I apologize for not updating earlier I had a bunch to do but I wrote a chapter for this story as soon as I could. Well have some fun reading and have a happy new year!!!!

Mu hu ha ha ha!

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Inuyasha and Kagome watched as a black blur fell to the ground. A cloud of dust arose as Zuri landed. The priestess saw something coming towards them from the dust. She could see two oddly colored eyes, and why did they look so familiar?

The hanyou placed himself between the youkai and Kagome. He put a hand on Tetsusaiga and was prepared to yank it out if the demon were to attack them. He started growling when the oddly eyed demon came closer and Inuyasha knew that it was looking at Kagome. He pulled out his fang and readied himself for an attack.

"Peace, friend," Zuri said. "I mean you no harm."

Kagome didn't say anything because she kept on staring at the youkai and trying to come up with an explanation on how she recognized those eyes.

Inuyasha on the other hand had a lot to say. And he wasn't in the greatest mood either.

"Who the hell are you? And why do you smell like Naraku? Are you another one of his incarnations?"

Zuri laughed lightly before he spoke." Allow me to introduce myself." He pushed Inuyasha out of the way and took Kagome's hand. "My name is Zuri." Then he looked at Inuyasha when he let her hand go. "Yes I sadly am one of his creations, but don't worry I'm nothing like him or the others. And unlike Naraku's others I am aloud to escape."

Inuyasha tilted his head with suspicion. He looked at this 'Zuri' over for a couple of minutes. He didn't like the way that he was looking at Kagome and couldn't bring himself to trust the youkai.

"Why is he letting you escape?" Kagome asked, breaking the silence between them all.

Zuri looked at Kagome and slid to her side. He placed one of his muscular arms around her shoulder and chuckled. "Why? Because Naraku fears me. He can't stand someone stronger than him around. He didn't necessarily let me escape that bastard locked me up in a hidden room with only a window and a fireplace. So I jumped out of the window and here I am now.' He smiled at Kagome who smiled back before she brushed his arm off and moved closer to a very angry Inuyasha who had his fists clenched and his eyes narrowed.

Kagome looked back at Zuri once the hanyou was somewhat calmed down. "But why wouldn't Naraku just return you to his body?"

Zuri stepped towards Kagome but withdrew when Inuyasha sent him a cold death glare.

"I don't know. Naraku is foolish."

"So when were you created?" Kagome asked.

"Why just the other day. I have accomplished and learnt so much." He pointed to the priestess. "You are Kagome." He then pointed at the hanyou. "And you are Inuyasha."

Kagome looked a little bit shocked. She stepped towards Zuri with suspicion written all over her face. "How do you know what our names are?"

"Naraku has talked about you non stop. I also know that you are traveling with a monk that has a cursed wind tunnel in his hand and a demon slayer who uses a gigantic boomerang as a weapon. I'm assuming that everything that he has been telling me about you all are all little white lies. Especially the ones about you," Zuri said as he pointed to Inuyasha.

The hanyou made a funny face at the youkai. "Do you think I care about what Naraku has said about us you dumb ass?"

"Judging by your behavior I'm guessing that you don't. And you don't have to be so impolite to me either."

Inuyasha just looked away. "Feh."

Kagome put her hands up. "Zuri can you excuse me and Inuyasha for one moment? We'll be right back!"

"Whatever you say," Zuri said kindly.

The priestess grabbed Inuyasha and pulled him off to the side. They both bent down behind a rock and started arguing over the youkai.

"I say we bring him along with us Inuyasha."

"No. I don't trust him. What if Naraku's using him to get information about us? Hmm?"

"I doubt that. He seems nice enough and Zuri could be a useful friend."

"Friend? Have you seen the way he looks at you? It's disgusting!"

"Inuyasha calm down. Do you want to defeat Naraku? Zuri can help us and he's not as bad as Miroku was when we first met him."

"Feh. If something happens to you it's your fault. And don't get all sparkly eyed like you do around Kouga."

"Hmph. You no what Inuyasha?"

"Hn?"

"SIT BOY!"

Kagome got up and walked over to Zuri who had overheard everything with his sensitive ears. He was even more delighted when he heard what Kagome had said about him. It would be easier to be rid of Inuyasha.

"Um Zuri. Would you like to join us?"

Kagome watched as the youkai's face lit up. He clasped the priestess's hands with his and started laughing.

"Of course I will!" Zuri would've said more but Inuyasha cut him off.

"Kagome what the hell do you think you're doing?"

"Sit boy!"

Zuri spoke again. "And my knowledge of Naraku and his plans will help you out greatly before I will have to leave. I wouldn't want to put your lives in danger."

"Liar," Inuyasha mumbled from his position in the ground.

Zuri walked over to the peeved hanyou and helped him up. He was so sure that he saw a twinkle of hate in the youkai's eyes as he tried to hide it by putting on a warm smile.

Inuyasha looked the other way and went over to Kagome, who was expecting him to start complaining about her 'sitting' him. But the hanyou didn't, he just stood there with his arms crossed.

There was a long period of silence between the three that had no clue what to do. Kagome decided to break the silence again. She coughed and cleared her throat.

"Well shouldn't we get going now?"

"Would it be okay if we could find something to eat first?" Zuri suggested.

"I guess so," the priestess answered. "Then you could tell us a little more about yourself if you wouldn't mind."

Kagome put her backpack down and started to dig through it. She produced a bucket of instant ramen noodles and a big bag of potato chips to go along with it. Kagome smiled when Inuyasha's eyes lit up at the sight of the delicious food. He got up and darted away.

"I'll go get some firewood!"

"No it's okay Inuyasha there's already some here," Zuri yelled.

The hanyou stopped and was at Kagome's side in an instant. He crossed his legs and watched as Zuri set up a small fire.

It was shortly after and the firewood was running out.

"I'll get some more," the youkai offered. He got up and left.

Inuyasha then took this time to tell Kagome all the stuff that he had figured out about Zuri.

"Listen Kagome. I don't care if you think I'm making this all up but when you were poisoned I could sense something very dangerous watching us from where Naraku was and it wasn't Naraku this time, it was Zuri. I think we should leave now, he's a threat to your safety."

"Inuyasha you're just overreacting. Come on give him a chance."

"But can't you sense the evil?" the hanyou hissed.

Kagome didn't answer.

"Are you fucking stupid Kagome? That youkai is sheer evil and he's plotting against us. I know it!"

Kagome stood up and glared at him.

"It's because he's an incarnation of Naraku! Dammit Inuyasha give him one chance, anyone can change."

"No."

"Si.."

"Sorry I took so long," Zuri interrupted. He was glad to see them fighting. It warmed his cold-blooded heart that only pumped from hate and evil. He smiled when Inuyasha glared at him.

Zuri turned towards Kagome to say something but she talked first.

"Lets eat. I think the ramen should be done by now." She shot a warning look at Inuyasha that told him not to even dare say anything negative towards the youkai. "And you can tell us more about yourself," she reminded Zuri.

"You know I rather wouldn't. For you see I don't know anything about myself quite yet," he lied.

"Whatever you say." Kagome clasped her hands together and started dishing out the delicious noodles. She gave Inuyasha a bowl that was licked clean within seconds by the hanyou. She watched as Zuri cautiously began to eat.

"This is absolutely scrumptious Kagome!" he said between mouthfuls of ramen that flew out when he opened his mouth.

Inuyasha felt a low growl rumble within his throat as both Kagome and Zuri laughed when the noodles flew out everywhere in a slobbery mess. What was so funny about that anyways? He didn't get it.

The hanyou let the growl escape when he noticed that Zuri had slid closer to Kagome from his sitting position. He knew that if he weren't around to protect the priestess, Kagome would be in serious trouble. It was good thing that he was here.

The priestess got up from growing too uneasy and got everybody's dishes. She put them in her backpack and loaded it up. She slung the straps over her shoulders and looked at the youkai and hanyou as she spoke.

"We should get going now, shouldn't we Inuyasha?"

The hanyou stood up and walked over to Kagome and nodded. He watched as Zuri got up too and straightened himself out.

"That's an excellent idea. We should keep our guard though, just incase Naraku comes after us."

Inuyasha wrapped his arm protectively around Kagome and began walking. The priestess wanted to argue but knew that he was just being possessive because he didn't trust Zuri, or the way he looked at her. It creped Kagome out too. Maybe he was worse than Miroku.

"Where are we going to stay for that night Inuyasha?" The miko asked. "It's getting dark out and I'm tired, I'm sure you are too."

"I don't know."

"There's a cave not far from here," Zuri spoke up. "It's about ten minutes away and we can reach it by nightfall without no problem at all."

"That's a great spot."

Zuri laughed wickedly in his mind as Kagome finished speaking.

He had found the cave while he was off on his own and had come up with a plan. He would have to separate Kagome from the pathetic half-breed. Then he would put the girl into some state of fear to get her to do whatever he wanted. It was that simple, but what to do with Inuyasha?

'Ah yes' he thought to himself. 'I will have to weaken him and make some sort of restraint. But what will I have to use on Kagome to make her so terrorized she'd give into my every command?'

Zuri unknowingly raised his claws and saw a drop of poison fall to the ground, hoping that Kagome and her half-bred hadn't seen it. He was lucky because they were in deep conversation up ahead of him.

'The poison memory will do just fine.' Zuri's mind clicked when he thought of a way to be rid of Inuyasha. 'And that should work on him indeed,' he cackled hiding the plan to the readers. (A/n: Mu hu ha ha ha! Sorry.)

"How much longer Zuri?" Kagome asked.

"About five minutes at the maximum. Don't fret yourself we're almost there."

The sun was setting at its normal pace. Nightfall came quickly, before they even reached the cave. It was all part of Zuri's plan. Stars twinkled in the dark blue sky. A cold breeze swept over the land, rustling the trees and any other leafy vegetation that got in its way.

Inuyasha was growing impatient. It had been far over five measly minutes that it had to be about an hour since they had first left their miniature camp. There was no way that they would've made it there by sundown. Growling, Inuyasha slung Kagome over his back and started running at a quick pace knowing that Zuri was equally as fast.

"So where's this cave of yours?" Inuyasha spat.

"Right there." Zuri pointed to a darkened hole that was hidden securely behind a massive boulder.

Inuyasha landed squarely on the ground as he placed Kagome down and smelt the air to make sure it was safe. He was quite surprised that it was.

"I'm going to go take a look around," Kagome said as she entered the pitch-black cave.

"Hey wait up!"

"Now, now Inuyasha let the girl go exploring for a bit," Zuri placed a clawed hand on the hanyou's arm to hold him back.

"Feh."

The hanyou leapt onto the boulder and sat there cross-legged. He was boiling over with rage but knew that Kagome should have some time alone. He watched Zuri to make sure that he wouldn't follow the priestess. That's the last thing he wanted.

It was several minutes later. Inuyasha had his eyes closed but all his other senses were running at full speed.

Zuri hadn't gone anywhere and proved to be no bother at all.

Inuyasha's nose twitched as he noticed that Zuri had moved. He got up to move but felt a ripple or pain rip threw his body. And unwanted heat followed with unconsciousness following shortly after, but the hanyou fought it away, he couldn't leave Kagome unprotected.

Inuyasha opened an eye to see something green covering his face. He could make out scales.

Zuri had transformed into a demonic figure.

Inuyasha took his claws and dug them into Zuri's flesh. The hanyou leapt off the rock when the thing uncoiled.

The youkai looked like a gigantic snake. A pair of deadly hooked claws sprouted out of the wings coming from Zuri's body. His eyes were larger but still had the same colors in them. Razor sharp fangs grew out of his mouth. A spider mark was clearly visible on his back.

"I knew you were nothing but trouble," Inuyasha hissed.

Zuri swung his scaled tail towards the hanyou and sent him flying.

"Did you now?" The youkai hissed back, his forked tongue sticking out.

Inuyasha struggled to get up. Zuri was a lot stronger than he had suspected before. But the hanyou just pushed it aside and charged at the powerful youkai.

This time Zuri used a great amount of his power and thrashed out at Inuyasha with his tail. The hanyou was flung up against the cave without a chance to get up because massive chunks of rock crashed down on his body.

"Tsk, tsk. Such a weak little doggy boy."

Zuri transformed back to his earlier form and entered the cave. He wandered around until he heard Kagome talking to herself.

"Wow. It sure is big in here."

The priestess turned around when she thought that she heard footsteps. "I must be hearing things." She faced the other way and continued walking, keeping a hand firmly against the wall at all times so she wouldn't get lost or scared.

She heard footsteps again. Kagome swung around twice as fast as she had done before. This time she stood there as quiet as she could until she heard the footsteps behind her.

A soft hand was placed over Kagome's mouth. She felt a arm slide around her stomach.

"Come here Kagome," Zuri hissed softly.

The miko tried to scream but all attempts were muffled as the youkai kept it gently over her mouth.

"I promise you Kagome I won't hurt you."

Zuri heard her eyes open as he dragged her into the heart of the deep, dark cave.

To be continued!