Tora-chan: Alrighty then I'm back and I'd like to say I'm so sorry. Sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry! I meant to update sooner but writer's block is a pain and when I did have some of it written my computer decided that it didn't like it and lost it. So then I had to rewrite it and it didn't turn out as good as it was before. And here again school starts again tomorrow so I'll have even less time to write, man life is complicated. Also, I asked for whether Hideaki should stick around or not and I got three responding - - I don't knows.

Aillas: Love the enthusiasm in the comments.

Tora-chan: Aillas! Welcome, welcome. Cookies (holding up plate of fresh baked cookies)

Vitanie: Or maybe he would like this cake I just made (placing a piece in his hands)

Hiroshi: Tora-chan?

Tora-chan: (arguing with Vitanie, Aillas standing between the two of them)

Hiroshi: Vitanie and Tora-chan are busy trying to get Aillas's attention. In the meantime the story will continue.

Aillas: Are they always like this? (Suddenly appears next to Hiroshi)

Hiroshi: No, they use to only argue with Yuki, not with each other.

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Last time: The fight with Rei ended and Vitanie passed out in Yuki's arms from exhaustion.

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Vitanie woke to the quiet sounds of early morning the next day. She stretched and grimaced at some of the stiff muscles that she had. Looking around the camp she saw everyone still asleep and quickly and quietly got up and walked a short distance to away. She was only about twenty yards away and well with in sight of the others before she started to stretch her sore muscles. She was well into a practice routine with her staff before the others started to stir.

Yuki shook himself awake sensing that something had changed within the group. He had fallen asleep a few feet away from Vitanie to keep her safe if they were attacked again. He also didn't trust the fox that decided to stay around them. He was determined to chase the fox away before he could cause any more harm to the group. Pulling himself out of his thoughts he looked over to where he had placed Vitanie the night before, before jumping up and swearing. She wasn't there.

Inuyasha had been awake for awhile watching the half tigress when he felt the wolf jump up. With a smirk he looked down and chuckled to himself as Yuki started to stalk over to Vitanie.

"And what do you find so funny?" Kagome asked leaning to whisper into his ear. He looked up and smiled at her before looking back towards the angry wolf who was just reaching toward Vitanie who had her eyes closed in her practice routine.

Before Yuki was able to say a word he ended up with a staff in the gut as well as across his shoulders.

"Yuki I've told you before never come up behind me when I'm practicing," Vitanie commented before turning and looking down at him. "Come on, get up already." She reached down to help him up, but Yuki decided that he had enough of being embarrassed and rolled away and jumped to his feet. He then walked off without a word into the nearby woods.

"What's up with him?" Leiko asked as she watched him leave.

"He's just upset and embarrassed. He'll be fine in a few hours," Hiroshi answered as he slowly rolled out of his bedroll. "Now we need to get breakfast started and then we should rest until everyone is healed," he started as he threw some wood onto what was left of the fire from the night before.

"We are not going to rest. We need to keep moving!" Inuyasha started to exclaim his hand on the hilt of his sword even though he had no intention of using it. While he argued with Kagome and Hiroshi Vitanie moved forward and rolled up he bedroll and attached it to her bag before picking it up. She then broke off a piece of bread before starting off.

"Ah, Lady Vitanie, where are you going?" Kohaku asked as she walked by him.

She turned and smiled at him, "The only way to get Hiroshi to move is to leave him behind. In twenty minutes when he realizes that I'm gone tell him to catch up with me." She walked into the woods and started off not waiting for a reply.

Kohaku watched her and then ran over to Sango and told her what Vitanie had just said before grabbing his stuff and following. Shippo and Mari both got up and followed quickly while Sango just shook her head before turning back to the group.

Kagome was yelling at Inuyasha, who was yelling at Hiroshi. Miroku was trying to quiet them both down while Leiko and Hideaki talked quietly with Sora. Sora had seen Vitanie leave and was trying not to laugh at the fact that no one seemed to notice her departure. About ten minutes later Leiko couldn't stand it anymore and finally turned on Sora.

"What is wrong with you why are you trying so hard not to laugh?"

"Have you noticed anything about our group within the last several minutes?" Sora countered. After a quick scan of the area Leiko got up with a cursed and walked over to the still arguing dog demon.

"Hey dog breath will you shut up!" she yelled at him. Inuyasha then turned toward Leiko ready to yell when he saw the smile on her face. She was teasing him. "You can stop arguing because Vitanie already made your decision for you." She finished.

Hiroshi quickly looked around and then cursed as he kicked dirt over the fire and started to grab his stuff. "I hate it when she does this! She should be resting but no she has to run off on her own and get into even more trouble!" he exclaimed as he ran into the woods toward the road. Sango started to laugh at his haste as she walked over to the others who were speechless.

"Well we should probably go and catch up with Vitanie and Kohaku before Hiroshi decides to kill them," she laughed as she picked up her weapon and started after the tigress demon.

"Hey Sango, could you tell Vitanie that I'll catch up with guys at the shrine," Leiko yelled after the demon slayer drawing everyone's attention to her.

"Where are you going Leiko?" Kagome asked looking over at Leiko and Hideaki.

Leiko dropped her head slightly at all the attention. Since getting to know the others a little better she felt a little more reserved with her emotions. Before she didn't care what they thought but now she wanted their respect and was being cautious about how she portrayed herself.

"Well you see - - I um - -"

"She's going to see me home," Hideaki spoke up as Leiko stumbled over her words.

Miroku, Kagome, and Sango just stared at her as she turned completely red. "It's not what you think. There's a lion clan near there that I intend to visit and gather some supplies."

"There better not be any Tiger's Bain in those supplies," Yuki growled coming back into the clearing.

Leiko turned and met the wolf's glare not willing to back down. Out of the whole group Inuyasha and Yuki were the two that had given her the most trouble and with Leiko attitude that meant a challenge she wasn't willing to back down from.

"Now why, you arrogant mongrel, would I want to carry a poison that could kill be?" she snarled.

"So you could kill Vitanie once you're sure you have gained everyone's trust so we would suspect you of anything," he growled back.

"You really are a fool, you know that," she laughed at him. "Tijian's have something called a life debt. One someone saves our lives we stick with them until we return the favor. It is our word and bond that we will not harm them until the debt is paid."

"Until? Does that mean you plan on turning on Vitanie once you cave her life?" Inuyasha asked picking up quickly on the wording.

"It has been known to happen," she replied with a shrug.

"Leiko be safe and hurry back. Vitanie won't be happy to find out you left on your own," Kagome commented trying to separate them before another argument broke out.

"I'll make sure she's safe until we reach my home," Hideaki bowed with a smirk at Leiko. She rolled her eyes but picked her stuff up and head off into the woods from the flirtatious fox to follow.

"Good two less things to worry about," Yuki mumbled under his breath. "Hey where are Vitanie and Hiroshi? Should they be here?" he asked finally noticing they weren't around.

"Vitanie left while Hiroshi and Inuyasha were arguing about staying here for the day. And we should leave if we plan to catch up to them," Sango answered before decided to catch up with her brother whether the other's followed or not.

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Vitanie turned and looked at the young demon slayer walking beside her. She smiled slightly at what she saw in him. He reminded her of her brother. Able to fight for those he cares about but kind and sweet, the type that would do almost anything to please others.

"So what now?" she asked him catching him off guard.

"W-want?" he stuttered.

"What now? You told Sango but she didn't seem too happy. What are you going to do now?" she asked watching him closely out of the corner of her eye.

"I'm not sure. I want Sango to be happy, but I don't want to live in the demon slayer's village. I know I should since we're the last two, but it just doesn't feel like I should be there anymore," he sighed.

"You feel bad about killing them; I don't even have to ask about that. But you don't seem like one that would let the past stop you. But that's exactly what you're doing. You are letting your past dictate how you will live your future."

"You're forgetting something, Lady Vitanie. It is the past that leads us to where we are today," he countered smiling at the thought of throwing her logic off.

Vitanie chuckled a little, "You're right. The past did lead us to where we are, but we also can't change the past, thus we can't fix the mistakes that we made. We can only hope that we learned from those mistakes and not make them again."

Kohaku sighed as he realized that he had lost but then he started to laugh. "How did we get into that conversation from you asking what I'm going to do?"

"I'll never know, but I'm glad that we did have this conversation. Don't you agree Sango?" she asked turning in the road so she was walking backwards. Sango and Hiroshi slowly stepped out from behind some trees turning red. Well isn't this just a lovely sight two red faced demon slayers and a bashful musician," Vitanie laughed.

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Tora-chan: This is going to end here. I can't think of anything else and it seemed like a good spot.

Leiko: Are you getting rid of me?

Tora-chan: No, you'll just go with Hideaki for awhile and then come back later.

Aillas: Are you done arguing with everyone now?

Tora-chan: Don't you smirk at me Aillas! You're here to help me with my writing but my writer's block has been worse since you showed up. It makes me almost miss Yuki.

Aillas: Well I'm sure Tren would be happy to trade back.

Tora-chan: I'm sure, but then you'd have to go back to that undying cat of yours (smirking)

Aillas: (growling)

Vitanie: Wow, it is like Yuki's here (laughing)

Aillas: I think I liked it better when you two were fighting over me.

Hiroshi: (sighing) I'll never understand any of them. Thank you for reading once again and please review.

Tora-chan: Yes please, if you have any ideas let me know. So until later