Harpie: Me, again. Unfortunatley Ryter can't join us, but I did bring in a very special guest to help intro the next chapter.

Maxi: (Tied up.) Why the hell does she keep kidnapping my image?

Harpie: Because you're the perfect evil. In case you all don't know from last chapter. Maxi, is my evil Fiancee. or is it Fiance? Whatever. Anyway he was kind enough to let us use his name, weren't you? (Maxi gnaws trying to chew through the ropes.) Uh...No one saw that, you were too busy reading.

Disclaimer: Don't own Inuyasha.

"I can't believe it."

"It's true, totally true. Sango finally got Miroku to settle down."

"Must have taken one thick chain."

Kagome laughed. She had filled in Harpie on everything that had happened while she was gone. They had finally defeated Naraku, and put Kikyo and Kohaku to rest, but they were still searching for one or two of the jewel shards. Harpie took another sip of her tea as Kagome continued to talk about all of the children that the Miroku and Sango had had. She smiled in all the right parts, but she wasn't really listening to the rambling girl. Her mind had once more drifted to that almost perfect night with Sesshomaru. The night he had taken her to his families mating ground. She hoped that she would be able to return there someday.

"Harpie. Harpie!"

"Hmm. What? Were you saying something Kagome."

Kagome gave her a worried look and Harpie sighed. Even though they had really only met a few times, she already knew that when Kagome was worried about someone she would not let it drop until she knew what was wrong. What was she suppose to tell her? That she was only thinking about the person she couldn't have, because of a promise her father had made?

"Are you okay? You looked like you were a little...distracted."

"No. I'm just a little tired. I think I'll sleep outside, if you don't mind. It suits me better."

The worried look didn't leave her face, but she did smile and nod. Harpie stood and left the room. She would probably tell her someday, just like she would have to tell Sesshomaru, but she would wait until all of her fathers debts were paid and she finally had her true freedom.

Sesshomaru's eyes were tinted a soft red, but he somehow managed to control it. Oh, how he'd love to slit this insolent birds throat, but he needed answers and this one had them.

"Tell me, why would she run from your lands?"

Maxi's smile slipped a bit, but he had a cool almost equal to that of Sesshomaru's. He stood from his seat and walked around the small room, examining random objects.

"Yes. You'd think she'd be grateful to have a lord. Her father, the former Lord of the Northern Lands, promised her to me at birth as a peace treaty. It was somewhat as an insult really. Even though her father was one of us, a proud warrior of the skies, her blood-line followed that of her mother."

"Demon blood runs true."

The black haired birds smile returned with full force.

"Always true. She was an Inu-youkai. No offense to you My lord, but my people perfer not to mix blood. None the less my father excepted the arrangement. When she came of age, we were to be married. Unfortunatley, like is true for all, tradgedy struck us. Her father was found dead the night before our wedding, poisoned, and she had disappeared without a trace."

Sesshomaru wasn't fooled by the clearly feigned appearance of sorrow. There was a sick kind of pleasure in this one's eye that said he knew more than he was telling, but he didn' bring this up. Instead he allowed Maxi to continue.

"It was shameful, truly shameful. It took all of my authrioty to quiet the murmurs of foul play on her part, but the dishonor of breaking her vow after his death was almost completely unforgivable."

"I'm sure. Then why are you hunting for her and why would you think that she would be in my lands?"

"You must know about a demon lord's honor. I plan to bring her back, and allow her to redeem herself. I think she's here because a few of my scouts have spotted her around this area. She was supposedly seen with another Inu-youkai. I came to you first, because of this news."

It was clear that Maxi knew very well who his fiancee had been seen with, but was smart enough to leave well enough alone.

"Again, I ask you, Lord Sesshomaru. Will you help me?"

Harpie looked up at the night sky from the branches of a tree. It was nice to be in the open air, but she longed for Sesshomaru's touch.

'Oh, well nothing I can do but sleep.'

A sudden chill ran down her back, and she felt a strong wind begin to fill the air. She was brought back to complete conciousness by this. She sat up and felt for the dagger hidden in a pocket in her kimono.

'Damn, I thought that I lost them. Okay, how many of you bastards are there.'

Something swooped passed her. She moved slightly to the side, avoiding the strike. Three more moved from the shadows on silent wings. It was simple enough to dodge them, they weren't trying. They were toying with her, letting her know that they knew where she was. She grabbed hold of one of the birds wings and yanked hard. There was a sickening snap as the wing tore and hung limply. The wing had belonged to a girl, who was know on the ground shrieking in pain and out rage. Harpie held the wing up high like a trophy.

"Come on! If you think you can hurt me, then let me see you try!"

There was no more movement. She dropped the wing, but bared her teeth to show that she was ready to pop another one off.

"If there are no takers, you'd better go back to your master. Tell Maxi that there's no way in hell that I'm going to become part of his open leg brigade, and if he wants to drag me back, he'll have to get his hands dirty."

The birds to the sky, only the injured one looked back with hate as she flew clumsily behind the others. Silence filled the clearing and Harpie slid down on the branch she was still standing on. She was exhausted, but proud. She smiled weakly as sleep tried to take her.

"No. Not yet. I have another visitor coming. I can smell him."

At the moment Sesshomaru was making his way through the woods to the spot where she was now.

Harpie: Ryter actually did a pretty good job with this one, but don't tell her I said that.

Maxi: Can I go now?

Harpie: When this story ends, and only if we get some reviews.

Maxi: Crap. Please, somebody help me.

Harpie: (Pulling out the mallet) Tell us what you thought and review. Remember, you didn't see anything, but the story.