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Chapter 5: Wanted Information from an Unwanted Man

The next day the group set out again. They were following a jewel shard that Kagome sensed.

Inuyasha and Shawn kept glancing at each other. They were very wary of each other's presence after the night before. Shawn was also casting nervous glances at Miroku.

'I swear if he tells anyone what he saw last night, he'll have much more than demons and his wind tunnel to worry about,' she thought. Little did she know that Miroku did not intend to tell anyone what he had witnessed. He wanted no more bruises from Shawn. For the first time in his life he was scared of what a girl was capable of.

Just then a tornado came swirling at them.

"Oh, great," muttered Inuyasha angrily.

"What is that?" asked Shawn, covering her eyes to keep the dust out of them. Out jumped Koga (who else?).

"What do you want?" asked Inuyasha, annoyed.

"Hello to you too mutt face," said Koga with a grin on his face, "Just stopped by to give you a little heads up. And to see how you were doing," he turned to Kagome and wrapped his arm around her waist, "I'm still free if you're tired of following this mutt around."

"Oh get over yourself," said Kagome, pushing Koga away.

Koga chuckled and then he spotted Shawn, "Who's this?" he asked. He circled her, looking her up and down.

Shawn followed him with her eyes, 'Oh great. Another Miroku,' she thought as he began to go around a second time, "What's the deal? Were you, like, a vulture in another life?" she asked, irritated. She pulled out her staff and winced slightly as it brushed the bandaged wound on her back.

"Aren't you feisty," remarked Koga, still smiling, 'If Kagome won't come with me, she's pretty too. Not that anyone can ever beat Kagome in any way.'

"I'm a little more than just 'feisty,'" she said holding her staff readily. There was an air of challenge in her voice.

"Really?" inquired Koga, stepping forward. Shawn tensed, ready for action.

"Get away from her fleabag!" called Inuyasha, baring his claws, "Say what ya came here to say, then beat it!"

Koga turned from Shawn, "Naraku has some new minions. Birds. Big ones. And they're silent when they fly. It's easy for them to come in with a sneak attack."

"What a waste," said Inuyasha.

"Huh?"

"We encountered one yesterday," Sango piped up, "It attacked us and tried to capture Shawn," she nodded toward the girl who had relaxed slightly and had her staff hanging at her side. Shawn figured Koga wasn't a threat. Yet.

"So you wasted our time again, mongrel," said Inuyasha, contentedly.

"Let me finish will ya? Then you can see if your time remains wasted," said Koga angrily, "You can't kill them."

"We just killed one last night!" exclaimed Inuyasha.

"You can't kill them by just any normal means. You have to cut off their head," he glanced at Kagome, "Possibly with one of your arrows, but I'm not sure."

"How do you know all of this?" asked Shawn.

"A few came at our pack last week. We thought we had killed 'em, but within 24 hours they were back up. Finally, some one figured out the head thing."

"Damn!" said Inuyasha.

"Speak of the Devil," said Shippoue looking up at the sky. Of course, the bird was there. It swooped down with a mighty screech and attacked. Everyone ran for cover. They stood under trees where they could not be seen from above. Inuyasha unsheathed Tetsuiga, "This bird's dead and this times it's gonna stay that way!"

He leapt out from his place of cover and slashed at the bird. He missed its neck and the bird hit him away with one of its wings. Inuyasha jumped at it again, "Tetsuiga!" and this time he made contact. The bird's head flew off. As it hit the ground it dissolved into dust and blew away in the wind. Everyone came out form underneath the trees. Inuyasha turned to Koga, "Thanks for the help fleabag," he said.

"You were doing fine on your own," Koga remarked, unfazed.

"Yeah, whatever. You said what you wanted to say now beat it!"

"Fine!" Koga looked at Kagome, "Last chance to change you mind."

"Oh please," she said rolling her eyes.

"Your loss," he said with no emotion, but Kagome could see he was hurt, "Later mutt face," and then he was gone in a swirling tornado of dust and debris.

"Finally," said Inuyasha.

Shawn looked over at him, "You really don't like him do you?"

"No."

Shawn smiled and looked over at a tree where she thought she heard a buzzing noise. She saw a small shape flit just beyond her range of vision, but she thought nothing of it.

0o0o0o0o (scary music please)

The buzzing thing was actually one of Naraku's poisonous bugs. It had been spying on them constantly. Now it was going back to its master.

Back at Naraku's phantom castle, he sat against a wall waiting for his spy to bring him news. Finally it came. It buzzed around his head for a moment. Then it flitted off into the darkness.

"So Harashi has been re-incarnated. And Koga has told Inuyasha of my birds. Good. It may not be the card I want, but it shall not hurt my hand," said Naraku, He stood and smiled, "She shall return to me soon. And the rest shall die. And then we shall be together. Forever."

Author's Note: Sorry that it's so short, but I think you may have to get used to it. I have been very busy lately and can't write long chapters if you want me to update regularly. Thanks to those of you who have reviewed my story so far I really appreciate it. Especially Kae-sama. Hope my story is good enough for every one out there.