Chapter 4: River Lullaby

Kagome felt a sharp pain as it went through her chest she let out a yelp of pain mixed with fear... but when she didn't see a white light Kagome let out one ear spliting scream. When all the sudden there was a hand on her mouth muffling her scream of panic "You will be silent woman..." a pair of familiar golden icy eyes said "other wise I will silence you for good..." Kagome stopped screaming almost instantly. "Sorry... about that Sesshomaru..." Kagome said calmly "Um... what are you doing here?" Sesshomaru looked past her towards the two enraged demons... Sango jumped in front of Kagome and threw her Hiraikotsu at the demons. Kagome turned and looked and saw a familiar pony tail and the same familiar white hair... She gasped as she recognized the two demons... "K- Koga? In- Inuyasha?" Kagome gasped and began rushing towards them "Miroku what are doing it's Koga and Inuyasha!" Miroku stepped in front of her to prevent her from going farther into harms way. Sango's Hiraikotsu hit them both causing them to snap out of their craziness. "Kagome! I heard you dropped the mutt! Come on! Now you can be MY woman!" Koga said smuggly "Kagome?" Kagome is now behind Sesshomaru peeking out from behind him "Koga, I'm not your's! and I'm deffinately not Inuyasha's!" She began as she stepped away from Sesshomaru so that she was by his side then began stepping in front of him "Koga Please understand; I'm not being tricked but YOU made a promise to Ayame! I think you should stay true to your word Koga... I don't want to be your's I never did... you just never gave me a chance to say anything in between your visits..."

Koga backed away and left quietly nodding smiling sadly... "K- Kagome?" Inuyasha said looking at her like a sad puppy it almost broke her heart and almost made her go crawling back to him and their one sided love "What about me? You said you'd never leave me..." Almost. "I did make that promise didn't I?... I made that promise when you were upset about Kikyo leaving and returning and wanting to take you to hell..." Kagome said sadly nearly crying as Sango placed a comforting hand on her shoulder "But what happened to me? Inuyasha? I've been called really hurtful names... and treated like a copycat! a fake! I am not going to be continued being treated like that... I'm sorry Inuyasha but you have Kikyo now go to her... she's alive she has flesh and blood... go find her and make her yours like you've wanted to... just... STOP HURTING ME!" Kagome turned into sango's arms and began crying anew. Sango led Kagome away from Inuyasha and into Lady Keade's hut... Kagome got up at 10:30pm according to her watch... She got up as everyone slept on and went out for a walk grabbing her long blue silk robe on the way out... She wandered for what seemed like hours till she heard a shrill yelp and a-

"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin ran up to Sesshomaru with a pleading scared look on her face "I had a nightmare My Lord! There were wolves everywhere I turned and and and Rin couldn't find you anywhere..." "Rin..." sesshomaru looked at the girl who looked really scared "go back to sleep..." "Well that's not nice Sesshomaru!" Kagome spoke up and entered their camping grounds "Rin would like to hear a good bedtime story?" Rin nodded her head softly at Kagome's question. "How about Cinderella?" "That's a good one Kagome!" Shippo said as he bounded up onto Kagome's shoulders... "After the story will you sing the lullaby?" Kagome nodded and scooped Rin up into her arms as Rin giggled with happiness.

"Once upon a time..." Kagome began happily "In a lovely home lived a Handsome man and his sweet young daughter named Cinderella... After deciding that Cinderella needed a mother figure in her life the man decided to marry again to a proud and haughty woman named Lady Tremaine. Who had two daughters of her own named Anastasia and Drizella. plain and socially awkward, these stepsisters were bitterly envious of the beauty and charms of Cinderella. For several years the family lived happily until Cinderella's father suddenly passed away. After this does stepmother Tremaine's true nature was revealed, and she and her spitful daughters begin to make Cinderella into a servant of the household."

** the end of the story**

"Cinderella smiles and says 'you see I have the other slipper' as the grand duke kisses the still intact slipper he slips it onto Cinderella's foot and they all live happily ever after the end..." "That was a good story Kagome!" Shippo said with a yawn "What did you think rin?" "I liked it very much! weren't you going to sing a song?" Rin asked as Shippo laid across his adopted mother's lap sighing, Rin crawled up and curled into her even Ah-Un curled up behind her... "fine..." Kagome sighed and began

"Hush now, my baby

Be still love, don't cry

Sleep as you're rocked by the stream

Sleep and remember

My last lullaby

And I'll be with you when you dream

Drift on a river

That flows my arms

Drift as I'm sining to you

I see you smiling

So peaceful and calm

And Holding you, I'm smiling too

River, oh river

Flow gently for me

Such precious cargo you bear...

Do you know somewhere

He can live free

River, deliver him there

Sleep and remember

My last lullaby

And I'll be with you when you dream...

Brother you're safe now

And safe may you stay

For I've a prayer just for you

Grow baby brother

Come back some day

Come and deliver us too..."

As kagome finished the last note both kids and Dragon were asleep... it was only the Demon lord and herself that were awake...

"Uh... Hi..." Kagome said uneasily... "Sorry if my singing was off key or something..."