Fly By Night

Vladygasckgyn

A/N: Sorry for the slow update. The last chapter wasn't quite up to par, so I'm hoping this one is a bit better. However, I wrote it rather late last night, so there are no guarantees. My apologies.

Disclaimer: As previously stated, I don't own IY or YYH.

Chapter 8

They had just finished the long and drawn-out explanation, most of which Kagome didn't pay attention to, when Yusuke's communicator went off. Kagome just rolled her eyes, then turned around to find Hiei staring at her.

"See something you like, shorty?" Kagome smirked when he snorted and turned away.

"Okay guys, Botan says there are a couple of breaks in the barrier and demons are coming through. So we're gonna split up...hmm..." He looked around. "Kuwabara, you're with me. Kurama, Hiei, you take Kagome." She raised an eyebrow at him, but otherwise said nothing.

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Kagome's POV

They had long since reached their destination and were now fighting the demons that were steadily passing through the barrier. As soon as one demon was killed, another took its place.

Shit! Is there no end?

Kagome's skills had improved greatly, exponentially even, but this was ridiculous. The fox and shorty wouldn't let her get in the middle, which is exactly where she needed to be.

Fuck this. It's not like I'm going to BREAK if I get a little scratched up! I'll just have to do this MY way.

Having made up her mind, she ducked around Hiei, who was positioned in front of her, and jumped directly into the middle of the demon mob. Hiei moved to stop her but he was too late.

'Baka ningen. I'm not going to be blamed if you get yourself killed.'

'Shut up Shorty, and leave me alone. One would think it would be obvious that I am extraordinarily busy at the moment.' She briefly turned and smirked at his shocked expression.

'How did you -" He stared at her in disbelief, not understanding how she could not only hear him, but communicate with him telepathically.

'You know, if you don't stop staring, you're going to lose a body part.'

She laughed inwardly as he abruptly turned and dismembered the demon that had managed to sneak up behind him. When he turned back around Kagome was gone, off fighting the demons.

'Hn. Baka onna.' He mentally berated himself for caring and turned his attention toward the approaching demons, thankful for the distraction.

Meanwhile, Kagome was tearing through demons left and right and having the time of her life. She even allowed a small smile to grace her features as she sliced through one demon's stomach. She was so absorbed in the battle that she didn't notice when the other spirit detectives slowed their attacks to watch her, all of them stunned at the carnage she left in her wake.

"Um...Kagome? Are you...okay?"

Kagome jumped up suddenly and landed in front of Kuwabara, startling the poor idiot.

"Yes, I'm perfectly alright. Why do you ask?" A rare smile lit up her features as she shoved her sword through a demon that had crept up behind her.

"Oh...eh heh...no reason..."

"Right...well you better hurry up or there won't be any demons left for you..."

She flashed him another smile at his incredulous expression before jumping back into the battle.

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The group all sat in the clearing, exhausted from the fight. Well, all except for Kagome. She stood relaxed, leaning against a tree that Hiei was currently perched in and listening to the others complaining loudly.

It was almost like the old days...with Inuyasha...except that this time I was able to take care of myself. I didn't think that I would ever be able to fight like that again...not in this time. She smiled slightly. I want to do it again.

"Urameshi...can we do that again?"

He just stared at her, too tired to say anything. Kurama stepped in for him.

"Kagome...we just fought for over three hours...how can you say that? Aren't at least a little tired?" She thought about this for a moment.

"Maybe a little bit...but I could go for at least another hour or two." She nodded to further prove her statement. Hiei let out a quiet snort as the others just sweatdropped. They were interrupted by a sudden beeping. All heads turned to Yusuke as he pulled out his communicator.

"WHAT?!" His eyebrow twitched angrily as he shoved the offending device back into his pocket. "Well Kagome, it looks like you got your wish."

She grinned almost maniacally, sending shivers down Yusuke's spine. "Lead the way, Urameshi."

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A/N: Okay, that's it. I turned 17 last week. Joy. Anyway, review and let me know what you think.

By the way, I found a pretty good LOTR site: www. arwen-undomiel. com (I think that's right... just take out the spaces. If it doesn't work, then would someone be so kind as to let me know so I can fix it? Thanks.)