*This chapter is solely on Inuyasha and Kirara...He thinks a little...Fights a little...and well...acts like Inuyasha! This is a short chapter...but it's for the sake of the reader finding out how Inuyasha's mind works. Tell me what you think!*

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha and co. but I can sure dream, right?

Chapter 24

Far off from a distance, Inuyasha had taken another swing of the Tetsusaiga, able to use his Kaze no Kizo attack anytime he wanted to now. His fighting partner, Kirara, constantly dodged the little attacks, making it nearly impossible to hit her.

"Sit still!" Inuyasha shouted for the fifth time, taking another swing, and once again missing for a target of an unfortunate tree.

Kirara growled back her resentment at being willful prey, and jumped up once again, leaving one more ditch in the ground.

Finally, Inuyasha was becoming tired with this game, sweat dripping from his chin and his breaths uneven and thick.

"Let's take a break Kirara! You were a good opponent!" Inuyasha said, sitting down under one of the trees he had yet to destroy.

Kirara purred her consent, and laid down, in full form, next to the sleepy hanyou. Inuyasha in turn, patted her on the head with a smile and sighed, staring up at the brilliant twinkle of stars over head. They seemed to sparkle like the many waves of the crystal stream, only they were frozen in place...little fire flies stuck in a black cloud.

Then his thoughts turned to Naraku, and where he was at the moment that he and his friends were resting. He figured the mixed hanyou was resting as well, perhaps taking this time of the month to take his human form, considering that no one was chasing him...well...at least no one he knew about. Kouga was traveling with them in hopes of finding Naraku sooner, and all the others that he had damaged were on Inuyasha's team, traveling along with him as well. At least he thought so.

That beast Naraku would meet his end some day, if he kept attacking the worst people as he was. He had attacked him, Inuyasha, the hanyou orphan whom had only a little after waking retrieved the great sword of destruction, Tetsusaiga, from his father's tome. Then he had also attack Miroku's grandfather and left the air void or Kazaana in his right hand. Of course, Miroku had been born over time, with a desire to avenge his family and be rid of the curse. That air void gave him even more power every time he used it, but sadly took more strength from him every day. Then there was Sango, one chick that Naraku really didn't want to mess with when angry. She could throw that boomerang with such strength she could probably cut Naraku's skull off his neck if he actually chose to show up for himself and fight, unlike the coward he was. He also had killed Kikyo, in which her spirit arrows could pierce any barrier and attack Naraku used. Sesshomaru, his own brother with the Tokijin at his disposal. Kouga with those two shard fragments and that powerful speed and rough kick. But the last one Naraku had ever thought he was truly effecting, was Kagome.

Man, if Naraku ever took the time to show up and see things for himself, he would find his body and soul destroyed by one of Kagome's arrows when she was truly angry. She had nearly destroyed him once before if he remembered correctly. It was at a time when Naraku was winning and had half-near killed him, Inuyasha, with his own hands. Then she stood up, as angry as anything could possibly be, and shot everything off of him, from the neck down. Naraku had been disabled for a good amount of time from then on, until he got his body once more from trapping a good amount of demons in a mountain and left them to fight 'til the death. Kagome was not really one you wanted to get angry. Especially now that she knew how to make her own prayer bead necklaces and was learning how to master the Shikon no Tama's powers from Kojika.

She even had the power to make Kouga as envious as he was of her, he the half-breeded dog demon, in which seemed to have more of her affections than that overly pampered wolf demon with the arrogant smile and the willing "You're mine!" approach that made him so very agitated. Why didn't Kagome just swat him over the face or cut of his head with an arrow and be done with it!

Oh wait...there was one thing he was proud of.

He no longer was the only one with a prayer bead necklace on, right? That wolf had one too.

Maybe he could convince Kagome to tell that wolf to lay anytime he got to close to her.

Yeah...that would work.

Kirara's purring came in on him unexpectedly and he found himself actually petting the cat demon's coat, that soft silk that made up it's fur. He realized then, that had it not been for Kagome finding him and freeing him from the tree, and sticking with him where ever he went, and taking care of his wounds, he would have never made the friends he did, or become as powerful as he was, or gotten so close to getting back at Naraku so many times as he had. He really owed Kagome a lot for everything she had done, even though he took it for granted.

And yet...every time Kikyo so much as even appeared or looked his way, he ran off to her, no matter how Kagome felt.

She was always there, always taking care of him even if he was seeing the dead miko whenever she was around. She understood the fact that he used to love Kikyo, and that his love for her still lingered in him, but he had no idea for how long it would last. He was beginning to see Kikyo in a new way...seeing her for the selfish wench she really was. The dead miko constantly tried to drag him to hell with her, and constantly gave their shard pieces to Naraku when she could, and also tried to kill Kagome once to get rid of her competition. To say the least, the dead miko feared Kagome like she could no one else.

Kikyo could kill Naraku when ever she chose, but instead, she insisted on leaving bygones be bygones with him and tried to kill himself in order to be happy. What a screwed up wench. Inuyasha was now beginning to realize, that his love for Kikyo, was no more...and that selfish unhappy woman was no more but a grudge or guilt held like a noose around his neck. He could not get rid of her, for he felt sorry for the fact that she thought she died by his claws. There was also the fact that he promised to live with her forever, and could never take back a promise. Unless something happened to Kikyo first of all...then he could be free.

Inuyasha sighed a moment, and stared at the grassy plain he and Kirara had been practicing on. It was close to the village, with constant little rivets in the ground where he had struck it with his sword, and many paw prints from Kirara's constant bouncing out of his way. The wind was cool, clear, and serene, but for some reason, he couldn't keep a peace going along with his mind.

His eyes were constantly darting around, thinking that someone was there, trying to kill him or catch him or something. He figured Kojika might be watching him, but he couldn't locate her anywhere.

It was then, he began to notice a lone soul catcher, carrying a tiny soul in it's claws, and then another, and then a few more.

Soon, a small army was traveling over his head, and the smell they left behind was nothing but worry. Their mistress Kikyo was up to something, and they didn't like what was happening. Inuyasha had an idea of what was going on, and on that little whim of imagination and worry, he woke Kirara up and ran from their scene, heading towards the mountain of which the dragons seemed to be fighting something.

*What do you think? Rather interesting chapter right? And what do you think Inuyasha will find when he makes it to the scene of the battle? Do I have your curiosity? You probably really want to know what's going to happen right? Well I can't tell you...I want to be a good writer...so I can't tell anyone my little ideas until their written and finished...Now...be the good reader and bug me for answers!*