So this is the sixth chapter! I'm sorry that the fifth chapter was sooo short, but I said what I wanted to say! So I made this chapter long(ish) to make up for it. It doesn't look as long as some of my previous ones but bear in mind that there's not much dialogue. Annnd before you get started on this chapter I would like to thank ALL the people who reviewed! I looove getting reviews! (It keeps me writing)...! Alright I'll stop blabbing.. This is an exciting chapter. ; )

Chapter 6

The First Battle

Over the next few weeks Kagome became closer to Sango, Miroku, and Shippo, but colder towards Inuyasha. Sango was always very nice to her, and whenever she had a question she would answer it kindly and patiently. Inuyasha on the other hand was pretty impatient when she asked questions, and when she asked him about how she became a half demon he would always become flustered and avoid answering her. She had also learned that Miroku was very knowledgeable. Kagome had assumed that Miroku and Sango must be together because Miroku's always molesting her with his hands, but for some reason Sango would always get embarrassed and slap him.

Today Kagome was told that she may get to fight a demon. Kagome was pretty confused about this whole demon thing. Apparently demons were really ugly and gruesome, but Inuyasha was a half demon and he looked human, so Kagome didn't really know what to expect. The gang was currently walking through the forest. Shippo was playing with acorns, and Sango and Miroku were deep in discussion. Inuyasha was crouched down on the ground sniffing.

"Inuyasha what are you doing?" asked Kagome as she approached.

"Smelling for demons," he replied brusquely.

"Well I don't smell anything unusual," said Kagome looking down at the ground.

"Well then I guess you just don't have my gift," said Inuyasha smirking.

Kagome got down on her hands and knees and tried to sniff; it didn't work so she sucked the air in harder and ended up getting dirk up her nose.

"I dink I god a bug up my node," muttered Kagome trying to blow the dirt out her nose.

"What?" said Inuyasha, "Are you crazy?"

"No, but I'm pretty sure that you are," said Kagome angrily as she got up.

"No, it's alright here I'll show you how to," said Inuyasha grabbing her by the arm and pulling her down.

Kagome gave in and crouched down, "Alright how do I find a demon's scent?"

"Alright you know how Shippo smells?"

"Yessss,"

"It smells different than how Miroku and Sango smell right?"

Kagome nodded, "Miroku and Sango smell different, but the same…"

"Yes," Inuyasha paused and continued, "The main scent is the one unique to the person, but you can smell what breed they are too."

"So, each being smells different, but they also carry the scent of their kind."

"Exactly. But when you leave a place you leave your scent behind. But the scent left behind is so weak that you can barely smell the scent that you can use to identify their species."

"Ooooh," nodded Kagome, "So I guess I'll help you look…"

After a few hours… alright, after a few minutes Kagome got sick of smelling and pretended that she needed to go pee. Inuyasha muttered something that sounded like 'lazy wench' and Kagome yelled sit so many times that Inuyasha had made a hole in the ground. Kagome wandered away from the group and sat down behind a bush and reflected over everything. 'Inuyasha's such a prick. Honestly, why would have run away from home for something like this? Inuyasha probably lied to me… Man, I hate that guy,' she thought to herself before she got distracted by something in the distance. A dark purple light was sparkling in the distance. Kagome grabbed the chunk of rock that she had been carrying around with her from her pocket. She hadn't mentioned it to Inuyasha or the gang. It had been there when she had woken up, before she had lost her memory. The rock wasn't ordinary though, it had some type of pure glow to it. It was so bright that Kagome was surprised that nobody had noticed it glowing through her pocket. And she wasn't going to tell anybody about it, everyone else seemed to be keeping secrets from her so she would keep her own, and besides; it was so sparkly. Kagome snapped back to reality and compared the glow from her rock to the glow coming from a distance. The glow in the distance was fainter, for obvious reasons, but it was also darker and almost diabolical. She put her rock back into her pocket and hastened back to the group. Kagome didn't remember much, but she had remembered watching enough movies to know not to follow some dark evil glowing thing.

"Miroku!" yelled Kagome as she raced over to the gang.

"Yes lady Kagome?" replied Miroku smirking, "Did you have a nice time?"

Kagome flushed red, but before she could reply Sango hit Miroku over the head with her giant boomerang.

"What is it?" asked Sango.

"This might sound crazy," Kagome paused, and acknowledged that seeing glowing auras was indeed crazy, and continued, "I was in the bushes and I saw this faint glowing light…"

"A fragment shikon jewel?" asked Miroku.

"What?" asked Kagome.

"We'll tell you later," said Sango quickly, "Miroku go grab Inuyasha."

Within a matter of seconds Miroku, Sango, and Shippo were on Kirara ready to go. Inuyasha crouched down, "Common Kagome we've got to go!" Kagome looked at him puzzled, "What are you doing? We have to go!" She ran off, and the others trailed behind her. 'I forgot that she's a half demon again, and she can run by herself,' thought Inuyasha to himself. Miroku chuckled when he saw Inuyasha's expression, "So she's no longer a damsel in distress I see…" Inuyasha's eyebrows furrowed together in a frown, "Shut up stupid monk!" Miroku laughed. "I said SHUT UP!" yelled Inuyasha angrily. Of course Kagome was oblivious to al of this, it's not that she couldn't hear them it's just she wasn't listening; she was concentrating on the dark light in the distance.

As she ran, a demonic scent was growing stronger as was the light. She ran until she saw a silhouette in the distance, it was the silhouette that resembled a huge man, nearly ten feet tall. The group approached and Kagome gasped as she saw the figure come into the light. The beast's body was in likeness to that of a human's but its face was something horrific. It had reptilian features mixed in with those of a human, for example it had a bump for a nose, with slits. Inuyasha approached with a cocky grin, "Beast give us the shard that you're carrying or I'll slice you to pieces." The beast grinned in a similar manner, its eyebrows knotted together as its lips curled at the edges. "Where is the light coming from Kagome?" asked Inuyasha half-yelling as he placed his hand over his sheath near the sword handle. "Its forehead!" said Kagome loudly. Inuyasha nodded and prepared to draw his sword. Kagome wore a look of confusion; did he really think that his little sword would really have any effect on this huge monster? The monster lunged forward to attack Inuyasha, but Inuyasha was quick, he drew his sword. The sword was MASSIVE, it grew when he took it from his sheath. 'Alright, so maybe he can beat this thing,' thought Kagome as Inuyasha and the monster fought. But the monster managed to knock the sword from Inuyasha. "Shit," said Inuyasha under his breath as he stepped back. The monster lunged for him, but before he could hit Inuyasha, Kagome had bashed him out of the way.

The monster now shifted its attention from Inuyasha to Kagome. "Do you think this wise little girl?" asked the monster, his voice low and raspy. Kagome was crouched in a battle stance, her hair blew from her face in the wind, revealing a mischievous expression and a set of electric blue eyes. The monster grinned at his worthy opponent and pulled a spiked club from his belt. Kagome lunged forward baring her fangs. She and the monster were evenly matched, and for a few seconds they both dodged each other's attacks so quickly that they were a blur. Kagome grew frustrated and lunged for its face, but the monster caught her in time and narrowly missed her face with the club, leaving a long cut across Kagome's cheek. Kagome broke away from the monster panting, her eyebrows came together in a look of utmost hatred. Then suddenly she collapsed to her knees clutching her head, her eyes flashed black, not just her iris, but the whites of her eyes too. Her eyes flickered black until they remained that way. Her fangs became more prominent, and her nails lengthened and thickened. She put a hand on her knee and stood. She lifted a hand to her cheek, then looked at her hand. Her hand was stained with a crimson colored liquid. Kagome frowned; her face was contorted in a look of utmost concentration. She held of the hand stained with blood. The monster started to shake, then blood stared to pour from its nails, eyes, and mouth. It collapsed in a bloody heap. Kagome fell back down to her knees, she looked as though she was drained of blood herself; her face was pale and sweaty. Her fangs and nails shrunk, and her eyes flickered back to blue. Inuyasha shook off his shock and immediately ran over and caught her just as she fell back, he then picked her up bridal style. Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara ran up to Inuyasha. "What? How coul-" said Miroku before he was cut off. "I don't know," said Inuyasha as he looked up into the clouds.

Soooo what do you think? Kagome's got some pretty nifty powers eh? The next chapter is called wrestling with Jelousy. Well... That's what I'm planning on naming it. Can you guess why?

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