Thanks again to my reviewers. So now I've revealed that SCII characters are going to be put in the story. And, most of them will get bashed so don't complain if your favorite does!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or its characters or Soul Calibur II or any of its characters.

Day Two

Inuyasha and company were in a new town. It looked small and peaceful, but everyone in town had a nervous and unsure look on their faces. They immediately began questioning.

"Excuse me, but have any demons passed through here?"

"Umm, no." And they would turn and leave as quickly as they possibly could. It was the same for everyone they asked, until they got to the inn.

The first person they saw was the innkeeper in the lobby, looking twice as nervous as everyone else. He was very jumpy and was looking around as if the walls would close in and crush him. Kagome slowly walked over to him and tapped him on the shoulder. "Excuse-"

"AAH!" He jumped about two feet in the air then fell over. He looked up at Kagome in fear.

"Relax, sir, I was just going to ask you if you'd seen any demons or the like around…"

The innkeeper sighed heavily. "I wish," he answered. He picked himself up.

"Uh, what's that supposed to mean?"

"Well, I learned today that there are people out there who are worse than demons…" He checked to see that no one was eavesdropping. "Take a look at that woman over there." He pointed towards a woman sitting in the corner. Her short hair was a snowy white and her eyes were a cold blue. Her kimono was very revealing, with the top low and the split high, and on her lap was her trusty snake sword. "She and a few others came here a couple of days ago, asking for something called 'Soul Edge'. We told them we didn't know what they were talking about, so they've been searching around here ever since, saying that if they find it they'll kill us." He nervously took another look at Ivy. "I'm especially fearful of her finding it. I've already had a taste of what she can do…"

Flashback!

The innkeeper smiled brightly as Ivy walked in. "Welcome!" he greeted, "How may I help you?"

"I want the biggest room that you have," Ivy stated, her British accent heavy even in Japanese.

"Of course, madam," the innkeeper said, looking over some papers, "That'll be-"

Valentine lashed out and wrapped itself snugly around the poor man's neck. "I'm sorry," Ivy said slowly, "but I'm a bit low on your currency. Could you just let this one slide?" All he could do was nod. "And if I find out that you've been holding out on Soul Edge, I'll come back and finish the job."

End Flashback!

At first all they did was stare at Ivy. Soon, Miroku got up the courage to approach her. Kagome was about to stop him, but Taki grabbed her by the shoulder. "Let him go," she said, a smile forming.

Ivy watched him carefully as he came. "Hello, will you bear my child?"

A/N: I'm going to intervene right here. While writing this, I asked myself, "What would Ivy most likely say?" I thought about it, and came to the conclusion that it was just as likely that she would say yes as she would say no. So, I'm creating two situations, and letting you, the reader, decide which one is most fitting.

If Ivy said yes:

Ivy smirked. "Well, I've gotten old, and I'm not sure if I can bear children anymore, but we can go through the motions and see what happens."

"MIROKU!" Inuyasha suddenly yelled, "I CAN SMELL HIM, LET'S GO!"

Whoops, did I do that? Now, if Ivy said no:

"No," Ivy said bluntly, "but there is something that I can bear you." Valentine transformed from a sword to a whip.

"Point taken," Miroku said and rejoined the group. Inuyasha was sniffing the air.

"He's close," he said, and left the inn, the others following. Taki stayed behind for a few moments. Ivy looked at her closely.

"Nice kimono, Taki," she said. Taki put a finger to her lips and left.

They followed Naraku's scent deep into the forest. They were about to give up and stop when they saw a figure in the shadows.

"There you are," Inuyasha said and ran up to the figure, only to see that it was…

"Oh. It's just you, Kagura."

"Just me?" Kagura was holding back her anger. "Well, I didn't come here to start fights. I just wanted to see if I could get this brat off of my hands." Out of the shadows came a second figure, much shorter than Kagura. When she came into the light, you could see her huge brown eyes and black hair. Her elbow blades were on hand.

"Hmph!" Talim interjected, suddenly getting cocky, "She's just mad because I beat her in a wind fight."

"I would've won if you hadn't cheated!"

"Soul Charge isn't cheating! I won fair and square."

"Whatever." Kagura turned her attention back to Inuyasha. "So can you rid me of this brat?"

Talim stepped forward. "My name is Talim, and I don't need to go with them. I can find Soul Edge by myself."

"Good," Inuyasha said, "Because we have enough problems to worry about."

"I am NOT a problem!" Talim whined.

"Of course not, brat," Kagura said in a falsely sweet tone, and got on her feather thing and flew away.

Talim looked up at Kagura triumphantly, and turned to leave. "Well friends, I take my leave now. Let the wind guide you."

"Wait!" Miroku went forward and took Talim's hand. "Will you bear my child?"

Talim looked completely shocked. "Y-you mean that babies don't come from the stork?"

Everyone gasped. "Babies don't come from the stork?" Shippo repeated, making his first vocalization in this fic.

"Oh my Kami," Miroku said.

Kagome looked as if she was about to burst from laughter. "Well, Miroku, it looks like you have to explain the facts of life."

"Do I have to?"

"You brought it up," Taki pointed out, "So now it's your responsibility to tell her."

"Tell me what?" Talim's eyes were wide with shock, if they could get any bigger.

Miroku sighed. "Come with me," he said, and they both went to another part of the forest.

"Um, let's stop here," Kagome suggested. Inuyasha didn't object. They all sat, being very exhausted, and listened to Talim's screams of surprise for the next three hours.

Bada-bing bada-boom.