Inuyasha had returned as the sun rose over the horizon line and the group slowly began to stir.

Kagome awoke with a small yawn, rubbing her eye with the base of her hand. She produced a small silver brush from within her bag, making a quick effort to work the knots that had formed in her hair from sleeping on the ground.

When she was done she ran a hand through her thick black hair, quickly putting the brush away. The others had wordlessly begun to pack up their things. Still heavy with sleep, none of them noticed Inuyasha's sudden return.

"So what's on the agenda for today?" Sango piped up as the hanyou threw himself into the empty space between Kagome and Shippo.

"Well," He began letting out a slow, slightly annoyed sigh "It seems we're up against somebody new." He paused to let his friends to take in the sudden turn of events before continuing "Her name is Kurami. We need to focus on taking her out before she gets any stronger, and before we start hunting down Naraku again."

"So how did you come to acquire this information?" Kagome, now fully awake thanks to the shocking news, asked with a hint of suspicion in her voice.

"I tried to stop her, but she got away." He replied with an edge to his voice, slightly rising in the beginnings of a growl.

"Then why didn't you wake us up?" She retorted her voice louder as well. They were at it again..

But suddenly he stopped. Normally, he would have argued back with her but surprisingly she had won the argument. He could be so stubborn sometimes.

"I guess I didn't think about it." He said in quiet defeat.

"Well, if we're going to find her we should start now. Inuyasha, do you remember which way she ran?" Miroku asked breaking a silence that had formed between the two. The monk rose to his feet, leaning against his staff.

Inuyasha nodded and took the lead, heading east. The rest of the group gathered up their own things, following the hanyou, slipping into conversation about the new threat that stood before them.

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She sat beside a slowly moving stream, running her hands through the cool water. She let it splash on her face, chasing the all the remnants of sleep away.

A scent drifted to her nose, carrying the tainted scent of the half demon, Inuyasha. She quickly hid her own scent and moved silently through the foliage to size up this group of his.

From a high up branch she easily spotted the five, her eye catching on the two females at the rear chatting away.

"But which one is it?" She muttered under her breath.

For a while she followed them, keeping to the shadows, evaluating each ones skill. She unconsciously came up with a battle strategy and launched herself into it.

The cuffs around her wrists swiftly unraveled, twisting and turning until it shaped itself like that of a bow, but made of cloth. Almost instantly the smoke vanished and the bow was once again silver. Twin rubies embedded in either end of the weapon she held.

The string on the bow was a thin sharp metal that she pricked herself on as she pulled the arrow taut.

Lining up her aim, her sights set on that wretched hanyou, steadying the weapon, she released it. There was whistle as it sailed through the air, catching itself in the middle of the half demon's back.

The group stopped, all turning to face her in their different battle positions. The other male held his hand out, holding the beads that were wrapped around it with his other. One of the females held up a bow, similar to her own. Being familiar with archery herself, Kurami noticed how skillfully she aimed the bow. The one beside her pulled out a weapon that resembled a large boomerang..?

(A/N: Sorry about that last paragraph how bad was the detailing on that one? ^^ Lol)

Inuyasha had fallen to the ground, momentarily subdued. This fact seemed unimportant to the others as they faced the demon. The blues smoke began to wrap around the bow, and suddenly it was replaced by a sword. The twin rubies had moved to the hilt of the weapon and she held it defensively before her, a smirk crossing the daiyokai's face.

"Who are you?" Sango demanded, her position unwavering.

"Kurami. Would it trouble you to give me yours?" She replied. This is how I'll do it, I'll simply find out the identity of the girl- and escape with the one I need in order for me to escape this deal with my newly acquired shard.

"Sango." She replied bravely, taking a step forward.

It's the other one..

As she willed it, the sword dissipated. The cuffs wrapped around her wrists once more leaving her with only the blue smoke. In turn, the others lowered their weapons, a look of confusion crossing each face.

And as suddenly as she came she was gone. But so was Kagome..

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Longer than a few of my others. Like? I'm getting really into this. Usually at about chapter three I've gotten so tired of this current subject that I say forget about it all together. I like how this is coming out! :) As always, review. I adore reviews! & Request. Request. Request!

Till next time~!