AN: NO I do not own inuyasha and crew. If one more lawyer tells me I have to say so again ill be needing another machete.

Kagome's POV

Today was the day so taking a deep breath I watched as mama took both the boys to sign up for karate. They were out of sight and I dashed for the well. Jumping in I was engulfed in the familiar magic and I climbed up the well again. Once out I hefted my carefully packed bag on my shoulder. Then took off for the West the border was not far. With any luck I would be back home in time for supper. So I took off at a jog. No scenes tiring myself out to fast. It would be difficult to convince him to help me as is I did not need to appear weak in front of him. After a few hours I had well crossed the borders and it was not long before I felt Lord Sesshomaru's aura coming my way so I slowed my pace to a walk. A few moments later we were standing before each other.

"Lord Sesshomaru." I bowed my head in respect. Last thing I needed to do was offend him.

"Miko why do you search me out?" Though technically a question it did not sound like one.

"I have come to request your help. Recently I died as you know. I was brought to your fathers tomb. He trained me. Now I had some deep set weakness and easy exhausted but now I need to train and I need a sparring partner that will not go easy on me. Your father suggested you. Would you be so kind? In exchange you will see my time with your own eyes and experience things there." I held my breath.

"I will assist you. You will keep the well available to me for two weeks. I can pass as I please in that time. Do we have a deal?" he asked.

Letting out a breath I smiled. Then I nodded. "We have a deal mi lord."

Together we headed for the well. he jumped first then I did. We both passed safely. Training began.

Three days later

Well my head has yet to roll from my body. But that's as positive as I can be. While I was able to keep up with him fairly well for short sparring sessions I was still injured. Repeatedly he got several hits in, with both blade and fists. We trained in the woods sneaking here when mama took the boys to their martial arts classes. They were doing very well, and came home mostly the same way they left. I was not so lucky. It surprised me how Shippo did not smell the blood. Granted it took all my efforts to do that. As a fox he's naturally curious, and full of mischief.

Damnit! I mentally screamed as his poisoned claws nicked me. It was only a little so my powers worked to purify it. In a rage I unexpectedly flung my leg at him, and made serious contact I heard prince icecube loose his breathe. Before I could capitalize on it he punched me in the ribs. And for a few seconds I knew what it was like to fly, I also knew how George of the Jungle felt all the time because as I'm sure you can guess I hit a tree. Not so surprising we are in the woods. No the tree did not break on impact but my rib did. I screamed.

Thankfully he seemed satisfied with his revenge and did not come at me again. He came to me and knealt by my side, he lifted my shirt enough to assess the damage and pulled tensagia. Now as shocking as this would have been when I first started training with him it was no longer shocking. In a course of three days we had both kicked the others ass and handed it back to them on a silver platter. Instead of building a cut throat rivalry we built what was very close to a friendship. We greatly respected the other, and healed the other when things got to out of hand. He helped me in combat, my weapons allowing me to practice and supervised my acrobats healing the damage when I twisted or moved wrong. Which was less and less often now. It saddened me to say it in a way but I probably would not need to train much longer which was good according to Hachi the group had finished their research though it had been Naraku he was long gone when they got there. Though a puppet eagerly awaited them. This kept them busy so they had to rest that night before heading back home he had been sent to deliver the message to Kaede. I was lucky Sesshomaru was close enough to hear it on the way here. It would be two more days possibly three before they returned. I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard Sesshomaru growl. Startled I looked where his eyes seemed glued. It was a particularly nasty bruise. Kai had been by last night, he actually hit me with his car this time. Not fast enough or hard enough to kill me or bust through bone but still it hurt. He seemed pleased at my cry of pain. Kami I hate that man.

"Miko! Where did this come from?!" He seethed. I couldn't lie he'd know. So I only lied a little.

My mom's fiancé accidently hit me with his car. Just a bruise he was not trying to kill me or anything drastic like that." I lied. It left a very bitter taste in my mouth.

"Hn.." he did not seem to buy it but it did not matter. He did not know for sure. Doubt was my best friend right now.

Two days went by it was almost time for my final training session. Then to my horror kai pulled in. mama and the boys including grandpa were gone already and Sesshomaru had not gotten here yet and inuyasha was still a good three hours from coming home. Apparently he knew I was alone and he came prepared. There was that damn knife again. I froze.

A/N: ok finishing up this story finally. I would like to thank everyone who has followed, or read my story. Id like to thank everyone that reviewed as of chapter 33 I have 101 reviews. I have read each and every one of them and they make my day when I see them. no skits for now, they were mostly for my friend Austin but as you know he has left for basic training and I feel little to no motivation to write them. for awhile I considered taking a break from writing period, but that seems unfair to all of you. Any way I think another two chapters and we'll have this wrapped up. Next chapter I will include summaries of several stories I have started and I will let you vote which one you think should be my next project. Thanks again! until next time, read review and tell your friends. Bye!