Inuyasha's face turned into a mess of confusion. "What the heck is going on here," he yelled angrily. Kirin could see that he was ready to pull his sword at any minute. "Inuyasha, wait," Kagome said, putting a hand out in front of him. "Kirin, are you all right?" Kirin gazed up at the people around her. They were all staring at her, wondering what would happen next. Kirin opened her mouth to say something, but at that moment Lady Keadae came walking over from where she had been collecting herbs in the woods. "What is the trouble," she asked. She turned and looked at Kirin, "Ahh, so I see our new friends has some secrets. Inuyasha, remover your hand from ye sheath. Me thinks she means ye no harm." Inuyasha looked doubtfully at the old woman as she entered her home. "Humph,' he grumbled. "Well, looks like maybe I should tell you my story now," Kirin said, scratching her head in confusion. They all entered the hut and sat, listening contently as Kirin began her story. Kirin herself was careful to leave out any evidence of the man who she wished to never exist again. "…and so that's when I met you guys," Kirin finished. "Sounds fishy to me," Inuyasha said before anyone else could speak, "It looks to me as if you'd be a half-demon, but yet if you were, why'd ya stay human for so long?" "Kirin sighed. "Because I'm not a half-demon," she said, "I am three-fourths of one." "What," Kagome asked. "My mother was a half-demon , and my father….he was full." Inuyasha gazed curiously at her. It almost seemed as if she had been uneasy when mentioning her father. "that still doesn't explain why you were human for so long," he stubbornly put in. "That's……complicated," Kirin stated, looking for the right words. "You see," she said, "I was given some kind of, what would you call it, a curse maybe, that makes me turn full demon whenever I am greatly emotionally upset. Something about my feelings triggers the transformation from time to time, trying to make me lose all human feelings. It's really…," Kirin sighed heavily, "Really something that I would like to get rid of." There was silence in he room. "Is there any way you could," Miroku asked thoughtfully, "I think that if you could manage to destroy the one who put thins curse on you, it would effect you no more." Kirin nodded, "Your right, but that's just it. Finding this person id harden than you can imagine. I have been searching for a long, long time. He just doesn't wish to be found." Kagome put a supporting hand on the partial demons shoulder, "Don't worry, 'm sure you'll find him someday." "I'm sure I will," Kirin said, "But even if I do, will I be strong enough to defeat him? This is why I had been collecting fragments of the sacred jewel. After what you told me, though, I see that they would only have corrupted me. They are better off with you." Inuyasha stood and walked over, grabbing the neck of Kirin's kimono and lifting her up off the floor. "How do we know that you really fell that way," he accused, "You could attack us while we sleep and take the sacred jewel for yourself!" "Inuyasha," Kagome cried, standing. Miroku and Sango stood too. "How could you," Kagome spat. "It's true! How do we know that she can be trusted if we let her travel with us," Inuyasha yelled. "Eh ehm," Kirin said. "Inuyasha, could you possibly put me down," Kirin asked, "I have a proposition for you." Inuyasha lowered her to the floor and turned full attention to the thoughtful-looking girl before him.
"I don't like this," Kagome said. "Neither do I," Miroku added, "But I think this Kirin knows what she's doing." "I agree with Miroku," Sango said, "I think she knows that he'll trust her more by doing this." Kagome nodded, but still didn't like the idea. Kirin had proposed to fight Inuyasha, to show her power to him, so that he could feel more comfortable with what he was trusting. "You ready for this," he called to Kirin. "Ready when you are," she called back. "Ok, then, you asked for it," Inuyasha yelled, drawing his sword from it's sheath and running towards Kirin. "His sword," Kirin thought, watching it grow, "It's amazing!" Kirin pulled her whip to the ready and waited for Inuyasha to get into range. Then he swung. Kirin leapt up into the air and lashed her whip out towards the outstretched sword. He whip snaked it's way around the huge sword. Kirin pulled it tight, then landed a few feet away. The3n, with a great burst of speed, she dashed around Inuyasha before the clueless dog could figure out what she was up to. "What the…..," he muttered. Kirin stopped. She smiled. She know had him trapped, wrapped up in her whip. She then pulled forth he demonic energy inside her and focused it towards her whip. Inuyasha watched as a blue wave of demonic electricity traveled through the whip and around him. He felt the volts zap him and he restrained him self from yelling. With a great effort, he jumped up and away from her, making the whip loosen it's grip on himself. Then he swung his sword and pushed the whip away. It landed on the ground in front of Kirin. He then raised his sword and unleashed his favorite attack. "Wind scar," he yelled, aiming the attack at the demonish girl below. Kagome, Miroku, and Sango all stepped forward in shock. Kagome screamed, "Inuyasha! what are you doing!" Kirin saw the great golden light coming towards her. "What is this," she thought. She quickly wrapped up her whip a certain way, thrust the blue energy through it, then started to spin it in front of her in a clockwise motion. "Kirin, move" Miroku yelled. "She's trying to counter it," Sango cried in horror. They watched as a great, blue circle formed in front of Kirin. She then yelled, and thrust it forward. The blue wave and golden Wind Scar met in a deaf defying blow and then canceled each other out, blowing both Kirin and Inuyasha back. They both stood up, then readied their weapons, waiting to attack again when Kagome, Miroku, and Sango ran out and stopped them. "That is enough," Miroku cried. "But nobody's won yet," Inuyasha protested. "It's a tie then," Kagome said. "Fine with me," Kirin said, putting her whip away and approaching the frustrated Inuyasha, "It seems that we are evenly matched," Kirin said. "Fine," Inuyasha mumbled, "Were done." "Good," Kagome said, clapping her hands, "Let's go back. Keadae, Shippo and Kilala are waiting." Everyone nodded and made their way back to the hut. Kirin smirked, "I didn't even have to use all of my power," she thought. From behind her, Inuyasha smirked, "She wasn't even a worthy opponent," he thought. "I've decided I can trust you for now," he said out loud, stepping in front of Kirin, stopping her, "I don't have to worry about you defeating me." "Oh really," Kirin said, laughing at this demons' pride, "In that case, I don't have to worry about you either." She pushed past Inuyasha and ran up to join the others. "And just what's that supposed to mean," he yelled to her. He smirked, and also ran up to catch up with the others. He was beginning to like this Kirin, he decided. He finally had someone to sportingly argue with!