Disclaimer: So I woke up today and realized that Inuyasha and none of its characters are mine. Do you have any idea how upset I was? Oh well, life will go on! But….I DO own the story plot and the characters that have come out of the depths of my mind!

Authors Note: Ok so each chapter I have written I have been listening to a certain song. I forgot to put it on the chapters before now and I am sorry for that! The song that goes along with this chapter is Hands of Sorrow by the AMAZING Within Temptation! Enjoy!

Chapter Three

Finding One's self is the Hardest

Something was coming, something big. The lord of the West had woken up when he felt a small tug on his soul. His golden eyes had narrowed slightly when he felt the tug. 'What is calling to this Sesshomaru?' he thought to himself as he walked to his window that overlooked a good a small portion of his lands. He let his gaze turn outward when he felt a strong pulse of power coming from the north. Dismissing it with no after thought he turned from the window and dressed himself.

He had just finished when he heard a soft knock on his door. His deep baritone voice rang out, "Enter." The head of his ward poked through the opened door.

Rin grinned at her lord as she opened the door fully and walked in. "Sesshomaru-sama is awake! Rin wants to know if Rin can go and play outside in the gardens."

He hadn't known what had compelled him to save the little girl when he had found her dead. Maybe it was the fact that she had shown him an act of kindness when he had been injured. The small girl had cracked his frozen heart, but she had not chipped all of the ice away. No one could be capable of doing that.

"After breakfast is served Rin," he told her. He walked out of the room with the small girl on his heels, always following him like she was a lost puppy. He didn't mind though. In fact, he adored the small girl. If anything happened to her or anyone tried to harm her, he knew without a doubt that he would go into a blood rage.

The two walked into the dining hall as the servants moved out of their lords way quickly, not wanting to cross his path if he was in a foul mood today. It was then that the Western Lord felt another powerful pull on his soul, beckoning him foreword, almost pleading with him to find the source of the pull. He was pulled out of his thoughts when he heard his servant's high voice, "Milord! Why must you keep the girl! She is nothing but trouble!"

He sighed inwardly as he began to wonder why he even kept Jaken around; he did nothing but whine and complain. He felt the tug on his soul again and he knew what he would do. There was really only one choice right now. Find out what had a connection to his soul and kill it. He turned to his servant, "Jaken. Watch Rin, if anything happens to her it will be your head. I will return within two weeks time."

He turned from the stuttering Jaken and walked out of the room. He knew that he pull was coming from somewhere in the north and that's where he would go. The northern lord Kisho would not mind Sesshomaru being there since the two had been long time friends. The two lords had agreed to let each other travel through the others lands freely when they needed to, so this little expedition would not be a problem.

When he reached the courtyard he formed his demonic cloud and lifted into the sky. As he traveled at a steady pace his mind began to wander. He caught the scent of his half-brother, Inuyasha but paid it no attention. There had only been two things that his brother had that hard kept Sesshomaru coming back to his group. The first was the hanyou's sword. He had been furious when his father had left him the Tetsusaiga, but once he found out that it was the sword that sealed the hanyou's demonic blood he lost interest for he had Tokijin, after all. The other thing that the hanyou had was the miko, Kagome. He didn't know what it was about her that fascinated him, but he kept coming back, always silent, always watching. He had noticed right off that she was different than most other humans. Her scent was not that of death and it did not hold the stench that the humans of this era held. No, her scent held pure power to it, but that was not all. She had a celestial scent to her as well, the scent of the moon and stars. This is what had kept him coming back. He wanted to know why she had that scent to her for there were no celestial youkia left alive in this era. Sadly, he never got his answer to that. After the last battle with Naraku he left, leaving the group behind. He hadn't heard from any of them since that day two years ago.

He sighed as he let his mind wander again, but this time further into the past, something he hadn't done in a very long time. When he had just reached his maturity his father had taken him aside and told him about the prophecy of the north.

*Flash back*

Inu No Taisho looked down at his son as they stood on a cliff overlooking the sea. "Sesshomaru I have much to tell you in a short amount of time." He sighed softly when he watched his son raise his brow and saw that he had an uninterested look to his face. He didn't know if his son could live up to his destiny if he remained this cold to everyone. The one he was destined for would need his love in order to save this world when the time came.

He mentally shook his head and began to talk, "In the north it is said that a mythical sword, forged by the arch angel Michael himself, lies hidden, waiting for its master to come and retrieve it-"

It was then that his son interrupted him, "Father, if you are going to tell me a bedtime story I will leave. I have training that I still need to do."

Scowling at his song, Toga growled softly, "Hold your tong son if you wish to keep it and listen!" Sighing softly, he continued, "When its master retrieves it, a great evil will be unleashed onto our world. There is a prophecy that foretells of her coming. It says "The sword of heaven, created for the half breed, Part human, part divine. The half breed created to wield the sword of heavens light. Together shall they save this world and bring order. But be warned, should she fall into the darkness that surrounds her heart all will be lost. But still hope shines forth. For one who holds part of her soul will come forth and banish the darkness once and for all. Like Yin and Yang they shall be, two halves creating a whole. Together shall they rule this world, bringing an eternal peace." He stopped when he saw his son frown and knew he wanted to question him about this and question him he did.

"What are you getting at father? That I am the one who is this savior's soul mate? That is absurd! How can you know any of this?" He demanded.

Toga sighed softly, "I know this because she is to be Midoriko's reincarnation. The great warrior miko told me of it herself. She also said that it would be my line that would rule next to the reincarnation and you are my only son." He told him. He watched as disbelief wash across his son's face and he knew he needed to ask his son one last question. "Tell me Sesshomaru, do you have someone to protect?"

At that his son scoffed, "This Sesshomaru needs to protect no one."

Toga just shook his head, "You will learn one day, my son. Wait until the time comes when you feel yourself being called by the unknown, being beckoned to protect."

*End Flash back*

Sesshomaru sighed and shook his head, 'is this what he was talking about? Still, I cannot believe that it is I who is destined to be the soul mate of the girl.' He was almost positive who this girl was. If he was correct, the reincarnation of Midoriko was the girl who traveled with the hanyou. Though, what had happened to her after the battle he knew not and he cared not. Yet, he couldn't shake the feeling that he was born to protect the girl. He knew there was something different about her, and he knew that she was powerful and he intended to find out what had become of her when he figured out what was calling to him. What he didn't know was that he was in for the biggest surprise of his life.

It was near dark when he reached the castle of the Northern Lord. As he descended into the court yard he saw soldiers running around, sounding the alarm. When they realized just who he was they relaxed instantly as they knew the truce between the two lords and knew that Sesshomaru would not attack them. He approached one of the soldiers, "Where is Lord Kisho? I wish to speak with him." What troubled him was the fact that the Miko's scent was here and it was fresh but it was different, it had changed since the last time he had seen her.

The soldier bowed in respect to this lord, "Lord Kisho is up in his study, but he is in a meeting Milord." He ignored what the soldier said and headed up to Kisho's study. He was even more surprised when he caught Kagome's scent coming from inside the room and he knew she was there. He also caught scent of the lord's daughter Amaya. The two were good friends and had trained together a number of times. Out of all the youkia in the lands, Amaya was the only one who held enough power to be a threat to him. That was also why she was next in line for the throne of the North.

As he opened up the door he felt a strong pulse of power coming from the room. Interested now, Sesshomaru opened the door fully, but what he saw shocked him and that didn't happen a lot.

Standing from front of the lord and heiress stood Kagome. She had a sword drawn and pointed at him and she was in a fighting stance. His eyes swept across her body and found himself hardening slightly at what he saw. Gone was the little girl who had followed around the hanyou. A woman stood before him now, muscled but still had the feminine look to her. Her eyes that had once been a dark blue, now were a pale blue and her hair was longer than it had been before. On her forehead was the mark of the warrior priestesses and behind that mark was a white, five pointed star. It was the star that shocked him for the only ones that had ever carried that mark was the celestial youkia and as far as Sesshomaru knew, they were extinct.

What also surprised him was the sword that was in the Miko's hand. It pulsed with power and he felt a tug on his soul once again. He looked back up at the miko when he heard her say his name. He felt a twang of anger seep up when he heard no respect for his station in his voice and he growled softly, eyes flashing red briefly. "You will address your superiors with respect miko." He growled softly.

He was forced to take a step back when Amaya appeared in front of Kagome, as if she were protecting her from him. "And you will not threaten Kagome-sama if you know what's good for you, Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru growled softly, "Is that a challenge Amaya? And, I do not see why you are speaking of the miko with so much respect. She is below you in every way, shape, and form."

At that Amaya growled and her eyes flashed red, "Use your nose, Sesshomaru, and you will find that Kagome-sama is, in fact, above you in every way, shape, and form."

Sesshomaru sniffed at the air once and for the first time in a long time, his eyes widened with surprise as he looked at the Miko. "How is it that you have the angelic scent to you, Miko?" He questioned her.

It was then that Kish sighed and stepped in, "Please, Sesshomaru-sama, take a seat. We have much to discuss."With that, the four of them sat back down and began to talk.

An hour later Sesshomaru just stared at Kagome as he took in everything that had been told. "So, you are the one that the prophecy speaks of." He stated more than asked. Kagome nodded, but didn't say anything. He turned to Kisho and stated simply, "I will be taking her back to the West with me to train. She needs to learn how to harness the swords power and I am the only one who can teach her to do that."

Kisho nodded, "I don't have a problem with that if you agree to take Amaya with you." Sesshomaru started to speak in protest and Kisho held up his hand, silencing the younger youkia. "Amaya is Kagome's protector. She had trained for this all of her life and wherever Kagome goes, Amaya goes as well."

Sesshomaru sighed in defeat and agreed to Kisho's terms. "Very well, then. We shall leave in the morning. We travel by foot." He stated to Amaya and Kagome. Both nodded as the four stood to leave the office.

It was dark already and Kagome could feel exhaustion creeping up on her. "I will retire to my rooms to sleep. I am tired."

Amaya nodded and stood up with her friend. "I will escort you then, Kagome. My rooms are next to your."

Ok! That is the end of chapter three! What do you guys think? Any ideas or suggestions? Please review if you want me to continue. I haven't been getting tons of reviews and I want to start getting more if I am going to continue on with the story! So please, Read and Review for me!