Hey guys!! I am very, very, VERY sorry about the delay, I have been feeling really crappy lately & have only just now gotten up the strength to write. Please please forgive me. I would like to give thanks to the following:

To nunofyorbiz: Thanks for the review, I think you'll like this chapter & the next one too.

To ty-maica3: You're right, he should listen more.

To darkprincessofAzarath: Your idea is similar to what my idea is. Thanks for you review.

To Jerky Bigmi: You read my mind! (Please don't tell anybody about you-know-what.)

Thanks to all of you who read my Story! Enjoy!!

(p.s. BecauseI took so long on this chapter, there will be a bonus mini chapter at the end of this chapter!)

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Scene 8: Making Friends

Inuyasha felt himself awakening from a dreamless sleep. He heard a voice calling to him, though he couldn't tell if the voice was familiar or not. He slowly opened his eyes, the sudden flood of sunlight that shone down on him blinded him for a moment, but he could see someone standing over him. At first he thought it was Kagome, but saw that this person had red hair. His vision cleared & he saw that the person standing above him was an unfamiliar girl, standing with her face directly over his. She smiled when she saw him open his eyes.

"Glorious!" She shouted, slightly startling Inuyasha. "You are awake! Thank Zhal!"

"Um…" Inuyasha didn't quite know what to make of this strange girl. "Who are you?"

"Oh! Forgive me, I have forgotten my manners. I am Starfire."

"Starfire?" Inuyasha sat up slowly, causing a slight pain in his left arm. "Ow." He rubbed his arm & looked around at the room he was in. "Where am I? & where are Kagome & the others?"

"Please do not worry. Friend Kagome & the others are fine."

"Well, then take me to them."

"I cannot. Raven told me you have injured your arm & leg & that your injuries must heal."

"Who the hell is Raven? Ah never mind, I gotta go find Kagome." Inuyasha tried to stand up, but when he put weight down on his right leg he felt a sharp pain that would have caused him to fall over, had Starfire not caught him.

"Please," she pleaded, as she set him back down on the bed. "You must not try to walk just yet. Try to rest for now friend Inuyasha."

"How do you know my name? & why are you calling me friend?"

"Friend Kagome told me your name, & I call you friend because I hope to be your friend."

"Uh… look, I'm not the kinda guy to make friends with someone who I only just met."

"Oh but we met yesterday. When you were fighting Slade's robots, & Cyborg & I helped Miroku, Sango, & Shippo, & Beastboy helped Kagome, & Robin tried to help you. Remember?"

Inuyasha tried to understand what she was talking about, but was finding it very hard. But then he remembered the guy with the mask who threw something on the ground which blew up when he used Tetsusaiga. "Hey wait, was 'Robin' the one who wore that black mask?"

"Yes."

"Well what the hell was that thing he threw on the ground? & what happened last night?"

"Oh, that! Well Robin told me that he 'was going to use that electro-magnetic bomb to destroy the robots before someone got hurt', but he says that it exploded because 'that dog eared moron used his fancy light show & caused the bomb to implode & almost got us all killed'." Starfire grinned, but Inuyasha growled.

"Dog eared moron!? It was that mask wearin' idiot who threw the damn thing! How was I supposed to know what would happen? He shoulda just stayed outta my way!" Starfire looked dismayed, she had heard Robin say similar things about Inuyasha, & she didn't think it was a good thing to dislike someone over one mistake. Even if that one mistake could have cost someone their lives.

"I am… sorry to hear you say that."

"…?"

"I wanted you & Robin to be friends as well, but you both seem to dislike each other."

"Well, I tend to dislike anybody who nearly gets me blown up. But, how did we survive that thing anyway?"

"Oh!" Starfire was glad to change the subject, as was Inuyasha. "Raven found us & was able to make a shield over us just in time to keep us safe. Though you & Robin were still injured."

"Okay… so, who is this 'Raven' again?"

Meanwhile, Raven was in Draco's room, tending to his wounds. She had done all she could with her powers & had managed to bring his injuries down to a minor level, though he was still in bad shape.

His arm was in a cast, his leg was bandaged up, & he had a couple of band-aids on the side of his face. Robin told Raven that his dragon powers would heal his injuries in about a day or two since she had managed to take care of the major stuff, but she insisted on staying by his side until he was able to walk on his own.

She walked up to his bed & placed a cool cloth on his head. She looked around his room, at all the anime posters & rare swords he had collected. Raven wondered whether or not his slightly messy room was a heap of junk like Beastboy's, or a quiet shrine of solitude like her own. She looked at the desk which stood next to his bed & saw that there was still something on the computer screen. She sat in the swiveling chair & looked to see that it was a story which Draco must have been working on before they were called to fight Mud-man the day before.

Raven read a little of it, surprised at how good it was. She had become so enthralled in the short story that she didn't notice Draco's eyes open.

"Didn't anyone tell you that it's rude to peak at other people's work?" Raven was startled, but also relieved to see him awake.

"Sorry," She replied, as she saved the story & turned off the computer. "I just saw it & couldn't resist reading. How come you never told me you write?"

"Ah, I'm a little self conscious about my work."

"You shouldn't be. That was very good."

"Thanks, even if you don't mean it."

"I do mean it. You have some real talent Draco."

Draco smiled & slowly sat up. "I feel much better now. Thanks Doc."

"(Humph) you'd feel a lot better if we'd stayed where we were."

"But if we had stayed where we were, the others wouldn't be here now."

Raven knew it was true. If it hadn't been for Draco insisting that they find the others, Raven wouldn't have seen the trouble they were in & she wouldn't have been able to shield them. But she still hated when he was right.

"So," Draco continued. "How are our guests?"

"They should be fine," Raven replied. "But Robin wants to talk to them later to try & find out what Slade is planning. But for right now, you need some rest."

"So do you." Raven gave him a questioning glance as he lay back on the bed. "You didn't sleep all night. You were pacing around in here, worrying."

"How did you…"

"Dragon senses, remember? It wasn't too hard to hear you walking about & muttering to yourself."

"…" Raven just blushed.

"Now go get some sleep. Healing my injuries, shielding the others from an explosion, carrying us all back to the tower, & then healing some more injuries has to be a strain."

"But are you sure you'll be okay?"

"I'll be fine. I'm just going to have a nice little nap. & you should do the same."

Raven couldn't help but smile. "Okay. Goodnight Drake." She got up & walked to the door.

"Goodnight Rae." She turned out the light & he closed his eyes.

As Raven walked to her room, she wondered to herself why she was being so protective of Draco. At first she thought it was because he had almost given his life for her, but she realized that it went even deeper then that. She continued to ponder the possibilities of what had prompted these feelings, until she laid down on her bed & immediately drifted off to sleep.

Meanwhile, deep in the woods, the portal opened up again, & out stepped Sesshomaru, followed by Rin & Jaken.

"Milord," Said Jaken. "Was it wise of us to go thru that portal? We have no idea where it has led us." The portal closed behind them, & Jaken screamed. "You see Milord? It was a trap!"

"Calm yourself Jaken," Said Sesshomaru. "I would not have come hear if I thought there was any danger here that I could not handle."

"Look lord Sesshomaru." Said Rin as she pointed towards the sky. "There is a flying demon in the sky."

Sesshomaru looked up & saw an airplane flying overhead.

"What sort of demon is that Milord?" Jaken asked.

"I do not know." Sesshomaru replied. "But it does not matter. I can smell two familiar scents in the air."

"You do? Who do you smell Lord Sesshomaru?"

"Inuyasha… & Naraku."

"Inuyasha & Naraku? How did they get here?"

"The same way we did, obviously."

"Oh, of course. But what does that mean for us?"

"We will find that out soon enough."

Sesshomaru began to walk away, followed by Rin & Jaken. They were headed strait for Jump City.

The next morning, after Inuyasha had mostly healed, Kagome filled Inuyasha in on who the Teen Titans were & what had happened since the other night. She brought him into the living room because Robin wanted to have a talk with all of them.

"Why should I listen to anything that spiky haired little creep has to say?!" Inuyasha protested as Kagome dragged him down the hall.

"Because," Kagome replied. "Robin & the other Titans know more about this Slade guy then we do, & we know more about Naraku then they do, so we have to work together."

"(Humph!) I don't need them. I can take care of Slade & Naraku by myself!"

"Inuyasha, now isn't the time to be acting like a jerk. We seriously need help here. At least hear Robin & the others out."

"…Fine, I'll hear 'em out. but don't expect me to get along with that 'Robin' guy."

"(Sigh.) You really need to learn to get along with people."

"Oh stop it. You sound just like Starfire."

They soon entered the living room, where the others were waiting.

Beastboy was sitting on the couch, with Shippo on his shoulder, Cyborg & Miroku were standing behind the couch, Sango leaned against the wall, while Raven & Draco stood nearby, Raven helping Draco keep his balance.

Robin was standing next to Starfire in front of the viewing screen when he noticed Inuyasha & Kagome walk in.

"Sorry we're late," Said Kagome. "I had to drag Inuyasha all the way here."

"That's fine," Robin replied. "As long as you're here. Now, we need to figure out what we're up against. Our enemies have apparently joined forces, but the question is: Why? What does Naraku have that Slade wants?"

"I don't know about Slade," Said Miroku. "But it may be that Slade has offered Naraku the remaining shards of the sacred jewel. In this time when there are no demons to deal with, it would be very simple to gather them up."

"That makes sense," Robin replied. "These 'sacred jewel shards' you told us about are most likely what Naraku wants."

"But that doesn't tell us what they're planning." Raven added. "Plus, we don't know how all of you got here. Or how we're going to get you back."

"Dudes!" Shouted Beastboy. "I have a plan!" He jumped off the couch & brought in an old fashioned projector which showed badly drawn plans. "First, we put a collar on Inuyasha, and then we have Cyborg dress up as an old lady. Then Cyborg & Inuyasha will walk thru the park like an old lady & her poodle, creating a distraction for Sango & Starfire to sneak into the science institute. They'll unlock the doors for the rest of us, so we can secretly borrow plans to create an alternate dimensional whatchamawhozit, so that we can turn Slade & Naraku into Jell-O!" He turned the projector off & threw it aside. "Well, what do you think?"

Everyone just stared at him.

"Man that is without a doubt your lamest plan yet!" Said Cyborg. "It's even worse than your idea to create a gerbil army!"

"A gerbil army?" Said Sango.

"Don't ask." Raven replied.

Meanwhile, Kilala was busy running from Silky, who must have mistaken Kilala for Zorka Berries.

"Slade must have some kind of machine that can send you back." Robin continued. "We have to find his base & take him & Naraku down, then we can send you guys home."

"Sounds like a plan to me." Said Kagome.

"Yes, it is indeed a wonderful plan Robin." Starfire agreed.

"(Humph!) I coulda thought of that!" Inuyasha grumbled.

"(Humph!) Well, you didn't." Robin replied, getting annoyed by Inuyasha's attitude. "So why don't you quit acting like a jerk & try to help us out?"

"I'm a jerk?! You're the jerk here!"

A new background dropped down out of nowhere & Inuyasha & Robin turned into chibi versions of themselves.

"What makes you think I'm the jerk?" Robin shouted. "You're the one with the bad attitude!"

"Yeah," Inuyasha shouted back. "Cause some mask wearin' half-pint thinks he can tell me what to do!"

"I'm trying to help you, you thick headed mutt!"

"Spiky haired troll!!"

"Dog-eared moron!!!"

"BOSSY LITTLE TWERP!!!!"

"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted. "Sit boy!"

Inuyasha fell to the ground & he, Robin, & the scenery turned back to normal.

"Wow," Said Cyborg. "That must come in handy.

"Inuyasha," Said Kagome, as she knelt down next to Inuyasha. "I told you to be nice!"

Robin was smiling, until Starfire grabbed him by the arm. "& you should also have been nice to our new friend!"

The alarm started to go off & Robin pressed the button which showed an image of Johnny Rancid causing trouble.

"Johnny Rancid's escaped from jail!" Said Robin. "We have to stop him before he hurts someone."

"Is there anything we can do?" Asked Sango.

"We could use your help." Cyborg replied. "Why don't you guys tag along?"

"Fine," Inuyasha snorted as he stood up. "I could use a good fight right about now."

They were all about to head out when Raven said, "I'm staying. Someone has to take care of Draco."

"No Raven," Draco replied. "You go. They may need your help. I'll be fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Have I ever been unsure?"

"…Okay, but if you need help call me & I'll come right back."

Draco chuckled. "Yes Mommy."

Raven slowly stepped away from Draco so that he didn't fall over, & joined the others.

"This could be dangerous," Said Miroku, sounding serious. "Therefore, I must ask something of you, Starfire & Raven." He got down on one knee & held their hands in his. (You know what's comin' dontcha?) "Starfire, Raven, in case I don't survive this battle to continue my family's quest, would one of you consider bearing my-oof!" Sango punched him in the back of the head.

"Don't even think about it Monk!" She shouted.

"Uuhh… never mind!" He let go of their hands & slowly walked away.

They rushed out of the room & headed for town, preparing to battle Johnny Rancid. But will they encounter more?

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Well, did you see it coming? When will Miroku learn? Anyway, Next chapter will see Sesshomaru, one of the coolest dudes ever to wear fur, kicking some serious ass! But I'm not tellin' ya whos ass he'll kick. you have to find that out fer yeself.

& now, here is a bonus mini chapter! this took place somewherebetween the end of Scene 7 & the beginning of Scene 8. ENJOY!!

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Bonus Scene: Welcome to The Twenty-First Century!

Cyborg brought Sango, Miroku, & Shippo down to the garage to show them all the technological advancements of the twenty-first century.

"& this is the T-ship," He said, as he pointed to the orange ship mounted on blue rockets. "& that is Robin's motorcycle, & this…" He pulled the cover off his car. "This is my masterpiece, my baby, & my car!"

"Oooooh." Said Sango, Miroku, & Shippo.

"Yeah, I know what ya mean. I built this baby myself. This car is what we get around in. it can go faster than a cheetah, but is quieter than a lamb. Go ahead & get in, tell me what you think of the interior."

"Aaaaah" They said as they admired the inside of the car. Miroku sat in the driver-seat, while Sango sat in the passenger seat with Shippo on her shoulder.

"Now just let me put the cover away & I'll take you guys for a ride."

Cyborg walked away as Miroku marveled at all the buttons & switches in front of him. "I wonder what this does." He said, as his finger drew near a red button next to the steering wheel.

"I wouldn't if I were you." Sango warned.

"Yeah, you don't know what might happen." Shippo added.

"Relax," Said Miroku, as his finger got closer to the button. "What's the worst that could happen?"

Cyborg was returning when he heard the car start up. Then he heard a loud crash. He ran into the garage to see his car crashed into the wall, & Sango Miroku & Shippo looking very guilty as they stood next to it. "Sorry Cyborg." Said Miroku. "I guess I shouldn't have touched that red button.

Cyborg looked at his car, then at Miroku, then at his car, then at Sango, then at his car, then at Shippo, & then at his car again. & all he could do… was cry.

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