Sango's chocolate brown eyes reflected her bewilderment. The taijiya knew that the fire neko was immune to any form of flame. Her mind swarmed with possibilities and outcomes. Kirara could not have changed into her smaller form as a cause of such a small blow. She could sense a large amount of youkai as a result of the blow, however, whatever had happened to her companion was… harmless. At least to Kirara, Sango noted. Then what was going on? Why had Kirara set alight so suddenly?

Sango could hear the hum of Inuyasha's voice yelling at her in question as she relaxed her hold on hiraikotsu. The taijiya only averted her attention away from the dancing flames to glare at the clearly amused demoness'. She opened her mouth to yell at them; however, the look of shock that fluttered across their faces stopped her. A wall of red and yellow licked a path towards the demons and before the woman had a chance to run, the flames consumed them. Sango's muscles tensed, her husband pulled her to his chest to keep her from moving any closer. Unknown to her actions, the taijiya had begun walking towards the demoness', resulting in Miroku's quick thinking.

The group of five watched as the fire retreated, revealing a pail of ash and an undamaged mirror. Shippou cried out in shock from atop of Kagome's shoulder. His small body shook with fear. "W-what was that?" he muttered fearfully.

"I don't know, Shippou." Kagome murmured softly.

"What the fuck is going on?!" Inuyasha yelled. His hands continued to clutch the handle of his father's fang. A rolling growl sounded from their left. Everyone tensed, ready for an attack. What caught their eye had their bodies freeze with bewilderment.

"Kirara?" Sango whispered.

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A/N: Thank you so much for all the reviews! They are helping me strive and reply quicker (trust me, it usually takes me months to update…). I will try and upload the next chapter tomorrow, if not I will try and get it posted sometime this week. Next chapter you will find out what happened to Kirara. .