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"Young lad. Young lad, wake up! The ceremony is ready to begin," a voice echoed from the darkness. Sota opened his eyes and got up. It took his eyes a while to adjust to his surroundings, but after a while he could see who was there. A young woman stood in the doorway, wearing a beautiful kimono. "Come. Your demon friend and the others are waiting," the woman said. Indeed, Sasha was right outside the door. "Geez. I bet you could've slept the whole night. Maybe even the rest of tomorrow," Sasha said. "That's what you think! The way I saw it, you were the one who fell asleep first. Besides, you didn't even wake up when I called your name," Sota retorted. Sasha snorted.
They reached the edge of the village, and then they saw the ceremony. A campfire was lit and people from the village were sitting around it. Amyie and an old man were standing right next to the fire. "Go stand next to them," the young lady said.
They did as they were told and the old man spoke. "Tonight we honor those killed by Naraku, and celebrate that a new team of warriors will try to find and kill Naraku. We all will hope that they will succeed! Tomorrow they will leave," he spoke as if he were announcing a new queen. He turned to them. "Is there anything you would like to say?" Amyie poke first. "You took me and my brothers and sisters in when we had no place to go. For that I thank you. You have also helped me use my weapons that I found. Again, I thank you. Now, it is my turn. I will make you proud, I promise." You mean she- she doesn't know who her parents are? Sota thought. "Thank you for letting us stay. If there is any way we can repay you…" Sota said. "Believe me son. You can kill Naraku and set us free from his evil," The old man said. Sota nodded. "Heh, we will kill Naraku, don't you worry," Sasha said. Everyone stood and came up to them to wish them good luck. After that everyone danced and had a good time. It lasted for hours until finally the old man called it a night. "Good luck, and be careful, young warriors," the old man said.
Sota slept peacefully until BONK he got hit on the head. "Ouch! What was that for?" Sota asked, rubbing his head. "Damn it! Get up, Stonehead! It's time to go!" Sasha said. "You didn't have to hit me, you know!" "You wouldn't have woken up!" "Sit!" BOOM
A little later they were back to hunting for the jewel shards. "So… Amyie. How did you get those weapons?" Sota asked, trying to ease the boredom. "Well… I found them in the woods near a castle… while training," Amyie said, "so I just use them. Somehow, when I found them, I felt a connection to them. They were so… familiar." "Hmm…" Sasha thought. "What?" Sota asked. "Well, I've always felt a connection to bows and arrows, they feel so familiar, but I don't like using them." "Weird." Sota said.
"Did you say your parents are missing? Are they dead? Or did they get killed by Naraku?" Sasha asked slowly and rudely. "Hey! Sit! You can't just ask someone about their life, especially if it's painful!" Sota scolded, while Sasha plummeted into the ground. "Well… to answer your question… my parents disappeared a few days after my 1st birthday. Noone knows what happened to them, only that they went after Naraku with some half-demon comrades," Amyie said quietly. "Huh? B- but that can't be!" Sasha exclaimed. "What? What's wrong?" Sota asked. "My parents went away on my 1st birthday! They went with some human friends. I've been searching for them!" Sasha said. "What were their names?" Amyie asked. "InuYasha and Kagome." "If your parents were friends with Miroku and Sango, those are my parents." "Yes. But if you think that all of a sudden we're gonna be friends, you're wrong. We still have to finish our fight," Sasha said. Amyie nodded. "All right. We'll finish our fight. But not right now! First I want to show you the forest."
They walked onward. After a while Sasha started to scratch her head. A little speck floated down onto her nose and started to get bigger. "Damn you, Myoga! No wonder why my head itched!" Sasha said, slapping her nose. The little speck flattened and floated onto Sasha's hand. "Oh! Uh… hello Mistress! What a surprise! What're you doing here?" the speck said. "Myoga! That's my line! What are you doing here?" Sasha said. "Well, it's quite a surprise seeing you out here. I thought you were with Lady Kaede. I'm here because I could smell you, and I wanted to see how you were doing. So, tell me Sasha, who are these people?" the speck asked. "Who is that thing?" Amyie whispered to Sota. "Beats me!" Sota whispered back. "You never answered my question!" Sasha said impatiently. "Well, um… I was uh… planting seeds! There are barely any flowers up here so I planted some!" Myoga said quickly. Sasha squished the speck between her fingers and said, "Tell me!" "All right! All right! I was burying your father's sword!" Myoga said.
Sasha let go of the speck and ran ahead. "Wait for us!" Sota yelled. Sota and Amyie sprinted to catch up with Sasha, and when they did Amyie asked who the speck was. "Just an old flea. His name's Myoga," Sasha said.
They reached the edge of the woods at nightfall. "Is this where you buried it?" Sasha asked Myoga. "Yes," he said. "Maybe we should wait until morning," Sota said. "Fine, but then we have to look for the sword." "I'll go get firewood," Amyie said. "And I'll get some water," Sota said. "And I guess I'll make the food," Sota said. Soon everyone came back and Sota tried to make some food. He burned it. "Well, I've never actually cooked before!" Sota said. "Well then learn, you dimwitted fool!" Sasha said, hitting him on the head. "It isn't that bad," Amyie said, taking a bite. "I mean, it only burnt a little bit." "Feh! Fine. But if you get sick, don't blame me," Sasha said. Sota sat down, furious at Sasha, and ate with Amyie.
Sasha walked off towards the woods. "Where are you going?" Sota asked. "To go get some fish. I'm not eating that!" Sasha said casually. Sasha got to the woods and thought, They're not going to ruin my meal.
She hurried onward, and when she tried to go in the woods, she flew backwards. "What is this?" Sasha asked herself. "This is the human's woods, remember. They probably sealed it off to demons," a voice said. "Myoga! Who said you could come?" Sasha yelled at him. "And who said I couldn't?" he asked. "Hmph. Fine," Sasha said. "Wait a minute! If the humans sealed it off to demons, then how did you bury the sword?" Sasha asked accusingly. "Um… I… well…" "Just spit it out!" Sasha yelled. "I found the priest that had sealed the forest! I asked him to bury it for me!" Myoga admitted. "Then how do I get in?" Sasha asked. "You have to ahem shoot an arrow at the barrier." "Alright. That sounds easy enough. I'll just go get the bow and arrows that Sota has," Sasha said.
"Wait! Mistress Sasha! You have to-," Myoga began. "Shut up you old flea!" Sasha said, flicking Myoga at the barrier. ZZZZZSSSTT! Myoga got fried.
Sasha ran back to the camp and took Sota's bow and an arrow. "Now what're you up to?" Sota asked. "I'm gonna borrow these," she said. "I thought you didn't use bows and arrows!" Amyie called. "I changed my mind!" Sasha called back. Sasha notched an arrow and shot it. Well, she tried to, anyway. She fumbled and dropped the arrow. "Damn it!" Sasha exclaimed. "How do you shoot these things?" "You have to ask Sota. Even though I've watched Kagome shoot many arrows many times, but I can't recall how to shoot one. It has something to do with um… oh, I forgot!" Myoga said. "Gee, Myoga! Your such a good helper!" Sasha said sarcastically. "I'd rather not eat anything for a year than eat his slop or ask him for help!" Sasha yelled. She trudged back to camp and sat down in a nearby tree.
"Hey, Sasha! Where is my bow?" Sota asked. "Um…" Sasha said. "You lost them didn't you!" Sota said. "Relax! We can always get you a new one!" Sasha said. "Sasha?" Sota asked. "Hm?" Sasha replied. "Sit!" Sota said, making Sasha fall from the tree. Boom "Oh brother," Amyie mumbled. "Yeah, um… I'm gonna go bathe in the river," Amyie said. But the two didn't hear her, because they were too busy quarreling. "Hey what was that for?" Sasha yelled. "For losing my bow!" Sota yelled back. "You didn't have to sit me!" Sasha argued.
But Sota wasn't listening. "Hey! Where'd Amyie go?" Sota asked. "Huh?" Sasha said. "We have to go find her!" Sota said. Sasha rolled her eyes but got up anyway to help search. "Amyie! Amyie!" they called. "I'll go look in the forest," Sota said, walking into the forest. "Hey wait!" Sasha called. He didn't stop. "How can you get in there?" Sasha asked him. Well if he can do it I can, Sasha thought. She stepped in and ZAAAAAPP she got electrocuted.
Sota ran down a hill and looked around. "Amyie?" Sota asked. He walked forward and found a small river. Sota saw a hand sink into the water. A demon must have pulled her under! Sota thought. He quickly took off his shirt and dove into the water. I hope I'm not too late! he thought. What he saw amazed him. Amyie?
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