AN: Hey…sorry for the long delay, as I said to those who I emailed. School basically…and guy troubles…but who needs to hear more than that? ^-^;; No one!

This chapter is like 2-3 pages shorter than the others on average than the last chapters. I WILL make up for this with the next chapter.

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Chapter 5:

Her world became hazy as her hair was yanked backwards. She didn't let out a scream for help though. Inuyasha was here…she wasn't going to cry in front of him. Or Souta.

"Let go of her," Inuyasha growled in a very low, very unfathomable voice. She almost didn't recognize him. Kagome was jerked backwards against her teacher's chest. He was average in muscle size, but still more powerful than Kagome could handle.

Miroku was tending to Sango. After making sure she was okay, he readied himself into a deep stance to lunge for Kagome if needed. He waited by the hanyou's side, prepared to take all orders given.

"What do you want me to do," he asked. Inuyasha didn't answer him, but deepened his snarl.

"Don't think you can do anything, Inuyasha…" Steve mocked him, but not without hesitation. Inuyasha extended his claws, making them very well-known to the teacher. Kagome was held tighter with the knife inching closer and closer to her neck.

"I wouldn't bet on it…"

"We're going to report you when we get back! You won't get away with this," Miroku warned in his semi-calm voice. He dived forward, but Inuyasha stuck his arm out and swung him back.

"You idiot! Are you trying to get Kagome killed?!" Miroku slightly shook his head, but grinded his teeth together in annoyance at his uselessness. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes on Steve.

"Back away now and I won't hurt her," he said, sliding off the couch and making his way slowly to the front door. Inuyasha's eyes flashed red.

"Let her go without harming her and I might let you live…" Kagome's eyes widened when she saw Inuyasha.

'His eyes…the same color as they were at the club. But something is different this time…the color isn't fading…'

Then the young woman noticed her brother. His eyes were hidden from her view by his hair, but he stood unmoving. He lifted his head up to stare at her, but something was extremely wrong.

"Souta?" Kagome mumbled to herself as she was dragged closer and closer to the door. She struggled to fight him once again, but her strength was weakened.

'What's wrong with you? Something's not right…'

"Souta…" she breathed in his name heavily. Inuyasha's eyes faded back to normal and a confused look replaced his anger. He glanced backwards at Souta, but then turned his full attention back on Kagome. Kagome pleaded for her brother. Something was definitely wrong with him and she wanted to know. "Forget about me. Get Souta!" she cried out to Inuyasha and the others.

Inuyasha didn't listen to her, but focused intently on Steve. He took a daring step forward, making Steve take a step. He was almost to the exit…

"Take another step towards me, Kagome's going to be lying in her own blood." Inuyasha, though sensing that he was telling the truth, called it as a bluff. He understood that if he inflicted harm on Kagome, Inuyasha would be all over him.

The hanyou took another step. Then another.

"Let her go now…" he growled. Once again Inuyasha raised his claws to chest height and came forward a bit more.

Kagome still had her eyes on Souta. Her mind was racing. His eyes were emotionless and were completely blank. It's what you would see if people rolled their eyes back into their heads. He hadn't moved or reacted in any way since he had come into this home.

Steve kept the blade close.

"Stop coming forward! I'll do it! I swear!" Inuyasha could hear, not to mention smell, how frantic he felt. He halted immediately as Steve dropped the blade to Kagome's chest, and then held it back up to her throat. He suddenly grinned. "And this is where I take my leave…"

When he reached the door, Steve flung her forward and into Inuyasha, knocking both them off their feet. Inuyasha stood up and yelled in aggravation. He took off into the lawn and after Steve, searching for a scent of any kind that would lead him to the teacher.

His eyes suddenly widened as he peered up into the sky.

"No…it's a new moon tonight…how could I have forgotten…?" Inuyasha silently held up his arms as he watched his claws slowly be replaced by human fingernails and his hair turn the color of the night. "Not now…" he whispered.

'Wait…I should have changed before this hour. At dusk I should have become human. Why is it that it happens now?'

The youkai blood within him drained from his very being and his strength fled from him. A cracking branch from behind him snapped him to attention. Insane laughter filled his ears…it was familiar…much too familiar…

"You…" Inuyasha muttered under his breath. He whipped around, but the man with the voice was no where to be found. He felt so helpless then, in his human form. No use of his strong demon senses anymore. He turned around as the laughter increased in volume…yet it was still as far away as the one before it, maybe even farther…

Inuyasha couldn't tell, and this was almost humiliating to him.

"A human…Inuyasha," snorted the voice.

"Show yourself!" Inuyasha commanded into the dry, cool air of the summer. He continued turning to find him.

"My, my…I've heard rumors about you hanyous, but I never thought them to be true." The voice was all around him; it was everywhere.

"Come on out and fight me you bastard!" Inuyasha screamed into the shadows. Inuyasha took a step backwards and nearly tripped over his own feet. He cursed as he got back up.

"Inuyasha…my dear, old…friend," giggled a female voice. She laughed in amusement when she saw him squirm. "You left me for her, but you will pay…I swear. You and her…"

"And I'm going to take away what Kagome cares for the most…Souta…" Inuyasha's violet eyes widened and he gasped in realization. Souta was had been acting strange since he went to go find him and Miroku…

~~~FLASHBACK~~~

"Inu…yasha!" Souta gasped and feel to the floor beneath the hanyou. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes. It seemed as though Souta was struggling with something, but there was nothing around.

"What's wrong with you, kid?" he asked, slightly worried.

"It's Ka-Kagome…she needs…help!" He shot the last word out of his mouth with such force that he tumbled onto the floor again. He screamed in agony as he rolled over onto his back and then onto his stomach again. "Hurry! She's at her-English teacher's house…Kagome, hold on…" He rose to his feet.

Inuyasha caught Souta as he was about to hit the floor again. Souta was passed out and barely breathing in his arms.

"Don't worry kid, I'll get her…"

~~~END FLASHBACK~~~

"Stay away from both of them!" Inuyasha hated to admit it, but he had begun to think of Souta as a kid brother…almost his kid brother. Same way he thought of Shippo…

"And what about that fox youkai…the one who is fatherless…" Inuyasha could feel the warning in the tone of the voice.

"Don't you touch any of them! I swear if you lay one finger on them, I'll tear you to shreds!!" Both then man and the woman laughed evilly.

"Is that so, Inuyasha? I've never seen this side of you before…and I don't mean personality wise. Your hair…as black as the moon," the woman smiled to his right. That was when he first laid eyes on them.

"Kikyo," he said the name full of hate.

"You can't hate me that much, can you now, Inuyasha?"

"You've changed." Inuyasha muttered. He retreated as she came forwards toward him. He stumbled backwards until he fell onto his back. Kikyo knelt down beside him and brushed his long, silky black hair out of his face.

"Don't fear me…it isn't like you." She slowly bent down and gave him a small kiss on the lips.

"Kikyo…" he uttered for only her ears. "You're not the same one I use to know." She shook her head.

"Why don't you come with me and your cousin. Put an end to this before it really gets started. You don't know what you're getting yourself into…" Inuyasha, as if in a trance because of her presence, nodded his head. He leaned forward and reached up to touch her face. She took his hand in hers. "I've changed for the better. Come with me and we can be together again…let Tokuno take his revenge on Kagome, Souta, and Shippo. Miroku and that bitch of his…You don't need to worry for them anymore…" Inuyasha's eyes snapped open and he harshly pushed Kikyo backwards and did a small flip to get to his feet.

"Never."

Kikyo frowned and narrowed her eyes in irritation.

"You really don't know what you're getting yourself into…Last chance, Inuyasha. Come with me, so we can be together again."

"What ever happened to you and Tokuno…I thought you 'loved' him!" A faint smile crossed her lips.

"Jealous, perhaps?" She licked them and smiled seductively again.

"Not over you," Inuyasha stated coldly. She glared at him and her lips curled slightly. She stepped back into the shadows with Tokuno.

"Get out here and fight like a man, Tokuno!" Inuyasha snarled as he steadied himself. Tokuno laughed.

"Interesting choice of words, hanyou…" Tokuno laughed cruelly.

"Just wait until morning…" Inuyasha began, but his laugh only became louder.

"Like Kikyo said, you don't know what you're getting yourself into," he frostily declared. "I suggest you give up now if you know what's good for you."

"How many times do I have to tell you, NO!" Inuyasha screamed. Sweat lined his forehead and dripped from his nose onto his shirt. They were getting to him, and they knew it. That only aggravated the hanyou even more.

"You have no idea what's going to happen, Inuyasha…no idea whatsoever…" The voices faded away, and so did the figures. Inuyasha was going to chase after them, but for once thought before he acted and stayed put. It was dangerous to go after them in his human form. He just needed to wait until dawn. Kagome's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Souta!"

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AN: PLEASE review? Pretty-pretty please! I really enjoy writing this fic, but reviews make it all the more enjoyable ^_^;;

Also, I'd like to thank all of you for not jumping down my back about the slow updates. I really appreciate it. You have no idea how much. It would just add to all the stress from school and then I'll become completely miserable and maybe even update less often.

Thanks for all the reviews as well. This one is even more popular than KKI. I never dreamed I could get so many reviews before. *is in heaven* Help me break my last record, please?

Last thing, for those of you who left me an email address because you wanted to be emailed with updates of this fic and you're not receiving emails, it's not because I'm not sending them. For some reason it's always returned to me.