We had finally stopped in a desolate wooded area very far from the place where we had battled Inuyasha. Naraku was still in the barrier and his body was starting to reform. I watched in amazement. I had never seen anything like it before. Soon, his whole body was together again, but he also didn't have any clothes on. I quickly turned my head before I could see anything. Naraku let out a light laugh.

"Such a shy girl. Come now, at your age its not like you've never seen a naked man before," he said. I could feel my face getting a little heated.

"Yeah, well I've never seen you naked and I don't want to either."

"Oh Tayo, I feel offended." I heard him rustling behind me, "okay you can turn around now." I slowly turned around and saw that he had put his baboon pelt around him. His body looked just like it did before.

"So can all demons reform themselves like this?" I asked

"No, I'm a special case. No matter how much damage is done to me, I can always regenerate my body. That's why I stepped infront of you to block Inuyasha and Kagome's attack. I knew you would be killed, but I wouldn't be," he said taking a seat beside me. I looked at him and smiled.

"Thank you for saving my life."

"Don't think too much of it. I just didn't want my priestess to be harmed." I smiled again. I wondered if that was his true reason for jumping in the way or not. Either way, I was still thankful.

"Umm, Naraku?"

"Yes."

"That message you had for Inuyasha. About him becoming human during the new moon. What does all that mean?"

"Inuyasha is a half demon, like you already know. Half demons have times in which they become human. Likewise they can have times when they become full blooded demons. The time which this occurs and how it occurs varies from demon to demon. Inuyasha's human form happens to appear on the first moonless night. When a half demon is in his human form, it is wise for him or her to go into hiding until they return to their normal selves. This is the time period when a half demon is its weakest and it is very easy to take him down."

"Do you have times when you become human, Naraku?"

"Well, I really don't become human. More like, immobile. I'm different from other half demons because I wasn't born in the natural way."

"So when does your weak period occur?" He turned and looked me in my eyes and smiled.

"I'll never tell," he smirked putting a finger to his lips.

"I understand," I smiled, "I don't tell when I'm on my period either." He gave me a harsh look. I laughed. "I'm just kidding, Naraku. It was a joke. You know, like that time you pushed me in the river." He began to laugh too. Not so much with me, but at me. I knew he was remembering that time that he pushed me off of a river bank after I had gotten pissed at him for all the time comparing me to this woman named Kikyo. Come to think of it, after all this time that I have spent with Naraku, I had never once met this Kikyo person. I wondered what his relationship was to her and what she was like.

"Tayo," Naraku said knocking me out of my thoughts.

"Yes?"

"Speaking of rivers, there is a hotspring just down there," he pointed into the direction, "go in it and wash your scent off so Inuyasha or anyone else cannot find us."

"What about you?"

"My barrier can hide my scent. Now go." I nodded my head and started walking in the direction in which Naraku pointed to.

A couple of minutes later, I came across a sparkling hot spring with steam rising out of it. It was so beautiful and still. I walked further down until I saw a spot with a little privacy. I quickly looked around me to make sure that no one was there. When I saw that I was alone, I began to undress. I jumped in the hotspring, the very warm water feeling so good on my skin. I leaned against a nearby boulder and closed my eyes. "Aaaahhh this is so relaxing," I sighed. I began to fully relax but then I heard the sound of approaching footsteps. I opened my eyes and ducked further down in the water to cover myself. Soon the person who was making to noise came into view. It was a very beautiful woman with long black hair, a white top, and red pants. She was carrying a bow and had white demons flying around her. She was dressed like a feudal era priestess. I watched her intensely as she passed by on the bank. Just then she stopped and turned to look at me.

"You there girl. I sense an aura about you. You wouldn't happen to be a priestess would you?" she asked me. What? How did she know?

"You could say that," I replied slightly nodding my head.

"You should be careful. I sense a strong demonic aura around these parts. Although I'm sure that you can feel it too." I nodded my head. I could feel the aura, but I knew who it was comming from. The woman narrowed her eyes at me before turning and continuing on her way. I watched her until she was out of sight. Something about that woman gave me the chills. If she found Naraku, she would surely try to purify him. I climbed out of the hotspring and redressed. I started to run back into the direction where Naraku was.

When I came across him, he was still in the same spot, patiently waiting on me. "Have a nice bath?" he asked me. I nodded my head, looking behind me. "What's wrong Tayo?" he asked.

"Naraku, while I was bathing, I came across a strange woman. I think she was a priestess or something."

"Well, what did she look like?"

"Long black hair, pale skin, dark brown eyes, red and white clothing, and she had strange white demons around her." After I had finished describing her, Naraku suddenly rose to his feet. A small smirk played at his lips.

"So, she's near."

"Hunh? What are you talking about? Do you know her or something?"

"Oh yes, I know her very well. That priestess was none other than Kikyo." I gasped. The Kikyo? The Kikyo that I have been hearing so much about. The one whose powers are greater than that of mine or Kagome's. That woman was her? "Which way did she go?" he asked.

"She went west," I replied.

"Come, we must go after her," he said, "climb on my back." I did as he said and got on. He started to run off into the direction of Kikyo.

A/N: Uh ohhh. Can't be good