...*looks round the curtain* Noone here. *Walks out when attacked by fans with fruit,*

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!. I am here. After disapearing for a whole month. Yes, a WHOLE month.

Feel bad. But the reason is i broke my laptop again. Great, but i am now updating on the computer. I promise to update every day and to write every day. Hopefully. If not it will be every two days due to my HUGE GCSE EXAMS. Yes, im in my final year. WISH ME LUCK. But im going to start regually updating.

Anyway, im sorry for the late chapter but i am giving you TWO chapters.

Thanks to my reviewers, these chapters are for you and for not giving up on me. (y)

Chapter 35: The Central Lands: Part Three.

I was walking behind Aya, my uncle and along beside me a small carriage was being pulled that held my things. It was being pulled along by a horse. My horse. Well, the one Sesshomaru had given me, I had named it Snow. It was white, pure white except one eye, it was surrounded by black. I thought it was cute.

The gates in front of us began to slowly open. Creaking slightly as they did. The castle walls around were all but old, the paint had no cracks or anything it looked in perfect condition. I watched the castle in front of me.

As I looked at it, I could remember it. I got to the gates and stopped. Everyone else in front of me hadn't noticed that I had stopped. I looked up at my old home as memories weaved their way back into my mind. I looked to the right to see the servant quarters, where I spent most of my younger days running about smiling and playing with them.

Then I looked over towards my left to see the small gate that held the gardens and the door to the dudgeons. Such a horrible place, to have right next to that nice place. I looked back over towards the castle once again to see that the General and My Uncle had stopped and were looking back at me.

"Mai?" they called. I smiled and began walking forward again, towards my old home. I reached them both, they were stood at the bottom of a set of stairs I knew off, they lead to the door to the castle.

I kept my head down as Aya spoke, "Mai, are you okay?" I nodded and looked at her. "Fine, nervous, but fine, haha?" I rubbed the back of my head before looking back down at the floor.

"Brother," a voice called.

I tensed and so did Aya, I saw her bow and I quickly did the same. I looked over at Dausike and he was still stood. "Yuka, how are you?" he called. Aya came back up and nudge me and I did the same, but still kept my head bowed.

I hear soft footsteps coming down the stairs, "I am doing well, you?" the soft voice asked and I could remember the voice from anywhere.

"Great," and it was silent, except her footsteps. I soon saw her small feet along with the orange kimono, which was similar to Rin's. "And who might this be Dausike,?" she asked from in front of me.

Before he could answer she spoke. "You may lift your head now, I am not royalty like my brother." she spoke. I nodded and slowly lift my head. I was soon looking it to the face of my auntie.

Her eyes widened and she took a step back. "Impossible," she whispered. I looked over at Dausike who had a small smile on his face and Aya was grinning next to him. I looked back at my auntie. "No, it isn't," I whispered and she broke into a smile as her eyes watered. "Oh dear lord, Mai, dear sweet Mai, is that you?" I smiled.

"Yes," I paused, "Auntie Yuka, its me, Mai Taniyama,"

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Kagura and Kohaku were flying as fast as they could towards the western lands when Kohaku shouted out. "There," he was pointing forward and in front of them was people.

The closer they got the more they noticed it was Sesshomaru, and Inuyasha group. He was stood on his cloud, silently waiting. They closed in and stood a few feet away. "Kagura, what are you doing on my lands?" he asked calmly.

"Yeah Kagura," Inuyasha shouted and everyone stared at him, he soon shut up. Kagura looked back at Sesshomaru. "We have something to say,"

Sesshomaru watched them with mild interest, "What is it?" he asked quickly, he could see that the demon exterminator wanted to get to the boy. "Naraku's plan, and what he is doing about it,"

Everyone except Sango, Sesshomaru, Miroku and Kohaku gasped. Sesshomaru closed his eyes. "And what it has to do with your mate," Sesshomaru snapped his eyes open, red tinted them slightly.

"You will tell this Sesshomaru what it is," Kagura chuckled. "I will, i-"

"Sesshomaru what are you thinking?" shouted Inuyasha, "She is still in league with Naraku." Kagura smiled, "No, I am not, I want my freedom, so does, Kohaku and Kaana, we want nothing to do Naraku no more."

Inuyasha glared at Kagura and Sesshomaru stared at her. He could tell that she was defiantly was not lying and he could also sense two people closing in on them, and he knew it had something to do with Naraku.

"Kagura, follow me back to the castle, if you try anything..." and Sesshomaru left it there as he turnt around. Kagura nodded while Inuyasha humped and they all head back to the castle with two people trailing far behind.

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Naraku sat brooding in his dark castle. He had no way of telling how these new creations were doing, but, deep inside of him he had a feeling they were going to do well. His plan was continuing to formulate inside his head.

He grinned when he thought of the things he could do with Mai's powers. His niece powers, that he was going to have in his hands, using her as his pawn to world destruction.

He chuckled and stood. "Soon Mai, soon." and he left the room.

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