Inuyasha and Kagome made their way up the mountain. He searched every location on the way, just in case Amaya was hiding. However, they did not find her. After an hour of walking, Inuyasha suddenly sniffed something he couldn't believe to smell.
"Koga?" Inuyasha said stopping and sniffing around.
Kagome stopped too and looked at him, surprised, "What? Koga? He's here?"
Inuyasha nodded and started to walk again, "he's nearby. I also picked up a weak scent of Amaya too."
Kagome nodded and they ended up at Koga's den.
They walked inside and they both gasped.
"KOGA?" they exclaimed in unison, their mouths open wide.
Koga had been bending over two bodies as they approached, and as he heard Kagome and Inuyasha, he turned around to face them.
"Kagome?' Koga asked surprised, strolling over, "I can't believe that it's you!"
Inuyasha pushed Kagome aside and stared Koga in the face full of hate, "What the hell are you doing?"
Koga frowned and crossed his arms, "nice to see you too mutt face…"
Inuyasha clenched his fists, 'WHAT YOU DID YOU SAY?"
Kagome sighed and pushed Inuyasha's fists down, "we just want to know if you've seen our daughter." Kagome said looking at Koga, "she has long black hair and green eyes. Her name is Amaya."
Koga's eyes grew side suddenly, "Yea! I have seen her! She was here awhile ago but she was taken by the Birds of Paradise!"
"WHAT?" Inuyasha and Kagome exclaimed in unison yet again.
"What are you talking about, Koga?" Kagome asked, her eyes wide with fright, "Weren't they dead?'
Koga shook his head, "I guess they're back somehow…"
"YOU LET HER GET CAPTURED! WHAT THE HELL?" Inuyasha burst out, his fist coming close to Koga's face.
Koga took a step back, "Watch it!" he said, "I have family to watch over!" he pointed to Ayame and his daughter Lorai.
Kagome nodded, "I understand. Did you see which way the demon went at least?"
Koga nodded and pointed out to a mountain right across from the den.
Both and Kagome and Inuyasha (rather reluctantly) thanked Koga. They both left in a hurry, Kagome on Inuyasha's back, and headed to the mountain.
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Sango and Miroku hurried past many obstacles. As they ran, they called out for Amaya. Unfortunately, they did not find her. After a half an hour of running, Miroku suddenly came up with an idea.
"Why aren't we riding Kirara?" He asked Sango, breathing hard from tiredness.
Sango blinked and frowned, "I DON'T KNOW! WHY COULDN'T YOU THINK OF THAT BEFORE!" and she kicked him. After Miroku recovered, they set off again, but this time more efficiently. They rose high in the sky and were able to see miles around them. About five minutes of flying, they met up with someone in the skies.
"Kagura?" Miroku said, as he spotted a giant feather coming their way.
"Are you sure?' Sango asked skeptically, squinting to see, "she should have died when Naraku did, right?"
Miroku shrugged, "I have no clue…"
As they came closer to the feather, the saw that it was indeed Kagura, and behind was Kanna.
Kagura spotted them and gasped and headed toward ground. Sango decided to follow and they landed in a thin forest area.
"Kagura!" Miroku called out as he got off Kirara, "what's going on?"
Kagura tried to make a run for it with Kanna, but couldn't go far because Kirara decided to jump them.
Kagura sighed and walked over to the monk and demon slayer.
"How is it possible you're still alive?" Miroku asked them, as they came closer. When they were only about 3 feet in front of them, both Miroku and Sango could tell that they were on their death bed.
"I won't live much longer without Naraku…" Kagura said, "I've managed to live this long, but I won't be able to much longer. My powers are weak and I have nowhere to go…"
Sango looked to Miroku and shrugged.
"What have you been doing all this time with out Naraku?" Sango asked.
Kagura grimaced, "none of your business…" she replied, looking away.
"You seem pretty nervous…" Miroku said, taking a step forward, "you doing something bad?"
Kagura gave both Miroku and Sango an evil look.
Miroku smiled, "Fine. We'll leave you. Just tell us if you've seen a girl with long black hair and green eyes around here."
Kagura shook her head. Miroku and Sango sighed and left.
As they left, Kagura looked to Kanna.
"We better finish the curse…" she said, and they left into the darkness.
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Takashi slowly made his way to a village he had spotted on top of a hill. He thought possibly, Amaya may be there. As he arrived, there weren't many people around to ask. Wonder what happened here? Takashi asked himself and he looked around at the ghost town. He stopped in the middle and did a 360°. As he spun around inspecting, he noticed that one of the huts' flaps were open.
"Hello?" he called out, trying to stop him from dizzy, "anyone in there?"
After a minute of no reply, he shrugged and walked inside. What he saw on the ground made him gasp.
"Amaya!" he cried out, as he spotted her bloody body on the floor. He hurried over and grabbed hold of her shoulders.
"Amaya!" he cried again, "you awake?"
Amaya opened her eyes and looked up.
"Takashi?" she asked as she got up, "what are you doing here?"
Takashi breathed out, relieved.
"I thought you were dead!" he exclaimed, "everyone is out looking for you! What the heck happened to you!"
Amaya blushed, "I ran away. Then I got attacked by these birds and they dropped me down by accident in the village. Luckily, I was able to hide…" they both stood up. Amaya had a deep scratch in her head, and her left shoulder was covered in blood, but other than that, she was fine.
"We need to find Inuyasha and Kagome." Takashi said as they left the hut, "They're worried sick!"
Amaya blushed again, "I never thought this would happen…"
Takashi chuckled, "oh well, you're okay, that's all that matters."
At one moment as they walked, Amaya looked over to Takashi and he looked at her. At that moment, they suddenly fell in love. They stopped walking and they just gazed into each others eyes. It was fate. Takashi leaned down and was going to kiss her when…
SLAM!
Amaya was pushed to the ground. She looked up and saw a brown fuzzy tail.
Who the hell is that? She thought, as the tail swished in her face.
It looked like Koga's daughter had arrived.