It amazes me how many obstacles life threw at me to prevent me from getting this chapter up. Hectic life, losing the chapter, loss of electricity, no broadband, storm Darwin. wow. Life is out to get even threw writers block at me

On a happier note i thank you wonderful people for actually waiting months for this chapter and I love you all to bits!

Youko grinned at the miko " Why should I tell you, little miko?" Kagome glared at Youko" Don't play games fox. Tell me what I want to know and I'll let you and your friend go. I will ask again. What did Naraku offer you?"

Youko may have been grinning on the outside but he was hatching plans even as the miko threatened him. He couldn't kill the miko or there would be no one to get Kuronue loose. He needed to paralyze her. Then he heard Kuronue cry out. He whirled around in time to dodge the incoming strike from the hanyou that had entered the village. Youko smirked " Two against one is hardly fair now is it?" The miko rolled her eyes "Inuyasha, sit." The hanyou hit the ground and growled "Whatcha do that for Kagome!?". The miko - Kagome- rolled her eyes again and spoke slowly as if speaking to a child " If you kill the fox we can't get information about Naraku from him. So for no, we need him alive and well."

Kagome returned her gaze to Youko "Naraku will not give you what you want, whatever it is. Should you finish your task-which you won't- he will absorb you. Should you fail your task he will still absorb you.". The next thing Youko knew he was pinned against a tree with an arrow in his chest. He hadn't even seen her move Youko's eye narrowed "How can a mere human move faster than my eyes can follow?"

Kagome laughed"Brutal training and determination to not be the weakest, desire to never be mistaken for another again"She walked over to Kuronue and removed his shards and did the same to Youko, adding the newly purified shards to the bottle around her neck.

Then she walked away calling back over her shoulder"Those arrows will dissolve in an hour or so, should you attempt to attack me or mine again, I will be forced to use more permanent measures."

As she disappeared from sight, with the hanyou on her tail Kuronue looked over at Youko, sighing when he saw the spark of curiosity in his eyes. " Your gonna risk our lives trying to satisfy your goddamn curiosity aren't you?"

Youko payed him no mind as he schemed

Chapters finally up but updates will be plenty irregular as i have one of those decides the rest of your life exams. But never fear! I shall continue to write and then update!