Meyame

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Chapter four: Naraku's Plan.

"Your whole village shunned you?!" Shippo screeched in Meyame's ear.

"I'm so sorry that must be horrible..." Sango's expression softened in understanding, 'poor girl... it must be hard being on her own. If it wasn't for Inu-Yasha and the others I'd probably be the same as her or dead...' Kagome looked to Sango. She knew exactly what she was thinking she's probably thinking where she'd be today being in somewhat of the same situation as Meyame and InuNaya-Wait, InuNaya, they don't know about him yet. Miroku spoke before she could ask him.

"It must be so hard being left all alone like this, my truest apologies m' lady." Miroku grabbed hold of Meyame's hand gently before leaning down, kissing the top of her hand.

"Oh, I'm not alone." The question mark formed on his face didn't last long before Miroku got bopped in the back of his noggin. InuNasha as annoyed as anyone had ever seen him placed his hand back in his lap. Meyame glanced at him warily before deciding to let it go and finish eating her soup. Everyone shook their heads at the monk's behavior even Inu-yasha who had stopped inhaling his food, then continued eating right after mumbling something about a dumb bastard. Sango sighed a 'he'll never learn' while Kagome and Shippo nodded in agreement.

"So what are you Meyame?" Shippo asked hopping in front of her. She gave him a questioning look. "I can smell the demon in you but it's not very strong."

"Oh I'm a dog demon, Shiba Inu to be exact." She smiled before scarfing down another gulp of soup.

"Oh that's cool just like Inu-yasha!" He ran to Kagome's bag grabbed some paper and a pack of crayons Kagome had given to him then immediately started drawing. Realizing the conversation had ended there she turned her attention to InuNaya.

"Aren't you going to eat something?" She asked shyly. He merely shook his head without looking at her. She made a pout face refusing to give up. "You have to eat something. Here." She handed the bowl of her remaining soup to him. He shook his head once again without responding. "InuNaya." She said sternly pushing the bowl into his arm giving him a hard stare. He looked to her. He didn't look like he was afraid but reluctantly took the bowl from her and started sipping. She sighed with relieved satisfaction.

"So child, ye said the demon attacked again before ye left. I thought ye had slain the demon how can that be?" Keade asked with serious interest. Meyame looked to her feet thinking the lady was probably trying to accuse her of the death but who could blame her she had become a custom to being blamed for attacking the village it had become a natural thought to her.

"I don't know...-"

"It wasn't her or InuNaya. They never left that night after the incident with that ignorant kid." Inu-yasha had cut her off before she could say anything more. Understanding exactly what she was thinking after all being a half demon he too knew what it was like to be accused.

"I was just curious if it was an act of Naraku's. He has a way with turning others against one another." Keade had said coolly. Suddenly it all clicked in Inu-yasha's head along with Kagome's.

"That could have been why I didn't sense a demon aura or you being able to smell anything Inu-yasha. Naraku doesn't want us to know he's behind it." Kagome informed.

"That's strange usually he is proud that the evil doing was all his." Sango said fiercely.

"He's up to something, there is something he doesn't want us to know just yet." Miroku rose from his seat on the floor, staff rattling. "I'm going to talk to the villagers see if they've heard any rumors we still have yet to hear anything about Naraku in a while."

"I'll go with you!" Shippo shouted jumping on Miroku's shoulder before stepping out of Keade's hut. "See ya later!" Kagome waved with a 'you be careful you two." Before finishing her food.

"Do you want some more?" Meyame asked InuNaya who had finished the remaining contents of the bowel.

He shook his head lightly. "Thank you lady Keade that was great." Meyame smiled at him before hugging his arm tight. He looked to her wearily then sighed in defeat.

"Hey Inu-yasha can you help me?" Kagome asked standing up and handing her bowl to Keade.

"With what?!" he practically whined.

"Just come on." She grabbed his arm pulling him up bowl dropping from his lap to the floor she pulled him out of the door way. Sango stood grabbed his discarded bowl handing it to Keade then thanking her for the food. She laid a blanket down in a corner absently petting Kirara's ears. 'I wonder what Naraku's up to now… and a shape shifter in our mits... I wonder the reasoning..'

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"Do you think it's weird that we slayed the demon but the village still got attacked?" Kagome whispered to Inu-yasha while sitting by the bone eaters well.

"You brought me all the way out here to ask me that?" he snapped.

"Seriously Inu-yasha. Think about it."

"Look I meant what I said, it couldn't have been either one of them." He stood to walk away with obvious aggravation before Kagome stopped him by grabbing his sleeve.

"Inu-yasha, I'm not saying that at all." He glared at her and her eyes softened. "This isn't about accusing them. I'm just saying don't you think it's weird that it still kept happening? If it is Naraku's doing was he making sure Meyame and InuNaya went with us… if so why?" she clutched the jewel around her neck thinking hard. Inu-yasha's eyes widened in understanding.

"Do you think there's something we don't know? Something we need to know about them? Something Naraku doesn't want us to know?"

"I don't know but I guess we're just going to have to find out. Together." She smiled up at him leading the way back to the village.

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Miroku had to stop, resting his hands on his knees blowing air out of his mouth. "We've asked over 100 villagers and nothing."

"It doesn't help that you mostly keep asking beautiful women that stay in the village." Shippo poked at the blazing red hand prints of all different sizes on his cheek. That was just one side. "Maybe you should ask some hard working men that actually leave the village and hear a bunch of stuff from other villages?" He suggested.

"Okay where do we start?"

"How about him?" Miroku looked to the direction Shippo pointed in eyes widening.

The man made eye contact with Miroku at that moment. "Uh…. Let's try someone else first shall we..?" Turning to try and walk away Shippo had still been pointing at the man.

"Why Miroku?" He questioned when the man walked up to them.

"Can I help you gentlemen?" The man's raspy voice asked them very angrily. Gulping Miroku turned to face a very large man about two feet taller than himself having a very think bone structure, over all the guy was very scary.

"Oh no my good sir-"

"Really, looked to me like you had a staring problem." The man had cut Miroku off.

"Oh no, no, no. no problem here sir there has been a misunderstanding." Sweat splashing from his head Miroku waved his hands in defense. "This can be explained if you would just let me-" next thing Shippo knew Miroku was laying on the ground stars circling his head with a humungous bump over his head.

"Miroku wake up." He shook him but to no avail.

"What are we going to do now? Do you know who Naraku is?" Meyame asked as she cuddled up to InuNaya in a nearby tree, Kagome had asked them not to go too far or they'd miss dinner.

"No, why do you ask me?" InuNaya questioned almost defensively.

"Chill out, I was just asking because I was afraid to ask them. They didn't make him sound too friendly." Her face scrunched causing InuNaya to chuckle a little before responding.

"No, no he's not…." Sighing she closed as much more space as she could between them. Leaning into him, Closing her eyes allowing herself to drift to her own thoughts.

Where am I…..?

InuNaya?!

Looking into the only light she could see she screamed his name. What sounded like an evil laugh in a voice she was slightly familiar of echoed lightly in a confined room. She ran towards the light yelling InuNaya's name but her voice was paralyzed, tears started to form in her eyes.

What if I never see him again?! Was the only thought that crossed her mind. She felt a cool air whip at her face forcing her hair back and her to a stop. Standing in front of her at that moment was a boy with white hair and a white kimono. Unable to see his face she step towards him hand reaching out.

InuNaya…?

She hesitated. A gut wrenching feeling filled her stomach when the boy looked up at her crimson eyes smiling at her. She swallowed hard. Hearing that familiar laugh that she'd never forget the boy lifted his claws to her. She closed her eyes expecting the worse. Involuntarily crying out his name one last time before everything went red.

"Meyame! Wake up!" She awoke suddenly to InuNaya shaking her furiously but gently. Eyes full of concern he breathed the breath he didn't realize he was holding. "Thank the gods." Eyes shifting from concerned to angry he huffed at her. "What the hell? You trying to give me a heart attack!"

Meyame narrowed her eyes softly. "I didn't realize you cared…" she whispered so only he could hear.

"What?! What's that supposed to mean!? You're crying and screaming my name in your sleep and you expect me not to care?! What kind of person do you think I am?!" He yelled back at her chest puffed glaring at her fiercely. She stared at her hands on her knees for a minute thinking about her dream, tears welled up in her eyes. As the first one started to fall she clutched InuNaya's chest and cried into his shirt. Steam all gone, it took him a few moments before he decided to actually wrap his arms around her comforting her with light shushes while rocking her slightly as she continued to cry. After she had calmed down he held her away gently by her arms wiping the remaining tears from her face relieved that they had stopped. "We should head back you need to get something to eat."

"No." she hiccupped a few times sniffling her now running nose.

"No?" furrowing his brow with irritation and confusion.

"No." *hiccup*

"Why not?"

"Because you won't eat." She whined with a little sniffle.

"So….?" Lifting a brow in confusion not knowing where she was going with this. He barely ever eat that wasn't anything new to her. 'Why does she care?' he thought to himself waiting for her reply.

"I won't eat unless you do. From now on." Eyes widening in realization a smirk crossed his face. His smile grew wider when he saw the blush race across her nose.

"Seriously?"

"seriously." She said firmly holding her gaze with his. After a few minutes of just staring each other down he closed his eyes with a sigh.

"Fine, whatever." Smiling triumphantly Meyame stood pulling him towards the village by his sleeve. She practically skipped happily back to Keade's hut.

"what happened to you monk?" Inu-yasha had spoken up since everyone else-except Shippo who nonchalantly sipped his tea- had bug eyes staring at the huge lump on Miroku's head and the hand prints on his face.

"I'd rather not talk about it. It was just a misunderstanding is all." He sighed.

"Probably grabbed a married woman's bottom." Sango glared at him. Everyone in the room including Meyame and InuNaya had scooted as far from Sango as they could feeling the dark aura whipping around her like an out of control flame.

"I did no such thing. It was all Shippo's fault. Please believe me dear Sango!" Shippo had jumped up with a 'hey! Was not!' before Miroku had dared to step close to Sango and caress her hand.

"What a humble monk, blaming children." Inu-yasha said arms crossed. Kagome shook her head in disappointment. Meyame and InuNaya shared a glance before continuing on their dinner.

"my, InuNaya ye've eaten' much more than usual. Get a spurt of hunger did ye?" she smiled pleasantly at him while filling his bowl with more rice with beef and vegetables.

"I'm just never really that hungry." He shrugged. Keade handed him his bowl and he took his seat back next to Meyame who smiled at him approvingly. Before turning back to Keade.

"Lady Keade, may I have some more as well? It's very delicious." She smiled appreciatively at the old woman.

"Of course dear." She smiled back taking her bowl and refilling it. Before she handed it back to her Keade had grabbed her hand.

"Good thing ye did getting that boy to eat, keep up the good work he listens to ye as well as he should." She whispered in her ear then handing Meyame her bowl. She bowed her head with a smile mouthing a 'thank you' before taking her seat back next to said boy stuffing his face. She giggled slightly before starting on her second bowl. He ignored her, figured it was a girl thing an over looked her behavior. Which is what he did most of the time.

"LADY KEADE!" a villager was heard shouting outside. Immediately everyone stood and readied their weapons.

"What is it?"

"Demon! Attacking the village!" The man shouted. "Priestess Keade you must help us!" Everyone ran out of the hut. Sango in her slayer uniform ran ahead. They all followed in the direction all the commotion was coming from stopping suddenly at the sight. Over a dozen houses had been knocked down and were burning. Scanning the sight their eyes landed on what looked like a snake demon.

"Hey slimy!" Inu-yasha shouted at the demon. The demon turned to face them and to their surprise opened its mouth and breathed fire at the gang.

A/N: ok I tried to make this chapter a little longer than the rest. I do have the entire story thought up so this story will for sure be finished after a lot of chapters this is just the beginning I have a while before I get to the good parts. Warning this is for sure rated MA for mature due to the events that will be taking place in this story. I will be sure to let you know before it gets MA at the beginning of the chapter. I'd be happy to answer any questions about any part of the story I might not tell you much about the future because well that's a surprise. (: so don't forget to review. Oh and work went great I'm new so I'm not going to be working that many hours But I'm also not use to working like I am now so sleep is essential that would be most of the reason if I don't update haha I am trying to type up as much as I can but don't worry this story is a complete I've had it in my head for many manyyy years and I just need to get it out. I also pride myself on getting the charters personality's perfect I don't like that some fan fictions make Kikyo the bad guy. Or Koga insignificant even though he is a little ignorant or that they try to say Kagome has feelings for Koga. I try my hardest to make the personality's perfectly being a psychologist and a Gemini (:D) I have a way with analyzing everything so if I make any mistakes or you think I've made some mistakes or need any help getting the characters down please dont hesitate to let me know. (: R&R