OMG! I woke up to reviews galore this morning! I love my readers so much! So here is a little treat! The next installment! We are getting close to the end… I am sorry for the last couple of chapters being very sad, but I wanted to show that both of them were depleting at a very fast rate; I promise that it will get better! :D

She took a deep breath and felt sick. Opening her eyes she found that she was not in her own hut, but in Sango and Miroku's… 'What am I doing here?' Trying to sit up she fell on her side and groaned. Sudden waves of nausea as well as chest pains coursed through her. Letting a few tears fall she gasped for breath, trying to calm down knowing that crying and getting upset would make the pains worse. Finally, after much breathing and praying she opened her eyes again when she saw her nieces run into the room with wide eyes. "Auntie Kagome!"

She saw them run to her and it took everything in her to sit up and catch them. She squeezed them in joy because she was still alive but also she didn't want to move; everything she did was draining her. Looking up when she heard running she was amazed that Sango was at the door way with wide eyes. "Kagome! Kami, you're finally awake! Girls go get your papa!"

She saw the twins run away and Kagome felt herself falling. She tried to catch herself but was caught by Sango. "Oh Kagome! Please don't move…"

Kagome gasped as the pains returned again. "Sango, you shouldn't be up and around. You went through major body trauma; you need to be resting…"

Sango combed her fingers through her friend's hair as she kept her in a seating position. "Kagome, you have been sleeping for almost three weeks…"

She sighed as she was finally able to breathe. "I'm sorry Sango…"

Sango smiled into her friend's hair while embracing her. "Please don't feel that way. I am happy that you saved us. Miroku is so happy that he has a son and his wife is still living. He is also happy that his sister didn't die either…"

Kagome smiled. "I am glad that I was able to do it…"

Sango hugged her sister and heard Miroku with the baby coming to the room they were in. "Would you like to hold him?" She heard the new mother ask.

Kagome smiled. Sitting up finally as Miroku walked in holding the sleepy baby. "Lady Kagome! I am so relieved to see you awake!"

She nodded her head, agreeing with him. Though she was happy to be able to see her family again, she pondered, once again, how she cheated death again? And how many more times until Kami had pity on her soul? What other reasons did they want her on this plain?

Miroku came up to his sister and placed his son in her open arms.

Kagome looked down at the baby with a smile. "He has your nose and your hair Miroku…"

"Hopefully he didn't inherit your wondering hand…" Sango countered.

"Hey! I'll have you know that my hand has not wandered to any other bodies except yours!"

Sango snorted.

Kagome just giggled. Looking down at her nephew she smiled shaking her head at his parents. "Don't listen to a word they're saying. They're crazy…"

"Hey!" "Hey!" Both of them had heard her.

Kagome laughed. Looking down at her nephew's face she was glad that Kami hadn't taken her yet…

Sesshomaru sat in the gardens looking at the sakaru blossoms start to bloom; sighing. Spring had finally arrived. He could feel the sun warming his cold skin and sighed. Feeling the aura of his brother approach him he growled. He didn't feel like eating today or the next day or the next day…

"Inuyasha leave me in peace. This Sesshomaru does not need someone to take care of him…"

Inuyasha growled as sat the plate of raw meat in front of his brother. "I brought it in case you were hungry…"

Growling Sesshomaru got up from his spot on the ground. He felt drained with just that small movement. Staggering he leaned up against the tree for support. Breathing heavily, he waiting for the vertigo to away. He didn't realize he was turned upside down onto his brother's shoulder. "Inuyasha put me down this instant!"

"That's enough Sesshomaru, I am taking you to lie down and getting Yumi to take a look at you! I have made sure you've eaten at least something every few days and you are still sick!"

Growling he tried to get off of this brother's shoulders but he failed miserably. "This Sesshomaru is not sick Inuyasha! Put him down now!"

By this time, he had made it to his brother's chambers and dropped him in the bed. "You are to stay here until I get back with food and Yumi!"

The elder inu growled, while his eyes tinted red. "You will not order me around Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha was not listening to him. He sent for a servant to get as much raw meat as they could find, and to fetch Yumi. This was horrible! He taking care of his brother like a damn father to a pup! This was just… ugh! He couldn't think of the right word for it!

Yumi finally arrived and assessed him. She sighed and looked at Inuyasha with a worried face. He growled. She still couldn't find anything wrong with him?! What the fuck was going on?!

Kagome was sitting with the headman and his family for dinner. She smiled at the way the twins were throwing their food at each other and Sango was getting flustered. Sousai was trying not to laugh; too much… Kohaku was giggling as well as Rin. And poor Miroku was in his own little world sighing.

"Sango my dear daughter. Let them be children…"

She gritted her teeth. "I would Papa but you know rice is getting harder to come by…"

Kagome smiled but she it faltered when she was wracked with more pain in her chest; dropping the bowl of rice she was playing with more than eating, it shattered to the floor. Gasping for breath she felt the pain in her soul; crying out as she saw him. It was the first time she had seen him in almost five years; not even in her dreams. He was in pain; a horrible pain that she had never seen before. She screamed at him but in her pain induced mind she didn't understand that she was not there with him.

"Sesshomaru! No! Don't give in to it!"

Sango rushed to her side, grabbing her, hoping to make the other woman see reason. "Kagome please! He is not here! You have to snap out of it!" Sango said as she straddled her to hold her down.

Kagome saw him slump over, no longer moving. She tried to get to him but something was holding her down. "No please Sesshomaru get up! Please I'm sorry for the hurt I caused you! Please just get up!"

Sango had tears in her eyes as she looked at the pain her sister was in. "Kagome! Please this isn't real! You must open your mind to reality!"

Kagome saw him start to fade away and she cried more. "NO! Kami please! NOOO!"

Sango had had enough. Through her tears she made a decision. "Mirkou, Kohaku, Papa! Hold her down!"

They all ran to hold the struggling miko down as Sango went to the back room where all of the tools and poisons were held. Quickly finding the one she needed, she ran back to the main room on the house, holding the substance under the struggling woman's nose and saw the poison take effect. Kagome instantly calmed down but her mind was still in delusion. She still looked off to the side, her eyes clouded; tears leaking from them.

The men let go of the miko with reluctance and looked to Sango. "What are we to do with her? She has obviously become a danger to herself…"

Sango let a few tears slide down her cheeks. Sousai quickly looked around the room and sighed. "We must take action. If she will not go to him, then we shall bring him to her."

Kohaku looked at the unconscious form of his other sister on the ground, then looking to Rin in the corner with his nieces. She was trying to console them, and slowly took them to the back where the bedrooms were. Rin was a few months pregnant; he was the ultimate choice for the mission. "I will go on her behave. I will leave at first light…"

Sesshomaru started to wake from his dreams. He sat up in the bed, looking around he saw that he was in his bed chambers. 'How did I get here?'

Turning to the tray that was beside his futon he remembered. He ate the raw meat and suddenly felt sleepy. He was drugged! Damn that Yumi and Inuyasha! He was going to pummel them! Throwing back the covers he was instantly gifted with a scent that he had not smelled in a very long time. With it, came sharp pains to his heart, his soul. Crying out he was brought to his knees with the pain. In his mind's eye he saw her! The first time that he had seen her in five years! She was sick; deathly sick! He saw her body in so much pain, her muscles spasming in different directions and it had him crying out!

"Miko no! Don't let it take you! You are stronger than that! Fight it!"

Inuyasha heard his brother screaming from within his own chambers. Out of a cold, dead sleep, he ran to his brother's chambers and found him screaming at an unknown source; his eyes clouded over. Racing to his side he crouched down to his level on the floor. "Sesshomaru stop this! What the fuck is wrong with you?! She is not here!"

Not seeing his brother but seeing the raven haired miko slump over in defeat he roared. "NO! Kami NO! Do not take her from me! NOOO!"

Inuyasha growled at his brother and punched him, knocking him out. By that time Yumi, Katsuro and Diachi, who was there on a visit, came running in. Inuyasha dropped him on the ground and growled at the healer. "Now tell me that there is nothing wrong with him Yumi! I should kill you for being so slack!"

Diachi stared at the scene in front of him in shock. What did this mean for his nephew? With the 'Undoing' elixir this shouldn't be happening… Unless…

Sesshomaru woke up a few days later; feeling somewhat better than the last time he woke up from sleeping. At least this time he didn't see her...

Making his way to his hot spring he took a dip and smiled as he felt refreshed for the first time in a while. He felt pretty good today. Finding a kimono he slipped it on, noticing how much bigger it was. He growled. Pulling his fingers through his hair, he felt a weight in his hand. Looking down he found that small clumps were coming out. Growling more he flung the silver hair to the floor; his eyes tinting somewhat…

Walking the halls, he saw his servants look at him with worry. Growling even more he made his way to his study. Calling for food he started to work on his reports that he had received in the past few days. Crops were growing and many cattle were being born so all was good for the West. Smiling he put those reports away and waited for his tea and food to get there.

An hour after finishing his meal he heard the door knock. Ordering the person to enter, he saw Katsuro come in.

"My lord, you have a messenger. Do you wish to see them?" Katsuro asked from the door of the study.

The great lord nodded only slightly, giving him the okay to bring the messenger in. Bringing his fist down on the desk slightly in frustration, he sighed; hoping that today was going to be a better day…