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Chapter 25

"Just get Taka! We'll get Kagome!" Sango threw the Hirakotsu so it sliced the soul collectors off of Kagome.

Kagome fell to the ground. Inuyasha looked up. Taka slashed herself out.

"Thanks a lot Kikyo!" she growled.

Kikyo's eyes narrowed.

"Being a priestess turn you all bitchy?" Taka smirked, "or were you hoping to get rid of Kagome?"

Taka lifted Inuyasha off the ground by his arm.

"Shesh! Don't take stuff seriously Inuyasha," she said.

Inuyasha sweat dropped.

"I thought you guys would know I can take care of myself," Taka shrugged and sighed.

She felt all eyes on her. She turned. Inuyasha knocked her over the head.

"Eh?" Taka looked at him, "What was that for!"

"Being cocky," said Inuyasha.

"Oi! Your cocky too!"

"Nani?"

"Well you are!"

Miroku watched the two and smiled.

"Yes Sango they do make a good couple," he said.

"Nani?" both exclaimed.

"I didn't say anything!" Sango cried, "It was Miroku!"

Taka grabbed Miroku by the front of his robe.

"Now Taka," he smiled, "you want me instead of Inuyasha?"

Taka glared at him. But he was knocked out of her hand by the Hirakotsu.

"Baka!" exclaimed Sango.

Kagome laughed.

'I guess I was over reacting earlier,' she thought.

"Taka?" a voice came from the forest.

"Eh?" Taka looked towards where it came.

A young man came out of the forest. Everyone gasped and Taka stared. The young man looked like the male form of Taka without the dog ears.

"Oi! Are you a clone or something!" Taka asked.

Kikyo sat silently.

"He's a demon," she said silently.

"Well duh!" Taka, and Inuyasha said together.

"Just who are you?" Taka asked.

The man laughed.

"If one of us were the clone it wouldn't be me," he said.

"Huh?"

"I'm your nii-san, Taka... my name is Kuragari," the man smiled.

"Another sibling... how many more do I have?" she put a hand behind her head and smiled.

Everyone anime fell, except Kikyo who just sighed.

"No more," said Kuragari with a smile.

"I remember... father saying you went missing... where were you?" asked Taka.

"The last war I remember going to... I got hit by a giant youkai and a rock slide fell on me... I barely survived and I bet father thought I was lost, I did and I dug myself out and walked to a nearby cave, dragging my sword, and there I rested... I went to the tribe and I found out father was dead and you got chased out... I thought you were dead till now," he hugged her.

Taka hesitated but hugged her brother back. He released her and held her shoulders.

"I heard you tried to kill the asshole Kazuma... he's still alive and he's furious, I told him you were probably dead by now though so your fine," Kuragari smiled.

Taka scowled at him. Kuragari playfully punched her forehead.

'Well he's a child like youkai,' thought Kikyo.

"If you don't mind sister... May I come with you and your party?" Kuragari asked.

"Uhh... guess so," said Taka.

"Great let's get going."

Everyone stared at him.

"Well we should..." said Kagome.

Kikyo walked away and disappeared.

Everyone began walking. Kagome sighed and looked at Kuragari. The sun reflected off his hair making him look picture perfect. He looked at her and smiled. Kagome looked away with a blush.

'He's so hot,' she thought while blushing.

"Huh? Kagome what's wrong?" asked Taka.

"Kagome? What a beautiful name," said Kuragari.

Kagome's blush deepened. Taka shrugged.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha nudged her, "stop it you're freaking me out."

Kagome shock her head and smiled.

"Don't worry I'm fine."

Inuyasha and Taka both shrugged and continued walking. Kuragari looked at her again then continued on with his younger sister.

That night Taka, Kagome, and Sango sat around a fire. The boys were in the shower. Shippo went to go with Kirara to go search for acorns. The boys went to the hot springs. Kagome stood.

"I'll be right back... I got to clear the smoke from my eyes."

She walked off. Taka and Sango watched her leave.

xXx Kagome xXx

Kagome walked through the bushes. She heard a rustling near the hot springs and peeked through the bushes. There stood Kuragari. He wasn't facing her and was... naked! He probably just got out of the spring. Kagome was in a trance as he lifted the bottom part of his suit up and couldn't keep her eyes off oh his perfect body form. His black hair swayed a bit.

'Oh my god! Am I drooling?' Kagome thought as she wiped her lip.

While doing that she hit a branch making it snap. Kuragari's elf like ear twitched. Kagome ducked down ,as Kuragari turned, and began to crawl away until she was sure she could run back. Kuragari's dark violet eyes searched the area. He seen a glimpse of Kagome's hair and couldn't help but smile. He took his top and began to walk back to camp.

Kagome ran into the clearing where camp was and sat down, once again blushing furiously.

"What's wrong Kagome?" asked Sango.

"Nothing," she said with panic in her voice.

Sango looked at her weird but Kuragari walked out of the forest with his top over his shoulder, leaving him shirtless. He sat down by Taka and closed his eye.

"How was your bath?" asked Taka.

"Good... but I think I had a spy when I was getting dressed," he opened an eye at Kagome and smirked.

Kagome hid her face. Taka snickered and Sango stared at Kagome.

"You're just as bad as Miroku, Kagome," said Sango with a laugh as she hit her friend playfully.

Kagome kept hidden.

'I can't believe I did that!' she thought.