…Later that night, Miroku woke up to see Inuyasha lying on the ground, asleep. He faintly smiled and tilted his head, noticing he looked somewhat distressed. The monk quietly crawled over to him and sat beside him. Inuyasha tensed and fear was shown on his face. Miroku felt bad. ~A nightmare perhaps?~ The Hanyou let out a small, almost inaudible whine. Miroku rested his hand on his head and gently petted him. Inuyasha relaxed some and let out a long sigh. Finding it cute, Miroku moved to his ears and rubbed them gently. Oh it drove him wild. Inuyasha leaned into his touch and Miroku could see a faint smile on his lips. The Hanyou rested his head in the lap of the good monk and lightly blushed. "I love you." Miroku smiled. "I love you too." Inuyasha drooped his ears. ~I hate the fact Miroku has that damn wind tunnel… as if my time with him was short enough. Being human would be amazing if I could spend my time with him, but I also want to protect him.~ He nuzzled Miroku's hand. ~It's not fair.~
…A few days later, Inuyasha caught the trail of Naraku. As they made their way through the thick woods, he felt a pang of fear. ~What if Miroku is forced to use his wind tunnel? But if we don't defeat Naraku, he will engulfed by it.~ Inuyasha slowed a bit. ~Why does it have to be this way?~
Once there, the Inu gang was greeted by none other than Naraku himself. The demon chuckled evilly. "Well well, we meet again." Inuyasha drew his sword. "Naraku!" He lashed at Inuyasha but he cut it off. Naraku tensed more tentacles lunged at them. Inuyasha leapt away from the group to avoid damage to be done to them. He cut them off and miasma began to pour out. "Miasma! Get away!" The group did so and tried to help. Miroku threw sutras at them, but they went up in flames. He tensed. "My sutras!" ~I can't do anything unless I use my wind tunnel.~ Suddenly, one of the tentacles wrapped around Inuyasha and he dropped Tetsaiga. "Damn!" Naraku lifted him to eye level and grinned. "Now then, let get this over with." A smaller arm reached out to Inuyasha and wrapped around his neck. The Hanyou struggled and squirmed, but could do nothing. It plunged into his neck, but not fatally. Inuyasha gasped and closed his eyes tight. "Gah! What are you doing?!"
Then, a sacred arrow cut it off and Inuyasha broke free. Naraku laughed and disappeared in a cloud of miasma. "Stay well Inuyasha." He lightly panted and held his neck. "The hell did he do?" Miroku rushed over to him. "Are you ok?" Inuyasha shrugged. "I guess. It felt like he injected something into me but I don't feel any different." Miroku gave him a concerned look. "Ok. We better keep an eye on you, just in case."
…Meanwhile, Naraku took shelter in a cave nearby. He looked at an orb that showed him the group. He chuckled. "Yes yes. Keep an eye on him, but it will do no good. He's already a dead man walking. I'll just wait until tonight. Then, I'll release my latest incarnation. The night of the new moon."