"Well Lace? What's taking so damn long?" Leather asked irritably from his perch next to Lace on the tree branch.

Lace remained silent, lips tipped in a light frown, gaze trained on the battling brothers some distance from the tree on the edge of the field that surrounded the bone eaters well. After a moment of silence he shook his head gently and leaned back a bit.

"I can't fix an aim on him. He keeps moving. And I'm too far to predict both his and his brother's movements to know where he'll be next."

Leather huffed impatiently. "Can't be helped then." He spread his hands, the air between them crackling.

The air shifted and thickened taking on color till it was dark strawberry. The wind swirled until the light shaped into a snapping sphere. Lace sighed and slipped out of the way just as Leather drew back and released the ball. It sliced across the distance, growing larger as it sped towards the dog demons. The carnation sphere lost altitude and fell, striking the ground and exploding outward with the impact, covering the area in light.

Kagome lifted her self from the well with a tired sigh of relief just in time to see Inuyasha and Sesshomaru halt in the fight as a thick blast enveloped them. She gasped first in surprise then in fear as the light spread and moved in her direction. There was the sound of a shout of concern and a curse nearby before she felt strong arms wrap around her lifting her away from the well's rim.

She shrieked and heard a growl near her ear as she was lifted into the air and felt herself falling. She struggled, closing her eyes in fear and by the time she opened them again she was on the ground near the forest line. She glanced around.

"Inuyasha?" A soft groan met her call and she spun, dark eyes falling on Inuyasha's crumpled form, sprawled on his side near the well. "Inuyasha!"

She struggled to her feet and hurried across the distance towards the fallen demon, worry already fogging her mind. He had to be alright. She staggered to her knees once she'd reached his side and extended a hand to touch his shoulder, pulling it back with fear when her touch brought no response. A moments hesitation and then she rolled him onto his back.

"Inuyasha. Inuyasha wake up." She moved her fingertips to smooth back charred silver hair then gasped, snatching her hands away and stuffed her fists in her mouth.

Inuyasha's eyelashes moved faintly then lifted to reveal conscious gold eyes. "What the hell happened?" He groaned then snarled and sat up, spinning wildly. "Where's Sesshomaru?"

"Inuyasha." Kagome's voice was small and shocked. "Oh no!"

"Kagome! What are you doing here?" His eyes widened and his curled clawed hands around his throat. "What the hell happened to my voice?" High, squeaky voice taking on an angry, perplexed tone.

"Inuyasha." Kagome said again shakily.

Inuyasha glared at her. "What's wrong with you? Did that blast mess with your brain or something?"

"Just stay calm Inuyasha. What ever I do just don't freak out or anything." Kagome said soothingly.

Inuyasha's soft, angelic featured face contorted with confusion, enlongated eyelashes lowering in a sardonic look. "What are you talking about?"

Kagome wavered a moment then reached out a hand slowly and touched Inuyasha's chest lightly before she shrieked and snatched her hand back, turning her face away. "Inuyasha! Your chest!"

"Wha?" Inuyasha questioned quizzically then looked down at himself, blinking at the buldge in the top of his kimono. His high voice became nervous. "What…what the hell?" He grasped the neckline of the kimono and pulled it out to glance down the front of his shirt. Silence lingered as he blinked for a moment, lifted his head and screamed.

Leather chuckled, crossing his arms over his chest as he leaned against the thick trunk of the oak. "That's one hell of a wake up gift."

Lace smiled in amusement before the expression slipped into a soft frown. "She almost got caught in the blast."

Leather smiled. "I saved her!"

"I noticed." Lace smirked again. "I also noticed you held her a bit closer then was nessessary." A soft laugh escaped him when his companion glanced away and he ran his hands through pale, azure hair. "We'd better get out of here for now. Before his brother returns."

"Leave?"

"The Lord is far more formidable then his brother. And that spell sapped a lot of your power. You won't be in any position to fight him until you have time to regain the energy you lost."

Leather sighed in surrender and followed Lace as he turned and walked into the forest.