Kaida looked off as the fire crackled. Sesshomaru… Where are you?

"Hey, Master Jaken, where did Lord Sesshomaru go?" Rin asked looking at the small toad demon sitting next to her. Across from her was Kohaku, with A-Un behind him.

Jaken sighed. "It pains me when I consider how Lord Sesshomaru must feel. After painstakingly training Tensaiga, he leans that it was but a part of Tetsuaiga, the sword bequeathed to Inuyasha. Where did Lord Sesshomaru go? Well, I have a pretty good idea." Jaken muttered.

Sesshomaru…. I wish you didn't leave us again. She sighed and looked off. After finding her and talking to her family he had explained to her how he had run into an old 'friend' of his fathers. The man had explained that Tensaiga was part of Tetsuaiga before. He had dropped her off back with the others, and then he had left her.

Kaida smiled and looked over. "I'm going to take a nap guys."

"Okay." Rin smiled. Kaida closed her eyes and rested down.

Rin giggled and started hugging. "Lord Sesshomaru's so late. So late!" Kaida heard slightly.

"Shut up!" Jaken muttered. "You've already said that a couple hundred times!"

"Then I'll sing a Master Jaken song!" Rin started humming again. Kaida was starting to fall asleep. "What's wrong, Kohaku?"

"Both of you need to run!" Kohaku's yell woke Kaida up. She sat up and blinked confused.

"Huh?" Rin and Jaken blinked. Kaida rubbed her eyes but froze as she recognized the scent, right as she spotted Naraku standing behind Kohaku.

"Kohaku, it's been a while." Naraku smirked, but he glanced over seeing Kaida. "Hello Kaida, stay there for a moment, I'll get to you next."

"Naraku!" Kohaku gasped and turned his head around, gripping his weapon.

"How careless of you, Kohaku." Naraku said looking down at Kohaku.

"Have you come for my shard?" Kohaku asked angrily.

"Why else would I be here?" Naraku asked. "It's the last one. With it, the Shikon Jewel will be complete. Kikyo, who once purified your shard and protected it, is no longer here. There is nowhere for you to run." Naraku reached for Kohaku.

Kohaku jumped back and swiped at Naraku with is chain sickle, cutting off Naraku's hand. Kaida took her chance and jumped up, swiping her claws at Naraku while Kohaku ran. Naraku frowned and his hand shifted, re-growing as tentacles. He stabbed through Kaida's shoulder. She collapsed and grunted in pain. Naraku turned back to Kohaku and his tentacles shot after the boy. Kohaku turned to look back. "Kaida!" He jerked as he suddenly tripped, the tentacles still going after him.

"Kohaku!" Rin and Jaken gasped at the tentacles aimed for Kohaku's shard. Right as the tentacles hit a purple light shone and Naraku's tentacles caught on blue fire. The fire spread, covering his whole body. "Kohaku! Kaida! Hurry!" Rin called. "Now's our chance!"

Kaida slowly got up, clutching her wound, and rushed over to A-Un. She collapsed on the dragon and flinched, her body wasn't moving very fast …. Poison…. Kaida shivered. Naraku poisoned me… Kaida looked back as A-Un flew off down a path. Rin sat in the front, with Kohaku behind her. Jaken was behind the boy and Kaida tried to hold herself up behind Jaken. Her body was starting to feel fuzzy and she couldn't move as well.

"W-We managed to get away." Jaken said glancing back. He gasped as he noticed the purple spiral cloud of miasma following them in the sky.

"I said that you have nowhere to run." Naraku's voice called.

Rin and Jaken gasped in shock. "He's so persistent!" Rin whispered.

Sesshomaru… We need you… Kaida glared as she looked back at Naraku's cloud.

"Kohaku, what do you believe Kikyo desired? That woman completely purified your Shikon Jewel shard for the sake of plunging that pure shard into my Shikon Jewel and purifying me with it."

"A-Un, go faster!" Kaida heard Rin commanded the dragon. Kaida almost fell off as the dragon sped up.

"Even after death, Kikyo still threatens my life. However Kohaku, don't delude yourself. I can retrieve the Shikon Jewel shard without even touching you." Kaida gasped as spears of miasma shot out of the cloud and aimed for them. They luckily missed.

"Fly lower." Kohaku ordered. A-Un followed Kohaku's order and flew lower under the trees.

"What does Naraku intend to do?!" Jaken gasped as the spears continued to follow them.

"He's going to sever my head and take it with him!" Kohaku said calmly.

"What?!" Rin gasped.

"We won't let him…" Kaida whispered her body slumped forward slight. Why is the poison affecting me so much… I'm a demon…. No, I'm mostly demon… That's why the poison is only paralyzing me… Kaida realized.

"Kaida?!" Rin sounded worried, but she had no time to think about anything as Naraku interrupted.

"Exactly." Naraku chuckled. "I will take your head with the shard in your neck, allowing me to slowly defile it." The ground behind them started to get ripped up by the spears of miasma. Kaida glanced back weakly and froze seeing the trees around them dying from the miasma's poison.

"Master Jaken!" Kohaku's voice called through the fuzz that was clouding Kaida's head. "Let's split up! Please take the girls and run!"

"Kohaku!" Rin gasped.

NO... Kaida shivered, slumping more. I'm going to fall off at this rate… Sesshomaru where are you?!

"Huh? That's crazy!" Jaken gasped. "Er, can I?"

"No, Master Jaken!" Rin scolded the toad.

Naraku laughed before they could make any decisions. "Do you have time to worry about others?"

"KOHAKU!" Kaida paused, the others wouldn't have heard but her demon hearing recognized Sango's voice. Before Kaida could let Kohaku know the miasma hit A-Un and the group was knocked off the dragon and to the ground. Kaida flinched as she landed and rolled.

"Hello Kaida." Kaida tried to move as she recognized Naraku's voice above her. "I originally came for Kohaku's shard, but I will be taking you back as well. Too bad Sesshomaru isn't here right now to save you." Kaida gasped as Naraku grabbed her hair and pulled her along after him.

Naraku laughed suddenly. "Are you scared, Kohaku? Scared that my demonic energy will manipulate you into harming that girl? Just like you killed your father and comrades." Kaida looked up slightly and could see Kohaku and Rin standing a little away. Rin wore Kohaku's demon slayer mask to protect herself from the poison. "Fear not. You will no longer have to suffer."

Kaida gasped as Kohaku's hand started to move shakily and it raised his chain sickle to his neck, as if Kohaku was about to cut off his own head. NO! KOHAKU!

"Kohaku!" Rin gasped.

Naraku laughed at them, but was cut off as Sango came out of nowhere, riding on Kirara. They rammed into Kohaku, knocking his weapon out of his hand. Kirara put her paw on the weapon and Sango turned to Naraku, she didn't seem to notice Kaida. "Naraku!" Sango growled.

"Sister!" Kohaku's voice sounded weak.

"Sango. If you care for your brother end his life so he may rest in peace."

"Don't be ridiculous!" Sango yelled at her enemy.

"Do you not understand, Sango? Death is the only way to save Kohaku's soul. Think about it. After escaping my control and coming to his senses, you siblings still cannot be together. Why is that? Because Kohaku is avoiding you, his sister. Who can blame him? Sango, you saw everything which transpired. That is why your presence reminds Kohaku of his hateful past."

Kaida wanted to hurt Naraku as he laughed at the demon slayer siblings, but the poison in her body wouldn't allow her to move anymore.

"Is that all you have to say?" Sango asked calmly. "Kohaku is avoiding me. What's your point? I already knew that! Naraku, Kohaku may have been under your control, but that doesn't change the fact that he killed our father." Kaida froze shocked by Sango's words. "I am constantly reminded of what happened on that day. I'm sure Kohaku feels the same! He feels anguish and shame for his actions. That is why I can't let him die! Until Kohaku can overcome that pain, I will continue to fight you. Naraku!"

Naraku just laughed. "Admirable resolve. Though it won't be of any use." He dropped Kaida and started to glow purple with demonic energy.

Kaida heard Kohaku gasp in pain and recognized Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, and Miroku's scent coming towards them. "S-Sister…" Kohaku gasped weakly. "Please run away."

"Kohaku!"

Kaida glanced up slightly and froze as she watched Kohaku pick up his weapon and throw it. Luckily it bounced off of Sango's boomerang. "Sister!" Kohaku gasped.

"Oh? You can speak while under my control?" Naraku laughed and Kohaku collapsed to one knee. "Amusing. As long as that Shikon Jewel shard is in your body, your body will do as I say, even if you remain conscious."

"Curse you!" Sango yelled angrily.

"What will you do, Sango? How will you save Kohaku?" Naraku taunted.

If only I could move! He's right above me! Kaida growled slightly.

"Silence, Naraku! I'm sick of listening to your nonsense!" Sango threw her boomerang. As it flew towards Naraku Kaida watched in shock as the weapon seemed to glow with demonic energy. At that point Inuyasha and the others arrived.

"Sango!" Kagome called at the same time as Miroku.

Naraku just smirked, not seeing the boomerang as dangerous. "You expect to defeat me with Hiraikotsu at this point?" Kaida smirked as the weapon sliced through Naraku and his expression was one of shock. The boomerang spun around and returned, cutting his face in half. The boomerang flew back and Sango caught it. She looked exited.

"Okay!" Inuyasha yelled, drawing his sword. "Adamant Barrage!" Little diamonds shot at Naraku and cut through Naraku's left over pieces that were floating in the air. Kaida heard Naraku grunt in pain and grinned.

That's music to my ears. She frowned as the miasma cloud swirled together and started to run away.

"You won't get away!" Kagome yelled and fired an arrow right into the cloud.

"Wind Tunnel!" Miroku yelled, opening his hand. He almost sucked up the cloud, but it was too far and managed to get away.

Kaida collapsed weakly as the sky cleared. Her head was feeling fuzzier.

"Darn! He got away!" Inyasha's angry call was the last thing Kaida heard.

Kaida flinched as she felt something poking her injury. She opened her eyes weakly and noticed that the sky had turned bright and colorful signaling that it was sunset. "Are you alright?" Kagome looked down at her.

"Kagome?" Kaida slowly sat up and blinked. "The poison is gone?"

Kagome nodded and got up, and headed towards Kohaku. She started to purify his shard.

"Kaida are you okay?!" Shippo asked coming over to her.

"I'll be fine." She nodded and looked down at the small fox demon. "It's good to see you again Shippo-son. How are you?"

Shippo smiled. "I'm alright." He paused. "Kaida… Why were you with Rin and Kohaku?"

"I'm traveling with them." Kaida said and glanced over towards Kohaku. Rin was stilling in front of him and smiling as Kagome purified his shard enough for him to move and sit up. "I'm going to go check on him." Kaida got up and walked over, sitting next to Rin.

"Kaida!" Rin smiled happily and hugged her.

"I'm fine Rin." Kaida smiled and looked at Kohaku. "How is he?"

Kagome looked at Kaida and then Kohaku. "Do you feel better, Kohaku?" Kagome asked, sitting directly behind Kohaku to purify the shard.

"Yes, I feel much better." Kohaku didn't look up.

"I might not be able to purify this as well as Kikyo could." Kagome said calmly.

"Back then…" Kohaku whispered, as if he didn't hear her comment.

"Huh?" Kagome and Kaida blinked.

"When Naraku tried to take my shard. When his tentacles made contact a pure light flowed into my shard."

"From Naraku's tentacles?" Kagome asked.

"It was as though Lady Kikyo was purifying me." Kohaku turned to look at Kagome, Kikyo's reincarnation, and ended up stopping the purification process.

"And?" Sango asked walking up and sitting next to Kohaku.

"Huh?" Kohaku blinked and looked at his sister.

"Kohaku, do you believe that you can use your shard to defeat Naraku?" Sango asked, not looking at her brother.

"Sister…"

"Naraku was trying to take Kohaku's head." Rin said quickly. "He said he would slowly defile the shard in his neck."

"Rin!" Kohaku gasped looking up.

"But it was so dangerous." Rin said. Kaida nodded.

"Naraku himself is dangerous."

"But, it's clear that my shard causes Naraku pain!" Sango looked away. "Lady Kikyo's power is still in effect! That's why-!" Kohaku was interrupted by Inuyasha hitting him in the head.

"Oh, man! Stop your babbling!"

"Inuyasha." Kagome blinked shocked. Kaida looked over at Inuyasha and almost smiled. It was amazing how much he was not like his brother.

Sesshomaru… Kaida shivered wondering where he was.

"Sheesh. Why do we have to keep tiptoeing around him? Sango, tell it to him straight! It's a pain in the butt when he wanders off by himself!"

"Inuyasha…" Sango looked over at the half demon in shock.

"Sit boy." Kagome sighed and Inuyasha collapsed.

"Why?" Inuyasha grumbled weakly.

"It wasn't his fault this time. Sesshomaru was gone and there were little ones around when he was attacked." Kagome said.

Kaida flinched, realizing that the others didn't know she had been there and could have done something if she hadn't been poisoned. "I-."

"Little ones?! Am I one of them?!" Jaken interrupted Kaida.

"Many things about you are little." Rin said calmly. "Like your height, your heart, and your personality." Jaken stared at the little girl in shock.

"Kohaku..." Kaida whispered, but was interrupted by Sango this time.

"Not, it's just as Inuyasha says." Sango looked down at her lap. "Today wasn't the first time this happened. Kohaku, you are weak in the heart and strength. That is why Naraku takes advantage of you. You cannot break free of him if you fight alone. You know that, right?"

"Yes." Kohaku said hesitantly. "Though it hurts me to admit it…"

"Kohaku, I'm sure that Kikyo left her power in your shard, just as you said. So you must treasure what Kikyo left to you." Kagome smiled.

"Yes." Kohaku looked down.

"Kohaku I'm sorry!" Kaida said quickly, before anyone else could interrupt her. Everyone looked over at her, even Inuyasha and Shippo who were a bit away. It was then that Kaida noticed Miroku was missing, but she pushed that thought aside. "Kohaku I'm sorry… I should have noticed Naraku coming and I should have stopped him…"

"You were there?" Sango blinked shocked. "Why?"

"Because I'm traveling with Sesshomaru, Rin, Jaken, and Kohaku." Kaida looked at her lap. "I have been for a while, and I'm strong enough that I should have been able to at least stand up against Naraku for a little… Giving them enough time to escape."

"It's not your fault!" Rin whined. "You were hurt!"

"And poisoned." Kohaku said looking up. "He came after me."

"And me." Kaida looked down. "I shouldn't have slacked off. Sesshomaru trusted me to look after you all while he was gone… But I-."

"Why are you traveling with Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha asked looking over. "We thought you wandered back to find your family."

"No… I went to find Sesshomaru…"

Everyone looked at her in shock. "Why?" Shippo voiced all of their thoughts.

"Because… Because I love Sesshomaru." She looked up to see Kagome, Sango, Inuyasha, and Shippo staring at her in shock.