The rest of the night was quiet between the two, and when the sun began to rise they would start their journey once more and begin to find the demon that was causing trouble in the village. Miroku washed his face in the cool river to start his morning, while InuYasha hunted down a rabbit. For Miroku he often wondered how Sango faired while he was away. Surely she had her hands full with two girls and normal house work. Still she always had things under control when he returned. After washing his face he made his was back to camp and sighed as he set down on a log. "Smells good friend, true it's not my normal breakfast, but this will do nicely."

Basically tossing the skewered stick of meat to Miroku, InuYasha left his thoughts spill. He was tired of this journey already and he hated going to different villages. "Keh, well if you choose to starve that's fine with me. Besides unlike some who have a partner to fix their meals I'm not so lucky." Miroku felt bad for InuYasha at times like this, after all his friend had suffered all his life. Still the hanyou didn't stop moving forward in this harsh world. With a quick gulp of his rabbit on a stick, InuYasha stood and started getting ready to head out to. He wanted to be going back to their village not this new place. "Dammit would you hurry up and eat already, you're as bad as the runt always eating as slow as a damn snail."

Miroku chuckled at his dear friend's words, though it was true. Shippo was always last for everything thing, but since the death of Naraku the little guy was off training. Which was probably for the best, after all Miroku didn't need an overly pissed hanyou friend at this very moment. Since the little fox demon would always turn InuYasha into more of angry bear dog."No worries InuYasha I'll finish my meal in a second, just make sure you put out the fire." InuYasha only huffed as he pour the last of the water over the fire. Miroku knew this was going to be one of those trips where coming home would be pure delight compared to this. "You know InuYasha, these travels to different villages isn't my idea of a fun vacation. I to wish to not leave my home and wife, this isn't an easy journey for me either. Still in order to feed my family I sometimes have to do things I don't like." Pausing for a second and standing to gather his things, Miroku could see InuYasha taking in everything he just said. He knew the hanyou's, I feel guilty now look. "Come let's get this done so we both can go home where we belong."

With a guilty InuYasha still staying quiet and the road ahead getting more crowded with other travelers, the guilty feeling soon left InuYasha and was replaced with aggravation. His hearing picked up every little cruel word the people around him said and it only made him angrier. A hand to his shoulder paused his mood for a bit, but when he looked there was nothing there. 'Damn now I'm going crazy too.' He thought as he brushed the strange feeling off. However it was Miroku that felt the presence of something and was about to tell InuYasha when he looked and saw his friend was being confronted by a villager with a sword. "I'm telling you I'm with the monk, so back off!"

Just before the man attacked InuYasha, Miroku's staff connected with the man's slightly old and rust sword. Not that InuYasha couldn't defend himself, but if seen by other's it would be looked upon as InuYasha doing the attacking. "There is no need for violence good sir, the hanyou is with me. And you have my word as a monk he will not harm you in any way." The village man stared confused at Miroku. Still the villager chose to follow his own instincts and ran off. "Sorry for that bit of rudeness you had to encounter, shall we continue?" Miroku asked. Still InuYasha said nothing and continued on after stuffing his hands into his sleeves. With a heavy sigh, Miroku followed his friend and hoped things would get a little better as the day went on. However things never turn out that way.

Once they reached the village, guards closed off the entrance to the travelers and soon InuYasha's patients would break. His clawed hand now rested on Tessiaga as he readied for an attack. Humans or not this hanyou was done being nice. "I'll give you guards ten seconds to move your asses before I start slicing and dicing." His words only angered them more and soon a fight was on the rise. And then it happened again, InuYasha felt a hand in his shoulder. And once again when he looked there was no one there. "What the hell? I know I felt a hand." With his mind in confusion over this strange feeling, InuYasha failed to keep his eyes on the first guard and before Miroku could intervene. The guard had ran his sword straight into InuYasha upper shoulder. Blood slowly seeped through his robes as he back away from his attacker. Before the next move was made by either InuYasha or the guard, Miroku stood in front of his dear friend, ready to protect him if needed. Of course InuYasha didn't need the monks help as always. "Dammit Miroku get out of my way!"

Holding his staff tightly in his hands, Miroku only moved more into InuYasha path refusing to allow this fight to get any worse. "Calm yourself InuYasha, we came here to help not make more trouble." The hanyou only growled before sheathing his sword. "Now then, you there guard! I was asked to come to this village to exterminate a demon. Please allow me to speak with the one in charge with here." Bowing to the monk, the first guard backed away and soon the wooden gates opened allowing them passage. Or so Miroku thought. As soon as InuYasha began following Miroku he was once again stopped. Now even Miroku was getting angry with this welcome. "I can assure you my friend InuYasha will do no harm, he assists me everywhere I go." Still they refused to allow him in. "Explain yourselves, surely you know we mean no harm and InuYasha has proven his loyalty to me as well as you."

The sound of the guard's sword being pulled from its sheath caused Miroku to take a step back. It was then the headman appeared. "No demon, whether they are half or quarter will ever enter this village." Miroku simply smiled, to him people with feelings against half demons didn't deserve his help. Without another word he turned his attention back to InuYasha. "Let's go InuYasha that wound should be tended too." It was hard to say who was more surprised, InuYasha or the headman.

Placing a hand on InuYasha's shoulder, Miroku escorted his friend away only to be stopped once more. "I can not allow a monk who befriends demons to leave this place, guards stop them and show no mercy to either of them.