The sun had risen over Tokyo on a beautiful clear day. Kagome's mom was packing up a lunch for her. Up in Kagome's room, Kagome was kneeling down next to a sleeping InuYasha. He muttered in his sleep "wow, look at all this chocolate." Kagome shook her head and said "typical." Her mom then said "Kagome, breakfast is ready." Kagome replied "okay, we're coming." Turning back to InuYasha, she shook him and said "InuYasha, you've got to get up." InuYasha stirred a little. Kagome then gave InuYasha a major-league kiss with tongue. He woke up immediately. After the kiss, he asked "is it time to go?" Kagome replied "no, it's just breakfast time." InuYasha was in a drowsy stupor as the two headed down the stairs. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Sota were all on the Wii.

InuYasha stumbled into a vase that Kagome made in her school when she was 12. Kagome dove down and made a perfect catch and loud landing. Miroku paused the Wii game as he, Sango, Shippo, Sota, and Kagome's mom went to see what happened. "What happened here?" Shippo asked. Kagome said "InuYasha just stumbled into this vase. Nothing more to see." Miroku asked "why does he look so drowsy?" Kagome looked and said "he's half-asleep, I guess. I had to wake him up. I'll just need to find some caffeine for him." Sango asked "how did you wake him up?" Sota got a sly smile on his face as he replied "Maybe Kagome and InuYasha are getting down and--." Kagome shrieked and then said "we didn't do that!" Sota went to the kitchen and muttered "sure, you didn't." Sango said "I doubt Kagome would be as perverted as Miroku is." Miroku said "hey, I can't help it. You're the only one for me, Sango." InuYasha went a little further only to fall back and almost hit the Wii. Kagome helped him up and said "here, let's get to the kitchen, okay."

After some caffeine, InuYasha perked up a little. He then heard his stomach gurgle loudly. Breakfast was served and they all enjoyed the meat-packed omelets, pancakes, waffles, and French toast. After the meal, Shippo said "let's go and finish our game." As he, Miroku, Sango, and Sota went to the other room, InuYasha said "merci, mademoiselle Kagome." Kagome heard a match get lit and asked "grandpa, must you smoke at the table?" Kagome's mom saw the lit match and unlit cigarette with grandpa and said "dad, outside now!" Grandpa got up and went outside as Kagome's mom muttered "honestly." Kagome said "so, InuYasha, how about doing something special?" She twitched her eyebrows suggestively and InuYasha said "oh yeah."

At Totosai's lair, the sword smith had just finished creating the individual blades. Sesshomaru said "so far, this sword looks like it'll be worth the 270 gold coins." Rin said "I think I've got something for you that'll be worth more." Sesshomaru asked "what would that--?" Rin landed on Sesshomaru with the most intense kiss she had ever given him; she even involved some tongue. She then grabbed Sesshomaru's hand and stuck it into her robes and onto her boobs. Sesshomaru thought "crap, why does Rin always try to seduce and tempt me like that?" He even felt his lower member begin to extend. He thought he would melt at any time until he snapped out of it. Jaken took notice at that point. "Rin, get off of Lord Sesshomaru now!" he yelled. Sesshomaru was able to get Rin off of him and pull his hand free of Rin's robes. Totosai said "ah, love is in the air." Sesshomaru replied "this isn't the best time."

Meanwhile, in a cave around the northern area, the wolf demon Ayamé was in her quarters. A servant came in saying "lady Ayamé." Ayamé immediately flung her hands over herself. The servant was a little shocked by seeing Ayamé butt naked. "Maybe I should come back when you're dressed, Lady Ayamé" the servant said. Ayamé replied "that would be a wise idea, Vinnie." Vinnie went and waited. After a while, Ayamé signaled Vinnie and he said "forgive me for walking in on you like that." Ayamé saw he was still red. She then said "you are forgiven. So, you have word on Koga's whereabouts." Vinnie replied "with the last I heard, Koga was going to an offshore shrine inhabited by a mermaid demon to get a jewel shard." Ayamé said "I will go out to get Koga after notifying the elder wolf." She went to the main area and saw the elder wolf.

At Kagome's place, everyone was ready to go. InuYasha had the boat fully prepped for the trip. Kagome said "okay, guys, we've got a jewel shard to get to." With that, they were off. Upon arriving at the feudal era, the dashboard jewel shard ADF came to life indicating the location they had scouted out last. After quite a drive, they arrived at the coast. Koga, meanwhile, was with Ginta and Hakkaku with a more traditional boat further down the coastline. "We must get this shard and return it to InuYasha for Kagome's sake. Her death must not have been in vain." The other two agreed and got in. Back with Kagome, InuYasha was unhooking the boat from the partially submerged trailer. He got it onto the sand as Kagome moved the car and trailer elsewhere where the tide would not go. She removed her shoes and socks and left them in the car before going over to the boat. Soon after, they were on their way.

What neither Kagome nor Koga knew was that an entire fleet of traditional boats was heading off the coast in pursuit of them. Aboard the flagship was Ayamé. "I'll show him for ditching me for a human girl; especially when we were engaged to be wed" she spat. Over on the motor boat Miroku II, Kagome and the others were cruising at half speed. InuYasha saw something approaching from behind. "Kagome, get down!" he said. Kagome ducked as InuYasha took the controls. "What is it, InuYasha?" Sango asked. "Koga's coming" InuYasha said, "don't forget that he thinks that Kagome is dead." Kagome said "oh yeah, now I remember" and stayed down. Koga's boat came up alongside. "InuYasha" Koga said, "we will get this shard together for Kagome's sake. She will not have died in vain." InuYasha said "I agree" and then thought "Koga, you dolt, you have no idea." Unfortunately, Kagome sneezed at that moment. Koga asked "what was that?" Shippo, whom had been asleep the whole time, woke up and saw Kagome laying low on the floor of the boat. "Kagome, what are you doing down there?" he asked unaware of Koga's presence. "SHIPPO" InuYasha hissed. Koga said "hang on." Kagome got up and said "crap, he knows, InuYasha." Koga said "I thought she was dead, and I gave you my jewel shards. You son of a--." InuYasha said "great dog demon." Koga spat "you give those shards back!" InuYasha threw the throttle forward and the boat took off. "That son of a buck" Koga spat.

InuYasha turned the boat so that it was racing towards Koga's boat on a perpendicular course. Koga got to the bow of his boat as Ginta and Hakkaku crowded up the stern. The speedboat slammed into the broad side of the traditional boat and kept racing on. As the motor boat turned back towards its destination, Koga yelled "I'll get you, you mangy mutt! Damn you!" He then heard Ginta say "uh, Koga" and felt water coming up over his feet. Sure enough, his boat was sinking. "Oh fuck" Koga said. Now, they were stuck without a paddle. "That mangy mutt" Koga spat as the boat sunk out from beneath them all, "he'll pay for swindling my jewel shards and sinking my boat like that." Hakkaku asked "wasn't that boat a rental?" Koga said "jeez, you're right. Damn you, InuYasha! How could it possibly be any worse?" A female voice called "Koga, you two-timing son of a bitch!" Koga went pale and said "oh, shit, it's Ayamé." Ayame got her boat next to Koga and drug him aboard. Some other servants pulled Ginta and Hakkaku out of the water as well. "You're in big trouble, you bastard!" Ayamé yelled, "ditching me when you knew we were to be wed!" Koga pleaded "Ayamé, please have mercy." The female wolf demon and her servants hauled Koga and his companions off in another direction. Koga said "next time, InuYasha, I'm going to get my mother-fucking jewels back!" Ayamé said "I'm going to bust your ass. But first, about those jewel shards, you'd better not be putting them before me!"

Back with Kagome, InuYasha was looking on with binoculars. "Ooh, Koga's in deep shit" he said. Kagome, back at the controls, said "there it is, it's an offshore shrine." They later parked at one of the shrine's open piers. Miroku secured the boat to the pier and they disembarked. Suddenly, the sky went dark and a female voice said "how dare you trespass on this shrine, demon!" A mermaid demon came up out of the water and said "you're after my jewel shard, I suppose. You'll never get this shard from me without a fight." Sango reared back and sent the Hiraikotsu flying. The immense boomerang sliced into the mermaid demon's fin/abdomen interface at her waist. A large shard came out and Shippo grabbed it. While the demon was distracted, everyone got onto the motor boat. InuYasha, however, commandeered a small raft. Shippo stashed the shard in the glove compartment. The two craft were soon speeding away as the raft was towed by the motor boat. The mermaid demon said "half-breed, you're fool for trying to battle me." The demon gave chase and said "get back here, you cowards!"

After some distance, the pursuing mermaid yelled "not so fast. Give me my jewel shard." The mermaid was about to make a move when InuYasha said "you're dead, mermaid! WIND SCAR!" The mermaid dove down momentarily and said "you missed." Kagome, also on the small raft, unhooked its tow line from the motor boat as Sango slowed the boat to a halt. "You dare attack me when I'm not looking, half-breed?" the mermaid spat. InuYasha said "yeah. What are you going to do about it?" The mermaid made a motion with her hands. InuYasha was about to send out another attack when he felt himself pulse. Kagome saw InuYasha's hair turn black and said "this is impossible; InuYasha couldn't turn full human in broad daylight." Unfortunately, he had been transformed. "Damn you" InuYasha spat. The mermaid said "now that I have you subdued, I'll take care of your companion. DIE!" InuYasha saw the mermaid's tail coming down at the raft. "Kagome, look out" InuYasha yelled. The tail hit the raft, smashing it to pieces.

Kagome soon came back up and saw a lot of wooden wreckage with the intact motor boat some distance away. She couldn't find InuYasha anywhere. "InuYasha!" she desperately called. She saw him surface on a wooden plank a little ways away. He appeared to still be in human form despite the time being 11:30 in the morning. "Hang on" she said as she started swimming to him. InuYasha, heavily injured from the impact, weakly muttered "Kagome, head for the shore. Save yourself." Kagome said "no, InuYasha, I'm not going to leave you. I'm not going to let you die." InuYasha muttered again "save…yourself, Kagome." He then passed out, lost his grip on the board, and slipped below the surface. Kagome yelled "Sango, you and Miroku distract the demon while I save InuYasha!" She promptly dove down after InuYasha. She saw him silently drifting downwards. She knew he had to be drowning since he was unconscious. "I've got to save him" she thought. After a minute-and-a-half descent, she finally got hold of him.

Back at the surface, the mermaid asked "now, you wretches, where have you hidden my shard?" Shippo pointed off the side of the boat and said "over…that way…somewhere." The mermaid said "I believe you possess it." Sango stepped in and flung the hiraikotsu. The mermaid demon dodged it and said "ha, you missed." The massive boomerang, however, swung around and hit her on its return trip. The mermaid was killed on impact. Miroku held out his hand and yelled "wind tunnel!" The mermaid's remains were sucked in and eliminated. Shippo "I think she's gone." Meanwhile, some 20 meters below the boat, Kagome was hauling InuYasha towards the surface. She felt him pulse and thought "he's becoming half-demon again. That mermaid must've been taken out." She looked and saw InuYasha's hair was white again. She kept going since she could barely hold the breath she had. Unfortunately, the breath released. Kagome made sure that she didn't inhale since there was still one more minute to get to the surface.

At the surface, Sango and Miroku were looking at the shard. "So, you put it there" Miroku remarked. Shippo said "yeah." Sango said "hang on. Where are Kagome and InuYasha?" Miroku saw Kagome surface at that moment. "There she is" he said, "she's got InuYasha." Kagome was starting to get InuYasha over to the boat while keeping him above water. "InuYasha, please stay with us" she said, "don't tell me my efforts are in vain." Sango saw Kagome struggling with InuYasha and said "Kagome, here!" Kagome reached the boat and Miroku asked "Kagome, are you okay?" Kagome said "I'm fine, but I'm not sure about InuYasha." Sango asked "how long was he underwater for?" Kagome said "he passed out and slipped under around three minutes ago." Sango said "here, let us get him in here for you. We'll head to shore once you and he are on board." Miroku and Sango hauled out InuYasha and helped Kagome on board.

Shippo said "oh, goodness." Kagome got to him. As the boat started towards shore, Kagome said "InuYasha, can you hear me?" She started pushing on his stomach to expel the water. "Stay with us, InuYasha" she pleaded. With every push, some water was expelled out. Shippo said "at least water is coming out." Kagome to expel the water and replied "I still don't know if it's too late." Miroku, at the wheel of the boat, said "we don't know that for sure, so keep it up." Sango said "I'll have to agree with Miroku."

After a while, they made it to the shore. They all got InuYasha onto the sand. Kagome continued expelling the water. As the amount on each expulsion began to dwindle, Kagome was starting to get worried. "No, InuYasha, come on" she pleaded. She put in two more desperate attempts. With no response from him, her eyes began watering. "InuYasha" she muttered in ever increasing sadness. Shippo wailed "oh, InuYasha is gone forever!" Kagome flung herself onto InuYasha and started crying. None of them knew that this had expelled some more water. Miroku said "don't cry, guys. We must pray for his repose. InuYasha left no regrets when he passed on. He wanted to save you, even if it cost him his life." Kagome got back up and said "I can't live with that, Miroku. What am I supposed to do now? InuYasha, you're such an idiot! How could you die on me?" She flung herself back on him, unknowingly expelling water in the process. She then heard InuYasha start to cough a little. She instantly stopped crying and muttered "InuYasha." InuYasha rolled over and was coughing up a lot of water. He opened his eyes and said "Kagome, why didn't you head for the shore like I asked?" Kagome, resuming her crying, said "I could never leave you to die like that. I love you too much. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I know you're trying to protect me, but I have to protect you as well. I don't want you doing that when you're life is on the line." InuYasha got to his feet and said "stop blubbering. I'm alive. What's the big deal?" Kagome sobbed "I'm not blubbering." InuYasha said "okay, then crying." "I am not" Kagome said. "Are so" InuYasha said. "Shut up and sit" she said. InuYasha was flung down into the sand. Kagome stopped crying and Shippo said "now he's dead." InuYasha got back up and was spitting sand everywhere. Kagome gave him bottled water to rinse his mouth out.