Author's Note

I wanna start off this chapter with something my friend Alison put together….she's the inspiration for Ally/Maru. I think you all will find this very interesting and funny.

Sammy-Sama: Hello and welcome to the actor's studio

Alison: Huh? You ain't no James Lipton.
Sammy-Sama: I'm a sad Panda

Alison: What? You're not a panda, either! You are…A RUSSIAN SPY!
Sammy-Sama: What!
Alison: I kid, I kid…she's only an Ancient Roman Spy!
Sammy-Sama: You've got to be kidding me…IN OTHER NEWS, I want all of you to meet Alison, the inspiration for Ally.
Alison: Yes, I am the stero-typical-crazy-friend-that-gets-kidnapped-by-Naraku

Sammy-Sama: I highly recommend having crazies for friends. They help with the digestion. Alison: Yes, I jiggle her around after lunch. I get the enzymes going.
Sammy-Sama: I would like to note that this was all written by Alison/Ally/Maru.
Alison: I also go by gercow and Winter's Dust on Big Wink

Sammy-Sama: she also has a website for her pixel dolls. http/www.neopets/hiyappl.
((Real world Sammy: Okay, that's enough plugging Alison))

Alison: pouts
Sammy-Sama: There, there, Santa forgives all…
Alison: Raises eyebrow anyway…HEY SAM!
Sammy-Sama: Yes.
Alison: Soshi's name starts with S Sammy-Sama: So?
Alison: Steven starts with S TOO squee
Sammy-Sama: Oh, I never noticed that…
Alison: pouts has big watery eyes But Sam, your world revolves around me!
Sammy-Sama: yeah…RIIIIIIIIIGHT..she's such a leo.
Alison: Yes, I am! And I am proud!
Sammy-Sama:...
((Real Alison: welp, I'm running out of energy so bye-bye, all my adoring fans! And for all of those who don't like me, well you can kill my-
Real Sam: Cat.
Real Alison: Cat?
Real Sam: Yes, cat.
Real Alison: I'm allergic to cats)
Ze End!

Well, I hope you all enjoied that….I though it was funny. Anyway, the moment you've all been waiting for…:dun da dun daaaaaaaa: Chapter Six!


Chapter VI: I Hope You Know, What You Mean To Me

.:.:. Flash Back .:.:.

The wind blew about the old farm house, it hadn't been that long since it was constructed, however it still lacked adequate support.

A loud knock came to the door as the couple sitting at the large table turned their attention to the heavy barrier, then to the window. The large drops of water outside hit against the wooden roof of the small shed, bouncing off and making large splashes in already existing puddles.

The woman stood the second time the loud noise came from the door, walking over she opened it and looked at the man before her.

He looked to be no more than sixteen, maybe seventeen. His ebony hair drenched as was the rest of him. His ginger eyes stared at her, silently pleading with the older woman.

"Good Lord Soshi." The woman exclaimed in a motherly tone, ushering the young man into the house, "You're soaked through."

"Well it is raining out there." Soshi responded sarcastically, taking his seat at the table.

"We were wondering when you'd be stopping by." The man next to him said, his brown eyes locking with the man's ginger ones.

"Sorry I didn't call first father." The young man apologized, turning towards the older man, "I just found out that I'd be arriving today, so I decided to drop by when I knew I'd have time. I didn't think it would storm though."

"Neither did we." Naito replied, looking towards his mate, "Chiri why don't you fix him something to eat as well."

"I was just about to ask what he wants." Chiri said, looking expectantly towards her son.

"What ever you have is fine." Soshi said curtly.

"Okay." Chiri said with a smile and then proceeded to make a plate for the young man.

Once she'd placed the porcelain object adorned with an assortment of food before the traveler, the front door burst open.

"I had no earthly clue it was going to rain today!" the woman shouted upon entering the sanctuary of the warm, dry house. Shrugging off her wet coat, she placed it on the coat rack standing by the door, the weight from the soaked article causing it to fall over with a heavy thud. Staring at it begrudgingly, she attempted to make the thing stand upright once more.

The older woman, watching her guest with a look of mid-amusement said, "Just leave it Ally, I'll get it later."

Ally responded with a look of great relief, having to battle with the coat rack was proving to grate on her nerves.

"Would you like something to eat?" Chiri questioned.

"Yes please!" Ally responded happily, taking a spot at the table across from Soshi.

The young man sat there and stared at the young woman before him, marveling at her. She seemed perfect, the way her eyes lit up with emotion, the way her hair bounced and framed her face. Granted he imagined not as much as it normally did considering it was wet, but thought it amazing none the less.

Ally felt his eyes on her and turned her violet gaze to lock with his, "And who are you?"

"Ally, that was rude." Naito scolded, turning towards the young woman.

"I'm sorry." Ally apologized, "I didn't mean it like that…"

"I understand, no harm done." Soshi said, "My name's Soshi, I'm staying here for the weekend."

"If that's all right that is.." He added.

"It's fine dear." Chiri said, returning into the dinning room with yet another plate of food.

"How is it you all ways have enough food for everyone?" Ally questioned. In the past, even if she hadn't informed the adoptive mother of her arrival, it always seemed she had enough food, "I mean, making all that food would be a waist if it went bad."

"I've learned a few things in my day." Chiri responded, looking towards the young woman, "From your mother actually."

Ally nodded in understanding, she'd been told about her mother, how she'd died bravely and for her people. Though, Ally had to admit, it was a stupid thing to do. It might have been wrong to think what her mother did was wrong, how she left her alone, with no mother there to teach her about the world around her and all the things a mother was suppose too tell. But now, Ally understood that it was selfish of her to think that. She'd died because of her, had she not given birth the day before, she would have been strong enough to fight.

Her father had tried to explain however that it wasn't her fault, she should never think that. But deep down, somewhere she'd always blame herself.

"So, what brings you around here Soshi." Ally asked the young man in between bites of her dinner.

"Just stopped in to see a few old friends." Soshi replied with a wave of his hand.

"Oh," Ally said, returning to her meal, the young man continuing to stare at her.

Naito and Chiri saw this and looked toward each other. They knew what was going on, oh yes.

After the meal had been finished, the four moved to the living room, Naito and Chiri taking the love seat; Ally and Soshi an arm chair on either side of the couple. They talked back and forth for much of the night, just catching up on old times, about the future. Really anything they could think of, neither of them knowing when they'd see each other again, all just enjoying the sound of rain outside and the comfort the people in the room gave off.

.:.:. End Flash Back .:.:.


Naraku and Suisei continued their way towards "Isha's" house. As the car pulled up in front of the said building, Naraku looked up towards the demon.

"This is the start of plan." Naraku informed, reached over the seat next to him and picking up the limp form of the southern ruler, carrying her bridal style from the car and towards the house, the young demon following him.

"I understand." Suisei said, sparing a glance towards the unconscious woman. "We'll wait for the rest to come to us then? That seems so long to wait. Are you sure they will figure it all out?"

"You don't give them enough credit." Naraku chuckled, his eyes becoming darker, "They have ruined so many of my attempts at the obtaining the Shikon Jewel, little do they know that the cycle still continues."

Suisei looked towards the malicious demon, a puzzled expression upon her face, "I don't think I quite understand what you mean by that."

Sighing, obviously annoyed at the woman's lack of information, he began to explain.

"You've heard the story about the priestess Kikyou, am I correct?" Naraku questioned, motioned for the woman to open the heavy front doors as they proceeded towards them.

"Of course, who hasn't." Suisei replied, doing as he asked.

"I was the one who pinned the miko against InuYasha." Naraku continued, "One she died, she had the jewel burned with her remains, making it untouchable. That is, until the reincarnation fell down that stupid well. When she was attacked by the demon, it, in a sense, removed it from her. That had started my whole journey to gather the shards."

As he said that the resounding click of the heavy door shutting and locking echoed from behind them.

"But, if the jewel's gone, by killing her you expect her reincarnation to show up and you can then get it from her?" Suisei asked.

"Not exactly." Naraku said, making his way through the maze of a mansion, "This time the jewel disappeared because of a wish, making it purified. Now, it has returned to the miko who will protect it, and now that Kikyou's reincarnation has been rendered powerless.."

"It goes to her offspring." Suisei finished, all of what the demon said coming together. "So that means…"

"Yes, our little miko has just become more important in my plan." Naraku said darkly, "The hanyou wouldn't want anything to happen to her, would he now."

The group had made their way to this dungeon type room, the stone walls adorned with chains, the wetness to the air. The only thing that seemed out of place in the room was a large tank in one corner, as well as a few levers next to the glass tank.

"Suisei." Naraku said, his voice commanding.

"Yes." The demon replied.

"I think you should go and greet our guest." Naraku commanded, his crimson eyes turning to the woman's crystal blue ones.

Nodding, Suisei made her way back from wince she'd come, searching for any sign of an intruder.

"You can't hope to save her, no one can." Naraku's cold voice echoed through the room as he stared at the woman now chained by her wrists to the cold, stone wall; her limp form barely holding her upright, only supported by the chains mounted to the wall; her head falling limply to one side.


Soshi continued to fly above the trees, thankful the sun had gone down and blanketed the area in darkness, making his features nearly invisible. His bright eyes scanned the ground below, making sure not to loose sight of the car he'd been following.

The car pulled down a side road, making it's way towards a large house, clearly that of someone who had a great deal of money.

Landing on a high branch of a rather large tree, the young man concentrated, causing his large wings to disappear. In a small flash of black light his wings were gone, black feathers falling to the ground and faded away, leaving no sign they'd been there.

Jumping down from the branch he'd landed on, the young man continued to follow to the large mansion. Once the car had pulled up in front of the house and parked, he ducked behind a rather large tree, making sure the trunk was wide enough to conceal is form.

Soshi watched as a man with long ebony hair and bright crimson eyes carried the limp form of the woman he cared for. Another woman stepping out from the front seat proceeded to follow the man. They entered the house and out of the young man's sight.

"Damn." Soshi cursed, stealthily making his way across the front lawn and up the steps of the house.

"It's just plain stupid to go in through the front door." He said to himself as he scanned the windows, going to each one to see if they were locked or not.

Finding one that wasn't he pushed it open, sneaking into the darkroom and slinking across the said room towards the door. Carefully he opened the door, poking his head out he looked up and down the hall way, trying to find any hint of the two mysterious people. Seeing none, he closed the door behind him and quietly made his way down the hallway.

Suddenly, it seemed as if the room had become drastically colder. To confirm his suspicions, he let out a small breath from his mouth, watching as the moisture from the air turned into a small puff.

"I'll give you credit for managing to enter this house going unnoticed for as long as you did." came the voice of a young woman behind him.

Turning around, Soshi came face to face with the woman he'd seen with the man carrying Ally.

"Where is she?" The young man demanded, his eyes burning with rage.

"Not very bright are you." The woman commented bluntly, closing her eyes and chanted, her hand positioned to grasp something. Her aura soon became visible, much like Soshi's did when his wings began to materialize. The light blue aura surrounded her, no sooner had it, a katana had formed in her right hand. Though, it wasn't a normal katana, this one was made of solid ice.

Soshi just looked towards the woman, trying to remain emotionless, though he knew his eyes would give him away, they always did.

The young woman took up an offensive stance, sword pointed towards the seemingly unarmed man.

"You have entered this house with out invitation," She said, "And now you shall be removed."

"Not until I get what I came for." Soshi replied, reaching towards his back, feeling for his concealed pouch, pulling out two rather large throwing knives.

"I'll give you credit." The woman said, "You've got guts if you think you can defeat me with two puny little knives."

"I don't think," Soshi said, his voice full of determination and confidence, "I know."

With that, he launched himself towards the demon, making her take a defensive stance in order to prevent herself from receiving any injuries.

Their fight was more like a attack then doge game for a while, much like cat and mouse. The young woman stood before the intruder, her crystal eyes alit with amusement, "You're pretty good, but sadly, you are no match for the greatest fighter."

"Do I get the honor of knowing the said fighter's name?" Soshi questioned, he figured if he couldn't defeat her now, he'd track her down and finish it later.

"Suisei." The woman replied with a mock bow, "But knowing it will do you no good."

Soshi watched as the young woman attacked him once again, bringing her sword down from above his head, ready to slice him in half.

With only a few seconds to spare, the young man dodged the attack, only receiving a cut to the shoulder.

It had been a very forceful hit, one that left her back open for attack afterwards. Seeing this, Soshi maneuvered around Suisei and slashed at her back, causing the material of the tank top she'd been wearing to shred and nearly fall off.

Suisei straightened herself from the young demon's attack, blood from the slashes she'd received staining her deep blue jeans and what material was left from her tank top which now exposed the full length of the female's back.

Soshi stood there, eyes wide as he took in what he saw of the woman before him. What was etched in her back made him nervous, only one person, or group had that mark. Though he wasn't too sure about the information regarding the rumors, he knew anyone with that particular marking was trouble.

He watched as the young woman turned around, her eyes flashed crimson as she glared at her.

"Who are you?" He questioned, being sure to take further caution from know on during their fight, "And why is there a spider mark on your back?"

(Author's Note: HAHAHAHHAHA I'm SO evil! Bet you guys won't guess who she is before I tell ya…evil me…I'll give you a hint though….you met him from the first story and he controlled ice…:cough cough: reason for chapter ten…the big cliff scene :cough cough:)


Kagome awoke a short time after her and InuYasha's "alone time." The young miko rolled over, resting her head on the hanyou's chest, the rhythmic sound of his heart beat and the steady rise and fall of his chest lulling her back to sleep.

Her slumber, and any hopes of returning to sleep again for that matter were ended when a loud knocking came from the door, the frantic voice of the lunar wolf demon echoing through the empty rooms of the apartment and into the bedroom.

Sighing, Kagome tried to get out of the bed, only to be halted by the hanyou. He tightened his hold of her from around her waist, letting out a low, yet soft warning growl.

Kagome understood he didn't want her to leave, she had no strong motivation to do either, yet the slight pang in her stomach made her believe that this was important.

Reaching a hand up to the top of the dozing hanyou's head, grasping one of the velvety appendages between her thumb and index finger, the miko began to rub it softly. The reaction the hanyou gave her however, surprised her.

Kagome watched, eyes wide as the tough, brave hanyou she'd known for years change his warning growl to what sounded like a soft purr. Giggling, Kagome pulled herself up to whisper in the hanyou's ear, noting how it twitched slightly as her breath hit the sensitive features.

"InuYasha we have to get up and see who it is." Kagome whispered loudly.

InuYasha sniffed the air around the room, turning his ears towards the sound and responded, "It's just Artemis again, no go to sleep."

"We have to see what she wants." Kagome tried to reason.

"Fine, go see." The hanyou grumbled, releasing the protesting woman and rolling onto his side.

"You're so lazy you know that." Kagome commented, reaching a hand around beside her bed, grasping a silk robe and pulling it on, tying it around her waist.

"Feh." was the hanyou's response as the young miko left the room. He knew she was safe with the wolf so he didn't follow, though kept his guard up for anything out of the ordinary. Well, as ordinary as a miko, who was mated to a hanyou and lived in a world where her friends were demons and humans; could be.

Kagome walked through the apartments, soon coming close to the door and hearing the panicked demon's threats to "blow up" and or "break down" the wooden barrier.

Hearing her friend on the other side calm down, she figured she knew she was coming and decided to calm down before Kagome opened the door.

Upon opening the door however, Kagome was greeted with a much different sight. There stood Artemis, it was clear that she'd been pounding on the door for a while judging by how red her hands had become. But Kagome figured she'd be so angry at her for not answering the door right away that she'd kill her.

No, Artemis stood there, not angry, not upset, but embarrassed. Her cheeks where red with the blaze of an immense blush, she eyes shone with embracement.

"Sorry." Artemis said, her voice reveling she was nervous as well, "I didn't mean to interrupt."

Kagome's eyes widened, a blush of her own crossing her face, "But how did you know…?"

"She probably smelled it on you." InuYasha said bluntly, walking up behind the miko, he'd managed to pull on a pair of pants before leaving the room. "She does have heightened senses as well you know."

"I forgot." Kagome said sheepishly.

"Well, I'll make this quick then." Artemis said, returning to her frantic self she'd been moments before.

"Come in, don't want you standing out there in the cold." Kagome said, moving so the demon could enter the apartment.

The group returning to the living room, each taking a chair, Artemis began to hurriedly explain where she though Ally had disappeared to.

"I think I know where Ally is." Artemis began.

"Where?" Kagome questioned from her spot next to her mate.

"I think Naraku has captured her." Artemis replied.

InuYasha and Kagome just sat there, mouths agape, eyes wide as they took in what the Lunar Wolf had told them.

"How sure are you about this?" InuYasha questioned, his golden eyes blazing with concern and worry.

"100 present." Artemis replied, looking between the couple. "And I know who he's posing as."

"You do, how did you figure it out?" InuYasha asked.

"I was walking home and I followed Ally's sent, trying to track her down, only; it disappears and is replaced with the thick smell of miasma. The sent that accompanies hers, which I presumed was Isha's, seemed familiar and I don't mean that because I've been around him and know his sent. It's like I've smelled it somewhere else, and then I clicked. Naraku and Isha are one in the same."

"No." Kagome said, dumbfounded.

"I think we should get everyone over here and talk over some plans on getting her back." Artemis offered.

"I agree." Kagome said, standing and making her way over towards her phone, picking it up and handing it to Artemis. "Can you start calling in the troops while I get dressed?"

"Sure." Artemis said, taking the phone from her friends and making the first of many calls.


The phone began to echo through the quiet apartment as it rang from where ever it had been placed. After about twenty rings, the groggy man answered the annoying noise maker.

"Hello?" He questioned, wiping sleep from his eyes.

"Get up and come over to Kagome's right now." came the voice of his mate.

"Oh Artemis…" he said, laying his head back down on the soft pillow, "I'm tired, if you wanted to have me over for the sleep over you should have told me sooner."

"Koji this isn't a game. Get your ass up, and over to Kagome's NOW!" Artemis shouted at her mate.

"Would you preferred I was dressed or not?" Koji questioned, knowing it wasn't best to get on his mate's bad side but loved to joke with her.

"I'm not in the mood Koji." Artemis warned, "If you're not over here in ten minutes, I'll keep my end of that promise I made you."

Koji gulped and threw the covers from over him towards the floor, hurriedly pulling on some clothes he'd discarded earlier, grabbing some pants and a shirt from the floor, "But that's all the way across the city, how am I suppose to get there that fast?"

"You've done it before." Artemis said, her voice becoming slightly softer, then returning to the way it was before, "Maybe if I hang 'you-know-what' off the Tokyo Tower and dropped it you'd run to catch it."

"Next time I won't catch you then." Koji said darkly, he'd managed to pull on some clothes and was heading towards the door. The only thing that he felt was strange was the fact that his shirt seemed too small for him, but he shrugged it off, grabbing his coat and opening the door. "I'm on my way."

"Good." Artemis said and hung up.

Hearing the click that signaled the end of the call, Koji threw the phone into his apartment and ran out the door, making sure to shut it behind him.


Kane sat on the edge of his bed, his mate resting peacefully next to him. His florescent eyes started out the window of their one floor home. Something just didn't seem right to him, like danger was coming.

His cell phone began to vibrate, the sound having been turned off. Reaching over to the table beside his bed, he plucked up the phone and flipped the top, answering the call.

"Hello?" he asked, unsure of who would call so late at night.

"You and Bakari get over to Kagome's house now." Artemis demanded.

Kane could obviously hear that it was important and needed their undivided attention, either that, or she'd finally killed Koji and needed help disposing of the body.

"You didn't kill Koji did you?" Kane asked, unsure of the answer.

"Of course not." Artemis said, defensively, "Ally's been captured by Naraku."

"What!" Kane shouted, waking his mate next to him, her bright eyes looking to him questioningly.

"I'll explain everything once you all get here." Artemis continued, "But you need to hurry all right, come as fast as you can."

"Okay, we're on our way." Kane said, flipping his phone closed and looking apologetically towards his mate.

"Sorry for waking you." Kane apologized, "But we need to go to Kagome's."

"Why?" Came Bakari's sleepy reply.

"Ally's been captured." Kane explained, "by Naraku."


Sesshomaru entered his home, he'd had to work late like most nights and was just coming home. The moment he entered his house however, the phone rang. Walking over towards the sometimes annoying invention, he picked it up, pushed a button and answered it.

"Who is this?" He questioned.

"Artemis." Came the said demon's response, "You need to get everyone over to Kagome's house as soon as possible."

'Why? Don't you know how late it is?" the young lord questioned.

"I understand Sesshomaru but Ally's been captured." Artemis said.

"Isn't that something you could handle, it's only a simple matter after all." Sesshomaru said, beginning to get aggravated that the woman had called him so late for a simple matter that she'd been able to handle in the past.

"I would, but this time it's different." Artemis reasoned.

"How so?" Sesshomaru asked.

"She was captured by Naraku." Artemis explained, "I'll fill you in when everyone gets here so I only have to say it once. But please hurry."

"Understood, we're on our way." Sesshomaru said, hanging up the phone and walking down the hallway to his daughter's room.

Knocking on it, earning a "come in" in response, he turned the knob and entered the young woman's room. He was shocked to see her sitting on her bed, light on, almost fully dressed.

"How did you.." Sesshomaru began but was interrupted.

"I overheard your conversation." Mia said simply, tying her shoes and standing.

"From that distance?" Sesshomaru questioned, disbelievingly.

"Hanyou's can hear over long distances too." Mia said, her voice becoming darker.
"I never said they couldn't." Sesshomaru defended.

"Whatever." Mia scoffed, pushing past her father and heading towards her friend's rooms on the other side of the house.

"Just because I turned out to be the very thing you despise, you hate, does that really make me unlovable, unworthy of your affection. Am I not entitled to feel what a daughter should from her father." Mia questioned softly before she was out of ear shot from her father, "Because I'm impure I can't measure up to your standards. Well father, this half-breed's going to save her friend and you won't need to sully your hands in half-breed affairs."

Sesshomaru stood there for a moment, watching as the little girl he'd tried to raise walk down the dark hall way. He heard everything she said and a small pang of guilt crept into the demon's heart, a place not many could penetrate.

"That's how you feel is it?" Sesshomaru questioned to the now empty passageway as he began to follow, readying himself and the others or the fight he was sure was to be upon them soon.


Artemis hung up the phone, having finished all the calls she needed to make. Looking up, her gaze landed on the hanyou sitting across from her; his golden eyes blazing with amusement.

"What?" She questioned, her voice challenging.

"Just enjoyed your conversations is all." InuYasha said simply.

"So you were eavesdropping." Artemis challenged, raising an eyebrow.

"What if I was?" InuYasha offered, seeing his mate enter the room.

"You know that's wrong InuYasha." Kagome scolded the hanyou, making her way to sit next to her mate.

The room was silent for a few moments, that is until the loud pounding came from the door

"Artemis! It's us, we're all here!" came the call of the said wolf demon's mate as he pounded on the door for dear life.

Artemis walked over to the door, opening it and stood back to let everyone inside.

"You have 45 seconds left Koji." Artemis said.

Her mate just looked at her darkly and said, "I hate you."

"I love you too." Artemis said, a bright smile crossing her face as she closed the door and walked into the living room. It soon became apparent that the small room was clearly not big enough for the large group, and knowing that some didn't "play well with others" made things even more difficult.

"Well now that everyone's here, I suppose I should explain myself." Artemis said, sitting down and retelling her tale on how she'd walked home then dawned on the theory of Naraku's true identity.

"It does explain a lot." Sesshomaru agreed once the demon had finished.

"Yes it does." Kane said, nodding his head.

"My question is are we going to have enough fire power to handle Naraku." Koji said, his tone laced with worry.

"Well, we've got you, Kane, Bakari, Sesshomaru, Sango, Miroku, Mia, InuYasha, Kagome, Shippo and Kirara, and me of course." Artemis said, thinking of any other possible recruits they may be able to get to join their cause.

"Chiri and Naito will help." Mia said, looking towards the wolf demon.

"True." Artemis agreed.

"There just isn't enough people out there it would seem." Miroku said, from his spot next to Sango, all of the original group had ended up next to each other.

"What about your cousin Artemis?" Koji questioned, "Her and her mate."

"I never thought of that." Artemis confessed, "That's a good idea, though her mate's not as fast now that his shard's been removed."

It seemed to click with InuYasha, he knew exactly who she was talking about.

"We're not asking that wimpy wolf for help, no way." The hanyou said, in a do-this-and-die tone.

"It may come down to needing him or loosing Ally, which one would you choose InuYasha?" Artemis questioned.

"But now that we know who took Ally, and now we have the force to save her, we still don't know where she is." Mia said, looking distraught, "You said her sent just ended right?"

"Yes, it was replaced by the miasma, I couldn't trace her sent at all." Artemis replied.

"So why not just follow the sent of the miasma." Sesshomaru said, "Finding her is of utmost importance."

"I agree, I would have never thought of searching for her by the sent of miasma." Artemis replied.

"We did that many times in the past." InuYasha said, looking towards the group of friends that surrounded him. They had been through a lot and if there was anyone who could find and defeat Naraku, it was them.

"So I say we head out first thing tomorrow morning, right when the sun comes up." Bakari offered from her spot next to Kane.

The room resounded with simultaneous nods and "yes's" as the group agreed on their course of action. The only thing wrong was their lack of planning, having no idea what they were getting into, the emotional group seemed only interested in finding Naraku, they'd figure the rest out once they found him.


Suisei stared at the young man before her, how had he seen her mark?

"Why should I answer that?" Suisei questioned.

"Because I demand an answer." Soshi challenged.

"You have no right to order me around." Suisei shouted, launching towards the man once more, moving to slice him in half.

Soshi saw this and quickly blocked.

'Perfect.' The young fighter thought as she saw the man go to block. She smiled as she repositioned her sword, stabbing the young man through the stomach.

"Pity,' Suisei said, looking into the demon's eyes, "You were a half decent fighter too, what a shame."

"I'm not finished yet." Soshi said, a small trickle of blood running from the corner of his mouth.

"Oh no I think you are." Suisei said mater-o-factly.

Soshi raised his shaky hands to rest on the blade of the ice sword, his hands beginning to glow red, "You still didn't answer my question."

"I'll tell you," Suisei said, giving into the young man's wishes, "I'm the daughter of the demon Yokoro, the incarnation of Naraku."

"Thought so." Soshi admitted, his hands growing hot from the aura that surrounded them. Soon, his hands melted straight through the demon's sword and he fell back, unable to remain standing on his wobbly legs.

Sitting on the ground, he pulled what was left of the sword from his gut, grasping a hand towards he newly inflicted wound in a vain attempt to halt the bleeding.

Suisei looked at her sword, a complete look of frustration adorned her face.

"You are proving to be quite bothersome." Suisei commented.

"I get that a lot." Soshi said, his breathing becoming labored. He couldn't fight anymore. Being a demon made him stronger, but some how she'd managed to do damage to too many important organs, and now he feared he may be bleeding internally.

His vision began to blur, unconsciousness threatening to claim him.

"Awe, is the poor little boy getting tired of our fight?" Suisei taunted, her voice taking on the level at which one would talk to a small child.

Soshi never responded, his body falling limply to the ground, unconscious.

"I get so tired of this." Suisei said, releasing her sword, the weapon disappearing in thin air.

A man emerged from around the corner, apparently looking for the young woman.

"I see you had fun." He commented.

"Very funny." Suisei said, trying to nurse her wounded back, luckily for her it had stopped bleeding. "Take care of him would you Toshi."

Toshi looked around the passageway and saw to whom she was referring to.

There lying on the ground unconscious was a young man, his features almost identical to his own. Though, as the prone man's eyes been open, it would have revealed the difference between the two men.

Suisei had seemed to notice the resemblance.

"Do you know him." she questioned, her crystal gaze turning towards her partners.

The man's emerald gaze turned towards hers as he said, "No."

She knew it was a lie, but shrugged it off.

"Go and put him down with the girl." Suisei said, walking past the young man and towards the other end of the house.

"Fine." Toshi agreed, slinging the unconscious man over his shoulder and carrying him down to the lower parts of the home.

"Why did you come back?" He asked to the now mute man he carried, "Why couldn't you leave well enough alone Soshi? Why?"


Ally awoke, still surrounded by the immense darkness of her prison. She'd awoken a few times before, having over heard the demon's plans to do harm to her friends, yet she pretended to be asleep.

Now looking around the room, her gaze landed on the prone form of a young man, a pool of blood surrounding him as he lay there. Though, looking at him, his features seemed to click, signal something in her mind, as if she'd seen him somewhere before.

"Soshi?" She questioned, making sure her voice never became louder than a whisper.

The man made no movement, no signal that he'd heard her.

"Soshi." She tried, louder this time. Oh how she wanted to go to the man, to help him, to make sure he was all right. Though, she would not get the chance so long as her wrists were chained to the wall.

The man's eyes fluttered open, bright ginger cutting through the darkness, his misty vision darting to where the call of his name had come from. There, chained to the wall was the woman he'd been searching for.

"Ally?" he whispered, lifting his head to get a better view of the captive.

"Are you okay?" Ally questioned, tears brimming her violet eyes.

"I will be." Soshi admitted, trying to push himself into a sitting position.

"Don't force yourself." Ally whispered, trying to go forward only to be stopped by her bindings.

Soshi heard the clanking of chains against stone, pushing himself up, he looked towards the young woman.

"He chained you up didn't he." It was more of a statement than a question.

"Yes." Ally responded.

The young man stood, his legs shaky, he tried to make his way over towards the imprisoned woman. Falling many times, he continued until he was just in front of her. Falling to his knees, he looked the young ruler in the eyes.

"Are you all right Ally?" Soshi asked.

"I'm fine." The young woman replied, "It's you I'm worried about."

"I'm a demon, I can take a lot more than normal people." he said, cringing from the wound in his gut.

"Lean back a little." Ally commanded.

Soshi looked at her questioningly, but did as he was told, showing the young woman his injury.

"You need to get help Soshi, that looks bad." Ally said, her voice laced with worry, "Why did you come here anyway?"

"Chiri told me you were going to fight, so I came looking for you." Soshi explained, his breathing becoming labored once more, the blood beginning to stop, "When I found you, I got a bad feeling so I followed the car you got into."

Ally sat there in silence, 'He followed me? To make sure I was safe?'

Soshi looked into the young woman's eyes, "I don't want anything to happen to you Ally, I honestly don't"

"Lean forward." Ally whispered, she knew what she had to do, the only way to make sure the man before her would survive.

Soshi did as he was told, his face stopping less than an inch from the young woman's.

Ally closed the rest of the way, pressing her lips towards the man who'd come to save her, risking his life for hers.

The couple was soon surrounded by a light purple light, originating from Ally, it had spread to the young demon.

They broke apart a few moments later, the wound Soshi had received closing.

Ally realized what she'd done, she'd healed the man who'd come to save her, the man she truly cared for the most. She knew now what she had felt for Isha was just a slight feeling, one only based on looks. But no, Soshi, he'd risked his life that day, all for her.

Soshi opened his eyes, the ginger gaze full of love and passion.

"I'll get you out of here." Soshi said, his voice full of determination.

Ally's eyes softened, "No you won't."

Soshi looked slightly hurt at her statement, then gave her a questioning look, "What do you mean?"

"You'll get us out of here." Ally corrected, a smile on her face; the man before her mirroring her expression as they sat there in the darkness of the room.


Author's Note

Well you guys, there's another Chappie for you. Bet none of you thought who Suisei really was huh? Do you think she'll hold a grudge against Artemis? For those of you who are like, why would she? You need to reread the whole Artemis getting her weapons part of the last story. I'm sorry that there's not a lot of fluff…but I assure you that there will be soon, so don't let my kind of sad chapter so close to valentines day get you down. I hope you all enjoyed it….hope you all spend Tuesday with your "Knight in shinning armor" and I hope you all…most of all…..REMEMBER THAT 5 REVIEWS OR NO UPDATE!

SammySama

In The Next Chapter:

Chapter VII: When Life Hands You Lemons…Squirt Them In Somebody's Eye and Run

No it has nothing to do with the FanFic term "lemon." anywho…Now that Artemis and the gang have figured out what to do, have their arsenal of power and somewhat of a plan, will they succeed? Will Sesshomaru ever come to terms with the fact that his daughter is the very thing he despises? Now that Soshi's been wounded and captured as well as Ally, will they escape? Will they openly admit their feelings for one another, or will they be too stubborn to admit it? And what does Naraku plan to do with the couple? Find out in the Next chapter of "You Are Everything To Me."