A/N: So sorry it took so long, no excuse really, I've just been lazy with this story. newayz, thanx to my fabulous reviewers; Karasu Kurokiba, Ishizu-Sango-Halliwell, and Lady G.! You are WONDERFUL!!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! uh, not much else to say, cept on with the fic!

Disclaimer: Inuyasha, the most wonderful hanyou in the whole entire universe, is Rumiko Takahashi's, not mine. *sigh!*



It was a couple days later and the group was traveling through the countryside. Things were actually going quite well, considering that since Anzu chewed out Sesshoumaru and introduced the existence of her older brother, Inuyasha and she had been getting along quite nicely.

Inuyasha, can we please stop for the night? whined Shippo.

Yes, I think that everyone is quite exhausted. Perhaps we should set up camp here, Miroku said, agreeing with the kitsune.

Damn humans, always needing to rest! Inuyasha grumbled.

Come on, Inuyasha, there's only one other demon on the group and he's still just a little kid, so he has even less stamina than we do. It's five to one, we're the majority! Kagome argued reasonably.

Make that four to two, I feel like I could go on all night! Anzu ran to catch up with Inuyasha.

We're still the majority. So that's it, we stop and camp. END of discussion, Kagome dropped her pack to signify that she wasn't moving any farther.

As Kagome, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo set up camp, Inuyasha and Anzu watched on.

Hey, Inuyasha, wanna spar?! Anzu got in a boxing stance and started jumping around.

God, what's with the sudden burst of energy? Inuyasha looked at his reincarnation suspiciously, Usually you're the first one to have your sleeping bag out.

I dunno, I'm just not tired. Come on, I'll race you! First to collect the most firewood wins!

How bout not. I gotta stay at camp to make sure king lecher over there doesn't try anything on Kagome.

What about Sango?

She can take care of herself.

So can Kagome.

Not really. Miroku still needs for me to babysit him.

She can so. You just want to protect' her in particular because you like her!

I don not! Inuyasha's face turned bright red.

Do too! It's SO obvious! Anzu smirked, You shouldn't be so embarrassed! She likes you too, ya know.

She does?! Did she tell you that?

Catch me and MAYBE I'll tell you! Anzu took off at amazing speed.

Wow, she isn't usually that fast, is she? the hanyou thought. Hey! Wait up wench! TELL ME!!! Inuyasha ran after Anzu, trying to catch up.

Not until you catch me!!!! Anzu teased in a sing-songy voice and raced out of sight.

ANZU!! WAIT!!! TELL ME!!!

The young girl stopped when she was sure Inuyasha couldn't find her. Well, THAT was exhilarating, she puffed, all out of breath, I think I think I need to sit down, the girl concluded, knees giving way and collapsing to the ground. she let her head fall forward into her lap, then raised it back up a little to double check if Inuyasha was coming. That's when she saw her hair, OH, SHIT!

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Inuyasha looked around frantically for the girl, She may be strong, but she's still only human!

OH, SHIT!

Inuyasha ran towards the source of the scream, DAMN IT, WOMAN, WHERE ARE YOU?!

The hanyou ran until he came to a clearing with a small silver-haired person sitting on the ground,

Huh? What? Oh, it's just you, Anzu turned around to face Inuyasha, Lovely moon out tonight, isn't it? she commented sarcastically.

Inuyasha glanced up, Oh, it's her one night as a hanyou, I remember now. Why is she mad about it?

Yeah, the moon, dipshit, she spat, And in another fifteen days we set to play role reversal!

Shut-up, bitch, Inuyasha retorted, What're you so mad for anyway? You're stronger now.

We went over this already! Where have YOU been?!

I still don't get why you're so mad, Inuyasha scowled, I put up with the same crap an' ya don't see me whining about it!

You really don't get it, do you? There are no such things as demons on my time! Didn't Kagome ever tell you that?! People see me in my hanyou form and they think I'm a mutant!



So?!?! So if anyone found me, they'd sell me to the government and experiment on me!



So! So?!?! Experiment on me, you dumbass! As in cutting me up and examining my still living organs!

Ugh! That's disgusting!! People really do that?!

Yeah. Now do you understand?

Well, I guess that's a pretty damn good reason to be mad. But they don't do that here. All they do here is ridicule you and sometimes throw rocks at you.

Rocks? Ouch.

The two hanyous sat in silence together for a couple minutes before Inuyasha remembered what he was supposed to be doing, We'd better head back. The others will be wondering where we are.

Anzu nodded in agreement and they started off back toward camp.


A/N: Kind of a blah chapter, wasn't it? PLEASE DONT ABANDON MY FIC!!!! I'm working on making it better, but am running out of ideas, so please review!!! and feel free to suggest any ideas!!! via email (smallfry80@excite.com) or just put it in you review!!!!!