"Hey, Miroku, that village up ahead?"

Miroku grinned slyly at Sango. "Yes?"

"You say its neighboring your home village, correct?"

"Once again, you have won my heart with your surperb intelligence."

"Yeah, well, whatever. Are you going to visit with that drunkerd?"

Miroku wanted to roll his eyes.

"Yes I am going to visit 'That Drunkerd', as you so kindly state it."

Kagome sighed as she wached the two, then turned toward the front of the group, where Inuyasha looked like he was about to strangle a very hyper Shippou.

She called him over to her just as Inuyasha was about to strike.

"Shippou, can you come over here for a moment? I'd like to ask you something, please."

Kagome to the rescue, even though she had no idea what to ask him.

He scampered off of Inuyasha quick enough. Inuyasha may have acted as his older brother, but Kagome had taken on the roll of his mother the first time she saved him from his rath, unkown to Kagome herself.

"Yeah Kagome?"

"Um...Yes! What do you want the next time I come back from the well?"

Shippou was getting panick stricken. "You're leaving?!" His eyes started watering, making Inuyasha panick slightly.

"Hey!" He said gruffly, frowning seeing the small boy brought to tears. "She meant the next time she goes home, which will be a long, long time, considering how it could take a demon eight days from here to get back to Keade's village. Now shut-up, we're getting close to this village and I don't want anyone to think of you as a wimp."

Kagome frowned herself at the new information, and gave a half hearted reply. "Yeah Shippou, for once he's right"

She felt Inuyasha give her an annoyed glare from in front of her, but she ignored it completely, seeing something in the surround forest.

'What is that?' She thought silently. It moved around so fast she hardly thought Inuyasha could sense it, being the reason Kagome didn't point it out, she didn't want him to get hurt in another stupid battle. Kagome had thought about it more and had realized a few days ago that she had a crush on Inuyasha, that meant that she could just as easily start liking Kouga instead of him, so she found no need in telling anyone about it. It was, pathetic really, how she could get a crush on a guy, then fall in love with him, and if he didn't return the feelings then she would just find another guy that could possibly fall in love with her before she did them. Which would not happen, ever.

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Her mind went back to the strange blur that Inuyasha STILL couldn't sense and she sighed tiredly. How much could a girl take?! Alot, she supposed as Inuyasha yelled at her for tripping over a rock. Damn him. Kagome looked over at the blur again, regaining her balance. It didn't have a negative aura, but then again a spell could solvethat easily. It started slowing down some and she found that it had a black tint to it. Then something else caught her eye, a white blur following the black blur but the strangest thing about it was it was feeling playful. Like it was teasing the black blur. They seemed to start going in circles around the small group, to distracted with their play time to be aware of non-evil auras.

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'They're demon children.' She realized. Any low-level demon would come to sniff up an aura, no matter how pure, or evil. It was in all demon nature to be curious, and only parentless demons wouldn't come searching for their group, or run away from them. She wondered slightly how old they were, because demons had their own way of everything. Even ages. The blurs were getting closer, and FINALLY Inuyasha realized his mistake. His hand went to the hilt of his sword, and he started sniffing rapidly. Sango and Miroku followed suit, poised for defences until they got sight of the danger. Suddenly Inuyasha rolled his eyes, his left dog-ear twiching with irritation as his hand left his sword. I looked at him curiously.

"They're babys compared to me. In fact Kagome, they smell the exact same age as you, give or take a couple of moon cycles."

My eyebrow jumped in anger. Inuyasha's eyes windened.

"What?!" He said cautiously.

"Inuyasha," I said. "Did you, or did you not, just imply that I'm a BABY?!"

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He didn't have time to answer, because right then to teenage demons ran into the clearing, yelling curses at one another.

"Hiei! You get your short ass back here right now! You owe I and Yukina an apology!"

So called Hiei, the black blur, snickerd quietly, and jogged to a stop in front of the small group, breathing hard. He spoke to the white blur. "Hey Kurama, she IS my sister, don't forget that. I have a right to spy if a fox demon is going to be putting the moves on her." The white blur called

Kurama blushed, signaling that that was, indeed, what he had been planning to do.

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"Hiei you know asking someone to be your mate is important, and you just ruined it by telling her out of the blue where I stole her gift from! And you followed us! You evil little pointy headed..Person!" At this the one called Hiei laughed outright. Inuyasha snorted, ruining the drama that was playing out. The teenagers went to defence immediatly, as Inuyasha plopped down on the ground indian style. Kagome had questions and though he wouldn't admit it to anyone, he did NOT feel like getting 'Sat' that day.

Hiei glared at the show of disrespect from the older half-demon, and then sniffed the air in front of him lowering his defences. Kurama followed suit. Hiei grinned. "So your just half of us. Its ok, I guess, as long as you don't give Kurama here a run for Yukina." Inuyasha snorted again, closing his eyes. "If you'd take another sniff, Ashes, then maybe you'd figure out I'm older than you. And I have no desire to rut a Fire demon."

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Kurama took offence to the insult towards his future mate. By calling Hiei 'Ashes' he had implied to his fire scent. His tone was cold and emotionless, sounding almost like Sesshoumaru, a long fox ear twiched in anger at the Hanyou. "I'll have you know, Dog, that just because Hiei here is a Fire demon, does not mean Yukina is one also. And she happens to smell wonderful." Inuyasha looked amused for a moment before going to a bland expression. "So you'd like me to be competition for her, if shes so great?" Kurama stuttered and blushed, and then gave up and shut his mouth. Kagome was amazed at their showing of emotion, almost like Inuyasha's at is childish-ness. It was cute. She spoke up for a moment, getting uneasy at all the eyes that were brought to her.

"I though demons hated emotions." It was a statement and a question at the same time, and Inuyasha spoke up first.

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"Thats only for full-blooded and full-grown demons. Hell you should have seen Sesshoumaru as a teenager." Inuyasha did a hilarious little shutter, that for all the world looked natural when talking about a hormonal Sesshoumaru. Kagome was slightly disturbed at the thought also, but ignored it and bowed slightly in the necomers direction. "My name is Higurashi Kagome." Miroku stepped forward next, his staff jingling, and tilted his head in their direction, giving a nervous glance at the Kitsune. "Honesutsuri Miroku." He said simply, and stepped back. Sango gave him a nasty look for being so disrespectful, even if they were demons, first impressions lasted. She also bowed. "I am Denjirousu Sango." Everyone looked at Inuyasha who looked as though he was sleeping. Kagome sighed and kicked him hard in the back, making him yelp, and glare at the intruders. "Mines Inuyasha." He said gruffly, jumping up in the nearest tree branch.

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Kagome rolled her eyes at his antics before explaining. "Don't mind his strange-ness, he has a clay dirt fetish and nothing else captures his intrest." Hiei snickered and glanced up at the half-demon, who was thankfully to high up to here the whispered insult. Hiei did a low bow to Kagome. "Ashisu Hiei, if you haven't already heard it." Kurama, not to be out done by his best friend, got up close to Kagome and took her hands respectfully and bowed his head. "Youko Kurama, future husband and mate of Ishikure Yukina." Hiei smiled at Kagome and winked, making her blush. "Hey pretty-boy, we DID leave Yukina all alone on that bank, you know, where any ol' handsome demon could come up and steal her heart and her positive answer to your proposal." Kurama had a shocked expression on his face before he quickly ran off in a blur of white. Hiei laughed and walked up to Kagome.

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"Well Kagome, our first introduction went well, I wonder what next time will be like." He kissed her lightly on the cheeck and dissapeared right in front of her, not even a blur. Kagome smiled to herself and touched her cheeck. "Neither can I."

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Translations"

Ashisu= Ashes

Ishikure= Icicles

Honesutsuri= Honestly

Denjirousu= Dangerous