Chapter Two: The Shikion No Tama

"Hey Kagome!" came one of her friend's voice. Kagome and Kinye turned around to see racing towards them.

"Hey." Kagome said unthucasticaily.

"Who's that?" Yuka asked.

"Kinye, she's my cousin." Kagome said, acting like herself the best way she could.

"Hello, Kinye." Yuka greeted.

"Hello...um-"

"Its Yuka."

"Oh hey Yuka! Kagome's showing my around, its been seven years since I've been here, I don't remember much."

"Oh, well now we can both show you around, right Kagome?" Yuka asked.

"Sure." Kagome said, smiling. "Where's Eri and Ayume?"

"Somewhere back there, come, we've been wanting to talk to you." Yuka instructed.

"Oh, okay." Kagome muttered.

Inuyasha snarled, drawing Tensiega, "Naraku, DIE!" he snarled, swinging Tensiega, "Wind Scar!"

A blast of yellow light swep over his foe, clearing away trees and grass, leaving deep slashes in the ground. "Think that will kill me?" Naraku laughed from over head. Inuyasha looked up to see Naraku perfectly balanced on a very thin branch in a tree.

"Its enough!" Inuyasha spat, "Die Naraku!" he uppercutted the tree, but yet again, Naraku had moved.

"Try killing this!" Naraku grinned, "For I am not your target!" Suddenly a huge demon came out of the trees, it eyes deep red and claws reachng at least five feet. It had a long snout with dripping fangs. It looked like a cat demon, but it was too big for that. Inuyasha knew it had shards in it, but he didn't know where. He looked back up at Naraku and his face twisted into a snarl as he saw that Naraku had disappeared.

Inuyasha turned back to the creature and yelled, "Wind Scar!" the blast of yellow light erpted from the Tensiega, demolishing that big cat.

"That was too easy Inuyasha!" Miroku's voice called.

"No duh you dang monk!" Inuyasha snarled.

Suddenly the big cat appeared in front of Inuyasha, as if it had been invisble. Its fangs were dripping as it caught Inuyasha in its claws. He fliched in pain as the claws dug into him, but he stabbed the Tenseiga into the demon cat's foot, cutting off a toe. Suddenly the cat shrunk, turning into a midnight black demon cat like Kirara. Inuyasha sheathed the Tenseiga and yelled, "Demon be gone!"

With that he swiped his claws over the little cat and cut through it, ripping through its side and head. It didn't vanish, but it could no longer move because of blood loss. Inuyasha was about to kill it when he spotted a gleaming something on the ground next to the big cat. He bent closer and saw that it was five jewel shards. He gasped as he gathered them up. Naraku had sacrifcied these and Inuyasha had earned them!

"Wait, Inuyasha, don't kill the cat!" came Sango's voice. She sounded tired.

Inuyasha turned around with a puzzeled look on his face, "Whay not?" he complained.

"Because that's my brother's demon cat that my dad gave him!" Sango gasped, picking up the small black cat.

"Your brother's? But I thought Naraku held your brother captive! How can that be his demon cat?"

"Because, Naraku must have asked him if he had any so Naraku took his demon cat, in hopes that it would kill you using shards-by the way, how many were there?"

"Five."

"Five? This demon cat was too weak for that."

"I'll say!" Inuyasha growled, "He thought it would kill m-" Inuyasha was about to stand up, but he toppled over. He gasped as he clutched his stomach. Inuyasha rolled over and withdrew his hands and saw they were covered in blood. "That-"

"Inuaysha!" Sango gasped, "You're hurt!"

"No duh!" Inuyasha snapped, trying to stand, but found he was unable.

"No I mean in the exact spots that the demon cat is!" Sango said. "Naraku must have done something to it. When you hurt the demon cat, you hurt yourself!"

"Ya think?" Inuyasha snapped, "Now help me stand up!"

Kagome was shoved over to where her friends were waiting, looking at her with looks of confusion. "Alright, Kagome! We have questions and we want answers!" Yuka said.

"What?" Kagome asked, her face expressionless.

"Why did you turn down Hojo?" Yuka asked quickly.

"What do you-Oh." Kagome said suddenly, remembering how the other day, Hojo had asked her out-again. "Um..."

"We know you like someone else-who is it, Kagome!" Eri rushed her.

Kagome wouldn't answer that, there was no way she could. She would tell no one about Inuyasha and her going to fedual Japan. That was all in the past anyway, besides, even if Inuyasha had hugged her, did that really mean anything? She doughted it. All he ever cared about was Kikyo, right?

"Kagome?" came Ayume's voice, snapping her back to earth. "Are you going to answer?"

Kagome glanced to Kinye, who was standing by, grinning. Kagome shot her a glare, knowing Kinye was laughing. Kagome sighed, "I don't like anyone else, and even if I had liked him, he wouldn't like me back. He's picky and has a bad tempor!" she growled.

"Who is it?" Eri pressed.

"No one you would know." Kagome grumbled, clenching her fists. She was deteremined not to make herself angry at herself.Here she was, lying to herself and friends, how nice! Her life was turned upside down the minute her cousins had come...Well actually it was when she had fell in the well, but that was a long time ago.

"So? We'd still like to get a name!" Yuka said.

"And if you don't like anyone, why turn down Hojo? Is it because of your sicknesses?" Ayume asked suddenly.

Kagome sighed with relief, finally a way to escape! "Yes.." she lied.

"Well then, you seem to get over them some times, why not go out with him when you feel better?" Eri asked.

Kagome groaned inwardly, now she was facing a new problem! "Okay! I came here to show Kinye around Tyoko, and that's what I plan to do!" she snapped.

"Okay, questions later I guess." Eri said quietly.

"Yeah, so now we can all show Kinye around!" Yuka piped up.

"Picky aren't we?" Sango growled, helping Inuyasha to his feet.

Inuyasha then brushed Sango away and glared off to the place where naraku had been. He muttered something the other's couldn't hear and then glanced over to where the well was. And Kagome's backpack. Why had she left it here? he wondered, ignoring the pain as he thought of Kagome.

His eyes hardened, he hadn't wanted her to leave, but seeing how stubborn he was, he wasn't going to admit he loved Kagome. Suddenly he blinked in horror. Kagome had taken the jewel shards they had had with her! He had to get them back, that was the only way he could become a full demon! Or did really want to become a full demon now?

The Shikion No Tama was the jewel that was the soul of a great warrior. She was the most powerful demon slayer that had ever exsisted, but the jewel had become tainted and power ran through the jewel, able to increase a demon's power immensly. That was what Inuyasha wanted. Now he was having doughts!