I left you at a suspenseful spot last time didn't I? Well you gave me some reviews and I want to deliver, so here is chapter two.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha by any means.

Claimer: I do own Hoshiko, Haruki, and Yasuo.


Chapter Two: Hoshi Oujo

Holding Kagome close Inuyasha looks down at the neko before him. She is all black with a tiny gold star on the right side of her chest. Covered in crimson she looks as if she is dead. Letting Kagome go for a brief moment, Inuyasha bends down and touches the neko's side. Slowly and very shallow the youki breaths, Naraku has not yet taken her life. Wiping the crimson blood off on his shirt, he turns to look at the frightened miko.

"The neko youki isn't dead yet. She's still breathing." Inuyasha sighs noting at Kagome's tears.

"She looked pretty dead to me. What are we going to do, Inuyasha? We can't just leave her here." Kagome sniffles bending down once again to take a good look at the creature. She looked like Kirara except she was completely black.

"What do you suggest we do, Kagome? Naraku is close by and this youki is none of our concern." Inuyasha grumbles getting up to fold his arms across his chest.

"I won't leave her. I won't let her die alone. I know you want to catch Naraku, but there is a life dying here! Please help her, Yash." Kagome pleads petting the neko's soft ears.

"A youki is still a youki though. One day you can trust them, and the next day they'll tear you to shreds. You want to risk your life for some feline?" Inuyasha growls eyebrows furrowing making small creases on his forehead.

"You're half youki Inuyasha and I trust you. You could go demon and tear me to shreds, but I continue to stay by your side. Give her a chance." Kagome cries lifting the small feline into her arms. In doing so the small creature lets out a whine of pain and then continues to lay literally limp.

"If anything happens to you, don't say I didn't warn you." Inuyasha replies voice full of angst.

"Thank-you, Inuyasha!" Kagome smiles walking towards the others the small neko wrapped up in Inuyasha's kimono.

"Thank me for now. One false move and that cat's as good as gone." Inuyasha mutters under his breath.

Kagome holding the small neko in her arms walks over to Miroku and Sango. Kirara is perched on Sango's shoulder (she ran off when Kagome screamed) looking painfully at her fellow kind. Shippo climbing up onto Miroku looks down at the bundle Kagome is holding in her arms. Smiling slightly Shippo tries to hold back a wave of tears. Inuyasha appearing behind Kagome, arms folded across his chest, sighs deeply before crouching down into position.

"Inuyasha, what are you doing?" Kagome asks looking at the kneeling hanyou.

"What do I look like I am doing? Get on." Inuyasha orders amber eyes piercing her mocha ones.

"Are we leaving already, Inuyasha?" Sango questions looking to Miroku.

"Are the dead buried?" Inuyasha replies still kneeling in mud.

"Yeah. We've finished digging and filling the graves." Miroku answers voice a bit somber.

"Then we have no more a reason to be here than any other traveler. It's raining, the village is destroyed, and there is a dying neko in Kagome's arms." Inuyasha states feeling Kagome's weight press against him.

"Where are we headed to then at least?" Kagome wonders holding onto Inuyasha with one hand and the neko with the other.

"Kadae's Village. She should be able to fix the youki up. Once she is well we can continue our search for the shards and Naraku." Inuyasha replies rising up off the ground to head for the journey home to Kadae Village.

"Alright. Kirara let's go." Sango commands to the demon cat.

Jumping off of Sango's shoulder Kirara transforms into full youki form. Climbing onto her back Sango, Miroku, and little Shippo follow Inuyasha out of the bleak village. Flying fast Inuyasha glances back at Kagome every now and again. She is gently petting the neko's head whispering soothing words of encouragement and hope. Blushing slightly Inuyasha turns away; this is the exact reason his heart nearly stopped every time she caught his eye. She was so beautiful and understanding. She wouldn't judge you even if you were filth. Shaking his head slightly the hanyou pressed foreword. They would soon reach the village, and that meant the neko would receive the care necessary to bring it back from the brink of death.

"I wonder why Naraku attacked this cat specifically?" Kagome wonders pulling herself closer to Inuyasha's ears.

"He has his motives. Maybe she had a shard of the shikon jewel." Inuyasha suggests coming to a halt at the large hut. They has finally reached the village.

"Whatever the reason, all we know is he wanted her dead." Sango adds stepping off Kirara.

"It's a good thing we stopped there isn't it?" Miroku questions looking to Inuyasha with lightened eyes.

"Yeah. I guess it was kind of a good thing." Inuyasha replies a slight curl in his lips.

"For her sake." Kagome whispers slowly removing herself from the hanyou's back.

Bending down Inuyasha helps Kagome off his back. Feet touching the ground and neko in her arms, Kagome walks off towards Kadae's hut the others following close behind. Sitting by the cooking pot in the middle of her hut, Lady Kadae stirs some medicinal herbs into a thick broth. Looking up from her work, she sees Kagome standing with the small bundle in her arms. Motioning Kagome to come forward, Kagome kneels by the old woman's side. Showing Lady Kadae the bundle the priestess eyes grow larger. Turning to Inuyasha Kadae points to a small herb in her hand.

"Inuyasha, I need you to find me this herb. It should help stop the mi-asthma from spreading throughout her body." Kadae orders pointing to the small sprig in her hands.

"Sure." Inuyasha replies leaving the small hut.

"Sango, this herb will strengthen her weak body and provide the nutrients she needs to survive this predicament." Kadae says pointing to another herb in front of her.

"I'm on it. Come on Kirara." Sango calls to the demon cat.

"Miroku and Shippo, this herb is extremely important. This herb will stop any clots from forming. Hurry there isn't much time." Kadae commands pushing the men out the door.

"Yes Ma'am." Shippo and Miroku reply in unison.

Alone in the hut, Kagome watches as Lady Kadae unwraps the small neko. Wound now full exposed to she dumps well water onto the gaping hole in her chest. Flushing the wound would be vital for the felines survival. Next she takes out some antiseptic from the pot boiling in the middle of the room. Drizzling it onto the wound the neko screeches in pain. The screech doesn't take much to alarm Inuyasha, and he soon comes running as fast as his feet can carry him. Spring in hand, Kadae takes it from the hanyou and crushes it up into a fine dust. Sprinkling the dust onto the wound the neko once again lets out a shrill wail. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo now in the door way, Kadae takes their items, and boils them until they are a soft paste like substance. Then spreading the paste onto the wound she quickly bandages the pained feline up.

"Where on earth did you find this neko youki?" Kadae stammers placing the neko into Kagome's open arms.

"In an abandoned village not to far from here. It was completely destroyed by Naraku, and she was the only survivor." Kagome murmurs petting the soft black ears.

"It's that demon blood that kept her alive. Full youki she is." Kadae explains looking to Kagome.

"But most youki's would have been brought down by the mi-asthma, wouldn't they have been?" Inuyasha asks furrowing his brow slightly.

"They would. This is no ordinary youki though, Inuyasha." Kadae replies pointing to the star on the neko's chest.

"What do you mean, Lady Kadae?" Miroku questions eyes growing wide with surprise.

"The neko in Kagome's arms is no ordinary neko. She is a full neko youki Oujo." Kadae exclaims looking to the neko.

It is just then that the neko's shut eyes open up wide exposing dark pools of deep violet tinged with gold.


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By The Way:

Oujo- princess

Baka- idiot, stupid

Youki: demon/ full demon

Hanyou: Half-demon/ half-breed

neko: cat

miko: Priestess

Hoshiko- star

Haruki-shinning brightly

Yasuo-peaceful one