Chapter Five

Kouga rested by the shade given off by the large building in back of him. Dammit, he thought. I've been searching for Kagome for almost three days and I still can't find her. There are just too many scents in this place to track her down directly, and without any of those useless mortals finding me. This is a most embarrassing situation.

"Maybe Dog-Trod is right. Maybe I should help him and his friends find Kagome," Kouga sighed in defeat. He turned around, however, when he realized he wasn't alone.

"Who's there?" he growled. He got no reply, just darkness. Then he heard an annoying laugh.

"Silly wolf. Are you lost and looking for Inuyasha and his friends? Your beloved Kagome? Well, they'll join you soon enough: in Hell, of course," replied the voice.

"Stop toying with me, and show your face!" Kouga yelled with his guard up. Slowly, Kasumi emerged, but she was not the only one stalking the wolf prince.

"Who in the seven hells are you?" the wolf youkai yelled.

"My name is Kasumi. I know where your friends are: with me. Of course, they have no idea of the danger that they are about to be in," Kasumi brushed a blue strand off of her face. "My pet that Naraku has given me in getting quite hungry."

"What pet?"

"My pet demon-eater, Yami. Oh Yami, I have a little snack for you" Kasumi called cheerfully into the darkness. Kouga heard a roar from the darkness. However, he did not have time to retreat as Kasumi run at super speed and grabs him firmly.

"Tell me, have you ever heard of a demon-eater?"

No reply.

"They are really powerful creatures. They have monstrous appetites and love to eat demons more than anything. Well, all the demons except their masters. The demon-eaters are called so because they have every weakness of every demon ever created. You are really lucky, chosen to hold over my demon-eater until Yami eats those friends of yours. Such fools they are. It was real easy to lure them into my trap that Sister Kagura-"

"KAGURA?!" Kouga yelled in rage. His blood began to boil, but that didn't do him any good. He could hear the Demon-Eater getting closer and close to him and Kasumi. The last thing remaining of him was the ear-piercing scream that could be heard down the centuries.

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"Hey, Kagome! It doesn't take this long to put on a bathing suit!" Eri yelled into the changing room Kagome was in. She rolled her eyes, and looked into the mirror one last time. She couldn't believe that the woman in the mirror was actually her. She had on a cute, green two-piece bathing suit that hugged her slim figure. Matching sandals were on her feet, and a see-through skirt was wrapped around her waist. Kagome took deep breath and open the door to face the never-ending compliments from her friends.

"Oh my God, Kagome! You look so incredibly hot!" Yuka gasped in amazement.

"I am so jealous of you. You look so sexy, it's not even funny," Eri exclaimed.

"I bet you're gonna make Hojo and all the other beach hotties on the beach drool over you. I wish I were you, Kagome," Ayumi playfully shrugged her friend's shoulder.

Kagome smiled a happy, yet somewhat flirtious smile. "You guys ready to go on babe batrol?"

Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka alll smiled in joy. "That sounds like the Kagome we all know and love!" All four girls emerged from the changing room, all dressed up in their bathing suits. Kagome realized that a couple of the guys on the beach were already hooting and looking at her. She rolled her eyes, then gigled.Hey, she thought. I might as well enjoy the attention. Suddenly, Kagome realized that a Jewel Shard was nearby. It also had the powar of a youkai. No wait--------a half youkai?!

"What's wrong,Kagome? You seem a little tense," Yuka put her hand on Kagome's sholder. She shook her head modestly.

"No, really. I feel fine, just a feeling....."

"Hey, do you gys see that smoke in the distance?" Eri exclaimed, drowning out the last of Kagome's words. The quartet of girls saw the trail of smoke. They than saw a young man running wildly, that looked too familiar to Kagome. He had an enormous smile on his face and he had his eyes on the girls.

(Alright, all of you Sorcerer Hunter Fans. If you saw the anime, then I'm trying to make this guy look like Carrot in Episode 4: The Fireworks Compitition of Love)

"Hey pretty girls! How would you all like to do me the honor of bearing my children?" That was it! The beach pervert was, dare she say it?

"Miroku? What are you doing here?" Kagome yelled, causing the hentai to stop right in his tracks.

"Lady Kagome?"

"Miroku, how did you-" In the distance, Sango and Inuyasha (minus the dog ears) panted to catch up.

"Kagome-chan! See Inuyasha, I told you we should probably follow Miroku just in case he lead us to Kagome-chan. And you said it was a stupid idea," Sango teased. She walked up to Kagome and hugged the girl, who was paralyzed in shock.

"Inuyasha, how in the world did you-" Kagome was going to finish, but then she tried to take in how normal they all looked, espesially Inuyasha. His ears were cleverly hidden, and his amber eyes looke so gorgeous against the sun. She couldn't hide her smile, but then realized that he was staring intensly at her body.

"What oin the hell are you wearing, Kagome?"

"It's a bikini. Do you like it?" Kagome didn't get a reply, as she realized that Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka all stood near Inuyasha, all looking ready to throw themselves at him.

"How do you know Kagome?"

"You know, she's been sick all school year, the poor thing."

"Tell me you have a brother."

Inuyasha couldn't stand the three eager girls. He fought his way over to Kagome and the others, mostly to find out if Kagome wouild be angry with him or not.

"Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku. It's so great to see all of you! But I thought that you would be still in the fed------, I mean in Kyoto!" Kagome quickly changed the place as she remembered that her friends were still listening. They lost intrest and walked onto the boardwalk to shop or whatever. Frankly, Kagome was glad they were gone.

"You're not mad?" Miroku asked in surprise.

"No, why would I be mad to see the coolest friends in the world? Besides, I- --," Kagome felt a jolt of fear and powar through her body.

"What's wrong, Kagome-chan?" Sango put a hand on her friend's sholder.

"I know it's weird, but I sense a demon with a bunch of Jewel Shards heading our way. It has captured a.....wolf demon? But that's impossible unless you all brought along Kouga. Did you?" Guilty faces came among them. "Don't you know that he'll search through a giant Messangers of Hell to find me?"

It was too late to explain the situation as a giant monster faced them. It looked hidious, like a mix between a bear, raccoon, horse, and wolf. It had a mask around it's nose and mouth, and Kouga was unconciously attached to it's arm.

"Oh my God, whatin the seven hells is that thing?" Inuyasha asked.

I'm a Demon-Eater called Yami.

"What was that?"

Me, the demon you see before you. My master has ordered me to consume those with the Jewel Shards and youkai blood. Your friend here was no much of a challange, and I gained his powers easily. Now you all shall join him!

"Bring it on, you sick bastard!"