Here it is. 'The Second Chapter'. But unfortunately, I haven't got ANY reviews! :(:(:( So if you read this please, PLEASE review it!! Even if you think it sucks!! OK without and further ado..

It was a gorgeous, sunny day and the Inuyasha gang were walking down a dirt path through a thick forest. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping cheerfully, and not a cloud -or demon- in sight.

For the time being anyway.

"This whole area is smothered in demon smell!" Inuyasha stated, sniffing the air, as it was common for him to do. InuYasha pressed his nose to the ground and sniffed around, dog like.

"It's still near by. Be on your guard." Sesshoumaru warned, still standing making Inuyasha look like a fool. At this InuYasha growled though, the low rumble from InuYasha's throat was not meant for Sesshoumaru.

A giant, ugly, demon came crashing down through the trees onto the path just feet in front of them. It was huge, at least twenty-five feet tall and it was imensely fat. It was darkly coloured and resembled a praying mantis crossed with a fly.

"It smells awful" Shippou remarked covering his tiny nose, in disgust. This coment was unneeded though, because everyone was plugging thier noses as well.

Shika's ears were pressed back in agitation. She insantly knew they were going to have to fight. With one flick of her wrist a small blazing fire ball appeared in her hand. Another flick and it had double, tripled, quadroupled in size. Shika jumped and launched the ball at it at the demon, striking it square in the chest. It reared back and roared in pain and with a massive swipe of his leg, it threw Kagome and Miroku both into trees and they were immedeitly knocked unconscious.

"Miroku!" Rinu cried, running over to ihm. She tapped him with her own staff and he opened his eyes, and then cringed in pain. He fell back again to the large tree, and closed them again.

"Kagome!" Shippou yelled as he ran to her fallen form. He sat on her shoulder and began coaxing her into awakening. He slapped each side of her face, licked her, and shook her. He gave Rinu a pleading look and Rinu knew what he wanted. She sprinted the 10 feet toward him and tapped Kagome. Her eyes fluttered open, and she clutched her, aparently sore, ankle.

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were doing their worst to the demon. They came at it from all sides attacking with claws and advanced fighting skills. Sesshomaru avoided swipes from the demon easily, but Inuyasha wasn't quite so lucky. He had a small wound on his right arm, which was bleeding freely.

Sango, who had gone of to change when she saw the demon, emerged behind it and attacked it with her boomerang. She did some damage, though the demon didn't seem to notice or care!

Ruru decided to join the fight too, she attacked the demon with some lightening magic. The demon roared again and threw both Ruru and Inuyasha into trees.

"Damn you." Sesshoumaru said quietly, hiding his fear of Ruru's injury. He Sango and Shika were left to fight. He decided he would play the distraction while the others attacked, bellow him, yes, but he wanted to end this battle quickly.

Rinu rushed from Miroku to Ruru in seconds and tapped Ruru with her staff as well. Ruru also came back to conciousness but only for a second before the pain of bruised ribs rendered her back to only a daze. She watched the battle progress, wishing she could be fighting too.

Sango, Shika and Sesshomaru locked eyes with one another an instant before Sesshoumaru disappeared and then reappeared within seconds only feet where he had been before. Sesshoumaru did this three or more times before he had the demon's full attention. It was confused and feebly attempted to attack him. Shika and Sango attacked at once, Sango from the left with her boomerang, and Shika from the right with an icy blast, laced with flames. The demon was now confused and very near death.

As the demon staggered a few steps, Inuyasha leaped from a sitting position near the tree he was thrown into, straight for the demon, the Tetsusaiga raised above his head. He lowered and cut straight down the demons back, splitting it in two.

Miroku stood up with the aid of his staff, and walked painfully, over to Rinu, who was helping up Ruru to get up. Seeing Miroku was up, she left Ruru to stand on her own and hugged him tightly.

"Miroku! You're alright!" She said and kissed him on the cheek. Miroku said nothing, only blushed and hugged her back.

Ruru could barley stand on her own since Rinu abandoned her. Sesshomaru saw this and walked over to her, and without warning, scooped her up of the ground, knowing she would never make it on foot, on her own.

Ruru look up at Sesshomaru and whispered, "Thanks!"

Kagome was also awake and Sango was helping her stand.

"I think I'll be fine on my own, Sango!" She said with a weak smile.

Sango gave her a look that said 'if you say so..' and let her stand on her own. Kagome swagger, but was able to stay upright.

After a short silence, Kagome, noticing the dead demon, punched her fist into the air and said "We did it!"

Shika, who was knelt by Inuyasha tending to his cut and bruised ribs, paused for a second to say "We?"

Kagome blushed and said, "OK you guys did it.. ". She smiled and continued "Congrats!"

After a breif pause for recooperation, the gang was walking again down the forest-surrounded path they had encountered the demon on. Rinu was helping Miroku walk, he had only attempted to grab her butt once, hence the bump on his head. Ruru was still being carried by Sesshomaru, and only protested once in a while. Inuyash had tried to stand on his own, but failed and to his 'dismay' Shika was helping him along. Kirara had on her back Kagome, who couldn't walk because of her ankle, Shippou and Sango.

After about half an hour of walking, they were being pelted with rocks from the left side of the path. The group acted quickly and dodged into the forestry to the right and crouched behind a few large trees.

"Hey! Screw off!" Ruru yelled angrily in the direction the rocks were coming from.

"Get out of here, demon scum!" a rough man's voice yelled.

"Yeah! Haven't you done enough damage here already?" yelled another.

"Look," Kagome started, kindly but firmly. "These demons are not going to hurt you! We just need a place to rest and recover! We were attacked by a great demon and-"

"We will not house demons in our village!" the first angry villager yelled.

Rinu stepped forward. "Please? We just saved, likely, all your ungrateful lives. And all we ask in return is a place to stay! Perhaps a small hut, or temple? Thats all we need!" She shouted pleedingly.

They heard hushed voices and then a man emerged from the foliage. He was short and looked old, though he was not. His hair and beared were pitch black but streaked with gray and white and his eyes were a shocking blue.

"The demons may come and heal, but they must stay in the jail." He stated firmly. "The humans will be given a hut, but if any of you," He pointed to Miroku, Rinu. Sango and Kagome. "Try to break them out, you will be thrown in as well."

"Fine." Sesshoumaru said finally, ending the conversation immedietly.

They followed the villagers into the village and then were seperated: Sesshoumaru, Ruru, Shippou, Kirara, Inuyasha, and Shika were shoved towards the jail, while Sango, Kagome, Rinu and Miroku headed to a small hut.

The hut suited the human's needs, but they worried for their demon friends. No one wanted to talk, so they silently decided that they would go to sleep, since it was getting dark. Sango and Kagome took one side of the hut and Rinu cautiously shared the other side with Miroku. They all slowly drifted into unconciousness.

On arrival to the jail they were handed over to an important looking man who shoved them all into one small cell. the decir consisted of two lumpy beds attached to the gray stone walls and a wooden table with a water basin on it, though the basin was empty.

Sesshoumaru helped Ruru on to the bed on the left side. While Shika only sat on the other bed. She looked at Inuyasha seated aginst the wall just behind her bed and Sesshoumaru against the wall beside Ruru, who was asleep already. It appeared Inuyasha and Sesshomaru wre asleep to, for they both had thier eyes closed.

"Try to get some sleep, you too." She sighed. She noticed Shippou and Kirara both looked a bit depressed. She motioned for both to come over to her and they did.

Shippou reached her first. She lifted him off the floor and hugged him tight. "I know you miss Kagome, but you must try to rest." She whispered to him. He nodded and she set him down beside her on the bed.

Then she grabbed Kirara and set the demon on her lap, and stroked it.

Kirara purred and was soon asleep. Shika set a sleeping kirara on top of her lumpy grey pillow. She laid down curled into a ball and Shippou snuggled in beside her. It was nice to have a warm body cuddle by her like that and her sleepiness soon claimed her, too.

Well.. There ya go! Fun fun.. Third Chapter will be up someday.. waiting for Shonnie to finish typing it up!! So then I can work my magic!:K MUAHAHAA cough cough Oh yes, and REVIEW OR DIE!! Hehe..

Written by: Ruru (Shondell) and Shika (Jessi) ;)