Disclaimer: This story is based on "Inuyasha," copyrighted by Rumiko Takahashi. No infringement of copyright intended or implied.
Confrontation
Kohaku straddled Kirara as fell in a faint, glaring at the youkai, weapon poised to throw. "Don't come any closer!" he threatened again.
The two hesitated. "Uh, who are you?" asked the mohawk-adorned youkai.
"Yeah, who are you?" said the other. "You smell a bit like Inuyasha's taijiya, but we've never seen you before."
"That 'taijiya' is my sister."
"Your sister?"
"Sister!"
The duo looked at each other, and then, wilted. "Oh, wow," muttered the first. "Let's hope Koga doesn't learn about this."
"He'll have our tails, if he does."
"We'll never get to pup-sit."
"Never."
Wondering if they were trying to distract him, Kohaku remained defensive. "Who are you and what do you want?" he demanded. "And, what are you to Koga?"
"You know Koga?"
"He used to have two shards of the Shikon no Tama in his legs, he was involved in the hunt for Naraku, and he left after he lost his shards and Kikyo-sama died," Kohaku said instantly.
"Oh."
"You do know him."
A third glance.
Kohaku was ready to roll his eyes.
"We found the bird, and smelled Kirara's blood," the mohawk finally explained. "We didn't recognize your scent, and thought maybe you'd stolen her. We—we just wanted to help her."
"We wouldn't normally help cats, but she's Inu-tachi—Kagome-sister's pack, so we want to help."
Recalling bits and pieces that Sango had told him, Kohaku lowered his weapon. He wasn't ready to trust them, but... "Help, how?"
Author's Note: This piece was written for the LiveJournal community Issekiwa, for the prompt "Faint." It was originally posted on August 4, 2011. It tied for first.