InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Wolf's Mercenary ❯ The Ghostly One ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4

"Jewels shards uh?" Inu Yasha said. "Kagome! Are you sure! I ain't seen hide or hair of any kind of demon."

"Inu Yasha, there is a jewel shard somewhere around here," Kagome replied. "I can sense its presence. I'm sure of it."

"Inu Yasha is just being impatient," Shippo said. "He woke up on the wrong side of the bed today."

"What else is new?" Kagome grumbled.

"I heard that!" Inu Yasha called.

"Though I do have to agree with Inu Yasha on one thing," Miroku said. "There aren't any demon presences in the area. Though I don't doubt your spiritual powers at all it does seem odd to sense a shard with out the presence of a demon."

"It could be underground or something," Kagome said. "Or in a rock. I'll know once we're close enough then I can pin point the location." She looked up. "Two jewel shards are heading our way fast!"

"Feh! It's that damn wolf!" Inu Yasha held onto the hilt of his sword ready to draw, but Koga ran past him before he even saw it and stood next to Kagome.

"Kagome!" he gleed. "I thought I smelled your scent!" He gave her a warm smile.

"Oh, hey Koga," she replied with a smile. "It's been awhile."

"It's been too long," he stated. "Where had you gone all this time? Your scent disappeared from the area for weeks."

"Well I had gone to..."

"HEY KOGA!" Inu Yasha stomped over.

Koga sweat dropped. "Oh, what do want mutt-face?"

"What's with you hiring a damn raptor mercenary to kill me?!"

"Feh, you got your puppies crossed," Koga laughed. "I ain't hired no body to kill you, so don't get paranoid."

"Grrrr, LIAR!" In Yasha roared back. "That raptor bitch came the other day said she was my assassin! That same day I smelled the two of you traveling together and Kagome said she saw that bitch in your caves!"

Koga's eyebrow twitched in aggravation. "Like I said, I didn't hire Valdrianth to kill you."

"Ha! See you know her!"

"I didn't hire her to kill you," he pointed out again. "She was most likely just saying that to taunt your nerves. She'll do that at times."

"Huh!" Myoga jumped on Kagome's other shoulder. "Koga, are you telling me you know the raptor demon personally?"

"Yea, I do, flea," he snorted. "Do you have problems with that."

"Then tell me is the legend about her being a human once really true," he questioned.

Koga's eyebrow twitched again. "I don't think that's any of your business, flea."

"Master Koga, were you there?"

"Hey, Myoga, what are you doing calling him 'master' Koga?!" Inu Yasha demanded.

"Like I said, flea," Koga snorted. "None of your business."

"Then tell me this, are there any more raptor demons?"

"I haven't seen any," he replied. He kept his eyes looking away from the flea demon.

"Myoga, cut it out," Kagome said. "He doesn't like talking about it."

"Well I'm not done asking questions," Inu Yasha replied. She stomped over to be face to face with Koga. "So, you didn't hire her to kill me heh? Then what did you hire her for."

I huge, cocky grin spread across Koga's face. "Wouldn't you like to know?"

"Ah ha so you are guilty!"

"Get over yourself mutt-face," Koga replied. "You're not worth anyone's time to hire someone to get rid of you."

"Why....you...!"

"The Jewel shard!"

The all turned around. There wasn't anything there. Except a presence. "What is it?"

Suddenly the figured shimmered into place. The shard around its neck. "It's ghost," Myoga replied.

The ghost opened it's cold eyes. "A ghost of a demon," Koga replied.

"Looks like this is job for me," Miroku said. "I shall perform an exorcism."

"Wait!" Suddenly huge feet jumped on his head.

"Geh?!"

"You send the ghost away, that fragment goes with it." Valdrianth jumped to the ground.

"Ittai!" Miroku rubbed his head.

"Val, what the hell are you doing here?" Koga demanded, giving her this, "you're not supposed to be here" glare.

"I'm been tailing that ghost," she pointed out. "It decided to wake me up from my nap. Then I sensed a Shikon Jewel Shard with it and I followed it."

"You can sense jewel shards?" Sango questioned.

"If a ghost has them," she pointed out.

Miroku stood up rubbing his head. "How do expect to send a ghost way if I can't exercise it?"

"Geh? I touched a monk!" He blinked a few times; "Gah! Get it off!" She began whipping her hands furiously off on Koga.

"Hey! Don't put it on me!"

"Nasty!"

"You have a problem with monks?" Inu Yasha lifted up an eyebrow.

"Not as much as I have a problem with you!" she spatted. "Calling me a bitch?! What do I look like one of your pathetic female dogs to you?!"

Kagome sweat dropped. You can tell she hands around with Koga.

"Eh?" Valdrianth blinked. "What are you looking at?!"

Miroku rubbed his chin slightly and stared below her collar bone. "How did they get so big?"

Val's face turned beat red. "Leach!" She slammed her fist into his head. "How dare you!?"

What is she buying time for? Koga wandered. She's got something up her sleeve.

"Look!" Shippo yelled. He was the only one that was actually paying attention to the ghost because everyone else had seemed to be more concerned with their personal concerns. "Soul collectors." Everyone had stopped and watched as three soul collectors approached the ghost.

"Are they after the ghost's soul are the shard?" Sango questioned.

"Soul collectors, that means Kikyo is near bye," Kagome said. She looked over at Inu Yasha. His eyes were intense. It was as if he wanted to follow those soul collectors and go to her side. Kagome felt her heart ache at this thought. How she hated Kikyo! How she hated the fact there was no way she could not compete with her.

"What would Kikyo want with a ghost or a jewel shard for that matter."

Then the ghost lifted up its hands with the shard floating between them to one of the soul collectors. The soul collector took it into his claws and they began they began to fly off.

"The ghost gave the shard to the soul to the shard collector!" Sango yelled.

"After it!" Inu Yasha yelled. He took off running.

Not after the shard, after Kikyo.

Sango and Miroku jumped on Kirara's back. "Kagome get on!" Sango yelled.

Shippo immediately jumped from Kagome's shoulder to Kirara's head. "C'mon Kagome!" he called.

"I don't think I can fit."

"I'll bring you Kagome," Koga offered.

Kagome looked at him and back at the others. Should she go? It would make Inu Yasha jealous if he saw her riding on Koga's back. Hell! Who was he after anyway?! He had no time to think about whose back she rode on anyway. Not with his head filled with Kikyo! "Sure, I'll ride." She looked at the others. "You all go on ahead."

Koga smiled to himself as she bend low and Kagome climbed on his back. Oh, that felt very nice. She held onto his shoulders and wrapped her legs against his waste. Koga slid his fingers under her legs to make believe he was just trying to get a good hold. Well, half of that was true. He did want to make sure he had a good hold.

A shiver went down Kagome's back at the touch of his fingers. "No funny business, Koga."

"Hai, hai."

"I'm going on ahead," Valdrianth said. "I'm curious." She took off running and Koga didn't take off long behind her. Of course Val was faster being she didn't have anyone behind her back. She caught up Inu Yasha before he knew it. "Hey inu-boy, you left your girl friend behind."

"Grr, you butt out of this!" he yelled at her. "I've had enough of you to last me a life time." He swung his fist at her. She ducked and stuck her tongue out at him.

"Catch me if you can," she taunted as she ran ahead of him. She enjoyed picking on this dog. She came to a halt using her feet like breaks to skit across the dirt until she stopped. She looked at the priestess. Val felt herself snort. A priestess was just as bad as a monk. This one smelled of dead and dirt. Oh, if being a priestess wasn't enough she had to be an undead priestess.

Inu Yasha finally caught up to her. "Kikyo!"

Kikyo turned and looked at Inu Yasha. She didn't seem to want to say a word. She just held out her hand and the soul collector handed her the jewel fragment.

"Kikyo!" he called at her again. He knew she knew he was there. Why the hell did she only look at him?!

Valdrianth looked over at Inu Yasha. He seemed to have a heart broken look on his face. She gave this thought and sorted out perhaps he had feelings for this priestess. Perhaps it can prove useful in her job for Koga. She looked back at the priestess. However, she disliked the presence of this undead one standing before her. She watched as Kikyo closed her hands around the jewel fragment and disappeared with her soul collectors.

"Kikyo!" Inu Yasha yelled. Kirara and Koga arrived with their passengers. Val knew Koga would've gotten there a lot faster if he wanted to. But he was enjoying his passenger way to much to rush coming here.

"Inu Yasha!" Miroku called out. "Was it Kikyo? Did Kikyo collect that jewel fragment."

Inu Yasha didn't reply. He just stared at the ground. Miroku then turned to Val. "Do you know if it was her?"

"Well from the way he was calling out 'Kikyo! Kikyo!'" Val replied. "I am assuming that it was her."

"What on earth could she want with jewel fragments?" he rubbed his chin.

Inu Yasha looked up from the ground. "Kagome?! What the hell are you doing riding on his back?!"

"Well you left me!" she yelled hopping off of Koga. "What you expected me to do walk?! You were too busy to pay mind to me! At least he was gracious enough to ask!"

"Gracious my ass!" Inu Yasha yelled. "He's only doing it to get up your skirt!"

"Heh?!" Kagome's face turned beat red.

Koga sweat dropped in disgust. "Perhaps you assume that because it's the only reason you let her ride on your back."

"What was that wolf?!"

"Exactly what I said, mutt-face!"

"Oh my gods." Valdrianth covered her years with her hands. "This is way to damn noisy." She gave a sigh. "I'm heading back to my home, Koga-sama. I wanna take a nap."

Koga gave a nod and watched as Valdrianth took off.

"Tell me, Koga," Miroku said. "What would say would be your relationship with Lady Valdrianth?"

"Exactly what you see, houshii," Koga snorted. "Why would you ask?"

"Because, she might want to bear children."

"Leach!" Sango yelled popping him one.

"Val isn't that stupid," Koga replied. "Besides she's already made her claim never to be bounded by any kind of male."

"She seemed pretty bounded to you," he pointed out again.

Koga gave another snort. "I've know the raptor sense we were both knee high. She's part of my pack yet a lone wolf. I lead the pack so she treats me as if I am. And at times she'll fly solo. I don't care either way. She can handle herself."

"So, if she's not bounded by a man," Inu Yasha commented. "Then she going to be bounded by a woman."

The next second Inu Yasha had a fist in his face and he fell to the floor. Koga balled up his fist tight again and kept his eyes hidden under his bangs. He didn't say a word. "What the hell was that for?!" Inu Yasha demanded.

Koga looked up at Kagome and gave her an apologetic look in his eyes and a good bye as well before he took off on his feet.

"Inu Yasha," Miroku said. "That was most uncalled for."

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Yay! I did another chapter! I'm so proud of myself. Thanks again to all my reviewers! This the fastest rate of reviews I've gotten for any of my stories.

To answer a few questions:

Valdrianth's name isn't hard to prenounce if you know what your looking at.

"Val" is pronounced like it sounds. the "dri-an" part is like you would here it in "Adrianne" (tee hee that's my real name). Actually I had place on having Val's whole name being Valdrianne at first. I dropped the last "ne" when I was writing a little Dragonriders of Pern fanfic and I wanted to create a Pern dragon name with the original. All Pern dragons have the "th" at the end of their name. So after the "dri-an" part you add the "th" making the "an" "anth." Did ya'll get that?

Now resident samurai? Yes there could've been more than one, but only one was fast enough to catch up with her. :D.

Now the big question. Val/Koga? Maybe, maybe not. You have to keep reading. I have a sample chapter in a note book (don't know which chapter it'll be) where Val and Koga have a nice little chat about Inu-boy and Koga-sama.

Wanna know what Val looks like? Would you believe Addy is an artist too? Not a good artist but an artist still. Go to www.valdrianth.devianart.com . Warning some pics may end up as spoilers. ^^.

Thanks again!