GOMEN! I took a hiatus! gomen gomen! I hope everyone continues reviewing and reading! I know it might seem to be slow to get on with what was planned, but I don't like rushing things very much so please bear with me. Hope you enjoy!

/Hey!/=Dark tele
\Hey!\=Daisuke Tele
-Hey,-= Hiwatari
_Bonjour_= Krad

*Daisuke's POV*

Hiding behind a bush, I saw Kagome turn back to the teacher, reaching her hand into her handbag, pulling out... a bow and a quiver? She notched an arrow at him and asked, "Who are you and what do you want with me youkai?"
He gave her a smug look, "So you knew? Well, then it should be obvious what I want, Miko. Give me the shikon no kakera you possess." My demon teacher hissed, and my eyes widened. Dark arrived to the forefront of my mind /I told you she had the Shikon no kakera! Turn into me, and we can try to keep the shikon away from that youkai./ Dark tried to convince, but I didn't move. /What are you doing?!/ Dark asked.
\Did you hear the thing? He just called her a Miko!\
/So that's why I sensed power from her earlier.../ Dark muttered, /I'll tell you later. Now.../ Our conversation was cut of when Kagome shrieked, getting tossed into the wall. /Now!/ Dark shouted as we switched places. I went into the back of his mind, letting him take care of things.

*Dark POV*

Woo! Finally out! Now, to get to the matter at hand... "With!" I shouted as my wings appeared. Swooping down, I picked up Kagome and carried her bridal style. "Nani?!" She exclaimed, surprised. I smirked, "Well, hello, Miss. Might you be so kind as to allow me to deal with this thing?"
"I've got it, thank you very much." She replied, notching an arrow which started to glow with pure magic.
"What the-...?" Before I could finish that sentence she shot the arrow, hitting the wierd thing that used to be Daisuke's teacher spot on, and it desintegrated.
"Thanks for getting me out of reach from the youkai, I needed the time the get that arrow shot. Now who are you?" She asked as we landed on the ground. I gently put her down and answered.
"Watashi wa, Yami no Kaito-desu.*" I answered, and she looked at me, eyes slightly wide.
"Yami?" As she stood there like a space cadet, I walked off a little, turned back, and said, "Ja ne." Before flyin off out of sight, becoming Daisuke once again. /She's really different,/ I told him absentmindedly, still wondering how she made the arrow glow with magic.

Okay
*Watashi wa, Yami no Kaito-desu can mean the improper term of 'My name is Phantom Theif of Darkness' but in this case it means 'I am a phantom theif of darkness'
Continuing on.

*Kagome POV*
Finally getting out of my stupor, I headed to the bush Daisuke was hiding in to see if he was ok, just to find that he was gone. I guessed that while I was fighting the youkai he ran off. Although, oddly enough, both Yami, if that was even his name, and Daisuke had very similar auras. I searched for Daisuke's aura and found him on the roof. 'Now why would he be there?' I wondered to myself, and rushed up to the roof quickly.

Up on the roof, I found him leaning against the fence, deep in thought. After quarreling with myself whether I should interrupt him or not, I do so anyway. "Ano... Daisuke-san...?" I attempted, getting no reply, and so I tried again, this time using his friend's name. "Ne, Daisuke-san, Saehara-san told me he doesn't like Riku-chan." I told him, and this time he looked up.
"What? Why?" He immediately asked.
"Saehara didn't say anything. I made it up to catch your attention, since I have a question to ask you. Gomen, it was rude of me to say but you seemed out of it." I explained, bowing to follow my apology.
Daisuke waved me off, "It's okay. Sorry if I seemed out of it, I'm just deep in thought. What did you want to ask me?" He asked.
I took a slow, slightly nervous breath, "Do you want to visit my shrine today?" I asked him, eyes slightly wide and hopeful. Daisuke thought about it for a bit before replying.
"Sure. Is it okay if I stay for dinner then? My mother is kind of... busy at the moment." Daisuke asked, which I nodded in reply. I'm still suspicious of him though.

After Daisuke got his stuff, we headed to my home. After climbing up the stairs, I leaned against a wooden post. "Welcome," I said, "to my shrine. My ojii-san mostly works on cleaning the place while I'm the priestess. We don't get very many visitors though." I walked beside him and gave him a little tour of the shrine. I gestured to the Goshinboku. "This is the Goshinboku, it's been growing here since the Sengoku Jidai. It's also usually where most people pray if they're in a hurry and no offering is needed." I continued and Daisuke seemed to be paying close attention to the direction of the well. I grabbed his arm to grab his attention as I pointed to our actual shrine area (I don't think it's seen in the anime but since she lives at a shrine to me it makes sense that they'd have one). "That's the shrine where charms are given out, and it's also the general place where people would give an offering and pray. Any questions, Daisuke-san?" I said, trying to keep his attention away from the well.
"Hai. Ano... What's that over-?" Daisuke began to ask before I cut him off.
"Oh that? It's just a storage shed, nothing else." Daisuke nodded after a minute, so I guess he bought it, even though I answered too quickly for it to be true.
"Oh, okay." He nodded. After that we had just hung around, kicking Souta's ball back and forth. Something like that. It was about 5 o'clock when Okaa-san called for dinner. I dragged poor Daisuke along, eager to get food. I'm starting to get Inuyasha's habits. Wonderful, I'll probably end up stuffing my face too.
Once we walk inside, we both grab a chair and sit down.

Daisuke seemed to be looking at the door intently, but I didn't think anything of it.
"Itadakimasu!" I exclaimed, grabbing my chopsticks and putting some food in my mouth. Daisuke ate silently, only talking when I started up the conversation.
"So, Daisuke-san. We're having a festival at this shrine in two weeks from now, would you and the others like to come?" I asked. He looked happy and answered.
"Yes! I'll go ask the others tomorrow at school!"
'The perfect time to steal the jewel shards, Daisuke.' I heard a voice coming from Daisuke's direction and started looking around near him. "Is anything wrong, Kagome-san?" He asked, worried.
"Whose there and what do you want with the shikon no kakera?!" I exclaimed, hand flying to my chest where the bottle of shards dangled around my neck.
"W-what? How would you know about the shikon no kakera?" Daisuke asked, looking utterly confused.
"Whose there?!" I asked, letting out a bit of my miko ki and aiming it in the direction of the voice. It hit Daisuke. "Daisuke-san!" I shouted. 'Oh man, I really screwed up now.' I thought. When the light was gone. The person I saw was not Daisuke but... Yami?! "What are are you doing here and what did you do with Daisuke-san?" I asked, causcious of him.
"Well, since you know so much already, absolutely nothing. He'll be back in a while." He grasped my chin lightly. "Your cute, but I still need those shards." He leaned closer and I shreiked, pushing him away. The next thing I knew I heard our door getting busted down and an "Oi!" coming from it.

And that's a wrap. Gomen again for the late update. It's finally here though! I hope you enjoy reading it! Please read and review! I love hearing what readers have to say about my story