"Kagura!" shouted Inuyasha as he turned around with lightning speed and drew his Tetsusaiga. "What the
hell do you want?" he demanded.

"What? Not even a 'hello'?" replied Kagura. "I'm insulted." She paused for a moment and smiled. "I'm
under orders from Naraku to bring that boy to him. Don't get in my way, or you'll regret it" she said as
she pulled out her fan and opened it with great speed and ease. "Now hand him over before someone gets hurt."

"Who is this strange lady?" thought Sota. "What would Naraku want with me? I'm just a kid." He gulped. A few beads of sweat began to trickle down his face. "Maybe I should have listened to Inuyasha when I had the
chance," he thought.

Kagura observed Sota's initial reaction to her presence." What's the matter, kid? I thought you said you weren't afraid?"

"Well, you see…um…" began Sota. His whole body was shaking with fear.

"Shut up, Kagura!" interrupted Inuyasha as he instinctively positioned himself in front of Sota. He
held up his Tetsusaiga and pointed it at Kagura, his face filled with determination. "If you want the kid,
you'll have to get through me first! And believe me, I won't make it easy for you!" He then
turned his head towards Sota. "Sota! Jump back into the well!"

Sota nodded and began to hurry back towards the well, which was only a few feet away.

"I won't let you" shouted Kagura as she unleashed her "Dance of Blades" attack in Sota's direction, who was
no longer directly behind Inuyasha. Inuyasha tried to deflect the attack, but was unable to block them all.
There were just too many. A single stray wind blade exploded at Sota's feet, preventing his escape.
"Yikes!" cried Sota as the explosion threw him several feet away. He landed on his back and didn't move.

"Sota!" Inuyasha shouted, "Are you alright?"

There was no response at first, and Inuyasha feared the worst.

"Dammit Kagura! What the hell was that?" he demanded "Only I am your opponent! You'll pay dearly for that!"

Kagura chuckled. "Open your eyes, you mutt. The kid is merely knocked out. I was not aiming at him directly.
He would be dead if I were. Naraku does not wish him to be harmed. If he does come to harm however, it will
be your fault for not protecting him. Now, hand him over before I lose my temper."

Inuyasha growled at her. "Over my dead body!"

"That's the idea", replied Kagura, "After all, Naraku did say he wanted you out of the picture."

"What?" Inuyasha demanded.

Kagura only smiled and turned her head towards Sota, who had begun to regain consciousness.

Inuyasha turned back towards Sota to see him begin to slowly get up and dust himself off. "Man that hurt!" thought Sota.

"Sota! Are you alright?" Inuyasha asked, obviously relieved.

"Yeah, I think so." replied Sota.

"Well don't just stand there, you idiot! RUN! GET THE HELL AWAY FROM HERE!"

Sota nodded in agreement and began to run towards the forest, knowing that the well was not an option any
more. He decided to hide behind the tree directly in front of him, so he could view the battle. He had
never seen Inuyasha fight before, and he wasn't about to miss out on the opportunity. Inuyasha is his hero
after all.

Inuyasha turned his attention back to Kagura. "Heh! Now you're gonna get it!" he said with determination as he prepared to unleash the Wind Scar, but stopped at the last second. Kanna had suddenly appeared to the right of Kagura.

"Go ahead!" Kagura taunted, "I dare you to use the Wind Scar!"

"Keh! I'm not that stupid!" Inuyasha replied as he sheathed his sword. "I have another idea," he said as he
cracked his knuckles gave her a cocky smile. He ran up to Kagura as fast as he could. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" he shouted as he attacked Kagura's right shoulder, tearing the fabric on her kimono. At the same time, he managed to grab Kanna's mirror, who was distracted by his attack on her sister. Kanna stared at her now empty hands in disbelief.

"Ahhh! You'll pay for that you half breed!" shouted Kagura as she unleashed a very powerful "Dance of
Blades" attack in retaliation.

Inuyasha jumped back and attempted to dodge the attack. He dodged to the left, then to the right. He then had to jump into the air to avoid several more wind blades. There seemed to be no end to this attack. He soon realized he would be unable to dodge the entire attack, for there were far too many wind blades. A few of them struck him on both upper arms, where his robe of the fire rat did not protect him. Blood poured from his wounds. Inuyasha screamed in agony.

Inuyasha landed on his feet and clutched one of his wounds with one hand and held the mirror in the other.
The attack was finally over. He was relieved.

"I'll get you for that, you bitch!" shouted Inuyasha, "But first, heh, heh," he said as he held up the
mirror triumphantly, "Let's see how powerful you are without your precious mirror" He then attempted
to destroy the mirror with his claws, but it repelled him with some kind of barrier. Inuyasha frowned.
"Piece of shit!" he thought. Precious seconds ticked by.

"What's the matter, Inuyasha?" asked Kagura. "You finished? Are you ready to die yet?"

"Not quite" replied Inuyasha as he pulled out his Tetsusaiga and held it out for a moment to allow it
to turn red so it could break barriers. He then threw the mirror into the air like a frisbee and unleashed the wind scar on it. The mirror disintegrated under the attack.

"Ha! How's that? Now I can use any attack technique I want, so prepare yourselves!" he shouted. He then
sheathed his sword and dipped his claws from his right hand into the gaping wound in his left upper arm. He wanted make Kagura pay for the injuries she inflicted on him. "Using the injuries she inflicted on me sounds like the perfect way to make her pay" he thought to himself. Then to Kagura he shouted "now it's payback time!"

"Ha ha ha!" Kagura laughed, "Don't be so confident, you fool! We don't need that mirror to defeat you! I still control the wind!"

"Whatever!" He said as he lifted his hand, now drenched in his own blood and cracked his knuckles. "Heh heh, now you're in for it….Blades of Blood!" he shouted as he leapt into the air and unleashed the attack.

"Hmph, nice try" Kagura said as she used her wind powers to blow the attack away from herself and Kanna.
She manipulated the wind to blow the attack towards Sota. Had he not been peeking from behind the tree to view the battle, Kagura might not have seen him.

"Oh no! Sota!" shouted Inuyasha. "RUN!" There was desperation in his voice. He knew he would not be able
to get there in time to save him. The wind had not only been blown in his direction, but it also increased to speed of the attack. Sota turned around and began to run again, but tripped on a tree root and fell flat on his face. He turned around to see the blades of blood attack coming straight for him. He screamed "Inuyasha help!"

Kagura laughed and used her fan to blow the blades of blood attack away from him at the last second. "You
fool! I still control the wind! I'd be careful if I were you. I may accidentally blow your attacks towards the boy again"

Inuyasha gritted his teeth and growled at her. He was enraged. "Kagura, you bitch! I thought you said Naraku didn't want him harmed!"

"I am fully aware of that, half-breed, but accidents do happen." She smiled. "You think you've won...How wrong you are!" she said as an evil grin began to spread across her face.

"What the hell do you mean by that?" demanded Inuyasha.

"You'll find out soon enough"

Inuyasha didn't like the sound of that. "What could they be scheming?" he thought as a few beads of sweat
began to trickle down his face. He began to look a little bit worried. He hated it when they knew something he did not.

Kagura unleashed more wind blades at Inuyasha, who quickly drew his Tetsusaiga to deflect the attack.
Once again, he attempted to deflect the entire attack, but was unable to. A powerful wind blade struck him in the stomach, which threw him backwards, and into the well. As he fell, he struck his head against the edge of the well, knocking him unconscious.

Kagura walked up to the well and peeked inside. "Hmph! Empty! Oh, well. Now to capture that kid!"

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Sota was frantically running for his life through the forest. He didn't know where he was going, but he was confident Inuyasha would win the battle and find him later.

"Going somewhere?" asked a voice from behind him.

Startled, Sota turned around, tripped, and fell. He looked up to see Kagura, now towering in front of him. "Oh, no," he thought. "She defeated Inuyasha." He scrambled to get up, but he tripped and fell again.
He turned around to see Kagura reaching down to grab him. He sat there and began to whimper and shake with fear.

"Um, hello", said Sota nervously.

"Hi, yourself", replied Kagura as she picked him up by the back of his shirt.

"Let me go! Let me go! Inuyasha! Help me!" Sota cried out as he struggled in vain to free himself. Tears were streaming down his face.

"Shut up! I defeated that mutt, so stop struggling, you brat!" she said as she pulled a feather from her hair and flew away with Sota as her hostage.

"INUYASHAAAAAAAAAAA!"

A/N: I know, I know. That was a lame and embarassing way for Inuyasha to lose a battle. No matter what I typed, the battle seemed to go in Inuyasha's favor. I had to think of something, right? Anyways, please review and let me know what you think!