Disclaimer: I never owned Saiyuki or Inuyasha and I never will… T.T

Chapter 4: A Little Practice

It's been 6 days or so since they had been transported to Shangri-La. And it seems that no matter where they went they found themselves in a fight with a gang of demons. Needless to say they were getting tired and restless.

Especially since Kikyo had dubbed herself their personal trainer, which wouldn't have been that bad except for the fact that she was a total slave driver. Today she decided they should practice in a lush green forest for cover and such, something about it would be harder for the demons to find them there.

Currently Ayame smiled as she was lying down on top of a boulder that Kikyo told Kagome to carry around for training. "This is so unfair Kikyo!" she yelled.

"How so?" Kikyo asked.

"Why am carrying this ass thing while Ayame lazes around?"

"Ayame did her training." Kikyo stated bluntly.

"Oh wow catch fish for food, real challenging doing something you've done all your life!" Kagome retorted.

Kikyo sighed "Fine baby can have her bottle, Ayame you carry the boulder."

"What?" she asked flabbergasted.

"How about nobody carry the boulder?" Sango said suddenly coming out of nowhere.

'I hate when she fucking does that ever since she learned she be invisible she's been sneaking up on us.'

Kikyo scolded softly as she shot another tree for target practice," Kage-chan watch your language."

" Huh? I didn't say anything" Kagome yelped.

"You said fuck."

Ayame looked puzzled for a moment then giggled," I guess we found one of Kikyo's abilities!" As soon as Ayame finished her sentence, Kagome tripped in surprise. She yelled," dammit" as the boulder crashed down with her and Ayame onto of it. Sango couldn't help but burst into laughter as the visible parts of Kagome twitched.

Kikyo let out a small chuckle and then everything froze. Ayame gasped, Sango froze, and Kagome suddenly pushed the boulder off her and grinned at Kikyo. Kikyo's eye brow quirked slightly and she queried," What?"

"Wow the human ice-cold just laughed" exclaimed Ayame.

"No... I didn't."

"Uh Huh! You just chuckled" Kagome insisted.

"C'mon Kikyo! Do it again" the other girls chorused in unison.

"No I don't want to. Besides... you're actually like children."

Sango clapped her hands together and announced," okay Kagome you have 1 more lap around the clearing with that boulder!" Kagome groaned and Ayame smiled," fine with me!"

Later

"Damn, how did they find us" Sango asked rhetorically. (Sp I know!)

Kagome shrugged and yelled," okay let's do it!" (Demons found em, duh)

After battling and battling Sango became fatigued, she panted heavily and leaned on her giant boomerang. Not seeing or sensing the demon behind her. Before he could slash her head off, a small blast of fire burned him to a crisp.

Everyone stared at the female-wolf demon in shock. She stared at her index finger which had a small flame on it," OH SHIT! MY FINGERS ON FIRE!" She tried to blow it out and asked," how could this have happened?"

Kagome went kitten-faced (Like Boton) and said," maybe your fingers are ashy!"

Sango took the opportunity and finished off the remaining demons with a throw of her Hiraikotsu. A second later the flame on Ayame's finger disappeared.

"It seems we found another one of our abilities..."

"Pyrokinesis?"

"Maybe... do it again Aya-chan."

"I can't... damn... it was fun while it lasted I guess."

The young leader stretched and looked at the sun which was beginning to go down. She yawned and sat down," I'm beat. Let's go to bed. We'll continue our journey tomorrow."

Kikyo took her place on a low branch on a tree. Kagome blinked," you're going to bed now?"

She nodded before closing her eyes," early to bed, early to rise, makes a man health, wealthy, and wise."

Ayame giggled as Kagome joked," then going to sleep early won't help you at all!" Sango shook her head as she started a camp fire.