Second chappie for today...

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Chapter 24: It's Time to Heal

Sango woke up refreshed and was raring to go. Of course, Sesshomaru was awake and didn't hesitae to stay any longer. They soon took off to head back to the village.

Meanwhile, Mouko slowly opened his eye and was staring at a pair of green eyes. "Shida?" He wispeared.

"Yep." Shida moved a couple of strands of hair out of his way. Mouko had his head on her lap and both where surounded witha blue light. It appeared that they were both somewhere else in the forest. "You're awake." She softly said.

"What are you doing? I feel warm and weird..."

"What do you think I am doing? I'm helping you heal with my powers."

"Why?"

"Well for one you're hurt. I couldn't leave you there to die. And two, you saved my life."

Mouko looked away. "No, I didn't I was merely desposing a youkai who got in my way."

"Sure. Whatever you say, Mouko." Silence...

"Shida?"

"Yes?"

"Why did you help? You could've left to safety."

"Because I couldn;t leave you alone with him. Everyone needs help once in a while."

"But I don't deserve your help."

"How so?"

"Well, I basically treated you with no respect especially you since you're a witch and all..."

"But people can be forgiven."

"I don't deserve to be forgiven..."

"Why do you say that?"

Mouko shrugged his shoulders. "Just because people say so..."

"Don't listen to what people say, Mouko."

"I know but who cares about me, right? I mean, I'm still looking for you know who. She is the only person that I know who does. Everybody hates my gut, especially the people I met a month ago..."

"I'm not mad at you."

"But you should. I didn't heed your warning and didn't listen to you. I'm still not going to listen to you. I still believe that the Taijiya is her..."

Shida sighed. "At least you are honest but i hate to say this again. She is not the one."

"Yes, you told me but she looks so much like her. I mean..."

"Mouko, it's not how the person looks like on the outside but what's on the inside. If Sango was the one, then she would most likely be with you right now." Mouko was silent. "i hope you relfect on what i said. Now sleep. You're still not fully healed and I bet you wasnt to find the person you were looking for."

"Yes..." His sentence trailed. "But she doesn't know I was looking for her." His eye lids started to close and he slowly drifted into the darkeness.

Shida looked down at the man who was too stubborn to see it was her. She smiled a sad smile and sighed. "Oh, how I wish we could be together again..." She stroked his head as he silently snored.

The sahdow figure watched form the shadows. "Oh, this is too good to be true! Yes... This could be useful. Oh, this is perfect." He grinned. "Not only that, my powers are slowly returning. The longer he stays alone, the stronger i become. I must keep him alone by taking the one he loves and that is the witch..."

Note: If you still don't know who is this person, then i hate to say it, but you're slow... anyway, on to the next chappie!