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*I lost her. How could I have lost her? I'm a failure. ~Sigh~ Lily. * Trunks silently berated himself. He was sitting on the ruble of the roof with his head in his hands. Gohan and Vegeta stood by a wall across from Trunks. Vegeta's arms were crossed on his chest. He was also angry with himself. Out of all the Z fighters Lily was the only one he cared for. Bulma was the mother of his child but, damn was she annoying! Lily was sweet, interesting, and powerful. Gohan was in shock. He knew Lily could take care of herself and she didn't need him to protect her *what the hell!? This morning I was telling myself I had to protect her! She was unconscious for God's sake! Mom's going to absolutely kill me!* Gohan looked at Trunks. He knew Trunks thought it was his entire fault. " So, what are we going to do?" ~~~~~***~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~***~~~~ Lily woke up groggily, " Oh god my head is killing me. Mom! Dad!" Lily finally opened her eyes, "Aaaaahhhhhh!!! This isn't my room. Oh my God that wasn't a dream?" She ran onto a balcony and looked out to see a lush forest. " No it definitely wasn't a dream." She looked around again and this time found a door, "I can't stay here. Maybe I should bring string or something." *Okay, that was a stupid remark* She walked towards the door and pushed it open. Lily walked down many hallways. Most of the halls were either long corridors or half windows and half doors. She tried opening all the doors. Every room was different, most looked like bedrooms, all furnished with beautiful feudal furniture. Final she reached a fork in the halls. She slowly walked down the hall on her left. At the end of the hall was a very large door. *Looks interesting should I go in or should I not. It looks like something dangerous in there. Cool! * And with that she went in. The door slammed behind her and she looked into a beautiful garden. "Wow, it's beautiful. I've never seen anything like it in my life." Lily wandered around stopping at some of her favorite flowers or flowers that were so weird and beautiful they needed closer examination. Finally she walked into a rose garden. Every rose was perfect. Not one was welting or dead. Lily stood speechless for a while. Then she smiled an enormous smile and ran into the rose garden, giggling like a schoolgirl. She danced around in a circle letting the sun bathe her face and it's warmth washing over her. Soon she became so dizzy she fell to the ground, laughing all the way. Little did she know that as she did all this, someone was watching her. Sesshoumaru looked down at the girl he had just captured. He smiled a faint smile as he watched her swirl around and finally fall, obviously enjoying herself. He couldn't help himself smile wider as he heard her laugh. Jaken watched his master. What was wrong with him, first he keeps that obnoxious brat Rin, now this girl? Was that a smile he saw on the demons face? The only time Sesshoumaru smiled was if he was causing pain. "Master, what do you plan to do to this girl?"

"Use her as I wish to." With that Sesshoumaru jumped down from the balcony only to land behind the girl in question.

Lily immediately sensed someone behind her and stood up in a fighting stance. "Who are you? What do you want?"

Sesshoumaru smiled "Your awareness surprises me. Most humans wouldn't know I was there until my claws are dug into their backs. But then it's too late for them to do anything about it." He casually walked over to her. "And standing like that isn't the best way to get acquainted, now is it? I won't hurt you, you have my word." Lily slowly relaxed "How do I know I can trust you word?"

Sesshoumaru smiled again, "Because if I want you dead I would have done it by now. Or when you were sleep."

Lily remembered the speed he showed when she was attacked. "~Sigh~ whatever, looks like I have no choice. And I believe I was unconscious, not asleep." Lily sat down.

Sesshoumaru smiled and walked over to her side. "Won't you have a sit, Milord?"

Sesshoumaru looked at her "No need for formalities. Please, just call me Sesshoumaru." He said with a slight smile.

Lily Smiled "I'm Liliana Stephanie Son, but everyone calls me Lily." Both sat in a companionable silence. Finally, Lily broke the silence "Where am I, just so I know?" Sesshoumaru smiled "You are in my domain, Mushin[AN I can't remember the actual name, I'm guessing. I think it's right, if not tell me, arigatou!] Domain Japan. And these are the warring state years."

Lily gazed at him in disbelief. "But how is that possible. That's in the past?"

Sesshoumaru looked at her "Personally, I have no clue how it is I came to you. Or how we came back here." The conversation continued for hours, both becoming fast friends. Sesshoumaru was intrigued by Lily's smile. Jaken was disgusted. What was wrong with this Lord? Finally he couldn't take looking at them anymore. He walked down from the balcony and made his way to the garden. Lily was curious about Sesshoumaru and everything about him. He had explained that everyone in his castle could easily stop a human, mostly by killing them with a mere thought. He also explained Jaken's power to her. When Lily shuddered Sesshoumaru assured her that no one would kill her unless HE ordered it. Sesshoumaru smiled, "It's time for dinner. Shall we go?" Lily smiled as she took his arm "Yes, we shall." After that day, it became a ritual for them to sit out if the Rose garden and talk.

*~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~~***~ A few days later~***~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~* "You seem to care about Rin very much Sesshoumaru-san. Don't most demons, full demons, hate humans?"

"Yes, to both, I do care about Rin very much. She saved my life once. And most demons don't care about humans, not necessarily hate them. My father was one of the greatest demons alive and he married a human princess. And you don't have to call me Sesshoumaru-san. Sesshoumaru or anything else informal is fine by me. I would appreciate it. I believe I've been saying that for a while now"

Lily smiled "As you wish my lord, it's just a habit. Anyway, your father.what happened to him? And your mother? I have a feeling she isn't the human princess. " She giggled jokingly.

Sesshoumaru smiled, "No, you're right. My mother was a demoness. She died in combat with a rival demon. She died doing the one thing she loved most. My father died protecting my human stepmother from her village. They should have been proud that their princess was married to the Great Demon Lord Inu Youkai!" Sesshoumaru was visibly anger.

"So.you live here alone?" "Not alone. I have my servants, Jaken, and Rin. And now you're here." He stated as he continued to look out over the garden at the setting sun.

"You mean to keep me here.forever?"

"No, not until I realize why I felt compelled to find you."

"But what about my---"

"My Lord, I have terrible news," Jaken announced cutting Lily off, "Your half brother has been sighted on the edge of your domain. What do you wish to do?"

Sesshoumaru stood up "What do I always try to do to that useless pup?" And with that he accepted the armor Jaken offered and started to leave the garden.

"Wait! Sesshoumaru, what's going on?" Lily earnestly begged as she jumped up and grabbed his shoulder.

Sesshoumaru looked down at her and smiled stating softly "It's something I have to take care of. I'll be back shortly." And then he disappeared.

Jaken chuckled. Lily looked at him inquisitively. "The master might like you, but I hate you with a passion. I hate all humans. The master won't miss you."

Lily became confused. "What are you talking about?"

Jaken laughed, "Don't you get it. I'm going to kill you. Inu-Yasha isn't even close to here. So, Goodbye Human!" with that Jaken lunged at Lily.

Lily screamed and jumped over the little demon. She kicked Jaken in the back of the head and ran out of the garden. Somehow Lily found her way out of the castle. She ran till everything became a blur. She finally reached a road before she collapsed, to exhausted to move. * I shouldn't rest in the middle of the road. Jaken might find me. Maybe Sesshoumaru will find me instead, but I'm so tired, maybe a little nap just a little nap.*

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Inu Yasha was pissed off again. The little Kitsune cub was beginning to irritate him more then usual. He let out a huge sigh, trying to keep his rage suppressed a little longer. Then the annoying little creature jumped on his shoulder. "Hey Inu Yasha, when are we going to stop? Kagome looks really tired."

"Feh, we stop when we get to a village, there's one about a mile or two away." The half dog demon said quietly.

Shippo looked at him "But It's almost night fall, Kagome's tired, and I'm hunger! Can't we take a little rest?" Inu Yasha was about to hit the Fox demon when he caught a faint smell of his brother. He immediately stopped.

Kagome, not really paying attention, bumped into him. "Oh! Gomen Nasai Inu Yasha, wasn't paying attention and.. what's wrong?"

"Something's close. We'll camp here." Inu Yasha stated quietly.

"I'll find the fire wood!" Kagome smiled and cried out as she walked off. "Baka! Get back here!" Inu Yasha shouted at her a few minutes later when he realized she wasn't there. He ran in the direction Kagome had taken with Shippo tightly grabbing his kimono.

Kagome walked idly, looking around, when she saw a glimpse of blonde hair. "Oh Gods!" she yelled as she ran to the fallen person. Kagome kneeled down by the girl.

Lily rolled over and opened her eyes. "Kagome?" She asked. "It's you! Oh my God! Another HUMAN from MY time!" Lily hugged the confused Kagome.

"Lily, what are you doing here? How did you get here? What in the world is going on? Did you come through the well too?" Kagome asked.

"Well? What well Kagome-Chan? This demon, Sesshoumaru, and then his creepy little minion, Jaken, kidnapped me, but then Jaken tried to kill me so I ran away. I wouldn't have been able to if Sesshoumaru hadn't gone looking for his half brother." Then she heard a yell in the background.

"Kagome no baka! Are you crazy? What in the seven hells do you think your doing running off in my bastard brother's domain? He could kill you!" Inu Yasha stopped when he saw the girl hugging Kagome. "Who the hell are you," Inu Yasha sniffed the air "And why do you smell like him and Jaken?" Lily looked at him oddly.

Kagome answered for her "Inu Yasha, this is my friend, Lily, SheGoesToMySchool, AndSheWasKidnappedBySesshoumaru,ButSheRanAwayWhenJakenTriedToKillHerBecauseS esshoumaruWentToLookForYou." Everyone looked at Kagome as she finished her rushed explanation.

"What did she say, Inu Yasha?" Asked little Shippo.

"Ahh, how cute!" Lily shrieked as she looked at Shippo. Shippo, who loved attention, jumped off Inu Yasha's shoulder and sat in Lily's lap. Lily hugged him and started to scratch his ear.

"How did you get here? Sesshoumaru's castle is at least 50 miles from here." Inu Yasha stated. "I ran," Lily simply answered. [AN: Okay, I know most people could do that, but you got to remember, she's Goku's daughter!]

Kagome face faulted "You RAN!? ALL THAT WAY!?"

Lily slowly nodded. " Yeah, but it doesn't matter! I didn't know what to do. That thing was about to kill me; I don't know how far I ran. I just want to go home!" Tear streaked down her chin. Shippo stood up in her lap and wiped them away with the tip of his tail, relieving a small smile as his reward along with a kiss on the cheek.

"You just want to go home?"

"Of course Kagome-Chan, you know how my mom is. She's probably scared out of her wits. Not to mention poor Gohan! And Trunks! And Daddy! And Vegeta even! Mom is probably bitching out Daddy and breaking everything in sight!"

"I know how you feel."

"How did you get here Kagome-Chan? How did you travel to the past and met up with this demons?"

"It's a long story."

"I love stories Kagome-Chan."

Inu Yasha grumbled, "We should go back to camp."

"I can make dinner!" Shouted Lily.

"Hooray! I love your cooking Lily-Chan!" Both girls giggled as Kagome started her story.

~***~Many hours later~***~

"No wonder you were always gone from school! I never believed that you where sick with all those weird diseases. Inu Yasha, why do you hate Sesshoumaru? He was nice to me. He acted so sweet. I don't understand. He mentioned a half brother, but nothing about him. " Ask Lily. Shippo hide under Kagome's arm and Kagome eyes widened. Inu Yasha Jumped down from the tree branch to stare at Lily. "You dare ask me a question like that?"

Lily looked scared. "I was only asking." She replied quietly. "I mean you two are brothers, and usually brothers get along."

Inu Yasha looked at Lily "For years he has tried to kill me, as a child he tortured me. And when my parents died he kicked me out of my home and had me live like a beast in the woods."

Lily gasped, " I'm so sorry Inu Yasha, I didn't mean to bring up bad memories or anything I didn't know. Gomen Nasai." She bowed her head to let him know she was being sincere. Inu Yasha looked away towards the moon; soon it would be the new moon, and the time Inu Yasha was must vulnerable. He would be human soon.

"Inu Yasha, do you think we should head back to the village? Maybe Kaede- san needs help." Voiced the Kitsune, hoping to break the silence.

"I totally agree. And maybe we can get you home, Lily. You can see that totally HOT Trunks! God he's SO KAWAII!"

Lily giggled. " He IS cute. But I really miss my family. I know mom is giving hell to all of them." A faint smile crossed her face. * I wonder what's going on there right now. * ~~~~~***~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~***~~~~



For the Author: Well? How was it? You people need to review more! And Just to keep in mind, Lily is showing odd moments of faster speed and strength, she just doesn't realize it yet. It will come in handy later = ^. ~ =