaru had turned up. Then he turned his eyes to InuYasha.
"When she awakens tell her Rin would like to see her," he said softly before leaving the hut entirely.
InuYasha just shook his head in confusion and turned toward Sueko. Her eyes were wide in shock and disbelief. When she felt his eyes on her she swallowed and looked at him.
"This might sound weird to you but Yoshiko really likes him," she whispered.
"So?" shrugged InuYasha, taking the stones from Sueko's hand and setting them next to Yoshiko. Her eyes flickered open for a second and then she fell asleep.
"No, I mean really likes him! Likes him, likes him," cried Sueko exasperatedly.
"What rubbish are you sprouting?" said InuYasha, walking out of the hut and picking up Sueko's stuff and walking off.
"Where are you going!?" cried Sueko, running after him. "Wait up! I'm trying to tell you something!"
He sighed and stopped long enough for Sueko to catch up with him. Then he continued on his way. He didn't even giver her a side ways look but he could feel her glaring at him.
"Okay, I think Yoshiko loves him!" said Sueko dramatically.
"It's none of our business," snapped InuYasha.
"What's your problem?" cried Sueko.
"If they are in love that could get us killed! Me being in love with Kikyo almost got everybody killed all sorts of time but especially Kagome!" snapped InuYasha. "We can't save everybody, Sueko, and some times our friends are the hardest."
"I don't get it…" muttered Sueko.
"If it means that you're more likely to stay alive I don't think it's right to have Yoshiko around anymore," said InuYasha heavily. "Now come on. We need to find the others."