Thanks for the votes, and if you voted for A, you win! This time, in addition to voting,

try solving a problem. I'll tell you more at the end. Okay, I don't own any of the Inuyasha cast,

and I never will.

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Following Sesshoumaru and Miroku



"Okay, think, think, think. I know." thought Kagome to herself as she thought of how to

get away from her stepmother, sister, and brother without them asking to much questions.

"Sarah-sama!" called Kagome as she quickly, but neatly wrote a letter.

"What?" asked Sarah, really pissed off that Kagome had interrupted her conversation

with Bella.

"Bella just received a letter from a far away village." replied Kagome as she handed Sarah

the letter. (Sarah doesn't know Kagome can write letters. Most girls don't get any education, so

Sarah believes her.)

Sarah read the letter and gasped. Bella came in and read the letter. (Bella got education,

so don't start.)

Dear Bella-sama,

My son has seen the beauty of you on the way back to our village. My son is the captain

of the eastern army, and asks for your daughters hand in marriage. If you agree, send a servant

over to make arrangements.

"Mother, I'm getting married." stated Bella. (She isn't very bright is she?)

"That's wonderful! Kagome, prepare to leave. (She isn't very bright either is she?)

"Why?" asked Kagome, though she knew perfectly what Sarah was talking about.

"It says in the letter to send a servant to make arrangements." stated Bella impatiently.

"But it may take months to get there." said Kagome, hiding a smile.

"I don't care! Just don't mess up when you get there, understand?"

"Yes, Bella."

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"So we're heading for the capitol?" asked Miroku.

"Yes, if Inuyasha is not there, we will search elsewhere." replied Sesshoumaru, though

his mind was thinking of a certain girl. "Why am I thinking about a human?" Sesshoumaru asked

himself.

"Because she is beautiful, kind, and has a really enticing scent unlike other humans."

replied Miroku.

"Huh, did I say that out loud?"

"You definitely did, milord."

"I must be losing it."

"No, Sesshoumaru, don't deny it. Tell the truth, what do you think of her?"

"She is a human."

"Come on, please?"

"I'll say this much, she is prettier than the average human, and has a really nice scent.

Now stop bugging me so I can think."

"Think, think about Kagome?"

"Mi-ro-ku, one more nonsense out of you and your dinner."

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Kagome finally closed the door and heaved a big sigh. "They are so annoying! Man, they

reminded me not to mess up every ten seconds. Can't a girl have some peace and quiet for

once?" Kagome quickly began her trip to the capitol, hopping the two demons will survive until

she reaches them.

Sarah had given Kagome money for the trip and some really nice kimonos, as to not

embarrass her. Kagome was currently wearing a blue kimono with white flowers adorning it.

Even though the kimono wasn't all that beautiful, Kagome looked almost heavenly.

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"So, you guys are searching for a guinea pig?" asked Sango.

"Yes." replied Alan and Brendan, who decided to join Sango on her trip for the time

being. They continued to talk when Alan suddenly stopped and put a hand out to stop the rest of

the group.

"Alan, what's wrong?" asked Brendan.

"Brendan, you are a pathetic excuse for a demon, especially a royal one."

"What is that suppose to mean?"

"Well, listen."

Brendan concentrated until he heard footsteps coming closer to them at a quick pace. "I

hear it, someone is coming."

Minutes later, a image of a young girl came into view. Kagome saw a demon

exterminator and two demons, but ignored it, even though she thought it was weird to see a

demon exterminator and two demons be friends.

"Stop!" called Sango when Kagome raced passed them without another glance. Kagome

stopped, and turned around to face Sango.

"What is it? I have to go."

"Where are you going in such a rush?" asked Sango.

"I need to get to the capitol, and fast!"

"Why?" asked Brendan.

"Because if I don't, two demons are going to die!"

"That's weird." stated Alan. "Why would you, a human, worry about the safety of

demons?"

"Because they saved my life."

"Now it is just getting stranger." stated Sango, "A demon, saved you."

"I don't have time to talk, I got to go."

"Wait!" called Sango. "Why don't you join me? I am also going to the capitol."

"What!" exclaimed Brendan.

"Are you nuts?" asked Alan, "Don't you guys know that the demons there love to ask you

questions that are impossible to answer? And if you answer wrong, or can't answer at all, you

die!"

"Really?" asked Sango with disbelief. "Do you know this?"

Kagome nodded her head. The three stared at her in shock. "Then I am definently going."

stated Sango.

"Why?" asked Brendan again.

"I am a demon exterminator, and I will not allow demons to harm anyone. What is your

name?"

"Kagome."

"Okay, lets go!"

"Wait!" called Alan. "You guys aren't leaving me out of the fun."

"No!" stated Brendan. "It's to dangerous. Father will be furious. And I know your

bro...Hey, wait for me!" called Brendan when he noticed everyone was already gone and he was

standing in the middle of the road by himself.

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"I have a sinking feeling that father and Sesshoumaru are going to kill me." said Inuyasha

to himself.

"Then go home." replied Lily, who seemed to come out of nowhere.

"I would have, if you weren't here!"

"Why are you blaming me?"

"Because if you weren't here, I would have had time to spend with Kikyou alone and I

would have left two days ago.

"So, you're in love with Kikyou."

"Who said so?"

"You did."

"W-what?"

"You're in love with Kikyou."

"No I'm not!"

"Fine, but you can't lie to yourself."

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"Halt!" called the gate guard. Sesshoumaru and Miroku stopped, and got ready to fight, if

need be. "You can not go farther until you pass milord's test."

"What test?" asked Miroku.

"That will be decided by Milord. He is on a trip, so wait at that inn with the others." said

the guard as he pointed to a beautiful, big inn. Sesshoumaru nodded his head, but was furious

inside.

"How long will we have to wait?" asked Miroku.

"Until sundown."

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"What is taking them so long!?" asked Inutaisho to no one in particular.

"Milord, why are you so anxious?" asked Myouga, his advisor and servant.

"I need that back here to discuss the war."

"Milord, do you have a plan?"

"Yes, but it will require time, a lot of time."

"Can you please tell me?"

"Well, have you heard about the jewel princesses?"

"Milord, you couldn't be thinking on searching for them, are you?"

"Yes I am, they are said to have great power, and combined, they are unstoppable."

"That's right, but according to my knowledge, they have disappeared a long time ago.

Searching for them would be futile."

"Why?"

"Their jewel on their foreheads will not appear until they have fully mastered their

power."

"What?! This wasn't written in the scroll!"

"As many things aren't written in the scroll."

"So basically, they are impossible to find."

"Not impossible, but hard."

"Explain."

"Well, the six princesses(I know there's seven, but in the scrolls there is only six.

Remember Lily's master wanted the fourth to be erased from history.) have symbols on their

backs that will identify them."

"So, then I will just have to have Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, and my army to search girls

with symbols on their back."

"There are many flaws."

"Why?"

"One, the princes and your army are male. The princesses are female. Two, the princesses

were scattered and could be in the south, north, and eastern lands. Third, from my knowledge,

they are human, which adds to the population of the search. Fourth, the symbols can not be seen

until the princesses show strong emotion, as in love, willing to die for the one they love. Worry,

scared for the death of close friends or family. Sadness, wounded emotionally and wants to

commit suicide. Hate, wants to kill the enemy, and will do anything to do so."

"Argh! Forget it! We'll talk more about it after my sons return."

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Sesshoumaru and Miroku waited for their test. The noble was passing out riddles,

puzzles, and all sorts of stuff. Finally, it was Sesshoumaru and Miroku's turn.

The noble motioned to his servants, who came quickly pushing a statue in. "Tell me how

much this weighs, you can not use a scale, and you can not lift the statue off this cart."

Miroku opened his mouth and stated, "That's impossible! How am I suppose to tell how

much that weighs without lifting it and using a scale?"

"That is your problem, not mine. If you can't answer it, you will leave your head here. If

you answer correctly, you may leave unharmed." Then he walked into the center of the room and

announced. "All of you have three days. At the sundown of the third day and you can't answer it,

you will die! Now enjoy your stay, and try not to stress to much."

The noble left chuckling loudly. As soon as he was out of sight, everyone hurried to their

rooms and tried to solve their test.

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***The afternoon of the third day***



"Finally!" cried Sango, "We're here!" Sango turned to Kagome, who had become her best

friend, only to find she wasn't there. Sango began to panic, but when she saw Kagome talking to

the guard, she sighed a relief.

Sango, Alan, and Brendan walked toward Kagome when they were suddenly ushered into

a inn. "Hey let go!" screamed Brendan at the top of his lungs. Kagome and Sango winced and

covered their ears at the loud sound, but Alan fell to the floor howling in pain because a demon's

ears are a lot more sensitive.

Everyone poked their head out of their rooms and shouted, "Shut-up, we are trying to

think here." Then they closed their doors and returned to their thinking.

Sesshoumaru and Miroku hearing the loud racket came out and looked. They were

shocked to see Kagome, another girl, and two demons. When Kagome saw Sesshoumaru and

Miroku she rushed toward them and hugged Sesshoumaru tightly around the waist and started

crying. "I-I'm so h-happy your s-safe." choked out Kagome between sobs.

Sango walked over and said, "You must be Sesshoumaru and Miroku. Kagome has told

me all about you guys, and she has been worried about your safety for days now. She could not

eat and sleep properly, worried that you guys were dead."

"I'm so honored that you care about me." cried Miroku. "Aren't you going to give me a

hug too?"

Kagome finally released a stunned Sesshoumaru and replied, "No, no matter how much I

care about you, I still don't trust your hand."

"What's wrong with his hand?" asked Sango confused.

"Oh, this is Sango, Alan, and Brendan." introduced Kagome as she pointed to each one.

They talked about their trip as Sesshoumaru was lost in his own thought. "This human, she just

hugged me, and told me she was happy that I was safe. She is so strange, most humans would

have ran away screaming. When she hugged me, I could feel her fear slowly ebb away. What is

this strange feeling?"

Sesshoumaru was knocked out of his thoughts when the noble began speaking, "What do

we have here? A demon exterminator, two demons, and a beautiful human."

Sesshoumaru, without thinking stepped in front of Kagome. This did not go unnoticed.

"So, you know each other?"

"Yes." replied Kagome, and surprisingly no fear was evident at all.

"Then you guys can work on the same test." stated the noble as he repeated the test. "Tell

me how much this weighs," he said pointing to the statue on the cart, " you can not use a scale,

and you can not lift the statue off this cart. Also, I want to know your relationship."

Kagome smirked at the test. "This is to easy." thought Kagome. Kagome was snapped

back to reality when the noble asked for their relationship.

"Me?"

"No, all of you."

"Well, I-I um I am..."

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Cast your vote. Remember each choice has its own reply from the noble. Think wisely.

How should Kagome be related to them.

Sesshoumaru's...

A.) Sister

B.) Cousin

C.) Sister-in-law

D.) Fiancee

Miroku's

E.) Sister

F.) Cousin

G.) Sister-in-law

H.) Fiancee

Now can any of you answer the riddle? If you get it right, I will put your name on my next

chapter. There could be more then one way to solve it. I don't know. But there is at least one

way. Try, don't be embarrassed if you get it wrong. I get things wrong all the time. The truth, I

don't know the answer. Dragonlady came up with this, and she has the answer.