A/N: Hey all! Thanks for such the HUGE response to this story! Most of the review I got were really sweet :-). To answer a few of your concerns about Inuyasha and Kagome's marraige, here is my take...
They ARE married at the end of the chapter (i know i said it was POST chapter 558, but i really should have said the time is set RIGHT after Kagome get's back from the modern world - I believe I mentioned in Chapter 1 that Inuyasha and Kagome had only been reunited for a week before the fic began. So this is set during the whole "get to know you again" part that Rumiko Takahashi sort of skipped over in the manga. I mean, i suppose it's POSSIBLE that Kagome and Inuyasha got married the very MOMENT she returned to fuedal Japan... But i mean, would that honestly make that great of a continuation-story if that happened? No!
So yeah, thats my view on it, if you don't agree, then you probably want to stop reading here... still here huh?
Oh and I had someone (who will remain nameless) PM me, she wanted to know the best way to stay in character when writing fanfiction, and here's my answer to her... What I do is I try to watch the anime from time to time so I pick up on the character's personalities (Kagome's a breeze, cause i'm a LOT like her, but Inuyasha is a PAIN!!), also WHENEVER I write ANY fanfiction, I always have music from the show playing in my headphones (for example, right now i'm listening to "Come" by Namie Amuro, which is the 7th ending song) it gets me into character.
Oh and to the people who read my NaruSaku fic, don't fret!! The next chapter is in the making as we speak, i'm already at 9 pages so expect the next chapter to be out no later than this weekend (since it has to go by Mike too!)
Chapter 2 – Hunted and Attacked
Kagome woke up feeling someone shaking her awake gently. Her eyes slowly opened and she realized that it was still dark outside, which meant that it was still early in the morning, before the sunrise. Kagome looked up at the person who had woken her and smiled, pleasantly surprised when she saw Inuyasha looking into her brown eyes with his own golden ones.
"Morning." Kagome muttered groggily, sitting up. Inuyasha kneeled down to Kagome's height.
"Morning," Inuyasha replied, despite the scowl on his face he seemed somewhat happy. Setting a hand gently on Kagome's shoulder, Inuyasha pushed her back down, "You don't have to get up; I just thought I would tell you that Miroku and I are leaving."
"Already?" Kagome asked, standing, "I'll pack you a lunch…" she said, stumbling towards the kitchen while she rubbed the sleep from her eyes.
"You don't have to do that, Kagome." Inuyasha said, grabbing her hand as she passed by him.
"But I want to." She insisted, pulling out of his grasp, "It won't take me very long, I promise." Kagome said. Inuyasha looked over into Miroku and Sango's bedroom where Miroku was still packing his exorcism tools, meaning that they had time.
Inuyasha watched as Kagome quickly prepared them a lunch of rice balls and raw fish. She rolled the meals into two separate packages and set them both on a small handkerchief, tying a tiny knot at the top. She then turned and handed Inuyasha the package just as Miroku came out, ready to leave.
"Why thank you Kagome, you shouldn't have." Miroku said with a smile reminiscent of his perverted bachelor days, snatching the lunches out of Inuyasha' hands, who glared at Miroku for stealing the food.
An awkward silence ensued soon after and Miroku cleared his throat.
"Well, I'll be outside if you need me." Miroku said, getting the hint that they wanted a moment of privacy.
Kagome watched the monk slowly creep out the door, not wanting to disturb them, when he had left the hut she felt Inuyasha's hands fall onto her shoulders. When she looked up at him she realized that he was watching her intently.
"I'll be back tonight, okay?"
She nodded, a concerned expression on her face.
"What's that look for?" he asked, gazing at her confusedly.
Inuyasha could sense the deep concern in her stance and by the fact that her eyes were looking up at him with worry. He could see the candle light flickering across her skin, casting a soft, warm glow across her face, creating a romantic atmosphere.
"Be careful." Kagome whispered to him, before leaning her head against his chest. Inuyasha ran his palm through her hair, his claws parting her hair, comforting her.
"I will, I promise."
Kagome followed him out as he left. She watched, leaning against the door as Inuyasha and Miroku walked away, her eyes filled with apprehension.
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"You gonna leave her like that?" Miroku asked, gesturing at Kagome once they were out of earshot. "She looks awfully scared…"
Inuyasha snorted, turning to glance back at her, "She's just worried about me," he muttered, matter-of-factly. After a moment of continued silence he sighed, "I swear, if she keeps on looking at me like that, I'll be down on one knee by the end of the week."
Miroku smiled warmly as the sun slowly peaked over the horizon. "She loves you, who blames her for being concerned for your safety?"
"Yeah, but she acts like I'm heading off to some life or death battle." Inuyasha complained, trying to sound annoyed.
"Well, soon she'll be coming with us right? She just has to relearn some of her priestess powers, right?"
Inuyasha shook his head, "You saw her yesterday, she's dangerously out of practice with her sacred arrows."
Miroku scratched his chin. "Well, we have an archery range in the woods behind the hot springs; maybe you can take Kagome there tonight to brush up on her skills."
"Yeah, that's a good idea." Inuyasha agreed, nodding.
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Kagome and Shippo were feeding the kids their dinner, the sun was setting and Inuyasha and Miroku still weren't back yet. Kagome was spooning porridge into each of the twin's mouth while Shippo was holding the newborn in his tiny paws, feeding him his bottle. Meanwhile, Sango was washing Kagome's priestess outfit after making Kagome change into one of Sango's dresses.
"What is taking those two so long?" Kagome asked, her forehead crinkled in worry.
"Don't worry about them, Kagome." Sango sighed, waving her hand around animatedly, "Knowing that monk, they stopped by one of the taverns to get a drink or to help a poor young girl home…" Sango muttered, bitterly.
"He still does that?" Kagome asked in disbelief, looking up from the tiny twins, "I would have thought that he would have settled down once you and him got married."
Sango shook her head, "He has, but he's been known to look."
"That lecherous monk!" Shippo spat, kicking his tiny feet in anger.
"It's alright, I'm used to it." Sango shrugged, turning to scrub Kagome's outfit harder, "Just as long as he looks and doesn't touch."
"Well, Inuyasha better not do either." Kagome snapped, shaking her fist in the air, "Or he'll have me to answer to!"
"Me too!" Shippo exclaimed, waving his tiny fist.
Kagome smiled over at Shippo for supporting her. Suddenly she heard a loud shriek echoing through the entire village.
"DEMONS!! TWO DEMONS ARE COMING!! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!" The voice screamed, but soon the voice fell silent. An eerie alarm began to echo in Kagome's ear. Bells were ringing from all four corners of the area where they were living.
"What's going on?" Kagome asked, jumping up to look out the window.
"Someone must've spotted a demon!" Sango said, running to the hidden door under the heavy animal rug.
Kagome stood and looked out of the window. Shippo, Sumi, Suki, and Taro were all huddled together in the center of the room, the children were crying in fear.
"GET DOWN!!" Kagome yelled as she saw the sharp claws of a demon heading towards the house. She ran towards the children as fast as her legs could carry her, but she didn't react quickly enough.
The entire hut was destroyed with a single swing, leaving just the boards from the floor still intact. Walls collapsed around them, and the entire place was lit up in flames from the fire spewing out from one of the demons' mouth.
Kagome coughed, crawling through the rubble towards where the children were hiding, the fire having already spread into the main room. She rushed towards the heaviest flames to save the children despite the extreme danger.
Kagome watched as Sango tried to run towards them, but was caught off guard by the second demon which swiped his claws across her back, sending her, careening, to the dirt outside of the hut with a sickening thud. The two demons resembled large dinosaurs, their bodies towered over the entire village. They had bright red scales covering their bodies and flames flew from their mouths, setting the entire village ablaze.
Kagome climbed over the fallen planks of what used to be Sango and Miroku's home and scrambled to where the children had been left. Fortunately Shippo, thinking quickly, had transformed himself into a shield, guarding them from the falling debris and the fire. Kagome grimaced as she felt her legs burning painfully as the hot flames licked her pale skin, turning them red and black. Kagome reached the edge of Shippo's barrier, the little fox demon transformed back into his normal form. Kagome grabbed the two little girls, and Shippo - who was still holding Taro - and limped towards the grass. Her right leg, covered mostly in red blotches, convulsed and the pain was so overwhelming that she had to bite on a wad of the dress she was wearing in order to stand it. Kagome collapsed outside the house, away from the burning rubble. Smoke filled her lungs as she coughed painfully. She cried out in agony as she heard a voice screaming her name.
"KAGOME!!" The voice yelled again, but she didn't look, she just saw the evil red eyes of the demon approaching her and Sango's little children.
"KAGOME, DON'T MOVE!!" The voice ordered but Kagome did move. She dragged her broken body and covered Shippo, along with Sango and Miroku's children, shielding them from the pair of claws that were headed straight towards them. Kagome closed her eyes and felt the searing pain of the sharp nails digging into her back. She could feel the blood pulsating out of her body, draining her of her precious life force. Kagome wondered internally if this was the way she would die.
After a few moments of silence she looked up and saw Inuyasha, his teeth were bared and his Tessaiga was unsheathed, dripping a dark, vile liquid from its tip. The demon lay at his feet, in pieces.
"Inu…Yasha??" She called, barely above a whisper, but Inuyasha sensed her calling out to him and ran towards her prone body.
"Kagome, you're badly wounded, don't move." Inuyasha stammered, waving his hand frantically, motioning Sango and Miroku over to her in a panic.
"No!" Sango screamed as Miroku held her tightly against him, the other demon laying dead beside them. Sango was fighting Miroku as he held her back, she pointed towards the burning hut, "My children!!" she screamed, agony and despair filling her voice, "Let me go!!"
"Sango…" Kagome whimpered, and her best friend turned to her, terror in her eyes.
Sango had tears rolling out of her eyes, "The children… they're gone!!"
Inuyasha cursed under his breath and Miroku gasped, "T-The children??" Miroku asked, panic filling him.
Sango breathed, groaning in pain, "They were inside, we couldn't get to them in time!!" she cried, covering her tearful eyes with her fists.
"No…" Kagome said, slowly moving her body, underneath her, rolled up into tiny balls were the three kids and Shippo, all shaking in fear, but untouched.
A silence fell among the entire village, as if everyone was at a lull. All that could be heard was the children's fearful cries and Kagome's labored breathing.
"Kagome… you sacrificed yourself for our children…" Miroku stammered, falling to his knees beside Kagome.
Sango stood there, shocked speechless; relief and dread vying for dominance in her expression.
Inuyasha's heart dropped out of his chest at the sight of the children underneath her bloodied form, she had almost died to protect them, she had only known Sango and Miroku's kids for barely over a week, yet she had risked her life to make sure that they stayed alive.
"It…it was instinct…" Kagome muttered, her eyes fluttering close, "I…couldn't… let them… die…" she said, slowly pushing herself to her feet. Just as she set her feet down, the vicious burn on her leg sent her to the ground. But before she hit the dirt, Inuyasha caught her in his strong arms.
"Kagome, you've lost too much blood." Miroku said, tears rolling down his cheek.
"It's alright… if I die…" Kagome whispered, staring up at Inuyasha, "I'm sorry I wasn't able to keep my promise to wait for you…" Kagome whimpered, reaching up to cup Inuyasha's cheek. Her eyes slowly closed and her hand fell limp into her lap.
"Don't talk like that!" Inuyasha yelled, shaking Kagome. Panic shook him to his very core, he was covered in Kagome's blood, and her once vibrant face was pale and withering. "You're not going to die Kagome! Wake up!" Inuyasha said, lifting her into his strong arms.
"I'll take you to that old hag, Kaede. She'll know what to do with you!" Inuyasha choked, his feet moving so fast that he had put miles between them within minutes. He had left without even a word to Miroku or Sango. He was too intent on making sure that Kagome would live. Inuyasha gazed down at her ghostly white face and wondered if he was already too late. Inuyasha picked up the pace, running until his legs burned from the strain on his muscles. He had already been too late once today, he wasn't about to be late again.
Inuyasha welcomed the sight of Kaede's hut with a cry of relief, what would have normally taken them thirty minutes to travel took them only five. He came barreling through the door of the hut and saw Kaede sitting by the fire pit stroking the red coals, her head snapped around at the noise and looked up, surprise evident on her expression.
"Inuyasha, what brings ye back so soon-" Kaede trailed off, pausing when she saw a pool of blood collecting on her floor and Kagome in Inuyasha's arms.
"Kagome!!" Kaede said, rushing towards Inuyasha, "What happened to her?"
Inuyasha couldn't answer; his voice had suddenly left him. Kagome stirred in his arms, in obvious pain.
"Inuyasha!! Snap out of it! If ye don't tell me, then I can't help the suffering girl!!"
Inuyasha took a shaky breath, "She… she was in Miroku and Sango's hut, and a demon attacked them, she's badly burned… and she has a huge scrape across her back… Kaede, she's so cold." Inuyasha said, Kaede quickly ushered him to a mat lying on the floor.
"Lay her on her stomach." Kaede ordered and Inuyasha carefully set her on her stomach. Kagome screamed out in pain, clutching the mat she was laying on.
"I…I want to help…" Inuyasha mumbled as Kaede looked over Kagome's fatal wounds.
"Ye are no help to me now, please, wait outside until I come get ye." Kaede ordered, grabbing a few tools from her leather pouch that laid beside the fire.
"Will she be alright?" Inuyasha asked. A bloodied hand by his side clutched into a tight fist as he watched Kagome's chest rise and fall weakly.
"I can't tell ye this early, now leave so I may do my evaluation!"
Inuyasha walked outside of the hut and sat outside the door. Internally, he blamed himself for what had happened to Kagome. If he had just come back ten minutes earlier… If he had just walked a little bit faster… If he had just gotten to the demon before he had hurt her… So many regrets filled him from the entire day.
Inuyasha closed his eyes and rested his tired head in his hands. He then snapped his head up, his hands, clothes, and face was stained with blood, Kagome's blood. She had lost so much blood. He was surrounded by the sickening smell of her blood on his hands. She was too young to die, too young to end her life so early.
The gods had just given you back to me, Kagome… Are they going to take you away again, so quickly? Inuyasha grieved over Kagome's pain, pounding the dirt with his fist. He listened to her whimpering and tightened his fist tighter, his claws digging deeply into his palms.
"Inuyasha?" He heard a soft voice say, he turned and saw Sango, Miroku, and Shippo all running towards him, each holding one of the children.
Inuyasha hung his head, not looking up. He was afraid that they would see his breakdown, he couldn't let them see his face, which he knew was covered with exactly what he was feeling; guilt, sorrow, and remorse.
"Inuyasha…" Sango muttered, setting Suki down and slowly walking over to him. He held his head down and tightened his fists even tighter.
"Kagome…?" she started, standing across from him, sensing that he needed some distance.
Suddenly, Inuyasha heard Kagome's scream. It shook him to his very core. She screamed his name out in agony, and then fell silent.
Inuyasha couldn't help it, his shoulders began to shake roughly, she was calling for him, she needed him to save her from the pain she was feeling, but he was helpless, he was worthless when it came to protecting her.
"It wasn't your fault, Inuyasha-" Sango said, resting her hand on his shoulder.
He slapped it away, "Shut up!! It was my fault!!" he yelled, jumping to his feet. He stared Sango straight in the eyes, his golden eyes filled with tears and self-loathing, "This is all my fault!" he screamed. "This is just like what happened to Kikyo!! She fell in love with me, and got killed by a demon!!" he continued to yell, his whole body shaking in poorly restrained rage, "The exact same thing happened to Kagome, she was attacked by a demon and I, once again, show my inability to protect the woman I love!!"
"Inuyasha…" Shippo squeaked sympathetically. "Kagome's still alive…"
"Don't you think I know that?" Inuyasha shouted, centering his fury on the tiny fox demon, "I can hear her screaming my name just as well as the rest of you do!!" he choked, holding out his arms, "I can smell Kagome's blood on my own body!"
Sango grew silent, giving him space as he rubbed his hands on his Hakama, attempting to remove Kagome's blood, but he only smeared the red substance.
"I… didn't even get to tell her… that I love her…" Inuyasha muttered, ripping off his Hakama and throwing it away from him. "I… didn't even get to say… I'm sorry!!" he yelled, fighting with his outfit. Frustration finally sending him over the edge, Inuyasha collapsed to the ground, to his knees. His hands hit the ground roughly as he cried, tears dripping onto the dirt.
"Kagome…" he whimpered.
"Stop it Inuyasha…" Miroku said firmly, stepping in front of Sango, "Kagome needs you to be strong for her right now, and blaming yourself for what happened is just idiotic." He snapped, "And don't taint Kagome's sacrifice by comparing her to Kikyo!"
Inuyasha's face tightened, an angry expression covering it. He stalked over to Miroku and glared into his eyes, his face harsh.
"I don't see the woman you love in there screaming your name…" he said, quietly and dripping venom, stomping away from the hut. He couldn't stand the smell of Kagome's blood on him for one more second. Inuyasha began to strip as he headed towards the hot spring behind Kaede's hut, the same place where he had watched over Kagome while she was bathing, just a few days before. He could still hear her calm, loving voice in his head. Inuyasha jumped into the pool of hot water and began to scrub the caked on blood off of his arms, face, hands, and feet. He scrubbed until he had rubbed his skin raw. He would rather smell his own blood than hers right now.
"Here Inuyasha…" Inuyasha heard a voice say sweetly behind him, when he turned he saw Kagome standing at the edge of the hot pool. She held out a towel, "That looks hot, you should probably get out." She said with a relaxed smile on her face.
Inuyasha looked up at her, a mix of surprise and déjà vu swarmed his emotions, "Kagome… what… why… why are you out of bed?"
"Bed?" she asked, confused, "Was that where I was? What happened to me anyways?"
He looked down and realized he was naked, but she hadn't blushed, turned away, or thrown anything like she normally did whenever she had accidentally seen him naked. Moving to the edge the pool, Inuyasha reached out and took the towel from Kagome's outstretched hand and wrapped it around the lower half of his body, watching her closely, "You were attacked, by a demon. Don't you remember that?"
She simply shook her head as he stood motionless, across from her, "Am I dreaming this?" he asked, reaching out to touch her arm.
As soon as his hand touched her slender, smooth skin Inuyasha pulled his hand back. She was real; he could feel the warmth of her skin when he had touched her. He sniffed the air, even the scent of her had returned.
"Inuyasha, you're acting strangely…" Kagome stared, bewildered at Inuyasha's odd behavior, standing on her toes to place her hand on his forehead, "Are you feeling alright?"
Inuyasha grabbed her then, pulling her against his hard body. She was real, everything about her was real. He glanced down at her and smiled.
"I don't care if this is a dream, I don't ever want to wake up…"
She smiled and leaned over to kiss his bare chest. His face turned a bright red as she kissed up his chest to his collar bone and then she pressed her lips against his.
He pushed her away, "Kagome! What are you-"
"I want you Inuyasha, don't you want me?" she asked, her brown eyes looking up at him sadly.
"Kagome…?"
Inuyasha closed his eyes tightly as Kagome ran her hands down his bare torso. He looked down at her and his eyes widened, her clothes had suddenly disappeared. Her whole body was exactly the way it had always been, the same from the many times he had accidentally seen her naked while she was bathing.
He took her into his arms and held her against him, she felt so good pressed up against him, her ebony hair flowing down her shoulders and resting against the mounds of her breasts. He yearned to feel every inch of her, to hold her forever.
"Inuyasha…?" Kagome asked, looking up at him.
"Yeah?"
"Inuyasha?!" She asked again.
"What is it?" he asked, looking down at her, slowly, the image of her began to fade, and she began to disappear.
"Kagome??" Inuyasha asked, tightening his hold on her, before his arms went straight through her as she vanished from sight.
"Inuyasha?!"
"INUYASHA!!"
"INUYASHA!! STOP IGNORING ME!!"
Inuyasha's eyes burst open, he was back in the hot springs, his skin was burning for some reason.
"What...?" he mumbled looking around. Beside him was Miroku, who was tapping his foot impatiently.
"Were you even listening to me?" he asked and Inuyasha looked around and gazed down at the water, it had turned pink and he could faintly smell Kagome's blood in it. His heart dropped. He must've been daydreaming…
"How long have I been out here?" Inuyasha asked grabbing the change of clothes that Miroku had thrown him.
"A few hours, we've all been looking all over for you; Kaede needs to speak with you, now!!" Miroku said angrily.
"I… I must've fallen asleep or something…"
"You're eyes were open when I saw you." Miroku accused, looking at him strangely. "Are you feeling alright?"
"I… I had a dream… about Kagome…" he then looked up, "KAGOME!! How is she?" he asked, quickly throwing on the black kimono that Miroku had given him.
"We don't know yet, Kaede wanted to speak to you first, which is why we've been searching for you so desperately!"
Inuyasha ran towards the hut, with Miroku close behind him. He ran straight into the hut, his heart pounding as he looked down at Kagome. She was lying on the mat, unconscious, she was naked, but a blanket had been draped over her bottom half and barely covered her breasts.
"Inuyasha, I asked for just ye for a reason!" Kaede said, pointing at Miroku, "Kagome is not ready for just anyone's eyes!"
Inuyasha looked over at Miroku. Who was too shocked by Kagome's appearance to react when Inuyasha covered his eyes and shoved him out of the door roughly.
"You said that you wanted me, is Kagome alright?" Inuyasha asked, kneeling beside Kagome's bed.
"Her wounds were unimaginable, the fact that she lived through the trip back is a miracle." Kaede said, throwing some of her possessions into a bag, "But she did survive, and she survived long enough to let me seal her wounds."
Inuyasha breathed, relief flooding through him as he looked down at the pale face of Kagome.
"But unfortunately," Kaede started and Inuyasha looked up, worriedly, "Kagome lost a large amount of blood, and she fell into a coma."
Inuyasha looked down and brushed her ebony locks with his fingertips, "Will she wake up soon?"
"That, even I do not know." Kaede said, packing a few more items, "I, along with Miroku and Sango are leaving tonight to search for the supplies I need to make a strong potion that will help Kagome's wounds heal quicker, and help her body replace the lost blood."
"I'll come with you," Inuyasha said, quickly standing, "With the number of demons showing their faces recently, you'll need my help, old woman."
"No, your place is here, at Kagome's side." Kaede said, grabbing her bow and arrows. "Another reason for me leaving this village is to investigate the reasoning behind all of these demon attacks."
"You have a theory, don't you old lady?" Inuyasha noted wisely, "Of why these demons are suddenly attacking this village."
Kaede looked down at the girl who was breath came in shallow raises, "The demons began to attack once Kagome returned from her world," Kaede stated, "and they've only hunted Kagome."
Inuyasha's eyes widened as realization fell upon him.
Kaede nodded her head as she saw that Inuyasha understood, "Which is why ye must stay with Kagome, I feel that we will be safe the farther we get away from Kagome, but demons will continue to pursue her here."
Inuyasha nodded, agreeing to Kaede's judgment, "But why would anyone want Kagome now? The Shikon jewel has been destroyed, and Naraku is dead, why would someone have reason to hurt her?"
"That's what I hope to find out." Kaede said, stepping towards the door.
Inuyasha followed her out and saw Miroku and Sango gathering their gear, Sango was wearing her demon slayer's uniform and Miroku was kneeling down to Shippo.
"Okay Shippo, you and Inuyasha have to take care of the kids." Miroku explained.
"Wait just a minute, Miroku!" Inuyasha snapped causing Miroku to whirl around and face the irate half-demon, "I am NOT going to be responsible for both Kagome and your brats!" Inuyasha snapped.
"That's what Shippo is for." Miroku waved his hand, smiling innocently at the demon fox, "He's good with the kids, and besides, Suki and Sumi are pretty much self-sufficient!"
Sango crossed her arms, "Don't worry about the kids Inuyasha, Kagome is your first priority." She said, glaring down at Shippo, "Which is why you will watch over the kids, and let Inuyasha care for Kagome."
Shippo flinched, looking at both Sango and Miroku with a worried expression, "But… I'm just a kid myself! How am I supposed to take care of three humans all on my own?!"
Sango, Miroku, and Shippo all began a fighting match, yelling at each other at the same time.
Inuyasha's eyebrow twitched annoyingly, "Shut the hell up, all of you!"
"He's right; this is getting us no where." Miroku said, crossing his arms, "We need to find some help."
Suddenly, everyone turned and looked down the path leading away from the small hut and listened to a sour tune being hummed by a young girl. After a few moments the little figure revealed a smiling Rin skipping towards the hut. A basket of herbs were in her arms.
"Rin, perfect timing!!" Kaede cried out, as she looked to each of them.
"What are you talking about, Lady Kaede?" Rin asked, a skeptical expression on her face.
"How would you like a week vacation like Kagome?" The old priestess asked her young student.
"Could I visit Lord Sesshoumaru?" Rin asked, her eyes lighting up brightly.
An annoyed growl could be heard from Inuyasha's direction.
"Yes you may, if he agrees." Kaede said, "All ye must do is watch over Miroku and Sango's children while we are traveling." Kaede said as the group headed towards the path leading out of the village.
"Anything for Lord Sesshoumaru!" Rin yelled, jumping up excitedly.
"See?" Miroku said, walking slowly beside Sango, "Problem solved."
"Hey, you guys hurry up!" Inuyasha yelled, his voice biting, "Don't take too long looking for the medicine!!"
"Don't rush us, Inuyasha," Kaede snapped back, "We will return when we return, in the meantime, I think ye should worry more about Kagome's well-being."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes and headed into the hut behind Rin, who was annoyingly singing a song about her future visit with his brother.
A/N: So... was Sesshoumaru REQUIRED to be in this chapter? NO...
Did I add him just cause he's awesome? nods
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