Hehehe! My 8th chappy in 2 days! I've almost tripled my original number! I hope to get lots of reviews for this! I slept in and missed work! All because I stayed up all night typing these! AND my dad is my boss @ . @ . You guys owe me big!

*snicker*

What's so funny?

Denvy turned off your alarm…*snicker*

0.o Oh, really…OH, Denvy!…*walks off in search of a soon-to-be-dead co-muse*

*whispers to you* Actually it was me… *snicker* On with the story!

It's so fun to play with Inuyasha. The shards in her body boosted her power to a level far beyond normal. She was super fast now. And her spiritual barriers were indestructible. The one she had placed around Kagome immobilized the weak girl and kept her from reaching her miko powers.

Inuyasha was looking around trying to find Elys, but her scent had kept changing direction after the first initial fireball. Elys took the opportunity to put another barrier around herself. This barrier could block any attack. As soon as it was set in place she stepped out of the trees to face Inuyasha.

"Kagome, does Elys have any shards with her?" Inuyasha asked.

Elys could feel the girl struggle against the barrier. "I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know?"

"My powers have been blocked. I think she can create barriers."

Inuyasha watched Elys as she stood there, with an amused smile on her face.

"So your not as dumb as you look girl. But still, Inuyasha has poor taste in women," Elys said when Kagome stopped struggling with the barrier.

"Do you ever shut up!" Inuyasha drew Tetsusaiga and swiped at Elys. "Kaze no Kizu!"

Elys merely stood there as the barrier split the attack in 2 and all the trees behind her were destroyed.

"So you can create barriers..," Inuyasha smirked and Tetsusaiga turned red. "Let's try this again."

What is the fool thinking? He can't destroy my barrier. She remained motionless as Inuyasha took another slice at her. This time the barrier broke, leaving Elys exposed. Elys scowled and raised her hands. "If you play with fire…your gonna get burned!" With that she started throwing fireballs at Inuyasha and Kagome. Inuyasha dodged a few fireballs and blocked some with his Tetsusaiga. Kagome had to duck and cover; she could feel the fireballs that Inuyasha had dodged singe her hair.

Inuyasha scowled back at Elys. "So you do have shards. Since when did the almighty Elys need shards to defeat a hanyou?" Inuyasha said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

Elys smirked, if it was a war of words he wanted it was a battle soon to be won by her. "Oh yeah? Since when did a hanyou give up the Shikon no Tama to love a miko."

Kagome was bewildered. So they do know each other.

"That miko is dead Elys. But you wouldn't know that would you? You ran after I threatened to kill you if you went near her again."

"Hmph! So what? Is Inuyasha so heart broken that he had to find another to replace her?"

That not only hit a nerve in Inuyasha, but Kagome as well. Am I just a replacement? Or am I still just a shard detector?

"You will pay for that Elys. You better stay away from Kagome, too. She is just as important if not more important than Kikyo!"

"So the mighty Inuyasha admits it. He has fallen for a miko," Elys's eyes began to burn. Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga was still red, and Kagome was sitting behind him, helpless and useless, she hadn't even been listening. The same thought kept running through her head: What am I to him? Am I a replacement now that Kikyo's dead for good? Why do I care? Does Inuyasha care?

Inuyasha slashed at Elys again and, before she could react, Elys was knocked off her feet. Sprawled on the ground Elys sat up and watched Inuyasha.

"Kagome," Inuyasha said, breaking Kagome from her trance, "Hold still." He carefully swung Tetsusaiga at Kagome and broke the barrier that was blocking her miko powers and keeping her from moving. "I need to know where the shards are on her body."

Kagome carefully looked at Elys. "One in each arm and leg, and one in her chest."

Inuyasha turned back to Elys. "We finish this now."

"Oh, you really think so," Elys said, getting up and brushing leaves off her white dress.

Inuyasha charged at Elys. Elys moved at the last possible second, causing Inuyasha to smack into a tree.

"You aren't even worthy of being a hanyou," she said and stepped next to Kagome, "And a worthless ningen suits you well." Elys picked up Kagome by the neck. Kagome didn't struggle, it was useless.

Kagome didn't care anymore. She had sunk into a depression so fast that she didn't care whether she lived or died. Inuyasha won't care when I'm gone. He can find someone else to point out the shards to him.

The limp body in Elys grasp, was just that, limp. Inuyasha watched carefully. If she makes the slightest move to harm Kagome…Elys sneered at Kagome and dropped her.

"You're not worth my time," Elys said and disappeared.

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"I smell a dog-turd," Kouga said. He was out hunting when he also smelt Kagome. They weren't too far away to chase after but Kouga had other plans. He could also smell a fire youkai, and it appeared to have 5 Shikon shards.

"Ginta, Hakkaku…were going hunting," Kouga said and ran off towards the fire youkai.

Sorry it's so short, I hit writer's block halfway through…oh well. Enjoy it! I'll update as soon as I break down this wall!