Title: The Celestial Maiden

Summary: During their travels, the Inu-Gang comes across a beautiful Celestial Maiden. The maiden reminded them of an old enemy, Princess Kaguya. Can this woman be trusted? How did she obtain the Shikon No Tama?

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Chapter 1 - Nao, The Celestial Maiden

Cherry blossoms littered the tree tops as the Inu-Gang sped through a thick Sakura Forest. Night was falling upon them and they needed a place to camp. Finally they came across a clearing and decided to stop there.

Kagome, "Sakura trees are beautiful this time of year."

Sango, "Yes I agree, they're very pretty."

"I know something else that is pretty", Miroku mumbled reaching for Sango's butt.

Feeling his hand on her rear, Sango turned and gave him a God awful slap to the face causing his cheek to trob in pain. Miroku rubbed his sore cheek and looked at Sango, smiling sheepishly.

Kagome, "Hey InuYasha, can you smell a hot spring around here? I wanna take a bath."

InuYasha, "Yeah there's one right up ahead."

He pointed direction west and the girls hurried along, taking their weapons with them just in case. As they were walking toward the hot spring Kagome stops and gasps.

Sango, "What's wrong Kagome?"
Kagome, "I sense a jewel shard and a rather large one at that. The same size as Naraku's jewel is. How could that be?"

Sango, "I don't know but I'm not liking it. C'mon, lets go check it out."

The girls walk toward the aura as Kagome pointed the way. After walking for about 10 minutes they came across a hot spring and a beautiful woman standing beside it. Both girls gasp.

Nao, "Who is there?"

Nao turned and they got a full look at her face. Her perfect, pink, pouty lips held a frown. Her deep slanted hazel eyes bore holes into the 2 girls as they emerged from their hiding place. Her perfect body was hugged snuggly by the robes she wore revealing a very curvy figure. Her large breasts threatened to rip through her kimono. Her long black hair was wrapped into a bun with some hanging down in a low ponytail over her shoulder.

Nao approached the two women slowly. With each step she took, the girl's hands on their weapons tightened.

"Who are you?", Nao said as she stood in front of them.

"We could ask you the same thing", Sango retorted clutching Hiriakotsu even harder.

Nao, "I am Queen Nao, Queen and Celestial Maiden of the moon."

Both girls gasp and back away from her.

Nao, "Now, who are you?"

Sango, "I am Sango, the last of the taijiya."

Kagome, "And I am Kagome, a Miko from the present era."

Nao, "Hmmm"

Kagome looked at the woman and sensed the large fragment of the jewel in her kimono.

Kagome, "If you don't mind my asking Queen Nao, where did you get that jewel?"

"Oh this", she said reaching into her kimono and pulling it out.

Kagome, "Yes"

Nao, "I got into a bit of a fight with a hanyou named Naraku and after wounding him fatelly, I was able to get this from him. Now it stays under my protection."