Chapter 1: Saved by the Enemy.

" There's a jewel shard up ahead, I can sense it." Kagome said.

" Finally, we are just two shards away from getting the Shikon Jewel complete." InuYasha said.

Kagome wondered, InuYasha had always bragged about getting the Jewel and becoming a full demon, but... She's seen a preview of him, what he would look like, and honestly, it scared her.

A dragon type demon came out of its den, sensing the danger.

" Kagome look out!" InuYasha grabbed her, and jumped up in the air.

The dragon flew after them.

" Just how are we going to fight it now, huh InuYasha?" Kagome asked.

" InuYasha." Sango called, coming towards them on Kirara.

" That's how." InuYasha said, setting Kagome on Kirara's back.

He then went back down to deal with the dragon.

Of course, with InuYasha's new and improved Tetsaiga, he casted the usual adiment barage.

The dragon sliced up into millions of pieces, Kagome noticed the shard floating in the air, but not too soon, InuYasha had gotten it.

But, then she noticed something, inside his hand, the Jewel shard was tainted black, from the dragon's evil aura.

" InuYasha! Give me the shard NOW!" Kagome shouted.

It was already too late. He let himself slowly float to the ground, and a strong wind current surrounded him.

" The Jewel shard is black, he's transforming!" Kagome said to Sango.

" I don't want to use my Heraikotsu, I might hurt the real him." Sango said.

" Let me see if I can make a perfect target and aim for his hand." Kagome said, preparing an arrow.

When she released it, as soon as it reached him, a red aura melted the arrow.

Kagome gasped.

Red eyes fixed themselves on the flying cat, revealing two humans, who he wanted to kill.

" Kirara!" Sango shouted, which she roared in the process, and flew off.

The sound of InuYasha's growling came behind them.

Kagome turned to look, he had the Jewel shard planted in his wrist now.

" InuYasha! Cut it out!" Kagome shouted to him as he followed.

He lifted his Tetsaiga, and casted windscar towards the group.

Kirara wouldn't be able to move in time.

Suddenly, a black mist was blurring by them, and then stood before the oncoming attack.

The windscar was absorbed by the black mist, and backfired, knocking InuYasha down to the ground, therefore knocking him out.

The black mist disappeared, and revealed... Naraku.

" Naraku!" Sango gasped out.

Kagome was shocked too, but... Why did he... Of all others, save them?

He turned, his red eyes looking at them.

" Why would you... Save us?" Kagome asked.

Naraku looked at her.

Kagome stared back, still in shock.

She noticed Sango lifting her Heraikotsu aiming it to him.

Kagome put her hand on it, lowering it.

" Don't expect this again." Was all he said, before letting himself be engulfed by the black mist, and flying off.

Kagome watched him... Why?

" Kagome, you need to get the shard out of his hand before he awakens." Sango said.

Kagome looked back down, now noticing they had reached the ground.

She got off of Kirara and took the shard out of InuYasha's wrist, though she hated to cut him.

After it was out, it turned purple again.

InuYasha started to awake, his fangs retracting, and when his eyes opened, they slowly returned to the golden brown.

" InuYasha.." Kagome said.

" Naraku! He was here!" He said all of a sudden getting up.

" You saw him?" Kagome asked.

" of course I did, why did you?" InuYasha asked.

" InuYasha, he saved us." Kagome said.

" pfft. Yeah, whatever, he must have compelled you or something, he wouldn't do something like,..."

" InuYasha." Sango said, coming up to him.

" You were possessed by your full demon self, I hate to admit that I am thankful for him to coming to our rescue, but if he hadn't, your windscar might have killed us." Sango said.

" my... Windscar?" InuYasha asked, obviously confused.

" You casted your windscar at us, you completely lost yourself, you should be grateful yourself that Naraku actually had the heart to save us." Sango said.

" You're... You're not lying?" InuYasha asked, looking at the two.

They both shook their heads.

InuYasha was shocked.. and hurt, he almost hurt Kagome. He would never want that.

' See InuYasha, this is what would happen if you had the whole Jewel.' Kagome thought, but didn't dare say it aloud, or he would go right back to his normal greedy self.

" I'm sorry." InuYasha said.

" It's ok, just... Don't take the shard next time let Kagome take it." Sango said.

The three walked off, with mini size Kirara following after them.

Kagome looked up at the sky, why would he save us? InuYasha was right, it was crazy, but... Why did he?

She was going to have to find him, to ask him just why he did. It just wasn't like him, she would look for him tonight, without the group, but she might take Kirara.

For the rest of the day the group remained quiet, InuYasha looked deep in thought, regretting what he had just done.

Sango peeked back at Kagome, was something up with her?

Kagome shook her head, smiling at Sango as they went off into the afternoon.

Ok, how was this? Yes, naraku is out of character.

What do you expect? It's fanfictioN! Ok leave some reviews.

~Wolflover 235