All in Inuyasha's group turned as they heard some twigs snapping from the direction of the woods, and saw… Koga and Naraku.

Koga instantly ran up to Kagome and kissed her hand. "Dear Kagome—" he began, but Kagome cut him off, pulling her hand away with a look of pure disgust.

"Go away Koga," she commanded, an authoritative tone in her normally kind voice.

"But you are my woman," said Koga, the former watcher number two, looking hurt.

"No," said Kagome, shaking her head. "I'm not."

"But…" he looked hurt, then shook his head, "Are you choosing that mutt over me?"

"…" Kagome glanced nervously at Inuyasha, "possibly…"

"WHAT!" both dogs yelled at once.

"Er…" Kagome put on a sheepish smile, "I mean, I choose Inuyasha over you, Koga."

"Good," Inuyasha looked smug.

"Wipe that grin of your face, hanyou!" the wolf demon shouted, "I'll be back, and you'll be sorry!"

"Sure…" said Inuyasha dubiously as Koga ran off into the woods.

"Well, I must admit, that was shorter than I had thought."

Everyone's heads turned to Naraku.

"…uh…" the acclaimed demon faltered, "…hi…?"

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" Inuyasha demanded.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled indignantly, "quiet! No need to yell!"

"YOU'RE YELLING!"

"Am not!"

"ARE TOO!"

"Am—"

"Shut up, would you?" Naraku glared at the bickering pair, clearly annoyed. "I came to join your pathetic game, to answer your pathetic question. Both of you pathetic people were yelling, for your pathetic information."

"Well isn't that just pathetic then, hm?" Sango rolled her eyes, then whacked Miroku on the head with her boomerang. "HENTAI!"

"Quiet, pathetic slayer," said Naraku.

"Must every sentence you say have the word 'pathetic' in it?" Sesshoumaru shook his head, tossing his gorgeous (hehe, just kidding) hair. "Pathetic, really."

"There you go too, you pathetic taiyoukai," said Naraku.

"See?" Sesshoumaru pointed an accusing finger at him.

"Yes, yes," said Kagome, pushing Sesshoumaru's arm down, "Now. If Naraku wants to play a fair, honest game with us, I'd say he has a right to do so."

"I agree," said Miroku, nodding solemnly.

"Fine with me," agreed Sango.

"Hmph," Inuyasha folded his arms, as he always seemed to do if something didn't quite go his way, and pouted.

"YIPPEE!" squealed Naraku girlishly, jumping about and clapping his hands. His long wavy black hair whirled as he skipped twice around the circle.

Rin whimpered in her sleep.

"Stop it fool!" Sesshoumaru hissed, stroking Rin's head, "you're frightening Rin."

"Well excuse me if I want to express myself, pathetic mortals." Naraku sniffed haughtily, sticking his nose in the air, and flouncing around the circle once more.

"Just sit down," Kagome said tiredly, sighing like a mother exhausted from a long day of caring for her mischievous children.

Naraku sat.

"Do you know how to play?" she asked. He nodded.

"Good. Why don't you start, then. No dangerous dares, though," she added as an afterthought.

"Fine. Sesshoumaru, you pathetic excuse for a demon, truth or dare?"

Normally, the mighty Sesshoumaru, Lord of the West, would not have taken such insolence, but he had to admit that he liked the game, and would not sacrifice his chance to play by pulling his sword on Naraku. "Dare."

"Okay, you pathetic thing," Naraku paused ever so briefly, "I dare you to…"

And so I must, I regret, leave it there. I'm leaving for PEI tomorrow at 5 o'clock in the morn, and I'll be gone for three weeks. So, it was either post now, or in three weeks.

…and I think I might be dead in three weeks by a certain girl named Huyen if I didn't post…