A/N: Hey Everyone!

Tests have come up in school so that's taken a big friggen chunk outta my day. And writing. Bleah!

Anyway, someone asked me a little while ago who I thought would win in a battle of Inuyasha vs. Godzilla (only I can't find the review so I don't know who it was ) but I gotta say Inuyasha all the way. Not only do I not like Godzilla at all (he has the most annoying roar in the history of the planet!) But He can't really do all that much. He's basically just a giant mutated T-rex, and I don't think he would stand a chance against Inuyasha. Especially if he wind-scarred his ass! After all, Inuyasha's taken on who knows how many giant lizards before, so why would this one be any different?

Anyway, I'm still trying to find out if anyone knows anything about Inuyasha airing in Australia. Come on people, some one must know something! We've got an Inuyasha-deprived fan here! Imagine-- no Inuyasha coming on at night to help get them through the day... Can we really leave a fellow fan to such a fate without at least trying to figure it out?

Okay, I'm done now... guess I've just got the reviews left now. -- Though I should warn you, I might have to keep this a bit short, I've only got about half-an-hour to do this, and considering how long it normally takes me... well, here's hoping for a miracle!

-Black Betty - Lol, yeah, I'm feeling much better. I think the main problem with that flu (or whatever it was) was that it seemed to kinda trigger my asthma a little bit, so that really sucked, but other than that I'm pretty much fine. (YAY! I hate the flu!) -- I've been wondering what it's like in Kagome's time as well. Some people think I shoudl have her mom be mad at Inuyasha, but I'm not entirely certain why they would want me to do that... Still, it's something to keep in mind-- I try to keep every possible idea open until I make the final deciscion on it. Which, of course, means it can get quite crowded inside my head sometimes. -- Hm, the smoke taken to Naraku? Well that wasn't what I was thinking when I wrote that out (I was just trying to emphasize how truly hot they can be) but maybe... Maybe, maybe. -- Lol, I'm glad you love this story. Though what do you mean "If"? You should know by now that I definitely will do something evil. The question is, what and when will I do it and to whom? Grins sinisterly -- And don't worry, you're not boring me. If you were boring me, I wouldn't bother talking to you. Lol, I have a very low tolerance for things that bore me, believe me.

-wolfygirl13 - i'm glad you got your tail back! Stupid Sesshomaru! Although, how many of us really do know the wrath of an angry teenager that has lost their tail? I don't. But then again, I don't really want to. -- Lol, it seems like all the canines are causing you no end of trouble. Well, except for Inuyasha, but he's just laughing hysterically isn't he, so... Woosh. Remind me not to come to that wedding. It's nothing personal against the schinidama and saimyousho -- I just don't think it would be very good for my personal health and just all around safety if I came there. Especially considering the death-rate you seem to have every day. -- Oh hello again Kirara! Sounds like everything is perfectly out of control, as usual. Damn it Sesshomaru! Why'd yu have to go and kill her! I don't like people who kill my readers! It gives me nothing to do once I've finished writing the story! (wolfygirl, if you're reading this, I'm only kidding. Well, about giving me nothing to do. I don't like people who kill my readers.) You better hope I don't get my hands on an incinerator! Woosh! This makes me so much more thankful for the stoic bastard we've all come to know and love in the series. And you can tell him I don't want any of his virtual candy. I don't accept candy from chibi's who murder my readers. crosses arms and shoots a death glare at chibi-Sesshomaru And no, I don't care if she can be revived! That doesn't give you an excuse to kill her in the first place! Stupid Chibi dog-demon! If I didn't despise shock-collars, I'd get you a shock collar just to keep you under control! And thanks again Kirara for relaying all this insanity to me-- it really must be hard to type without thumbs or proper fingers. glares at Sesshomaru some more Can't really think of anything else to say though, so I better go, before I really do kill chibi-lord-Sesshomaru. Impudent dog. Y'know, normally I'm pretty much equal in the cat-dog battle, but right now, I definitely have to say that cat's are better than dogs. At least in your situation anyway.

-Sexy Kat - Oh... Well, I like FMA (even though i just started watching it a few weeks ago) but I'd probably be more than a little resentful toward it if it took over Inuyasha too. Thankfully, I only have Reboot to blame for that down here. Still, I'm still looking, but nobody's responded so far, so I don't know how good this'll go over... Hopefully it'll start playing down under though soon. -- Lol I'm a 100 pure-blooded Canadian. At least, dating back to my parents anyway. They were both Canadian, and so am I. I'm not sure if my grandparents were though... but that hardly matters, I live in the wonderful country of Canadia-- right next to the U. S. of A. Lol. -- Hm. Well, I don't know if they say in the rules that you have to write or not, but I do know that I've seen more than a few profiles where people have written nothing, so I don't think it's mandatory. Or if it is, no one pays enough attention to notice if you don't write. I didn't write for pretty much my first 4 months (or longer) that I was on here and I'm still around, so I don't think anyone cares if you don't write. Hope that helps! Glad you enjoyed the chapter, btw! -- Lol, I hope you're happy though-- Everyone has misinterpreted my request to know when Inu is coming on, and a whole bunch of people think I'm from Australia! Lol

-angelwingz21 - Lol, I imagine you do wanna know, otherwise you wouldn't still be reading, neh?

-RamblingPhilosopher - Lol, well I guess that was lucky, cause I've been unable to updated as regularly as I would like. I blame writers blcok, and just the rest of my life in general. It's been interfering with me a lot lately. -- Lol, hearing what Mrs. Higurashi has to say might have to wait a bit longer. Gotta pay attention to one of my other characters too, cause I've really dragged this thing on a long time, haven't I? -- I know what you mean. I missed a week of school and I am so back-logged in homework now. And I absolutely hate the spots they make you participate in. Cracked my fucking bone when practicing for track-and-field one year. Lol, but it turned out to be a good thing cause it got me out of pretty much everything except the soccer kick. So yeah, we're exiting april, and heading full-speed into stress-out month. It's a real pain to keep up with everything around now. Hopefully yuo'll be able to relax a bit soon thoug, neh?

-Inume-Blue - Oh, so it wasn't just me then? The damn site kept me off for like 4 days in a row. It sucked. But I'm back now, and so are you, so that's a good thing!

-trekker4life - Wow, so you made it all the way through, huh? Cool! Lol, I'm glad you're enjoying it so far! -- Lol, actually I don't come from australia. I'm from Canada. Right next to you! Lol, so the ' instead of " is really more of a personal thing (although I have seen it done it more than a few books). I just have always thought of " as meaning you're quoting someone. Since, when my characters talk, they ain't quoting anyone, I use ' instead. Sorry if it gets a bit confusing sometimes. Lol, but, even though I appreciate the offer, I do know how people in the US like to type things out. Like I said, it's not an Australian kick (at least as far as I know) just a personal one. Thanks for the offer anyway, though! And don't worry about coming off as a grammar freak. More than a few people have complained about my grammar choices and skills before-- so you're not alone there. Plus, I have met some serious grammar freaks, and you really don't seem anywhere near as bad as them, so -- Glad you like Amaya btw!

-Bluer Sky - Lol, I know, not everybody does think we're primitive, but you might be surprised what some people from the US have said about us. It makes me both laugh (because it's funny, not because I'm making fun) and feel fairly depressed-- wondering how we've flown so low on the radar for so long that people don't even know we have provinces instead of states or anything like that. I imagine it's not a collective thing, but sometimes people foreign to Canada (usually Americans) have some pretty strange thoughts (or rather lack thereof) about this country. Though I imagine, if it wasn't currently one of the most popular countries in the world with constant media attention, Canadians might react similar to the US if we didn't already know so much about it. -- Lol, yeah, I guess we are fond of fics with Inu getting tortured. But then again, I always knew I was fond of angsty fics so maybe that's not saying too much about me. I would just like to point out though, that, with the amount of effort and letters you put into not typing Kashikari's name, wouldn't it have been easier simply too type it? Lol, okay, don't mind me. Although, if you're not going to, you should definitely find someone who can, cause I can get into all sorts of trouble if you don't... -- Lol, and we should meet Kashikari soon... I know, I've been dragging this on for too long, but, again, it's my muses' fault. And don't worry-- they already know whose boss! It's like every home in North America-- The man of the house is boss, but the woman is in charge. I'm most certainly the boss around here, but that does not and will never mean that I am in charge. "Boss" is just a fancy title we've put up to help make me feel better about having no control over anything in my mind.

-Punk Rock Miko2 - Lol, well I'll assume that means you like it then. Lol.

-Clouds of the Sky - Lol, I think that was a collective site thing-- I couldn't log on either for about 4 days, and neither could this other person. Luckily enough they seemed to have fixed that now though, so... Lol, well that's fine, I don't mind if you say that. Lol, lately it seems that I've been needing a bit of encouragement to do that anyway. -- Lol, yeah, Dirty Little Secret is an awesome song, isn't it? Lol, I heard that the band actually had it's fans send in their own personal "Dirty Little Secrets" and that's what they used in the music videos-- what's written on all those little cards everybody holds up. Kinda cool, actually.

Well, didn't make the half-hour deadline, so now I've gotta go. I'll have to come back and do the rest.

-Ania24 - OH! That's really horrible! I hate colds, they should all go and burn in hell! (Literally, cause most germs can't stand extreme heats like that)! And school sucks too! Well, it's annoying anyway. Lol. Anyway, about what you were saying on Subjection Subjugation, I don't know if I'm gonna work on that story anymore. If I don't turn it back into a one-shot, then it's defnitely not gonna be updated for a while. I've just got too much on my plate right now, and I was stupid for trying to start another story so soon. And I am purposefully not going to Kagome... It's a writing tactic that I saw in a book once (can't remember which one) where they show only one character's POV as everything happens, and you only know as much as they do. For the most part anyway. If I do continue, I probably will go to Kagome, but it'll likely take a while. Still, I appreciate all your ideas and help! -- And thanks! My flu is all but gone now! Writer's block is still being a pain in the ass, but...

-da-1-who-will-love-inuyasha-4-eva - Lol, yeah, everyone wants him and her to get together. Lol, okay, so you've finally settled on this name have you?

-cocoke5 - I'm glad you thinks so.

-samha - Lol, I'm glad you're enjoying the story (even if you are a little behind). Nope, I've never seen that movie. I don't watch a lot of Japanese or kung-fu or whatever type movies. I'm more of a fantasy-lover than an action lover. Why, is it similar to this story? -- Lol, don't worry about it. You can never ramble too much.

-sourapple10000 - Well I'm glad I cleared up the confusion, and that I could make you laugh. Normally I'm causing the confusion rather than clearing it up, but I've always loved making people laugh, so if I accomplished that, then I'm a very pleased writer. -- Yeah, everyone wants to see how her family is going to react. Some people want her mom to be angry and Inuyasha. Poor little Inu, after all he's already been through, and they want her mom to bite his head off... : ( Lol. Hm. Well, I don't know that it's been quite a year yet, but it's definitely been quite a few months, so...

-Moonglow Gal - Lol, yeah, it was the highlight of my day! Jk! Lol, one of the readers likes it when I do that with her name, so I do it for her most of the time and everybody else when I'm in... well, the mood to do it I guess. -- Hm. I wonder... tense silence... Well, if they are able to come back, I'll have to think of a plausible reason for it, won't I? Lol. Avarwen-san? Hm. Never been called that before. Lol

-Almandine-Azaleea - Yeah, I figured I'd deprived them of their personalities for a little bit too long, so I gave them a moment to be their same old bickering selfs. Glad you enjoyed it.

-Jtmscola - Well that's good to hear. Everything. That you're not gonna leave, and that you got your lab time. I'm already depriving people of sleep apparently, and making them late for school/work I really don't wanna be responsible for them failing as well! Lol. Woah. 15 hours? It must be a pretty big film, neh? Or maybe it's a very short film. I don't know. What's the current timing rate for making films? Well, I'm glad you're not gonna blame me for reading my story... Cause even though it would be cool to do, I can't control people's minds like Amaya can, so I'm not really entirely certain how I would force you... Lol, anyway, I put too much thought into that. -- No, I'm not getting bored-- I like hearing any and all questions/advice/thoughts and everything else people have to say. Regarding the story or not. -- You want to know how to post the story? Like how to upload it and everything, or is there something else? Cause to get it up, first you need to save the story in a format this website will accept (RTF(rich text format) and HTML work on most sites) and then you need to go to the document area on and upload it from wherever you saved it (in story format). Then, once that is done, you go to "stories" And up at the top it should say "New story" and you click that, and then go through all the rules and things they have. Once you've done that, it should give you a button that says click to select category. Click it, and then a little pop-up will appear asking you what section your story should appear in. From there, the rest is pretty straightforward, and you probably can figure it out for yourself. If not, I'd be glad to help you more. -- Lol, if this didn't make any sense to you (which wouldn't surprise me considering I've always been horrible at explaining things) let me know and I'll try to get it out in a more coherent manner, k? -- Lol, well, as just an author in general, I bid you Sayonara until next time!

Well that's about it. Don't have anything else to say, and I need to go update on my other site, so...

Barriers

'It is done.'

Amaya looked up as the priestess's voice reached her ears, the shadows flickering slightly on her face from the fire that made up Gouka's mane and tail.

The horse had given up on staying awake hours ago, but Amaya had been up ever since, and, was quite certain that, had another ten minutes gone by, she would have completely lost her mind.

Between the miko's muttering, the faint flickers Gouka sent her during his sleep, and the further away ones coming from... well, she didn't know who (though she suspected Inuyasha was attempting to talk with someone) she was surprised she hadn't already gone screaming up the damn wall.

Sighing and glaring darkly at the miko, she rose slowly from the jutting piece of rock she had sat herself upon, the night immediately moving to envelop her in cold mist and clouds as she stepped away from the warmth of the horse youkai toward the small door-like hole the priestess had managed to create in the barrier.

Amaya stopped, stared at the barrier a minute, then looked over at the priestess, one eyebrow raised in sceptisim.

'That's it?' She asked in blatant disbelief. 'We've been sitting here for the last six hours while you chant away, and this is all you could accomplish?'

Kaede stared impassively back at the witch.

'It will be enough to allow us to pass through the barrier, and that is all ye asked me to do.' She said. 'If ye wanted more ye should have asked, though it would have taken longer.'

Amaya clenched her fist at her side and then turned away from the hag to face the barrier.

'Rise, Gouka. The miko has allowed us to pass through.' She called.

The uma's ears twitched slightly and he lifted his head, his eyes sparkling faintly in the dark light as he looked over at her.

'You should have given me more warning, majo. I don't keep ningen hours.' The horse said as he rose to his feet, stretching slightly as he did so.

The rock he had been laying on was darkened and black, and small rivults of steam rose up from it, hissing as it went, fighting against the coldness of the mountain air.

'Neither do I.' Amaya said as the horse approached, turning his side toward Kaede as Amaya rolled her eyes and created an invisible step for the priestess to use that would allow her to mount.

'Don't get comfortable up there.' She said as she turned back toward the crackling barrier. 'We do not have that far to go.'

Kaede frowned slightly. 'Are there more barriers you wish for me to break?' She questioned.

Amaya snorted. 'I would hardly call what you did "breaking" a barrier. A no, I do not believe there are any more spiritual barriers I will require your assistance, miko. The rest I should be able to handle.'

That said she turned and strode purposefully forward through the small doorway in the barrier, Gouka and Kaede following behind.

The miko drifted and slumped slightly on the horse's back as they continued to make their way over the rocky surfaces, pausing every few feet to force their way through barriers and other such things with spells so utterly complex and confusing, they gave Gouka a headache just trying to listen, until, at last, Amaya all but crashed into what the horse hoped to be the last barrier.

Only he couldn't see anything.

Amaya frowned and scowled in front of her, her eyes darkening.

'It would seem that Kashikari has put up more barriers since the last time I saw him.' She said, examining the air before her in distaste. 'Though I really wouldn't have thought him to put up one such as this.'

Gouka twitched his ears back slightly.

'You can see the barrier?' He questioned.

Amaya snorted again. 'Of course I can. It is a camouflage barrier-- only those who know what lies beyond it can see or sense it's presence.'

Gouka stepped forward slightly and flicker his tail. 'Why then, if it is only for those who know the creature and lands beyond, would this barrier have blocked you? Would Kashikari not wish for you to pass through?'

Amaya frowned at the horse and raised an eyebrow.

'For a demon lord you know very little about barriers.' She said as she slowly approached the air she had just run into. 'Every creature has those who know where to find it, but it does not wish to be found by. Not all of the very few who know of Kashikari like him. But only those who he likes would be able to break through the barrier.' She glanced back at the horse and gestured around, her hand skimming something that let out an angry hiss.

'If, however, someone who does not know what lies beyond here wanders through the barrier, they will find themselves lost forever in an eternity of... nothing. That is what would have been in store for you had you wandered ahead of me.' She turned to the barrier.

'Luckily enough, I do believe that Kashikari is still on good terms with me. I should be able to open the barrier.'

'So do it.' Gouka returned, earning him a filthy look from the sorceress, before she turned back to face the barrier, clasped her hands together in front of her, the first two fingers raised and pressed flat against their opposites of the other hand as she closed her eyes, clearly concentrating.

Gouka watched intently, waiting...

His ears flickered back and then foreward as the sorceress suddenly began to speak-- to chant, in what was clearly a spell or some sort of password.

But the tongue she was speaking in... was like nothing he had ever heard before.

It was dark and smooth, twisting around itself like a snake, and seeming to be neither from the mouths of demon's nor humans nor any other creature he had ever met before-- an ancient tongue of some sort, that held a great sense of foreboding behind it.

Wind started to swirl from overhead as the sky seemed to turn about them, stars coming out to rival with the light of the sun as Amaya continued to chant, and a great black orb appeared, doming over the earth and crackling with angry blue light-- like streaks of lightning shooting over it as he began to perceive things through it... a cliff of some sort... a cave...

The blue lightning suddenly crashed together right in front of Amaya, the streaks clashing and waging war with one another, before suddenly shooting off in different directions... and pulling the barrier with them.

There was a moment of confusion as the barrier drew back and Gouka felt himself being overcome by a sudden surge of power that pinned his ears to his head, and caused him to start to back away from the barrier.

Then, just as quickly as it had started, everything stopped... the stars faded from the sky as it slowly stopped it's rotation... the wind died down... the lightening and the barrier disappeared... and Amaya opened her eyes...

All in the amount of time it usually took someone to blink.

And that's exactly what Gouka did do.

He blinked.

Amaya's arms slowly fell to her sides as her hair settled around her shoulders and across her face in a tangled web of black spider-silk, and she gave an irritated huff and pulled the strands away from her face as she turned back toward the horse.

The shock written plainly on his face was nearly enough to crack a genuine smile from the sorceress.

Almost.

Instead she just raised an eyebrow and rolled her eyes.

'Stop gaping before your eyes fall from your head, Gouka.' She said, turning back toward the land now revealed before her, a small smile playing across her face and the familiar air filled her lungs. 'We have arrived.'

Glossary

Miko - Priestess

Youkai - Demon

Uma - Horse

Majo - Witch

Ningen - Human

SPECIAL THANKS AND GOOD LUCK TO ANY OF YOU TAKINGS TESTS: Black Betty, wolfygirl13, Sexy Kat, angelwingz21, RaMbLiNgPhIlOsOpHeR, Inume-Blue, trekker4life, Bluer Sky, Punk Rock Miko2, Clouds of the Sky, Ania24, da-1-who-will-love-inuyasha-4-eva, cocoke5, sourapple10000, Moonglow gal, Almandine-Azaleea, aaand Jtmscola (Good luck with your story BTW )

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