Chapter 7 is up! Well….duh!

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Kagome looked down the road fork. 'Did Rose say the left….or the right?' she thought to herself, 'I should have paid attention instead of staring at Inuyasha!' Then a flock of birds erupted from the left, and Kagome got a cold shiver up her back. "I guess it's this way then!" she said pedaling down the left fork.

She pedaled for about a half an hour when she saw the shrine and the burnt village around it. "This must be the place…I better set the trap outside it…."

Kagome hid her bike into a bush and found a nice clearing. She found a good hiding place and set the dragon-nip in the middle of the clearing and skidded off into the bush. She loaded her bow and unclasped the shackles, ready to catch that demon.

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Three long hours passed…..still no sign of that demoness. Kagome was about to give up and go look for her when she heard a rustle from above her. She looked up, and there was Armanda.

'She has been sleeping right above me this whole entire time?!!' thought Kagome, almost hitting herself with frustration. She aimed her bow carefully.

*TWANG*

Armanda fell from the branch, clutching her shoulder. The talon-tip arrow dug deep into her right shoulder. She twitched as the sensitivity from the effects of the harpy talons took affect. Kagome took no time to clasp the shackles on her ankles and her hands behind her back. She slipped the chain over the girl's neck and tightened it.

"Alright, I'm sorry if it hurts, but you have to come with me!" said Kagome jerking the chain. Armanda flapped her immense wings, trying to break free, but the chains wouldn't budge. "You, bitch! Get these chains off me before I burn your hide till it's black!" she yelled trying to reach her swords that fell when she did. Kagome tugged hard on the chain, making Armanda topple head over heels to the ground.

"I'm sorry, but if I don't get you back to Rose…"

"I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE NEAR THAT VAMPYRE!"

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After much jerking of the chain and cursing, Armanda finally gave in and was walking/jogging alongside of the bike-riding Kagome. She was cursing under her breath and a few times, kicked the wheel of the bike to swerve Kagome off the trail. "Why the hell are you taking me to see Rose?" she asked between her teeth. "Because, Rose said if I get you there, she can heal Inuyasha."

"You mean that half-demon?" she hissed, stopping for a second. Kagome nodded. Armanda stood her ground, her eyes glinting with malice. "There…is…no…way…you'll…get…me…to help that halfling!" she said firmly, Kagome tugged the chain and made Armanda fall (for the 22nd time).

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It would take a day and a half to get from the shrine back to Inuyasha. By that afternoon Armanda had stopped talking all together and just scowled at the ground. She smirked and flexed her weighted wings. "Kagome, can you please remove the weight from my wings? I can fly the rest of the way, and it'll only take about an hour to get there…."

"No."

"Why not?"

"If I let you fly, you will probably let me drop of do a nose dive, making me become a human pancake, that's why."

Armanda sighed, 'Well, that's one good idea of killing her down the drain…'

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"NO."

"Are we there yet?"

"Didn't I just say no?"

"Where are we going?"

"Why are you asking such dumb questions?"

"If I can't break any bone in your body, might as well bug the hell out of you human."

Kagome frowned and listened to Armanda asking the same questions over and over and over……

Nightfall, they stopped at a cliff with part of i's base delved out, making a large cave mouth. Kagome laid out her sleeping bag and made a fire, while Armanda leaned against the wall, sulking.

The human crawled into her sleeping bag and snuggled closely to the fire. Her mind wandered to the half-demon lying soundlessly on the wooden floors of Kaede's hut. 'Don't worry Inuyasha, I'll get your sight back.'

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Rose changed the wet cloth on Inuyasha's head and sighed. Kagome should be back by noon tomorrow at the latest. Inuyasha wasn't showing any change. Except terrible nightmares that bring him on the brink of awakening, then the sleep would claim him again. Miroku and Sango had returned, and Rose had to explain everything to them. Well, not everything, she left out the assault and how she fell into the lake.

She looked at the window. 'Please hurry Kagome….'

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When Kagome awoke, she found Armanda in a fetal position, sleeping. She nudged her awake. "Why do we have to go so early?" she moaned as Kagome picked up her chains and had to drag her almost all the way out of the cave.

They had journeyed only about an hour when Kagome got a cold shiver down her back. "There must be a jewel shard near by," she whispered. Then she remembered the one on Armanda's forehead. "Duh, getting worked up for nothing…."

"Should we attack them now Lord Sesshomaru?" said the foul looking creature. The demon stood on the cliff, staring down at the two figures on the ground. "No.....we won't kill them jsut yet," he said calmly (man, I love his voice! ^^).

Kagome felt another shiver. 'Okay, that can't be a jewel shard…' she felt a tug on the chain. Armanda had froze and was looking up at a cliff. "What is it?" she said, looking at the cliff.

"We have company Kagome."

"It's Sesshomaru!"

"Sesshoma-who?"

"But why would he be here? Unless...." she gripped the jewel fragment necklace and took out her bow. "What the hell are you talking a-"

She saw Sesshomaru jump down and stand about a hundred feet away from them. "Give me your jewel shards and I'll guarantee you'll death will be short and painless," he said sternly, gaze never shifting. Armanda had a puzzling look. "What...."

Sesshomaru noticed Armanda and remembered a odd rumor that the Frozen have been, well, unfrozen. 'Maybe she possesses the other Shikon artifacts.....' he thought, not moving a muscle. "No way Sesshomaru! These are not yours!"

"Then I shall make them mine," Sesshomaru said, flitting towards them. Kagome loaded her bow and took aim. "Human, who the hell is this guy?!" yelled Armanda. Kagome shot the arrow, and turned to her. "He's Inuyasha's brother, a full-fledged demon and a powerful one!"

"You don't have to yell…" she said, rubbing her ear. Kagome scoffed and turned back to Sesshomaru, who was now right it front of her. He grabbed her by the throat and pulled her up. Kagome struggled, but Sesshomaru showed no signs of letting go. Until….

"Let her go Sesshomaru!" yelled the familiar voice. Kagome's eyes snapped, looking over to the voice. Inuyasha stood there, his prized sword in stance. Sesshomaru smiled. "So little brother, you show yourself."

"Inuyasha! How did you wake up?!" yelled Kagome. "Don't worry about that Kagome, I figure someway to save you," he said quietly. He held his stance, listening intently for the rush of feet any minute. He still couldn't see, but he was determined to save Kagome.

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Then he saved her and lived happily ever after THE END! ^^, just kiddin! I still got a good many chappies waiting for you to see! REVIEW!!!