A/N: Hey everyone! I'm back!! I had this posted before, but after reviewing it, I didn't like how fast it was going, so I decided to change it up a little. This is the sequel to 'Almost Perfect', so if you haven't read it, you'll be pretty confused, or that's what I think, so you should probably go and read it. I thought it would be cool if I made a sequel anyway, so here it is! Hope you enjoy.

One thing: Sesshomaru's daughter is Soledad, and you know why, so to keep people from getting confused, I'll just call her Sol. To the story!

Second Chances

Chapter 1: Tenseiga

"I don't think you should, and I won't allow you to do this!" Jaken said, trying to sound as if he could stop her. It was near midnight, the large moon's pale color shining down onto Sol's black and silver hair.

"Why do you think I'm going to pay attention to you now, if I've never obeyed you in my life?'' she sneered, as she began walking faster to try to get rid of Jaken.

"Because you know how Lord Sesshomaru will react to this once he finds out what you're going to try to do!" he squealed, his small legs attemting to match her pace. "You're taking your father's sword, I might add!''

"Father thinks this is a piece of junk because it can't cut, but I know what it can truly do.'' she said, while taking out the tenseiga from its sheath, watching it glisten. "Besides, it's going to be mine soon enough. I'm his only heir to the throne.''

"I will not let you pass!" Sol sighed. She hated doing this over and over again. She took out her navy blue fan and flicked her wrist, causing Jaken to be blown away and slam into the wall. She walked over to him to see if he was still conscious and walked away when she was sure he wasn't. She quickly sneaked away from the soldiers, where half of them were sleeping soundly. They sure are doing their job. Sol thought as she easily went past them. She swiftly ran through the forest.

I just HAVE to find out who this woman is...what she looked like, and what she had to do with father...

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"Stupid toad.'' Sesshomaru's golden eyes stared idly at the blood stained sword, then back at the toad demon, who was now split in two, face plastered in shock. Sesshomaru's eyes darted back and forth, a hint which gave the soliders staring at the scene to run in the other direction. Kagura, seeing the men running in fear, decided to go down the hallway where she found her mate standing over Jaken, for the millionth time covered in blood. Kagura leaned onto the wall glancing at the scene before her.

"What happened this time?'' she asked him. He turned to face the wind demoness.

"He let Sol leave with my tenseiga.'' Kagura sighed.

"I'm sure he didn't let her leave, she just went on her own, you know she's always been like that."

"That is no excuse." Kagura walked up to him and touched his shoulder gently.

"You know what she's going to do with it don't you?"

"Yes, and that's why I split him in half.''

"You know we should've told her in the first place. It's been over a hundred years of her wondering who this person is...even if you hate talking about it.'' Kagura hated thinking about her too. But she was always curious...and..."

"Well, at least I know she doesn't know where the grave is though.'' Kagura tensed up when he told her that. She tried to remain calm, but Sesshomaru could tell she was trying to hide something when her hand squeezed his shoulder a little more. "You're hiding something from me.'' he said walking up to her, his calm face still masked on. Kagura loved him, how calm he looked, but not when she was trying to lie to him. She took a few steps away from him, hoping that he wouldn't further interrogate her.

"No, I'm not... I.. I mean... why would... I...I...hide anything?'' she said trying to defend herself. As if it worked.

"I think you are.'' he said, blocking any way for her to move away from him. He grabbed her chin lightly so he could face her, crimson clashing with gold.

"No, I'm not, Sesshomaru I--''

"You told her where the grave is didn't you?'' There was a long silence between them as she tried to convince him she wasn't lying.

"...well...maybe...I kind of...did...'' she started, "...But she wanted to know, and I told her!" she said quickly.

"Why did you tell her where it was?!" he said.

"She wanted to know! I can't tell her lies!! What if I did? She would've been doing what she is now, and she might have been dead searching for the grave!" she said, her temper rising.

"She didn't need to know!"

"Yes, she did!" she almost yelled. She gave a few glares to some of the servants watching them fight. "And you know that. And I bet she's very close to the gravesite, and eventually you're going to have to confront the one you knew so long ago and tried to bury away in your mind.You can't keep her from the truth forever, Sesshomaru.'' she said softly, as she turned and walked into the bedroom.

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"So this is where it is.'' Sol whispered to herself. It was a very secluded area, fog surrounding the whole area, with rose bushes surrounding a tombstone. It had no name on it, but that is what Kagura had told her before. She took a deep breath, and began moving around the dirt until the tenseiga began to pulse. She looked and saw a corpse(1) of a woman. She looked curiously at her skin and her long curly hair. Her long, light caramel colored hair slightly covered her face, as if she was in the water, and her beautiful blue kimono that she wore with a scene of waves crashing into eachother made her seem...peaceful. Sol thought she kind of looked like a mermaid. Who is this person? Am I at the wrong place?...No, I can't be, no way. How could some other person have the exact same grave? Sol thought as she continued to stare at her. She refocused as the tenseiga pulsed once again and she saw the usual creatures around the corpse.

"It's time to find out the truth...after all these years...'' Sol said to herself. She slashed the demons away and waited for a minute. It took longer the more the person was dead for. I can't believe this, I'm about to find the answer I've waited all my life for. The woman woke up, her eyes fluttering open for the first time in over one hundred years.

"Are...Are you Soledad?" Sol asked her slowly, wondering if it was actually true. She saw the woman nod slowly, her eyes becoming bright with life.

"I'm alive again, aren't I?'' Soledad whispered to Sol as she smiled gently.

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"So, what did you have with Sesshomaru?'' Sol asked Soledad. It had been a few hours since she was resurrected, and she seemed so nice. But she was still determined to know what relationship the two had. Maybe they were friends or something, she was very pretty. Soledad sighed, as she looked over to a tree nearby.

"I'm getting a little tired, is it okay if we sit over by that tree? I haven't really walked in a while." she said, laughing softly.

"Yeah, sure." Sol replied. Soledad plopped down under the shade provided by the leaves and sighed contently, looking up at the surroundings around her. Everything looked so vivid to her, and even though everything looked so knew, she still seemed to recognize some of the things around her.

"So, what is it that you wanted to know about again?" Soledad asked her dreamily.

"The relationship you and my father, Sesshomaru had together. Every time I try to ask about you and why I was named after you, all my father says is that you were a 'friend.' Now I want to know what the truth is, since I'm talking to the person right now."

"Hmmmm...it's been so long hasn't it? Well, since obviously he hasn't told you, I guess he was just going to have to leave it to me. I was actually his mate, well, for one day anyway. I am originally from Spain, even though my parents are Egyptian and Spanish. That little toad Jaken sent me there...'' Soledad told her everything, Sol completly engrossed in her story. When she was done, Sol was speechless for a few minutes. "Are you alright?" Soledad asked her.

"Father never told me that...''

"Wait, so you're his daughter?'' Sol nodded.

"His only heir to the throne. He's unbelievably protective of me, ever since I was little. I'm going to get married soon, and I figured that the time to know more about the person I was named after was now more than ever, so I found out where your grave site was, stole my father's tenseiga, and decided to revive you.''

"I was hoping he was going to take my advice...''

"What was that?'' It seemed like Father didn't tell her everything. She had a lot to confront him about.

"Before I died, I told him, to have Kagura as his mate...because I knew she loved him and would love him as much as I did.'' Sol's eyebrows shot up. So she was the one that brought her family together? All this time, she never knew how they met and fell in love, but in reality, her father just married her mother for his true love.

Then, she had an idea.

"I know something that Father would love. I think he would like to see you again, so why don't I invite you to the castle? We can learn more about each other that way.'' Sol told her.

"Oh no, I shouldn't do that. I wouldn't want to bother you guys. I'm not part of his life anymore. I'll find somewhere to stay, find a new life." Soledad said as she got up and began walking away.

"No, don't!" Soledad turned around. "I'm... I'm having a wedding, and I would love for you to come. You'll be my special guest."

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Hey guys! A second chapter's coming up soon, so expect some more! Maybe I'll update faster if some people review. Hint, Hint!

(1): I know, I know, how could her corpse survive that whole time, but who is she going to talk to a skeleton? It's my story anyway, so whatever.