Time for the next chapter! Miroku and Sango will come in here! They are coming in... well just read and find out for yourself!

Shinna and whitetiger-isabella: Thank you for ur reviews!!!

I'm trying to update more frequently, but just incase I don't update soon I'll be gone for most of the 2 weeks between July 11th and the 24th So I'll have an excuse if I don't update for 4 weeks!!!! I'll try to get one in before I leave!

READ ME!!!!!! Inuyasha, Koga and Shippo (slightly) will be very OOC in this chapter. Why... Who cares. If you really do, go play Jak II for the PS2, same deal. And if you're wondering if I got my ideas from Jak II let me tell you NO! First off I just got that game 5 days ago, and a PS2 on 6-7... I allready started the OOC in the last chapter for those observant ones.

That's a great game though. I've just about beat it, at least I think I'm close. I love that game, better then the first. I didn't like the first. 2 many just run and collect the items in mass numbers by doing senceless chores. Hate those... If you read all that then u have as many problems as I do.

Disclaimer: Haven't done one of these for a while. beats lawyers back with a stick And it's starting to show...

Chapter 9:

"It's a deal."

Inuyasha and Kagome were still hand in hand when Miroku and Sango burst in, Kilala near behind them. They had their weapons raised and were ready to charge down any demonic foe that could show up. Except for three.

Sango droped her weapon and Miroku just stood dumbfounded.

'Inuyasha, Koga, and Shippo? What are they doing here?!?'

Miroku regained his thoughts and began to think more rationly.

'This could be our chance! We have to try!'

Miroku went over and helped Sango back up to her feet (her reaction had been similar to Kagome's). When he was finished she was able to talk.

"Kagome... What's going on? And what happened to you?!?"

She rushed over to the bruised girl and helped her to her feet. Inuyasha had backed away over with Koga and Shippo.

"Kilala!!!"

Shippo ran over and hugged the fire cat around her neck. She shrank and jumped into the kitsune's arms, snuggling agenst him (it's a cat thing).

Sango started to walk over to Shippo (motherly instinct? Or is it that he's just the cute one with the tail?) when Kagome urgently grabed her arm.

"Don't!"

"Kagome, why?"

Kagome replied by simply looking over at Inuyasha and Koga.

"Shippo! What are you doing? Get over here!"

Inuyasha called to Shippo, not in a particularly mean way, but still roughly.

"Sorry Kilala."

He let Kilala to the ground and ran back over to Koga's shoulder.

Koga shouted to them.

"Be ready at sunrise! You can come and tell us you're pittiful story and then we'll set off."

Then they turned and left. Kilala mewed and started after them, but then looked back at her master and stoped.

"Kagome, what happened?" (If you can't tell, Miroku)

"Can you wait? I want to go to the hot springs first. I'll tell you after that. Sango? Want to come with me?"

"Sure Kagome."

Inuyasha was still fuming. He had to take the Tetsusiga off because he was so mad, not only at Kagome, but at all humans. The sword hed begun to burn him so he had to take it off. (remember the barrier? Pointless question: Since Sesshoumaru apparently now wants to protect Rin, couldn't he touch the Tetsusiga?)

Noone had said much but there was a lot in their minds. Sometimes things are best left unsaid. Expecially when your friend is on the brink of becoming a homocidal, mindless demon.

Kagome sat at the hot springs. She had been silent for a while, just thinking to herself. Images of Inuyasha, how he had changed, flashed through her mind.

'Is... Is that... My fault? He was so bitter... And it wasen't just towards me. I could tell. He... has a hatred for all humans. Koga and Shippo too. We'll be telling them what happened to us... Will they tell us what happened to them? I doubt it. The way they were acting we'll be lucky if they even believe us! But we can try! Right? ...'

She looked over at Sango, who had almost fallen asleep in the comfort of the spring.

"Sango?"

Sango sat up a bit and opened her eyes.

"Yes Kagome?"

"You are all going to be mad at me... so I might as well tell you first and take the anger bit by bit..."

"What do you mean Kagome?" (Sango says that a lot, and not just in my story)

"I made a deal with Inuyasha... I told him that if he heard us out, I'd show him where the next five shards are."

She wated for Sango to get mad at her.

"Kagome that's just what we need!"

"W-WHAT?"

"That will give us the time to get them to fully realize what happened, make them believe that we're telling the truth!"

"You're right Sango. Let's go tell Miroku!"

"That's great Kagome! Now the only thing we have to worry about is..."

Sango finished Miroku's sentence.

"... telling them what happened..."

Kagome broke in next.

"... and hoping that they don't..."

Sango comforted Kagome.

"Don't worry Kagome! They won't! They're still Inuyasha, Shippo, and Koga! How could two men who nce fought over you and a little fox kid who saw you as his adoptive mother do something like that? You're just worring yourself!"

"Right! Things look like they're going right for once!"