Chapter Five: The Threat
Kikyo was gathering hers and Kagome's things for the back of the truck after they had put up the tents and had everything ready for their things to be put inside them, when Kagome walked over to her and asked to talk to her.
"Sure what's wrong Kagome?" asked Kikyo
"I think I'm falling in love with Inuyasha."
"You do? How come?"
"I'm uncomfortable around him and when I left him back in middle school I felt like I was leaving my heart behind." said Kagome.
"Sounds like what happened with me and Tyzen." said Kikyo
"What do I do?" asked Kagome
"Just do what I did." said Kikyo.
"And that was what?" asked Kagome smiling. She knew how her sister met her mate and how the two figured out that they liked one another.
"Just let things play out." said Kikyo walking to the camp site just to be grabbed by Tyzen and spun around. "Tyzen!"
"Haha. Come on Kikyo let's go swim." said Tyzen.
"Okay let me put the things in the tent." said Kikyo "Just let me change."
"Okay meet me there." said Tyzen and he ran down the beach to where Miroku and Sango were already in the water.
Laughing at her mate's foolishness Kikyo ducked into the tent that her Kagome Sango and Nalika were sharing. Nalika was already there and dressed to go swimming though she was a fire demon.
"Hey there Kikyo. What are you doing?" asked Nalika
"Getting ready to go swimming with Tyzen. You?"
"The same." said Nalika "Kyrian wanted to go swimming."
"Okay." and the two ran out of the tent after Kikyo changed into her swimming gear. The black phoenix was mumbling how she hated swimming and Kikyo smiled at Nalika's easy banter. But just as they ran out of the tent Kagome walked into it smiling. Kikyo wondered what her sister was smiling at. But then she knew that Kagome would tell her when she was ready. Just then Inuyasha called from the other tent and asked Kikyo if Kagome was inside.
"Yeah she is." said Kikyo as they ran past Inuyasha.
"I wonder what that was about?" asked Nalika, who had seen the look on Kagome's face as well.
"I have a feeling that we won't have to help the two of them after all." said Kikyo
"How come?"
"Just a feeling."
"Hey Kagome?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you want to tell the others?" asked Inuyasha as he held her close to him.
"You really want to?" asked Kagome. She had known when he promised that they would try again he meant dating. But it had only been a week since they decided to try dating again and she didn't think that their friends wouldn't notice but they hadn't.
"Well yeah. It's only fair." said Inuyasha. "They should know."
"Yeah they should." said Kagome then she laughed. Inuyasha looked at her curiously and she shook her head. Now she knew why Kikyo had been avoiding her since the trip to the store. "I think Kikyo already knows anyway."
"How so?"
"I'm not sure but I'm going to ask her." said Kagome. "We'll tell them tonight at the camp fire."
"Okay."
Meanwhile the others were down at the sea line when Kikyo and Nalika had finally caught up to them. Tyzen saw the two girls and immediately walked over to his mate and demanded what took so long.
"Tyzen I had to change." said Kikyo smiling. They constantly bickered like that and so Kikyo knew Tyzen wasn't really mad.
Tyzen was about to retaliate when Inuyasha came out of the girls tent baring his fangs. That shocked Tyzen, then he remembered that Inuyasha was a dog demon and had a sharper nose that the rest of them. So the demons that were coming toward them weren't friendly. He turned to wave at Kyrian and Miroku just to see that they were already looking at Inuyasha. It was then the group saw what was going on.
There were five demons standing in front of Inuyasha baring their fangs at them. Nalika Kyrian Tyzen Miroku and Sango didn't know what was going on but Kikyo did. They were the demons that held a grudge against Inuyasha for what happened back in elementary school. Kagome also recognized the one dome that seemed to lead the others. It was Koron. The half demon that she stood up to the first day she met Inuyasha.
"Well look what we have here boys, fresh meat."
"Stay away Koron." said Inuyasha. "I'm not the weak little boy I used to be."
"Well you see we have a problem." said Kozon, Koron's twin brother. "You see this beach is our territory and we want you gone."
"Leave now." said Nalika with her power of the leader showing. "You do not own this territory. Dreseal does and believe me you don't want to take me on."
"Nalika be careful." warned Tyzen
"You'll regret this half demon." said Koron and they left.
Kagome couldn't believe that they had left so quickly and she was worried about Koron's threat. "Inuyasha…"
Inuyasha looked at Kagome and saw the fear in her eyes. He knew what scared her and he pulled her close. "Don't worry Kagome. I won't let you or any of the others get hurt."
"Kay." and the two walked down the beach leaving the others very confused.