As I said, once I got enough reviews I would update, thank you very much for heeding my call and so i shall update now! Finally...

Talking with the Demon: Chapter 4 Aftermath of the Joining

As they came back to the group, it was early morning. Inu-Yasha was smirking when he saw Miroku hanging from a tree upside-down with a perverted smile on his beet red face. He then remarked to Kagome, "She finally found a good for the lecherous monk... wonder what he did this... time..." As Inu-Yasha said this he looked at where he marked her and was slowly starting to fume. Kagome realized his train of thought, "We should tie him up higher in the tree, I hope we aren't thinking what actually happened..." Inu-Yasha looked at Kagome and heard Shippo bouncing around with Kilala. He then called out to the kitsune cub, "Oi, Shippo get over here!" As Shippo came closer, he was going very slowly in fear that Inu-Yasha would bop him on the head. Kagome then asked when Shippo was close, "Why is Miroku hanging from the tree upside-down?" Shippo looked at the pitiful monk and said, "He was trying to get Sango to join him to watch you guys." Inu-Yasha and Kagome blushed, then looked at each other. At the same time they said, "Higher." With that, Inu-Yasha strung him to the highest branch of the tree, it was about three stories high.

As Sango woke up, she heard a big commotion going on, so she investigated. What she saw shocked her... Kagome was helping Inu-Yasha string Miroku higher in the tree. She sighed when she saw Shippo and thought to herself, 'He said what happened...'. She then tried to redeem the lecherous monk. As Inu-Yasha was finishing tying Miroku up the tree, Kagome noticed Sango and said, "Get enough sleep?" Sango fell back laughing and said, "With the lecher going through your bag for 'binoculars'?" Kagome blushed and yelled to Inu-Yasha, "We need to find a higher tree! He was going for something in my bag!" Inu-Yasha looked at the monk now with a slightly pitiful look while mumbling, "I pity you lecher, at least I go down with a fight..." He then looked at Miroku who now had his eyes open with a very lecherous grin on, "Pity me for I cannot have someone to bed!" Inu-Yasha then pounded Miroku so hard that the rope he was untying slipped and Miroku was now face down legs up on the ground.

Kagome decided to be evil and pulled a marker out of her bag, "Do what I do..." She then started writing pervert on his forehead. Shippo joined in but started doodling on his wrists. Sango shrugged and wrote 'Grope alert' on his forehead above pervert. When they finished doodling Kagome pulled something out of her bag. Inu-Yasha was now covering his nose. "What is that stuff?!" Asked a somewhat swirling eyed Inu-Yasha to Kagome who replied, "Smelling salts, wakes people up and fast." Inu-Yasha while still covering his nose said, "Your telling me! I can barely stay conscious from the smell!" When she put it up to Miroku's nose, he instantly woke up. Kagome was now starting wide eyed at Miroku and backing away fast, so Sango had to whap his hand for the heinous act and prevent Inu-Yasha from killing him.

A distance away sat Kikyo, crying. She was crying for what the world did to her, love betrayal, death, back to loving, then to a different betrayal, and now the rest of her old self died away and she was mostly just a shell on a path of destruction to heal the unhealable hate caused by her reincarnation and her old love. She was so hollow on the inside that there wasn't even a thought, not even a tear to be shed. She lost just a little bit more of the remainder of the soul inside her. She was dead to the world and would continue to kill demons until she was defeated. Kikyo would never be the same again in this life, but only the next. As she started walking away, she was firing arrows off at all the demons in her path, leaving nothing but a arrows and purified demons in her wake.

Back with the group...

The area was in such a ruckus that they didn't notice Kikyo in anyway, the piece of soul she received shocked Kagome and gave her goose bumps. Inu-Yasha noticed this and said, "Something wrong, mate?" Kagome blushed and said, "Something feels different, I can't place what it is..." Disregarding it he asked, "You feel like your in any danger?" Kagome shook her head and said, "I doubt that it would hurt me, I just felt, funny..." Inu-Yasha stared at the monk who was hanging from the tree but now with his hands and legs hogtied together and him awake wailing, "Common, it was just a simple 'I'm awake' group..." Inu-Yasha was about to bop Miroku on the head when Shippo bopped him instead.

Inu-Yasha being the poor sport said, "Oi! HE WAS MINE! On second hand, nice one!" Shippo puffed his chest up showing how proud he was and Inu-Yasha noticed the new bump on Miroku's head, "Shippo you might be a little stronger then Sango already! A bop actually gave him a lump on his head!" Kagome rolled her eyes at the act and watched as Shippo did his own victory dance while steam was coming out of Sango's ears.

Meanwhile, just a little ways away, Naraku was eyeing Kikyo. Of all the facades he saw, this was either the best, or she was actually dead to the world. As he followed her, he was caught off guard when an arrow nearly missed him. He watched as Kikyo fired arrow after arrow at him. Kikyo was firing them so quickly that Naraku backed off and waited for her to run out of arrows, but was surprised when she walked off instead. Naraku thought to himself, 'What happened to that miko, she just moved on like nothing mattered anymore... Could she be used to finally rid me and the rest of the world that rotten hanyou...' He then went back to his castle to plan.

When the rest of the Inu group calmed down from the 'Miroku factor' they started to move when they heard a shard rumor from Myouga who decided to tag along. While Myouga was sitting on Inu-Yasha's shoulder, he got an evil idea, 'This is going to be fun...'. He then started transforming into his full demon form and picked up Myouga and held him up in front of him. Myouga who was confused at why Inu-Yasha was acting like this took one look in Inu-Yasha's eyes and began cowering and trying to get away from Inu-Yasha. Inu-Yasha looked at Myouga and said, "Stupid coward. Oh, that's right, you don't know..." Myouga upon inspecting Inu-Yasha noticed that he was somewhat in control, surprised by this, Myouga asked, "How, master Inu-Yasha, could you be in control of your full demon form?" Inu-Yasha looked evilly at Myouga, making him cower, and said, "Circumstances... Is Sesshoumaru always blood thirsty?" Myouga thought and shook his head stupidly, "I don't get where your going with this..." The full demon Inu-Yasha (For those who skip lines) said annoyed, "I'm not blood thirsty unless I'm in mortal danger, and then I go into youkai rage." Myouga then did a Jaken, "Please forgive but this humble servant..." Inu-Yasha smirked and said, "Your a flea, not a toad, so don't act like my brother's servant." Myouga began chuckling when he said the words to himself.

I think that I might just continue with this story, and not make this an epilogue... Thanx all! I am having a little trouble writing for my other story "Old Acquaintances" So I may not update it anytime soon. I will not repeat will NOT DISCONTINUE a story until I finish it.