Sesshoumaru made his way back to where he had left Jaken and Rin for the day…and night….and morning. Rin jumped up, bouncing around Sesshoumaru. "Yay! Sesshoumaru-sama has returned!" The child shouted cheerfully. The toad demon stepped forward to great his lord but was taken aback a bit.

"You…didn't…" The toad muttered, narrowing his eyes. Sesshoumaru simply glared at him as Rin continued bouncing around him.

"What did Sesshoumaru-sama do? What did you, do, what, what, what?!" She sounded, still prancing around, with immense energy and enthusiasm.

'That slut…' the toad thought with an angry expression on his face. The inu youkai narrowed his eyes at him.

"Something troubling you…? Hm, Jaken?"

"No, no…of course not…" He shot back, in an obvious cover up and lie. The lord simply ignored him for the time being. "Come on…we're going to get some breakfast…at my resistance." The child's eyes widened and she smiled even more widely.

"Yay! Sesshoumaru-sama's crib!" The girl squealed, stretching her hands out and forwards, closed together. Jaken and Sesshoumaru blinked at her as she used the term, "crib" so loosely. Rin still pranced around him so childishly.

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Kagura made her way back to where Naraku's very old residence was. She was suppose to be the only one there, seeing how everyone else moved along with Naraku. The demon walked up to the door of her room and flung it open, seeing the shadow behind it. It was none the less Naraku. "Naraku…why are you in my room? Why are you here anyways?" The demon glared him.

"Kukuku…" Naraku glanced at her and shook his head. "I'm here to check up on you…but you weren't in so I decided to wait for your return, to mind me…" He said mockingly. The half demon's eyes glances at her pelvic area, obviously smelling the scent of the demon lord all over her, and particularly in that area. "Hm…so, did you have fun while you were?" He chuckled and received another glare back from Kagura. 'Heh…heh…have fun while you can, but don't get too attached to him, I assure you…one of you will be dead soon…' The demon thought and smirked at her.

"What is your problem?" She questioned him in a harsh tone, while leaning on the wooden part of the door that was slid open. The demon growled slightly at him as she glared.

"Heh, oh nothing, my dear Kagura…" He stood up and the walked out of the room. The wind demon watched him leave, never stopping to glare. When she was finally rid of his presence for sure, she settled herself upon the futon and stared at the ceiling. "Something definitely isn't right here…" The demon's orbs flashed as she blinked, and then closed them permanently for the moment. "I figured he know what had happened between us…but, there was defiantly something else on his expression. Not just taunting me…but threatening me…"

The demon's eyes opened suddenly as she was once again starring at the ceiling. "If it was a threat…and a fight he wants…" she trailed off. No matter how determined she was, she was still to weak to destroy Naraku, even in a fair fight. But Sesshoumaru on the other hand…and even the others…

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The two demons were still secretly…well, Jaken being the only one knowing, and Rin knowing there affections, but besides that, the two were still secretly seeing each other from time to time. The day was high noon, and the weather wasn't good, nor was it bad. Kagura was huddled up against the lords side, and snuggling her head into his shoulder. Sesshoumaru looked at her and spoke, "I've been noticing a change in your sent…it doesn't just consist similar to Naraku's anymore…" The wind demon looked up at him and smiled slightly.

"So you've noticed too? I wonder what it could mean…maybe I'm growing further apart from him?" The wind demon questioned, unsure of what was happening to herself. Sesshoumaru smiled slightly at her. She could be so naive sometimes…He knew exactly what it meant, but if believing that she was straying away from Naraku made her happy, he'd let her believe that for a few more months.

Kagura nuzzled her face into his neck and kissed it. "Come to think of it, it smells almost like you, part of the scent at least..." She looked up and blinked at him. She was still to ignorant at the moment to know exactly what it meant, but ideas were popping in her head, new ones replacing the old ones.

The demon stood up…a sign that Sesshoumaru was beginning to hate. It usually mint her departure was soon to come for the day…or perhaps couple of days.

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Inuyasha and company are walking down a path, nearing a Shikon shard. The hanyou's ears perked up and moved forward, then twitched in circular motions. The hanyou couldn't pick anything up, or smell anything interesting. "Kagome…are nearing it?"

"Yep! Sure are." The miko stated slightly cheerfully. The feud that was going between the three, Inuyasha, Kikyou and herself was settling down. Even though there was still controversy, it was less bitter and spiteful.

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