Well here is chapter twelve. Enjoy!

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"What do you want with me?" asked Kagome reaching for her bow.

"Naraku sent me to see what happened to you" replied Kagura. She snapped her fan open and glared at the group. "If he wants to know so badly I'll simply bring him your head. Dance of blades" Kagura swung her fan sending a volley of energy blades at Kagome. Inu-Yasha drew his sword and used it to deflect the blades.

"You will not be getting anyone's head," shouted Sango. She hauled back and let her boomerang fly.

Kagura waved her fan sending the boomerang flying off course before embedding itself in the ground.

Kagome had finally un-slung her bow and drawn back an arrow. She took aim and let it fly. As always it lit up with spiritual energy. it seemed diminished to her though for some reason.

"Your getting clumsy Girl" said Kagura swatting the arrow aside in the same way she had deflected Sango's boomerang. Kagome narrowed her eyes and drew another arrow.

Kilala had sneaked around to the side through all this and now she transformed and lunged at Kagura. Kagura noticed the cat at the last second and twisted aside but still received a stinging blow to the arm. Inu-Yasha and Miroku took that as a chance to leap in at her swinging their weapons in from either side. Kagura raised her fan at the last second saying "Dance of the dragon".

A tornado went spinning toward Inu-Yasha and Miroku forcing them to break off their attack and dodge aside. Kagura shifted her fan sending the tornado spinning toward Kagome.

"Look out Kagome," shouted Inu-Yasha. The girl dropped her bow and jumped to the side just avoiding the tornado.

"I see your faster now," said Kagura shifting her attack again, "It won't help you though". Kagome was unable to dodge a second time and the tornado hit her full on imprisoning her inside.

"Let her go" Shouted Miroku swinging his staff at Kagura.

"Dance of blades". Once again Miroku had to dodge aside. It had been a faint though because Inu-Yasha came in from the other side.

He swung tessaiga up then brought it back down sending a windscar toward her. "Take that bitch" he snarled.

Kagura laughed and deflected the attack. "You know that wont work on me," she said. Kagome screamed from inside the tornado. "Listen to that," said Kagura, "The girl will die any second now".

"Damn you" snarled Inu-Yasha.

The pain was intense. It was like the small windstorm was slowly crushing her. Sucking the air out of her lungs. Kagome tried to suck in lungfull's of air but more was just drained from her body. She had to escape but how? The rage was building in her again and she tried to resist but soon gave in. with a start Kagome realised that it wasn't as consuming as before. It was like her mind had adapted to it. That by no means made it more frightening though because the way she thought had begun to change as well. She was thinking more… she didn't really know how to describe it. She still wanted to tear Kagura limb from limb but a twisted element of restraint had been added. It was more like absolute confidence now then rage. Kagome calmed down and focused tensing up. She crouched down and sprang straight up sailing out of the top of the tornado and in the process sent a wave of energy behind her dispelling the thing.

"What the…?" began Kagura before Kagome landed and lunged for her right away moving blindingly fast. She streaked past Kagura shredding her side on the way by. Before Kagura could recover Sango loosed her recovered boomerang a second time causing the wind sorceress to fly backwards and slam into the ground.

"Disappointed?" said Kagome crouching for another strike.

Kagura staggered up and activated her feather. "A little" she called back as she flew away. "Don't worry I'll return to finish the job later".

One of Naraku's insects that had been watching the encounter flew off as well.

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Kagura almost keeled over from the pain when she landed. "Damn it" she growled, "I was so close".

"So it's true" said a voice from behind her. Kagura spun to see one of Naraku's golem's standing behind her.

"Yes" said Kagura, "for some reason the girl is becoming a demon. Not as powerful as Inu-Yasha but she still caught me off guard".

The golem chuckled and held out something offering it to Kagura. "Take this" it said.

Kagura took it. It was one of the nests Naraku's insects lived in. this one was sealed though. "How will this help me?" she asked before something occurred to her. "You knew I would attack them didn't you?"

The golem nodded and said, "yes. I wanted to gauge the girl's strength of will. Judging by her displays it is clear she can't handle her newly emerging demon mind. I can turn that to my advantage. When you are able return to where Inu-Yasha and his friends are and release the special insect I have prepared from that nest. It will do the rest". The golem turned to leave but paused. "Oh and Kagura? Do not be seen this time or my plan may be ruined".

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"Come back here you coward" shouted Inu-Yasha waving the tessaiga around above his head.

"Calm down Inu-Yasha" said Miroku.

"Why?" said Inu-Yasha as he stuffed the tessaiga back into his sheath. "Every time Kagura shows up she runs away before we can finish her off".

"And you expect her to stick around and let us kill her?" asked Sango, "Forget it Inu-Yasha its over".

Inu-Yasha Sputtered incoherently for a few seconds before settling on a grouchy sounding "keh". He turned to Kagome then and saw the girl examining her hand. "You okay Kagome?" he asked.

She frowned and shook her head. "I don't know" she admitted.

Right then Shippo peeked out from behind a tree he had been hiding behind. "How could you not know if you're okay?" he asked hopping up onto Kagome's shoulder.

Kagome smiled at the kitsune and patted him on the head. "Don't worry Shippo" she said.

"Well okay" said Shippo giving her a strange look.

"I've been thinking" said Miroku once the group headed off again, "I met this old wise man once. He was a strange fellow but was very insightful".

"You think he could help me?" asked Kagome.

"Possibly" said Miroku, "but you have to understand. Transformations like yours aren't very common. And there is no way to reverse it".

Kagome looked down at the ground and sighed. "I was afraid of that" she said.

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"What's going on lord Sesshoumaru?" asked Rin.

"I don't know Rin" replied Sesshoumaru. They had found the spot were Inu-Yasha's group had fought Kagura and a peculiar scent was in the air. It was the girl. Sesshoumaru was sure of it. Judging from the scent for a few seconds she had been almost all demon. Her physical transformation was almost over. And that was the easy part. There was no way to stop such a thing once it started. The mental changed will have started by now and while some were able to handle them most went insane and became the kind of monsters people saw in their darkest nightmares. If it comes to that thought Sesshoumaru as he stood up and headed off, then I will have no choice.

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What could this thing do? Though Kagura looking down at the insect nest. She was crouching in the bushes up the road from Inu-Yasha's group and had manipulated the wind so her scent wouldn't carry to them. Whatever it was it wouldn't be pleasant, of that she was sure.

When the group was in range Kagura cracked the nest open releasing the insect inside. Instead of the normal wasp it looked like a common mosquito. Probably so it wouldn't be so obvious. It buzzed of toward Kagome and Kagura melted back into the forest leaving the thing to its work.

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Kagome felt a prick at the back of her neck and swatted at it. She pulled her hand away and looked at the squashed bug in her hand.

"What is it?" asked Sango.

"Mosquito" she said flicking the dead insect away.

Author's notes

Well chapter twelve is done. It's a little on the short side so chapter thirteen will be up fairly soon. Ciao