Here you go," Kuri said, handing Inuyasha a bag of flavored popcorn.

"What the heck is this?" he asked.

"Oh just try some!" Kuri exclaimed. "Reiko likes it."

Said sister was sitting next to Kuri nibbling away at the popcorn.

Inuyasha reached in the bag and put some in his mouth. His eyes widened in surprise, and he shoveled more in his mouth.

Kuri laughed.

Suddenly the sky went dark and blue fire filled it. A giant bubble like blob appeared.

"Give me the Shikon no Tama!" he said.

Reiko giggled as Inuyasha smacked him. "Chill, it's just a kit."

The kitsune transformed into a little boy form, tail and all.

Kuri picked him up. "If you're looking for the Shikon no Tama, I am at your service young fox. Now what is it that you need?"

"Kuri! You can't just willingly do that!" Inuyasha shouted.

"Sit! As I said multiple times, I will use my own discretion on how the jewel should be used!" Kuri shouted.

"Fine, but don't expect me to help you!" Inuyasha countered, and went back to eating.

Reiko shrugged. "Come on Shippo."

Shippo looked up at her in disbelief. "How did you know my name?"

"I know more then that," Kuri grinned. "I know you wish to avenge your father. And I know that the Thunder Brothers that you are after have jewel shards."

"We're here," Shippo whispered. "How do you know so much? Are you a priestess?"

Reiko laughed a little. "Something like that. I'm Reiko and my sister Kuri there is the catalyst for the Shikon no Tama."

Reiko put her hand on her we weapon and followed Shippo into the bushes.

They looked up and saw a strange looking demon looking at his reflection and talking to himself.

"If only I had more hair…" He muttered.

Suddenly Reiko realized that Shippo was shaking.

"What is it?" Reiko whispered.

"That's my father's pelt on him!" Shippo whispered angrily.

Reiko narrowed my eyes. "Then we're going after him street style."

Reiko drew her knife. She ran forward, running the demon through from behind.

"That was clean," Reiko said softly. "And hopefully painless."

Reiko removed the pelt and took the jewels so he couldn't regenerate.

"What have you done, you little bitch?" yelled the second brother, Hiten. "My brother is dead! Slaughtered by a human woman! What disgrace is this?!"

"I hate to tell you, fool," Reiko hissed softly. "But I am no human woman. And you have unfortunately pissed me off!"

Reiko raised her knife, only to find herself struck down by lightning.

"You really aren't ordinary," Hiten said. "A human should die from that. And how dare you fight me armed with that knife?! The knife stained with my dear brother Monten's blood! You BITCH!"

Reiko found her body knocked to one side as Inuyasha and Kuri took over the fight. Reiko limped over to Shippo.

"Are you alright?" Reiko said softly. "I hope you don't mind that I took up your cause. But your father was avenged, even if by my hand, and not you yourself."

Shippo snuggled against his father's pelt. "No, Reiko. You fought better than me. I'm proud to have made a friend like you."

Reiko smiled, but suddenly was engulfed in bright light. "Shippo look out!"

Xxx

Inuyasha was angered beyond belief. First that idiot girl had gone off on her own little mission, and then she had angered a powerful demon way out of her league! And now Hiten had probably burned her alive!

"You bastard! You'll die for that!" Inuyasha yelled, slicing Hiten open with the Tetsusaiga and ending his life.

"Wow, so it's true!" Shippo's voice came. "A man can only really fight when it's his woman on the line!"

Inuyasha whirled just to bop him on the head. "She's not my—"

"You know Shippo's got a point," Kuri said, laughing and punching Inuyasha on the shoulder.

"Wha?!" Inuyasha puzzled.

"Yeah, your sword swings were weak and undamaging and lacked style," Reiko said. "That is until you thought I was dead. Then you picked up kenjutsu and your strikes began hitting his vital points. Your style isn't unlike Kuri's."

"Feh!" Inuyasha said. "We fight nothing alike! I'm way stronger!"

"Kuri is as strong as or stronger than you!" Shippo protested.

Kuri absorbed Hiten's jewel shards and got in front of Inuyasha. "We should fight sometime and settle this. But today I must return home and bandage myself up, alright?"