"Where are you staying?" A little kitsune asked his friends. These consisted of a Taichiya called Sango, a Houshi called Miroku and a Mononoke called Kirara. The little fox demon named Shippou looked questioningly at his big friends. They had waited too long. It had been a few days before a certain Hanyou went to get his love. But none of the friends knew yet that they had finally made it. Nobody got to answer him because they were attacked by a youkai. "Damn it, why always when this Hanyou is not there?" Sango asked angrily, but there was no time to talk. The youkai appeared to be just tentacles. None of the four friends had time to look after any of the others, everyone was busy with themselves and a tentacle. "Where is its core?", Miroku asked, but he got no answer. Shippou was brutally thrown into a tree while Kirara was able to dodge into the air.It looked hopeless when an arrow came flying and hit a tentacle that Sango was about to impale. She turned around and looked her friend in the face. A smile crossed her face. "Finally, Kagome-chan.", She said relieved. Miroku had to protect her from another tentacle. "Take care of yourself.", The Houshi pleaded, the woman just nodded. Kagome shot another arrow and hit the so-called "core" of the demon, but that didn't do much. "KAZE NO KIZU!" Shouted a male voice. The friends jumped elegantly aside and a bright beam of light hit the demon, which flew down from the sky in thousands of shreds. "Inuyasha!", The little Kitsune said, relieved, but he jumped onto Kagome's shoulder. This went to the remains of the Youkai and collected a splinter of the jewel of the four souls.
"Where have you been so long?" The kitsune asked sadly. Kagome put on a smile and said: "We had a few things to sort out."She closed her eyes contentedly." What did you do to her? ", Miroku asked the Hanyou curiously." Probably not what you think! "It came from Sango angrily and slammed her Hirakotsu in the head. Shippou started to laugh and everything seemed to be back to normal, but none of the friends saw the worried and wistful look from the girl and the Hanyou. They saw each other in the eyes and wanted to be alone again, not here with their friends, but Kikyou's trigger scared them because their friends were now in danger too, and they had no choice but to tell them everything.

In the evening the friends sat by a cozy fire and waited for the pig to finally finish. Kagome took a deep breath and said: “We have to tell you something.” Sango and Miroku looked at her with interest, but little Shippou had already fallen asleep, that was better that way, Kagome felt. Inuyasha sighed; he didn't want the two of them to know anything about what was going on between him and Kagome, but it had to be."So how am I supposed to say that now?" The girl asked and looked at her boyfriend for help. He sighed again and began to explain what was going on and what had happened two days ago in the afternoon. Sango started to smile and was happy for the two of them, but the Houshi looked at them with mixed feelings. Of course he was happy for her, but he knew exactly what it could mean when Kikyou made such hints, because after all, she had never brought anything good to the friends before. Kagome looked uncertainly from one to the other. It was quiet, no one said anything, an owl screeched in the background and the fire crackled happily.
"We should just think about it first and we'll discuss everything tomorrow.", Miroku yawned. His friends agreed and so they all went to sleep. Miroku leaned against a tree, Sango crawled into a sleeping bag that Kagome had once brought for her, Kagome did the same and Inuyasha sat down next to his girlfriend.Sleepily, Kagome laid her head on Inuyasha's legs and quickly fell asleep, but the Hanyou sat awake for a long time. He thought about the time with Kikyou. Somehow it was there again and it stung him in the heart to know that this time would never come again. Somehow he realized that night that there would be a bond between the two forever that kept them together. Even the smell and appearance of his new girlfriend couldn't take his mind off the woman and this made him sad. He felt so bad because he thought he was cheating on her. A few hours later, tiredness got the better of him too.
The next morning came too early for everyone. Some birds were quietly singing their songs in the distance, but there was a low mood among the friends. Kagome was the last to wake up. Her night was restless. Kikyou had always sneaked into her dreams, forcing her to do things she didn't want. She didn't say a word about it, however.The friends had breakfast quietly and neither looked the other in the eye. "So, what do we want to do now?", Miroku asked after breakfast. Shippou looked back and forth between the friends and couldn't understand a word. "We should let it come our way, that's all we can do.", Explained Kagome and her friends didn't have a better suggestion. "What is it about?" Asked the little kitsune. Kagome looked at him motherly and said: "My little one, you will find out soon enough." Shippou turned away, offended, and said nothing more to his friends. "We should go and keep looking for the splinters.", Decided Miroku and they set off immediately. Shippou walked next to Kirara, offended.
That day passed without any further incident, which made the group nervous. Something was wrong, because neither a demon nor Naraku had shown up, nor was anything coming from Kikyou. So they made their camp nervously. "Nobody goes on a wild tour of discovery tonight.It's getting dangerous. ", Miroku said seriously. Shippou protested immediately, because he still didn't understand anything, but nobody answered him." Sango, are you coming with me, I have to do something. ", Kagome asked her friend, who agreed with a nod, but Inuyasha was just about to insert a toast when Miroku put her hand on his shoulder and said:" My dear, there are things where women also break their privacy. "Sango was amazed when she heard exactly this from Miroku's mouth, but in order not to spoil the mood, she went with Kagome in silence. But the Hanyou couldn't spare his comment and said:" That comes from you, of all people, you hentai . "" Well, even the best know when to give up. "Miroku smiled insidiously. Inuyasha shook her head and sat down pouting by the fire. Suddenly they heard the girls scream and ran in the direction from which the screams came." What's going on here? "Inuyasha asked while he held his sword in his hand.He slid to a stop beside Kagome and looked at her questioningly. Everything seemed to be fine with her, Sango was fine too. Miroku arrived just moments after him. The two men looked at the girls questioningly. Kagome pointed to the floor. There lay a young girl Kagome's and Sango's age. She seemed hurt, but was still alive. But in the bad light it was hard to be able to say anything to this girl, so Inuyasha picked her up and carried her to the bed. On the way he noticed this smell in her. He seemed so familiar, but he couldn't remember who. She also appeared to be quite thin, as if she hadn't eaten in days. But he still didn't want to form an opinion about her. In the light of the fire, he looked at the girl and let her fall in shock. Miroku and Sango also looked at her in shock. "Kikyou?", Sango asked short of breath. The girl stirred slowly. The case seemed to have roused her.With her eyes closed she straightened up, in time Kagome finally arrived and looked at the girl as shocked as the others. "Oh my god," she uttered in a whisper. Of course, the others assumed she was saying this for the same reason as the others. Sitting, the girl opened her eyes, but she was sitting with her back to the others and so everyone could see the huge scar on her back. "No, that's not Kikyou! That's one of Naraku's descendants!" Inuyasha said aggressively and pulled Tessaiga again. "No wait!" Called Kagome. The girl made a noise and turned around. It was then that the friends realized that there were really differences between Kikyou and this girl. She had blue eyes and freckles. In addition, she had hip-length black hair and white skin like the full moon that shone in the sky. With glassy eyes she looked at the friends, now a smile flickered on her lips. "People," she breathed in relief.Now her gaze fell on the brown-haired girl who was standing next to the hanyou. Her elf-like ears twitched slightly, then she began to cry. "Who the fuck are you?" Inuyasha asked the girl. She just shook her head. She seemed to have forgotten, so Kagome replied. “This is Shiori.” Everyone looked at her, confused. “How do you know that?” Inuyasha asked, while Miroku asked: “THE Shiori?” Shippou asked, “Who is Shiori?” Kagome continued to just stare at the girl. She just couldn't believe it. After Inuyasha yelled at her, she shook her head. "My best friend."