Me: I am soooo sorry I haven't updated! I know I promised it would be under 12 days but….I've been busy.

Nicole: No. You're just lazy.

Me: What do you know?

Nicole: I'm watching. I'm always watching.

Me: What? How?

Nicole: I'm your sister, Einstein.

Me: Oh. Yeah. Unfortunate, huh?

Nicole: Oh yeah.

Hotaru: Can we get on with this?

Me: Oh, right, Umm….let's see…ah yes. I'll be creating a DNAngel story, and two, three, maybe four more Inuyasha story by the end of December, for those of you who are interested.

Amaya:….I really don't think anyone cares.

Me: -sigh- You're probably right.

Hotaru: On with the story!

Special Thanks To: kittyb78

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Amaya warily eyes the mercenaries. 'They shouldn't be here.' She thought suddenly. 'Their scent…they are already dead, smelling of dead bodies and grave soil.' This discovery surprised her, and soon her curiosity overcame her fear. (AN/: Well…you know what they say. Curiosity killed the cat. Lol.) When she was sure everyone was asleep, even Inuyasha, Amaya tiptoed silently over to Bankotsu. She studied him cautiously, as if he were a poisonous snake about to lash out at her.

"Like what you see, eh?" He said quietly. Amaya covered her mouth to stifle a scream and jumped back a few steps.

"You-you're awake?"

Yeah. For some time now." Bankotsu chuckled and looked at the sky. "I think I have two options at this point." He brought his face so close to Amaya's, they were only an inch apart. "I could kill you here and now….or…we could finally have some fun…" He moved closer still. Amaya shivered and pulled away.

"I-I have to go." She spun around, took one last confused glance at Bankotsu, and melted away into the shadows of the night.

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Hotaru blinked her eyes open and yawned. She had stayed the night at the Inutachi's camp at Kagome's request. Amaya had been on the other side of camp when Hotaru had gone to sleep, but the hanyou was nowhere to be seen. Hotaru sighed. If Amaya went missing, something must have made her mad. 'Or someone.' Hotaru immediately looked at Jakotsu. He was still sleeping. 'I bet Kagome will help me look for her.' Getting up, Hotaru walked over to the miko's still form. "Kagome." She whispered. "Wake up!" Kagome snored and rolled over. "Kagome!" Hotaru said, louder this time. She sweat dropped when Kagome remained sleeping. 'Ummm….' She looked around and saw Kagome's yellow book bag. 'Something in here, perhaps.' Hotaru dug through until she found the alarm clock. 'What is this?' Turning it over, Hotaru found a button, and pushed it. The alarm went off and a series of things happened. Inuyasha jolted awake, Sango picked up Haraikotsu, Miroku readied his staff, Bankotsu struggled to his feet, and Jakotsu yawned and looked around.

"What was that?" Inuyasha demanded. Hotaru sheepishly held up the alarm clock. Inuyasha let Tetsusuaiga's point fall to the ground, "It's barely sunrise, and you're playing with that thing?" He growled.

"Well…I needed to wake Kagome up."

"Why?"

"Amaya's missing." Hotaru looked away and caught Bankotsu's eye. He was smirking and had a knowing glint in his icy orbs.

"Why do you think Kagome could help us?"

"Because…Amaya…has a shard of the Shikon jewel."

"And why did Kagome not know this?" Inuyasha demanded (A/N: Pushy, ain't he?)

"Actually, she did. I asked her not to tell you." Hotaru replied quietly. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes.

"You treacherous little, son of a-"

"Don't be so hard on her, Inuyasha. We all have our secrets." Bankotsu surprised everyone by saying. Kagome sat up, eyes still closed, and said,

"No…don't steal my chocolate…MAMA!!! Bankotsu….stole my chocolate…" She mumbled. Everyone present sweat dropped.

"She's…sleep talking." Sango giggled. Miroku snorted.

"I-it really i-isn't that f-funny." He covered his face with the long sleeved his robe. Kagome shook her head and opened her eyes.

"W-ha? Why is everyone crowded around me? Even Bankotsu and Jakotsu. What's going on?" Hotaru explained everything quickly. Kagome nodded. "Yeah. We'll find Amaya, don't worry." The eagle demon let out a sigh or relief.

"Thank you very-"

"That girl you're looking for is standing in the branches of that tree." Jakotsu pointed to a large sycamore.

"What?!" Inuyasha exclaimed. "How come you knew of her presence before me?" Jakotsu shrugged.

"I looked up." He said simply.

"He's right. I can sense Amaya's shard." Kagome admitted. Amaya landed gracefully at the foot of the tree.

"So the dead mercenary found me before the half breed." She sneered. Inuyasha flicked his ears at the insult.

"So what? From what I've heard, you're a half demon too." He retorted. Amaya's eyes hardened.

"I suggest that you shut your mouth, before I rip it off." She said coldly. Inuyasha opened his mouth to counter, but Bankotsu answered instead.

"So why'd you run off? Was it something I said?" He smirked again. Amaya flinched and looked away. That same knowing glint appeared I his eyes.

"What did you do?" Hotaru asked, scathingly.

"Nothing. At least nothing I'll say. Why don't you ask you friend?" Bankotsu looked at Hotaru and smiled evilly.

"Amaya…" Hotaru began.

"I hate them." Amaya said. Hotaru looked up, surprised.

"Wh-what?"

"Those mercenaries." Amaya spat out the word "mercenaries" like a piece of bad meat. "Both of them."

"What did I do to you?" Jakotsu asked, not knowing, or really caring. Amaya glared at him.

"You slaughtered my half sister. She was a remarkable cat demon. Her ginger fur blazed with the fiery reflection of the sun. Her eyes shone with as many shades of green, as leaves on a tree. And most of all…she was a rival to the Great Dog Demon, Inu no Taisho. " Amaya heard several gasps and Bankotsu snapped his fingers as it dawned on him.

"Oh, yeah! I remember now! That was one of the best battles I ever fought." He smiled at the memory. Kagome groaned and slapped her hand to her forehead. 'Man, does he pick all the wrong things to say.' She thought. Amaya glared at him so hard, Kagome thought she would bore a hole straight through him. "But there's no way that's all you're mad about."

"You're right. It's not." Amaya pulled down the back of her kimono, revealing the nasty scars.

"Your point?" Bankotsu quirked an eyebrow.

"These scars were obtained form him." Amaya pointed at Jakotsu, who them pointed to himself.

"Me?"

"Yes. You." Amaya snapped. Jakotsu scratched his head.

"Well, I don't remember." He shrugged.

"I….intruded….on…you...um…."Amaya shifted nervously and shrugged her kimono back on. Jakotsu appeared deep in thought for several seconds.

"Oh, right. That was…perhaps…ten-twelve years ago?" He replied. Inuyasha look confuzzled.

"I don't follow." He stated. Amaya sighed.

"I think that's a good thing."

"But I wanna know!"

"No, Inuyasha. I don't think you do."

"Yeah I do, so tell me dang it!"

"Fine. I'll tell you. Let's just say…he got a smidge farther than he did with you Inuyasha." Miroku's eye twitched.

"What exactly is a 'smidge'?" He asked warily. Amaya winked at him and Miroku nodded in understanding.

"So, what do I care about those hose scars I gave you?" Jakotsu yawned. Before Amaya could answer, Kagome cut in.

"Hey, why don't we play a game?" She suggested.

"Keh, whatever." Inuyasha muttered. Shippou jumped up and down.

"Yay! A game! Finally something I wanna do!" He laughed.

"We don't have time to play childish games." Jakotsu replied crushingly. Bankotsu nodded in agreement.

"Aw, please?" Kagome pleaded. Jakotsu shook his head. "What if I told you…Inuyasha was playing?" Jakotsu's eyes lit up.

"What? I'm not playing some stupid-" Inuyasha's angry reply was cut off.

"I'll play!" Jakotsu agreed. Kagome smiled.

"Okay. Everyone who wants to play, raise your hand." Shippou's and Kagome's hand immediately went up. Hotaru raised her hand and Amaya did too. Sango shrugged and her hand went up. Miroku raised his as well. Kagome looked expectantly as Inuyasha, who mumbled,

"Feh." And raised his hand. Jakotsu's shot up too. Everyone turned to Bankotsu.

"Fine. I'll do it." Kagome smiled again.

"Okay. Here's the game. It's one form my…village. And it's called…Truth or Dare."

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Me: Okay! End of Chappie 3! about time, eh? Next chapter will be up when I get some reviews! I need some ideas for Truth or Dare! Anything goes, keep it PG-13, so on and so forth. Now press that cute little review button. Ain't it cute? Yeah I know it is…and it wants to be clicked! So go on! CLICK IT!!

Hotaru:….Wow….