A Very Wary Welcome Wagon
A/N: I hope you people like this chappie. It's hard for me because my brain is moving a lot faster than my fingers but I'm trying to write as fast as I can so I can get the storyline out but I'm about 10 chapters ahead of myself.
After a couple of hours of walking, the gang was getting unusually sleepy. When questioned about it Nesuki elaborated. "It's to keep humans from coming near the village. We had this part of the forest enchanted". "Wow that's cool" Shippou mused deep asleep in the outer part of Sango's kimono. "Inuyasha we need to keep going" Kagome stated matter-of-factly giving the hint that she wanted to be carried. Inuyasha grumbled but complied. Sango and Miroku didn't know what to do. Kirara seeing their unease went into the forest and returned in her fire-cat form and beckoned for them to ride on her back. They were unsure "Are you sure Kirara it just doesn't feel right" Sango stuttered. Kirara nodded her tail began to flick impatiently from side to side. They climbed on her back gingerly
Now that they relied on demon speed, they progressed much faster than before until Nesuki indicated that they had to walk. Now with the opportunity as a cold drizzle began to fall, Inuyasha decided to make his complaints known to everyone. About twenty minutes into his rant Kagome lost her temper and rounded on him, eyes blazing. "Inuyasha if you do not shut your furry ass up I will sit you until your back breaks got it?" and stared expectantly until he dropped to the back of the group muttering darkly about how his butt was not furry. The others were staring at Kagome until she turned around then they all looked away whistling. Kagome sweat dropped and a pretty blush stained her immaculate skin. "Um we can go now" she started walking resolutely. Nesuki dropped back to Kirara" is she always that scary" she whispered, eyes amused. Kirara nodded and continued to walk looking around trying to remember anything from her past.
Nesuki became very alert and announced "we have almost reached my village it lays yonder" and she gestured proudly. They looked around but saw nothing. "Is this some kinda trick cat?" Inuyasha growled. Nesuki looked confused "huh?" then a look of realization crossed her feline features "oh of course your eyes haven't been trained to see it yet" she smacked her forehead. She looked over at Kirara who had transformed into her humanoid-cat form. "Can you see it?" she asked. The other nodded and Nesuki walked over to her and began to whisper to her. She then retrieved her back and pulled out a short staff. Which with a twist, extended and she handed it to her and a mask. Without a backward glance Kirara walked into the forest.
Miroku who had been strangely silent throughout the trip suddenly spoke up now "what exactly are we going to do in this village of yours?" he asked curiously. Now she had to think "hmm I don't know, be rewarded for keeping Kirara safe I guess" she shrugged and walked into a small clearing waiting for them to follow her. Shippou had awoken and was looking around "Kagome where is Kirara?" as he left Sango to perch on Kagome's shoulder" "I don't know Shippou but I suppose we'll find out soon enough" she replied thinking about the events that had happened.
Nesuki now let out a shrill whistle like a bird. They waited and nothing happened. She didn't seem fazed and let out another. Suddenly a flurry of movement came from the direction Nesuki hadproclaimed was the village. A small cyclone appeared in the middle of the clearing giving way to reveal 3 cloaked figures. Sango grabbed for her hiraikotsu and Miroku readied his wind tunnel until the figures removed their cloaks and turned out to be neko-youkai also. What appeared to be the leader stepped forward she, in her humanoid-neko form, had sea green eyes and hair that reached her knees. The stripes on her face and wrists appeared to be wavy and in the center of her forehead was a large raindrop that was blue as the ocean, matching her stripes.
The second that stepped forward was taller than Nesuki but shorter than the first one. Her hair and eyes were golden, the color of the sun as it sets, her stripes had a greenish tint too but her symbol was of a leaf. Her golden hair reached mid-back and was in a braid where it swung freely. Each group eyed one another warily with Nesuki in the middle looking amused.
"Well Tsaara come on" she encouraged the last one to step into the light. She still had her cloak on but let it drop as she stepped out of the shadows.
The Inu-Tachi gasped as they saw her. She was taller than Nesuki with silvery purple hair that touched the ground. Her eyes were a similar color but lighter, almost white. Unlike the others she appeared much tanned and her stripes were lightning white. On her head was a lightning bolt though on either of her hands, she bore a tornado. Miroku practically had stars in his eyes as he fell to his knees before her. "will you bear my children?" he cried after taking her hands. She looked up at Sango "he's yours ne?". Sango's blush turned from one of anger to one of embarassment "um no we're not, um he's not" she stuttered. Tsaara waved her hand for silence and made a shooing gesture sending a small puff of wind to blow Miroku back. Before walking to join her sisters she turned her head "stay with her, she'll do you good" and was silent once more.
The first one began to address Nesuki "where have you been and what have you been doing?" she demanded outraged. "Relax Nurimi I have just been doing father's bidding" she gestured around the clearing. The trio followed the wave with their eyes but Tsaara was the first to notice anything, pulling her staff out quickly to block a flying attack from an almost unseen adversary. The other two pulled out their staffs before joining the fray. Everyone watching in horror except Nesuki. When the fighting began to get more intense, staffs were slid open to reveal double swords. Now the only thing that could be heard was the clashing of the blades. When the sisters began to charge their swords with power, Nesuki yelled "ENOUGH" and the attacker backed off waiting for Nesuki's word. Nurimi was further enraged "Nesuki what is the meaning of this?" she spat. Nesuki only nodded her head at the mysterious demon who then positioned her swords in front of her and concentrated. Fire burst forth from the blades seeming to consume them but really only playing over the surface. After the fire disappeared and the swords were locked back together, the mask was thrown to the ground and the sister called Amori cried out:
"Kirara?"