A small splash from deep within the well told Rin the bucket was ready to be lifted. Grabbing the crank with both hands, she started to turn it. Slowly the bucket rose in tune to the loud creaking of the rudimentary wheel system. The rope was old and frayed, giving Rin serious doubts that it would last many more trips.

Pausing for a second, she leaned against the well cover. This was one of the last wells that could be used for drinking water and it was the farthest from the village by far. Most of the others had dried up and been turned into demon graves like the bone-eater well. Sometimes Rin liked to stare into those sealed wells to see if she could see the world on the other side that Kagome spoke so often of.

She began the turning again as the sound echoed off the trees. The clearing was rather large but still surrounded by dense trees. Her time with Lord Sesshomaru was brief but she did take away a few lessons, the most important one was always beware of your surroundings. As the bucket reached the top, she slid the wooden stopper into the wheel and released a loud groan as she heaved the bucket over the edge of the well. These buckets were heavy, but it beat the menial task of harvesting herbs, plus it gave her alone time. The villagers were alright enough―most were used to demons because of Inuyasha― however a few still felt fear towards anyone who ever associated with them.

Bending down, Rin hooked the full bucket onto the right side of her yoke to match the already-full bucket attached to the left. She slipped the wooden structure around her neck before slowly standing, making sure she lifted only with her legs. The load was heavy but not unbearable. She was far too used to carrying such loads down the path to the village, as she was one of the few to use this particular well. Some days however, she did wish she had used the ones closer to the village that still held water. Today was one of those. Sighing, she began the trek down the path she came up from. Why did she want to come all the way up here today for water?

There were two paths leading from this well. She stopped and turned to look at the other one behind her, which led up into the mountain where a very small village rested. Rin had never been there but occasionally she would meet another water fetcher from there and would indulge in her curiosity of life outside her home.

"Ugh!" Rin jolted slightly to her right before quickly finding her balance , only splashing a little water out of the buckets. Lifting her bare left foot, she brushed the sole against her leg, dislodging the rock she had stepped on.

Stupid rock, she thought. Why didn't she wear the shoes Lord Sesshomaru had brought her? They were very nice and would protect her feet, but still she always left without them. She couldn't explain why, but even with the numerous beautiful and sturdy shoes he had given her, she still preferred to go barefoot. Her Lord had learned this simple fact about her when she was little, but still he continued to bring her a new pair every so often in a new size―just in case she had the need, or the want, for shoes. In truth, she had needed them a few times. During the last winter she wore a pair of boots he had given her which saved her toes from the frostbite many of the poorer farmers had suffered from, since they couldn't afford them. She had given the first pair of shoes he had left her to another little girl her first year in the village, but when the child's mother gave them back to her saying they would not accept anything from her, she stopped offering.

"Heheh," Rin giggled at the memory of the angry little woman, and a few birds took flight as her voice echoed in the silent air and off the trees. This was many years ago now, but she still remembered how confused she was, trying to understand why the woman didn't want the shoes for her child. Humans could be so silly sometimes.

The dirt beneath her feet gave way to stone steps. This was the entrance to the village and the forest gave way to grass which lead to farms. The weight of the buckets were starting to weigh her down and the thought of removing them made her step quicken.

Around her, people farmed the rice fields and others sat in the sun sewing garments. Up ahead she could see two men loading a cart drawn by horses with goods to trade in a nearby village. Traders had stopped coming to their village years ago. Superstitious, the lot of them were. They feared that Inuyasha or even Shippo would randomly kill them. Now though, the merchants merely collected the village's goods and traveled to the nearby villages themselves.

"Morning Rin," one of the men greeted her while the other waved.

"Morning," Rin said smiling. As she continued past, she could hear them chattering about what they expected to be able to get for their wares and how they hoped they didn't run into any trouble. Their village was really becoming isolated. The warring lords of the lands very rarely bothered them. Numerous times the villages near them had soldiers ride into town claiming them as a new portion of their lands, but they had never come to theirs. She wondered if that had something to do with Inuyasha. Hmm, most likely.

The huts passed by Rin as she continued on the path. Over the years she had watched the homes shrink, while in reality she was growing taller. A group of small children ran past her, the oldest she recognized as Sango's son, Jirou. She had helped Lady Keade deliver all of those kids. To see them happy, healthy and growing made her smile. But her smile quickly turned to sadness as she felt a pain in her heart. That boy was Sango's last child, she had yet to carry another pregnancy to full term. Rin had buried many infants and women dead in childbirth in the nine years since Sesshomaru had left her here. She knew, however, that without pain they wouldn't be able to understand how lovely things could be. That was a lesson she had learned after the wolves had caught up to her and her Lord Sesshomaru had—

The sound of crying caught Rin's ears and brought her out of her thoughts. Unable to turn her head much because of the yoke, she looked around as much as she could, careful not to spill any more of the water. It wasn't really crying, she realized, more like sobbing, and it was coming from the home she just passed, the one with two girls seated outside the door. They were talking quietly inside but they couldn't seem to calm the upset girl hidden within.

Rin had to think. That was the family's home, of Saki, a teenager a few years younger than Rin herself. What had upset the girl so much? Rin was curious, but she didn't turn back . The two outside the door she recognized as Yuri and Mayu, Saki's best friends, if they couldn't cheer her up there was nothing Rin could do.

Rin began walking again, each step taking her closer to the home she shared with Lady Keade. She wondered what the old miko would have for her next chore. When Kagome returned and became Lady Keade's apprentice, Rin still helped out the elderly miko until Kagome was more knowledgeable, but now Kagome did all of the ceremonies, births, and healing. Miroku took care of most exorcisms, but there were so few to ever show up in this town he had to travel for work. It was logical for Kagome to take over though; Rin had no spiritual powers, though she knew her medicines and disease symptoms, and was even a midwife for most of the young kids. Only in the last two years had Kagome become a midwife. Now all she had to do were menial tasks around the village: splitting wood, fetching water, assisting in farming and helping those who needed an extra pair of hands.

Someone called out, "Lady Keade, great news!" and a woman ran past Rin, almost knocking her down and forcing her to sway slightly to her left.

"What is it?" Lady Keade came out of their home, leaning heavily on her cane. Rin wondered if the elderly miko had seen her yet.

Saki's mother was overly ecstatic. The woman in blue nearly danced around the miko as Rin approached and stood next to them."Saki is going to marry Hiroto She refused to come out of her room today, which means last night was a success. We had been planning this for years with his family. We will have one of the largest farms in the village once we combine our holdings!"

Lady Keade smiled and wavered only slightly on her cane. She was getting very old now. "That is wonderful! I shall inform Lady Kagome and we will get started right away. She can perform the ceremony as soon as tomorrow, if you wish."

"Oh, but Lady Keade, I was hoping you would do it. Lady Kagome is a wonderful miko but you performed my ceremony and I would love if you were to perform my daughter's as well," the woman said. "Please, it would really mean the world to me. I love Lady Kagome, but I really want you to do it."

The miko smiled at the woman. "I guess I still have a few more ceremonies left in me. I will have Lady Kagome prepare it but I will be the one to actually perform it."

"That is so good to hear!" Saki's mother was beaming. "I'm going to go find Lady Kagome and tell her the good news! How far along is she now, anyways?"

"Only a few months into the pregnancy, she has a long ways to go still. She is currently preparing medicines from our last harvest. You can find her in her home." Lady Keade pointed to the fifth hut down from them.

The woman ran off smiling. "Lady Kagome! Lady Kagome!"

Lady Keade sighed. "Welcome back Rin. Took you awhile," she said before ducking inside the hut.

"I went to the well up the mountain a bit," Rin called after her. Bending down, Rin removed the yoke from her shoulders. She unlatched one of the buckets before following Lady Keade inside with it.

The small hut had two rooms. The first was the standard kitchen that most had with two cushions placed on either side of the cooking pit. The second room was split evenly down the middle by an imaginary line: one half, neat and bare, only a crisp bed along one wall, the second half shared a bed of the exact same state, but that was the end of the similarities. Neatly folded kimonos of varying colors, styles and even sizes were piled along the walls. Along with the kimonos, were brushes, mirrors and various other trinkets placed in neat piles all around . Lady Keade made sure that Rin kept everything neat but could not convince the girl to throw out any gift she had received from her guardian, even if she had outgrown it years ago.

Lady Keade sat neatly on her cushion, letting out a small groan. "I am not as young as I used to be. I am afraid my time left is limited. Tell me, why do you always go up to that well?"

"I like the alone time." Rin sat on the edge of the flooring, her feet hanging off the end in the dirt. "I guess that explains why Saki was so upset," she said, changing the subject.

"Oh, you saw her? Yes, no man has come for you yet, but you will soon learn the pains of being a wife." Lady Keade dipped a bowl into the water and placed it over the little fire.

"Most of the women my age are already married. Saki is three years younger than me, only fifteen. I don't think I am made to be someone's wife, Lady Keade. I have seen so many girls go through what Saki is going through and I honestly don't think it is something I want to." Rin folded her knees against her chest. "Is it silly of me to feel like this?"

"What? Of course not, child. I felt the same way. That is why I chose to be a miko after my sister Kikyo died." She poked at the fire with a metal tong.

"But Lady Kagome is a miko, and she is married to Inuyasha, so mikos can marry. Besides I can't be a miko, you told me that when Lady Kagome came back. I have no spiritual powers." She tilted her head and began tracing circles into the dirt.

"I know that child, but you could still join a convent if you really so desired. I am afraid, however, there aren't many options for unmarried women in this world. A miko is one of them, but you need not be unmarried." The water had begun to boil so Lady Keade added a couple tea leaves. "You can still choose to follow Lord Sesshomaru when he comes back for you, if you desire. You coming to stay here was to give you a choice."

Rin continued tracing her circle deeper and deeper into the dirt. "When I was younger I wanted to spend my life following him. I didn't care how, even if he just thought of me as a pet, as long as he let me stay with him, that was enough for me."

"Is that what you still want?" Lady Keade raised an eyebrow as she stirred the leaves.

Rin lifted her head to look at the old priestess. "Yes."

Lady Kaede smiled. "I have asked you that many times over the years. Your answer has never changed."

"I know. I have known this since he left me here. I don't think I have ever thought of this village as my home, even though I have been here longer than I was ever with Lord Sesshomaru. I have loved living with you, Lady Keade, don't get me wrong," she added quickly, thinking the elderly miko might take offense . "But I don't think this is my place."

"Don't worry child. Perhaps this village isn't where you belong. Everyone has a place in this world and someone tied to them. You may or may not belong with Lord Sesshomaru, but only time will tell." She took the kettle off the fire and poured herself a cup of the steaming beverage. "The tea is done, dear, do you want some?"

"Yes, please," Rin got her cup out from the small collection of dishes in the corner before taking a seat across from the miko. "That red string of fate thing?" Rin coughed back a laugh. "It's nice as a story, but I don't think it exists. If it did though, you must have never found yours."

"Not this time around. But look at Inuyasha and Kagome. I believe those two are tied together by fate. I saw it when she first popped out of that well and I can see it even now. Even if you don't find your destined partner in this life, maybe you'll find them in the next or you found them in a previous one." She poured some of the tea into Rin's cup.

"They do have something different." She blew on her drink before taking a small sip.

"She chose her husband. Sango got to as well. For most others, though, it is arranged by their families." She shrugged. "Still, a woman is expected to struggle and fight their first time. Saki's reaction is normal."

"I know." Rin shook her head dramatically shouting, "thank you for never marrying me off, Lady Keade!" The thought of being a housewife made her sick to her stomach.

The miko laughed. "I would never have done that, child. If I had, Lord Sesshomaru would surely have killed me and anyone else who would upset you."

Rin giggled. "No, he wouldn't! He is too nice, he wouldn't hurt you. But like you said, that is normal. I don't think I am normal." She smiled, sitting herself upright. She was really lucky to be raised by such a caring and understanding woman.


"Hey, Sango!"

Sango looked into the air to see who had called her when she spotted her brother riding Kirara.

"Hi Kohaku!" She was hanging her family's laundry out to dry with the help of her two daughters. The eight year olds Hana and Haruhi were identical from their pigtails all the way down to the mole on their big toes.

"Kohaku!" they shouted in unison as Kirara landed, allowing Kohaku to jump off.

"Hi Hana, Hi Haruhi." He smiled, leaning over the girls. "Now which one is which?"

"Don't be silly, uncle Kohaku! I'm Haruhi!" the one in the green flowered kimono said, proudly pointing to herself.

"And I'm Hana!" said the the girl in pink as she latched onto her sister and they both erupted into laughter.

He turned to his sister. "Why do I feel like they are lying to me?"

Sango laughed. "No, they are telling the truth. This time." She glared at her fibbers. "So what has you dropping by?"

"I heard about a demon causing trouble a few hours flight from here ,and when I was done I decided to stop by and see Rin. Plus Kirara has missed you, I think." The demon cat shrank down to her smaller size before jumping into Sango's arms.

"Rin, huh?" Sango said smiling slyly and nuzzling Kirara.

Kohaku gave her an odd look, she often had the wrong idea about him and Rin.

Sango continued. "Well Lady Keade was going to have her go sell some medicines in a nearby village today, but you could go see if she is still here," she said, pointing up the road to where the two women lived.

"Thanks sister. Don't spoil Kirara while I'm gone!" he shouted behind him as he was already running up the hill. His kursarigama made rattling noises with each step he took up the road before silencing as he stopped in front of the hut Sango motioned to.

"Hey Rin!" he called from outside the door. He heard no response from inside. Knocking lightly, he called again. "Rin?"

"Hey Kohaku."

The demon slayer jumped and turned around. Behind him stood an eighteen year old in a pale lavender kimono, her hair braided down her back in one long braid. Next to her was a very old and shortened woman in traditional miko garb.

He ran his fingers through his pony tail. She never failed to surprise the twenty-one year old. "You startled me. I thought you might have left already. I was thinking I was going to have to chase you down in order to see you while I was here."

"Left where?" Rin was confused. She had no plans on going anywhere today. Just doing work around the village to earn pay. No land for herself meant she had to work for others.

"Sango said Lady Keade was going to have you go to another village to sell medicines." He looked back towards where he had left Sango to catch up with Kirara, confused.

"I hadn't asked her that yet. But it's no matter. Have fun today, Rin, you can go tomorrow. Try and bring back some fish for dinner, though, if you don't mind." Lady Keade asked, then hobbled away from their hut, probably to see Kagome.

Rin picked up the basket they used for carrying fish from next to their hut. "So how long are you here for?" She motioned for the boy to follow her. Rin enjoyed his visits, though not nearly as much as her Lord Sesshomaru's , even if he only stayed a few minutes whereas Kohaku stayed all day.

"I killed a demon just north of here this morning, but I haven't heard of any more around the area, so I'll probably leave tonight or in the morning. It depends if I can find someone in the village willing to let me stay the night." Kohaku jogged to catch up with the quick-footed Rin. He noticed her feet. "Still no shoes?"

"Yeah, I'm used to the dirt under my feet." She smiled at him. "And, you don't wear any, either."

"Shoes are kind of expensive. I have the ones I use with my armor, but I don't need a second pair. Besides," he stuck his tongue out at Rin, "I don't have a demon lord to buy me things." Rin elbowed him in the side and he let out a small grunt. "Hey! Anyways, Sango and Miroku would probably let my stay the night but, I prefer not to, their place is pretty crowded. Speaking of families, Myoga said Lady Kagome is pregnant."

"Yeah, she is just starting to show. Still has awhile to go before its time," said Rin.

"This is her first, everyone was starting to think she couldn't have kids. Is she worried?" He looked into the sky, thinking of Sango's first pregnancy.

"I think she and Inuyasha were being careful. Kagome doesn't seemed worried, but I think she is. The child will be one-fourth demon, and while this village is mostly accepting of demons and part demons, the rest of the world isn't." She sighed. "I think she is praying the kid comes out like Inuyasha and not like Jenenji, the half horse demon, so it could pass as human if necessary."

"Hey, this village changed, perhaps everyone just needs time. So where are we going fishing, anyways?" He looked around but couldn't see any fish-able lake.

"This town doesn't have a river or anything with fish near it. We have to walk a little ways. It isn't too far, so the fish will still be fresh when we get back."

"Well, I would hope so," the demon slayer laughed.

Rin rolled her eyes. "You any good at fishing?"

He grinned proudly. "I have caught a few in my day."

"Hah! We'll see, then," she smiled coyly.

Kohaku laughed. "That sounds like a challenge."

"Well, I don't get many worthy opponents." Rin turned her head to smirk at him.

He tapped his chin, thinking back. "What happened to Mimiru? You two were like best friends or something."

"I never see her anymore. She got married a couple years ago and now has one child and is pregnant with another. She's always busy with mothering and wife duties." Rin sighed. " Even before that we started drifting apart when her mother got her into sewing."

"Haven't you found someone to apprentice to ? I figured you would by now."

"No Actually, I feel very out of place in the village. All I do are menial tasks to earn food and some pay. I don't feel like I belong here. Maybe this was how Kagome felt and why she chose to stay here instead of in her time." She shrugged.

"Don't worry Rin." Kohaku placed a hand on her shoulder. "You'll find your place."

"Funny." She looked at the lake slowly coming into view. "Lady Keade said the same thing."

"Well, you should be married by now. Kagome was your age and my sister beat you by a year." Kohaku smirked at her. "Maybe I'll have to marry you, so you don't end up a spinster."

Rin elbowed him again. "Keep dreaming, demon slayer."

"Well, you know," he jumped ahead of her, stopping to lean in close to her face, snickering. "I know you enjoyed that kiss."

"Never said I didn't." Rin walked around him. She had enjoyed that very much. Just because she was strange didn't mean she didn't have the normal instincts of a teenager, they just kept fading as she got older. "Still doesn't mean I wanna marry you."

"Aww, but when I am a Lord you will be my favorite concubine!" He jogged to catch up with her laughing.

"I love you so much sometimes, other times you drive me nuts." Rin put her arm around his shoulder, making him bend at the knees a little so she could reach. He was her best friend, but they both knew there could never be anything more between them.

"Same, short-stuff. I am telling you the truth though, if it gets down to it. I'll marry you so you don't get stuck with some abusive creep. Most marriages are political anyways." Kohaku kept stumbling trying to walk while half bent over. "That the lake?" He asked pointing to the growing spot of blue.

"Thanks... I think." She let go of him and looked towards the spot he was pointing to. "Yea, it is part of a river that goes out into the ocean many miles from here. There is usually a handful of migrating fish who get trapped in here,so we might be able to catch some Maiwashi if we're lucky. If not, it'll just be herrings."

Rin set the basket down on a rock at the lake's edge. Bending over, she rolled up her kimono to her thighs before tying it off. Behind her she could see Kohaku take his weapon off his back and set it on the grass leaning against another rock. Bringing herself back to a standing position, she heard a cracking noise behind her. Turning to see what it was, she saw her friend stretching. Just his back, she thought and smiled before taking the first few steps into the water. The water was cold and she shuddered as it pricked at her legs like thousands of needles but slowly she became used to the temperature.

There was a splash behind her as Kohaku jumped in the water. She turned swiftly, holding a finger to her mouth urging him to be quiet. In response, he held up his hands, she could read a 'sorry' on his face.

Rin motioned for him to grab the basket behind him and follow her further into the water. She tentatively edged out into the lake until she finally she reached where the fish were. Here the water reached just above her knees and the fish scattered as she approached. Rin tied up her kimono sleeves before sliding her arms into the water and waiting, this was how she preferred to fish, the way she did as a child. Behind her Kohaku stood silently holding the basket and a rock, waiting. It wasn't long before the fish started to come back out from the plants and swim around their legs again. One brushed up against her hand and she resisted the urge to go for it. Not yet, she told herself. A couple more fish came close but still she waited. One of the fish kissed the edge of her thumb, before swimming in further to taste her other fingers. Just a little bit more...

The fish was now swimming in her hands underwater. Quickly she closed them as tight as she could before throwing the fish into the air. Watching it soar, she cursed. Too much force. Kohaku stretched his hands behind him and the fish landed in the basket, flopping around. He grabbed the small rock out of the basket, struck the fish in the head , and it stilled. Rin smiled at him and reached back into the water to catch another. She had become quite good at this with Jaken as a child.

Rin waited for the fish to come back. Once again they slowly started coming out of the grass and from under rocks, getting closer and closer to her and Kohaku. As the fish grew near, a cloud came with them beneath the surface of the lake, turning the water a deeper shade of blue.

"Kohaku..." Rin slowly edged backwards moving so carefully that none of the fish spooked.

"I see it."The cloud was advancing towards them. "It's behind us, too."

Rin turned slowly, taking a cautious step towards Kohaku. The fish darted away as the water became darker.

"Where do we run to?" Rin looked around, as she continued to back up until she bumped into Kohaku. "What kind of demon is it?"

He put a protective hand on her shoulder, "I don't know, don't let the cloud touch you, though. I'm not sure what it will do."

"So what should we do?" She began shaking. This was the first demon she had run into in many years. She tried not to show it, but she was terrified. Kohaku was an excellent fighter but oh how she wished her Lord Sesshomaru was there.

"My kusarigama is on the shore but I do have my wakizashi. The closest rocks are too far to jump to. Let's see what this stuff does to the fish." He handed the fish to Rin but it bounced off her hand. "Rin see if you can stick the fish in the cloud, see if anything happens to it."

"What?" Rin blinked. She had been listening to her heart pounding in her chest. "Oh the fish, yeah, okay." She took the fish from Kohaku's hand. Still shaking, she stretched out, leaning over the incoming cloud and dipped the fish into the water, holding it by the tail. There seemed to be no effect but she pulled it out and the submerged part had turned a blue to match the water.

"No damage. But the color..." Kohaku said.

Rin gulped. "None that we can see, anyways." The cloud continued advancing on them.

"Well, standing around here won't help us any. Here, climb on my back." Kohaku set the basket a drift before bending down. Rin tossed the fish into the basket, making it float away faster before climbing onto the demon slayer's back. "Lets go." He sloshed his way to shore as quickly as he could through the knee-deep water.

Kohaku stepped foot on the grass and he let go of Rin's legs allowing her to step onto the grass as well. She turned to where he had laid his weapon and took off at a run. Wrapping her fingers around the bony weapon, she picked it up. It was heavy. She lifted it with both hands and turned back to Kohaku, seated on the grass rubbing his now blue legs. Half-jogging under the weight of the kusarigama, she returned to him.

"Does it hurt?" she asked him as she handed him the weapon. Her hand was shaking so much that the chain rattled.

"No, can't feel it at all. Hopefully it is just a dye of sorts. We should get out of here." He started to stand, using his weapon as a lever. In the middle of the lake, the cloud had finally coalesced together , turning the whole lake a dark blue that was getting darker by the second. The water began to boil.

"The... the fish...," Rin stammered as the bodies of the fish began to rise, floating dead on the surface. Staring at the water and dieing fish, she felt a tug on her arm. Turning, she saw Kohaku trying to pull her away. Yes, this was not the time to be freezing up. The demon slayer was strong, but they had no idea what was causing this, or if the blue on his legs would soon begin to do harm.

Rin nodded and began to run, Kohaku keeping up a few spaces behind her. Rin heard a scream as a large, blue scaled tube as high as she was tall hit the grass just in front of them, shaking the ground. Stumbling, she looked behind her to see if Kohaku was the one who had screamed. He was facing away from her, back towards the water where a blue woman had risen out of the water. Only it wasn't a woman. It had the body of a woman but she had only one leg, and it stretched down into the water, over the bank and around to connect with the segment that had landed in front of them and back into the water, trapping them. The demon had a large fin that grew around it's head and human body shape.

Rin heard the same scream again, now recognizing it as her own. The demon's twisting body tightened its circle before slamming into them, pulling them towards the water and the demon's head. Below her, the ground disappeared. Her head was swimming in panic as her legs collapsed beneath her when the ground reappeared. Kohaku had grabbed her and jumped over the body before they were dragged in.

"Rin, go to the village!" Water fell on them as the splash of the demon's body crashing into the lake fell.

Nodding, Rin turned and scrambled to her feet, running as fast as she could. Behind her, she heard a thunk and cry as Kohaku thrust his weapon into the demon.


Back at the village, Kagome and Sango played with a miniaturized Kirara, petting the little demon cat.

Behind them Inuyasha sat on a fence holding his sword. He began sniffing the air. A scent had wafted past his nose, a scent he did not like. His hand tightened on his sword.

"Something wrong?" Kagome could sense the unease in her husband.

"I smell a demon nearby, really close." He sniffed again.

"Where?" Kagome began to stand, still finding her growing belly a little awkward. Sango reached a hand out to help her up.

"The lake, I think." He kept sniffing, "I smell dead fish as well."

"Kohaku and Rin are at the lake!" Sango looked at Inuyasha, panic in her eyes.

Kagome tried to calm her friend."Your brother is a strong fighter, I am sure him and Rin are okay, Sango."

"I don't think this is one he can handle," Inuyasha said. I've got a bad feeling coming from it." He stood up on the fence bar. "Stay here, Kagome, Sango come with me."

Kagome nodded as Kirara grew in a whirl of fire to her full size ,allowing Sango to jump on and follow them down the path to the trees.

A/N:

I do not own Inuyasha or the characters. I am merely a fan of the series who speculates on the future of the characters.