That night Maro and Kor slept outside with the group. Shippo helped Sango make the jam for Kilala, but the great cat still found no delight in the favorite meal.

"What's wrong with that ah…cat-demon?" Kor asked as he bit into a cracker Kagome brought with her with the berry jam on it.

"She's lovesick. Her first love had to go away." Sango explained.

"You know, I feel a little love sick Miss Sango." Kor smiled at Sango. She blushed and said that Kor was too kind. Miroku was dozing off and barely heard what Kor said. Sango thought for a moment,

"How are we going to find this demon?" Sango thought out loud.

"Well, Miss Sango, you are a demon slayer, wouldn't you know how to find and kill this demon?" Kor asked.

"Kor, you flatter me, but I haven't dealt with a demon quite like this. I'll have to check out the berries first and see if by having some elements from it I can track down this demon." Kagome smiled knowing that Kor had a crush on Sango and also wished Miroku could see Kor attempting to flirt with her. InuYasha was with Shippo smelling the wind for the demon.

Kilala sat by the fire wishing she were dead, but all of a sudden she felt something move in her stomach. It startled her to think she was contemplating suicidal thoughts when she was in this delicate condition. She forced herself to think more about the unborn kittens than her own heartache. Kilala rubbed against Sango, she wished she could verbally tell Sango about her pregnancy. Kilala let out a soft painful meow. It hurt her heart to know that Buyo was so far away and now she felt physical pain in her chest.

"My poor girl. We will have to find a way to get Buyo to you again." Sango rubbed her back in a small attempt to make Kilala feel better. "Kilala, I hope we can talk to Liki and see if she can do anything for you to make you feel better."

"Priestess Liki is very powerful. Not only is she smart and powerful, but also she's very beautiful. She has a smile that can light up the whole village. I grew up with her. She's very close to my heart." Kor confided in Sango.

"We will do everything to track down that demon so it doesn't harm her." Sango promised.

"Thank you for your help Sango. It means a lot." Kor said.

"I guess Maro was exhausted from today." Kagome pointed to Maro who was sound asleep.

"Maro has had it tough ever since he was named head Samurai of the village. Maro was trained by the great Samurai, Reinato, he was a famous Samurai back in my uncle's day." Kor said.

"Why was it so hard for Maro?" Kagome asked.

"Maro had to slay many demons. For some reason they are after Liki. One prophet said she is special. She's no ordinary priestess, but I have no idea what is so different about her." Kor explained, "Maro was not trained to slay demons, only men, and now he has suffered many injuries protecting our priestess."

"We promise to help you two. Right now, we should get some sleep. We have a big day tomorrow tracking down this demon." Kagome said.

The next morning Kenji, a demon who fed on poisoned berries, came upon the sleeping group in the forest. He was on his way back to the village to slay the priestess who wouldn't let him take over the village for his own use as Lord and Master.

"It's him! It's the demon!" Maro screamed.

Kagome woke up from her sleep and quickly grabbed her bow and arrow. She shot one arrow through Kenji's arm. Enraged Kenji started to run towards the girl, but InuYasha jumped and clawed at him before he could hurt Kagome.

"Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" InuYasha bellowed. Miroku woke up at the sound of InuYasha's chant and grabbed a sutra to ward off the demon from InuYasha. Shippo had hidden under the blankets while Kilala opened her eyes slowly to see her friends were in danger. Kenji knocked off InuYasha in one swift movement and rushed towards Miroku. Miroku chanted before throwing the sutra at the demon,but Kenji knocked Miroku over,but was held back by another arrow from Kagome. Nothing the group could deter Kenji. Kilala growled and pounced on Kenji. Kenji and Kilala fought together while Kagome kept on shooting arrows to the demon. Miroku and InuYasha attempted to help Kilala,but the two demons moved with such speed that it was impossible to keep up. Kilala roared and knocked the bear demon down to the ground. Kilala pinned Kenji and was about to tear his throat when InuYasha came speeding forward with his tetsaiga and slayed the demon. Kagome and Sango stared in disbelief.

"Kilala saved us." Maro and Kor said in unison. After Kilala's rescue the group traveled to the village to meet Liki.

Liki looked up from her beadwork and saw a giant cat walking towards her. The cat seemed to glow. But this glow wasn't some natural part of the cat. Instantly, Liki noticed that Kilala was pregnant. Kor and Maro explained how the cat rescued the group and Liki informed the group that Kilala was expecting. To help Kilala feel better in mood she gave the cat an herb that was easily mixed with food. Sango and Kagome waited impatiently for the kittens to be born.

"Kittens"

Liki insisted that the group stay in her village till Kilala give birth.