Disclaimer: Inu Yasha rules, but belongs to Takahashi (as does ranma, akane, yusaku, Kyoko, and hell knows who else). Note that new episodes for his show are finally here. He'll obviously kick Ryokose's ass when the series resumes, but we'll see how that happens. Note that Jena and Zirik are my own character ideas. any use or copying of their techniques, looks, or weapons will result in that person being dead (not really, bu tdon't steal my ideas anyway).

Also got another review, saying I've got talent. I'm not too sure about that in relation to my writing, but the comment is appreciated. the person was a little upset that I had Koga (or is it Kouga) kill kagura, though. But his review gave me an idea that I'll add in a later chapter. see, I do listen to the people.

anyway, on with the fanfic.

Last time: Jena runs away after Kagome discovers her problem. when Jena gets ambushed by multiple tiger demons, kagome tries to help fight them off of her. Unfortunately, the stronger demon forces kagome to stab Jena with her own sword, which somehow knocks kagome unconscious and generates a giant fireball that incinerated five of the demons. Inu yasha and the gang show up in time to assist Jena in fighting them off. Realizing Kagome is hurt, Inu Yasha goes to find where Jena hid her, leaving the rest of the team behind to finish off the stragglers and handle one really pissed hanyou.

Chapter six: The Curse of Junseishin

Jena and Zirik stared each other down, both of them growling at each other. One showed anger in her reddened eyes, whilst the other was giving his usual emotionless battle face towards his friend. He turns slightly to eye the group behind him. "Stay clear of the fight. She'll kill with little provocation if you get too close." He then turned his attention back to Jena. "She really will kill anyone that gets in her way. She always evaded me for some reason last time, but I doubt that going to happen this time." He drew his sword and took a fighting stance, blade in front. "Hopefully, the Tetsuban will help return her mind to normal."

Jena just growled for a minute, then charged at Zirik with claws extended. Zirik dodged the attack effortlessly and swung his sword at her arm. She was too fast, just missing the blade by an inch. She then slammed her claws into his chest, shredding flesh and clothing as they went in. He jumped back as his chest healed, then stuck his sword out again pointing at Jena. She charged at him again, but this time jumped over him when he swung the sword towards where he thought her claws would get him. Before he could turn around, she sunk her fangs into his left shoulder and started to suck some of his blood out. He shook her off with his one claw, grazing her arm as she jumped away. She cackled with that evil laugh again as she licked the remaining blood off of her lips.

Sango and Kohaku weren't liking this fight one bit, and were practically on the verge of trying to join the fight. What was stopping them were Miroku's hand blocking them. "Miroku, you see that he needs out help. Why aren't you letting us past?"

Miroku looked at Sango with that all knowing look. "Because Zirik wouldn't want us to interfere. He has known that girl allot longer than any of us have, except for Kagome. In fact, he probably feels it is his place to ensure her safety, just like Inu Yasha probably would do for Kagome."

Shippo looked around. "Speaking of dog boy, does anyone know where he went?" Everyone had failed to notice the hanyou's disappearance, and now had no clue where he could be.

Miroku noticed that InuYasha was rather annoyed about something while fighting, but had no idea what that was. But he was sure about his disappearance. "Isn't it obvious? He's most likely looking for Lady Kagome right now." A growl was heard at the battlezone as Jena launched yet another attack.

Inu Yasha sniffed the body just laying there, then stood up once he was sure about it. "No doubt now, this is Kagome." The shirt was clue enough, although it was singed as if it were burnt slightly. "But, why does she smell different? She isn't dead, and she definitely isn't in heat." He slightly shuddered at that thought. His hormones had damn near gone out of control the last several times he wasn't warned. "She isn't bleeding, isn't sweating. There is definitely no way she a hanyo..." He sniffed her again, the smell of demonic blood hung over her like the stench of a skunk. And the demonic stench smelled like.... "Could it... No. No way. That's Jena's scent rubbed on her, that makes sense."

Kagome began to stir. Apparently she was regaining consciousness. "That's good. Once she's awake, I'll take her back to the group and find out what happened from ..." He stopped his train of though, for Kagome had opened her eyes and was looking into his eyes as his locked onto hers. "What the..." He knew that this definitely was Kagome, but he didn't recall her having brownish green eyes. "K-kagome?"

Kagome's mind finally woke up as she looked into Inu Yasha's eyes. "I-inu, what's wrong?"

"You are, what the hell happened to you?"

"What are you talking about, nothing happened to me. I had found Jena and...." Her eyes widened. "Shit. JENA!! Where is she? Is she ok?" Her sudden outburst was unlike Kagome, which half explained why Inu-Yasha jumped back in surprise.

"What are you talking about? She was fighting a demon off when I went to look for you. Come-on." He took Kagome and made her hold onto his back as he took off back to the group. "Here I am worried for your safety, and all you can think about is that hanyou. Why are you concerned about her health anyway?"

"I had found her surrounded by about ten more of those tiger demons," she yelled, wind blowing through her hair. "I was trying to help fight them off, but one of them grabbed me and forced me to stab her."

"Stab her? With wha...." Inu Yasha's eyes went wide as saucers. "YOU DIDN'T USE THAT SWORD, DID YOU?"

The person that responded wasn't Kagome, it was someone else. "Indeed she did, Lord Inu Yasha." Kagome felt something on her neck and instinctively slapped it. When she looked at her hand, she saw Myoga the flea, although he was a bit flatter than he normally was.

"Myoga??" Inu Yasha was quite surprised, for he hadn't heard a word from that little blood sucker for almost a year. "What hole did you climb out of this time."

The little termite puffed himself back to normal as he looked at his master. "The same hole Kagome fell unconscious over, before her body created that fireball that damn near roasted.."

Inu Yasha was seriously shocked. "KAGOME MADE THAT FLAME?!?!"

"Indeed, she did. I was on her since that brown haired hanyou picked her up off the ground, knowing it would be a matter of time before you showed up." He looked at Inu Yasha gravely. "And I think you should know that I didn't expect her blood to taste almost exactly like yours."

Kagome's eyes widened as Inu Yasha grabbed Myoga and was very close to flattening the bug in his fingers. "What the hell's that suppose to mean?"

"It means what I said, her blood tastes like yours. Half human, but half demon as well. Why didn't you tell me that......."

"YOU MUST BE LOSING IT!!!! THERE IS NO WAY SHE COULD BE A HANYOU." Kagome nervously checked herself as well as she could without falling off. She had a BAD feeling about what Myoga had said.

"It would be if that sword she used is the Junseishin."

Both Kagome and Inu Yasha stared at Myoga. "JUNSEISHIN?" they said together. Kagome continued by saying, "That is suppose to mean pure soul."

"Well, its name isn't what it appears. It was created a few years ago when a demon managed to merge two powerful swords together. The one sword is similar to Tetsusaiga, as it helped restrict the demon blood in its owner. The other was able to draw out the demonic powers in any being that had even a drop of demon blood within them." Kagome had touched her ears, noticing they were pointed at the end rather than curving down. She started to fear what might be wrong. "When they were combined, the owner of the one sword became a hanyou, forever cursed to be one for eternity. But, that wasn't all the sword did." Kagome felt a sharp pain in her mouth, realizing she had fangs by using her tongue on her teeth. "A villager tried to help the newly created hanyou as well as she could. When a demon attacked, she borrowed the hanyou's sword and managed to wound the demon. But, after the battle had ended, the girl had transformed into a hanyou herself. Her demon side matched that of the demon she had wounded." Kagome was starting to fear for the worst, while Inu-Yasha was simply getting irritated by the flea's damn little story. So much so, he failed to notice the demonic scent he smelled on her grow stronger as well as the smell of her fear.

"Your making all of this up!!!! You haven't seen us in so long that you actually are trying to scare us!!!! You little flea, your as good as...."

"Inu yasha..."

"What is it Kagome?" Inu yasha was showing irritation in his voice.

"I have a veeeeeerrrrrrryyy baaaad feeling that he is speaking the truth." Myoga looked past Inu-Yasha's relatively angered face and noticed what she meant.

Inu yasha turned his head to face Kagome. "Since when are you on the flea's... WHAT THE HELL?!?!" He stopped as he looked at Kagome, and finally noticed the scent she was emitting. Her hair was highlighted with blue streaks now, and her ears were riding up her head and becoming a pair similar to his. Her eyes definitely were showing a demonic form now as well, not to mention the blood from her lips caused by the fangs that grew. She even had claws now, which he should have noticed during the run. She looked like she was going to cry. She had noticed her changes going on while Myoga was speaking, and was afraid how everyone would see her now that this has happened.

"Myoga, what happened to the girl that wounded that demon?" She asked, fear in her voice.

He sighed. "The girl was banned by her village, and one day died when she lost control of herself and went on a killing spree. Cause of death was a demon slayer that was nearby."

Kagome just stayed silent after hearing that. The two just simply walked back over to where the group actually was without another word, until they both smelled the scent of blood.

Zirik was really hurting now, although his body constantly healed itself. Jena had been constantly sucking blood out of his body every time she bit him, and his healing properties don't include the resupplying of blood. She was starting to suck him dry. She herself got clawed on the shoulder and the chest, blood from those cuts still fresh. She continued to laugh, growl, and attack every time. Zirik was running out of options. He'd have to knock her out, somehow. Jena charged again, her eyes on the prize, not even reguarding what may happen to her if she should win. He waited until she swung her claws this time, which was never as she jumped over him for the thirteenth time. This time, though, he was ready for the sneak attack. He turned around and had his sword get caught between her teeth. She grinned as she tightened her jaw muscles and snapped the blade in half. She was so preoccupied with breaking his sword that she didn't see his fist connect with her skull, knocking her completely unconsious. Zirik had a chance to calm down, finally. His sword was in two, but he really didn't need that to fight anything all that much. Nevertheless, he would have to find that crazy old swordsmith again in order to repair it.

Everyone breathed a little easier, now that Jena lay sleeping. But that ended when they saw Zirik stiffen and turn his head sharply in one direction. Everyone stared and turned towards where Zirik was looking, noticing Inu Yasha walking back. It was odd looking at him though, for it almost looked like he was trying to hide something.

"Inu Yasha?!"

"Where on earth have you been?"

"You had us worried for a minute, you know that."

"Did you find Kagome? Where is she?"

Zirik finished the question spree. "Mind telling us what the hell your hiding? It smells like a demon from here." Everyone looked surprised when Zirik said that rather emotionlessly.

Inu Yasha looked at them and said. "You guys may be a little surprised as to who is behind me right now. When I move, I bet all of your damned answers will be standing before you." He moved out of the way, revealing Kagome. Except she now had dog ears on top of her head, not to mention her hair had grown longer and was highlighted with blue. Her demonic eyes looked at her friends in sorrow, before she turned away and walked to Jena's body. She sat near her friend and started crying.

Everyone looked at Inu Yasha, and he had a bad feeling from most of their faces what was coming. Zirik just looked at Kagome as everyone grabbed Inu Yasha. "What the hell did you do to her?"

"I didn't do anything, I found her like...."

"Don't give us that load of bull. We know you must have done something."

"I'm telling you that she.."

"What the hell's the matter with you, Inu-Yasha?"

"WILL YOU JUST SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO ME FOR A MINUTE?!?"

Zirik turned towards the group and spoke. "What happened to her wasn't Inu Yasha's fault, it was the sword that Jena carries that did this." Everyone looked confused, except for Inu Yasha and the currently hidden Myoga. "The sword that she carries is cursed, which is why were going to see the great swordsmith to find out if he can do anything with it. I'm going to need to see him so he can fix my sword that he made. But, in the meantime, anyone that uses that sword and isn't a hanyou will meet the same fate as those two girls." He looked over to them, noticing that Kagome smelled almost like Jena and that Jena was beginning to wake up. "That sword, the Junseishin, is truely a horrible weapon."

Myoga jumped out of Inu-yasha's haori. "So that was the blade I heard in so many tales. I never thought I'd ever see what it could..." Inu Yasha waisted no time in apologizing for Myoga's interruption and quickly squashed the bug demon.

"Yes, it is a sword used in some tales up in the northern lands. But, I never would have thought something so terrible could ever come out of the swords that Jena and I had up until two years ago."

"WHAT?!?!?!"

Zirik was unphased by the yell in his ear. "The Junseishi was created when a powerful demon we had to fight took our origional swords, the Tsurugo no Seiketsu and the Hito Youkai, and fused them together. My sword was able to enhance demon strength, whilst hers supressed her existing demonic blood. She is what she is now when the Junseishi enhanced her blood to the degree that she became a hanyou." He then explained the curse of the sword, which was exactly as Myoga said.

"Combining a sword of purity and one of darkness," Miroku thought out loud. "When something like that occurs, it is relatively hard what to predict will happen."

"As I said, we're on our way to visit this damn kook of a swordsmith to fix the blade he made for me and to see if something can be done about her sword's curse. You may want to tag along, Inu Yasha, for I believe your going to need to get your friend here a weapon of binding similar to that of the Tsurugo no Seiketsu."

"I'd rather say similar to Tetsusaiga. If Kagome needs a weapon or something to stop herself from going demon, all I need to do is visit Totosai in a very hot place."

"I'm not sure, but I think we know the same swordsmith. The smith I met is a real old bean. Spits fire from his mouth, lives in a cave nearly surrounded by lava, and damn near yanked my mouth off trying to forge Tetsuban from my teeth."

Inu Yasha sweat dropped. "Yeah, that's the old kook Totosai for sure."

"Very well then," Zirik said, standing up. "Guess were both off to see the great swordsmith."

Kagome and Jena heard the discussion with their sensitive inu ears, sweatdropping with Inu Yasha. "Sounds like a movie you watched when we were at your house once, Jena. What was that called again?"

Jena had another drop of sweat. "I think your referring to 'The Wizard of Oz'."

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And that's a wrap with this chapter. Read and Review, although I think this one isn't all that great.

Next time: As the group goes to visit Totosai, they run into an old friend (if he's classified as such) and encounter someone who should be dead. What the hell's going on? Find out when the next chapter comes in.