NOTE: I'M SORRY! I accidently put this chapter up instead of chapter seven, so please go back a chapter and read it. This is the eighth chapter and not the seventh. You need to find out about Anki.

Last Chapter: Charlie found out that Anki, the demon who knows fates, transformed his body into the human/demon form. He found himself bitter towards Anki and took it out on Kay.

Chapter 8: The Angel of Demons

Charlie walked behind the group as they traveled to Kaede's village. Kay seemed to be avoiding him and he didn't like that. He sighed heavily and his tail swung sadly behind him. Why do I feel so bad about talking like that to Kay? Charlie asked himself.

They reached the village shortly after they set off and rested in Kaede's hut. She asked them about the trails of getting the jewel shard, and they told them it wasn't that hard, and they also told them about Anki.

"She sounds like a strange demon," Kaede said, sorting through various herbs she had with her. She set a bundle of herbs down and looked at Charlie. "She must have had a reason to change your body in such a way."

"I guess so," Charlie said, fiddling with his tail.

Just then a few screams reached the groups' ears. Yells of 'demons' and 'what is it' could be heard from all over. The whole group ran outside and looked up in the sky to see a bunch of demons flying towards the village. Charlie pulled out his sword, as did InuYasha, Kay, and Michelle, and Kagome got her bow and arrows out. Sango got her hiriakotsu out and Kohaku had his weapon in his hand, and Miroku had his staff and sacred sutras ready. Shippo hid in a corner and Kirara stood there, protecting him and the others.

"There's a whole swarm of demons!" Kagome yelled, holding her bow and getting an arrow.

"How are we supposed to destroy them all?" Michelle yelled.

"We just fight, stupid!" Kay yelled, her sword gripped tightly at her side.

Ten demons at a time came and attacked, giving the group plenty to do. They quickly killed many, but there were so many demons to kill. Sango threw her weapon and killed a bunch of demons, but it seemed like they were replaced with three more demons.

But suddenly the demons stopped attacking and retreated to the edge of the forest. The group stopped in their place and looked around to see what stopped the demons, and suddenly a demon came towards them through the forest.

"Who the hell are you?" InuYasha yelled to the demon who was covered by darkness.

Soon her body was reviled to them, showing them a demon of utmost beauty. She had pitch black hair that was cut straight and small eyes that were the deepest red. Her lips were bright red and the kimono that she wore was black and had shades of red on it in a peculiar pattern with flowers. She had pointed ears and long fingernails, and the strangest thing of all were two angelic wings coming out from her back, a few pure white feathers falling on the ground. She floated in the air, looking like she didn't need the wings, but she looked even more beautiful with them.

"I am Enzeru," the demoness said in a voice so beautiful it seemed angelic.

"She looks like an angel!" Kay said, frowning a bit. She growled a bit, even though she's human, and clenched her teeth together so tightly she threatened to break every tooth in her mouth.

"That's because I am the angel of demons," Enzeru explained, smiling slightly.

"The angel of demons? She must have amazing powers if that's what she is," Charlie said, glaring at her.

"She smells like Naraku! She's one of her incarnations!" InuYasha yelled.

"How is that possible?" Sango asked no one in particular.

"Naraku must have had another incarnation ready before we killed him," Miroku said.

It happened in an instant; Enzeru flew towards them and spun around, causing flower petals to flower over them. The flower petals caused them to go to sleep, but not before Charlie jumped towards Kay and jumped away, making him collapse in the forest from the sleeping gas.

- - -

Kay awoke in the forest at the smell of smoke reaching her nose. She looked next to her and saw Charlie, who was also waking up. Turning around she saw the village near them, burning to the ground. Kay gasped and ran towards the village with Charlie following her.

Kay looked around and ran near the forest and was running back, using her mind to carry water to the village. She drenched buildings in water as Charlie went inside the still burning buildings to save anyone still inside.

As soon as the two were done helping everyone, they went to find Kaede and saw that her house wasn't as badly destroyed as the other houses. They peeked inside, though, Kay didn't expect her to be there. Kay and Charlie looked around the village to find Kaede and found her helping some villagers and dressing their wounds.

Kay walked over to the old woman and asked, "What happened?"

Kaede looked startled when she saw Kay. "I thought you were kidnapped!" Kaede exclaimed.

"What? No, I'm right here..." Kay said, looking around. "Wait! You mean the others were kidnapped?" She looked at Kaede and the woman slowly nodded. "Damn..."

"It must have been that strange stuff that Enzurah or whatever used," Charlie said.

"It's Enzeru... And how did I end up in the forest anyway?" Kay asked.

"I brought you there," Charlie said, blushing a little bit.

"Thank you, Charlie," Kay said, smiling brightly. "But, we have to go find the others... Will you be able to take care of things here, Kaede?" Kay asked.

"Yes, you two go and help the others," Kaede said, shooing them off.

Charlie turned around and knelt down and looked back at Kay. "Get on," he said, nodding once. She got on, making sure to avoid pulling and leaning on his long hair and tail.

The dog demon started to run (after getting Kay's half full backpack), speeding through the forest at unimaginable speeds for a person.

- - -

Kagome slowly blinked away sleep from her eyes and looked around. She was chained to a wall by her arms, hanging from the wall and barely touching the ground. She saw InuYasha next to her, chained in a similar way to her, but he had restraints not only around his arms, but around his feet, waist and neck also. He looked like he was tired and the places where his chains came out of the wall looked like it had tiny fractures in it, newly made.

"Inu... Yasha?" Kagome asked, her voice weak.

"Kagome... I'm sorry," InuYasha apologized.

"Why are you apologizing to me?" Kagome asked quietly.

InuYasha looked around the dark and dank cave. There was water falling from the ceiling and splashing on the ground. "I couldn't protect you, Kagome," InuYasha said, avoiding Kagome's gaze. "Charlie managed to save Kay from being kidnapped."

"What?" Kagome asked before looking around. Indeed, everyone was there except for Kay and Charlie. Michelle was all alone over at the end of the wall. Kagome looked back at InuYasha and sighed. "It's all right. You can't always protect me from everything," Kagome said, trying to make InuYasha feel better.

"I promised you--"

"I don't care," Kagome interrupted. "Knowing that you're here with me makes me feel better. And knowing that Kay and Charlie are out there makes me feel better also, because I know they'll come for us."

InuYasha blushed and looked at Kagome carefully.

"It seems like Kay doesn't notice how Charlie likes her," Kagome said, thinking about Kay and Charlie while still on the topic. She looked at InuYasha and saw that he looked very confused.

"Haven't you noticed that Charlie likes Kay?" Kagome asked. InuYasha shook his head. "Sometimes you can be so dense!"

"Hey!" InuYasha argued.

Kagome thought for a second and looked at InuYasha's restraints. "InuYasha, haven't you tried to get out of there?" Kagome asked, biting her lip a bit.

"Yeah, but the chains seem to be made with something to stop demons from breaking it, and humans aren't nearly strong enough to break it," InuYasha growled, looking down at the ground and covering his eyes with his bangs.

"Oh..." Kagome said, looking at the ground.

"Kagome," InuYasha said slowly.

"Yes, InuYasha?" Kagome asked.

"After we're out of here, remind me to tell you something," InuYasha said, hiding his face.

"Why can't you tell me now?" Kagome asked.

"Do you trust me?" Inuyasha asked.

"Of course I do, InuYasha," Kagome said, smiling slightly.

"Then you'll trust me to tell you after we're out of here."

"All right... You promise?"

"Yes, I promise."

- - -

"Charlie, let's stop and see if we can find an inn in this village up here," Kay said, poking Charlie in the back of the head. He nodded and Kay shivered a bit and looked up into the sky.

"What's wrong?" Charlie asked, slowing down slightly as he neared the village.

"It suddenly got really cold... I wonder why," Kay said, looking at the clouds that covered the sky. They looked like storm clouds. Is there a storm coming?

Charlie stopped in front of an inn and they walked inside. Kay took off her backpack and searched through it until she found a small bag. She opened it up and asked, "How much is a night's stay?"

"It's not too much," the woman said, looking at the bag Kay had. Kay took out a couple of coins and asked if that was enough, which it was. Yay.

"Are you two going to share a room?" the woman asked.

"Yes, he is my friend," Kay answered, nodding. The woman shrugged and led them to a small room in the back of the inn and opened the paper doors.

Kay looked in the room and coughed. "Do you have um... another futon?" Kay asked, looking at the woman with a slight blush on her face.

"You aren't a couple?" the woman asked.

"NO!" Kay and Charlie yelled at the same time, both blushing furiously.

"Sorry, I thought you were," she said, leading them to another room, slightly bigger and with another futon in it. Kay walked in and put her backpack on the floor and took off her shoes. She laid on the futon and looked over to Charlie, who was getting ready to go to bed.

"You know what? I think I'm going to go take a bath," Kay said, sitting up. Charlie nodded and let Kay go out of the room with her kimono in her hand without interruption.

By the time that Kay got back, Charlie was fast asleep, his ears twitching playfully in his dreams, and he was snoring really loudly. He snored even louder when he was a dog.

Next Chapter: Kay and Charlie travel across Japan, trying to find InuYasha and the others. Though, the weather has taken a turn for the worse, and it's really strange weather.

Kay: Aqua Teen Hunger Force is weird.

Michelle: Why are you thinking about this?

Kay: I'm watching it right now...

Michelle: What is it?

Kay: Meatwad just burnt all of Santa's skin off of his body, and Frylock killed the Easter Bunny.

Michelle: Oh...

Charlie: What is Santa?

Michelle: He's a fat man who leaves presents under your tree and eats all your cookies and milk.

Kay: It just sounds WRONG when you say it.

Michelle: Pervert.

Charlie: Santa's gift for you is the next chapter, Winter Wonderland.