Disclaimer: i dont own inuyasha etc, yata yata yata.

Sorry its been so long!!!!! im so happy i got this up and posted FINALLY!!
And its very sad but Moonlit evening wont be able to continue writing the story together. hold your hoses dont freek out i'm still gonna try my best and i will keep this story flowing. ill see you next update.

And also ive rearranged the order of the chapters so this is really chapter ten.

"Thank you so much" kasaki called from the gate.

"I'll never forget you kagome" momo said giving kagome a hug good bye.

Kasaki walked forward looking very annoyed. Momo looked at her.

Inyasha looked on from inside shesshomaru's castle at the girl he had left four years ago.

She looked different in her new clothes since her school uniform had out grown her. Green hamaka and a white tank top. At least that's what he remembered she called it.

his ears fell to his head. 'Did i really hurt her that much by leaving?' he thought 'And what excuse do I have for leaving her?' he punched the ground ignoring the splinters digging into his flesh. 'Nothing that's it Nothing'

"Inyasha" he heard from behind him

"What do want Jaken?" he sputtered out coldly

Jaken felt a shiver go down his spine "L-Lord Sheshomaru wishes to speak with you"

Inyasha grumbled and got to his feet. "Fine"

'What to do? How can I tell Inyasha?' Kagome thought as she picked flowers in the courtyard.

She heard a cheery voice call from behind her "lady Kagome."

"Oh hello Rin" she felt a bit of relief seeing Rin. Rin was her best friend they shared clothes, soaps and the shampoo kagome still had from her time. She even taught Rin how to use a bow and arrow along with some priestess abilities. They were so close even sheshomaru said their scents were the same to weaker demons. But not to him.

Kagome's face looked soaked with sadness but yet dry as if she had not dropped a tear. "Rin!" kagome dropped her flowers and ran to her holing out her arms looking for comfort.

Rin held her arms around kagome as she collapsed on the ground under the pressure of the twenty two year old priestess. Kagome wept till it felt as though oceans were coming out of her eyes.

Rin couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Kagome thought Inyasha was dead after four years. And Rin knew the things she had done during those four years and wondered how Kagome was going to tell Inyasha and if she was going to be able to.

"Rin what do I do? He was d-dead i thought he was gone!" she cried into her friends shoulder. stuttering every word.

"I don't know Lady Kagome" She said trying to figure a way to calm her down. "Shhhhh. it okay"

Inyasha walked down the hall a million thoughts going through his head.

"here we are" Jaken announced

Two giant wooden doors stood in front of him with a gorgeous had carved design with his family crest placed in the middle of both of them. a demon dog in the bottom fight, and a crescent moon filling up the rest of the crest. There was the smell of kagome all over them.

"Kagome carved this with her own two hands" Jaken told him from behind.

Inyasha was impressed he had never seen kagome do anything like this before.

The doors suddenly opened wide. Two dog demon guards opened the door. Inyasha walked in and Jaken came too.

"Jaken."

"Yes m'lord"

"Leave us"

Jaken nodded and ran out getting skimmed by the closing doors "ouch!"

"Inyasha." sheshomaru said to him "sit"

Inyasha felt a chill go down his spine at the word expecting to slam face first into the ground, but nothing happened. He walked forward looking into the study books lined the walls and a stacks of papers sitting on shesshomaru's desk. There were three chairs lined up in front of the desk Inyasha sat down in the chair just across from sheshomaru.

Sheshomaru looked up from the letter he had in his hand. "Tell me, why did you leave Kagome?"

He knew this question was going to come up sooner or later but he didn't expect sheshomaru to be the first on to ask. "Why should I tell you?" Inyasha could have sworn Shesshomaru's eyes flickered red with anger "And what does it matter to you anyway?"

Shesshomaru's eyes went cold and even Inyasha cold feel it.

Shesshomaru's mouth opened to say some thing and the door opened.

"I'm sorry m'lord but Hillttaka is requesting your presence as well."

Hillttaka? Inyasha thought.

"Tell him I will be there in a moment" he stood up but no sooner a child wearing a white kimono with a yellow and blue belt similar to Shesshomaru's on came bursting through the door giggling. With white hair, pointed ears and a crescent moon on his forehead. Sheshomaru stared into the toddler's eyes and he froze in pace looking like he was about to cry.

Something about this child seemed different he was a demon but the he seemed to be pure like the barrier around the once standing mount Hackure.

A Naniko came running across the room to the Childs side. "I am so sorry m'lord but he is so strong and i couldn't stop him"

Sheshomaru glanced at Inyasha for only a moment "I expect your answer by tomorrow" and walked out of the study. the infants face beamed and ran after him.

Inyasha looked at Naniko still standing in the middle of the room. "That his kid?"

"Oh yes" she said "he is only two and he may be a half demon but you could never tell by his sent. He is very strong too."

'A half demon?'

"His mother is in the courtyard with her friend. Please I must request that you leave no one is allowed in the lords study when he is gone"

Inyasha looked out into the courtyard. Both women were crying now. 'Why are they crying?'

He walked down the hall when he caught Shesshomaru's and Hillttaka's sent. 'I gotta see this'

He looked into the open door and couldn't believe his eyes. He was smiling. Inyasha couldn't believe it. Sheshomaru was actually smiling.

The infant was playing with a bunch of wooden dolls and a top. Witch reminded him were was Shippou?

He sniffed the air and found Shippou's sent mixed with many female daemons as well. 'Must have rubbed off of miroku' Inyasha smiled at this thought and it quickly disappeared. "What have i done" 'I've destroyed the only person I've ever loved and my friends are all dead' he collapsed on to a nearby bench 'I really am a Baka'

Kagome got up and wiped her tears she was twenty two years old, and couldn't be lying around crying like this.

Rin got up as well kagome wiped Rin's tears off her delicate pale face.

"You don't have to cry for me Rin"

"I can't help it. You're my friend I don't know what i would do without you"

"Thank you Rin. I can handle myself. You should go help sheshomaru. I suspect he's in the baby's room"

Rin bowed to kagome "Arigato Lady Kagome. Be well"

Rin walked away leaving kagome to her own thoughts 'how will lady kagome tell Inyasha the truth?'

"Watch were your going"

She jumped at the sound of Inyasha voice. "Oh hello" and with that she walked into the babies room with sheshomaru. The infant squeezed with excitement at the sight of Rin.

'Rin must be Hillttaka's mother they have the same sent' he thought to himself

He looked out into the courtyard. Kagome had picked up the flowers she had dropped and was grabbing some more from around the garden. Then she picked up something else along with the plants. He couldn't tell what it was but after Kagome had picked it she left the courtyard. she got to the gate with her big bundle of flowers and the guards let her out. Inyasha couldn't help but follow her like he had always done. He walked and hid for at least an hour. Then a demon came hiding in the shadows

"Vial woman get off my territory!"

"NO!"

"I will give you one last chance. Get off my territory"

Inyasha began to creep up his heart racing at the fear of kagome getting hurt.

"Stop it Hachi" she smirked "you know I don't have time for games I only have till sundown then Sheshomaru will come looking for me. You know the drill"

He stepped out of the bushes transformed into a giant mask like monster. A big puff of smoke and he drifted down easily. "Would you like to go to your regular spot again today?"

"Yes please."

Inyasha felt some joy fill his body at the sight of Hatchi knowing not all his friends were dead.

Hatch lifted a leaf over his head and transformed into a yellow caterpillar. Kagome smiled and hopped on.

Inyasha ran behind them trying to keep up 'damn he's gotten faster that I remember and where the hell is he going?'

It was another hour before he realized were they were, the well. Kagome leaned over it blocking out memories of the past. A tear fell from her cheek. Beside the well there were four graves and five tomb stones. Kagome walked to the graves laying flowers down on each and prayed at the double tombstone grave.

"Songo..."

Inyasha ears perked up at the sound of her voice.

"You were my best friend over here and I'm sorry I could not save your brother, I could not bring you to your village, and I'm sorry I never got to see your unborn child"

'What! Songo was pregnant!' Inyasha couldn't believe it how could he not have known? He should have been able to smell the presence of a child. 'And how did that perverted monk ever get to her?'

"Kohaku. I'm sorry you never got to know miroku you would have loved him I am sure. Kirara. I wish you the best. You were always there when I needed a hug. Miroku. You were so happy when you found out about Songo's pregnancy. I'll never forget the look on your face"

She said another prayer and sat up. "Thank you Hatchi"

Come on hatchi. He nodded his head and she picked up the item that she had hidden in the flowers it was a bow. And a small black fabric bag tied to the top of it. she kept walking till she reached Kyede's village. Children scattered all around her with herbs, toys, and various other things laughing and shouting. Out of the Priestesses head tent was kyede smiling and enjoying the moment.

'she's still alive that old bat'

Kagome said something that Inyasha couldn't hear. He was too far away. And she handed the bag over to kyede. The old lady smiled at her and kagome gave her a hug. Kagome said something to her again and Kyede's smile faded away. Kagome started to cry and all the village children and some adults came all around and comforted her. And hatchi looked shocked.

'There talking about me I know it. Still I gotta know what there saying, but Kyede's sure to sense my presence. What do I do?' so he sat and waited.

Villagers came and went till kyede was sitting there all alone with her. They walked away and Inyasha followed them, till they came to a clearing. Kagome got her bow at lifted it as if she had arrow set. Suddenly out of nowhere a pink light magically formed into an arrow and Kagome let it go. It hit a tree and went strait through it leaving a hole. As Inyasha looked around lots of the trees had holes in them each one bigger that the next. The first ones just had dents in them. witch showed signs of improvement and practice.

"Lady kyede. Naraku said I have the power to stop time. I think I've done it before but it was just on Lord sheshomaru when he was lifting me away from Naraku and it was only for a moment"

"My dear child. ye some times when a priestess has such power such as the on ye yourself has new stronger powers emerge. But I must say it has not long happened even my sister had as much power as you do now. Look at you self you can purify any demon without even touching it. I can't do that."

"I know lady kyede, thank you have taught me many things and I am great full. Even Rin is learning off of me just by watching me practice."

"That is good. I am glad she is learning something"

"Lady Kyede"

"Deer chid you look troubled"

Kagome walked away and sat against the tree "I know Sheshomaru Would never follow me out here. He has a lot of work to do and he respects my privacy."

"But Inuyasha does not"

Inuyasha lowered his head in shame. a pink light struck into the tree next to him missing his face bye a few millimetres. He was shocked he had never felt a priestess's power so strong. He looked up the forest had been cleared by path of kagome's arrow. Kagome was standing there. Her face sent chills down his spine.

"No," kagome said "he doesn't"

Sheshomaru was sitting on a bed Hillttaka on his lap. He was reading a book out loud. Hillttaka snored. Sheshomaru looked down at the sleeping child. He placed the book on a nearby table and put the child into bed.

It was dark and he couldn't smell Inyasha or Kagome's sent any were in the castle. He went quickly to the armory room and ran out the door jumping over the gates.

"Humph" said one of the guards said "looks like he's off to get lady Kagome"

"Shit!" Kagome yelled "It's already dark! I gotta get out of here!" she grabbed her bow and ran back to the village.

"Kagome!" kyede yelled "take this. You left it here last time"

"My sweater! Thank you. Good bye!"

Inyasha was face down deep in the dirt. 'Owwww'

Hatchi was waiting anxiously 'he's gonna kill me I just know it"

"Hatchi lets go" he herd Kagome yell

"Yes right away" he ran off into the to the edge of the village and transformed once again.

Kagome got on his back "we must hurry he is probably already looking for me"

Kagome lifted one finger in front of her face a blue barrier circled around them.

"What is this?"

"The barrier will hide our sent from other demons but it won't protect us if a demon does attack so we must move quickly"

"Thank you Lady Kagome"

"Just call me kagome it sounds weird when you call me that"

Hatchi smirked "of coarse Kagome"

Bird demons flew by

"Ahhhhhhhhh!" screamed Hatchi

"Oww! The damn bird scratched me"

"There combing back" yelled hatchi.

Kagome held up her bow to the demons face she let the string go. The demon disappeared. "My sweater!" it was caught on a piece of falling carcass.

"We can get it tomorrow." Hitachi yelled as he few away.

A demon bird flew by eating the falling meat along with her sweater

"You were saying?"

"Eheh"

Sheshomaru ran killing all the pathetic demons that attacked him. Why demons came out only at night now he did not know but all he knew was that he had to get to kagome before they did.

He sniffed the air he could smell her with that Raccoon demon. It disappeared he sniffed the air again and stopped were did it go her sent was gone. Where did it go to?

Then he smelt it once again not far from her falling through the sky he could see. It was her that was her kimono top. He ran forward birds were everywhere he jumped again and saw it. Hang from the demons mouth was blood and kagome's shirt. Her sent was all over. 'No' he ran forward filled with rage he released tokijin Killing faster than he could remember.

The bird was eating the flesh "this is so delicious" he hissed. She sensed it a strong aura none like he ever felt soaked with anger and sadness. He turned and what he saw shocked him. It had to be Sheshomaru lord of the western land. She had heard stories of how he fell victim to a human woman and she gave birth to his haynou child. None the less He was said to be the strongest demon in the entire region and his aura around him proved it.

Sheshomaru clenched his jaw, eyes glowing red. Hair raising in the air a red glow blew all around him. He could see it a bloody arm of kagome's white sweater hanging from this demon's tooth.

'I'm gonna die' thought the demon

A bright light flashed and the demon disappeared. Sheshomaru calmed down and looked around 'that wasn't my blast. Were did it come from?' he looked up. A blue orb was paused above him. He paid no attention to it and ran back to his home in the western lands.

"Inyasha! What have ye been doing all these years" Kyede said pouring tea.

"Looking for Naraku"

"But why did you leave poor kagome all alone in the woods?"

"Naraku knew about kagome's abilities somehow and I..." he took a deep breath staring into the fire "I had to stop him from getting to her"

"Kagome ye mean"

"Yeah"

"She has changed so much in the last five years you wouldn't believe it. And you must not tell Sheshomaru about her practices here"

Inyasha looked up at he old woman "why?"

"It is kagome's wish for it to be kept secret till it is time to tell him"

He nodded. "I should be going now, to check on shippou"

"He's still alive?'

"Yes. He is" With that said Inyasha walked out the door and headed back to the western lands.

Kagome was tired it had been a long day and all she wanted to do was to lie down in her own bed.

"Were almost there"

"Thank you hatchi"

He came to the ground. A puff of smoke blew away. Kagome wasn't ready she let the barrier dissipate and fell to the ground lading on her rear. "OWWW!"

"Oh my Kagome I'm sorry. I should have warned you"

"Its okay Hatchi it was an accident."

"Here" he handed her a green cloth.

She gladly took it and wrapped it around her bow and tied it into a carry bag. "he's going to be so mad at me for being late"

"I'll pray that you get home safely"

"Good bye Hatchi ill see you again"

"Good bye Kagome"

She turned and walked into the forest and gave a final wave good bye to her friend.

He was running he was cold and heartbroken he never thought something like this could happen to anybody he watched over. Not Kagome. The boy inside him was weeping but the man outside looked like nothing was wrong. Then it hit him like rock her sent was there. He could smell her. How? He didn't know, how but he had to see. See if in anyway that she was alive.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"

That was her voice he ran as fast as he could. There she was hiding under a fallen tree untying a bag. Holding a steady barrier around herself. A Cyclops was standing over her clawing at the barrier.

She pulled out her bow and was ready to fire. The demon stopped. A hole bore through his stomach and he fell to the ground. It was sheshomaru he had used his poison claw. His eyes were open.

He felt so relieved to see her and she looked just as shocked as he was.

She ran to him and the barrier disappeared. She hugged him she had never been so happy to see him.

That was kagome's screaming no doubt about it he ran faster. His brother was there he could smell it.

He stopped at the bushes. Looking at them. there're hugging. 'What the hell?'

Sheshomaru put his finger under her chin and kissed her. She didn't pull back either she kissed him back.

Inyasha felt so betrayed, his heart was being stabbed and his head hurt. 'Kagome... How could you?'

Kagome suddenly realized what was happening and pulled away.

SMACK

Right on shesshomaru's cheek. I dint hurt but still.

"What was that for?" He asked

She said nothing and puffed away leaving her bag. Sheshomaru picked it up. 'A bow? Has she been practicing? Is that why she's always gone?' His senses kicked in and jumped out of the way missing the tetuigas blade.

"You bastard!" Inyasha shouted. He swung at sheshomaru in blind rage not knowing even were he was going.

'what nerve he had no right just to go out and kiss me like the especially in the open forest were and one could see us' "ughhhhh!" she punched the nearest tree. "Oww! Great now I'm bleeding"

'I gotta get going' she reached to her back looking for her bow "shit!" 'Great I must have left it back with sheshomaru. 'Oh no' her eyes went wide. She could sense it. The wind scar. she had no time to hide.

The wind scar was all around her. It was tearing at her flesh and she couldn't move. It died down, dust still lingered in the air. Her arm was broken she could feel it and scratches were covering her body. She had to hurry or she would loose to much blood. She ran supporting her broken arm with her good one. The wind scar was blowing behind her Inyasha had to be fighting a strong demon to be using the wind scar.

There it was the walls of the western castle.

"Its Lady Kagome she's hurt" a guard shouted from on top the wall.

Rin ran out shocked at the sight of kagome "somebody help her! And get Hillttaka out of here"

The Infant was crying. Naniko took him away from the horrible scene.

A guard came and picked kagome up.

Kagome couldn't see much her vision was too blurry. That's when everything went black.

Kagome felt as though her head was about to explode "ughhhhh..." 'what's going on?'

"Naniko she's waking up"

"Rin? Is that you" she could barley talk.

"Yes Lady Kagome I'm here"

Kagome tried to get up her arm was in a sling and it burned with pain. "How long have I been out?"

"About two days." Rin placed a cloth on kagome's forehead.

'I'm in the medical room.' at the far end of the room was another bed and someone was in it. "Who's in that bed"

"Oh" Rin whispered "That's Inyasha, Sheshomaru knocked him out for fighting him in the forest and letting his Wind scar hit you. He's still unconscious"

Kagome then remembered what had happened on her way home the other day. 'Inyasha must have seen...' She lowered her head. 'What have I gotten myself into? '

Something smelled good Naniko came in carrying a big tray of food. "Eat. You need the energy Lady Kagome."

"Thank you" she said "mmmm. This smells so good" She picked up fork and picked the big piece of meat in the middle and stuffed her face. "Wow this is really good! The cooks have been getting some new recipes"

"actually kagome" Rin said "Naniko made it in honor of your good health"

"Really. It's so good!"

"Its my own recipe. Pig carved out and stuffed with various vegetables cooked in a stone box with the fire underneath metal bars. My own... uhh what's the word"

"Invention?" said Kagome

"Yes that's it. My own invention"

"Sounds a lot like an oven"

'An oven?' Naniko thought to herself "oven. Hum, Oh well. I shall inform the lord of you consciousness."

"No Naniko its alright. I believe he already knows. Thank you for the lovely meal"

Naniko bowed and left the room almost running into Sheshomaru "oh forgive me m'lord" she bowed and head quickly down the hall.

He looked in Rin was talking and kagome was eating and giggling at every thing Rin told her. The light from the window shone as the sun settled over the horizon. They looked like angles.

"I need a bath" kagome said sniffing the air "yeash I must be a rotten piece of meat to demons even I can smell it" She got up slowly some of her wounds were still open. 'I need to stitch these closed' "Rin would you mind helping me?"

"Not at all" Rin stood

"Wait. Grab that needle and thread"

"What for?" Rin asked grabbing kagome's waist.

Kagome did the same with her good right arm. "I need you to stitch my wounds and tend to them"

"Thank you Rin" She felt so weak having not eaten in two days and demons did not know how to treat human wounds and sicknesses.

That was her job.

The two women struggled out the door. Sheshomaru was standing just outside. Kagome looked up at his face and both of the girls smiled and for one second thought they saw one on him too. In one smooth movement sheshomaru had kagome cradled in his arms. Rin walked beside them smiling and placed the needle and thread into her kimono pocket.