Sesshomaru blinked in confusion. Of all the strange things he had seen Luna do, this was the wierdest thing yet. They were outside, back in Feudal Era Japan, and Sesshomaru was staring at two wheelbarrows, with straps attached and the 'barrow' part bent.

"Alright, it is time to begin the 'how-to-not-be-killed-by a-wingly' class. Humans, as you know, are the slowest of the sentient creatures. You won't be able to outpace a wingly, no matter what I do to you. Those of you that don't have dragoon spirits will have to help out with training those that can outpace winglies, given the proper training. And by help out, I mean get in these carts and be carried around. You'll weigh the trainees down, which will improve their speed and stamina over time. Demons without dragoon spirits," Luna turned to Sesshomaru and Zakura, "You'll be carrying those carts. Rin, you'll be learning basic combat skills from Makoto, since there's only one of you and Shippo is half your weight, which would unbalance my weight-training idea. Inuyasha, Kagome, since you both have dragoon spirits, I'm going to teach you how to fly and land without eating dirt... or brick... or rock... or anything airborne..." Luna paused as she tried to get back on track. "I'll get the runners started first." Luna signaled for two demons to come out from behind a tree. "I knew you two followed me. Get over here and get in a cart. Not the same cart. I want a boys' team and a girls' team."

The first demon to step out was a thin male fox demon that everyone recognized. "Dad?" Makoto's expression was a mixture of shock and confusion. "You actually wanted to train?"

"Of course not! I wanted to watch everyone else work. Looks like I'm gonna be part of the work now..." He sat down in the wheelbarrow closest to Sesshomaru.

The second, however, no one seemed to be able to identify. Even her species was hard to tell. She was short, which led one to believe she could be a fox demon, yet her black hair and pointed ears signaled that she could be a purebred wolf demon.

"Ame, you are so slow! Hurry up!" Luna motioned towards the empty wheelbarrow.

"Well, I'm trying not to be trolled over here! I can't tell if you're trolling or just being stupid! If I get in the cart, then I'll break Zakura's back!"

"Nonsense. She's had to carry me, and I weigh more than you and the damn cart!"

"And pigs have wings and grant wishes."

"And I accidentally the god damned batman, now get in the freaking cart!"

"Ame, I wouldn't be picking fights with the troll queen..." Elidian rolled his eyes. "She'll just find a way to rickroll you later..."

"Damn it, Elidian! I was trying to win this troll match!"

"You lost before it began." Luna caught the girl's attention again. Her voice, Sesshomaru noticed, had never actually been harsh or annoyed, but amused by the entire situation. "Now, are you going to get in this cart or must I use troll physics on you, Lady Trollbait?"

"Fine..." Ame stalked over to the cart, trying to hide the smirk on her face as she sat down.

Miroku and Sango, who had been watching this in utter confusion, simply shrugged and walked over to their respective carts.

"Alright, now where are my runners?"

"Over here, Batty!" Zakura jumped up and down behind Sesshomaru, waving her arms. After a few seconds, she stopped and jumped onto his back so that she could see over him. "We ready?"

"Yeah, Squirrel. We're ready. Could you get off of Sesshomaru? He isn't even a tree..."

"But he's as tall as one!"

Luna grinned, then put her feet together. Standing up straight, she put her arms up in a 'v' shape and spread her fingers out. In a deep voice, she muttered, "I am a tree."

"Tree!" Zakura jumped from Sesshomaru to Luna, grinning like a maniac. At the last second, Luna disappeared, leaving Zakura to land right next to her cart. "Hey, no shadow tricks!"

Luna stuck her head up from the shadow on the ground. "But it's fun!"

Ame leaned over towards Sango and whispered, "That's the perfect argument for any situation. Wouldn't you agree?"

Sango, too surprised by Luna's actions, simply nodded.

Luna climbed out of the shadow carefully, the action resembling her climbing out of a hole. "Alright, enough horsing around... Pick up your carts and get ready to begin."

Quietly, Zakura and Sesshomaru obeyed. Another person who had tagged along with Elidian stepped out. "I suppose I'm the one they'll be chasing?"

"Yup. You're our racing rabbit, Angelo." Luna turned to the cart carriers. "Chase him. And... go!"

Angelo rushed out of the clearing, black ponytail waving like a ribbon in the breeze. On his heels was Sesshomaru and Zakura.

Turning around quickly, Luna glanced over to Rin and Makoto, who were already started at their training. "Well, that makes this easier. Alright, you two. Time to learn to fly. Turn into dragoons." She waited while they figured it out. When two fully-transformed dragoons stood before her, she smiled. "Alright, flap your wings gently and feel how much lift you get. Gently now-" Luna was cut off when Inuyasha put way too much force behind his wing-flapping and lifted himself right over Luna's head. He crash-landed right behind her, his head taking the impact. "I said gently. Twice."

Inuyasha slowly recovered from his fall and stood back up.

"Try again. Gently."

Inuyasha tried again, obeying her, and to his surprise, he didn't end up with a mouth full of dirt. He had gently lifted himself six inches off of the ground and landed again.

"When you land, remember to flap your wings gently to slow you down. No use in landing like a demon if you can land like a bird. It's safer that way. Now, for actual flight. Listen closely." Luna transformed herself into her dragoon form. "To lift off, use stronger flaps. To stay in the air, use moderate flaps. We cannot hover more than a foot off of the ground, so have an idea of where you're going before lifting off. To land, use soft and light flaps. Now. Let's fly to the top of this tree." Luna motioned towards the largest tree in the forest, which was right next to her. Flapping her wings rather loudly, she soared above their heads, landing neatly in the top of the tree, then looking down to watch her students.

Kagome decided that she would try it before Inuyasha. Awkwardly, she flapped her wings and got two feet off of the ground, then fell onto her belly unexpectedly, one foot up in the air, arms spread out across the unforgiving earth.

Luna tried not to laugh. 'Who would have thought beginners were so fun to watch?'

Inuyasha helped her up, then flapped his wings eagerly. Perhaps too eagerly, because he missed his target... and kept going.

Luna sprang up from the branch she had been perched on, and soared high above the clouds. 'At this rate, he's going to-' Luna was hit full-force by Inuyasha's weight, knocking her out of the sky. As she hurtled towards terra firma, she tried to get ahold of him. Catching his arm, she pulled him as close to herself as she could and spread her wings. They slowed down dramatically, but not for long. The slow down had been enough to make them fall faster. Luna flapped her wings once she was able to move them, slowly gaining control over their landing.

With a soft thud, Luna's feet touched the ground. Inuyasha blinked in confusion. "What just happened?"

"You flew up until your wings froze. Then I had to catch you. Next time, try to be careful, ok? We don't need to have to find another fire dragoon."

"Keh." The half-demon stood up. So, are we continuing the lessons or not?"

Luna stared blankly at the sky. Something didn't seem quite right with the way the stars were lighting up. Nothing felt correct about the way that the wind was blowing. Her skin was crawling with the sense that something horrible was going on, disrupting the flows of energy around her. "No..."

"What's wrong?" Kagome waved her hand in front of Luna's face. "Hello?"

"...He lives again..."