hello everyone sorry for not updating in a while im trying to get all my stuff ready for college. freshman wooooot! anyho um i hope this was worth the wait. Read and Review please *puppy dog eyes*


The sun rose on the smoking ashes of the little village. Tora yawned as she rose from her bed of tattered bloody clothes of the villagers. Blinking she looked around and coughed, "Hey!" she called out in a groggy voice, "Kiyoshi Leiko get up!" Her younger siblings stirred but only kiyoshi rose, "Get big head up please." He nodded before super kicking Leiko in her side, "Oww, you rat bastard!" Tora ignored her sibling squabble as she began to yawn and stretch again.

She suddenly stopped when her eyes landed on a moving tornado coming towards the village. "Shut up!" she barked as her hands dropped to the side and the tornado stopped to expose a man clad in wolf's fur. He stared at the three siblings before turning his gaze to the desecrated village behind them, "Who are you?" Tora smiled as she examined her nails, "Funny, I was about to ask you the same question." She examined his body before stopping at his legs.

The faint glow of the jewel shards caused her to chuckle as she flexed her fingers, "Well well, it seems you have something we so desperately need." The man growled, "So you're after the jewel shards as well? Then you three must be in cahoots with naraku." Tora looked up at him boredly, "Never heard of the guy. Now, if you please." "HA!" Leiko cried out as her blade pierced the earth where the man once stood and began to eat it away. The man landed a few feet away from her then dodged a barrage of bone spikes from kiyoshi. Tora giggled as black smog surrounded her forearm and hand, "I really do enjoy a challenge."

The sun peaked through the small cracks in the wall waking inuyasha. He glanced around the room to see everyone still asleep. His ear twitched as the sound of two people moving around behind the door. Their soft whispering was no match for his above average hearing, "You could of at least told me we were having company." "Oh, I'm sorry. The next time you walk in a two in the bloody morning I'll remind you!" It went quiet as someone walked across the room, "So you actually saw her?" Momo asked suddenly, "Yep," the man said with a sigh, "A true blue blood dara."

"So…what was she like?" "In one word…klutz." Momo laughs, "I'm serious, I thought you guys were supposed to be graceful and elegant…poor thing had about as much balance as a new born calf." Inuyasha now stood at the door his ears following the back and forth movement of the couple. "So what happened to her, I know you didn't just leave her there did you?" "Of course not, I left her with some friends." "Friends?" "Yeah, a little girl and a man cloaked in white." Inuyasha pulled back the door in rage, "You did what?"

Usagi rolled her head to the side and hummed gently as she slowly cracked open her eyes. Four eyes peered down at her as a large beak snapped shut. A blood curling shriek caused birds in the trees to take flight out of fear. Sesshomaru cringed slightly at usagi's squeals as she ran around the camp, "GET IT OFF GET IT OFF GET IT OFF!" She yelled swatting at the demon bird that started to make a nest in her hair. "Hold still woman!" jakin yelled as he tried to aim his staff at the bird, "GET IT OFF GET IT OFF GET IT OFF!"

She swatted the bird away from her head and jakin lit it aflame. Usagi clutched on to Sesshomaru's sleeves and buried her face in his chest, whimpering softly until finally calming down. She took a deep breath and froze. He smelled wonderful. She lifted her head and gazed in to his pure golden eyes that gave her a silent command. She took a few steps back her face flushed either from their closeness or from embarrassment. Sesshomaru turned and begin to walk away, "Wait for me m'lord!" jakin and rin yelled simultaneously with Ah-Un following behind.

"Ok…I spy with my little eye something….white." Usagi looked around, "hmm, clouds?" "Lower" rin giggled and usagi dropped her gaze, "Sesshomaru's hair." "Close." "His clothes?" "Closer" Usagi snapped her finger, "Ah, His fur!" "Yes!" "Ok my turn,...I spy with my little eye something…green." "Umm, the trees?" "Lower." Rin looked to the ground, "The grass?" usagi giggled, "Lower." Rin gasped, "MASTER JAKIN!" They both laughed and jakin grumbled something inaudible. "My turn…um I spy with my little eye something…blue." Usagi looked around, "The sky?" "Lower." Usagi looked around clueless, "Um…I don't…" "Those flowers."

Sesshomaru said simply not bothering to turn around, "You got it lord Sesshomaru! Now it's your turn to pick something." He is silent as Usagi and rin wait patiently for his clue. It never comes. Usagi's eyes narrowed in a glare as she caught on to what he was doing, "If you wanted us to shut up…all you had to do was say so." He says nothing and a soft growl escaped her, "Jerk." She said in a low soft voice. Sesshomaru stopped and glared at her. Her eyes dropped submissively to the ground and they continued to walk in silence. Rin rested her head in the space between Ah-Un heads. Ah nudged usagi gently causing her to look over at rin who gave another bored sigh.

A devious smile crossed usagi's lips as she whispered something in rin's ear. "Oh that sounds like so much fun!" She exclaimed, "Ok so you understand the rules right." Rin nodded, "Whoever can sing it the longest wins right?" "Right, ready? 1…2…3!" The two girls take a deep breathing and simultaneously sing,

"I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES EVERY BODY'S NERVES EVERYBODY'S NERVES I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES AND THIS IS HOW IT GOES! I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES EVERY BODY'S NERVES EVERYBODY'S NERVES I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES AND THIS IS HOW IT GOES! I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES EVERY BODY'S NERVES EVERYBODY'S NERVES I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES AND THIS IS HOW IT GOES! I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES EVERY BODY'S NERVES EVERYBODY'S NERVES I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES AND THIS IS HOW IT GOES! I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES EVERY BODY'S NERVES EVERYBODY'S NERVES I KNOW A SONG THAT GETS ON EVERYBODY'S NERVES AND THIS IS HOW IT GOES!"

Kagura watched in silent awe as the demon fell to the ground nothing but skin and bones. Shuuya flexed his right hand for a second before lowering himself back to the ground. Kagura ripped the jewel shard from the flab of skin and pocketed it. Shuuya touched her shoulder and she shirked back. The image of him draining the demon of its life force still fresh in her mind. He chuckled, 'Don't be frightened, I would never do that to you." She growled, "I'm not frightened, I'm disgusted. You're no better than Naraku." "Um..thank…you?" "That wasn't a complement." She growled before continuing on her way, "Are you always this bitter?"

Her fan snapped shut as she turned and faced him, "Excuse me?" Shuuya looked up unaware that his mutter was heard, "Huh?" "What did you just say?" "I..uh…asked if you were always this….beautifully…..beautiful." He smiled and she continued to glare. Shuuya opened his mouth put snapped it shut as a trimmer shot through the earth and an odd yet familiar sensation went through him. He glared at something past kagura, muttered something unintelligible, and took off before she could protest.

Koga stumbled back barely avoiding another attack by the cloaked man. He grunted as he grabbed his right arm and his vision began to blur. The smaller of the two females landed beside the cloaked male and giggled as she licked her sword, "I'd quit jumping around if I were you now. My blades are covered with a fast acting poison. If you're not careful you could drop dead any minute now." Koga growled, "What the hell are you?" the tiny woman smiled, "What does it matter, you're going to be dead anyway." "Now now Leiko, there's no need to be rude." The second female said as she walked towards him. Koga tried to move back, but he couldn't. "Ah, I see the poison is taking affect."

The woman said as she brushed a few strands of his onyx hair from his eyes, "Don't worry dear it will actually be very quick. First everything will go numb and then you'll gently slip under." The red head pushed him down to the ground and pulled his legs from under him, "Now, I'll be taking these." Koga watched in numb horror as the woman pulled out the two jewel shards in his legs and pocketed them. She flashed him a smile before standing, "Well then, it's been a blast but we have to get going now. Have a safe trip." Koga's vision blurred and everything slowly went black as he watched the three figures vanish.

"Well excuse the hell out of me for thinking that this Sesshomaru guy was safe." "You put her safety in the hands of a demon, and not just any demon but Sesshomaru no less. He's a cold blooded killer. He'd probably killer her or leave her to die at the hands of someone else." "Hey the little human girl vouched for him ok. I figured if he hasn't eaten her yet then usagi will be fine." The two men glared maliciously at each other as their friends tried to hold them back, "And anyway if you were so damn worried about her why the hell did you let her run around the forest to begin with. If it wasn't for me, she'd probably be nothing but a pile of spider demon shit by now."

Inuyasha growled, "It's not like I told her to go wandering off on her own she just did." "ENOUGH!" Momo pulled hiroshi back with more force than necessary and got in between the two men, "It doesn't matter who's to blame, what matters is usagi's safety." She turns towards he husband, "Now, are you absolutely sure this Sesshomaru will protect her?" "Uh…well…I know he won't eat her." "Yeah but he can leave her to die somewhere you stupid idiot." Hiroshi glared at the hanyou and momo snapped her fingers bringing his attention back to her. "Hiroshi, you said a human girl vouched for Sesshomaru right?" Hiroshi looked over at kagome, "Yeah, usagi found her during a storm and nursed her back to health. When we found Sesshomaru, she begged me to leave usagi with her." "Wait so does usagi know she's with Sesshomaru?"

"By now she does, however, when we first met him, he startled her so bad she blacked out." "And you still left her with him!" Hiroshi opened his mouth to reply but momo turned and glared at inuyasha, "Inuyasha calm down and think logically about this." "Assuming his pea brain even knows what logically means." Hiroshi grunted as momo's elbow connected with his stomach, "Now if Sesshomaru is as cold blooded as you make him out to be, then why on earth would he allow a little human girl to travel with him? If he wanted to eat her he would have done it by now which means that perhaps Sesshomaru has or may have developed a soft spot for humans, if so then maybe this little girl can protect usagi from him." "She's right inuyasha," kagome added, "I'm pretty sure rin won't let any harm come to usagi."

Usagi winced as she gingerly rubbed her head not absolutely sure what happened. One minute she was singing with rin and the next a white blur hits her square on the head. "Are you ok usagi?" Her only reply was a small whimper as she glared at the back of Sesshomaru's head but doesn't press her luck by speaking to him, "Well don't worry 'cause we're almost at lord Sesshomaru's manor." Usagi stared at her, "So is that where we're headed?" "Uh-huh, and when we get there you can soak in the hot springs. That always helps." "Nonsense girl, servants are forbidden to use the hot springs." "But usagi needs it." "Servants are forbidden to use the hot springs. You know that rule as well as I do and she is no exception." Rin flashed her an apologetic smile but before usagi could comment, the forest cleared and exposed a large manor.

There was a long path that lead to the manor and on each side where large blooming cherry blossoms who's petals swirled and danced in the cool breeze. Usagi draw dropped at the magnificent of Sesshomaru's home. "Isn't it beautiful." Rin exclaimed as she jumped from Ah-Un's back and grabbed usagi's hand as they followed Sesshomaru along the path towards the door. "Most of the garden is in the back along with a fun maze and there's also this big beautiful lake." "Lake?" "Yeah, it's a little ways away from the manor, but if m'lord isn't too busy sometimes he takes me there so I could swim." Usagi stopped and stared at the silent demon lord trying to picture such kindness from him, "T-that's…um….actually kinda…sweet." Rin released usagi's hand and began chasing after the dancing petals. Her gentle giggles being the only sound in this serene setting.