lostmoonchild: Hey, everybody! Thanks for the reviews but honestly I almost didn't update. My antivirus program has been going nuts lately. Anyway, I don't own Inuyasha or YYH or any of the songs unless I say otherwise. Ya'll know the drill on the ones who aren't part of Inuyasha or YYH.

Chapter Eight

They kept walking until they were about half a mile from Naraku's castle when Kagome stopped and pulled a change of clothes out of her bag. "Sango, will you make sure they don't peek?" Kagome asked walking behind some bushes.

"Sure." Sango answered keeping an eye on the guys. "Your cousin and his friends seemed nice."
"They are. Just a little annoying at times." Kagome answered.

"Mama, how come you seemed more relaxed around them then you do us?" Shippo asked. "Don't you trust us?"

Kagome smiled a little and said, "Of course I trust you guys, Shippo. Its just that I've always been in tune with people's energies and when they're around before I have a fight or before I'm coming back here, I just relax a lot more."

"Why?"

"I don't know. I guess its because we've taken care of each other for so long that we can't properly relax without knowing where the others are." Kagome answered. "But I'm starting to relax properly again just by knowing your guys' energies so its easier."

She came out of the bushes wearing a black sleeveless top that had a rose that looked as if it were under moonlight over one breast and ended just above her navel. Her blue pants were a little loose, but not loose enough so they didn't show off her curves and had pictures of stars stitched into the material with silver threads. "Wow, mama! You look beautiful!" Shippo said jumping up onto his foster mother's shoulder, careful not to scratch her.

Kagome smiled faintly and knelt down next to her bag, digging out a hair tie and a black choker. Quietly, she tied her hair back into a long braid before putting the choker onto her neck. "Feh, you girls get so worried about your looks. Why do you need all that stuff for if you're only going to be fighting?" Inuyasha asked looking frustrated at not being at Naraku's castle already.

"Well, excuse me for wanting to be comfortable." Kagome said as she put the clothes she was wearing earlier into her bag.

She picked her bag up and they started walking towards Naraku's castle, a feeling of worry and dread gripping their hearts in its claws. They paused and checked for any barriers, amazed when they found no barriers guarding Naraku's castle. "I don't like this…" Kagome said carefully running her hands over the wall.

"So he didn't decide to put up barriers this time around." Inuyasha said shrugging, although he was a little nervous about it.

"Exactly." Kagome said stepping back when some daggers shot out of the wall. "Hmm… demons in this era aren't exactly smart enough to establish traps that would immediately catch intruders and this sort of design wasn't used until after Youko Kurama became well known in the Makai which won't happen for another two hundred years."

"You're sure?" Miroku questioned.

"Dead sure. You don't grow up around thieves and Spirit Detectives not knowing how to tell what era a trap came from and what's its purpose is for." Kagome answered. "If I had to guess, I'd say this one is about a century ahead of this era…"

They watched as Kagome ran her fingers along the bases of the knives and applies a bit of pressure. Amazement was clear on their faces when they saw the daggers fall to the ground and the gates open up to reveal a shining barrier over the entrance. "Feh, no problem!" Inuyasha said drawing the Tetsusaiga.

"INUYASHA! NO!" Kagome shouted as Inuyasha tried attacking the barrier.

A yell escaped Inuyasha's lips as she was thrown back and looked confused when they helped him up. "damn, what in the Hell is that?" Inuyasha demanded getting up and poking at the strange barrier.

"Kakai barrier." Kagome answered staring at it quietly. "The Reikai uses it back home to keep demons away from ningens. But there are cases when demons get past."

"Can it be taken down?"

Kagome grinned a little and allowed her energy levels to rise. Everybody stepped back as her energy kept rising until it was higher than Sesshomaru's. "Holy shit…" Inuyasha swore looking amazed at how much demonic aura was swirling around and clashing with Kagome's miko energy. "How can you hold so much energy?"

"Being taught how to handle and suppress demonic energy since the age of two." Kagome answered simply looking satisfied when the barrier shattered. "Being taught by thieves how to get past barriers and all that good stuff at the age of five helped out some."

"You don't steal, do you?" Miroku questioned.

"Nope. Not unless somebody stole what was originally mine first, then I'll steal what was originally mine back but that doesn't really count as theft seeing as its regaining lost property."

They smiled faintly at Kagome's logic and watched as she took her shoes and socks off when they saw a demon standing in the middle of the yard. "You're Kagome Urameshi?" The demon questioned.

Kagome nodded and said, "Yeah. I'm her."

The demon nodded and said, "Good. I look forward to killing off a Urameshi."

"First, try to hit me. THEN brag about how you look forward to killing off a Urameshi cause we ain't that easy to kill." Kagome answered adopting a fighting stance.

"Mama…" Shippo whimpered when Sango grabbed hold of him and held the small kitsune close to her.

Kagome gave them a joking grin and said, "Hey, if I die don't wish me back. I'll see you guys again cause I'll pull a Youko Kurama."

They smiled a little bit and looked surprised when Kagome set a barrier over them. "So you don't interfere," whispered Kagome before charging at the demon.

"MAMA!" Shippo screamed as the fight started.

lostmoonchild: this chapter was probably a bit slow but the next chapter will be interesting, I promise. Anyway, read and review flames are accepted.