Inuyasha

"Sit boy!" Kagome screamed. I hit the ground with a loud thud.

"What the hell,you little wrench. Why did you do that?" I snapped while getting off the hard ground. By the time I got up she was gone. I looked over where Sango and Miroku were standing. Sango was glaring at me with a look that could kill, while Miroku held his head in one of his hands, shaking it slightly.

"Inuyasha! You need to consider Kagome's feelings. What if she decided to run off with Koga, how would you feel?" Sango asked sternly as I growled at the last part.

"Kagome would sure as hell not run off with that wolf mutt! She is not that stupid!" I spat.

"No, she's not stupid. But she may want to get away from you for a while, and that's the best way she knows how," Miroku said.

"I am sad to say that I agree with Miroku this time, Inuyasha. My point is that you had completely left Kagome on her own to run off and see Kikyo. What if a demon had went after Kagome? She didn't have her weapons on her, therefore we wouldn't have been able to save her," Sango pointed out.

"Kagome is sure as hell just fine! She had no problem trying to kill me just now! I don't get why she's so angry with me. I only went to see Kikyo, nothing else happened!" I fought back.

"And that is what hurts Kagome the most!" Sango yelled back.

"Yeah, well, whatever," I muttered. I didn't like admitting I was wrong, but I didn't like hurting Kagome even more.

"Are you going to chase after Kagome or not?" Miroku asked.

I punched him in the head before walking off. I'd been about to go after her, but he didn't have to rub it in.

I heard a girl's scream, and then, "Inuyasha!"

"Kagome!" I yelled. I ran after the sound of her voice.

"Inuyasha, help!"

"I'm coming Kagome!"

Kirara swooped overhead with Sango and Miroku on her back. Shippo floated as a blimp-like creature beside them.

I'd almost reached Naraku, who was carrying Kagome, when I hit a purple barrier.

"Kagome!"

"Inuyasha!"

Naraku laughed evilly as they faded in the distance.

"Damn it!"

I banged my fist on the barrier, but I couldn't even see them now.

"Inuyasha, what are we going to do? We have to get to Kagome!" Sango called.

"I know, I know. Let's try finding an opening somewhere. We'll go around the edge of it."

I marked an 'X' in the ground so I would remember where we'd already been, then we started following the barrier.

Dakuenjeru

"I know Naraku because he and a horde of demons killed everyone in my village except my sister and I. My sister Kazuki and I are the last in our panther demon tribe's line."

What is your name?"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm Fumi, FumiHazuki. What is your name?"

"Dakuenjeru Kira."

"So, what's your story? Why are you here? And why do you hide yourself under that hood?"

"For that, I must tell you about most of my life."

"We seem to have time."

"Alright. First, you must understand what I am. I'm half wolf demon, half dog demon. And it started when I was eight. My village was attacked by a half dog demon girl, named Sesasha. She killed almost everyone. Now I have to get revenge, for my parents, for my people. I'm going to hunt Sesasha down, and my only clue is that she smelled like Naraku! That is my purpose. That is why I am here."

"You didn't tell me why you hide yourself under a hood."

"Hides my identity, keeps me warm, and helps me blend in with the shadows and dark."

"Why do you need to hide who you are?"

"So that when I find Sesasha, she won't run away. So when I find her, I can kill her!"

"You really hate this girl, don't you?"

"She took everything from me. Everything. I have nothing left."

"Don't you have any siblings?"

"No. My mother was pregnant. I was going to have a little brother. But he was never born, to my knowledge. She was at nine months, so maybe. but if he was born, he isn't alive anymore. I left with what little I had as soon as she was gone."

"You've never gone back?"

"Not once."

"How old are you?"

"Fifteen."

"Have you ever considered going back?"

"I've promised myself I will, after I know Sesasha will never return."

"Um, this might seem like an annoying question, but do you think you could help me find my sister? She ran off this morning, and I can't find her."

"She didn't run away. I smelt your same scent earlier. Naraku has taken her."

Fumi gasped.

"Please, I'm begging you. Please help me get my sister back."

She wasn't to bad, for a cat.

"Alright. I'll help you. After all, where your sister is, Naraku is, and where Naraku is, Sesasha will be."

"Thank you so much!"

"Shut up," I hissed, having heard something.

We both listened intently. There it was again. A young girl's scream.