It took some time and a great deal of walking to distance themselves from the yells. By that time, they were only a few minutes walk from Kaede's village. Sango was watching Miroku like a hawk. The monk had insisted that he carry Amaya the whole distance, instead of simply putting her on Kirara. He had told Sango that he wanted to carry her to ensure that her leg didn't get jostled, but Sango was all too aware of his lecherous ways. So far he had surprised her though, he hadn't stroked the poor girl yet. By the time Miroku was setting Amaya on the straw mat in Kaede's hut, she wondered if perhaps he really had just wanted to protect the leg. Her doubts were soon put to rest, however, when after he set Amaya down, he gently cupped one of her well formed breasts. Sango, even though she had been anticipating this, was surprised at his rashness, and slapped him quickly, and HARD.
"Now, now Sango," he said with a sigh, as he rubbed his bright red cheek, "there's no need to be so impulsive."
"Impulsive!" Sango cried, "I'll show you impulsive!"
"Now, Sango, hold on just a minute!"
The monk and the demon slayer fought more fiercely than the miko and the hanyou! At least Sango fought more physically than Kagome did!
"It's ok," Shippo patted Amaya's shoulder. "They're always like that."
"All of them?" Amaya asked in surprise.
"Yeah, that's why it's always up to me to keep things together!"
Amaya sunk her head into the pillow, she was wondering if she would have been better off with Naraku.
Inuyasha and Kagome were still fighting with the same intensity as they had when they started, when Inuyasha stopped mid yell and turned, suddenly sensing someone behind him.
"Very perceptive," Sesshomaru mocked coldly, "allowing me to come so close."
"Shut up you!" Inuyasha moved protectively in front on Kagome. "Just what the hell do you want?"
"No doubt you allowed Naraku to get away," Sesshomaru continued, his tone cool and uncaring.
"What's it to you!" Inuyasha retorted angrily.
His suspicions confirmed, Sesshomaru pivoted gracefully and swiftly walked back the way he had come.
"Get back here Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha yelled, knowing it was futile, "who was the girl you sent! Why the hell are you spying on us?" But Sesshomaru was long gone, his scent already beginning to fade on the wind.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin yelled happily, as usual, spotting him before Jaken.
"My Lord!" Jaken said, always seeming to sound surprised that Sesshomaru had come back for them at all.
"Look lord Sesshomaru, look what I found!" Sesshomaru looked up with disinterest, humoring the girl yet again. The disinterest dissolved quickly when he saw what the girl had.
"Where did you find that Rin?" He asked his tone even, seemingly bored.
"Um," she put he finger on her chin and thought, very happy that she had found something her lord was interested in. "Oh yeah! In the place where you said Naraku had been!"
The clearing where Inuyasha and Naraku fought, he thought to himself. He looked over at Rin; she was smiling her widest, most goofy smile. He held out his hand, and she placed the object into his palm without objection. It was a necklace; precious gems were strung through a strong thread and in the center, Sesshomaru knew without doubt, was his father's fang.
"who was the girl you sent!" Inuyasha's words came to mind. Sesshomaru smiled. Not a kind, gentle, comforting smile; but a knowing, almost cruel smile. Jaken trembled at the sight, and Rin looked at her lord, perplexed.
"Inuyasha you fool." He said aloud. Without another word, or explanation as to his thoughts, Sesshomaru continued on his way, changing his route so that he could stay near his hanyou half brother for long enough to determine whether or not the female demon was of his blood.