Woot! Back from my AWSOME 15th birthday! And I think I've found the love of my life; (sigh) things are going good. I hope that means that this chappy will be like super awesome. If it's not, well that must mean I was a little too happy…….. Oh well either way, enjoy!

InuYasha and Taie set off for they're whirlwind adventure, leaving their loves behind. "Alright…" InuYasha said, "we've gotta find a nice secluded place, ya' know, like… the middle of nowhere." Taie laughed in approval. "I know you are going to miss them, but look on the bright side… we get a little manly time." InuYasha said, as he saw Taie staring back at the fading figures of Kagome and Mayome. Taie laughed, "Yeah, I know, but it's still hard."

InuYasha chuckled then stopped al of the sudden. "I smell human blood and demon reek" InuYasha growled, while flexing his claws. "Time for some training, son." InuYasha and Taie leapt off to the village close by, where the smell seeped from. Before they knew it they were in an infuriated battle with Kayuriah, a vicious cat demon. InuYasha was running towards Kayuriah with the Galamanji when all of the sudden, Taie saw something in its leg. "DAD! GO FOR ITS FRONT LEFT LEG! THERE IS SOMETHING GLOWING IN THERE!" Taie screamed. InuYasha thought for a moment… 'It can't be… Can it?' InuYasha thought puzzled.

InuYasha cut off the front legs of Kayuriah; she came falling down to her death. InuYasha trotted up to the leg with his Galamanji draped over his shoulder (classic InuYasha pose) to check it out, and sure enough… "A shard of the Shikon No Tama," InuYasha whispered, "how… could… this be?" InuYasha stared, bewildered. "What is it dad?" Taie asked concerned. "This jewel… Your mother and I… Destroyed it together… so how…" InuYasha asked, baffled at the thought that someone was strong enough to bring it back. Taie answered with this, "So… I guess my whole training is going to about finding the person who did this huh?"

InuYasha growled, "Damn! Why does this stupid thing, that brings me so much pain, have to come back and taunt me?" he turned to Taie, "Of course it is! The person who did this will not get away so easily." As they ran InuYasha thought, Damn it! I HATE this thing. Why does it have to come back and haunt me with memories of Kikyo? Why does it make me think of her? I love Kagome, right? So why, when I see this stone, do I still yearn for her?!? InuYasha shook his head to clear such thoughts. All I care about right now is getting through this year with Taie and going home to see my new pup. And with that InuYasha, and son, set off on another whirlwind adventure to track down and kill evil.

Wow, I actually think that's the shortest chapter I've ever wrote. I hoped you enjoyed it! I thought it funny that InuYasha was really optimistic, that is like totally opposite of InuYasha… that's more Kagome (and that's why they should be together, she completes him!) Haha and how InuYasha and InuTaie didn't even REALIZE that Kantos said there was a demon in their village. Clueless… (BTW: It's only InuTaie when I or his mother, get mad at him.) Will they remember that they left their lovers at a demon forsaken village, and go back to save them? Or not? Find out in Chapter 8, coming up soon!