sorrie... i forgot to put this in Ch 1.....

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Chapter 2: The Protector

A young monk, no doubt one of Inuyasha's companions, was standing nearby. He wore ordinary monastic clothes {a black robe with a purple sash, along with a powerful golden walking staff}, but trust me...he was no ordinary monk. This was Miroku, and he was also badly inflicted by a curse from Naraku. He had a kazana, or wind tunnel, in his right hand, and it served as a powerful void...anything that was sucked in pretty much ceased to exist!! Naraku gave this curse to Miroku's grandfather, and it was to be passed down through the family until Naraku died. But Miroku only has a little time left to kill Naraku...he is only 20 years old, but the kazana spreads over one's body until the person is completely devoured by it!! Then they themselves cease to exist!!! That is why Miroku must find Naraku...and fast. But Miroku's family is also a family of lechers...thus earning the nickname "lecherous bouzu" {bouzu = an insulting term to a Buddist monk/priest}from Inuyasha. Miroku likes to rub women's rear ends, expecially his female companion Sango, a 19 year old demon slayer who also travels with them...she is beautiful but strong. Whenever miroku gropes her, she yells "HENTAI!!!" and then gives him a good strong slap {then followed by a red hand-shaped bruise on his face -. Miroku has not even learned the lesson yet, too, even after almost being with her for 5 months!

Miroku was thinking really hard... I have heard that voice before... If only I could remember who it is... He didn't have to think long, because soon a girl of about 16 showed up from nowhere. She was kind of short, but her aura was proud and good to Inuyasha. She wore clothing similar to that of Koga's armor; covered with tufts of fur and metal. She had a very beautiful face, and she appeared to be a very proud teenage girl. She had her black hair tied up in a neat ponytail, but even though it was tied up, the tip of it was still reaching to her waist!!

As she walked by Miroku, who was hidden by the crowd of wolf demons, he noticed who she was... "That's Kakiya!!" he said aloud but to himself. It was too bad Sango heard him, though.

"Oh, no! Her too?! Miroku, how many women do you know?!?"

"I'll explain how I know her later, Sango... it's a long story." Miroku now wore a surprised look, but he was smiling.

Kakiya marched up to Koga and Inuyasha. Inuyasha put away Tetsusaiga, and was staring into the face of a demoness he thought had to be a wolf demon. But he was wrong...

"Koga, every time I leave you alone, you start another fight! I can't just leave you alone for one minute!! What is the argument this time, huh?!" she said.

"Uh...Uh..." was all Koga could get out, so he pointed to Kagome. Kagome was also amazed, it seemed, by how beautiful Kakiya was. She was astounished, and kind of lost. Kakiya notice what was going on.

"So the fight is over you, eh? Well, leave it to Koga to fight over women, he fights over almost everything. But, then again, so do most wolf demons. So, I guess, to stop the fight, Kagome will choose who she wants to go with..."

Inuyasha somehow got out what he wanted to say. "You can't do that! She wants to go with Koga!! There'll be nothin' in this fer me!!!"

"You need to let me finish, and maybe you'll see what's in it for you." As soon as Kakiya said this, Inuyasha was tongue-tied again, and didn't speak for several minutes. Kakiya continued: "If my young dog demon friend here is NOT chosen, he will get Koga's two Jewel Shards in his legs. If Koga isn't chosen, he will get to keep his two Jewel Shards, but he will loose Kagome to the dog demon. Got it?" Both demon's nodded yes, as both of them were stunned. "OK, then... Kagome, who do you choose?"

She didn't need to hesitate..."Koga."

"OK, then, Koga. She's yours. But he still gets his prize," she said motioning to Inuyasha. She took his hand, held the palm skyward, and immediately the two shards in Koga's legs began to glow...then thelight faded. The light soon appeared again, but not in Koga's legs...it was in Inuyasha's upturned hand. Kakiya closed his hand, with the shards inside. But then she turned quickly toward Kagome..."I sense another Shikon Shard that was not taken..." She went over to Kagome, and took off her necklace. It had a very large Shikon Jewel on it, and she almost went balistic! But, almost immediately, Kakiya and Inuyasha were headed toward Miroku, Sango, and a small and cute, but angry, 6 year old fox demon named Shippo. Meanwhile, Koga turned with an enraged Kagome, but he was able to calm her down with a simple but gentle kiss on her forehead. They went home to his den.

Miroku was still surprised. "MIROKU!!!" was the last thing he heard before the beautiful girl was being held in his arms in a comfortable hug.

"Kakiya!! I thought you were dead!!"