Author's Note: Well I got two reviews for chapter 12! At least that's better than just one but it's still not as much as I would like.
Chapter 13
"Souta!" yelled Kagome as she ran to him.
Kagome pulled Souta onto her lap and hugged him as he lay unconscious. Tears streamed down her face as she looked at Meiko and Hikaru.
Sango took a few steps toward the sisters, "Why did you do that?!"
Meiko met Sango's gaze with one of equal intensity but Hikaru hung back. Even though the little boy looked human, he had a faint demon aura around him. Had she made a mistake? No… If the boy was human, the sutra wouldn't have affected him. He was definitely a demon. So why… Why was that girl so worried about him and why were the other two so angry at them?
Miroku had noticed Hikaru's confused expression and stepped up next to Sango, "There was no reason for that. Souta is not a demon. He wasn't going to hurt you."
Meiko's eyebrows raised, "If he wasn't a demon, the sutra would have had no effect."
Eyes red with tears and anger Kagome gently laid Souta down and charged up right into Meiko's face, "How dare you?! We came here for your help! He's my brother and he's just a little kid! You had no right!"
"We're demon hunters. My sister told me she sensed a demon aura from the boy so I attacked. It's my job." responded Meiko.
Hikaru was a little taken aback my her sister's coldness but then she remembered the demons that killed their family. That boy was just like them. But still… She couldn't help but feel like she should apologize for what Meiko had done. Kagome was crying. Why was a human crying for a demon? It didn't make sense.
Souta found himself in what seemed like an endless expanse of white. He was lying on the floor, or he would be if there was a floor, which there wasn't. He sat up quickly and winced as a rush of pain shot into his head. Glancing around he noticed a flash of color. Turning around she saw Kasei standing next to him.
Souta jumped up, "Wha… How…?"
"I believe we're somewhere in your subconscious. You were knocked out when the sutra came in contact with you." Kasei said.
Souta was confused, "But, if I was knocked out, shouldn't you have taken over?"
"Normally I would but… It seems the sutra had a seal on it which prevented me from taking control. If someone removes the seal, I can take over while your body heals." Kasei looked apologetic, "It looks like you were right, something bad did happen. I'm sorry Souta."
"Don't worry about it. You couldn't have known." said Souta.
Kagome walked back over to Souta and gently purified and removed the sutra which had just lost its power. As soon as she did though, Souta's body began to glow.
The hunters watched in astonishment as the little boy changed into a demon with fiery red hair and an extremely powerful aura.
Meiko gasped and stepped back, "It's him! I thought we killed you five years ago!"
Kasei's eyes narrowed, "So, you were with that group? Tell me, why did you kill me when I've never done anything to harm humans?"
Author's Note: Again I'm sorry it's so short. I'm actually thinking of discontinuing this story since it's been harder and harder to write and I'm not getting nearly as many reviews as I'd like.