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An Unlikely Fellowship
Chapter 10: The Dragon of the Darkness Flame

"There's a Shikon shard in its forehead! That's why we couldn't sense it!" Kagome whispered to the fire youkai beside her. Hiei's crimson eyes narrowed as he glared at the insect's forehead, he couldn't see it with his blasted normal eyes.

Slowly Hiei removed his bleach white bandanna from his forehead, "I can see it now, the aura of a demonic spirit in that bug's head." Kagome slowly turned to the shorter man, "You can see-?" Suddenly, her eyes caught the shinny deep purple of the Jagan embedded into the youkai's forehead, "A-a third eye?"

Hiei grunted in a annoyed tone, "I'll explain later, I think the creature is beginning to become aware of our presence." Suddenly the mantis cackled, "Do you think I am a fool, bastard son of the Ice Maidens? I felt the your miko bitch a mile away!" Kagome shot a look of surprise, His miko bitch? What did that bug mean? Wait, did it mean-? No way! She didn't belong to him! She wasn't just some piece of property!

Hiei growled at the insect's insult, How dare she! The damned bug didn't know who she was dealing with, even with the enchanted jewel shard, he was a hundred times stronger than her! Suddenly, his thoughts where interrupted by an angered female voice, "STUPID BUG!" It was Kagome, she was already had a bow locked and ready to fire, "I'M NOBODY'S BITCH!"

The young miko fired, smacking the bug in the forehead, knocking the shard from it's place. The Mantis wasn't killed she simply roared in pain and prepared to attack, "I don't need that shard to kill you, ningen!" The bug dashed at Kagome with razor like blades ready to strike. Suddenly, Hiei sprang in front of Kagome blocking the creature's attack, "What are you doing? Grab the shard and get out of here, onna!"

Kagome didn't take any time to complain she dashed at the crystal piece and began to flee. "Nooo!" screamed the Mantis woman as she knocked Hiei to the side and scurried toward the young woman. "Damn!" Hiei yelled as he took off after the enemy and the human girl. Kagome ran as fast she could however, the mantis was faster. I'm not going to make it, I'm going die! Someone help me! She closed her eyes, preparing for the blades of bug to strike her.

Suddenly young miko felt her body lifted off the ground and bound by strong arms. By the speed of the breeze who ever it was very fast. Inu Yasha? Kagome opened her eyes to look upon her savior. It was Hiei. "Hm, are all you ningen slow? Did the insect whore harm you?" Kagome sighed, What was up with this guy? One second he's insulting her, the next he's asking her if her was all right.

"I'm all right, but she's still after us!" Suddenly the Mantis woman appeared in front of the two, "Now you will pay for my wound! MY CHILDREN! If you hear your mother's plea come and kill these fools!"

In few seconds the air was filled with dog sized mantis youkai, all of their black beady eyes locked on to the two comrades. "What are we going to do?" Kagome shrieked as her arms unknowingly squeezed around Hiei's neck. "Onna, we are going to die if you don't give me some air breathe!"

Kagome angrily loosened her arms as Hiei sprang into the air still griping her. "What are you doing?" Kagome screamed as Hiei lifted her. "Listen well, onna. I'm am going to throw you, if you value your life down fall any where in front of me!"

"WHAT!?" The girl screamed but it was too late, instantly the fire youkai chucked her high into the air. "The girl! KILL THE GIRL!" The freaky insect shouted to her children as she and her mob of bug children flew toward Kagome. Hiei smiled, he knew that she was what the bugs wanted and they where exactly where he wanted them.

Quickly, He unwrapped the long white Band-Aid that covered his a right (correct me if I'm wrong!) arm reviling a purple snake like scar. Suddenly, a dark, shadow like flame danced about the wound, giving off a terrible amount of energy. "Dragon of the Darkness Flame!"

Shippo woke with a start, a sudden fear for Kagome began to race through his veins. He looked beside him, she was no where to be seen. With a scream Shippo dashed toward Inu Yasha. "Inu Yasha! Wake up!" Inu Yasha had been having a nice dream and didn't want to escape from it yet. "Damn it Shippo! Shut up for five more minutes!"

The kitsune pup's eyes filled with tears as he screamed, "Kagome's not here! She's gone!" "Feh, she probably went to go take a bath, there's a hot spring not far from here. You worry too much if she was in any danger I would have smelt-" "Hiei is gone as well!" Kurama shouted toward Shippo as Inu Yasha fell in surprise out of the tree..

"Damn it Kurama! Warn some one before you go shouting around like that!" shouted Inu Yasha. as he pulled himself from the cool bed of moss that cushioned his fall. "Kurama-san, could you please go look for Kagome? Inu Yasha is being a lazy old dog!" Suddenly the hanyou zipped by the kit and pounded him in the head. "WHHHAAAAAAAA!" Shippo cried waking up the rest of group.

"LAZY? I'm the one who does all the fighting here! I need my sleep." Kurama sighed and patted the younger fox on the head, "Shippo, I know it's fun to tease Inu Yasha but it hurts his feelings and that's why he hits you." Inu Yasha interjected, "The little brat doesn't hurt my feelings! He's just annoying!" Again Kurama sighed and gently stated, "When a child is annoying or loud one shouldn't strike them. It could cause brain damage in the future."

Inu Yasha growled, "Who died and made you the child care expert!" In that moment a log was thrown at the Hanyou."SHUT UP MUTT-BOY! There are still some of us that need sleep!" Inu Yasha turned to face his new arch rival, Grease-Monkey. Before the two of them could start their daily dose of "Flirting" (Much sarcasm here) Kuwabara yelled, "Oh no you guys...I just got a really creepy feeling coming from the north. I also sense Kagome and Hiei's energy there."

Inu Yasha and Kurama suddenly took off in a flash as the others where left clueless. "Let's go Houshi-sama!" yelled Sango as she sprang onto the back of the now transformed Kirara. Miroku quickly joined the huntress as Yusuke ran after them. "Wait for me!" Kuwabara shouted in vain as he huffed and puffed after his comrades.

Shippo stared off feeling quite left out when suddenly, the gentle arms of Botan picked him up. "Don't worry Shippo-Chan! We'll get there faster then they could ever go!" Instantly, she made her boat ore appear and mounted it. "Wait!" Shippo cried, "What about every one's things?" Botan sighed as she and the kit began to clean up every one's "little" mess.

Inu Yasha raced as fast as he could toward Kagome's scent. Why did she leave the camp? Did that damn He-He or whatever he was called had something to do with it? Was she kidnapped by him? If that was the case he'd killed all of these so called Detectives and the that hurt Kagome would die the most painfully.

Quickly he looked to his side, that damn fox Kurama was right there with him. When Inu Yasha first saw him, he thought that he was just some wimp but now that he could see that the Kitsune-man could keep up with him made Inu Yasha wonder. Suddenly, the sky was filled with giant insects swarming toward something.

Before He could make out what it was, some thing in his gut made him stop in his tracks. A feeling of fear told his instincts to stop. Kurama too, had stopped but his attention was to the sky. "Hiei," was the only thing Inu Yasha caught as black roaring flame devoured the insects in the sky. What ever it was...gave the hanyou he creeps.

"Sango! Look!" Shouted Miroku as they saw the sky get blanketed with a dark eerie force, Kirara hissed as she stopped in her tracks, glaring at the shadowy flame. Yusuke ran by the two of them shouting, "Keep going! It's just Hiei!"

Sango stared in awe at the attack, "By kami, what a terrible power."

Kagome's eyes widened with shock as she saw the huge mass of dark energy totally engulf the mass of bugs. At first it seemed almost the opposite of Miroku's wind tunnel but then some thing caught her eye. The tip of the blast seemed to bear the likeness of a dragon's face as it's mouth gaped open.

As quickly as it appeared, the energy disappeared. Kagome then remembered where she was thrown. She let out a scream of fear as she watched the ground come closer and faster to her body. Suddenly, Her body was caught once again in the arms of the fire youkai as he landed safely on a strong branch of a nearby tree.

Kagome clung to the body that held her. She almost died and this man saved-Wait a second! He was the reason she almost got killed in the first place! "Onna, you can let go of me now." Kagome's face instantly turned red with anger as she royally bitch slapped the three eyed wonder upside the head.

"Is that all you can call me? Onna this, Onna that! My name is Kagome! KA-GO-ME! You almost killed me back there! What where you thinking!" Hiei was surprised and at the same time angry, no woman ever had the guts to slap him. "Well Ka-go-me, If you take a look over there, you'll see why I choose to throw you and use my dragon in the air."

Kagome's face turned to look behind her, a tiny village was not too far. "If I would have used my dragon on the ground it would have destroyed that ningen town. I don't need more of a criminal record than I already have. Besides Yusuke and Kurama would have killed me if I do that." Suddenly, Kagome felt awful, Hiei had done what he did to protect innocent lives.

She softly rubbed the cheek she slapped, "I'm sorry. I thought-" Hiei growled as he took her hand away from his face, "Hm. Don't apologize, Onn-eh-Kagome." Suddenly, a red blur sprang on to the branch. It was Inu Yasha, and he wasn't too happy, "You got a lot of explaining to do He-He!"

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WHOA! This has got to be one of the longest chapters I have ever written! Any ways if you guys think I should add some thing or change any thing please tell me! Give me your opinions!