One jump was followed by another as one person followed another. Step step step, the footsteps from both were soft and barely heard, not even animals reacted since they could barely hear them. A streak of red was perused closely behind by red and white.

"Do you think that she is back in the here in this time by now?"

"Yeah, I can smell her scent strongly now. But it's mingled with two others."

"Two others? Humans?"

"Yeah, but only one. The smell of a human male and metal."

"Metal? Are you sure?"

"Positive Kikyo."

"But what could she be doing to smell like metal?"

Inuyasha shrugged as he jumped from one tree to another. He really didn't care.

-

Inuyasha picked Kikyo up and jumped up all the steps.

"I don't sense anyone home."

"What!"

"She must have left, this makes it all the more perfect. Lets make a surprise attack. That way the battle will be in our favor."

Inuyasha nodded.

-

Edward looked at the grocery bag that was shoved in his hands before stuffing them into his brother's hands and ran up after Kagome. He stopped in front of her about two steps up.

"What's wrong with you?"

"…"

"Hey! Listen when I'm talking to you!"

Kagome looked up to Edward.

"Something has come up."

"Something? What could just 'come up' when we were with you the entire time!"

Kagome sighed.

"Kagome-san?" Kagome looked behind her at Alphonse and knew she was cornered.

"You guys remember me saying about fighting right?"

Both nodded for her to continue.

"The peace in the god tree is broken. Someone that wishes to invoke harm as intruded on this shrine."

"Peace from the god tree?"

"The tree that you two were under before you were transported here was another version of the God Tree. The tree you sat under felt very peaceful right?"

She got a nod from Ed.

"The peaceful felling is gone. Nothing is emitting from the tree, its gone silent and it bathers me tremendously. Something with bad intentions has approached my shrine and is on this very soil."

"But how can you feel the tree from here? I don't feel anything strange." Alphonse looked around there was nothing out of place.

"As a Miko I am more in tune with aura's. Its only a bonus that I was born here and have spent all my life near that tree."

"Be on your guard. I have a very bad felling that I know who is here."

The brothers looked at each other. What in the world was going on?

-

Arriving at the top of the steps Alphonse set the groceries on the bench next to the tree.

"They in the house."

"The house?"

"Yes."

"Then leave it to me."

Kagome looked at Edward. Did he just say what she thought he just said…?

"No, you have no idea what they are capable of!"

"Then I will just have to find out!"

Edward ran towards the house. He had no idea why he was doing this at all, maybe it was her calming affect she had on him. It was hard to stay mad at her but this was worse! The need to protect her was settling hard in his stomach. Flinging open the door he called to Al to watch over her.

Kagome watched him go annoyed. She could fight her own battles! But she sent a prayer to the gods that he would be all right.

"I'll need my bow and arrows."