Why hello there! It's been what, two years since my last update? You may think that I had forgotten about this story, but I never forgot! I always thought about continuing, but never got around to actually doing it because of plain old life and writer's block. I really appreciated the reviews despite the lack of updates. I'll try to continue without stopping for two long years again. On to the next chapter!

It was a dark evening; almost too dark to see where Inuyasha and his group were going. It was a cool night, the wind picking up at times. It was the only night of the month where Inuyasha would be bothered by something such as the weather. He remembered the new moons he had to spend alone as a child. All of his near death experiences were always fresh in his mind every month. He hated the feelings that would only come from the night of the new moon as he cowered in a cave or a tree; the unexpected coldness at night, the pain from sore muscles, but he mostly hated the fear that only humans felt.

The new moons during the times with his friends, however, he didn't mind as much. He would rather die than admit it, but he knew his friends could, and would protect him. There were even new moons where he actually got some sleep.

"Let's stop here; I can't see a thing anymore."
Miroku said, setting down his things. He pulled some sheets of paper from his sleeve to ready the barriers and charms to repel demons. Kagome set down her oversized yellow bag on the dirt, stretching.
"Ahh, finally! I'm exhausted. Was the walk to the village always this long?"
She began rummaging through her bag to find the food she packed, along with the matches to start a fire. Shippo had already collected an armful of dry leaves and twigs along the way.
"Kagome, did you bring it? Did you?
He asked, dropping the load of kindling on the ground. Digging a little deeper in her bag, Kagome pulled out what she needed along with a small peanut flavored lollipop which Shippo absolutely loved.
"Yes, yes, but you know you can't have it until we're finished dinner, right?"
Pouting slightly, Shippo nodded. Shortly later, Miroku returned from placing his charms, with some wood for the fire. When Inuyasha got the fire going, his transformation had finished taking place, and his black hair was visible.
"So with Sango gone, I guess that leaves me to be the night watch."
Miroku said, taking a bite out of a sandwich. It was a strange kind of food that he had never seen before, but having known Kagome for some time, he began to enjoy the things Kagome brought back from the future.
"I'll be awake too."
Inuyasha said, taking out half a sandwich in one bite. He looked at the leftover portion that would have been Sango's.
"I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight even if I wanted to."

Looking up into the sky, Sango was worried. She had completely forgotten that it was already the new moon. Feeling slightly guilty for not being there with Inuyasha and the others, she mindlessly fidgeted with the lacings on her boomerang.

"What's got you down my cool slayer hunnie? You kind of look worried or something."
It took all Sango had to ignore her dreaded nickname from Zelos, and answer,
"Well, one of my friends, Inuyasha is a dog half demon. Every new moon, he turns into a regular human for the night. Since Inuyasha is an enemy of Naraku, that's the night we have to hide, since he loses all of his demonic powers."
"Demonic powers? You know, the more I hear of your friend, the more I think he'll be kind of scary... You said he's pretty strong too, right? What does he look like?"
Lloyd asked nervously. He just couldn't shake the image of a beastlike demon out of his head whenever this 'Inuyasha' was mentioned.

"What does he look like? Well... He actually looks like a normal human... minus his claws, fangs, hair and ears..."
"His ears?"
Colette interrupted,
"What's different about his ears?
""Well, they're on top of his head, like dog ears..."
"Dog ears?"
"Yes, he is a half dog demon..."
Colette suddenly squealed happily, clapping.
"Yay! I love dogs! Especially their ears! Do you think he'll let me pet him and touch his ears? Oh I know we're going to be great friends! Too bad I can't name him since he already has a one..."

Lloyd and Zelos sighed, knowing Colette's unstoppable love for dogs. Sango on the other hand, looked bewildered, but at the same time trying not to laugh at the image of the little Colette asking to pet Inuyasha.

"Trust me, he is more human than he is a demon. Like I said, he's quite rude to strangers, but I'm sure we'll be able to get along just fine."
Sango said with a smile.
"But try to avoid talking about his human nature. He's quite sensitive about the fact that he's a half breed, which isn't surprising given his past."
"How about you Sango? How do you feel about the fact that he's half demon?"
Zelos suddenly asked.
"I don't have a problem with it. He's a wonderful guy that's simply misunderstood a lot of the time. There are many humans that are more vile and disgusting than some demons, and Inuyasha is one of the best people that I've ever..."
Sango blushed.
"I-I'm sorry, I'm not really used to talking this openly with people I've just only met..."

"No! No! It's fine! I for one am quite interested in what you have to say. It's good to be honest to your own feelings. Damn, now I'm kind of jealous of this Inuyasha guy, having a girl like you!"
Zelos said, snickering. Sango blushed deeper.
"Like I said, Inuyasha and I—"
"Yes, yes, I understand you're shy and don't want to admit it, but don't worry, you'll fall for the great Zelos sooner or later! Hahaha!"
Lloyd sighed, unable to respond to Zelos making a general fool out of himself. Colette, not having a clue agreed with everything he said. He started to miss how Sheena would always keep him in check with a smack or two...

"Water! Need more water!"
Shippo choked. His plan to finish dinner as fast as he could had been stopped with a swift attack of indigestion. Kagome laughed, handing him a bottle of water that he practically drank in one gulp.
"Ahh, that's better. Now can I have it? I'm all done!"
With a smile, Kagome handed the little demon his prize, which he accepted happily.
"You little runt... That was the last of our water."
Inuyasha said, irritated. Sighing, he stood up, picking up the empty bottles.
"I'll go get some more from the river."
"Don't go too far off."
Miroku said, and Inuyasha walked off.

It was a calm night so far, very uneventful. As he bent down to refill one of the bottles, he heard a scream and a loud thud behind him. He reflexively drew his sword, ready to attack. He pulled his sword back when he realized that it was just a human girl.

"Ow... Damn it that hurts..."
The girl seemed to be injured, with small cuts all over her body and one large one on her abdomen. She seemed to have fallen from a tree close by. Sighing while sheathing his sword, Inuyasha said,
"Why the hell would you climb a tree in the first place if you're just going to fall out of it?"
Looking up, she stared at his face, and quickly tried to get up, only to fall again. Inuyasha noticed that she had hurt her leg falling from the tree.
"You alright?"
He asked approaching the girl.
"Stay the hell away from me!"
She screamed, throwing a nearby stone at him, which he blocked.

"Why you little... Fine! Just sit there and bleed to death! See if I care!"
Inuyasha angrily walked past her.

"Um, everyone, I have a favor to ask..."
Sango said, breaking the silence. She stopped walking and faced her three new companions.
"I would really feel better if I could ride on ahead and check on my friends. Perhaps we can meet up somewhere later?"
The others looked at each other, wondering why. Then Zelos smirked.
"Oh, you're worried about your 'friend'."
He teased. Ignoring him, Sango replied,
"Yes. After I meet up with my friends, we'll walk together to meet you."
"Sango, you say you want to ride ahead, but what exactly are you going to ride?"
Colette asked.
"Oh, I haven't introduced her, have I? Kirara!"

The little cat on her shoulder jumped off, transforming into her true form to the others' surprise.
"Whoa! Where'd that cute little cat go?"
Lloyd shouted, looking around. Laughing, Sango replied,
"Kirara's not just an ordinary cat. She's my demon companion. She's quite protective, though, so she probably won't like the people that I don't like..."
She intensely eyed a nervously laughing Zelos.
"Ah, good thing I'm not one of those people... But if that's the case, I think we can keep up with you."
Confused, Sango asked,
"You can? Do you have something to ride on?"

"Not exactly... We have one last secret to show you..."
And with that, Zelos materialized his bright orange wings. Following his lead, Lloyd and Colette materialized theirs. Shocked, Sango nearly lost balance, and backed away.
"Y-you're all winged? Does that mean you're demons? No, I've never seen those kind of wings before... What are you guys?"
"We're just as human as you Sango."
Lloyd explained.
"You know how we told you about those exspheres? Well, to make a long story short, we three have 'upgraded' exspheres. They're called Cruxis Crystals."
Zelos and Lloyd showed her the spheres on the back of their hands, and Colette, the one below her neck.

"Colette and Zelos both went through a process of transforming into an 'angel,' and were given these crystals since they were the chosens from each world. As for me, this is my mother's memento. It's really the only thing I have to remember her by."
Sango was still quite amazed. Their bright, ethereal wings seemed to light up the whole area they were in. As long as they didn't get on Inuyasha's bad side, she knew Inuyasha would have no problem with them joining the group because of their unique abilities. Smiling she nodded.
"Okay, if you think those wings can keep up with Kirara, let's go!"

Sheena leaned against a tree trunk, cursing her clumsiness. She began to doubt, however. Why was Inuyasha traveling with humans and a child? Why did he let her go? Maybe she had the wrong person? That couldn't be possible since she spent a whole day gathering information about how he looks. Him being human on the night of the new moon further proved that she had the right person. Shaking her head swiftly, she reminded herself that he was the demon who destroyed the slayer village. He was probably stronger and more cunning than she could ever imagine. He was probably in the middle of some plan.
She was so deep in thought that she didn't hear the footsteps and the rustling of leaves a few meters away. The half demon had returned.

"Keh! For the record, I didn't come back because of you. I forgot my bottles."
He said without even looking at her. Sheena could notice that he was hiding something behind his back. She was on guard in case it was some kind of weapon. As he gathered up his filled bottles of water, he walked over to her again. Sheena could feel her heart racing. She couldn't see his face too clearly, but she didn't really care what he looked like. She flinched as Inuyasha quickly revealed what was behind his back. It was a small container with one of Kagome's sandwiches inside.
"H-here... You don't look like you've eaten anything for days so... Look just take it okay?"

He practically threw it at her when she didn't take it. Sheena's glare didn't soften one bit. What should she do? Why was he giving her food? Did she have the wrong person after all? With all the uncertainty, she decided to play along for a second.
"T-thanks... Sorry for earlier, I was just in a bad mood. I'm Sheena. What's your name?"
She asked with a softer voice.
"Keh! No need to apologize... I'm Inuyasha."
He replied. Suddenly, Sheena shot up, slapping four of her cards on Inuyasha's arms and legs. The sandwich he gave her laid turned over in the dirt. From the pain in her leg from her injury, she collapsed, and kneeled before Inuyasha.

"What the hell was that? And what are these-"
When Inuyasha tried to reach for one of the cards, he found that he could not move either of his arms. When he tried to back away, his legs wouldn't move. Looking at the cards, he could see that they were faintly glowing blue.

"What the hell? Who are you?"
"So you are indeed Inuyasha. The one who destroyed the demon slayer village."
She said, ignoring him. She pulled out another card from her sleeve; this time a red one. It was powerful enough to take out an unarmored human.
"What? That was a misunderstanding, I never-"
"Shut up."
"Hey I'm trying to tell you--"
"Shut up!"
Sheena screamed. She didn't want to hear his excuses.
"Tell me where Sango is."
She said coldly. Inuyasha was never so confused in his life.
"Sango? How do you know Sango?"
"Answer me!"
"She went to visit her village."
"Liar!"

Sheena was furious now, tears streaming down her face.
"Everyone in that village is dead! You're lying to protect yourself!"
She readied the card in her hand, slowly and painfully getting to her feet.
"What the hell are you talking about? She-"
"SHUT UP!"
She screamed again.
"Tonight, you're going to pay for what you've done. I'm going to kill you!"
Inuyasha growled.
'Shit, this girl is insane! I can't move... What the hell am I going to do? I knew I shouldn't have wandered too far!'
He thought. The magic in the cards were strong enough to bind him completely. He had no way to escape. She raised her weapon, and uttered the words,
"Pyre seal!"
She whipped the card, aimed dead toward his heart.

I don't know how many people are still interested in this fic, but if you still are, please review! If you've read this for the first time, review! They really do keep me going!

NEW NOTE: I don't know if anyone noticed, but I had to change a few things in chapter 11 for the sake of plot. I made a little mistake there earlier that totally blocked me off. I know it's quite unprofessional, but I had to edit some things out. Thanks for your understanding!