Meyame

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Chapter five: The Dragon Demon

Inu-yasha leaped for Kagome snatching her up bridle style he jumped away from the forceful flames coming their way. InuNaya had pulled Meyame under him so she could not be reached by the flames. Sango took this opportunity to make her move, throwing her Hiraikotsu at the demon aiming straight for his head. Ducking, the two story tall demon jumped onto a hut crushing it underneath his body, Miroku had grabbed a young boy who'd been crying out of the way of the crashing hut carrying him to his mother for safe keeping. He watched them scramble away as the demon turned his gaze towards Sango. "YYYYOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU….." The creature hissed as the boomerang bone came back to Sango. She reached up with her left hand to grab it before the demon ran after her at an incredible speed. Placing the bone in front of her in an attempt to protect her small form she closed her eyes and braced herself only to feel nothing. She peaked one eye from her lid instantly glaring at Inu-yasha in a mix of surprise anger and embarrassment. He had his sword in front of him in a warriors stance ready for a fight, he had knocked the demon aside while he was focused on Sango, who was obviously also really distracted.

"I had everything under control Inu-yasha!" she shouted in anger but more of embarrassment because if he hadn't have butted in she would have surely been that demon's dinner.

"Didn't look like it to me, looked more like you were sleeping." He smirked looking back towards the demon who snarled at him defensively. "Can't be sleeping on the job Sango." Lifting his Tetsusaiga he ran for his opponent that stood his ground with a glare. Sango huffed in irritation balling her fist and turning the other way. 'Wait a second…' she thought to herself turning back towards Inu-yasha who still had a good distance before he was close enough to the monster to hit him.

Inu-yasha smiled a toothy grin, "You're going down demon!" the Monster glared at Inu-yasha still standing his ground. Inu-yasha was two seconds away from striking when in an instant the demon saw stars and was lying on his side on the ground. Hiraikotsu had bonked him over the head forcing him to the ground and into the world of unconsciousness. Standing completely still mouth a gape Inu-yasha stared unbelieving. Anger flooded to his head as his face got red he turned to Sango. "Damn it Sango I had that under control!"

"Didn't look like it to me looked like you were sleep walking? Shouldn't sleep on the job Inu-yasha." Sango smiled grabbing her boomerang bone from its fallen spot tossing it over her shoulder. Inu-yasha was about to make another predictably rude remark when he heard the villagers asking Kagome if they heard her right and that the demon does indeed have a shard of the shikon jewel.

Inu-yasha walked up to Kagome as she leaned down and grabbed a tiny black shard from the demon's neck, watching it shift into its orignial pink, purifying itself in her hand she turned to the village with a smile. "Yep I'm sure."

"Where have you guys been?" Miroku asked curiously looking to InuNaya and Meyame. InuNaya was brushing black dust off himself as Meyame helped him out with his hair and sleeves.

"Oh, you know just enjoying the lovely heat wave that hit us earlier." Meyame scowled at Miroku with a fierce gaze.

"You didn't sense the shard before?" Inu-yasha asked Kagome cutting Meyame and Miroku out of their argument.

"No, not at all. I didn't sense anything I just saw it in his neck." Kagome questioned herself. "Is there something wrong with me?" she looked up to Inu-yasha confused but you could tell by his face he was just as confused as she was.

"Now, now lady Kagome I doubt it has anything to do with you." Miroku defended since Inu-yasha didn't elbowing him in the arm hard.

"No maybe she's right maybe she's losing her powers to see the jewel. Now she can't sense them next thing you know she won't be able to see them at all except like a normal human would." Inu-yasha said sarcastically.

"Inu-yasha!" Kagome poked her bottom lip out in a pout. She looked down to the jewel glowing in her hand. 'I can feel its' presence now…?' "Last time this kind of thing happened was when we were in Meyame's village." Kagome thought a loud. "Did you sense the demon before we heard the villagers Inu-yasha?"

"…no..." he said honestly.

"Come to think of it neither did I."

"Nor did myself dear Sango. I have a feeling this demon was sent here on purpose. The jewel was already tainted was it not?" Miroku asked in general concern.

"Yeah it was but that could have been because the demon was seeking the jewels power." Kagome stated. Miroku opened his mouth to speak once more but was cut off by the sound of the large demon groaning painfully next to them. Looking right passed everybody else and staring directly at Meyame the demon hissed but was cut off when InuNaya's hard fist slammed into the side of his head.

"Oh please have mercy….." the demon cried putting his arms up in submission. "I mean no harm, I mean no harm." The gang coupled sharing confused looks.

"What are you doing here?" Kagome asked the demon kindly.

"Herrrrrr!" Hissing he pointed at Meyame who pointed to herself in confusion and assurance.

"What did I do?!" Meyame asked at the demon.

"I don't know but he wants you deaddddddd!" Meyame blinked confused she looked to InuNaya who wasn't facing her but still facing the demon.

"Who?" Kagome asked the demon curiously.

"I do not know her name!"

"Not the girl! Who wants her dead idiot!" Inu-yasha smacked the demon over his head with his fist.

"Narakuuuuu…." The demon hissed in pain caressing his noggin with both hands. "I did not wish to come here, I did not wish to do harm. I am Tokonoagia dragon of the east I am peaceful amongst demons as well as humanssssss."

"No way! You're a dragon?" Miroku popped up with curiosity.

"Yes can't you tell?" Tokonoagia squawked.

"You don't look like an ordinary dragon. Much too small and chubby." Sango stated clearly looking at the dragon's gut that was sticking out in a round bulge like he had swallowed a beach ball.

"Are you calling me fat!-" Inu-yasha had cut off the demon's squawking.

"Naraku sent you!" Inu-yasha asked in the form of a statement. Being as impatient as he is he couldn't listen to Sango and the dragons conversation any longer.

"He did not send me! He forced meeeee!"

"How?" Kagome asked with honest curiosity.

Flash Back…

Sipping on a fresh brewed bowl of tea Tokonoagia was startled by a voice saying his name behind him. With a squeak Tokonoagia dropped his bowl whipping his head around to face a white baboon standing behind him.

"I have a mission for you…" the baboon spoke with unmoving lips.

'A baboon suit…' he thought to himself before responding. "What kind of mission did you have in mind monkey?"

"You're going to kill a young demon girl. Easy target, fast kill."

"Hmm… what does she look like is she pretty?" Tokonoagia poked a claw to his chin in thought.

"Pretty face, you'll notice her from a mile away dark hair and light eyes. Brown clothes." He stood in thought for a moment considering as a sinister smile sneered over Naraku's lips under the baboon mask.

"What is your name baboon?"

"I am Naraku. So you agree then?"

"I will go see this maiden. If she is as pretty as you say she is I might make her my mate and she will rule the east with me." He smiled in satisfaction picturing a beautiful young girl in his mind as he turned his back to Naraku.

"I'm sorry if you will not kill her on your own, then you leave me no choice." Turning back towards Naraku with a chuckled Tokonoagia screeched in pain as Naraku placed the tainted shard into his throat.

"Whyyyyyyyy youuuuu…."

End Flash Back

"I am so sorry you had to go through this." Kagome said to the dragon eye swelling with understanding.

"I do not care. I will be off back to my den. You watch yourself young lady, and be careful." Winking at Meyame before shifting his body into the sky and flying away. Everybody stared almost in aw before they all turned to Meyame. Instantly she shifted her gaze to the ground in front of her face turning red.

"Why are you all staring?"

"How do you know Naraku?" Inu-yasha shouted before anybody had the chance to say anything more. "And why does he want you dead!" she looked up at him face flushed back to normal eye's glazed with confusion.

"I don't. I've never even heard of him." They all stared at her with confusion and amazement.

"You've never heard of Naraku?! Ever?!" Shippo shouted in disbelief.

"Nope. My village was very small everybody in it was pretty much been born and raised there. We don't see many out siders well… other than InuNaya of course. Rumors weren't really a thing I would listen to, most of them were about me anyway…" she looked back to the ground absently.

"Come on Meyame lets go back to Keade's and finish dinner then we will talk about what we're going to do next. Its obvious at this point you're staying with us, isn't that right Inu-yasha?" Kagome asked over her shoulder in Inu-yasha's direction.

"Shouldn't I have a say in this?"

"Okay Inu-yasha, do you want her to be a potential target for Naraku for some unknown reason or would you rather her stay with us where she is safe."

"InuNaya's with her. He seems pretty reliable." Shippo joined in as Inu-yasha pointed to him nodding his head in approval.

"Alright, where we know for sure she is going to be safe and that she and InuNaya will not have to face Naraku by themselves?"

"Whatever."

"And that's a yes, you're staying." She smiled at Meyame who couldn't help but smile back.

"We really get to stay?" Meyame asked looking towards Inu-yasha who "keh'd" in response. She ran over to him embracing him in a big hug. "Thank you Inu-yasha thank you!"

"Get off me kid! You're stronger than I thought." He brushed off his sleeves after Meyame broke the embrace she smiled at him and he snorted as a retort. Satisfied she skipped back to InuNaya grabbing hold of his arm before walking back to Keade's to finish their dinner.

"Inu-yasha can I talk to you?" Meyame stepped out of the door way and looked up at the brisk sky, it had become later and the sun was finally setting. The clouds made a wave like form over the pink and purple sky. She looked back to Inu-yasha who had not yet responded but was looking right at her. "Her eyes…. They look like they're glowing when she looked at the sky." Shaking his head Inu-yasha mentally smacked himself back into reality.

"W-what is it?" he stuttered for a response.

"Can we go for a walk?" they walked into Inu-yasha's forest and Meyame found herself a seat at the trunk of the Goshinboku.

"Now, what'd you want?" Inu-yasha crossed his arms over his chest and glared at the girl suspiciously. A little annoyed that these woman kept taking him for "walks" She patted the ground next to her in a gesture for him to sit. Wearily he looked at her as he walked over and sat beside her.

"I wanted to tell you that I'm glad you're letting us stay." Inu-yasha blinked at her a couple times before his confusion turned to frustration.

"You brought me all the way out her to tell me thi-"

"I'm not glad for me, although it is a relief. I'm glad because InuNaya doesn't have to have the pressure of being the only one to protect me." He settled in his spot waiting for her to finish. "It's been hard the last couple months, when I thought I was surely going to die InuNaya was there for me. Out of the blue with no warning and he has protected me ever since. He means a lot to me and it's only been us, heck I can't defend myself at all. It scares me. I can't even imagine how much pressure he's been put on since he met me. I don't even know why he's still here." She hugged her knees to her chest absently staring at the ground. Inu-yasha waited, thinking maybe she wasn't finished but also thinking back on everything she said. "Does Kagome feel like she's putting pressure on me like that…?" after that thought she looked back to him and smiled happily.

"Pft. You shouldn't think so hard about it." She kept her gaze on him, confused. "If he's still by your side there is obviously a reason. Even if he doesn't want to say anything yet. Just go with it." He looked away from her in obvious thought that that was not about her and InuNaya. "Uh… you know what I mean." He finished.

"Yes I do." She smiled at him again before looking back at the ground absently once more. "Life's too confusing to think too much about it." She sighed before rising to her feet. She patted Inu-yasha's shoulder before he stood. "Thanks again for letting us stay."

"You're not getting off that easy."

"…what?"

"If you're going to stay you're need to be trained, both of you. With Naraku breathing down our necks we can't have any lousy fighters up our sleeves got it?"

"Yes sir!" she mocked in a childish salute. He just stifled a 'heh' in response before he walked away from her and back towards the village.

"Where the hell were you!" InuNaya shouted in anger. "I fall asleep for two minutes and you just disappear?!" Meyame ran up to InuNaya and embraced him in a tight slightly apologetic hug. He had just rushed out of Keade's home when Inu-yasha and Meyame made their way back. His expression softened a bit before grabbing her arms and gently shoving her a few inches away to face him. "You know not to leave my side."

"InuNaya please calm down, I just went for a walk to talk to Inu-yasha. It's not just us anymore…." She touched his cheek warmly trying hard to make him understand with her eyes, she watched as his eyes shifted back and forth to look from her left to her right eye then back again and again before looking to Inu-yasha and understanding lit up in his eyes. Closing his eyes he sighed and relief showed in Meyame's face. He leaned into her hand a little before shaking his head slightly forcing her hand away.

"You still can't be leaving without letting me know. Okay?"

"Okay."

"Promise?"

Groaning she forced out a gruff 'I promise' then brushed passed him back into the hut leaving him outside. "What was that about?" Inu-yasha asked halfheartedly curious.

"I'm just not use to it yet. Ya know it not being just us anymore. I don't see her and I panic." Silently Inu-yasha nodded in understanding even though InuNaya was still staring at the spot in front of him where Meyame stood just moments before. He brushed past him as well and made his way back into Keade's home. Ripping his gaze from the abandoned dirt he sighed and looked up to the sky. 'How much longer…? I don't know what's been going on with me lately but, the faster this is over with the faster I don't have to deal with this anymore…' after a few moments InuNaya looked away from the sky and he too made his way back into Keade's hut as the sun finally set.

A/N: Yes! This chapter is a lotttttttttt longer than the normal ones I'm glad I finally got it down though. I have today and tomorrow off so I figured I'd get to working on this story so I can see if I can get anymore reviews. Honestly I couldn't figure out where to end this chapter I didn't want to end it too soon or with lack of really anything going on there will be more so do not worry it's going to be a while before we get to the best parts of this story also your questions will be answered if you don't think so feel free to review and ask or PM me. Thank you to those who reviewed I hope you all like this chapter I know it's kind of boring but hey what can I say I really only have the big parts thought up not really the beginning. Oh! And please tell me hmmm what do you think InuNaya mean's by his latest thoughts?! See ya next time. (: