The next day

The next day

The whole gang left the village they were staying at, and were on search for the jewel shards once again. The jewel was more than half complete, which was a good thing that meant that Naraku didn't have many, but at the same time since they have so much of the jewel presences in them they are attacked much more often. The gang was walking at a regular pace through a forest, almost immediately Inuyasha tensed up.

"Let's hurry; I'm not getting a good vibe from this place." Inuyasha said out loud.

"Good, I thought I was the only one" Kagome said reaching her mate's pace.

The further they got, the more aware you needed to get, most of the trees were dried up and had visible scratches on their trunks. Kilala looked a bit puzzled; she was debating with her thought.

"This scent in here is so familiar, yet unfamiliar" she thought.

"This is a strange forest, the trees don't have leaves and the ground feels just like sand." Shippo said. He glanced at Kilala and saw the strange expression in her face.

"Are you okay?"

Kilala stepped out of her trans and answered.

"Yeah, it's just this place. I have a bad feeling about it."

"You don't need to be worried you're with us "Shippo said with a smile. Then he just took her hand in his .Shippo was stunned that he did that, but felt less embarrassed as he saw Kilala had no intention of letting go of it. Sango and Kagome were smiling like maniacs, while Miroku and Inuyasha were hi fiving each other.

"Everything is going well in our plan." Kagome whispered as low as she could in Sango's ear. As they continued walking, both Shippo and Kilala still hand in hand, they were all feeling a demonic presence.

Some where in the forest:

"Milady, we have received word from out forest keepers that a group of people have entered out territory" a figure in the dark said.

"People? What sort of people?" asked the one in the chair facing the wall.

"Three humans, hanyou, a fox demon and a……Milady please know that we thought this kind was completely exterminated."

"A what?" the figure asked impatiently.

"A two tailed cat demon"

At that moment the figure sitting in the chair stood up and let the light show her image .It was a female cat demon.

"Then we'll just have to kill the last one, now won't we?" she said deviously. Once her servant was about to tell the orders, she added.

"Oh and bring it here alive, I personally want to kill it"

"As you wish"

Back to the gang:

Kilala was feeling a bit uncomfortable; she could have sworn she saw a few figures behind the trees. Just then Inuyasha stopped.

"I smell cat demons and lots of em" he said. As soon as the gang heard this they got in a defensive position. After a few minutes in the defensive they were still no signs of aggregation.

"Why are they waiting so long?" Sango asked.

"They probably know that were expecting them, and are probably thinking of a new static" Miroku said.

Just then a smoke bomb was thrown at them.

"They're here" Inuyasha said out loud. Soon about three cat demons came towards them and they started fighting. The cat demons were smart, all that time they were there, planning a good strategy. They have heard of this gang, especially of Inuyasha and his powerful sword Tetsaiga, so they would either be too fast for him or they would hold him down. Shippo was doing a good job with his fox magic, he had spend three months training with an old fox demon , and now he was a professional . Plus Sango had also teaches him a few skills every now and then. Kilala had turned into her big form and was battling too, since she still doesn't know how to handle fighting skills with her new body. Suddenly a new group of cat demons emerged and this time they had some kind of balls on their hands.

Sango recognized that kind of bomb and shouted.

"Everyone, be careful those bombs have sleeping gas in them!!" Sango shouted.

"Very clever" said the demon she was fighting.

Luckily Inuyasha got all of those demons off of him and was now able to use Tetsaiga.

With one swift movement most of the enemy was gone, but at the same time the other half through the sleeping gas. Kagome shot a sacred arrow towards the ones that are left and they're destroyed.

"Is (cough) everyone (cough cough) alright?" Kagome asked.

"Yeah" Inuyasha said. Kagome glanced at a tree and saw Shippo knocked out in front of it.

"Shippo!!"Kagome screamed .Just then his eyes started opening a bit .

"They took Kilala, I was going to stop them but they hit me hard in the head"he said in a sorrowful tone.

"The cat demons took Kilala?"Sango said.

Shippo slowly stood up, his head hurt like hell, but he WILL get Kilala back, that was his motivation.

"Come on we need to go find her "with that he darted off.

"He looked dead serious"Kagome said.

"Since when did he become team leader?" Inuyasha said as they ran following Shippo.

Some where in the forest with Kilala:

"Milady, we have what you requested for"

"Perfect bring it in "The female cat demon looked at the two tailed.

"What do you know, it's a girl. This will be easier then I thought."

Kilala was unconscious, they had given her a strong blow to the head and when she fainted she turned back into her demoness figure. She started to slowly open her eyes.

"Where am I? Where is everybody?" she thought. Kilala got up from the floor, it had a sandy texture.

"I see that you have woken up" said a female voice.

"Who are you?"

"How rude of me, I seem to always forget to introduce myself to do people that I'll kill. My name Koneko , and I'm leader of the cat demons"

"What do you want with me?"

"To simply kill you. Your kind was supposed to be exterminated years ago, I made sure of that or at least I thought I did."

"Why?"

Koneko laughed evilly.

"My idiot little sister fell for a two tailed. She was always the perfect one, the one our father chose the best, yet at the end she humiliated us with mating with that thing. And when she got pregnant with one that was the last straw. Although it pains me a bit I'll be doing myself and my clan a big favor. After all you're the bastard my sister had, aren't you?"

Kilala just froze their for a bit.

"I thank the gods so much my mother wasn't like you" Kilala snapped.

"You are her daughter, that snappy attitude of yours is just like her. In fact I was just going to kill you quickly only because of the fact that were related, but now I'm going to make it slow and painful. Guards!!.

Kilala was kicked in the stomach really hard. Then a bright light broke through the chambers they were in and soon all the gang was battling the guards.

"You came" Kilala said cheerfully, still being holded in place by the guards.

"Let her go" Shippo shouted angrily at the guards and then knocked them out.

He grabbed her quickly.

"Are you hurt?"

"Just a bit "

"Touching" Koneko said as she attacked them.

"Who (dodge) is she?"

"She is my mother's sister"

"Guys, any help?" Shippo said.

Kagome shot an aero at Koneko , it hit her but it didn't kill her. Koneko screamed in pain . All the gang was fighting and Shippo left Kilala close to him, but when he wasn't looking Koneko sneaked in front of Kilala.

"Die" she shouted as she stabbed Kilala in stomach. A blood curling scream came from Kilala.

"KILALA" Shippo ran to her.

"Lets retreat "Koneko said and then she started chanting a spell and all the cat demons disappeared along with her.

"Oh no Kilala" Sango said as she ran to her.

Shippo was cradling her in his arm worriedly.

"Shi…ppo?" Kilala said weakly. Unfortanetly two tails get hurt easily like humans, unless they are in their true form.

"We need to get her some medical attention quick" Kagome said. That was the last thing Kilala heard before going into unconsciousness.