By the time Kagome, Hoseki, and Shippou were almost half way through the woods it began to get dark. The gold ran through the tree leaves like silk and the navy blue color began to cover the sky. Kagome could still feel the tingle of when Sesshomaru had kissed her. If one just looked at him one would think his lips were cold and hard, but they weren't, they were soft and warm. "Hey come on Kagome, quit daydreaming!" Hoseki giggled. "Huh... OH... oh shut up!" Both girls were smiling and Shippou was very confused, but Kagome had a little bit of a blush run a crossed her cheeks.

A familiar smell came to Kagome, Hoseki and Shippou could smell it to, she could tell by the look on their faces. *What is that scent? * Kagome remembered it, but could quite put a pinpoint on it. Shippou was raking his brain trying to remember; he knew it was important, but with all his fun recently he had forgotten. Shippou on Kagome's shoulder, Hoseki, and Kagome came into a clearing and right in front of them was Sango and Miroku. Kagome's face was stricken with great sadness when they jumped up to defend themselves ready to fight her to the death. "Oh well that a middy fine way to show a welcome back." Kagome walked around them, sitting down on a log and set her enormous bag down. Right where Sango and Miroku could see it, on purpose. Shippou jumped from Kagome's shoulder onto the bag, smiling.

"KAGOME!!! SHIPPOU!!!" Sango noticed whom they were, that made Kagome smile as she launched herself at Kagome. "WHERE ON KAMI'S (god's) EARTH HAVE YOU BEEN?!? WE TOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!!!" Kagome smiled and motioned for Hoseki to sit next to her, at that moment Miroku had realized that Kagome was a half demon. "Kagome... What happened to you? You're not human." Kagome blinked then laughed. "Yeah first off meet my friend Hoseki. Hoseki this is Sango and Miroku."Kagome pointed to each in turn. Miroku might have tried to grope Hoseki and ask his trademark question, if it weren't for pressing matters. Kagome was a half demon. "Well guys it's started when Rin found me in the river half drowned..." Kagome continued the story, letting Hoseki fill in on hazy areas and part she couldn't quite explain right.

Kagome seen the bushes rustle and her, Hoseki, Sango, and Miroku jumped to defense, which made Kagome smile inwardly. "WHO GOES THERE?!?" Kagome yelled to the bushes.

"Is that you Kagome?!?" Inu-yasha jumped out of the bushes to see only two new half demons. Inu-yasha had smelled Kagome while he was out on a scout of the area. Her scent was changed though, it was a scent he was most familiar with; with himself. "I know I heard Kagome's voice...and I smell her... wait! The smell is different... its... a HALF DEMONS?!?" Inu-yasha backed up looking at the two half wolf demons. One of them sat down and Shippou rolled his eyes at Inu-yasha's antics. Pushing the other girl aside he knew Kagome when he seen her, plus the annoying Shippou at her side. "Kagome?!? I thought you were dead." Inu-yasha hugged her tightly.

Kagome hugged back then told Inu-yasha, "By the way... DON'T push my friend. Hoseki this-"A hand pointed to the man in front of her. "Is Inu- yasha. Inu-yasha this-"Her hand point to Hoseki this time. "Is Hoseki." Inu-yasha nodded then hugged Kagome again. "God I missed you Kagome..." With a small sigh Kagome patted him on the back. "I missed you too Inu-chan." Just then Inu-yasha, Shippou, Hoseki, and Kagome's noises all started to sniff around. Sango would have giggled madly if it weren't for the fact they all look horrified. Hoseki looked so pale she might have been mistaken for dead if she weren't standing. "Kagome." The girls looked at each other and in unison, "Mother. Father." Running Kagome grabbed her bag and Shippou. Pulling her bow out, they ran in the direction of the village. Inu- yasha and the rest of the gang close behind.

"I shall eat you ALL ALIVE!!!" An enormous demon swiped for a human to eat. It was a VERY burnt orange color and its head was shaped to a point. Acid was dripping from his mouth, yellow and forming craters in the ground. His claws were long and as sharp as fresh knifes. "Owwin Sonoko E Mo Nin!" An arrow with piercing red energy shot and disintegrated the demon's arm. "Hey pin head over here!" Kagome called out. Shippou ran around the other side and murmured something. Transforming to an older version of himself and pulling a blue fire sword from no where. Hoseki moved to the other side pulling out her powders.

With renewed strength, two of the male village demons jumped up to help. "Welcome back Lady Hoseki, Lady Kagome." Hoseki nodded and Kagome smiled, "Nice to see you again Hikojin, Mikenage" Just then Inu-yasha came out of the woods. Without looking, "Hoseki you go find Ota (Dad) and Oka (Mom). Inu-yasha and the others will take ure place." Nodding Hoseki jumped off and before the demon could escape that way, Inu-yasha took her place.

Hoseki jumped around searching for her mom and dad. She stopped to think of a new plan when she heard a rustling under some thatch. Picking up the thatch Hoseki seen her parents bloodied and broken. "MOM! DAD!" She sat down and started to put herbs on her dad and wrap him in bandage. He was only human after all he would die more easily. Then she did the same with her mother. "How could this happen? What happened to our seekers?" Hoseki gasped cause at that moment she realized why her parents had really let her go. Cause if they were to die in this battle she wasn't to see.

Their injuries really weren't that serious, they were just unconscious. *Hum now that I know my parents are safe I should go around and help the others out. Kagome won't mind. * In a Flurry Hoseki was smelling and jumping around, she found ever body she could sense, whether they were dead or alive. The ones that were alive and remotely health helped Hoseki. You could hear screams and battle cries, loud crashes and sizzling noises. If it weren't for the scene at hand one might have thought that sizzling was from an egg frying.

"Lady Hoseki..." Jumping down and turning around, Hoseki seen a little girl and boy. The boy was a little older then the girl and they seemed unscathed. Hoseki looked them over anyways, "You guys are unharmed. How ever did you manage that?" The little boy put the little girl down on the ground, but kept hold of her hand. "We were off a little ways picking berries and then on our way back we seen the demon, but we stayed hidden. We weren't worried about parents or anything, cause we don't have any." Hoseki patted the little boy and girl on the head. "Then will you do me a BIG favor? Will you help me with these village people?" A loud crash was heard and the boy looked around scared, "But won't the demon attach us?" "Yeah! Won't the demon attach us?" The little girl repeated after her brother. Hoseki smiled as shook her head no, "My friends are battling it. They are the strongest people around here." With a look of courage in his eyes the boy agreed. *If those people can fight a demon, then I can help out too! * "We will!" Then just as before, "Yeah! We will!" repeated the little girl. Smiling, Hoseki showed them what to do with the not so hurt people, when they had the hang of it she went off to the seriously injured people.

"There you go! Last one done." With that they all heard a shrewd shriek and a loud thud, that could be felt all the way in the western lands. "And it looks as if the battle has been won. Let's go see if they are ok. Get on my back." With both children on her back she went to find the others, to fix their wounds as well. When she got there the one called Miroku was helping Sango and the other two warriors up. They all sustained major damage, but she seen Inu-yasha clawing at the stomach of the beast with not much luck. "Inu-yasha what are you doing?"

Inu-yasha turned his face with as much anger as tears in his eyes. "Ka- Kagome" Instant tears began to fall. "NO!!!"

(((((((((Well another chappy finished. ^__^ I hope you like it. By the way I just finish two good fanfics. One is an Inu/Kag Its called A Valentine Vacation And the other one is a Kou/Kag its called Beyond the Limit. Both good fics and both are FINISHED fics. ^_^BYE!))))))))))))