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Chapter 26

Taka walked in front of the group before she stopped and growled.

"What's the matter sister?" asked Kuragari.

"Not them again," she grumbled.

Just then Sora and Tsuki came out of the forest.

"Ohayo Taka-chan," said Sora happily.

Taka stared at the two.

"Hi," she said.

"It's been awhile..." Sora got cut off.

"Since Sora's got the shit kicked out of her," Tsuki burst out laughing.

Taka laughed also. Sora growled at Tsuki.

"Have you guys heard from Rosuto?" asked Taka when she finished laughing.

"She went back to the continent... that's where she came from," said Tsuki.

"I see," said Taka, "...oh snap..." she said after she took a whiff of air again.

"Nani?" asked Kuragari again.

A gust of wind blew by knocking Taka out of the way. Kuragari caught his sister before she fell to the ground. She opened her eyes to see Koga standing before her.

"Long time no see," he said to her with a smirk.

"Did you just get out of the water?" Taka raised an eyebrow.

Sora stared at Koga.

'Wow...' she thought as she stared at him dreamily.

"Urasai!" Koga growled.

Kuragari stared.

"Do you know this baka?" he asked Taka.

"Hai, he's a weirdo," Taka replied.

"What was that!" Koga exclaimed.

"I said you. Are. Weird! Are you deaf!" exclaimed Taka.

"Iie!" him and Taka were now face to face growling at each other.

Kagome stepped in between them.

"Taka you're just as bad as Inuyasha!" she scolded.

Taka sweat dropped.

"My apologies for being rude Kagome," Koga pushed Taka down and clutched Kagome's hands.

"Ow..." Taka sat on the ground now.

"It's all right Koga... now can you please let go?" Kagome asked.

Koga only tightened his grip.

"I would never let you go if it was my way... and I want to hold you for awhile," Koga said softly.

Inuyasha was about to snap at him when Kuragari beat him to the punch.

"She asked you to let go now do as she says!" he snarled.

Koga looked back.

"Like a kage youkai can stop me from doing what I want to my mate!" he snapped.

"Your mate!" Kuragari snapped, "she doesn't look like she wants anything to do with you never mind be your mate! I bet you and your foolish eyes can't see that!"

Taka was still sitting but her brother's eyes changed. Like he was different. He looked angry and his eyes more narrow and evil like. She edged away slowly to join a cowering Inuyasha behind a bush with Miroku, Sango and Shippo.

"I never thought he'd get that mad," said Shippo.

"Neither," said everyone else in chorus.

Koga released Kagome, who went to join the others, and faced Kuragari.

"What did you just say?" he growled.

"He is deaf," whispered Taka with a snicker.

Kuragari didn't reply. Instead he ran and attacked Koga. Koga barely dodged, for he wasn't expecting an attack. Kuragari turned back to him eyes flaring. He continued attacking until Koga collapsed from being weak. Kuragari picked him up by the front of his outfit and raised a hand.

"Kuragari stop!" cried Kagome.

Kuragari's eyes cleared and he dropped Koga. He looked back at Kagome. She was standing staring at him in surprise. Kuragari turned and walked into the forest. Taka jumped over the hedge and ran after him.

"Nii-san!" she called, "why did you get so angry?"

"I'm a lot like father..." he said quietly.

"Father had a bad temper?"

"That and another thing..." Kuragari sat on a rock, "my love for humans... father fell in love with Aki and I fell in love with a human woman before... but when protecting her I frightened her."

"I see... so... is that how you feel about Kagome?" Taka nudged him.

"I would've but she's probably afraid of me already..."

"But do you like her? Her looks and all?" Taka smirked.

"Of course... she may look almost exactly like you but there are some differences... like your eyes, hers are brown and friendly and yours are filled with anger, power and other things, and you're taller and your face is more like father's but more like a woman's, and your cocky.." Taka cut him off.

"Oi!" she growled.

But Kuragari continued.

"And you are so different in feelings and moods... your always acting grouchy and moody, while she's always happy and loving," he finished, "and you still look way more like father then your mother... who looked exactly like Kikyo did."

Taka looked at him.

"How come you didn't turn into your shadow form?" she asked, "it would've been easier."

Kuragari looked at her and smiled.

"Silly Taka. Only some of the kage youkai can do that. I'm one of the ones who can't. We're like raven youkai... there was a raven youkai named Kalis before... only few of the ravens were like him. Most of them are warrior style. They wear armor and carry swords and all that... they still have raven appearence's though... beaks... feathers... wings... talons," he looked down at Taka who looked like she was going to fall asleep.

"Done?" she asked.

Kuragari laughed.

"Let's get back," he said.

They walked back to see Sora holding her arms over Koga. Kuragari stopped and stared at Kagome, who seemed interested in what Sora was doing.

"I have a useful power of healing and I can heal any wound no matter how close to death the person is," explained Sora as a glow of light hovered over Koga, "though it may take them awhile to get up... we'll take him back to our cabin until he wakes up."

"Iie!" exclaimed Tsuki, "I don't want another wolf to put up with!"

"Urasai!"

Tsuki hit her over the head.

"Make me!"

Sora growled and pretended to start crying.

"Eh?"

"You're so mean!" cried Sora.

Tsuki sweat dropped.

"Stop your faking and bring the bastard... but I better not hear any noises coming from your room!" Tsuki threatened as she took off running.

Sora picked Koga up and ran after her screaming her head off at a laughing Tsuki.

"Weird enough..." said Inuyasha.

"Hai..." said Kagome, she turned to look at Kuragari, "welcome back," she said with a smile.

Kuragari seemed surprised.

'Why is she not afraid?' he thought to him self, 'when I frightened Yue she never wanted to speak to me again... why does she?'

Kagome continued.

"I was worried you were going to leave," she said.

"Hai.. She doesn't want him to so she can spy on him every time he takes a bath," said Sango with a laugh.

Kagome shot Sango a look while she blushed.

"Gomen Kagome... I couldn't help myself," Sango said between her laughs.

Kuragari smiled.

'Maybe this woman is different from Yue... maybe... she isn't... afraid,' he thought as the group began to walk again, with Sango still laughing while Kagome screamed at her over and over again.

well I'm not sure about this chapter :S but you can't really blame me if it's kind of bad... it's 10 pm here and I'm really tired, and I'm supposed to be in bed XD so shhhhh.

Ja ne