Hello all, I'm so sorry for the huge delay, really I am… this chapter is short but I apologize about it. I haven't had many ideas coming to me lately, but I am one writer who will not abandon my stories. Well I'll let you all go on and read.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any characters except for Serima.

Chapter 29: A Challenge

In the late afternoon, a week later, Inuyasha and Miroku were sent to Kaede's to bring food to everyone else, which was back at one of the huts that over looked the village.

"Hopefully they'll be back with the food soon." Shippo complained as he put a piece of candy in his mouth.

"Don't worry Shippo." Serima said eating some candy.

"They're probably walking up the trail now." Sango said.

"Almost here." Kagome said as she sniffed the air and her sensitive ears heard footsteps coming closer to the hut.

"Oh good." Shippo said.

"We're back everyone." Miroku announced as he and Inuyasha entered the hut.

"Welcome back." The girls said.

"Yay, 'bout time!" Shippo said happily.

They walked over and sat beside the girls and placed the food out in front of everyone.

"Lets eat!" Shippo said and started to dig in and everyone got their food.

A while later, everyone inside felt a strong demonic aura coming towards them. Inuyasha and Miroku jumped up from their spots and ran outside to see. They couldn't really see anything because of the trees around, but as the scent of the demon reached Inuyasha's nose, he knew instantly who it was.

'That smell! What's she doing here?" He unsheathed Tetsusaiga and looked up towards the trees as there was a huge gust of wind.

"That wind, could it be…?" Miroku stood firmly aware of who it may be.

The girls and Shippo looked out of the window and waited to see who it may be.

"Long time, no fight huh?" The demon walked out from behind the trees, holding a fan in her right hand.

"Kagura!" Inuyasha shouted.

"Tell me, why are you here Kagura!" Miroku said sternly.

"Now that I'm free from Naraku, I can fight how I want."

"Are you saying you wanna challenge me Kagura!" Inuyasha said.

"Exactly, unless you're afraid of losing to me." she taunted.

"Never Kagura, I'm not afraid of you!"

"Then lets start."

You're on. Wind Scar!" he thrust Tetsusaiga in front of him as the wave of the attack hurled towards Kagura.

'If they fight here, the girls may be in danger!' Miroku thought.

"You should have learned by now that it won't work." She waved her fan, sending a gust of wind as it collided with the wind scar and disintegrating Inuyasha's attack.

"Damn." Inuyasha got ready for another attack.

"Inuyasha, you must take the battle else where, for the safety of the girls!" Miroku shouted.

"Damn it, alright!" Inuyasha dashed into the woods, to the right, to lead Kagura from the huts.

"Not so fast! Dance of Blades!" she turned and flicked her fan again, sending sharp blades of wind after Inuyasha.

"Feh, nice try Kagura." He said from a distance, as he dodged her attacks.

"Hmph." Kagura got on her feather and flew after him, sending more attacks after him.

"Heh, if you keep trying, you just might get a hit, but I don't think so!" he stopped and turned around once he got into an open plain, where there was no one insight.

"Now, no distractions." She landed on the ground in front of Inuyasha.

"Right! Lets do this Kagura!" he readied himself for another attack. "Blades of Blood!"

Back at the hut, the girls walked out to where Miroku was standing.

"Miroku do me a favor and go look out for Inuyasha." Kagome said.

"Don't worry Kagome."

"And Miroku, be careful." Sango said.

"I promise I will Sango."

"You better."

"Okay." He takes off in the direction of the destruction.

Some time later, as the girls waited at the hut, Miroku watched from behind the trees

as Inuyasha and Kagura kept fighting. Both Inuyasha and Kagura were growing warn from the little fight.

"Okay Kagura, time to finish this." Inuyasha thought of trying to finish Kagura off by using the backlash wave on her.

"Try it, I dare you." She smirked unaware of what her had in mind and she send a wave of blades his way.

"Backlash wave!" he thrust Tetsusaiga, sending spinning cyclones of energy towards her.

"Damn you Inuyasha! I'll be back to fight you again!" she said right before the cyclones would tear her apart; she pulled out a feather and flew away.

'Feh, I'll be waiting.' Inuyasha sheathed Tetsusaiga and crossed his arms.

"Very good Inuyasha. It looks as if Kagura wanted to fight you for the fun of it." Miroku walked out from behind the shrubs.

"Yeah so, I needed a fight. Anyways why on earth were you behind the trees?"

"Well Kagome wanted me look out for you, just in case."

"Feh, hasn't she learned that I can handle anything by now?"

"She was just concerned that's all. Well lets get back." Miroku turned and started walking back.

"Right." Inuyasha walked besides Miroku.

Once they got closer to the hut, the girls were standing outside watching Shippo and Serima practice transforming. Kagome's ears twitched as she heard them walking closer and turned towards the direction they were coming from.

"Sango, they're back."

"That's good." The girls walked over to them.

"So what happened?" Kagome asked.

"Nothing really." Inuyasha replied.

"Well the intention I got was that Kagura wanted to fight with Inuyasha just for fun, more of a sparing bud; although I know not why." Miroku wrapped his arms around Sango.

"Hm, is that so." Sango said.

"Well as long as you don't get yourself killed Inuyasha." Kagome said.

"Feh, as if I would."

"Oh stop the tuff guy act Inuyasha." Kagome said.

"I'm not gonna stop."

"Sure, whatever Inuyasha." Kagome sighed and watched Shippo and Serima again.

Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her gently and whispered in her ear, "I'm like that 'cause I like arguing with you."

"I know Inuyasha."

Okay that's all for this chapter I know it's short. Sorry I couldn't think of much to put into it. So now I ask if anyone could give me some ideas to put into the next chapter and so forth, it be much appreciated. Well I've gotta go, bye all.