InuYasha

Sango's Lost Sister

Chapter 6

"I don't know why I should Sango...but I do. I'm still angry with you. You ruined a part of my life." Saika replied, a little gruffly. She headed for the small area that had already been cleared and sat down.

"Why would you still be angry with her after all this time?! Kagome questioned, astonished at Saika's supposed ill will.

"If you would stop your snarky attitude girl, I just might tell you. That is after you get your own food. I only have enough for my students and myself." Saika replied sternly, not liking how Kagome was acting.

"I don't appreciate..." Kagome started before InuYasha intervened.

"Kagome, come on. They need some time alone." InuYasha replied gruffly as he led her away with Miroku behind them.

"Just who does she think she is anyways? So Sango hurt her when they were kids. She should get over it!" Kagome replied, not liking Saika at all.

"Did you not hear what Sango said a couple of days ago Kagome?" Miroku answered, picking up two straight sticks for fishing poles.

"Umm, yeah. Sango slashed her sister 's face with a knife when they were kids." Kagome exclaimed, after a moment of thought. Then her eyes widened in realization. "Is that the reason she hides her face is because of a scar?"

"Yes it is, and yes, Sango's my sensei's sister." a voice replied from a few feet behind them. They turned to see Keika and Kilala approaching them.

"Fair maiden, you are so beautiful. I would like to..." Miroku started suddenly in front of Keiko. Before he could grab her hands, Kilala growled at him as Keiko punched him, hard.

"Don't even think about trying your perverted ways on me again monk. And I warn you not to try that on my sensei. She just might kill you before you can blink. It's a sensitive subject with her." Keiko growled out, staring down at the monk.

"Still, that's no reason to kill someone." Kagome stated, only to receive a harsh glare from Keiko.

"Look, it's her tale to tell; not mine. IF she wishes to tell it. "Word is getting around that you are a perverted monk Miroku. You're going to ask your question to the wrong person some day." Keiko answered. Now, I think we better catch some food and get back to them before we run out of sunlight."

With Kilala and Keiko's help, the small group quickly caught a number of rabbits and several fish. And with everyone's help, it was all roasting in front of the fire. The food that Saika had brought from the fort was in a pot, warming up nearby.

"Saika, why were your eyes red just before Naraku appeared?" Sango asked the question that was on everyone's mind.

"Yeah. And they were still red while you were fighting him." Shippo added.

"I can detect and see demonic auras. I received this ability shortly after my face healed in the ninja village I grew up in. I just don't know why I'm completely healed though." Saika answered.

"Saika, when you were unconscious, you floated up off the ground and were glowing a red color. A spirit came out of you as well. You seem to be the re-incarnation of Tomoe Gozen." Sango informed her sister.

"So that's who the spirit is! She showed up back at the fort. She must also come out when I'm angry as well." Saika replied quietly, thinking about what her sister just said.

"It looks like the the food is ready. I'm hungry." Shippo repllied as his stomach growled. Everyone reached out and took what they wanted to start with.

"Injuro, Keiko, Mihano, do you want to train for a while before we go to the hotspring to clean up? We have time before the sun sets." Saika asked as she stood up.

Just then she felt a hand rub her bottom; knowing whose hand it was. Before Miroku knew, Saika was behind him, pressing his arm high against his back rather painfully.

"Monk, I will only warn you once. You try any of your perverted tricks on me again and I will end your life. I do not tolerate men like you! Am I clear on that!?" Saika snarled in his ear.

"Very clear." Miroku replied quickly, wincing in pain. He should have listened to Keiko's warning.

"Look here Saika, that wasn't..." Kagome started, but shrunk away under the young shinobi's intense glare.

"Oh really. I've heard rumors that he does that sort of thing all the time. He just met the one woman who will not tolerate his actions again!" Saika snarled.

"Look, I know what Miroku did wasn't right, but why hate other men?" InuYasha asked calmly. It had been a long day and for once he didn't want it to get any worse.

"I've had four men propose marriage to me. Only to have them back down when they saw my face." Saika replied with a heavy sigh as she pulled the cloth off her face. She wasn't surprised when she heard their gasps and saw their expressions.

"Saika, I'm so sorry. Can you forgive me?" Sango asked, letting a few tears fall.

"Of course I forgive you. You're just going to have to prove to me what kind of fighter you are. Now, I want to check out that building before we do our training session." Saika replied firmly and hurried towards said building.

What happened next, surprised everyone. Even the genin students. Saika was heading towards the delapitated building very quickly. She managed to slow down and change direction a bit, but still managed to slam in to side wall.

"What the...we've never seen her run that fast." Injuro exclaimed, standing up and heading to where Saika was sitting on the ground.

"Sensei, are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm okay, but what the heck was that all about!" Saika asked.

"I have a feeling that red aura that was healing you, also gave you the ability to run a lot faster." Sango replied, coming up with Keiko and Mihano.

"Well, if that's the case, I need to do some training myself. I don't want to keep crashing in to things." Saika replied after a moment of thought. "But first, what's in this building."

After clearing away a lot of pieces of the fallen roof, they found different kinds of equipment and several bags of rice They loaded it all on a nearby cart and headed over to a secluded spot to train.

"Sango, do you think you could help Keiko practice her sword maneuvers? She and the others just learned to use their new weapons two days ago, and need the practice." Saika asked.

"Of course." Sango answered and waited for Keiko to approach her before smiling at the girl and drawing her sword.

Mihano stood a good distance from Saika. Injuro simply smiled and walked a good distance to large tree where he had plenty of room to swing his weapon around without fear of hitting anyone.

Sango was impressed at how well Keiko used her sword; being new at using the weapon. They finished first and they watched Saika and Mihano who were nearly finished their routine when Mihano had to let his chakram go by him. InuYasha saw it coming and raised his hand to catch it. Before the weapon even got close enough, he was lying flat on the ground with Saika standing beside him.

"What the hell did you do that for!?" InuYasha yelled.

"If I hadn't, you would be missing half of your hand right now. The outer edge of chakrams are extremely sharp." Saika answered as she watched Mihano catch the weapon properly and run back over to them with Sango, Keiko and Injuro.

"She's right. Even a practice chakram can cause some injury if you're not careful." Mihano replied as he showed his hand where there was a slight scar. "I almost made the same mistake."

Okay people, I'm going to close this so I can get it off to you. And I can't seem to think of any ideas for the hot spring scene. So you can toss me some ideas for it or use your imagination.

AN: I could use some help with the next chapter of Future Heirs. I'm stuck for ideas for the trip back to Kaede's village.