DISCLAIMER: Sadly I do not own any of these characters they belong to the wonderful mind of Rumiko Takahashi, also this is my first fanfic so please review!

Ch.1 The Forest of illusions

The moon hung in the indigo sky like a polished jewel, illuminating the meadow where Inuyasha and his traveling companions slept with a bright white light. Kirara a nekomata stirred in her sleep paws twitching. One of her moving paws hit Sango on the shoulder causing her to wake up.

"Kirara what is it?" Sango asked sleepily. Rubbing her eyes she looked around the meadow. Nothing appeared to be wrong but still it wouldn't hurt to check the surroundings. Grabbing her Hiraikotsu, Sango headed towards the forest. Behind her Kirara started to get up.

"No, I'll be fine alone, stay here" Sango whispered. Avoiding the sleeping forms of her friends she walked through an opening between two massive trees not noticing the magical barrier she passed through. A chill crept through her clothes the farther she walked in the forest.

I'm sure the camp is near by she thought after a little while, how could I get lost I didn't even go that far into the forest. A bit frustrated she sat on a fallen log and glanced at the moon. All of a sudden a flash erupted in front of her. "Wahh!" Sango cried startled as she fell backwards off the log. Quickly she recovered herself and drew her boomerang. "Who and what are you, I will use any force necessary if you try to harm me."

"And why would I want to harm you?" asked a voice that was very familiar to Sango.

"Kohaku, Oh Kohaku is that really you?" Sango exclaimed recognizing her brother.

"Sango…" her brother sighed. How long had it been since he had seen his sister? And now to meet her under these circumstances.

"I don't have much time Naraku sent me out to find your camp, he's in the forest and he's preparing to kill Inuyasha and the rest of you." Kohaku said hurriedly

Sango gasped. "Where is he, I will find him and make him pay for what he did to our family." Although she appeared to be brave inside she was freaking out. If she encountered Naraku she doubted that she would come out alive but, still a small price for the safety of her friends and what was left of her family.

"Always impulsive ay sis." Kohaku chuckled. "I have a better plan this is a potion, that Naraku bought from a traveling gypsy because he was afraid someone would use it against him. It was a long time ago though and I don't think he remembers he even has it."

Raising her eyebrows quizzically and crossing her arms Sango tossed her hair back. "And what exactly does this potion do."

Her brother sat on the log and motioned for her to join him. "Sshh Sango really, Naraku can probably hear you! Anyway it's a spell potion for demons like him, if you swallow it, it will shield you and your scent from him for a few days, and because it shields you it will shield anyone with you…"

Kohaku trailed off and was quiet as Sango thought. In her mind a full size battle was going on, battle now or save her friends for a few days. Those few days would give them time to plan and come up with a strategy to finally defeat Naraku once and for all.

Kohaku, I, I'll take it!" He handed her the small vile and she hugged him fiercely. "You should get back, I don't want him to come after you. And after we defeat him you will be free!" She whispered.

Standing back up she took out her weapon in case Naraku did find her and whispered to her brother. "Goodbye" She didn't know if she would ever see him again… Uncorking the lid and throwing the liquid down her throat she choked as the fiery liquid raced into her body sending her nerves into a moment of paralysis.

If this is just a potion what does gypsy liquor taste like she wondered to herself.

One final glance to her brother and she began racing through the forest. A second later she entered the clearing where her friends slept. It had been this close the whole time. "Ahh" she groaned quietly. The potion had finally settled in her body, and her body was not having it. Grasping her stomach she collapsed where she stood right next to Inuyasha. The pain was so great that she was knocked out right away. One fleeting thought crossed her mind before unconscious took her. "Inuyasha is so beautiful in the moonlight…"

Back in the forest Kohaku felt Sango pass back through the barrier, certain that she wasn't coming back Kohaku's image morphed and became that of Naraku in his true form.

That stupid girl, she was so overcome with her ridiculous human emotions that she didn't even think to realize I would never send someone as valuable as Kohaku out without me. He thought. Chuckling he began moving stealthily through the foliage, still speaking to himself. All these years and they still don't understand that everything around them is an illusion! I took the form of Inuyasha; I took the form of Kikyo, what makes them think I have stopped using my best trick? It obviously still works.

With that Naraku waved his hand over the land and the green vibrancy disappeared. In its place was a desolate, charred land. The land had once been ravaged with fire and war. Naraku stopped and stared around him. "Desolation and Destruction are two wonderful lovers." He whispered.

Again his thoughts turned to Inuyasha and his companions. Sango would never guess that she had really drunk a love potion bewitched to make her have feelings for Inuyasha. He knew that the little twit Kagome was in love with Inuyasha and that the disgusting creep Miroku was all about Sango, but now that Sango would be after Inuyasha their whole groups fragile balance would fall apart.

"Let the games begin!" Naraku yelled as he phased into the night the wind whipping his words through the atmosphere.