Here's the final of my three redemption chapters! phew finally! Just to finish up my redemption this chapter is the longest yet so enjoy! I've almost finished writing the rough draft of the story so hopefully I can have all the chapters up by New Years but I'll try to have them up before then.

Review Shout Outs

Sango-Miroku-4ever: First I'd like to say thank you for being one of the only two people that have read and reviewed constantly! Second, thanks I'll try to make all the chapters at least 'nice' if not better.

Iloveinuyasha44: First I'd like to also thank you for being the other person that has constantly read and reviewed! Second, I did things like that because I really didn't want to try and tackle Kagome and Inuyasha yet.

A question to the reviewers: How am I doing with Miroku and Sango so far? Are they in or out of character and if they are why?

Disclaimer: They still won't give me that copyright so I still don't own Inuyasha!

Chapter 5

Lone Survivor

It was late morning when she awoke the next day. Maybe it was all just a dream a really bad dream she thought sleepily as she snuggled into a tight ball under her sheets.

Just then a searing pain in her head caused her to sit bolt upright. "OW! GOD DAMN IT!" She spat as she clenched her head in agony. Guess it wasn't a dream she thought between bouts of swearing.

After about 10 minutes of almost solid swearing the pain in her head receded to a mildly annoying throbbing. "God damn it" she sighed as she laid back down. "What the hell happened to me?" She questioned herself as she lightly closed her eyes and began to rub the bridge of her nose as she searched through her memory for the events of the previous day.

"Sango, Miroku she's awake!" yelled a small voice, quickly dragging herself from her thoughts. "What the?" she exclaimed in surprise as she sat bolt upright yet again. She couldn't see anyone but she knew she hadn't imagined the voice despite the throbbing in her head she was thinking strait and not imagining things.

Just then the sound of approaching footsteps caused her to reach instinctively for her waist. "Shit" she cursed to herself as she realized what she had been groping for wasn't there.

Just then a small child appeared from around a tree and bounded towards her, hitting her square in the chest. "What the?" she managed to exclaim before being knocked back to the ground.

"Who the hell do you think you are?" she asked the young boy who was now perched on top of her. "Oh, sorry" the young boy said slightly embarrassed as he got off and helped her to a sitting position.

"I'm Shippo, sorry I knocked you over, I was just excited to see you were finally up" he said quietly as a blushed crept across his face.

"It's okay, just try not to make a habit of it, okay?" She said.

"Uh right" Shippo said nervously as he turned a deep shade of crimson. "Well you know who I am so what's your name?"

I don't even know this kid but whatever, it's not like I have anything to lose, and besides he seems nice… for a demon, it's not like I have anything to lose… not now any way she thought solemnly before giving her reply. "I'm Kasey" she said proudly as she jabbed her thumb to her chest.

"Okay Kasey, you wait here while I get the others" Shippo said as began to run back to the edge of the clearing.

"Wait, what others?" she called out after him but all he did was wave and continue until he was out of sight.

Well at least I know I'm not losing it she thought as she closed her eyes and began to rub the bridge of her nose again, a little habit she'd picked up from her father.

Before to much time had elapsed she heard the sound of approaching footsteps once again. What now? She questioned her self as she let go of her nose and opened her eyes to see exactly what now.

When she opened her eyes the first thing she saw was a man dressed in purple robes staring intently at her. "Ah, you're awake, good" the man said more to himself then her. From his clothing and staff she could only guess that he was some man of religion, though which she wasn't quite sure. She never really had paid much attention to religion.

"So how are you feeling?" asked the other person as she leaned in. "Uh, fine" Kasey said nervously as she thought with a slight frown who the hell is this women and what's with that boomerang?

"What's wrong" the man asked noticing the small frown. "Huh? Oh nothing it's just… who are you people?" she asked quietly as she gave the group an inquisitive look.

"Oh of course, how rude of us, I'm Miroku" he said as he made a sweeping gesture with his hand. "This is Sango" he said with the same sweeping gesture as Sango gave her a smile which she returned hesitantly. "This is Kirara" he said as he made the same sweeping gesture to the small cat by Sango's feet who purred softly in response. "And I believe you've meet Shippo already" he said as he jerked his head back slightly over his shoulder.

"Yeah we've run into each other before" she said as she gently rubbed the spot on her chest where they had 'run into each other.'

"Uh, yeah" Shippo chuckled wryly as he turned crimson and stared at the ground.

"Oh, duh!" Kasey exclaimed as she gave herself a little tap upside the head. "I guess you should all know my name, I'm Kasey" she said proudly and jammed her own thumb to her chest.

"Yes, Shippo told us your name" he sighed with a slight hint of pity in his tone. "What's wrong?" she asked with concern as she picked up on the pity in his voice.

"Well it's just that, I don't really know how to say this but… it appears you're the only one left alive from the village" he finished off sadly as he gazed into the young girl's eyes.

"Yeah, I kind of figured…" she trailed off sadly before quickly putting on a fake smile. "Things happen" she shrugged but she could feel the tears welling up behind her eyes. It had been eight years since she had really let herself cry. Eight long years since she had lost everything and really let her self cry and she wasen't about to cry now, espicialy not in front of a group of virtual strangers.

"What's wrong?" Sango asked as she knelt down beside the girl and put a comforting arm around her shoulder. "Nothing" she stated plainly as she wriggled out from under Sango's arm and lightly dabbed at her eyes "just something in my eye."

"So anyway…" Kasey said hurriedly, eager to change the subject "what are you all doing out here in the middle of no where, we don't get many travelers this far north."

"Ah, well we were searching for some friends of ours and think the destruction of you village might have something to do with them" he said intently.

"So you don't think the destruction of the village was an act of nature?" she asked as she gazed at the monk. "Well right now we're not really sure but think it might have been the work of a demon" he said gravely. "Hmm, I see, well that would explain it" she said as she leaned back and tossed an unseeing stare to the sky, lost in her own thoughts.

After letting her mull over the new information for a few minutes Miroku saw his chance to act. "Kasey we were wondering if… if you could tell us what happened here!" he blurted out as a familiar boomerang connected with the back of his head sending him strait to the ground.

"Miroku!" Sango exclaimed in surprise as she heaved her hiraikotsu back over her shoulder. "What!" Miroku asked as he heaved himself back to his feet and dusted himself off.

"At least give her time to rest before you ask her something like that!" Sango yelled worriedly as Miroku finished dusting himself off. "It was just a simple question" he said flatly "and did you have to hit me so hard?" he questioned pleadingly as he rubbed the back of his head where a large bump was starting to form.

"Well maybe if you behaved yourself I wouldn't have to" she said under her breath. "Now Sango is that really…" but Kasey effectively cut him off by holding up her hand for silence.

"You want to know what happened? Fine, I'll tell you, I don't mind" she said sadly as she gave a small shrug of her shoulders. "It was just another day, same as any other. I'd just left the village to take a walk in the woods, that's probably why I'm still alive" she said with a sad little smirk.

"I'd only just gotten out of sight of the village when I heard screams coming from the village so I ran back as fast as I could" she said sadly as she reflected on just another one of the unfortunate turns her life had taken.

"When I got back to the outskirts of the village I saw a huge twister of wind going strait through the village and I…and I just stood there. I couldn't move, all I could do was watch as everyone was sucked into the vortex and eventually it got to me and then everything went black. Next thing I knew I was here." She finished sadly.

"I see" Miroku mumbled to himself after being quiet through the story. "Do you happen to know which way the wind was heading?" Miroku asked as he shook himself from thought and locked eyes with the young girl.

"Hmmm… I think it might have been heading north. I'm not completely sure but that's where it looked like it was heading." She said unsurely.

"I see… Okay" Miroku said resolutely as he pounded his fist to his hand.

"What?" both Sango and Kasey asked in unison. "Isn't it obvious?" Miroku asked a bit surprised. "Were heading north, tonight."

"What?" Sango asked slightly surprised "And just leave Kasey here after she's barley woken up?"

"No, of course not" Miroku retorted in a slightly offend tone "We'll leave Shippo to look after her."

"Okay…wait…what?" Shippo asked nervously "I want to help save Inuyasha and Kagome to!" he cried in rebellion.

"Now Shippo, someone has to look after her. You wouldn't want to leave her alone, now would you?" Miroku asked slyly.

"Well no but…" Shippo trailed of nervously, he knew where this was going, and he didn't like it.

"Well I can't do it, you know Sango wouldn't let me" Miroku continued slyly. "Yeah" Shippo said nervously.

"Kirara can't do it because we need her sense of smell and Sango can't do it because she's the only one that really understands Kirara. So, who does that leave?" Miroku questioned arrogantly.

"Me" Shippo gulped as he pointed to himself. "Exactly" Miroku said confidently.

This has gone on long enough she thought with an inward sigh as she cleared her throat to get the others attention.

"Hm, Kasey, your standing!" Miroku exclaimed in shock.

"Yeah but that doesn't matter" she said seriously. "Kasey you should really get some more rest" Sango said worriedly.

"Thanks but I'm fine, besides I have something important to say" She said in the same serious tone. "Okay, go ahead" Miroku said calmly.

"This whole time no ones asked me what I want" she sighed in disappointment. "Okay, so what do you want?" Miroku asked calmly.

"I'm going with you whether you like it or not!"

There's Chapter 5, so what do you think? You guys know the drill by now, you read it so please review it.

I just have one question though. What did you think of my new character? And on a side note just to let everyone know Kasey means vigilante in Japanese. Just thought you guys might like to know that.