Okay people, here's another chapter. Its shorter then my others, so I apologize for that.
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Sango opened her eyes slowly as sunlight poured in from the open doorway. Propping herself up on her elbows, she looked around and noticed nobody was in the hut with her. She lay back down and tried to go back to sleep. It didn't happen.
"Rise and shine! Suns up and you've slept too much!" Chaos said in his normally obnoxious manner. He went over to Sango and plopped himself down next to her. When he didn't get a response from her he started poking her. All that did was make her groan and roll over with her back to him. He frowned at this, thinking of something new to do. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration seem to hit him. He bent down close to her ear and started whispering.
Inuyasha had just walked into the hut to find Sango up and staring wide eyed at Chaos with a serious blush all over her face. Chaos, on the other had, had a smug look on his face. When he looked over at Inuyasha, he gave him a big smile, then sat back and started tapping his tail on the ground for no apparent reason. This only made Sango blush worse. Inuyasha was about to ask what the matter was between the two when Shiori and Kirara walked in.
"Hiya!" Shiori sayed brightly. Kirara mewed her greeting, then sprang into Sango's lap. Sango only looked down at her little friend and started stroking her, while Shiori took a seat next to her.
"So now, what's on today's agenda?" asked Chaos.
"Easy. Lets go hunting for the jewel shards." Inuyasha said in his matter-of-fact way.
"Where are we going to find them? I don't know of anyway of doing that unless you have a priestess with you. And Keade is a little old to be wandering the countryside with us." Shiori said thoughtfully.
They all sat there for a few minutes, thinking about something that could help them.
"I know!" said Chaos loudly."
"What?"
"Lets go out and kill every demon that we can find! Were bound to find one or two shards. We'll call it the Demon Killing Spree!"
Sango looked at him glumly.
"Is that all you can think about? Killing?"
"Yes, yes it is." Said Chaos firmly.
"Then you really need to find yourself a hobby." Shiori said.
"I don't see any of you having any bright ideas." Said Chaos in his own defense.
"I may have a solution." Said Keade from behind Inuyasha. At this intrusion to their conversation, Inuyasha growled in irritation, but let her continue.
"Shiori, you have the power to project barriers, which comes from your fathers side of the family, do you not?" Getting a nod from Shiori, she continued. "Interesting. Have you, by any chance, ever felt a sensation like something was calling you?" Getting another nod from Shiori, she finished. "Good. These two are signs of you possessing some form of spiritual powers. I'm not exactly sure as to them being the same as mine, or Kagomes, but they are similar. Iv just never yet heard of a demon with them."
The other three occupants in the room looked at Shiori in wide eyed wonder. Little Shiori, of the bat demon tribe, a priestess . . . who knew?
"So . . . she can sense the jewel shards?" asked Sango.
"I do not know for sure, that can only be found out by action. Im not even sure if it's the shards that she can sense. It may be something else. So I suggest you go out and test that theory."
Inuyasha, followed closely by Chaos, sprang to their feet and speed out the door, ready to leave just then. Sango was a little slower to leave, needing some help from Shiori and Keade to pack their own bags to be ready to leave.
"I was hoping on staying a few more days to rest up, but I guess that won't happen." Sango said longingly.
"I'm not. I haven't ever been on an adventure before, so I can wait for this!" Shiori said happily.
"Believe me, its going to soon become boring. All we do is walk along trails from village to village, hunting for shards that come along at the worst of times. Things to get lively when a good fight comes our way, but those are rare in coming. So basically all we do is walk . . . and walk, and walk some more." Said Sango dryly.
"That doesn't matter much to me. I haven't ever been outside my own village, so this will all be new to me. Don't worry, Ill try to keep you from getting bored."
At noon the group headed out, waving goodbye to Keade, who made them promise to come back and visit her every so often. Inuyasha took the lead as always, followed closely by Chaos, who pestered him with questions, who was then followed by Sango and Shiori.
The day went by with nothing popping out at them, as well as that night. The next they continued on the same way, until Inuyasha got fed up with Chaos's constant babbling. Chaos only grinned, and then turned his attention to Sango.
"So now, how are you today?" he asked innocently.
"Fine, thank you."
"Whatcha doing?"
"Walking."
"Why?"
"Because I want to."
"But you've got a demon cat that can fly you anywhere you want."
"I don't do that unless I have to. There's a reason we have legs you know."
"O, I know, but flying is so much easier. And funner."
"That may be for you, but not for me."
"True, were not all the same. I mean, look at us. Three half-breeds who are outcasts to society, and demon cat who's all alone, and a human girl who fights nasty ol' demons. And yet were all here, hunting for some mystic shards that give their owners unbelievable power, and fighting anything that means us harm, and yet we all get together so well. Ah, life is full of surprises."
Sango looked at him with amusement on her face.
"I didn't know you were a philosopher or a poet."
"I'm not, but occasionally I tend to look at life in a different way. It tends to open up new doors around us and bring us new options to life."
"So, while your still thinking about this, what can you see in my future?"
"Um . . . hmm . . . lemme think about that . . . O, I know. You'll hook up with somebody strong, have a bunch of kids, become famous, do many things, yada yada yada, then grow old, and die."
Sango's look of amusement became blank.
"That's it? Nothing interesting?"
"Are you kidding? We're all, including you, going to die in some stupid quest to save some stupid jewel from some stupid demons who don't know what the hell they hold."
Sango smiled again and nodded at that.
"Sounds about right. But I don't intend on dieing in this quest. Ill go with completing this quest, saving my brother, then marring somebody strong, having kids, becoming famous, live to a ripe old age, then die peacefully."
Chaos grunted at this.
"That is a nice dream. Its too bad nice dreams usually turn sour when we least expect it."
"Sounds like you've had your dreams turn sour."
"True, but we all have had that happen to us from one time or another. Even the pup up there, which is pretending on not hearing me, has had that happen to him before. We just have to live with it and hope for the best."
"Is that your answer to all our problems?" asked Inuyasha, who had decided to get into the conversation.
"Not really. My answer to my problems is just to kill those who give me the problems. But I guess that I can't do that now can I? So my answer is take whatever life throws at you and turn it into something you can work with to your advantage."
"And if you can't do that? If the pain is to much?"
"Then you simply have to bear with it. Pain is never too much; it's just you state of mind. Those that think the pain is unbearable have two choices. They can either face it like a man, or in some cases, a woman, and work with the pain, or they can give up and die. Simple as that."
"You have a way of making things sound easier then they really are."
"O, believe me, I've experienced my share of 'unbearable pain,' but I've lived with it. So can all of you. And if you can't, Ill just make you do it." Chaos said with a smile.
"Um, I hope this isn't a bad time, but I feel a jewel shard up ahead. Or, I think it's a shard." Said Shiori, who up till now had not spoken, only listened.
The conversation finished, they turned forward and prepared for another fight, each with something to think about later on.
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There you all go. I gave Shiori some of the known priestess powers, just to make up for the lack of Kagome in the group. I will be updating again sometime this month, so be patient please. O, and keep reviewing.
Shadow Storm of Eternal Destruction: There ya go. Got to see what happens. And thanks for being patient.
AnimeMaster 168: Yes, I'll apologize again for taking so long in the update.
Demon Exterminatior Barbie: No, sorry, no cuddling, though he might let you do that if he could sit down over a cup of coffee and talk to you. Then, maybe he would let you cuddle with him.
Jeanna55: Im no good at writing lemons. Its just doesn't fit me. But I'll think about it. Don't get your hopes up, but there might be a lemon, or at least something close to it, in later chapters.
