Author's Note: Gomen for multiple mistakes (Spelling and Grammatical) last chapter. I was sleepy and my thoughts were all jumbled up…Also, I really hope it wasn't too confusing, last chapter. I just reread it and am marveled that you guys actually understood it!

MaxLoverHey! You got first review for last chapter D Thanks! I hope this chapter won't bore the readers too much. I have a tendency to add unimportant details along the way. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed last chapter )

Azn-V-Kai- Ehehe…I hope this chapter is better ) Lots 'o spyin' involved (Okay, not that much but I always wanted to say that!). And yes, I'm updating sooner this time…I left you all hanging for like exactly a week.

Tsunami-chaos- Yep! I updated! This is perhaps the last update I'll be making though, before school starts where I live. Oh the sadness…And YAY! You actually liked last chapter. I'm glad! n-n

Destiny's Dragon- Nono, they did have different eye colors for Takao and Kai. Here I'll list them (Season 1, 2, 3,): Takao: Blue, reddish-brown, reddish-brown; Kai: Crimson red, grey, violet-red; Rei (no change): Yellow/gold, yellow/gold, yellow/gold; Max (I think there was no change…): Blue, blue, blue. Here you go! I don't know what use this will be for you o.o

Bonnie Mizuhara- Thank you! Exciting? I think just a bit since there should be more excitement later on. n-n. I hope you won't slaughter me for what I'm going to do to Max though…o.o

Kerei Kitsune- Lmao…yes, touch lamps are cooool! Okay so I've never seen one, but that's beside the point! This wasn't as long of a wait as the last update so not much of a cliffhanger )

Anime-Boi-Crazy- I personally like suspense (Unless it starts eating me and won't stop bothering me). When will they use their bitbeasts? Haha…they have to learn how first and that is totally going to take awhile. But stay still, they'll get to it n-n

FirehedgehogHi –waves- n-n;;; I don't know what else to say so…enjoy!

Pyro Demon- Heh…Kai will gradually appear more often now. I already planned ahead to like the 15th chapter or so. I just haven't written it out into coherent paragraphs. That means, I have basically half the plotline (or actually, even less) done. I'll probably even throw in more twists later on…

tiger-of-ice- Yup…Kai was reborn from ashes ) Lmao, had too much sugar? And I guess…cliffhangers are evil n-n

Acronym and Verb- Yay! Cake! –hisses at Acronym for trying to take the cake!- Hehehe…keep your guesses, I'll reveal that next chapter, I think. Maybe I won't but for sure, you won't find that answer in this chapter. Thanks for reading )

UniGirlThat's okay ) And NO, there is no yaoi or yuri in this story. If they seem close, tell me o.o but they were meant to be only friends, or in some cases, best friends. Rei won't tell last chapter, but it doesn't mean he won't tell someone this chapter D. And no, Sango doesn't like Takao in /that/ way. You can say she's got sisterly feelings towards him from first glance.

shady gurl- Hehe…yes yes, flames no kill Dranzer, ever. XD I will explain their link in some future chapter so I don't think you should expect it in this chapter. Hehe…Kai's cool and yes, he will ultimately rule the world )

MasterFranny) I'm glad you understood and s'okay not having your Japanese dictionary with you. I don't even have one. T-T Yep, Driger and Dranzer connects with their master first. Is their any reason to this? Yes, it's because they had their bitbeasts longer than the others, but of course, that isn't really important to the story so I doubt I'll mention it. And yes, they each have their own 'special ability' kind of thing. Hehe…you won't get that explanation this chapter. I suggest waiting for the next chapter or the chapter after that. And Sesshoumaru? You'll have to wait…D And if you ever write a yaoi crossover with Inuyasha and Beyblade, I'll read it )

The Otherworlder- Hi! –blushes- Thank you ) And yes, there are very few crossovers for Beyblade. Actually, in the beginning, I just wanted to try something new and do a crossover for fun but now it became an amusing project. XD Thank you thank you thank you thank you! I'll try my best to update faster next time but I won't guarantee it / I'm just lazy.

I wrote a full summary on my Profile Page. If anyone wishes to read it, do so.

Oh, and age (If anyone is curious)? Takao: 15 Max: 15 1/2 Rei: 15 Kai: 16

Speech Map:

"Talking"

Stressing a word

"Thinking"

-Sensing-

Sounds

-"Talking in beast form"-

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Beyblade.

Chapter 6: And So It Continues…

Into the Forest

The fuming smoke snaked around the tree trunks and floated into the red sky. A lethal fire of a dark blood hue, burned the weaker demon carcasses down, while the slow rotting smell choked the plants and other creatures present. The heavy acidic fire wound its way around the creature that was spewing it, and the creature relished the burning sensation against its hide. It gave out a hideous cry when it spotted the white haired half demon that followed it. A small chuckle erupted from the said half demon and the demon creature growled with anger by the hanyou's mockery. Its long sharp talons made its way towards the Inu-hanyou but it only scraped air as the giant sword wielder pounced into the air and slammed the magnificent blade on its head.

"Stupid demon," muttered Inuyasha as he placed back tetsuseiga in its sheath.

He spared a last glance as the remains of the demon were burned by the demon fire and without any fear, Inuyasha treaded through it, and ran back towards Sango and Miroku. A few seconds later, the wind carried out a quiet whisper to his fuzzy white ears.

"…Inuyasha!..."

Distracted, Inuyasha turned towards the sweet but panicked voice of Kagome, and he frowned when he spotted the girl trying to fend the flames away and reach the hanyou. "You should be back at Kaede's! What are you doing here?!"

The intense flames seared the ground and the girl could no longer pass the tall inferno. So instead, she stood a safe distance away, "COME OVER HERE!" She wiped her forehead from any sweat that formed when the searing heat lashed out at her.

Inuyasha sighed, frustrated, but nonetheless, he obeyed the teenager. He nimbly darted across the fire and landed onto the patch of grass. Huffing, he grabbed Kagome and threw her over his shoulder, and then proceeded to walk away from the licking flames. Kagome, angry, slammed her fist against Inuyasha's shoulder, "LET ME GO NOW!"

Inuyasha shrugged, and placed her down not so gently onto the grass. She fell with a thud beside his feet and she could only glare at him before he intervened with a small sarcastic question, "So tell me, what brings you here to this jolly old place?"

Kagome got up quickly and slammed her hands against her hips, "Well! Just so you know, I was under attack by demons."

Inuyasha growled and sharpened his senses for any rogue monsters that could be flying around. He shook his head and turned back at Kagome, "What are you talking about?! There are no demons after you!"

Kagome thwapped his head and frowned, "Note the past tense in my sentence: was under attack."

The hanyou smirked and paced back towards the battle slowly, "So you fended them off yourself. Why do you have to tell me? Do you want to be congratulated for doing that cause you won't find me praising you for relieving your anger on a bunch of ugly monsters. Now go back to the village!"

The irritated girl clenched her fists and she used the magical command, "Osuwari!"

In an instant, the hanyou had his face on the ground with a mouth full of dirt. He cursed the rosary beads around his neck with all his soul and then yelled out angrily at the teenager, "WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT FOR?!"

Kagome took her time to stride towards Inuyasha and when he reached him, she kneeled down near his ears, "YOU IDIOT! HERE ME LOUD AND CLEAR: I DIDN'T FIGHT THEM OFF, THEY LEFT BY THEMSELVES!"

His ears were ringing by the booming voice and he shook his head in the dirt before countering with an equally loud tone, "SO?"

"SO?! DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY LEFT? IT'S BECAUSE THEY KIDNAPPED TAKAO AND MAX!"

A small silence came between them and a small chuckle came from the hanyou, "They had it coming…"

She got up briskly and crossed her arms, "You don't like them, do you?"

Inuyasha got up as well and remained expressionless, "Of course I don't! They smell normal but weird at the same time." Then, he added a small undertone, "…gives me the willies…"

"What's with all the yelling?"

Both heads turned towards the monk and the taiji and Kagome smiled sheepishly before waving at them. "It's nothing, we'll talk about this later." She directed a small glare at Inuyasha and Sango and Miroku both glanced at each other at the same time before shrugging it off.

Shippou chuckled, "Probably really offended Kagome seeing that there is dirt on his face."

As the two walked towards them, Inuyasha's head darted back and forth across his shoulder. He was quite confused. "Hey! Where did the fire go?"

Chuckling, Miroku scratched his head, "Well, while you two were busy arguing about who-knows-what, I used the Windtunnel to suck up the flames."

Shippou glanced at Inuyasha, a cheeky grin on his face.

"I'm surprised you didn't notice before Inuyasha," smiled Sango as Kirara mewed with agreement.

"Well, I would have if it wasn't for Kagome here yelling at me for something even I don't get!" He frowned at Kagome and asked, "Aren't you glad that that blue haired guy and that other guy are gone?"

Kagome crossed her arms firmly and frowned bitterly, "Unlike you Inuyasha, I got to know them and I know that they are good people."

Miroku placed his hands in between the fighting pair, "Please, let's just go back to the village and Kagome can explain from there." He gave a wayward glance at Kagome and spoke, "It must be important, hearing that two of those boys are gone."

Kagome nodded and Inuyasha intervened. "Go back to the village? What about all the other demons?! There were pooling amounts before!"

The demon exterminator frowned, "We need to talk about that too. We were fighting them but then they just suddenly fled as if their lives depended on it."

"That's strange…it's the exact same thing that happened to me," thought Kagome as they walked down the earthen path towards the village. "Something is definitely up."

In Front of Kaede's Home

It was still dusk when, Rei was sitting on the wooden floor inside the home. Worry had crept silently into his mind when he had felt Driger twinge angrily in his bit piece. He glanced at the 'sleeping' form across the room but he couldn't be sure as Kai could be awake but just closing his eyes.

A few moments later, he heard the familiar voices of the others outside the doorway. Then, the Priestess Kaede's voice floated into the hushed conversation and Rei became curious. He saw the reflecting light from a burning fire dancing underneath the door and he quietly crept towards the opening.

"…and then the demons escaped quickly with them."

Rei spotted the group in a small semi-circle, all sitting around the glowing embers, and he listened to Kagome as she began to talk again.

"I don't get it. The demons went after them but didn't come for me."

Inuyasha scoffed, "Don't think so highly of yourself Kagome. Not everybody wants you."

Kagome glowered at the hanyou and continued, "I mean, why didn't they come after me when I have the Shikon no Kakkera?!"

Nodding, Sango agreed, "Good question. You were alone, barely protected with two shards of the Shikon Jewel, while Takao and Max don't have any shards. And even if they were looking for prey, why wouldn't they capture you too?"

Back inside the home, Rei gasped quietly as he heard the new revelation that occurred, "Did she just say, CAPTURED?" Then, the thought dawned in his head, "That must have been why Driger and Dranzer were angry. Perhaps Dragoon and Draciel somehow alerted them."

The monk frowned, "Then what makes Takao and Max so special that makes Kagome fade away. This is Naraku we're talking about."

"Conniving bastard…what ever he wants with them shouldn't be good," muttered Inuyasha. "We barely knew them so probably they have something valuable."

Kaede spoke quietly, "And didn't ye say that demons attacked in the forest?"

Shippou nodded, "Uh huh, but they left very quickly."

The miko thought for a moment and then voiced them, "I guess that was the distraction."

"Yeah, a distraction so that it would be easier to kidnap nobodies," muttered the hanyou and Kagome slapped him hard across the head.

"Please Inuyasha," commanded Kagome. "Stop making such rude comments."

Inuyasha reluctantly nodded and glowered at them, "…"

Sweat-dropping, Miroku spoke, picking up the conversation again, "So Naraku led us away from the two boys. Strange, what use does he have with them?"

"Didn't you ask that already?!" asked a very irritated Inuyasha. "I don't see what the big deal is."

"The big deal is that it must be important! It probably has something to do with his own goal," answered Miroku.

"Hey wait a second, what about those two other boys inside? No demons went after them but maybe they know something we don't," said Sango.

"Yes, I forgot to mention," paused Kaede as she turned her head towards the house. "It was strange but I briefly sensed this ancient aura around them. I watched their movements for awhile and noted that they became a tad rigid and scared."

"Scared?" repeated Kagome.

"Wait, more like uneasy," amended Kaede. Again, she looked at the doorway and Rei could almost feel her eyes piercing his figure.

"Well, we should ask them. Are they awake?" Sango peered curiously at the doorway as well.

Kaede nodded her head and Inuyasha spoke up, "You know, you can come out now."

Rei was slightly shocked that the hanyou knew he was there and was eavesdropping on them, but he ignored that fact and walked out of the home. His head was slightly bowed as he sat on the wooden step.

"I guess you heard everything…" trailed off Kagome.

Rei nodded and brought his head upwards to face the group. The golden eyes were sparked with worry.

"Don't worry Rei. Your friends will be okay…" comforted Shippou.

Inuyasha frowned at the kitsune-youkai and punched his head, "You idiot! Don't give him false hope."

Rei's heart slowly sank and he could almost feel the gentle touch of Driger's paw around his shoulder; almost. It felt as if he was encouraging him on to question them. "I would like the truth."

Miroku spoke kindly to the younger teen, "Well from our conclusions, your friends are captured by a very evil demon. His name is Naraku and he loves to inflict pain and suffering upon other people."

"That's putting it lightly," spoke Sango quietly as her expression darkened. Actually, everyone seemed uptight and angry at this demon. Rei could even feel the hair on the back of his neck stir uncomfortably as the winds blew through the trees quietly.

"…" Rei felt a shudder reverberate in his body. He could feel rage sparking in Driger's spirit. A heavy foreboding presence slinked into the group and they knew something terrible might happen at this new turn of events.

The silence went on for a few seconds longer before Kaede asked the white tiger's master a question, "Tell me Rei, is there anything special about your friends that we ought to know?"

"Yes," nodded Sango in agreement. "We need to know. It would help us guess what Naraku wants with your friends."

Rei stuttered slightly as he met eyes with Inuyasha, a rather intimidating glare sent his way, "…I-I don't know…"

"But I sure know something special about Driger and the bitbeasts…"

"Please Rei, anything at all?" pleaded Kagome.

Rei hesitated and opened his mouth, about to reveal the fact that the four of them had sacred beasts but someone beat him to it.

"Don't push Rei into telling something that we aren't ready to reveal," spoke the cold voice behind Rei. Rei gave a sigh of relief, knowing that he's about to be off the hook.

Flashback

They both sat there in the darkness, one of them still in the makeshift bed while the other was leaning against the wall. Once the neko-jin made sure that Kaede wasn't in the home and was far from it, he spoke.

"Kai."

There was a brief silence from the older teen and he opened his crimson orbs lazily at the other boy, "Yes?"

"What happened? I saw you in the fire."

This time, the response came even slower, as if he was contemplating on how to respond to such a question. Rei could visibly see the silhouette become tense. The slow drawl of his voice echoed in the blandly decorated room, "Rei, if you were a friend, please, don't press on."

Rei lifted an eyebrow, questioning, but nonetheless complied. "I've never heard Kai say something like that. Sure, he has his moments when he denies telling us anything…I guess this was serious."

"Tell me, how did you see me?"

Rei, distracted, responded evenly. He knew he had to tell someone sooner or later and he knew Kai isn't someone that just judges someone at first glance. He took in a deep breath and spoke, "I was Driger."

Kai nodded as if he knew or understood what Rei was talking about. "Go on."

Perplexed by his calm reaction, Rei continued, "Well, I somehow came here, into Feudal Japan, through a dream. Or at least I think it was a dream…"

He could tell that this time, Kai was a bit pleasantly surprised but continued his silence and stared at the wooden planks as if it was the most interesting thing in the world.

"…I don't understand. I just came here, saw a group of people fending off monsters, and then woke up right when you plummeted into the ground."

Kai spoke, "Our bitbeasts had something to do with this."

He approved this theory with a curt nod, "But why now?"

He stared straight at him, "I don't know why but it must be bad times."

"How about Takao and Max? Are they affected by their sacred spirits too?"

No reply was made because Kai chose to ignore the question since Rei knew the answer himself. Rei trudged towards the barred up window and peered out. The sky was splashed with a dark red hue, the sun was setting, and they were very unprepared for the troubles that were just beginning.

End Flashback

Rei blinked a few times from his small trance. He watched Kai give them each a rather icy glare as if daring to challenge his decision and Inuyasha smirked visibly, "You're a fast healer."

Dranzer's master had his eyes trained at the hanyou but didn't say a word. The dark crimson eyes remained emotionless and the group was beginning to feel unease. Even Inuyasha couldn't help but bare his fangs a little more and clamp together his teeth. Kai didn't respond and just continued staring. Miroku glanced from Inuyasha to the teen, "We respect that decision but if we knew, it would increase our chance in saving your friends."

Still, he said nothing and went back inside the home. Rei watched his back disappear into the darkness and turned back to the group. He then noticed the many stares directed at him. Feeling nervous, Rei apologized, "Sorry…"

Shaking her head, Kaede spoke, "Don't be. If ye are not ready, we shall wait."

Kagome looked back in the direction towards the opening to the house and muttered, "What an impression."

Agreeing, Sango spoke, "Well, since they can't supply any answers or help for us, I guess we'll just have to go on our way adventuring for the shikon shards and save their friends as well."

On impulse, with a small nudge from Driger in the back of his mind, Rei made a decision, "We'll come with you."

At that point, Inuyasha went ballistic, "You and that friend of yours is NOT coming! You will just become a burden to our quest."

"I have to agree with Inuyasha on this one," second Sango as she gave her reason. "We will encounter many dangers when traveling and for your safety, you shouldn't come."

Now, their eyes darted to Kagome but she just squirmed and said nothing. Deep inside though, she agreed with what Inuyasha and Sango said but then, she wanted to help reunite them with their friends. So instead of making a decision between the two herself, she'll let the others debate about it.

Miroku was thoughtful for a few seconds and he spoke slowly, "No wait…"

"Huh?" "What do you mean Miroku?"

"Well, I just think it might be wiser bringing them with us, to lure out Naraku."

Invisible question marks danced around the groups' heads and Inuyasha snapped at the monk, "Damnit! Just explain already!"

Miroku sighed inwardly at Inuyasha's impatience and began elucidating slowly, "Well, we know that Naraku was the one that captured Takao and Max, right?"

"Uh huh," nodded Shippou. Kirara mewled and sat down next the kitsune-youkai.

"So, what if Rei and Kai get captured when we aren't here? What if Naraku wants them for the same reason as the other two? Then we'll lose all our pieces to this puzzle," pointed out Miroku.

"Good point," agreed Sango.

"Besides, if Naraku does attack, he might just attack the village as well, unlike this time when he left it alone," continued the monk.

"Well then, I guess they should come with us, if it keeps the village safe," said Kagome carefully. Her eyes fluttered towards Inuyasha and she could see the internal struggling his mind was making through his eyes. "Well Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha growled and frowned, "Fine. They can come. But if they get in trouble, don't expect me to save them or anything!"

Sighing, Kagome shook her head sadly, "I shouldn't expect too much from him when it comes to these decisions."

Rei had been silent throughout the whole debate but now that he got his answer, he smiled and got up. "Thank you."

Kagome watched Rei go back inside before turning her gaze into the depths of the vast sky. The small stars that were appearing in the dark purple blanket winked at her but she didn't grinned, "Now we have two more people joining our group and something tells me that our quest just got harder to handle."

She looked down at her hands and whispered silently to herself, "…it's a whole new risk…"

Peaceful Valley Road

The dirt road was bathed down with sunlight and the smallest of all mammals in this meadow, a wild hamster, ran over to the border of the tall grassland and the road. Hungry, was this small creature, as it began sniffing the ground, hoping to find any stray grains the local farmers have dropped when pushing their large wooden carts. The small paws shuffled the tiny pebbles around but too soon, did those sensitive ears pick up a loud progression coming towards it. Quickly, the animal darted back into the grass, scared and terrified.

The beady, black eyes, curious that overpowered fear, looked at the strange group of travelers and the whiskers twitched slightly at the human and demon musk that invaded the air. In the front of the line was a strange half-demon, strutting down the road as if he owned the path. The red clothing he wore stood out in the flaring heat and the small hamster rubbed his nose in distaste.

Next, following him was another man, this time he wore all blacks and dark blues. The golden stick he was holding nearly slammed onto this poor hamster and it would have, if its quick instincts didn't tell him to move. The hamster squeaked at the offender but it was unheard as the traveler continued down the path.

After him, were two girls but they were of no interest to the little creature as they walked by. The one with the long skirt nearly swiped him with the green material but it managed to stay away far enough. The other human took her time pulling along a strange wheeled contraption. The hamster saw a large hump on her back before he tore his gaze away.

A small cat demon paced by as well but not before staring at the hamster unnervingly before continuing. The demon seemed to have wanted to snag this petite animal right in between her jaws but she was stopped by a small kitsune child and he managed to steer the creature away.

Next to walk by were two boys, one strangely clothed, and they walked a bit slower than the rest. One had long jet black hair and the other with two-tones of blue-black. However, this creature didn't have anymore time left to observe these strange humans. A heavy and scary presence had made itself known and the animal instincts kicked in. The hamster fled in fear and he didn't turn back this time.

With Inuyasha and Co.

"Sesshoumaru," hissed the Inu-hanyou with disgust and he brought out his tessaiga, receiving a few muffled gasps from their two new additions. "Nice to see you dropped by."

The demon, Sesshoumaru, remained expressionless, his pale white tail flowing with the wind. His snow hair lashed around him but he ignored it as he stared frigidly at the hanyou. The only movement he made were his hands, which promptly turned into fists.

"Half demon, I didn't come to challenge you," spoke the demon before turning his gaze to another member of the group.

Inuyasha frowned, "Say what?!" He saw the droplets of blood trailing down his downy tail before he raised his sword in defense when Sesshoumaru raised his fist, palm up. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!"

The inu-youkai stepped forward and glared at his hanyou brother, "Not your business so don't stick your nose in it."

Everyone was perplexed and it became even more confusing when Sesshoumaru opened his hand, revealing a strange red feather traced at the sides with gold. The feather pulsed and for a second, Kagome felt a wash of power emitted from this single feather, and she faltered at the force. She murmured to herself, "…what is that…?"

To Be Continued

Ahhh…the magical command, Osuwari!, a.k.a., Sit!...Oh, and if you have forgotten, the two shards of the Shikon Jewel were from Episode 37, one from Kouga and the other from the 'Bird of Paradise' (This story starts at Episode 38). Please tell me if I'm mistaken, but those were the only two shards they have, correct?

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