A/N: And the story continues with Inuyasha and Kagome trying to catch up to their friends. I won't keep you so happy reading! oh and please leave me a reveiw at the end

(Wow lost was good tonight hehehe. Oh Charlie, you've gone so bad. )

Chapter 5

Inuyasha leapt through the air, the mixed scents of Kilala, Miroku and Sango filled his nose.

He landed lightly on the ground, growling at the other scent that was coming quickly nearby. They were standing down wind, perhaps that wimpy wolf would miss her scent and go right by.

"You have to slow down Inuyasha, there's no way I can keep up with you like this." Kagome was peddling her bike over the lumpy forest trail a short distance behind Inuyasha. Shippo clearly enjoying the ride from where he sat inside the basket attatched to her handlebars. "It's too bad Myoga refused to come with us" The young fox demon added, "Kagura must really be up to something huh?"

"DAMN" Inuyasha growled again, smelling that the wolf demon had turned and was headed straight for them. "What is it?" Kagome asked noticing the Hanyou's sudden shift in temperment. The only response she got was nothing more then a faint growl before a whirlwind rushed onto their path.

Kagome knew it was Koga before the dust settled since he always seemed to grab her hands the moment he was in her presence. "Kagome, its been too long." He smiled broadly searching her brown eye's for the acceptance he desired. "Hi Koga." She smiled weakly, glancing over towards Inuyasha who stood tapping his foot; his right hand perched on top of the tessaiga, waiting for a reason to draw the sword from its sheath.

"What the hell do you want?" Inuyasha was in an unusually ticked off mood. "Were on a mission here so if you don't mind LEAVE!"

"Oh, too bad for you I do mind." Koga smiled at Inuyasha's obvious outrage. "Beside's your mission has changed. The Monk and the demon slayer crossed a river and are now flying towards a village North of this forest. What are you doing here anyway? They said you wouldn't be back til morning."

"It is morning dumbass." Inuyasha's face was nearly as red as his haori.

Kagome could see this conversation was a fight waiting to happen so she interjected. "I decided to come back early." she said smiling sweetly.

"Couldn't keep away from me could you?" Koga was lavishing in his own imagination of how Kagome desperately couldn't keep away from him without suffering heartache. His eye's sparkled at the notion. "Uhmmm, well?... " Kagome wasn't really sure how to respond to that.

"Keh!" Inuyasha was less than amused, much less. His imagination was also in action at that very same moment as he imagined beating the stupid Wolf to a bloody pulp.

"Kagome, you look tired. Did that stupid mutt make you drive that contraption all this way with the weight of that kid and that heavy bag?" Koga's expression made it seem like Kagome was being driven worse for wear. She was a little sweaty and tired from driving her bike but she couldn't complain really.

"Come on." Koga lifted the girl from her bike and placed her on his back before she could say a word. "I'll get you to that village in no time."

Inuyasha was angry. He watched Kagome zipping by with Koga, in the same position he carried her. Her head resting on his shoulder. The same feelings resignating from the night before when he saw that boy touching her at the dance thing. Then he remebered how she had told that boy that Inuyasha was the one she cared for ...more then anything... Why the hell didn't she say that to Koga.

Growling the Hanyou grabbed the half shocked Shippo from the bicycle. " Inuyasha?" The small youkai asked as he was thrown over the shoulder of the hanyou barely holding on as Inuyasha took off at a rapidly faster-then-normal speed. Damn that ruddy wolf Inuyasha cursed in thought running off with her like that. I should have knocked the basturd out when I first saw him. Inuyasha could see the wolfs whirlwind running up ahead. He knew he could never catch up but he could keep up enough pace to keep Koga in sight so he could make sure he didn't get a chance to be alone with Kagome.


Kagura stood before a grave on the outskirts of the village in the light of the newly rising day. There were several other graves, but this she knew to be the one she was looking for because the headstone was the largest of them all. She waved her fan and a strong breeze began to blow away the dirt covering the grave. Finally after a few more waves of her fan enough dirt was uncovered to reveal the bones of the deceased who resided there. Kanna appeared from the forest, in her arms she held a wooden crate with a red silk lin-ing the inside. In the bones were placed and then covered.

"Kagura." A cold voice came from the forest.

Sesshomaru stood, his cold unwavering voice matched by his expressionless face; his daunting eyes staring at the box holding the human remains. A sleepy-eyed Rin sat upon Aun, whose reins were held by the ever loyal Jaken. "The almighty Lord Sesshomaru spoke to you wench! Tell us what your doing here or suffer the consequences!" Jaken threatened pointing his staff of two heads towards Kagura.

" I think you have a good idea what I'm doing here Sesshomaru. You of all people know what happened at this place, many years ago." Kagura smiled, glad to see the Hanyou's brother. "Are you going to stop me?" Kagura grinned once more defiantly.

" I have no concern for such trivial matters." Sesshomaru replied, turning away and walking back into the forest, the sleepy young girl and a rather bothered Jaken following close behind.

A sound came from a nearby hut in the village. "Come Kanna" Kagura said throwing her feather into the air. "It's time we make our exit aswell."


"Lord Sesshomaru, why did you not find out what it is they were up to?" Jaken the imp asked nevously after waiting til they were a good distance away from Naraku's followers. Sesshomaru barely turned his face to his loyal servant. But he didn't have to speak to let Jaken know he wasn't going to tell him the answer.

"Didn't you listen to what Kagura said at all master Jaken? Lord Sesshomaru already knows what she was doing. Besides, you were the one asking her the questions not him." Rin yawned as she skipped along behind the inu youkai. "Be quiet you foolish girl!" Master Jaken was a little annoyed at being told off by a seven year old.

Sesshomaru knew too well what had happened in that place many years ago and the part he had played. Those bones held a dark secret to the past, knowing that Naraku was about to use them he wondered to himself. Well Inuyasha, it seems Naraku carries much more interest in destroying you then I thought.


At that very same moment Kagome and Koga had finally reached the same clearing that a little earlier that morning Miroku and Sango had stood. The river was still rushing over the many rocks with all of its fury. Koga was about to leap across when Kagome finally yelled for him to stop.

"I want down now Koga." Her head was spinning from his accelerated speed at trying to lose Inuyasha, and her windswept hair was evidence for how fast they were going. He let her down as she pulled her fingers through, trying to make her tresses lay flat. Turning on him she yelled "YOU CAN'T JUST RUN OFF WITH ME LIKE THAT!"

Kagome had never yelled at Koga before. He had seen her angry at dog turd but never at him. He wasn't sure what to say to her.

Seeing the shocked look on his face Kagome sighed. "I'm sorry Koga, I didn't mean to make you think I was angry with you. I just don't want to be too far away from Inuyasha and Shippo."

Koga's face had turned from shock to anger. "The stupid mutt and kid are coming. I wasn't trying to kidnap you from them. Why the hell do you need to stay with them anyway? Kagome, you could come and help me search for the jewel shards and hunt down Naraku. I know your good friends with the humans and mutt face but I can take care of you, I would always protect you. I care about you more then he ever would anyway."

Kagome lowered her eyes. "I know you care about me Koga, but... "

"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!" Inuyasha had just entered the clearing. He stomped his way over to where Kagome stood, standing in front of her. Letting escape a low growl he warned Koga, "Don't EVER think you can run off like that with her again.

"Or what?" Koga glared into the hanyou's face.

" OR I'LL..."

"sit boy."

Inuyasha face planted the ground with a loud THUD. Kagome stepped over him.

"What an idiot." Shippo sighed.

"Thankyou very much for your help Koga, But I think I should go with Inuyasha and Shippo from here." Kagome said smiling sweetly while feeling a little worried about her bike since Inuyasha had obviously left it way back in the forest somewhere.

Koga really didn't want to leave her with the hanyou, but he knew that with the youkai kid there nothing he wouldn't like would happen. "No problem Kagome. I'll see you soon." And with that he took off down the river.

By now Inuyasha had pulled himself from the inprint the command had left in the ground. "Damn it! Why must you always DO THAT!"

"Because Inuyasha, you always seem to find the need to start a fight!"

"Because YOU always get all sweet and googly eyed whenever a guy pays attention to you. ESPEACIALLY IF YOU GET THE CHANCE TO RUN OFF WITH THAT DAMN WOLF?"

Inuyasha had just made a mistake and he knew it. But he wasn't about to admit that.

Kagomes eyes became deadly as she stared Inuyasha down, raising up on her toes and getting in his face. "THAT IS NOT TRUE INUYASHA AND YOU KNOW IT! KOGA GRABBED ME AND TOOK OFF, UNLIKE YOU WHO RUNS AWAY WHENEVER KIKYO"S AROUND! She was walking towards Inuyasha as she said this. Tears welling up in her anger filled eyes. Inuyasha had to step back, he had no idea how to handle the way she was reacting to him.

"YOU SAID YOU CARED ABOUT ME AND THEN YOU TREAT ME LIKE I RUN AROUND WITH EVERY BOY WHO SHOWS AN INTEREST IN ME! YOU KNOW DAMN WELL I WOULDN'T DO THAT INUYASHA! I CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT YOU TO TREAT YOU THE WAY YOU TREAT ME!"

Inuyasha had to step back again and tripped himself in the process. He couldn't find anything to say that would justify him. He just stared at her, towering over him with her big brown eyes full of tears.

"Uuuuuhhhh, Sorry to interupt." Hakkaku and Ginta had just arrived in the clearing. " Uhmm did you guys see Koga by any chance?" Hakkaku panted. "We' ve been chasing after him all night."

"He just left that way." Shippo pointed.

"Thanks" Ginta smiled weakly at Shippo. They both continued on after their leader; staring at Inuyasha and Kagome as they passed.

"Can we go catch up to Miroku and Sango now please?" Shippo added staring at the two as though they had just lost their minds.

"Yah okay Shippo." Kagome smiled at the young fox demon, wiping the tears from her eyes. Her voice was quiet and small.

Inuyasha go to his feet, not daring to look at Kagome; lifting the two onto his back as he leaped across the river and ran into the forest beyond.


A/N: Go Kagome! She sure told him. Don't worry he feels like crap now. (my poor puppy, I feel bad for him) Don't worry everything will be okay soon... for a little while at least muahahHAHAHA. ...cough, ahem.. Anyway, reviews?