Chapter 2
Kaede and Kikyou could make out the figure of a man. As they got closer they could see him clearer. Kaede was worried, but Kikyou already new what the approaching man was. She knew it was a demon, not a human. 'This demonic aura… It's unbelievably strong. It is best if I continue walking and ignore him. I would do better avoiding trouble.' Kikyou mused. Kaede looked in fear at the man in front of the man. It was now clear to her that it was a demon. Just by his appearance, Kaede could tell he was a demon.
Kaede looked up to see Kikyou. All Kaede saw was her sister's calm face. 'Onee-sama, don't you know that this man's a demon!' Kaede thought. "Onee-sama?" Kaede whispered so only Kikyou could hear. Unknown to Kaede was that Sesshoumaru had heard it perfectly. Kikyou did not face her little sister, instead she continued walking.
Sesshoumaru had seen them before they had seen him. 'The child seems to be terrified, yet the miko seems to not notice my presence. Is she ignoring me?' Sesshoumaru thought.
Beside him, Jaken was trembling with fear.
'Is this the miko! What if she is! She has to be, she fits the description that the demons told me about perfectly! Long, black hair, and as beautiful as a human could be. Oh, I hope Sesshoumaru-sama doesn't know she's the miko Kikyou!' Jaken frantically thought.
Kaede looked up at her sister again, but Kikyou was still incredibly calm. 'Kikyou? What are you doing? This guy could hurt us! Why don't you do anything?' Kaede was worried.
They were fairly close now, only a few feet away. Jaken was sweating non-stop while Kaede had an anxious expression on her face. Yet Kikyou and Sesshoumaru were both calm. At last they were only a few inches beside each other until they finally passed each other. Both Jaken and Kaede let out the breath they did not notice they were holding.
'He didn't attack us! In fact, he didn't even acknowledge us!' Kaede thought.
'That was too close for my liking.' Jaken pondered.
Once Kaede was sure the two demons were out of hearing range she asked Kikyou, "Onee-sama, why didn't you do anything?"
"Because he was none of my concern." Kikyou replied. 'Though I do wonder what such a demon was doing here.'
"But onee-sama, he was a demon! Shouldn't you have killed him?" Kaede said.
"If he was not causing us any harm, I don't see why we should kill him. Besides, he was too strong. It is best if we could avoid unnecessary trouble." Kikyou explained.
'Onee-sama is so smart. When I grow up I want to be just like her.'
"Come, Kaede. We still have herbs to pick." Kikyou told her little sister.
"Yes, Kikyou." Kaede followed Kikyou and they continued on their search for herbs.
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Sesshoumaru and Jaken were still walking eastwards. There was complete silence until Sesshoumaru spoke, "Jaken."
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"That was the miko you spoke about, wasn't it?" Sesshoumaru said monotonously.