Revealed
'Inu-yasha...What are you going to tell them?' Miroku thought worriedly. This was it, the moment of truth, the one thing that could possibly tear apart the group through disgust, anger, a feeling of abandonment, the sheer suprise of it. Inu-yasha wasn't doing pretty good either, his breathing was shallow and he was sweating profusely, same as the monk.
"Miroku and I a-" Inu-yash started, but stopped when the overwhelming smell of Naraku reached his nose. His eyes darted around as he growled, his gaze falling to one point. The others noticed this and soon focused on a single bush. The piece of shrubbery shook, emitting a low growl. Everyone readied their weapons, Miroku sighing out of relief.
After a moment or so, five water demons jumped out, all of them hissing.
"Kappa..." Miroku and Sango said simultaneously.
"We are...THE KEEPSAKE KAPPAS!" they all shouted at once, taking stance in an odd formation. Everyone else was silent for a few moments before they noticed that the demons had taken their weapons.
Inu-yasha was now infuriated and charged at them.
"IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!" he exclaimed as he took a swipe at the one holding his Tetsusaiga. The kappa just withdrew into his shell. One arm quickly darted out of the shell and reached for the hanyou's behind, him jumping up with a yelp as he felt it. "What the hell!" he shouted.
The kappa jumped up and grinned.
"Huuunnngrrrry..." he said in an odd voice, high-pitched voice. His head turned and he bore his razor sharp teeth. The other demons did the same and turned around, darting away laughing. Inu-yasha was first to chase after them, repeatedly swiping at them as they chuckled and evaded him easily.
Soon, they were out of sight and the hanyou stopped, panting. The others soon caught up with him, panting as well.
"Damn...demons..." Inu-yasha breathed out.
"C'mon, let's go," he told them, walking as if he wasn't tired at all.
"Inu-yasha, let's rest for a moment," Sango said, sitting down with the others. "Feh," the hanyou scoffed as he plotted down across from Miroku.
They rested for a few minutes, the whole time Inu-yasha and Miroku shot glances at each other, the others dead to them. Finally, they were fully rested and ran behind Inu-yasha as he tracked their scent, Miroku at the hanyou's side, though, no one questioned as to why.
They soon found the camp up ahead. The demons were gathered around the campfire, showing off their prizes. Though, they soon turned to another topic, one completely suprising to the group.
"Did you smell the monk and the half-demon?" one asked.
"Yes, the hanyou has a firm behind," another said with a laugh.
"Yes yes, but did you smell their scents on each other? It was as if...