Chapter FIVE: Demon Attack

(Finally Now That That's Over... ON TO YET ANOTHER CHAPTER! Mwhahahahahahaha)

They had been traveling for awhile, a few days now. Saving villagers here vanquishing demons there, trying to get information about Naraku, and enjoying their new lovers they all had, all except for Shippou. It was a great day in the feudal era, the sun was out and it was breezy. Everybody, even Inuyasha, was enjoying this day except for Shippo. They were heading for a short forest when Kagome noticed he was trailing behind the group, so she stopped.

"What's the matter Shippou?" letting go of Inuyasha's hand in the process. Walking over to the little fox boy, she could see he had on a sad face.

"Oh nothing, it's just you guys look so great...and I...well...I want someone too." he said lifting his head just slightly.

"What do you mean shrimp?" Inuyasha asked walking up behind Kagome

"He means that he wants to have a lover of his own, right Shippou?" Miroku pointed out.

"Yea that's right, I'm just afraid of…of...of." he started to tear up

"Of what Shippou?" she asked grabbing the little kid and holding him like a baby.

"I DON'T WANNA DIE ALONE!" he cried

'I wonder what made him think of that?' Kagome thought.

"What are you talking about, squirt?" Inuyasha asked again. He picked up Shippo by his tail and lifted his body to his face.

"Well..." he snuffled "if we do find Naraku and we do fight and I... die then... who will avenge me?"

"Oh Shippou, we will of course. Me and Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango. Okay? No matter what happened we all will be there to help out each other, were like a family Shippo."

"Besides, who said that you were going to die. When we face Naruku we all will be able to take our revenge on him for what he's done to all of us."

"I'll never let anything happen to you Shippo-chan okay?" Sango stepped forward

"You can count on me to make sure that your life will be safe." Miroku also stepped up

"Just protect stay with Kagome and I'll protect the both of you!" Inuyasha spat out.

Do you feel better now?" Kagome asked

"'Sniff' yea thanks Kagome." he smiled at her and dove into her chest again.

Okay sooo can we go now?" Inuyasha asked with a temper.

After about a few more hours of walking, Inuyasha stopped, then Kagome, then the rest of then stopped. The forest was getting foggier and foggier. Something was coming...something big.

"AaahhhGggrrr!" It was a giant squirrel demon. It had an acorn in it's hand and really big teeth.

"Wow that's a really big beaver thingy!" Kagome stated

"I AM NOT A BEAVER, I AM SHISHNOKO THE RULER OF THIS FOREST AND YOU MAY NOT PASS!

"Whatever... squirrel boy," Inuyasha said cracking his knuckles, "I'm taking you out! IRON REAVER SOUL-STEALER" The demon leapt in the air

"I AM A SQUIRREL!" and the attack missed. While air bound the demon through his acorn to the ground, Sango, Miroku, and Shippou got on Kilala and started to fly out of harm's way, Kagome wasn't so lucky, she was still on the ground. As she was watching Inuyasha fight, and meddling with her bow and arrows, she was caught in the aftermath of the acorn's explosion. The thrust carried her into a nearby tree, which broke in half.

"KAGOME! THAT'S IT" taking out his Tetsusaiga, "EAT THIS BASTARD, WIND SCAR!" As the demon dissolve in a little million pieces Inuyasha ran over to Kagome. She was bleeding really badly; it was all over her clothes. She had a huge cut in her stomach where she got hit by the tree.

"Kagome! Speak to me! Say something!" he gently put her up and held her close to him, not minding the blood he has getting on his kimono.

"Inuyasha, we have to try and get her somewhere or she'll d-"

"Don't even say it monk, she's stronger then that!"

"Look!" Sango pointed in the direction where the fog was suddenly lifted. When it was gone it revealed a temple with lots of stairs leading up to it.

"It looks like a temple…"Shippou pointed out

"Does anyone else find it strange that no later that Inuyasha destroyed that demon the fog suddenly lifted?" Miroku asked

"Who cares, they might have a way to save Kagome!" Inuyasha picked her up and leapt the temple.