I finally decided to get to the computer and type. Go me.

Chapter Two: Search Party

In no time, the group had made to a wooded area, where, it seemed, the girl was being held captive. Boton was trying to use her compass to find the demon, but since Hiei and Kurama were around, it kept going on the fritz. To say the least, she was quite annoyed.

In no time, they came up to a henchman of the demon Esindo. All Yusuke had to do was use his spirit shotgun and it was gone.

The next henchman was a bit trickier. It moved very fast, so Yusuke couldn't get a clear shot on it. Hiei was the only one who could move fast enough to hit it, and once he knocked it over, Kuwabara impaled it on his spirit sword.

"These cronies aren't too hard to hit. I'm getting insulted," said Hiei.

"The midget is right. These guys are wimps. I bet Esindo himself isn't too hard to kill either," Kuwabara agreed. *

The group pressed onward. Another demon attacked, but Kurama quickly chopped it to pieces with his Rose Whiplash attack.

Finally, one last henchman showed up, named Tripo, appropriately enough- it had three heads, three arms, three legs, and three tails. This one was actually harder. Yusuke tried to use his shotgun, but the demon easily dodged. Kuwabara tried to use his sword, but the demon had two swords. Hiei helped out with the other sword while Kurama tried to cut it with his rose whip. Yusuke tried to punch it, but it moved too fast for him.

Finally, Hiei left Kuwabara to deal with two swords, while he tried to hit the demon from another angle. He made a direct hit, and cut off one of the demons arms. Kurama took advantage of this, and cut off another arm. While it stopped a moment, Yusuke used his spirit shot gun attack and the demon was pretty much obliterated. They were almost there.

A man with gold eyes and long sky blue hair was running through the forest at the same time. Why did I leave her alone? I should've known I couldn't trust her to take care of herself on her own! I did know! So why did I leave? I'm so stupid! He yelled at himself as he ran as fast as he could through the forest. He had left his other friends to go find her own his own. It was, in his opinion, his own fault anyway.

The demon Esindo was quite displeased learning his henchmen had failed. But he knew of some one who was coming, and had a plan. He turned to his captive. "Don't get your hopes up. Your friend is coming to rescue you, but who knows if he'll succeed."

"You better not hurt him!"

"Oh, I won't have to. I won't even touch him at all."

Suddenly, the same man who had been running through the forest appeared. He was a little tired, and he looked enraged.

Esindo smiled. "Well, I see I have a visitor. Inuyasha, is your name, correct?"

"I'm not here to talk! I'm here for Kagome and the jewel shards!"

"Ah yes, your pretty friend. It would be such a shame if she was ripped to pieces. That would be just terrible, no?"

"You better not hurt her!"

"Maybe I won't. You see, I have a proposition for you. There is a bunch of people seeking to destroy me. If you kill them, I may spare her life."

"And the jewel?"

"Yours as well."

"If I refuse?"

Esindo pushed his claws up against Kagome's neck, and Inuyasha understood.

"Ok, I'll help you. But I'll rip you apart if you go back on your word." With that, he turned and went to quickly destroy the attackers.

Esindo turned to Kagome. "It's now or never. Hand over the jewel, or die."

Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama and Hiei were close to where Esindo was when a man came out of the shadows. He seemed out of breath, as he had been doing a lot of running. He stood in front of them. "I'm sorry, but I can't let you through. Turn back or I'll see to the end of you. It's your choice."

Ooh, suspense- sorry to end here, but I need more time to develop the next chapter. As for the *-Kuwabara and Hiei agreed on something-Yay! I'll probably finish in one or two more chapters-three at most.