Friends or Foes

Inuyasha glared and watched Doraiku walk towards where Kawari once stood, he seemed to be dressed like Inuyasha but his hair was such a bright red colour that it would be easy to tell them apart straight away. Inuyasha couldn't understand how Kawari could make that sort of mistake and get the wrong person. The look on Inuyasha's face was such a giveaway that Doraiku knew exactly what he wanted to know.

"He's colour blind," Doraiku said suddenly.

"What?" was all Inuyasha could say.

"Kawari," Doraiku replied, "He's colour blind, that's why he thought you were me."

Inuyasha rubbed his chest, the blast from Doraiku still stung a bit. He then realized what Doraiku did to him.

"Why did you do that?" Inuyasha didn't look too happy when he asked.

"Would you rather have been eaten?" Doraiku remarked.

"Stop doing that," Doraiku's question seemed to make Inuyasha angrier.

Doraiku looked at Inuyasha, "Do what?"

"Stop answering my question with a question," Inuyasha almost shouted those words.

He felt the tip of Doraiku's yari on his chin at this point.

"Do not shout at me," Doraiku said calmly.

Inuyasha smirked and pushed the yari aside, but it turned up in a different place on his neck. He did the same thing but it moved to the other side of his neck. Inuyasha swiped it away quickly and punched twice to try and hit Doraiku, but he crouched slightly, swiveled and struck Inuyasha between the legs with the blunt end of his yari. Inuyasha yelped and fell to his knees, both hands between his legs.

"Dam. That was a cheap shot," Inuyasha said, his voice slightly higher than normal.

Inuyasha's painful yelp echoed throughout the forest, reaching the ears of his friends. Kagome, Shippo, Sango, Miroku and Kilala all heard the shout and headed in its direction as quickly as they could, weaving through the trees and jumping over bushes to get there quick enough so they didn't arrive to late to help.

"Whats he done now," Shippo asked everyone as they darted through the forest.

Sango and Kilala took to the sky and went on ahead, in the hope of reaching Inuyasha before anything happened to him. They spotted two figures in a clearing up ahead and noticed that one of them was Inuyasha but the other was someone they had never seen before.

"Down Kilala," Sango ordered and Kilala decended on the scene.

Sango didn't think about what she was doing since she had done it so many times before. She lifted her Hiraikotsu above her head and threw it towards the red head as hard as she could.

Doraiku looked up and spotted a large weapon hurtling in his direction at great speed. He moved back from Inuyasha to meet this weapon head on. He waited until it was within range and did something that would seem impossible. He jumped onto the weapon, which was spinning rapidly, and became a red blur. The weapon turned and headed back towards its owner.

Doraiku lept from the weapon landing on his feet, facing his attacker, Sango.

"Ah crap," Doraiku said, holding his forehead, appearing to get slightly dizzy.

Kilala landed gracefully and Sango just stared at Doraiku, slightly shocked by what she saw. Doraiku shook his head forcefully and looked at her.

"Nice throw," Doraiku commented, smiling for some reason.

Sango climbed off Kilala, who transformed back into a small cat and they both approached.

"I mean you no harm. I may have done that to your friend," he pointed to Inuyasha at this point, "But he started it."

"I did not,"' Inuyasha shouted, looking up from the ground, since he had recovered from the pain.

"Hey! You shouted at me first," Doraiku replied

At this point the rest of Inuyasha's friends burst through the trees, ready for battle.

"Inuyasha," Kagome said, running over to him. "What happened?"

Inuyasha stood up and after a few moments he replied, "This guy's friend attacked me," he said, pointing at Doraiku who was walking away slowly.

"For your information, pup, THAT was not my friend," Doraiku replied over his shoulder, he then wheeled about and headed back towards Inuyasha "I saved your life, you should be grateful."

"What did you just call me?" Inuyasha shouted, suddenly noticing the insult, his face about an inch away from Doraiku's.

"You heard me," Doraiku replied calmly.

Kagome appeared between the two and forced them apart, before speaking to the both of them, "Will you two cut it out, this is embarrassing," she then looked at Doraiku with a serious look on her face.

Doraiku stepped back and bowed to both Kagome and Inuyasha, "Your right, I apologize."

Kagome then looked at Inuyasha and without speaking he knew what she wanted him to do, which didn't make him to happy, "What!!! I'm supposed to apologize as well, forget it," He crossed his arms and looked away, almost disgusted by what she expected him to do.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome stared at him for a few seconds then shook her head, "Why do I bother?" She then turned back to Doraiku, "Sorry about him."

"Don't worry about it, you don't need to apologize," Doraiku replied, "and I think I should explain myself."

"That settles it then, we should make camp," Miroku suddenly said, causing Doraiku to look strait at him and walk over to him, coming right up to his face.

"Do I know you?" Doraiku asked.

Miroku started to get very shifty, "You must be mistaken."

Doraiku switched his yari from his right hand to his left and studied Miroku for a few seconds. Doraiku's expression suddenly changed and he punched Miroku across the face with his right hand, making them both recoil in pain. It seemed to affect Doraiku more than Miroku and everyone else looked ready for battle as both men tried to recover.

"Crap that hurt, that hurt you more than me last time," Doraiku said, shaking his hand madly.

"I'm used to it by now," Miroku replied, rubbing his face.

"Miroku are you ok?" Sango asked.

Suddenly Miroku appeared in-front of Sango and held her hand with both of his, "I'm sorry if I worried you Sango," Miroku said to her, making her a little uncomfortable.

"I wasn't that worried," She replied, trying to get him to let go.

"Will you reconsider bearing m..." Before Miroku could finish his question Sango had slapped him in the same place Doraiku had punched him, leaving a red hand mark.

"Now is not the time, and it never will be," Sango growled at him.

Sango walked away from him, leaving him dazed and confused, rubbing the hand shaped mark on his cheek. She began to look around for Kilala, who at this point had disappeared. She found her acting very strangely, rubbing against Doraiku's leg and then weaving in and out of them, purring. "Is she yours?" Doraiku asked, pointing at the small two-tail.

"Yes she is. She's never done that before," Sango replied.

"Its OK, just wanted to make sure she belonged to someone, otherwise I mite have taken her," Doraiku grinned and knelt down to stroke Kilala's head. "She likes me," Doraiku said happily.

"We should head off to make camp now," Miroku said and began to lead the group towards the tree line when Doraiku stopped them.

"I wouldn't go that way if I were you," He said, "My 'friend' as u called him, Inuyasha is it?" Doraiku asked, pointing at Inuyasha, and carried on, "He went that way,"

"Do I look like I care?" Inuyasha asked, "I can handle him if he turns up again." He seem convinced of that fact until Doraiku burst his bubble.

"If I remember correctly he was kicking your ass until I got in his way," Doraiku folded his arms (as Inuyasha went a bit red and sat on the grass in defiance), and headed back the way he came, "It would be safer if we went this way," Doraiku continued as he walked away.

"And why is that?" Inuyasha asked, getting up and beginning to follow him.

"Well... My camp is in this direction, plus I sort of left some of my stuff behind." Doraiku replied, turning round and pointing towards the tree line behind him.

The group began to follow him, with Inuyasha taking up the rear along with Miroku who was smiling to himself. He turned to Inuyasha and patted him on the shoulder, grinning, "looks like you have a little competition," he said.

"Get off me!" Inuyasha said, shaking him off. Miroku laughed and went on ahead to join the others.

"I still don't trust him," Inuyasha muttered to himself before catching them up, and the gang headed in the direction Doraiku had suggested.

These are the Japanese words I used in this chapter:

Doraiku = Drake
Kawari = Change
Yari = Spear