Ct.#9

Early the next morning, the two girls set out for the village, but only after Miroku had touched Sango's butt and was smacked in the head a couple hundred times with her Boomerang Bone.

"Man!", Sango shorted, as they were walking off to the village.

"Sometimes I really do hate that perverted monk!"

Kagome chuckled, "He can't help himself, Sango. You do have a really nice butt!"

Sango- "No! Kagome! Not you too!", she cried raising her hands to her ears, causing Kagome to chuck again.

"Oh, look.", Kagome said, pointing past her. They had arrived at the small village.

Kagome- "Well, we're here."

Sango took her hands off her ears, "Yah, but it seems we're the only one's here.", looking around.

Kagome- "Yah…", she said little confused, "I wonder where everybody is?"

"I don't know…", Sango replied.

"Look!", Kagome shouted, pointing. "There's someone over there!"

They both walked over to a large well in the middle of the village, there was a small boy crouching on the ground, with his hands over his head.

"Hello. What's your name?", Kagome asked softly, knelling down next to him.

The boy didn't move.

Kagome reached out to place a hand on his shoulder, but before she could do so the boy flinched, and bolted up right. Kagome jumped back in surprise. The boy turned and looked at them, with fear in his eyes, and started to run.

"No! Wait!", Sango yelled, turning to chase after him, but stopped. "Oh my god…", she whispered under her breath, as she gazed down the path of bloody corpses that lay before her. Kagome got up, brushed herself off, and walked over to Sango.

Kagome- "What is it… Oh!", looking around, "What, what happened here!"

Sango- "I-I don't know…"

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Back at Kaede's village…

Shippo- "Is he going to be ok, Kaede?", looking from Inuyasha to her.

Kaede- "I don't know, Shippo. The poison from Naraku's claws seems to be causing his illness and memory loss. Even if we can cure him, I don't think he will remember any of his previous life…", she replied, draping a wet cloth over his head.

Shippo-"Oh.", looking back to Inuyasha. "An, what about him?", looking over to Miroku's still unconscious form. "For him," Kaede sighed, "I'm afraid there is no cure…"

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Back at the village….

Kagome- "Hello! Hello can anybody hear me?", she yelled, cupping her hands over her mouth, as they walked through the village.

Sango- "Looks like they were slatted with a single swing.", she said, examining some of the bodies. 'Sigh…', "These poor people… Please rest in peace…"

Kagome- "So what are you saying? A demon did this?", she asked softly.

Sango- "Looks that way…", she answered, slowly standing back up.

Kagome-"But, but why?", looking over the many fallen bodies.

Sango-"I don't know.", gazing down the path. "H-Hey! Look!", she said, pointing.

Kagome looked up.

"W-What!"

"S-Sesshomaru!", she stuttered.

Sesshomaru had his back turned to them, so he didn't notice their presence, she hoped. "W-Who is he!", Sango asked, looking slightly confused.

Kagome backing away whispered, "It's Inuyasha's older half brother, only he's a full demon."

Sango-"A full demon!", she asked, moving over to Kagome.

Kagome-"Yes, an he has no tolerance for humans.", she added, crouching down behind the well, with Sango at her side.

They watched as Sessomaru moved about. He turned slightly, and stopped. Looking directly at them.

'Oh no!', Kagome thought, 'Can he see us!', but he turned away, looking off in the other direction.

Sesshomaru-"Come Jaken, let us depart."

Jaken-"Yes m'lord!"

An with that, Sesshomaru called forth enough energy to form the very petite but strong cloud beneath his feet, and flew away.

'Phew!' "That was close!", Kagome sighed, whipping the sweat from her brow.

"Yah,", Sango replied, "I wonder what he was doing here?"

"I don't know…", Kagome answered, getting up. "Maybe we should go back to Kaede. I don't see Myoga anywhere." "Yah.", Sango agreed. "Maybe we should."

So they started back for Kaede's village.

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Jaken-"Lord Sesshomaru! Lord Sesshomaru! What are you planning!"

Sesshomaru- "Quite, Jaken."

'If the wreathed girl is here, then Inuyasha must be near by,', he thought, 'an that must mean…'

"Come Jaken!", he said, walking off into the forest.

Jaken-"Where to m'lord?", running after him to catch up.

Sesshomaru- "To visit my dear brother."

AN. Hope u'll r like'n the story so far…. N, sorry again 4 the chappys be'n so short, but I don't really feel like re-wright'n them so live with it!