I'm sorry it's taken me so long to update...but here it is! Wow, it seems that I've picked up some new fans, doesn't it? Wow! Cool! Awesome! I love you guys! (no, not in that way...perv)

Oh, and for those of you who think that the girl is Sesshomaru....no. If she was, then she would have been the one found in the river wearing Sesshomaru's clothes, but instead, it was nobody. The real culprit ran off.

Allysono123: the email you sent me...aol wouldn't let me recieve it for some reason(damn you, aol!). Could you send it to instead, please? Sorry about that...

sesshygirl3: hm....I'll find some way to do it! ...Even though I barely know what an author alert list is...I never paid too much attention to it...

sephirat: yes, it will probably happen, but I can't guarentee that for sure.

Well, here is chapter 17! Wait a....chapter 17? Holy crap...this is long...but hey, so was Ranma. I just hope it doesn't get too boring...

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Ranma 1/2

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"Blonde hair and red eyes? No...I've never seen anyone like that before. Do you have any more details?" Miroku asked. Ashiyuna, who had tranformed into her female self after Kagura had left, had just told Miroku all about the girl, and what she had said.

Ashiyuna shook her head. "She was really pretty, though..." She murmured. Miroku stopped, turned to Ashiyuna, looking alarmed. "Inuyasha...you think she was pretty?" He put on a wide grin. "She must be an angel! I must meet her!"

"Pervert." Ashiyuna muttered, crossing her arms.

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They arrived at the edge of the village. Before they could continue onward to Kaede's hut, though, Kagura emerged from a tree, blocking their path.

"Kagura!" Miroku and Ashiyuna shouted, in unison. "Why have you come back?!" Ashiyuna asked, angrily. Kagura smirked. "Back? I don't believe I've ever met you before. Or have I...Inuyasha?" She stated, slyly.

Ashiyuna's eyes widened. "N...Naraku...he knows?!" She shot, both surprised and angry at the same time.

"Not exactly." Kagura replied. "If he did, he wouldn't have ordered me to do this." She said, and shot the jewel shard into her neck. It sunk in, deeply. Ashiyuna wrapped her hands around her neck, as she had dome before when she was possessed.

"Inuyasha? Inuyasha!" Miroku exclaimed, shaking her. "Fight it! Don't let the shard control you!"

"It's no use." Kagura told him. "Kill her, or get killed yourself. The choice is yours." She said. Then, she pulled a feather out of her hair, and made her usual escape. A moment later, Ashiyuna wearily got to her feet.

"Inuyasha?" Miroku asked, taking a few steps back and having his staff ready, just incase. "Inuyasha, are you all right?!"

"Miroku?" She asked, blinking. Miroku nodded. "Yes! It's your friend, Miroku!" He explained, hoping desperatly that she wasn't possessed.

She stared at him for another moment or two, and then she put on an angry expression. "Die." She said, and ran at him. Miroku quickly jumped out of the way, cursing.

Then, Kagome, Sango, Shippou, and Kirara ran out of Kaede's hut, and up to them. "Miroku! Is something wrong?" Sango asked. "Ashiyuna? What are you doing here?" Kagome asked, curoiusly.

"Get away from her!" Miroku yelled. "She's under Naraku's control again!"

Too late. Before Kagome had the opportunity to escape, Ashiyuna threw her fist into Kagome's left shoulder, cauing her to fall on her back. "Kagome, Sango, Miroku, you will all die." She told them. Then, she reached down, and lifted Kagome by the neck.

"Hiraikotsu!" Came the yell of Sango, as she threw her massive boomarang. Ashiyuna quickly took a step aside, though held Kagome in the path of the hiraikotsu. Kagome, Sango, and Miroku all were frozen in terror. If that hit Kagome, her bones could be crushed! Just before the giant boomarang hit Kagome, Ashiyuna suddenly wrapped her arms around her with her back to the boomarang, making it so she was the one who was hit by the hiraikotsu instead of Kagome. As she fell foreward on Kagome, she wondered why she just did that.

Why had she taken the hit? This woman was her enemy! Her master Naraku wished for Kagome to be destroyed! Yet...what had caused Ashiyuna to do such a ridiculous thing? And, being a human, she probably had gotten..severely...hurt....

Kagome widened her eyes as the unconscious Ashiyuna collapsed on her. "She...she's passed out!" Kagome exclaimed. Sango and Miroku hurried over to them, pulled Ashiyuna off of Kagome, and set her down beside them. There she lie motionless, with worried looks all around her.

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Naraku, as well as Kagura and Kanna, had been watching the entire scene through Kanna's mirror.

"You dissapoint me, Ashiyuna." Naraku stated, is his silent and creepy voice. This was the second time she had failed. He had no more use for her.

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Ashiyuna winced in pain as purple began to show on her neck; the poison. This was just like what had happened to Kouga's arm when he was sparring Inuyasha at Naraku's castle. That is when they all realized that their human friend was in deep trouble.

Kagome quickly placed her hand over Ashiyuna's neck as the poison began to spread. She concentrated hard, but no matter what, she couldn't do it.

She removed her hand. It was no use. They would just have to hope for the best...right?

She glanced at Ashiyuna worriedly. You could easily tell that she was in pain. What was Kagome doing? How could she even think of giving up? Her friend's life was on the line! Sure, she had cheated on Inuyasha, but that didn't matter! All that did matter right now was saving her life!

It was then that Kagome felt a sudden surge of power rising within her -- more power than she had ever had before. She didn't ask for an explanation, but did what she knew must be done. Kagome placed her hand on Ashiyuna's neck once again, and concentrated hard. Instead of failing, however, her hand glew light pink. This couldn't be her own it?

Slowly, the poison began to fade away. -You're doing it, Kagome!- She assured herself, happily. -Just a little more!-

Her efforts were not in vain, for moments later, it vanished completely. Both Miroku and Sango put on wide smiles."Kagome, you did it! I knew you could!" Sango exclaimed, brightly. Kagome nodded. "I'm just glad that she's all right." She replied, though there was one thing still on her mind. The power that had helped her cure Ashiyuna was gone now. But had it really come from inside her, or...

"We'd better get her into Kaede's hut quickly." Miroku said, interrupting her thoughts. "Remember, She was hit by Sango's hiraikotsu."

She nodded, and Miroku picked up Ashiyuna and began to carry her to the hut. He stopped, however, when he noticed that the girls weren't following him. He then turned around to see Kagome and Sango, both staring at him with flat expressions.

"What?" He asked, but a moment later, sighed. "Really, how distrusting can you two be? You know I'd never do anything to a girl who is this injured." -Not to mention the fact that 'she' is actually a 'he'-

"Of course you wouldn't." Sango replied, sarcastically. Miroku sighed again. "I'm serious this time!" "Right." "Really, I am!" "Whatever." "But--" "Shut UP Miroku!"

While the two of them argued, someone who had been present at the edge of the forest the entire time started off. That someone was Kikyou.

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The next morning, Miroku awakened early. He looked around to see the three girls, Kirara, and Shippou still asleep. After making sure that they were asleep and not pretending, he knelt next to Ashiyuna. Miroku took out a blank scroll and wrote something on it, and set it next to her futon. Then, he picked up Ashiyuna, and left the hut.

He carried her all the way out to the river. Then, he grabbed the Tetsusaiga, pulled out out of the sheath, and filled the sheath with water. The only problem now was getting a fire started. Inuyasha was always the one who did it; not him. He tried over and over again with rocks, sticks, you name it. He always failed. Then, he suddenly saw a small tornado coming their way. The whirlwind stopped over Ashiyuna for a few second, then moved aside, and dissapeared to reveal the wolf demon who was still angry about the kiss. Who wouldn't be?

Miroku glanced at the footprints that now covered Ashiyuna. "Really, Kouga, must you attack an injured, defenceless, innocent young girl?" Miroku asked. "Innocent my ass!" Kouga shouted back, angrily. "I'll kill that bitch!"

"Well, at least wait until I change her back to Inuyasha." He said, and tried to start a fire once again. Kouga raised an eyebrow. "You're doing it all wrong, idiot." Kouga said, picked up the flint Miroku had found, and easily started a fire. Miroku blinked. "I was just about to do that, you know." He stated. "I'm sure you were." Kouga replied, sarcastically.

Miroku ignored him, and held the sheath over the fire. A few minutes later, Miroku removed it, checked the temperature, and splashed Ashiyuna.

When she became Inuyasha, Kouga walked over to him, and kicked him in the head. Of course, he was awakened. "What did you do that for?!" He asked angrily, jumped to his feet, and delivered a punch at Kouga, which he easily dodged. "Rise and shine, mutt." He said, with a smirk. Inuyasha was about to continue yelling at him, but then he paused and looked around.

"Hm? what is it?" Miroku asked. Kouga was curious as well. "Show yourself!" Inuyasha shouted. Then, a young women stepped out from behind the trees. It was the same mysterious girl he had meet before.

"Did I not tell you that you had to be more careful?" She asked, staring at Inuyasha. "You're lucky Naraku knows not."

"Hey, wait a minute!" Inuyasha shouted, angrily. "Who are you? And how the hell do you know about that?!" He demanded. She at first didn't reply. Then, she said, "You, Miroku, and Kouga were not the only ones who fell into cursed springs that day. There were four others." She explained.

They all froze. Four? Four other people had a similar curse as well?

"That is all I have to explain. I will be leaving now." She said. "Wait!" Miroku yelled, and ran up to her just as she was about to turn. "You see," He said, "I have this curse, that--" "I know all about your wind tunnel, Miroku." She replied, calmly. Miroku blinked.

"Really? Good! That means I can get right to the point!" Miroku then put a serious look on his face, and put her hands in him. "Miss, will you do me the honor of bearing my child?" He asked.

"I'm flattered, but no." She repled, released her hand from his grasp, and left.

Miroku looked down, sadly. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with you, monk?" He asked. "I was just turned down by the woman of my dreams." He told them, sadly. "Haven't I heard you say that before?" Inuyasha asked. Miroku shrugged. "Maybe." Inuyasha looked at him flatly. "Idiot."

It was then that it happened. A very fluffy white rabbit with golden eyes ran towards them from the other side of the river. When it came to the rushing water, it leaped over it.

All three of them stood there, stunned. It jumped over a wide river? That was no ordinary rabbit! It began to run past them, but then Inuyasha picked it up around it's back, looking at it curiously. The rabbit glared at him angrily, but then a little girl emerged from the woods on the other side of the river. That litte girl was Rin.

"Fluffy! Fluffy! Where are you, Fluffy?" She yelled, cupping her hands around her mouth to make her voice sound louder. When she noticed Inuyasha, she bowed, then ran back into the forest she came from, calling out the name 'Fluffy'.

All three of them stared at the rabbit. Apparently Rin hadn't noticed it.

"I'm wondering something..." Kouga murmured. Just then, Miroku splashed the rabbit with warm water. As they all had expected, it transformed. But what it transformed into was one of the last things any one of them was prepared for.

Standing in front of Inuyasha was an inu youkai with long, flowing silver hair, and the symbol of the crescent moon on his forehead. He was the one and only older brother of Inuyasha. And, to top it all off, he was naked.

They stared at him. He stared back. There was a long, akward silence, until Miroku broke it.

"...I don't suppose that runs in the family...does it, Inuyasha?" He asked. Inuyasha shook his head. "No...it doesn't. And it makes Kouga's look even more pathetic."

Kouga then began to yell angrily. "Will you stop making fun of me because of my--! (The final words of Kouga's sentance are censored due to the fact that this fan fiction is rated PG-13)

Miroku nodded in agreement. "Besides, this is no time to be arguing, you two. Remember, we have just figured out Sesshomaru's curse, and--" Then, they all stopped what they were doing, and looked up at Sesshomaru. Laughter began to fill their eyes, and though they tried to hold it back, none of them suceeded. They all bursted out laughing.

Miroku pounded his fist against a tree, while Inuyasha and Kouga were leaning against each other for support. Sesshomaru twitched. After several minutes, their laughter died down, but they all wore huge smiles.

"Don't worry about it, Sesshomaru! Your problem isn't that bad!" Miroku said, grinning. "Yeah!" Kouga said, still chuckling. "There's nothing wrong with turning into a cute littly bunny rabbit..." Kouga said, laughter rising in his voice. "...that the girl named 'Fluffy'!" Inuyasha exclaimed, and they all broke out in laughter again.

Sesshomaru glared at them, and for the first time was extremely pissed off. "I will destroy you all!"