Chapter 6: The Journey Stalled

Forest

"We've been walking for hours and doesnt seem like we're getting very far..." Miroku whined.

"Ah, this is why I would have preferred to go alone!" Kioto said loudly.

"Well, there's NO whining here, Kioto!" Kagome said happily.

"None here, either... not from this demon!" InuYasha announced.

"Don't you mean half demon, little brother?" A man said calmly from behind.

They all turned there heads except InuYasha.

"Sesshomaru..." InuYasha said.

"Who?" Kioto asked confused.

"Who's this?" he continued.

"My brother,..." InuYasha said shamefully. "My brother, Sesshomaru."

"What do you want?" Kioto asked annoyed. "'Cause by the sound of InuYasha, I can tell that he's not to fond of you."

"Oh, why would you say something like that?" Sesshomaru said, sarcastically.

"CAUSE, ITS TRUE!" InuYasha bursted.

"Calm down, half breed." Sesshomaru said.

"I'm only here to find one person..." Sesshomaru told them.

"Who? Your daughter that despises you and that is constantly running away?" Kagome said.

"Precisely, human." Sesshomaru said, hovering over them.

"Would you leave Tiena alone for once! She just want to live in peace!" InuYasha said.

"Just tell him where his daughter is, so we can be on our way!" Kioto demanded.

"No..." Soon everyone was complaining and yelling at each other.

"I'm right here!" A young sweet girls voice announced.

The girl with wavy, long, silver hair came walking up from behind bushes. She wasn't very tall but was not short. She had blue eyes and wore a neckband with a round garnet on it. She looked around the age of thirteen or fourteen.

"Tiena!" Sesshomaru said.

"What do want!" She said angrily, squinting her eyes, giving him a dirty look.

Kioto stood angrily and impatiently, barely even paying attention to this girl.

"You need to come home, right away and stop hanging out with your half breed uncle!" Sesshomaru exclaimed.

"Well maybe I like being with him! And I would rather him than you as a father, any day!" Tiena said enraged.

"Huh? Sounds just like me!" InuYasha said, gleefully.

"Go away and leave me alone!" Tiena screamed. "You're the worst father and I despise you!"

"See, I told you, Sesshomaru." Kagome said.

"I can't do that my daughter. I can't leave you alone." Sesshomaru said.

"I don't want to be anywhere near you! Can't you see me? My dislike for you? Just leave-me-alone!" Tiena yelled before running off.

"Tiena! Tiena!" Sesshomaru called out and followed after her.

Young Girls house

"Thank you, Neonna." Yusuke said, smiling.

"Your welcome. I'm glad to be of your assistance. I don't really get many visitors around here." Neonna said happily.

Neonna walked out to the room where Yukina was and soon Yusuke joined them.

"Is he alright?" Yukina asked worriedly.

"I think so." Neonna told her. "He seems like a strong willed guy."

"Kurama will be fine. It's just a scrape across his arm. I don't he'll let that stand in his way." Yusuke said, coming into the room.

"Oh, good. I was really worried about him." Yukina said, smiling.

"Would you like some tea?" Neonna asks. "Um,... sure." Yukina smiled.

"No thanks." Yusuke told her.

Neonna walked into the kitchen, lit the burner and put on a pot of water for tea.

"She looks quite familiar, like someone I know. At least that's the feeling I get." Yukina said, suspiciously.

"Really? You think so?" Yusuke asked.

"Yes. It's a weird feeling." Yukina shook her head.

Meanwhile, Kurama laid in bed, with Hiei sitting in the chair, across from the bed.

"Hiei?" Kurama said, looking for his attention. "Hiei, are you okay?"

"Hmm..." Hiei turned his head. "What, Kurama!" Hiei asked, angered, as if he was disturbed.

"Whats wrong?" He asked him.

"Nothing!" Hiei said angrily, before standing up and leaving the room, slamming the door behind him.

"Hiei, where are you going?" Yukina asked as she saw him storm out.

Hiei walked outside, frustrated. Neonna was standing behind a wall in the kitchen, listening to all that they were saying. "Hiei,... Yukina,... how'd they find me?" Neonna whispered to herself. She had a scared look on her face. She put her hand over her heart which was beating fastly. "How?" she said breathing heavily. "How did this happen?"

"Whats wrong wth Hiei?" Yukina asked.

"Hm, I don't know. Hiei's never really in a great mood, though. You know that." Yusuke replied.

Hiei walked back and forth, pacing, thinking. He kicked some of the dirt and shook his head. Suddenly, an arrow hit him in the shoulder.

"Uuuhhh!" Hiei said in pain. He lost feeling in his legs and fell back, rolling down a hill and into a stream of water. The blood came out of him and the loss caused him to faint.

Hour Later

Yukina had sipped down her tea, and then laid back on the couch, passing out. Yusuke sat in the chair across from the couch, and he too fell asleep. Neonna kept herself out of the livingroom, as she felt that her insecurities around Yukina would be sensed. She also feared that Hiei would come back in and sense it as well. She knew his senses were very keen.

Neonna walked past the sleeping Yusuke and Yukina, and into the room where she had Kurama in. He was sleeping as well. She grabbed a few items of clothing for herself and put them into a bag.

"Goodbye, Kurama." she said before walking out of the door and then out of the cabin.

Meanwhile, Hiei awoke from his unconsciousness. He laid in a soft bed in a candle lit room.

"Where..." he said confused and disoriented.

"Oh, hi..." A pretty girl with long brown hair, streaked with blonde and soft eyes said.