Iaa took in a gulp of air, the taste of battery acid, or something like it, lingering in his throat and chest. He blinked a few times, trying to stop his heart from blasting out of his chest and dancing on the sidewalk.

'I wish I was still a hanyou…that is what Kagome said the word was, right? Yea, it was…'He grunted, feeling his muscles ache.

"Ow." Sandy said, sitting down, Kirara still in her arms. She took off her shoes, which weren't exactly designed for running, and rubbed her soles, trying to get some feeling back in them. "Was there any reason we just ran like that?"

Mark nodded. "Great, not only are we getting shipped to America, but now we are criminals! We ran away from home! I am stuck with a super hyper fox boy, a crazy woman, Ian who now calls himself Inu-something, the princess with a boomerang, a two tailed cat…" he looked at his hand as it reached over to grip Sandy's bottom. "And I suddenly am a lecher!"

"It feels…so good…to have…things back…to normal." Kagome gasped, grinning like a madwoman.

Shippo looked up at her as she held onto the street sign. They had been running for five minutes, through crowds and traffic, and had ended up in the high rise district. Here, the tourists all stayed, the ones with lots of cash to spend on over priced trinkets they thought were valuable.

At least that is what Kagome had told him. A few weeks ago, she had taken Shippo all about town, since she had figured it was best to introduce him to his new home and not keep him locked inside. Shippo had been amazed by the big city, and it took an entire day just to go over one section.

"Kagome…what was with the weird voice and look you gave us?" Shippo asked gently. Kagome blinked.

"What?"

"You know, all that 'Run!' talk?"

Kagome frowned, scratching her arm. "I'm not….the last thing I clearly remember is…arguing with myself. I kept hearing Kikyo's voice telling me to run…then I kinda blacked out…yet remembered what we were doing."

Marks sighed. "I knew she was crazy."

"Ya, that sounds pretty str…MARK!" Sandy screamed, slapping his hand away. "Touch my ass again, you die you little nerd!"

"I can't help it, my hand has a mind of it's own!"

Ian sighed. "Ok…so now what?" He looked at Kagome, who was blank face. "You…did think over what we could do next, right?"

Kagome grinned sheepishly. "It will come to me." If they could have all fallen to the ground, anime style, they would have. Instead, they muttered at her. "come on guys…I will think of something!"

Mark shook his head. "answers just don't fall out of the sky!" He turned to leave, and bumped into a woman. "Sorry madam…" he glanced up at the 25 year old, with her long brown hair, tanned skin, deep beatufiul eyes, full hips and chest and stunning legs…and resisted the urge to ask her to bare his children. He really needed to figure out what THAT was about.

"That's ok." The woman said. Getting a better look, Mark could see she was latino, with a certain grace and balance that one rarely saw in humans. It was almost as if she were truly a…

"Nicole?" Kagome said.

"Uh…do I know you?" The woman asked, confused by the conversational tone. Usually, people just squealed her name.

Kagome smirked. "Are you dating a man named Ryan?"

"everyone knows that." Nicole said off-hand. "It's kinda common knowledge."

"Oh, is it…Neko?" Nicole froze right there, and very, very slowly, turned to look at Kagome. "And should I call Ryan 'Ryu', instead?"

Nicole glanced at the group and paled…and fell to her knees. "Oh god, please don't kill me! We didn't mean to turn you into a demon Sango! We were young and stupid! Come on, just let bygones be bygones! Forgive a silly Cat Demon!"

Sandy looked at Ian/Inuyasha. "Turned me into a Demon?" he shrugged.

"They don't remember anything 'Nicole'. Now get up…you're making a scene." Kagome said, watching the once proud feline demon now clutch her legs, eyes closed tight. Nicole blinked, confused.

"How do they not remember? We turned her into a freaking snake demon!"

"What was that about snake demon?" Sandy asked again. No one gave her an answer, making her frustrated.

"It's a long, long story." Kagome said with a sigh. "Currently, we are on the run."

"From a demon?" Nicole offered.

"Worse, a psychiatrist."

Nicole paused, rubbing her chin. She was still sitting next to Kagome's feet, not noticing the stares she was getting from the tourists. She didn't care, she was use to stares. Finally, she snapped her fingers and smiled.

"Listen…I'll have to talk to Ryu…Ryan about this…but you guys could hide out at our apartment."

Kagome watched as Nicole stood up, brushing her pants off and smiling. "You…you would do that for us?"

Nicole smirked. "Hey, if it weren't for you, me and Ryan would be burning in hell right now, wondering when the next pitchfork would be spearing our behinds.. You purified us Kagome…we owe ya."

"Wait!" Mark said, stepping forward. "Demon snakes, fires of hell…what exactly are you lady?"

"Just A lady." Nicole said lazily as she watched the street, focusing on something off in the distance.

"She is the reincarnation of a feline demon named Neko." Kagome said. "In our final battle, I purified her and her lover Ryu's souls, which allowed them to be reincarnated, apparently" She paused, considering something.

"Do you, like, have any normal friends?" Sandy asked, but Kagome ignored her.

"Nicole…how do you have memories of your past? I mean…you should, being reincarnated, forgotten everything about your past…but you have…"

"Everything." Nicole said, her face still. "That…is another long story."

"Good thing we'll be living together, huh?" Shippo said. He walked over to her and frowned. "And do you promise not to stick a jewel shard in me and make me an evil Kagome-killing-adult again?"

"I have to ask again…I was a snake demon!" Sandy said. Kirara was the only one to respond…by licking Sandy's ear.

Nicole, meanwhile, had sat down on the curb and picked Shippo up, stroking his hair. "I promise, no more trouble out of Ryan and I. We are reformed…and besides, we have a good life now. We don't want to screw that up." She paused as a limo pulld up next to them. "This is our ride."

"WHAT!" Everyone asked. "A LIMO?"

Nicole smiled as she opened the door and motioned for them to enter. "As I said, me and Ryan are lllllooooooooooooooooooo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-aaaaaaadddddddd-d-d" She chuckles softly as the teens slowly entered, confused as hell and asking a million question.