A/N: Wow, that took a while. Oh well, get reading.

RinCutie7455: I know, that part is awesome.

KagomeKissez: EEP!

Sammaalnldvaille: Okay, no lemons, but hinting. LOTS of it.

Annex awakening of senses: Thanks!

Inuyasha's Mustang: Tenth, and it's a bore. Oh well, law school, here I come!

yumai21: What? I don't understand you!

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Kagome woke up again not two seconds later on the floor of a well. She sat up, holding her head in her hands, and slowly climbed out of the well. What she didn't expect, was about fifty filthy villagers surrounding her, all pointing their arrows at her.

"So, you are Kagome Higurashi, hmm?" One looked at her. Kagome was getting a bad vibe. These were not humans, but demons!

"Stay back!" She yelled as she saw the faint sapphire light emanate from the well, and Inuyasha's head poke over the top.

"Kagome!" He yelled as one of the others growled and sent an arrow towards the human, who stood there, frozen with shock. Inuyasha seemed to see it all in slow motion, the arrow, spinning directly to the raven-haired girls heart, the way her eyes widened like a deer caught in the headlights of a speeding car, the eyes of a creature that knew they were going to die.

"Not on my watch." The hanyou growled and ran forward, catching the arrow in midair and snapping it between two clawed fingers. By now, everyone had clamored out of the well, and watched this.

"Inuyasha, we have to run. There is more behind them, thousands." Kenara said from the front of the group. None of them saw one of the evil creatures open a vial of putrid green gas that was floating their way. At least, not until it was too late.

Inuyasha hacked, falling to the ground. His lungs burned, it felt like they were going to fall out, he wanted to get them out. He scratched at his throat, wanting to open up the air passage more, bloodying himself. The others fell to the ground, wheezing in pain and Kagome collapsed. Inuyasha saw this from the corner of his eye and dragged himself over to her limp form, listening to the faint sounds of the demons laughter.

"Ka-gome?" He gasped and the girl's head turned to him. He smiled weakly as her eyelids fluttered and closed again. He took off his jacket and held it over her mouth and nose, hoping it would help, even a little.

For the others, everything just got worse. Kenara was slowly trying to get to her feet and draw her sword, and the others were all passed out, leaving the two hanyous left, and neither in any condition to fight.

"Inu… Yasha, you have to draw your sword… And… Fight with… Me." Kenara wheezed, struggling to draw her sword. You could see about an inch of blade. Inuyasha propped himself up and stood, albeit shakily. He struggled with his sword too. Why did the sword seem stuck in the sheath?

Then, at the exact same time, they drew their swords, transforming them into their larger selves. The attackers stopped their laughing and assessed the situation. The two hanyous looked to be a whole lot stronger now, their swords were glowing a bright red hue. The siblings stood back to back and smiled shakily at each other before looking back at the rapidly gaining demons.

"Wind Scar!" They both yelled, sending strips of light toward the creatures, tearing up the earth as they went. The bad thing is that they were going straight for the limp bodies of their companions…

And went around them, never halting. Inuyasha and Kenara exhaled sighs of relief, and again, when the light plunged into the lines of demons and extinguished them, their death screams ringing into the afternoon air. After the last youkai were killed, Kenara dropped to her knees and passed out, and Inuyasha walked over to Kagome.

"Kagome?" He said in a raspy voice as he took away the jacket that covered her face. He was relieved to see her chest rise up and down, and still smell her intoxicating scent. Her eyes fluttered open, and looked into his amber orbs.

"Inuyasha…" She said weakly. Inuyasha put a finger on her lips.

"Shh, be quiet, and get some sleep. I don't want you dying on me." He said raspily. It scared him how rough his voice was. He closed his eyes in exhaustion, and felt sudden warmth around his shoulders. When he opened his eyes, he saw his jacket on his shoulders, and Kagome sitting up in front of him. He smiled.

"You should lie down."

"You should too." She said, smiling. Inuyasha lay down beside Kagome, who complied, and she snuggled into the crook of his arm, resting her head on his chest. Somehow, this helped the burning sensation of a million fires in his lungs.

"What were those things anyways?" Kagome mumbled.

"I don't know, but they weren't a common breed. We should ask Kenara when she wakes up."

"Yeah, she should know, right?"

"Yeah."

"Well, she does claim to know everything."

"Right."

Inuyasha laughed a little, Kagome echoing.

"You should get to sleep."

"Hmm. G'night, Inuyasha." She said.

"G'night Kagome. Sweet dreams."