Chapter 8

Okay, at the end of the last chapter, we heard about a jewel. Apparently, some demon believes that Inuyara possesses some sort of jewel. Is it just a case of a crazy demon (lord knows, some demons can be crazy) or does Inuyara have something we didn't (or even he didn't) know about? I dunno........ Tonyf

"What the hell are you talking about?" Inuyara stuttered, completely stunned. "Don't play games with me, half-breed! Give me the jewel NOW!" The demon yelled. "Inuyara doesn't have any sort of jewel, idiot. The only 'jewel' we know of is the Shikon Jewel, and Inuyara's father used that a long time ago." Saroko explained sourly. "Fools! That is the jewel that I'm speaking of! I can smell it on you, boy. Didn't I say not to play games with me?" The demon boomed, looking as if it was ready to bust some heads. "Well, it looks like this demon wants an ass-kicking. We're more than happy to give it to him, aren't we?" Inuyara said to Saroko with a grin. "Yeah, I guess." She sighed. "Is our relationship destined to be like this forever"? Saroko thought to herself as she charged at the demon with Inuyara.

(Meanwhile, back in modern times...)

"Where the hell is that woman? She's been gone for way too long!" Inuyasha growled, impatient as ever. "She's only been gone 10 minutes!" Sango said, shaking her head. "You really should get some patience, my friend." Miroku said with a grin, trying to hold back a laugh. "Shut up!" Inuyasha yelled. "I'm going to punch that lecherous monk right in the face..." He thought to himself. Finally, Kagome arrived. "Hey, guys!" She yelled happily. "What did you bring back? Did you come up with a good plan?" Inuyasha asked. "I think so. I brought my bow and some arrows!" Kagome responded. "How is that going to help, Kagome?" Sango asked. "Well, I'm hoping that if I fire an arrow into the well and Inuyasha uses his 'Iron Reaver Soul Stealer' at the same time, maybe we can tear a hole in time." Kagome explained. "That sounds like a great idea!" Miroku gushed. "It's worth a try." Inuyasha said simply. With that, Kagome set herself up over the well and put an arrow in place. "Ready?" She asked. "Yup." Inuyasha responded. They both fired, and the arrow and Inuyasha's blast both hit the floor of the well at the same time. A huge clowd of smoke shot up, but there was no sign of a rip in time. "Did it work?" Inuyasha asked, trying to shield his face from the smoke. "Why don't you find out?" Kagome said with a grin, shoving him down (again). Kagome, Sango, and Miroku all listened intently, and they were disappointed to hear a loud thud. "It didn't work." Kagome said quietly, putting her head down. "Next time, we send Miroku down!!!!!!!!!!" Inuyasha yelled up angrily.

(Back in Feudal Times...)

Inuyara and Saroko began to pound the demon, which was large, but not nearly as fast as his opponents. "Had enough yet?" Inuyara taunted as he landed a huge blow on the demon's jaw. "Not until you're dead!" It yelled, jumping up for more. "Bad idea." Saroko said, throwing her boomerang at it. The demon was sliced in half, effectively ending the battle (she thought). "How would you like me to finish you? Quickly or slowly? It doesn't really matter to me." Inuyara said with a grin as he stood over the demon's torso. "You talk too much, fool." The demon said with a grin. "Huh?" Inuyara said, confused. Before he or Saroko noticed it, one of the demons chopped off arms flew towards Inuyara. "What the...." Inuyara gasped as the claws sliced through his side. "Inuyara!!" Saroko screamed. Blood dripped from his injured side, but Inuyara was shocked by what else he saw. A brilliant light flashed through the air, momentarily blinding Saroko and the demon. "Inuyara! What's happening?" Saroko asked, scared. "I..I don't know!" He said, trying to keep his eyes open through the brilliant flashing light. "It's the jewel! It will finally be mine!" The demon laughed. The light finally dissipated, and Inuyara and Saroko were shocked by the beautiful orb floating in the air. "It must be.... the Shikon Jewel!" Inuyara said, stunned by it's presence. "How in the world did it get inside of you? Your father used it almost 20 years ago!" Saroko asked, in a bit of shock herself. "We have to get it!" Inuyara yelled, snapping out of his daze. From what he had heard about it, it would be a disaster if the jewel fell into the wrong hands!

Saroko and Inuyara leaped towards the jewel, but the demon had gotten a head start on them. It's severed arm reached the jewel first, but Saroko wasn't about to let the demon gain possession of it. She threw her boomerang with everything she had, and it cut right through the arm, which exploded into countless pieces. Saroko grabbed the jewel, and Inuyara, knowing that it was safe, ran towards the rest of the demon. "It's over!" He yelled, slicing through it's head with his claws. The demon was finally finished, and Inuyara and Saroko were able to do nothing but stand there and stare at the jewel. "How could you have had the jewel?" Saroko asked, mesmerized by the beautiful glowing orb in her palm. "I have no idea. We need to try to get this back to our time, though. Who knows what kind of demons could come after us if we stay here?" Inuyara said, actually sounding sensible. "You're right. Let's go back to the well." Saroko said, grabbing his arm. Just as they began to walk off, though, a familiar demon jumped in front of them. "Sesshomarai!" Inuyara yelled, watching the demon's maniacal grin as it looked at them. "Nice jewel. I think i'll take it off of your hands." Sesshomarai said with a smirk as he reached for the jewel. "Hell no you're not!" Inuyara yelled, getting into a fighting stance. "Well, if that's the way you want it, I guess we could share it." Sesshomarai said with an evil smile. "Huh?" Saroko asked. Sesshomarai was more than happy to show them what he meant, unfortunately. He pulled out his sword, and in a movement faster than lightning, he swung the Tolkijn at the jewel. Inuyara and Saroko both gasped as the jewel split in half. "This way, we can both be happy." Sesshomarai said with an evil grin, as he grabbed half of the jewel and disappeared into thin air. Inuyara and Saroko gaped at the jewel, now smaller by half. "Uh, what do we do now?" Saroko asked nervously.

Dumb Sesshomarai! Why did you half to show up? Why would you only take half of the jewel (when you obviously could have taken the whole thing)? What's next for our heroes? Read on to find out! Please review! Tonyf