Chapter 21: Sunlight and Shadow

Kagome looked at herself in the mirror and turned around and looked over her shoulder. She gazed at her new attire that consist of a white knee high summers dress that held a pale pink rose pattern upon it and a pair of white strap sandals on her feet. Her raven hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail tied off in the middle with a flower in the band. Kagome stared at herself with a critical eye, before speaking, "Rin, I think this is a little to much." She said as Rin grinned at Kagome reflection.

"Why, Rin here thinks you look great. Its prefect." She said with a smile as the words "Match marker" ran through her clever mind. Kagome was about to say something when a knock came to the door. "Come in." Rin stated as Kagome flashed her a don't-let-them-in-look.

The door opened

Inu-Yasha stepped in and was about to say something when his eyes lay upon the raven-haired beauty in front of him. He performed a lovely impression of a goldfish as he opened and closed his mouth not able to find the words he wanted to speak.

Of course Rin found very entertaining and watched him with extreme interest. Her chin rested in her hand as her elbow rested upon her crossed legs, she smiled. "Is there something you want, Inu?" Rin asked as she looked towards Kagome who was looking down at her feet, hands behind her back.

Inu-Yasha snapped out of the trans of fishiness, "Huh? Oh, yeah Kagome were leaving, now." He said as he crossed his arms, "Alright." She replied, "Thank you Mrs. Rin." She said and Rin blinked once, twice and then looked at her new friend. "Oh, now please, just call me Rin." She said and then stood up as Inu-Yasha leaves the room and Kagome following. "Hey, you better come back and visit me!" Rin called out as she waved farewell to Kagome. "I will." Kagome said with a wave.

The two proceeded to the door as suddenly a knock came to the door, they stared at it, and the knock came again. "If you don't mind, open that blasted door." Sesshy said with annoyance. Inu-Yasha blinked and then mumbled something as he went to the door and then opened it to reveal.

"Sango!" Kagome cried out and ran to her friend who stood at the door and hugged her. "Hey Kagome." She said with a smile as she leaned on her crutch, Kagome blinked and removed her self from the hug. "Where's Miroku?"

"Oh, he's at the hospital still, he was pretty beat up." Sango says as Inu- Yasha steps up beside Kagome and he stares at Sango. He studies her for a moment, taking in her scent, there was. . . something different about it. Perhaps a new shampoo? That's when Sesshy came to stand by the door and looked at the three friends. "Who is the human?"

"Oh I am sorry, Sessho-maru this is Sango, Sango Sessho-maru, he's Inu- Yasha's elder brother."

"Half." Both brothers said, but Inu-Yasha looked at Sango again, "How'd you get here Sango? I never told you about my brother nor where he lived." He asked as Sesshy then narrowed his eyes catching slowly onto what was happening.

Sango smiled, "I called Nanny and Nankinmai." She said as Kagome blinked, "But Nanny is on vacation in Izumo and Nankinmai is out of town." She said as Inu-Yasha's claws flicked out from his fingertips. "I smell a rat." He mumbles and Sango sighs.

"Baka Inu's." Sango muttered as suddenly the crutch fell away from her and she grabbed Kagome by the arm and jerked her to her and held her tightly as she placed the palm of her hand against Kagomes head. "Sango? Inu-Yasha!" Kagome strutted out as Inu-Yasha took a step forwards as Sango spoke, her voice changing to a deeper tone, her body changing slowly. "Take another step Inu-Yasha and I will kill her." He/she said as the body became more pronounced.

Long black curly hair, the well-built yet lanky body of a male, red eyes and the smirk of one man, one so cruel and malicious and yet sadistic. "Naraku." Inu-Yasha growled which caused Kagome to struggle against Naraku's hold, tears flowing from her eyes as acknowledgement shone in them. "Sango, Miroku! What have you done to them!?" she cried out as Naraku chuckled and whispered into her ear.

"Their having technical difficulties at the moment." He said and then glanced at Inu-Yasha and Sesshy as Naraku then twisted Kagomes head up towards him, never taking his eyes off Inu-Yasha, he kissed her.

Inu-Yasha's eyes shone with rage and he clenched his fist and when he spoke his voice was murderess. "You bastard! You will die by my hands." He growled as Naraku then released his kiss and looked at Sesshy as Rin stepped up to his side only to gasp. "As much as I would love to stay and chit-chat, I must be going now. Ta-ta." He said as suddenly fades away.

Inu-Yasha's eyes widen and he rushes to them. "Kagome!" he cries out and finds himself snatching at thing air. He stood their in shock, in complete shock. She was gone, just like that.

He had broken his promise.

He had broken the very thing that kept her safe.

He had let her down and more over, he let himself down.

He could not protect her.

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"What do you mean! That could be to late you son-of-a-yeah well same to you buddy! Whatever happened to service and protect Eh? EH? What! The bastard hung up on me!" Inu-Yasha yelled out as Sesshy pitched the crown of his nose, "They wont look for hr until 72 hours! That's it! I m going to find her myself like I first planned too!"

"Brother, hold it, you can't just go and kill someone."

"Why not!?"

"Its against the law."

"Screw the law!"

"Fine lets say you kill him then what? You kill more people that worked for him, you get put in jail. Whats that going to do? Would that help the girl?" Sesshy said in a monotone voice and Inu-Yasha said nothing, "Well?" he asked growing impatient, "What do you have in mind?" Inu-Yasha asked.

Suddenly he regretted ever asking that for his elder half brother smiled a large smile which would make anyone or anything quiver wither fear. "I am glad you ask, dear brother."

* * * *** * * * * A/N: And there you have it folks! Now if you just walked down this line, yes that's right, Welcome to the Hover Damn, please keep all hands and feet to yourself or you shall fall to a horrible watery grave. BWHAAHAHAHAHAH!

On May 19-24 I will NOT be able to updated any of my stories because I have to take my Semester's test those days and Drivers Ed, that is like 5 hours long every day that week. So it will be very busy! I will try to updated on the 25 or 26. But until then JA NE!

p.s. I apologizes for this inconvenience.