A/N: I hope that my story makes sense and that I'm not confusing you or anything... Also, I really don't want anyone to be OOC, so if you feel that they are, (I may have already mentioned this...) PM or review!

Inuyasha recklessly dashed through the forest. Kagome didn't know what she was talking about. Finding shards of the Shikon no Tama was much more important than saving some stupid girl who wandered into the past. He would never understand the way her mind worked. Would never understand how any girl's mind worked for that matter.

The world passed by in a flash as he sped through the trees. After he was sure he had put a good few miles between himself and Kagome, Inuyasha landed on a branch overlooking a small dirt path. He sat there for some time, thinking about what had happened that morning.

[Kagome is the one who needs to apologize. I didn't so anything wrong, so why is she so angry? It's not as if she really knew the girl.] He decided to just stay put until either Kagome came looking for him. He closed his eyes and listened to the sounds of nature, allowing them to put him to sleep.

After the sun had started to set, he woke to a rustling in the undergrowth. He peered down the path beneath him, and watched as seven burly men wandered into the space below him. Being pushed and pulled alongside them, was a beautiful woman, dressed in the clothes of a miko. Her head was downcast in despair, for the powers of a priestess did not work against regular humans. Purposefully seeking out one girl who could be anywhere was just ridiculous, and a futile waste of time. Rescuing a miko from bandits who were passing right below you was easy, and it was a true crime to imprison a miko. And besides,

Inuyasha just felt like ripping some one to shreds with his claws.

He lept down from his branch, and stood in the middle of the path, ahead of the group of bandits.

"Hey, you! Move, or feel my blade plunge into your belly!" The man is front bellowed with confidence behind his words. Inuyasha only cracked his knuckles. He was ready for them.

He sprung at the first guy, swiping a clawed hand across his eyes, blinding him. A foolishly brave one with a long, rusty sword came rushing at Inuyasha, a murderous glint in his eyes. Inuyasha sidestepped out of the way of the blade, and grabbed the guy by his hair and swung him into the next one who was running at high-speed toward him. Men number's four and five withdrew curved daggers, and came rushing in together, the bandit leader standing up, and blindly slashing with his sword. Inuyasha unsheathed Tetsuaiga, and slew them all in one swing. The last two bandits-the ones holding the miko-trembled at the sight of the demon blade. They released their hold on her, and ran, screaming all the horrible things they would do to Inuyasha in revenge. He ignored them.

Inuyasha expected the miko to be afraid, or at least ready to strike him down with her spiritual powers. He did just kill five men without breaking a sweat. She was staring wide-eyed at him, but in more of awe of what he had just done. She composed herself and asked with an impatient note,

"Would you untie me, or are you just going to stare at me as if you've never seen a miko before?"

"Wha...oh, yeah, sure." he stepped up and used one of his claws to snap the rope tying her wrists together. She sighed in relief and started to undo the knot at her waist.

"Oh, and, thanks, for helping me." she hastily replied. She bowed slightly at Inuyasha, who nodded his head in return. "Mind telling me your name?" she asked after a moment of silence.

"Inuyasha."

"I'm-"

"Keh. It doesn't really matter what your called, seeing as when you get to where you need to be, I won't need your name any more."

"Fine." she forcefully said the word, making Inuyasha tense. "Jerk..." she then muttered under her breath, which Inuyasha's enhanced hearing still picked up.

Kasumi wasn't sure how she felt about her new traveling partner. She was also getting tired of changing companions. First, she was with Ijiwaru, who may or may not still be alive. Then, she was with Sesshomaru. Then the bandits, and now, this Inuyasha demon. He was arrogant, rude, selfish, and mean, but he was also strong and had saved her from those bandits. She just didn't know what to think of him.

Inuyasha was getting annoyed. He didn't know what to do with the miko, and couldn't travel as fast with her, than on his own. At the rate they were going, they wouldn't reach Kaede's village until late the following afternoon.

"Hey," he said, stopping for a moment. "If you climb on my back, we can go much faster than we are now." she stared at him for a long pause, mulling over her options. Climb onto the back of an incredibly powerful demon who could use it to kill her, or walk alongside an incredibly powerful demon, who could kill her at any moment. She decided to climb onto Inuyasha's back.

Now they were flying through the trees, not as fast as when Inuyasha had come this way before, but still three times faster than when they were walking.

It was dark when they reached the edge of the forest, but Inuyasha didn't want to run into Kagome until he had blown off some more steam, so he announced that they would spend the night in the cover of the trees.

Kasumi agreed to this. She didn't want to face anything new in the dark. Though a tiny voice in the back of her head was still overly cautious about demons, she knew she could trust Inuyasha with her life. [He hasn't killed me on the way here after all.] She closed her eyes, and like every time she did so, she silently prayed that she would wake up, and it would all be nothing but a bad dream.

That wasn't the case.

A/N: Ugg... I think that this one was short... or just filled with nothing... Anyway, more imaginary goodies for reviews!