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Ch. 4
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Kagome fumed as her bow string was pulled taut. 'The nerve of him!' Snap! The arrow furiously sliced through the air. Thunk! It hit a poor tree dead on, right next to about ten others. "I wish it was his head!" Another arrow was taken out. 'So freakin' insensitive!'
She readied her bow for another release, when a curious sound caught her attention. "Huh?" It was... purring? Kind of, not really. Growling? No, it wasn't that either. Kagome gasped, a small brush to her right had rustled. The odd sound was coming from there, getting louder, coming closer!
The teen's eyes widened, "Oh my god!"
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Mina had been watching the exchange going on between the two brothers. She tilted her head to the left, then to the right. "I don't get him." Back to the left.
Totosai munched on some nuts that had mysteriously appeared, "Quit doing that! You're making my neck ache just from lookin' at ya."
Myoga was on his shoulder, staring at the mirror in amazement. "I never have thought Lord Sesshomaru as kind, but this is changing my opinion."
Mina nodded, "It's like..." She sighed in frustration, "I don't know." She brought a hand up to massage her temples. "And Inuyasha, why doesn't he think? Why doesn't he bring up-."
A screeched, "Oh my god!" erupted from the mirror.
All three let out surprised yelps. The mirror showed Inuyasha taking off, Sesshomaru following close behind. Sango and Miroku were side by side, with Shippo and Kirara taking up the rear.
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The half-demon rushed through the trees, his adrenaline rising as his fear for Kagome urged him onward. "Kagome!" he called out. There wasn't a scent of blood, but that didn't mean she wasn't in some sort of trouble.
There was her bag, stuffed to almost splitting seams with stuff she deemed necessary to bring. He stopped there, and scanned the clearing, everyone else stopping to stand on either side of him. Sango called out, "Kagome! Where are you!" Miroku went over to her bag, but saw nothing of importance.
Sesshomaru went up to the tree that held many arrows in its trunk. He just quirked a brow, then turned to Inuyasha. The boy glared at him, "Don't say a word."
There was a rustling from behind a bush, then Kagome's breathless voice. "I'm over here! You guys have gotta come see this!" Giggling, then a squeal, "You're so cute!"
Inuyasha stood blank faced for a moment. "Huh?"
Miroku smiled, "I don't believe she was talking about you."
Sango walked over and parted the foliage, "Oh!" She squeaked, "How adorable!"
Hugged close to the school girl was an immensely furry, mewling cat-like creature. It had stripes of ebony and tangerine. Almost like a baby tiger would appear, but the cat's ears were about two inches bigger and sharply pointed at the ends. Also, on it's forehead was a diamond symbol, made from a dark brown tuff of fur.
It stopped a moment to gaze at the newcomers with slit eyes of forest green before saying hello. "Reow!"
"Awwwwwwww!" The girls cried in unison. Miroku smiled, "How sweet." Shippo ran over, "I wanna pet it!" Kirara even seemed to want in the fun. Honestly, who could resist the cuteness?
Apparently, one certain demon could. "How annoying." The Lord sneered. Although, he wasn't talking entirely about the animal being loved and petted by everyone. Inuyasha's anger had been replaced by a new emotion. He was awash with warmth and contentment, and Sesshomaru could feel every bit of the swirling about in his little brother's soul.
He glanced over to said sibling, and found a true smile touching the boy's lips. "Yeah, amazing," he said, sounding a bit breathless. Sesshomaru couldn't figure out at first what he meant, but the answer was right in front of him. 'The girl, Kagome, of course.'
Turning away, he allowed his thoughts to wonder elsewhere, of a strong father brought down by his love for a human woman...
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"I'm gonna kill that cat!" Mina raged, "How dare she get involved!"
Myoga gulped, "How did she know about this?"
Totosai sighed, "Probably Saiya. He was upset that I put you in charge instead of Katrina."
Mina whirled around, "Why does he favor her? She uses magic blatantly and without thought!"
Myoga crossed his arms, "It might be the fact that she uses her powers with such vigor that he hopes she will finish the job quickly."
The witch practically growled, "Do not take his side!"
Totosai shook his head, "I wouldn't dream of it. That girl is way more reckless than you-."
"Hey! I'm not-!"
"She would get caught, her goal revealed, and those two would go back to their old ways. Quite frankly, they are so similar in such things. They hate manipulation."
Mina felt her chest tighten, as dread clasped hold of her. "If she gets caught, our plan would be revealed to!"