a/n: o were o were has my kitty gone... i miss u mr snuffles. yes my kitty has gone away... forever. she was hit by a car... she orange & wite & i loved her. wolf bought her 4 me so i would stop hugging chris all the time. yes, wolf says shes going 2 by me a new 1 since i keep bugging her about it since mr snuffles died. so i decided to dedicate this chap 2 mr snuffles. u were the smartest cat ive ever nown.

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Something wasn't right, I knew it. For the past three and half weeks something has been wrong with Kagome. I mean it wasn't just that she was suddenly more independent... no... something was... wrong. Originally I thought it perhaps it was just a run in with Kikyo... Kagome had always acted wierd after those but no. This was something else all together, I mean sure she looked and sounded the exact same. Still... Kagome had always been warm and caring, but now she seemed cold. Like she cared about no one... minus Shippo who always seemed to be whispering something in her ear.

Closing my eyes I thought about all the things that had happened already. How Kagome had seemingly punched InuYasha hard enough that he had gone flying. Not only that but her new found fighting abilities. No, Kagome didn't think that I saw her that night in the woods. When she had taken down a oni by her own hand... bare hands. How she had seemingly floated in the air and landed on the oni's back before she snapped its neck and took out a jewel shard. The jewel shards... those posed an even greater mystery to me... they seemed to vanish when they came to her. What did that mean? I frowned then thinking hard about the last time I had seen the jewel shards she had had before three weeks ago... where were they?

"Are you okay Lady Sango?" asked Miroku softly.

I turned to him then and looked into his concerned brown eyes. "Miroku... does Kagome seem... wrong to you?"

The handsome monk sat beside me then, looking at the river as he said slowly. "Lady Kagome, is unlike how she was before. Her aura has changed as well... gone is her kind, pure aura... this new one is far more powerful and is a mixture of both evil and purity."

"Are you sure?" I asked then worried now. "Because when she attacked InuYasha, I was positive I saw another form behind her."

Miroku nodded then as he said. "There is something else... when I went to show my 'affection' for her butt she grabbed my hand with such force and speed it was almost inhuman."

Frowning Sango watched as 'Kagome' emerged from the trees, a small trickle of blood cascading down her arm. Jumping up from her seat Sango rushed toward her friend. Forgetting thier sespecions for the moment in favour of taking care of her sister's arm. Drawing a cloth from her kimono Sango quickly whiped away the blood searching for the wound that had caused it. A large gash, almost like a bite circled her shoulder.

"Who did this?" Sango demanded as Miroku finally reached them. "Who hurt you? Was it a Demon?"

"No," murmured Kagome jerking her arm out of Sango's grasp then she glanced toward Shippo. "Just a common animal that I allowed to get too close. My own mistake."

Frowning Sango watched as Kagome stepped toward Shippo who instanly jumped in her arms. Turning back toward Sango and Miroku, Kagome suddenly smiled her eyes glowing happily. Returning the smile wearily, Sango gazed once more at Kagome's injured shoulder before freezing. The injury that Sango was sure would need stitches was now nothing more then a thin pink line before that two faded leaving behind tanned skin.

"Kagome your injury!" shouted Sango shocked she stared at unblimished skin.

Watching as Kagome glanced down at her wound before once again smiling, the young priestess said softly. "Oh... did I forget to tell you both? My priestess powers have been developing. I can now heal faster then a demon."

With that she walked away Shippo once again whispering furiously in her ear. His face filled with frustration. Frowning Sango couldn't help but wonder what Shippo was telling her that seemed to frustrating. Closing her eyes, Sango sat down once more by the fire her forehead furrowed as she wondered what was happening. Was her sister in some sort of danger... if she was why hadn't Kagome said anything? Didn't she trust Sango to help her?

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"Grandmomma!" scolded Shippo as he gazed at Death his face filled with frustration. "Sango saw your wound heal! She could know that you aren't Kagome now! They could be plotting right now to have InuYasha attack us! What do we do?"

Death stared at Shippo for a moment before frowning. The demon looked about to hypervenliate his chest heaving with uneeded air. Closing her eyes she sent out a wave of calmness to him before smiling exposing her long wicked fangs. Shippo stared at them slightly, no longer shivering each time he saw them. Yes, Shippo was beginning to think of Death as his Grandmomma and had even come to call her that... in private of course.

"Shippo, even if they did send InuYasha on me I would simply erase the memories of what they had learn and implant one that Kagome had gone to her time for rest and had taken you with her." reasurred Death. "Then we would continue to find the shards by ourselves."

"By ourselves?" murmured Shippo suddenly scared then.

At Death's nod, Shippo shivered even more. Sure he knew that no one could be able to deafet a goddess... he hoped... and Death had started training him. So now Shippo could manupilate three of the four elements... he was having some problems with air. Closing his eyes Shippo felt worried about what Kagome would say when she came back. Would she be angry because of InuYasha's now lustful looks that were cast Death's way? Or that Death had managed to find all but four of the remaining shards, minus the batch that Naraku had in less then three weeks?

"Yes by ourselves." said Death. "Your training is going amazing and I predict that you will gain your fourth tail soon."

Shippo glanced back at his long, flowing tails. In the fox world, the more tails you had the more power and thanks to Death's teaching he had managed to gain three so far. Something that was unheard of for a demon so young. Blinking rapidly Shippo couldn't wait to see his mother's reaction to his brand new fluffy tails. After all from her reaction to his original one he was sure that she would simply love them.

"Grandmomma... Sango may worry about something!" whispered Shippo suddenly before shouting out. "I know! Everytime either momma or Sango was worried about something momma always went for a bath with her!"

"You think I should do this too?" asked Death confused.

Nodding ethusastically Shippo shouted. "Yeah! You can talk to Sango and we can get nice and clean at the same time!"

Giving a look of supseticsm at the young Demon, Death finally submitted and walked toward the yellow bag resting comfortably beside a tree. Overlly large and weighing almost a hundred pounds (Death couldn't help but wonder if perhaps her daughter had placed a spell on it to hold more) Death heafted it easily before turning toward Sango who hadn't moved since she had made the announcement of Death's wound vanishing. The slayer appeared to be deep in consitration, her brow furrowed and didnt even seem to be noticing that Miroku (the perverted monk that couldn't help but make Death remember Aiden at moments) was grabbing her ass repeaditly. Staring at Sango and wondering if purhaps she had figured it out Death kneeled down infront of her and smiled.

"Sango would you like to go to the hotspring with me?" Death asked her voice the perfect imitation of her daughters.

Glancing up at Death her eyes wide, Sango nodded quickly before standing and marching into the forest. Her mind set on figuring out who or what exactly was happening to Kagome. Death fallowed behind slowly, Shippo once again resting comfortably in her arms. His arms wrapped around her neck as he nuzzled her. Sighing heavily Death wondered mildly where the Dark God of this land was. Shouldn't he/she have realized that another was invading their domain? They should have already attacked and due to their lack of effort Death couldn't help but worry that whoever ruled as Dark God was planning something.

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The water was hot, steam twisting around the two women like a live being. Sighing heaviliy at the heavenly feeling I glanced over at Kagome who sat with her back against the rock behind her. Completely unpreturbed about her lack of clothing, another thing that was so diffrent from the Kagome I knew. Kagome was often shy and would never allow any of her body below her shoulders above the water for fear of someone seeing. Yet here she was with her chest exposed to the world as she sat with her eyes closed.

"Kagome?" I whispered softly, watching as Kagome opened her eyes and gazed into mine.

"Yes Sango?" she answered me her voice sounding just like it always had.

"Are you in some sort of trouble?" I asked softly my voice laced with worry.

Kagome seemed taken aback by that comment before grinning and saying sweetly. "Why no sister? Why did you think I was?"

"Well you've been attacking so odd lately..." I started before my eyes zeroed in on a exposed hip as Kagome stood. "Where did your scar go?"

Stiffening Kagome swore loudly before saying innocently. "Scar? Sis you must have been imagining things?"

Ignoring Shippo's sudden plees to play with him, I narrowed my eyes at "Kagome" as I snapped loudly. "You've had that scar for the past three years that I've known you. Who are you?"

Shippo swam infront of "Kagome" then before saying sadly. "You should tell her Grandmomma, she figured it out."

"Grandmomma?" I gasped out as "Kagome"'s image changed then.

Appearing in a ripple sensation, "Kagome" grew to be slightly taller then I was with black hair with crimson and blue streaks in it. Her eyes changed to eyes that resembled Sesshomaru's while her body took on that of fighter. Muscles well toned while still giving beauty to her hourglass figure. Wearing a pair of low riding, black hakamas and a black "bra" top; claws, fangs appeared while her skin paled to that of moonglow. Smirking wickedly at me, the woman's aura flashed, its power almost suffocating!

"Who are you?" I demanded suddenly wishing I had taken my precious bone boomerang with me. "What have you done to Kagome?"

The woman frowned then as she jumped up landing ontop of the water and squated down so she was eye level with me before she spoke. "I have done nothing to Kagome... my name is Death I am Kagome's mother."

"Impossible!" I screeched loudly at that. "Kagome's mother is five hundred years in the future and is human!"

"No Sango!" cried Shippo then his eyes filled with tears. "Momma was hidden with her papa when something happened a long time ago!"

"Her father?" I asked confused before demanding. "What are you?"

"A Dark God." came the reply causing me to stiffen.

Kagome's mother was a Dark God? A powerful God who controlled the dark forces and desired nothing but to rein discord and choas on Earth? How was that possible? Kagome was pure and even this woman... Death had been helping them for the past few weeks! Surely she couldn't be a Dark God!

"I thought Dark Gods were supposed to be hatefilled?" I asked sharply.

Death shrugged at that as she said calmly. "It had something to do with the fact that I had a noble cause when I killed the last Dark God."

"What happened?" my voice was calm now, if this was Kagome's mother (which if by resemblance it was) then I could trust her.

"You see when I was born I was a powerful Witch... yes they do exist." said Death as I opened my mouth to speak. "Anyways my parents wanted me to train in my dark side which I did. When I got older I married a handsome human by the name of Jason Andrews who ended up being diganosed with Lukemia. That is a desiease that breaks down bones and the type that he had was untreatable. So I summoned a powerful Dark God by the name of Aiden and made a deal with him. In exchange for my soul he would save my husband. Aiden agreed and Jason was spared but something went wrong with me. Where I was supposed to become a weak slave I became almost equal to his strength and was given the name Death as opposed to my old name Luna. As part of the deal was that all memories of me were erased. So I watched as Jason met and married another woman before having lots of kids. That's when things started to go wrong. You see Jason discovered my diary in which accounted everything that had happened. Which sparked him to search for me and to pass the search down to all of his children.

"Thousands of years later a man name Jinx Andrews came to find me... he was Kagome's father and the reincarnation of my husband. Helping him I trained him so he could beat a fellow Dark God creation Chaos. There was three of us... Chaos, me and Lust... Jason and my child. Once Jinx defeted Chaos he took his place and soon went up the ranks of our armies headless of my warnings. Eventually I was again married him and when he was attacked by Aiden I grew enraged. Attacking my creator I killed him therefore damning myself to his place. When I returned to Jinx I did not find a happy husband glad of my return... no. In his place I found a heartless man who wanted to kill me and take Lust as his Queen. You see he and Lust had planned it from the beginning... my own daughter had sought to distroy me. She had had Jinx attack Aiden knowing that I would interfere and would likely die. Then once Aiden was weak she was going to have Jinx kill him and take his place before naming her as his Queen.

"Believing that they could kill me they attacked me at once. Only to fail... still they realized that I was far more powerful then Aiden was. So they baried me alive in a grave hoping that I would remain their forever. Once I had awoken in my grave I escaped and journeyed to Heaven to take my place. There I gave birth to Kagome who grew up as a "Angel" or rather a child of a god. Then a few years ago Kagome and I came down to Earth during another Dark God's rein when a Snake nin summonded me. He had been my lover when I was still a servant of Aiden before I broke it off when I realized that all he desired was my power. Once I had gone down I joyed a village called Konoha that specialized in ninjas. There my daughter met and fell in love with a boy by the name of Uchiha Itachi. When the Dark God of the time began to notice I was there I returned to Heaven rather then start a war.

"Kagome however choose to remain on Earth with the boy. Seeing how much my daughter cared for him I agreed and allowed her to stay behind. Almost a year later, Kagome returned to me with her wings cut off. Something that is unforgivable. You see our wings are our only transportation between the three realms. So when Kagome's wings were cut off she became just another mortal. Meaning that she would have to leave Heaven and stay on Earth until she could prove herself worthy of become a Angel again. I had no choice... I had to give my daughter over to her father. Then on her fifteenth birthday, when all Angels gain a small portion of their power Kagome fell in the well and came here."

"But I thought Kagome's father died when he was a teenager?" I asked confusion once again flittering through my mind.

"No, Souta's father died when he was a teenager... Kagome's father poses as her grandfather to escape any trouble." said Death her voice harsh.

"This all makes sense now." I shouted my voice filled with happeness. "Why you were able to beat InuYasha so easily... why you never used your 'sits' anymore. Why you are such a horrible cook, (Death flinched at this one at the memory of those Ramen noddles lighting on fire) and why Shippo always seems to whisper stuff to you! But one question remains... where is Kagome?"

"I am unsure." whipsered Death then sadly. "The well sent her to another time, but I am bound here to Shippo."

My eyes scanned Shippo who appeared to have a guilty look on his face before I asked. "But if your a Dark God shouldn't you be able to simply fallow her and take Shippo with you?"

"Normally I would." acknowledged Death then. "Only for some reason I am also bound by these Shards of this 'Shikon'... I am unable to leave."

"What do you mean bound?" Shippo piped up then his face scrunched up in confusion.

"Shippo..." whispered Death then lightly touching the amulet around his neck. "I lied to you when I first met you... this is not my heart... it is mere blood. My true heart and gift to my daughter remains domate inside of her. It is what you call the 'Shikon Jewel'."

"You mean?" asked Shippo his eyes wide.

"Yes." said Death softly. "Long ago I was lover to a priestess by the name of Midoriko and gifted her with my heart. a/n bet u never expected that did u? this change was wanted by violet15 who begged me 2 make Death bisexual... which i did c c? Midoriko fearing what would happen if any knew that she had it placed it inside of her beside her own heart. Then when she was attacked all those years ago by the demons, Midoriko inevertadly triggered my heart which trapped them into stone till I am able to release her. Unfourntaly she also blasted out my heart from that move and it was passed on down the generations. Leaving me trapped in my time until someone could summon me. That is why Kagome was able to shatter the Shiko so easily... she is my blood and the blood of the jewel courses through her veins."

"So how can you be able to find Kagome?" I asked.

"Once we have gathered all the pieces of the jewel I will replace it in my chest... just as the other shikon shards have been going. Then we can find Kagome and save her. I have collected all but five. Two belong to a wolf demon, two more to a dog demon and the final shard which is half the jewel is in the hands of a spider half-demon." said Death softly.

I smiled then drawing my fist up in a action move as I snapped out. "Okay! So all we have to do is find the Shikon Shards and save Kagome... umm... you had better keep pretending to be Kagome though, InuYasha will go feral if your idenetiy is revealed."

Nodding Death smiled then before saying. "Like Shippo I have allowed you to see past my spell. You will be able to see me in my true form."

"Yeah!" shouted Shippo loudly. "Let's go save momma!"

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a/n sry 4 the lame chap but i needed 2 have sango no who death was. as 4 the whole was midoriko's lover that was a request by 1 of my reviewers on another site. she wanted me 2 toss that out since she thought it would be kool & death did have a few female lovers in the 2nd book. so i figured that i should mix it up & it would help me explain y death was still searching 4 the shards & not her daughter. o! sasuke appears in the next chap!

reviews:

RockPrincess16

glad u love it! heres the next chap!

Ichigo Mirai

thanxs this chap suxs but hope u like it a/w!