It's been a while since I was able to write a chapter for this story but here's a quick one for you guys! I'm hoping to have this once finished soon because I would much rather work on the prologue for this story. I hope you enjoy it and tell me what you think! New chapter will be up soon!

~Happy Reading


It's been almost two days since Kikyo's departure to the afterlife, two whole days where the once great priestess no longer wandered the world; the land now vacant from her power. Inuyasha sighed as he threw the last batch of dirt upon the shallow grave fully erasing the white and red clothing, the cloth fully encased in soil as a final resting place for the fallen woman. With a grunt the half demon struck the shovel into the dirt and stood over the freshly ground soil. Yellow eyes trace over the earth in hopes of seeing something that showed life of the being who was departed but yet, all he saw was a hole in the ground; a hole that he created.

"I know I've asked you before Kikyo, please forgive me." His heart sang with grief as a shaky breath blew past his lips. "You needed me and yet I couldn't save you." He sniffed as the tight and burning sensation bit at his throat. "I let you down once more but I won't fail again."

"No. . . I won't fail anyone again."

"Inuyasha?" A soft call brought him from his thoughts and upon looking over his shoulder he saw kagome standing there, arms crossed at her belly and forlorn eyes gazing into his golds with beautiful sympathy.

"I thought I'd come check on you." She stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with the half demon and gazed upon the freshly dug grave and offered a small prayer for the being it was dug for. "You've been distant for the past couple of days."

He nodded and looked upon her with a small yet sad smile. "I had a few things to think about." Once he finished his sentence Kagome saw his face take on a new expression that left her confused but waited until he spoke once more.

"She appeared to me again." He whispered but Kagome still caught it and it startled her for a moment.

"Was it Kikyo?" She asked and kept her face drawn in confusion when she saw Inuyasha shake his head before gazing upward to the sky.

"No, I saw her, the red haired woman that I told you about when Kagura died. She appeared when Kikyo was dying and they spoke." Inuyasha's voice took on a light tone and Kagome continued to listen.

"Kikyo asked her to watch over us for her, guide when she could not anymore; it like she was waiting for her before she finally crossed over, like she had to speak to her one more time." Inuyasha gently took kagome's hand and guided them to the ground where they sat before the grave comfortably and Inuyasha continued.

"There was a story in the western lands from years and years ago, quite a while before I was born actually. My father told my mother and then she told me it once before she died and it has to do with Sesshomaru."

Kagome raised an eyebrow. "What does Sesshomaru have to do with anything that's happened? I understand he's your brother but he hasn't exactly been an ally these past few years."

"Will ya just let me get to my point?" Inuyasha snapped and upon seeing her sigh and nod, he continued.

"My mother was frightened of Sesshomaru, terrified of ever meeting him and never wanted to cross his path from all the stories she had heard of him, of his ruthlessness and hatred of humans. My father however, told her a story that he had kept to himself for many years of a secret the West once protected."

Inuyasha sighed. "All I can remember for sure was that there was a human servant that worked for my father, a kind woman who for the first time had showed the western demons how selfless and kind a human could be. She captured Sesshomaru's attention, just like I did with Kikyo and they developed a relationship over time."

"So you're saying that Sesshomaru was in love with a human!?" Kagome gasped and stared wide eyed at Inuyasha. "That's entirely not like your brother."

Inuyasha shrugged. "I don't believe they were 'in love' per say but they were close and upon her death, Sesshomaru was never the same and has been the way he is now since then."

Kagome hummed and thought for a moment. "How did she die? If she was human she must have grown old and died naturally."

"I don't remember how mother said she died but it changed Sesshomaru for the worse so it must not have been pleasant. When Kagura was killed she appeared in the field, looking to the sky like she was saying goodbye and once she turned and saw me, she smiled before turning around and followed behind Sesshomaru then disappeared."

Inuyasha furred his eyebrows together before rubbing at his tired eyes. "When I saw her face it was like I was looking at someone I had not seen in a long time but I have no idea who she is but I know her, Isn't that odd?"

"It's like déjà vu in a sense, you feel like you've seen her before but don't remember where, it is kind of odd. Did she speak to you at all once Kikyo died?"

Inuyasha rubbed his face and sighed. "No not much but she said that Sesshomaru and I are not all that different than we think and that there is a pain he wouldn't wish upon anyone. He may not show it at all but he has hurt and felt the pain I have, he just will not admit it."

A thought struck Inuyasha. "I think that that woman with the red hair is the woman from the story my father told my mother, the woman who worked for him centuries ago; the woman who grew close to Sesshomaru. I just don't understand why she's made herself known to me now if she's been here all this time." Inuyasha waved his arm around for emphasis and waited for Kagome to speak.

"Kikyo was brought back by a witch to be controlled but found a purpose to complete over the years, maybe this woman has a purpose to fulfil and can't pass on until it is completed, it's called having unfinished business."

Inuyasha sighed and shrugged for the millionth time this day. "I don't know, maybe but I just don't know what purpose she could have but I have a feeling we will be running into Sesshomaru more often."

"Do you think Sesshomaru is aware of her? Aware that you have been able to see her?" Kagome asked.

"I highly doubt it, he's so deaf to everything around him that I wouldn't be surprised if he isn't aware of her at all but I suppose we will see eventually." With that Inuyasha stood and held his hand out for Kagome to grasp.

"We better head back and get ready to press on; we have a purpose to finish."

Kagome smiled and with a slap of her hand in Inuyasha's, she was pulled to her feet and they left the small grave to walk back toward their group who stood patiently waiting and ready to get going on their quest.