To add to this, I'll probably get around editing the other chapters to show spacing when the scene shifts to a different point in the story. I did add spacings with a dash in the middle, but for whatever reason it wouldn't stick and jumbled it all together when I actually posted the story. So I'm sorry if its confusing or hard to read.

And again, the thing with Urasana Never happened. Please forgive me for that lol Happy reading (ू•ᴗ•ू❁)

Chapter 5

Inuyasha ran fast through the woods hoping to get as far away from the village as possible. He had done enough damage. And if anyone did go looking for whoever it was he attacked, they'd certainly stumble upon the clearing he so savagely torn apart.

Leaping branch to branch, lunging himself forward with any will he had. Tetsusaiga began pulsing as he grew further away from any people within the surrounding nearby areas.

Tetsusaiga.. Just what the hell is wrong with you?

He landed softly on the ground to examine his sword. It was pulsing strongly now, calling out to him. He hesitated to reach for it, lifting his hand and drawing it forward. Inuyasha gaped at his sword. The aura darkened, burning his hand a bit. The palm seared at the heat and he withdrew it back in. Its energy flowing madly as he did so, almost in a raging fashion.

This was not good he had concluded. His sword had Never done that before.

He grunted, hunching forward onto his knees. His fangs grinded hard against the other teeth as the animal instincts fought to take over. He gripped the sides of his head, mouth agape but no words came out. Saliva pooled outward as he stay there still, eyes clinched tight. This feeling… These emotions that stirred inside of him. Tetsusaiga wasn't trying to keep his demon at bay. It was drawing it out!

Inuyasha opened his eyes again, red seering through lashes. Brows furrowed in pain as he was fighting within himself to take control.

Blood… I want more blood….

These thoughts whispered within as the grip on the sides of his head grew more tense. It was difficult, staying sane. Losing sanity enough to partly hurt Kagome was as far as he'd go to accomplish what he wanted. But to purposely kill somebody was another. To inflict pain without reason. What the hell was the objective in that? Why was tetsusaiga encouraging this?

A sharp sigh came out as he heaved, taking long deep breathes. His mind was subdued for now. The jaw unlocked itself, eyes back to normal.

He focused his vision again, color back to gold with the white appearing besides them.

He shook his head slightly and stood. That was not him. Nor who he wanted to be. And whatever it was, hopefully Totosai could have answers.

Sesshomaru walked stoical back into the village. He was on patrol for any new demons within the area since the priestess had no troubles mistaking one and bringing it into the compound. The same one where Rin was stationed, and that he so rightfully picked due to the safety. But it appears it was growing to not be so anymore due to the foolishness of others.

As he walked, few villagers gave him a scared look and took refuge into their huts. He made no emotion at this, though he did notice. It was strange. They were supposed to be over this fear of him by now.

He continued on his way passing many huts until he got to Rins. Sliding the panel, Jaken sat up abruptly.

"Oh my Lord! Greetings! You are back quite soon from scouting! Anything new?," He asked sheepishly. That boy should've found the girl by now. And without her there was trouble for everyone involved, including him. There was no telling what was to become.

"Where is she?," He stated.

Jaken looked dumbfounded. He was sweating, nerves as to what to say.

"She's uh, swimming! Yes swimming, by the stream! Last seen with Kohaku! He came to visit-" he didn't get to finish before Sesshomaru left.

The sweat rolled off of him, he let out a deep breath of stress. If anyone was to die, he'd sacrifice the boy before losing his own head.

Sesshomaru continued throughout the village. Those who saw either ran inside, or bowed down to him as they should. He paid no mind. First he saw the children. Taking a glance to make sure, she was not with them. Knowing children they change their minds to different activities constantly.

He reached the outskirts of the village to where the meadow and small stream nearby was to be. Though to the end, he can see Kohaku. But no Rin.

His ears perked a bit when he heard the boy shouting Rins name, as if to call her.

Sesshomaru quickened, appearing suddenly behind Kohaku. The boy turned swiftly feeling the breeze behind his neck. Looking up at the man he admired.

"Lord Sesshomaru! Have you found her!," Kohaku asked.

His brows creased at this news.

"Rin? Was she not with you?," He replied.

"No my Lord! I have yet to see her. No one seemed to know where she was. Jaken told me to check here even though this is where I passed to come in… last I heard Lady Kagome was with her. Regardless it's getting late, and I don't think Lady Kagome would keep Rin outside the village past the evening."

The priestess. The useless woman who is absolutely powerless, yet has still chosen to leave the village with a child. Her stupidity knows no bounds.

"Lord Sesshomaru?," Kohaku asked interrupting his thoughts.

The Lord sniffed the air. Turning swiftly, he saw something floating down the stream. He jumped forward, landing in front and picking it up. It was a torn piece of fabric from Rins outfit.

The red began to show in his eyes at the thought of anything bad happening to her, and he dashed out of the water into the nearest woods. Following the bank he picked up her scent quickly.

She was here. In these woods… the woman's is with her as well. Why were they making way into the forest? There was no scent of a demon.

He ran dodging each tree in his way, hopping over root after root. And within the blink of an eye, he was there. In the clearing they last were. Slashes painted the bark around, followed by trees torn to shreds. There was a struggle. He sniffed again. Inuyasha. But something else… he was a demon.

He walked further in smelling the scents along the grass. Bending down, he saw the dents made in the ground by something, followed by small spots of blood. To which he recognized as Rins. Anger grew inside of him. Inuyasha had attacked them while demon.

He continued to smell around.

So it seems he left here in a hurry. And not in the same direction as them. So either he was aware and still left. Or he didn't pickup their scents good enough to follow. Such a pathetic waste he is.

Sesshomaru had two choices. Either go after Inuyasha immediately and kill him for such an offense. Or follow the scent and look for the girls. It was a hard decision as anger was his main factor currently. But he settled on making sure they were okay first, and tredded forward into the overgrown path. He would handle the mutt tomorrow. He steadied forward into the woods only to be stopped by the steep hill in front. And with that, their scents lost.

They fell in. That's how her fabric became lost, flowing into the stream that breaks off of this river.

Kagome carried Rin away from the river bank into the woods a bit for shelter. It'd be best to venture off, considering the nights were chilly and the water would make it a bit worse. She found the clearest spot she could and set her down. The forest floor was of no comfort but it would have to do.

The little girl shivered from her wet clothes. Kagome took notice, though she didn't have much to help. Hers were also wet.

"I'm sorry about all this Rin.. I know you're cold. Lemme make a fire at least."

She got up to begin searching for fire food. The sun was completely set by now. Sight was becoming hard as the dark set in. She could only manage a few small sticks with rocks to spark it. Gathering them all together, she sparked as best she could before blowing. Fire illuminated the trees around, she handled Rin with her beside it.

"Ahh.. My leg really hurts," Rin whined. Kagome looked over at her, gently tugging her leg to see. It was swollen. Hopefully it wouldn't become infected because she had no way of going home for good medicine.

She stood up to look for something to help. "Hang on Rin, I'll see what I can do." For starters she slipped her shirt off and swung it around Rins shoulders, leaving her bare except for the plain white tank top she wore under from her time.

Rin looked at her questionably, she smiled to the girl. "It's okay Rin. I'll be fine. You need to be warm so you don't get sick, just stay by the fire.. It'll dry with the rest of your clothes."

Truth is she was even more freezing now. Goosebumps rose upon her skin as cleavage, arms and shoulders were left naked. She walked over to a near bush and ripped the biggest leaf off.

From there she went a small distance to the river to rinse it, before returning and kneeling over to Rin. Calmly, she wrapped it around the wound on her leg. It wouldn't help much, but at least it wasn't opened to the world for debris to get in.

Rin grimaced. She was cold. And hungry. And hurt. Today wasn't the best of days for all she wanted was her Lord to come and save them.

Kagome sat back next to her. Things were a tad awkward since she never exactly had any alone time with Rin. But the girl was definitely a sweet kid. It was just hard not to feel guilt in moments like this, knowing she was the cause of heartache from the death of Shippo.

In her thoughts, Rin had inched closer and rested her head on Kagomes arm.

She blushed looking down at the child. The poor thing.

"You can get some sleep if you want Rin.. I'll keep watch."

Rin didn't move. She simply whispered, "there is no need, Lord Sesshomaru will come soon. I wanna be up when he gets here."

Kagome didn't answer. How this girl could love a man as harsh as Sesshomaru was beyond her. But she had no parents or home. At least that's all Kagome knew. So in way it wasn't that far fetched.

"May I ask a question Lady Kagome?," She barely asked.

"Uh, yea sure Rin.," She answered.

Rin paused for a moment, unsure if it was appropriate.

"did...did you really Let Shippo die?"

Kagomes eyes grew wide, opening her mouth slightly. She wasn't sure how to answer until Rin continued.

"When I heard, I asked my Lord what happened. But he told me it wasn't my concern to know since I was just a kid… but Master Jaken told me it was your fault. That you let him die."

Kagome was shocked. Did Jaken really tell her that? How could this little girl accuse her of such? And lastly, how on earth could she even answer that to a child. It angered her, but she didn't show it. Not like she could snap at a kid.

"It's not at all what you think Rin…I didn't mean for it to happen."

"I think I know that now...that it wasn't true. Though i did believe it, until today really," She said softly. "If it were true, you would've let me drown... But you didnt. You saved me. Risked your life for me. I also know how hurt you were from it, even though you haven't shown it."

Shocked was an understatement. This girl was so attentive. And under that happy and excited exterior, held a large bit of sadness that never showed. How much did she truly suffer without showing?

Kagome swallowed, thinking carefully before answering. In a way a child could understand. Truth is at the time she had been so depressed, missing her family. Sota wasnt far from graduating, and apparently he had a girlfriend even. With Inuyasha being in such a dark place over Kikiyo, he didn't want to be apart of anything she did. And after their final battle with Naraku she thought they were an official couple. But clearly he thought otherwise. She felt betrayed. Lead on. All the things that were true yet unspoken.

Her final straw was when her family told her about a graduation ceremony, followed by a party for Sota.

Feeling too guilty to leave Inuyashas side, she stayed. Later he found her sitting outside the hut in an obvious gloomy state.

Wondering what was wrong, she had told him. All he did was huff and reply, "well that was stupid of you. I don't need you by my side all the time Kagome. And if you haven't noticed, I kinda wanna be alone…"

It absolutely broke her heart. How stupid she had been for that. Yet even then, she'd still continue to eavesdrop on his secret meetings with Kikiyo. It killed her even more. That of all they had been through and the shit she endured for him, he was never open like that with her. Not to mention Kikiyo was dead. There was no one there to answer him. But she was… she was there, waiting. Seeking him… live and in the flesh. It wasn't good enough for him.

Her attention snapped back to Rin, noticing she was now staring.

"Rin… my mind wasn't in a good spot when that happened. I was, super sad. And when you're in such a vulnerable state, it's real easy for bad people or demons to take advantage of that. So that's what happened. I didn't know, and I should've. I'm s-sorry Rin. I know you loved Shippo…" It was the best way she could answer in her opinion.

The answer didn't seem to appeal her though. Rins face grew sadder if anything. Kagome felt guilty again, not sure what to do.

"Don't worry though Rin, I'm okay now! And I wouldn't let anything happen to you. I promise."

The frown left her face, but she didn't smile either. She sat staring into the fire. Almost like she was mulling over what Kagome had just said. If it was good enough. It wasnt pondered on much as she began to yawn, eyes closing from exhaustion.

Kagome felt that definitely. Her body screamed for rest just the same.

"Sleep Rin, Lord Sesshomaru will be here soon.. When he comes I'll wake you. Promise."

It seemed good enough for her, as Rin closed her eyes. Head very slowly falling into Kagomes lap, nudging her way in. She lifted her arm, bringing it over to drape across Rins back. Breathes turned shallow as sleep crept up.

Kagome sat awake and alone. Bags formed under her eyes as all she wanted to do was join the girl.

I sure could use a hot bathe for once.. My hair stinks. She thought to herself. Of all the things she missed and took for granted in her time. Surely she would gain passage through the well in no time.

Night time had settled in as Sesshomaru still leapt through the air in search of the girls. They could not have gone that far. But it had been a few hours now, and even a demon so powerful as himself could not help to feel a bit worried.

Maybe they did make it out, only to be devoured by a demon. That would explain why he hadn't smelled anymore of Rins blood since. Or they simply didn't, and drowned, carrying the bodies throughout the strong current.

These negative thoughts were putting him in an extremely irritable mood. On the other hand he couldn't help but blame himself for ever leaving her in a human village. Putting trust in humans was simply foolish he concluded.

Things wouldn't be as bad if he knew Kagome still had her powers. She was pathetic and weak in his eyes. But the very least he knew she could've healed Rin if anything bad happened, that he knew actually did.

His thoughts were put to a sudden halt as he picked up a scent.

Inuyasha.

Sesshomarus speed increased immediately as he dove through the forest. Rushing violently within its bonds, he located the exact spot Inuyasha was and jumped out of the woods. He flew up high as possible, arched one of his claws and came back down. Eyes pierced on the blur of red he saw still sprinting.

Inuyasha stopped when he smelled Sesshomaru. He was coming, and fast. Whipping around he was only a second too late, as his brothers claws slashed overwhelmingly through the flesh of his chest. He screamed out as he flew, smashing into a few trees and landing against the side of a cliff. He slide down. The aura Sesshomaru let out was enormous, anger filled pulsating throughout the air around him. It made it hard for him to even attempt to stand. But that decision was made quick before he dove to the right, dodging another attack.

Sesshomaru pierced the stone, cracking the entire cliff and sending it all shattering to the ground.

Inuyasha watched, horror seeped inside when his brother slowly turned around. Red eyes were not needed, the gold orbs were glowing fiercely so more than he had ever seen. Such passion ranted out of the expression he wore.

He's gunna kill me. I've never seen him look at me like that.. He must've smelled the blood on me.

"Pay attention Inuyasha, I want to see your eyes looking back at me as I claw them out of your skull."

Those words did something to him, for Tetsusaiga began pulsing again. The burning sensation from before was back in full force. And he was terrified if whether or not he should draw his sword. But if he didn't, Sesshomaru was for sure going to kill him.

His body burned with a hateful energy surrounding him. Throwing his head back he screeched in agnoy. Eyes turning red again, this time there was no fighting it.

I'm… too scared to fight back. I don't wanna die..

His mind went black.

Like that, Inuyasha allowed himself to become a full demon. Only with this new addition added, since Tetsusaiga had also become darkened like it's owner. He sharply drew his sword and aimed the tip at Sesshomaru. It's aura glowed dark, calling out for violence. To ravage the man in front of him, foe or friend.

Sesshomaru was waiting. He now had the proof he needed.

Half brother. You have allowed your human emotions to dictate what you are. All over a human woman. How pitiful.