Chapter 16 – For There is No Cure For Death

Kurama followed Sarome, who was reluctant to leave the hut. Tarja also had to slightly drag her outside. Inuyasha followed behind everyone with a smirk on his face. By the way Sarome glared at him, she was holding herself back from letting Hikaru take care of him. He let a small smile pull at his lips.

When they entered the sunlight, Kurama saw Sarah's parents. What he took was her mother, was a relatively short woman, with short black hair with fine white strips in it. She was large, and powerfully built woman. She had light blue eyes and fair skin.

Her father, was a tall man, and also powerfully built. He had golden colored hair and dark hazel eyes. He had his arms crossed across his chest. Sarome's younger brother she was talking about was in front of them, in the same gesture as his father. He looked about nine or ten. He had a darker shade of brown of his father's hair, and his mother's light blue eyes. He was slightly shorter than Hiei.

"Hi, Mom…" Sarome said slowly and reluctantly. Her mother didn't speak, but her father stepped forward. "Dad…"

"What the hell were you getting yourself into?" he growled. Sarome winced at the sheer power in his voice, as well as Kurama. "Getting captured by him."

"I am sorry…I didn't-," she tried to respond, but her mother came up.

"You had us worried sick!"

"It isn't my fault he came up in Kurama's form!" she snapped. Her mother and father gasped. Kurama stayed still as their eyes floated over to him. A cold chill went down his spine as he saw the cold glares from her parents.

"So this is the fox Tarja was talking about on our way here," her mother growled. Sarome closed her eyes, for if it was embarrassment or her wounds it was from, he couldn't tell. "We heard quite a bit about you, Kurama."

"God Mom, leave him alone! He didn't do anything!"

"Except for giving Naraku your weakness…" her father growled, stepping forward. Sarome stepped in between him and Kurama. "What are you doing?"

"Protecting him, just like he did to me!" she growled, baring her fangs at her father. She quickly transformed into her four-legged form, letting fire lick at her paws and the tip of the three tails. "Back off, or the fur will fly!" Her father took a step back, sheer fear filling his eye. Kurama took it as though Sarome had never threatened him before.

Something crashed into Kurama and pulled him to the ground. He heard Sarome's father sigh and leave. When Kurama opened his eyes, he was gazing into the eyes of Sarome's little brother. "Alex…" she growled, baring her fangs at him as well. "Get off of him," Kurama finally noticed the smile on her cat-face and the humor in her eyes. Alex got off of Kurama and hopped on her back, squeezing with his knees and holding onto the scruff of her neck as if he was riding. "Now get off of me!" she laughed.

"What?" Kurama gasped, letting air fill his lungs. He could still feel a slight glare from either her mother or father, but, he didn't dare look back. "Sarome, is this your brother?" She nodded.

"Come on, Sarome, you promised!" Alex said, kicking her sides as if she was a horse.

"I did no such thing!" she said, bouncing him up into the air and onto the ground with a soft thud onto Kurama. "Sorry," she said, quickly transforming back into her half-demon form. She looked as if she never spent three months in Naraku's castle and abuse. A deep smile showed Alex a pair of fangs. She helped him up, pulling her younger brother off of her. "Maybe later, Alex."

"Oh, come on!" he cried, his voice filled with sarcasm. She turned and looked at Kurama, who shrugged. "Please?" She sighed and transformed back, and Alex jumped on her back, with Kurama right behind him.

"I'll be back soon. Tarja, you will explain what happened since you were the one who brought them here!" She said as she began to levitate off of the ground.

"I wasn't even there!"

"Then Inuyasha can help you, he was there, and he seemed to find amusement in our argument. Kagome will make sure he does!" She was now out of ear's reach as she flew over mountains and valleys.

"Well?" Her mother stated, sitting down. "I think she fell for it," her face turned from hard to a smile. "What do you think Tarja?"

"Any day!" she smiled back. "Make sure you just don't tell her that it was all a joke that you were pissed off, ok?"

"Yeah," her father said as he sat down next to his wife. Everyone gathered around as they told their parts of the story of Sarome's rescue, well.

All except Katoma and Hiei.