A/N:Okay in this will move a bit fast and we will finally see Inuyasha and Sesshomaru fight. Also, It's the afternoon of the third day, and Sesshomaru has 2 of the 4 ingredients he needs to bring back Kagura.

Disclaimer: Nope don't own. (Man walks in talks into author's ear) Yes put the AK-47's over there in the corner. We'll beat her someday. T.T (picks up phone dials) Yes hello, I would like to order my own bazooka.... wait? Fine........(music) this may take longer than I thought....

Chapter 5: Ichiru (thread of hope)

"Hmm...." Kaede said, she was looking at the shikon jewel trying to figure out why it was behaving the way it was. When Inuyasha and Kagome wished to make the well useable by any they wanted it had failed, it now would not grant any wishes, and it no longer even glows with light, good or evil.

"Why does it not work?" Kaede sat in the small shrine near her village. She began mixing herbs, and then she set the jewel lay the bottom of a mall basin, and poured the liquefied herbs on to the jewel.

"Nothing." She spoke, and lifted the jewel into the air. She held it toward the setting sun.

"What...is this?" Kaede spoke. There was a small black spot within the jewel; it looked like roots growing within the gem.

"I must try to purify the jewel." Keade placed the Shikon No Tama on the table in the shrine and chanted the purification rites. Once in a trance she began the purification spells.

"Help....." A voice said. Kaede looked around, no one. She continued.

"Help.... Inuyasha...." The voice said.

"Who's there?" Keade said, straining to see in the coming darkness.

"My name.... is Kenmei...." The voice spoke.

"There's something important I need to tell you...."

(scene change)

"Feh!!! And I call those people my friends? Inuyasha said sitting in a tree, the moon was full and he was alone.

"I don't know why I help them all the time..." The wind began to blow.

"That smell!" Inuyasha jumped from the tree as quickly as he could, and the tree blew up, he barely had managed to escape.

"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Silence Inuyasha!" Sesshomaru quickly said.

"I have come for a duel to the death Inuyasha." He said quickly regaining his composure.

"WELL YOU KIND OF GOT ME IN A BAD MOOD SESSHOMARU!!! IF I HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT ON YOU I WILL!!!"

"Unsheathe your sword Inuyasha, I will give you a quick death." Sesshomaru said, preparing Tokijin. Inuyasha too readied his Tetsusaiga.

"DIE!" Inuyasha yelled as he unleashed the Kaze No Kizu and attempted to blast Sesshomaru away. Sesshomaru easily dodged the blast, and countered with his Tokijin, Inuyasha couldn't dodge because of the Tetsusaiga's recoil and was caught in Sesshomaru's blast.

"AGH!!!" Inuyasha screamed and swung his sword at Sess, but this time Sesshomaru was hit by the Wind Scar, but Tensusaiga healed him. Sesshomaru was fighting with all of his soul yet, his face remained stolid, and without any emotion, but in the back of his head he felt a small (SMALL) twinge of guilt but would do what he had to do, but in that twinge Inuyasha knocked Tokijin from Sesshomaru's hand. Sess jumped for his sword, but Inuyasha blocked his path, Inu swung his sword, but missed. Sess rushed for his sword holding back Inuyasha with his light whip, Sess then jumped for his sword, but Inuyasha prepared to use the Wind Scar, but before Inuyasha could even get into stance flames came from the sky and crashed onto him.

"Lord Sesshomaru! It is I your faithful servant Jaken! I have what you requested!" He screamed from the back of Ah-Un. Right behind him came Koga.

"Give me back my hair!" Koga yelled.

"Koga what the heck are you doing here!?!" Inuyasha said.

"Huh? What are you doing here mutt-face?"

"Fighting for my life!!!"

"Huh?" Koga looked over to Sesshomaru.

"You're Sesshomaru aren't you!?!" Koga asked the demon.

"Yes I am."

"Well I'll need my hair back, because I won't let that wench Kagura back into this world EVER!!!"

"That is not your decision to make, stay out of this." Sesshomaru said, but Koga just charged Sess as fast as he could.

"So be it." Sesshomaru said, as prepared to defend himself.

A/N: I'll try to update as soon as I can, please review! Also in your reveiws tell me if I use to many cliffhangers, or are you people okay with them? Also up for any suggestions (within reason, that means no complete randomness).