Chapter 3 : Some of the truth comes out.
"Ok, Myoga tell me what you know!" growled Inuyasha after he explained the letters and what was going ok.
Myoga held his tongue, he didn't know what to say. He had surmised that Izayoi had been receiving letters from someone, but he was surprised that she had kept them.
"Is it true, was my mother involved with Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha growled again at the flea who refused to answer.
Miroku looked over at his friend who was hurting and felt a deep sympathy for him. It must be tearing the hanyou apart to know that his brother had been having an affair with his mother.
"Flea, you best tell 'Lord Inuyasha' what he wants to know or he just might decide to make you." Miroku sneered.
Myoga could tell that Inuyasha was about to lose it. "Yes my lord your mother and brother were involved at one time." He blurted out quickly, bracing himself for the inevitable tirade.
"Why did no one tell me?! Did you feel the need to hide this fact from me?! Didn't I have the right to know!!" Inuyasha snapped.
"What would it have served? Would your life have been any different had you known?" asked Myoga gently.
Inuyasha huffed noisily and backed down a little, "No, but it would have explained why my brother hated me so much." He stared at the ground in front of his feet, "I guess I don't blame him."
"Myoga, why don't you tell us what happened?" the monk said with a curious smile.
Inuyasha looked at Myoga and sat down beside him, "Might as well tell us, seeing as I asked."
Myoga sighed as well and said, "I don't know every thing, but I will tell you what I know." The old flea closed his eyes as he recalled a tale of deepest love and terrible heartbreak.
"One day a human, Lord Kayhu approached your father, he was the ruler of the human controlled Eastern lands. He asked your father for help against a demon by the name of Kiyoiaku that was trying to take over the East enslave the people that lived there. In addition, the demon in question had an great lust for the taste of human flesh"
Myoga swallowed hard at the memory of the scenes that followed an attack by Kiyoiaku, the carnage was indescribable.
"He was evil personified, more vile than Naraku ever could be. Your father at this time was indifferent to the plight of humans, but his hatred for Kiyoiaku was very great. Not all youkai are born equal and Kiyoiaku was making life difficult for the Eastern youkai. The humans of the region that had once lived in peace beside them were now going out of their way to hunt them down and slay them." He sighed heavily, "I should know, I lived in the East for many a year before I came to serve Master Inuyasha's venerable father"
"Sesshomaru shared his father's indifference and he shared the same hatred as for Kiyoiaku as your father, but the youthful streak that still lingered in him at the time meant that he was intrigued by his enemy's interest in humans"
Myoga looked over at Inuyasha, who was obviously hanging on every word he said. It saddened the old youkai to realise that Inuyasha knew little of his heritage but that which Sesshomaru revealed to him. He knew nothing of his mother's family, as she had been driven from them when she had become the mate of the Dog General and had then died before Inuyasha was very old. He had never known his father and lived with the hatred of his only living relative. It was no wonder he was so interested in the tale.
"Your father and brother approached the Eastern lands later that month having agreed to lend their assistance to Lord Kayhu. In return the human Lord agreed that his lands would trade with the Western Lands whilst the bloodline of your father continued. He gave them rooms in his castle and promised that he and his staff would treat them as honoured guests. Upon reaching the East they could feel the evil of Kiyoiaku aura coming from the demon's territory but also something else, a power unlike any they had felt before. Your father often said that it was like a beacon of pure heavenly light radiating from the centre of the land. It was strong and unusually, it had the effect of increasing the power in both his and his son's demonic auras. They followed it all the way to the castle. Lord Kayhu met them at the borders of his lands with his Samurai general, Takemaru of Setsuna and a small contingent to lead the two Inu Youkai to his home"
Inuyasha eyes narrowed at the mention of the man who had murdered his mother whilst giving birth to him and had later been brought back from the dead by his father's demon sword, Sounga.
Myoga continued, "As they approached the castle, the pure power grew in intensity and it became clear that it emanated from within the castle walls. That evening the Lord of the castle laid on a banquet to thank your father and his heir apparent. They were seated at a table and were discussing strategies and battle plans with Kayhu, when a young very beautiful girl came in to serve the men at the table and listen to the plans being drawn up by her father and the two youkai. Her father told her to go back up stairs and that she was not to concern herself with the affairs of men and that they had servants a-plenty to serve them. It was only as she left that both your Lord father and brother realized that the awesome power they felt was coming from the girl. Both were enchanted by her"
Inuyasha had always known his mother was special. So why wouldn't his brother have been intrigued by her? He might feign cool indifference but he was curious by nature. Didn't he come to investigate anything new that happened to him? Just like the first time he had lost Tessaiga and transformed into his mostly youkai state he had come to witness the change for himself.
Myoga continued his tale, "Over the weeks and despite the battles that followed, Sesshomaru and your mother began to get closer to each other, Sesshomaru began to think that she might be a worthy mate as Izayoi was very powerful and beautiful. Takemaru began to feel jealousy and a deep hatred of your father and brother festered in him. " It took the best part of a decade, but eventually Kiyoiaku was starting to weaken. He began running out of resources to throw at the powerful Inu Youkai and the raid he launched against the humans became short, sharp and desperate"
Myoga let a small laugh escape his lips at the next part of the story, "During all the fighting, your mother and brother would make time to meet each other and a mutual need began to develop between them. They would often meet at night, walking in the moonlight"
Inuyasha could not believe that his mother truly liked Sesshomaru. There was nothing to like about him!
Myoga could plainly see the disgust apparent on Inuyasha face and continued, "Remember my Lord, that your brother was not the man he is today, he did not despise humans as he now does. As was the way with wealthy human families, Kayhu decided that in order to seal your families together and ensure their mutual prosperity he promised your mother to your father if Kiyoiaku was defeated so completely that he would never again pose a threat to the East. Knowing how powerful Izayoi was, your father agreed to the deal.
"Sesshomaru at this time had been sent to the border of the Eastern and Western lands to protect them. Upon his return to Kayhu's castle, Sesshomaru was furious when he discovered what had transpired in his absence and so was Takemaru. Sesshomaru approached the Lord Kayhu and asked him not to go through with the deal he had made with his father, but he loved his daughter dearly and he thought your father could better protect her and refused. Sesshomaru went to his father's rooms at the castle and though no one knows what was said, the closeness that they had once shared was irrevocably damaged and Sesshomaru would only ever talk to his father in terms of his role as heir to the Western Lands.
"After that, the battle with Kiyoiaku was brought to an abrupt end when Sesshomaru found and killed him. Your mother was given to your father who took her as his mate not long afterwards and Sesshomaru became cold and distant and took his leave of your father. Kayhu disappeared and it was rumoured that he fell at the hands of your brother"
Myoga didn't want to tell him the particulars of that incident as he had heard them, he felt bad enough about the whole thing as it was.
Inuyasha looked down at his clawed hands and thought, 'Why now? Naraku is gone, Kagome has consented to be my mate, why can't I be happy, just for once? Why does there have to have some type of drama all the time.' He exhaled softly, got up and left the room.
Inuyasha went to the bedroom were they had put his brother and looked in. He saw Rin gently holding a wet cloth to Sesshomaru's forehead. When she saw Inuyasha she beamed warmly up at him.
"How's he doing?" He asked carefully.
"He has a fever but the colour is coming back to his face." Rin sighed.
The worn out girl watched the sleeping Sesshomaru and turned to Inuyasha who was now standing at the side of the bed. "Could you hold this for me please?" asked the girl as she got up.
Inuyasha nodded and squatted beside his brother, holding the cloth to Sesshomaru's forehead as the girl disappeared in to the hall.
‛I've never seen him look so weak and helpless before.' thought Inuyasha. The usually indomitable Taiyoukai never needed anyone to look after him and he knew it. His self assuredness was like a suit or armour that he had wrapped around himself and it was a hard truth that even Sesshomaru could be incapacitated.
A few minuets later Rin returned with a blue glass jar. Inuyasha remembered the jar; it was the one his mother had kept her home made unguents in. Living on their own, Inuyasha and his mother had been forced to fend for themselves and Izayoi had quickly become adept at making medicinal remedies out of the herbs that grew wild around their home.
Rin rubbed the sweet smelling salve on her friend's forehead and chest. "This will bring down his fever and help him rest, I think." she said as he placed the lid back on the jar.
Inuyasha stared at the girl. "How could you possibly know that?" He blurted out incredulously.
"What?" asked the confused girl.
"How did you know about the medicine or where it was? I'd forgotten all about it." He asked again.
"I...I don't know, it just sort of came to me." She said with a shrug. Inuyasha stared at the girl, it was obvious she was telling the truth. The poor girl was covered in blood. Most of it belonged to his brother, but he could smell a small amount of human blood too. Blowing off the earlier statement, he asked her, "You're injured"
"Oh, it's just my shoulder. I'm fine." she said with a shrug.
"Go get cleaned up and Kagome will look at your wound when she wakes." ordered Inuyasha.
The girl looked at herself and saw that she was pretty filthy. "But my lord, I don't have any clean clothes." she sadly said.
Inuyasha left the room going into the wardrobe that had been his mothers. Izayoi had been a slight woman but he doubted that there would be anything to fit Rin. Grabbing the closest robe, he returned to his brother's room with a dark blue kimono and handed it to her.
"It's beautiful," Rin said with a smile. Inuyasha said, "It belonged to my mother"
"Will you stay with my Lord while I go to wash and change?" she asked.
"Keh." "Promise?" asked the girl with a strange look in her eyes.
"I said yes, didn't I. Now hurry up, 'cause Sesshomaru and I are not exactly what you would could call a close family and I really don't want to fight him when he wakes up"
Rin smiled and said, "Thank you Lord Inuyasha for every thing you have done for us." She lowered her voice conspiratorially, "You know, Lord Sesshomaru is not all bad"
"May be not to you, you aren't related to him in any way. But he hates me now, just like always has and always will. Just hurry up, this is not how I hade planed to spend my night." he smirked.
She grabbed the clothes from him and ran off. He laughed softly in amusement at her eagerness to get back to his brother's side.
He wondered if things would have been different if his father had lived. Would they have been like real brothers? Like a real family? Probably not. His father would still have left him the Tessaiga and he would still have carried his mother's blood in his veins. Sesshomaru would likely have hated him just as much, but he would not have been permitted to attack him as he did now.
He felt Kagome's aura coming and when she was behind him he gently enquired, "I thought you were asleep?" he felt her hand placed on his shoulder and he placed his hand over it.
" And I thought you were coming back to bed?" she said with quiet laughter in her voice. He relaxed as she kissed the top of his head.
"I got side-tracked, sorry." She smiled at him with an accepting look. "It's okay, been an exciting couple of days hasn't it"
She walked around and looked at Sesshomaru she was going to ask how he was but when she looked at him, she saw that his skin was glowing softly and he looked utterly peaceful. She gave Inuyasha with a confused look, "Is he glowing or am I finally going crazy"
Inuyasha laughed, "No, you're not crazy. My mother wasn't only good at making cold remedies you know. She used to made a special wound ointment out of the plants and herbs that grow around here. People with powerful spiritual auras can see a glow as the ointment does its work"
"Very impressive. I would have liked to have learned how to make this stuff." Her voice became soft, "You must be very proud of your mother." she said with a smile.
"Yeah I was. But now..." he paused but before he could finish Kagome cut him off.
"Inuyasha, don't even think that way! She was your mother and from what little you've told me she showed you nothing but love. The mistakes of the past, no matter what they were have nothing to do with who she was as a person and how much she loved you. Everyone makes mistakes at some point in their lives, even your mother." She gave him a wry glance, "She was only human after all."
Kagome's irony was not lost on the hanyou and he gave her a small smile, "I know, it's just everything is starting to get to me that's all." He said as he drew her into a hug.
"Tell me"
Inuyasha explained about Rin and the medicine and how the girl was so dedicated in her care of his brother "How could she have known about it or where it was kept in the house? Kagome, I had forgotten all about it but she knew. How?" he said perplexed.
"You're right, that is strange. I'm not sure how she could have known. After all she's never been here before has she?" said Kagome. Inuyasha shook his head.
He told her how he had promised to stay with Sesshomaru until Rin returned and that when she came back, he noticed that the girl had a wounded shoulder. Kagome said she was going to check on the monk and that she would look in on Rin in the process. Inuyasha also explained to her that Myoga showed up and gave her the quick version of the story of his mother and brother.
"Maybe now you to can finally put aside your differences and act like brothers." she suggested.
"As if." growled Inuyasha.
Kagome kissed him softly and walked off grumbling something about men and jerks.
Kagome found Myoga and Miroku sitting at the table in the next room talking. Carefully she took a seat opposite the monk so that he could not reach her with his cursed hand.
"Lady Kagome it is so good to see you, are you well? I had heard from Miroku that you had been weakened and were not well." Myoga had a hopeful look in his eye as he watched Kagome sit down. "Has the master finally given in to reason and approached you about becoming his mate?"
Kagome flushed with embarrassment, she noticed that Miroku was about to open his mouth so she quickly said, "Eventually but not right now and should think twice before any hentai statement comes out of your mouth Miroku, you might be human but you act like a youkai in heat. Say anything and I'll make sure Inuyasha hears about it and you won't live to regret it"
Miroku shut his mouth and just smiled.
"What were you two talking about any way?" she asked, still flushed but trying to retain her dignity.
"Nothing in particular, just a theory I had." said Miroku.
"A stupid one," snapped Myoga. The old flea was usually so amenable and was usually too cowardly to outright snap at anyone, so his outburst took Kagome by surprise.
Miroku glared at the small youkai with cold eyes and Myoga gulped, regretting ever have opened his mouth.
Kagome just shook her head, "Go on then, you going to tell me"
"Well, Inuyasha's mother and Sesshomaru came together on the night of the new moon. Inuyasha loses his demonic power and becomes mortal on the night of the new moon. Myoga said it was not very long after Inuyasha's father claimed Izayoi that Inuyasha was born. What if she was already pregnant, what if Sesshomaru was actually Inuyasha's father." said Miroku in a rush as he prepared to be accused of being a hentai.
Before Kagome could react to what Miroku had said, Myoga was the one to yell, "There's no way that can possibly be true"
"Myoga.." Kagome said wonderingly "Why would you get so upset about a theory, unless deep down you think it might have some small ring of truth about it"
Wiping a tear from the corner of his eye, Myoga faced Kagome with watery eyes, "No, it's not that...It's just... I heard all these rumours before, when all this happened and I don't want it to started all over again"
"Rumours are sometimes based in fact and are told whether true or not. I don't even like the possibility that Sesshomaru might be related to Inuyasha in any way other than a brother, but I can't dismiss the facts." said Kagome.
"Lord Sesshomaru bears the mark of the crescent moon, the mark of the first born son. If Inuyasha was truly Sesshomaru's son he would have such a mark as well and he doesn't." huffed Myoga.
"May be he doesn't have it because he is hanyou and not fully youkai. After all, don't you think its funny that his mother was so spiritually strong and yet Inuyasha not inherited her power? Or that his youki is not a lot more powerful than it is already?" asked Miroku thoughtfully.
"From all that we heard she was very powerful. If she wasn't a priestess, what was she?" asked Kagome.
"People thought she was a very strong miko and when she took a demon mate they thought she became a dark miko or a witch. I my self think this was impossible for she loved her son dearly. I believe that she was a sorceress, and a very strong one too." Myoga sighed.
"Do you think it is possible that she somehow suppressed her powers and the power Inuyasha inherited, knowing that she would not be around to teach him to use them? Could she not have done some other things to mask who Inuyasha really was and spare him his painful childhood?" Miroku, asked.
"Believe me, if there was anything Izayoi could have done to help her son after she had passed on, she could have." sighed the flea.
A sudden thought crept into Kagome's mind, "This place is so safe, why would she ever leave it"
"She wanted to expose Inuyasha to the world, not keep him hidden away like a dirty secret. She brought him to villages that she helped in the east and occasionally to Kaede's village in the west. People treated Inuyasha fairly because they feared his mother until she died. Things changed when his mother died. Inuyasha could not do the things his mother could and he was the son of a demon Lord. Humans shunned him because he was too Youkai. Youkai hated him because he was too human. He became an outcast." Myoga said.
Kagome thought of this young woman trying to raise her son all by herself and protect him from the world. She wanted to cry as she did for Sesshomaru, but stopped herself. She would be strong for Inuyasha. This time she new the truth would come as a blow. That it would change their lives for ever.
Sesshomaru was dreaming of a day long, long, ago.
He walked in the garden of the castle of the east when he felt that power again and he followed it to find the girl sitting under a tree reading a book. He stood and watched her for a few moments till the girl turned to him and said calmly, "Would you care to join me My Lord"
Sesshomaru stared at the beautiful girl and sat next to her, she was not afraid of him that much was very clear. Unsure of the nature of her power, Sesshomaru questioned her, "Princess forgive my curiosity but, what are you"
The princess laughed gently at his impertinent question, "You don't waste any time do you! I am merely a human girl from a royal bloodline. Nothing more, nothing less"
The youkai gave a small frown, thinking she were mocking him. "My lady, do not take me for a fool. I can feel the power radiating off of you from here. The only explanation is that you are more than a human, perhaps a miko or a hanyou." Sesshomaru growled.
The beautiful girl laughed again, "My Lord, if I didn't know your reputation I could almost believe that you were afraid of me! Are you"
He said nothing immediately, but his look told her that she had struck a nerve. "I do not fear any human that walks this land"
"My name is princess Izayoi and I am simply a woman, not a miko or a hanyou or any thing else. I am the princess of this castle and these are my lands." she said with a graceful smile.
"It was not my intention to hurt your pride my Lady, but you are no mere human. I have never met a human that that has had such power that I could feel it from a great distance, nor one that raised my power when I was with them." He said as he stared at this lovely creature, the setting sun placed an eerie glow around her and she looked like a heavenly maiden as if the Kami had placed her in that beautiful garden for his enjoyment.
"My Lord, I assure you that I am no threat to you or your father. I am not a miko and I harbour no hatred for youkai." She said as she stood up, bowed and took her leave of him. She did not feel that she could trust him with her secret after so short a time.
Sesshomaru stood as she left, watching her retreating back. As she turned a corner of the garden she looked back and looked at him. He could tell she was telling the truth about her being human, but there was something she was hiding. Their eyes connected and were locked in each others gaze. He held her gaze until she rounded the corner and was gone.
Sesshomaru was left with a lot of questions and few answers. He would not get them any time soon, as a loud bell was chiming from the watch tower and the servant began scattering. Izayoi came rushing back around the corner of the garden to find him. "We're under attack!" She cried drawing a narrow sword from within her robe.
Watching her face harden with resolve to protect herself, Sesshomaru felt a sudden need to protect the girl.
He could feel the auras of Kiyoiaku's shadow warriors; particularly nasty youkai that moved in and out of the shadows and could inflict a lot of damage whilst sustaining none themselves. He knew they had to be there for the girl.
His demonic power sparked into life at his finger tips and he lashed out with the brilliant whip it created. Spinning to face the demons, he took the heads of two of them before the remainder fled back into the shadows. The bodies of the felled shadows faded into the ground.
Renewing the attack, still others appeared behind Izayoi. Sensing the imminent threat, she spun around and cut off the heads of two more demons. Whether they were recalled or they decided that their attack was not going to be successful, they faded and disappeared.
Without a moment's hesitation, Sesshomaru grabbed Izayoi around the waist and flew off to the castle. As he held her tightly to his chest, he could smell the soft sent of cherry blossoms coming from her and his whole body tingled from the power she radiated.
As he reached the balcony of the castle he set her down she backed away from him, her body also reacting to his presence.
As she backed away, Sesshomaru noticed a shadow that mimicked Izayoi coming off the wall behind her. He grabbed her and pulled her to him, "Stay out of the shadows, the demons seem to be able to hide and move between them!"
"That will be hard since the sun is all most gone and night approaches." She smiled at him and added, "Maybe this will help." She closed her eyes and a ball of white light surrounded them. She opened her eyes waited for his reaction.
Sesshomaru could see the suppressed excitement and mischief dancing in the girl's eyes. He had to smile, he walked over to the railing and looked down. Below them more of the shadowy demons had joined their comrades and had engaged the castle guard. The battle was not going in the favour of the humans.
"Now what princess? There are so many of them," he said coldly.
Izayoi eyes darted from place to place and then she said, "My lord could you get me to the top of the highest tower?" she said as she pointed.
Sesshomaru nodded and dropped to one knee. Seeing what the Taiyoukai intended she smiled, sheathed her sword and wrapped her arms around his neck as she hopped onto his back. She held on tight as he leaped from tower to tower until they reached the pinnacle of the castle.
Izayoi instructed him to stand behind her. He was curious as to what she was going to do and did so. The white light that surrounded them started to pulse with renewed power. It grew brighter and brighter until with a blast, the light spread out in orderly waves. He could not see how far it went, but it felt like it travelled all the way to the border of the east.
Just as soon as it began to expand outwards, the power seemed to be drawn back into the girl. The aura around her was tangible and now she almost seemed to glow with a soft blue light. Throughout the garden and outside the castle grounds, the wounded men were picking themselves up off the ground and stretching as if waking from a refreshing sleep.
Sesshomaru felt a sudden awe for the diminutive human woman. He could not believe what he had just seen had come from her. Neither it seemed, could she.
"I can't believe it, I...I did it!!" Izayoi managed to breathe, she started to sway and her eyes started to close, she was exhausted. She managed to whisper to Sesshomaru, "Take me to my...father. Please"
Sesshomaru caught the girl before she hit the roof of the tower and slid to the ground. Listening carefully, he could hear a strong heartbeat so he knew that she would be okay. What ever it was she had done to destroy the shadows must have taken all her strength. He brushed a stray hair from her face, she was so beautiful. Gently picked her up and carried her down from their refuge...
Sesshomaru remembered the memory well, but the image started to fade and every thing went black as he drifted back in to a dreamless sleep.
Inuyasha wondered what Sesshomaru was dreaming about he tossed and turned on the low bed. He seemed to be having some kind of dream, not necessarily a good one either. He soon quieted, but a fine sheen of perspiration mottled his brow.
Rin returned and Inuyasha couldn't help but stare.
"You look beautiful Rin, just like my mother." Rin blushed slightly at the compliment, but did not hesitate in getting to her Lord's side. She took up a clean cloth and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Kagome decided that she'd heard enough theories about her intended's parentage and excused herself. Entering Sesshomaru's room she watched for a moment as Rin tenderly wiped her Lord's head with a cloth. She looked much older in that robe and even tough it was too big for her, she had to admit that she was a pretty young lady. She moved to sit beside her, "Inuyasha told me you hurt your shoulder. Will you let me see"
"It's nothing really, you don't have to worry." Rin said with a bright smile.
Kagome frowned and Inuyasha said, knowing that Kagome would not rest until she'd seen to Rin's wound, "You better let her look or you will just annoy her."
Kagome giggled and said, "He's right you know! If you show me I can dress it and make sure it won't scar"
Rin slid the material off her right shoulder to reveal four puncture wounds. It looked almost as if she'd been bitten or something with sharp claws had caught a hold of her. "The demon managed to get hold of me before Lord Sesshomaru gave me the Tenseiga to look after"
Kagome moved the cloth a little more to get a better look at the wound, as she did Inuyasha noticed a single red mark that was not bleeding. He moved closer to get a better look and studied the mark that looked like a rough kind of star. Inuyasha eyes grew large and he started to back away from Rin without realising what he was doing.
Watching him move away from Rin, Kagome gave him a worried look, "What it is Inuyasha"
"That mark on her back... Rin where did you get that?" he said quietly.
"Oh that! I was born with it, my mother called it a birth mark. Why?" asked a confused Rin.
"Inuyasha, tell me what's wrong please?" Kagome asked again.
"That mark... My mother had the exact same mark in that exact same place." he said has he started to back away from the girl again.
Kagome put a gentle hand over Rin's wounded shoulder and channelled her healing energy into the wound. She was so intent on looking after the healing of the wound that she did not notice Inuyasha leave.
Inuyasha was now in the hall. He leaned against the wall with his eyes closed and his heart pounding, 'What the hell was that?!!' he thought.
Rin was upset and she said to Kagome, "Did I do something wrong"
"No Rin, Inuyasha was just a little surprised that's all. He'll be fine as soon as he gets himself together." she moved her hand from her shoulder and the wound was gone, "There you go, all done. Tell you what, why don't you stay her and take care of Sesshomaru and I'll go and check on Inuyasha"
Rin bowed to Kagome and smiled from ear to ear, "Okay Kagome. Thank you for every thing that you and Inuyasha had done for all of us." Kagome smiled at the girl and left her to take care of her Lord.
Miroku saw Inuyasha in the hall and went to his friend. "Are you ok Inuyasha? You look pale, what's going on?" asked the concerned monk.
Inuyasha with out ever opening his eyes, explained what he had seen when Kagome came out in to the hall she could see he was visibly shaken by what he had seen on Rin's back. She could see the thoughts going though his head; was Rin related to him too now?! Had Sesshomaru done something so loathsome as to take a little girl for his mate?!
"Inuyasha, what ever happens, no matter what is going on Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kirara and I will always be here for you. We're a kind of family too remember." She said as she hugged him.
Miroku looked in on Rin, "I don't think those two are going to cause any trouble, but to be on the safe side I shall keep an ear out for Rin." Turning to Inuyasha he became serious. "I will try to help you find out what is going on Inuyasha. Rest assured that I will"
Inuyasha said nothing and just held on to Kagome as if his life depended on it.
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Sorry it took so long I hade computer and beta problems thanks keep reveiwing.