No way, was that....? Neya's eyes narrow at first upon seeing a flash of red in the distance. As she grew closer however, the figure's features soon became startlingly familiar. "Inu...yasha-san?" She calls out, warily at first but only for a moment as excitement begins to spread through her at the sight of an old friend. She clasps her hands together in front of her and smiles brightly, beaming from ear to ear. "It's been such a long time!"
He may have been wandering the countryside aimlessly for a time, but he was always alert on his feet. No youkai or human would give this lone hanyou a free pass if his name and feats hadn't reached their ears. It was sort of ironic that nothing had changed since the long journey in pursuit of Naraku and the Shikon Jewel had reached its end.
An ear flicked at the sound of his name, his attention pivoting to the source before his mind could connect the voice with a face. Pleasant surprise lifted his brows as he turned to face her properly. "Hey, it's you." The islander girl that wanted to start a village of her own. If he recalled correctly, she had been on her own journey to look for something. He gave a smirk in response to the genuine happiness in hers. "Glad to see you're still kicking, Neya. How've you been?"