Here is the third chapter! I am sorry for the delay, & I hope you enjoy it. Please read & review!

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Inuyasha put the girl on the ground & tore off the enchanted red bands. He wondered who she was & why Brother Blood had her tied up like that. Inuyasha watched the girl for a moment, to make sure she was alright. He then looked at the strange stone he had taken from Brother Blood.

What is this thing? He thought.

Raven began to wake up & when she saw a dog-eared man with a glowing red & purple stone she thought immediately he was one of Brother Blood's henchmen. She stood up suddenly & grabbed Inuyasha in a large dark claw & lifted him off of the ground.

"Who are you?!" she asked.

"I'm the guy that saved you!" Inuyasha shouted. "So how's about you put me down!"

Raven sensed that he was telling the truth & put him gently on the ground. "You saved me?"

"Yeah, I did. Some guy called Brother Blood had you tied up, but I managed to get you & this stone away from him."

"Brother Blood? Where is he? …& for that matter… where are we?"

Inuyasha smirked & pointed to the towering skeleton. "We're at my father's grave-site. Brother Blood seems to have some kind of plan involving you, my father's tomb, & this weird rock."

Inuyasha held up the stone & Raven gasped. "Is that what I think it is?"

"I dunno. What is it?"

"If it's what I think it is, & if your father is who I think he is, then we're in big trouble!"

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"… Look, I think you & I need to have a serious talk… uh… what was your name again?"

"Oh that's right, we haven't really gotten around to formal introductions yet have we? Well then, I'll start." He held out his hand. "The name's Inuyasha."

Raven considered it for a moment, then gave Inuyasha her hand in return. "& I am called Raven."

"Nice to meet you Raven. Now what were you saying about this stone?"

They sat down on the ground & Raven told Inuyasha that the stone was called the Stone of Broken Lives, & that it had been forged long ago by a power mad magician in the place Inuyasha's father's grave now stands. She went on to explain that the stone had special powers which could only be activated in the place it was forged.

"Well," Said Inuyasha. "That explains why he wanted access to my dad's tomb, but why did he have you?"

"That's kind of a long story." Raven replied.

"Well until we get that black pearl back from Brother Blood we aren't going anywhere."

"Well… you see… I am the daughter of a demon named Trigon, & Brother Blood is my half-brother. He wants to use my powers to wipe out mankind, & he must think that this stone will help him do that."

"Huh."

"What?"

"I know what it's like to have a half-brother always giving you grief. My brother Sesshomaru is always bothering me just 'cause he thinks he can."

"Yeah well, I bet he doesn't want you to be his bride."

"Huh? You mean your own Brother hits on you!?"

"Yeah… I'm not sure why myself, all I know is he's dangerous & crazy. & we have to get this stone away from here & keep him from using its power."

"Sounds like a plan, but we're gonna have to get the black pearl away from him before we can get out of here, & to do that we'll have to get out of this forest."

"No problem. I'll just levitate us &--"

"Nope."

"Why not?"

"Because, brother Blood is in my father's tomb right now, if we levitate & he sees us then he'll get the upper hand. But if we stay on the ground beneath the trees,"

Raven realized Inuyasha's strategy. "Then he won't see us coming & we can have an advantage!"

"Exactly! So let's get going, we only have about two hours before the sun goes down, & we won't be traveling through these woods after dark."

They both got up & made their way towards the tomb. Raven looked up at the giant skeleton & was amazed to see such a giant creature ever existed.

"He must have been very powerful." She said.

"What do you mean?"

"I have heard stories about your father, & he was supposedly the only demon ever able to defeat my father."

"Huh, I wouldn't know, I never knew him."

"You never knew your father?"

"Nope, he died before I was born. My mother had to raise me alone."

Raven sensed a hint of sadness from Inuyasha at the mention of his mother. "Oh, what kind of demon was she?"

"She wasn't a demon, she was a human."

Raven stopped suddenly & stared at Inuyasha, prompting him to stop & look back at her. "You mean…" she said softly. "You are… a half-demon?"

"Yeah," he replied, expecting Raven to ridicule him. "Is there something wrong with that?"

"Well… no… I just didn't think that others existed."

"Others? You mean you are a half-demon too?"

Raven nodded.

Now this was getting weird. Not only did this girl have a powerful demon father & an evil half-brother like he did, but she was also a half-breed just like him! This girl from the future was almost exactly like Inuyasha in every way!

Inuyasha simply turned & began walking again, & Raven followed. Neither of them spoke, they were too amazed at their similarities. But both Raven & Inuyasha knew that this adventure would be far more interesting than any they had had before.

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There it is. Please review & tell me what you think!