Inu Yasha: Kodachi – Sango's Rival!By -- Ravyn Knyght
Fearing that the village was under attack, Kagome and the others raced towards the sound of the explosion they arrived to see Inu Yasha and Kenjiro battling fiercely. "Oh no! Inu Yasha said he would and now he's doing it!" Shippo thought back to Inu Yasha's comments the day before.
"KAZE NO KIZU!"
Inu Yasha leapt over Kenjiro's attack and was about counter when Kagome put an abrupt end to the fight.
"SIT BOY!"
"A most effective incantation!" Kenjiro astounded as he peered down into the crater created by Inu Yasha as a groan of pain echoed up. "Serves you right, you jerk!" Shippo shouted down. "After Kenjiro was kind enough to put us up in his own home and give us so many jewel shards, this is how you repay him!" Kagome screamed into the hole. "This was all his idea!" Inu Yasha grumbled as he crawled out. "You put the whole village in a panic." Miroku pointed out. "My most sincere apologies for waking you all, I merely wished to solve a conflict between our swords and I guess we got carried away." Kenjiro bowed to the group while apologizing. "If the two of you insist on this then could you do it at a more convenient time?" the village elder spoke up. "I suppose it would be best." Kenjiro concluded, sheathing his sword as the group headed back to the village. "HEY! Don't leave me here!" Inu Yasha yelled as he crawled after them.
Later in the morning, several villagers rushed up to Kenjiro to relay a message. "What's going on?' Sango asked as she watched a squad of soldiers march past her to the village elder's house. "I'm not sure." Miroku replied as they watched them pass.
"Oh come back!" Jakotsu pleaded as she chased Shippo wanting to feel his fluffy tail. "Geez! Inu Yasha's ears, my tail! Get a life you freak!" Shippo screamed back turning a corner only to run into someone. "Watch where you're going brat!" snapped a young girl while Shippo shook his head trying to regain his composure. Shippo was about to mouth back when he looked up to the girl and froze in terror. "D-d-de-Demon!" Shippo cried and bolted away. "Not on my watch!" the girl yelled as she looked around to find the demon Shippo fled from. "That little punk pulled a fast one on me!" she declared seeing no demons around and gave chase.
Shippo fled through the streets until he found Miroku and Sango. "Help! She's gonna eat me!" Shippo cried, flying into Miroku's arms. "I highly doubt it. You are much too scrawny." Jakotsu pointed out joining them. "Not you! Her!" Shippo wailed as he crawled inside Miroku's robes to hide from the approaching girl. The three watched as a teen-aged girl with a wolf-like face came running towards them. "Hey! Have you seen…" she stopped dead in her tracks and stared at Miroku, "..those broad shoulders!" she squealed, pushing Jakotsu and Sango out of her way as she took Miroku to the ground. "Where did you come from?" she asked in an amorous tone, gazing deep into Miroku's eyes. Just then Shippo popped out and took off running. "Hey!" the young girl shouted, getting off of Miroku to continue her pursuit of the little kitsune. "Who was that?" Miroku wondered as the three of them just stared at the young girl.
"Now I've got you!" she triumphed as she held fear frozen Shippo by his tail. "Kodachi!" a voice scolded. She turned to face an approaching group. "Oh! Kenjiro! Look what I caught! Can I keep him for a pet?" she asked. "Please, put him down and apologize this instant!" Kenjiro ordered, she reluctantly replied. "Talk about a face only a mother could love.." Inu Yasha whispered to Kagome. Within a split second, Kodachi took down Inu Yasha and was pounding him senseless. ""Get this freak off of me!" Inu Yasha roared, "I'll beat you until you cough up blood!" Kodachi growled, enraged by Inu Yasha's comment. "Sister, please! Restrain yourself!" Kenjiro pleaded, trying to pull her off of Inu Yasha. 'That's his sister?' Kagome stared in disbelief.
Once everyone calmed down, they met back at the village. "I see the meeting with the lord was successful." Kenjiro stated, seeing the village girls fawning over the young soldiers. "I also assume you were well behaved when meeting with his lordship?" Kenjiro then asked fearing Kodachi's reply. "Huh? Oh yeah." She replied indifferently as she continued to attract Miroku's attention. Miroku just laughed when seeing Sango's evil look. "You failed to mention your sister." Sango spoke up, sliding over as Kodachi wedged herself between Sango and Miroku. ""It must have slipped my mind with all the commotion." Kenjiro admitted "I did not expect you back so soon. You made excellent time." He praised his sister. "You actually expected me to wait for that old fart to grant me an audience?" Kodachi cried in shock. Fear gripped a cringing Kenjiro as his sister animatedly recounted her meeting. "Then I said if you don't give me a squad of your best men, I'll remodel every inch of this crap shack of a palace with your hollowed out skull!" using Shippo to demonstrate how she dealt with the old man as she stood in the middle of the table. The group stared at her with freaked out looks on their faces while Kenjiro twitched nervously. "She sure as spunk!" Jakotsu remarked applauding the young woman's achievements. "I'm mortified beyond words." Kenjiro muttered as he fell back to the floor twitching.
After a long, scolding lecture from her brother, Kodachi set out to help the farmers as part of her penance for her actions. She watched from a distance as Miroku pursued Sango. "So that's his woman huh?" she muttered to herself, glaring at Sango. "We'll see about that." She threatened under her breath. Once her work was done in the field, Kodachi sought out Sango. She found her sitting under a tree with Kirara on her lap. She sat down next to them, surprising Sango. "Oh, hello!" Sango smiled, Kodachi just glared back at her. "Nice day, isn't it?" Kodachi said gruffly. "Yes it is." Sango replied, slightly taken back by Kodachi's attitude towards her. "You certainly are a contrast from your brother." Sango noted, trying to keep the conversation going. "Enough chit-chat! What's the deal with you and the monk?" Kodachi shot out, catching the demon slayer off guard. "W-we're comrades that's all! Why do you ask?" she said in a shocked tone trying to discover the girl's motive. "You're lying!" she snapped grabbing Sango by the collar of her kimono and pulling her to her face. "Let's get one thing straight you little second rate kunoichi! That delectable morsel of a monk, Miroku, is mine!" she snarled, tossing her back and headed off towards the village. 'What an obnoxious little girl!' Sango thought as she stroked Kirara. 'Houshi-sama better be on guard.' She thought.
During dinner, Kenjiro made sure to keep his sister close to him after Sango reported to him what had happened earlier in the day. Kodachi's eyes were locked on Sango and vice versa through-out the meal. "Is it me or is there tension building up in this room?" Shippo whispered, sitting between Kagome and Inu Yasha. "If you would kindly pardon me so I may go to the village elder's home, there is something I would like to request of him." Kenjiro put to the group. "Sure." Kagome agreed for everyone. "Kodachi. Please clear the table and tend to your studies while I am gone." Kenjiro reminded, Kodachi just frowned.
"I've been expecting this." The old man sighed once Kenjiro finished. "I wish you the best of luck on your journey." The elder added, thanking him for all he had done for the village. "I would like to ask one further request of you…" Kenjiro started.
Kodachi sighed in frustration she sifted through her studies. "I'll never understand this!" she whined. "Perhaps I can be of assistance to you." Miroku offered sitting down next to the young girl. "Oh yes you certainly can!" the fourteen year old cooed cozying up to the monk. "Are you sure we should be watching this?" Jakotsu whispered as she, Shippo and Sango peered into the room. "He might be in over his head." Sango whispered back as they looked on. "Please continue." Kodachi insisted while she listened to Miroku's explanation. 'What a hunk!' she thought. As Miroku leaned across to the far side of the table for a bottle of ink, he felt a hand on his butt. "Kodachi, please!" he scolded her forwardness, pushing her hand away. "Just being friendly!" she giggled at the flustered monk. "Er, yes, well please don't do that again." He politely smiled. Sango clasped a hand over her mouth to stifle her laughter. Miroku regained his resolve and continued tutoring. It wasn't long before Kodachi was at it again, this time Miroku was slightly stunned when Kodachi started to pet his lap. "The light is better over here." Miroku muttered as he moved across from her at the table. Sango now had her hands clamped over her mouth and Shippo's mouth while Jakotsu was also fighting the urge to laugh.
Elsewhere, Kagome and Inu Yasha were sitting out on the front step star gazing. 'His sister is here too? It must really be bad in his time.' Inu Yasha thought about their conversation as he laid back. "Wow! Look how many we have now!" Kagome exclaimed, holding the glass vial up to the moon light, letting the jewel shards sparkle. 'All that time passed and the Shikon jewel still isn't complete.' Inu Yasha then thought as he looked at the small bottle then at Kagome. 'Powerful souls.' He pondered as he gazed at Kagome. Kagome turned to see the look of worry on Inu Yasha's face. "What's that look for?" she asked, snapping out of his thoughts. "What look?" he answered back sitting up. "Is something wrong?" she pushed, never liking it when he got that look on his face. He looked thoughtful for a few moments, then took her hand in his, Kagome's heart started beating faster. "Kagome…?" but stopped as a loud crash came from behind them.
"You're simply delicious and I want to gobble you all up!" Kodachi declared with a look of lustful hunger in her eyes as she lunged over the table and pinned Miroku down. "P-p-pl-please! I am but a chaste and simple monk!" Miroku whimpered as he tried to free himself. "Okay! Let's move!" Sango ordered bursting into the room. "You lecherous monk!" Sango screamed, glaring at the two. "Have you no shame or decency?" she barked. "Sango please! All is not what you think!" Miroku cried as he pushed the girl off of him. "I warned you!" Kodachi spewed as she tackled Sango, the two crashing through a wall. "The hell's going on in here?" Inu Yasha demanded as he and Kagome rushed in to see Sango and Kodachi embroiled in a cat fight.