(A/N: Finally, some of my favorite characters make an appearance. I am talking, of course, about Sesshomaru, Kagura, and Jaken. Jaken always cracks me up and Sesshomaru kicks serious ass! I juts love him and Kagura as a couple.

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Chapter 9: On the Move

A large feather flew through the air, coming closer to the castle of the Western Lands. When it reached the gates it came to a landing and three demons stepped off. The feather shrank down to the size of a regular feather and the female demon returned it to her hair.

"You sure put them in their place, my Lord." Jaken exclaimed.

Kagura smirked. "They should have known better." She said, running her finger over her mate's white fluffy sash that covered half his body. "But I still think you let them off too easy, Sesshy."

Sesshomaru cut his eyes at her when she used her pet name for him. Kagura knew he didn't like her calling him that unless the two of them were alone, but Kagura liked to tease him.

The doors opened as one of the guards greeted the nearly arrivals. "Welcome back Lord Sesshomaru, Lady Kagura, Master Jaken. How did the trip fare?"

"Just fine." Kagura replied. "Have a bath prepared for me and my mate."

The guard nodded. "Yes, my Lady. I'll get the servants right on it. Anything else you desire?"

Kagura shook her head while Sesshomaru remained silent. The moment he entered the castle he had known that something, or more particularly, someone was missing. "Linca is not in the castle." He commented emotionlessly. "Where is she?"

Kagura turned to her mate with a raised eyebrow. "Linca's not here?" she said. She closed her eyes and searched for her daughter's presence. Linca was indeed no longer in the castle. "Where is she?"

"She said she was going to slay a demon." The guard replied.

Kagura turned to the guard curiously. "Oh? What demon?"

The guard shook his head. "I am not sure of the details. But your sister has more information on the matter."

"Well then fetch Kanna!" Jaken snapped.

Kagura opened her fan and held it in front of Jaken to silence him. "You do not order my sister." She said.

Jaken gulped. "Forgive me, my Lady."

All the same, Kanna was fetched and brought to Sesshomaru and Kagura. "Welcome back, my Lord and Lady." She said emotionlessly. "I'm sure you are aware that Linca has left the castle."

"Well obviously!" Jaken cried. "That was why we summoned you."

"We were told that she has gone to slay a demon." Said Sesshomaru. "But something tells me that there is something that we haven't been told."

Kanna nodded, holding up her mirror. "Yes, this demon has threatened Inuyasha's village."

Anger flashed in both Sesshomaru and Kagura's eyes. "Has it done anything to Rin or Aiko?" Sesshomaru demanded. Besides the anger in his eyes, he showed no indication that he cared, but inside he was worried for his adoptive daughter and granddaughter. He wasn't all that concerned with Kohaku, for he wasn't all that fond of the boy, unlike Kagura who cared more for the boy than he did. To Sesshomaru, Kohaku was Rin's husband and Akio's father, nothing more.

Kanna shook her head in response to Sesshomaru's question. "No, it has gone after Inuyasha's mate." She calmly explained. "Linca has gone to slay it for threatening her sister and niece. And by now she has learned that he has taken Inuyasha's mate and will surely kill him for not respecting a demon's right to a mate as well."

Kagura snorted. "The foolish creature. If Linca doesn't kill him first, every demon in the area will go after him. Such a fool this demon is. It will infuriate many."

But Sesshomaru had a feeling that there was something more to this. Yes, a demon taking another demon's, or in this case a half-demon's, mate was indeed punishable by death, not to mention the fact that this demon also threatened Rin and Akio, which was also reason enough to exterminate it, but he felt as if there was another reason Linca had gone after this demon.

"Kanna, what are you not telling us?" he demanded.

Kanna held up her mirror. "The demon she has gone after is Onigumo." The image of the faceless demon appeared in her mirror.

Kagura tensed. "Onigumo!" she cried. "Why is he still alive?"

"Was he not absorbed by Naraku?" asked Sesshomaru.

"He was freed when Naraku was killed." Said Kanna. "He's been slowly recovering all this time."

Sesshomaru's clenched his fists tightly, both of them; his left arm had long since grown back. The thought of Naraku infuriated him. But he did not show his anger. To display too much emotion would give his enemies the opportunity to see how they could get to him.

"Sesshomaru?" said Kagura. "You know Onigumo is not an ordinary demon."

"I do." Sesshomaru replied. "However, Linca is very powerful. If she wishes to slay Onigumo, I will not interfere. She must learn to fend for herself."

Kagura did not argue. She was worried about Linca, yes, but Linca was not a child. She was very powerful and was more than capable of taking care of herself. But that still didn't mean she wasn't worried. This was Onigumo, the one responsible for Naraku's birth! Had it been any other demon, Kagura would not be as worried.

"Kanna, keep watch over her." she said.

Kanna nodded. "I shall."

"Tell us if there is any trouble." Sesshomaru added.

Kanna nodded again as Jaken smiled confidently. "Not to worry, my Lord. Lady Linca is your daughter."

Sesshomaru nodded and turned away. He was very tempted to go out and kill Onigumo himself. If worse came to worse and Linca was killed, however unlikely that was, Kanna would tell him and he would be able to reach her and bring her back to life with Tenseiga before it was too late. But if Onigumo touched one hair on her head, he would pay dearly. Sesshomaru would kill him very slowly and painfully before reviving him with Tenseiga and then killing him again, and then repeating the process over and over again until he was satisfied. Then he would allow Kagura to kill him repeatedly until she was satisfied. Who knows, maybe by then, he would want another go at the despicable demon.

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Onigumo angrily threw yet another rejected face against a tree. What was so hard about finding an appealing face? His desire for Kagome, Kikyou in his opinion, was burning. He wanted to find a face and take her as soon as possible. He had waited 73 years to have her, 50 of which he was in hibernation within Naraku and 23 of which he was in a half awake half asleep stage as he slowly recovered after Naraku's death. Nothing would stop him from having her. Nothing except…

"The scent is stronger over here!"

Onigumo tensed. He knew that voice. It was that Inuyasha, Kagome's mate. How the hell did he catch up with him so fast? He had been half dead when he had left him.

Careful to not to give away his hiding place, Onigumo went to see who else was with him, for he had sensed the presence of others. He saw that the monk, the demon slayer and her brother, the cat-demon, the fox-demon, and the wolf-demon were with him. Great, just great. And to make matters worse, the half-demon looked almost completely healed.

'Damn it all to Hell!' thought Onigumo furiously. 'What is it going to take to get rid of these guys?'

Onigumo knew he was strong, but he was still knew to the whole demon business. Did he truly stand a chance against a half-demon, a monk, two demon slayers, and three demons? Better not risk it.

Turning around, he headed back to where he had left Kagome.

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Kagome walked around the top of the plateau for perhaps the thousandth time. She growled in frustration. How was she supposed to get down from here? There was absolutely no place to grab onto, no place to find footing.

'How can there be a plateau that's this impossible to get down from?' she thought in annoyance.

She wished Inuyasha were here. It would be easy for him to be able to get up and down here. Kagome may be a priestess, but she was still human, and thus had her limitations.

The sound of someone landed behind her brought her out of her thoughts. Kagome turned around hopefully. "Inuyasha?" No such luck. It was Onigumo. He still had no face. Kagome glared at him. "Either go away, or get me down from here!"

Onigumo chuckled. "Ok, I'll get you down." He said casually.

Kagome blinked. He was letting her go? Yeah right. She really doubted it. But if he was at least going to take her off this plateau, then she would have a better chance of getting away.

"Fine, get me down." She snapped. Onigumo picked her up and slung her over his shoulder. Kagome was immediately reminded of how perverted Miroku used to be. "If you grope me or anything, I'll show you just how powerful of a priestess I am, even without my sacred arrows!"

Onigumo ignored her as he jumped down. He landed smoothly, as if the high jump had been no big deal, and took off. Kagome began to struggle, so Onigumo began jumping high in the air, each jump easily over 50 feet high, so she couldn't escape without falling.

Onigumo had no intention whatsoever of letting Kagome go, and she knew it. But he was actually backtracking, heading in the direction Inuyasha and the others were coming from, yet staying far enough to the side so he could sneak by them without being seen. His plan was for them to pass his pursuers so they would be heading in the opposite direction.

A large mountain lay before him. Onigumo jumped up the side of the mountain until he reached what he was looking for. A cave. One that was near impossible for anything besides a demon to climb down from.

He dropped Kagome on the ground and she immediately scrambled away, looking over the ledge. She was even higher up than she had been while on the plateau, and it seemed as equally as impossible to climb down.

"OH, COME ON!" she shouted in aggravation.

Onigumo snickered. "Did you really think I'd let you go? I was simply changing locations. Look, now you even have a nice little cave for shelter. You might as well get used to it. You're my woman now… my dear Kikyou."

Rage boiled inside Kagome. She was not Kikyou! Onigumo wasn't even seeing Kagome when he looked at her, he was seeing Kikyou. Inuyasha used to do that when she and him had first gotten to know each other, although that was no longer the case. It had been hurtful back then, especially coming from him, coming from Onigumo, it infuriated and disgusted her.

"Listen to me, you bastard!" she yelled in his non-face. "I am not now, nor will I ever be Kikyou! Get that through your thick skull! I am Kagome! Kikyou is gone; I am not her! Not now, not ever! And I will never be your woman!"

Onigumo reached out to stroke her hair. Kagome immediately swatted his hand away. "You're cute when you're angry." He said

"Don't touch me, you pig! You disgust me!"

"Really? My feelings are just the opposite."

Kagome glared at him. "Oh please. You don't care for me, nor did you ever care for Kikyou. You just want my body. You don't know what love is. You're obsessed!"

Onigumo shrugged. "Obsessed, am I? You say this as if I care. Well whether I'm in love or in lust, whether Kikyou or Kagome, you're mine now. And I'll prove it once I find a suitable face."

With that he stepped off the ledge like it was nothing, leaving Kagome trapped and alone once again.

(A/N: Ok, so now Sesshomaru and Kagura are aware of what's going on, they're going to allow their daughter to kill Onigumo. I just loved the part of how Sesshomaru decided to kill Onigumo over and over again if he does anything to Linca. It also looks like Kagome has an even bigger problem. Onigumo moved her, going right by Inuyasha and the others. So once the gang reaches the plateau Kagome had originally been on, they're going to have to go back the way they came. But will they make it in time to save Kagome? Onigumo is bound to find a suitable face sooner or later.)