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Miroku and Sango rode on Kilala�s
back, searching the ground below for any sign of Riquo. They had heard the roar
she emitted in pain and ran out of Kaede�s hut as fast as they could. They were
passing over some trees when they say Kouga blitz out of the woods with Kagome
in his arms. Too high to shout, Sango patted Kilala�s neck for some help.
Kilala sent roared loudly and started to descend to the ground.

Kouga
looked up as Kilala came down from the sky with Sango and Miroku. When Kagome
saw them, she grinned and waved excitedly. Sango jumped off Kilala and rushed
over to Kagome, as she was let down from Kouga�s arms. She could see Sango�s
concerned look, �You heard Riquo too didn�t you?� Sango nodded as Miroku joined
them; �We need to find her! She may be in trouble again!�

Kouga
stepped forward as Kagome was about to explain, �No one, demon or human is to
go near her. She is injured yes but she is in a demon state of healing. If
anyone were to go near her��

�Her
demon instincts for survival would take over and she would attack regardless,�
Miroku finished. Kouga nodded, �And if my senses are correct, she was injured
by two things, tetusaiga and an arrow tainted with a powerful aura.� Kagome
gasped at this. Inuyasha attacked her!
And Kikyo did too? She snapped out of her reverie, �Where are they? Kikyo and Inuyasha?� Sango and Miroku shrugged, �She left
Kaede�s to go for a walk. Maybe she ran into Inuyasha while he and Kikyo were
doing��

Miroku
was stopped short as a boomerang collided with his head, �Not now monk!�

�My apologies.� Kagome sighed and leaned into Kouga. What could
they do? They couldn�t go near Riquo or she would attack them and none of them
knew where Inuyasha went. Kagome looked around to each of them, and then into
the forest where Riquo was mending. I
won�t leave her. She�ll need someone to lean on when she�s done or she�ll go
berserk trying to find Kikyo. She finally spoke up, �We�ll stay here. Riquo
will be furious when she comes out of there and she�ll need us to calm her
down. So we stay by her side and wait,� she looked up at Kouga and smiled. He
looked down at her and smiled back, mouthing �thyou.you.� Riquo was practically
his own kin, he helped raise her and helped her adapt to the obscure ways of
the Feudal Era that differed so much from the future that was hidden beneath
the dirt in the well.

And
so they sat and waited, each of them contemplating ways on how to calm down a
pissed, female cheetah demon.

~*~*~

Inuyasha
stood in front of Kikyo staring at her. He had that look on his face that he
always had whenever he was near her. It was a look of pain, anger, love,
loyalty and utter confusion. What does
she want? Why did she attack Riquo? Does she know her somehow?

He
decided to voice his thoughts, �Kikyo, why are you here? Do you know Riquo?�

Kikyo
was leaning against a tree, considering his question even though her facial
features kept the same placid, evil look. She tilted her chin and spoke to him
with that same manipulating tone.

�She is an obstacle in my way,
she has kept me from completing the jewel and killing Naraku for some time now.
And now, she is joining your little group and she is only keeping me from
taking you with me to hell.�

He
narrowed his eyes er aer and tried to stifle a growl from his throat. It�s the same thing! Over and over again,
all she wants his me in hell with her. She claims she loves me�but if you love
someone then you want them to be happy, right?

The
gray sky had opened up and the rain had started to fall. It was ironic how the
setting matched the mood of the rut he was in at that moment. Inuyasha tilted
his head to the sky, letting the rain hit his face in a soft caress. It�s now or ne I h I have to do this.

He looked at her, regretting what he was about
to say, �Kikyo, I am truly sorry that you died because of me, whether you
realize that or not. But you have betrayed me so many times since you were
brought back! You�ve tried to kill my friends as well as myself countless
times, and yet you think you�re doing something good. If you love me as you say
you do, you�d want me to be happy. You wouldn�t care if I was a human, half
demon, or demon. You wouldn�t want me to die, but to live and be happy with my
life as I choose it.�

He
looked at her and winced when he saw anger swim throughout her eyes. He was
about to apologize but something in rec recesses of his mind told him he had to
do this. She is my past, not my present
nor my future. I have to let go of her.

He
stepped closer to her, �You had my heart at one time, and I cannot forget this
and I never will. But you don�t have it now. I�m sorry Kikyo, but you need to
rest in peace now and let go of your hatred for me.�

Kikyo�s
eyes widened marginally, the only sign that she was shocked by his outburst. So he thinks he�s through with me.

She
laughed evilly at him, waving her hand in a dismissing gesture, �Well, I am not
through with you yet Inuyasha, I still need your help
casting Naraku into hell. You see, he is planning another scheme to torment you
with. And I can lead you to him if you are willing to fight.�

�Why
would you want to help me?� Inuyasha was so confused. He didn�t know whether to
scream or listen intently, but either way Naraku was an issue he wanted to know
about.

�I
will send my soul seekers to you to lead you to him when the time is right,� she
flicked her wrist as she was levitated into the air by her soul serpents, �be
ready Inuyasha, I will be waiting.�

Inuyasha
stood there and watched her disappear into the rainy night. He couldn�t decide
whether or not he should tell the others about Kikyo�s news. What if she�s lying and I drag them into
danger again because of her?

Suddenly
Inuyasha�s eyes widened into two huge saucers, �Shit! I left Riquo injured!!�
He turned around and ran towards the clearing as fast as he could. Kagome�s going to kill me when she finds out
about this.
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Inuyasha
stopped after running into the clearing. He looked around, and then sniffed the
air. Great. The rain had completely wiped out any
trace of Riquo�s scent, blood and all.

~*~*~

Kouga
jerked to his left as he caught onto the scent. He smirked to himself then
turned to the others, �Looks like dog-boy decided to try and join us, but I
think he got lost in the rain.�

Miroku stood up, grabbing his staff, �I will
go and retrieve him, I sense he is not far and he does have some explaining to
do.� The others nodded as he was about to take off.

�That
won�t be necessary.�

Kagome
whirled around and cried out, �Riquo! You�re alright!�

Sango and Miroku walked towards her but Kouga
beat them to her. He walked around her in circles, looking her up and down and
sniffing at random places. Riquo glared at him, her eyes starting to pulse red.

�Back off Kouga!� she hissed at him.

Kouga
jumped back next to Kagome. Everyone stopped in their tracks and stared at her,
waiting for her next move. Kagome frowned and stepped forward, shaking off
Kouga�s arm.

�Riquo, what happened? What did Inuyasha and
Kikyo do to you?� Riquo growled involuntarily at the sound of their names.

Kagome
stepped closer slowly until she was right in front of her. Riquo bared her
fangs and hissed, �I�m not in the mood, Kagome. Step away from me and let me
find Inuyasha.�

Kagome
narrowed her eyes and got in Riquo�s face, �Stop it, Riquo! Now! I wasn�t
scared of you in the future and I sure as hell am not scared of you now! I
don�t know what Inuyasha did to you but I think he has a right to explain
himself before you try and kill him! Now stop hissing at me, sit down, and tell
us what the hell happened between you,yashyasha and Kikyo!�

Kouga
stared in complete shock and Miroku and Sango both dropped their jaws. Kagome
had just done what they all thought was going to be impossible. Riquo turned
her head away and sighed. I�d rather just
kill both of them and get it over with but I guess that�s not their style. O
well. She turned back to Kagome�s glaring face and grinned, �You�re a
bitKagoKagome.�

Kagome�s expression changed from anger to
relief. She smirked at her, �Yea and you�re a ho. Now
please tell us what happened.�

Riquo
told them everything. Inuyasha about to show her the wind scar, the wound on
her foot, the arrow in her shoulder, Kikyo�s sudden appearance, and Inuyasha�s
abandonment of her. Miroku sighed and shook his head. Sango kept looking to
Kilala, petting her and wishing for the entirrld rld that she could sick Kilala
on Inuyasha�s stupid ass. Kagome had tears falling down her face, she had known
Inuyasha would always go to Kikyo, but he had never left one of them injured.
Kouga kept jumping up and trying to speed off, but Riquo kept speeding ahead of
him and sitting him back down.

They
were about to discuss how to deal with Inuyasha and Kikyo, Riquo constantly
suggesting killing Kikyo and beating the mess out of Inuyasha, when Inuyasha�s
scent caught her and Kouga�s noses.

Kouga
glanced at her and put his hand on her forearm, �You said you�d let him
explain.�

Riquo
snorted and crossed her arms. The others exchanged glances amongst themselves
then turned in surprise as Inuyasha burst through the trees and into the field.
He stared at Riquo, looking her over for damage.

Riquo
rolled her eyes, �I�m fine Inuyasha, I healed just fine, no thanks to you. Did
you enjoy you�re little tryst with Kikyo?�
Inuyasha walked forward, �Riquo let me explain. Kikyo, she�I�

�I
know, I know, you and Kikyo had this thing fifty some-odd years ago and you
can�t get over her and she wants you to burn in hell with her, blah blah blah blah,
I get it.� Inuyasha stopped short. He was hurt inside and his expression
betrayed him.

He sighed, �I don�t know what else to say
other tham som sorry. But it�s over. I�m leaving her in the past.� Riquo stood
and walked up to him, �But you left her clay form alive didn�t you? I didn�t
see a stray soul seep back into Kagome,� she waved in Kagome�s direction to prove
her point, �so we can assume that although you say you left her in your past,
you still left her undead.�

�That�s
enough Riquo,� Kouga stood and walked over to the two. He looked at Inuyasha
for awhile and said, �You have more to say? Then say it.�

Inuyasha
fidgeted nervously, �Kikyo told me Naraku was planning something else against
us. She said she�d send her soul snatchers to me when the time was right. She
wants me to fight him, and when they come here, I�m going to fight.�

Kagome
shot up, anger painted on her face, �Inuyasha that has to be the stupidest
thing I�ve ever heard! How many times has she gotten us into trouble before?
And now you�re falling for it again?! What the hell is the matter with you?�

Sango
spoke up as well, �You can�t go, Inuyasha! It�s obviously a trap to lure you
into hell with her!�

Miroku
spoke as well, but his approach was calmer and a bit more rational, �Perhaps we
should consider this. True, Kikyo wants Inuyasha to go to hell with her, but
don�t forget, she also wants Naraku dead as well,� he gazed down at his cursed
hand, �this could very well be our chance to catch him off guard and defeat
him.�

They
thought about it silently to themselves. Trap or not, it looks like they were
going to follow by Kikyo�s plan. But Riquo had her own plans as well. She
looked to each of them, remembering the stories they told of Naraku and the
problems that he�s caused for each of them.

She
stepped forward confidently, �We�ll go. It may be a trap, but if it is then Kikyo�s
in for a big surprise when she gets all of us there, �she turned to Inuyasha
with fire in her eyes, �but mark my word Inuyasha. I
know you don�t have the heart to kill her, but that doesn�t mean that I don�t.
She will die along side Naraku, and you�d be wise not to get in my way.�

Inuyasha
looked away, and then nodded. �We should camp here for the night. Just because
Kikyo�s going to be sending for us doesn�t mean we can stop searching for jewel
shards,� Sango said, �Miroku, search for wood so we can build a fire, please.�
Miroku nodded and walked off. Kagome looked around them, searching for a
familiar orange ball of fur. �Sango, where�s Shippo? Didn�t he come with you?�

Sango
shook her head, �He was asleep when we left. Kaede heard Riquo�s roar and
decided it wouldn�t be the best of places for him to be. She said she�d take
care of him this time around.� Kagome nodded and they all went to work setting
up camp.

~*~*~

They
all had settled down into the night. The fire was burning low and cast an eerie
glow over the sleeping forms surrounding it. The remnants of their dinner
littered around the burning embers. Kouga was leaning against a tree with his
eyes closed, his arms around Kagome�s waist protectively. Sango sleeping
against Miroku�s back, a blanket wrapped around both of them. She claimed she
was close to him for warmth but they knew otherwise. Riquo had found a hole in
a tree big enough for her and curled up into it. Inuyasha was on a limb right
next to the hole, not making Riquo too happy about it, but she kept quiet.

Riquo
kept her breathing even until she heard everyone fall asleep. Then she opened
her eyes and looked around as theylectlected against the moonlight. She
stealthily worked her way out of the hole, and down the tree, careful not to
wake Inuyasha. She crept past everyone and was just about tst Kst Kouga when
his eyes flew open and looked at her. She held a clawed finger to her lips and
mouthed that she�d be back soon. He nodded and dozed off again. Riquo crawled a
few feet away and then sped away from the camp. She ran until she came upon a
river with fresh, clear water. She dipped her hands into it and drank then
splashed some onto her face. She quickly stripped herself of her wrappings,
then grabbed them and walked into the water. She washed the wrappings as well
as herself. To anyone looking at her, she looked like a silhouette of a water
nymph. This is exactly what Inuyasha was thinking as he hid in the trees
downwind of her so she couldn�t catch his scent. He watched her as she
continuously dipped into the water, flipping her hair back and squeezing the
water out. She walked in his direction with the wet strips of cloth in her
hands. Inuyasha froze when she was completely out of the water.

He
clenched his claws into the bark of the tree, trying to remain in control of
his arousal. She had the body of a warrior. Feminine muscle everywhere, not to
big or too small, particularly in her calves, flat stomach and a narrow waist.
Her breasts weren't exactly big, but the right size for a fighter and a speed
demon. Inuyasha was snapped out of his daze as he saw Riquo spin herself into a
twister. She disappeared as the wind around her concealed her into thenadonado.
She stayed like for about ten seconds and when she broke out of the twister;
she was dry and fully clothed. When she turned her back on him, he crept down
the tree and stood at the base with his to her. When she turned around and
started walking past him he spoke up, �Nice little trick you pulled back there.
I bet dressing and undressing like that comes in handy.�

She
spun around the moment he started speaking, claws extended as far as they could
go and a look that would scare the piss out of Naraku himself.

�How dare you spy on me!
What kind of perverted freak are you!?� She bared her fangs at him and itched
to swat her claws at him just once.

Inuyasha smirked at her reaction, �Funny,
after you�re little show of guts when I first met you, I didn�t think you were
the modest type.�

Riquo
grimaced. Ok, so maybe I deserved that.
She growled, �You still didn�t need to spy on me! And besides, I�m still peeved
from your little display of loyalty before, so just go.� She jumped up into a
tree and sat there with her legs hanging.

Inuyasha
jumped up and sat next to her. Riquo inched away but Inuyasha just grabbed her
hand and yanked her towards him. Riquo was about to protest loudly when
Inuyasha pressed a clawed finger to her lips.

He
spoke to her gently, �I just wanted to apologize. You�re right. It was wrong of
me leaving you there injured. I�m really sorry. I hope you can find it in your
heart somewhere to forgive me. If we go into battle against Naraku, I want to
fight by your side as a friend, not an enemy.� He let go of her and waited for
her reaction.

Riquo
didn�t know what to say. Did he just apologize? And he wants to be my friend?
What the hell?! Riquo reached forward and pressed a hand to his forehead.
Inuyasha leaned away from her confused, �What the hell are you doing?�

�Are
you feeling ok? Do you need me to get some herbs for you or something? Water?�
she felt around his face and neck feeling for fever. Inuyasha leaned into her
touch, hoping she wouldn�t notice. He grabbed her hand and pulled it away from
his neck, �I�m serious, Riquo.�

She
leaned back and smiled, �Thank you Inuyasha, I forgive you.�

He
smiled at her, �Thanks, glad to have you on our side. I�d hate to have to fight
you one day.�

�Let�s
hope it never comes to that, Inuyasha.� He decided he liked the way his name
sounded when she said it. Then something hit him like a brick. Why does she
want to kill Kikyo so bad? He glanced at her then asked, �Riquo, why do you
hate Kikyo so much? What did she ever do to you?�
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