Don't own Inuyasha... crys .o.o.

"talking"

'thinking'

Note: I need to say something before you start this chapter, there's a lot of talking in this one, mostly Izzy is explaining more about this 'seeking power' thing she and her siblings are doing. The others are talking to her, and I know it will get confusing at times with who is talking, so I'm going to try and clear that up. Any time you see 'Izzy' it's Kagome talking. And when you see Izayoi-chan' it's Sango talking; and when you see 'Izayoi-san' it's Miroku. Inuyasha isn't really here for most of it but he calls her pup, so you know who's talking when he does. I hope that helps!

"What the hell he is doing near her!"

"Inuyasha please keep your voice down, you'll wake the others," Kagome knew he was upset, not seeing his first love for so long, and then to bump into her with another man seemingly protecting her must have really angered him. It hurt her so much to be forced to think about the undead priestess, Kagome was starting to think that everything was turning around; with the children showing up, she thought Inuyasha may focus on her more now. But after what they just saw, she knew his full attention would go back to Kikyo.

"I don't care if I wake the damn village Kagome! That was a demon with her, and she did nothing to kill him."

"Maybe she knows him, maybe he isn't bad."

"She's a priestess... all demons to her are evil, why would he help her; why would she trust him?" he tried to hide how hurt he was by this, Kikyo never fully trusted him while she was alive, that was why Naraku was able to pit them against one another... and yet she seemed at ease when this strange boy arrived.

"Would you mind filling the rest of us in on what you're talking about now that we're awake?" Miroku wasn't happy one bit with being awoken so early in the morning; the sun would be rising shortly and with the hunt they just returned from, they all wanted a long rest.

"It's none of your damn business monk!"

"Kagome?"

"We... just ran into Kikyo, there was a boy with her."

"A boy? Do you think he's working for Naraku?"

"What do you think monk? Of course he is! She's getting to close and he would be the only one that would want to hurt her... but I would let that happen." Inuyasha was completely oblivious to how Kagome flinched in the corner of the hut, but the others didn't.

"What did this boy look like? Did you sense anything evil about him Kagome?" Miroku wanted to focus the conversation back on this possible new Naraku incarnation, he knew the undead priestess was a sore subject with their friend and he didn't want to make her anymore uncomfortable than Inuyasha was.

"He looked a little like Inuyasha actually, and no I didn't sense anything about him; it was like the first time we met Kanna I didn't even sense him enter the field. He was really strong to, there must have been twenty demon surrounding them and he took them out with one swing of his sword, and it wasn't like the tessaiga."

"He seems to be strong from Kagome's description, do you think Naraku is getting stronger some how Miroku; in order to have such powerful incarnations."

"I'm not sure Sango, but it seems we have to get the answers before we go up against him again. Inuyasha are you going to talk to Totosai today about the girl's ability to use the backlash wave?"

"Keh yeah, and after I'm going to find out who that guy is." The new moon's effect still hadn't worn off yet, leaving Inuyasha human for another half an hour or so, he stood and left the hut to wait for the sun to rise so he could be on his way.

Kagome watched him leave with a heavy heart, she didn't doubt that he would go after Kikyo the moment he changed back; it just hurt her that he would jump at the chance to get away from them, after everything they had been through in the passed week she... thought he would change.

"Mommy?"

Everyone jumped hearing the voice of the small pup in the room, she was wide awake sitting up in the sleeping bag; Shippo still asleep next her completely ignorant of the whole conversationg that had gone on.

"Yes Izzy what is it? I'm sorry we woke you up sweetie."

"You didn't wake me up, I heard you guys talking about the lady."

'She must mean Kikyo.' Kagome began to wonder if the little girl knew her previous life in the future, was she still walking around then; and how would she feel if she knew about the children and Inyuasha choosing Kagome over herself. Kagome knew that answer, she would be furious with that knews, and no doubt she would try to guilt trip Inuyasha into staying with her.

"Do you know who the lady is Izayoi-chan?"

The child thought for a second, her little black ears twitching every once and a while picking up things moving around outside, "Did the boy you were talking about have black hair like me?"

Miroku didn't miss that she changed the subject, but Kagome was surprised she would asked about him and immediately answered her question. "Yes he did."

"And was he wearing a black haori and hakama like daddy?"

"Yes... he was, Izzy do you know something?"

"And you said about a girl using daddy's backlash wave, did she have a fan?"

"Izayoi-chan is there something you're not telling us? How could you know so much about Naraku's incarnations if you've never left the village since you've arrived?" Sango was tired of the all the questions with no answers and she had a feeling that what the child had to say next would shock them all again.

"They're not that bad man's incarnations..." she trailed off in her statement bowing her head as if in shame.

"Why do you say that Izzy? How are you sure?" Kagome wanted to know everything so she can go fill Inuyasha in before he left, with being human he couldn't hear what they were talking about even if he was standing right outside the reed door.

"I know they're not, because they... they are my brother and sister."

'Her brother... and s-sister?' Kagome's whole body went numb, so many questions were running through her mind at once and they were all crashing together she couldn't form a complete thought.

"They're your siblings? Both of them?"

"Izayoi... how, if they are, they should know us; why would your sister help Naraku?" Miroku was completely confused, trying to figure out why one of Inuyasha's children would help their enemy.

"She's not really helping him, it has to do with our mission, Anna knows he's strong and he would be the best choice to take power from. She wouldn't actually hurt you trust me, she told me when we got here. She's just pretending to be on his side, when we have enough power she will turn against him and help us."

"What about the boy?"

"That's Inu, he's the oldest of us and really protective. He's following the lady around to get power too."

"Why would he go after her when Inuyasha would... would go after him when he finds out?"

"Inu's intentions aren't really good ones... he could have picked anybody to get the power from, but he chose her."

"What do you mean Izzy?" Kagome didn't like how this was sounding, yes she wasn't Kikyo's best friend, but she still didn't want anything bad to happen to her.

"I don't know, the lady did something that got him mad, he's going to use her to get the power we need. But not until she trusts him a little, so he's protecting her to do that."

"But you said this power you need wouldn't hurt the people you take it from correct? You're not hurting lady Keade right?"

"NO! I would never do that, I can't do that... I'm not strong enough. Yuki and I are too little to take too much, that's why we're with Keade-sama and Mushin-san; they're old but their auras are calm enough for us to control a little bit of their spiritual power."

'Mushin has spiritual power?' That was kind of hard for Miroku to believe.

"But Karin and Maru are a little stronger than us, but still don't have complete control, so they picked demons; it wouldn't bother them if they take a little too much. But Anna and Inu have complete control... if they take too much, they could kill the person they're taking the power from."

"Is that what your brother is planning on doing?"

"No... but he does plan on killing her, after he's finished; and even you can't stop him, daddy can't either."

"But he can't do that! Inuyasha will-."

"You don't understand, she's not suppose to be here, Inu knows that; he doesn't have a choice."

"I don't understand what you're saying Izayoi-san."

"Inu has a special type of power besides 'perfect balance', he's the strongest out of all of us... when he was little he was visited by Izanami-no-Mikoto. He was asked to bring the wandering souls of the world to the after life."

"So he's like the soul piper?" Kagome thought back to the giant eyed demon with the tiny flute they had seen over a year ago when they where trying to help Mayu crossover. She shivered when recalling the big red eyes of the demon opening all the way and then it dragging the child's spirit to hell, Kagome was so glad they were able to help her.

"Um... not exactly, Inu takes the souls that don't want to crossover, the ones that think they have unfinished business when they don't; or the ones that have been brought back unwillingly."

"Like lady Kikyo, she was brought back after resting for fifty years; and now she is trying to kill Naraku for what he did to her," Miroku repeated the story Kagome had told them about Kikyo's rebirth into their world.

"What does he do with the souls Izayoi-chan?" Sango was slightly worried about this boy, she feared if he found out about Kohaku he might want his soul as well. The boy was still technically dead, with the jewel shard keeping him alive

"Well it's really his sword... have you every heard of Sounga?"

Everyone froze hearing that deadly sword's name that they banished into the depths of hell only a few months ago. "Yes we know of that sword... why would you ask?"

"Well that's his sword, only different... it no longer seeks the lives of humans souls anymore; Inu over powered it at four, now it does his bidding. It acts like a portal to the afterlife, and the unwilling soul is sealed into it. Some times when in battle, Inu can call forth the souls of dead demons to fight in battle... it's really scary."

"So he's like the grim reaper then?"

"Yeah you could say that, only he's not dead."

The looks of her friends having no clue as to what she was talking about, Kagome began to explain the skeletal like creature from her time that took human souls to the afterlife after their deaths.

"And he's going after lady Kikyo because?"

"She not only does not belong here, but she is also keeping the souls of other women from being reincarnated into the world in order to keep herself living a half life."

"Even if what he is trying to do is in some way right, it's not right for him to take her life, not like Naraku did... and Inuyasha will try to stop him."

"Daddy may try, but he can't fight Inu now, he's not strong enough. Inu won't hurt him, but nothing will get in his way from doing his job; eventually he will bring her soul back to hell."

'Inuyasha.'

Note: Okay, so now we know who the other two new characters are, six pups! And I promise that is all of them, no more. I hope this chapter isn't too confusing, I tried to keep it simple... basically the boy that was following Kikyo around is Inu, a grim reaper that is trying to kill her; what will Inuyasha do when he finds out his pup is trying to kill his first love? And now that we have all the characters introduced, the story will go on, basically all these chapters were to set up the story. Another thing, Anna is the girl that's walking around with Naraku, but her name is pronounced like Kanna's, but just without the 'k' in front, if you can see that.

Other things: Izanami-no-Mikoto: Is the god of death in the shinto religion, just to show how powerful Inu really is, a god was asking him for help.
Mayu: Was the little girl in the eposide with the soul piper that Kagome helped rescue from hell.
Sounga: The demon sword in the 3rd moive, that nearly destroyed the world.

Also wanted to remind everyone, if you haven't checked out the picture I did for this story, the link is on my homepage; I have started to try and color it, so a new one with color will be seen soon, I will send a note up for that too. And also for everyone that reviewd for the note, if you want to review for this chapter you will have to send me a message because you won't be able to resubmit another review for the actually chapter.

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