You know me, hopefully. ~Myonaka.

Destroyer of Faith

A True Demon Within

"Okay. So.where now?" A voice came to her.

"Um.. I'm sensing it to both the east and west." Kagome said, pointing in both directions, her thought bent to finding the closest one.

"So, which is closest?" Inuyasha asked, looking in both directions, hands laying on both hilts of the Tetsusaiga and Korosu no Yakusoku.

"I'm trying to figure that out!" Kagome said, grasping her head. It pierced, and suddenly she knew.

"That way!" She pointed to the west.

"Okay, lets get moving!" Sango said, Kirara jumping underneath her feet, transforming into a huge fire cat.

Miroku took off in a run, followed by Inuyasha.

Kagome hung back. "Um, Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha turned his head. "Oh, right. Sorry." He hauled her onto his back, and took off.

She had a tired look in her brown eyes. Tired, and sad almost. But, he decided not to worry about it too much. She perhaps had been studying last night, for an exam, or something. Buy Inuyasha had a feeling that this was not the case. It was something more.

"Up here!" Sango called, Kirara disappearing out of sight far up ahead.

"I think they found it!" Inuyasha said to Kagome, smiling.

"Uhuh." She answered laying her head on the back of Inuyasha's hair. He thought about stopping, and setting her down so she didn't get hurt if there was a powerful demon up ahead, but decided against it.

He came upon Sango with Miroku, staring at. a youkai child.

"Please?" Miroku was saying sighing.

"No! Leave me ALONE!" the child replied in a bratty voice, pulling her cupped hands deeper into her chest. "Oh give me a break. Oh.Inuyasha." Sango said, looking to the Hanyou.

Inuyasha lowered his back waiting for Kagome to climb off, but she only fell limply to the grass.

"She's. asleep?" Inuyasha asked, looking at her form, eyes closed peacefully.

"Unconscious is more like it." Miroku said, turning back to the girl.

But the girl was not there. Inuyasha looked up, only to see the white haired girl running in the opposite direction.

"Dammit. We don't have time!" He growled, taking quick long steps, and grabbing onto her arm.

"No! Its mine! Mummy gave it to me!!! Let GO!" And with that, the young child starting hitting Inuyasha hard across the arm, screaming "baka!"

"Baka!" Wham! "Baka!" Wham! "Baka!" Wham! Inuyasha finally grabbed a hold of her in a different angle, so she couldn't reach him.

"I don't care if I gave it to you myself! Give it to ME!" Inuyasha forced her fingers loose, the child's knuckles cracking with the strain.

"Sit! Sit! Sit!!!" came a voice behind him. As Inuyasha fell to the ground, he didn't know if he was relieved to know Kagome was okay, or mad at her for hurting the kid.

"What now?" he grumbled into the dirt. The Shikon jewel was held fast in his palm.

And just like that, he didn't have control over his body.

"Sorry, guys. I've just been really tired, lately. Studying for exams and all." Kagome lied, scratching the back of her head. Afraid to admit to them she'd been having nightmares. She didn't want Inuyasha to think she was scared, or anything like that.

"Hey, Inuyasha!" she called, looking at the form that was now getting up. He turned to her, and amidst his silvery bangs, his eyes glowed red. A fiery red.

"Oh." Kagome gasped, taking a step back, stepping on Shippo. Shippo let out a yelp of pain, and Inuyasha drew his sword.

"Hehehe." He laughed, smiling, before he rushed at his friends, the real Inuyasha seeing nothing but black.

"Run!" screamed the girl, laying in front of him gaping in terror. "He has the Yakusoku! Leave now!" "Do your thing, lady Kagome." Miroku whispered quietly, backing up.

"S-Sit!" Kagome shouted. Inuyasha fell to the ground. He took in a deep breath, and the golden returned to his eyes. The sword was released from his grasp, as he breathed hard and heavy.

It had felt like he had been suffocating. All was black, except for a light somewhere in the distance. He had been running to that light. but he hadn't reached it, before he was brought back to the world, seeing all the colors that made up of the trees, the grass, and his friends. Soon, voices entered his sensitive ears. His friend's voice, and a child screaming. Right next to him.

"Would somebody shut that brat up?" He asked, growling into the dirt, confused and hurt.

"You.you wield the Korosu no Yakusoku!" The girl chirped, sounding terrified and in awe at the same time.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed, running toward him.

~Later that night~

Inuyasha stood in the doorway, looking out into the darkness. So. he glanced over at his two swords that lay on the ground near the fire. The pub's owner allowed them to stay there, only because he was afraid of Inuyasha. And he had every right to be, and he hadn't even seen Inuyasha earlier.

Kagome watched Inuyasha wearily, as her eyelids became heavy, haunted, She longed to fall asleep, but didn't dare. What if he changed again?

They had barely even mentioned it, but Miroku had mentioned that maybe Inuyasha shouldn't wear the Korosu for a while.

Kagome knew she had to trust him more. She relied on Inuyasha for a long time now, and she wasn't going to stop just because something wavered underneath their so-called peacefulness.

"Pshhhh.over hear." A light voice called out into the night, calling Inuyasha. His ears perked up, and he looked back to the sleeping Miroku and Sango, and Kagome who lay awake, looking at the ceiling.

"I'll be right back, ok?" he asked.

"Ok." Kagome answered, still looking upward, not trusting her self to look at Inuyasha.

"Get some sleep, ok? I don't want you to pass out again."

"Ok." Kagome said, surprised that Inuyasha had remembered that even through the utter chaos that had happened that day.

Inuyasha, fed up with her innocence, walked to her, crouched down, and waved a clawed hand in front of her face. "Hel-lo."

"Kagome looked to him, and smiled. "Be back soon."

"Alright." Inuyasha backed away and out of the door.

"Who's there?" he asked, not whispering.

"Me. The girl you stole the shards from today." He white haired spirit youkai looked to Inuyasha smiling.

"Oh crap." Inuyasha said, thunking his forehead. He should have recognized the shrill voice.

"Listen, hanyou. You mustn't wield that sword!" she said pleadingly.

"What? Why shouldn't I wield the Korosu?"

"Because, it brings out the true demon in any youkai!" the child hissed.

"What? How do you know that?"

"Spending all this time among the humans must have made you stupid. The legendary Korosu no Yakusoku takes over your~'

"Inuyasha? You talking to somebody?" Kagome called.

"Remember my warning, hanyou." The child growled, before disappearing into the night, her white hair turning an illusive midnight black.

"No. I'm coming." Inuyasha said, fearful of what the girl had just told him.

Later, while Kagome, Sango's, Miroku's and Shippo's even breathing presented them asleep, Inuyasha lay awake.

It made sense. Sesshomaru wanted to make an uneven trade, the Tetsusaiga, for the Korosu no Yakusoku, which would devour Inuyasha bit-by-bit. And Sango tried to remember. It wasn't her fault she was human. But Inuyasha was half-demon, and he hadn't known of the sword! Even though Sango had probably picked up news of it in her travels as demon slayer, he still felt left out. Like he wasn't youkai nor human.

The true demon within.. The girl's words resounded in his head. He grimaced, before falling into a frightful sleep.

The true demon within.

~A/N Erk. Is it my imagination or does no one like my stori?? I don't get that many reviews.I SAID FLAMES WOULD BE NICE!!!!! I DON'T CARE NEMORE!!!!! JUST GIVE ME REVIEWS SO I CAN IMPROVE PLEEZ!!!!!! That's all I wanted to say domo arigato!!! Konnichiwa! Hai, sensei!