Teen Titans: A Feudal Fairytale?

by Pakkrat

When Beast Boy gets bored, he decides to take some mail from Raven. Now, who knows what that can do? The mail is a book that warps the titans to a Feudal Japan with a half-demon named Inuyasha! Teen TitansInuyasha crossover.-Complete- BBRaeInu tri, RobSta

2. Chapter 2: A Ritual and A Bath House

Teen Titans: A Feudal Fairytale

By: Pakkrat

Chapter 2: A ritual and a bath house!

Note: Thanks to everyone that reviewed, sorry that it took so long to get the latest chapter.

Ten people were headed to the gate of a city, the city of Shin Ji actually. The gate was a large arched stone gate, connected to the long wall structure around the city. Shin Ji was owned to a royal family, a lord had constructed a wall around the city in the coming war since he was one that feared attack. This wall was constructed by granite, marble stone blocks grafted to the outer limits of the city as a barrier of protection. In the center of this moderately large city was a large pagoda which was the religious temple of the priests in the city. Inuyasha sneered as he neared the arch, 'Okay,' he thought to himself, 'this smells weird, like a form of magic.'

Shippo jumped onto Inuyasha saying, "Hey, why did you stop?"

Inuyasha grabbed the small fox demon, and in a grip held the fox to his face, "Because I smell strong magic!"

Kagome nodded, "Well, they said there is a lot of magic here from the priests and priestesses, perhaps that is what you smell."

Robin and Cyborg walked through the arch, and looked at the city. It was a vast city with people running around laughing and smiling. Cyborg grinned, "I kind of look forward to some relaxing you know." Robin sighed, "First, we need to try and find these jewel shards right Robin?"

Robin nodded, he wondered on the city and the people, as the other heroes came through the arch he examined them all and how they seemed happy. Why was there going to be so much trouble in this nice city?

Inuyasha was now making his way, walking with his arms crossed over his chest as everyone was gawking at the city. He snickered, 'One city is like the next, why do they get so emotional like that?' Inuyasha looked to the girl Raven, she was just as un-impressed as himself, 'She seems to be one to keep her head on straight,' Inuyasha had his nose wrinkle up, 'Kamikaze, he still is a threat, and going all light headed is dangerous with an enemy like him.'

Mentioning of shopping began, Inuyasha scowled, "We have to find the jewels, Kamikaze is after them and Naraku is never far behind! We go, we find, we leave!"

Robin looked at Inuyasha, "Well, I agree but even a little fun can't kill us."

Starfire wrapped her arms around Robin's arm and said, "Yes, quite true! Fun in such a nice city together!"

Inuyasha grimaced, what was this girl's deal? "Starfire…" the monotone voice of Raven came in contradiction, "We should not forget that this city is in danger, right? We need to go ahead and find this jewel before it causes serious trouble. We ought to split up into groups to find out where it is." Raven looked at how there was ten people, Kouga had wandered off when his pack of wolves was close by, not before mentioning his loyalty to Kagome, giving Inuyasha a stare that could kill, and admiring Starfire's kimono and how it was similar to Kagome's. Raven looked around to a lone vendor stand and saw some strings with wax on their ends. She floated over and took five separate colors asking, "How much are these?"

The man turned, Raven gagged as this man's large grin stretched his entire face. His face was so pale she thought he was deceased, and his nose was so sunken in it was like two slits for the nostrils going at angles to the center of his face. His hair was fitted into a pony tail of black which was very thin, and he wore a blue robe with a white under shirt showing through. "Madam, that is merely free for a beauty such as your self, may I see you're face?"

Raven blinked; more shocked he would ask that. "Sure, I guess." She pulled down her hood and he reached out tilting her chin, he spoke out saying, "You are a wonderful specimen, you're hair…" she felt a tug, and he took a strand of hair, "Nice, payment has been received." The man quickly put the strand of hair into a box and said, "You may go."

Raven snapped, as she put on her hood again, "Hold on! Why did you do that?"

The man was now writing on some paper, returning to his normal activities, "I deal in exotic goods, and services, you're hair is not normal yet it is natural is it not?" He looked up to see Raven's nod, making him smile slightly more than he did before, "Magi will pay top dollar for just a strand of a witch's hair, I can tell you're a witch of some sort. Mind you, it is a fair trade one hair for five strands of rope. That rope is special, if you know how to use it."

Raven narrowed her eyes, and returned to the others, "I have an idea; we'll all pull on the ropes and team up with the same colors." Raven turned to Beast Boy asking, "Could you cut these?"

Beast Boy smiled, turning to a beetle and cutting through the ropes to make each dipped end with an un-dipped end. Raven took the colors and separated them to each of her hands. "Now, everyone from this era will pull from my left hand, while everyone from my era will pull from my right hand. We'll have to work with those team members from each era to get home and help them stop these demons."

Beast Boy nodded, "Cool, we can all get to know each other more!"

Sango grinned, "I would like to know more about the world you all came from."

So everyone took a string, Kagome looked at her orange wax string and smiled as she saw Starfire got the same. They began jumping and giggling together much like schoolgirls. Shippo pulled his string and hopped on Beast Boy who also got a green wax string. Robin and Sango nodded to eachother as they drew red tipped strings. Miroku reluctantly walked to Cyborg saying, "I would have found my companion of the feminine persuasion."

Inuyasha looked at his purple tipped string, and Raven with hers, 'Well, I guess it's better than the air head or that giant who tried to kill me earlier.' He grinned, 'Actually, she's not too bad for company, has the attitude I have plus she's strong enough o take care of herself.'

The teams then split up, the ill looking man smiled on, "Ah, well done Binetsu, they are none the wiser of my evil deeds!" this ill man named Binetsu praised himself with rubbing his hands together and licking his lips.

"Binetsu!" the voice of Kamikaze came from the corner of the building near by, "Have you retrieved that hair?"

Binetsu turned and his grin grew, "Ah, Kamikaze! I have what you wanted, here for you." Binetsu took over the box with the one strand of hair, "She was quite beautiful, may I ask why you wanted a strand of her hair?" Binetsu raised his brows sickeningly high, "Was her scent so demanding?"

Kamikaze glared, "Fool!" Binetsu jumped back raising his arms in defense, "I would never come to such a disgusting act! I am using the girl's hair, along with those others with her in a ritual! Be less a malcontent and retrieve those other children's hairs!"

Binetsu turned to grab his cart and to run it down the road. Kamikaze turned to the small box, and grinned, "I wanted to face them again, but realization has come to my heart in the form of fear. I must not allow the girl, or her friends, to endanger the way of my son." Kamikaze took the strand of hair, and pulled on its ends to have it turn into a swirl of winds forging the hair into a miniature wooden idol. Kamikaze frowned, as he screamed, "Binetsu!" Kamikaze raised the green boy idol screaming, "You took the wrong hair!"

Binetsu turned, his eyes popped as his arms and legs flailed before running off at full speed with his cart. Kamikaze held the doll, and chuckled, "No matter, when Binetsu finishes I will have all the idols and I will begin the ritual."

Biteikotsu walked over smiling with a devious grin, "Binetsu did not meet you're expectations?"

Kamikaze turned and scowled, "No, he failed in the task I laid on his shoulders already."

Biteikotsu shrugged, "Oh well, he does not fail often. A demon of illness, Binetsu has an amazing natural luster for magic and the arts." Biteikotsu chuckled, "However, his mind is not as well put as ours he shows aptitude in ways you would not believe."

Kamikaze turned, and walked away not pleased still with the help. Biteikotsu came to Kamikaze in a moment of honor, but how can he trust a demon he knew nothing about? Why would Biteikotsu come to help him now all of a sudden? Biteikotsu was watching Kamikaze grinning, "Such the fool…"

Robin and Sango were walking, making their rounds of the city. "Robin?" Sango looked at him grinning, "Did we ever say where we would all meet up later at?"

Robin blinked, that did slip. "I know! I can call the titans on their comm. Links." Robin grabbed his yellow titan comm. Device and looked around. There was a bath house on the side of the road so Robin spoke into the device, "Hey, everyone there?" He heard the titans tune in, "There's a bath house called," he took a while to read the name in Japanese to English, "Um, Madam Seung's Bath, we can meet up there after we've made a sweep of the city okay?"

Everyone agreed, Sango blinked saying, "Magic?"

"What?" Robin smirked as he put away the device, "Not exactly, we come from a world where technology like that is common place. We can talk to people all over the world."

Sango nodded, "I see, Kagome has mentioned these things a great deal. They call them, phones in you're world."

Robin nodded, "Yeah, so what exactly are you? A warrior, a ninja?"

Sango smiled sweetly, she was a very nice person yet she had her hard spots. "I'm a demon huntress, I was with a family of hunters when I met Inuyasha." Sango sighed, memories she was not happy of came to her, "I actually wanted to kill Inuyasha because I was tricked by Naraku into believing Inuyasha was the one that killed them. Naraku even used my brother against me several times, my brother…" Sango felt a tear coming but hid it. Robin noticed and nodded, "You know I have had a bad ordeal as well."

Robin looked up and saw the clouds, nice and fluffy, so high like on a rope… "My parents were killed in a circus incident; they fell from a tight rope to their deaths. Acrobats, that's what they were." Robin narrowed his eyes as he said, "I swore I would never let another person suffer like I did by the hands of evil people because I learned they were murdered. I took on this identity as Robin and fought with my teacher, Bat Man to try and protect people from the darkness out there."

Sango grinned, "I made a vow as well, I would never let evil hurt people any more if I could help it." Sango turned to Robin, and said, "You may be young, but you do seem a lot more mature than a certain monk I know."

"Ah," Robin mused with a sly glare, "Miroku has entered the conversation. Do you like him Sango?"

Sango blushed as she turned away and fastened her pace. "I don't have to dignify that with an answer."

Robin grinned, "Oh, I see."

"Hai!" a shadowy figure ran up to Robin with a wooden store cart. "I see you strong ninja man!"

Robin looked at the ninja, his large eyes showing through the tight ninja outfit. "Um, you sound familiar."

The ninja man sweat a little, his large head made it more than apparent it was Binetsu, but Robin was for some reason not able to tell. "Why, of course! I am the great and renowned, uh," Binetsu looked around for a name, and smirked, "I am Butaniku!"

Robin was stunned, that was familiar for some reason. "What do you want?"

"I wish to teach you the greatest secret art of my style! Yes, follow me young ninja!" Binetsu started hopping on one foot. "Come now follow!"

Robin blinked, "Um, sure." He then hopped on one foot. Binetsu then started patting his head and rubbing his stomach. "Are you sure that this is some skill?"

"Of course young grass hopper!" Binetsu then motioned as if to pluck a hair from his own head, when Robin did this he fell on the ground as he plucked a hair and grabbed at the spot now in pain. The strand floated and Binetsu grabbed the strand saying, "Ninja, Vanish!" he then flung a small ball that created a large smoke cloud. Robin gagged as Sango now came asking, "Robin are you okay?"

Robin gagged and grabbed around to see where he was, he then felt something and saw the smoke clear. A few moments of silence as he realized his hand was on Sango's bottom he said, "Um, sorry." He drew his arm away and turned to the infuriated Sango as she said, "Not yet you're not!" Kirara hissed as it jumped from her shoulder and turned to a giant form with flaming paws, "Get him Kirara!"

Binetsu watched as he tore off the ninja mask, "My, he certainly seems in trouble." Binetsu rolled his cart away seeing the pork shop he chuckled, "Butaniku, I should grab a slice before I go to the next kid."

Starfire and Kagome were near several stables, horses stomped around in the coral. Starfire smiled asking, "Why do you stay here Kagome?"

Kagome turned, "What?" she realized what Starfire meant, "I stay because I worry for my friends, its not that hard to understand."

Starfire smiled, "I see, quite nice of you to care for them."

Kagome blushed, "Well, I also stay for one friend more than the others but don't tell anybody."

Starfire giggled, "I see, I too have feelings for my friend more so than the others." Starfire looked at one hoarse that was black, had several scars on it, and seemed so wild as it stomped and kicked madly. It looked at Starfire and came galloping angrily, Kagome watched as it slowly came to a weak gallop and nuzzled to Starfire. "Yes, My friend I secretly care for him in ways I must not explain. He is different than me, in how his spirit is wild and enraged, but in a way I see that my calm nature equals out his strings of wild nature."

Kagome blushed, 'Is that why I love Inuyasha?' Kagome laid her head down and asked herself, 'When he is so hot headed I seem to be the only one in the world that can calm him down.' Kagome sighed saying lightly, "Inuyasha."

"Hello!" a shrill voice screamed causing the hoarse to run, and the girl to shriek in freight. A woman in a long kimono, fanciful puffed hair, and blushed cheeks was standing behind the girl now tossing away a large leg of pork. "Join me my dears in the magic, of the dance!"

The two girls looked oddly at this woman, her slit nose flared as she gyrated her arms and legs in a ballet like fashion. "Come! Dance with me my pretties!"

The two watched and tried to mimic the plies, twirls, and twists of the woman. Starfire was gleefully laughing as Binetsu, who was the woman, leapt over Starfire's head to snatch a single orange strand. "Aha! Dancer, Vanish!" Binetsu flung another smoke bomb and grabbed the cart. Binetsu began to run as the dress tore, and he sniffled as he ran, "I lose oh so many dresses this way."

Starfire in rage shot green beams from her eyes and looked for Binetsu, Binetsu screamed as he tore off the wig and dress to stop at the corner. Starfire flew full force up to Binetsu asking "Did a woman with a strange hair fly this way?" Starfire blushed asking, "Why are you wearing make up?"

Binetsu began to sweat, "Um, It's Tuesday, and on Tuesdays I like to gussy up you see… that woman ran that way!"

Starfire flew off smiling, "A nice man, not many can take pride in their appearances."

Kagome was riding on her bike as fast as she could after Starfire, "Why did I have to get someone that flies?"

Binetsu slopped over onto a wall, "That was close, lord Biteikotsu should understand the risk I take for him. I wish I had assistance."

"Assistance?" a deep voice echoed behind Binetsu making him pop up like a board. "Biteikotsu realized one such as you was not much so he sent me. Onibocho."

Binetsu grinned to his large new friend, "Ah, so what is you're specialty."

Onibocho stepped forward, and was dressed in a black kimono and had sandals, now human with red hair he smiled in a young face "Cooking."

Binetsu blinked, "Cooking? I get a cooking demon?"

Onibocho smiled, "Yes, you do."

Binetsu sighed, "Well, that is fine I guess. It gives me some ideas as to my next ordeals."

Cyborg snorted, "Dude, this is stupid! We can't keep looking in the same place."

Miroku shrugged, "I feel this is the greatest place to find answers. Asking the people here of all the matters."

Miroku ran up to three women chatting, he asked, "Ladies, have you seen anything odd here?"

One girl smiled, "No, why?"

Miroku nodded, "I see, then how about any of you willing to bear my children?"

The girls all looked ashamed, and ran off, Miroku sighed as he sat on the curb, "Again I am denied."

Cyborg narrowed his eyes, "You know, we can't keep asking girls if they are going to bear you kids."

Miroku narrowed his eyes as he held up his hand, "This hand, is cursed Cyborg. I must find a way to pass on my legacy before my death. Naraku, the same demon we were hunting has cursed my blood line to a state of constant suffering as we will die if we do not kill him."

Cyborg looked at Miroku in disbelief, it sounded more like an excuse to just keep flirting. Than again, this was pretty believable with that giant vortex thing in his arm. Cyborg grinned sitting down, acting like the big brother and father figure he has been so accustomed to from the titans. "Hey, I'm not exactly the most natural person either. Being half machine has been a sort of curse for me to."

Miroku looked at Cyborg and nodded, a sign of relief on his face, "Quite the pair, a man cursed to death by a demon, and a boy cursed to half-life by fate."

Cyborg looked dumbfounded, question marks in his eyes e realized half-life was like living dead. In a way that was his life, not totally alive nor dead, in between. "I guess we both got our problems, weird. We all are almost all the same, you and me, the others, we all are like the same people but with little differences."

Miroku looked up, and jumped over to a young woman in a red kimono, "Would you be willing to bear my children?"

Cyborg faulted to the ground, 'Man, I bet he was just playing me like a fool.'

The woman looked up, she had black hair that was set in a loop then braid in the back. The hairpin she wore to hold the loop was an ivory butterfly, and her kimono was not only red but rose in color. She had eyes that seemed to shine, green in color Miroku blushed as he stepped out of the woman's way. She moved on her path passing the two, Miroku narrowed his eyes saying, "She's a demon, a noble demon at that."

Cyborg smirked, "Oh, noble huh? What makes her so noble as a demon?"

Miroku sighed, now walking with his staff in step, "You can tell things in a person's eyes, such as generosity and sincerity."

Cyborg rolled his eyes as a cart rolled up to him, "Excuse me, would you like a free sample?"

Cyborg looked up to the red haired man now cooking in a cart, "Uh, sure I guess."

Cyborg was handed a piece of meat on the end of a knife, he took it and smiled as it tasted really good, "Hey, what is that?"

The chef, Onibocho, started sharpening knives, "Pork, dipped in soy sauce."

Cyborg grinned, "Hey, not bad, so what else you got?"

Binetsu walked over in a blue kimono and wearing a Noh mask he said, "Wow that smells good, what is that?"

Cyborg looked over to what Binetsu was pointing at to have some squid wrap his face. Cyborg screamed and howled as he struggled with the squid at his face. Finally he pulled it off and screamed, "Screw this! Where did Miroku go?"

Onibocho snickered to Binetsu, "Not a poor plan."

Binetsu pried the eyebrows from the squids tentacles saying, "Quite, now let's finish this job with the girl!" the squid then latched onto Binetsu's arm causing him to flail madly around. Onibocho sighed as he asked, 'Why must the world be full of such idiots?'

Cyborg walked over to Miroku who was making his way around town, "Hey, what's with you guys and raw fish, that stuff is dangerous!"

Miroku turned and grinned, "I see what you mean." He then turned putting his hand to his mouth as Cyborg had small red marks on his face and no brows.

Back at the demon camp, Sesshomaru walked into the camp with his companions Rin, Jaken, and the two headed dragon that was often with them named Ah-un. Sesshomaru looked to the oni in this area, each taking glances at the new comers. Several looked at Rin, Sesshomaru kept his hand on his blade the entire time. Jaken was also near the girl wondering if these wretched beasts could be trusted. One demon stood up, and walked into Sesshomaru's path. He was large, and blue, it was Aooni. Aooni stood with his tusks in a grin. Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes to intimidate the giant to no avail. It stood its arms completely crossed over it's large chest. More demons now stood making their way around Sesshomaru and his company with hisses and low growls. Rin felt a sort of sickening pain in her stomach, she knew it was her fault that this was happening. Demons often feel negatively to humans. A masked man stormed out of his tent, it was Kamaraji and he screamed, "Silence! Leave him and his people be!"

Aooni turned and bowed, backing to his fire with the demons following. Sesshomaru looked at the man Kamaraji and asked, "Are you the master here?"

Kamaraji nodded, and so they entered the tent. Kamaraji poured several glasses of tea for them all, Jaken found the change most becoming from their normal battles. Rin sat with the dragon it now yawning as it laid down for a nap. Sesshomaru did not sit at first, and then he reluctantly sighed as his sat his legs crossed on the ground. "Forgive Aooni, he is the lord of the mountain Oni here, many of them follow me for him." Kamaraji nodded, "I am only guessing this is about Inuyasha?"

Sesshomaru looked at Kamarji blankly; he never knew his brother was here. "No, it was brought to my attention you have been calling upon many demons, why would you need so many?"

Kamaraji narrowed his eyes to the side, "Well, the shikon jewel shards are not an easy thing too obtain."

"Yes," Sesshomaru nodded, but his gaze was still slightly hinting to rage, "However this is more like an army, I doubt you only wish to get some shards. I would dare say you are trying to make a name for yourself."

"Don't tell me you worry of the humans Sesshomaru, you are a demon of true royalty."

Sesshomaru looked at Kamaraji and raised a brow, "Human lives are not the point, it is demons. My demon brothers are here fighting for you and their lives are just as much in danger as the humans. I will not let some want-to-be lord demon try and kill a city of priest and priestesses at the cost of fellow demon lives."

Kamaraji slammed his hands down, a scowl of defiance evident through the eyes in his mask. Kamaraji then seemed to calm himself to sit down and say, "A demon of such prestige, living his life with a human girl? Tell me, why waste the life you have with such a pathetic creature?"

Rin looked to Sesshomaru and how he looked enraged, "Perhaps you should hold you're filthy tongue."

Kamaraji stood up grabbing at his side, there was a whip loosely hanging around his waist. Sesshomaru stood up to hold his sword at his side as Kamikaze came in snapping, "Enough! What goes here?"

The two now looked at Kamikaze and shared glances to one another again. Kamikaze turned to Kamaraji saying, "Leave!" Kamaraji seemed shocked, but then took his leave. Kamikaze bowed his head to Sesshomaru saying, "Come with me, I would rather you leave than cause more trouble here."

The four left to the outskirts of the camp, Kamikaze sighed as he said, "Forgive Kamaraji, his wishes to become stronger has clouded his judgment." Kamikaze waved out his fan saying, "You're concerns of the demons is shared by me as well, I feel I am loosing Kamaraji but as long as I draw breath I will guide him in his wish to become a demon lord."

Sesshomaru turned and scoffed, "Don't be such a fool. You seem a well mannered and brought demon but following a man without thought is foolish and in a way suicide." He then walked with the others away from the camp. Kamikaze narrowed his eyes as he walked to Kamaraji, 'Son, where have I gone so wrong? I taught you my ideals, my spells, what else should I have taught you?'

Sesshomaru and company were going through the trees as one large demon followed slowly, Aooni still wanted a chance to have fun. Aooni jumped out from his tree and ran with his wooden sword drawn. He came inches from Sesshomaru when Sesshomaru's strange puff on his shoulder sprung out to wrap the wooden blade and flip the top heavy demon onto it's face. Aooni looked up growling as Sesshomaru looked at the fallen brute, "I do not see why you wish to challenge me." Sesshomaru drew his sword, "However, I would gladly let off my anger onto you."

Aooni stood with his ongoing tusk grin until Biteikotsu came between the two in a leap, "Aooni! The hooded girl is attacking Binetsu." Biteikotsu mused to himself, "I knew that he should have taken her hair when he had the chance."

Aooni started charging with Biteikotsu but he returned his glare to Sesshomaru, "We'll finish this mutt!"

Sesshomaru glared daggers, Jaken screamed, "Such a un refined demon! To dare call you a mutt lord Sesshomaru!"

Rin looked at Sesshomaru and sniffled, "Sesshomaru, are they going to hurt that girl from before?"

Sesshomaru suddenly got a look, a look of freight and realization. 'That girl, they are talking about the one that saved Rin!' Sesshomaru began a mad dash leaving his companions to catch up which on the dragon's back was still difficult at times.

Raven and Inuyasha were walking the city and never talked. Inuyasha was too busy sniffing the air for any un-natural scents, and Raven left her spiritual powers humming to sense irregular powers. Inuyasha then broke the silence asking, "So, where does you're demon blood come from?"

Raven turned her eyes blank, not a subject she enjoyed. "My father. He is an evil demon that had his way with my mother, and has tried to use me as a vassal to the real world."

Inuyasha cringed, 'Not one for small talk.' He cranked his shoulder as it still hurt, "Wow, wish this thing would stop hurting."

Raven turned, and frowned. She grabbed his shoulder with her right hand and slowly moved her left hand over his arm. Inuyasha blushed at the heat seemingly to bombard his arm, and then he realized it was healing. Inuyasha removed the sling and smiled, "Wow, nice job you did there!" He looked into her eyes, they were happy at the small praise, "You're an amazing girl Raven, you know that?"

Raven blushed, she turned and made a small jump away from Inuyasha. 'Is she that mindful of being happy?' a table suddenly collapsed near by, Raven turned and seemed to slap herself mentally, Inuyasha gasped in some air as it hit him her powers were harder to control the more emotional she was. Inuyasha knew the way half demons worked, a sort of natural switch is in them to filter out too much strength. His was on a specific moon cycle, and hers must be an emotional state. A minor lapse of sympathy struck him as he noticed how terrible it must have been to live a life of constant control.

Inuyasha looked off to a cart in the corner, a man cooking food at it, "Want a bite to eat."

Raven narrowed her eyes to Inuyasha, he was ruining that golden silence. "Why not."

They went over, Inuyasha sniffed the air and smiled, "Pork, rice, not bad."

The chef smiled, it was Onibocho again. "Why thank you. Would you like a sample miss?"

Raven looked at the food; a man was walking up to her slowly in a black kimono as she said, "No, I think I'd rather not."

Onibocho smiled sweetly, "Why not ma'am?"

Inuyasha glared, a small smirk on his left side, "Well, not our custom to eat from demons."

Onibocho turned to a fierce glare, "How dare you smell other than my food!"

Raven turned to the man in black behind her now trying to slink away, "Wanting more of my hair it seems, you're no every day shop keep."

The man grimaced, "Why, uh," He turned a face more daunting than Onibocho's rage, "No, I was sent to take you and you're friend's hair and I am going to collect!"

Onibocho now began to bulge, ripping from his kimono he screamed as his face contorted to reveal tusks and his brows and hair caught a blaze in flame. His nose became bulbous and warts appeared on his purple skin. Large and immense with muscle, the creature stood over the two swinging to now crush the cart. Bitsune screamed as it was his cart after all. Inuyasha took out Tetseiga and grinned, his arm now healed he could use it to its full potency. Inuyasha grabbed Raven and dragged her and the demon out of the city. Binetsu jumped onto Onibocho's back and cackled outward as they ran. Finally, out of the city, Inuyasha dropped Raven and pulled back the sword grinning, "Kaze no Kizu!" A large burst of wind came from the blade, seeming to sense where the demon's own power was emanating and caused these winds to collide and rip their own being away. Raven was amazed at the power and smirked to Inuyasha at a job well done. Binetsu dangled in the air for a few moments before slamming head first into the ground where Onibocho once stood. "Hey!" Inuyasha ran at the demon, "Why did you attack us, who set you up to it!"

Binetsu narrowed his eyes, slamming a fist into the ground a strange purple aura came out and made a staff, the staff had four beaks at their top and painted markings on the silvery beaks. Binetsu grabbed the wooden staff, which was short and blunt much like a club actually. He twirled it in his hands, and seemed to watch Inuyasha before stopping it, the beak now pointing at Inuyasha had a yellow streak on it's beak, Binetsu screamed, "Mahi!" and the beak opened to shoot a yellow aura out and into Inuyasha tossing him into the ground. Raven ran over and saw how he was not moving or twitching, the expression on his face was trapped in the mode of as he was hit.

"Mahi, is a technique to paralyze the enemy." Binetsu gloated at his corner now ripping off the kimono he was wearing, now having his true clothes as his demon form took shape. The chest was a blue vest with two lines of golden buttons at the chest. This vest was light blue and had giant block like bulges at the shoulders. Binetsu had a small frame, as his hands barely fit in his oversized gloves, which had fingertips that were wrinkled and pointed and moved like the tips were living flames of the gray leather they were made of. Binetsu's legs were a tacky brown, having what were like parachute pants bulged at the upper thigh but skin tight at the lower thigh. His shoes were pointed, and the tip to the end stuck upward, wavering around like the tips of his fingers as if to be magic. Binetsu then had his eyes seem to disappear, he was a skeleton with the grooves of his skull like face slinking in expectation. Though previously a cowardly and odd creature, he seemed to now change to fight.

Raven took a step forward, and was startled as Inuyasha now started to stand up rubbing his head, "Wow, what was that?"

Binetsu looked worriedly, "Well, my spells are momentary so some beings will heal more easily than others." Binetsu gripped the base of the club weapon and ran at the two screaming, "Dageki Furei!" and seemed to arch the club up to then slam it down on the ground shooting a strong energy bolt at the two heroes. Inuyasha jumped grabbing Raven in a roll, when they stopped he noticed he was on top of her, now starting to blush as her hood had fallen off and he got a very good distance to her mouth. Raven blushed, realizing not often she has boys so close to her at all. Binetsu looked on and frowned, "My goodness are we going to fight or start making out! I don't transform unless I'm going to get some serious action going of some sort!"

Inuyasha looked dreadfully down on Binetsu, Binetsu was taken back on his heels by the glare. Inuyasha grabbed Tetseiga tightly and came charging at the illness demon readying to use strikes to his foe. Binetsu blocked the blade with his club, causing each strong strike to get bounced off again and again. Raven watched mostly because she was not too worried over this demon, he seemed weaker than the other two coming at them from the distance. Inuyasha smelled the scents of three demons, two he did not know, one he did. "What is he doing here?"

Aooni now leapt from the trees bearing the blade point down in front of his girth and legs planted for the fall. His immense body came close to crushing both Inuyasha and Binetsu but both barely made a roll dodge. Binetsu breathed deeply as he realized how close a terrible death he was to have as Biteikotsu arrived, his unrealistic smirk of pleasure still on. Inuyasha leaped off from his one leg next to Raven, standing his sword out in front of himself, "Okay, three against two, not exactly my kind of odds but still looks like fun." Inuyasha felt a chill as Raven seemed to sigh, he realized she didn't find his humor amusing. "Come on, we can take them easily."

Raven frowned as she pointed at Biteikotsu, "I can't sense his spirit, he's not a normal demon."

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, sniffed in Biteikotsu direction, and then started to growl, 'Damn, she's right. He's got not a single bit of scent. It's like he masks it some how, is he a demon that's able to mask his energy?'

Raven then looked up and said, "Three against three?"

Sesshomaru landed next to Raven, putting her between him and Inuyasha, "I came to repay my debt to you girl."

"So, came to join the party brother?"

Raven seemed to jump her eyes to each of these dog demons; she never realized how similar they were. Sesshomaru snorted a grunt of distaste being reminded his brother was this half blood, "Inuyasha always getting into trouble. When will you learn to just walk away and not fall to such petty squabbles." Sesshomaru looked at Aooni, "I will take the large blue demon, you may have who you choose."

Raven narrowed her eyes to Binetsu, "No surprises, I want that one."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, 'Figures I get the freaky one…' "Sure, sounds fun."

The three began their charge, Biteikotsu grinned, "I was hoping for some fun." He gripped his sword looking down at Inuyasha and his friends with a small leer. The sword seemed to gleam with a small flicker of energy, causing the three attackers to stop abruptly.

"No way," Inuyasha felt ill, "He's not just any demon alright, I get to have all the fun."

Sesshomaru sneered, "I should be the one to fight him. Not often you see a demon with a bone crafted blade."

Raven decided to go ahead and attack Bitsune by flying and chanting "Azarath Metreon Zinthos!" and causing trees to come unhinged. Binetsu turned his lower half into a mist like form and floated off away from the trees making it an airborne battle. Sesshomaru struck with Aooni finding Aooni had a sprig sword from a sacred tree, putting him into a rather interesting fight.

Inuyasha was tagging blades with Biteikotsu, when Biteikotsu tied up with Inuyasha to say "You call this a fight? Do you know any true sword skills?"

Inuyasha sneered, giving a small growl, "Damn you! Who do you think you are?"

Biteikotsu closed his eyes and said, "Take a guess." He flung Inuyasha back off his attack and pointed the tip towards Inuyasha, "Ippatsu!" and a single beam of purple energy formed at the tip firing out and through Inuyasha's chest. Inuyasha stomped his foot down and screamed, "How dare you!"

Biteikotsu frowned, "I don't like it when they live."

Inuyasha gripped his sword and looked for the moment, a moment he would lapse in his defense. Inuyasha saw it, as Biteikotsu gave another grin of overconfidence he let the blade loosen and so he flew forward with his fingers in his wound, "Hijin Kessou!" launched several blood blades into Biteikotsu's face which he blocked, but Inuyasha gripped the Tetseiga and swung under the blade breaking the guard stance, and making a mad gash to the face. Biteikotsu leapt back and grabbed his face cursing Inuyasha. Inuyasha smirked figuring this was his best strike today as he readied his own blade for another strong strike. Biteikotsu raised his glare, and had a large gash on his face stretching from his left cheek up to his right lobe on his forehead. Biteikotsu had a stern, glaring look, that turned to a warm smile of joy.

"Now… I am pissed!" Biteikotsu flew forward dodging a swing from Inuyasha and then plowing the sword into the same wound it made with that strange beam causing Inuyasha to wail in pain. "I'm going to make you my play thing now!"

Raven was using her hand shields to duke it with Binetsu in the air. Binetsu flew back and twirled his club launching his beak attack. He stopped the twirl to have the green painted beak stop, he screamed "Doku!"

Raven barely escaped the green beam that sped to the ground. Sesshomaru looked up and took several blocks back, coxing Aooni into the beam. Aooni twitched before falling to the ground wheezing. Binetsu frowned, "Oh great, I just poisoned an ally. My rice cake privileges are so going to hell and back today."

Raven took this lapse of Binetsu's concentration and flew up to punch his gut, then she grabbed his arms and forced him down to the ground fast. When they slammed, Raven felt him tugging at her hood so she pulled away and kicked his jaw. Binetsu reeled back in an unconscious state as Raven stood up and adjusted her hood. Sesshomaru looked at Raven and noticed her poise, an interesting creature she was.

"Aaaargh!"

The two turned to Inuyasha, he was being cut up as he bobbed in mid air from Biteikotsu's blade. Raven flew as fast as she could in an attempt to attack but Biteikotsu jumped over her and landed to look at her stance, now defensively between him and Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, do you need this woman to fight you're battles for you?"

Inuyasha snapped his neck back, holding his ribs he screamed, "Why you, I'll make you pay for that!"

Biteikotsu looked to both the unconscious warriors and frowned, "I may as well leave, we will finish this mark my words." He floated backwards grabbing the two demons by the collars and escaping through the woods.

"Come back here!" Inuyasha screamed, now not able to get up. 'Why! Twice now I was saved by the same girl! What's wrong with me! I'm better than this!'

Sesshomaru sheathed his sword, and bowed to Raven, "We are even now." He turned to leave as Raven bowed saying, "Thank you."

Sesshomaru turned, and made a small walk back. Raven looked puzzled as he took her hand and then he kissed it. He looked at her, and she blushed as she could see a small smile on his right cheek starting to crack his serious face. "May we meet again, Raven." He seemed to roll her name out of his mouth. Then he made his way off to find his companions. Raven was flushed as Inuyasha was yanking her cloak, "Hey, can you do that healing thing again?"

Raven turned and nodded; with his natural healing powers it was easier to heal him. He stood up, only small holes in his clothing. Inuyasha stood up flexing his hand, now he gave a glare to catch Raven off guard. He stormed off and Raven looked stunned like a deer in the headlights, what did she do wrong?

The demons returned to Kamikaze, Kamikaze looked at the group and sighed, "Well, what of the hairs?"

Binetsu grinned as he handed over three boxes, Kamikaze turned them to Cyborg, Starfire, and Robin, he frowned asking, "What of the girl?"

Binetsu grinned more as he remembered he grabbed for her hair in the last struggle, he handed over the last hair gloating to Aooni. Kamikaze was grinning, than he frowned as he held up the Beast Boy figure, "You did it again!"

Bitsune fell over a rock as he was backing away from Kamikaze. Biteikotsu chuckled as he pulled a purple hair, the time he jumped over Raven as she attacked he swiped her hair with his sword and grabbed it as he landed. "Here, Kamikaze."

Kamikaze made the final idol, and grinned. "Yes, now to finish the ritual." Kamikaze fanned several powders, and they made a smoke which he then put the idols in the powder to cause the smoke and powders to change color. The smoke started to form balls that then shot out to the horizon.

A female figure laughed as she flew through the woods firing bolts of flame at her victims. She closed in on them as an orange smoke ball engulfed her and dragged her away.

A small merchant rode in his carriage as a blue smoke ball came and engulfed him and the carriage whole.

A man sat in meditation as a young girl was jumping and practicing martial arts. The girl looked around, as a green orb swallowed her; the man barely had reacted as the red one took him.

A girl was sitting in a room with thousands of candles lining the walls as a purple orb came and absorbed her.

The demons sat and watched as five orbs landed, Kamikaze smiled, "May I present to you, the ones that have spiritual energy that coincides with our troublesome teens!"

The merchant, forest girl, girl from the candles, and one girl training were questioning this turn of events as one man stood looking at the scenery. 'Woods, fire, demons, a ritual of some sort.' The man narrowed his strong eye, "What is this? Did you summon us here?"

Kamikaze grinned, "Yes, I summoned you all here to fight these meddlesome children who share spiritual energy similar to your own. Take on this job and I will reward you of course."

The miniature merchant came from his shop, screaming, "Toad mucher! What do you mean a reward?"

Kamikaze gave a disturbed look, 'toad muncher?'

The merchant was small, and had eyes with no pupils. His hat he wore was a straw cone hat, and he wore a robe with green color and red trim. He had a thin and winded mustache, with a pointed beard to show his actual age since it was gray, though his voice was quite squeaky. "The name's Souansha, I specialize in exotic goods, spells, and technologies! Pleased to meet ya!"

Kamikaze frowned, "Tell me, what color of orb took you?"

"A big blue one."

Kamikaze turned to see it was the metal man's idol in the blue powder. "Impossible, he is a man of machine! How can such a small being be his equivalent?"

"Excuse me?" Souansha scoffed as he then had a set of iron mechanical legs spread from a strange device in his back. "You watch what you say! I have been inventing since I was a kid!"

Kamikaze looked at the legs, they were strength mixed with a type of artisan craft that only humans could be used to make for their weak beings. "I see, so that is how you match the metal man? What else can you do?"

Souansha grinned, "Well, I don't like to brag but." He pulled out two bottles, "These are Sou's drink! Gives you a nasty buzz, and if it fizzles it sizzles!" he shook the bottle to pop the cork and cause it to spray on a tree to cause the tree to slowly melt. Kamikaze realized this small man was inventive so that was their similar powers.

The girl from the candle room was silent; she wore a blackened royal gown that had frills at the cuffs of the arms. It was a simple robe that was loose at the arms, and around the legs it seemed to fall with her small frame. Her hair was put into two side ponytails, and oddly she had pink eyes and hair. Binetsu grinned as he chimed, "A witch! A witch! Oh-how-I-love-a-witch!"

Kamikaze narrowed his eyes, she was Raven's equal no doubt. "You're name girl?"

The strange witch narrowed her defiant eyes, and smirked, "Jinkusu, the dark priestess of hexes." Her voice was feminine but slightly graveled, most likely from not being used that often.

Kamikaze nodded, her story was riddle with myth as a dark priestess once equal to the same priestess that was raised with Kikyo. "Jinkusu that orb that you came with was purple?"

"Yes it was." She turned to Shin Ji and gave a cocky grin, "Ooh, looks like fun." She made a small strut to the city as Biteikotsu caught her eye, "Stay."

Kamikaze turned to the next figure, a girl demon. She stood bouncing her foot impatiently. She had a light gray skin, deep black hair, and glowing purple eyes. The eyes stopped glowing as she noticed the attention, something she liked. She wore black glossed leathers, a miniskirt that had slithers up the side of the legs, and arm long no finger gloves with bucklers of metal on the back that had knuckle bracers. She had a strap of this black fabric on her chest, held together tightly over her bosom with a singular metal skull buckler, around her neck was a leash with a small skull on its strap. She had what was well plucked brows, her appearance was exactly like the orange girl Starfire but she was more adult, a demon woman. Kamikaze grinned, no need to ask who she was for. "So, you dare to mess with me? I could squash you like a bug!" this woman had a defiant, rebellious teenage voice. Kamikaze realized she was a teenager, just his luck. "You," she pointed at Bitsune who was looking her over, "Stop looking at me like that or else I'll gouge you're eyes!"

Bitsune grinned, "Aw, but I have no eyes! Though, if I did you would have me justly caused!" he giggled to himself as Kamikaze said, "Calm your self, what is you're name?"

"They call me," she wiped her hair back causing the Souansha to drool. "Kurokasai mistress of the dark flames."

Kamikaze nodded, "I see, then that leaves us with two more."

The teenage girl looked to her companion, he nodded and she walked forward from the shadows. She was instantly gawked at for two abnormalities, blonde hair and blue eyes. On her face was a grayish Mempo mask to guard her face. She wore a black leotard top which had no sleeves. Her hands were given back hand guards, with a red color, and the hands were wrapped in gauze. Her legs were strapped in a black leotard bottom, and had a gray sash wrapped to her right side and it draped over to the left. The boots she wore were to the knee, where they made a design of claws on the buckle at the toes and the bracer at the knee joint. Kamikaze wondered who this young girl was meant to face. "What color was the orb that took you?"

The girl removed her mask, her slit like nose and small grin seemed appropriate. "It was green, my name is Tsuchi."

"Tsuchi? Why are you called that?" Binetsu questioned simply to have it answered as the rock he sat on raised into the air with a golden aura. "Oooh, I see." The rock then fell causing Binetsu to flop onto his head.

"I am Sure-to, I am also her teacher."

The last member came out, a man of large build he had that defined body and look to distinguish himself. His pants were tight leotard pants, his feet two toed shoes with textured under toes. His chest brandished a loose judo vest with an intricate design of squares. His chest had gauze wrap inside the vest holding to his ribs for foundation. The gloves he wore was like his students, mainly gauze around the hands with back hand guards of light dried leather. The head was fastened with a Mempo mask, a braided ponytail, and one strong brown eye his left eye. The right one was hidden under a patch with a pointed S shape on it, covering a deep gash that seemed to mark half his faces one side. "I did take a name for my profession, as Slade, for you're reference."

Slade looked aver to the demons, each one looked skeptical of a one eyed ninja except Kamikaze. "You are the same Slade who was banished by the Iga Clan of ninjitsu assassins for lying about you're demonic blood."

Slade narrowed his eye, "That and other reasons I'm not at liberty to discuss."

Kamikaze nodded, "I see, such a remarkable group that was summoned here. I will now inform you of you're duties."

Raven was with the other girls, time had passed and they all took to the women and men bathing rooms. The four women sat in the same spa and seemed to relax. Raven had her head on the rim seeming to just lounge, as Starfire, Sango, and Kagome were talking about the city. So far no one seemed to have found anything out of place, it was a normal city having no shards or anyone that knew about them. 'Why would they want to attack the city then?' Raven asked herself, 'There is an army, I felt some demons every so often sneak a peak out from the trees. The strange thing is the trees seem to hold off how many demons truly are in that forest.' Raven looked to the girls, now giggling as they splashed at each other a little Raven frowned, 'Inuyasha, he acted like a jerk after we got back here.'

Raven looked into a trance, remembering how they walked up to the bathhouse with Beast Boy and Shippo in wait. "Inuyasha?" Shippo looked worried, "Did you get hurt?"

Inuyasha snorted knowing that kitsune smelled the little bit of blood in his clothes, "Yeah but shouldn't be a big deal. Raven healed me it was the least she could do."

Raven snapped her neck; more shocked he said it so point-o-flatly it angered her a little. Inuyasha looked at her and sneered, "Don't give me that look."

Raven now returned to the bath house as Kagome asked Starfire, "So, which one is the cutest? Come on!"

Starfire blushed, now seeming to try and sink under the water Sango grinned saying, "Kouga? You did seem to like him."

"Or," Kagome leaned in with a devious grin, "Maybe it's actually Robin?"

Starfire now dunked her head to then rise up and scream, "Unfair! You should now pursue my truth!"

"You agreed." Kagome giggled. Raven sighed as it came to her attention they were playing truth or dare, or some silly game like that.

"Well, I was feeling most for… Robin." Starfire gulped as the two looked pleased. "He is my dearest friend you see so with one I like most it would be him as a friend!" she added as what seemed to be an excuse more than an explanation.

Sango took a towel and began to dunk it in the water to wash her face, "Wow, then I feel safe to mention he grabbed me earlier today."

The water began to bubble as Starfire's eyes turned to glowing green. Sango shifted uneasily saying, "Don't worry! It was a total accident I swear!"

Starfire kept glowing until Raven said, "Starfire, chill out."

Starfire turned to normal and giggled, "Sorry, I do not get that way very often."

Raven grinned, "Oh, what about that time with Kitten?" a green bolt flew barely past Raven's head causing Raven to sweat drop, "Um, never mind."

Kagome and Sango giggled to themselves as Raven's look was priceless and Starfire was now putting her chin up in a pout. "Raven, who did you like? Since we are on the subject I mean."

Raven looked at Sango and blushed, why did she get caught into a silly conversation like this? More importantly, why was she so worried about thinking about the question?

Raven shook her head saying, "Pass…" it came so coldly the others looked hurt so she said, "Sorry, I just don't like people like that."

"You loved Malchior!" Starfire idly chirped before grabbing her mouth, the other two began an inquisition as Raven's eyes tightened in a wretched twist to her chest. Starfire sighed as she explained the situation to them. Raven opened them slowly, looking at the surface of the steam water envisioning that demon dragon again. She laid her hand in that false image sighing as she realized that was the last time she let that kind of feeling in her heart. Kagome swatted the water now screaming, "What a jerk! He actually used you to come into being! Some demons are SO evil."

Sango sighed deeply at the silly statement. Starfire nodded to her friend asking, "Are you okay my friend? I am sorry if I upset you."

Raven looked up giving a weak smile, mainly a sign of acceptance not joy, "Never mind it happens Star. So you think that the others are doing okay?"

Inuyasha sighed, "Stupid witch…"

Miroku whipped his face clean saying, "Inuyasha! Stop being in such a stupor and join our chat!"

Inuyasha had his chin laying on his crossed arms away from the others in the spa, now returning only to keep suspicions down. "Whatever, so we were talking about what?"

Robin shrugged, "The shards, anyone see any?"

No answer came so Robin sighed, he was wearing his mask even in the water. Miroku was wearing his beads, only because of the Kazanna and Shippo prodded Cyborg asking about rust, though Cyborg explained he perfected the armor with rust proof coating and no leaks for electrical charges. Beast Boy was shifting to every water animal he could think of in the water, from duck to octopus he knew them all! Inuyasha snorted for a moment, not really his interest in them but more so Raven. He shook his head, not her but how he was not angry yet not happy with her. His pride, which was why he was angry as she wounded it by saving him, but if she did not he may have suffered more injuries and if he had not underestimated that Biteikotsu guy he would have never been hurt.

"Inuyasha?" Beast Boy stopped to Inuyasha as a water bug to then turn to his human form, "You look kind of down man."

Inuyasha turned and snorted, then he felt weird with this little green boy looking at him droopy eared and sad, "Well, I was sort of mean to Raven and I feel bad for it."

Miroku blinked, "Feel bad? Inuyasha you wait hours on end after a fight with Kagome."

Shippo leapt over to Miroku nodding, "That's right, but he always feels terrible like a lost puppy the whole time!"

Inuyasha grit his teeth not realizing he said that to all the people in the room, "Hey! This was a private conversation!"

Robin shrugged, "Too bad, we all heard it so what happened?"

Inuyasha admitted his actions, the fight with Biteikotsu and how he acted. The team nodded in saying, "Guilt."

Inuyasha slunk into the water speaking through bubbles, "No duh…"

Cyborg grinned his little side grin, "Sorry, you got a case of guilt cause you know you acted dumb. Now you're going to have to swallow you're pride and say you're sorry."

Inuyasha jumped up shaking his arms, (I should add they wore towels under their waists cause it may seem odd if they didn't) "Screw you! I won't! I absolutely won't do it!"

Inuyasha stood there for several moments as the men shared glares, he then dropped his head in shame, "Maybe later…" the men each gave small grins of delight. Miroku was hiding his concern though, surely this would cause Kagome to not be very pleased since she had deep feelings for Inuyasha, and he seemed to be acting as if he felt for Raven. The truth was, Inuyasha had his heart torn between Kagome and Kikyo, and Raven would only add to the trouble. 'That's why this monk does not commit… aside from Sango but that is a secret to these men.'

Robin chuckled as he remembered, "Hey, you know Sango." They all nodded, "I accidentally grabbed her butt and I must say, she works out." They all laughed except for Miroku who gained a small glare as he 'accidentally' dropped his staff when trying to leave the spring on Robin's head.

Kamikaze smiled, the five warriors looked at each other as doubt played its toll. Slade then chuckled, wrapping an arm around Tsuchi's shoulders and taking her to a clearing to rest. Kurokasai grinned crossing her arms at the sight, "My, not just her teacher is he."

Souansha shrugged heading to his cart to rest, Jinkusu looked at Shin Ji, "I feel a powerful girl, my girl. I think tomorrow is going to be fun."

Kurokasai looked Jinkusu over and said, "You are kind of cute, aside from being a little weird here and there."

Jinkusu looked puzzled at Kurokasai, then it hit her, "Oh you like women? Strange one are you not?"

Kurokasai shrugged, now leaning against a tree to rest. The night had fallen some while back and sleep seemed natural. "Look, I just like whatever tickles my fancy, girl or guy they all work the same way." She snickered in how that sounded. Jinkusu rolled her eyes as she looked over the city, knowing it was going to be her day tomorrow. Her day, the day she waited for so long now.

Slade sat down, "Tomorrow will be dangerous, get some sleep."

Tsuchi looked around, and saw a tree she then laid onto. Slade looked at Tsuchi and sighed, "I need to stop holding her like that," he saw the demons looking at him, "people, and things are starting to talk." Tsuchi fell instantly a sleep Slade wandered his eye across the girl and chuckled, "I never should have left you're mother."

"Oh, so she is you're daughter?" Biteikotsu looked on from a tree next to Slade, "She's a half demon, quite powerful may I mention?"

"Perhaps," Slade narrowed his eye dejectedly to Biteikotsu, "You have a problem?"

Biteikotsu smirked, "Such a sad ordeal, filth of humanity mixing in the demonic blood. I hate when that happens don't you?"

Slade stood angrily, his eye now turned red and his hair whipped freely without the wind. Biteikotsu chuckled, "I see, perhaps talking about the girl to you was a mistake." Biteikotsu walked off grinning widely as Slade slammed a fist into a tree to alleviate his anger.

Slade growled out angrily, "How dare you! Her mother was a beauty like no other in this world!"

Biteikotsu turned, "Fine, calm down before you wake the child."

Slade returned to normal, narrowing his eye on the sleeping Tsuchi, "Damned demons, I know why I left them all behind."

The heroes decided to rent a small home from the spa for the night. Inuyasha was still not happy with the money issue, or Raven who had some what become more reclusive. He was not sure which bothered him more honestly. Raven had been sitting on the steps to the home's back entrance, while Starfire, Sango, Kagome, and Robin watched Beast Boy and Shippo on the front stairs. Miroku and Cyborg were talking more about their experiences from two eras. Beast Boy and Shippo were in a match, who could win a shape shifter match. Beast Boy started by turning to a bear. Shippo nodded, realizing that was difficult he turned to a lion. Beast Boy turned to his human form furrowing his brows, "A wise guy eh?" he hiked up his belt and turned into an elephant. Shippo grimaced at the giant and turned to a mouse. Beast Boy jumped to turn to a cat and the cycle seemed to go on and on. Kagome smiled as it was a long time since Shippo had fun like this. She looked at their new friends, all of them smiling and laughing except for Raven and Inuyasha. Inuyasha was sitting in a tree off to the side of the house staring at Raven who sat on the steps in meditation.

Kagome looked back to the dueling friends and then to Inuyasha, 'He looks so upset, like the times he and I get in fights. I wonder what's bothering him? Did he upset Raven and now blames himself?'

Inuyasha caught Kagome's worried stare and blushed, 'Oh man, she's getting suspicious. I bet she thinks I like the witch girl, and she can be a mean woman when she wants.' Inuyasha gave a small wave getting Kagome to cheer up and look to her friends, Inuyasha left a small pant free as he slumped his head onto his one hand, 'Why do I even care? I mean, I get people angry ALL THE TIME! Why would this one be any different? Is it because I really am feeling for Raven?' Inuyasha blinked several time, "Wait, did I just say I feel for…" He squirmed and fell out from the tree his head dug into the lose soil. Inuyasha pulled it out and spat a small mound of dirt out before seeing if anyone saw, No one looked at him so he figured he went unnoticed.

However, Raven had noticed and took several moments to herself, 'What is with him? First he treats me like I have the plague, then he stares at me for hours? What did I ever do? I never asked for him or anyone to notice me. I'm only here because I got my friends stuck here. The sooner I get them all home the better. I'll be rid of that Inuyasha jerk forever.' Raven paused, and asked herself, 'Why does that bother me? Why does not knowing how he is bother me?'

Beast Boy finished his turn as a dinosaur, Shippo paused and then grinned as he turned into, a giant balloon? Everyone sweatdropped at the change and Beast Boy fell to laughter. Shippo chuckled and in a deep voice from his large shape chimed, "I win! I made a meteor!"

Beast Boy was holding his mouth trying to stop the laughter, 'Meteor? If he thinks so why not!' "Yeah, you win!"

Shippo retuned to normal leaping to Kagome, "See! You're history book said the dinosaurs lost to that meteor so I win here!"

Kagome blushed, encouraging the kitsune. Robin yawned, turning and getting into a blanket he said, "We best get our rest, who knows what will be going on tomorrow."

Everyone headed to bed except for Inuyasha who took his seat at the trunk of the tree, and Raven who still was meditating. Raven looked at everyone and noticed that they easily fell a sleep. She turned to Inuyasha who now disappeared, figuring he must have walked off to get some exercise before he slept. Raven uncrossed her legs and sighed, rubbing her left shoulder she moaned, "Stupid Bitsune, he hit me hard with that club."

Raven winced as she felt a little pressure on the spot before calming and letting the small movement on that spot continue. Raven jumped to reality as she realized a hand was on her shoulder massaging it slowly. Then the other shoulder was being tenderly touched, by Inuyasha? "W-what are you doing?"

Inuyasha grinned, "Well, you did fix my shoulder so I figured I'd fix yours."

Raven blushed as he continued, more embarrassed than anything else. "Well thank you but you can stop."

Inuyasha smirked, leaning in he asked, "Do I bug you? Touching you like this? Get over yourself I'm repaying a debt and trying to say sorry at the same time."

Raven turned to his somewhat hurt face, "You saved me, but you also hurt my pride. Today I mean. I appreciate the team work thing but when I'm in a fight you let me go at it and give me a chance to change the tides." He stopped massaging her shoulders and turned his back to her, "You get me?"

Raven nodded, "Male egos are so easy to bruise." She glared a grin at him, knowing he was going to do something. He snapped his head back and rolled his eyes, "Women always have to have the last word."

He walked over to his spot next to Kagome and heard Raven say, "We sure do, goodnight."

"Goodnight." He stated under his breath.

"Pleasant dreams…"

"Okay, just go to bed already." Inuyasha rolled his arm under his head, "Women."

"Men." Raven snickered to herself as Inuyasha was letting out a small growl. Raven laid back and readied to fall asleep.

Biteikotsu was sitting with Bitsune by the fire, "I feel the time has come, I will not falter tomorrow."

Bitsune blinked, "Um, will we have to listen to Kamaraji and Kamikaze anymore?"

Biteikotsu gave a wicked glare, "What do you think? I'll kill them both tomorrow once I attain the key we'll be finished with them."

Bitsune grinned, "Good, they bothered me a lot."

Biteikotsu gave one last glare to the camp, "Yes, Kamikaze especially."

At the lake, Naraku was still sitting looking at all that had happened. Kagura was blowing a feather into the air with her powers as she waited. Naraku grinned, and stood up saying, "We can go now."

Kagura smiled, "Finally, so what are we going to do?"

Naraku spoke slowly, "We are going to war."

Note: Hi! So hope everyone likes the Inuyasha/Raven romance at the moment. I am not sure if it is going too be a popular couple but oh well, I was just trying to have fun with them. Thanks to all that reviewed, hope you did not mind that wait but I have another story I wanted to work on.

Japanese Words/Attacks/Names

Jinkusu: Jinx

Souansha: Inventor

Kurokasai: Dark Fire

Sure-to: Slate (Yeah, I suck.)

Tsuchi: Earth

Onibocho: Demon kitchen knife (He's a cook?)

Binetsu: Slight Fever (He's sick… cough cough )

Ippatsu: Single shot

Furei-Dageki: Sickness strike

Mahi: Paralysis (first beak)

Doku: Poisoned (second beak)

Well, that's all for now. Keep an eye out, also tell me if you feel things are getting confusing with all the characters, and names. Hope everyone enjoyed it, please review if you want to. Also, happy new year, 2005!