Chapter 28

Kagome and Inuyasha decided to follow Sango and Miroku back to the village. Inuyasha was helping rebuild the huts that had been burned down by Naraku's dragon, and he didn't want Kagome at the house alone.

Inuyasha was just about to leave Kagome with Sango at Kaede's borrowed hut, when suddenly, a women came running up to them. But this was no average villager.

She wore tight, revealing clothes, everything consisted of black leather, with a red interior. Which included shorts that went about half-way down her thighs, a spaghetti strap tank-top. And a cape, that just barely brushed the ground when she stood. And she also wore fingerless gloves, that went to her elbows. A long sword was strapped to her side. Her hair was blonde, and flowing around her, she also had vivid blue eyes. She was about the same height as Kagome.

"You're Inuyasha right?" She asked. Inuyasha looked dumbstruck, staring at her. Kagome hit him in the arm, making sure she scratched his hand with her nails.

"Oww! Shit Kagome!" He yelled.

"Well, quit staring!"

"I wasn't staring!"

"Yes you were!"

"Uh, hello? Are you, or are you not, Inuyasha?" The girl asked, sounding more then a little irritated.

Inuyasha turned his head back to glare at her. "Depends, who wants to know?"

"I'm Kiesha."

"Well, Kiesha, what do you want?" Inuyasha replied rudely.

"Well," She spun around, and when she stopped, she was in a very strange pose, one hand was reaching towards the sky, the other resting on her sword, and her legs were splayed out. "I want to help you in your quest for the Shikon Jewel shards!"

Inuyasha snorted. "Yeah right. You're just a weak human girl. What use could you be?"

The girl looked at Kagome. "She's human."

"She's different. She's a miko." He replied.

"The demon exterminator? The monk?" She questioned.

"Exactly. That's why there with us. What are you? Some kind of villager that got to much of an attitude?" Inuyasha asked, crossing his arms over his chest. "Go home, I don't need anybody else to protect."

Kagome could tell this women would not give up easily. She gripped her sword tightly. "I'll fight you. If I live, you let me help. If not, then that's that."

"Do you have a death wish or something? I told you, go home. I'm not gonna kill some worthless human women." Inuyasha said. They were starting to attract the villagers attention.

"Listen, I've been trained in a shrine all my life. I'm not a priestess, but I am the child of a hanyou. I was conceived on my fathers human night. He has trained me since I was six years old. I can help if you let me!" she screamed. She seemed to be very persistent.

Inuyasha could barely believe his ears. There were not many hanyou's who had lived long enough to take a mate, let alone have a pup. If she was part demon, then just maybe, they could use her help with the final battle. "Fine, I'll fight you. But I ain't killin you. If I win, you leave. If you win, you can help. But just remember, this work is dangerous. We're about to go fight Naraku. You know who he is?"

Kagome saw a flicker of anger flash in the girls eyes, before she nodded.

"Okay, fine. We fight, but not here. Come on." Inuyasha grumbled, as he spun around, and started walking off towards the forest. Kagome waited for Kiesha.

"So, how do you know of Naraku?" Kagome asked. She again, saw Kiesha's anger.

"He absorbed my father. Murdered my mother. I came here, because I had heard rumors of a group who was hunting him down, because each one of them had been hurt by him in some way. I need to avenge my parents." She said, with a finality that Kagome didn't dare test.

They came upon a clearing, and Inuyasha turned around. "No swords. Skin against skin." he said, as he untied the Tetsusaiga, and threw it aside.

Kiesha did the same. She pulled on her leather boots, (Which came to about half-way up her calf) and then got in a fighting position. Her fists up and her feet spaced far apart.

The both stood for a minute. Inuyasha standing straight. Before Kiesha suddenly, attacked.

She was quick, Kagome had to give her that. She ran forward, and jumped into the air, aiming a kick at Inuyasha's head.

He dodged easily, and she was able to do a very skilled rebound, by land on her straight arms, flipping backwards in the air, and landing a kick to Inuyasha's jaw. He stumbled back for a second, before smirking. "You're better then I thought. I guess I'll actually have to put some effort in this." He smirked.

He started to attack her as well, using his demon speed. And yet she just kept spinning away from him, either using a difficult looking back flip, or a damn near impossible pirouette in mid-air. She gave up trying to hit him, and focused her energy on avoidance.

They seemed to be running away from each other for a few moments, before Kiesha anticipated one of Inuyasha's moves, and she jumped right past him, and turned, so closely that her cape hit his face, blocking his vision long enough for her to get him in a head lock.

She squeezed his neck tighter. "I could either hold you here till you pass out, or you give up. Your choice." She said boldly. He just struggled more. Amazed at her strength for a human.

Neither Inuyasha nor Kagome, who was observing from not too far, exactly saw how it happened, but one second, she was holding him in a head lock, next she was sitting on his stomach. Pinning him down to the ground. She leaned forward, and propped her body up on her elbows, cradling her face with her hands, she looked at him innocently. "Father taught me much of stealth, and slickness. There are my best weapon, no one can ever fully keep there eyes on me in a battle, I always seem to just... disappear." she whispered. Kagome was close to growling with jealousy.

Inuyasha just smirked. The second she pulled her face out of her hands, he made his move. He put a flat-hand on her stomach, and pushed her in to the air, just far enough to get his legs up in front of him, then he grabbed her wrists, and kicked her stomach lightly, flipping her onto her back in the grass. Inuyasha hurriedly got to his feet, and laid a foot on her stomach. "Here's the deal. You can fight with us. But, if you slow us down, if you almost get yourself killed, or you turn out to be an idiot. I'll leave you exactly where you are, and we'll go destroy Naraku without you. Got it?" he said bluntly.

Kagome and Kiesha were both amazed at how fast the fight had been turned around. Both were impressed. "I've never been beaten before, dog. Except by father. I must admit, watching you fight Naraku shall be interesting."

He took his foot off her stomach, and stood back. "Keh, you better do a lot more then just sit back and watch me fight. You better earn your keep. We leave in two days, you better be ready." he then turned away, walked up to Kagome, and started to lead her back to the village.

"Wait! Inuyasha! Can I ask you something?" Kiesha called out.

Inuyasha turned back. Telling Kagome to go ahead. "What?"

She stared after Kagome. "You're lucky. Not many hanyous find mates."

He was also staring after Kagome, until he snapped his neck around to look at her. "How do you know she's my mate?" he asked coolly.

She raised an eyebrow, and crossed her arms over her chest. "I'm not stupid you know! You protect her, she's jealous of me already, and I can smell your child on her. She's yours, which is kind of sad. You're pretty cute."

Inuyasha was suddenly uncomfortable. "So, you can smell as a youkai can?"

"Yep. Nothin to it."

Something about this girl confused him. She acted as if she was from Kagome's time. Where women were much bolder. She did not seem like she came from this timid time period. Something didn't fit.

Inuyasha gave her one more once over, before jogging to catch up to his mate.

Yes! I did it! I know this chapter is later then I said it would be, but I had so much to do!
Sry, I didn't hit 800 for about two days after I posted the last chapter. But I still hit! Which rocks! I only have one more milestone to go before I hit 1000! I can't wait!
If any of you are wondering, this story is no where near over! I have so much planned! And I hope everyone likes it. No one knows everything I have planned. One person knows one thing that will add a little angst to the story, but she's not talking! Right "Tami"?

Review responses will be fully posted by tomorrow night.

This chapter is also dedicated to those who lost there lives in Katrina's fury. And to those who lost there homes, there whole lives in fact, in a matter of days. God bless, and good luck to all those who did survive. (Note: All my chapters, and even this whole story, is dedicated to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. )

I'm the all powerful Fu Fu!
Mwahahahaha!
(Sry, had the urge)

Disclaimer:
Why aren't they mine?
I wish they were
But I'll settle for terrorizing them
(Grin)