I don't own Inuyasha. He doesn't own me. One of these statements are false.

Kagome had been walking for hours clutching her stomach. The pain she felt however didn't come solely from her physical wound.

"How could he, why would he, do this to me.them" whispered Kagome through her clenched teeth before she fell in an unceremonious heap at the edge of a waterfall. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Four days earlier

"I bet those villagers were lying about the jewel shard. It's nothing but desert out here!" grumbled Inuyasha

"I don't think so they seemed pretty honest to me, mabey the demon left for better turf," replied a hot, dusty, tired Kagome "hey wait a sec I sense a shard over by those rocks!" yipped Kagome pointing to a bluff in the distance.

Just then a burrowing demon crawled from the sand beneath them, and while Inuyasha was distracted by Kagome's pointing the demon snatched the teen. Before Inuyasha could react the demon simply dropped the girl and fled.

"Realized who were messing with baka!" Insulted Inuyasha before turning towards Kagome. //Oh shit she's not moving// the hanyou cursed while gathering the miko up and racing to Kiadaes' village.

As Sango sat with Kagome, Inuyasha, Miroku, and Kiadae went outside to discuss what had happened on the last mission.

"How odd," Miroku mused "do you truly believe the demon fled in fear or that he had alternative motives?"

"Obviously he fled idiot" spat Inuyasha

"While that may be true Inuyasha, don't ye think it odd a Burrow demon would live in the desert. Most prefer the moisture the forest provides." Replied Kiadae.

"Are you three done gossiping or can we find some shards?!?" yelled Sango

" I'm fine and want to kill that demon" shouted Kagome as the two girls bounded out.

" Yeah today wasn't enough fun with those two demons I had to suck up today" muttered Miroku

"I heard that monk." yelled Inuyasha as Sango called to Kirara. Once the cat transformed Sango jumped on followed by Kagome and with a roar the threesome bounded east towards the desert.

"Wait Sango I need a ride!!" Miroku called after Sango before sheepishly looking to Inuyasha.

"Climb on" mumbled the hanyou dejectedly.

As soon as Kirara landed, the group looked expectantly to Kagome. After slowly turning in a full circle she sighed and took a disappointed step back.

"Do you."started Miroku before a stern look from Sango silenced him.

Walking towards Inuyasha, Kagome shook her head and climbed on before the hanyou took off. Silently Miroku and Sango climbed on Kirara and headed back to the village, and not once did Myroku try to touch Sango's rear. (Of course if he did Kirara could just dump him lol)