AF: All right, first and foremost Sesshomaru it's made of rubber and it's purpose is to protect... oh hi! -blushes furiously- uh.... uh.... oh yeah, welcome back!

Shippo: Autumn? Why are you blushing? -insert big puppy dog eyes-

AF: -blushes darker-

Kag: -blushing as well- I can't believe she was going to explain to him what it was.

Sango: What is it?

Miroku: Yes, I am most interested in what it is.

Inu: -thinking, then scratches head- Con...!

Kag: -slaps hand over Inuyasha's mouth- Don't say it Inuyasha.

Sessho: You have yet to explain what this con...dom is and what it is used for -examines small circular package.

Kag and AF: -blush harder-

Shippo: Read the back, there's writing.

AF: -blanches- NO!!!

Inu: -snatches condom away from Sessho- Why does it smell like strawberries?

AF: -looks at readers- sorry, Shippo found an old April Fools Day present I was saving to embarrass a friend of mine, if you know what I mean.

Kag: -clears throat- uh.... I think you should change the subject.

Sango: what is it?

Kag: -pulls Sango to the side and carefully whisperes what it is-

Sango: huh....? OH! I understand now.

AF: Uh, have a nice read! -pulls Sesshomaru aside and explains what a condom is used for-

Sessho: That's possible with these things?

AF: -nods- though it is a 50/50 chance, sometimes they tear.

Miroku and Inu: -scratch heads with utterly priceless confused looks-

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"Speaking"

(My two cents)

() Scene Change

Thinking

(# vision #)

Thinking while in vision

Chapter 6: The Four Dragon Doors

Akima felt the world spinning, and couldn't will her mind to focus on one thing. Her eyes crossed slightly and then she collapsed to the ground, unconscious. "Akima! Hey! Wake up!" Kagome exclaimed as Sesshomaru gently turned Akima to her back and cradled her head gently.

"We need to get them tended to, Kaede's hut, and most of the villagers are unharmed, we need to get them into Kaede's hut." Sango said, as she managed to haul the unconscious monk to her back.

Kagome looked at the remaining pieces of bone from the obliterated Dragna and then looked at her bow and arrows. Looks like I'll have to revert to using a different method of attacks.

"I'll help the villagers, you get Akima and the lecher to Kaede's hut." Inuyasha said and took off towards the village, where the huts had sustained some moderate damage. Kagome averted her eyes as Sango carefully pulled the houshi's robes down. Sango had a moderate blush to her cheeks, but it didn't really bother her as much as it would have if Miroku had been awake.

"All right Kagome, you can look now." Sango said, and grabbed a cloth and began to clean the blood from the wounds, while watching Sesshomaru out the corner of her eye. She noticed that Sesshomaru was taking extreme care with setting Akima down and carefully looked her over. Sango glanced at Kagome and saw that knowing smile on her lips. Sango smiled slightly, if only a little and then looked at Kagome's clawed hands as they began to glow.

They were the color of a dull pink, her nails, once regular color, now a dark blood red. Sango had a moment of hesitation, but was quickly assured when Miroku's wounds began to close and fade away. Kagome looked over and Sesshomaru, and knew by the way he was sitting, the tension in his shoulders, that she wasn't going to get anywhere near Akima until morning.

"Miroku should stay asleep until morning, I'm going to help Inuyasha with the villagers." Kagome said. "Same here, they need us more than Miroku and Akima do at the moment." Sango said as she and Kagome exited the hut. This was definitely going to be a long long night.

(# Vision #)

Akima couldn't make heads or tails of this, blank vastness of nothingness. It was unnerving to her very soul's core.

"Do not fear,"

"We mean no harm,"

"Trust us Dear One,"

Wait a minuet? Dear One? Only Nana used to call me that.

"Believe in your heart, it will guide you."

Suddenly, in a flash of blue azure, four magnificent doors, each with a different dragon, appeared in front of her. Akima took a step closer and inspected the first door. It had a Blue Crystal Dragon on it, talons of ruby, eyes of saphires, teeth of ivory. It was Yao, the very First Lord of the Northern Lands with the power of Thunder and Lightning.

Akima stepped to the second door, and was surpised to see a White Crystal Dragon, with talons of gold, eyes of onyx, and teeth of silver, this was Yoshi, Second Lord of the Norther Lands,with the power of Fire.

The third door was of the Dragon Lord Kai, Akima recognized him instantly. This Green Crystal Dragon was the third Lord of the Northern Lands. The eyes were a blaze of gold, talons the color of silver, teeth of topaz, with the power of Wind.

The fourth and final door had a Red Crystal Dragon on it. Toshihiro wasn't the Fourth Ruler. He was the seventh. Unless this is... Akima's train of thought trailed off.

"You are correct in your theory. This is Kyo, Fourth Lord of the Northern Lands." came a whisper. Akima looked at the door with intensity. The dragon had eyes of emeralds, talons of onxy, teeth of diamonds with the power of invisibility.

These were her ancestors, the ancestors that had bestowed her with their gifts when she was born.

"Choose a door, see where it leads,"

Akima felt a tug coming from the door she was currently standing in front of and pushed it open. Red light engulfed her and she disappeared.

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AF: All right, that's it for this chapter. I wonder what's going to happen in the next chapter?

Inu: You mean you don't know?!

AF: -shrugs- I'm still waiting for more reviews and votes.

Kagome: Well you can't rush the reviewers.

AF: I know that, I guess in the mean time and between time, I'll educate Inuyasha on table manners.

Inu: What's a toy-o-let seat?

AF: And household things -sigh-

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