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Chapter 4: The Girl with Two Names.

Three days had passed and Sakura still hadn’t awoken, “will she ever wake up?” Shippo asked Kagome that mourning.
“Don’t worry Shippo she’ll be fine,” she said with a warm smile. She looked at the girl and gave her a sympathetic smile. She stood up and walked out of the cabin, “I’m going to see what Inuyasha is up to,” she said. “Make sure Miroku doesn’t try anything while I’m gone,” she said with a small grin.
“Alright Kagome,” Shippo said standing up straight as if a soldier.
Kagome walked out and searched for Inuyasha who was out in the field grumbling about Sango taking to long. Miroku who was helping Kaede noticed Kagome leave and walked to Kaede’s hut. He sighed when he saw that she had not yet awakened.
“What are you doing here Miroku,” Shippo asked suspiciously, not trusting his perverted friend being alone with a cute sleeping girl.
“Why Shippo I simply wanted to see how our young friend and savior was doing,” he added, forcing the word young out with disappointment.
“Well. . .” Shippo was about to say when Sakura moaned. Her head moved sideways as her eyes began to flutter open.
“Sakura!” Shippo shouted, “You’re awake!” he ran over to where she was laying.
Kilela stood and yawned her fur spazing out a bit as she stretched. Sakura looked over to where Shippo and Miroku were standing, “yea,” she said with a yawn.
“Here,” Shippo said holding up a flower, “it’s for you,”
“Tara smiled as she took the flower, “thank you Shippo,” she said, “but how long have I been asleep?” she asked.
“It’s been about three days know,” he said.
“That long?!” she asked.
Shippo and Miroku nodded as Kaede came, “ah young girl you are awake I see,” she said. “You must be terribly hungry.”
Sakura stared down at her stomach which rumbled very loudly. “Uh I guess I am,” she said with a small grin her face red in embarrassment.
Kaede chuckled, “no worries I shall fetch you something to eat, after all you did help save our village.”
Sakura nodded, “alright I suppose,” she said.
Outside people were already gathering the news of her awakening spreading throughout the village. By the time Kaede finished preparing a meal the whole village was gathered around her hut. She walked in and found Inuyasha and Kagome had just arrived as well. “It seems you have become a celebrity here,” Kagome said as the girl took the food from Kaede, and began to eat.
“I suppose but I really should leave,” she said after a while as she finished eating. She tried to stand but couldn’t the way the group were surrounding her.
“Oh no you don’t,” Inuyasha said, "you promised to answer my questions first,” he growled.
“Inuyasha don’t be so rude if it weren’t for her I might not be here,” Kagome shouted.
Inuyasha was taken back, “yea well how do we know she didn’t bring them here? After all they showed up right after she arrived didn’t they?! They had Naraku’s scent all over them!” he turned to Sakura, his hand on the tetsusaiga, “now tell me do you work for Naraku?” he asked in a menacing tone, “did you bring those demons here?” he asked again.
Fearing for the girl Kagome steamed. “Sit boy!” she shouted as he fell face down onto the ground.
Sakura gasped, “No please don’t fight over me,” she said, “because, because he’s right I did lead the demons here,” she said as tears came to her eyes, “but I swear I did not mean to do it.”
The group gasped at the girl’s confession. Kaede walked to the sobbing girl placing an arm around her, “calm down dear child,” she said, “tell us the whole story,”
Sakura nodded as she tried to calm down, “well I suppose I must start off by telling you guys my real name, “you see i'm not Sakura, at least not in this form, my real name is Tara.”