I don't own Inuyasha. I'm still fixing my deathray so I can take over the world and then I'll own Inuyasha; but for now that wonderful wonderful show was created and still belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, bless her for making such a wonderful anime.

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Mizuki had a look on her face that looked as if she had been clubbed on the head. There was silence for a few moments before Mizuki burst out laughing.

"Nice joke, Ane," she said, wiping a tear from her eye.

Tsukiko raised an eyebrow at her. "Iam serious."

Mizuki counted one to ten before she screamed.

"To who? Why?" she croaked, eyes round as the moon. A small smile played on Tsukiko's lips.

"I have taken the liberty of finding a potential mate for you, since you're too sloppy to do it on your own," Tsukiko began, as if she didn't hear what Mizuki was now babbling away. "I think you'll really like him, his name is Hideaki-"

"If you think he is that likeable then why don't you have him!" Mizuki snapped.

Tsukiko continued as if she didn't hear what her sister was saying. "-he is the Lord of the Eastern Lands and, unlike Sesshoumaru, he spends time in his lands."

Mizuki made a noise between a cough and a growl. Tsukiko smirked. "Sorry if I insulted dear Sesshoumaru-sama."

"I don't care if you do."

"So will you at least agree to meet him? I'm sure you'll be impressed."

"Fine, but if I don't like him, I'll set his hair on fire."

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Sesshoumaru sighed; ever since he met Mizuki last night again, he could think of nothing else but her. He remembered the way she had said the word 'hate' with so much venom in her voice.

He stopped walking. Jaken bumped into him. "Forgive me, my Lord!" Jaken squawaked, shielding his head with his arms, waiting for the blow that was sure to come. Jaken lowered his arms, surprised that his Lord hadn't dealt the usual blow.

Jaken squinted his eyes against the sun to see his Lord's face clearly. He was deep in thought and Jaken didn't dare interrupt him during these most crucial times.

"Why did we stop Jaken-sama?" Rin, who was riding Ah-Un, asked.

"Keep quiet! Lord Sesshoumaru is thinking!"

Rin gave a tiny sneeze. "I said quiet Rin!"

"Jaken shut up," Sesshoumaru ordered. Jaken blinked then glared at Rin as if she had caused all of his misfortune; Rin stuck out her tongue at the imp, who waved his staff in a threat.

Sesshoumaru inwardly sighed and returned to his thinking. Maybe he could apologize...No way! It was not like him and thinking about her alone made him act out of character. He looked up at the clear blue sky and decided to let her go; he wouldn't go around feudal Japan begging her for her forgiveness.

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Kagome's heart beat madly as she approached Kaede's village. Sango had gone back to the warrior's village, much to Inuyasha's dismay, so that she could visit the graves of her loved ones.

Kagome was nervous. What would Kaede say when they told her what happened to her? Kagome knew that Kaede would force the truth out of Kagome as to why she agreed to become a hanyou, and now that she thought about it, it was a pretty lame excuse.

Kaede was emerging from the hut as they approached. She looked at the group and waved. Kagome hid behind Inuyasha, hoping that Kaede wouldn't notice her; she was out of luck, however, when Kaede said, "Kagome, why are you hiding behind Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha stepped aside to reveal the 'new' Kagome and although there were only very subtle physical changes, Kaede audibly gasped in surprise. "Wha-!?" was all Kaede could say.

"Maybe we should step inside," Miroku suggested as Kagome walked in front of Kaede so that they were eye to eye.

Kaede nodded as she held the mat open, her eyes were still on Kagome. "Yes, let's go inside then you can explain."

As soon as everyone sat down around the remnants of an old fire, Kaede turned towards Kagome and asked, "What has happened to you, child? You look different and there is a demonic aura surrounding you."

"That's because she's been turned into a hanyou," Inuyasha interjected.

Kaede's eyes widened. "How?"

Kagome launched into an explanation about everything leading her to become a hanyou starting with Kagura's attack on her. She didn't say why she had told Tsukiko to turn her into a hanyou though, she felt that she should keep that information to herself for a while.

Kaede sat in stony silence for a while then said, "Although this is grave, it is rare that a miko should wield both youkai and miko energy. If you found someone who can train you properly, then your powers will grow stronger."

"But I don't know anyone who can train me," Kagome put in.

"Kikyou-oneesama can help you."

Kagome's eyes widened. Kikyou? Let Kikyou help her?

"You should do it, you know," Kaede said. "For if you do not learn to control your powers, they will consume you."

Kagome nodded. She failed to notice Inuyasha regarding her intently. He knew she didn't like the idea of Kikyou training her and he knew why.

"I'll find Kikyou," Miroku said, noticing the tension in the air.

"No," Kagome said quietly. "Let Inuyasha find Kikyou. Inuyasha can do it quicker than you can, Miroku."

Inuyasha looked at Kagome for a moment; her eyebrows were drawn tight together as if she were deep in thought, which, Inuyasha reminded himself given the present situation, she probably was. "I'll be back soon, Kagome," Inuyasha said as she darted out the mat. Kagome sighed audibly, something which she did not intend to do.

"Miroku, would please find some wood for us?" Kaede requested; Kagome had a shrewd idea that firewood was just an excuse to get Miroku out of the hut. Once Miroku left the hut, Kaede turned to Kagome, who hastily looked at her knees as if she found them interesting.

"Kagome, I don't want you to lie to me," Kaede began. "I want the real reason why you let Tsukiko turn you into a hanyou."

Kagome looked up at her. "The truth is-"

"It has something to so with Inuyasha correct?"

Kagome nodded quietly.

"I thought as much," Kaede said.

"Kaede-obachan," Kagome began. "Can you...reverse the effects of Tsukiko's potion?"

Kaede raised her eyebrows at Kagome. "Surely you do not wish to become human again? But if you do, there's nothing I can or Kikyou-oneesama can do. The magic of Moon Demons are very powerful and irreversible. My child, you have made your decision."

"And I don't regret it," Kagome interjected fiercely.

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"Good, Entei is here," Hakudoshi said as the said horse landed in front of them.

"Finally," Kagura muttered. They had been waiting for at least an hour and she didn't like it. There was something like a gossamer fabric in the horse's mouth.

"What is Entei eating?" Kagura asked lazily.

"That's silk."

"Silk?"

"That's the only thing that binds down a Moon Demon and trust me, they're very difficult to catch."

Kagura snatched the silk from the horse's mouth, causing it to neigh. "Give that to me," Hakudoshi ordered.

"I think I should be the one to capture our little moon and then strangle her," Kagura foolishly took out her feather and flew off. "It's for revenge so you understand," she called back to Hakudoshi. He looked up as she flew off. He didn't bother to try and stop her, he knew that she would fail; if she did, Naraku would throw a fit, something Hakudoshi wanted to see, but if she ended up being killed by Mizuki...

One less piece of vermin to worry about, Hakudoshi thought with a sneer.

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"Kikyou-oneesama, look!" a little girl shouted, pointing at the river where a fish had just splashed out of it and dived back into it's watery home.

Kikyou gave the little girl a smile as she continued to pick herbs along the river's bank. Kikyou was staying in an epidemic struck town and she had decided to help them.

"Very nice," Kikyou said,standing up from her crouching position and standing her full height. The little girl tugged at Kikyou's sleeve. "Kikyou-oneesama, let's go fishing!" Mayu suggested, giving the undead miko a smile.

"We can do that later, after we finish handing out these herbs to all the sick villagers, okay?" Kikyou said as she and Mayu walked away. Mayu pouted but nodded understandably.

Kikyou suddenly felt a familiar aura nearby...Inuyasha'a aura.

"Mayu, why don't you go back to the village?"

"But what about you, Kikyou-oneesama?"

"I'll be fine."

Mayu ran off, her black hair bouncing loose behind her. "Come out, Inuyasha," Kikyou called out. Inuyasha emerged from the trees, eyes softened at the sight of the miko before him.

"Kikyou," he said. Kikyou only raised an eyebrow at him. He took a step towards her and hugged her tightly. "It's been such a long time," he whispered quietly. Kikyou looked at him and nodded. "Yes it certainly has been."

Kikyou pulled away as if Inuyasha were on fire. "Why did you come?"

Inuyasha hesitated. Kikyou was remarkably smart, he reminded himself, he had a vague feeling that she knew that seeing her was not the only reason why he was here.

"Kikyou...the truth is...Kagome needs your help."

Kikyou raised an eyebrow at him. "I do not want anything to do with that girl, she is none of my concern. If that is the main reason why you are here, then I suggest that you leave." her tone of voice was suddenly cold and foreboding.

"But Kikyou...You don't understand-"

"What don't I understand?" Kikyou snapped, holding the herbs tighter in her arms. "If you have come here out of concern for Kagome and not because you wanted to see me, then you should leave as I have said that girl is none of my concern." she had said these very fast.

"But...Kagome's...been turned into a hanyou."

Kikyou dropped the herbs in shock, her eyes were narrowed at Inuyasha.

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Miroku entered the hut, bearing firewood in his arms; he set these down and sat down across Kagome.

"Inuyasha not back yet?" Miroku asked. Kagome shook her head.

"No, I didn't suspect that he'd be back so soon. I mean he might want to spend-OW!" Miroku shouted as Shippou hit him on the head. Miroku glared at him but Shippou pointedly nodded at Kagome, who, at Miroku's words, looked depressed and silent.

"I mean, I mean...He might be spending more time looking for Kikyou," Miroku said hastily.

"When is Sango coming back?" Kaede asked, noticing the tension and quickly changing the topic.

Miroku was glad that Kaede had caught on. "I don't know when she is coming back," Miroku answered as he began lighting the wood with a match that Shippou took from Kagome's backpack. "She might want to spend more time visiting the graves of her loved ones."

"Speaking of loved ones," Kaede said, eyeing Kagome. "When will you tell your's about your becoming a hanyou?"

Kagome was silent; she didn't know when she would tell them. Soon perhaps, but she dreaded seeing the look on their faces when they saw what become of her...

The mat on the doorpost flapped as two figures walked in. Kikyou's eyes immediately fell on Kagome; Inuyasha walked in after her, he didn't dare get too close to Kikyou or Kagome lest they fell prey to jealousy.

"So it's true then," Kikyou said silently, a small smirk on her lips, "you are indeed a hanyou, how I wonder?"

Kaede told her all that led up to Kagome's becoming a hanyou.

"Mizuki helped you? I thought she was dead," Kikyou said silently more to herself than to the people in the room. "So now I guess you expect me to help you control your powers?" she asked Kagome.

Kagome didn't look at her, instead she clenched her fists and nodded. "I thought as much," Kikyou said quietly. She knelt so that she was eye to eye with Kagome. "Look at me, Kagome," she ordered. Kagome looked up into Kikyou's calm eyes. "I cannot help you here, don't look at me like that! No, I really cannot help you, you must learn to harness those powers on your own. However you have nothing to fear, if Kaede has been telling you that you will loose control of those powers then those are not true"-Kaede looked sheepishly at Kagome, who glared at her-"if you do not learn to control those powers of your's,they will only weaken and will become useless, so if I were you, I should train."

Kagome nodded as Kikyou stood up. "I cannot waste my time here anymore, Inuyasha, you have to make sure that Kagome trains."

"Wait Kikyou! How do I train?" Kagome shouted as Kikyou stopped at the doorpost.

"You will have to learn that on your own," Kikyou said without looking at her, she left the hut, leaving a silence in her wake.

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Mizuki glared at her sister. They were expecting Hideaki to come soon. She hoped that he would either be eaten by some demon or be detained.

"Wow, he's late," Mizuki said sarcastically.

"Learn to be patient, Mizu-chan," Tsukiko said, using the nickname she loved to use for Mizuki. Mizuki scoffed and glanced around the palace. The servants had thrown open the usually closed windows to allow the sunshine to come into the manor.

"Bah!" Mizuki said haughtily. "I'm going out for some fresh air."

Mizuki strayed into the garden where the Sakura trees were plentiful. She inhaled their sweet perfume and all at once a memory came to the surface of her mind. Sesshoumaru leaning his face closer to her's their breaths mingling with the sweet perfume of the Sakuras...

Mizuki shook her head rapidly making her white blue hair sway elegantly. "No way," she said aloud, clutching her head. "Don't think that." she calmly shook her head to bury the darned memory that she had been trying to get rid of.

"Are you crazy or something?" a very familiar sneering voice asked. Mizuki looked up to see Kagura floating on her feather, clutching a piece of gossamer fabric in her hand.

"Kagura," Mizuki growled. "Rushing into your enemy's home is a new style to get killed."

"That won't happen today, I'm afraid," Kagura said. "Fujin no mai!"

Mizuki effortlessly waved her hand and the wind blades became a harmless breeze. "Same old story, Kagura," Mizuki taunted.

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"Jaken-sama, I'm hungry," Rin said innocently.

"So?" Jaken snapped.

"Will you go with me to find some fruits?"

"No."

"Jaken, accompany Rin," Sesshoumaru said. Jaken grumbled slightly as he accompanied Rin, who beamed at her father figure for making Jaken accompany her.

Sesshoumaru watched the two of them go, amused by the fact that they acted like a brother and sister constantly arguing. His amber eyes scanned the undisturbed heavens just as a black haired figure soared across it. Sesshoumaru recognized him at once as the Lord of the Eastern Lands.

"Hideaki," Sesshoumaru called. He didn't bother to make his voice loud since Hideaki had excellent hearing. The black haired figure looked down at him, smirked and landed on the ground standing across him.

Hideaki had black hair that reached to his shoulders. He had black eyes and a lean build. "Long time no see, Sesshoumaru," he said.

"Where could you possibly be going?" Sesshoumaru asked coldly.

Hideaki smirked at him. "I'm off to fulfill something you haven't fulfilled yet."

Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow at him. "I have fulfilled many great things that you will never be capable of."

Hideaki laughed so loud, it annoyed the inu daiyoukai. "The only thing you haven't done yet is to find yourself a mate!"

"And I suppose you have found one? It is a foolish waste of time."

Hideaki's smirk widened. "The woman I'm betrothed to is not a waste of time."

"And who is the unlucky lady?"

"You knew her I think," Hideaki began, turning his back to Sesshoumaru so he wouldn't see the triumphant smile plastered on his face. "Her name is Mizuki, a real prize indeed."

It was lucky that Hideaki had turned his back on Sesshoumaru, whose eyes widened in shock.

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I'm done.

What's gonna happen now?

Kagome:Uh...Sesshoumaru commits suicide?

Fangirls:Don't you dare say that! (Fangirls chase Kagome)