Disclaimer: No as i said before I don't own it!!... I can wish, but no... I dont own Inuyasha!!! Or Sesshomaru sniffle or any of them!!! Are you satisfied???

Oh yeah and thanks to my first 3 reviewers I can't believe I already have reviewers yay!!!:

Gold Rose: hehehe see if you like how Jaken gets tortured

inuyasha/kagome 07: yep jaken got in trouble

monkeyface 89: This is a Sess/Kag story, sorry i forgot to say that


It was foreboding outside; the wind was unforgiving and cold, as was the rain that steadily fell from the sky. The flowers throughout the garden were taking a ferocious beating without complaint; though being crushed beneath the weight of the tears of heaven, none cried out, none made a sound. They fell soundlessly to the Earth one by one, many surviving, but many being devestated. The rain continued to pulse steadily to the ground, ignorant of the fact that they were destroying the beauty it looked upon because of the silence...

Jaken was now huddled in a corner, eyes wide and staring at the figures approaching him. He screamed, reaching his hands up in defense, "NO, NO I BEG OF YOU MASTER, DO NOT TORTURE ME THIS WAY!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE MY LORD, SAVE ME!!!!" He bat away the hands as best he could, one of the figures shadowed over him, taking a firm hold on the staff and holding it in place.

That voice of the shadow laughed, "There's no getting away now, you disgusting toad!"

He tried to make himself smaller, but it was no use. He was cornered now, and he could smell the stench of his death just beyond his tormentors. "NOOOOOOO!!!!!! PLLLEAAASEEE MYY LOOORRRDD!!!!"

Two pairs of strong hands grasped his arms, both laughing at his pitiful attempts to escape. He heard Lord Sesshomaru state coldly, "You will pay for your carelessness toad."

"MASTER HELP ME!!!!!" He again began thrashing about, incapable of getting his staff back in to his hands. He felt them closing in on him, and began sobbing in his fear. He tried to run, but that only managed in getting the staff he used to protect himself yanked from his grasp. He felt them swinging him back, and then he started flying through the air, screaming and waving his arms in front of his face.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Pictures of his life began flashing over his eyes, when he'd been born, his family, meeting his Lord who was allowing these beasts to murder him! Then up to now as his eyes snapped open. He stared at his reflection and shrieked, seeming to try and climb out of the air, then he saw the glitter of what would be his death, heard the tormentors laughter behind him, saw his mighty Lord standing there impassively, and cried out, "This is the end for your loyal servant, My Lord!"

Splash!!!

Jaken began thrashing about in the water, sneezing and sputtering as one of the shadowed figures swam over and dunked him, his eyes widened in horror at the shimmering object in her hands, "No Rin! Take pity on this wretched creature!" She dunked him again and the object made contact with his skin. Shippo pounced on his head, his hands suddenly thick with a dark liquid. Jaken moaned, "I'm dying!!!"

Rin huffed, dunking Jaken again and grabbing another bar of soap, handing it to Shippo, "Rin only ran away because stupid Jaken-sama smelled so bad! Rin get his head, you wash face Shippo."

Jaken twisted and thrashed in agony as the two children soaped him up until he looked like a cloud with two wide, depressed eyes. He was dunked and the children began this again. Sesshomaru smirked slightly at the scene and ordered Jaken to stay put for an hour. The toad looked even more forlourn at that, but he had no choice. As Sesshomaru left the bath house, he heard crashing coming from a room down the hall. Growling, he appeared there and held his brother by the neck while he examined the room.... rooms. Inuyasha had decapitated statues, torn apart furniture, broken windows, destroyed precious china. Three rooms of this! He growled darker, furious at this behavior. "Inuyasha, you had better have a damn good reason for the destruction of my home."

Kagome groaned slightly, bringing a hand to her pounding skull... she felt so tired... but the others! Her eyes snapped open in realization. She stuggled to her feet, managing to do so, and forced herself to walk, using the wall to support her... Whatever she saw was blurred, nothing was clear. She closed her eyes as she threatened to faint at the sight of the world turning about her. Then she heard voices. A strong silence, then she suddenly collapsed to the left and in to one firm arm.

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha had been speaking for the past three hours, both trying to find some way to settle this. The human miko Kagome was now one of the few to have the Lord of the West in their debt. She had selflessly risked her life for the small child, and this was one deed that did not escape his wary eye. However, seeing as Inuyasha had just destroyed three of his rooms, Sesshomaru was less than willing to cooperate. Just as he was about to murder the annoying pup on the spot, a gentle scent consumed him and he paused.

Inhaling slowly, he caught a soft scent. It was a combination of many flowers and fruits that he truly wasn't aware of... He picked out sunflowers and oranges the strongest, though both the scents were very subtle themselves; they were the only ones on her he stood a chance at naming. He firmly strode to the door and opened it, a bit surprised as the miko fell in to his arm. She was panting slightly but she put her hand on his arm, keeping her eyes closed, "Rin... is....is s-she alright?

"Yes miko, thanks to you." Sesshomaru took the time to look over her in this state. Her skin was pale; almost running in competition to his, the fever she'd attained was now far, far higher than he thought humans capable of living through. Her body was still shuddering as though being torn apart by the winter winds. Sesshomaru lifted the frail girl in his arms, her ebony locks curtaining behind her. She tightened her hand on his kimono, resting her forehead against him.

She took a breath through her pale lips and struggled to get the words out, he felt how tight her lungs becamse as she attempted to ask another question. "R-Rin was.. n't.. hurt b-b...by me?"

"She was not hurt by you." he answered firmly. Her body relaxed at the vibration and he perked an eyebrow at her... so speaking would calm the mikos nerves, eh? Fine, if it kept her quiet. "You healed her while on the dragon. Afterwards you began to fall, a dark aura surrounding your own. Rin has been awake, and playing with the fox kit." He sneered slightly at his next sentence, "They seem to have form a bond of some kind. Neither have cried again since they began to play together."

It was then that he realized she had tensed again, taking in another painful breath, wincing as she worked to get the words out. He frowned at this, "Save your energy. Do not speak."

"--Sessh... Sesshomaru..th-that bond... d-d...d-o not speak o-o...o... of it as though....as tho-though it is an evil....that... th-that bond; i-i...its called fr-friendship." Kagome licked her pale lips from the effort but took in another breath, "A-and fo-for sp-sparing me a-and m-m-my friends, I...I offer y-you m-m-mine."

The cold demon looked down at her as though he were bored out of his mind.. but inside...Why has this miko offered her friendship to me? Why did she take such effort to make sure I clearly understood what she was saying, and in this condition? She owes me nothing; I am forever in this mikos debt for saving Rin.... yet she seems not to realize this, and acts as though she is the one that is in debt... she continues to seem so oblivious to know how much I truly owe her. Now because of something, she is deathly ill and still atempting to fill a non existant debt and be consoled about young Rin... She will rest now if I must watch over her myself, and the doctor must come to look at this fever.... I will take her to where her friends stay, that pup is following me anyway.

"Mina!" he called calmly, "Meet me at the guest's room; take another look at this miko."

He rounded the corner and opened a door. The slayer was crying against the monks shoulder, who was for once very serious, holding her as the tears fell. Kagome seemed to sense something and grinned weakly, "T-thank y-y-you f..for bringing.. me.. to th-them."

Sesshomaru growled slightly as a response and then gently placed her on the bed. He turned to the others, "Be silent if you wish to stay here. Mina enter."

The door opened, and in walked a beautiful demon. She had long strawberry blonde hair that reached to her ankles, trailing slightly on the floor. Her eyes were a deep copper brown, the center slit glowing like a cat eye.... with the same red as her hair. The brown skin softened her bright red lips, and her hands were small, with dainty claws, as were her feet. She was nearly as tall as Miroku, wearing a kimono that was similar to Sango's; only instead of plain colors, carefully embroidered designs covered the garments.

"Look at this girl."

Mina walked closely, her eyes slowly sweeping the body. The pale face had gone whiter than her Lord's skin. Her aura was heavily plauged with a dark energy; though it wasn't poision. She was shuddering harder now, but incapable of even lifting her arms and wrapping them around her body for warmth. The young one was drifting in to unconsciousness, her body slackened slightly as she did so. The rise and fall of her chest began to slow slightly, the panting quickly subsiding. Mina's eyes grew heavier and she parted her lips to speak, her voice chinging like bells in the silence that had overtaken the room, "This girl is dying."

Sango put a hand over her mouth, her hard brown eyes melting again at the words. Her shoulders shook slightly, but she remained in control of herself. Miroku wrapped an arm around her shoulders, his own eyes softening at the words. Both the monk and slayer looked at each other, the slayer tearing up, yet the monks eyes very soft, threatening for tears to come. Inuyasha's body seemed to collapse upon itself. He bowed his head, his proud shoulder slouched in defeat, his hair falling before his eyes, his hands unclenching. Sesshomaru growled slightly, she couldn't die; not after the debt he'd been put in.

Miroku saw Inuyasha's reaction and furrowed his brow slightly... maybe he could finally get an answer from the stubborn fool. He looked to Inuyasha and began to speak, "Perhaps you realize now that you loved her? When it was too late to speak it?"

"No..." Inuyasha whispered sadly. Everyones eyes shot to him as he looked up, his deep golden eyes filled with regret and knowledge of what this truth would do. "I realized I don't love her as a lover.... I loved her as a mother... she took care of all of us; accepted me for who I was... took Shippo as her son...... and i know it would kill her to hear this...but.... she's too pure for me to touch... I won't be the one to shatter her heart again."

Silence as the tears fell from Inuyasha's eyes. He collapsed to the floor in defeat of the power of death. He shuddered at the loathing for himself that welled within him. Then looked up at Mina and his brother, speaking as though he'd been torn apart. "Is there nothing we can do?"

"Foolish hanyou, I will heal her with my sword when she is about to die."

"No you shall not, my Lord."

Eyes turned to Mina, who smiled sadly, smoothing back the girls hair as she sat next to her, "This energy blocks your sword; the half demon Naraku is the only one capable of such an action..."

"So she will die." Miroku spoke softly. Sango's tears flowed but her sobs were silent.

The air hung heavy and hard to breathe all about them. The increasing sound void made them all go deaf... then there was a tense pause as Sesshomaru lifted his head from the miko, beginning to speak very firmly and held a warning tone in his voice. "There is one other way that the miko can be saved."

Inuyasha's head snapped up to stare at his brother, who locked eyes with his own. The half breed seemed to have trouble breathing, "You'd.... you'd do that?.. for her?"

"I would." Sesshomaru replied coolly. "Younger brother," Inuyasha stared at Sesshomaru, unable to understand why he'd somehow become a brother instead of an unworthy half breed. The Demon Lord growled, regaining Inuyasha's attention on the words, "You understand the consequences of such an act."

Sango looked up quickly, "What will you do?"

Inuyasha stood and turned, going to a cabinet and opening it. The stench of age swept the room as the half breed took a silver tray from the top shelf, shutting the cabinet and turning back to his brother. The tray shimmered, sending rays throughout the small room. A silver bowl sat on the tray, with one red jewel at the bottom of the bowl, glowing dully in the light. A dagger sat next to the bowl, the edges sharp and in a diamond casing, the handle shimmering with two gems that matched the one in the bowl, those gems also glowing dully. Sesshomaru took the tray in his hands, placing it on the bed side.

"Wait!" Sango cried out, suddenly rage filling her. She quickly took up her boomarang defensively. "What are you doing to Kagome?!"

"There are times when Humans become so weak, that nothing can save them." Mina stated quietly, "They become victim to whatever they fall ill to. Those times are when humans die. Kagome is there right now. She will die, being human. So we just have to change one thing about her... she will not fall to death if she is not human."

Miroku's eyes shot open, "You're transforming her?"

"If you wish her to die continue to speak. This ceremony requires silence."

All arguments hushed instantly. Sesshomaru called Inuyasha to him, lifting the dagger and handing it to his younger brother, placing his wrist over the silver bowl. Inuyasha held his wrist and sliced the dagger across it. The gems suddenly flared red, only they became darker; the same red as Sesshomaru's blood, which was now freely falling in to the bowl, a deep red that glittered in the light. The gem beneathe shot a ray of the red light up at Sesshomaru's wrist; blood gushed forth, then the red light flared and his wrist was healed. The dagger was replaced in its diamond casing. Mina shifted Kagome up slightly, and Sesshomaru lifted the bowl, tilting it against her lips. The blood poured down her throat, not a drop spilling on to her or the bed. Then they waited.

The wait wasn't long.

Kagome's deep black hair grew suddenly darker; but silver strands appered throuhout it, seeming as though her hair were forever under the moonlight. Her pale skin grew fairer, and her body firmer before their eyes. Small fangs appeared over her lips, then her ears gently tipped. Her nails grew longer, and then a shimmering mark began to appear on her forehead, but it wasn't visible as her bangs covered the skin. Sesshomaru felt his breath stop as she continued to transform.

Soft silver markings appeared on her cheeks, similar to his own, but going just slightly with the curve of her face. Her eyelashes lengthened, also the same color as her hair. Those lush lips of hers grew a deeper red, her womanly curves became far more accented. The dark aura about her vanished; incapable of attacking a demon. Kagome's body relaxed, and she lifted one hand to her neck, her fingertips against a tiny cresent moon and star, shimmering silver. Then Sesshomaru reached a hand down, moving her bangs. He froze, staring at her... A silver cresent moon stood boldly on her forehead, shinning brightly in the shadows. No one knew what to say.

There was nothing to say until she awoke.

Mina looked over at her Lord, who had softened considerably as he watched the girl transform. Her eyes traced his and she was a bit surprised when she glanced at his heart to see that he greatly respected the beautiful miko; and now he was transfixed by the beauty of her demon. She smiled slightly... perhaps this miko could repair the void in her Lord's heart. Suddenly Sesshomaru turned to the others, "We must talk. If Naraku did this to Kagome then we must find a way to defeat him. He'll come again, with more power, and-"

The doors suddenly burst open, everyone jumped and prepared a weapon. Then jaws dropped, and Sesshomaru's eyes widened just barely, an eyebrow raised.

Jaken had burst in, dressed in a decent kimono, it was a deep green that challenged his skin, and young Rin had put some makeup on his face. The toads eyes went wide in fear as Rin and Shippo tackled him, and were able to put a flower behind his ear, a wreath of water lillies on his head. The toad was glowing he'd been so greatly scrubbed. Now he smelled of Lilac's; a flower Rin had chosen for him, and he was still sobbing, terrified of the two children.

Silence...

Then the room exploded with laughter. Sango and Miroku had to hold each other to stand, Inuyasha was on the floor rolling, clutching his sides as tears came to his eyes. Shippo and Rin grinned at each other as they held the flustered toad in place, Mina was laughing heartily, holding her sides as well and wiping tears from her eyes. Sesshomaru actually chuckled before hiding it, his eyes twinkling with amusement. I suppose that allowing Rin to choose his punishment was a fair idea after all... Perhaps this punishment should be done every week so she doesn't get lost like that again... yes... I believe Rin and the kit will enjoy it... a suitable punishment for you loosing her, Jaken...


Alrighty there's my second chappie, I know i'm updating sorta quickly, but i just got over a HUGE writers block and I've been able to write again YAAAAAAAYYYY........lol well I think it's okay at least. I changed my settings so nebody can review, it dsnt have to be signed. If you really hate the story, then plz dont flame me, just ignore me plz I'll be happy

I do have a question for you guys though; should Kagome wake up quickly or let her take a few days? few days prbly means a few chappies of everybody exploring Sesshomaru's house.... hehehe and more Jaken torture. Waking up quickly prbly means a lot of freaking out, so you guys tell me, mmkay? ppllllzzz review soon!!!