"Hey ya! It's me, Sakura, and this is my first ever Inuyasha fanfic. I'm out here on my patio with Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo. I would be in my room but Inuyasha was an asshole to Shippo and wound up kissing the floor in the living room, three stories down."

"Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was NOT an asshole!!!!!!!!!!!!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Oh yeah? Then why is my bedroom floor broken?

"Oh Inuyasha give it a break. The rest of us want to here Sakura's story" Sango said smoothly, cutting in before Inuyasha could retort.

"Yeah" chorused Miroku, Kagome, and Shippo.

"Okay. Here's my first chapter and after you finish please review."

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha but I do own my own characters.

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The Last Step

Chapter 1: The Problem

Kagome sighed. It had been a week since they had completed the Shikon no Tama and defeated Naraku. Only one problem, the jewel wouldn't stay together. It keeps breaking. 'We're in such a dilemma.' thought Kagome.

"Inuyasha, I'm sure Myoga knows what's wrong." "Ye need to calm down. He shall awaken soon. Then ye may ask him."

The demon slayer, Sango, and the old village priestess, Kaede, were trying to calm down the furious hanyou. The monk, Miroku, was out cold on the floor, a red hand print on his cheek.

"Why does the blasted jewel keep falling apart?!" yelled Inuyasha.

He was yelling so much he was bound to wake Shippo, who was taking a well earned nap. Kagome got so annoyed and pissed at Inuyasha's rambling that she sat him and told him to shut the fuck up.

"Lord Inuyasha, why are you so upset?"

There was a slurping sound. Myoga was on Inuyasha's nose. SLAP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Down floated Myoga.

When Inuyasha was calm enough to speak, Myoga repeated his question. After they filled him in Myoga sighed and rubbed his eyes. Finally he said, "You need to seek out the greatest demon ever. When you find the demon, you must ask him to perform the 'ending' spell to complete the jewel.sigh The demon's name is hard to remember but most call him Zehna. You can find him in the forest of no return. You must see him the day before the full moon."

Kagome gasped. During their travels, the group knew that from Kaede's village they could reach the forest of no return before dusk if they leave at dawn.

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"Well, that's all for now. Chapter two is coming soon and I'll let you in on a little secret. Inuyasha gets his butt kicked by girls (HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) so remember review. Sakura signing off."