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Chapter Thirteen
A little girl was running away from a rat demon that was chasing her from behind.
"Somebody, help me!" she cried.
"You can't escape from me little girl," the rat demon growls.
The little girl was busy running that she didn't notice rock in front her and got tumble over by it.
"Ah!" she yelps as her body slams to the ground.
"Prepare to die!" the rat demon opens his mouth getting ready to devour the little girl. The little girl closes her eyes knowing that she was about to die when out of nowhere a sound of a flute was playing.
The rat demon grabs his head and scream in pain "MAKE IS STOP!"
The little girl opens her eyes and saw a young woman wearing a peach kimono come out from behind the tree playing her flute.
"YOU!" The rat demon turns around and sneers at the woman. With one hand, he tries to attack the young woman, but missed. The young woman tucks her flute away as she glares her eyes at the rat demon. Suddenly a pink light appears and transform into a sword. She then leaps into air, swinging her sword and slashing the rat demon into pieces.
The little girl gasps in shock as saw the rat demon vanishes. The sword disappears from the young woman's hand.
"Are you okay?" asked the young woman who walked over to little girl and kneels down "Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine…" the little girl replied softly "Who are you?"
"My name is Ella," the young woman told her.
"Lady Ella, thank you for saving me," the little girl bow her head politely.
Ella shook her head "You're welcome, I'm glad you're not hurt at all," she said with relieve.
The little girl got up with Ella help "My village is not far from here, can you walk me back to my village? I'm afraid to go myself," the little girl said, hoping that Ella would agree.
Ella nodded "I would gladly take you back to your village".
The little girl smiles and grabs Ella's hand "I almost forget to tell you my name, my name is Anna".
Ella smiles "Anna, what a nice name," she remarked.
Anna begins talking to Ella about her village and how she got lost in the forest as they walked back to the village.
At Kaede's Village
Outside
Inuyasha and the gangs are now around the bonfire having a conversation. Sesshomaru was sitting down, leaning against a tree staring at Inuyasha and others from a far.
Saige has left a while ago into the forest which Sesshomaru notices and order Jaken to follow her. At first Jaken didn't want to go until a glare from Sesshomaru causes him to run fast into the forest
Soon after that, Kohaku got up and went after Jaken to make sure he's ok and to find Saige.
"Kohaku!" Sango called out to him.
Kohaku turns back to looked at his sister "Don't worry sis, I'll be okay," he assured her and then took off running into the forest.
Inuyasha and Kagome watch Kohaku took off running into the forest. Kagome glances at Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha turns and looked at Kagome "Huh? What is it Kagome?"
"Did you ever wonder about whom Saige's mother might be?" she asked.
Inuyasha shrugs his shoulder "I don't know, probably a demon," he assumed.
"Or a human," Kagome add in.
Inuyasha scoffs "Please, like that's going to happen. Sesshomaru would never fall for a human especially when he despises them," he told her.
"Maybe Sesshomaru has change his attitude toward human," said Kagome who think Saige's mother might be human and that Sesshomaru probably fallen in love with a human in the future.
"Believe what you want Kagome, but I will not believe it until I see it for myself," replied Inuyasha who doesn't believe that Sesshomaru would actually fell in love with a human. He still think that Saige's mother is a demon, but starting to have doubt about it.
"Is it possible that Sesshomaru would be in love with a human in the future?" Inuyasha shakes the thought of it out of his mind "Nah, that's ridiculous!"
Sesshomaru's eyes were on the group, but his mind was somewhere in his own thoughts.
"Caleb, that creep, I will obliterate you when we meet again and this time you won't escape" He turns and looked up at the sky "Strange, I can feel Saige even though she's far away," He glances over at Inuyasha "I wonder if Inuyasha felt Saige too?"
Even though Sesshomaru was thinking, he can still heard what they are saying about him fallen for a mortal.
"Ridiculous," he thought.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" a voice interrupts his thoughts. He looked up and saw Rin standing in front of him playing with her hands.
"What is it?" he asked.
"May I join you if that's ok with you," she said, looking down her hands.
Rin was waiting for Sesshomaru answer as she was thinking to herself "Maybe its bad idea to asked, Stupid!" she mentally yell at herself.
"Rin?"
"Huh?" She looked at him "Yes," she softly said.
"You may join me if you like," he told her.
A smile slowly forms on Rin's face as she sat down next him, but not too close to him. She pulled her knees up against her chest and gazes up at the sky.
It was silence for awhile. Neither of them said a word. Every few second, Rin would glances at Sesshomaru. She was debating whether she should ask him a question that was bothering her.
"Lord Sesshomaru, Did you think Saige is going to be okay by herself?" Rin asked all of a sudden that Sesshomaru turns and looked at her with a surprise look. She didn't look at him instead she was gazing up at the sky. He was wondering what made her ask that question and why she would be concern for Saige.
It didn't last long when he return back to his emotionless expression.
"Are you concern for Saige?" he asked a minute later.
"Yes," she replied, confused why she's worried for Saige. She was also questioning herself with the question Sesshomaru asked her "I don't know why I'm worrying for Saige, but I just do".
Rin suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder. She turns and looked at Sesshomaru "She'll be fine. Saige is strong and can defend for herself," he assured.
Rin nodded and trusts Sesshomaru that Saige will be okay. She then returns back to gazing up at the sky.
Outside of the forest, on the cliff, Saige was standing a few feet away at the edge of the cliff. She was staring up at the sky with a distant look in her eyes. A light wind made the grass roll, and Saige's thigh-length hair gently whipped back and forth. Cobramaru has taken her family and friends away, which leaves her empty inside. The thought of it make her boil inside and that she wants to rip Cobramaru's head off. Saige would never forget that day she sees her family sacrifice for her and to see her best Ella died tragedy. She felt so helpless that she couldn't save them. Ever since then, she has been pushing her hard training to be strong like her father and to prove that she is a strong youkai.
"Cobramaru, I will have my vengeance!" she assures with determination in her eyes as she clenches her fists.
Jaken was wondering around searching for Saige "Where can she be? I can't believe Lord Sesshomaru sent me to go after her. I can't find her anywhere" he thought.
As if luck was on his side, he suddenly spotted Saige. He quickly picked up his paces and head toward her. Suddenly he felt a tug on his kimono and got lift up from the ground.
"HEY! LET…" a hand clasps over Jaken's mouth.
"Quiet! Before she hears us," Kohaku whispers into Jaken's ear.
Jaken nodded and Kohaku let him go.
"What are you doing here?" Jaken asked.
"Searching for Saige and you of course," Kohaku replied.
"Humph! I'm perfectly fine on my own," said Jaken who folds his arms and looked away.
He was waiting for Kohaku to say a word, but all he receives was silence and the sound of the birds flapping their wings.
Jaken looked over to see if Kohaku was next him, but to his surprises Kohaku has left him behind "Hey wait for meeeee!" he shouted as he ran after Kohaku.
Kohaku has made to where Saige was, but he decides to hide in bushes and watch Saige.
He senses Jaken was coming running from behind and instantly he grabs Jaken by his kimono, gesturing him to be quiet.
Jaken gasps as he stares at Saige's back. Just from looking at Saige's back, it looked like he was looking at Sesshomaru. The way she stands there with her thigh-length hair gently whipped back and forth reminds him of Lord Sesshomaru. Her height was up to almost near Sesshomaru's shoulder.
"How long are you two planning on hiding in the bushes?" Saige spoke all of sudden startling Jaken and Kohaku.
Kohaku and Jaken got up and out from the bushes.
"So you knew I was here," Kohaku said as she walked up to her.
Saige looked at Kohaku and tapped her noise gently with her index finger "I have extremely strong senses," she clarifies.
"I'll keep that in mind," Kohaku replied
Saige begins to walk away "Let's go back," she told Kohaku.
Kohaku follows Saige walking next to her. He was looking around at the surroundings back and forth to keep an eye out for demons especially Cobramaru or his allies Caleb, Kelsi, and the strange young woman.
Saige stares ahead with one hand grasp on her sword, alert at the surroundings just in a case a demon attack from out of nowhere, She has already knew many demons moves and tricks to attack since she has been training to be a strong youkai. Thought, there has been tough situation that Saige encountered, she was able to handle it on her own.
Jaken blinks his eyes confused and then he took off running after Saige and Kohaku "Wait for meeeee," he screamed.
Deep in the forest, it was silence between Kohaku and Saige as they were walking side by side with Jaken following behind them. They were almost near Kaede's village when Saige stops walking "Jaken!" she spokes, breaking the silence.
Jaken looked up at Saige "Yes?"
"Were you sent to follow me and to keep an eye on me?" Saige asked, without taking her eyes off the road ahead of her.
"Of course, Lord Sesshomaru wants me to escort you safety back to the group," Jaken folds his arms "He probably thinks that you won't be able to handle stronger demon on your own and probably get uh… " He stopped talking when he notices the deadly stare that Saige was giving him, which was the same look Sesshomaru gave him when he's angry. She slightly turns, holding one of her fists up.
Jaken gulps realize what was about to happen. The sound of Saige's fist making a contact with Jaken's head echoes through out the forest.
Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Shippo, Rin and Sesshomaru jerk their head toward the forest.
"What was that?" asked Kagome with a confused expression.
Inuyasha scoffs "It's probably someone getting beat up to a pulp".
"Some how I know Inuyasha is right," Miroku thinks to himself as he turns and looked at Inuyasha and Kagome.
"That sound reminds me when I got hit by Inuyasha!" Shippo thoughts while he was staring at the forest for a minute "Oh well," he shrugged and turns away,
"Hn," Sesshomaru turns away, already knew what that sound was. A smirk was forming on his face.
Rin blinks her eyes as she watches Sesshomaru. She then turns away as if she knew what he was thinking. She shakes her head, already has a hunch to what that sound was "Master Jaken, what did you do?" she wonders.
"So," Sango begins "Any ideas where we can start looking for Cobramaru?" she asked.
"I'm sure he hiding in a castle somewhere with a barrier around it making sure we won't be able to find him," said Inuyasha who was staring at fire "Plus the demons Caleb and Kelsi would try to stop us before we reach to Cobramaru.
"Good point," Miroku agrees.
"Hm," Sango put one of her hands under chin thinking "Maybe we should split into groups and search for Cobramaru. That way when Caleb and Kelsi attack, one group can distract them while the others group find Cobramaru and destroy him," she suggested.
"Sound like a good plan to me," Inuyasha agreed.
"Let see," Miroku counts with his hands "There are five us, but including Sesshomaru, Rin, Kohaku, Jaken, and Saige, it's ten. So we can split two groups. Each group has five".
"So Saige is going to travel with Saige?" asked Kagome who has a slightly sad expression.
"And Kohaku too," Sango add in.
Miroku nodded.
Sango sighs "If Kohaku is fine with then I'm ok with it"
"Then that's settle it, we will get some rest tonight and will set out on the road tomorrow," Miroku concluded.
Inuyasha notices Kagome was looking down at her hands "What's wrong Kagome, are you alright?" he asked.
Kagome smiles and shook her head "It's nothing," she told her.
"You're lying," he said as if he can read her mind "I know something is bothering you, so tell me" he folds his arms.
"It just that, I was hoping to get to know Saige better," she told him "Don't you want to get to know Saige too since you're her uncle".
"You mean in the future I'm her uncle," he corrected her.
Kagome folds her arms "I already know that, but still don't you want to get to know her?"
Inuyasha turns away, avoid looking at Kagome "Maybe" he replied.
Kagome smiles "At least he didn't deny it," she thought.
A breeze of wind suddenly blow and everyone become alert.
Sesshomaru got up with Rin and glance at the forest "That scent, I recognize it"
A figure emerges out from the forest reveals to be Saige.
"It's Saige!" Kagome exclaimed.
"And Kohaku," Miroku points out.
Kohaku follows Saige from behind. Jaken was walking behind Kohaku looking down at the ground. He then looked up and saw Sesshomaru "Lord Sesshomaru!" he rushes over to his master "I did what you ask me to do, Mi Lord"
Sesshomaru looked at Saige and notices angry cold expression on her face. Sensing Sesshomaru's gaze on her, Saige slightly turns and looked at him for a second. Then she walked away and sat alone at a tree far away from the group and Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru glares at Jaken wondering what Jaken did that pissed Saige off.
Jaken shrieks and quickly bow his head down on the ground "Oh please Mi Lord, please forgive me," he pleaded.
"I wonder why Saige is angry?" asked Kagome who was looking at Saige.
"She looked scary when she's mad," Shippo remarked.
"Her attitude reminds me of Sesshomaru," Sango points out.
Miroku smiles "Like father, like daughter. I guess she inherited something from Sesshomaru"
Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippo nodded in agreement "Mm-hm" they replied.
Inuyasha stares at Saige and has a hunch that she probably pissed at what Jaken said to her. "Just leave her alone. She'll be fine in a minute or so," he told them.
TBC: Jaken should learn to keep his mouth shut. For this chapter I decided to lighten the mood up. Next chapter they will head out on the journey to search for Cobramaru. Also next chapter will reveal a piece of Cobramaru's plan that he has in store for Inuyasha and the gang including Sesshomaru and Rin.
There will be Sesshomaru and Rin scene and also Ella will encounter her savior again which will trigger another memory. Her savior name will be reveal, but I'm guessing some of you already know who.
There will be a funny scene coming up.
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