Just My Luck

Disclaimer: Why do they keep asking if they know the answer sighs. Oh well, I guess they forget easily. I would like to thank Kougagurl666 once again for her undying support. The rest of this story, however long, is hereby devoted to you! Hope you enjoy it, and I hope others will also review this hint, hint. But enough of my endless rambling, and on with the story!

Chapter 6: A Piece of the Jewel

They walked on through the field toward the forest, Kagome and Wila in front, Miroku and Sango following a few feet behind them. Shippo was seated on Miroku's shoulder, and Sango carried the cat creature in her arms.

"So, where are you from, Wila?" Kagome asked, her voice filled with innocent curiosity. Wila slowly took a deep breath, letting it out in a soft sigh.

"Well, I was born in America. My parents died when I was just a few days old, or so I was told. I've lived with foster families my entire life, and my last foster parents were really into traveling and visiting all kinds of museums and shrines.", Wila giggled softly before continuing, "That was how I ended up here. We were visiting a shrine, and I fell down a well." Kagome's expression had turned from pity, to surprise, into one of shock.

"You came here by falling down my well?" The question was hurried and impatient. Wila simply nodded her head. Suddenly, Kagome gasped, looking past her, and she turned her head to follow Kagome's line of vision. She found herself staring into twin pools of gold. Wila rolled her eyes and sighed.

"What do you want, Sess?" She turned her vision straight ahead once more, looking rather annoyed.

"You know what this Sesshoumaru wants of you. Don't pretend stupidity." His voice was calm, controlled, but she had the feeling that his patience was wearing thin. She knew that hers was.

"Yes, I know very well what it is you want. Well, that is, I know what your question was, but I have no idea what the answer is.", she shrugged as she finished her response, noticing that they were now entering the forest. She could feel Kagome watching her and Sess, and she could just imagine the look on her face. She stiffed a giggle, then glanced back over to Sess, who seemed to be deep in thought.

'Good. Perhaps now he will let me have some peace', she thought, her body visibly relaxing.

She continued the walk to the village in silence, just as everyone else seemed to be doing. 'Guess they don't know what to say either', her sigh barely audible, 'I know that feeling, though.'

By the time they arrived at the outskirts of the village, Wila was starting to get bored, and restless. She put her hands in her pockets, the fingers of her right hand brushing against something. She pulled it out and looked at it. It was the pink stone she had found. A slight smile played on her lips at the fact that she had forgotten it was there, and for how silly she had felt when she placed it in her pocket. She was so preoccupied with the stone, she walked into something, forcing her to take a few steps back to keep her balance. She looked up, and saw that she had walked right into Inuyasha, who was at the moment staring at the stone in her hand.

"What?", she asked, annoyance evident in her voice, her brow raising slightly as she looked at him.

"You know what, wench! Gimme that shard!" He made a motion toward her, but was stopped as Sess threw his arm out in front of Wila.

"You will not touch her, not until I have my answer. Until then, she is mine to protect." His expression was still stoic, but the threat in his words was unmistakable. Inuyasha growled low in his throat, then rolled his eyes as Kouga walked up beside him.

"So, she has a jewel shard, huh?" Kouga's gaze quickly settled on the stone in Wila's hand. She quickly closed it, and took a step back, bumping into Miroku. That in itself was a mistake, as he took the opportunity to grab her backside. Without thinking, she spun around to face him, landing a punch dead center of his face, knocking him to the ground. She could feel everyone's gaze on her.

"Umm, perhaps we should just keep going," Kagome said, laughing nervously. Wila's cheeks were bright red when she glanced back at Kagome, nodding slightly.

"Not until she hands over that shard!," Inuyasha yelled, trying to step around Sess, but failing miserably.

"Maybe she wants to give it to me," Kouga remarked, then proceeded to try walking around Sess's other side. Sess growled in warning, then grabbed Wila around the waist, pulling her against him.

"Let me go!" Wila struggled in his grasp, but to no avail.

"I said that you are mine to protect until I get the answers I desire." His voice was soft, but she was sure Sess was absolutely pissed. She gave up trying to get away and relaxed against him. Both Inuyasha and Kouga were glaring at her now.

"What is so important about this little rock?," she asked, confusion tainting her words.

"You have a piece of the Shikon No Tama," Kagome said, "It is a very important jewel that increases the strength of demons."

"And I want it!" Inuyasha shouted, giving her a withering look.

"Sit!" Kagome practically shrieked the word. Wila watched as Inuyasha slammed face first into the ground.

"What the …." Wila's shock was more than evident as the whisper died on her lips. 'What the hell! I've never seen anything like that before. How did she do it?' She gave Kagome a confused look.

"Now Inuyasha, behave yourself or I will be forced to say it again!" Kagome then turned and started to walk toward the village once again. In all the commotion, no one noticed the amused smile that played across Sess's lips for a second, before it was replaced by the impassive mask once again. He released Wila, then gave her a soft nudge in the direction that Kagome was taking. She started walking again, then jogged until she finally caught up to Kagome.

"Can you tell me a bit more about this jewel?", she asked with innocent curiosity. Kagome regarded her for a moment, then nodded.

"I broke it, accidently of course, and now Inuyasha and I are trying to gather all the pieces to make it whole again." Kagome looked down at her feet before continuing. "I'm sorry about Inuyasha. He has quite a temper sometimes."

"Don't worry about it, Kagome. He doesn't bother me any." She then held the jewel shard out to Kagome. "I think you can put this to better use than I ever could. Actually, I am not even sure why I picked it up off the ground. I hadn't done anything like that since I was a child." She giggled again about the silliness of it all, and Kagome smiled, taking the shard.

"Thank you," she said, slipping the shard into a small jar that she pulled from her pocket. "Every shard is a step closer to completing the jewel."

"Your welcome. Besides, I really don't have a use for it." She glanced around her, then turned back to Kagome. "So, how long until we reach this village?"

"Not too much further. Hopefully Kaede will have lunch ready when we arrive. All this walking has made me pretty hungry." Wila laughed as Kagome's stomach took that moment to make a rather loud rumbling sound. They walked on, coming out into the clearing were the well was located.

"See that tree there? The big, tall one?", Kagome pointed off toward their left. "The village isn't far now." They only walked for another five minutes before they came to the village. "Come on. I'll introduce you to Kaede."

AN: Don't forget to read and review! I seem to have run into a bit of writer's block, so this chapter didn't turn out as I had hoped. Hopefully everyone will like it anyway. See ya soon!