disclaimer: I do not own Inu Yasha, I do not own Ranma ½, I do not own Lum.I don't own anything of Rumiko Takahashi-san's work, k?!

Yokai Blood Chapter 1

Everything was beginning to look up. The group was nearing the last Shikon shard. However, that was not what everyone thought.

"A-CHOO!!" Sango rubbed her nose. "Oi, Kagome! When're we gonna find this thing? I'm getting cold!"

"Just a little further, Sango. I can sense it close by." And, as if on cue, a giant fish jumped up from the river near them.

Inu Yasha growled. "Heh, now that it's above water, I can get that shard." He flexed his claws. The fish looked at them with an overly large eye. "Kagome, ya sure that jewel's in there?"

Kagome nodded. "It's somewhere in its stomach." She pointed to emphasize her point. "All right," Inu Yasha growled with pleasure. Time to end this treasure hunt. Soul Stealer!" he yelled as he jumped at the fish. But it wasn't there anymore; it had dove underwater as soon as he said that last bit. Everyone stared. Inu Yasha landed with a loud SPLASH in the water.

Miroku laughed. "Looks like even fish reject you!" Inu Yasha surfaced and glared at the monk. "No comeback, eh?" He chuckled again.

"Shut up." the hanyou growled. He crawled up on shore and shook himself like the inu he was. The fish surfaced some meters from the earlier point. Inu Yasha glared at the fish.

Kagome sighed. "Must you always growl and glare at anything you don't like?"

".Yes." Inu Yasha glanced over at Miroku and Sango who were frying a fish. "What are you doing? I could use some help!"

Miroku replied, "Well, we would help you, but we're simply two little forgotten characters in this whole story. Isn't that right, Sango-chan?"

"Hai, Mirokkun," Sango said as she cuddled into Miroku.

Kagome and Inu Yasha stared. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" they both shouted.

Miroku and Sango blinked. "Fan-service," they said simply. Sango waved around a piece of paper. "Says here I get paid extra if I do this," she said.

Kagome buried her face into her hands. "I give up," she whined.

Inu Yasha turned away from them. "Forget them. If they want extra pay, they can do whatever they want. I'm gonna go get that overgrown uoyaki (fish dinner of sorts)." The hanyou ran along the river bank until he caught up with the now-swimming fish. "Soul Stealer!" he shouted, and dove into the fish claws first before it submerged again. 'That overgrown uoyaki' shredded apart and the last jewel shard popped out from its insides.

"All right!" yelled Miroku.

"All right!" yelled Sango.

Kirara just squeaked as she had a cooked fish sticking out of her mouth.

"All right!" yelled Shippo. "I get an actual line!"

Inu Yasha caught the jewel and landed next to Kagome. He smiled. "Finally, we have all the jewel shards."

"So," Kagome asked as she took the shard from him, "what are you going to do?"

Inu Yasha stared after her. "Ore? (huh?)"

"Human or yokai? You have to choose, Inu Yasha." She placed the shard in its correct spot, making the jewel shine with a light it hadn't had in months.

Inu Yasha frowned. He hadn't really thought about this that much. He had decided to choose when the time came. Well, the time had come, and he still hadn't decided. Human or yokai? Which one? He followed the group quietly as they trekked back to the village. If he was human, he could make Kagome happy. But wasn't she happy enough already? Happy with him as a hanyou? If he was yokai, he could defeat his damned brother once and for all. But would that choice make Kagome happy? All-in-all, it came down to making her happy. He decided to ask her when they reached the village.





A/N: so what do you think? I will explain the Shikon-thing in the summary later. maybe next chapter. a few things: I shortened Inu's attack to just Soul Stealer, as Iron Reaper Soul Stealer is too long and I can't remember the Japanese name. I don't know much about Sango's personality yet, hopefully that will change later, but I want to make all you Sango/Miroku people happy. also, for those who don't like Miroku, this story might include some Miroku bashing, or something close to it. I think he's cute and all, but he's way too perverted. plus, he's voiced by Trowa. (shudder) k, that's all for now. I'll try to add more soon. and hopefully finish my other stories. ja ne!