A/N: Please R&R! I'd love to know what you thought! Also, check out my other stories. Speaking of, I'm probably not gonna write any more chapters of What you needor Comatose for a little while. Just need some inspiration. HELP!

Disclaimer: I DON'T FREAKIN OWN INUYASHA! LEAVE ME ALONE LAWERS! SOMEONE SAVE MEEEEEEEEEEE!

CHAPTER 4:

The large wall of silver fur seemed to be standing protectively in front of the small kit.

"YOU BAKA! I TOLD YOU TO RUN!" Shippo yelped.

"And leave you behind? Not a chance." The wolf, who I presumed was Inuyasha, growled. At that moment, Sango jumped in front of me.

"Kagome, go. Find your weapons; I'll hold him off till you get back." Sango said, holding Hiriokostu, ready to throw. Inuyashas ears flicked in our direction.

"But Sango-"

"Go! I'll be alright." She snapped. I nodded and wished her luck.

"Oh no you don- Ah!" Hiriokostu slammed right into him as I turned and ran.

"Leave her alone, fleabag, I'm your opponent here." She growled.

"Not for very long." He said. The last thing I heard before running out of ear-shot was a body slamming into something, and hoped it was the wolf, but soon enough I heard the bounding of large feet headed my way.

I didn't dare look behind me, afraid of what I'd see, but the anxiety was too great. I turned just in time to dodge out of the way of a pounce. He crashed to the ground, so I took the opportunity to do some damage, hopefully enough to at least stall him.

I ran forward just as his eyes opened. When I lifted my foot, his eyes widened and I kicked him as hard as I could in the middle of his nose. He slammed his head into the ground and put his paws protectively over his nose. Then, I kicked him on top of his head, on the ear.

I ran around him as he rolled onto his side to rub his head on the forest floor.

That outa stall him for a while, I thought, triumphantly.

I ran as fast as I could through the trees. Just as my crossbow and knife came into sight, I was thrown into a tree.

There were bright stars in my eyes, so bright, I was sure I was blacking out.

…Until My vision cleared, that is.

What I saw before me struck fear through me. A silver werewolf with two blood thirsty red eyes was glaring down at me. The beast itself was completely the same, just the eyes. This was the same werewolf, but completely different at the same time.

I was in way over my head when I'd accepted this job.

"Inuyasha! Stop!" A man shouted. He ran into my view. A monk? Why was a monk here on bounty hunter business?

"Out of the way Miroku! She kidnapped Shippo!" He shouted.

"What? I did no such thing!" I declared, standing up and placing my hands on my hips.

"Oh really? Then why was he with you!?" He shouted angrily.

"Because you left him all alone! All I did was follow your tracks and find him crying his eyes out in the middle of the goddamn forest, sobbing out 'I lost my brother! I want my brother!'. How can you leave a poor defenseless child out in the open like that!? Some brother you are!" I shouted, only now realizing that during my rampage, I got so close that I was screaming right in his face.

Inuyasha stared, eyes now gold and completely dumbfounded by my outburst, but he quickly recovered. "And what exactly was I supposed to do?! It was your fault I had to leave him all alone! If you hadn't come to this forest in the first place, I wouldn't have had to get you off my trail! I didn't ask for you to waltz in here and criticize me! Not that you're someone who should be criticizing me." He retaliated, getting back in my face. I swear, I thought he was gonna literally bite my head off, so I acted on instinct.

I hit him on the nose.

He jumped back, sneezing and whining. "Wow, maybe noses are more sensitive than I thought." I muttered.

"There not THIS sensitive, it still hurts from when you kicked it!" He shouted, rubbing his nose.

"Uh… excuse me, wasn't I just saving a damsel in distress from my beastly best friend?" The monk, I assume is named Miroku, asked.

"I AM NOT A DAMNED LITTLE CRAP FILLED DAMSEL IN DISTRESS!" I screamed, turning to him. This made both, the wolf and monk recoil. "I'm the best bounty hunter in my village, Red Riding Hood." I declared.

"That's right, and don't you forget it." I heard Sango say from my left.

"Oh… was I really that loud?" I asked.

"Enough that it scared shippo half to death." Sango said, gesturing to a shivering little heap in her arms.

"Keh, that's simple to do. Little runt's a scaredy cat." Inuyasha snorted.

"I seem to recall a look of horror on your face, mister 'I am wolf, hear me roar'." I deadpanned.

"So… should we get this over with and- AHHH!" Sango suddenly screeched.

"Hey, what- AHHH!" And hand was squeezing my butt.

"HANTAI!" We both screemed and smacked the owner of the hand straight across the face.

"Oi… can't you keep your hands to yourself for 3 seconds monk?" Inuyasha sweatdroped.

"Haha… says the beast who can't control himself." Miroku said, rubbing his cheeks.

"Wait, what did you say?" I asked.

"Miroku can't help it-" I cut him off.

"No, about the loss of control. What does he mean?"

"What, does that matter for your bounty or something? I don't see how it would, considering you'd kill me either way." He growled.

"Didn't you hear me back at the fire, I didn't want to bloody my hands over a partially clean conscious." I said.

"And I think you were lying!" He growled.

"If that were true I'd be dead by now, now wouldn't I?" He paused, probably trying to think of a good come-back. He sighed in defeat, coming up empty.

"Now, be a good boy and spill. What can't you control?" I asked, very serious. He hesitated, glaring at the ground next to him. Since he obviously wouldn't answer any time soon, I turned to the, apparently lecherous, monk.

He caught my gaze and looked between me and the werewolf. "It's… not really my story to tell." Miroku laughed nervously.

"Why should I tell you anything?" Inuyasha glared at me.

"I've only got one reason, and you know it already. Besides, for all you know, I may be able to help." I snapped. He stared at me, daring me to try something. I glared right back, daring him to pounce and get slain by my friend. At some point he stopped glaring, huffed and bounded off into the forest.

I was about to run after him when a hand grabbed my shoulder. I looked back to see Miroku shaking his head. "Don't, he needs to think this through." I glared, not wanting my bounty to slip away from me. If he indeed didn't know what was going on with himself, there was no way in hell I'd kill him. But if he chose not to trust me, I'd return home empty handed for once. If he trusted me, I'd help him out, collect the bounty for getting rid of the threat, and return with moey for food.

I sighed and decided it was best to head back to camp, so I picked up my weapons and turned towards the firelight. Sango followed me with a concerned Shippo in her arms. Miroku, I noticed, also decided to follow.

When we got back, Sango, out of habit, checked on the food that was miraculously still there.

"You hungry Miroku?" I asked.

"Huh?" He asked, confused.

"Are. You. Hungry?" I gritted.

"Uh… a little, yeah." He said.

"Do you want any food?" Sango asked.

"Yes, that would be nice, thank you." He said and sat down.

"How 'bout you, Shippo?" I asked.

"Yes please." He said, perched by the tree again.

"… So Miroku, how long does it usually take him to… think?" I asked.

"It depends, but I suspect that this time, it'll take him a few hours. You are our enemy after all." Miroku explained. I huffed and laid back, staring at the stars. 'What could be going through his right now?' I thought to myself.

Inuyashas P.O.V.

I came up to the clearing, morphing into my original form and just about ready to scream in frustration. What do I do? If I don't tell her, they might just kill Shippo, Miroku and me. If I do tell her, there's every chance that she would offer to help, just to stab me in the back.

But then again, she might be able to help. After all, she could very well be…

No! I'm not trusting another bounty hunter. Not after… her.

But she has the ability to use Shippo against me. If I don't tell her, she could use Shippo as a barter. Despite how I tease him, I actually care for the little kit(not that I'd admit it).

Urgh! What do I do!?

Kagomes P.O.V.

After we ate, we decided it would be best to sleep for the night.

"But I don't wanna!" Shippo refused.

"Come on, Shippo, don't be like that. You need your sleep too." Sango tried to convince him.

"No!" He said, stubbornly.

"Come on, don't be like that." I said.

Inuyashas P.O.V.

I got to where they were just in time to hear the argument between the kit and the hunters.

"Not until Inuyasha gets back!" The kit insisted. I smirked.

There was silence for a few moments, so I thought that nothing more was gonna happen. I was about to step out from behind a tree when the red cloaked bounty hunter said something that made me freeze.

"What if I sang to you?" She asked. It was quiet for a moment until I heard it. A voice silky smooth and so comforting I felt like laying down for sleep myself.

"Words are born into air,

And quickly fade out in the wind.

But they find their way inside you,

Where they live on forever more.

When the skies are dark and full of rain,

Look inside your heart.

Light, so warm and all aglow,

Shining just like the sun.

You can see just how much you've grown,

How strong you are.

Love will open up to you

And it starts from the day that you…

First heard those words."

After that she hummed the rest of the melody, I'm assuming until Shippo fell asleep. Once he did, it was all silence. I didn't even want to move.

"Kagome… where did you hear that song?" The woman with the boomerang asked.

"That's what my mother sang to me when I had nightmares. You know, before she…" She trailed off.

"Yeah, I remember." Boomerang girl replied.

"… I know you're there, fluffy. Come on out." The girl called Kagome called and I winced.

"Hey!" I said, stepping out. I opened my mouth to say more, but she stopped me.

"Not now. It's late, I'm tired and want to sleep. Let's agree that no one will kill anyone tonight and I'll let you sleep on your answer, deal?" She asked. I hesitated, then nodded. Kagome sighed and laid down on her bag, wrapping her cloak around herself as the others, including myself, settled down for sleep. I was up in a tree, out of reach and out of range from the hunters and fell asleep quickly enough.

Tomorrow it was.

A/N: DONE! Ugh, so sleepy. 2 in the morning and finished. Just so you know, that song does not belong to me. I got it from the anime Fairy tail. It's Lyras first song that caused Gray to cry over a dead friend. Pretty, no?