Fifteen minutes later, Kagome finds herself still alone. Sounds of a battle reaches her ears. "Their getting closer," Kagome thought standing up, grasping the straps of her back-pack. "I hope Inu-yasha is alright," Inu-yasha's scream of anger reaches her ears; it's followed by a bat- like screech. Kagome looks up realizing the screech is right above her. "What the hell?" she thinks. "Blood, I need blood!" a large bat-like Youkai cried, sniffing the air, "Ahhh," it hissed when it's black eyes land on Kagome. "Uh oh," Kagome's mind screams as the Youkai flies at her. "Inu-yashaHHHH!" Kagome screamed as claws dug into her shoulders, it took her brain a second to register the fact that her feet aren't on the ground. "It wont hurt that much, my dear," the bat-Youkai murmured, landing on a tree branch. Kagome looked down her stomach retching, "We're more than fifty feet up in the air!" Her mind cried, she looks up at her captor. Her eyes widen in fear as the Youkai brings it's mouth towards her neck, Kagome's shrill scream fills the night air. Before the Youkai's mouth even reaches her, it lets out a shrill screech, Kagome looks down to see half a sword sticking through it's stomach. "Didn't think I'd let him eat you did ya?" Inu-yasha said arrogantly, pushing Tetsusaiga deeper into the Youkai, "Where's the jewel?" "In his wings," Kagome mutters, squinting, "Don't let me fall!!!!!!!!!" Inu-yasha pulls Tetsusaiga from the Youkai's body. The Youkai screams and releases Kagome, with a loud scream both Kagome and the Youkai fall. Inu- yasha's small "whoops." Can be heard above her. "IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!" yells Inu-yasha. "NO!" screams Kagome as the Youkai above her rips apart showering her with blood, guts and chunks of flesh. Two glowing fragments float into her hand; Kagome shuts her eyes waiting for the ground. Strong arms catch her, one arm sliding under her knees, the other bracing her back. A soft "thud" tells her they've landed, she opens her eyes. Inu-yasha sets her down, and begins to laugh, "Yo...you look.so funny" he gasps his nose wrinkling, "and you smell like that Youkai," he mutters. Kagome's cheeks flush a deep red, her eyes narrow, "SIT BOY!!!!!!!" she yells. Inu-yasha falls ungracefully to the ground his face planted in the dirt, "You bitch," he screams into the ground. Wounded Kagome looks down, "I'm going to find a place to wash up, then I'm going home," she mutters turning on heel, grabbing her back-pack she stalks off into the forest.