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It was morning time. Natthew woke up and walked out of their shelter. He started a fire, considering it was pretty cold out. And then out came InuYasha, ready to startle Matthew.

As he was about to pounce behind him, Matthew just gave him a sharp, friendly 'good morning'.

InuYahsa just stared at him for a second then sat down next to him.

"How'd ya know it was me?"

"Let's just say I have keen senses."

Miroku walked out, unbeknownst to a sleeping Shippo on his shoulder.

"Morning," he said with a yawn following. Matthew snickered.

"What?" the monk asked him, clearly not amused.

"Uhhhh...you shoulder."

Miroku glanced to the side of him and yelped, waking the young kitsune.

"Would ya keep it down?" Shippo asked, rubbing his eyes. "I'm trying to slee--whoa!" and with that Shippo fell to the ground. Matthew burst out laughing, waking up everyone else-except for Guy that is.

Later

"Are we all here?" Kagome asked pulling her backpack onto her shoulder.

"Hmmmm...." Erk said. "Yeah, I guess."

"Hey, Guy isn't here!" Matthew pointed out. "Don't tell me he's still asleep."

And sure enough, when Matthew ran into the tent, Guy was asleep.

"WAKE UP!!" screamed Matthew. Nothing.

"GUY!!"

"Zzzzz...."

"I'll add another deed to th oathpaper!"

"GAH! I'm awake!"

"Good. Now let's go"

"Sigh..."

On the road again...

"Soooo...where exactly are we going?" asked Erk.

"We're headed for Naraku's castle," Kagome explained.

"Naraku?" asked Erk. "Is he the marquess or something?"

They all gave him confused glances.

"Um, never mind."

"Hm?" Matthew looked up. "Hey look! A cyclone!"

"Oh, no..." InuYasha muttered.

"Everyone out of the way!" Sango yelled, leaping for the side of the path.

Canas wasn't paying attention. He was too busy reading one of his spellbooks.

"Canas!" yelled Erk. "MOVE!"

"Hm?" Canas looked up, then behind him. "Kyaa!!"

And the cyclone ran right over him, and then it stopped swirling. A man looked at him.

"Oh great!" InuYasha yelled.

"Huh?" The guy (no, not Guy, the guy) looked over at him.

"I thought I smelled a mutt."

"How many times have I told you?" InuYahsa barked. "I'M NOT A MUTT!

"Meh. Ya think I care?" he looked down at Canas, who was unconcious. "Who's he?"

Canas finally was able to get himself up. He grabbed his book off the ground.

Kagome sighed. "I guess this calls for an introduction."

"Guys," she announced, "this is Koga, leader of the Wolf Demon Tribe. Koga, this is Guy, of the Kutolah Tribe, Lucius, Elimine monk--"

"You sure that's blondie's a guy?" Koga interrupted. Lucius just glared at him.

"Yes, I'm a male..." Lucius said with a sigh.

"Matthew, spy and thief--"

"And in service to House Ostia."

"Uuuhh... yeah. Erk, 'son' of Marquess Reglay, and Canas, a shaman of Ilia."

"You mean the guy I ran over?"

"I'm Guy!"

"Uhhhh, yeah."

"Sorry."

"Anyway, the shaman-he's the guy I ran over, I think."

"Yes, you did." Canas said, a sliver of anger in his voice.

"..Koga!"

Oh, great," the wolf demon muttered. "Well, I'll be seein' ya then, Kagome." and he rushed off in the cyclone.

"Hi, Kagome!" Hokakku said in a rushed voice. "We got no time to talk! See ya!"

"Um, who were they? And where's Canas?"

Canas was off practicing a spell in the forest, to the disknowledgment of his new companions. Soon enough, everyone heard a high-pitched shriek, that Erk recognized instantly.

"Speak of the devil...Canas, you idiot!"

"What was that?" Kagome asked worriedly.

"Sounds like someone's being attacked," Sango suggested.

"If you were smart, you'd run now," Erk advised.

"Eeerrrrrrrrrrkkkyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!"

"Is that a human? Or a demon?"

"Demon in human form, as I like to think of it. Now let's run."

Before Erk could lift a foot off the ground, a blur of pink and purple tackled him.

"The demon!" Sango shouted, and as she was about to use her Hiraikotsu, she heard a yell from the forest:

"Stoooooooooooooppppp!"

"Huh?"

Canas was running towards them.

"Don't hurt her!" he said, panting. "She's with us!"

The pink-haired figure got up and dusted herself off. Then she looked at Sango.

"She better not be your girlfriend!"

"WHAT???" Erk screamed. "I hardly even know her!"

"Good."

"WHo is this brat?" InuYasha asked, poking the girl.

"BRAT???? Why I oughta..."

"NO. Okay, guys, this is Serra. I had to escort her to Ostia. You know, where Matthew's from. Serra, this is InuYahsa, Kagome, Miroku, SHippo, Kirara, and Shippo."

"OH!" squealed Serra. "The kitty is so CUTE!"

"We can get to know each other later, but we need to press onward." Kagome announced.

Erk: Why do you have to torture me so?

Me: I am the almighty authoress. Bow down to me!

Erk: Meh.

Me: Grrrrr....you people review while I take care of Erk.