CHAPTER 3 [REEDITED]

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DISCLAIMER: I DONT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS FROM INUYASHA. THEY ALL BELONG TO RUMIKO TAKAHASHI.

CHAPTER 3: STRENGTH WITHIN

It was the last time he would leave the young girl in the care of the imp. Sesshomaru had just returned from his patrols, only to find a sleeping Jaken and a missing Rin. He suppressed a growl and kicked the snoring demon awake. He was already irritated that demons were causing mischief in his lands, now he had to deal with this.

"Oh, Lord Sesshomaru, you're back!"

"Silence Jaken. Where is Rin," Sesshomaru demanded, noting the way Jaken shuffled his feet unsteadily. "Jaken."

"FORGIVE ME LORD SESSHOMARU! I tried to stop the human girl but she ran off! Please forgive this lowly servant!" the green creature squawked while bowing on the ground multiple of times.

"Enough" Sesshomaru turned away and searched for Rin's scent. When he located its direction, he started to follow it, but not before saying a few last words to the imp. "For your sake Jaken, Rin had better be unharmed or this Sesshomaru will make your life hell." With that said and done, he proceeded into the forest.

"I still think its a waste of time" Inuyasha said.

Everyone was back at camp and had eaten a good meal. Kagome explained what happened after she cared for Rin's cuts. It was now nearing sunset and she was still arguing with Inuyasha that they should find Sesshomaru. Currently they were under the shade of trees along with Miroku and Sango, while Shippo and Rin played near the stream with Kirara.

"Inuyasha how is it a waste of time? She said Sesshomaru would be looking for her, right? So, we might as well find him for her." Kagome stated not taking her eyes off the children. Somehow she felt uneasy, like there was some unknown danger lurking about, ready to strike. She dared not tell Inuyasha for he would only call her stupid and weak. 'Like I don't get that all the time.'

"Listen. My cold hearted brother doesn't care for humans. he definitely won't be looking for the kid."

"If that is the case, then why would he bring her back to life?" Sango asked

"Feh. How should I know what the bastard thinks."

"If you don't know what he thinks then don't accuse him," Kagome replied.

"What? Are you defending him?"

"I'm not. But for all we know Sesshomaru could have changed."

"Oh please. Sesshomaru will never change."

Before Kagome could reply, she felt a familiar presence closed by. 'Could it be?' Her thoughts were confirmed when she saw a group of soul collectors over the trees on the opposite side of their camp. It took a few seconds for Inuyasha to also see the sign that showed his dead lover was near.

"Since this conversation is over, I'm going for a walk," he said. Then took of in the direction he knew Kikyo was in, not waiting for a reply from anyone.

"Jeez! How obvious do you have to be. Stupid ass hanyou." Kagome muttered to herself.

"Um... Are you alright Lady Kagome?" Miroku asked a bit worried.

"Hmm? Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry about it."

Sango exchanged a look with Miroku. "Are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure. I'm going to get Shippo and Rin now, it's getting dark." She left the two and went toward the stream. 'Why do they always do that? I'm no longer hurt by Inuyasha's decision to be with Kikyo. I just wished he'd tell me instead of running off. I thought I was trusted... guessed not' As she neared the children, who were playing tag, Kagome felt multiple auras from demons approaching. Suddenly, ten or twelve demons came trashing trough the forest towards Shippo and Rin.

"NO!" Kagome ran towards them and made a barrier that she quickly formed with her powers. 'Seems all that training with Keade paid off' Kagome looked at the two children next to her. "Are you guys OK?"

They both nodded then shut their eyes when four demons each hit her barrier trying to get at them.

"KAGOME!"

Kagome looked over to see Sango and Miroku fight their way through the demons, along with Kirara, who made her way to help them. That's when she also noticed that the number of demons had intensified. 'Where the hell did they all come from?'

"Kagome. I think these are the same demons that chased me." Rin said from her spot on the ground.

'Hmm. They wouldn't all come for one human. It's gotta be a trap! It would only explain how such low level youkais could hide their presence until the last moment.'

There was now about thirty demons surrounding and attacking the barrier, which was becoming weaker, and there was no where to escape. Kagome had to come up with an idea and fast. She noticed the distance between the barrier and the position of Sango and Miroku had decreased. Just behind them, where they were sitting before, was her bow and arrows. 'If only I could reach it... but I need to get Shippo and Rin to safety, I wonder...'

"Sango!" Kagome cried out. "I need to get these two out of here. I need you to somehow make a path while I send out a blast of my power to get rid of the demons in front of us."

"You can do that?"

"There's many things I can do now that you guys don't know but I'll tell you after we get out of this mess!"

"OK." was the reply before Sango let her boomerang fly through the demons. A second later Miroku used his Wind Tunnel to suck in the rest, making a path. Quickly Kagome sent a strong wave of her power to the demons surrounding the barrier instantly purifying them.

"Come on, let's go!" She picked up both children and ran towards the others. "Kirara! Take them to safety" As soon as Kirara reached them, the demons had gain more numbers. Kagome hurriedly placed the two kids on top of Kirara, who set off to the skies, then rushed toward her bow and arrows. Before she could grab them, a snake demon managed to wrap it's body around her, immobilizing her. She tried to wiggle out of it's grip, but to no avail.

"Keh, keh, keh. Struggling won't help." the demon hissed. "A miko with such great power shouldn't live. Keh keh keh. I wonder how good you'll taste." The demon squeezed her tighter causing her to scream out. The others couldn't help since they were now surrounded.

'CRAP! I'll be damned if I get eaten! This is gonna take a lot of focus' Kagome started to gather her powers to the tip of her fingers then dug them into the demon's skin, burning the flesh. It hissed in pain and released her. In a split second, Kagome grabbed her weapons and fired a shot at the demon. It dissipated into nothing. She then focus her attention to the now forty demons around her friends. A roar was heard from deep within the forest then a huge surge of youkai power was felt by all. Kagome froze on the spot as she recognized who it could be. A white blur was seen then every demon was slain in a flash. There standing in the moonlight, was the one and only, Great Lord of the Western Lands, Sesshomaru.

Phew. Now how was that. sorry for the delay of this chapter. I was gonna post it earlier but then decided to change it a little. I gotta say this version is better than the one I was originally goin to put up. hoped u liked it. :)