I'd Rather Have the One Who Holds My Heart

by Torian

A stubborn Prince Sesshomaru turns half demon after failing his deceased father's character test. When Kagome friends all die, Sesshomaru takes her in and must find value in loving her as a human or he will never earn his full powers back to run his Kingdom; Kagome must protect a Greek Goddess-crafted bow from a Titan or risk unleashing a violent War of Gods onto the world.

11. Mysterious Darkside of the Moon Pt I

*NEW: for anyone that's reading, to answer emails because I have gotten two of these so far. First off, I would never put a story up so quick where I know it's lacking with spelling and grammar. Sorely, I do apologize for that. HOWEVER, due to the fact that I can only update as fast as I can and I am in college taking 13 credits (full student). I will tell you up front that I will NOT be able to correct some of these as often as you would like. So anyone with an English frenzy will just have to deal with it. Now. The good news is, I took your advice. If anyone wants to beta read my stories, they can email me or do whatever. If you cannot beta read for me, then I do not wish to hear complaining because I am doing the best that I can. Especially for people who just loves/tolerates the story AS it is. Also, for the summary, like I said in an earlier chapter and if you have a English frenzy, then you'll just have to deal how the summary is. I WILL NOT change it. If people judge the summary by spelling and not by the quality, knowing that putting in a summary only takes up a certain space to draw readers to it and get your point across, no offense, I don't want any reviews telling me something that I already know, that is done purposely. I do not mind critiques, I wish to get better at writing and with using fanfiction since I'm only about 2 years old to this site with writing stories as best as I can, WHEN I CAN to have the time. So please be aware of this. It is not to call anyone out on their emails to me, it is not to disrespect. I am just addressing it. I WILL NOT change the summary because I have more than 2000 people reading this story from the summary that I had AS IT WAS and it's set apart from other stories and that's what makes this one special. As far as the poor grammar in the chapters, I am well aware. I will get to it when I get a break, which, I can't see happening anytime soon so I do sorrowfully apologize for that-but if you're complaining. Help me satisfy the readers since I have a busy schedule and beta read for me. So besides that, here's the next Chapter. Chapter 11: "Mysterious Dark Side of the Moon Pt I."

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It was later on during the day, the castle had been much calmer. Kagome was walking across the corridor carrying a large vase when she noticed that the room where Aridon was supposed to be resting was partly ajar.

"Huh?" Kagome said confused. "Is Makato in there?"

Kagome sat the vase down. If her best friend was in there, she had to make sure she was okay. She sighed. There was something wrong. Something about the aura of the castle that was just off, and her heart tightened. If felt like something was going to explode soon. A bomb that's slowly ticking ready to trigger off at any giving moment. She didn't like feeling that way either either. When she opened the door she gasped to see Rin inside. She was crying, but it wasn't tears of concern. Her face was angry, and in her hand she had a knife.

"Rin! What are you doing?" panicked Kagome running in.

Rin jumped shocked dropping the knife and quickly turned around. "Kagome?" she was shocked and caught off guard, "What are you doing here? This corridor was supposed to be empty today."

"Never mind that kiddo what do you think you're doing?" she said chastising walking up to her placing her hands at her hips.

"Um, nothing. Just...playing..." she said hesitantly looking away from her not avoiding direct eye contact.

"I see," said Kagome going around Rin to pick up the knife. The child gasped from being caught, "Well, children don't play with these, or any sharp objects for that matter. What did you think you were doing?"

Rin frowned ashamed, "I'm sorry Kagome. It's just..."

Kagome looked at her disappointed, "I don't understand. Sesshomaru still needs to give her a suffice punishment and here you are choosing death. Rin you of all people is really loyal to him. It's way out of your character to disobey him to this extent."

Rin gave a grudging smile, "She seems to do that to everyone."

"Huh?"

"Make people go out of character. Like because of her, she pushed you to become stronger. Not only so that you could protect me, but to protect yourself too. You're more than just a human. And besides Makato, no one like her, they don't even want her here. She's defied the Lord so much, so why is she even still alive," Rin began to cry, "I hate her Kagome. I'm scared. She's always trying to kill you. It's not like you're intentionally stealing Lord Sesshomaru away from her. I think that if Lord Sesshomaru prefers you, a human, over her a demon, then she should see him about it not you." Rin closed her eyes tightly trying to stop the tears from running but it seemed as though only more escaped.

Kagome frowned and picked her up rocking her out of comfort, "Shhh. Hey don't worry about any of that okay," she gave her a reassuring smile, "Although Sesshomaru falling for me is farfetched, whatever the case may be this is an adult matter. You shouldn't be driven to kill her Rin," she reasoned. "Let's leave. She's already cranky from our battle, no need to make her more upset like this," she grabbed Rin's hand and they walked out of the room. Kagome closed the door behind her and sighed walking over to pick up the vase.

"How?" Rin's voice echoed dejected.

"Huh?" Kagome stopped turning to her.

"How can you even be so kind to her. You could have killed her. You're strong enough to have," she looked up at her angrily, "that's why I wanted to do it! I don't want to give Aridon the chance..." Rin broke.

"Rin..." Kagome was speechless.

Rin continued, "I don't want to give her the chance to do even more crazy stunts and eventually she ends up succeeding. Kagome you don't understand me at all," she rested her arms against her sides sadly and looked away from her, as though ashamed, "Before I met you, I used to be so alone and without any family. No one cared about me, not even the women of my own village. I'd have to hope if I'd eat or catch food myself many nights since I lost my parents due to war," she gave a sarcastic smile remembering it all, "Kagome your…you're the closest thing to my real mother...to family I even have. If Aridon takes you away I'd feel abandoned again. I have to protect you! I won't let Aridon take you away from me. She hates you so bad in yet you're always kind to her. I don't know whether to call you foolish or amazing."

Kagome smiled; she placed the vase against the wall and picked Rin up catching her off guard embracing her. She began walking through the corridors and spoke, a tears falling from her own eyes. "I am Rin, so happy."

"Huh?" Rin was confused, what had happened?

"I'm happy to see you feel so intimate about me," she placed her hand on top of her head, "For so long I've always thought of you as my daughter. And I've done things, even things that resulted in you being in this castle, to protect you. But I just thought these were silly thoughts and I probably shouldn't feel such a way to that extent because you could never see me as something so ridiculous."

"Kagome..." Rin was speechless.

Kagome then bought Rin into a room and sat on the bed with her in her arms. There was a small silence for a moment and Kagome sighed speaking, "But I have to be kind to Aridon. And I'm glad I stopped you, Rin," she turned to her, "Someone like her, isn't worth you loosing your innocence."

"But why Kagome!" exclaimed Rin impatiently.

"Did you forget Rin," Kagome said in a voice that immediately calmed Rin down as she smiled. "She and I are connected by the curse. Had you succeeded in killing her, you would have also killed the very person that is precious to you."

Rin quickly fell silent and bile churned in her stomach, she had forgotten that they were linked and the only way one could die where the other lived is if one killed the other to be freed from the curse. "How foolish of me. You're right, what was I thinking?"

"You weren't," replied Kagome, "That's why you did it. Not thinking brings out the foolishness in people. And I'm guilty of that too," she giggled, "But I admit Rin, I don't like Aridon. And although that's the case, it certainly doesn't mean I hate her. She hasn't done enough to me to push me to that extent yet. She does foolish things out of her, even more mysterious, one track love for Sesshomaru. And because of that she does a lot of things without thinking. But I am not as amazing as you think. I am human after all. She's pushed me quite a few times not to be so nice to her, otherwise she wouldn't be in the predicament that she's in now," she shrugged.

"She's a really bad person. You try to at least get along with everyone. But it seems like since I've been here at least, there's a split in the castle between demons who wish to accept humans and those who don't. Although the majority of the castle does accept our company here, the ones who don't scare me," admitted Rin.

Kagome placed an arm around her. "That's why I want you to stay around Symphony and the others at all times. We're also just as safe because Sesshomaru bands the approach of any demons whose intentions aren't good. So in a way, though not for the right reasons, we're protected," she then grimaced at the mention of him, "Geese that guy, though it's nice I wish the reason wasn't because I'm his servant and I owe him my whole life of duty to him. He's more than full of himself, kami he gets on my nerves!"

Rin smiled, "That just means we're special."

"Huh?" Kagome said confused.

"Cus it means he's keeping an eye on you and me. I think the others are jealous because they just came here and that was it. Rather they lived or died didn't matter. But Lord Sesshomaru must care about what happens to us. He's saved us and this castle so many times. He gets on your nerves but you don't really hate him do you?" Rin percept the situation.

Kagome gave in a smile combing through her hair, "Yeah you're right. In a weird way when he wants to be, he's an okay guy. He's much different from Aridon. I see him a bit more as my companion than the jerk that's got me imprisoned in a large fancy castle, or just Inuyasha's brother."

"Do you miss home Kagome? I don't understand how, this whole castle has the space of a village," Rin said innocently.

"You're so young you wouldn't understand. But..." said Kagome rubbing her head, "I miss my family the most. There are even people out there who knows about Inuyasha and our battle against Naraku. Naraku is dead, and so is Inuyasha. But I'm pretty sure everyone else thinks that all of his companions are dead along with him, Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kirara. But," she turned to Rin giving her a passionate stare, "No one knows that I at least survived. Money, fancy things, when you're free it's priceless. I suppose I'm not an ordinary human. These valuables and things I have access to that I'm blessed with because I'm Sesshomaru's prisoner, don't really satisfy me at all."

"I'm sorry. It's my fault, you seem to really resent Lord Sesshomaru even still for doing that to you," frowned Rin.

"It's alright," Kagome smiled petting her head. Rin looked up. "Just think of it as a lesson. Bad taste in your mouth right? I feel that way at least. He makes remarks that identify that I'm an ignorant human more so than less. But, to his credit, when it really comes down to it he's there for me and we stand together. Matters like what we're talking about now, don't go through my mind concerning if I should help him out or not. So in a way it's almost like we're comrades, in a weird way," struggled Kagome to be sure if she caught the right way to phrase their relationship.

"I didn't think comrades act like that," laughed Rin.

"They don't," Kagome immediately replied, "But you should always be open minded. Though I hate it, I'm in the demon world and I depend on Sesshomaru and he knows it. He reminds me of that every chance he gets, it pisses me off," Kagome sighed, "Any who, sometimes you can always believe that if there's just a little leeway in people, that there's a light somewhere that's in a place so dark it needs help to shine." Kagome winked at her.

"I guess," chuckled Rin not sure about that comment, "though I'm too young so I really don't know what that means."

"Oh!" Kagome said shocked. "I'm sorry I forgot you are still just a child. Well, you'll learn when you get older. But, you know the song the servants sing in the castle?"

"Y-yeah what about it?" Rin said nervously getting a bit defensive. She couldn't tell her what it was all about if she was changing the subject to that that was for certain. It would defeat the purpose and appear as though they only needed her to restore order to Sesshomaru's power. Although that's the full truth of it, everyone in the castle gained to love Kagome just as much as a companion than the one who could tame their Lord and save his powers from completely diminishing.

"Well, I'll sing a song my mom use to sing to me when people bothered me a lot with that kind of stuff. It's real catchy, and the words are so encouraging. It helped me get out of a lot of my slumps. It always looks bad, the way we perceive people. But you have to endure it and search for it. Since you know that weird song this one should be fine too. The words are really easy to remember," smiled Kagome holding Rin.

Rin blushed feeling embarrassed, she felt more like a child than she wanted to. Even though she was 8 she hated feeling less her age. "Is this necessary Kagome?"

"You'll fall asleep," warned Kagome smiling playfully.

"Huh?" Rin said confused.

"I'm going to sing it while combing through your hair. This is how my mother always used to encourage me when I was your age, and I always went to sleep. Doesn't hurt to be too careful," she smiled.

"I guess," Rin blushed.

MAKATO sighed walking down the corridor carrying the blankets, "Man. I wish Lord Sesshomaru would control his temper, because the servant for this area forgot these sheets for the beds of each of the guest rooms he killed her," she sighed, "What a bother, I wonder what's eating him. Ever since we returned from the East-Western boarder to help Kagome lessen the progress of the curse mark he's been acting weird. Eh?" She seen the door opened with Rin and Kagome inside and smiled.

"Ready to hear me sing it?" she said.

Makato froze in shock. Was she going to sing the castle song? Did she know it already? And where was Lord Sesshomaru? She sensed that he was somewhere not too far from the corridor they were in. If she began the song she would just nonchalantly interrupt to quickly stop her before she could finish the sentence. Makato quickly went against the wall listening, on her guard.

Kogome then began to sing, "Sometimes we make each other cry. Sometimes we walk inside the prisons of our pride. (Makato stood in the doorway shocked listening. Her voice was fair, but the words made her sound beautiful) Sometimes we break each others hearts with the words we say. Let our anger get in the way. Too many times. But always after all. Mmmmhmm love is all that matters. After everything...one thing remains the same. One thing we cannot change (Rin smiles and yawns slowly begining to drift off to sleep. While walking the corridors from elsewhere Sesshomaru's ears picked up the singing voice and he turned around hearing the words clearly song by someone, "Huh?"). We all have one heart. And one heart needs another. Love...love is all that matters. Love is all that matters. It matters after all."

Kagome then smiled, Rin was fast asleep. "Amazing," said a voice. Kagome jumped turning around to see Makato in the doorway blushing from being overwhelmed. "That song's amazing."

"It's nothing. My mom used to sing it to me," she whispered placing Rin on the bed to sleep. They both then walked out leaving her there to sleep peacefully. "She's been through a lot. More than what I knew. A lot of it was the first time I had heard it."

"That song heeds a great message in it. You should sing that to Lord Sesshomaru?" she teased.

"Don't be so absurd! He'd just leave while I was in the middle of it and just say, 'heh, just like a human to feel such trivial things. Love cannot solve anything, the only way to solve any matter is power,'" she mocked impersonating his voice, "or he'd say, 'how foolish, you shouldn't give a child false hope such as that, the reality is that the world doesn't work as simple as your optimism mind does human. And when she gets older she will soon learn such things for herself and will hate you for putting such rubbish in her head when she was younger. She must be prepared for this now, not shielded by your fairy tales,' As if singing something like that to him will matter," Kagome said haughtily folding her arms.

Makato laughed hysterically at her imitations of Sesshomaru, "You sound just like him I could totally see him saying every single thing you just said. That is so wrong!"

Kagome smiled hesitantly. Even still, she wished he wouldn't feel that way. She then sighed speaking, "Although. The song only came up because of issues involving him."

Makato then stopped laughing looking at her face, the mood in the atmosphere drastically changing. She smiled encouragingly. "You do still have a nice voice though. I think I understand the point you were trying to make to Rin," Makato then sighed.

"Still worried about Aridon?" asked Kagome as they started walking across the corridor halls.

"She deserved what she got true. But she's been unconscious for a few days. I can't help but worry," said Makato.

"But with Sesshomaru punishing her when she wakes up. Don't you think her being as she is now is safer?" asked Kagome.

"That should be true," Makato smiled faintly.

"Do you need help with these sheets?" asked Kagome picking some of them up from the wall Makato had dropped them at.

"Oh! I totally forgot about those thank you. Don't want to be the next target," she expressed nervously.

"Next target? What do you mean?" Kagome said alarmed.

"Not like that!" blushed Makato trying to cover it up, "No one wants to get in trouble by Lord Sesshomaru. He's just been an ill mood as of late. Best to stay out of his way when he's like that isn't it?" she chuckled nervously.

Kagome frowned, "I wonder what's eating him. He looks sick, I wonder what's wrong? Do demons get sick?"

"Of course we do. Though, I've only seen Lord Sesshomaru sick twice since me and my sister have been abducted here. And we've been here for quite some hundreds of years heh heh," she laughed embarrassed.

"You say that like it's only a year. But I guess in demon time scale it is. Oh well, here let me give you a hand with these," said Kagome starting to walk of while Makato grabbed the other half.

"Oh you don't have to, I feel bad enough as it is," Makato said following her. "Huh?"

"What's wrong?" asked Kagome, who stopped turning to look at her.

"I'm being summoned by Lord Sesshomaru telepathically and..." she said turning to Kagome, "Apparently Nardisia and the others are there too. Also, he wants me to bring you with me."

Kagome flinched back and grew confused. She sighed, though it was rare, she silently wished she could have one peaceful day inside the castle without there being anything wrong. With the adventures they'd had to such dire extent. A couple of days of peace if they weren't healing from a battle wound, there was always some type of trouble. She only wondered how Sesshomaru had time to be such an aristocratic leader.

MAKATO and Kagome went to the library in another part of the castle going up the long spiral staircase. Walking into the library all the way in the back of the room was Sesshomaru staring out the window. Leaned against the wall waiting for them was Nardisia. And Arielle was sitting on the ground sighing from boredom. Kagome had guessed they were sitting in silence like that for a while. When Arielle seen Kagome and Makato she jumped up excited and Sesshomaru and Nardisia both looked over at them.

"So you've finally arrived. Was locating the human difficult?" Sesshomaru said cocking up an eyebrow.

Kagome growled ill-tempered at his insinuation.

"No my Lord, actually I was with her. We were both on the southern wing of the castle," reported Makato.

"This Sesshomaru understands," he glared at Kagome, and Kagome returned the stare.

"Geese he has more mood swings than a woman on a period," thought Kagome evilly.

Makato broke out laughing and Sesshomaru quickly looked over at Kagome and ignored both of them.

"Are you through Makato," he said coldly.

Makato quickly caught her self being and shut herself to silence, "Aye my Lord, forgive me. It was most inappropriate." She coughed from the awkwardness trying to excuse herself.

He sighed and turned to all of them, "This Sesshomaru has summoned all of you here because for the most part. As my servants you are the most useful, loyal, and probably one of the closest people that this Sesshomaru will entrust to be certain things are taken care of as I see fit."

The atmosphere quickly changed into shock. "The others I understand but, why am I here? I can't be counted in what he just said could I?" Kagome thought confused.

Makato smiled and nudged her with her elbow to snap her out of it.

"This Sesshomaru must leave this castle for a little while. There is an uproar in the Northern area of the Western lands. It appears that there are two tribes of demons whose relation in conflict are escalating. Apparently from my understanding of both sides, one tribe was hunting for food and went into part of the other's territory. There is argument over the boundaries and because of this, one of the tribe members inadvertently killed one of the comrades of the other. Unfortunately the person that was killed was the tribe leader's of the opposite side's only grand-daughter. Because there is dispute about boundaries and revenge is driven, the other side has killed the opposite side leader's mate. Now war is on the rise and both are now attempting to take over the other's land," he explained.

"That sounds horrible," said Kagome appalled, "That's right. Since you dominate the whole Western boarder you're responsible for all the regions within it right?"

"Yes Kagome, he's a bureaucrat," jeered Nardisia.

Kagome blushed and shot her an accusing glare, "Geese no need to make me sound so ignorant."

"Sorry, not my intention I swear," laughed Nardisia backing off.

"Although, it's you yourself who puts yourself in the predicament human, yes. This Sesshomaru is a bureaucrat of all the regions and areas that involve the Western lands," confirmed Sesshomaru.

"But this is bad, if nothing is done, the war could stretch out to the village that the area is near and humans will be wiped out. Then there's going to be even more problems because it'll be extra free land," said Makato.

"That sucks, Lord Sesshomaru. Weren't you just in that area a few months ago? It was to maintain the balance of the humans and demons since the demons were getting too careless by eating too many humans," asked Nardisia.

"There's an equilibrium maintained between the populations of humans and demons?" Kagome mumbled horrified.

"You are correct," Sesshomaru replied to Nardisia.

"But I don't get it why summon us here? Do you want us to look after the castle while you're away?" asked Kagome.

"On the contrary human. This Sesshomaru merely requests your participation in the matter," he said turning to her.

"Huh?" the girls said in unison shocked.

Sesshomaru turned from them and explained, "It is likely that in order to stop them, they will have to go into war and I will have to intervene. Taking care of them for someone like this Sesshomaru will not difficult."

"Then you need our help because of why now," Kagome thought rolling her eyes from frustration.

Sesshomaru looked at Kagome and smiled cockily as though reading her thoughts saying, "There are rumors that they have gathered tribes of their alliances in that area. It's going to create uproar in that area, therefore the numbers have increased. It will be up to the rest of you," he said ignoring Kagome now who pouted crossing her arms, "to stage off as many of them as possible. This Sesshomaru will have a better and more detailed plan once he knows the full situation when we arrive in the area. The object is to avoid war but if it happens, it would be lack of my leadership if he was ill prepared for it."

"Either way," said Kagome resolved, "you need us right? Even though you can handle it." Makato was about to stop her from talking before she went too far, "It's fine," she shrugged, "If you need me for anything I'll do it. Just tell me whatever and whenever and I'll do what I can."

Sesshomaru merely looked at her. He was calm and upset at the same time. Upset at her remark to make him sound as though he couldn't handle it himself. As if he needed anyone to handle such trivial matters. He was Sesshomaru. But he was calm at the same time to be assured by her words of sticking with him despite the situation. And though she often pissed him off, somehow her saying that made him feel calmer about the situation. He hated how she found ways to act a bit bitchy for a half millisecond and then turn into an angel the next. He wondered if perhaps this was the manipulative evilness of humans in general.

"If Lord Sesshomaru requests me for the battle field I am there!" nodded Arielle loyally.

"No need to ask me about fighting. You called the right person if fighting's happening," smiled Nardisia cockily holding up her fists.

"You're always in a mood to fight, this is so sad for you," said Makato.

"So what, it's the best excitement I get now days. And I'm having a ball at it too," laughed Nardisia. She then sighed of relief, "And oh, how peaceful this castle is since the last battle ended with the good guys winning."

"Nardisia! That's not nice!" chastized Arielle.

"Geese you sound like Makato, you guys should be excited; it'll be just like the good old days back in war. You guys are no fun," complained Nardisia.

Kagome sweated nervously out of awkwardness.

"That reminds this Sesshomaru. Makato," Sesshomaru turned to her.

"No my Lord, she has yet to awaken," reported Makato.

"Is that so? She would usually awake by now. This Sesshomaru is almost tempted to ask what it was you did to her human?" he asked turning to her.

"I didn't do anything! If anything," Kagome opened her hand and the Artimis Bow appeared, "ask Artimis."

"Perhaps you are stronger than the weapon is," said Sesshomaru glancing at the weapon for a moment and then focusing his attention back on her.

"Heh?"

"This Sesshomaru has seen earlier in the battle between the two of you. You had released a pink arrow. That is not the power of the Artimis bow. But that of a priestess filled with holy energy," he said. Kagome blushed not saying anything feeling embarrassed. That's right; she had never fought Aridon with her own power before. Perhaps this was why it was different, and because she descended from a long line of priests and priestess it only made sense. "Judging by your behavior it seems that this Sesshomaru is correct. If she dies though, however at least the curse over your head will be lifted."

"I'm not thinking about that!" Kagome defended.

"You should," retorted Sesshomaru bluntly. "Of recent, Aridon's death is my wish. This Sesshomaru cannot kill her because you are connected to her. Only you can do it. If not, then she will dispose of you herself eventually. You should not be too kind enough to be taken advantage of," he said walking past her and through the doorway. "We are leaving right now. So be quick."

Kagome then frowned; a pink energy glowing around her she was so upset.

"Calm down Kagome," encouraged Arielle placing her hands on her shoulder.

"Please don't be too upset," said Makato who snapped Kagome out of it returning to normal. Makato smiled faintly, "Kagome despite the harsh approach though I don't like it: he is right you know. You have to kill her eventually. She's done so much; it's nice to keep her alive but not for her to go after you like this. I'd rather you do it before Lord Sesshomaru gets too impatient and do it himself and then use the Tenseiga to bring you back to life."

Kagome chuckled nervously, "Oh yeah he does have that as an option doesn't he?"

"I wonder what's eating him though. He's been like this for a while," said Nardisia curiously.

Makato thought for a moment, his behavior was a flip, "What day of the month is it?"

"Don't tell me he really does have a period," said Kagome in a 'you have to be kidding me' tone.

The girls started chuckling and Makato then replied, "No. It's not like that. If only for what we're talking about it was as trivial as a period."

"Really?" asked Kagome.

"You'll learn about it eventually. I don't think it's this month is it? You guys?" asked Makato turning to them.

"I don't think so, but I haven't been keeping up with that stuff. I won't really know stuff like that until he leaves suddenly for a week. He's usually gone for about 3 weeks right," shrugged Nardisia.

"Why am I the only one sitting here confused not knowing what's going on here," Kagome said getting irritated, "This place has too many secrets it's suffocating me that I'm even imprisoned here."

Ignoring her Arielle then said, "I don't remember him acting so stand offish like this though. But none of us never really knew when the time would happen until he disappeared. I guess when he handles political business and him traveling like now, we never had too much contact or relationship with the Lord to notice if his signs were like this or not."

"Yeah, since Kagome turned up, this is the most contact we've had with him ever. Which is a miracle within itself," said Nardisia.

"Um, hello. Since no one wants to tell me what's going on. Sesshomaru is waiting for us, or leaving us. I really don't know which," Kagome said leaving pissed.

THE girls panicked and quickly ran after her leaving the library. Running down the main stairs they seen Geisha sitting Symphony in a chair and froze in shock to see the surrounding crowd gathering around her. Sesshomaru kneeling in front of her.

"What's going on?" asked Kagome alarmed.

"Could be?" panicked Arielle.

"Let's go!" Makato said distressed quickly running down stairs.

Kagome sighed and shrugged, "Apparently this is normal for them too huh. Hhn?" she then gasped to see Symphony opening her eyes, they were pure white, her head leaned back. She panicked herself and quickly followed the others down the end of the stairway. "Symphony!"

Sesshomaru quickly placed his hand out to stop her. "Be calm human, it is nothing to be of concern. She will be fine momentarily this Sesshomaru assures you."

Kagome turned to Makato, "What's going on?"

"This is bad," said Makato nervously. "Any time she does this it's bad."

"What do you mean can someone please tell me something since I'm gonna be here for the rest of my life damnit!" Kagome blew off frustrated.

"Everyone in this castle is Lord Sesshomaru's servant. So you should be aware that no one here is completely weak. One must be strong enough to protect themselves in case things like the castle being attacked from before, happens. Makato has a special ability to read minds. Well Symphony, she has a special ability too," explained Nardisia.

Kagome gasped, "Don't tell me she can see into the future."

"For once human you are sharp, but it's not put so simply as to just the future," explained Sesshomaru.

"He's right. Anytime Symphony has a vision, it's bad. She always sees really bad things that impacts everyone and we try to stop it. Generally we do thanks to her. But she doesn't have visions often, which is good because it shows Lord Sesshomaru has many things in order," said Arielle.

"No wonder they were so panicked then," thought Kagome waiting for Symphony to return from her trance. "I had no idea that she was capable of doing all of this. So then it just makes me wonder, what is it can everyone here do exactly?"

Interrupting her thoughts Symphony began coughing and her eyes began to return and she stood up grabbing Kagome by the shoulders pulling her to the ground trying to breathe, her body shaking. Kagome panicked, being scared to death. Arielle and Nardisia quickly tried to calm her down while Chuzunna also stepped in to try to pull Symphony off of Kagome.

"Breathe Symphony. Breathe," soothed Geisha who joined in from behind.

Sesshomaru stood up watching as Symphony began to calm down, cold sweat dripping down her face as she looked down Kagome.

"Symphony," called Sesshomaru.

She immediately shot a panicked look at Sesshomaru and then stood up letting her grip from Kagome go and looked carefully around the castle. "Where's Aridon?" she asked in a raspy voice.

"She's gonna do something so crazy its forced Symphony to have a vision!" panicked Kagome outraged.

"Look on the bright side, at least you didn't kill her," smiled Nardisia. Everyone in the room flexed her angry stares. Nardisia shrugged wondering what she said wrong, "What, she didn't?"

"Wrong time Nardisia not now," said Makato seriously.

"She has yet to awaken. Symphony you must get a hold of yourself and tell this Sesshomaru everything you've seen," soothed Sesshomaru calmly.

"Kagome," she shuddered horrified.

Kagome then feared, did Aridon actually succeed in killing her as the others warned so heavily? She squeezed the Artimis Bow out of comfort. Keeping a straight face, Sesshomaru then looked at Kagome, his eyes showing a bit of concern.

"Kagome," Symphony continued, "Kagome will suffer a great pain that her very life will be hung on a string of balance."

"Again? That's not anything new," complained Nardisia.

Arielle slapped her back chastising at her rudeness and beckoned her to keep quiet.

"It's true. Get the human, sure, I don't mind. My life's always in danger," shrugged Kagome sarcastically totally agreeing to Nardisia's point.

"No!" panicked Symphony shaking her head upset and alarmed, "This is different, this will take place here. It'll be here," everyone then grew confused as she shuddered, using both of her hands to her head to try to remain steady, "Something happened here in this castle. It happened under our noses and it'll unveil itself soon."

Sesshomaru's face quickly stiffened in panic, but he hid it with anger and frustration.

"What?" Makato said confused.

"It will be revealed and it'll split the castle a bit. Kagome will suffer betrayal, and the Lord will suffer angst and regret. This situation will split the Lord and Kagome drastically that it will be hard to repair the relationship they have now," she said forebodingly.

"Huh? Relationship? But we're only...we're only," Kagome thought, "Man what are we?"

"We're all comrades Kagome," corrected Makato.

"Even still, if I'm mad at Sesshomaru who cares, why does it have to affect the castle?" asked Kagome.

"Hhn," Sesshomaru said turning around. "That will be all Symphony. When I return I wish to speak with you privately," he said walking off.

"Oooh," Nardisia mumbled. "He's pissed."

"He must know what that vision means. There's a secret under the secret that's already here that we don't know about? I wonder what it means," asked Makato.

"More importantly," Kagome said, "How does it link to Aridon nearly killing me? What is she gonna do?"

Sesshomaru's bangs grew darker, his eyes turning red for a moment then turning back hazel gold. He held his head and looked outside into the sky and growled. "I see. It's that time again. I must hurry and deal with this matter before it's too late." He growled frustrated as his eyes turned red again, his iris turning green and then he returned to the normal golden butterscotch color.

Geisha helped Symphony into the kitchen and she frowned. The only thing she could truly connect to her vision was the New Moon that would soon rise tomorrow night.

IT was quiet during the flight to the Northern area of the Western Lands (Kagome riding on Ah-Un). The girls all frowned concerned about Sesshomaru. Makato then created a telepathic link with the girls responding.

"This says guilt," Makato thought automatically.

"Yeah. I think so too. We were all confused about Symphony's vision but as soon as Lord Sesshomaru heard it he became really upset," thought Arielle.

"He may know what the secret is. If it's enough to split the castle, it must be really bad," thought Kagome sadly. "I can't help but feel bad for him."

The girls all frowned. Kagome then petted Ah-Un on the side and he sped up matching Sesshomaru's speed. The girls gasped quickly trying to call her back but it was too late. In the mood Sesshomaru was in he'd usually threaten their lives if they approached anywhere close to him while his mood was like that. But no, he merely sighed and allowed Kagome to be there out of her friendly way of comfort.

"This Sesshomaru does not need your petty compassion human," he said simply.

"You're right," stated Kagome, "you need a friend. I don't know what it is that gave you this idea that you were some hot shot that can do it all. But your stance is breaking. You're letting everyone see your expressions visually instead of hiding them like you used to where it was beyond anyone's notice. You can't put up that fake facade around me Sesshomaru. There's probably not much I can do, but at least let me carry a portion of your burden if not half. Isn't that what loyalty is about. Not as my master, but as my friend."

"Keh," he mumbled turning away from her blushing a bit embarrassed. "Have it your way, this Sesshomaru is through questioning the ways of humans. He will probably never understand it." Kagome then smiled; happy he didn't totally blow her off or defend what she had to say. "Slow down human we've arrived."

Kagome nodded as they began to descend down what appeared to be a normal forest in the area. Makato and the others walked around looking around.

"So whose territory are we in exactly as far as the boundary goes," asked Arielle looking around.

"Geographically, from what my father drew out. This is supposed to be the boarder between them both," replied Sesshomaru.

"Um, sorry to be an ignoramus but who are tribes and what kind of demons are we talking about here?" asked Kagome.

"Actually it would not at all be foolish question since this Sesshomaru was at fault in the vagueness," corrected Sesshomaru. Kagome was shocked that he actually took some responsibility without the need of embarrassing her of her ignorance. "The demon tribes we are dealing with are foxes and eagles. The fox tribe is called the White-Tailed Fox Tribe. These are special foxes that have four tails with a snow white underside. They are the ones who killed the eagle's tribe known as, the Mungee Feather Tribe ('s), only grand-daughter."

"Geese, its bad enough the two animals are already enemies of each other," said Nardisia.

"Yeah and the eagle is about as proud as you can get with birds, if they want war we're really going to have to come off strong to stop it Lord Sesshomaru," advised Makato.

"As this Sesshomaru is aware Makato. We'll be visiting the tribes separately and then see about placing them together in a treaty agreement. Hopefully this will take less than a day and we will be able to return to the castle," said Sesshomaru.

Kagome placed her bow around her arm and smiled, "Sounds like a plan to me."

"Very well. Remember, all of you are force, whatever the matter you mustn't interfere at any cost-human," he said turning to her especially.

"But-" Kagome argued.

"As a human you have this impulse to jump into anything because of an attitude called justice, but put in the wrong place can cause a disturbance in a matter. This Sesshomaru has maintained the domain with his ways long before you arrived and there were no issues with those rulings prior, so he requests that you do not interfere."

Kagome sighed, "Fine."

SESSHOMARU nodded as they walked in a leftward direction heading towards the fox tribe village. When they entered they came across a fence that held large mountains and caves. There were a few huts which were built into in a cave like manner. As the city engulfed them Kagome noticed hanging dead animals and demons of skin and bones made from weapons. Kagome just stood there impressed, they were above their time. It was almost as though they were Native Americans from what she had heard about in America. She was excited; she couldn't wait to see the eagle's village. Walking two fox demons walked over to the group and to Kagome's surprise they almost looked like Shippo. One was a female who wore a beautiful fur top in a style of a vest but a skirt made from Fox's skin, and she had four long orange tails that were pure white at the bottom. Her eyes were clear blue, and her hair was black. The other was male; he was dressed top half with armor wearing a fox headband, wristband, and leg bands. He too had the four white tails. Kagome shook her head from the déjà vu, now he had especially reminded her a lot of Koga. His eyes were bright red and orange.

"Lord Sesshomaru," greeted the woman. And she and her companion both bowed in his reverence. "The White-Tailed Fox Tribe welcomes you. We will escort you and your retainers to our leader, Lord Umasue. I am Coryn, and this is my ally Topais."

"My Lord," Topais bowed.

Kagome chuckled to herself, its stuff like this that she understood Sesshomaru's inflated pride. "What is this situation dealing with the Mungee Feathered Tribe?" asked Sesshomaru as Topais and Coryn began leading them through the mountains.

"Ugh! Those filthy scavengers! They killed the mistress of our village. The relationship between them and us have worsened and war perhaps, even with your help my Lord, may not be avoidable," Topais explained.

"Killing someone so important to our tribe to attack our leader for such results in the punishment of death my Lord. It is the ultimate betrayal of our treaty signed by your father that preceded you when the territory was our issue 1000 years ago," said Coryn.

Kagome's face turned to shock with disbelief, "They're talking like it's been 10 years or something. I hate living in the demon world, my life span is so small compared to theirs I can't stand it. I can't even tell what's going on," Kagome cried to herself in thought.

She turned over to see Makato concentrating facial expression; her attention had appeared that it was hardly focused on their conversation but elsewhere. "That was right," recalled Kagome in thought, "usually in things like this she'd be busy talking to her and the other girls telepathically." But she had almost forgotten with political stuff like this, that Makato's first duty lied in reading the people that they dealt with's mind. To tell who would lie, and who would betray. Kagome smiled, it was her first time seeing Makato in action like that, and it was pretty cool.

They continued going up the mountain base as Sesshomaru conversed with Topais and Coryn.

"What exactly happened that this whole thing began?" he questioned.

"It's quite simple. A comrade of ours was out hunting for our people. In doing so he killed one of eagle tribe's own. He would not have done such a thing on purpose, especially knowing that that was their leader's grand daughter to cause ill temperament between us," said Coryn.

"Agreed. Those eagles just wouldn't let it go and took it too personal. They're our common pray we didn't know," defended Topais shrugging.

"You couldn't tell them apart?" Sesshomaru and Kagome said in unison shocked. Everyone stopped and turned to look at Kagome and she quickly closed her mouth embarrassed, she didn't think she'd spoken loud enough to be heard. Sesshomaru gave her a warning looking and turned back to Coryn and Topais, "Please continue."

"Kagome what are you doing," whispered Nardisia looking up at them to be sure they couldn't be further heard.

"I didn't know they heard me I said it low enough," Kagome tried to whisper as low as possible. She had forgotten in the demon world that all demons pretty much had a bat sonaric hearing.

"We did not recognize them no. For you see, birds are one of our preys, and the daughter was dressed in a different bird's costume flying and he attacked. Before he knew it, he found it was her. What made it their fault even more was that they were in our hunting territory that was part of the grounds your father laid out for us in the treaty signed 1000 years ago. Our people and even our leader had already apologized. But those prideful eagles wanted payback, and now it's war," said Coryn coldly.

"This Sesshomaru understands," he said plainly as they finally reached the top of the whole mountain.

ENTERING into the cave was a larger fox demon lying on a large boulder. He had grey eyes and was muscular. He stilled looked halfway depressed when he shot up to see Sesshomaru and the others following behind him. He then transformed down turning much human like but a demon nonetheless. His fangs were bared, and he wore a large full fox coating revealing his leadership.

"Master Umasue, Lord Sesshomaru is here," Coryn presented and both he and Topais bowed.

Lord Umasue bowed to Sesshomaru and dismissed Coryn and Topais by nodding his head. Understanding, they both then dispatched themselves away.

"Lord Sesshomaru," greeted Umasue walking up to him, "it is an honor to see you on these parts of the Western grounds that I welcome you here. I trust my servants have well informed you on the situation correct?"

"You are correct. War seems to be on the brink, for cases such as these I have accompanying me my warriors to do whatever is necessary should the time come," he noted.

Umasue sniffed the air and turned to Kagome who froze in fear and he smiled. "I see you've brought lunch?"

Sesshomaru turned to Kagome and sighed, "Please don't mind the human, she's just along for the ride."

Kagome spiked in fury, "Yet you just said before we left that you needed me," she thought angrily.

"Really? I must say I'm shocked Lord Sesshomaru. It is not in your character to be so tolerant of humans," he said examining her up and down, his attention then turned back to Sesshomaru, "Should I wonder if it is a taste you've picked up from your father?"

"Please Master Umasue, this Sesshomaru is here to smooth over conflict between you and the feathered village. Do not insult this Sesshomaru and risk starting another war with a creature you wouldn't you wouldn't want to make an opponent," he warned changing the tone in his voice. "The human is a lower status and due to circumstances she is here. Be sure you tell your informants, this Sesshomaru would not want there to be another mistake in prey. Repeating that, will reap dire consequences in dealing with this Sesshomaru is that understood." Sesshomaru gave them a cold threatening look and Umasue cringed back nervously.

Kagome was in shock. She was truly confused. Did he just protect her? She hadn't seen him look so cold about something in a long while. Not since he thought she had betrayed him and attempted to destroy him. He had looked like his old self. She then shook it off, old self? What was she talking about; he was still the same Sesshomaru. The selfish cold hearted, human hating, short tempered person who murdered someone without even a blink of an eye. He'd kill first and then ask questions later. She then rubbed her head. Did she really think all these things of him? To even think those things now seemed foreignt to her in her mind. Because all of it was not him. She then thought about how she seen Sesshomaru when she traveled with Inuyasha compared to now. Was it really all that different? What was it, why, and she hated to admit it, did her whole perspective of Sesshomaru suddenly just change, and was still changing? And what was even more insulting to her, was that her perspective of him was changing more positively than negative. Was he really not that bad? Like Inuyasha, a person who puts up a front to seem big and bad instead of weak, but was really not a half bad guy? Was such a first encounter facade necessary here in the demon world?

Lord Umasue calmed down and looked back at Kagome and whimpered a bit disappointed, "It really is too bad. But as you wish your lordship, have it your way." He confirmed his agreement by bowing noting that he understood Sesshomaru's wish.

"Very well," Sesshomaru turned to the girls and seen Kagome's confused face and discomfort. "You're no longer needed at this point. Please escort yourselves outside and this Sesshomaru will join you shortly."

The girls nodded but Arielle seen Kagome was still out of it and nudged her breaking Kagome from thought. When she looked up at Sesshomaru she didn't give eye contact and just nodded. Her curse mark then shocked her and she flinched.

"Kagome? What's wrong? You're not worried about Master Umasue attacking you with the type of skills you have plus us are you? Come on get it together," Makato said telepathically.

She grabbed her and all of them walked out of the cavern leaving Sesshomaru back to matters at hand. He had decided already that her behavior was not the result of Lord Umasue's gestures, but it was him. He filed the matter away in the back of his head to deal with for later out of confusion. But what irritated him even more was that even though what he had to do was more important. Her acting like that, not giving him eye contact, it bothered him. He couldn't stand her. There was no way his father's damn curse was making him fall for a human to deal with such petty concerns, it was unheard of.

Sesshomaru then turned to Lord Umasue and they began to converse over the matter further.

KAGOME and the others were at the entrance of the village the girls (except Kagome) were all laughing and eating thanks to the generosity of the village.

"Geese the situation sucks. I don't really know who to side for," said Nardisia thinking aloud.

"You can't side for anybody you don't know the other side of the situation yet," said Arielle biting the head off of a demon centipede.

"Well they were telling the truth for the most part," said Makato replaying the story in her head.

"Alright mind reader what you got for us," said Arielle sitting up excitedly.

"They're just as prideful. Honestly though, I don't think those two fox kits really knew the heart of what's going on. Bad sources of information since it got us nowhere so actually we're still back a square one. If only we could find the person who attacked the Mungee Feathered Tribe's grand daughter it could shed better light," Makato explained frustrated. She then looked to the others concerned, "I went through some of Topais and Coryn's memories and it seems like that creature pleaded what he could about the situation. Who's to say to avoid trouble he who caused this whole thing to happen didn't have some kind of discrepancy to their story."

"True. And further more I have a problem with them killing birds seeing as I'm one myself," pouted Nardisia folding her arms.

"True," Arielle agreed. She then shrugged, "I think that was why we were all so perfect for this favor. We're probably meant to take care of the birds if war does break out and Kagome and Lord Sesshomaru are probably handling the fox pack." They then all froze and turned to Kagome who was still rubbing her head and hadn't uttered a word since they left the cave.

"Kagome?" asked Nardisia concerned.

Makato walked over to her and Kagome immediately shot her head up, "I'm fine. Don't worry about it." She gave them a flaky smile.

"Boo you," complained Makato crossing her arms. "You just did that so I wouldn't read your thoughts."

"I'm just sorting through some internal problems its fine," Kagome laughed nervously.

"Well not to be cold, but that kinda has to be put to the side for now. I don't think you realize what position you were in Kagome. You can't daze off in space like that. You're life is already in danger here as it is because you're a human," explained Nardisia.

"She's right you know. I'm grateful that Lord Sesshomaru stepped in when he did," smiled Arielle.

"She didn't need it. Kagome would have attacked. Which probably would have offset more bad than good...Never mind I just thought about the chain reactions. He needed to do that," laughed Makato nervously.

But throughout all of this Kagome did not smile, she was in her own world.

"Why is it without knowing how to read minds, I know somehow it wasn't about what happened with Master Umasue," said Arielle sitting beside her.

"Don't worry," nodded Kagome standing up determined. "If battle comes up I'll be ready I assure you."

"Good to know," said a familiar silky voice.

Kagome froze startled knowing that voice. Without Kagome turning around Makato nodded, "Ah, Lord Sesshomaru. Did things go over well with Master Umasue?"

"Nothing much extended then what we were already told. If this issue doesn't resolve they'll surprise attack the enemy first. But, eagles are stronger and smarter. This Sesshomaru has no doubt that the Mungee Feathered Tribe has already scoped out the area and is hiding in places ready to strike as this Sesshomaru speaks. Therefore human," he called.

Kagome looked timidly over at him avoiding eye contact once more and nodded. "I understand."

"This Sesshomaru doesn't need you distracted. If war does pursue, a distracted mind is first off the battle field. Put whatever that's bothering you away," he said straightforwardly.

She nodded and turned away from him. Sesshomaru's face didn't change in tone, but her behavior towards him really did shock him, he just didn't show it. Makato though, caught the falter in Sesshomaru's eyes to tell that he was shocked and she noticed Kagome's actions just now as well. He merely sighed walking ahead of her.

"We're going to visit the Mungee Feathered Tribe next. Makato, did you get anything from our interval conversing with the fox kits at entrance point to seeing Master Umasue," he asked as they walked out of the village.

"There's discrepancy in the story and I don't think that they even know it. It would have been better if we asked the person who actually attacked the eagle leader's grand daughter," said Makato.

"Could you not shift through her memories?" he asked.

Kagome then caught it, 'wait she could actually do that? She never told her that far extent of her powers'

"Yeah, that's why I think there's discrepancy. The one who made the first attack could have honestly done anything, but I guess we'll know more once we visit the Mungee Feathered Tribe," said Makato.

"But..." Kagome then froze and the others looked at her. Kagome blushed embarrassed. "Never mind."

Sesshomaru sighed, "This Sesshomaru is interested." Kagome looked at him confused, "This Sesshomaru is interested in your input human. Everything must be considered and this Sesshomaru does not wish to miss anything."

"But I'm just a human I don't know anything about the demon world," laughed Kagome trying to blow it off.

"Kagome don't take that too personally," said Arielle. Kagome wasn't sure what she had meant, "Lord Sesshomaru didn't want your input earlier due to hierarchy," Kagome gave her a look of enlightenment as Arielle continued to further explain, "Because both Lord Sesshomaru and Master Umasue are on a high status your input isn't counted. Actually it's really disrespectful for you or any of us to put our inputs in such a serious matter when there's a conversation between two leaders. We're servants, for us to have even been there as long as we were shouldn't have happened." Kagome then thought about how Lord Umasue quickly dispatched his servants immediately, "That's how things work in this royal demon world we're in. As a human though, you're on a lower status than even a servant because you hold no political power or influence-but I hate to break it to you, mainly because you're human."

"That's actually pretty interesting," Kagome said forgetting why she was depressed for a moment. And it made sense for why Sesshomaru said some of the things he said. He wasn't so much as trying to insult her earlier; it was just how things worked here. "You know, eventually you guys should really give me a one on one class on this type of stuff instead of a learning as we go type of thing. When I don't know it can really strike up misunderstandings and my ignorance in the future I'm serious."

"It would be quite easier, this Sesshomaru agrees. He will leave matters like that to Geninji. But human, you will not continue to withhold your thoughts. What were you going to say earlier," he pressed.

"Oh it's just that. I wondered about their customs," she chuckled nervously hitting her head.

"Customs?" they all said in unison confused.

"Well yeah. Every area has customs right? Like what Arielle just explained," Kagome mentioned. She furthered her explanation, "the royal customs in the demon world are totally different or close to the same as the customs of royalty if you're a human. They're tribes so I wondered about their customs. If they had a treaty with the opposition about territory and the White-Tailed Fox was really sorry about what happened to the eagle leader's grand daughter. Wouldn't they have given them some type of peace treaty or give up the person who killed the grand daughter and have them killed even? It's still wrong but at least from a demon's perspective I would have thought it was fair...in a way," shrugged Kagome. "Perhaps since the grand daughter was next in line for leadership I'm assuming, they just felt like they lost the future of their village. And just an oral apology wasn't enough if the fox tribe even did that much. Perhaps since they weren't consoling enough, the Mungee Feathered Tribe didn't think they were really sorry and decided to take out the future of their village by killing the leader's mate since she could bare their future leader to call it even."

When Kagome stopped talking she noticed everyone had stopped far back ago looking at her astonished. Kagome just sweated a bit blushing embarrassed. She then scratched her head, "I guess this is what I get for talking to them about the future of history and how things happened to now. I forgot I'm ahead of their time."

"That's incredible Kagome!" said Makato in awe.

"Quite interesting human. This Sesshomaru admits, he's impressed. He agrees with you about their customs. It does seem suspicious that under such circumstances that the White-Tailed Fox leader wouldn't do anything to apologize other than orally apologizing. Even a gift would have sufficed for it to have been the leader's grand daughter. And by the way you were right," he said.

"Hn?"

"The leader, his son and daughter in law were killed 15 years ago. Their daughter, his grand daughter, was heir to become their next leader. If she was wearing something different that they couldn't recognize and one of the fox demons attacked, she was perhaps going through an initiation for a transfer of power. This Sesshomaru is almost certain," he said thinking aloud, "Hmm."

"Kagome I didn't know you were good with relations between lands," smiled Nardisia.

Kagome laughed nervously, "Politics? I'm not, that stuff is just too complicated. I just said some of the things I read back in history class. Oh man, if my teacher seen me now my marks would have been higher than a 10 on my final." Kagome then turned depressed not getting over such a disappointing grade. It was her last final before summer vacation prior to the battle against Naraku.

"Is something bothering you Kagome," asked Makato confused at her drastic change in mood.

"Oh nothing!" Kagome blushed snapping out of it, "Doing that stuff is really complicated. It's just a fluke."

"For such to be the case, you did well in performance of knowing what you were talking about despite the opposite fact," he smiled walking ahead.

Kagome then got upset, "What's that supposed to mean!" she then ran after him and the girls laughed.

"Nice to see him loosening up. He picks with her a lot I've noticed. Purposely, just to see her get like that," said Nardisia.

"You don't have to read minds to know that. But at the same time, it's so out of his character," said Makato smiling in acceptance.

"Yeah. I almost hope he doesn't change too much when Kagome does break the curse. I don't' think I can get used to that. But she's knocking him down don't you think?" said Arielle happily agreeing in optimism. Nardisia nodded agreeing.

"I think, they're knocking each other down," said Makato.

"Huh?" Arielle and Nardisia said confused.

"Oh nothing, we'd better hurry before we get too far behind," said Makato walking off.

"No fair withholding information and you can read minds cheater!" complained Nardisia as she and Arielle ran after her.

ENTERING the next village were totem poles and feathers everywhere. It was built more around the same base as the fox village. The demons there all had eagles on their shoulders or on their arms. Everyone had really long hair like Native Americans. Some had white hair, some had white, and others even had brown or black with silver eyes. But none of them looked any different than the birds that hung on their shoulders or arms.

"Lord Sesshomaru," called a voice. Looking ahead were two twin eagle girls who bowed. "Welcome to our village. I'm Amu."

"And I'm Ami. We're your escorts, please follow us so that we may take you to Lord Frey," spoke the second girl.

"They're cute," mumbled Kagome as they began to follow the girls through their village.

"Are there any updates on the situation," asked Sesshomaru.

"No my Lord, besides the information that was given, except further turmoil, not much as changed," replied Amu.

Sesshomaru then looked at Kagome and she gave him a serious look and nodded. He then turned to them, "Amu, Ami, explain something to this Sesshomaru. What exactly was going on the day the leader's grand daughter was murdered? This Sesshomaru is biased about the situation but, according to the other side they did not recognize her, otherwise they would have avoided creating such tragedy. What events have taken place that they should claim this?"

"They are all lies my Lord we assure you. They recognized her, even our leader Master Frey knows so otherwise," said Amu bitterly.

"And they were on OUR territory of the land that was in the treaty," said Ami, "That's one way how they should have known. They were beyond their territory, and then to attack us." She growled.

"That is not what this Sesshomaru is asking. He is wondering your customs. The grand daughter, her name was Sora correct? Was there something going on that day, such as hunting?" he asked.

"I can explain that," said an elderly voice. They all looked up to see that just in front of them was the leader of their village. He was old and tan faced, and wrinkly. The eagle on his shoulder looked just as old as he was and was gray, and the eagle was fairly large to display his leadership. Kagome and the girls bowed and the leader bowed to Sesshomaru. "Welcome Lord Sesshomaru. I'm sorry that only after 1000 years that it is King InuTaisho's heir that has to resolve such trivial matters that was long resolved by your late father."

Sesshomaru nodded and the leader dismissed the twins away. "I must further apologize Lord Sesshomaru, I must admit that the reason why your escorts were so young is that due to caution, I have already dispatched many of my warriors over the fox village already for obvious security and battle reasons."

"This Sesshomaru figured as much," he admitted. "Can you explain to this Sesshomaru a bit about your culture Master Frey?"

"I can't believe he was right about that," thought Kagome recalling him saying that earlier while they were in the fox village.

"To answer your question Lord Sesshomaru, you wish to know about our customs? To explain, the day of Sora's death she was going through an initiation of transfer of leadership power. I am already as you can see, very old. She was supposed to take over the village as of today as the new leader. For the initiation as you will notice everyone here have eagles. The eagle that they capture, they create a link, and it shows them how much power the owner possesses. Sora's last portion of her initiation was to obtain an eagle of her own. To do so she needed to wear a cloak of a different bird to challenge the eagle. To battle with it and prove her worth to it, the eagle would have then become her companion," Lord Frey explained.

"This Sesshomaru sees, so that was why they were confused," he mumbled.

"Please Lord Sesshomaru do not be mislead, what they did was still unforgivable, they were in our lands. As so they were trespassers," Lord Frey said sitting on a rock near him thinking. Clearly, emotionally he was still in pain and still felt bitter.

"This Sesshomaru sees, so as he knew it would be. The main issue that it's really come down to is the boundary line between your territories. Tell this Sesshomaru, was the person who killed Sora punished, what was their reaction," he asked.

"Huh," spat out Master Frey with bitterness. "They did not punish him. I did not even get the chance to look at the scoundrel's face. Nothing will bring my grand daughter back. And instead, all they could do was give a mere oral apology and expect or tribe to continue as if we had lost nothing. This is why we made them pay."

Kagome felt compassion; she figured that it had something to do with that. I think compared to everyone else; she was more shocked about how on point she was about the situation than anything else.

"This Sesshomaru sees. If you do not mind, please point me to the direction in which Sora was killed," he asked.

"Very well. Amu, Ami," he called. And the twins immediately popped up.

"My Lord!" they stated in discipline with unity.

"Take Lord Sesshomaru to the spot where Sora was killed," he ordered.

"Yes my Master Frey!" they said in unison.

"Follow us," and they led them away.

"Does Sesshomaru know where the boundary is," whispered Kagome to Nardisia.

"Wrong time to ask that question, let's watch. You have trust him," replied Nardisia.

Kagome then thought. Even though the situation was awfully sad, should the White-Tailed Fox Tribe really be punished because of the ignorance of not knowing the Mungee Feathered Tribe's customs?

AFTER they reached the area everyone immediately noticed where she had died by the blood stained in the grass. The feathers were still there. Sesshomaru walked over to the spot and kneeled down observing it and looked around as though trying to scope out the area. He then nodded, "I see. So that's how it is," he then sighed as though he were being bothered by something, "Honestly this is just like my father to do such a thing for conflict to occur and rise completely out of scale. If anything it's quite troublesome."

"What is it," asked Arielle examining the vast painted bloodstain in the grass.

Sesshomaru stood up and turned to the Amu and Ami. "I'll need to see both the leaders together for this. This matter can be resolved without a meaningless war." He then spiked his head up and sniffed the air and pulled out his Tokijin sword snarling with irritation. "It appears we're too late."

"What's going on!" panicked Kagome.

"I smell...a mixture of eagle and fox's blood in the direction of the Mungee Feathered Tribe village," he said.

"What!" exclaimed Amu alarmed sniffing the air for herself.

"No, our leader Frey!" panicked Ami.

"Hurry!" said Amu as she flew off.

"Excuse us our Lord. But the time is now. It is up to you to choose whose side you believe is right. Until then, this is war," Ami said determinedly and quickly flew off behind her sister.

"Keh. As if this Sesshomaru has to choose," he scoffed insulted. His attention then turned to his own party, "Everyone be prepared for battle, we have to stop both of them."

"Both my Lord?" questioned Nardisia confused.

"Correct," he replied nodding.

"So neither of them is in the right," asked Makato puzzled.

"All will be explained when we stop this unnecessary war. We must be quick. Other than this Sesshomaru himself, Nardisia will accompany me back to the White-Tailed Fox's village. This Sesshomaru is certain that they too are under attack. Makato, Arielle, and the human will take care of things here."

They all nodded.

"Just," hesitated Kagome before Sesshomaru quickly ran off. He froze when she spoke and turned to her. "Just be careful okay."

He smiled sarcastically. "Your concerns are thoughtful but unnecessary. Just who do you seriously think you're talking to here?"

"Geese calm down I'm sorry I insulted you," Kagome said bluntly full of sarcasm placing her fists on her hips.

"If the plan is understood here will be our base point of return. And if you are anything like the human," he shot her a sharp look and she crossed her arms, "If this Sesshomaru has not returned by sunset, then you are free to grow concern. But this shouldn't take long," he nodded and then ran off and Nardisa nodded.

"Good luck. And don't worry Kagome, I'll look after Sesshomaru. If he even needs it that is. But as a human, it's you who should be careful. Makato and Arielle you better take good care of her," said Nardisia flying into the air.

"It's funny coming from you when you're the one wanted to leave her in that fire from before remember?" Arielle singled out suspiciously.

"I'm not even gonna go there with you right now," she retorted blushing embarrassed, "we'll meet here by sunset just have your part of the plan covered geese," said Nardisa flying off to catch up with Sesshomaru.

"Kagome," pressed Makato. Kagome nodded and they all ran back towards the village where the Mungee Feathered tribe was.

IN THE CASTLE DID ARIDON lie unconscious. Her whole world was destroyed, she felt betrayed. Her eyes weakly opened. "Lord Sesshomaru why? Why? Why is it always that girl? And a human no less? Why did I loose? We've created so much together. Soul mates we are. You are, my imprinted mate. So why, is this you testing my loyalty to you? Is it you testing my love for you? You treat me so coldly; I thought that was just you. But you've done away with me as though I didn't exist. Your whole cold exterior has broken. And since your Inauguration, you haven't really been killing off your servants as often. The structure in your face has loosened and changed. No longer is it stiffened by coldness. Was it her? That human that bought you back? That gave you this new life of change where I have failed? You told me that a human could never have your heart," she began to cry, tears slowly coming down, "But your actions are doing the opposite of your intentions. So my love, what went wrong? Do I keep fighting and be damned to hell quicker because this bitch won't let you from her grasp? Or am I not thinking outside the box. Was Taikin right? Did I really have to become the human for you to show me the kind of emotions you've showered upon her that you've failed to show anyone else? You never...would have hugged me before like that. It was so easy for me to fall in love with you Lord Sesshomaru, but why? Why is it not easy for you? Was what made you act so different because of the new moon? I still remember...I still remember when there was me and you. Just us..."

ARIDON'S FLASHBACK:

A younger version of Aridon was outside the castle looking around trying to sneak off and quickly she was pulled back to meet Makato.

"Aridon, what are you doing?" asked Makato suspiciously crossing her arms chastisingly.

"Trying to escape this hell hole. We've been sold here to be prisoners for a couple of months now. We need to escape while the Lord isn't here. After I would have found weaknesses around here I would have gotten you and we could have flown out of here," said Aridon excitedly.

"Don't be a fool. You'd die trying. The best thing to do is what we're supposed to if we want to stay alive. Lord Sesshomaru would kill you when he caught you," warned Makato.

"He'd have to catch me first. We're crows, we're not gonna let a dog over rule us. Besides, he's been gone for almost a week now," defended Aridon.

Makato sighed shaking her head and kneeled over towards her placing her hand on her sister's shoulder, "Just stop with your escape plans and accept your life here before the Lord just kills you off. All we have is each other and I can't risk loosing you too. We have to stick together and I doubt he'll hear my case if you do something he feels is treason to him."

"He might. You're helping him out because of your mind reading thingy right?"

"That's not the point Aridon! Stop this okay," she said standing back up, "Even if that's the case if you keep trying this do you honestly think that Lord Sesshomaru will even let you off the hook for a second time? Learn to think," she said getting ready to walk off.

"You're so weak!" screamed Aridon. "Giving up on yourself like that. We're birds. We have to fly, there's no freedom here. What about that."

"That's over," she said coldly turning away from her for a moment and Aridon frowned sadly, "It's okay. Don't be so stupid. You have cleaning duty today. All these buildings outside the castle need to be cleaned while you're out here trying to plan some fantastic escape."

"Why do I have to do it? I'd rather be dead," she huffed folding her arms.

"Aridon," Makato said warningly turning towards her.

"Damnit fine, shit!" she complained stomping away out of anger.

"And Aridon please," Makato begged. Aridon looked at her with resentment, "Stay AWAY from the west tower. It's not cleanable yet, it's actually where the Lord is which is kinda far out in the woods right now with the other ones you have to clean. I mean it."

"Don't worry I'm not going anywhere near there. I already more than halfway don't wanna do this shit anyway. Any less work is right up my alley," she said walking off.

I think during that time, my sister. I think she already knew what was wrong with Lord Sesshomaru and why his absences were always so stretched and long. I was so young then so I didn't know nor could I comprehend to understand. I was only 14 at the time so of course I didn't know the difference, and even though usually I'd disobey my older sister. For that day, because at the time I was so obsessed with my freedom and not being able to fly, I wouldn't disobey. But there was a problem. I didn't know...I didn't know where the West tower was, nor did I know in what direction west lied. And it was because of this, that my fate cealed itself for events to result the way that they did.

PAUSE:

BACK IN THE VILLAGES Kagome and the others were having problems trying to get either side to listen. Demons from both sides had already suffered death. Makato and Arielle both had out their weapon trying to separate them.

"Damn, there's so many," complained Makato steering two eagles off of a single fox demon.

Kagome looked around, "Where is Master Frey? He has to be either leading them somewhere or is being kept somewhere. He can probably stop this. At least from the Mungee fighting back while we hold the foxes off," Kagome used the Artimis Bow to smack a fox away from an eagle whose neck it almost bit off.

Arielle landed and turned behind them panting. "This has been going on for a while, I think until one side is all the way dead, this isn't going to stop andy time soon."

"Human!" a fox demon cried out hungrily jumping towards her. Before Kagome could use her bow Amu quickly kicked him out of the way.

"Thanks," expressed Kagome relieved.

"Anything for our Allies. Thanks for being on our side," nodded Amu flying off heading back into battle.

"Wait we're not-" but she had already flown off. Kagome sighed, "What are we going to do?"

"I don't know but we can't just sit here. Come on we have to get back in there and do something," said Makato flying off in one direction and Arielle in another.

Kagome panicked thinking. She may have no right to have no order but she wished Sesshomaru was still here. He's the only one who would know what to do at this point. Kagome then began to run across what was once a peaceful village, a battle field trying to find Lord Frey.

"Come on Kagome think. Eagles, what do they like. To fly, okay duh. That's not happening. Um, high places. So...a cliff? Is there one around here I wonder?" Kagome mumbled uncertain thinking in a panic looking around. Kagome then just sighed, what was she doing? She was in an area that was completely unfamiliar to her. She then saw Ami struggling to push a fox off of her. Kagome in a panic quickly shot an arrow separating the two. Kagome then cringed back after recognizing the fox that she had attacked.

"Topais?" Kagome said shocked.

"Why are you pointing your arrow at me?" he snarled pointing at Ami accusingly, "Incompetent human, they are the enemy! Unless this is evidence that Lord Sesshomaru has decided to be on their side over the matter."

"Hey I'm not on anyone's side. Or, Sesshomaru isn't on anyone's side. He says you're both in the wrong. Let's all go back to the scene of the crime, Sesshomaru will be there momentarily and this can settle without battle," reasoned Kagome.

"Are you a fool human!" yelled out Topais. "It's too late. They've already attacked our village! Damn birds. That's how we knew the barriers here would be as weak as they were."

"You bastards," squalled Ami. "You will pay for what your people have done to Lady Sora. She may have not meant anything to that filthy tribe of yours and you will never comprehend it! But she was our natural born leader of peace and you took her life away from us!"

"I believe we've well comprehended your loss well when you took our future no need to concern yourself with that!" Topais growled jumping towards her as they went into fight.

"Dang it!" complained Kagome.

"Kagome!" called Makato.

"What is it?" said Kagome aloud, but she didn't know why she did that knowing she was being summoned telepathically.

"I read Amu's mind. I know where Lord Frey is. I'm sending the picture to your brain now. If you think it's going to help this mess then take it and go!"

Kagome then smiled seeing the vision in her mind, "Thanks Makato, as if you don't need me to say it, but you're awesome as usual!"

KAGOME quickly changed directions and went into the forest as buildings being destroyed and blown up could be heard behind her. Kagome then came near a cliff with a waterfall at it. She kept breathing heavily and nodded going towards the waterfall getting wet trying to feel where there wouldn't be a wall. As she felt her way through, where there was no wall she fell through into an unexpected cave.

"Yes!" Kagome cheered happily sitting up. Running through the cave she was met with the head of an arrow and she quickly used the Artimis Bow to knock it out of the way due to reflex as it hit the wall next to her breaking. "Hey! Calm down it's me."

Coming from the darkness of the cave were two eagle demonesses with their birds on the shoulder holding an arrow at her. Both of them wearing the common style clothing that only their village would wear. One of them had two brown pony tails and the there had hanging ebony locks.

"Get away. We don't even know whose side you're on. You're not killing our leader!" warned the brown haired ponytail eagle.

"I'm not on anyone's side okay! I've just been told to stop the both of your sides. Sesshomaru has a way to resolve this all I'm asking is that you please listen to me!" pleaded Kagome.

"Well apparently he was too late in finding a solution. Our village was attacked without warning, you think we'll stop just because you say so?" retorted the ebony lock woman untrusting.

"No! But hopefully if Lord Frey does, then you will and me and my friends can protect you from the foxes if they won't stop. All of us need to go to the spot where Sora died. Sesshomaru thinks he knows what really happened," Kagome explained.

"What really happened?" the pony tailed woman hesitated lowering her bow and arrow, "What is this that you speak human?"

"Yes, and with Lord Sesshomaru at such a high status as owning the whole domain, why are you the only one absent in calling him 'Sesshomaru' instead of his proper title?" said the ebony lock girl.

Kagome blushed; she hated the whole demon hierarchy culture, "It's a long story but that's not the point," she said nervously. She then became serious, "But it is all about if you trust someone with that high power. Now where's Lord Frey?"

The girls looked at one another debating on whether to trust her or not. They both looked at her sternly and then nodded beckoning her ahead. When Kagome walked through she gasped to see Frey injured with bite marks all over his body panting heavily. Kagome quickly ran to him.

"What happened?" she said in alarmed.

"Didn't we tell you human, our village was attacked," said the pony tailed demoness annoyed.

"I really need to stop doing that," thought Kagome chuckling nervously. She then turned to Frey and held him up, "Hey, are you still alive," said Kagome aloud worriedly.

"A Human? Ah, you must be the human that accompanied Lord Sesshomaru," he chuckled faintly.

"He's found a way to resolve this issue but the fighting between you and the White-Tailed Fox will have to stop," said Kagome meaningfully, "We'll protect you if you do."

"Ah yes, I heard you earlier. Something about my Sora correct? You-" he grunted trying to sit up.

"Lord Umasue!" cried the ebony locked woman worriedly.

"I'm fine. You mentioned something about the truth," he asked looking over at her.

"Apparently Sesshomaru understood what his father did," Kagome replied.

"And what is that exactly?" he asked.

"Before he could tell us your village was attacked. He went to the White-Tailed Fox village in order to bring everyone to the spot where Sora's death occurred. Please Lord Frey, the eagles, you're wise. And it was your grand daughter. Even though everyone in your village is family I'm pretty sure she was closer to you than any of the rest of the clan. If they see you want what's best for your tribe by stopping this fighting before this turns into a war they will stop," pleaded Kagome.

Frey scoffed bitterly, "And what does a human, one with such a low status know about how I feel as a demon and my villagers, that you should request this of me?"

Kagome became angry and then grew stern, "Hey, I didn't ask for this." Frey looked at her questioning the tone she used with him, "I didn't ask to be a human Lord Frey. I may be different from you due to species, but I do know what it means to loose your whole family at once with no one left I assure you," she said thinking about Inuyasha and the others, "And I can tell by your village's customs that you are a family. In your village and in the White-Tailed Fox's your brothers and sisters are fighting for Sora because of what happened. They are hurting and mourning just like you are. Everyone's doing so much hurting and is filled with so much revenge that no one wants to really think. Tell me, is this really how you want your servants to remember her?"

Frey said nothing and turned from her as she continued in a more sympathetic and compassionate tone, "Besides. As you said I'm traveling with Sesshomaru. For you to have called him all the way out here and he came, you must have trusted he'd know what to do. Please don't judge me because I'm human," Frey turned to her and Kagome nodded deciding to become serious as her face stiffened and became threateningly resolute, "But look at me and talk to me like I AM Sesshomaru. Due to his absence I represent him. Trusting me is trusting him and I promise I won't allow that trust to be misplaced if you listen to me. So what will you choose? Will you let this battle continue and loose more, causing more loss in your village and a never ending cycle of hatred between you and the White-Tailed Fox Tribe even more until you annihilate each other?"

There was a long period of silence as the two eagle women frowned listening to her views.

"My Lord?" frowned the brown pony tailed woman turning to him.

Frey studied Kagome her resentfully but Kagome stood in a form that was strong and confident. All she could think about was Sesshomaru, to imagine how he always looked and made sure she took the form. Plain and uncaring as if the result of his people was clearly up to him forcing him to think wisely on his decision. Doing this, made understanding Sesshomaru seem easier. She understood now-at least in part why he was the way he was. Demons really were like animals, you had to show you were more dominating. After sizing her up and studying her temperament for a while he gave in a sigh of defeat.

He smiled crookedly shaking his head overwhelmed by her standard. "Human, your words have stung me more than the injuries I've received today and personally," he grunted standing up, the girls helping him stand, "it's more stinging than any of the words Lord Sesshomaru has told me," he turned to her smiling at the irony, "As a human, I've killed many of them constantly. Your status with Lord Sesshomaru keeps you alive true however," he paused closing his eyes, "You are right. And I can do nothing but respect you for that human," he then with struggle did a sloppy bow to her. "Forgive me for questioning you. I am sorry."

"My Lord?" the girls said confused. They then looked at Kagome and shrugged bowing as well.

Kagome blushed startled, "Eh no, it's nothing there's no need for all of this. Besides how are your injuries, will you even be able to travel back to the village?"

"I'll be fine I assure you human," Frey said as he and the girls stood up.

KAGOME nodded as they then walked out of the waterfall, Frey on the brown haired woman's back. However, upon their return to the village everything was empty. Everyone was confused. Dead bodies were laid out on the ground and among them were the injured and the dead.

"What happened here?" said the ebony demoness horrified.

"There's no time we have to find them," said Kagome.

"But we don't even know where they are human," said the brown pony tailed woman.

"It's fine. I believe if the human said it she must have a pretty good idea where they may be. I'll go with her and you girls take care of the rest here. See if there's anyone left here alive," he directed.

"But my Lord," argued the ebony locked woman.

"You will join us later. Please Katana; do not make me repeat myself. I am already weak," he begged.

The ebony locked woman frowned saddened and nodded looking at the brown haired ponytail woman, "Ishizu, come on."

They both then left and Kagome took a hold of Frey going to Sora's death spot.

IN THE MEANTIME the battle has switched to the area where the disputed boundary between the two places was. Makato and the Arielle were struggling to keep them all separated. They both flew into the air looking down in panic sweating.

"We really need Lord Sesshomaru here for this," panted Arielle heavily. "Or at least Kagome, her arrows could slow them down."

"Yeah I know that," said Makato breathing just has heavily. "This is really bad. We can't keep them apart at all; it's like its getting worse, even though the battle's left their own village."

"Well at least they're already here," shrugged Arielle nervously.

"Honestly, you and Nardisia both have a bad timing doing stuff like that geese. Bad time and wrong place," complained Makato.

They then heard a distinct squall and the ground began to shake. The battle even temporarily stopped to see that ahead of them was a large stampede of eagles flying into the air and White-Tailed foxes coming their way. During their way down, they were all still fighting. When both sides seen someone they knew struggling, each side interfered in the others battle and the whole thing was now bigger than before. It was growing out of control nearly breaking the boundary line. Coming from ahead over the mob was a tired and beat up looking Nardisia flying towards Makato and Arielle.

"What the hell happened?" asked Makato in shock to see her friend's condition.

Nardisia breathed heavily and shrugged, "I got them here didn't I? Not how I wanted to go about but-"

"Uh never mind," Arielle said rolling her eyes, "Where is Lord Sesshomaru?"

"Well," Nardisia chuckled nervously avoiding eye contact. "About that…"

"What's that supposed to mean?" panicked Makato.

"He told me to take them here. Which I'm not so sure was a good idea considering his condition," she mumbled off rubbing her arm feeling guilty.

"And you did it anyway!" snapped Arielle.

"It was an order!" Nardisia defended, "What else was I supposed to do?"

"What's going on with him, what do you mean by his condition?" interrogated Makato.

Nardisia frowned, "His powers. They're waning."

"What?" the girls froze taken aback.

"He's loosing his powers really bad. They aren't as affective as they would have been if he was at full power. I think it took him by surprise too," explained Nardisia.

"Could you tell?" asked Arielle.

"Yeah, he showed it in his expression. Now he has to work twice as hard. He's relying on some of the powers he has right now, but a lot of it is the Tokijin, and in numbers I don't know how much it's going to help him. Last I seen he was back there," Nardisia said pointing behind the still incoming stampede. "I don't know anything else."

"This isn't good," said Makato pushing up her bang from frustration.

They all looked down to see foxes biting down on eagles and eagles pecking at the fox's backs and them whimpering running off. Even the animal eagles and foxes were enduring a bloody battle with one another. Eagles pecked out fox's eyes, and foxes jumped into the air capturing eagles snapping their necks or taking out a whole wing and howling victoriously.

"What are we gonna do," said Arielle anxiously looking around.

"I usually have ideas but for once, I really don't know..." Makato said helplessly. She then growled from frustration. "Damn it I can't think of anything!"

FROM far atop a mountain stood Kagome along with Frey watching horrified as the battle became fiercer. A fire aura began to shine around her as she watches more and more of them die. Tears filled her eyes as she drew her hand across the bow as once a gain a new bow began to form as air formed around her hand. A purple electrocuting bow then formed with air still surrounding the arrow and her hand. She quickly then released the bow as she screamed, "STOP THIS!"

Her screams snapped Makato and the others out of it in time enough to see the attack.

"Shit!" the girls all screamed in unison at her awesome powers quickly flying out of dodge from it.

The arrow came faster than her usual arrows spinning like a bullet. The foxes and eagles didn't catch it until last minute as the arrow's power slid across the land exploding everything in its wake. The explosion was so huge that it knocked all the foxes on the side of their village and vise versa with the eagles on their side where their village was directed. When they all sat up they all seen the arrow stuck in the middle of the ground that still separated them from another as its power shinned immanently and powerfully.

"Damn!" hyped Nardisia excited, "What a blast!"

"That shut them up quick and in a hurry. Finally some peace," smiled Arielle relieved.

"Get ready girls come on focus," said Makato.

The foxes all grew shocked to see that it came from a mere human. Even Frey could not hide his impression of astonishment. Kagome then walked down the hill going towards them, her face was angry and upset at all of them, Frey following behind her. The wind blew and many of the foxes whined making their ears go back as she stepped next to her arrow and it stopped glowing. Lord Umasue then stood from the crowd of the foxes side.

"I see, so it's true, Lord Sesshomaru has sided with the Mungee Feathered Tribe," he said angrily.

"You're wrong," Kagome said coldly cutting him off before he even began. "Sesshomaru isn't on their side or yours. You're both wrong. This wars stops now," she established with order. Umasue cringed back in shock of her taken over leadership to see she was serious.

"Please," plead Frey turning to his allies, "I've already lost a grand daughter. Please no more lives, I don't know how much I can bear."

"But they attacked our village!" an eagle men yelled.

"And look at your injuries, we will fight for Lady Sora till the end," another shouted.

"She's dead!" Frey screamed and Kagome quickly grabbed him as he grunted. Tears coming from his eyes, "She died instantly. She didn't even have time to hate. She just died. How can you fight for the dead, she doesn't even know you're doing all of this. She was going to become a new leader and I doubt she would have had such trivial matters be resolved in such a way. We have desecrated my grand daughter's death and even on the soil she died on. She already has met her end, it's pointless." The eagle demons all frowned turning away feeling ashamed of themselves, some crying.

"That's enough," encouraged Kagome trying to hold up Frey by his shoulders.

"But they were the ones that trespassed on our boundaries," frowned Ami crying.

"That's disputable," said Makato landing next to Kagome.

"Lord Sesshomaru figured something out when he came and examined everything here. It must have been about the boundary line. I don't know what it means, but you both are in the wrong apparently," shrugged Nardisia who landed on Kagome's opposite free side.

Arielle landed near Makato and nodded.

"Just stop this. All-" Kagome said turning to the fox tribe, "of you. Is this how you want to remember your loved ones? I know I'm human but that doesn't neglect my understanding of how it feels to loose someone you care about. I think that feeling is universal."

The foxes frowned ashamed of themselves as well, and the eagles all nodded putting their weapons down. The foxes all looked at them confused and suspiciously.

"They've let down their guard. We can take what's ours, let's go!" cried Topais charging to attack.

But quickly Arielle, Makato, and Nardisia's weapons was at her neck. "That means if you attack we'll be fighting their side until you give up," said Arielle sternly.

"So back off!" Makato warned.

"What? And by a human no less you're being controlled like puppets," Topais ridiculed examining Kagome with a harsh stare of resentment.

"That is enough," said Lord Umasue walking over to the girls, "Topais. It doesn't matter what her breed is. She and Lord Frey are both right. And there is no species or ethnicity of right and wrong. It doesn't matter." Topais growled pouting and walked away as Umasue nodded to his side and immediately all the foxes threw their weapons down and just sat. Umasue turned to the human suspiciously crossing his arms, "We'll do as you wish. At least for the moment."

"Fine," agreed Kagome. Makato and the others backed off as the girls stepped over to the side to regroup their plan as the sun began to set in full.

Kagome then looked to see the sunset and smiled, "Alright Sesshomaru it's sunset we-did...it?" she turned around and had just realized that he never popped up anywhere. "Sesshomaru?" She turned to Nardisia, "Where is he?" she hissed.

"Uuhm..."

"Don't 'Uuhm' me, where is he? He told us to bring them here what happened?" asked Kagome concerned.

"He ran into some…problems," stated Nardisia nervously trying be sure if that was the best way to really put it.

"Whatever happened it's sunset now. He's Sesshomaru, as he so points out. Whatever happened it shouldn't take this long to deal with it," Kagome said concerned thinking aloud to herself.

"What will we do, it's not like he told us what he thought about the issue of the boundary line for any of us to tell them," said Arielle.

In a panic Kagome quickly ran to Lord Umasue and bowed and beckoned Frey to come to her. And it was then that she was in the middle of them. "I'm sorry I don't know what's going on and why Sesshomaru isn't here. But I'm asking you to give me time to find him so that this whole thing can be resolved right here," she requested.

"How long do you expect us to wait," said Frey sternly eyeing Umasue suspiciously, Umasue returning the stare.

Kagome then thought, "Give me until the sun is at its highest point," she appealed.

"Do you need so much time to locate him?" asked Umasue.

"Well as it's been pointed out so many times, I am still a human," she said simply.

Both the leaders snapped out of it, they had totally forgotten that fact. Both of them studied her closely. Resentfully they nodded agreeing and Kagome ran off.

"Hey, Kagome wait!" called Nardisia. But she was already long gone.

"There she goes, again," said Makoto. "Without thinking."

"What do we do?" asked Arielle.

"We wait here, we have to make sure nothing happens to spur them back up again," said Makato.

"Yeah", said Nardisia turning around, "Cuz right now this looks like a cold war."

Makato and Arielle then turned around to see the two opposing sides staring one another down filled with anger and hate.

"This. Is very awkward," said Makato uncomfortably.

"Yikes you're telling me," mumbled Arielle agreeing.

KAGOME arrived in the White-Tail Fox tribe's village looking around the debris and casualties of war.

"Sesshomaru! Sesshomaru!" she called looking around, "Sesshomaru where are you? Can you hear me? Are you conscious?" She heard squalls and growls and turned around trying to find the sound.

IN THE mean time, Sesshomaru was tired out. He had bite marks all around him and more blood seeped from his kimono and he panted heavily. He was only able to sit up by using the Tokijin as a crutch. Sesshomaru cursed to himself. He pulled out his hand to emit his poisonous whip, but even that was so faint that it wouldn't even appear.

"Damn you father, because of your games this Sesshomaru's powers is now almost that of that half breed son you had," he growled angrily. He looked up to see a pack of fox demons on a mountain, and a flock of eagles just above. They all then charged at him at once, tired of his interference. Sesshomaru cursed to himself, he was still strong enough that even after the attack to know he'd still be alive. But the pain would still be critical.

"Sesshomaru!" cried a voice. He then snapped out of it to see Kagome holding up the Artimis Bow pulling a white arrow while running towards him. "Get out of the way!" She then raised her weapon taking aim and released the arrow from the hold of her index fingers. The arrow successfully hit the foxes and eagles as she quickly grabbed Sesshomaru around his waist jumping off the edge of the cliff they were both on. The arrow then detonated enacting a huge explosion. The impact further pushing them across the cliff crash diving into the water for escape.

IT was late at night, a waxing crescent moon present in the sky. In a cold night air of a river did Kagome pulled out coughing. She took a moment to catch her breath and then pulled an unconscious Sesshomaru out with her by using her back to carry his weight. She was back in the same place she had found Frey earlier, go figure? Kagome rubbed her body from the cold night air and with struggle leaned Sesshomaru's body up against the cold cliff wall.

"Sesshomau? Sesshomaru!" she cried out in alarm.

But there was no reply. In a panic she quickly stripped open his kimono robe and put her head against his chest. There was a steady heart beat so at least his life was in no danger. She sighed relieved and gasped blushing realizing what she had just did. The top half of his body was perfect. And she was lying on it as though it was nothing. She quickly shot up awkwardly and cross examined him. His arms were perfect muscle form and his skin was like vanilla with a perfect chiseled chest and a well toned six pack muscles. Kagome's curse mark quickly went off and she screamed holding it trying to catch her breathe. She couldn't even get too upset, because even she had to admit it was one rare time she probably really did deserve it as her mind became distracted.

She then turned back to notice some of the bite mark injuries across his shoulder and neck. He was bruised. She tore a piece of her kimono sleeve off and dipped it in the running river that they came out of and lightly rubbed the cloth onto his wounds. She then awkwardly moved her hair back looking up at him blushing. He looked like a dream guy in such a scene, and part of the dark side of the moon and its light had hit him perfectly. She blushed more and got another shock from the curse mark but couldn't help it. His hair was wet and draped across his body in all the right places. That was it! All she had to do was rearrange it and then he'd be the Sesshomaru who irritated her again and these girlish things of foolishness would end.

She put the cloth on her knees and leaned toward him stroking through his hair. While doing so she took the time to notice the grace of his hair and how long and beautiful it was, even the water particles were in the right places to make him look far above a human attraction. Kagome continued stroking through his hair almost as though she was hypnotized by him. Her hand then traveled down the bone structure of his face and back to his hair. Asleep like this he looked completely innocent now, without having any negative thoughts attached. It then bought her back to her internal issues from earlier. What was Sesshomaru to her? It seemed so silly to ask herself that, but it made perfect sense. She and him had a very strange relationship. One she wouldn't call hate, but not exactly getting along either. Her perspectives of Sesshomaru from before were totally different when she was just on the outside traveling with Inuyasha. But now that she's traveling with him, her perspectives of him have turned 360 degrees. She felt if no other time, to an extent she understood his ways more and more. And to think, things that happened with the Mungee Feathered Tribe and the White-Tailed Fox dealing with politics and all its matters, were what, he dealt with on a constant basis.

She didn't want to admit it, but the demon world really was totally different from the human world. She was too naive to see that up until now, his whole disposition had to be what it was for these reasons she was sure. Kagome had noticed this because even her herself, had to jump out of her character and become something she never knew she could. And she liked it. She supposed it made her stronger, less hesitant and surer. She understood perhaps more so people's outlook on Sesshomaru in the castle now. He really was incredible, brave, and someone she could look up to. Someone she could count on because he was always there when it mattered. Even when he didn't like it, he'd complain about her being human, and move on. But he never turned her away. She never thought about it before, but he did always listen to her.

Flashback:

"But..." Kagome then froze and the others looked at her. Kagome froze and blushed embarrassed. "Never mind."

Sesshomaru sighed, "This Sesshomaru is interested." Kagome looked at him confused, "This Sesshomaru is interested in your input human..."

Flashback over

He'd always have some stupid excuse for why he wanted to hear anything she had to say, but even without the excuses she knew he wanted to just hear her perspectives on matters anyway. Kagome then snapped out of it, what was she thinking? She didn't like it, she didn't like what she thought, but those were her most true and most inner thoughts. Overall, Sesshomaru wasn't too bad. In the middle of her thoughts when she snapped out of it again she nonchalantly went through his hair and down his jaw line. When she looked up she froze embarrassed to see Sesshomaru's eyes piercing through hers. All she could think was: How long was I out of it and how long had he been like that? Testing her luck she combed her hands through his locks again. He did nothing but his eyes remained locked on her as she watched his hair flow freely through her fingers.

Sesshomaru's gaze did not leave, his heart speeding up trying to calm himself down. When he had awoken to see her doing such an intimate thing his first thought was to break her little human arm off. But her scent that filled the air from her being wet was sweet and easily calmed him down. And he could smell a hint of arousal from her that was driving him crazy that it took much of his patience to stay where he was and not crush her under the ground and just take her. A human? He didn't care at this point. And her hair was beautifully wet across her face, she looked like a goddess. Sesshomaru then looked at the river near them and panicked noticing why his behavior was the way it was. Half of his eyes were blood shot red and part of his pupil was green. He then looked outside to see the phase of the moon was in its waxing crescent stage and panicked. The new moon was close, and then it would be full dark: the new moon. He had to hurry before he totally lost control of himself. He already had some constraint but barely. The new moon would be tomorrow night, and he had to leave before then no matter what.

While Kagome went through his hair, without warning Sesshomaru quickly grabbed her wrist with a bit of pressure which shocked her. But his hold on her was shaky, and in a husky cold voice he said, "Human, if you value what you are, then you will restrain your behavior."

Kagome blushed stopping and scooted back, "You're right, I'm sorry" she smiled scratching her head awkwardly 'kagome what were you thinking?' she then noticed Sesshomaru's eyes and that two strange zigzag designed purple marks were present across his cheeks, the crest moon on his forehead was half blue, his claws were extended and his fangs now bared easily.

"Hey are you okay?" she said approaching him closer.

"Don't come near me!" he panicked huskily raising his right arm to push away, this action totally startled her into a freezing stop. He then smiled evilly, "You don't even know the danger. Just stay put until I decide what I need to do," he said turning from her as his bangs concealed his facial expression.

Kagome looked at him confused, "Danger? Need to do?"

Sessomaru said nothing and Kagome only grew a bit upset. Maybe she shouldn't have touched his hair and he was picky about it.

"Human, why did you interfere earlier it was fine the way it was," he said his voice becoming more rough lowering his arm.

"That's one way to thank someone for saving your butt!" snapped Kagome.

"I never asked for you to!" he snarled arguing back.

"Too bad, it's the package you get for wanting me to stay your servant so bad and it was past sunset!" she yelled back.

"I said to grow concern not come after me! I could handle matters fine before you interfered!"

"Sure you could, that's why a pack of foxes and a flock of birds almost did some serious damage to you, sure, we'll pretend it never happened," she shrugged sarcastically sitting her back up against the wall pouting, "You know if you want to thank me just say so it's not hard you know!"

Electricity went between them from anger and they were both a bit upset. There was a long drawn out silence and both of them were turned away from one another arms crossed. The only noise breaking the silence of the first few minutes were the flowing river and waterfall.

And resentfully Sesshomaru finally spoke hesitantly looking over towards her, "You…have my gratitude human."

"That's all you had to say," she said simply halfway turning towards him nodding, "And you're welcome."

"Keh," he grumbled. But the remark only pissed Kagome off even more; the pride was really killing his character. "Answer me this human." Kagome looked at him to notice a strange foreboding and corrupted smile, "Why is it that you went to such lengths to undress me."

Kagome blushed; "I know how it looks but I swear it wasn't like that!"

Her curse mark then electrocuted her and he chuckled, "It seems you're being untruthful. You're making it hard to convince otherwise." He looked up at her and his bangs covered half of his showing off a dark expression across his face.

"Don't get too ahead of yourself, you were unconscious and you didn't look like you were breathing so I was trying to see if you were breathing and...and..." She blushed.

"You placed your head on my chest to check my heart rate...how sweet. So...human of you," he chuckled with hidden intension. "And innocent..." He nipped a bite against one of his knuckles and moved his tongue deliciously around his fangs to Kagome's oblivion.

"The intention was innocent from the beginning!" she screamed blushing.

"I see," he smiled shooting a studied look at her and then closed his eyes turning his head away, "Tell me human, what color were my eyes just now?"

"They were completely red a few moments ago. Are you sure you're going to be alright?" Kagome asked concerned. But somehow, her instincts for some reason were telling her to run. And suddenly she felt uncomfortable, somehow…unsafe. A rise in tension that was so thick she could hardly breathe as fear crept across her back somehow.

"You're asking the wrong person that question," he said simply trying to control his breathing.

"What do you mean?" Kagome said hesitantly.

"Where are Makato and the others?" he asked ignoring her question.

"Not too far from here. We should hurry; we're not too far actually," Kagome stood up stretching pointing out the exit of the cave, "Lord Umasue and Lord Frey are waiting for you we have until the afternoon to get back." Sesshomaru then growled being annoyed, she said their titles easily but never gave him his, he felt somewhat jealous. "What's wrong? Everyone's waiting?" He then opened his red tinged eyes and calculatedly stared at her for a long time and Kagome looked at him confused. "Eh, Sesshomaru are you alright. You look weird you're starting to creep me out," she said uncomfortably.

Sesshomaru didn't answer her, his stare piercing through her eyes hungrily. Before he made his final decision, like cold water splashing onto his face Aridon immediately came to mind, and almost instantaneously he snapped out of it shaking his head. The blue filling colored of the moon mark on his forehead disappeared, his eyes were back to normal and his nails had again reduced as he began to pant hard trying to regaining full control of himself. Kagome quickly ran over to him in alarm helping his sit up. "Maybe I should have just tended to your wounds anyway."

"It's fine human," he said back in his normal but suddenly exhausted voice. "I don't require such necessity. These will be healed in mere hours. I just need rest." He leaned his head against the wall breathing heavily. "You may do as you please and tell them I'll be there the next day." He said tiredly closing his eyes.

Kagome frowned and touched his forehead feeling his head, "You might be sick. You were acting creepy and weird earlier."

Sesshomaru laughed, "No that's not it. Demons don't necessarily get sick exactly," he stated rolling his eyes at her unknown ignorance and naive ness to the situation she was once in.

"It doesn't matter I'm not going to leave you," Kagome beside him leaning her head against the wall looking over at him. Sesshomaru was shocked as he continued breathing heavily, sweat dripping down his face. "You asked me earlier why I saved you. And the reason was because I just didn't want to loose you." Sesshomaru grew shocked and sat up, he had felt more guilt for almost even considering raping her (which would have later been consensual) and then that's when he stopped breathing heavily. The symptoms were now eased as he looked at her and Kagome explained, "I didn't want to loose you and I was scared that I would have to hit such a quick reality. I'm a human but I can't help that. When you found me I lost everything. Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Shippou in the final battle against Naraku. And it was like being here I belonged. I'm at least doing something, it's like another family. And I always somehow feared that I'd loose you, Makato, Nardisia, Arielle, Rin, or any of the other girls at the castle like I did Inuyasha and the others. After you trained me I promised myself if I had the power and I got stronger, I'd never let it happen to me again. I'd rather die first before I let it happen to me again."

Sesshomaru sighed and said, "Many of my servants in the castle, especially the child human, I'm pretty sure feels the same way." He then grabbed her and held her in his arms embracing her, Kagome blushing.

"Um, Sesshomaru what are you doing?" she said uncomfortably.

Sesshomaru chuckled placing her on his lap, "Do not be alarmed human. You merely said earlier that you would not leave me behind did you not?" Kagome nodded. "Well I will not return until tomorrow and you have not dried from the water. Sleeping in draft air in a place like this will cause humans to fall ill will it not?"

"Oh I hadn't thought about that," she chuckled nervously.

"You never do, you just do it. Both a merit and punishment you'll discover along the way. But as a demon my body temperature is 109 degrees, enough to keep you warm until the morning and you have drier clothes, is that fair?" he asked.

"Uuuh, I guess," she said blushing uncertain how it was 'fair' to that definition. And as soon as the last words left her mouth, almost immediately he fell asleep with his head against hers. Kagome wasn't used to this; she hadn't even been this close to a guy before in this context much less a demon. She was shocked he was so willing with her being a human. Her curse mark shocked her and she sighed in dread. "I guess I'm in for a painful night. I might as well get a bit comfortable...I guess..."

She leaned her head back against his and his grip readjusted her into a more intimate position, and just like that, they fell both fell deeply asleep.

RESUME: I think during that time, my sister. I think she already knew what was wrong with Lord Sesshomaru. And why he was gone for so long. I was so young then so I didn't know. I didn't know the difference, and even though usually I'd disobey my older sister. For that day, because at the time I was so obsessed with my freedom and not being able to fly, I wouldn't disobey. But there was a problem. I didn't know...I didn't know what direction West even was to avoid it. And it was because of this, that my fate was sealed for events to result the way they did.

The younger version of Aridon stretched carrying a bucket of water and a cloth walking towards the next tower. "Okay, so after this one I'm okay because sis said not to do the WestTower, or was it East? Damn. Oh well, if Sesshomaru's there I'll just leave," she shrugged. She then looked outside to see the moon. It was her favorite phase of the moon, the new moon which was its dark side. She loved it because the black of the moon reminded her of feathers of a crow. "Well the night is young, and who knows, sis isn't around and neither is Sesshomaru, maybe I can sneak off."

She then went into the tower, unaware of the light that emitted from the top. Walking in she seen it was really dusty. Aridon scoffed, "Hell the other ones weren't this bad. This looks like no one did it since the King InuTaisho was a prince, this is a total reconstruction." She walked around and heard screaming and shaking coming from the vibration of the floor from above her. Aridon looked up as the crumbs from the ceiling fell. "What the hell?" Aridon then became scared and turned back around. "Maybe it's my imagination, there are no such things as...never mind there are monsters here but I don't think there's any demons living this close to the castle is there? Especially in one of Lord Sesshomaru's towers."

She then heard the same screaming and noises upstairs where dust fell from the ceiling. Being a child I was foolish, I maybe perhaps should have ran. But my curiosities got the better of me. And little did I know I would regret it...but I never regretted it. It was the night I fell in love with Lord Sesshomaru where he made me his, and I on that night made him mine.

The younger Aridon walked up a long spiral staircase as the screams became more coherent as she heard the pounds of the walls, and as she came closer the screams sounded like, moans? "Is that...Lord Sesshomaru?" She then panicked freezing in her step, "What's going on that could possibly have him in this much pain?" She quickly ran faster up the stair case. She didn't know why she even cared; she should have just ran out and grabbed her sister to leave if someone was doing them a favor. She then saw a single door which was halfway ajar. When she looked through it she gasped trying to cover her mouth blushing. She had witnessed her Lord stroking himself freely in a most sensitive place and while doing so banging on the wall from sexual frustration of his dissatisfaction.

Aridon quickly tried to leave but there was a squeak from her foot on the stair step and immediately Sesshomaru knew someone was there. When Aridon made the squeak she panicked and looked back inside, but from what she could see, there was no one there. She slowly opened the door hesitantly walking inside. The room was lightly lit and there were cracks around the room. And there was one large King sized bed with ruffled sheets and it was bolted both to the wall and the floor. Aridon looked around.

"Se-shoma-ru?" she said hesitantly feeling uncomfortable, she wasn't even sure if she should be calling him when she was trying to avoid his attention. "Um, I just came to clean up the place but you're occupying it so I'll try another time don't worry about it."

She then froze when she heard a squeak that wasn't made by her as she slowly turned around to see Sesshomaru in the doorway. The door that was once opened by her was now closed and from what it appeared to her to be locked. His shirt was nonexistent and he looked like a stranger to her. His eyes were bloodshot red and a light greenish-blue colored pupil. He had purple marks on both side his cheeks, his nails longer, and his crescent moon on his forehead totally blue and he was breathing in and out heavily and smiled darkly.

Aridon felt such heavy fear she was motionless, she felt trapped. She wanted to run but had no where to go.

"No need to trouble your leave because of my occupancy Aridon. Actually..." he said swiftly and before Aridon could blink he was already standing before her caressing her jaw line with his long nail, "This Sesshomaru doesn't mind the company." He then forcefully pulled her against his body with his revealed erect stature.

"Um, its okay I'd rather leave if you don't mind," she said awkwardly, doubting he'd let her go even while she requested.

Sesshomaru chuckled maliciously and blew on her ear, and feeling his smile, knowing her fear told Aridon, "Unfortunately Aridon this Sesshomaru cannot let you go. He doesn't really think you realize or understand," he then grabbed her left breast and she jumped slapping him backing away. "Lord Sesshomaru what the hell is wrong with you!" she snapped. She then looked at the door and tried to run for it but before she even made her first step he was already in front her. He then grabbed her wrist and threw her at the wall paralyzing her body from the rough impact the wall had to her back as she fell onto the bed. Sesshomaru then licked his fingers of her blood off and Aridon looked at her missing skin wrist and began crying.

She didn't know what was going on; she didn't know what was going to happen. If she was going to die. All she knew was that she was just scared and wanted wishing she could be with Makato. She knew something was seriously wrong and that whatever it was something really bad was going to happen to her. She cursed to herself, so this was "that" tower, the West.

"Rule number one Aridon," he then slashed at her and Aridon covered her eyes but she was okay, but most her clothes had just been destroyed and barely clothed. She panicked trying to cover herself but Sesshomaru only smiled pleased, "You never hit the master under any circumstances." He then caressed her face and she tried to bite it in protest.

"What are you going to do to me," she panicked in fear.

Sesshomaru smiled, "Unfortunately for you naiivness is a silly way to grow up but you'll have to suffice for my burning desires. And I promise after a while..." he gently bit her ear and she gasped blushing, "It won't hurt anymore. And you'll enjoy yourself as much as I will..." he then chuckled and Aridon's eyes dilated.

"No, No, please...LORD SESSHOMARU! NO! NO! NOOO!" her screams echoed throughout the forest for help. But none ever came.

I was resistant at first. But it followed as promised, it didn't hurt after a while. Lord Sesshomaru has made me feel more than what I've ever thought I'd felt. It was the first time I had experienced him in his time of heat. The time that happened every dark new moon. The new moon that would be tomorrow night. For me, it's something that would technically mark our anniversary of our love when we became one. And just like back then, I will take him during his whole two week of heat period just as I had done before. Perhaps he had forgotten what I was like, and that was why his love for me had waned a bit. But soon that will change. Now that I am conscious...I know exactly where he goes when he is in heat. And I'll be there, waiting. It will be the act that will not only win Lord Sesshomaru's heart. But because of the act, due to the curse that I placed over the human's head, his pleasure due to me, whether with gratitude or sexually of whatever kind, it will be her pain. And tomorrow night I will put him in so much ecstasy, that the human will die this time because of it. Lord Sesshomaru and I's love will kill her, it is only appropriate. Because just like the dark moon, the night that happened and tomorrow night, will be hidden, just like all the things that are hidden on the dark side of the moon during it's new cycle.

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Next Time On I'd Rather: It's part II of this Mysterious Dark Side of the Moon. Betrayal is always something that you can expect to be a hurtful thing, but when it's a love betrayal you can't help but run away. No, no one never ever expected the rising secret besides the prophecy to unfold the truth. Drama, tears, and the only chance it may be mended is by Rin. Will vision Symphony foretold and warned earlier this chapter come true? Find out the conclusion of this matter of the Next Chapter of I'd Rather:

Chapter 12-Mysterious Dark Side of the Moon Pt 2: Mind As Judgment