Part 3 Working Together

She looked at her hand

"No, damn it, No!" she said

She watched her claws turn to regular nails and her hand turn to it's human form.

"It can't be the equinox already," she said

She slammed her hand down on the table causing everyone around her to jump. She walked outside. Just before all her senses faded she caught the scent of many different demons.

'As if I didn't have enough problems,' she thought

She sighed as she remembered how she had lost her bow and flute. She couldn't believe it.

'At least I still have my sword. For what it's worth,' she thought

She started walking out of town. Vaguely aware that she was being followed. She could barley fell them.

'One whole day. One whole god damn day,' she thought

She was half-demon. A Hanyou. Unlike most she only had to turn human twice a year, on each year.. From dawn to dawn.

She reached the edge of the forest next to the village. She hesitated for a second. That was all the demons needed. She was shoved to the ground. She pushed herself up into a kneeling position There in front of her was a big Snake demon. He stepped out of the circle of demons and hissed at her.

"What'ssssss the matter Hanyou," He said

"Nothing, but you," she replied

As she went to stand up another demon grabbed her from behind. He threw her into a tree.

"Ow," She muttered

"You have escaped for the last time," the demon who threw her said.

She looked at him. He was a beast demon. She slid down the tree. She winced as she walked towards him. He was slightly surprised. She used it to her advantage. She did a quick flip towards him and stabbed him with her sword. He grunted and slammed her against the tree again. Now she had lost her sword and just about all of her pain tolerance. She fell to her knees. She put her arm over her stomach and coughed up blood. She looked up.

"Ha!' she said. That all you got."

The beast demon was smiling. After she said that he frowned. He started towards her. He stopped and pulled out her sword. and yelped. He dropped her sword. She rolled and picked it up. She aimed for his heart this time. She was a bit too slow. The snake demon wrapped his tail around her.

"Nisssse try Hanyou," He hissed

She cried out as his coils tightened around her. She dropped her sword. She cried out again as her arms went numb. She slumped down unconscious.

Enough. Do not kill her," cried a voice from the trees.

Naraku jumped down. He had his baboon skin on. He walked towards the demons.

Sesshomaru caught the scent of human blood as he ran. He didn't normally rescue humans, but that many demons in one place had to mean something. He stopped when he heard Naraku's voice.

'What's Naraku doing here,' he thought.

"You know we need her. Now release her," Naraku said

Sesshomaru peered through the trees. He saw a snake demon uncoiling around a human girl. She looked vaguely familiar. She fell to the ground and didn't move.

Naraku left saying he'd trust them to take her back. Sesshomaru stepped out of the trees. The girl started to stir. The beast demon looked down in surprise. She groaned and stopped. Sesshomaru walked up to the two demons. The others had left. He looked at them then the girl.. She started to sit up. Her face was covered by her hair. The rest of her body, what he could see, was nothing but bruises and blood. She reached for her sword lying not too far from her. The beast demon saw this and stepped on her hand.

She cried out in pain, but after he removed his foot she continued to reach for it. The snake demon whipped her with his tail. She fell forward. She was breathing hard.

Sesshomaru strode forward. The two demons finally noticed him. He smiled. The demons cringed and backed away. Sesshomaru stopped when the girl got up again. He could tell she barely had enough strength to do this.

This time she stood up. She grabbed her sword and looked at them. She turned and saw Sesshomaru. He raised an eyebrow when she started to stumble towards him. She started to fall. Sesshomaru caught her before she hit the ground.

'Why did I do that,' he thought

She pushed herself up.

'Not this time,' she thought, 'I won't go back.'

She stood up. She badly wanted to lay back down and give in to the pain, but her blood wouldn't let her. She grabbed her sword. She looked at the demons. They were cringing back in fright.

'What the heck,' she thought

Once she turned around she understood. There was the feared Sesshomaru.

'What's he doing here?' she thought, 'He doesn't help humans, nor does he know who I am.'

She started towards him. She saw him raise an eyebrow. She tried to make it to him, but she was rapidly losing what little strength she had left. She was more than a little shocked when he caught her as she fell.

Inuyasha was also extremely shocked when he saw Sesshomaru catch her. His brother helping a human.

"you got to be kidding me," he said

He jumped down from the tree he was in. He ran up behind the two demons. They had decided to advance on Sesshomaru since he was occupied.

Inuyasha puprosly made his approach noisey. The two demons turned and smirked at him. He smirked right back. He drew Tetsusaiga and his smiled widened. The two demons suddenly turned back as if to run. Sesshomaru was standing again. This time he frowned at them. They almost died of fright. Sesshomaru advanced on the beast demon while inuyasha proceeded to hack the snake demon to bits.

Sesshomaru showed a little bit more grace than that.

"Who is she, why does Naraku want her alive, and for what," he asked as he held the demon by his throat.

The demon just stared at him.

"Why are you helping a lowly Hanyou?" the demon asked

"Hanyou?" Inuyasha asked

He walked over and looked her over. Lots of bruises and blood but no ears, claws, or fangs.

"She isn't a Hanyou," he said

Sesshomaru looked at the demon again. He tightened his grip.

"S-s-she's not at the moment. She changes on the equinox, all day," the demon gasped.

"Why does Naranku want her?" Sesshomaru asked.

"I-I don't know. He never said anyhting about that," the demon said

Sesshomaru closed his hand and ripped the demon apart.

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