Inuyasha woke up when the morning sun hit his eyes. When he looked down he saw Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kilala sleeping at the foot of the tree. Then he picked up the scent of his older brother, Koga, and blood. (Hakkaku's bloody arm).

" What if Sesshomaru hurt Koga! If Kagome found out that Koga was in trouble and he wasn't there to help, who knows what she'd do! I've got to help that damn wolf no matter how much I don't like him. For Kagome's sake."

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So he sets off to what he thinks help Koga.

" There he goes again." Said Miroku dully.

" Do you thin we should follow him?" exclaimed Sango.

" Yup." Said Shippo tiredly.

" Man I don't know about you guys but I'm starting to feel like those Ginta and Hakkaku fellows who keep on following Koga," exclaimed Miroku.

" We agree," said Sango and Shippo in unison.

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Sesshomaru was walking in front of Rin and Jaken who were fighting over unnecessary matters. When Rin finally quit, she ran up to Sesshomaru.

" Why did u hurt those 2 men back there, my lord?" asked Rin.

" They kept following us," replied the lord of the Western Lands. " And there were starting to really annoy me."

Rin did not reply.

" But I think you might have frightened that lady." Rin finally said at last.

She remembered Kagome's worried expression on her face.

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" So Koga…" Kagome started asking as they were packing to get ready to be on their way to the cave in the early afternoon. " Since you're a wolf demon, can you transform? I was just wondering that's all."

" You want to find out?" asked Koga with a sort of sad/scared expression on his face.

" Oh, that's okay!" Kagome quickly said while nervously smiling with a sweat drop and waving her hands back and forth.

" That's what I thought," Koga said with a relieved expression on his face.

" Hey what does that mean?" asked Kagome curiously.

" Well I don't look of act that nice when I'm in my true form. Wait a sec! Where did this question come from?" asked Koga."

" Well you know the demon lord who attacked Ginta and Hakkaku last night? His name is Sesshomaru. I've seen him transform but not you," explained Kagome.

" Trust me, you don't want to see me in my true form." Informed Koga. " Wait a sec, when did you see him transform?" asked Koga. " When I first met Inu… I mean him. I had to help him get the Tessaiga that was at his and Sesshomaru's father's tomb. Sesshomaru wants the Tessaiga for himself, though he can't wield it. So he fought what's his name in his true form, but loosing his left arm in the process." Explained Kagome.

" Sounds like he became right-handed.!" Joked Koga.

" Hey that's not funny!" giggled Kagome.

" Then why are you laughing?"

After they both were finished laughing, they got up, gently woke up Ginta and Hakkaku, helped them up and started walking toward an opening out of the woods. Kagome would have jumped up and down in joy if Ginta wasn't leaning up against her for help. She was really sick of the woods. She was starting to feel crammed with all of those trees. Then Koga told her to be quiet because he heard something. All was silent until…

" Kagome! Watch out!" suddenly Koga pushed Kagome, Ginta, and Hakkaku to the ground.

The next thing Kagome saw was Koga getting stabbed through the stomach by what it seemed like a tongue. Then, from behind the trees in the distance was a giant demon with spider-like legs, crab-like claws, and a human figure from the waist up. It was bald with snake-like eyes, but they were blood red with purple pupils. Blood splattered everywhere including on Kagome when the demon pulled his tongue out of Koga. He dropped to the ground hard, not moving.

" Koga!" Kagome yelled. " Hold on!" Kagome stumbled while trying to run to Koga. When she got to him, she saw that his eyes were glazed and lifeless. " Koga snap out of it!" screamed Kagome.

" Ka…go…me… run!" Koga struggled to say.

"NO! I won't leave you! You're my friend! I'm not going to just leave you here to die!" Kagome screamed, tears gathering in her dark brown eyes.

Just then, the demon's tongue darted at Kagome. But then she jumped out of the way just in time. She quickly ran to get her bow and arrows, which were over by her backpack, dodging the demon as she ran.

" Take another step closer and you're dead," Kagome threatened, as she was about to shoot.

Then Kagome noticed something strange. " This demon has a jewel shard in its forehead." She thought to herself. "No wait 1…2…3…4…5…6…OH MY GOD! This demon has 6 jewel shards!"

Kagome had no chance in beating this demon on her own. Then without noticing, the demon's tongue was heading straight towards her.

" AAAHHH!" Kagome screamed at the top of lungs.

" Kagome!" yelled a familiar voice. But it was too late. Kagome had already gotten struck in the shoulder by the demon's tongue. The last thing Kagome saw was a silver-white and red blur.

" Kagome! A familiar looking hanyou flew over to Kagome, checking to see if she was still alive.

" She's out cold," he stated quietly.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a motionless Koga. The silver-haired hanyou ran over to him. Luckily, he was still conscious, but just barely.

"…Hey…mutt…face. What are… you … doing here?" stumbled Koga because of the pain from his wound.

" Shut up and don't talk!" commanded the hanyou.

Then, suddenly, the demon darted his tongue straight for half demon in the red kimono. He instantly sensed it and jumped out of the way.

" Bastard, how dare you hurt my friends! You're gonna pay! IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER! Inuyasha stricked the demon in the chest. " What! It didn't even make a scratch!" he spoke to himself as he landed back to the ground. " Oh well, guess you have to die earlier then I thought!" he smirked. Then he grabbed the Tetsaiga and pulled it out of its sheath. It grew into the giant fang as he pulled it out. The he put the sword over his head. " WIND SCAR!" yelled the hanyou. As he pulled it down, the Tetsaiga released yellow energy waves that hit the demon. " Heh, that should have done it." But as the smoke cleared from the attack, the hanyou saw an outline of the demons figure. " What the hell! It should have been dead!" without him noticing it, the demon struck the hanyou in the gut." Damn it! The half-demon struggled to say, while holding his stomach.

" I see the girl is very dear to you, half demon. It will be great fun killing her in front of you." Spoke the demon.

" Oh, so you do talk," spoke Inuyasha. " Sorry but you'll die before you even touch her. " So do you have a name or do I have to keep calling you "Demon"?

" The name is Hakashi."

Then Hakashi started to attack with his tongue again.

" Is this the only attack you've got!" asked Inuyasha while jumping out of the way.

But then Inuyasha tried to dodge again but got struck in the gut by Hakashi's tongue. Inuyasha tried to move, but couldn't.

" What!… I …can't…move! Panicked Inuyasha.

Hakashi's tongue multiplied into 3. Inuyasha braced himself for more pain. One tongue struck his stomach, and the other 2 struck through his arms. Inuyasha flew back a few yards backwards, landing on his stomach. Inuyasha was overflowing with pain. Blood draining from his body. Then he heard a familiar voice.

" Inu…ya…sha!"

Inuyasha opened his eyes and saw Koga, not moving, Ginta and Hakkaku unconscious, and…Kagome! She was in a lot of pain and was struggling to get up from the ground. She was stumbling when walking while holding her shoulder. She was breathing heavily with sweat pouring from her pale face. Hakashi was impressed. He watched Kagome struggle to get to the hanyou.

" Are you okay?" Kagome said just loud enough so Inuyasha could hear her.

Then she all of a sudden collapsed to the ground on her knees, crying.

" Ka…go…me!" stammered Inuyasha.

Kagome shot her head, eyes full of tears. Her sad expression on her face hurt Inuyasha.

" Inuyasha? Are you okay?" asked Kagome. She slowly started crawling toward the hanyou. " I'm so glad that you're alive." She whispered. She finally made it to him.

" Heh, these are… just scratches," he lied.

Kagome revealed a small smile.

" Forget about me, are you alright?" asked Inuyasha , concerned.

" I'll live." Replied Kagome.

Then Inuyasha closed his eyes.

" Inu…yasha?" said Kagome. " Inuyasha?"

Kagome checked his pulse on his neck. It was very slow. Then she noticed it was dying.

" Inuyasha! Please don't die! I need you here! Please! Inuyasha! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Kagome screamed. " It's all my fault! If I didn't get so jealous of Kikyo and ran away, you, Koga, and the others wouldn't be hurt!"

Kagome started crying hysterically. Then adrenalin kicked in. Kagome stood up, her raven black bangs hiding her eyes.

" That's it! You're so going down you damn bastard!

She ran over to get her bow and arrow, dodging Hakashi's moves as she went. Then, she reached her bow and arrows and aimed right at the demon's forehead where one of the 6 jewel shards were.

" This is for Koga!

She released the arrow, which flew and hit the demon in the forehead, exactly where the shard was.

" This is for Ginta and Hakkaku!"

she released the second arrow which flew and hit his right eye.

" And this! This is for INUYASHA!

Kagome let go of her last arrow and hit Hakashi's tongue. Then Kagome dropped everything and fell to the ground unconscious, not knowing if Hakashi survived.