Author's Note: Hello readers! So this was created out of trying to fix my other story Daiyokai's Consort. Strange I know but stepping back and doing something else helps. Any way Witch's Brew is all about a witch trying to hunt down Vampire nail clippings. Again strange I know but oh well. Also their is the Casting thing it is just to let you all know what the characters are. Now than you and I both know I don't own Inuyasha. Well enjoy the story.

Cast: Just my take on the magical creatures in power or ability.

Kagome: Witch - they use potions and objects to channel magic through to change the world around them

Kikyo: Sorceress - they use spells and have no need of potions and object though they have a staff they use

Inuyasha: Dhampir - it is a half human half vampire

Sesshomaru: Day-walker - a vampire able to walk in the sun

Rin: Human - non-magical

Shippo: Familiar - they are employed by witches, wizards, ect...

Miroku: Warlock -pretty much a selfish wizard that does for his own gain

Sango: Reaper -they monitor the vampires, dhampirs, lycanthropes, ect...

Kohaku: Reaper

Koga: Lycanthrope King - ruler over all those that howl at the moon

Kagome yawned as she looked around the forest in the pre-dawn light. She was on the lookout for a vampire. She needed the clippings of its finger nails during the raise of the sun for the spell to work. She swiped the tears away as she pulled out a brew that would keep her up for a few hours more.

She stopped suddenly when she spit some out hitting the man sealed into the tree. He eyes widened as she took in his white locks that were slowly changing to black locks.

"My now this is interesting I come a looking for a vampire and instead come across a Dhampir." Kagome said laughing her head off.

"Pissed a Sorceress off did ya I can say it was some mighty good work done. She must have been powerful one." Kagome said patting the side of the tree. The spell zapped her good as she recoil from the bark that burned her after shaking the numb feeling off she sucked on her burnt fingertips.

Golden eyes blink open as he looks at her they close again and when they opened again they were a simple brown. He growled than at her showing off fangs that slowly turned into stumpy human ones. "Kikyo you evil witch I am going to strangle you!"

"Firstly Dhampir I am a witch but the one who seal you there was a Sorceress so get it straight. Second I am known around these parts as Ka-go-me so get it straight from now on." She said taking another sip from her brew she looked at the man.

"Well than witch release me from this tree!" He yelled out angrily.

She looked at him for a moment than at the magic that bound him to the tree. "It's going to cost you big time. But I will wave my fee if you know of a Vampire I can clip the nails of." The Dhampir looked at her strangely.

"What! Like I want to associate with those emotionless blood suckers! Let alone care to know where they nest." He hissed with anger as he tried to move past the enchantment that held him frozen in place.

"Oh but if I am not mistaken your hair color gave away your royal blood. I am sure your vampire parent had more than just you. And it would most likely be a pure vampire." She said poking him right on the nose.

"Fine I heard tails about my older half-brother a mean thing he is and a day-walker as well. And I am Inuyasha by the way so stop referring to me as dhampir in your head." He said giving her a pointed stare.

"Oh you are a sharp one aren't ya. Well Inuyasha tell me the name of this day-walking brother of yours." She demanded having read up on the widely known in the Night Life gossip magazine.

"Sesshomaru alright now release me now witch." Kagome rolled her eyes at the rude dhampir.

Walking away to retrieve everything she would need Inuyasha called after her. Ignoring the whines of the whelp she made her way to the portal. Which had closed and she found her helper sleeping soundly. Kicking her familiar awake with the tip of her boot she was happy to see him jump in surprise.

The amber colored fox looked up at the witch and paled a bit. He rubbed his front paw into the dirt as he realized he had fallen asleep on the job. He looked up at his Mistress who was frowning at him.

"You know that had I run into an angry vampire and tried to escape through the portal you were to be watching right now I would be dead." She said cross while pulling out a small pouch.

"Sorry Mistress I was so sleepy." He pouted before he hopped up onto her shoulder.

"Yes well lucky for you I have found a sealed dhampir!" Kagome exclaimed gleefully. "Now Shippo I will be in need of your help for this unsealing." She added as she scratched behind his ear.

"You mean I get to be in human form?" Shippo exclaimed excitedly.

She nodded as she said the spell to reopen her portal home. After walking through it she spotted the cozy place she called home. It was an old mansion that was broken down and looked absolutely haunted. Boards were broken and some looked ready to fall off while shutters hung by a hinge. The front garden looked in need of TLC and about twenty or so gardens. Moving by the weeping willow Kagome spotted the sprite of the tree.

A young woman with a willowy frame and hair that fell in loose waves that ended at her waist. Tears fell from her eyes and not missing the chance Kagome took out a glass vile to catch them in. Satisfied she capped it and looked up at the poor girl.

"What is the matter Willa?" She called up to the girl.

"I miss my family." Kagome nodded understanding that.

"Well why not create a few children?" She asked making the girl blush before disappearing.

Inside was just as bad as the outside as she jumped over holes in the floor that lead to a dangerous fall to the basement. Stepping over rotten board as well as crossing a thin plank over a gaping hole in the floor. Kagome hummed along while Shippo clung to her cloak.

She hopped out the window and walked along a well-worn foot path she had made. That led right to her work place. A small cottage that looked like it had some care with only a few broken tiles on the roof and some missing fence boards that blocked off the invasion of the back gardens.

Her work space was filled with many collected items with a cauldron bubbling up something. In the back was a small bed a dresser that had more things of interest for her on it. Shuffling through some papers and a draw of odds and ends she found what she needed to free the Halfling. Walking past the cauldron she dipped a spoon into it blowing on it before tasting the brew.

"Ugh awful what did you do to it Shippo?" She asked as she dropped a chicken foot into it.

"Only what you asked Mistress." The fox replied as she made her way back out the door but stopped turned to the left grabbing a stick as the door slammed itself shut.

Making her way back to the portal she sung a happy song of how her hunt for vampire nails was almost done. Moving through the low lying branches she could hear the half-breed going on about their deal. And freeing him making her roll her eyes as she obviously had no black thorns or a medallion stolen at midnight from a dead man's tomb.

"Will you shut you big trap already I had to go home and retrieve a few things." She grumbled as she began the spell.

Inuyasha could fell a tingling in his limbs as she chanted something under her breath. Her whole body glowed pink than blue before it settled on green. The tree groaned in protest as it spit the dhampir's body out of its trunk. The leaves shivered a bit as she repaired the damage that had been done saving the trees life from harm.

Walking up to it she smiled patting it lightly as she felt no trace of the spell left. "That's a good tree nice and strong. I wish you a long happy life." Inuyasha looked at her in disbelief as she walked away.

"Oi you're not even going to offer me a hand?" Kagome looked at him for a moment.

"I am all out of fresh and the dead man's I am planning to use their fingers." She said picking up a small fox. Inuyasha just shook his head at the strange woman that had freed him of the tree.