All right, this is beginning to annoy me. This story is not a battle between Kikyou and Kagome. For those of you who reviewed my anonymously and in all caps expressing your hatred towards Kikyou, please grow up. You have your opinions, I have mine. I don't have a problem with your opinion, but you have a problem with mine. I do like Kikyou better than Kagome. Live with it. That doesn't mean that I hate Kagome, though. Inuyasha likes both of them, so why can't you? Still not satisfied? Fine, then. For what it's worth, I apologize for having my own opinion that seems to be too much for you to understand. This is my final word on Kagome vs. Kikyou. If I get another review like the last two I received, I'm going to remove it. As I said before, please do not complain about this in a review. I gave you my e-mail.

Now, for those of you who actually reviewed my story, thank you.

Devil: And you will :)

Baka Bokken: Muwahahaha! I have the first signed review of BakaBokken for the summer of 2004! I feel so special XD

Amai Kitsune: ...You mean you guys found out that Kouga was a cat? Darn! I was so sure you wouldn't get it... haha j/k! Don't worry, you'll find out what happened to Miroku and the Tetsusaiga in this chapter. And the question is not when they find out...It's WILL they find-- o.o -shuts up- To tell you the truth, I'm not exactly sure myself yet...

Alright guys, from now on, as soon as I finish a new chapter I'll post it here. It could be later in the day, or it could be in a week. It's all completely random. Anyway, here's the seventh chapter I promised you. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: For chapter 6 too, because I forgot...heh. I do not own Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, or Lord of the Rings.

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Ashiyuna thought for a moment that her eyes were deceiving her, but it was true. Kouga was a cat. An adorable little brown ball of fluff. It just gazed innocently up at Ashiyuna. She couldn't help but smile. -It's so...so...cute!- She thought, not once thinking about how odd it was for her to view something is cute. Her eyes sparkled, and her smile widened. -I want...to touch it!-

So Ashiyuna reached out her right hand to pet the cute little kitty. Bad idea. Once her had was jest about to pet the cat's soft, fluffy head, the cat opened it's mouth, and chomped hard.

Ashiyuna froze. She let out a shrill, high pitched scream, and began to try to shake the cat off. It didn't work. It's teeth remained firmly sunk into her hand. Ashiyuna got up and ran to the forest, still screaming. swinging her arm quickly, she caused the cat to crash against a tree, and drop to the ground. Ashiyuna ran back a great distance away from the cat, glaring at it angrily.

Now, the cat looked in pain. It looked up at her, sadly. Ashiyuna's eyes softened. She sighed, and took a cautious step towards the cat. "Now listen, Kouga..." She said, as she continued walking towards him. "I know you may be bitter, but enough's enough. You've got to know when to qui--" Ashiyuna stopped talking, for by the time she was within a foot of the kitten, its eyed dropped that pleading look, and put on an angry one. The kitten smirked, and spread out it's mighty kitty claws.

Ashiyuna blinked, then narrowed her eyes. "Fuck."

Kouga pounced up at Ashiyuna, and created a numerous amount of claw marks on her face. "Ow Ow OWWW!" Ashiyuna howled in pain. Then, the cat began to attack. No mercy.

It bit on her legs, scratched up her clothing, clawed her arms. Ashiyuna couldn't avoid any of these attacks, because the kitten had two jewel shards, making is extremely fast. This kitty meant business.

-Damnit!- Ashiyuna thought, angrily. -If I had the Tetsusaiga, this wouldn't be so fucking hard!- She clenched her teeth but then realized something. -No...the Tetsusaiga no good! I'm a human is this form! Damnit...! I wouldn't even need the Tetsusaiga if I get doused with hot water! This is so stupid!-

The cat charged at her, and gave her a headbutt in the stomach. Ashiyuna clutched her stomach in pain, and knelt over slightly. She coughed a couple of times, but did not get a chance to prepare herself for the cat's next attack. It jumped at Ashiyuna, and sank it's teeth into her left arm.

Ashiyuna screamed in pain, and dropped to her knees with closed eyes. The rain was gone now. She held off from screaming again, and opened an eye to look at the cat, still biting into her arm. This was pushing it.

She threw her right hand at the cat, and grabbed it by the tail. She pulled it off of her, even though it was very painful doing so. The cat hissed and made many failed attempts to claw Ashiyuna. She had her right arm extended in front of her, so the cat couldn't touch her. Ashiyuna stared at it, twitching madly.

"What the hell was all of that?!" She demanded, shaking the cat back and forth by the tail. "WELL?!" She demanded.

"Inuyasha!" a voice yelled, from behind her. Ashiyuna twitched, and said, "Inuyasha? Who ever could that be?" "No, Inuyasha! It's okay; it's me!" the voice said. Ashiyuna turned to look at the person, and it was "Miroku!!!" Ashiyuna yelled. "Tuh...Tetsusaiga?!"

It was true. There stood Miroku, holding the Tetsusaiga in one hand, and it's sheath in the other. Ashiyuna stomped up to him. Miroku blinked. "Wow. What happened? You look terrible. And your face is all scratched up."

"Wha..." Ashiyuna repeated, "WHAT HAPPENED?! I'll tell you what the hell happened! You and the Tetsusaiga disappeared, and the forest and the rain and the cat--!" "Calm down!" Miroku said, blinking. "I don't understand a word you're saying. can you give a better explanation?"

"You're the one who needs to explain!" Ashiyuna shouted. "Where the hell did you--!" "Oh, you mean this morning?" Miroku asked, blinking. "Yes, this morning!!" She yelled back. "Well," Miroku said, "when I woke up, a demon had just grabbed your sword. I tried to wake you up, but you wouldn't move, and the demon began to run. I chased after it, and destroyed it. Apparently it was working for Naraku. It had a jewel shard, too! By the way, here you go."

Miroku held out the sheath of the Tetsusaiga. "It's warm water." He said. Ashiyuna was still holding the cat away from her. "Dump it on me," She demanded, "but not the cat!"

Miroku blinked. "Why not?" He asked, as he did what Ashiyuna had instructed, and poured the water over her head. "Because," Inuyasha said, with a smirk, "Cats hate water."

"Huh. Well, I guess that makes sense." Miroku shrugged. "Hey, what's up with the cat, anyway?" He asked, curiously. "Oh, yeah. I almost forgot." Inuyasha grinned. "In the forest, I met some stupid demon. I would've been able to kill it easily if I had the Tetsusaiga, but I didn't. I had to lure it out in the open so I'd have a better chance at killing it. Once I got it out far enough, I caused it to disappear using my bare hands." He said, proudly. This was not a lie, it just wasn't the whole truth.

"Wow." Miroku said. "As a human girl?" He asked, "You'd better believe it!" Inuyasha replied.

"Well, after that, I found this cat. It's wild, so it tried to attack me..." He said, with a small sigh. Miroku raised an eyebrow. "I suppose that would explain the scratches and bite marks?" He asked. "Yes." Inuyasha replied, with a twitch.

"Anyway, it's still acting really fierce. But, since it's so cute, I've decided to keep it." He said. Miroku blinked, confused. "You're sure about this?" He asked. Inuyasha nodded. "Hold him while I take care of my sword, will you?" Inuyasha said, and Miroku took the cat. It seemed to be trying with all of it's might to get free.

"It's a stray all right..." Miroku muttered, as Inuyasha sheathed the Tetsusaiga by his side. Then, he grabbed the cat around the back, and the two began to head off.

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"Inuyasha!" Kagome exclaimed, happily. "Sango and I finally got to meet Ashiyuna any Korumi." She said. Miroku smiled. "What do you think of them?" He asked. "They're nice people, from what I gathered." Sango stated. "It's a pity that they had to leave. They said that they had to meet you two..." she added, rather suspiciously.

"Well...it was important!" Inuyasha said, defensively. "Oh really?" Kagome asked, as suspicion grew in her voice as well. "Like what?"

"N-None of your business!" Inuyasha stammered. Would they just drop it already?! He was desperately hoping for a subject change. Remarkably, it came.

"Hey, is that a kitten?!" Kagome squealed suddenly, once she noticed what Inuyasha was holding. Inuyasha paused. "A cat, yes." He nodded.

"How cute!" Kagome exclaimed, and reaching her hands forward took the cat from his hand. "H-Hey!" Inuyasha began, but Kagome didn't seem to pay attention. She hugged the cat very closely against her chest, right in between her breasts.

Miroku blinked. Was that cat blushing?

Inuyasha twitched. For some reason, this greatly annoyed him. He moved his hand forward to yank the cat out of Kagome's hands, but the cat, who wanted to stay by Kagome, had extended its claws into her shirt. When Inuyasha pulled, the cat's claws dug into her skin.

"Ow ow OWWW! SIT!" She screamed. Inuyasha's necklace glowed, and he was sent face first into the dirt. "Damnit, Kagome!" He yelled, as he raised his head to get up.

"Sit!" She yelled again. "Sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit SIT!!!"

In result of that, Inuyasha was forced to the ground twenty times in a row. Twenty-one, if you could the first one.

"You immature, selfish JERK!" She yelled, angrily. Inuyasha got up, twitching. "What the hell did I--!" "SIT!"

THUD

Kagome looked down at the cat, and softly stroked his head. It purred softly. "I'll take care of you." Kagome said, kindly. "Since some people I know could never handle such responsibility." She added harshly, with a cold glare at Inuyasha.

"Now then..." She looked down at the cat. "You need a name. Hm..." She began to think, but then snapped her fingers happily. "I know!" She exclaimed. "Neko-chan!"

"Neko-chan?" Miroku asked, blinking. "How do you figure that?" "'Neko' as in 'Cat,' and 'chan' for 'little.'" Kagome explained.

"Hey Kagome," Sango asked, just realizing something, "Didn't you say earlier that you were going to got back home for a few days?" Then, Kagome suddenly gasped. "You're right!" She said, "I have to take a test in math! It'll be a major grade! Omigosh, I have to go home and study!" She panicked, as she thrust Neko-chan into Sango's arms. "Take care of him for me!" She said, as she began to run off.

"What?!" Inuyasha exclaimed, as he got up and grabbed Kagome's arm. "No way! You're staying right--!" "Inuyasha, sit."

THUD

"Sorry guys! I'll see you in a few days; bye!" With that, she ran off. Miroku sighed. "Well, we'll just have to hang out in Kaede's village for a few days." He said, shrugging. "Right, Inuyasha?" He added. No response. "Inuyasha?" Miroku asked, blinking.

"Ugh...Frodo Baggins...the one ring to rule them all...?"

Miroku blinked, confused. "Inuyasha, what is this nonsense you're talking about? Are you feeling all right?" He asked.

Inuyasha twitched, for he had gotten out of his temporary daze. "DO I FUCKING LOOK ALL RIGHT?!" He yelled, angrily. Miroku smiled. "Good. you're acing perfectly normal." He said. Inuyasha twitched. "What's that supposed to mean?!" He spat. "Nothing, nothing at all." He replied.

"Come on, let's go to Kaede's village." Sango said, and they all set off as night arrived.