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Chapter One: The Gathering

The end of their journey near, they could all sense it, the
halting of time around them, the tense, stagnant air that was steadily becoming
thicker as the days wore on. It was as though the very elements themselves were
holding their breath. The wind was still, had been still for the last few days,
no more than a slight breeze could be felt, and even then it was the stirring
of the thick stagnant air caused by someone or something as they moved. The
earth had become hard and the crops had stopped their growth. The clouds which
hung overhead held the promise of rain, which never fell. Heat radiated from
the earth itself, causing all living things to slow down in an effort to cool
themselves.
The atmosphere was oppressive. No one stirred except to go
about completing the necessary daily activities required to live. Miroku and Sango could be seen
leaning with their backs to keades� hut, a foot of
space between them while they dozed off in the mid afternoon shade. Mirokus� staff propped up against the wall beside him and Sangos� hiraikotsu in a similar
position on her left. Between the two their fingers were clasped together in an
effort to stay close, it was too hot to have any further contact in the mid day
sun.
Kagome smiled as she spotted them together snoozing. Having
just come up from the river after taking a dip with Shippo,
she was not surprised to find them as she did. She sighed heavily as her eyes
fell on their clasped fingers. A look of longing came into her eyes as she
approached them only to veer off to the right to take a seat under a near by
tree. She spread out the beach towel that she had brought through the well with
her and sprawled out on her tummy. Clasping her hands together in front of her
she leaned her head down on them and looked to the right so that she could
still see her best friends.
It had been a month now since Miroku
had confessed his love to Sango�
Sango upon seeing the all encompassing love, and hope in the Houshis' eyes had sat stunned for a few moments. Then as
her mind slowly absorbed what he had said and the feeling returned to her
limbs, she slowly stood up.
Miroku who had kneeled down to meet her gaze as she sat, stood up
with her, a look of apprehension and hope mingled together as he continued to wait
for her reply.
Slowly as
though she were afraid that fast movement would frighten the Houshi away, Sango reached out
her hand and touched Miroku on his cheek. Her other
hand came to a rest upon the backside of his left hip.
The hand touching his cheek slowly made its� way down and
to the back of Mirokus� neck. Stepping towards him
while pulling him to her, she tilted her head up towards his. Drawing herself
up on her tip toes she gently brushed her lips up against his.
Miroku himself was a little stunned at his own bold move in
admitting that he loved her more than any other. He was momentarily afraid when
Sango did not answer for a moment. Then hope flared
within him when he felt her hands upon him and saw her beautiful face slowly
rising up to his.
He tilted his own head down to slowly meet hers as he held
his breath unconsciously. Her lips brushed against his, it felt as though a
shock had gone through him at that first light touch, he could feel his aura
and hers flare and mingle together. The shock feeling snapped him out of his
semi-stunned state, and his arms wrapped themselves around her and crushed her
to him. His hug pulled her up to him so her toes were barely touching the floor
of the hut and brought her lips up against his firmly. He softened the kiss
slightly and parted his lips to run his tongue along the seam of hers�.
Sango gasped at the feel of his tongue against her lips, and
wrapping her arms more firmly around him, she pulled massaged his nape as she
pulled his waist more firmly against her own. She felt a warmth beginning to
spread throughout her body as Miroku continued to
kiss her.
His tongue slipped between her lips and teased at her teeth
and the inside of her lips until she opened her mouth further and timidly
tapped her own tongue against his. He groaned into her mouth and slid his
tongue further inside, swirling around hers� and reveling at his first
penetration of her. She tasted so sweet to him, her curves fit against his
perfectly. He could feel his body reacting fiercely towards her, his shaft
twitching and beginning to harden from their passionate kisses.
He ran his right hand downwards and cupped her butt cheek,
moving his hand in small circles. His left hand traveled across her back, over
her waist and worked its way under her clothing to continue its way upwards.
Sango, moaning lightly kept herself pressed to Miroku. She let her hands travel over him, down his back to
his bottom, across his chest, his stomach and up to his neck. She marveled at
the feel of him through his robes. They kept his form so well hidden, hiding
his hard firm and well toned body. She could feel his hardness pressed up
against her navel and she shivered delightfully. �Miroku...�
she whispered his name as she felt his hand slide up her side to cup her breast.
She felt his thumb brush across her nipple causing her to moan. She pushed
herself against his hardness through their clothing and softly, quietly
rejoiced when he groaned into her mouth.
�Sango�� Miroku had pulled away from the kiss so that he could give her
the chance to back away. He didn�t want to do anything further with her if she
was not ready. His hand continued to cup her breast and play with her nipple
while his other hand continued to grope her bottom, sliding in increasingly
larger circles causing his fingers to run along the junction of her thighs from
behind, lightly rubbing closer and closer to her core. Gods, he did not want to
stop, his body was screaming at him to take her. He pushed his hardness against
her so she could feel his need for her.
Sango gasped, �Miroku�� She groaned
and brought her lips to his kissing her way along his jaw to his ear. Her
tongue slid along the shell of his ear eliciting a groan from him as she
continued to molest his ear.
Her skin was tingling up and down her spine, her nipples
erect and the glowing warmth that had first begun within her lower midsection
had now turned to a fierce burning need. She arched her body into his more,
giving herself over to him, reveling in the sensations that he had awakened within
her body.
Miroku released Sangos� backside and
fervently worked with one had to get out of his clothes while continuing to
fondle her breast. Once he felt his hakamas� become
loose enough to step out of them, he stopped and started on Sangos�
clothes. Driving his tongue within Sangos� mouth and
exploring while pushing her own into play with his, he began to remove her
battle clothing.
Once they had rid themselves of their clothes Miroku reached down and hooked his hands midway on Sangos back thighs and lifted her easily so that both her
thighs straddled his hips. Her little hands clenched tightly around his neck
and shoulders.
Sango gasped, she felt a burning almost clenching feeling in her
lower body. She felt herself grow warmer with need as Miroku
lifted her as though she were as light as a feather. His apparent strength only
made her lustful want for him grow. Moaning as she straddled his hips, she
began to rub her aching center along his hardness. She licked and sucked at his
neck and slipped her hands through his hair and across his back.
Miroku was panting and grunting with his need for her, his member
becoming rock hard as he felt her wet warm center rubbing against him. The
friction from the intimate touch milking moans from both of them. He lowered
his head and sucked on the base of her neck and shoulder creating a small red
spot. Sangos moans, gasps and grunts of pleasure were
music to his ears and fed his growing desire for her.
�My sweet Sango.� Miroku whispered as he placed a kiss on her lips only to work his
way down again. Miroku grasped hold of Sangos� bottom and ground her against his throbbing
erection, while he sucked her nipple into his mouth and flicked it with his
tongue.
�Ahhh! Miroku�� Sango gasped and whimpered out
her need as she felt the tight knot within her lower half clench and her blood
pulse and pump through her. Not in her wildest dreams did she ever think
anything could feel this amazing.
Miroku walked across the hut to the cot that was lying on the
floor against the wall. He laid her down on the cot without removing his mouth
from her taut nipple. He settled comfortably between her spread legs, as his
hands fondled her breasts and groped her rear end, pushing her up and grinding
her against him as he humped her in preparation of what was to come.
Sango was withering and wiggling with her need below him. She
gasped and moaned, arching her body up to his, as he slid his hand down between
her thighs. Cupping her and rubbing her core, causing her to cry out for him.
He felt her wetness as he fondled and rubbed against her labia and clit.
She was dripping with her need for him. Slowly he slid a
single finger into her opening. Sango groaned and
brought his head up to kiss him, driving her tongue into his mouth while she
raked her fingers down his back. She arched her back and cried out a little
louder as she felt him insert a second finger.
�Gods, Miroku, it feels so
good.� Sango said breathlessly against his mouth,
while meeting his gaze and reaching down between them to take hold of his
shaft. It felt so big to her. She wrapped her hand around it, her fingers
barely able to encircle his girth as she pumped up and down a few times milking
moans and grunts from Miroku; while she herself
groaned with need as his fingers continued to slide and pump in and out of her tight
opening. She faintly registered that there was faint pain mixed with pleasure,
and knew that when the moment came it would hurt her, but the feeling of wanton
want drove away any hesitant feelings she may have held.�More...� Sango whimpered as she brought the tip of his shaft her to
opening, and wrapped her legs around his hips.
Mirokus� mouth crashed down onto hers� and ravaged her as his
hands grasped her breasts and kneaded them. He thrust his head within her tight
opening and groaned out loud as she whimpered at the invasion. A shiver worked
its way down his spine to his testicles as he thrust forth within her with
gentle force, his kissing swallowing up her cries.
He grunted into her mouth and swallowed up her cry of pain
as he drove his shaft to the hilt within her.
Oh Kami! Miroku thought as he felt her
incredibly tight passage constrict around him, her virgin skin stretched to
accommodate his girth. He lay there for a moment kissing and fondling her softly
until she adjusted to him.
Sango moaned as she felt herself being stretched to the limit.
Panting, she wrapped her legs around him tighter and hugged him to her. She
could feel the head of his penis pushing up against a spot within her that
seemed to incite the burning fires and cool them all at once. Her breathing
hitched slight as she allowed herself a moment to just feel before thrusting
her hips up to signal him to continue.
Pulling out of her and then pushed slowly back in, he felt
her passage constrict around his shaft as he entered her over and over again. Sangos moans slowly growing louder as he pumped in and out.
She matched his downward thrust with an upward thrust of her own, her body
beginning to tense and pulse around him. Sangos hands
gripped his hard ass and ground him to her while she spread her legs and lifted
her bent knees so that her feet pointed straight up. His hands gripped hold of
her hips to hold her in place as he pounded into her, driving deep and hard
over and over again, the head of his penis hitting the very depth of her.
�Ahhh! Ohhh Miroku.
Yes, Yes, Yes!! Oh Kami!!!� Sango cried out as she felt a
wave of pure hot bliss sweep over her body. She screamed out his name as she
felt her body succumb to the raging lust and the tight ball within her body
burst, spreading a giddy blissful numbness throughout her body. Her vision
turned black around the edges and stars burst behind her eyelids as she
squeezed her eyes shut.
Miroku drove himself hard and fast into her as she came, and
cried out to her as he felt her muscles clench around him, milking him of his
semen and causing him to slip over the edge. His body tensed and felt like it
was on fire as stars burst in front of him. He shot his seed within her and
collapsed on top of her.
They lay there for a few minutes afterward with him still
within her, holding each other and catching their breath. They whispered their
love for each other, and still coupled in the act of love fell into blissful
sleep�

Kagome sighed and flipped over onto her back looking up
into the trees. �Inuyasha, I hope you are doing well.
Please, return soon, we all miss you and worry every day for you.�
They had been waiting for Inuyasha
to return for the past three weeks. He had gone off to gather what allies he
could find, who would be willing to stand along side them against Naraku. A week after he had left the village Kouga had shown up with half of what was left of his
current pack saying Inuyasha had asked him to meet up
with everyone here. After him, Kikyo had shown up and
was now residing in Inuyasha forest and the
surrounding areas. She had not made her presence known to any of them, but had
instead waited for one of them to approach her and inquire as to what it was
that she had wanted.
Kagome scrunched her nose up at the thought of the dead miko. She had been going out of her way to avoid any
contact with her since her arrival. Kikyo had told
them that Inuyasha had came upon her while making his
way into the Western Lands in search of his brother. He had asked Kikyo if she would join with his group and the other allies
against Naraku. When she had accepted he had returned
to his journey to the Western Lands, intent on at least speaking with his
detested older half brother.
�Oh, enough of this wallowing around for me.� Kagome said to herself as she sat up and gathered her
things together. She walked over to Miroku and Sango, poking Miroku in his side
and making him jump slightly from the small tickle before he look
up at her.
�Ah, Lady Kagome, is there something wrong?� Miroku asked as he righted himself in his slumped over position
beside Sango.
�No, no, nothing is wrong. Heheh. I just thought I�d
head back to my time for a bit, I�ll be back by lunch time tomorrow. Can you
let the others know where I�ve gone so they don�t worry?� Kagome waved her
hands in front of herself in small quick movements as she waved off his worry.
�Of course Kagome� is there something you want to talk
about? You know Sango and I are always here for you.�
Miroku asked her in a softer than usual tone.
�No, really Miroku, I just want
to go home and say hi to everyone. I haven�t been home in over a month, and I
think Inuyasha may be back any day now. I want to see
my family for a bit while I can.� Kagome chewed on the bottom corner of her lip
for a moment. Then looking down at the ground she replied in a softer voice,
�We still don�t know what will happen once the Shikon
no Tama is whole and Inuyasha makes his wish on it�
What if the well does close?� Kagome started to wind her fingers together out of
worriment
Miroku looked at her with a sad, gentle expression on his face,
�Kagome, I have been wondering about that� What if the well does remain open to
you? Are you indeed willing to risk going through the well and being stuck on
the other side? I know you have your family there, I know your past is there in
the future time, but are you certain that your future is there and not here?� Miroku stood up and held Kagomes�
hand within his own. �You know that you have friends here, who also consider
you to be family, right Kagome?�
Kagome hugged Miroku fiercely to
her for a moment and then let go to smile up at him. �I do know that Miroku, and thank you, both you and Sango.
However, I am not sure where my future lies; there is still something that I am
waiting for that has not happened yet.�
�You mean Inuyasha.� Miroku said with a sigh and a slight bow of his head. �Do
you still not realize that he loves you too Kagome? Even, if he himself has not
yet admitted to it?�
�He has not told me how he feels about me, or what he plans
to do with Kikyo. I don�t know how to put this into
words, but lately it seems as though something has changed between us� but I
don�t know how or in what way�� She glanced over towards the forest.
�You know she still wants to drag him to hell. I can�t
stand being so close to her right now, her presence offends me. But who am I to
be offended? I am her reincarnation, she came first and this IS her era of
existence, not mine, I am the real interloper here.� Kagome stomped her foot in
frustration. �I just want some time with my family and to be alone to think.�
Miroku watched her as she walked off towards the well for a
moment. �Hey, Kagome, wait up, I�ll walk you to the well.� Miroku
ran and caught up with her. They walked in silence, both content to just enjoy
the walk while dwelling on their own thoughts.
As they reached the well, Miroku
reached out and grasped her elbow before she could jump in. �I�ll meet you back
here tomorrow at lunch time. I don�t think it is wise for any of us to be off
alone at this point in time, the end is too near.�
Kagome nodded and smiled at Miroku,
�Thanks Miroku, see you tomorrow!� With that she
jumped into the well and disappeared.

Inuyasha looked around the clearing he was in, swiveling his ears
to hear anything beyond the trees. With only the soft tinkle of a small stream
near by, he decided that it was a good place to rest for the night. He had been
on the move constantly for the past three weeks. Tracking the mange wolf had
been annoying, every time he thought he was nearing him, the walking flea hide
of a wolf would high tail it to another location. It had taken him two and half
days of constant running to finally catch up with the wolf tribe and their
leader.
Inuyasha leaped into a tree and settled in while thinking over the
last two and half weeks. �What do you want dog breath?� Kouga
demanded when Inuyasha had jumped into the clearing
that he and his pack had just claimed as their temporary camp site.
�Blasted wolf, you sure do make it hard to catch you, I�ll
give you that.� Inuyasha grumbled out as he stood in
front of Kouga, tall and straight with his hands at
his sides balled into fists.
�Peh, that�s only because you�re
so slow, dog breath. Now what do you want?� Kouga
took up his usual stance with his hands on his hips and back straight, legs
braced shoulder width apart ready to move if quickly if speed was called for.
�Keh, whatever. Look Kouga, I am here to see if
you will join us and anyone else else who opposes Narku at Kaedes' village. The
others that I travel with are waiting there even now for anyone who wishes to
join with us in the final battle against Narku. I
don�t know why but everyone seems to agree that your help would be valuable�
That and we don�t trust you to not get yourself caught by Naraku.
After all he is going to come for you soon enough, what with those two shards
stuck in your legs.� Inuyasha scowled at the wolf in
front of him briefly, before flicking his gaze elsewhere.
Kouga stood there stunned for a moment. Did dog breath just ask
him for his help? He did have a point though; together they would stand a
better chance against Naraku. Individually Naraku would just pick them off one by one. Kouga looked around at what was left of his pack. Only one
new pup had come this spring. Naraku had decimated
his pack, had brought it close to extinction just as he had with other wolf
packs to the north and south.
Kouga looked back at Inuyasha. He knew
of Inuyashas� past run ins
with the detested evil half breed Naraku. The tale of
Inuyasha and the long dead mikos�
tragic story of love and betrayal was one well known to both demons and humans.
The tale of a half demon and miko brought together by
the shikon no tama only to be ripped apart over the
very same jewel, made for a good camp fire story.
Inuyasha, folding his hand into his sleeves sat Indian style on the
ground while watching to wolf look at him and then off into the forest
surrounding them. He started to tap his finger against his arm as the minutes
ticked by. �Damned mange wolf is taking long enough deciding what to do.� Inuyasha thought to himself. �It�s not like I expected him
to jump at the idea right off...�
Inuyasha had sent himself on a mission weeks earlier. His task to
gather what allies he could to fight their common enemy� Naraku. He left his forest
and companions with the knowledge that he would have to display a great amount
of patients when it came to getting certain individuals to join forces with him
and the other. So here he sat; content to tap his finger and watching as the wolf
pack went about their business in the weltering heat.
Inuyasha sniffed and detected a new scent that was slowly
approaching him from his left. Turning his head he spotted a wolf pup crawling
up to him cautiously. Inuyasha arched his eyebrow as the
pup upon deciding that he was ok, climbed into his lap and started to nibble
and paw at his arms, trying to get the hanyou dog
demon to play with her. With a sigh Inuyasha started
to tickle and growl playfully with the wolf pup.
He rolled around on the ground with her and proceeded to
play wrestle. Finally having enough, he lay back on the ground and watched the
clouds float by, glancing every now and then to the wolf leader. The pup
started to bite at Inuyashas� ear insistently in an
attempt to regain his attention.
�You know Kouga, if I didn�t know
that this little female pup was the only new addition to the pack this year,
I�d have sent her packing already.� Inuyasha mumbled
as the cub bit playfully at Inuyashas' ear and
wiggled her head.
Kouga had been surprised to see Inuyasha
relax enough in his presence to play with the pup. He didn�t have to ask how he
knew the pup was the only new one. Being of the canine family he knew that Inuyasha could smell each member of the pack and would be
able to tell that this was the only knew scent.
�I will do it.� Kouga said
looking once more at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha stood up and walked up to Kouga.
�You will join us and fight with us against Naraku?�
�Hai, I will, but before I go I
have a few things to take care of.� Kouga said while
he glanced at the wolf cub and then to the northern mountains.
Inuyasha nodded, and then he too glanced once more at the pup near
their feet and asked, �Do you have a safe place you can bring your pack females
and pups?�
�I am going to lead my pack north to join up with Ayames�. I know she would want to come along with us, and I
could leave my pack there. The combined strength of our packs should be enough
to protect themselves. We�ll leave tomorrow morning. I should reach the village
in two or three days' time.� Kouga turned his back to
Inuyasha and addressed his pack, letting them know
the new plan.
�Great, see you later. I got a few more stops to make before
I can head back. Let the others know I am fine, and that I intend to head
westward to search for Sesshomaru, and maybe Kikyo� if I can find her along the way.� Inuyasha said as he started to walk out of the temporary
camp site.
Kouga watched him go for a moment then turned back to start on
the preparations for the coming morning.
From there Inuyasha headed due
west. He had heard a rumor that a powerful priestess had recently taken up
residence in a village on the outskirts of the Western Lands. From the
descriptions of her, he was fairly certain that it was Kikyo.
He was not overly fond of the idea of having both Kagome and Kikyo so close together, but he knew that Kikyo would be of great help to group.
Where Kagome excelled at her offensive powers in battle and
was fast becoming known all across the land as the strongest priestess in battle.
Being able to heal her companions and attack with powerful purifying arrows or
other weapons she could get her hands on to imbue with holy power. Kikyo was also making a name for her self, when it came to
defense.
She had honed her powers and focused her strength on
developing shields and healing the sick or wounded. Inuyasha
just hoped it would not become too much for either of the two mikos to be in each others presence for long.
After three days he had traveled from Kouga
to the outside of the village. He knew she was here. He sat on his branch over
looking the village and watching her soul collectors glide by every now and
then. He waited; he knew she would come to him.
Sure enough, just before sunset he began to scent her
coming closer. Turning his head slightly he flicked his gaze in the direction
the scent came from and watched as she came into view, stopping only once she
reached the base of the tree, looking up at him.
�Inuyasha.� Kikyo said softly
�Kikyo.� Inuyasha replied in almost a
whisper as he stood up on the branch and leaped off, landing softly in front of
her while looking at her silently.
�Why have you come, Inuyasha? Is
my reincarnation no longer enough for you?� Kikyo
asked with a dark glint in her eye.
Inuyasha paused, wondering if this was the right thing to do. �Kikyo, I have come here to ask if you would join our fight
against Naraku, my companions and I feel that time is
drawing near to the end, surely you have sensed the same.�
Kikyo bowed her head slightly in acknowledgement to show that
she did indeed sense such a thing.
�We feel that we all stand a greater chance of winning and
defeating Naraku for good if we all stand together
against him.� Inuyasha finished as she stared at him
blankly, revealing no emotions or thoughts in her cold face. He didn�t move. He
just stood there waiting for her to answer him.
Kikyo stepped closer to Inuyasha as
she brought her arms up, wrapping them around his neck. He was surprised at the
sudden movement but did not draw away. Placing his hands on her hips his golden
eyes looked at her in question.
She leaned forward into him and brought her lips to his,
kissing him softly, sliding her tongue along his lips, asking for entrance. Inuyasha instinctively obeyed and opened his mouth to his
first love. He felt her tongue move past his lips and tap gently on his own,
sliding along it softly.
With an internal cringe at the feeling of slight rejection,
he noticed she was taking great care not to brush his fangs. His mind kicked
into gear and brought forth a picture of Kagome as guilt and shame laced
through him. He pushed at her hips and turned his head away to distance himself
from her.
�What is your answer, are you willing to join us?� Inuyasha asked with a firm no nonsense tone.
Kikyo smirked, �So� My reincarnation has finally succeeded in
taking my place, has she? What of your promise to me, Inuyasha?
What of my fate?�
Inuyasha looked at Kikyo with pained
eyes. �Kikyo, what part of dragging me to hell sounds
like an �I love you� to you? I swore to you that I would avenge your death, and
I am doing so. I swore that I would watch over you and take care of you, but
how do you expect me to do so when you keep going off on your own? I have
others that I am sworn to protect, not just you. What do you expect me to do,
drop everyone else and run after you? You have made your own choices Kikyo. Our love was not strong enough to prevent our demise
the first time around, you were murdered by Naraku
and then you bound me to a tree for what was supposed to be eternity. If
Kagome, your reincarnation had not come along, I would still be there and you
would still be at rest. You have always placed blame on others, blamed everyone
else for your sad state. Never have you accepted some of the responsibility for
your own actions. I have come to you now to ask if you would join us in our
fight against our common enemy and all you can think of is dragging me to
hell?!� Inuyasha was about to continue on with his
rant, having unleashed a well of emotions and thoughts that he had kept bottled
up for what seemed like ages when Kikyo finally spoke
in a cold voice..
�I will join you and your group� Her tone harsh in the face
of Inuyashas� rant. Her voice was calm but razor
sharp. �How dare he!? How dare he speak to me like that.�
Her insides her boiling and she felt her temperature rise, but her outward
appearance showed none of this. �That filthy bitch, I will make her pay for
taking what is mine, for stealing my place in Inuyashas�
heart as well as Keades'.� She calmed her inner fury
with a calming thought, �revenge will be mine soon or later, I need only wait
for my opportunity to present its-self.�
�You will? You would join us?� Inuyasha
stared at her, not quite believing what he had heard.
�Hai, Inuyasha.
I will join you and your group. Who else do you hope to convince to join with
you?� Kikyo asked as a soul collector dropped a
glowing orb through her chest.
Inuyasha blanched inwardly at the sight, it was a hard reminder of
what Kikyo really was. A dead
being, living off of the souls of the recently departed. It brought to
mind the kiss which had been cold, hard and tasted of death. �Uhm, Kouga, he and Ayami should
have reached the village by today. Once I leave here I am going to be heading
into the Western Lands.� Inuyasha left it at that,
there was no need to mention who he would be going to meet. �When will you be
leaving for the village?� Inuyasha asked, as he
watched her soul collectors swarm around them within the small clearing.
�I leave now, Inuyasha.� Kikyo replied as she turned from him and started in a south
east direction.
Inuyasha said nothing as he watched her silhuet
fade into the trees and greenery of the surrounding forest until he could no
longer see any sign of his once love. �I hope all is well with everyone.� He wiped
the thought from his mind. He knew that even if things went bad for the group
once their allies started to show up in the village that Miroku,
Sango, Shippo and even Kirara would keep Kagome safe. �I wonder what she is doing
right now� or how she is spending her days waiting�� Though he knew that his
love for her had changed over the years, he was still uncertain as to what it
was that they shared. It was like nothing he had ever had before. Different
from what he felt for the rest of his pack and different still from what he had
shared with Kikyo when she had been alive.
He thought of the guilt he had felt when being kissed by Kikyo, it was not the guilt of a lover who was betraying
love, but it was similar, if only he knew what it was that he felt.
Kagome climbed her way out of the well and ran for the back
door of her shrine home. �Mamma, I�m back!� She yelled as she dumped her bag on
the kitchen counter and ran up the stairs to her room.
She shuffled through her closet and came up with a red top
with white long sleeves and a pair of levi
jeans. The top was loose but form fitting and rested nicely on her jeans, it
was not a short top like her school uniform, instead it was a bit longer so
that she could raise her arms high and it would still cover her tummy.
The jeans were just tight enough to show off her well
formed bum from all the walking she�d done over the years in the feudal era,
but they were a little baggy at the legs. She liked the set. She had only just
bought the outfit on her last trip home and had yet to wear it. Kagome placed a
pair of white socks on the outfit with cotton underwear and bra. She pulled out
a new pair of blue and red sneakers and placed them on the pile. �hmm� Kagome sighed. She grabbed two other similar outfits and
placed them on the bed as well.
�Well, now that I�ve picked out my outfits for the next
trip back, I guess I�ll shower and get changed.� She grabbed a set of sweats
and a t-shirt before headed for the shower. Twenty minutes later she climbed
out of the shower and headed downstairs.
�Kagome, is that you dear?� Miss Higurashi
called from the kitchen.
�Hai momma!� Kagome called from the stairs. She walked into the kitchen
and sat at the table.
�How was your trip Kagome?� Mrs. Higurashi
asked as she stirred her miso soup.
�Oh, it
was� eventful. Everyone thinks that the final battle is coming soon, so Inuyasha has gone out to gather whatever allies he can
find. In the past few weeks Kouga and a few of his
pack members have shown up, claiming to have run into Inuyasha
who said to join up at Keades' village. Kikyo has shown up as well�� Kagome looked away from her
mother.
Mrs. Higurashi noted the tension
in her daughters� voice and inwardly sighed. �This Kikyo
person seems to really get to Kagome, it is not like
my little girl to let someone bug her as this woman does.� �So what have you
been doing all this time, if not searching for Shikon
shards, Kagome?� Mrs. Higurashi asked as she set the
table.
�Oh, well� I have been learning herb lore from Keade. She is also teaching me to control my miko powers. It seems that they have become quite a bit
stronger over the past month� something seems to have awakened them because now
they are closer to the surface. Keade seems to think
it is just me growing up, apparently most mikos� come
into their full powers when they become more self aware.�
Mrs. Higurashi stopped in her
work and looked at her little girl. �Little girl�?� �No, my Kagome is no longer
a little girl. She has grown up since the last time she was here.� �Kagome
dear, are you alright?� Mrs. Higurashi looked at her
daughter who avoided her eyes.
�Momma� I am afraid.� Kagome whispered.
Mrs. Higurashi swiftly walked
around the table and pulled her daughter into a hug. She could feel Kagome
shake with suppressed sobs. �Honey, what is it?�
Kagome curled into herself while her mother held her and
openly sobbed. �I am so afraid that I am going to loose him, if not to Naraku then to Kikyo. Oh, momma,
what am I supposed to do!? I can�t imagine living without him. He�s part of my world,
my universe, my family! My entire being aches at just the mere thought of
loosing him, I feel so helpless.� Kagome could say no more as sobs wracked her
entire body and prevented any further speech.
Mrs. Higurashi was speechless.
All she could do was hold onto her daughter tightly and allow her to weep until
the tears would no longer fall. �My sweet Kagome, no words I say can help to
ease your pain and worries. Since the beginning I have watched your love for Inuyasha grow and change through the years. From the moment
you came back through the well and told of your meeting with Inuyasha I knew you loved him and that he would always be
someone of importance to you. It was the only reason I have allowed you to
continue to travel back and forth through time. I have looked into Inuyashas� eyes when they have looked upon you, and I have
seen great love there as well. The time does indeed draw near, when each of your
loves will be put to the ultimate test. Whether or not you two are to be
together in a more intimate way will depend solely on your love and trust for
each other. Be strong Kagome, and prepare yourself. Do not allow your fear to
cloud your judgment or taint your trust in Inuyasha.
Believe in yourself and in Inuyasha, and together you
shall pull through your trials.�
Kagome was silent as she hiccupped and listened to her
mother. She could feel her mother softly rocking her back and forth. Kagome
shifted in her seat so that she could return the hug her mother gave her. �Thank you, momma.� She whispered.
Mrs. Higurashi held her daughter for a few more moments and then
slowly rose from her crouched position by Kagome. �Are you hungry dear?� She
asked Kagome as she continued to stir her soup.
�Famished!� Kagome
said with a small sigh. For some reason she felt oddly as though a great weight
had been lifted from her, and for the first time in days she realized that she
was starving! �When was the last time I ate a whole meal?� She pondered as she
started to scarf down food.
Once the
meal was over Kagome helped her mother clean up the kitchen. �Momma, I�m heading
off to bed now, I�m dead tired.� Kagome said as she walked out of the kitchen.
�Okay dear.� Mrs. Higurashi
called as she watched her daughter walk away.
�Inuyasha, I� I hope you are
safe.� Kagome thought as sleep claimed her. It was the best full night of sleep
she had gotten in what seemed like years. She had gone up to bed at 8 in the
evening and hadn�t woken up till 11 in the morning.
No one in the Higurashi house
hold had dared to speak until they were outside for fear of waking her. It
seemed as though they all knew and came to an unspoken agreement to allow her
as much peace as possible until she decided to leave again. There was also an
undercurrent of dread and anticipated loss. They all knew in their hearts
already, that one day soon Kagome would go through the well, to never return�

Inuyasha stopped by a stream and took some sips of water. It had
been a week since he had come across Kikyo and he was
still searching for his brother. He knew that Sesshomaru
was somewhere in the Western Lands. But since it was a vast territory that
included the southwestern islands and Sesshomaru was
constantly moving along their borders, it was a hard task to track his
movements and find him. Finally today he had decided to forget tracking his
brother and instead changed direction to head to his birth place, Sesshomarus� castle. He knew that once he showed up there
and hung around for a while that Sesshomaru would
find him.
After scrubbing his face, neck and hands in the stream Inuyasha continued at a demonic pace towards the castle. At
this speed he figured he would reach the castle by mid day.

�My Lord.� Gasped Jaken as he ran up to Sesshomaru.
�Jaken,� Sesshomaru
turned his head slightly while addressing his servant as he acknowledged his
presence. He glanced at the toad demon from the corner of his eye. �You were
given a task to handle, while this Sesshomaru walked
the borders of the Western Lands.� His tone was full of promise to punish all
insolence with pain, while it rang with a demand to know why he had abandoned
his task set to him by his master.
�My Lord, the little ningen wench
is safe. I left her in the hands of the cook Ryu. I
have come with urgent news my Lord.� Jaken sputtered
as he groveled on the ground.
Sesshomaru said
nothing, but continued to look ahead into the surrounding forest.
�� He was not sure what it was, or
where exactly it was coming from, but he was positive that something was not
right within his lands. Mother Nature whispered unsettling thoughts to his
ears, but he was unable to determine what it was she was trying to tell him.
�My Lord, one of the scouts reported back this morning on
having come across the scent of that filthy half breed, Inuyasha.
He followed his scent and found that the half breed has come further into the
Western Lands through the Eastern border. The scout says that the hanyous' scent was almost at least a week old when it first
entered the Western Lands.� Jaken reported while
still groveling at his lords� feet.
�Hnn� was all Sesshomaru
said as he turned from his position and started to walk back towards his
castle. Sesshomaru stepped on Jaken
without missing a beat in his step and continued on. �Why is Inuyasha here, uninvited?� He pondered to himself.
�Lord Sesshomaru, please don�t
leave me behind!� Jaken whined as he ran to catch up
to his lord.
Sesshomaru paused in his step. Something faint and far away had
caught his attention. He focused his senses and reached out to what was on the
edge of his senses.
Jaken gasped when he saw his lords normally stoic eyes become
larger when he paused in his step. �What is it my Lord!?� Jaken
squeaked as he stood by Sesshomarus� feet.
Sesshomaru ignored the toad demon. He jumped straight into the air
and zipped towards his castle as fast as he could. �Inuyasha�
he thought, as he flew over a village, even at this pace it would take him a
few hours to reach his castle. Villagers looked up and ran for cover when they
saw their Lord as a ball of light zipping through the sky. He inwardly cursed
the toad demon for leaving Rin unprotected and alone
at the castle. He could feel an immensely dark demon aura emanating from the
direction of his home along with Inuyashas� own aura
of strength that spiked every so often.
Narakus� minions had shown up at Sesshomarus�
castle. Inuyasha had just finished eating his meager
lunch. It was the second day since his arrival at the castle. He had been
sitting back after lunch watching Rin play in the
outer courts with a little demon boy. He wondered at finding Rin alone without Jaken or Sesshomaru being near. He briefly noted that Rin was not a child any more. He could see traces of her
curvy body under her kimono even now as he watched her play with the demon boy.
He snorted; the stupid toad demon was probably slacking in his duties. Then he
felt it. Coming from the North East an immense and dark aura of evil was
drawing near.
�Shit!� He cursed as he looked in the direction and saw a
black cloud forming far off and coming closer.
�Naraku!� He spat the name as he would a filthy curse as his hands
balled into fists. �Rin! Get
back inside and hide, you are not to come out until Sesshomaru
calls for you! Do you understand!?� Inuyasha looked Rin in the eye to make his point clear.
�Hai, Inuyasha-sama�
Rin answered. Grabbing the boys hand she ran for the
castle door. Although she may be young by demon standards and she was already
of age to marry, the only thing that had held her impending future back thus
far had been her body�s lack of functioning on the proper level. In short, her womanly
cycles had yet to start. Even so, although her body was still young, her mind
was not and she was no idiot. She knew when someone meant harm on her, and Inuyasha-sama was not one of those people. Although her
Lord Sesshomaru would fight his half brother Inuyasha, she knew that he would not ever truly try to kill
him. After all if he truly wanted him dead, he could have killed him many times
while Inuyasha was still a child.
�Sound the alarm and let the servants know that the castle
is under attack!� Inuyasha yelled after her, while
facing the quickly approaching black mass of evil.
Rin looked behind her and saw Inuyasha brace
himself in a defensive fighting stance, placing himself in front of the gate to
the castle barring the way to the castle. She raced through the grounds to the
front door. �Hatari� She gasped looking at her demon
companion. �You must alert your parents of the approaching danger, and MAKE
SURE to tell them, that Inuyasha-SAMA is already
standing guard against the enemy at the front gate.� She placed emphasis upon
the �sama� part so that the little boy would not miss
her meaning and relay her message wongly.
�Hai, Rin.
Where are you going?� Hatari asked as they reached
the front door and burst through.
�To ring the bell.�
She said as she and Hatari ran in separate
directions.
Inuyasha stood and
concentrated on his youki. He threw out a wave of
intensely strong pure demonic energy, ensuring that it was strong enough to
blanket the land, and summon Sesshomaru once it
reached him. �This is not going to be easy� he thought. Sending out a few other
spikes he then changed the feel of his aura to one of warning and protection
with a faint hint of anxiety. Closing his eyes, he focused hard upon what he
wanted to do. He could feel his aura building around him. He grabbed his tetsuseiga and released the energy, shoving it away from
him in the strongest burst yet. He felt others approach him from behind and
turned his head to face them partially. It was the castle guard.
�Get ready.� He growled as he flexed his fingers and claws
and allowed part of his demon aura to overtake him. Although the tetsuseiga held most of his demon aura in check and
prevented it from running rampant, Inuyasha was still
able to control a good deal of it and use it to his advantage. If it were not
for the beads of subjugation he would have more power at his beck and call, but
since part of his soul was bound to the one who controlled the beads a portion
of his aura was not in his control.
The castle youkia looked upon the
young half breed lord with unsuppressed surprise coupled with wonder. Their
eyes reflected back the amazement they felt at the powerful aura they had felt
when he released it. Although they were in even greater wonder at his
willingness to protect the castle and Lands while their Lord was away in other
parts unknown to them.
They rallied behind him, even though he was a half breed
and an outcast they would still follow him in their Lords absence, providing it
was in the best interest of the lands and castle. They looked around and back
at Inuyasha when they all felt the undeniable pulse
of their Lords own aura in response. It was strong and filled with rage and warning.
Inuyasha snickered and looked behind him. �Keh. Don�t get too excited,� he told the youkai, �he is still a great distance away.�
Sesshomaru felt Inuyashas� aura pulse
again, but noticed the shift in it. This one was different. It was stronger
than all the others. Sesshomaru was able to feel not
only Inuyashas� power behind it, but also feelings
that Inuyasha sent with it. He could feel Inuyasha broadcasting a feeling of warning mixed with
protectiveness as well a great deal of urgency. �He�s asking for help� this
cannot be good, the half breed never asks for help from this Sesshomaru.� Sesshomaru
concentrated on his own demon strength and touching the tenseiga
sent out another wave of his aura filling it with his feelings of rage, warning
and quiet acknowledgment. He was not picking up the aura�s or any other
feelings that he would normally feel when Inuyashas�
companions were near, so he was assuming that he was alone, and was guarding
the castle and Western Lands in his stay.
Though it was indeed somewhat surprising it was not
completely unexpected of Inuyasha. It was after all
his birth place, and his home, even if he Sesshomaru
would not let him stay there. �Rin,� he thought �at
least she has some protection for the moment, but who knows how long that half
breed can hold out.� With that thought, he pushed his youkai
abilities beyond any limits he�d ever reached before and more than doubled his
speed.

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And I am restructuring, simply because I feel exhausted at
the end of writing such loooong� chapters, but don�t fret
your poor little heads off just yet. I think that this will allow me to update
at a quicker pace, simply because I will not feel so pressured to create such looooong pieces of work. :D Thank you to all of your who
have shown your support for me, especially DarkMiko6 from adultfanfiction,
who by the way has some of her own marvelous stories!

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