In the morning Sesshoumaru found himself being carried while the pack was on the move. Never in his life has he slept so long. He wondered why and took a deep breath. The scent of the miko reached his nose and it relaxed him. That scent has been with him all night and it was very relaxing to him. For the first time in his life his beast was at peace and it was confusing to him. He wondered why the wenches scent would sooth him so much.

He looked up and noticed that it was mid-morning. He cursed under his breath, he moved and got on Kagome's shoulder while they traveled.

Kagome smiled when she saw Sesshoumaru waking up. She was carrying him on the pillow while they moved through the area. They were up just before dawn and decided to get going. There were Youkai in the area and they did not want to fight first thing in the morning.

Sango grabbed the sleeping kit and Miroku took Kirara. She grabbed Sesshoumaru, still on the pillow, and set off toward Kaede's village. They have been walking for a while now when they decided to stop for lunch.

Sesshoumaru jumped from Kagome's shoulder, landing on the ground in front of her, he turned heated eyes towards the miko, asking, "Why did you not awaken this Sesshoumaru when you were ready to move out?"

Kagome looked down with a raised eyebrow in amusement, "Your aura was very powerful. It was still healing your body of the injuries you received. I healed most your injuries but your body must work to restore your strength."

Sesshoumaru heard what she was saying, and he was not happy. He should have noticed that he was being moved but that was not the case. He must have been drained of energy if he slept through all of that. He turned and went into the forest. He needed some time to think, away from the confusing miko.

Kagome watched Sesshoumaru leave the area. She knew he felt confused because he didn't wake up when they started moving. But what he didn't know was that when she was holding the pillow close to her body he rolled over in his sleep and growled gently. She noticed his nose twitching, from side to side. Then he went still, and snuggled deeper into the pillow and continued to sleep.

She was positive that he has never slept so well in his life. It felt good to know that her scent gave him some measure of comfort. Inuyasha has always told her that her scent was irritating to his sensitive nose, so this was a nice feeling.

But then all too soon Kagome remembered that he will never be interested in her. She was a ningen and not his equal. He will not say her name because it was beneath him. She turned away from her group and looked up at the sky.

The day was beautiful; the sky was a pale blue and there were clouds moving lazily across it. The birds were flying overhead searching for prey. But then Kagome took a good look at the birds, something did not seem right about them.

Kagome noticed that the birds were circling around the area, like they were looking for something. She narrowed her eyes when she observed the Saimyosho that were flying in between the birds. She grabbed her bow and quiver and takes off to where Sesshoumaru was is located in the forest.

-oOo-

Naraku was not in a good mood this morning, his incardination left before Sesshoumaru was destroyed, and now he has no idea where he was located. He called Kanna over to him, wanting to see what happened to Sesshoumaru, "Kanna, show me Lord Sesshoumaru."

Kanna held up her mirror so he could look into it. The mirror started to swirl as a picture was forming.

Naraku looked to see Sesshoumaru riding on the miko's shoulder. That little wench has managed to heal Sesshoumaru's wounds and he was currently traveling with her. He noticed right away that Inuyasha was no longer with the wench, which put an evil smile on his face. She was now vulnerable to his attacks since the hanyou was not there to protect her.

He turned his heated eyes towards his incardination and snarled, "You fools! You left before Sesshoumaru was killed and now the miko that travels with Inuyasha has managed to treat his wounds and healed him. He is still alive though I do see that the curse is still in place."

Naraku thought about what to do and summoned a Saimyosho. When it arrived, he told it what he wanted them to do. The Saimyosho understood his orders and took off. Then he says, "The Saimyosho should be able to handle this job. I want you three to go after the little miko, she is unprotected now that Inuyasha is out of the picture. I want her brought back here alive, do you understand me?"

Kagura, Kanna, and Hakudoshi quickly bowed, they beat a hasty retreat, and left Naraku to his thoughts. At least they were all still alive. He could have killed them all for not making sure that Sesshoumaru died last night.

Naraku was pacing around in his room. Soon Sesshoumaru will be dead and that miko will be under his control, with her powers and the jewel he will be the most powerful Youkai in all the lands. He will rule supreme as Lord and the little miko will be by his side while she gives him powerful heirs. He was no fool, he noticed the increase in her powers and if her powers continued to grow then the one to mate her will be very powerful.

He gave an evil laughter, walking over to the window he looked out towards the horizon, 'Soon, very soon little miko you will be mine and these lands will finally be mine as well.' He continued looking out the window, while he planned the future of his lands.

-oOo-

Sesshoumaru was walking through the forest. He was very confused. First it was the spell that was placed on him, somehow his enemy got through his defenses to attack him personally, something that has never happened. The curse also greatly reduced his powers. His powers should not be affected by his height but it was.

Sesshoumaru came into a clearing, he opened his senses to make sure that no one was in the area. Satisfied that he was alone he walked up to a tree and sat down. He closed his eyes to relax and continued thinking. 'I have read something about a spell where you could reduce your enemy to a smaller size. But I never read of any spells that can take away their powers. This only means that Naraku has found a sorcerer and he was able to give him a spell that can bind my powers. But he could not bind all of it, that's why I can still use some of it.'

Sesshoumaru's senses were going wild when he searched the area for the danger. He looked up into the sky and saw carrion crows coming in for an attack. He leaped out of the way when the birds came after him. He took his whip and slashed his enemy. He was beheading the crows as they continued to attack him.

Sesshoumaru was moving fast defending himself. He took Tokijin out of its sheath and began to send his attacks towards them. He was out numbered but he battled fiercely. He was knocked to the ground and 5 carrion crows were coming in for the final kill.

But before the birds could even get close to him an arrow was fired and it landed in the ground near him. It formed a barrier around his body, the birds that were attacking him were purified when they hit it.

-oOo-

Kagome came rushing out of the forest when she saw the crows attacking Sesshoumaru. She stood there and watched him battle. He was a very skillful fighter and she did not want to interfere if he could handle these small fries. But when she saw him go down she acted quickly. She notched her arrow and let it go, it flew true against her enemies.

It landed right in front of Sesshoumaru's fallen form, while it formed a barrier around his body. Once he was protected she aimed another arrow at the center of the flock and let it go. That arrow held power and it purified all the crows in the area. She even got the Saimyosho that were with them.

Kagome walked over to Sesshoumaru and removed the arrow from the ground, bringing down the barrier that was around his body. She puts the arrow back in her quiver, asking, "Are you all right Sesshoumaru?"

Sesshoumaru was still breathing hard when he looked at the little miko. He huffed, clearly irritated at his circumstance, "This Sesshoumaru is fine. I did not need your help."

Kagome sighed, saying, "Would it kill you to say thank you for once in your long life?"

Sesshoumaru just huffed and got up off the ground, putting his sword back in its sheath. When he looked for the wench he found her walking back towards their camp. He formed his Youki cloud under his feet, lifted off ground, and followed her. When he was flying next to her and asked, "Why did you come to my aid?"

Kagome was irritated, 'Kami! The next time I see that he is in trouble I won't even bother to step in and help him. Maybe then he will realize that he is not the all-powerful Lord of the West.'

She continued walking when she felt that Sesshoumaru was following her. She heard his question and she didn't want to answer. But the mannerisms instilled in her would not let her be rude, "I noticed the Saimyosho flying with the flock of birds. I figured that Naraku sent another attack to get rid of you and came to see if you were all right.

"When I got there, you were doing very well fighting off those birds so I didn't interfere. But when you got hit and they were about to attack, I was not about to let you get hurt. For now, you are a part of my pack and it's my responsibility to protect you."

Sesshoumaru was surprised to hear her speak in such a way. She was acting like a true alpha that protects all those that are with her pack. The alpha of the Inu Youkai clan protects his pack from harm, be they part of the clan or their guest. They are responsible for their safety because if anything happens to them then it would be looked down upon the leader.

Sesshoumaru and Kagome remained quiet while they traveled back to the rest of their group. When they got there Sesshoumaru went to sit by a tree to relax while Kagome went over to Sango and asked, "Sango, where did you put the heart and liver?"

Sango turned to her friend when she heard her question and answered, "It's over there with the rest of the meat. Why do you want them? You don't eat the liver or the heart."

Kagome looked at Sango with a raised eyebrow, stating, "I'm surprised that you don't know why I would want them. The heart and liver contain the most vitamins; it is also the choice meat in a kill. Youkai give this to their guest as a form of peace offering between clans."

Sango was shocked to hear this, "Kagome, how do you know all of this? I have never been taught what a Youkai clan does."

Kagome continued to cut up the heart and liver, while she replied back to her sister, "My Jii-san gave me a scroll that described Youkai customs, depending on the Youkai species there are difference customs for them. But when it comes to a fresh kill, all the Youkai agree on this custom. I know many of their customs and it has helped me to understand the Youkai a little better."

Sango didn't know that Kagome was a wealth of knowledge, she learned something new from her, and continued to get the lunch ready.

Kagome took the heart and liver and put it in a bowl. She then took the bowl and walked over to Sesshoumaru. When she got to his location she kneeled in front of him and offered him the bowl containing the heart and liver.

Sesshoumaru noticed when the little miko came over to him. He sat up straight when he smelled blood. His eyebrow went up when he saw her kneeling in front of him and offered him what was in the bowl.

His eyes opened wider when he noticed that it was the heart and liver of a kill. He looked up at her when he heard her say the ritual words. "I offer you the heart and liver of this fresh kill as it is my right as alpha of my pack. I hope that it will nourish you and give you strength to fight your enemies."

Kagome placed the bowl on the ground, then sat back and waited. She wanted to see what Sesshoumaru was going to do now. She noticed when his eyes opened wide. He never expected for her to know this ritual. If he accepted what she gave him then he would consider her an equal, if he chose to reject it, she was within her right to ask him to leave her protection because it would be an insult to the alpha.

Sesshoumaru was trying to decide on what to do. He wanted to reject the offer but he still wanted to travel with the interesting miko that seemed to know Youkai customs. He decided to do the most un-Sesshoumaru thing and accepted the offer, "I thank you alpha, for this offer is most appreciated by this Sesshoumaru."

Kagome was stunned. She never expected him to accept her offer and treat her as an equal. She watched when he walked over to the bowl and devoured the heart and liver, when he was done he stepped away from the bowl and proceeded to clean his claws from the feast.

A small smile appeared on Kagome's lips, while her eyes shinned with happiness, they turned a bright blue and sparkled for all to see. She picked up the bowl once Sesshoumaru was done with his meal and went to clean it. She was happy for the first time since coming to this era, she was truly happy.

Sesshoumaru looked up and saw the ghost of a smile that appeared on the little miko's lips. But what caught him off guard were her eyes. They were a bright blue and you could see all the happiness that she was feeling at this moment in time. He never knew that such a small acceptance from him, would make her this happy. He watched when she got up and walk away with the empty bowl in her hands. He sat back against his tree and watched the little miko for the rest of the day.

She was a curious creature. She was loving and kind hearted to her pack but when someone tried to hurt them she was a wild animal out for blood. When everyone was done with lunch they continued their travel. Sesshoumaru was on Kagome's shoulder leading the way while the rest of her group were following behind her.

They traveled mostly in silence as the kit would be running around playing with the two tail neko. It reminded him of Rin as a ghost of a smile came to his lips. He missed his ward when he heard the miko ask, "Sesshoumaru where is Rin and the rest of your pack?"

Sesshoumaru stayed quiet for a few minutes. Kagome didn't think he was going to answer her when she heard, "Rin is safe, I left her, Jaken, and Ah-Un in a safe place to be protected. Naraku is after her and I won't risk her life. Once Naraku is dead then she will rejoin this Sesshoumaru."

Kagome understood his concerns when she stopped in her tracks and looked around the area. Something didn't feel right. She was on edge when her instincts came to the forefront, it usually meant trouble, she scanned the area, letting her aura go forth to see if she could find out what was wrong.

Sesshoumaru noticed when the miko stopped and seemed to be looking around the area. He was wondering what was wrong, "Miko, is anything wrong?"

Kagome sighed, 'I do wish he would use my name, but being called a miko is better than whore, bitch, or wench.' "I feel something in this area. It feels like we are being watched and I don't like what I'm sensing."

Kagome turned to the rest of the group and said, "All of you be careful, I sense something in the area but I don't know where they are located."

Miroku and Sango nodded their understanding while they kept watch. They knew that if Kagome sensed something then it was there.

They continued their journey and just before they stopped for the evening what Kagome has been sensing all day made themselves known.

-oOo-

Kagura, Kanna, and Hakudoshi spotted their target. She was making her way through the forest with her companions. They followed to see if they could find the best place and time to attack. Soon the sun was going down and they saw this as their chance. They never noticed the Youkai Lord that was riding on the miko's shoulder when they made their presence known to the group.

Sesshoumaru sensed when Naraku's cast offs were about to come into view. He got up and hid under Kagome's hair behind her neck. He will be the surprise that they were not expecting because the miko's aura was powerful enough to hide his own.

He was on the back of her neck, watching from his perch. Then a thought came to mind and whispered, "Miko I will be here on your neck, I will be able to tell you when they are behind you to protect you."

Kagome nodded her understanding and faced off with Kagura, Kanna, and Hakudoshi. The group of Naraku's misfits came walking into the clearing where the miko and her pack were located, when they stopped a few feet away from Kagome. Hakudoshi stepped forward, with an air of superior authority in his stance, saying, "Good evening miko, Naraku wishes to see you. If you come with us willingly, your friends will not be harmed."

Kagome eyes Kagura when she adverts her gaze. She knew that Kagura was under orders to take her back to Naraku or else he would kill her. Kagome noticed the mirror that Kanna carried, there was something not right about it, her senses were telling her to be careful, and was preparing for anything.

Kagome heard Hakudoshi's words, she did not appreciate them one bit, "Now why would I want to go and see him?"

Hakudoshi laughed, he thought that grabbing the miko was going to be easy so he never paid attention to what was around him, "I do not question my master. I just do his bidding when he asks it of me. Now come with us, we have a long way to go."

Kagome huffed, there was no way she was going with them, "I'm not going anywhere with you. If Naraku wants me then he must come here himself to get me."

Sesshoumaru was sitting there listening to everything that was going on. His senses started picking up more Youkai coming into the area, they were trying to sneak up on the group. "Miko there are Youkai approaching from the rear. They are trying to divide your group up."

Kagome understood, she raised her hand up to her right ear. She ran her fingers through her hair, signaling her friends.

Sango and Miroku noticed what Kagome was doing. She was telling them that there were Youkai coming in from behind and got ready. Over the years, Kagome has developed hand signals that she could use to communicate with her friends when they did not want the enemy to know what they are doing.

Hakudoshi was not happy, he raised his naginata and the Youkai that were hiding in the forest attacked. He thought that the Youkai would keep the other ningens busy while he and the rest go after the miko. But what happened was not what he was planning.

Miroku was the one that turned around and threw his ofuda's toward the Youkai that were attacking him. He froze them in place, while he undid his prayer beads and sucked them all into his wind tunnel.

Sango turned and let her Hiraikotsu go towards Naraku's minions. They were the ones that jumped away from each other as the weapon came in spinning fast trying to cut them in half.

Kagome took her bow, aimed, and fired her arrow at Hakudoshi, it streaked across the clearing with a powerful aura. She missed but only by a fraction, the arrow did do some damage to the group, while they regrouped and went after her one more time.

Kagome dodged and moved, avoiding the attacks from Kagura. Sesshoumaru was telling her what was going on around her, she would give signals to Sango and Miroku on the next attack coming their way.

Hakudoshi has no idea how the miko knew in which direction the attacks were coming from. He stopped in his tracks and yelled, "Kanna now!"

Kanna nods her head in understanding, and points her mirror at the slayer. She turns her mirror, getting Sango's reflection in it, and then tries to suck out her soul. To Kanna's surprise she is unable to take her soul, she notices that Sango is surrounded by a powerful barrier that is protecting her.

Kanna then tries for the monk but the same things happened again, she turns towards Hakudoshi and says, "I am unable to absorb their souls. It is being protected by a powerful barrier that I cannot break."

Hakudoshi grows angry at this new development, "Then let the beast from within your mirror come forth."

Kanna understood and concentrates on her powers, summoning the Youkai from the mirror.

Kagome was surrounded by her friends, while they kept her safe from the attacking Youkai. They were all breathing hard, but were ready for the next wave of attacks.

Kagome noticed when Kanna tried to suck her friend's souls from them. She was happy when she gave each of them a charm that would protect their soul from Kanna when they started traveling without Inuyasha. She had a feeling that they will need that protection, Naraku was stepping up his attacks thinking that they are defenseless.

Kagome's eyes opened wide when she noticed that Kanna was doing something with her mirror. She gave her friends a warning, they stood there to see what was going to happen.

Kanna released the mirror Youkai from his prison, when it came out to do battle. He was a tall Youkai made of glass and roared his challenge.

Kagome eyed the Youkai carefully. She didn't trust it as it started to come closer to her. Kirara was keeping Shippou safe, she signed to her friends to move away from her to keep them safe. They were to keep an eye on Kagura, Kanna, and Hakudoshi, while she concentrated on the mirror Youkai.

Sesshoumaru saw the glass Youkai that emerged from the mirror. It was a strange Youkai, he did not detect any real power coming from him, "Be careful miko, this Youkai is not like the others you have battled. He holds no aura of his own, so being made of glass, he can deflect any attack that you may throw at him."

Kagome understood what Sesshoumaru was saying. She was having trouble picking up on its aura while she stood her ground. The Youkai came closer to her position and roared again, attacking.

Kagome moved quickly out of the way of the attacking Youkai, she brought her bow up to deflect a shard of glass that was coming her way. It broke her bow, leaving her to scrabble to avoid another attack.

Kagome was thinking hard on what to do. This Youkai has no real power but at the same time it was fast and deadly. The shards were like knives and it will cut you. She continued to move, trying to think of a way to defeat this Youkai when she flipped backwards to miss another attack.

Kagome noticed that her friends were keeping Naraku's incardination busy while she dealt with the glass Youkai. Sesshoumaru gave her a warning and jumped just in time to miss an attack but the force of the blast sent her flying, whispering, "Hold on Sesshoumaru."

Kagome turned her body and flipped in midair to land on the ground on one knee. She was breathing hard while another attack came her way. She brought her hands up and deflected the shards that was about to hit her.

To Sesshoumaru's surprise the little miko has a pair of Sai's in her hands when she landed on bended knee on the ground, he was wondering where she got them from and used them to deflect the attack away from her.

Kagome has a plan and she needed to get closer to the mirror Youkai. But before she tried her theory, she reached down into the waist of the pants, that she was wearing, and got out one of the hidden stars that she carried. She was glad that she didn't wear that short skirt anymore and wore pants constantly. With her fighting all the time it was just the right clothing that she should wear.

She moved, running around the Youkai, trying to keep him off balance and threw her star. It hit the Youkai in the chest when he howled in pain. Then to Kagome's surprise she heard Kanna screaming in pain at the same time, when she fell to her knees clutching her chest. She was connected to this Youkai in some way and now Kagome has her plan.

Kanna fell to her knees in pain. She looked over to her mirror Youkai and noticed the weapon that was stuck in its chest. This was not good because the miko now knew how to defeat the Youkai and if she happens to destroy this Youkai it would kill her as well.

Kanna moved, and went after her mirror Youkai, she needed to direct him to duplicate the miko's powers so it would not be destroyed.

Hakudoshi and Kagura covered Kanna in what she wanted to do because if she didn't stop the miko from killing the mirror Youkai then they would lose Kanna as well and that was not an option right now. The fighting became fierce when Sango and Miroku stepped up their attacks. Kirara joined them when she found a suitable hiding place for the kit.

Kagura was using her fan to attack Sango and Miroku whereas Hakudoshi moved to help Kanna. Kagome saw what was going on with her friends, she then takes out another star and sends it towards Kagura. She hits her fan breaking it, then Kagura jumps on her large feather and moves away from the area.

Sango and Miroku then turn their attention to the other two who were after Kagome and start running in her direction.

Kagome saw when Kagura left the area and turned her attention back to the mirror Youkai. She threw more of her stars at the Youkai and was breaking off bits and pieces of his body. Kagome noticed when Kanna was hurt by what she was doing and kept her attacks going.

Kanna moved the Youkai in for a close attack, he brought his arm down and tried to kill Kagome.

Kagome caught his arm on her Sai and broke part of his arm. She held on tight and found her strength when she pushed him away from her body. She landed and rolled on the ground, coming up again in a defensive position, breathing hard.

Sesshoumaru has managed to stay with the miko as she moved around the area. He was amazed at her skills and wondered where she learned how to fight. She was a very skilled fighter with her Sai, not many can control this weapon with the skill and accuracy that she has. She was deadly and what amazed him the most was that she was not using her Reiryoku to battle this Youkai.

Sesshoumaru may not have the power to fight against normal size Youkai but his natural barrier was protecting the little miko from getting hurt. Sesshoumaru's eyes were going red, his beast was trying to get free to attack his enemy. Sesshoumaru was trying to keep him under control but as the battle progressed it was getting harder to do.

Kagome noticed that Sesshoumaru's aura was slowly growing, she could not have this as she quietly said, "Sesshoumaru calm yourself this Youkai uses your own powers against you. If you let your youki go then we will be in big trouble. I have tested my theory when I was close to him and sent a small amount of my Reiryoku towards him to see if I could purify him. He used it against me and sent it back 10-fold. So, to win this fight you must keep calm or I must ask you to leave."

Sesshoumaru heard the miko's words. He was amazed that she has found out so much about her opponent. Then he felt when she wrapped her aura around his body and felt the warmth of her power. It calmed his beast so he would not have to leave her, while he kept his senses opened to make sure she stayed safe.

Kagome continued to dodge and got ready for her final attack. If this worked, then both this Youkai and Kanna will be dead. She reached down and grabbed a rock while still moving out of the way. She channeled her Reiryoku into the rock and the rock acted like a container to hold her powers. When she stored enough of her power in the rock she got ready.

Kagome skidded to a halt, raised her arm, and threw the rock as hard as she could. The Youkai shifted to the right when the rock hit his left shoulder, and got imbedded into its body. It cracked the outer casing of his body, when her powers were released, it blew apart the Youkai left shoulder and part of his chest.

Kagome got ready, she charged toward the Youkai intending on finishing this fight. She has her Sai's in her hands and was getting closer. Before she could pull off her attack she heard Sesshoumaru's warning and jumped away before Hakudoshi attack hit her. Though the attack missed her, she got caught in the back blast of the explosion, she hit a tree hard and fell to the ground unconscious.

Miroku and Sango saw what happened and rush to her side. They will not let anyone hurt her and they were ready to defend.

Sesshoumaru was slowly getting his senses back. He fell off the little miko's shoulder when she hit a tree. He looked up from the ground and slowly gets up, while he looked for the miko. He spotted her not too far away from him and makes his way towards her.

There was a cut on her forehead and he noticed that her blood was being split. Sesshoumaru moved closer to Kagome, gently touching her cheek. She was still breathing but she shouldn't have been hurt.

Sesshoumaru inner Inu was pushing his way free. He was not going to stop until he took care of the ones that hurt the little miko. She was the alpha bitch of this pack and she did her best protecting what was hers. He turned his blood red eyes towards Hakudoshi who was gloating, about winning the fight with the miko. He will show him the meaning of winning when he kills him for what he has done.

Sesshoumaru formed his cloud under his feet, he lifts off the ground and moves forward. He floats right in front of the ningens and says to them, "Go tend to the little miko. I will take care of these vermin's."

Sango and Miroku were not about to argue with the Youkai Lord and moved over to their friend. They watched from their position to see what the Youkai Lord was going to do.

Hakudoshi noticed for the first time that Sesshoumaru was with the little miko. He thought that Naraku took care of him but he must have failed. No matter, he will take care of him himself. "Ah Lord Sesshoumaru, nice to see you again, I see that Naraku's present has worked well. How do you find the world now, as you see it through smaller eyes?"

Sesshoumaru huffed while saying in a cold voice, "Leave! I will not allow you to take the miko."

Hakudoshi laughed, he thought that Sesshoumaru was delusional, "Who are you to stop us? Your powers are greatly reduced so you can't fight against us." To prove his point, he sent a blast of his youki towards Sesshoumaru, he saw when his attack hit. He smiled wide thinking that he has finally gotten rid of the Youkai Lord. He was about to take a step forward when he felt tremendous powers coming from right in front of him.

He looked up, then notices that the cloud of dust was slowly leaving the area and to his horror Sesshoumaru was still there but engulfed in a golden ball of light.

Sesshoumaru saw the attack coming and stood his ground. It hits him full force when Tenseiga's barrier protected him. His anger was growing by the minute when his hair starts moving on its own. His tail started floating up and his youki more than tripled in power. His eyes were starting to go white when his inner Inu came forth. He removes Tokijin from it sheath, channeling his powers into it.

When the smoke clears Sesshoumaru sees his enemy, swinging his sword across his body, Sesshoumaru releases an enormous attack. He was determined to protect the little miko and that gave him the extra strength he needed to defeat them.

The attack hits Hakudoshi in the chest, and he is sent flying backwards. Kagura seeing that Hakudoshi was about to be killed flew in and grabbed him and Kanna. She left in a hurry, leaving the Youkai Lord alone with the miko and her friends. They never thought that he would still be this powerful and now they must find another way to kill him.

Hakudoshi was panting hard on the floor of the feather. Part of his chest was missing; his body was trying to regenerate the damage that was done by Sesshoumaru's attack. Naraku was not going to be pleased to hear that Sesshoumaru was protecting the little miko. This complicated things, as Kagura took them back to Naraku's hideout.

-oOo-

This is the end to another chapter. Sesshoumaru learned a great deal about Kagome and what she is capable of. He also learned something about himself as well, that when you protect with all your heart you can be truly powerful, a lesson that his father has been trying to teach him for a long time now.

Join me in the next chapter while Sesshoumaru tries to figure out Kagome. Kagome finds out that she really does not know all she should about Youkai. It is a time of discovery for the both of them as Sesshoumaru looks at Kagome with new eyes.

Until the next chapter!

Jani