Tora-chan: Let's see what's next (mumbling to herself)

Hiroshi: Tora-chan, you're talking to yourself.

Tora-chan: What? Oh that. I do that all the time it helps me think.

Hiroshi: Be that as it may, the readers are here.

Tora-chan: What! Why didn't you tell me that sooner! runs and hides out of embarrassment

Hiroshi: sighs Tora-chan doesn't own Inuyasha.

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Last time: Vitanie had a conversation in her dream with her father about Leiko and then a conversation with Kohaku. (All in all a very slow chapter. Sorry about that)

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Vitanie walked into the room just as Sora woke up with a scream see as at the moment Inuyasha was standing at the bottom of her blanket arguing with Kagome about waking her up or not. With a start Vitanie rushed to the girl's side while shoving the wet Shippo and laughing Mari into Miroku's arms, who happened to be the closest person to Vitanie as she walked in.

"Sora, it's okay. No one's going to hurt you here," Vitanie soothed the very ruffled girl.

"I wake up to a dog demon yelling at my feet and you expect me to believe you that I'm okay!" she snapped turning toward her and then 'eeped' "You're a demon too!" She tried to push herself away from Vitanie to find that she was already against the wall.

Vitanie slowly backed away and sat down with a sigh. "Do you remember anything that happened last night?" she asked her eyes almost begging.

"I remember talking to Kin and then passing out," she said in a whisper. She then looked closely at Vitanie and the staff that was lying in front of her on the floor. "Wait you're Kin's daughter aren't you? Vitanie, right?" she asked

"Yes I am."

"Then I shouldn't be afraid of you. Kin said you wouldn't hurt me," she said with a slight smile her blue eyes sparkling before they turned gray and then back to blue. "Besides he's right behind you and said that none of you were hurt me." She smiled at all of them until her eyes landed on Leiko who was glaring at everyone. Sora didn't say anything but she shivered and that caused Leiko to smirk at causing the reaction.

"Don't believe that no one here will hurt you. I make no promise of that," she jeered.

At that comment Sora paled and turned her head away. Both Inuyasha and yuki growled at her and turned in shock that they had the same reaction, but decided that was something they didn't have to fight over. Kagome tried to ignore all of it because she had moved over to the fire and was working on breakfast. Sango was by the door with in easy reach of her hirakotsu.

"Leiko, we are just trying to be nice, so can you please drop some of the attitude," Vitanie turned toward the tiger demon.

Leiko jumped to her feet in outrage, though she swayed a little still a little unsteady, "How did you find out my name? I never told you that!" she snapped trying to glare down Vitanie. Vitanie stood to face her and just stared back though her look wasn't even close to a glare but one that showed just how tired she was.

"In my dream last night I spoke with my father again and he told me what you're name was. He also told me that he was the one that insisted that you be exiled instead of KILLED," she finished her voice rising with her anger. "He told me all about your Lyjian blood and how Lyjians want nothing more then to kill every Tijian alive, but I can't let you do that. But I gave you my word last night that I would help you until you were strong enough to kill me. So here's the deal you are going to travel with us until you can kill me, until then I hope you drop a little bit of the attitude. Now if you don't mind I'm hungry and would like to eat," With that she sat down on the floor and picked up the food that Kagome had just set out for everyone.

Everyone was gaping at Vitanie surprised about what she had dreamed as well as the fact that she had been the first to really snap at the angry tiger demon. Sora was the one the most shocked not really knowing what to expect from everyone around her. Vitanie's little outburst seemed to shut Leiko up for the time being.

As everyone decided that the best thing to do was to sit down and eat as well Kohaku walked in causing everyone to turn to him which made him blush being the center of attention. Before turning and sitting down next to his sister he turned toward Vitanie and gave a small nod of his head. Vitanie smiled at that and decided that she would have to find a way to get Sango and Kohaku some time alone as they travel that day.

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After breakfast they packed their things up and meet our in front of the house. Vitanie was the last to leave carrying both staffs with her. She turned back and looked at her father's house.

"Someday I will come back here a restore the village," she said before turning toward the group.

"Good, then I can come back and destroy it when you do," Leiko said still upset at the white tigress for the comments earlier that morning.

Vitanie didn't give her the satisfaction of getting angry and tossed her old battle staff over to her.

"What's this?" she asked in surprise.

"My old staff, I'm letting you borrow it. It was a gift from my brother so I'm just loaning it to you. Use it as a walking stick since you're still unsteady on your feet," she said before turning and walking towards the mountains.

Everyone followed slowly not sure weather any of this was a good idea anymore. First Vitanie insisted on helping someone that wants to kill her and then she gives that person a weapon to use. Things could turn bad very quickly.

"Vitanie have you lost it? You just gave your enemy a weapon to use," Yuki snapped voicing what most of them were thinking.

"Yes I gave her weapon she has never used before and that she doesn't have the strength to use at the moment. Now if you don't mind we have a mountain to get to," she answered tartly.

"And how do you know I've never used a staff before, huh?" Leiko snapped at her. Vitanie turned to face her but continued to walk down the trail backwards.

"You're hands," she answered with a shrug. "You don't have the calluses on your hands of having used a weapon regularly or proficiently. That's who I knew." With that she turned back around a continued down the trail in peace until Inuyasha and Yuki took the lead again fight over which was should lead.

During the midday break they stopped for a bite to eat. At that time Vitanie made sure to start a conversation that got most everyone's attention. After the conversation had been going for a few minutes she turned her head toward Kohaku and smiled at him while inclining her head toward Sango. Kohaku saw this and edged over and whispered something to Sango. Her head snapped up and then she nodded while they both rose and moved away a short distance.

Most didn't notice them move away. Leiko noticed since she refused to get involved with any conversation that Vitanie started. Inuyasha also noticed but wasn't concerned about it since they only moved a short distance and he could still hear them if he cared too. The other that noticed though was Miroku and he could ruin Vitanie's plans of the siblings talking alone.

Miroku started to rise but Vitanie had sat down close enough that she used her staff to knock his feet out from under him.

"What was that for?" he asked in shock.

"I was just wondering where you thought you were going," she answered almost innocently.

"Well if you must know I was going to see what is going on with Sango and Kohaku," he replied trying to get back to his feet only to have her knock him down again. "Will you please stop that?" He was starting to get upset and his voice was rising.

"No, I won't stop," she said blandly since now everyone's attention was on her. "Kohaku need sometime to talk to Sango alone so I gave him the opportunity to do so," she continued blandly. As she finished that statement there was an exclamation from Sango.

"WHAT? You can't be serious. Why wouldn't want to go back to the village? It's our home!" she exclaimed everyone now staring at them.

"Sister, please listen," he begged noticing everyone's attention over his sister's shoulder. Vitanie noticed his dismay on the conversation he wanted to keep between his sister and him, becoming public knowledge before anything was decided. The white tiger demon stood up and kicked Yuki's leg.

"What?" he asked barely turning toward her.

"Get up, we're sparing," she answered flatly moving away from the siblings. "Everyone over here, NOW!" she yelled when no one moved. At her yell several jumped up in shock.

Kagome seeing what Vitanie was trying to do, grabbed Inuyasha's hand and motioned for Shippo to follow. Mari immediately followed Shippo and looked over at Leiko seeing if she would follow as well. The tan tigress shrugged and moved over where the others were going until she saw the monk start over toward the slayers.

With a small burst of speed she placed herself in the monk's way. Out of instinct Miroku quickly raised his staff to defend himself from her.

"Why are you stopping me?" he asked when she just stood there.

Leiko shrugged and turned her head away, "Even I know when to keep my nose out of other's problems. Let them finish this between themselves, afterwards if they want to include you in it they will." With that she walked around the monk and over to where the others were staring at her in shock. Vitanie though was smirking in her head; she doesn't even realize that she just helped me. I'll show her there is a reason for Tijians to live. We still have a reason to live. With that she turned and swung her staff knocking Yuki off his feet.

"Pay attention to your opponent, baka. You slack off like that and you'll end up dead."

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Tora-chan: Another chapter completed. I know it's a little short, but I had to end it sometime. Well that and I ran out of things to write about for this chapter. Stupid writer's block!

Yuki: You cannot get mad at writer's block. It isn't alive.

Tora-chan: Tell that to all the writer's out there and them (points to group of authors with pitch forks and torches suffering from writer's block at the moment). They want to hurt someone for the reason they can't write.

Yuki: I think I'm going to go hide in the closet (runs out of the room with tail between his legs)

Tora-chan: Well I'm going to go join the mob, will you finish up Hiroshi?

Hiroshi: (shaking head in disbelief) Sure thing Tora-chan. Thank you for reading and please review. Good bye (bows and walks away - - "Hey Yuki could you make room in there for me to hide as well?")