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Chapter One

Kagome relaxed greatly as she sank into the warm water of the hot spring. For days the group had been traveling, four days of absolutely no shards, it would run down anyone. Even Inuyasha was tired, and when he's tired, he's a huge jerk! He didn't even let the group rest at all either. It took a "sit command from Kagome and a hard hit from Miroku's staff to convince the half demon to letting them rest.

Still, Inuyasha did have a point, with Naraku having most of the jewel, of course the half demon wanted to get all other shards at whatever costs. Yet everyone needed rest, even the great yokai Sesshomaru. The dog lord had joined the group after Kagome had saved Rin and healed his arm. From that moment, Sesshomaru had joined the group. Even though she did all that, what was Sesshomaru's real reason for joining? No one knew.

Sango, Rin and Shippou were also glad to finally have a break. Shippou had complained he didn't have enough time to find acorns and certain leaves for his kitsune tricks. Rin was getting bored due to the face that she couldn't run ahead and find flowers for her lord. Kagome sighed as she finished washing. Even though she wanted to stay longer, she still had to make dinner for everyone. As she dressed, she grabbed her bow and arrows; with quick footsteps, she hoped either Sesshomaru, Miroku, and, or Inuyasha got any meat for dinner.

Stepping into the clearing, Kagome noticed that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were having a one sided stand off... Again... a sigh of annoyance escaped the tired miko as she walked right between the two half brothers. The two glared at each other over Kagome's head.

Sesshomaru wanted nothing more than to kill everyone in the camp. Well everyone besides Rin, the miko, and her kitsune-pup. He had slight respect for the arrow user. She traveled with his annoying half brother, and is still continuing to do so with her own free will.

"Inuyasha," the said demon flinched, "sit boy." Inuyasha crashed harshly into the ground with bone crushing force. Sesshomaru merely looked down at his brother before disappearing into the woods.

Kagome sat and began to mix together dinner for them all, except Sesshomaru. He always caught his own food. She was in the middle of peeling the fur off the rabbits when Inuyasha woke up. Kagome felt a deep throbbing in her temples; she knew there was going to be a fight/argument again.

"Kikyo wouldn't have taken his side! She would have killed him instead of helping him! You're only a shard detector!"Inuyasha was pissed off. But he just infuriated a tired and emotional miko.

Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kirara and Rin stopped what they were doing. Sesshomaru, who just reentered the clearing, turn to the slightly glowing miko. Inuyasha gulped loudly as he felt pressure weighing down on him from Kagome's powers.

Tears formed in Kagome's eyes. For two years they fought side-by-side, but now that moron of a half demon finally admits it, she was no use to him other than a shard detector. As she raised her head, Kagome felt her power fill her whole being.

"Inuyasha," Once again he flinched, "Tell me, am I only a shard locator?" Inuyasha ears went back, "True, I might not be a good shot like Kikyo, but unlike her, I have a heart!"

"Kagome, I didn't mean-" he was cut off as a blast of power hit him square in the chest. Kagome's eyes turned black.

"I'll never be like her! At least I'm not a clay pot whore! I also didn't give Naraku OUR shards! And the best part, I'm not dead! I can stick up for whoever I want! So shut the hell up!" As soon as she said that, Inuyasha was hit again with a blast and was thrown into a tree.

As soon as she heard the "thunk", Kagome spun around and walked away. Due to her anger clouded mind, Kagome didn't realize she had forgotten her bow. Silence hung in the air as Sango and Miroku gave each other worried looks. With a heavy sigh, the monk sat down.

Out of the corner of his eye, Miroku noticed Sesshomaru walking the way the miko went. Sango made a move to follow the lord when Miroku lightly grabbed her arm. With a shake of his head, Sango stopped. Worry was shown all over her face.

Kagome stopped when she felt her legs beginning to hurt. A quiet sob escaped her as her thoughts mingled together. How dare Inuyasha? She's been by his side even when he went off on mini crusades for Kikyo. Her tears slowed as she felt a presence coming from behind her.

As she spun around, Kagome prepared to send a blast of power to the presence. Yet she stopped herself when she saw who was walking towards her. Sesshomaru's molten gold eyes bore into hers. Kagome felt her body relax as her power hummed softly around her.

The barrier around Kagome dissipated as Sesshomaru walked closer to her. The hum felt silent as the lord stopped in front of her. Kagome met his gaze as she slightly smiled at him.

The silence went on as Kagome felt her eyes droop sleepily. Kagome swayed forward, but she was caught effortlessly. Sesshomaru looked down at the miko; that half breed didn't know what he was missing.

As Sesshomaru walked into the camp, Sango looked up. Just as she was standing up, the dog lord lightly placed the sleeping miko into her sleeping bag. Without even saying anything, Sesshomaru gave a dark glare to his jealous brother. With a huff, the half breed jumped into a nearby tree.

Morning came as the group was rudely awakened by Naraku. Thinking Kagome was easy prey; the dark half demon flew straight for her. Seeing this, Kagome threw up her purification barrier. Naraku was knocked back due to the strong force. As he righted himself, Naraku watched as the barrier didn't even flicker.

Naraku growled as he once again raced towards Kagome. Seeing a flash of white, Naraku flared his own barrier. Sesshomaru back flipped as on arrow came from where the dog lord had been. The arrow pierced Naraku's barrier and lodged itself into his shoulder. Inuyasha seeing an opening used the Diamond Barrage in hopes of killing the evil half yokai.

Yet Inuyasha's attack failed, Naraku used his horde of lesser demons to lessen the blow, this had given the red-eyed demon the chance to flee. Not realizing it, Naraku had dropped a portion of the jewel behind him. Kagome saw the bright pink light just as cloud of miasma flew towards the group.

Dear the worst, Kagome sent another arrow into the cloud. The poison vanished as the Inuyasha ran after Naraku. With a sigh, Kagome picked up the fallen shards. From the mere touch, the jewel came back together and glowed even brighter than before.

Turing around to face her friends, Kagome saw a shadow grow over her. Fear gripped the miko as she tentatively turned around to face the shadow. The large demon growled deeply as it hit Kagome hard in the chest. She went flying into a tangle of bushes.

Blinking the stars away, Kagome barely put up her shield when the demon once again crashed down upon her. A scream chilled Kagome as she turned her head to look at Rin. The girl was cowering from yet another large demon. A deep blue light instantly demolished the demon.

Sesshomaru picked up Rin and dropped her with Kagome. Minutes passed as the remaining demons were destroyed. Sango, Miroku and Shippou all looked around, Spotting Kagome, they rushed over to her. Sesshomaru offered the miko his hand. Pain flared through Kagome as she leaned on the tree. Her chest was on fire from the attack.

"Where's Inuyasha?" Shrugs and shakes of the heads were sent around as Sesshomaru snorted quietly. Raising an eyebrow at his behavior, Kagome shook her head.

"He's going to need us." Sango said as she walked up to her stuff and packed up quickly. Everyone followed her example. Inuyasha being left alone was a very bad idea.

End One

A/n: Well that's chapter one! I hoped you enjoyed! Reviews are welcome!