Chapter 4

Inuyasha looked at Kagome angrily. Sarist was trying to stand up without putting any sort of pressure on her hands.

"Inuyasha, she didn't do anything! I just burned my hands! Please, just listen to me!" Sarist pleaded. Inuyasha looked at Sarist like she was crazy.

"Yeah right! How the hell would you burn your hands?"

"She saved a bunch of people's lives today!" Kagome screamed in his face. "She burned her hands throwing a piece of burning wood because two girls were trapped by fire! And she gashed her arm using blades of blood! So stop getting mad at me!" Kagome dropped her bags to the floor and stormed out of the room. A minute later a door slammed above them. Sarist finally succeeded in getting to her feet and she walked over to where her older brother was standing thunder stuck.

"Inuyasha, don't be mad at her. I went with her to school today. A fire started and a group of kids were trapped their classroom. I went in and used Blades of Blood to knock the door down and I grabbed a piece of burning ceiling that had fallen and burned my hands severely. So don't get mad at Kagome. If you want to get mad at someone, be mad at me. I was the one who ran in recklessly." Sarist couldn't help but smile. "Apparently I'm more like you then I thought." Sarist could hear Kagome talking to herself about how stupid Inuyasha was and apparently he heard it to.

"Look, go and apologized to Kagome so we can go back tomorrow." Sarist said. She walked to the couch and sat down and started watching people eating bugs on a show called 'Fear Factor.' Inuyasha just glared at his little sister. Since when did she tell him what to do?

"Why should I?" He demanded angrily. He crossed his arms and sat on the ground, making it apparent that he wasn't going to move anytime soon. Sarist glared at him.

Let me talk! I can whip him into shape! The demon said. She felt him struggle against them restraints of the gem.

The gem would break sooner then I'd let you talk to my brother! Sarist sent a cold glare Inuyasha's way.

"Either you do it, or I'll do it for you. You do NOT want me to do it. I'll make it the most painful, degrading apology that the world has ever seen. It'll make you look like a weakling and I'll never let you forget it." She said cruelly. But then she lightened up. "Besides, you don't want all the demons to know that you were too scared to apologize to a girl." Sarist turned back to the TV and covered her mouth so he wouldn't see her grinning.

Oooo… Nice come back! The human complimented.

Thank you. How was that D? The demon growled angrily.

You girls and you're degrading comments! He said with distaste. But he slipped away from them, muttering about how girls don't just mind their own business.

Inuyasha fell back felling like he was just slapped. How could a girl that looks like an innocent 14 year old be capable of such a threat like THAT? He sat back up and looked at Sarist. She had her knees drawn up to her chest and had half of her face buried in her arms which were resting on her knees. He silently cursed under his breath. He sighed, defeated. He stood up and started walking to Kagome's room.

When he got there, he couldn't help but sigh. Why did he have to apologize? Kagome was the one who had yelled first. He opened the door and narrowly dodged a book that flew by his head. Kagome was glaring at him from her desk where she was grabbing another book to throw.

"What do you want?" She asked coldly. She held the book in her hand, ready to throw it if she needed to.

"I came to apologize for getting mad at you earlier." He said. Sarist, you're dead when I get done with this. Kagome looked a little surprised.

"You're…Sorry!" Kagome asked in disbelief. The mighty Inuyasha, bad tempered, egotistical Inuyasha? Inuyasha kept talking.

"It was wrong of me to get mad at you and assume it was your fault that Sarist got hurt. Please forgive me." The last sentence he gritted his teeth. Sarist was definitely dead when he was done.

"I forgive you." That caught him off guard. He fell backwards and Kagome started laughing.

"You forgive me!" He asked. He was couching in front of her now. Kagome nodded.

"Of course I do! I can't stay mad at you forever." She smiled. "Now let's go and join Sarist downstairs. She must be lonely by herself." Kagome stood up and tossed the book she had been holding on her bed. She then walked out the door and went down the stairs. Inuyasha just stared after her. That actually worked! No sit commands, and no bruises of any kind. My little wench of a sister's plan actually worked!

"Inuyasha! Come on down!" Kagome was yelling.

"Yeah! Kagome's mom is making ramen!" Sarist voice added. Inuyasha jumped down the stairs and ran into the living room where Sarist and Kagome were eating.

The next morning Sarist was standing in the well house waiting for Kagome and Inuyasha to come so they can go back to the feudal era. She was holding a bar of chocolate that Kagome had bought for Shippo and was carrying a backpack of other stuff she was bringing back. Kagome had lent her a pair of very baggy jeans which Sarist had wrapped her fur over to hold them up. She was wearing her Haori over a white tank top that Kagome had also lent her. Her hands were still wrapped up in the bandages but the bandages on her head were gone. She was sitting on the edge of the well, talking with her human half.

We need to give you and demon names. Sarist commented.

Yeah, that'd be nice. The human said, sounding thoughtful. Do you have any ideas for names?

I have an idea… I thought we could call you Yasu, but I don't really have an idea for the Demon.

I don't need a name. I'm perfectly fine being called Demon.

I know! We can call Demon Yori!

WHAT! The demon screamed. OVER MY DEAD BODY WILL I BE CALLED YORI!

What ever…Yori.Sarist andYasu laughed. The gem started bouncing around angrily, trying to hit Sarist in the nose. She caught it and looked at the demon trapped in it. His eyes were burning red and his silver hair was going everywhere as he let out a stream of curses.

"If you keep doing that you're going to crack the gem." Sarist warned.

"Who are you talking to?" Sarist looked up and saw Kagome coming down to the stairs with her back pack and Inuyasha followed behind her.

"No one." She let the gem drop and it hit her collar bone. She stood up and picked up her bags. "Ready to go now?" Kagome nodded. Sarist jumped down the well and Inuyasha came down after her with Kagome on his back. They soon hit the bottom and Sarist jumped back up. When all three were on the top, Kagome slid off of Inuyasha's back and they started walking back to Kaede's village. Shippo was playing with his top outside of Kaede's hut when they walked up. They first thing he did was jump on Sarist's shoulder and start bomb barding her with questions about Kagome's era. Eventually he got tired and started eating the chocolate bar that Sarist had given him. Inuyasha was sitting against the wall with one leg drawn up to his chest and his sword resting against his shoulder.

Sango and Miroku were boiling some water over the fire for ramen while Kagome sorted through her bag. While they were eating Sarist was forced to listen to Yasu and Yori arguing about Yori's name.

I am not going to be named Yori! It makes me sound weak!

But it's such a cute name! Yasu was teasing. Plus it makes you sound important!

I don't want a name that sounds cute! He was yelling. Plus, name one person name Yori that's important!

Um… Well there's…

See! You can't think of any names! Sarist couldn't take it anymore.

"Your name is Yori and we're not changing it!" Everyone turned and looked at her. Shippo's mouth was stuffed with noodles, making his cheeks look larger then they actually was and the others had noodles halfway to their mouths.

"Whose name is Yori?" Sango asked. She put her chop sticks in her ramen cup. Sarist felt herself blush with embarrassment.

Nice going halfie! The demon said tauntingly.

Be quiet! It's your fault we're in this situation! You and your stupid name! It's staying Yori, so deal with it!

"Sarist? Are you feeling alright?" Miroku asked. He placed his cup on the ground and started coming towards her.

I'm not going to be called Yori!

"Just SHUT UP!" Sarist screamed. Everyone who was still holding their cups almost dropped theirs. Inuyasha's hit the ground and noodles and flavored water spilled onto the ground.

"Now look what you did!" Inuyasha yelled. Sarist couldn't believe what she had done. She stood up and handed Inuyasha her cup of ramen and walked out of the hut. Yori had stopped yelling at her, but that didn't make her feel any better. She could hear the others talking among themselves as she crossed the bridge. The sheath of her sword bounced off her knee as she walked into the welcoming shadows of the forest. She walked deeper and deeper into the woods until she couldn't hold her tears back anymore. She fell to her knees and cried. She leaned against a tree and she stared up into the branches as more tears streamed down the side of her head. She drew her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs. She was in that position as she fell into a deep sleep.

"Koga, wait up!" Koga turned and watched as his two companions ran after him with a pack of wolves' right behind them. He stopped running and let them catch up.

"We'll take a break here." He announced. He sat on a rock beside a stream and watched as his companions and wolves' drank from the stream. They had been traveling for a couple of days now searching for Naraku. Suddenly he smelled Kagome nearby. He also smelled a little of Inuyasha.

"Kagome!" He took off running towards the source of the scent. As he got closer, he noticed a new scent he hadn't noticed before.

"Koga, wait!" His two goons begged, but he didn't stop until he reached the source. He was in a clearing with a ring of tree's that formed a tight ring. There were two gaps that led into the clearing, the one he just came in through and the one that was opposite of him. He looked around and saw a young girl about Kagome's age (maybe younger) leaning against a tree with her knees drawn up to her chest. She had a pair of blue pants and a dark blue Haori. A silver fur was wrapped around her waist and her silver hair was braided behind her back. Kagome's and Inuyasha's scent was coming from her.

He looked around again to make sure that there wasn't anyone else in the clearing. Sure enough, it was her she had smelled.

"Koga!" Ginta and Hakkaku were yelling in union. Koga turned back to them.

"Shut up!" He said quietly. They came up behind him and looked at the girl.

"She looks like Inuyasha." Ginta stated. It was true; she did look alike like Inuyasha. A faint scent of tears was in the air.

She must have been crying. Koga walked over to the girl and knelt beside her.

"Hey, wake up." He shook the girls shoulder. Her eyes popped open and she looked at him with golden eyes. He saw her muscles tense up.

"What are you doing out here?" Koga asked innocently. Her eyes narrowed and she glared at him.

"Why are you here waking up girls sleeping in the woods?" She shot back. Koga merely grinned.

"Well, there are many things that can hurt a girl sleeping outside in the woods alone. Especially one as beautiful as you." He smiled at her, trying to charm her. Sarist felt sick.

Is he FLIRTING with me!

You could always let----

NO! Sarist stood up and started backing away from him.

"Look…"

"Koga."

"Koga. I need to go." Sarist turned and was about to run out of the gap when Koga grabbed her right wrist.

"You're not leaving until I say you can!" He hardened his grip on Sarist wrist. She winced, but then her face twisted in rage.

"Let go of me!" She pulled as hard as she could, but his grip only grew tighter as she pulled even harder. He saw her eyes flash ruby red then back to golden.

"Let go of me you fucking bastard!" Koga slapped her hard on the face, but she quickly recovered and punched him in the face. His grip loosened and Sarist used every ounce of strength she could spare and pulled. He let go of her and she took off running.

Let's see… that makes 2 people pissed at you? Yori was obviously enjoying this.

"Yori, I know that you really like the fact that a angry wolf youkai is after me, but unless you've grown a brain in the pass two minutes and know a way to get me out of this, just shut up and let me think!" She turned and saw a small tornado coming her way.

"Shit, this is not the best day of my life!" Sarist turned right and continued running. She saw the tornado over pass the spot she had turned but was back on her tail again a little farther back. An idea cracked in her head. She continued running then made a sharp turn again. This time when he over shot her she jumped up a tree and jumped from tree to tree in a different direction. She heard him continue going the way that she had originally gone. She sighed in relief. He won't know that she had changed directions until she was far enough away. She looked up and almost stopped in mid jump. The sun was starting to go down. Tonight's a Half-moon night!

Shit! Tonight of all nights! Yasu! We have a problem! Yasu yawned. Apparently she had been sleeping.

What?

The suns going down and it's a Half-moon night! We have a wolf youkai out for our skin and if we aren't in a safe place or at least on the ground before the sun sets we're going to fall down and break our neck! You need to stop sleeping through these types of things! The sun was half way down below the horizon. Sarist couldn't find Kaede's village or any other kind of town or signs of life. All she saw were miles of trees. She continued to look for about half an hour before she finally found a meadow. She jumped up and started descending when she felt her soul being sucked into the gem and being replaced by Yasu. She felt her body change from a half-demon into a fragile human.

No! Not now! YASU! Even though she hadn't been controlling the body, she felt it hit the ground with a loud crack. Yasu had landed on her side and was lying limply on the ground. Her arm was bent in an awkward position and Sarist couldn't stop screaming from the confines of the gem.

Whew, two chapters done in a day! I rule! Thank you summer vacation! It kind of sucks that there's only a like a month and a half left…sniff Anyway, in case you were wondering I got the Japanese definition of the names for the human and demon. Yasu (human) means calm in Japanese and Yori (pissed off demon) means dependence. That's Kind of the whole reason why the demon hated the name. His name makes it sound like he depends on the girls to much. Makes him look like a weakling. (ps: Sorry demon, I tried to find ya' a name that means "war" or "death" or something that means a bloody and gory scene, but all they had was first son and second son or cherry blossom. So I did the best I could!) See ya' next chapter! Meanwhile I'll be barricading my door and window so that the demon can't come and kill me! runs away