Chapter 10: Naraku's Insight.

'Three days, three days and not a movement within the forest. What is Muso and Naraku up to?' Inuyasha asked himself as he sat in his window seal looking out across the moonlit forest. Kagome and everyone else were alseep to Inuyasha's knowledge.

Inuyasha had been keeping an extra close eye on Kagome since Kagura show up that day Kagome came back. He didn't know how to tell the girl her life would be in danger if she stayed, yet he couldn't risk lossing her again. So he stayed quiet and only told Kagome's friends, Sango and Miroku, but only after testing their honor and if they were trust worthy. Only then did he tell them to be with Kagome as much as possible. Kagome thought didn't have the sightest clue what was going on.

"Inuyasha! Hey, Inuyasha! Where are you?" Kagome shouted as she looked around the castle asking if anyone had seen Inuyasha. No such luck had befallen Kagome in her search. After about an hour of endless searching Kagome gave up and sat on her bed. Sighing Kagome flopped backwards and let out a long fustrated huff. "Stupid Inuyasha... when I need him he's not there." Kagome said as she made a mad face. Grunting Kagome sat up and looked out her window. Something moved across the front of the forest where Kagome was looking. Silver hair caught her eye and she rushed down stairs and out of the castle to see if it was Inuyasha.

"Kagome?" Sango asked as she watched Kagome jolt out the doors, slaming the door behind her. Sango went to see what Kagome was doing but a shout of 'pervert' took away the consern for Kagome and to Miroku.

'Inuyasha, was that you?' Kagome's mind asked as she ran the direction the silver haired man ran. She soon spotted silver hair and ran into the forest after him. "Inuyasha! Inuyasha wait! Wait you jerk!" Kagome shouted as the silver haired man stopped. Gasping for breath Kagome stopped and leaned against a tree. "Y-you jerk...why-why didn't you stop earlier?" Kagome asked as she looked up at the man. Blinking Kagome cocked her head to the side. "You're not Inuyasha."Kagome said as the man glared at her. A scar-like moon shape was on his forhead. His golden brown eyes glowed with such intensity that Kagome shivered.

"How do you know Inuyasha?" The man asked with a cool, unemotional voice. Kagome blinked then looked around her.

"You askin me?" Kagome asked slightly with a shaky voice.

"You're the only bitch within sight." the man snarled. Kagome's face fell as she heard the words 'bitch'.

"Who are you calling a Bitch! I have a name! If you want me to answer you you'll have to call me by my name! It's Kagome! So say it with me, Ka-go-me." Kagome said felling a slight case of De Javu coming on. She saw the man had no intrest in her name but she wasn't letting him get away with what he called her. Standing right in front of the man Kagome opened her mouth to say her hatred towards him when Inuyasha's voice shouted from a far.

"Sesshomaru, get away from her!" Inuyasha shoutedwith a territorial growl over Kagome. Blinking Kagome looked from Inuyasha to Sesshomaru.

"OH! You two are brothers!" Kagome said as her words hit a nerve of Sesshomaru's. Sesshomaru cracked her knuckles and slashed at her head. Kagome ducked and dodged to the back. "Aaaiee!" Kagome screamed as Inuyasha came to her rescue. Pulling out the sword by his side, Inuyasha pointed the blades tip at Sesshomaru.

"Stay away from her." Inuyasha growled out. Kagome gripped the back of Inuyasha's kimono for security. Inuyasha tensed up and kept his sword pointed at his brother.

"What's wrong, little brother. Is that girl special to you?" Sesshomaru asked.

"She holds my mother's jewel!" Inuyasha said as if to say that was the only reason he protected her. Kagome felt her blood boil. Gripping her fists tightly Kagome fought the gurdge to knock Inuyasha upside the head.

"Humph! Pathetic half breed." Sesshomaru snarled out. Inuyasha growled back at his brother.

'Half-breed? But he's a demon.' Kagome's mind wondered as the two engadged in battle. Kagome shreked when Inuyasha left to fight his brother.

"Kagome, go back to the castle." Inuyasha shouted with a nodded of understandment. from Kagome.

'I gotta get back...but Inuyasha! I can't just leave him!' Kagome thought as she slowed to a stop. 'What should I do!' Kagome asked as she gripped her head. Looking around her Kagome saw a bow and arrow sitting on the ground a few millimeters away. Grabbing the bow and arrow Kagome strung her arrow. Picking the right moment andshot her arrow nailing Sesshomaru in the gut.Looking over at Kagome they watched as the bow she held disappeared from her grip.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked as he heard his brother retreat.

"Well, well, well. The girl may be useful after all. Kanna, keep an eye on the girl. Follow her every where. She'll play a good roll in out play" Naraku said looking over at Muso. "Muso?"

"I take the girl for my own. She reminds me of Kikyo. That wench from Kyodo city." Muso said as he looked at Kagome with lust. Naraku looked at Kagomea well and nodded.

"Do as you like. Inuyasha is my prey. You can do what you wish with the girl." Naraku said as he whipped away the image of Kagome and Inuyasha standing in the forest.