Hey people!!! Thanks for your reviews, I really appreciate em!

One of my reviewers said that it was confusing that while Kagome is dying, Inuyasha got distracted by Kouga, and Sesshomaru and he wanted to fight them both. Well, I know that it isn't all that smart, but hey, it's Inuyasha. He hates Kouga and Sesshomaru so it's not like he wouldn't try to fight them. Inuyasha has a very big ego, as you all probably already know. So if Inuyasha saw them, he would always pick a fight, thinking that he could finish them off easily. And Naraku, well, it's obvious that if Inuyasha caught his scent, he wouldn't most definitely try to find him, and kill him. Besides, think about…..Inuyasha is full of a ton of rage from Naraku and Akina trying to kill Kagome, so of course he would want to fight other demons and take out his anger on them!

Oh, and at the end of each chapter, I think I am going to put my own little dictionary thingy that says what each of the Japanese words that I use mean in English. You know, just incase some of you people don't know what the words mean! lol!

So make sure to check out the bottom of the page to figure out the meaning of all the Japanese words!!!!

Now anyways, on with the next chapter!!!!!!!!!

The Cat's Meow

Inuyasha ran quickly, with Kouga following a little bit behind. Leaves crunched loudly underneath their feet.

"You know, I don't need your help, puny wolf…." Inuyasha yelled back to Kouga loudly.

"And I don't really need your help either, dog-breath!" Kouga yelled back at Inuyasha.

"Fine, then we are agreed! You stay the hell out of my way, and maybe I'll stay out of your way." Inuyasha snickered at him.

"Well, I can promise that I will stay out of your way, if you stay out of my way and leave Kagome to me!" Kouga yelled teasingly.

"Yeah right! Kagome doesn't want you, so leave her the hell alone!!" Inuyasha leaped over a branch that was in front of him.

"You don't know what you're talking about!" Kouga kicked off a tree to avoid the branch on the ground. He jumped over Inuyasha, and he was now running in the front.

"Nani? What do you think you're doing?!" Inuyasha tried to run faster.

"Beating you to Naraku! Later Inu-kurro!" Kouga yelled, as he vanished into a wind tornado, and ran ahead and out of Inuyasha's sight.

"Kouga you jerk!" Inuyasha yelled, even though he knew Kouga probably couldn't hear him. "Chikushou!"

Inuyasha kept running, trying to go as fast as his legs would take him. 'Chikushou! I can't be annoyed by all of these stupid things! Kouga….and Sesshomaru……I have to ignore them and go straight for my target of killing Naraku and Akina! I can't afford to get distracted…..Kagome's life depends on it!'

"Finally, Naraku…" Sesshomaru stepped out from behind the bushes of the forest.

"Ah….Sesshomaru….I am glad to see that you are here…" Naraku stood on the ground, in his normal baboon skin that covered up his face and body.

"Why would you be so glad to see me, if you can not face me in person!?" Sesshomaru yelled, as he cut Naraku in half. Sesshomaru stepped on top of the body. It was nothing but another one of Naraku's Shikigami.

"Are you afraid….Naraku?" Sesshomaru said softly into the wind. "Afraid to fight me in person?"

Sesshomaru stood with his hand on both of his swords.

"I suggest that you get down here now to fight, before that wolf demon and Inuyasha show up. After all….I would hate for my swords to be stained with their blood, when I would much rather prefer it to be yours." Sesshomaru said coldly.

Sesshomaru felt the wind around him pick up. He looked up into the sky. Kagura jumped down off of her feather that she was riding through the wind.

"Yo" Kagura said, as she stood up from the ground.

Sesshomaru didn't seem very pleased. "Where is Naraku? I wish to fight him….not you…"

Kagura became irritated. "How dare you, think that you can look down on me?!"

Sesshomaru continued to ignore her. "Where is Naraku? Bring him to me."

Kagura wasn't sure of what to do. 'I don't want to attack him, but the Saimyoushou are here….'

Kagura heard the buzzing noise, which sent chills up her spine. '…maybe I should give them a little show and pretend….'

"Fine, have it your way! Dance of Blades!" Kagura yelled, as whips of wind energy attacked Sesshomaru.

He easily dodged them.

"I will not fight you, for you are no concern of mine. I will give you one last chance…..get me Naraku!" Sesshomaru said calmly to her.

Kagura was getting very annoyed by him. In the back of her mind, she heard Naraku talking to her. "Kagura, I am coming to your location to deal with him. Retreat back, now!" Naraku said to her.

"It seems like your life has been spared by me….for now at least…." Kagura pulled a feather out from her hair, and held it up into the sky, as she was lifted up into the sky while sitting on a feather.

Naraku came out from no where. Surrounding him was his barrier, and a thick miasma. Sesshomaru seemed to be unfazed by his appearance.

"Sesshomaru….so nice of you to….visit…" Naraku said with a grin.

"Yes, well come out of your barrier, and see how 'happy' I am to see you." Sesshomaru pulled out Toukijin.

"How about I just attack you from inside of here?" Naraku asked sinisterly.

"Well, it's your choice. Come out now, or have your barrier destroyed by my sword!" Sesshomaru sniped at him.

"Let's just see you try to break my barrier." Naraku said, being cocky with a grin on his smug face.

Sesshomaru hated his expression, and the way that he was acting like he was the best. "Fine, have it your way!"

"Naraku!!!!!!" Kouga yelled, as he jumped out from the bushes.

Naraku looked down at the wolf demon, a bit confused. "What the hell do you want?"

"What do you think?! I'm here to take revenge for my men, and kill you." Kouga yelled at the evil hanyou.

Naraku smirked. "You've got to be joking." he said in a low voice, mostly to himself.

Inuyasha then jumped out of the woods. "NARAKU!!!!!!!!!!!" Inuyasha yelled, as he drew out his Tetsusaiga, and landed on the ground.

"Inuyasha, the final guest to arrive! But I'm afraid that you are a little late." Naraku said bitterly.

"Hey, the last one to arrive at the party usually has the most fun. And now, you are going to die!" Inuyasha grasped his Tetsusaiga, which now glowed red.

"DIE!!!!!!!!!!" Inuyasha yelled, as he lunged towards Naraku and his barrier.

His Tetsusaiga slashed into the barrier, and Naraku stumbled backwards from the blow. Then the barrier glowed a dark shade of purple then vanished completely. Naraku stood shocked, as he floated in mid air.

'How did he manage to break through my barrier?!' Naraku questioned himself, as he pulled himself backwards.

"Ha! How do you like that Naraku!!?" Inuyasha yelled, flailing his sword towards Naraku in the air.

"You impudent hanyou!" Naraku yelled at him.

"Now shut up and tell me where Akina is, so that I can kill her!" Inuyasha barked at him.

Naraku then smirked. "Ah yes, the cat demon who placed a curse upon that miko of yours……Kagome, is not?"

Inuyasha growled.

"She should be turning into a full Youkai, and then dying pretty soon, eh Inuyasha?" Naraku said, trying to aggravate him.

"You bastard! You better tell me where that disgusting cat is, or I will shred you to pieces!!!!!" Inuyasha said daringly.

"Instead of going after me and Akina, I suggest that you get back to that pathetic wench……before she kills everyone insight…..and then dies....." Naraku said, as he cackled.

The Naraku vanished in a thick miasma.

"Naraku!!!" Sesshomaru called out.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha immediately turned around, and began running in the direction back to the village.

"Hey, wait up Inu-kurro!!" Kouga yelled, as he quickly caught up to Inuyasha.

"How bothersome…" Sesshomaru said, as he put Toukijin back in its sheath. He then turned around, and continued to walk, as he was joined by Jaken and Rin.

"Where are you going Sesshomaru-sama?" Jaken asked, as he quickly ran behind the dog demon.

"Where do you think? To follow Naraku, and then destroy him." Sesshomaru replied coldly.

"Ah—of course my lord…" Jaken replied, as he followed Sesshomaru.

"Matte!!!" Kouga yelled, as he sprinted a short distance behind Inuyasha.

"Go away already! Can't you take a hint?!" Inuyasha yelled back at him, annoyed.

"I'm not going for you, I'm worried about Kagome!"

"I can handle it!!!! I don't need help from a puny wolf!" Inuyasha was dripping with fury. He was really mad at Kouga.

"Baka! You need all the help you can get!! And, you're nuts if you think that I'm just going to sit back and let Kagome die!!!" Kouga was enraged.

"That's not going to happen! I will be there to protect Kagome, and I don't need you getting in my way!!!!!!" Inuyasha barked back.

If Kagome's life wasn't endangered, Kouga and Inuyasha would be kicking the crap out of one another.

"Acchiike Kouga!!!!"

"…iie!!! I won't!!!!!"

Kouga and Inuyasha were running neck and neck with each other. Inuyasha, trying to get ahead of Kouga jumped up and into the trees. Kouga followed his actions on the opposite side of the forest. They continued to run for about 15 minutes, until finally they had reached the village. They arrived to hear a scream.

"IIE!!!!!!!!"

"That sounded like Sango's voice!" Inuyasha said, as he darted over in the direction of the noise.

"Kagome-sama! Stop! Onegai!" Miroku yelled at Kagome, who didn't seem to be paying attention to him at all.

"Baka ningen! Kisama? Defeat me? I don't think so!!!!" Kagome said, as she attacked Miroku and scratched him across the chest. He went flying backward, and hit into Kaede's hut.

Sango was shocked by Kagome's actions. "Houshi-sama!!!!!!" Sango cried out, as she rushed over to the monk's side.

Kagome looked down at her claws that were now drenched with Miroku's blood. "Well that was fun." she said with a laugh.

"Kagome!!!!"

She turned around to face Inuyasha and Kouga.

"Ah….so the hanyou has finally arrived." Kagome said with a snicker.

Inuyasha cringed. "Who are you calling a hanyou!? You're one to talk…" he said, with an annoyed attitude.

Kagome grinned. "I am not a hanyou, like your weak self. I am a full Youkai!"

Inuyasha cracked his knuckles. "Let's just see how weak I am then!"

"It would be my pleasure!" Kagome replied amused.

"Matte Inu-kurro! What do you think you're doing?! You can't hurt Kagome!!" Kouga yelled, trying to stop the hanyou.

"I won't hurt her, I just need to knock her out!" Inuyasha said in an obvious tone of voice.

Kouga stepped down. "Fine, but she better not get hurt!"

"Keh! Don't you think I know that already?!" Inuyasha asked dumbfounded.

"Enough with the useless talking!!!" Kagome yelled, as she crouched down low to the ground.

Inuyasha swiftly turned to face her. "That's fine with me!"

Kagome jumped into the air, and tried to pounce onto Inuyasha. He quickly jumped out of the way, and tried to lightly punch her in the stomach. Kagome used his arm to jump of it and into the air to avoid the attack.

"You'll have to do better than that!" Kagome yelled at him, in mid air.

'Chikushou!' Inuyasha cursed at himself. 'What in the hell am I supposed to do?'

"Come on Inuyasha! You're already boring me, and we have hardly gotten started." Kagome said with a flirtatious grin.

Inuyasha darted straight at her. Kagome jumped over him, and kicked off of his back. Inuyasha crashed onto the ground, face first.

Kagome started to laugh. "Nice one!!!!"

Kouga ran over next to Inuyasha. "Inu-kurro, I have an idea..." he said in a low tone, so that Kagome couldn't hear.

"Let me hear it…" Inuyasha replied. Kouga then whispered to the hanyou of his plan. Inuyasha nodded agreeably.

"Can we get back to this fight?!" Kagome yelled at the two impatiently.

"Over here!" Kouga yelled, as he started to run towards Kagome.

"Oh, you're a fast one aren't you….I like that in a man…." Kagome said, with a seductive tone. She was trying to distract him, but Kouga was ignoring her. He then threw a punch at her, and Kagome jumped behind him. Kouga then turned around to face her. Now Kagome's back was facing Inuyasha.

'Perfect!' Inuyasha thought to himself, as he took the opportunity to attack Kagome from behind. Kagome knew that this was coming.

"As if I would fall for that trick!!!!" Kagome yelled, as she turned around to face Inuyasha. Then, without a second passing by, Kouga hit her from behind.

"Chi—ku—shou—" Kagome was able to make out that last word, before she fell down to the ground, and passed out.

"Good job, baka." Inuyasha said to Kouga.

"You too, I suppose…" Kouga replied back, as he folded his arms across his chest.

"Miroku, are you okay?" Inuyasha asked, as he walked over to the hurt monk.

"Hai…" Miroku answered, as he held his chest. He then tried to stand up.

"Iie! Don't try to move houshi-sama!" Sango said, as she grabbed onto him.

"Daijoubu…" Miroku answered, as he leaned on Sango.

They all glanced over at Kagome, who was lying on the ground.

"What do we do once she wakes up?" Sango questioned.

"…..you mean if she wakes up…." Miroku said, feeling worried.

"Iie!!!!! She will wake up. She will!" Inuyasha said, mostly just reassuring himself.

Kagome suddenly blinked a different color.

"Nani?!" Inuyasha said, as he and the others stood in awe. Kagome's entire body turned a deep shade of purple. They couldn't make out what Kagome looked like; they could only seem the outline of her body. Then a bright light shot out of her. Everyone covered their eyes, as the light was blinding. Finally the flash stopped, and they gazed at Kagome who was now back to her normal self…a ningen. She was wearing her school uniform like always.

"She's back to normal?!" Inuyasha yelled out, surprised.

"Yes, she is…" Miroku said lowly. "But the curse has not been broken….there is still much shouki the air…."

Inuyasha gasped. "Then what can we do?!" he asked, feeling so defeated.

"Calm down Inuyasha…" Miroku said, as he reached his hand into his pocket, and pulled out an Ofuda. He then put up a shielding barrier around Kagome. "I will protect Kagome from dying for as long as I can. This barrier is unbreakable, and she can not die. While I do this, you and Kouga must go after Akina and kill her. Go quickly, before it's too late!" Miroku instructed.

"Arigatou, Miroku!" Inuyasha said, as he and Kouga ran into the woods.

"Onegai….hurry…" Sango said, as she watched the run off to save Kagome.

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Here is your key to understand the Japanese words:

Japanese to English Key

Nani--what?

Inu-kurro--dog crap

Chikushou-- damn it

Saimyoushou-- poisonous insects

Matte-- wait up

Baka-- idiot

Acchiike-- get away from me

Iie-- no

Onegai-- please

Ningen-- human

Kisama-- you (considered very insulting and rude to say)

Houshi-sama-- priest, or Buddhist

Hanyou-- half demon

Youkai-- full demon

Hai-- yes

Daijoubu-- I am okay (said as a statement) Are you okay? (asked as a question)

Shouki-- evil aura given by youkai

Ofuda-- ancient scroll

Arigatou--thank you

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Wow, this was actually a fairly long chapter! Tehehehe!!
Well, I hoped that you liked this chapter, and that my Japanese to English key helped you to understand the words that I used! LOL.

Now that you have finished reading, do me a small favor and review this chapter!
Thanks a lot!!!!

-InuFreak247

(AKA –Adrienne)