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Daichia stared at the couple. It didn't bother her. Why would it bother her? Eventually she tore her eyes away. Daichia's head was filled with confusion. If Inuyasha had a woman like Kikyo, then why would he stay at my house? She glanced around the forest. It was beautiful. The hanyou sighed.

"Well… what should I do now?" Suddenly, Daichia's memory flashed back to before. She was peering into a guarded house and speaking with the guards. "What was in there?" she wondered. "Hmm, I don't think I want to be anywhere near that Kikyo!" Daichia sneered when she said Kikyo's name. "I'm going to see what was behind those guards," she declared. Curiosity overcame her as she raced through the forest, dodging every tree and darting past every animal. When she reached the house she remembered very well, Daichia quietly flung herself onto the roof.

She waited for awhile, listening with her demon ears. While she was waiting, she daydreamed about becoming a full demon. She would have full powers, just like her beautiful mother. She would also possess the swordsmanship of a great general. She would overcome so many demons; it would make her head spin. She would maybe be more powerful than the great Sesshomaru-sama, Lord of the Western Lands. Daichia shuddered; she didn't even dare to think of such a thing. Overcome Lord Sesshomaru? Even in her craziest dreams she had never thought that. Daichia pulled herself into less troublesome dreams. About a beautiful forest and lovely little animals, delicious food and a musical song. Ahh, those were the good days, the demoness thought.

After a long time and much waiting it became the night. Daichia slowly crept to the ground making hardly any sound. She gazed silently and carefully into the doorway. The guards were sleeping at their posts. Daichia barely kept herself from laughing. She crept carefully into the house. There on a dark wood stand was a beautiful jewel, the last rays of sunlight making it glow. The shikon jewel! Daichia stared in amazement. It was a gorgeous stone shiny with the slightest hint of purple. Here is all the power to make me a full demon. Daichia looked at the jewel with greedy eyes. It's mine, she thought, all mine. She snatched it with a smile.

Well, that was easy. Now how shall I receive it's power? "A demon is stealing the sacred jewel!" cried a man. Daichia grimaced. "Oh great," sighed Daichia. No time to use it now, she thought, I need to escape. "Lady Kikyo, Lady Kikyo!" cried another man. Daichia ran outside, faster than she had ever moved before. She looked around, but there were men everywhere. The earth demoness could just see Inuyasha sitting on top of a house roof staring in jealousy and disgust. Daichia stared at him for awhile but then realized he was looking at the jewel. Daichia was filled with sorrow. She turned to face the problem. Kikyo was standing in front of her. Inuyasha jumped beside Kikyo.
"Kikyo, let me take care of her!" Inuyasha protested. "Move aside mutt!" said Kikyo. Daichia was surprised at her harsh words. Kikyo pulled out her bow and pointed an arrow at Daichia threateningly. "You will die!" she said with confidence. Immediately the arrow was shot. All Daichia could remember was the pain as the arrow pierced her flesh and her own bloodcurdling scream.

Daichia awoke to a sunny afternoon with dark green trees rustling in the wind. Daichia tried to pull herself up. Suddenly, her whole body filled with sharp pains, though they mainly centered on her torso. "Are you okay?" asked a familiar voice. Daichia looked to where the voice came from. Sitting at the foot of a tree was Inuyasha. She managed to overcome the pain and pull herself up to a sitting position. The earth demoness looked down at her stomach. She could see where her kimono was torn and the bloodstained shreds around it. Daichia groaned. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Inuyasha's ears twitch. "Where is Kikyo?" asked a pain-filled Daichia. "Gone," he snarled. Strange, thought Daichia, they seemed to like each other a few hours ago. "Where is the shikon jewel?" asked Daichia. "Kikyo took it and is on the run," replied Inuyasha. "Great now I'm going to have to chase her." "Why?" asked Inuyasha. Daichia stuttered. "Well... I ....I have my reasons," she explained. "Fine" said Inuyasha. He then looked away. The earth demoness tried to use all her power to stand up. She fell back to the ground and writhed in pain. Inuyasha just stared at her. Daichia couldn't fight the lack of energy any more. She let her body relax into sleep.

The hanyou woke up. It looked like she had just enough energy to pull herself up. Eventually, through all the pain Daichia pulled her body into a standing position. Inuyasha was gone. Good, she thought. Now I can go chase after Kikyo. She started to run. It was hard but after awhile the earth youkai became used to the pain. Daichia ran and ran, stopping and sniffing the ground every now and then. After awhile the hanyou noticed that she was being chased. Daichia stopped and turned. A dog demon stood there with an angry look evident on his face. "The shikon jewel is mine!" Inuyasha snarled. He looked up. "BLADES OF BLOOD!" he yelled as he clawed at Daichia. "ROCK SHIELD!" the earth demoness screamed. A giant wall of stone appeared in front of Daichia's outstretched hands. The blades disappeared inside the wall. Daichia pulled out her sword. She ran across the ground, then jumped at Inuyasha. He moved out of the way, but she was just able to cut his arm. Inuyasha looked madder than ever. "Wait," Daichia said softly as she sat down. "What?" he hissed, "are you just going to give up?" "No," replied Daichia. "I don't want to have to kill you." "Huh?" asked Inuyasha. He had never heard someone talk like this before. "I'm thinking of a compromise. How 'bout we travel together" Daichia offered as she grew a tree and cut the tree's wood. She then used the wood to create a fire. He sat there. Stunned. Daichia had to admit he was quite handsome. He was a strange looking dog demon. His features were somewhat familiar to the great dog demon Lord Sesshomaru. Probably something all dog demons had in common. "Fine," growled a voice. Daichia was brought back to the clearing in surprise. She and Inuyasha are going to travel together.