Chapter 4: The Fight

"You're what? How the hell are you Sesshomaru's kid? He hates humans so I doubt this would ever happen, not in a million years! You can't possibly be his kid!"

"He is...every dream I have is true to its source. It has never failed me, not even once! I cant... I don't know how this happened."

"Quit this crap, there's no point in lying! Kagome, I don't trust this kid!"

"Inuyasha, sit boy!" Inuyasha crashed to the ground, dirt creeping its way slightly into his mouth. Inuyasha groaned, his back aching as he tried sitting up after a few seconds. "Traitor!" he said spitting the dirt out of his mouth.

Kagome ignored the comment and looked over at Sesshila as she sat there, head down in thought. "Well...what was your dream?"

Sesshila looked up at her sadly and explained her dream...

15 minutes later...

"Wow...and you're sure that that's what happened?"

"Yeah... I don't know why the memory's coming back all of a sudden now I mean, there's no reason it shouldn't have come earlier. I've always tried to think to that memory...or at least of my parents." Her head dropped as she whimpered, her dog ears curling back to her head.

Kagome wanted to just hug and pet her as she sulked. Inuyasha huffed and ignored her, not believing her at the slightest. Kagome realized that if she WAS really Sesshomaru's daughter, wouldn't that make Inuyasha an uncle? Kagome giggled at the thought of Inuyasha, the stubborn little Inuyasha, being an UNCLE.

"What the hell are you being so giggly about?" Inuyasha huffed.

"Well...if she really IS Sesshomaru's daughter, then wouldn't you be her uncle?"

Inuyasha stood there wide-eyed as he was speechless. He wanted to protest but no words came. How could HE of ALL the demons, how could HE after ridiculing me for YEARS, have a half demon daughter! He didn't take her in though and wouldn't she know? What she said last night though...oh what the hell... I don't know what to believe!

Kagome snapped her fingers once more, "Inuyasha!" Inuyasha snapped back to reality as he blinked, getting the picture of everything. "Well if you really are his daughter, why don't either of you two know? Or knew? You should know who your mother and father are."

"That's the thing I'm trying to figure out. I didn't start having this dream until I met up with you and Sesshomaru so I'm going to try and find him. Can you point me in the right direction of the, um, what was it again? The Phoenix Gate?"

"Yeah, I think that's what it was. Miroku?"

"Yes, indeed Sesshomaru asked where that had been. The thing is why? I don't know of anything good coming from that thing. I've heard bad rumors and things that I would never wish on my worse foe."

"Yes yes but where is it! I need to know!"

"Well, I greatly advise a child not to go, especially a beautiful girl like you but I suppose it wouldn't do you any harm since you should be reunited with your father."

Sango shot him a glare as Miroku kissed her forehead, Kirara mewed. Sesshila instantly remembered what direction he had headed, and gave a slight sigh. "I remember...but how am I going to catch up to him now?"

"Well, we're close to the village and me and Inuyasha aren't doing anything...we'll accompany you!" she said, thinking about playing with her ears.

"Really? Well, I don't need any attitude from Mr. Frown face all the way there though, either. Maybe I should travel on my—"

"No! Really we can!" Kagome said as she clapped.

"Well, it is at least a 3 days travel if you go by foot. I would suggest going at it full speed to catch up with Sesshomaru." Miroku said, putting his hands, parting his fingers, and rubbing his chin.

"Well then I guess running will be faster." Sesshila said with a devious smirk.

"Kagome! Why the hell do WE have to go!" Inuyasha protested.

"Inuyasha, she's you niece so you should help her. You complain that we have nothing to do when we're in the village anyway. Come on, please! Just look at her!"

"Kagome...she's not that cute, look at her face. It's evil! And I guess I need to teach that Sesshomaru a lesson, anyway!"

"YAY!" Kagome said. "Well head back after she's with her father again. How does that sound?" she said, turning into Sesshila's direction. Kagome opened wide-eyed as Sesshila was almost out of the clearing, several feet away, already headed in Sesshomaru's direction.

Meanwhile...

Sesshomaru walked, the moon rising up as the snores from Rin grew louder with each passing minute. Jaken nearly wanted to shake Rin to her feet and stop the annoying girl from making her human sounds. Au-Un walked along, directly behind Sesshomaru. After another hour or so, they stopped in a woody area. Rin dreamed of many childish things, Jaken slouched down on a tree and fell asleep instantly. Sesshomaru looked over at the three, Au-Un, Rin, and Jaken as they slept. Jaken's staff at fell on his head, but Jaken was too far asleep to wake up from the hit; Au-Un was curled up by a log and Rin laying in the saddle and in b/w Au-Un's heads. Sesshomaru glanced at Rin for a few seconds and wondered if all humans slept as peaceful as she did.

At an instant, an image of Sesshila ran through his mind. The girl that morning and how she looked when he had called her a half demon. The insult clearly got to her. He remembered briefly how much she looked like himself and Inuyasha combined. She was near to Inuyasha's age, probably a little younger. Sesshomaru closed his eyes, letting thoughts drift in and out of his head. Finally, an image flashed through his head. A dog demon...no...It was him in his true form. And there was a fire...at a shrine... woman, young and beautiful, no older than 25. She was crying as Sesshomaru in his human form tried to sooth her. She cried harder and then...

Sesshomaru's head began to throb. The image kept going, all blurry. Again, the woman was still crying, and then a fire...a big fire...it enveloped the whole shrine. A knife pierced his chest as the woman's hands were trembling with blood. She smiled weakly, tearing flowing down her face. Sesshomaru ran, ignoring the woman...his sensitive ears picking up a cry for help. And then...

Sesshomaru shot up on his feet, standing, his hands clutching his head. What was that just now? he thought to himself. Sesshomaru's head finally calmed down as he starred up at the moon. Something strange was happening...and he didn't like it.

The next day...

Sesshila and the others ran as fast they could. They had slept in a small opening in the woods making them all fired up for the day. Kagome rode on Inuyasha's back as he ran, Sesshila matching the same exact speed as he. They caught the faint scent of Sesshomaru, who they knew they were going to run into eventually. He walked as they ran.

Sesshila wondered what he would think about her following him. The demon lord, Sesshomaru, wasn't the most important to her. Actually, Sesshila didn't even care all too much. She just wanted to know what her life was before the age of 13. She had images once in a while but nothing of importance. She wondered if Sesshomaru was facing the same type of situation. Did he remember anything? And if so, why was she all alone after all those years. And what about her mother? Didn't she care as well?

"Sesshomaru's about an hour up ahead, let's keep going!" Inuyasha shouted as he ran faster. Sesshila looked away from Inuyasha and looked ahead with determination. She WAS going to know what happened. Even if it'd kill her.

Sesshomaru walked, ignoring the flashes of images that had happened that night, everyone was extra quiet. Rin and Jaken wondered why their Lord was extra irratated today. But nothing seemed to cross their mind. Maybe it was just one of his mood swings that he had once in a while. Jaken and Rin both looked at eachother, realizing the same thing was going through eachother's minds. Sesshomaru didn't notice at the slightest. They didn't even know if he was mentally here. It just seemed that he was in his own little world just a little too much this morning...

Sesshila, sniffing the air, smirked deviously as she grew nearer towards Sesshomaru. She knew it would be somewhat akward, but she was ready for the test. Inuyasha seemed anxious to give Sesshomaru a good one or two. Kagome just wanted the whole time back alone with Inuyasha. That was probably the reason why she wanted to go in the first place.

25 minutes later...

Sesshila stopped, knowing she was only about 130 yards away from her "father". She stretched her arms and yawned. Her legs ached slightly as she had been running for quite sometime now. It wasn't the first time this had happened though. The last time it ended with a fight and she, obviously, had won. This time was for a whole other different reason. And this time it was for real. This time it was for her own father, not some human. This was a more important case! She had to step up go to him and get to know him and her past.

Sesshila walked at a medium pace, the others following. She could smell Sesshomaur's scent get closer and closer as she approached. Her breathing sped up, sweat beads ran down her face as if trying to escape to the ground as she got even more closer to him.

Sesshomaru was irratated. If he was being stalked then the stalker should just come out and state their purpose instead of tail him. It wasn't like it was any of their business to come and follow him. Jeez, was this woods arrest? Sesshomaru stopped, sniffing the air just to be certain as to who it was. Just as he did, a rustle from the bushes and trees broke the silence. Sesshomaru knew who it was. Inuyasha, that human girl Kagome for whom Inuyasha fell in love with, and that girl for which he forgot her name. He made a low growl, knowing he was almost to his destination as the trio emerged from the darkness...