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When Keishan, Jin, Nicole, Yoko, and Kuronue caught up to the rest of the group it was sunset. For some reason Yoko was oddly quiet and switched back to the red headed Kurama on the way. Inuyasha had bitched about the continuous stops and insisted that the others could catch up with them.

They had started setting camp up in a clearing. Nicole had the bright idea to have ribs that night. After some argument they sent Inuyasha and Koga to try and hunt down a boar. Miroku had been sent to get some water; Kagome and Sango went to see if they could find something to spice up the meat. Kurama and Kuronue sat at the fire with Nicole seated between them. Nicole was poking Kurama every few minutes. Keishan wandered over to the fire and plopped down on the opposite side of the fire from Nicole. Jin hovered on a cushion of air to the right Keishan's. Kuwabara was nowhere to be seen. Sesshomaru had not returned yet.

Keia had jumped into a nearby tree and fallen asleep. Hiei was standing in a tree to the left of the one she was in watching her discreetly.

"Yo, Nicole!" Keishan exclaimed. "You don't keep yourself under control I'ma get you one of those barbed wire chastity belts. You know, like the electric one that Cindy bitch had in one of the scary movies!"

"Girl, you trippin." Nicole snorted.

"I am serious. I saw it for auction on eBay!" Keishan said, followed by maniacal laughing.

Nicole glared. "Fuck that! Where's my guard dog anyway? She supposed to be protecting me from evil threats, from crazy people."

Keishan pointed to the tree where Keia was sleeping soundly. "Your mutt is out like a light. She slackin on the job!" Keishan laughed. "No sweet treat rewards for her, huh Nicole?"

"Damn." muttered Nicole as she looked up to the right and behind her where Keishan was pointing. Sure enough Keia was snoozing. "Keishan." Nicole whispered, jabbing her thumb in Hiei's direction. He was watching Keia sleep. Keishan seemed to get point and giggled. After a moment Keishan grinned evilly.

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Koga and Inuyasha were making their way back to the camp with a very large boar suspended between the two of them when a loud voice rang through the night, "SHORTY AND MUTT, SITTING IN A TREE! K-I-S-S-I-N-G. FIRST COMES LOVE THAN COMES BUMPING, GRINDING FOLLOWED BY…" this was interrupted by a loud dog like yelp. Worried they rushed the last few feet into the clearing. Keia was about 4 feet from hitting the ground when a dark shadowy light enveloped her. When it disappeared there was a very startled and confused looking wolf in its place. It stood about 5.5 ft at the shoulder. It was black wolfish looking creature with large, leathery looking, black wings protruding from its shoulder blades; the only non-black spots on it was a white sock on its left front paw and a dark purple flame marking on left side of its neck.

Everyone was surprised, silence filing the camp. Miroku, Sango, and Kagome wandered into camp and stopped next to Inuyasha and Koga who were still holding the boar between them. Miroku sat the water bucket down hand moving his hand to rest on the prayer beads that sealed his wind tunnel and resting there. The wolf looked confused and skittish. I was hard to tell if it would attack or simply bolt.

"Baka?" Nicole said cautiously, breaking the silence. The wolf looked over at her and seeming to recognize her ran at her thrusting its muzzle into her hands and whimpering.

Several different things happened at once. Kuwabara stumbled into the camp bitching loudly about getting left behind when he had to take a piss. Kagome and Sango both squealed about how cute the wolf with its muzzle in Nicole's hands is, rushing forward to get a closer look. Sesshomaru landed right next to the wolf, just returning from his errand. Koga rushed forward recognizing the wolf immediately as Keia, Hiei seeming to be the one of the few people present with any amount of common sense jumped down to the tree he was standing in and staying put. Miroku stayed where he had sent down the bucket of water and Kurama and Kuronue not reacting at all continued to stare into the fire. Jin watched the events unfold from his spot next to Keishan with one thought forming in his mind….'Oh, shit.'

A loud roar filled the clearing coming from the wolf stopping everyone in their tracks. Sesshomaru did not acknowledge the sound from the wolf next to him, choosing to move over to the pots and pans and set sack he was carrying down. Jin watched the wolf intently, but Kurama and Kuronue did not bother to turn their attention from the fire. Everyone else stopped in their tracks.

The wolf sides were heaving, a soft warning growl emitting from its throat as it watched the others with its peripheral not seeming to recognize them. Nicole with her arms wrapped around the wolf's neck could only think of one thing to say…"Keishan, you fucking idiot!"

"What did I do?" Keishan yelled back to her friend as she stood and defensively putting her hands on her hips. This movement drew the wolf's attention to her.

"What did you do? You fucking caused her to obviously lose her memory and turn into a gigantic wolf dragon thingy! I'm not saying your singing sucks but Keia is such an air head! Scaring her like that made the rest of her sanity fly out the other ear!" Nicole retorted angrily.

"You are the one who pointed out Hiei was watching her sleep! An' she didn't friggin lose her memory! She remembers you don't she?" Keishan yelled back.

"If she didn't lose her memory then why is she afraid of all of you?" Nicole yelled back.

"Hmph I'm not taking any responsibility, you initiated it, your fault!" Keishan yelled and sat back down. The wolf snarled at Keishan, seeming upset that Nicole was angry.

"Get your stanking butt up and cook the damn ribs!" Nicole yelled at Keishan stroking Keia's fur in the process, settling the wolf's temper. Nicole looked at Hiei then Koga and yelled at them to come with her before walking off with Keia right behind her. Koga began following but Hiei was not having anyone tell him what to do.

"I don't know who you think that you are but you have a death wish if you think you can order me around!" snarled Hiei, earning glares from Kurama and Kuronue.

"It's your fucking mate and obviously we got some work to do, in fact never fucking mind. I don't care if you come or not, shows how much you care for her!" Nicole yelled back knowing it wasn't true, but Hiei really needed to move his ass. Keia whined and nudged her back with her muzzle then looked at Hiei with the cutest puppy dog eyes as she whined again.

"Look here girl, this isn't finished and I do not obey anyone." Hiei said appearing next to Keia and the group began walking into the forest leaving the others in an awkward silence.

"I'm sure glad that they're gone, maybe now we can get some peace and quiet," Kuwabara said breaking the silence.

"Yes now all you have to do is get mauled by a bear and we will have infinite peace," Yusuke responded earning a glare from the carrot top.

At this moment Keishan noticed that Sesshomaru had returned. She ran to see the scrolls he brought back with him. She walked right past the demon lord without a greeting or any other form of acknowledgement. Deciding he was having none of that he would have none of that, he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her down into his lap causing her to scream.

"HELP! SOMEBODY! I'M BEING KIDNAPPED!" Keishan yelled.

"Hush, it's just me," Sesshomaru murmured into her neck, "And if someone were to kidnap you, they would bring you right back, I promise."

"Oh… right. I kinda keep forgetting how powerful you are," Keishan said. She smiled lightly. "No one would even think of keeping me for no more than ten minutes."

"You are loud. Of course, no one could put up with you for long," Sesshomaru chuckled. His lips lightly grazed her neck. Keishan's eye started to flutter closed before she snapped out of it.

"The scrolls—what's in them," she sputtered. Sesshomaru continued to move his lips across her skin, paying no mind to her protest. However, he knew that she was curious and eventually snap at him for his antics. Keeping her in his lap with his left arm, he reached to grab the sack with his right. He set it in Keishan's lap before returning his arm around her waist. He'd rather have let Inuyasha win a battle with him, then let Jin take her next kiss. Sesshomaru breathed in her scent, memorizing it. Her hidden personality made her that much more attractive. She wasn't that much of a fool. In fact, she could be well respected in the political world if she tried. The demon lord briefly wondered how she would be in battle.

Keishan, trying to ignore the tingling in her stomach, untied the knot. Five large books spilled out and she grabbed the smallest. So they hadn't been scrolls. There were actually books in this period. Upon opening it, she realized that it was written Japanese.

"Uh… Sesshy?"

"Don't call me that." He lifted his head.

"Well, make your name shorter… its tiring to say the whole thing."

"What did you want?" he asked, almost releasing a sigh.

"I can't…um… read this."

"I thought you said you knew the entire language?" Kagome asked, causing Keishan to glare at her. Why is she in this conversation? And didn't they already go over this, anyway? Sesshomaru was silent waiting for an answer.

"I can't read kanji. You're going to have to read it to me," she answered in a whisper. Kagome pouted and turned away.

"Very well... However, I will have to do so in private. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand. Hey—you guys cut the hog up and start cooking the ribs!" Keishan yelled in her commanding voice. Sesshomaru let a small smirk appear on his face for a moment.

0-0

"Good girl you're training him already," Nicole said ruffling Keia's fur. Keia nipped her arm not really liking the statement and Hiei growled a warning. Without Nicole realizing it Kurama and Kuronue slipped over were walking to her right. An arm snaked around her waist causing her to jump and glare at Kuronue who only chuckled.

"You shouldn't sneak up on my like that ya know, I could do anything and I mean anything outta fear," Nicole warned.

"Yes you could, but you wont," Kuronue said nipping Nicole on her fox ear closest to him sending shivers up her spine.

"You know you shouldn't do that…" Nicole said barely containing herself. Did Kuronue really forget about her being in heat? She could rape him right then and there. Then again you can't rape the willing, can you? With a sigh Nicole wiggled out of Kuronue grasp and walked over to walk between him and Kurama. If her body went up into flames any more she would be incinerated on the spot. 'Flowers?' Nicole thought as she looked at Kurama and leaned in closer causing the red head to blush, his flushed skin almost matching his hair. Nicole began sniffing him, a smile forming on her face.

"Rara you smell soooooooo good," Nicole said rubbing up against Kurama much like a cat. With a smirk she flared her energy while still in contact causing a bright light. The others stopped walking and shielded their eyes waiting for the light to die down and when it did a red rose rested on the left side of her neck. 'So I was right! Kurama was the third…wait did I even get Yoko's mark yet? No, damn!'

After an hour of walking the sound of grass rustling was heard to their left.

"What's that?" asked Nicole looking off to the left of the group.

Nicole's comment was followed by the sound of something scampering away farther away from them.

"Just a rodent, probably a rabbit." said Kuronue, looking off in the direction of the sound.

"Oh." Nicole replied. She turned and continued leading the group along.

"So, where are we going?" Kurama asked, trying hard to remain a gentleman despite Nicole's close proximity.

Nicole just grinned cheekily, "You'll see!"

A loud chorus of roars and howls suddenly rose around them. The sound of many heavy footsteps were heard, as large demons suddenly rose up on the treetops and ambled out of the tree line. A swarm of flying demons filed the air above the group. Floating on a large feather in front and above the group was Kagura.

"Nicole, Naraku is requesting your presence at the castle." Sneered Kagura. "I can't imagine why he'd want such a useless looking bitch. Now we can do this one of two ways, you come along with me… or I kill your friends and take you by force."

The group immediately adjusted its formation. Nicole was in the center facing Kagura. Hiei moved, shifting to the rear and facing the back of the group. Kurama let Yoko take over. Yoko and Kuronue shifted to the right and left respectively, giving themselves room to fight. Keia and Koga moved to guard the front.

"You stupid fucking hoe! I ain't going with you. Tell Naraku to get a fucking life… oh wait… I forgot! Naraku has yours!" Nicole exclaimed.

Kagura sneered, "Fine, that's your choice? I'll make sure your friends suffer for insults, you ungrateful wretch! Kill all of them except the girl!"

The demons closed in. Nicole surrounded herself in a barrier, but before she could grab Keia and pull her inside it she had already dove into the fray. "Baka!" Nicole exclaimed. Nicole could not take down the barrier for an hour… nothing could get in or out. All she could do is watch, terrified for her one of her best friend's life.

Yoko, had scattered the seeds of Death Plants when the demons appeared, but they would take time to incubate. In the meantime he was slicing through demon after demon with his rose whip. Koga was kicking his way through a number of them.

Hiei ,darting about seemed to opt for an attempt to slice a swath of death and get to Kagura. 'There are so many demons, thousands. For every one I cut down many more block my path'

Keia, tore through the fray, biting, tearing and clawing her way through demon after demon.

The battle seemed to go on forever… one demon after another; the group of fighters began tiring. All of them sporting many small scratches and cuts, nothing life threatening. Nicole still bound within the shield she had created. Occasionally a demon would get close and try to attack the shield, dyeing instantly in a flash of pink light. Nicole began to shift her weight around within the space she had confined herself in. It did not go unnoticed… the shield must be about to come down.

Yoko, suddenly released his Death Plants, only to have them suddenly charred to a crisp.

Kagura laughed, "Do you think we went into this battle not knowing who you are? Get him Matalo!"

A large salamander demon made its way towards Yoko. It was an upper A rank demon. It was humanoid looking. Its head was that of a salamander, and its skin was mottled red and black coloring.

Hiei noticing the new arrival, moved to intercept it, but found himself blocked by a similar demon. The main difference was the coloring of its skin, black and a watery blue color. It blasted Hiei back with a thick forceful stream of water from its mouth.

It was then that Nicole's shield shattered around her. She froze, afraid of the demons looming closer. Eyes widening, she screamed.

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Keishan suddenly twitched. She lifted her head to the night sky. Furrowing her eyebrows, she frowned. Sensing her apprehension, Sesshomaru turned his eyes away from the fire. His intended had suddenly stood, eyes still focused on the starless sky. "What is it?" Sesshomaru asked in a quiet voice. However, since her standing caught the attention of everyone long before he spoke, the others tensed as well. Slowly, her brown eyes fell to him. The demon lord knitted his brows. Keishan had suddenly shrugged.

"Gotta pee," she announced before heading in a seemingly random direction. Exasperated, the others returned to what they were doing. However, Sesshomaru watched her go, eyes narrowed. He knew something was up with the strange foreigner. He turned his eyes to the hovering red head. Judging from the way his ears twitched, and the frown on his face, Sesshomaru knew that Jin could sense something wrong as well.

Wordlessly, Sesshomaru stood up from his place. Jin and he exchanged a look. The wind master nodded his head before following after the demon lord. Noticing the exchange and the departure of the two demons, Yusuke cheekily spoke. "Kissy-kissy," he said with a grin. "Someone is about to get some!" Laughter followed his crude comment. Sesshomaru, though, remained impassive as he moved further and further away. He could feel Jin behind him. Was he anxious as well? The sudden foreboding feeling that had washed over Sesshomaru was almost overwhelming. Suddenly, there was a shift in the direction her scent went. Keishan was making a beeline towards the place where Nicole had disappeared to. Sesshomaru's nose twitched. There was no doubt that she was in a state of panic. Had something happened to that other woman?

Without warning, Keishan's scent completely disappeared. Jin let out a startled gasp, noticing the change as well. "Where'd she go?" he asked. Sesshomaru picked up his pace, quickly moving to the place where her aura had disappeared. The demon lord halted, sensing something in front of him. Jin, however, continued to fly. His red head bounced off an invisible force, sending him to the ground. "Ouch…!"

"It is a barrier," Sesshomaru stated. His lips twitched before snarling. "Naraku!"

"Naraku…?" Jin murmured. The demon lord turned to him. "Who's that?" Sesshomaru mentally sighed before he began to explain who the disgusting hybrid was.

Inside the barrier, Keishan continued to move forward. She was completely unaware that she was inside. Her nose twitched several times. A new smell had entered her nostrils. She frowned. The smell wasn't unpleasant, yet… it was familiar to her somehow. Her nose twitched again. She nearly had a headache when her demonic features surfaced because of all the new crap she felt, heard, or smelled. Even now, she was still trying to get use to her demon senses. Now, though, it seemed as though there was only one scent to focus on. It was overpowering everything else around. She couldn't even locate the scent of Nicole, anymore.

Keishan clicked her tongue, annoyed. She had most likely walked right through a trap, preventing her from finding her friend. So that pricking at the back her neck wasn't just a coincidence, huh? She stopped and crossed her arms. She sighed heavily. "I get the feeling that I'm in trouble…" she murmured.

"Trouble…?" A chuckle entered her ears. Keishan flinched, and then groaned. "Oh, you don't sound too happy to see me." As expected, the villan of the show stepped out from the shadows. "How did you know it was me?"

"You're the only one who laughs like that. The whole 'ku ku ku' thing is all you," Keishan answered in a flat voice. However, on the inside, she was freaking out. "Naraku…? What the hell? What did I do to deserve this?" she thought, swallowing nervously. The tentacle demon hovered closer, causing Keishan to step back. She was virtually useless in this situation. Naraku could do whatever he wanted to her, and she could do little to stop it. Even with her added strength, she would fare horrible against someone like Naraku. "What do you want?"

"You, of course," he smirked. "Why, you ask?"

"No, I don't care. It can't be anything good, so I'm better off not knowing." Keishan dropped her arms to her sides. "What I do want to know is… Why did you use Nicole like that? I keep going over it my head, and it just doesn't make sense to me. Why would you take her, only to release her again? She was in your clutches. You could have absorbed her, or something, but you didn't. Why?"

"You almost sound as though you wanted me to."

"Ridiculous," Keishan said. "I just want to know your intentions. You let 'the pure one' go, and now you have me trapped, but you're not doing anything. You're not like the Naraku I kn-" She had to stop herself. "You're not like the Naraku I've heard about."

"How very perceptive of you, woman." Naraku moved closer, only this time Keishan did not back up. She did twitch at being called woman, though. "Don't worry… I will obtain your friend soon enough… now that her powers are awakened." Keishan furrowed her eyebrows. "However, before, I was not certain, but I am almost certain now." His feet finally touched the ground. Naraku was too close for comfort, so Keishan tried to move away again, yet he grabbed her forearms, holding her in place. "You need not be afraid," he whispered. His smooth voice tickled her ear. The urge to shudder was becoming increasingly hard to control. "I won't hurt you… much."

"You don't need to do that! I kinda have this whole no pain policy, so it's not necessary to hurt me."

"Foolish woman," Naraku said.

"Hey—there is no need to taunt!"

Out of nowhere, the hybrid demon pushed her and taking a swipe at her managing to shred the front of her clothes. Keishan's eyes grew wide in shock as she fell to the ground, almost nude. Her sweet kimono had been torn to shreds. The tattered clothing had slowly fallen to the ground around her. Luckily, her panties hadn't been done away with. Quickly, she covered her chest with her arms, and brought her knees up. "You're going to rape me?" she hissed angrily.

"Hm… perhaps not," he answered. Naraku dropped down beside her.

"Sorry if my worries aren't put to rest!" Keishan growled. The hybrid forcefully moved her legs away. His red eyes gazed intensively at her navel. She realized that he was staring at the dark mark of the copy cat. "So that's the reason? You want my power!"

"No," he said. His finger lightly traced the mark. Naraku smirked, and then picked foreign demon up. He took to the sky.

"What do you want from me?" Keishan screamed. She noticed the barrier disappear as Naraku ascended. However, the hybrid remained quiet, only looking down at her with that infuriating smirk of his.

0-0

"Worthless demons," Kagura scowled as she lifted her fan, "Dance of the dragon!" Twisters formed and ran through all of the demons ally and foe alike. A loud feminine scream echoed throughout the night followed by silence.

Slowly about an hour later Yoko, Keia, Hiei, and Koga awakened one by one. They were covered in various lacerations and bruises. It was the absence of Nicole that had them worried. Wordlessly they got up and began searching the area for Nicole. Dead demons, blood, and body parts were everywhere in the clearing thanks to Kagura's attack. Trees rustled and they all looked to the sound only to find Sesshomaru and Jin.

"What happened here? Looks like something went boom," Jin analyzed. He was answered with Keia's whimper, the other demons seeming oblivious to the wind master.

"Did Keishan come here?" Sesshomaru asked, causing Yoko to sigh.

"No, and Kagura came talking about Naraku wanting Nicole."

"Naraku? We ran into a barrier of his when Keishan disappeared." Sesshomaru stated as Keia walked over to a puddle of blood and sniffed it a couple of times. She whimpered again and threw her head back. A pained howl filled the night.

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