Queen Sunstar: This is for Amerella, my sister from another mother. Hope you like, sis!

Everybody is likely a bit OC. I'm getting into the series. This takes place between the main series and the Final Act. I own only the Plot, Chaos, and my OC, Sukiyaki, Suki, for short. Suki is a healer. She looks and acts Daiyokai, but she is not Daiyokai. I am pretty sure I've misspelled the names of the swords. I found multiple spellings for their names, so I went with what I think might be the USA version of the spellings. Enjoy the unfolding story, and please review. If you choose to flame, be decent enough to explain why. I can't improve otherwise. On to story. I'm also pretty sure Inutaisho didn't die fighting Setsuna.

The white haired woman ran, dodging trees and leaping over fallen logs. Before long, she burst out of the forest. She panted, looking around. Suddenly, she arched back, a gleaming Onyx blade sticking out of her right shoulder. A strangled mewl escaped her lips. A boot kicked out, knocking her body off the sword. She slid to the ground with a soft cry. The last thing she saw was a green ribbon of light dancing through the men chasing her.

Rin let Sesshomaru deal with the men chasing the white haired woman while she went to the woman's side. The woman resembled a Daiyokai, with her long white hair and pointed ears. She bore none of the markings save for a golden crescent moon mark on her forehead. It was positioned differently than the one her Lord bore, laying on its side, its points pointed up toward the womans hair. Rin carefully removed the woman's blood stained white kimono in order to clean and bandage her wound. Could the woman be a half blood, like Inuyasha, Sesshomaru's younger half brother?

Sesshomaru walked to Rin and knelt.

"She was run through." Rin responded, "It doesn't look serious. She looks like a Daiyokai."

Sesshomaru studied the woman, "She does, but she is not Daiyokai, nor of any race I know of. She does need help."

"Look at you being compassionate. I agree." Rin stood, "We should be close to the Moon Temple."

Sesshomaru stood, the injured woman in his arms, "Then that's were we are going."

Warmth. A woodsy smell. Something soft covering her. Slowly, she opened her eyes. Blinking, she carefully sat up. Her under dress hadn't been removed, thankfully. A man with long white hair turned. He rose and walked toward her. She shrank back fearfully. The man smiled gently. A 12 year old girl with long black hair joined him. The man looked very familiar.

"It's okay. You are safe. My name is Rin, and this is Lord Sesshomaru. We found you not far from here. What is your name?" Rin asked.

"I shouldn't tell you." The girl responded.

"Nothing is going to harm you." Sesshomaru knelt, "I will protect you. You have my word." Why did this woman seem so familiar to him?

"I can't put you in danger." The woman looked away.

"Trust me. You have nothing to worry about with my lord around. After all, he is one of the two sons of the Great Dog himself, General Inu No Taisho." Rin smiled.

"My father?" The woman asked, "Is he near? I haven't seen him in so long, and Mother!"

"I don't recall having a sister." Sesshomaru responded, "But then again, I have a half brother, so I wouldn't put it past Father to have had a daughter with someone else. What is the name of your mother?"

"Mother? Her name is Inukimi."

"That's my mother's name. It's odd. They never mentioned a daughter. What is your name?"

"I'm Sukiyaki, Suki for short." Suki responded, "Are they here? It's been so long since I've seen them last."

"You have to tell her." Rin said.

"I know. Suki, Father is no longer of this world. He has moved on to the next world." Sesshomaru responded as gently as he could.

"How?"

"He sacrificed himself fighting Setsuna so our stepmother could escape with our baby brother."

"Setsuna?" Suki drew back in terror and began to shake. Her breathing quickened, "D-don't let h-him get m-me!"

"It's okay. Father made sure to kill him before he died. Setsuna is dead." Sesshomaru soothed. Rin knelt, and hugged Suki.

"You were being chased." She said.

"T-they wanted m-me!" Suki sniffed. She shuddered, "They h-had me in a-a cage!"

"What did they look like?" Sesshomaru asked.

"They wore masks." Suki's voice grew stronger, "The mask was of a white face with red eyes. It had pointy ears like yours." She pointed at Sesshomaru's ears. "The eyes had gold pupils, but slitted irises. The mouth protruded a bit and it had a very scary smile."

"Chaos?" Rin looked at her Lord, "It can't be that time again, can it?"

"The legend says Chaos would awaken every five hundred years. Scribes place the last awakening at around the Fall of the Sun, give or take a century. Father trained a lot. I always thought it was so he could kill Setsuna. Now, I'm not so sure. I think he may have been training so he could destroy Chaos. Do you know why they were after you?" Sesshomaru asked.

"I don't know. I did hear a monk say something about an arrow, and that it must be destroyed. Why me? I'm not special in any way. I can barely fight with a sword, no matter how hard Father tried." Suki looked away, "I know, I'm useless."

"Trust me, I understand." Sesshomaru replied, "Father is no easy task master. I would like to see what you can do with a sword."

"That's for tomorrow." Rin yawned, "It is late."

"I agree. Thanks for coming to my rescue." Suki yawned herself.

That night, Sesshomaru laid awake, Rin curled up in his arms. It felt right to be holding her. Thanks to Rin, he had learned to love. He mulled over what Suki had said. Chaos. It was going to awaken. Sesshomaru knew exactly how it would happen. The Chaos Monks serving Chaos would offer a sacrifice to the ancient demon for it to feed. Once it fed, it's trail of death and destruction would begin. Each time, a hero would rise and do battle, using the Arrow of Light, a weapon crafted by the Lady to heal those they loved while simultaneously driving Chaos back to its slumber.

The last time, the Fall of the Sun had just ended. The land was in ruin. Chaos had come so close to succeeding. No hero was named to have risen, so how was it stopped? Was that why Father trained so hard? How did Suki even fit into this? Why did his parents take her in? Why did she look like a Daiyokai, even though she wasn't one? Why was she kept a secret from him? What happened to her before he was born? He fell into a restless slumber.

"We have some very exciting news, Suki. You are going to be a big sister!" Inukimi hugged her daughter.

"Big sister?" Suki cocked her head, and suddenly brightened, "That means you are pregnant! I can't wait to meet my little brother!"

"You might be getting a sister instead of a brother." Inu No Taisho joined them.

"No, it is a brother. I can tell. I sense him already." Suki said.

"I don't want you to be upset if you have a sister instead of a brother." Inutaisho responded.

"I won't be. It's a brother inside mother."

The scene changed.

"You need to be able to defend yourself, Suki!" Inutaisho growled, "Come at me again!"

"I can't! I'm too tired, Father!" Suki sank to her knees. "I can't!"

"You can!" Inutaisho roared, "Get up and come at me again!"

"I'm so tired!" Suki managed to stand and lift her wooden sword. Sweat coated her body, making her armor stick to her. It already felt like it weighed several tons. Gasping, she charged, catching Inutaisho's wooden sword and twisting it aside. She danced out of reach of Inutaisho's claws, twisting around to fake a feint and catch Inutaisho's sword again.

"Give me more, daughter! More!" Inutaisho increased the pressure he was putting on Suki, watching appreciatively as she blocked his next strike, "More, daughter! Even more! I know you are holding back! Give me more! I want all of it!"

Suki panted, barely dodging a forward feint. She rolled left, and leapt, bringing her sword down in an arc toward Inutaisho's back. He caught her sword with his own, and once again, sent her crashing to the ground. She laid there, sucking in large gulps of air.

"Up!" Inutaisho barked.

"I can't move anymore!" Suki cried, "Can we please stop? I don't have anything more to give!"

"Up!" Inutaisho ordered.

"How about a break?" Suki tried, "I need a breather!"

"No breaks! Get up and give me more!" Inutaisho snapped.

Groaning, Suki got to her feet and charged again. It felt like eons had passed until Inutaisho granted her a five minute break. Why was he pushing her so hard? Couldn't he see she was completely spent? A growl sounded over her right shoulder. She looked, and groaned. Inutaisho had shifted into demon dog form, and her five minutes were up. She rose, picked up her sword, and charged again, dodging both claws and fangs.

The scene changed.

"Meet Sesshomaru, your baby brother." Inukimi was smiling as she held her son, her body hot and sweaty from the previous four hours. Suki smiled.

"He has our moon mark!" She said, "Can, I mean, May I hold him?"

Inukimi let Suki take the baby from her.

"I still can't feel anything in my hand. That was my sword hand, too." Inutaisho rubbed his hand, "Could you squeeze any harder?"

"You were the one who said, squeeze my hand when it hurts." Inukimi responded, "So I did."

"Mother has a point, and I can't believe you were actually stupid enough to let her squeeze your sword hand." Suki smiled at her new brother, "Hey, little one. I'm your big sister."

The scene changed.

Suki ran, her brother in her arms. She wore a black cloak over her white Kimono, fear giving her speed. The forest seemed to be pressing in around her, the thick fog limiting her vision. Hot puffs of condensed breath escaped her lips. Run. Don't look back. Just run. She ran. Around her came the sounds of pounding footsteps. Two dark forms dropped in front of her. Suki banked right, and skidded as two more dark forms dropped in front of her. She knew she was surrounded. Sesshomaru began to whine.

"Shh. I'll save us, somehow." Suki braced herself. Sesshomaru quieted.

"Arrow of Light, I have found you at last." A Monk stepped into the clearing. He was tall, wore jet black robes, and a mask. The mask was that of a Daiyokai, but more dog like. Suki clutched tighter to Sesshomaru. "Come with me. The baby will not be harmed."

"No. I will not go with you! I am not the so called Arrow of Light! I'm a Daiyokai, not an arrow, you freak!" Suki hissed.

The monk laughed. "Clueless girl. The Arrow is not an object, and you are not a Daiyokai. You are the Arrow, and will be the offering to our great master, Chaos!"

"You seriously believe that old legend? Just how stupid are you?"

"The legend is very true, girl! Come with me!"

"No!" Suki felt her forehead grow hot, "I will not go with you, and I am not the Arrow of Light!" Everything went white.

Inutaisho, in canine form, dashed toward the bright light, fear giving speed to his paws. He leapt into the clearing, and winced at the piercing scream coming from Suki. The bright light was blinding. He roared, finding and nosing Suki. Suki stopped screaming, and collapsed to the ground. Inutaisho shifted to his human form, and caught the girl. Sesshomaru began to whine. Suki still held him tightly. Her solid white glowing eyes returned to normal. She blinked.

"Are you alright, daughter?" Inutaisho asked.

"Brother!" Suki looked around wildly until her gaze settled on Sesshomaru. She breathed a sigh of relief, checking over the baby for any injuries. She found none. "Sesshomaru is alright. I'm alright too, just tired."

Inutaisho took his son from Suki, "You did well. Come. It is safe now."

Suki woke and shook her head. Shortly after that, Inutaisho had given her a sword, naming it Hikaru. Hikaru. It had been removed from her along with her pouch of medicinal herbs. That's right. She had gone out to collect more herbs to make into medicine. Her village! Everyone must be worried! She was the only healer within a 200 mile radius! Her patients needed her! She moved to get up and winced. A check of her body revealed her wound. Exploring fingers felt the bandage on the back of her upper right shoulder and the bandage just right of her right breast. Yes, she'd been run through. Going by location and angle, it wasn't serious. It hurt, but not too badly. She could still do her duties.

Something smelling yummy was cooking, and her stomach rumbled, reminding her that she hadn't eaten since yesterday morning. Rin came over carrying Suki's white Kimono.

"I took the liberty to clean it while you were unconscious. Here, get dressed. Sesshomaru is making breakfast. He makes the best stews." Rin smelled the air, "Smells like his meat stew. You do eat meat, right?"

"Yes, I do eat meat. I was raised by Daiyokai parents." Suki dressed with Rin's help. "Mothers meat pies are to die for." She followed Rin outside to a campfire.

"Mothers meat pies? Father could put away two whole pies on his own, and Mothers meat pies were large. That flaky golden crust." Sesshomaru looked wistful.

"The sweet blood sauce."

"The chunks of meat."

"The heavenly smell of them cooking."

"They were the best. No other pie can come close."

"Nope, no other pie can beat Mothers pies."

"Okay, you two. Let's eat." Rin said.

"I want to see what you can do. Come at me." Sesshomaru commanded.

Suki held Tenseiga loosely in her left hand. Sesshomaru held Bakusagia. Suki shifted her weight to the balls of her feet. She charged, faked a feint, and went for a wide strike. Sesshomaru recognized the opening move, and neatly blocked the strike. She was better than she gave herself credit for, and she was injured to boot. Her injury didn't seem to be affecting her. He was curious about this sister of his now. Father had definitely worked her hard. He blocked a side slash, and just managed to leap aside in time to avoid getting his feet swept out from under him. She was handling Tenseiga very well.

"You say you can barely handle a sword." Sesshomaru remarked, "I'm seeing some pretty advanced moves for barely able to handle a sword."

"So I'm better than I give myself credit for!" Suki came in low, executing a decent rising strike in which Sesshomaru barely caught and turned aside.

"Father taught you well. Something tells me he never held back on you."

"It was fight, or get killed!"

"He didn't hold back on me ether!"

"Ever fight him sword to claw?"

"He actually fought you in his true form?"

"He didn't with you?"

"No! Was he trying to kill you?"

"I'm not so sure."

"He had to have been preparing you for something. That's all I can think of. We sparred in our true forms, but he never made me fight sword to claw with him. Why was he so hard on you? These moves of yours are very good. You could easily take down some strong Yokai on your own."

"I don't know. Maybe he was ashamed of having a daughter instead of a son that he felt he needed to prove that a daughter is just as strong as a son? I was never into the girl stuff growing up ether, much to the chagrin of Mother."

Voices! Help was near! Wait, that one voice, Sesshomaru? Sesshomaru! Kagome stumbled toward the sound of the voices. So close, just a little longer, a little further. She tried to call out, but managed a weak mewl instead. She left the cover of trees behind, and tried calling out again. This time, her voice was heard. Sesshomaru looked up, turned, and ran to her side.

"Kagome!" He helped her to the ground. She was injured, her right leg bloody and her right side cut up. Suki knelt beside him. "Kagome, what happened? Where's Inuyasha?"

"Inuyasha… Chaos…" Kagome fell silent. Sesshomaru bolted, shifting into demon dog form mid stride. Rin joined Suki.

"It's okay. She's just unconscious. I know what to do. I am a healer." Suki responded, "Inside the temple." Within moments, Kagome had been placed on a mat inside the temple. "Rin, I need your help. I need hot water and cloths."

"Hot water coming up. Here, my herb pouch." Rin went to work.

"Oh good, large bay leaves, and garlic. I'll need a needle and thread too."

"Here they are. Waters almost ready."

"Thanks." Suki had already removed Kagome's kimono. Using cloths and the water, she cleaned the young woman's wounds. Her right side would leave a scar, and her leg would heal fine. Suki was more concerned about Kagome's side. The muscle was involved with the injury, which was not good. It meant stiffness after healing and stiffness led to further pain. The woman was still pretty young. To be blighted with stiffness so young was a tragedy. Suki did have a medicine she was experimenting with that so far was showing promise treating stiffness. Plus, another healer had discovered that some movement during healing could lessen stiffness. Just maybe she could prevent most of the stiffness from setting in…

Sesshomaru heard the fighting before he reached it. Inuyasha was borderline demonic, having forgone Tessaiga for his teeth and claws. Sesshomaru knew his half brother was holding back, likely trying to protect the slayer and the monk fighting with him from himself. Sango and Miroku were giving as good as they got. Sesshomaru got his first good look at Chaos.

Chaos looked insane. It was clearly Daiyokai, its shoulder length hair white, its eyes golden with slits. It's skin was white, and it bore a black crescent, the points pointing down toward its eyes. It wore a black kimono, and it held a sword in its left hand. Sesshomaru stared. There was no mistaking the unholy hell blade in the ancient demons hand.

"So'unga?" He gasped.

"Yes, its Fathers bastard blade, whom we supposedly destroyed! Stop gawking and kindly pitch in here!" Inuyasha snapped, diving to the ground to avoid ending up beheaded by said bastard blade. "Kagome?"

Sesshomaru shifted into his human shape, and caught So'unga against Bakusagia, turning it aside. Inuyasha leapt in, raking his claws against Chaos's arm. The arm healed as fast as Inuyasha dealt it damage.

"Moon Temple. She is being cared for by Rin and Suki, our big sister." Sesshomaru responded.

"We have a sister too?" Inuyasha asked, "Just how many kids did Father have?"

"Ancient Demon now, explanations later!" Sesshomaru shot as he blocked So'unga with his sword.

"Is this the best you can do?" Chaos purred with a smile, running its tongue over its teeth sensually. "Past heroes put up more of an effort than this."

"Past heroes? Human or Yokai?" Miroku nailed a strike.

"Yokai, and only one human." Chaos knocked Sango's boomerang aside effortlessly.

"Who was the human that bested you?" Sesshomaru switched to his ribbon of light.

"An English Knight by the name of Susano!" Chaos spat, "He is the only one to very nearly wipe me out of existence! I loved him and planned to let him live! What does he do? He used the Arrow of Light to save his family! His love was fake!"

"That's the guy that singlehandedly brought the Empire to its knees! Are you sure he was human?" Inuyasha asked, "Sango, Miroku, go! I can't keep resisting my demon half! I need to cut loose in order to destroy Chaos! Go to the Moon Temple!"

"But we can't leave you!" Sango started.

"We are going! You can barely stand!" Miroku cut in, "I can barely move!" He pulled Sango along with him, "Inuyasha needs us out of the way so he can go demon, and not worry about accidentally killing ether of us!" He dragged her away.

"Before you lose it, we need to unite Tenseiga and Tessaiga to take down So'unga, like before!" Sesshomaru called out.

"There's teeny tiny little problem with that. I'm fighting with fangs and claws because Tessaiga was shattered. Unless Tenseiga can heal swords, that idea is useless." Inuyasha fully transformed.

"Please tell me you still have the sheath!"

"Well, I sort of lost it."

"What? I knew I should have kept it! Where did you lose it at?"

"Well, it's sort of a long story, but here's the short version. There was an avalanche, an ice dragon demon, and me going into a berserker rage."

"I grow tired of this." Chaos snarled, "I am done playing. So'unga, become my fangs!" Chaos transformed in a swirl of darkness. It stood as a large red eyed dirty whitish grey dog demon, the true form of a Daiyokai. Sesshomaru was not far behind. Soon, fur began to fly as the demon dogs collided in a whirl of teeth and claws. Inuyasha leapt onto Chaos's back and ripped into its shoulder, giving Sesshomaru an opening to sink his teeth into Chaos's neck. Inuyasha flipped off of Chaos while Sesshomaru tore open its neck. They broke apart, all three combatants panting.

Kagome bolted awake, and cried out as her injuries announced themselves. Rin, A female Daiyokai, Sango and Miroku rushed to her side.

"Inuyasha ! Where's Inuyasha?" She asked.

"Inuyasha? He ordered me and Sango to flee. He is fighting with Sesshomaru to stop Chaos." Miroku explained.

He and Sango both sported bandages in various spots on their bodies, Sango leaning on Miroku, keeping her weight off her right foot. Kagome took stock of herself. Her leg didn't look too bad. Her side hurt worse. It hurt to move. The Daiyokai knelt by her, and gently eased her to lay down again.

"I'm Sukiyaki, and I'm a healer. You can call me Suki. I've been taking care of you. Your leg will be fine. Your side, it will heal. You will have a scar that might affect how you move." Suki introduced herself.

"Thanks. You look Daiyokai."

"I'm actually not Daiyokai, even though I do look like one. I don't think I'm a demon ether. Go ahead and sleep. They should be coming back soon." Kagome drifted off.

"Will she be okay? She bled a lot before you stopped it." Rin asked.

"She will be just fine." Suki reassured.

Outside, there was a sudden commotion. Suki and Rin raced outside. Sesshomaru, in his true form, limped toward her, his jaws slightly parted, blood seeping around his teeth. His head was low, and he gave a defeated whine, being very careful with his mouth. Blood seeped down his right rear leg, and his shoulder was ripped open. Rin gasped. Slowly, Sesshomaru carefully laid his burden in his mouth down. Rin rushed to the blood soaked form with a cry.

"Don't revert!" Suki ordered Sesshomaru, who sank to the ground, panting, while following Rin. Even she choked back a cry upon seeing her new patient. The amount of blood seeping out of Inuyasha body was bad. Breaths rattled out of Inuyasha, bubbles frothing at his mouth. His eyes were glazed, his abdomen slashed open. Things that should never see the light of day hung out of the gaping wound. A wide gash ran through his right eye down to his jaw. His right leg was just mangled flesh. He looked like he should be dead.

"Ka. Go. Me."

Both Rin and Suki froze.

"Ka. Go. Me?"

"How's he even alive?" Rin asked, "Kagome is fine. She's resting in the temple. She was hurt, but not badly."

"His will to live is very strong. I don't want to move him until after I stitch him up as much as I can. I need hot water, as many towels, blankets, any cloth you can find, my needle, and as much thread as you can find." Suki responded, running over to Sesshomaru to check on him. "Revert slowly." He did with gasps of pain. "You'll live. Rin will help you into the temple. Have Miroku or Sango clean and bandage your injuries."

Rin did as told. Suki studied her patient. How to treat… the innards will have to be placed back inside the body. She realized she didn't know where to place what. This would be difficult. Would it be better to let him die? He had to be in great pain. That was the kindest thing she could do for him. She had the herbs she needed, and the tea was easy to make. Rin returned with the things she asked for.

"Miroku is treating Sesshomaru's injuries. Sango is with Kagome. Can Inuyasha even be saved?" Rin asked, getting to work on Inuyasha's leg, "I don't think this can be salvaged."

Suki took a deep breath. She owed it to Inuyasha to at least try to save him. "I don't know, but I will try." Carefully she went to work on Inuyasha's abdomen. It was like a puzzle. Each part went in easily. She prayed she was putting everything back in right. Finally she pulled the wound shut with rapid, tiny stitches. She did the gash on his face next, pulling it closed with stitches. Rin used thread to tie off the bleeding in Inuyasha's leg. "I think we can move him now. Carefully." Suki lifted Inuyasha onto her shoulder. He cried out at being moved, and at every movement. "I know it hurts. Just a little farther." Rin slipped under his other arm. Together they gently helped Inuyasha toward the temple.

Once inside, they set Inuyasha down on a mat near Kagome. Inuyasha slowly turned his head toward her. His left arm began to shake. Sango understood what he wanted, and helped him take Kagome's hand into his own. Inuyasha gave a soft sigh, and stilled.

"He really loves her. This is a good thing. He might just pull through." Suki went back to work on him, "I don't think I can save his leg." She looked up at everyone, whom all turned to look at Sesshomaru. Everyone all knew that surviving an amputation was nearly impossible. Sesshomaru had survived amputation, and later gained Bakusagia plus a new arm.

"Do it." Sesshomaru broke the silence.

"Hand me Tenseiga. I need to make this cut as clean as possible." Suki took a deep breath. Tenseiga was handed to her. She swallowed, and made the cut. There was a sickening crack as bone broke. Several pairs of eyes went wide. Still using Tenseiga, Suki trimmed down the bone. Miroku suddenly bolted outside where retching could be heard. Sango covered her mouth. Sesshomaru flinched, memories of watching his own arm falling away from his body flickering through his mind. Rin turned away. Suki finished her work, tying bandages around the stump. She breathed slowly. Miroku returned, looking pale. "It is done. This needs to be disposed of." Everybody stared at the leg.

"I could whip up a bone stew." Rin offered.

"Stew?" Miroku groaned, "Can't we just burn it?"

"And attract about every Daiyokai in a thousand mile radius? I think not!" Sesshomaru responded, "I'll be quick about it. He owes me a limb anyway. I'll do it outside so no one has to see." He stood, picked up the leg, and went outside. The sound of crunching was heard. After a few moments, Sesshomaru returned. He used a finger to wipe away a trace of blood from his lower lip.

"Please tell me you ate it in your true form." Miroku looked like he was going to be sick.

Sesshomaru used a fingernail to work out a shard of bone from between his teeth, "Not the best snack I've had." Miroku turned green and bolted outside where more retching could be heard. Sesshomaru just sighed. "It's just meat!"

"I can't believe you actually ate the leg." Sango groaned, "Thanks at least for not doing that in front of us. Suki? Is Inuyasha going to be okay?"

"I don't know. It depends on how his body is able to handle the healing process. My next task is to prevent infection from setting in, and not just in him ether." Suki responded, looking at everyone.

At that moment, Kagome woke up. Suki moved to her side.

"Where is Inuyasha?" She asked weakly.

"He's here. You need to rest." Suki answered.

"I want to see him."

"It will be better for you to wait until you are stronger. He's sleeping."

"I need to see him! I have to know if he's okay!"

"I know. He is injured. Right now, it's not a good idea. Please, rest. I promise you can see him in the morning."

"He will be okay, right? Right?" Kagome asked.

Suki hesitated, "He may not fully recover." Her tone was guarded.

"But he will recover?"

"Yes."

"That's good…" Kagome drifted off.

Suki sighed, "I couldn't tell her the truth." She turned, "Inuyasha may not survive the night."

Sesshomaru moved so he was sitting next to his brother. "I'll watch over him. The rest of you get some sleep."

"Me too." Miroku joined him.

"I'll watch over Kagome." Sango said.

"No. You need to rest. I will watch over them." Suki responded, "But I see you lot are not going to listen, so feel free to watch over them. I am going to rest. I want to be awoken if ether of them wake up or anything changes." She settled down on the mat she'd woken up on. She would only enter the twilight between awake and sleep, something she was skilled at. Her body would rest while her mind remained alert, and let her listen to her patients too. Everyone settled in for a long night.