Mysti-Reious: 'Ello, love! Welcome back!

Miroku: So we're "loves", hm? Well then, I accept!

Mysti: EH?!

Miroku: IF you bear my child. –takes hand and kneels-

Mysti: Okay, a couple of things wrong with that; 1. NO ONE will bear your child, 2. When I said "love", I MEANT IN A FRIENDLY BRITISH WAY!

Miroku: …Is that a "no" then?

Mysti: A little help, please?
Sango: HIRAKOTSU! -pounds the monk- Why you flirting CHEAT!!!!

Miroku: Ahhhhh!

Mysti: (Sweatdrop) Uh, I don't…own Inuyasha…R…&R?

Chapter 5:
All Together Now!

Inuyasha and Kagome were arguing over Kasumi being good or bad while Sango, Miroku, and Shippo talked quietly,

"I think she's evil." Sango proclaimed.

"How? She regretted hurting Inuyasha, remember?" Miroku reminded.

Shippo threw his hands in the air, "The poor girl is DYING! Can we talk about this LATER?!" Sadly, no one heard him, so he sat cross-legged on the ground and simply listened. Kasumi slowly sat up, holding her sides together, as if she was keeping her back from splitting open. She looked up at Kagome with wide eyes. The priestess easily read her face, She's shocked that I'm helping her, after she tried to kill Inuyasha to hurt me, Kagome thought, she bent down her head to Kasumi's and murmured,

"It's not your fault."

Kasumi looked away, still feeling ashamed of herself. Inuyasha, on the other hand was still confused about everything,

"Kagome, why are you helping her?!"

She glared at him, "Because I am! JEEZ! If you weren't so injured I'd have you S-I-T!" Inuyasha wrote with his finger in the air, trying to understand what Kagome had spelt (Baka), when suddenly everyone's, but Kagome's, head whipped to the west.

"You sense it too?" Kasumi whispered.

"Yeah," Inuyasha muttered, "A whole mess of demons."

Kasumi suddenly understood, "You all must leave!" She cried. Everyone stared at her.

She hung her head, "Sorceress blood is…like a rare wine, I suppose, to demons; once they drink it, they become a bit more powerful." She quickly explained, "If you're still here by the time they devour my flesh, they will attack you with their new strength!"

"We can't just leave you to die, Kasumi!" Kagome snapped.

"You're badly hurt." Inuyasha agreed.

"But before you said…" Kasumi started.

"I know what I said before, but we won't leave you." Inuyasha cut off.

Kasumi sighed, "I was afraid you'd say that." She ripped the locket from her neck and handed it to Inuyasha, "If you value your life, you'll take this and leave me for death." Inuyasha looked down at the locket then snatched up Kasumi, swiftly but gently, "Just shut up and let us save you!" Kasumi was speechless as Sango called, "Kilala!" The two-tailed cat transformed into a huge demon and everyone climbed on her. As they soared through the sky, Inuyasha's arms grew tired; he still had a deep gash in his arm, and put Kasumi on his lap. Kagome, sitting in front of them, looked suspiciously over her shoulder, but when Inuyasha looked up at her she turned forward again. He snickered to himself; She's obviously jealous, He thought. He was amused by this; How could I make her even more jealous, he teased in his head. He took off his top shirt, the red one layered over his white shirt, and gently wrapped it around Kasumi.

"You're bleeding pretty badly, does this help?" He tried hard not to laugh.

"Um…yes, thank you." She replied, confused by his sudden hospitality. Inuyasha could almost see Kagome bursting into flames, but so could Kasumi. She examined Inuyasha's smug face and chuckled quietly. He looked down at her and she smirked as she quickly figured him out. He quickly became interested in the scenery, but his face was quickly turning bright red. To avoid Kasumi's gaze, he looked over his shoulder,

"Uh, guys? Slight problem…" They all turned and saw the demons they had sensed, but there was even more.

"It looks like they brought company." Miroku uneasily said.

"They're gaining! They'll catch us in no time!" Sango gulped nervously.

"No problem." Kasumi lifted her hand weakly and flicked her fingers, "Mysterious Mist!" Everyone else screamed,

"I can't see!"

"We're gonna crash!"

"Kilala! Look out!"

Kasumi laughed, "Just open your eyes!" They looked cautiously and were shocked to find that they could still see.

"Kasumi, I don't think you're mist worked." Shippo said doubtfully.

She grinned, "Yes it did, look!" She pointed behind them and, sure enough, the demons thrashed around in the sky, screeching and crashing into one another as they tried to see.

"What makes my mist so mysterious is that I choose who is blinded by it." She chuckled, but cringed. "It takes a bit of energy and I might be able to hold it for a bit."

"Just a little longer! We're almost there!" Kagome cried.

"I-I'm sorry." And Kasumi passed out from exhaustion.

"We're too far for them to find us." Sango sighed with relief.

"The resort is coming up, we'll be okay." Miroku reported.

Kasumi: So, Inuyasha, why were you trying to make Kagome jealous?

Inuyasha: Whatcha talkin' 'bout?

Kasumi: -glare-

Inuyasha: Fine, because, I dunno, she's kinda cute when she's mad…-sigh-

Kagome: -Just now walks in- Hey guys! What're you talking about?

Kasumi: Well, about…

Inuyasha: -slaps hand over her mouth-

Kasumi: Mmh-hmm! Mm-Mmhm!

Kagome: Uh, okay…?
Inuyasha: It's nothing! It's nothing!

Kagome: Well, things are getting weird, that's my cue to go. -leaves-
Inuyasha: -releases Kasumi- What was that about?!
Kasumi: Puh-LEEZE! You gotta tell her eventually!

Inuyasha: Maybe, but not anytime SOON.

Kasumi: Ugh! Thank goodness Mysti-Reious doesn't own you! You're a real pain!

Inuyasha: WHAT was that?!
Kasumi: -rolls eyes- R&R!