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Chapter 1

Something wasn't right. Everyone by now was well aware of that. It was just…………………………..peaceful. A little TOO peaceful. The Inu-gumi stared intently at the dancing flames in the center of the campsite, illuminating their surroundings with a golden gleam as they ate their ramen in silence. This was the first clue that something was wrong. Most of the time when they ate ramen, loud slurping emitted from Inuyasha but tonight, he sat on guard, eating quietly. His furry dog ears twitched at every little sound, scanning out the area for potential danger.

Shippo shifted his gaze from the tense hanyou warrior to the other group members. Sango had set her bowl down and began to fiddle with the brown leather straps around the end of the Hirakotsu. Kirara sat beside her master with determined red eyes, her fur on her tails bristled ever so slightly. Miroku, being the hentai he was, surprised the young kit by keeping his gaze on the burning embers in front of him instead of giving the taiya lusty glances. The fox child tilted his head up a little to peer at his adoptive mother through his thick orange bangs. Kagome had one hand wrapped around his small form with her other hand close to her heart. Unlike everyone else, she seemed calm…………er. Her dark black lashes shielded her eyes from him as she took deep breaths. Even her facial expression held no signs of nervousness or tension. Little Shippo knew that look way to well. She was outstretching her miko aura to sense Shikon shards.

"H-Hey Sango?" the young child asked, breaking the tension. He couldn't take another minute of the quiet surroundings. The silence was literally so thick that the Tetsusaiga wouldn't be able to cut through it.

The demon exterminator's head whipped up, her chestnut eyes now resting on the kitsune with concern. "Yes Shippo, what is it? Are you alright?" She watched as he nodded hesitantly.

"Yeah, I'm fine but I should be asking everyone else that," he said, continuing after he saw Sango's confused expression, "I mean, why is everyone so tense?"

"Well you see………………….." she started but Miroku decided to butt in.

"There seems to be a strong demonic presence nearby. One so strong that it could be only one person," he stated. Shippo thought for a moment before letting out a small gasp.

"Naraku?!" he squeaked out, his little body trembling in fear at the thought of the evil hanyou.

At that exact moment after the mention of their enemy, the futuristic miko's eyes shot open, her body pulsing. A thin ring of shining pink light circled her irises. Focusing her eyes, she saw in the back of her mind a large, almost completed Shikon jewel. 'He's nearby. B…….But why has he come this time? What could he be planning?' In a flash, the image of the jewel vanished. 'What! W-What happened to the jewel? Maybe….Maybe Naraku's trying to conceal it but I would still be able to see it even then.'

"Inuyasha," she called, watching the way his eyes narrowed as he unsheathed the Tetsusaiga.

"Yeah I know," he replied in an irritated voice, catching the vile stench of their foe. Sango got into her fighting stance, her giant boomerang in her clutches. Miroku stood in front of the woman he loved, his monk's staff across his chest in a defense positive. No sooner than they had drawn their weapons, light laughter spilled out of the shadows before the object of their attention walked into the clearing. Only it wasn't exactly Naraku. More like his two minions, the wind sorceress and the void, Kagura and Kanna.

"Kagura," Inuyasha growled out. The demoness was leaning against a small tree, her fan covering up to her nose while the little white haired girl stood completely unfazed by the hateful glares that her and her sister received, being as unemotional as ever.

"Inuyasha, it's been far too long," Kagura said from behind her weapon of choice. Her response was a low growl.

"Shut the hell up. Why are you here? What's Naraku planning this time?"

The dark haired woman just snapped her fan shut, tapping it lightly against her chin as she smirked. "Now why would I tell you that? Besides what would be the fun in that, hm?" Truth of it was, she didn't even know. All she knew was she was the decoy if anything went wrong.

Flashback

"Kagura, arise," Naraku said from his spot in the corner, giving the chain wrapped around her throat a sharp tug. The demoness's body jerked forward, her slender fingers slipped under the cold metal in an attempt to relief some of the pressure on her neck. She quickly made her way to her master's side, bowing in his presence.

"Kagura, listen and listen good. You and Kanna will be tracking down Inuyasha. If they attack then you must protect her at all costs. You must distract Inuyasha anyway possible. Kanna knows what to do after that. You will NOT do anything other than what I have told you, understand?" he explained, grabbing the make shift steel leash and bringing her to eye level. Kagura stared in terror at the menacing red eyes that threatened her very soul. Her rose colored eyes failed to hide her emotions and instead acted as a welcoming gate with wide open doors. Naraku scowled at the pathetic excuse of a demoness and shook her roughly. "I said do you understand me?!"

The wind sorceress nodded her understanding without hesitation while holding back a low growl. Oh how she despised Naraku. The hanyou smirked at the scent of pure fear and hatred. "Very well then off with you," he said, snapping the constricting chain with his claws. Her hand immediately went up to nurse the red mark circling her neck. Kagura gave one last bow before walking out onto the wooden porch connected to the room Naraku claimed as his own. Kanna was already seated on the feeble banister that lined the perimeter of the porch. The emotionless girl glanced over at her sister, her white tresses blowing against the harsh wind surrounding the demoness.

"You ready to go?" Kagura asked with annoyance laced in her voice. Kanna nodded once, letting her grip on the board below her loosen. The wind sorceress plunked a single white feather from her hair, letting it transform beside the porch. She sat in the center and waited for the void to follow suit. Kanna released her hold on the banister, falling through the air only to land gracefully on the velvety feather.

"Kanna, what is Naraku planning this time?" Kagura asked as they glided through the air. The young girl kept quiet, watching the full moon hang above them through her mirror's reflection. The demoness huffed, turning her head to face the ground below. 'Should've known. She's completely loyal to Naraku and since he doesn't trust me………,' she thought silently. After a few moments of silence, a soft spoken voice broke through.

"Demons and humans always bicker back and forth," Kanna said, reaching inside of her kimono sleeve. Her small pale fist drew back, a black shine glowing through the spaces her fingers left uncovered. "And with this built up hatred between them, they fight. This is why," she opened her palm slowly, "Naraku gave me the Shikon jewel."

Kagura gasped as her eyes landed on the almost complete sacred jewel. The evil aura that swirled within its depths caused her to shiver as she looked back up at Kanna.

"With this jewel, I must make the demon and the human fight, and in the end, destroy the hanyou."

End Flashback

Kagura snapped out of her thoughts as a heavy metallic fang was pointed to her nose. She smiled, pushing the sword with little force before once again drawing her fan.

"Dance of Blades," she called, sending blades flying in every direction. Miroku swatted the offending glowing blades with his staff, Sango right by his side doing the same thing with her boomerang. Inuyasha jumped into the night sky, avoiding most of the ground leveled attacks. He easily landed on a tree's branch before bounding off to another branch as more blades were sent in his direction. The attack hit the large branch the inu hanyou had been on only seconds ago and with its sharp edges, the limb disconnected from the tree, giving off a loud snap.

"AAAAAAAAAH KAGOME!!!!" Shippo said, watching the branch descend closer to them. The miko thought quickly, summoning her miko energy into her hands which she slammed onto the ground. A pink barrier appeared right before the branch could be smashed against them. The kitsune sighed in relief when he saw that they were safe.

"You alright Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, swinging the Tetsusaiga at Kagura who dodged rather easily.

"Yeah I'm fine."

"What about me?! Aren't you going to ask if I'm alright too?!" Shippo exclaimed, slightly irritated that Inuyasha always ignored him.

"No, not really," he replied, side stepping one of Kagura's attacks. The wind sorceress took her chance to cause the wind to blow harder, faster. Once the wind was blowing hard, she directed it in the young miko's direction. And since the camp fire was in between them, the flames were carried by the wind currents. Small embers hit the barrier, not causing anything to happen at first. But once the burning ashes hit the splintered wood from the branch that lined the end of the barrier, a circle of flames trapped the priestess and the fox child.

Inuyasha heard a high pitched shriek and turned around just in time to see the flames wrap themselves around the pink sphere of energy that held his Kagome………….oh and the runt. The hanyou pushed off of the tree he had leaped in, swinging his fang with enough force to blow out the fire. Though sadly, he landed with his back to Kanna.

Kagome lowered her barrier, coughing lightly as the smoke from the recent fire rose into the air. Her blurry vision could faintly make out the hanyou's figure through the black cloudy steam. Slowly, she stood up with Shippo on her shoulder, wheezing slightly as his small form inhaled smoke. The miko in training walked out of the ring of haze to come face to face with the golden eyed half demon.

"You ok?" he asked, looking her over.

"Yes, WE're fine," Kagome replied before Shippo got all hot and bothered because Inuyasha ignored his status completely. He nodded, glancing over his shoulder at Miroku and Sango as they hovered in air on Kirara's back. Once he was sure they weren't injured either, Inuyasha turned his attention back to Kagura, his scowl returning.

"Inuyasha," Kanna beckoned, her onyx eyes focused on the hanyou. At the sound of his name, he responsively turned in the girl's direction only to greet the sight of his own reflection. Then, for some reason, his mind became foggy.

Kagome watched as her beloved hanyou's eyes shifted from bright, furious gold to a dull, moonlight yellow. She peered over at the mirror that was sucking his soul from his body. Thinking swiftly, she readied an arrow on her bow, aiming at the glass of the mirror. Pink light engulfed her arrow as it sliced through the air in its hurried path to the target. The metal tip hit the mirror dead center, causing cracks to form in every which way. But unlike the first time she tried that little trick, this time two streaks of light, one red and one blue, flew out of the confines of mirror. The red light flew into a nearby tree top. The blue light flew into a bush, both lights concealed by thick various leaves.

"Kagura," Kanna said, glancing up at her. She got the idea and in mere moments, the two incarnations where high in the sky on Kagura's feather. The demoness sighed.

"Guess Naraku's plan failed," she stated, peering back at the clearing that was now far away.

"Actually…………….it couldn't have gone better," Kanna replied.

Kagome shielded herself with her arms as a huge gust of wind carried Naraku's minions off. Once they were gone, she directed her attention at the hanyou. In no time flat, she was at his side. "Inuyasha are you ok?"

Inuyasha shook the dirt specks from his hair, his ears twitching. He peered up at Kagome's worried brown orbs, staring at her with those same dull eyes. What had happened to the amber shine? The hanyou nodded before a grunt came from the bush the blue light had hit. At the same time, a low growl was heard from the tree the red light had found shelter in.

A tanned hand reached through the bush as the person revealed themself. In front of them was a man with long black tresses tangled with twigs and leaves. The gang gasped when the man stood from the bush, showing them the man's bare chest down to his stomach where the bush covered.

Kagome blushed heavily when her eyes met the sight of a scar right above the heart, realization hitting her hard. "I-I-Inu-yasha?"

The gang looked at Kagome before glancing back at the man, wondering if she was onto something. The man opened his eyes to reveal all the proof they needed. Dark violet eyes stared at them with recognition.

"What? Hey, why are you all staring at me?!" he asked roughly. His eyes scanned over each one of them before his violet orbs reached the silver haired man beside Kagome.

"Hanyou? But how…….?" The human form sputtered, glancing at the full moon overhead then at his palms. He seemed surprised to see actual flesh.

The half demon form was just as surprised to see himself standing in front of his human side. His wide eyes repeated what the human side did as he stared at his clawed hands. What happened?

"What the hell?!?!" both forms said at the same time. Miroku thought for a moment, replaying the fight in his mind.

"I guess since Kanna's mirror sucked up a hanyou's soul, she absorbed two souls for one. Both a human and demon spirit. And when the mirror cracked, the souls went in different directions to repel the other," he suggested, going deeper into thought.

"But Miroku, even if that was the case, Kanna wouldn't have just let the soul out. The only time she has to do that is when the mirror is full, remember?" Sango reminded him. The houshi nodded.

"Yes, I remember. But then why would she let Inuyasha's soul go?"

"Maybe that was Naraku's plan," Shippo said.

"But why would he want Inuyasha's soul separated?" the monk questioned to no one in particular. They sighed as their brains seemingly turned to mush.

Both Inuyashas had their head cocked to the side in confusion. "What the hell are you trying to say?"

"What we're saying is that Naraku planned to split your demon blood from your human blood," Sango explained slowly. The hanyou Inuyasha furrowed his brows, still confused but now irritated.

"Why the hel……….." he was cut off as Kagome pointed out a crucial fact.

"Hey if Inuyasha's soul was spilt in two, and the blue light was Inuyasha's human form then wouldn't the red light be his…………………………" her statement died down as everyone slowly glanced up at the tree in terror. Sure enough, a pair of crimson red eyes were watching their every movement. From out of the tree, the demon side stood on a sturdy branch. His silver hair was in a neater state than the human's was but that didn't help the fact that he was a menacing youkai glaring down at them in the same apparel as the ningen. The only difference was that the tree branches covered only to his hips. His fangs gleamed against the moonlight in anger.

"Hanyou, Ningen, what's happened? And why am I naked?"

Oh boy.

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S master: Bet you people thought I died since I haven't updated any of my stories for about 2 months now,huh? Well good news and bad news. Good news, summers almost here so I will be able to update more frequently then. YAAAAAAAAAAAAY!! Bad news, until then I have tons of stuff to get done, mostly school stuff since I'm graduating from mid school this year. Im kinda worried about being a freshman but no worries, that wouldn't stop me from writing good quality stories. K?

See ya next chappie!!!! R&R!!