Disclaimer—I sort of don't understand the purpose of these really, it's not as if any of us who aren't deluded think we own Inuyasha or it's characters....

But anyway, I don't own Inuyasha or it's characters. I only own the ones I create for this story.

This story will be told in both "flashback" (marked and separated) and "current time"

Amarra stood by Sesshomaru's side, her dark brown eyes glued to the dirt road underneath her feet.

"Feh." Inuyasha crossed his arms. "What's in it for us?"

"You have lost a party." Sesshomaru stated calmly.

Sango cautiously looked over at Inuyasha, catching as his ears fell slightly as he remembered Kagome. Or rather, how she left without saying goodbye...sealing the well between them.

"Point?" Inuyasha almost growled.

"Amarra here is an excellent warrior, for a human" Or rather, even in her pure human form, Sesshomaru added to himself.

"Then why are you giving her to us?"

"I have no use for her at the present time."

Flashback

Amarra realized these were the last moments she was to spend alone with Sesshomaru. Her eyes opened, and she waited for the words she was dreading.

But there was only silence.

Amarra's eyes closed once more at the small nip Sesshomaru placed behind her ear. He reached up, wanting to touch her hair...but his hand dropped without allowing it.

Cautiously she turned around to face him. Staring into his golden eyes, it was she that touched his hair, wrapping her fingers into the silky white strands.

And suddenly Sesshomaru just stood from the bed, saying those dreaded words. "Wash, and then go say your farewells to Rin."

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru." Amarra answered quietly.

He hadn't changed his mind. She was hoping he would have changed his mind...

But he hadn't.

Flashback End

Amarra bit her bottom lip, keeping her eyes from tearing.

"However, she was very beneficial to me at one time, so I want her to be with someone who will keep her safe. I may have use of her again one day."

Amarra finally looked at the group across from her and Miroku's eyes grew. She was so...lovely. Different than many of the other women here, he wondered if she was even from the same country. And the pearls she wore as a headband, made him wonder if Sesshomaru not only had brought them a human from another country, but also maybe even one with royalty in her blood.

Her skin was a bronzed tan, her eyes a deep brown, and she wore her long raven hair parted down the middle, in a braid on each side. Her outfit was similar to Sango's demon slayer outfit however...although it was a dark blue, and dipped down a bit in her chest area...allowing a little of her skin to come through.

"You trust us enough to leave her here to care for?" Miroku found himself asking.

Sesshomaru shot a glare at him, not bothering to answer the mere human's inquiry. "I will also leave you be while you have her" he added to Inuyasha.

"As if I have to be worried over the likes of you!"

"Inuyasha...." Miroku pulled him to the side, Sango following. "If she is a fighter, than we could use her help. And if your brother will leave you be, then that is more time we can focus on going after Naraku."

"You only want to bring her because it gives you another woman to molest." Inuyasha snapped.

Sango sighed. "Miroku is right. We need all of the help we can get."

Inuyasha looked back and forth between his friends. "All right. DID YOU HEAR THAT?!" he yelled at Sesshomaru without looking his way.

"Of course he did." Amarra answered silently. Miroku, Inuyasha, and Sango turned, and noticed the woman was standing by herself now. "That is why he and Jaken left."

"Lord Sesshomaru!" Jaken called. Sesshomaru paused, yet did not turn around to face him. "I still do not understand. Why leave her with..."

"Inuyasha's battling has improved. Besides, Amarra's and Inuyasha's scents are strong to me." Sesshomaru began walking once more.

So? Jaken wondered to himself...

Oh...he didn't just want Amarra safe, he wanted to be able to find her easily it seemed. Jaken shook his head. First Rin and now this other human. If he didn't see Sesshomaru make a killing just today merely because the person dared to trip in front of him and block his passing, Jaken may start to think that Sesshomaru had started going soft on humans.

"Well." Miroku offered her a smile. "Then let me formally introduce myself..."

"I wouldn't use your normal greeting if I were you." Inuyasha warned.

"Whatever do you mean?" Miroku pretended to be shocked, although his hand was already itching to stroke against Amarra's rear...even as his mind wondered, what their children may look like....

"Sesshomaru's scent mingles with hers, in a way that says she is one of his lovers." Inuyasha answered matter-of-factly.

And with that Inuyasha turned, walking down the road, Sango following, wondering aloud. "Sesshomaru has human lovers? As lowly as he thinks of us?"

"That is one of their few purposes according to him. As he said to my mother once, a male human makes only a decent servant, a female human only a decent whore." However, this human, Amarra, didn't smell like an ordinary human...but Inuyasha couldn't place his finger on it yet so he would keep that to himself for now.

Sango stopped in her tracks. "That is so vile...to just use her and toss her like she was nothing."

Inuyasha did not answer, continuing on ahead.

Sango followed again, silently this time. A "mere hanyou" or no, Inuyasha just proved again to her how much better he was to his Lord of a brother. She could never imagine him just using a woman and tossing her aside.

Sango found herself smiling.

Kirara jumped up on Miroku's shoulder, bringing him out of the shock caused by Inuyasha's words. "This is Kirara. And I am Miroku."

Amarra nodded respectively and then began to follow Sesshomaru's brother and... "Who is that woman that follows the hanyou?"

"Sango. And the hanyou is Inuyasha." Miroku found himself walking next to her, yet kept the sense of mind not to touch her.

And with that, the new group was off, headed for the village where Shippo was waiting.