Hello peoples! We are back! And we have the Inuyasha Characters here! It only took a few chapters XD

Anyways, we hope you like this chapter.

Alecia: Yes, because this chapter was so fun to write! XD

Steph: Agreed ^^

It had been a year since the girls had been in what they now knew was Feudal Japan, Inuyasha. They had heard some demon names that they recognized. But they had yet to hear any of the main characters names.

During their life they made here, the girls changed their names. Steph didn't sound like a very intimidating demon name, so she changed it to Zaira. Alecia had changed hers to a smother name to say, Maryn.

Zaira had found that when she was really mad, she could transform into a giant cat demon with a split tail. Sometimes it would change to two tails when really aggravated. The girls had found this out when a group of demons attacked and really hurt Maryn. Needless to say, Maryn tried to make sure Zaira never got too pissed.

Maryn did find out how she fit in. She was a quite powerful Minko. Some even called her a Sorceress. She had very strong magic. When Maryn discovered this, she figured her new baggier outfit suited her well.

They became very close with their horses, Hatsu and Ran. Sometimes the girls would leave their horses somewhere safe, away from danger. When that happened, Maryn would hop on Zaira's back and she would run. It was quite an interesting site since Maryn was a good half foot taller than Zaira.

They traveled all over, to many villages, learning about themselves, and their new world. Sometimes, Maryn would pull a "Miroku". At least, that's what the girls called it. They would find a nice looking place, and Maryn would 'perform an exorcism' on whatever 'darkness' they found. Most of the time though, they would go to actual places that needed help. All seemed to go well with how the girls were living.

About a month ago, the girls heard about how the Sacred Jewel was broken and now in little shards. This brought both relief and stress to the girls. Relief, because they knew when it was now that they were in; Stress, because they knew pretty well what was going to happen. The girls figured they would eventually run into the group (hopefully), so they decided they would start collecting the jewel shards. So far, they had six in their possession.

The first, they found shortly after the shards dispersed. Maryn found it by accident… Well, kind of. Maryn said that she saw something "shiny". Of course, Zaira was all up for that. She like shiny, especially if it was a shiny, metal weapon. But as the girls got closer, the cat demon started to feel a little antsy. She couldn't explain it, but she felt like she was being drawn to something. After a few more feet, the girls saw a large raccoon demon. The demon was destroying everything in it's path. That's when Maryn said she saw a shard in its head.

Zaira quickly took down the raccoon and took the shard carefully. She handed it to Maryn. She knew what it could do to demons, even sweet and gentle ones. The cat didn't want to risk it.

Soon the girls found another, then another. They just kept collecting them, hoping to soon find Kagome so they could give the shards to her.

A roar from a inside a large mansion slowly faded as Zaira quickly finished off the demon that had been terrorizing this family for a few days. Maryn tucked away the jewel shard the demon had in a small bag tied around her neck. The demoness tossed away the body of the dead demon as Maryn finished off purifying the mansion. "There, that oughta do it. I am sorry that we hadn't arrived here sooner." Maryn said putting up the last seal. She turned back to face the old owner as he waved his hand.

"No, no. You and your friend have been of much help, even if we had to put up with it for a little." The man said cheerfully as Zaira came back. "Please, won't you two ladies stay the night?"

"We wouldn't wanna intrude." Zaira said tieing a strip of bandage on her arm.

"Oh please, I insist!" The old man said. "You both have helped this old man, it's the least I could do!"

The girls were lead into the mansion to stay the night, much to their enjoyment. After the servants left them a large dinner, Maryn looked over to find Zaira's bandage loose and nearly sliding off her arm.

"You need some help with that?" Maryn asked with a laugh, coming over to the cat demon.

"N-no! I got this!" Zaira said trying to retie the bandage with one hand. After failing for a couple of minutes she looked away pouting. "... Yes, I need help."

Maryn chuckled softly, grabbing the bandage and tieing it quickly and effectively. As a second thought, she let her hand float just above Zaira's arm and focused on it determinedly. A blue light started to glow from her hand, soothing whatever pain that was there.

"That should help somewhat," she said with a smile.

"Maryn, thou art amazing!" Zaira said flexing her arm. She gave her friend a tight hug. She was about to let go when she stiffened. "Maryn, I smell demons." Zaira said sitting up straight, sniffing the air. "I smell three demons…. And I think humans, too."

Maryn stared at Zaira, obviously confused. "Heading towards the mansion?" her gaze became hard. "That's pretty dumb, demons aren't usually that stupid. And the fact that they're with humans..." standing up and grabbing her sword she turned to Zaira. "I bet you're suspecting the same thing that I am, but shall we check it out, just to make sure?"

Nodding, Zaira stood up, making sure her daggers were still in their place on her cross scabbards on her lower back. She followed behind the Minko as they made their way to the entrance.

Maryn walked out of the mansion and came face to face with a very familiar half-demon and his friends, Zaria standing right behind her out of sight.

"Oi! What are ya doing here, demon?" Inuyasha said sniffing.

"Now, now, Inuyasha. How can you say this beautiful Minko is a demon?" The monk said charmingly.

Zaira stiffened when she remembered how flirtatious Miroku was. She resisted the urge to face-palm. She wondered how her friend would react.

"Thank you kind monk," Maryn said with a gentle smile, ignoring Inuyasha's comment completely. "I am here to purify this place, a very dark presence resides over it. If my presence bothers you, I'm leaving in the morning."

Kagome walked up towards Maryn with a suspicious look. "There's just something about you. I don't know what it is though."

"She's a freakin' demon!" Inuyasha shouted.

Maryn got a slightly annoyed look on her face and Inuyasha's yelling. "I'm not a demon Inuyasha," she said simply. Turning to Kagome and smiling kindly, "I'm a minko, like you Kagome, that is partly what you're feeling."

"Partly?" Sango asked. Kirara mewed from her shoulder.

Zaira heard the mew and knew what the nekomata had said. So Kirara knew she was there, huh? She couldn't wait to come out from hiding. She wanted to wait a few more minutes though for Inuyasha to say something stupid again.

"Yes Sango," Maryn said, "There is more to me than meets the eye, I'm more than a pretty face as Miroku says," she said with a smirk.

"What? That you're a freakin' DEMON!" Inuyasha bellowed, annoyed that everyone was ignoring him.

Zaira let out a sigh, "She's not a demon," she said walking out from behind Maryn. "I am, you stupid hanyou!" The cat demon's ears were layed back on her head as her tail swished slowly.

Maryn set a calming hand on Zaira's shoulder. "Calm down Zaira," she said softly, "he's just upset."

Zaira let out a low growl in the back of her throat, but calmed down. No use in getting on to bad terms with them now. Kirara jumped down from Sango's shoulder and hopped up into Zaira's arms. It let out a few mews and purrs. "Thanks Kirara, I know he's like this a lot right now."

Shippo, who was on Kagome's shoulders spoke up. "How do you guys know our names?" He asked looking at the two women.

Maryn smiled at Shippo's question, honestly not sure how to answer it. "Well," she started, glancing at Zaira to tell her that she could jump in at any time. "For one, your names are slowly getting better known across the land. And two…" she paused, looking over at Zaira.

Zaira gave a small smirk and waved her arm to let Maryn know she was free to say the excuse they were going to use for now.

"I can see visions of the future!" she said, straight face and calm tone. "It is rare, and you may not believe me, but it's true."

Miroku nodded sagely, "Yes, I have heard of some powerful Minkos who have that ability. To find such a one as pretty as yourself is truly an honor." He made his way towards the two girls.

Maryn gave a sly wink to Zaira, not letting the others see it. She generously let Miroku take her hand and bow to her, letting a soft and sweet smile grace her features. "Thank you Miroku," she said sweetly, "We are also honored to meet a monk of your skills."

"Then, my great Minko-sama, would you also have the honor of bearing my child?" Miroku said seriously. Everyone in Kagome's group either fell, or face-palmed. Zaira raised an eyebrow, trying hard not to bust out laughing as she scratched Kirara's head.

'Saw that one coming from a mile away,' Maryn thought bluntly. 'But, lets have a little more fun with him!' she thought, holding back a smile.

Placing her other hand on top of Miroku's, she looked into his eyes with solemn regret. "That is a great honor indeed Miroku-sama, but I am afraid I must decline. I have many responsibilities as a Minko, as I'm sure you understand, and if things were different…" she trailed off, giving him a sad smile. 'I should have been an actor!' she thought.

Zaira nuzzled her face deeper into Kirara's fur to hide the light laughter coming out. Sango and Kagome were stunned, Shippo looked confused, and Inuyasha looked impatient.

Miroku nodded solemnly, "Ah, yes, I understand." He slowly wrapped an arm around the Priestess and held her close. "If only it were different, and we did not have these responsibilities."

"Yes," Maryn sighed, leaning into his embrace. 'The final touch!' she thought. She then pulled away slightly, stood up on her tip toes and pressed a gentle kiss to Miroku's cheek, making the jaws drop of everyone in his group.

Zaira stopped breathing altogether when she glimpsed up from Kirara's fur to see her friend kiss Miroku. Kirara cocked her head to the side and mewed a few times noticing Zaira's stillness. A loud, long string of laughter left the cat demoness mouth as she couldn't hold it in any longer. She calmed her laughter down at the strange looks she received. "I'm sorry. Um, Kirara just said something really funny to me. Sorry." Zaira said with a light chuckle at the end.

Because of Zaira's outburst, Maryn was having a hard time keeping her laughter in check. Pulling away from Miroku with a gentle smile, she turned to the others. "I'm assuming that you're looking for a place to stay? I bet if we ask the master of this mansion to let our 'friends' stay the night, he would let you, if you're interested that is." she finished softly.

Kagome quickly agreed. "Yes! That would be wonderful, thank you!"

"Eh?! Ya can't be serious!" Inuyasha said outraged. He was not going to stay in the same place with that stupid cat demon.

Just then, the old master of the mansion stepped out. "Of course. It would be my pleasure to let the friends of Maryn-sama and Zaira-sama stay the night. I have plenty of room for you all. I will have my servants fetch you more food. Shall I have them bring it to your room, Maryn-sama?" The old man asked.

"Yes, that would be lovely, thank you." she said with a smile to the old man. Maryn liked him a lot, and was glad that they'd helped him and his family. Turning to the group, "Well, I guess that's settled! Follow us for food, then the servants with show you to your rooms."

Inuyasha let out a growl. "I already told you! I'm not staying here! Not with that stupid cat demon! Che! I'd rather stay with that stupid wolf than these two!"

"Inuyasha!" Sango and Shippo said appalled.

"Inuyasha, that's not something you should ever say to such nice and beautiful women." Miroku defended.

"Che!"

"Inu-ya-sha…" The voice of Kagome said sweetly. The dog demon froze at the tone. That was never a good tone for him to hear coming from her. He carefully took a step back from the girl.

"Sit!"

Alecia: Haha, so what did you all think? Entertaining, right? I couldn't stop laughing when we were writing this! We'll hopefully have more chapters up soon!

Steph: Yep! Whenever the two of us can get together with either her laptop or mine, we'll get working on the new chapters. Until then, peace out!