Here is Chapter 2! I hope you enjoy it! Sorry that it is a bit shorter than the last one. I have classes, so it's getting trickier to find time to write!

Disclaimer: I still don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters...:(

"Answer me!" Miroku's voice was full of conviction and power. Kagura took a half step backwards and brought her fan in front of her as a defense. Miroku had pushed the end of his staff into the ground and was holding his prayer beads tightly in his other hand. He pulled them tighter and she knew he could remove them in a split second. The demon-slayer woman took up a defensive stance to the left of the dangerous monk. Kagura smiled again and opened her mouth to speak.

"I have been sent to destroy the girl--," Kagura began. Inuyasha quickly cut her off with a threat.

"You lay a hand on Kagome and I will slit your throat, Kagura," he growled as he stood protectively in front of Kagome. 'Why are they after her all of a sudden? Just like whoever attacked the other night…' His amber eyes opened wide as the pieces finally fit together. "You were the one who attacked the other night, weren't you?!"

Kagura let out a wicked laugh. The demons behind her gurgled out their laughter along with her. "You're just now figuring this out? Only it wasn't my intent or Naraku's. Someone else has placed this request." Kagura smirked as she realized that she had them now. They wouldn't kill her if they knew she had information to provide them. She held her fan closed in front of her chest. The demons began to move in irritation. They were hungry for blood.

"Who? Who wants to kill Kagome?" Sango beat Inuyasha to the question. Kagome was just as important to her. She wasn't ready to let someone kill her. Her hand gripped the Hiraikotsu more tightly. She could throw it within a second. Kagura tried to think of a way to keep the conversation moving, but a sound of pain told her that was no longer needed. Another smile found its way to her face. 'It's done.'

Kagome let out another shrill of pain as she collapsed to the dirt. She gripped her heart and writhed around on the ground. Her new school uniform was turned brown as the dirt stained it. Inuyasha immediately let his guard down to tend to Kagome. Kagura took her chance and launched an attack. "Dance of Blades!"

Inuyasha smelled the enclosing wind and quickly grabbed Kagome in his free hand. He pulled her to safety and turned to face Kagura. The last he saw of her was a retreating white feather. All at once, the demons swarmed the small group. Inuyasha had no choice but to set the suffering Kagome down. He held the Tetsusaiga in both hands and released his most formidable attack. "Adamant Barrage!" He let the shards of diamond fly from his sword as he lent some of his fury to the attack. What was happening to Kagome? Who wanted her dead?

Demons dropped to the ground as the unbreakable material severed them. Sango and Miroku took out the few that remained as Inuyasha quickly shoved Tetsusaiga into its sheath and hurried to Kagome's side. She had stopped moving and lay very still upon the patch of grass that Inuyasha had placed her on. He could here her heartbeat slow along with her breathing. He could tell that she was going to die if nothing was done.

Sango and Miroku quickly rushed over to where Inuyasha was holding Kagome in his arms. The look of anger upon his face told them everything. He would always choose to get angry over becoming 

sad. Something was very wrong with Kagome. Miroku laid his staff on the ground and knelt next to Inuyasha. He closed his eyes and slowly grabbed at the spiritual powers within himself. Pushing them out like a wave over Kagome, Miroku quickly found the problem.

"There is a disturbance within her spiritual powers," he stated matter-of-factly."Her powers are those of a miko and I, a simple monk, cannot begin to have the power needed to fix this. It would take someone with immense spiritual power to do damage like this. It is only them that can fix it." Everyone's thoughts instantly settled on one person. The person who had damaged Kagome's spiritual power and the one person who wanted her dead were one in the same. The dread in everyone's thoughts was that this one person was the only one with the power to fix the damage. No was said a word as silence ascended upon the small group. Only Inuyasha spoke.

"Kikyo."

That's it until next time!