srry but it seems copyin and pastin dont exactly work grins sheepishly the OC's are Phalon's.

srry for the long update but i kinda lost my muse but i finally just sat and my comp. for a couple minutes starin at a blank page in word before my fingers started typin. hope u like this chap. cause i k pple have been waitin.so quit payin me attention and read!

Kagome stumbled among the many small twigs and uproots as she scrambled across Inuyasha's forest, heading westward.

'He just had to take him to the west,' she thought bitterly. It wasn't any better that she'd soon have to face the arrogant taiyoukai and see the disappointed look on Rin's face that she knew would be there.

'He's going to get a earful when I get through with him,' Kagome thought angrily as she walked on for a couple miles before stopping. She stopped by a stream and drank water, immediately regretting leaving her pack by the front door. She undressed, left her bow and arrows on the bank, and then washed her clothes and set them, too, on the bank to dry and went into the stream to bathe. She sank deep into the chilly water and eased her muscles before she began to scrub herself.

'I should be at least a week away from the western lands. If I put my cross country practices to use then I should get there in a little under five days, but that's only if I hustle,' Kagome silently calculated. She wanted to get her kit and be done with it. Kagome sighed and stood out of the water and reached for her clothes when she felt eyes on her. She glanced up and screamed as her eyes connected with black eyes that had a tint of red swirling in them. She quickly ducked back into the water as a tall human with black hair and violet eyes ran into the small clearing, wandering what the noise was about.

"HENTAI!" Kagome screamed as her cheeks stained pink and her arms automatically crossed her body. She glanced warily between the youkai with the strange eyes and her bow in case she needed it.

"What was that Arata?" Amai wandered as she raked her fingers through her shiny hair.

"I don't know Amai. SHINGI!" Arata waited a few seconds before calling again, "KATAI IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?"

Arata grew worried as the silence continued, "Amai get dressed." Arata ordered as she stepped out the stream and hurriedly put on her armor and weapons before rushing through the forest to the screams with Amai at her heels.

If Arata was expecting any danger she sure wasn't expecting this. She saw a raven-haired maiden with hazel eyes (a/n: forgive me if it was a different color before but its now hazel because I can't remember what it was before) covering herself with her arms while glaring and Shingi and blushing as she focused her attention on arrows that were in arms length so she could fight…if she wanted to be exposed that is.

"Shingi…what…never mind I don't think I want to know." Arata said exasperadetly.

"Really milady it's not what it looks like." Shingi stuttered to explain.

"Katai you hentai quit staring!" Amai demanded with her hands on her hips. Katai glanced at her and blushed when he realized he was indeed staring.

"Like Shingi said Arata it really isn't what it looks like," Katai tried to explain.

"YOU'RE BOTH HENTAI'S!" the girl screamed.

"Now wait just a-" Shingi began.

"QUIET!" Arata yelled, rubbing her temples. She looked pointedly at the girl, "You, who are you and what happened?"

"My name is Kagome Higurashi and those two," Kagome pointed with her chin, "just walked in on me while I was dressing and they haven't even looked away once!"

When she stopped fuming she glanced at Arata curiously, "who are you. You're a youkai are you not?"

"My name is Aratakoumyou Higashiyoki-"

"Just call her Arata," Amai put in.

"Quiet servant. Let milady speak." Shingi scolded.

"As I said my name is Aratakoumyou Higashiyoki and yes you can call me Arata. The youkai there is Shingi my bodyguard along with my assistants Katai and Amai."

Amai and Katai nodded along with their names, Amai nodding more enthusiastically than Katai.

"Now, what are you doing here?" Arata questioned.

"I'm here on business." Kagome answered.

Arata growled in annoyance, "more detail please."

"It's none of your business. I'm very busy so can you tell your hentai's to turn around so I can dress?"

"First answer my question."

Kagome refused and the argument between Arata and Kagome took many minutes to complete.

"Who's there?" Kikyo questioned, raising her bow.

"Just a friend, Kikyo, who has a mutual hate for Kagome," answered the dark voice.

"Show yourself if you are indeed a friend," Kikyo stated quietly.

A figured leapt out of the shadows and stopped right in front of Kikyo, a sickly grin graced her face.

"I've heard so much about you Kikyo…and about your reincarnation, Kagome. I've experienced her first hand and I do say she does have a way in stealing mates. The little whore should be punished." The grin turned evil as pink eyes glinted in the darkness.

"What do you have in mind," Kikyo eyed her warily.

"You see, first we have to get rid of her but at the same time make her pay for all the hurt she caused us," the youkai paused and grinned at her.

"And?" Kikyo pressed.

The grin faded from her face, "I was thinking something along the lines of crushing her hopes with Sesshomaru but, I don't exactly know how to…carry it out," she admitted sheepishly.

Kikyo sighed but grinned anyway, "Ok I'll help you. Together we'll crush Kagome."

"Good. I will be back around this area in two days so be ready. She's heading to the west as we speak."

"Alright. To whom do I owe credit for Kagome's destruction?" Kikyo asked, shaking a clawed hand.

"Call me Anisha."

"Can't we all just get along?" Amai sighed as she tried to calm Arata and Kagome.

Kagome sighed in defeat and smiled warily at Amai, "I'm going to the North to save my kit. The taiyoukai of the west has him."

"Sesshomaru?" Arata asked ecstatic.

"Oh lets go for a little trip Arata. You haven't seen Sesshomaru in a long time remember!" Amai asked hopefully, practically hoping up and down in happiness.

Arata thought for a second and then ordered the boys away. "Well Kagome. It seems we're traveling buddies for the moment." Arata invited herself in her group, Amai squealed happily, and Kagome sighed, grabbing for her clothes.

there hows that. i k it doesnt make up for the absense but its 154 am so judge me based on that lol. great now i feel like kuramasgal. she stays up till 2 writing just cause. i told her not 2 do it and she got me doin it lol. n e way i dk when the otha chapters comin in. i have so many i have to update and w/ updates i also have anotha vacation comin up and basketball tryouts and workouts and stuff and ya...R&R