Ok, as promised, here's the second chapter for today!

Disclaimer: You know it? Then I don't own it.


Chapter 6

"You're back," Sango waved as Kagome and Inuyasha rejoined them. "Have fun?"

Before Kagome could answer a girl several feet from them pointed into the sky, "What's that!"

Looking up they instantly saw what the girl was talking about. A dark cloud was quickly approaching them and as it drew closer a familiar and highly unwelcome feeling ran through the members of Inuyasha's group.

'A Demonic aura!' Kagome looked quickly at the others who confirmed her suspicions.

Kagome could only watch as the cloud came closer, shouts all around them echoed Kagome's own surprise people were able to get a better look at the cloud.

"Butterflies!"

"There's so many of them! Where did they all come from?"

"Come on!" Kagome cried and the group took off into the crowd heading in the direction they felt the strongest demonic aura. "What's going on!"

"Well...the well is open to everyone," Myoga said appearing for the first time in hours.

"Myoga?" Miroku looked down at the flee who was on Kirara's head, where he'd apparently been there entire time.

"Wait a second!" Inuyasha grabbed the flee, "Why didn't you tell us earlier that demons could pass through!"

"What do you mean, Lord Inuyasha. Shippo and Kirara were both able to pass so I'd have thought it'd be obvious!"

"No one's gonna think that! Idiot!"

"No...he's right," Sango shook her head, "we should have realized it! We were too distracted!"

"No one could blame you," Kagome shook her head, "but we have to do something- wha!"

The group stopped as the butterflies began to circle the skies above the park.

"Why are they...of course! Kagome did you bring the shard with you?" Sango looked at her.

"Yeah, I took it without even thinking about it..." Kagome said, holding it up.

"They must sense it, though apparently there are too many people for them to pinpoint its exact location," Miroku observed.

"But for so many to be this coordinated...there must be someone controlling them! We need to take care of it first or else there won't be any point to defeating these minor guys!"

"Only one problem!" Shippo cried as he transformed into his normal self, "we don't have our weapons!"

"Grrr...dammit!" Inuyasha growled suddenly his ears perked. "Wait here, I'll be right back! Shippo cover them with your foxfire if you need to. It should be enough to handle at least these guys!"

"Inuyasha!"

The half-demon didn't even seem to hear Kagome as he ran towards the archery booth he'd seen earlier in the day, it took a few minutes but he finally did locate it.

"Hey mister!" he called to the booths operator as he grabbed a bow and arrows, "I'm borrowing these!"
"What? Hey, come back!"

But Inuyasha was already out of sight and making his way back towards the others.

"Here Kagome," he said as he handed them over. Kagome recognized them, but knew they were in no position for her to complain. She'd worry about returning them later.

"Miroku, Sango, Kirara, Shippo do what you can to take care of the small fry. We'll take care of their master." Inuyasha said as he allowed Kagome to climb on. Without waiting for a response he jumped into the air.

"You're not gonna tell me not to stand out or anything like that are you?" Inuyasha asked as they made their way toward the powerful demonic aura that overshadowed those of the butterflies.

"Of course not! We have more important things to worry about!"

"Good! Then I can get rid of this!" Inuyasha said as he whipped off the hat. "We need to hurry though, it looks like these butterflies aren't just for show..."

Kagome looked down and saw that all around her people were collapsing, "is it poison!"

"No, they're asleep. These things must have some sorta powder that knocks out whoever breathes it in."

Before Kagome could respond Inuyasha stopped and jumped to the right just as the booth they were about to pass over exploded in a shower of debris.

"Well well... when my children found the passageway to this strange land I never thought I'd find a jewel shard! How lucky!" The two looked up to see a female demon with bright yellow, jagged-edged butterfly wings with dark orange spots; her body was wrapped in what appeared to be flower petals and pollen. Her face was pale with too-large red eyes, no nose, and a tiny mouth. On the demon's head were two large antennae that moved sporadically.

"Who the hell are you?"

"Me? Well, although I don't see much point giving my name to a half-breed like you, I suppose you should know the name of the one that kills you. I am Choumaruko. Now die and surrender your shard to the princess of pollen!

"Oh, please..." Inuyasha bit out. "Like a demon like you could take me!"

"Hah! Such insolence! Die half-breed!" As the demon cried, the spots on her wings beginning to glow.
"Inuyasha!"

"I know!" Inuyasha said and jumped to the side as blasts of energy tore through the ground they were just standing on.

"That won't save you! Come, children!" Choumaruko held out her arms, and as she did hundreds of butterflies rose into the air and began to swarm around them, their wings beginning to release the spores they'd stored.

"Tch! Annoying pests..." Inuyasha spat as Kagome climbed off his back and readied her bow. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" The demons claws ripped through the insects but in doing so the entirety of the spores within their bodies was releases all at once.

"Dammit!" Inuyasha growled as he covered his nose, "Kagome, hold your breath!"

"Don't worry, I can handle it!" Kagome said as she released the string of her bow. The arrow flew through the cloud of spores, purifying it.

"What? How dare you!" Choumaruko cried in anger.

"How dare I! This is my world!" Kagome cried angrily as she set up another shot, this time on Choumaruko. "Not only did you come here uninvited, but you ruined a special day with my friends! That's something I won't forgive!"

Kagome launched her arrow, but the demon dodged it easily with a flap of her wings.

"Is that all you have! I guess I can't expect much more from a human."

"Hah! You fell for it." Kagome grinned.

"What...?" They demon blinked, and then turned just in time to see Inuyasha coming at her.

"Die! Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" Inuyasha cried once more as his claws ripped through the demon's body.

"Impossible..." Choumaruko stared blankly as her life slipped away, "I...lost...to a human...and half-breed...?"

"That takes care of that," Inuyasha smiled as he landed next to Kagome, the last of the demoness fading to nothing and with their 'mother' gone the hundreds of butterflies that had gathered also faded into the netherworld. Kagome and Inuyasha made their way back to the others as the people around them were beginning to stir.

"Inuyasha! Kagome!" Shippo ran over to them, "did you defeat the demon?"

"Of course!" Inuyasha told him. "Looks like you guys did well enough too."

A voice from behind interrupted them, "Kagome…? I thought you were with relatives!"


And there's chapter 6! Sorry if it felt a bit rushed...action scenes have never been my forte -_-;

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