(Forgot to make the disclaimer in the first chapter) All characters in Inuyasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi ©.

'Thoughts'

"Speaking"

Chapter 2: Kagura's Point Of View


Kagura flew on her feather and looked down searching for the Lord of the West. She spotted his ward and made her descent hiding behind a tree to conceal her form the golden orbs of the Tai Yokai known as Sesshomaru. "Reveal yourself Kagura, I know you're here." She was shocked but had never shown it on her facial features. She slipped away from the tree that once concealed her. "Why have you come here?" "I wish to make a deal with you Sesshomaru. I'll give you the shards of the Shikon jewel in return for your service to assist me in killing Naraku". "What makes you think that I would need the Shikon jewel shards? If you desire Naraku dead I suggest you do it yourself". Kagura, for the second time, was fazed by him but yet again, she would never dare to show it. She took a moment to adore his handsome features, his eyes, the markings of his superiority, his well built body and his perfectly toned chest and… 'Wait, what am I doing?' "Fine," was all she said to the yokai lord and she flew off.


When she reached the castle she could feel the squeeze on her heart. "Kagura," the voice said. She never bothered to look up for she already knew who it was; the cold, heartless bastard that held her from freedom, Naraku.

"Damn that Naraku" said the woman who was just tortured by her master once again through series of attempts of trying to escape his terrifying grasp. 'Someday, he will pay and regret every single thing to make me suffer, that day must come! The last thing I need is to die at the hands of a selfish, intolerable, despicable, degraded, worthless bastard like him! If only someone would help me, someone…someone I've come to love…someone like Sesshomaru. He is probably my only chance at survival, besides his brothers group he's probably the only person who might have a chance at defeating the vile hanyou I've came to hate'. As Kagura was deep in thought she never noticed the strange old man in the bushes, watching her and following her every move. Just as she was in deep reflection of her thoughts, a chemical odor began to fill her senses. She suddenly passed out.

Once Kagura woke up, she found herself sleeping next to the man of her dreams. 'What's going on here?' But once she looked around of her surroundings she then realized they were not alone, practically everyone was here. 'How did I get here? What happened?' All questions soon faded as she gazed into the face of the man she wanted but knew she would never acquire for she was a detachment of Naraku and knew she hadn't had a chance, but still, she continued to stare into his somewhat peaceful face. 'He looks so peaceful while he's sleeping; I wish I could wake up every morning to that face after I obtain my freedom…I just wish'.

She looked back to find the Inu group stirring from their sleep along with Sesshomaru and his group. She then heard the loud voice of the hanyou, "What the heck is going on, and what is everyone doing here?" She turned her head to see that the miko Kagome was approaching the site. She heard as they tried to comprehend how the group came together. She turned to the bushes to see an old man who started explaining the events that took place and why he brought them here. Kagome looked at him quizzically and asked "Who are you?" "I, my dear, am hear to help you, all of you, for you are all in danger", replied the old man. 'What does he mean by danger?' "What do you mean were all in danger? Why have you brought us here and what's going on?!" "My dear Kagura, do not fret, for I am here to help you all and to prevent you from going into danger". "What dangers do speak of old man?" asked the cold voice of the Lord of the Western lands. "Why, your majesty, you are not in danger as of now, but in the future of the miko Kagome". "What do you mean, in my future?" 'The future? I wonder what it's like in the future. I wonder what my life would be like in the future. I wonder if…' She looked towards Sesshomaru, 'I wonder if I'm with him in the future?'

The old man continued to speak, "In 5 years you will win the battle against the vile Naraku. In addition all of you will be sent to the future to carry on with your lives". "Why, what is the reason to go to the future?" asked the lecherous monk, Miroku. "The Shikon Jewel is to be kept safe in the future along with the people who used it or were related to the death of Naraku. If you had not been sent into the future the Shikon Jewel would most likely end up in wrong hands once again". 'Good, I really will live to see the day when Naraku dies, evil bastard deserves it'.

"What's it to you old man, if were in the future what do we have to worry about?" asked Inuyasha. "The reincarnation of Naraku in the future. His reincarnation knows of the secrets of the jewel and has the evil beliefs of the same Naraku before him". He will use the jewel for his own benefits and put your lives in danger." 'Great, just my luck, it's like even if I win, he'll always be there to haunt me. ." "So, when will we go?" asked Sango. "We leave now". A gust of wind blew in the air and all that was left of the same spot that they laid and stood on were the soft blades of grass and sakura petals. For they all had set off to the future.


Sesshomaru's Point of View

"Rin, keep up". "Yes mi lord", replied the young girl who appeared to be about 7 or 8 years of age. "Lord Sesshomaru-sama, Rin complains of being a bit hungry, shall I fetch something mi lord". "Jaken, there's a river up ahead, go off and help her catch some fish for her to eat". "Yes mi lord". He watched them from a distance where they went off to fish. Rin watched Jaken trying to reel fish out of the water then soon laughed as he inched closer and closer, soon falling into the river. 'It just didn't make sense' he thought, 'why do I watch over them as if they were my own flesh and blood. I cannot show that care for them for it would be a sign of weakness. What am I saying? I the great Sesshomaru, Tai Yokai Lord of the Western lands, care for no one. But still….' He watched them as Rin played with Jaken in the river. He remembered what his father had told him. (Flashback)Sesshomaru: Father, do you insist on going?
Inuno Taisho: Do you intend to stop me, Sesshomaru?
Sesshomaru: I will not stand in your way. However, before you go, you must entrust the swords Sounga and Tetsuseiga to ME.
Inu no Taisho: And if I refuse, will you kill me, your own father?
Sesshomaru is silent
Inu no Taisho: Do you desire power so much? Why do you seek power, my son?
Sesshomaru: the path I walk is the way of supreme conquest and it is power that will reveal the way for me.
Inu no Taisho: Supreme conquest? Tell me, Sesshomaru, have you someone to protect?
Sesshomaru: Protect?
Long pause
Sesshomaru: The answer is no. I, Sesshomaru, have no need of such. (End Flashback)

But now he wasn't so sure, though he would never actually admit it. Just then interrupting his thoughts, he caught a scent that lingered in the air, 'Kagura'. "Reveal yourself Kagura, I know you're here." He never really had a problem with her visits and her asking for his assistance. But her haughtiness surprised him. At first her visits were rather bothersome, but he grew fond of her, if you could call it that.

As Kagura revealed herself he could see the beautiful curves of her body, he then gazed at her succulent, red, lips. And at last he saw the red eyes, it was in those red orbs that he could see the pain that she suffered and the freedom she desired. He wished he could help her, but it would be a sign of weakness, and weakness was not a thing that he wanted to show for a man of dominance.

"Why have you come here?" He knew why, he just wanted to hear from her beautiful, feminine voice that she needed him. "I wish to make a deal with you Sesshomaru. I'll give you the shards of the Shikon jewel in return for your service to assist me in killing Naraku" "What makes you think that I would need the Shikon jewel shards? If you desire Naraku dead I suggest you do it yourself". Once again he wanted to help, he wanted to show her that someone did care for her, but as he said before, it was a sign of weakness. He saw that she wanted him, he wanted her too, but it almost seemed impossible for it to work because of the positions they stood in. "Fine" was all she said before she took off. He watched her as she left and just wondered if it could ever work out the way he wanted it to. He heard something in the bushes and moved his hand to his tokijin and prepared for an attack. A certain scent caught his senses and he suddenly felt faint.


Okay that's the end of chapter 2. By the way, last night I heard a song called green earrings, I like it, it reminded me of Kagura. Anyways the next chapters going to be about their lives in the future so stick around.

Preview of Chapter 3:

"Where are we?" asked Rin. "Were in the future my dear child. Please note that all of you can not be seen through their eyes as of this moment." "Whose eyes are you talking about" asked Inuyasha. They were in an expensive and rather modern house of the future.

"Look" The old man pointed to the bed and there they saw Kagura and Sesshoamaru with Rin in the middle sharing the same bed…

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