Hey! I've decided to update again, since people have been urging me to! I hope you like this chapter, I sorta kinda don't : Oh well :)

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Chapter Two: Where is She?

"WHERE COULD SHE BE!" Inuyasha yelled, causing his friends to quiver from his shrill tone. Sango closed her eyes, and sighed. They had been looking for hours, and she still hadn't returned. Would Inuyasha ever learn? Kagome always left because of him. She was getting angry also, just from Inuyasha being so ignorant to what his friends think. She had to speak up, at least to protect her absent friend.

"Well, Inuyasha, if you wouldn't be such an IDIOT, maybe Kagome wouldn't have run off CRYING, and she would still be HERE!" Sango was infuriated. She was going over her top now, and doing something not even she would see herself doing.

Inuyasha's ears flattened to his head at Sango's response. Who knew she could be so violent? He definitely didn't. He made himself a mental note for the future: do not ever make Sango mad at these sort of times. It was vital for his future. And who said Kagome had run off because of him?

Sango happened to see the blank stare on the hanyou's face, and her face started to turn a crimson red. How could Inuyasha be so STUPID at times like THESE? This made her even more angry, if that was even possible. She began shaking from all of the anger that was building up inside of her. She was about to burst from her bubble. It was then that Miroku decided to step in.

"My lovely Sango, do not be so angry. I'm sure Inuyasha was just being full of himself, and is just angry that Kagome is missing. Clearly, Kagome just needed some time to herself," Miroku's soothing voice was heard in Sango's ear, but she obviously did not care for the monk's calming words. She was infuriated, and was about to blow up. But, Miroku had to be the idiot of the moment. He stepped closer to Sango, and patted her bottom. Oh, he had thought that would calm her. But...when has it?

That blew Sango out of her bubble. She swiftly turned around and slapped Miroku, so hard that it caused him to pass out. She then walked up to Inuyasha, still full of rage, and thwaped him over the head with her katana. He grew a huge bump on his head, and melted at her feet. She looked over the two unconscious men, and growled in anger. 'Stupid men...' she thought, as she stomped, full of anger, into the awaiting forest.

The two little ones were watching this scene from a few yards away, jaws dropping to the ground.

"Wow...who knew Sango could be so violent?" The young kitsune gasped in surprise over Sango's attack.

"Mrooow," the little neko agreed.

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Meanwhile, out deep in the forest somewhere, Kagome had managed to make herself a makeshift pair of shorts out of leaves and sap, snug to the fit. She had also started to make herself what it seemed to be a shirt, but she failed miserably.

"Ok, you take the leaf, and curve it to the right, to make the shirt fit comfortably...then you twist it..." Kagome was talking to herself, making the peeping youkai confused. He had watched her make a perfect pair of shorts, perfect to the fit, but she was losing her touch when she attempted to make a shirt for herself. He watched the miko growl in defeat, and throw the remaining leaves down. She started yelling at the shirt, like it would actually yell back at her. He shook his head, and continued to watch the scene.

When she had put it on, or tried to, it made the youkai chuckle. What she was wearing was a shirt, a terrible crafted shirt, with too much sap and too little leaf, one side had a small sleeve, the other had none, it was 2 inches above her bellybutton, and it was way too tight for her, even with her small form. She just looked like a silly human girl. He chuckled once again. But this time, Kagome had heard him.

"W-who's there?" Kagome had whispered, too scared to even know. As soon as she was done with her clothing, a demon had come to kill her? Or even worse then that, make fun of her? So what if she wasn't good at making clothes out of leaves and sap, try to find another human girl who could do that! And besides, she was proud of what she had made. It at least covered her vital private parts. She would make more clothing later.

The youkai was debating with himself whether or not he should show himself, and ask his questions. He decided not to, but he had to find a new hiding spot. This one had become discovered too many times by the girl. He couldn't risk being seen with this girl.

With one swift motion, he had gotten up, and jumped his way to another tree, except this time it was facing her backside. He stood where he was, and watched the girl search his old hiding spot. She seemed relived to find out nothing was there. He hadn't noticed till now, though, of the style of her shorts. It had a huge hole on the butt.. Did she even know? He was sure she did, especially when she sat down, and eeped when she sat on the cold, hard ground.

Sigh...why was he so interested in watching this pitiful human girl? She did have the bravery, though, to run around first in the nude, now with leaves and sap covering her body. Why didn't she run the first few times she figured out something was watching her? Maybe she didn't mind. Maybe she just didn't know? He doubted that, she couldn't be that stupid, now could she? He hoped not. That would be disappointing. He had managed to find himself a comfortable position against the tree that stood behind him, and sat down, eyeing the girl curiously.

Kagome sighed, and eyed the forest around her. She was standing in the center of the forest, it was basically a small circle of dirt, with tons of trees and bushes surrounding her, blocking her from the dark forest. Now what? Where was she to go? She didn't even have her bow and arrows for protection. And, she was getting tired. It had taken her a little over 5 hours to make the clothes, and she was getting tired and hungry.

She stood up, and shivered when the wind took its place. She walked over to the nearest berry bush, and started to pick some berries. She had hoped these berries would fill her up, and they thankfully did, but after eating a few dozen or so. She yawned, and walked back over to her little spot on the ground. She was getting very tired. She knew she couldn't sleep out in the open. She would definitely be killed. So, she looked at her surroundings. She didn't have much to choose from. Either sleep high up in a tree like Inuyasha did, or sleep hidden in a bush. She chose the second choice. She was too lazy to climb a tree anyway. She made her way, drowsily, to the biggest bush that covered the area. She had pushed a whole bunch of leaves under it, dead and alive ones, and lay on top of the leaves, under the bush.

'Well...this isn't so bad...ok...so it is. I guess I could sleep here for the night, hopefully nothing will find me...' Kagome's thoughts ended as sleep consumed her, but a curious youkai still watched her.

'Hmmm...she knows the basics for survival...maybe she isn't like the rest of those foul humans...' the youkai thought. He soon realized that he was watching over her in her sleep. Why had he become so interested in watching her all of a sudden? Why did she seem so familiar? Why was he thinking so much? This human deserved to die for making him think so much. He wanted to know the answers to these questions, and he wanted them now. But, he would have to wait until the miko rose again. He decided that he wanted a closer look at the miko until then.

The youkai stood from his hiding spot, and stretched his muscles. He had been stuck in the same position for over 2 hours, and he definitely needed a stretch.

When he was done, he walked slowly over to the miko, careful not to wake her. He crouched down, and came face-to-face with the miko. He hadn't noticed how far she stuck out from the bush. It was a good thing he was there, a wandering youki would have definitely found her and eaten her. He crouched down some more, and was taking in ever detail of her face. She had creamy white skin, with no flaws to it, but for the scratches on her cheek. He decided that the scratches ruin her complexion, and he licked his thumb, and lightly rubbed her cheek with it, making the scratches heal, and disappear.

He looked at her lips, they were swollen and pink, and chapped from the cold wind. Her hair was knotty, probably from a lack of combing. She looked a wreck almost. The youkai's breath was hitched in his throat. Why was he examining this human, with interest? He shouldn't be doing this. He should kill her, and be on his way. But, there was something about this girl that stopped him in his tracks, something that intrigued him...he had to find out why.

The youkai was deep in his thoughts, wondering why this human girl had made him curious beyond his limit, and had not noticed the change in the girl. He looked down to her after a few seconds, and his breath was cut short. The miko was waking up. He did not want to be found here, watching this girl with interest. He stood up in a swift motion, and jumped back to his tree.

He stood in front of the tree, and watched the miko wake up and look around. 'Good,' the youkai thought, 'she has not seen me.' The youkai sighed, and sat down. He was becoming too curious. Why, he had almost gotten caught! How could he, the greatest youkai ever, be caught? He was losing his touch, and he blamed the girl. Who else was there to blame?

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Kagome awoke, startled. Was there somebody watching her? She felt that somebody was watching her while she slept. Why had she felt this? Maybe it was Inuyasha? No, it definitely wasn't. That arrogant prick. Well, whatever it was, it didn't make her feel scared. It had more of a...calming presence to it. Something she recognized...but she couldn't lay a finger on who it was. 'Man, am I thinking too much!' Kagome sighed to herself, and lay back down under the bush. She found herself a comfortable, yet sturdy position on the forest floor, and closed her eyes.

"Tomorrow will be another day...." she said aloud to herself, before darkness swept over her. The youki noticed she was going back to sleep, and closed his eyes. 'Yes, tomorrow will be another day...' the youkai thought before he closed his eyes as well.

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