A/N: I sorta wanted to wait to upload this chapter so I wouldn't finish this story too quickly but I was so very tempted so I could start on the next chapter without getting too ahead of myself. I gave into temptation but I swear it wasn't my fault, it talked to me saying it would much rather be online then on my desktop. I am glad to know I struck some interest with some of you, not as rusty as I thought but according to someone I know, who simply refuses to review if it's not a good one, I need lots of work. I appreciate all the reviews, I forgot how much inspirational fuel they could provide. Anyway here's the next chapter and I hope it's not disappointing.

Chapter three: Lake Screw ups.

"Finally!" Inuyasha replied impatiently.

The group had been walking all day and Inuyasha had complained all day. Thankfully they were there and the sun was heading towards the horizon turning the clouds a wonderful shade of pink, purple, and orange.

"I told you so Inuyasha; even if we rushed we'd still have to wait. Not even demons have the power to force day into night." Kaede teased.

"Shut up!" Inuyasha snapped knowing she had been right.

"It's so clear," Kagome replied looking at the water," You can actually see the demons sleeping." She said it nervously pretending it was sweet; the demons under the water actually looked somewhat peaceful all curled up.

Kagome sat on a rock while Inuyasha paced about impatiently; Kaede was reading the book making sure everything was as easy as it sounded. Sango and Miroku were sitting under a tree resting since they took so long to fall asleep. Shippou and Kirara were playing between them and they simply waited.

"So nothing can go wrong?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yes something could go wrong…old blood will do the trick."

"Old blood?" Kagome repeated, it sounded plain weird.

"Yes, when the blood inserted in the lake is not still fresh and warm." It made a bit of sense but Kagome decided she would not slip her head open trying to understand.

Off into the lake Kagome swore she saw ripples in the water, she looked around. There were no fallen leaves and there were no animals. She shrugged looking away. Behind one of the many larges rocks sticking out from the lake a pool of red water flowed down away from Inuyasha, the source was Kikyo. She had been bathing blood off of her when Inuyasha came along. Her dead soul insects were off doing what they had to, find her more souls.

"Hey look there's the moon," Kagome pointed in the opposite direction of the sun. Sure enough the half moon stood as did the sun.

Taking it as his cue, Inuyasha lifted his hand up to a fang and pierced his own flesh. He stepped into the water and let a drop of his deep red blood fall. Ripples were created and flowed until it met land, but something was off. Ripples met another set of ripples and Inuyasha began to sniff. The smell was all too familiar, Kikyo and demon blood.

"Damnit!" he snapped looking up to see Kikyo's bare self rushing towards her clothes.

He attempted to go after her but the water began to glow freezing the both of them in their place. The light gathered into the center of the lake where it formed a ball. It began to form dozens of shapes as if someone were inside fighting to get out.

"Is it supposed to do that?" Mirkou stood up.

"I don't think so," Kaede replied.

"Oh no look, Kikyo's covered in blood," Kagome pointed out.

"Oh no that means we screwed up," Shippou replied.

They all watched as the ball of light went high into the sky and shattered like the Shikon jewel. Suddenly Inuyasha and Kikyo were moving again as if nothing had happened.

With X-men

"He's catching up!" Jamie yelled in Rogue's ear excitedly. Jamie loved flying, even though he was wearing Rogue out giving her only an hour for a break here and there but she hadn't complained yet.

"Not for long," Rogue replied flying faster, her hair whipping Jamie in the face. His cheeks filled with air showing all his teeth.

Pietro was behind them in his same style uniform running. They all knew they shouldn't be doing it, they were in public and though they were to fast to be seen the people would be freaking out. Plus the mutants of Bayville knew better, they would know it was them.

"What's that!" Rogue hollered to Pietro not slowing down.

Pietro looked behind him to see a light heading towards them and it was gaining on them quickly. "Dunno but let see if we can shake it!"

They split up and never kept in a straight line hoping to confuse whatever it was. It didn't happen like that, the light split into three one after Pietro and one after Rogue and Jamie. Both went as fast as they could but it was no use, they were hit and they were gone. The other beam of light kept going looking for its target.

"Hey have you seen Jamie anywhere?" Hank asked as Xavier and Logan played a board game next to him.

Kitty looked at Kurt," Um…"

"Don't lie," Logan huffed already sensing one.

They both knew they sucked at lying," He's with Rogue."

All eyes were on the two," Something's coming." Xavier replied his index finger on his temple.

Kurt and Kitty turned around and looked out the window, a light blinded their vision and in an instant they were gone. Logan's cigar fell out his mouth and Hank stepped on the exact spot their friends once stood.

"What the hell was that?" Logan demanded.

No one said anything, no one could answer. No one had a theory or a clue what to make of it and how to go about it. Another light was still speeding through the atmosphere searching. Off on a road somewhere Mystique/Rogue could be seen swerving through lanes calmly as if in a hurry while Remy rode a good distance behind her. They'd been at it all day as if there was nothing else to do.

"Look mommy it's a star." Mystique/Rogue heard a child shriek in the lane over pointing towards the sky.

Looking up Mystique/Rogue saw a light split into two and come towards her, her quick instincts took over and she turned her steering wheel hard and fast. The car took a sharp turn, its front wheels stopped and its back wheels kept going sending the car in circles. Looking around Mystique/ Raven saw a car coming and just as she prepared for impact she was gone. Remy, not too far behind, saw her go in a flash of light and he was forced to pull over to the side, the car was hit and he'd be in the mess if he didn't pull over. When he did he got off his bike and had not taken no more than two steps before he to was gone.

"What are you doing here?" Inuyasha demanded having Kikyo cornered while still in the water.

Kikyo glared," What are you doing here?"

"Kaede what just happened, did it not work?" Miroku asked.

"It worked but I don't know if it worked the way it was supposed to. Seven people or things were brought here I just very much doubt if it's the right people."

"What do you mean?" Sango asked.

"The seven warriors that were supposed to be brought here were supposed to emerge from the water before our eyes, they are supposed to be warriors long before our even my fathers time. These seven living beings brought here could be from literally anywhere and anytime."

Kagome, who'd been listening while watching Inuyasha question Kikyo, turned to Kaede," Even my time?"

"Aye. Like the jewel they're spread out among these lands. You must find them before anything happens. They could still be helpful and if they chose the wrong side we're dead."

Silence, Shippou ran back into Kagome's arms and Kirara in Sango's. Kagome looked at Inuyasha; a sickening feeling came over her. Kikyo was still naked; Inuyasha still had feeling for her. Those facts didn't settle well with her, Inuyasha may have been yelling at her but somehow she knew if no one was around they'd be too busy to talk. She subconsciously tightened her grip on Shippou. When he cried her name she loosened her grip. She looked at Kikyo, she looked weak…where were her spirit thieves? Suddenly her head felt clustered and she heard something. Get him off! It was Kikyo's voice. Reacting immediately and unable to look at them any longer she opened her mouth.

"SITBOY!" she shouted and a splash could be heard.

Kikyo looked at Kagome, Inuyasha's going to kill me, Kikyo heard in her own head as Kagome thought it. She smirked and hurried off, Kagome watched wide-eyed surprised by her own actions. Everyone looked at her as well; a gasp was heard as Inuyasha came up and looked at the spot Kikyo had once stood. He looked at Kagome and growled.

"What was that for?" he yelled at her.

She winched at his tone and felt something move under him. He looked down to see a rather large eye blinking. Surprised he yelped as a snake type demon burst through the water with Inuyasha at the top of his head. Water went everywhere as the demon tried to shake Inuyasha off. Everybody backed away behind a tree and so no movement was heard. Kagome took a step hesitant to take a look; she took another step and peaked around the tree. She screamed, Inuyasha's face was right there, even Shippou yelped.

"You still didn't answer me, what was that for I had her right there!" Inuyasha was still complaining.

His face was so close to her as he yelled and Kagome stiffened, Shippou felt it. Kagome's heart began to race, she didn't know why she did it herself how was she supposed to answer him. Questions began to race though her mind. What would he have done if I didn't do anything and allowed him to interrogate her? What would she have done? Why did I hear her voice in my head? Is it because she still has part of my spirit in her, is it a new talent she learned, or is it and old talent and she simply decided to use it now? Did she hear my thoughts?

"Are you even listening to me?" Inuyasha was still yelling in her face.

"What would you have done Inuyasha?" she asked calmly her eyes dazed as she was still in thought. "She hadn't been bothering us; in fact she was trying to get away from us. She doesn't know what we were up to and she still doesn't." she blinked coming back to reality and realized what she said.

She turned red embarrassed and sighed heavily to keep from suffocating Shippou. Inuyasha was staring at her wide eyes surprised by her words. He turned away from her and looked at Kaede who was simply watching them.

"Let's go look for them," he replied.

Sango looked at Miroku wondering if he had an answer to what just happened. He looked up pretending to be in thought as his hand tried to reach out to her butt. Kirara bit his hand and he sighed sadly hoping she'd sympathize, she didn't.

"Which way?" Shippou asked the question on everyone's mind.

"That way mostly," she pointed to the east.

"You go ahead and head back to the village, you'd slow us down. There is nothing more you can do anyway."

"Perhaps you are right," she walked over to Kagome and handed her the book," It may help…keep it safe. I'll keep my eye open for anything unusual."

Kirara transformed into her bigger self, Sango and Miroku hopped on. Kagome looked at Inuyasha, this would surely be awkward. She hopped on his back and they took off in a hurry to find these seven warriors before it got too dark. Off a few miles away a figure lay oddly in a tree. With a groan the figure fell out onto her back.

"Glad t' be invulnerable," the lone figure spoke standing up. She looked around and raised an eyebrow at her surrounds then at herself. Her suit was ruined, torn, stretched and dirty. "Knew ah had t' go shoppin'."

"Where did you come from?" Rogue looked around seeing no one," Down here."

She looked down to see a little girl in an orange and yellow kimono; she was barefoot with black hair with a small ponytail on the side. Her brown eyes stared blankly into Rogue. She was missing a tooth. Rogue looked at her and jumped back realizing her legs were still bare.

"Am ah in Japan?" she asked.

"Japan?" The little girl repeated.

"How bout China?" she asked," Wait you speak English, ah must still be in United States territory."

"You aren't from around here are you? Your clothes are funny, your voice is to."

"Where am ah?"

"The forest…why did you jump from me?" she still stared.

Rogue assumed the girl wouldn't care if she were a mutant or not," Ahm a mutant, mah skin cannot be touched or you go unconscious."

"What's a mutant?"

Rogue wanted to laugh but she simply smiled a real smile," Wish all folks were like you sugah. Ah think ahm lost."

"I know I'm lost, I wandered away from Jaken when Lord Sesshoumaru told me to stay." She replied. "I'm Rin; if you help me find my Lord I'll try and help you."

Rogue's eyes twitched, she didn't care much for the bargain of a child who refers to her father as Lord but she would help her find her way home. "You call your father Lord?"

"No, he's not my dad my family was killed by a wolf demon clan and Lord Sesshoumaru saved me. So does that mean you'll help me?"

"Yes it does," Rogue smiled," So demons huh, well my brother looks like a demon. Where'd you come up with a name like 'wolf demon clan'? Kinda catchy." Of course Rogue didn't believe the child.

The two walked side by side looking for Lord Sesshoumaru while off even more miles was Kouga and his followers Hakkaku and Ginta (the two that always follow him) and the wolves. They heard someone talking extremely fast. They found a skinny man that seemed to be talking to himself.

"Rogue! Jamie! Where are you?" he called," This is so very NOT funny!"

"Hey you!" Kouga called," Shut up!"

The guy turned around," Hey you? Name's Pietro of the Brotherhood of evil mutants and I'm the fastest mutant around so unless you want trouble I suggest you leave me be to search for my friends," he wasn't ashamed to be a mutant, he flaunted it actually.

End: Sorry I though this was going to be a lot shorter than what it was, plus my eyes are feeling tingly having looked at the screen for so long.