Come on, at least act like you're having fun," Kuri said as we floated down the river.

"Uh I would but I'm still mad at you!" he countered, not looking at her.

Reiko patted Shippo on the head.

"Oh please," Kuri said. "Just because I don't tell you everything about home. I did have a life before you and that life had a lot to do with my strange premonitions."

There was a tense silence. Kuri reached out and grabbed his arm. "Inuyasha, I'm s-"

"Forget it," he hissed, knocking me off.

"I just didn't think that I was anything more then a Jewel to you," Kuri said. "I mean...you are a demon so…eventually you'll just be after me too."

"That's what you think?" Inuyasha said gently. "You think I'm just like the others? That I'll just kill you to get what I want?"

"Well, you've made it clear!" Kuri yelled, turning away.

"But Kuri, I-" Inuyasha began, but he stopped as a girl fell from a cliff.

Inuyasha jumped and caught her, and we pulled up on shore.

Kuri arrived just in time to hear her say, "Unhand me demon!"

She knocked Inuyasha into the water.

Kuri drew my sword and pointed it at her neck. "You will apologize and thank Inuyasha or I will slice off your head right here, you ungrateful wench!"

"No way! He is a filthy beast!" she shouted, and ran off.

"Get back here!" Kuri yelled, running after her, Reiko behind her.

Kuri skidded to a stop as we reached a temple. An old man was there, but she knew from his waves that he was a demon.

Reiko jumped back. "A-A trap..."

The sun began to set as the creepy old man grabbed me and pulled me forward. "You fool. Wandering right into my nest!"

Kuri reached for my sword but wasn't fast enough. Her eyes shut as she tensed, preparing for the fangs to sink into her flesh. But it didn't happen. Instead Kuri heard the worst noise ever. The sound of Inuyasha in pain.

Kuri opened her eyes. "INUYASHA!"

"Am I st-still…just another demon to you?" His hair was black and his eyes were starting to go vacant as he began to lose consciousness.

"You idiot…" Kuri sobbed, grabbing him and dragging him into a back room, but not before another of the spider heads bit my leg.

Rei laid Inuyasha down, drawing the Tetsusaiga and thrusting it in the door.

Myoga hopped up on Rei's shoulder. "Shall I suck the poison out?"

"No," Rei said. "He could still have internal damage."

Kuri took the flea in my hand. "Take some of my blood and put it in him. The Shikon no Tama will purify the venom."

"Are you sure?" Myoga asked.

"Just do it!" Kuri said.

Myoga took some blood and then put some into Inuyasha.

"Is he gonna be okay?" Shippo asked, crawling into Rei's lap.

"Of course he is!" Rei protested.

Kuri reached out and brushed his hair out of his face. "I-Inuyasha…you aren't…just another demon."

His eyes opened a little bit. "You're bleeding."

He reached out his hand to her thigh. Kuri flinched slightly.

"Don't worry about it, Inuyasha," Kuri said. "Are you alright?"

"You're crying?" he said. "I thought you only saw me as an eventual enemy."

"Stupid!" Kuri yelled. "It's true, sometimes I think about what will happen when we finally gather all the shards, but I realized when I saw your eyes go vacant like that…I realized that if it kept you alive, I would grant any wish you asked of me. Even if…if destroyed me."

His eyes widened. "I would never make a wish if I thought it would separate us."

"I-Inuyasha…" Kuri gasped.

Suddenly the door collapsed on Nazuna and the Tetsusaiga went flying. The Spider Head pulled Kuri away from Inuyasha.

Kuri gripped the sides of the web, punching the fangs away so it would not get to her blood. Kuri saw blue flames beside me and realized Shippo and Reiko were helping.

"Stop you two!" Kuri yelled. "Don't worry about me! Get Inuyasha and Nazuna to safety!"

"Who are you sayin needs safety?" Inuyasha asked, in hanyou form again with the newly risen sun, and wielding the Tetsusaiga.

He rescued Kuri quickly, and they were soon on our way again.

"So, Inuyasha, you happy to be half demon again?" Kuri asked, indirectly trying to find out if he had meant a word of what was said in the temple.

"No way," he said. "I can't wait to be a full demon!"

"INUYASHA!" Kuri yelled, pushing him out of the boat.

His head bobbed up and he looked at her. "What's the deal,Kuri?!"

"SIT!" Kuri yelled.

He was forced down under the water.

"He's gonna drown, y'know," Shippo said.

"Let him drown," Kuri replied indignantly, turning away