It's my third chapter. I don't have to write a disclaimer. So Ha!

Ch. 3

"What was that!"

"What are you talking about Inu Yasha?" Kagome asked.

"Did you not just hear that!?" He said, exsasperated.

"Hear what?" Asked Shippou.

"That voice!"

"What voice?" Asked Miroku.

"I heard nothing." Put in Kuteki. She looked like she was going to laugh.

"The horse! It spoke!"

At this, our favorite houshi looked at Sango and whispered, "I don't believe it! He has finally lost it."

"I HEARD THAT!"

"I guess you're hearing things again." Stated Miroku nonchalantly.

"Why are you laughing?!" Said everyone's favorite dog eared hanyou.

Everyone turned to look at the horse demon to see her laughing silently. Tears were running down her face.

"I-hehe-can't-Haha-take-He-this-he-anymore!" She took a few minutes to collect herself. Meanwhile, the gang was looking at her with their mouths open. As of now they couldn't tell which one was the least insane. Inu Yasha or Kuteki.

"You did hear the horse speak to you, well, more like thought project. (needless to say Inu Yasha was a little confused by the words thought project) The demon in these horses is very strong. That is why these six stayed alive, and that is also why they are able to "speak" to you." When she finished, she started the laughter she had tried so hard to control during the speech.

"But... but...b (sigh)... HEY!"

"Yes Miroku." She said suddenly (and creepily) calm again.

"But, then why didn't we all hear the horse?"

"That's easy, Miroku, if it is thought projecting into your mind, then wouldn't it make sense if it could pick the mind it wants to thought project into." Said Sango. (first time speech in the chapter)

"This is so strange! This is the first time I've met a human, well, anything, that I didn't have to explain that to. It's also the first time that A demon slayer has come that they haven't tried to kill me or steal a horse."

"Wait, you mean there have been other demon slayers here?" Said Sango.

"Yes, but not for a long time." She said suddenly looking sad.

"What do you mean?" Asked Kagome.

"I ran them off." She said back to her own self again.

"All except for one."

This time, everyone heard it. Kuteki glared at the horse she was sitting on.

"What did he mean?" Asked Inu Yasha, eyeing the horse suspiciously.

"That is none of your buisness." She said nonchalantly, but her eyes gave her sorrow away.

"Kuteki, what did he mean?" Asked Sango pitifully.

She stared into Sango's eyes for a while and then jumped off of her horse.

"If you please, let my horses give you a ride to where we are going."

"But where are we going?" Asked Shippou

"Just... Please, just do it."

"Why don't we just follow you?" Asked Miroku. He was in seceret a little afraid of the huge horses.

"Because, not even the demon cat or the hanyou could keep up with my horses."

"I think we'll give it a try." Said Inu Yasha, a bit peakily.

"As you wish." She said sarcastically.

With that she jumped on the horse closest to her and they were off. Kagome quickly crawled on Inu Yasha's back. Shippou was on her shoulder. Miroku and Sango jumped on Kirara's back.

As much as Inu Yasha hated to admit it. He couldn't keep up with the horses. They quickly pulled away after the departure, and only one horse stayed behind. They couldn't even see Kuteki anymore.

"I guess this horse is slow, or something like that." He said trying to take his defeat lightly.

"No, not really. Master just told me to stay behind so I could show you where to go."

Inu Yasha only growled.

They slowed to a walk an hour later. They were Walking on the shore of the sea. To the left of them was a forest. The sun was setting to thier right over the water. The sky was a clear blue with the clouds lit up like orange and pink fire.

"It's beautiful." Said Kagome in wonder

"Please follow me." Their guide said.

The horse led them to a clearing in the woods beside the ocean.

The first thing they noticed was nine mounds of dirt with a wooden cross over each one. On the mounds were the most beautiful wild flowers they had ever seen. They were graves! The second thing they noticed was Kuteki perched on a branch above the graves.

"These are the graves of everything I have killed. Demon or human. I never meant to kill anything. This one," she said while jumping off her perch and walking to a grave on the end, "was the demon slayer. (gasp) They came and tried to take some of my herd when I was away searching for food. When I came back, I saw them and told them to go away. They asked if they could have a few horses, but I told them no. When I came closer, they saw I was part demon. They started to attack me. I didn't mean to kill him. I tried just to knock them out, but this one was stronger. He kept coming back, and, I guess, I hit him too hard and he... He..."

Sango sat down. She couldn't believe it. This... This demon had killed some of her village.

"I'm so sorry! I really didn't mean to kill him."

"Why is this herd so important to you?" Kagome asked.

"It doesn't matter! She's killed, she's dangerous!" Inu Yasha cut in.

"And how many humans have you killed!?" She asked looking at the hanyou. He couldn't seem to make himself look her in the eye. "How many demons have you all killed?!" She asked. This time she directed her piercing gaze to everyone. They all seemed to be staring at the ground.

She read thier faces. "Did you even bury the bodies, or did you even leave enough to bury?" She saw everyone's guilty looks. "Not all demons are bad, just like not all humans are good. You should know that. And anyway, even if they were bad, it was still a life you took."

They all avoided her gaze. She was right, and they knew it. They all thought over the numerous battles they had fought. All the demons they had killed. All the life they had taken. Inu Yasha was thinking of times when he lost control and killed many humans. No one could stand to look at her. She was no worse than any of them.

"So... Who's hungry?" She asked. She talked as if nothing had happened.

They all fell over.

"Are you o.k.?" She asked as she walked over to them. She poked them, lightly tapped them, and shook Inu Yasha. Still, they didn't move. "I guess I'll go get some fish." She shrugged.

"I wonder why they fell over like that." Kuteki asked while she was fishing.

"I think your quick change of emotion scared them, little one." Said Zerna. She was the motherly horse.

"What quick change of emotion?"

"You went from sad and lecturing to happy and hungry." Said Lozith. He was the youngest.

"You really should be careful. They are not like us." Said Romolib.

"Yes, yes. I know, but I guess I'll just have to get used to them... I think it's time we headed back."

Kuteki walked down the path dragging a net with about twenty fish in it behind her.

"They're still not up!" She exclaimed as she looked at the bodies laying on the ground. They were still except for the occasional twitch.

She sighed, layed down the net, and started a fire.

Now it just so happened that our houshi woke up before the others.

What happened? The last thing I remeber was Kuteki... Ahhh Kuteki. He looked up to see the back of Kuteki while she leaned over the fire. She's not all demon, and she is very beautiful. He tried to reason with himself as he silently crawled towards the horse demon. He gave one more look to make sure everyone was asleep. Everything was clear. He slowly reached up. Hands itching to get closer. Almost there.

He looked up to see the back of Kuteki while she leaned over the fire. He tried to reason with himself as he silently crawled towards the horse demon. He gave one more look to make sure everyone was asleep. Everything was clear. He slowly reached up. Hands itching to get closer. Almost there.

BAM. apparently Sango was awake.

. apparently Sango awake.

Does she have a sixth sense, or something? He thought.

"Sango! Dear! I was just..."

"SPARE ME!" She yelled.

"Supper's ready!" Kuteki called.

Somehow, everyone was up and ready for dinner as she called this.

I should have thought of that before. She thought sarcastically.

"Kuteki, this is really good. How did you learn to cook like this?" Kagome asked.

"I don't know. Maybe all those years of living with the herd. Since I was the only one that had the ability to cook. I guess I had to learn."

"Hey, Kuteki, why are the horses so important to you?" Asked Miroku

"My father gave them to me." She said a little sadly.

"Speaking of your family," started Inu yasha, "What type of demon are you? I smell human in you, but you're not a half demon."

"That is true. I'm what you call a 3/4 demon."

"Exactly how do you go about becoming a 3/4 demon?" Asked Shippou.

"Well, my mother was a half demon, and my father is a full demon."

"I guess that makes sense." Said Miroku.

Thier dinner was interupted by a shrill scream somewhere in the woods.

author's note:

Sorry I left it on a cliffhanger, but next chapter will have some of Kuteki's attacks in it. And it will have more plot twists, and more cracks on Inu Yasha. That's never bad if you do it lovingly. Thanks to Element Hanyou for the review. Review again please everyone. I'll try to get this chapter up sooner next time. Hope you enjoy the story so far. Wait till ch.5 when they meet Sesshy, and see what she does to make him so mad. Moihahaha. Oh yeah. Here's a teaser. You'll see what happens when they try to eat poison berries. Bye. Yes and thanks to KhaosFire-Katana for the advice and sorry for the previous spelling errors.