Disclaimer: I would definitely own Inuyasha if I had the money. But apparently $2.38 won't get you very far in life. Especially if you're trying to buy rights to the coolest anime (in my opinion) around. Oh well. Guess I'd better keep baby-sitting.

"The Queen of Spirits?"

"Yeah."

"I read about something like that in my History class."

"Kagome I'm really worried. I think there's gonna be a battle."

Rainey and Kagome were talking at the back of the group. Sango and Miroku took up the middle and Inuyasha and Shippo were in the lead. Everyone seemed uneasily quiet that day. It was a couple days after the well incident. Kagome finally dragged it out of Rainey with her consistent nagging.

"You have dark rings under your eyes. You're not getting any sleep are you?"

Rainey told Kagome what had happened.

"What's a Sacred Helper?"

"I have no idea, but apparently I have some untapped powers in me or something. I gotta tell you, I found this piece of glass the night I followed you in the well. The Queen or whatever says it's a sacred jewel shard. She was able to shield it from you. She said I needed it to travel here and I'll need it again during this big battle we're supposed to have."

"Wow. So maybe all of this wasn't just an accident. It looks to me as though you were meant to be here. Why don't you keep the shard until we figure out what's going on?"

"Alright." Rainey lowered her voice. "Anyways anything new with you and Inuyasha? Has he said anything to you?"

"No, why would he? Did he tell you something?"

*sweatdrop*

"No. I was just wandering."

They continued to walk on until nightfall.

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"Is everything ready Iyana Me-ushi?"

"Yes. They're walking straight into the trap. They should be here by this time tomorrow."

"Excellent. You have served me well."

"Hold on, I don't 'serve' anyone. You and I are partners. Without me and my powers this would never work."

"Of course."

"Thank you. Now, as I was saying, everything is going according to plan. In a little bit you'll let one of your puppets be seen and they'll follow it here, where we'll be waiting."

"Right. Have you seen anything from your sister?"

"No. And I don't want to talk about her."

"Suit yourself."

"I will."

Naraku walked out of the room he had been talking in. He took a deep breath outside of his castle walls.

"Soon Inuyasha. Soon I will destroy you and I shall rule." The evil baboon laughed as he leaned on the wall.

"Come Inuyasha."

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"Stop."

Inuyasha stopped suddenly. They had been walking again. Inuyasha had barely spoken that morning. Now he stopped dead in his tracks.

"Naraku. He's here."

He quickly looked to his left to see a white baboon sitting on a high tree branch.

"Hello Inuyasha. I'm sure you already know that this is just another puppet. I grow weary of fighting you. I will finish you off once and for all." The puppet leaped down, turned it's back to the group and ran.

"Oh no you don't coward!" Inuyasha roared. He started running towards the direction the baboon had escaped to.

"Inuyasha wait!" Kagome said. "This is obviously a trap. Don't follow."

"Kagome, we've been sitting around forever waiting this moron to show his face. Now that he has, there's no way I'm gonna let him get away!"

"This could be really dangerous."

"Don't worry. I'm going alone. I'll be fine."

'You'll do nothing of the sort." Sango interrupted. "We all want a piece of Naraku."

"Yes, and we're your friends. No way we're letting you go in there alone." Kagome said.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Miroku asked. "Let's go!"

Inuyasha and Miroku ran while Rainey, Kagome, Sango, and Shippo rode on the transformed Kirara.

"Do you think this is the big battle we were talking about?" Rainey asked Kagome.

"I dunno. But I think we're gonna find out."

END OF CHAPTER 12

Yes, I know. This was short. But the next one is good. I'm just building up to it. SO don't forget to review!!!