Chapter Four

A/N: The little saying, "Let the rain wash away, all the pain of yesterday" is not mine. I found it on google. Go on….

Kagome took off running from the clearing, her friends and her enemy (kikyo) as she quickly made a dash for a body of water. She knew they would be searching for her and she knew in some way Sesshomaru was going to find her to get back the shards she stole from him and then no doubt Inuyasha will try to get them. That might lead to a big brawl. She smelt one not so far from here and there she set off to.

-Let the rain wash away, all the pain of yesterday-

Sesshomaru made a dash after Kagome after she got the shards, he was surprised at how fast she was going but there was no way he was going to let her get away. Of course he knew he could go get more shards but he will not tolerate that girl stealing from him.

-Let the rain wash away, all the pain of yesterday-

Inuyasha was shocked beyond belief. When Miroku walked up to the demoness and began to talk to her and when she sent him crashing to the ground by a mere simple word that the futuristic miko used to say. 'No way can that be Kagome.' He thought in shock as he carried Kikyo on his back. She could only hold on with her right arm since her left was…. taken off by kagome's whip. He shook his head and followed after his brother.

"Inuyasha," Kikyo whispered softly. He paused and noticed that the others didn't stop but kept on going as if they didn't care, which they didn't. He set her on the ground and looked her over, she was pale well as pale as a dead person could get and she was cringing in pain that he was sure she shouldn't have.

"Kikyo, what's wrong?" he asked her in a loving tone and she cringed seeing the souls slipping out of her missing arm.

"I need to go and get more souls to repair my arm." He nodded in understanding and bent to pick her up but she held her hand up and waved it off.

"Go. Go get those shards." She told him as loudly as she could even though it came out as a whisper and watched as he nodded hesitantly before heading off while throwing one last worried look over his shoulder.

Kikyo stood and watched her soul collectors swarmed around her, she pointed her finger somewhere in the distance and they understood. She was signaling them to go get her more souls so she could get her arm repaired and stop as many souls from exiting her body.

"Some arm you have Kikyo." She turned around and glared at the figure that walked into the clearing. His baboon pelt covered his pale face and red eyes that she knew were looking at her in amusement.

"Mind telling me how it happened?" he questioned, voice taunting her and she knew that he already knew what occurred. She stood there, holding her arm and sending a glare to her enemy.

"You know that she's back now what do you want, Naraku?" Kikyo hissed in anger making the spider demon chuckle at her. She watched as he looked her over before stopping in front of her.

"I want those shards Kagome has taken from you but I have enough of those for now," he paused as if he was thinking before letting a smirk creep on his face.

"So I want Kagome and you're going to bring her to me, aren't you?" He told her and laughed when she gasped when he struck her with his tentacle and winced when it entered her chest and wrapped around her softly beating heart.

"Don't worry Kikyo, I know you will do it since you don't want to disappoint me, you have seen first-hand what I can do. Until next time." He said before disappearing right as the soul collectors came and deposited some souls into her body and her arm began to restore. She looked to the sky with an angry face.

'I hate you Naraku' she thought angrily before walking slowly in the direction Inuyasha exited from. She kept walking mindlessly while thinking of a way she could get Kagome to Naraku.

"I'm sorry." She whispered into the night before turning to her shinidamachu (A/N: you know that those are her soul stealers).

"Led me to Inuyasha." She told them and followed them while thinking.

-Let the rain wash away, all the pain of yesterday-

Kagome was about to jump into the river but before she could she was sent flying. She twisted in the air before landing on her feet in a crouch as she glared at the offender. It was Sesshomaru. "Of course," she mumbled before standing.

He had a glare on his face though his lips were in a thin line. He took threatening steps towards her. She kept her place but she looked around for some kind of escape.

"I just need to get to that river," she thought to herself while she watched the silver haired Taiyoukai.

"I believe you have something that belongs to me, miko." He told her coldly and she just turned once and then again before looking at him with a small confused face,

"Me?" she questioned and inwardly laughed when he frowned, clearly annoyed. She took a slow hesitant step towards him while he watched her.

"I could if you promise me something?" she offered with a sly smile when she heard a low growl from him. She raised her perfectly arched eyebrow when she didn't get an answer. She shrugged before turning as if she was about to walk away.

"Fine priestess." She heard and she smirked before wiping it off her face before she turned fully around and meeting his emotionless eyes.

"I want you to let me travel with you," she raised a hand before he could say anything to her, "I am not letting you have the shards no matter if you don't need them so IF I travel with you, you will still have them." she explained and placed her hands on her hips.

"What makes you think that I want to travel with a thief?" he growled and she smirked at this. He looked cute when he was angry.

"For one Rin will have a female companion and as I said before I will have the shards which mean so would you." She told him and watched as he thought over it. She watched as he turned around before looking at her from over his shoulder.

"Come then." Was all he said before they started to walk in the direction they came from. Kagome began to follow before they were greeted by a furious Inuyasha and a calm Sango, Miroku, and Kilala.

"I'm gonna kill you!" Inuyasha shouted at Kagome before running towards them at an impressive speed. They both jumped in different directions as he passed by swinging his sword.

"You give those shards back! I don't care if you're Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled as he lunged again and almost sliced Kagome's body in half.

"Inuyasha!" Sango shouted in fury when she saw how close Inuyasha's sword came in contact with Kagome.

They all watched as Kagome jumped at Inuyasha with a dangerous glare and frown. Her whip wrapped around his arm and she swung him around in the air before tossing him towards the trees.

"You bitch!" he growled through clenched teeth and ran at her again.

"Inuyasha stop!" Sango shouted jumping between them with her Hiraikotsu in front of her and Kagome in a shield blocking way as his sword hit it.

"What the hell are you doing attacking Kagome?!" she shouted as her friend stopped and held his sword at his side.

"Kagome or not she took our shards AND injured Kikyo!" he shouted glaring at Kagome who rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Oh she'll get it repaired when she gets her dam souls, stop whining." Kagome whispered bitterly and held her whip tightly.

"May we continue back to your pack, mi'lord?" Kagome suggested turning to the silent lord. Inuyasha stuttered at his old friend. Did she call him "mi'lord"? What the hell was up with that?!

"Inuyasha, if it keeps you refrained from attacking the miko you and your group may join. As long as you cease your whining." Sesshomaru said as him and Kagome went to walk into the forest. Sango and Miroku didn't need to be told twice before they followed after their friend.

"Thank you, mi'lord." Sango and Miroku said as they hurried after the demons as they went through the woods to get to his pack. Inuyasha was about to yell at them before he grudgingly went after them.

A/N: Did you guys like it? Review? Until next time.