Disclaimer: Characters of Inuyasha Belong to the talented Rumiko Takahashi so don't waste your time trying to sue me. -_-"

Yeah my first real chapter ^^ Some of you may have been wondering in the prologue if Kikyo could really steal a living soul, and I would like to point out in the graphic novel# 12 Kikyo has her insects steal the soul out of one of Naraku's guards to escape. Therefore there may be OOC in this but that is not a part of it.

Undead Hearts Cannot Be Broken

By: Ryuu Girl

*~*~*Ch.1 An Icy Premonition*~*~*

Something did not feel right. Sesshoumaru breathed in the scents brought to him by a passing breeze, which lingered long enough to dance in his hair before roving back into the night. He detected the scents of several weaker youkai in the area, which served him and the calming scent of his forest. There was nothing in particularly strange and yet the lord of the Western Lands felt as restless as a caged animal. An inner feeling warned him of something approaching, keeping him tense and alert. He sniffed again, this time detecting the faint traces of winter. The Demon Lord looked up and saw dark clouds threatening to engulf the full moon. The waning moonlight delicately outlined his sinfully beautiful demonic features before slowly disappearing behind the clouds. Sesshoumaru stood still upon his balcony that overlooked the Western Lands and watched the sky darken. He surveyed the lands meticulously and took one last sniff at the passing breeze before turning away satisfied and returned to his chamber. Behind him the snow began to gently fall, covering the land with a pure blanket of white.

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"Shippou duck!" Kagome yelled.

The young kitsune instantly dropped to the snow to avoid the frozen missile. He quickly formed a snowball of his own and threw it at Miroku. Miroku dodged it and looked quite smug until Sango whacked him in the back of the head with her own snowball.

"Itai.That was quite uncalled for. Attacking a man from behind Sango, really."

Sango merely laughed at threw another at Kagome. Kagome squeaked and ducked before retaliating.

Kagome was introducing the gang to the art of Snowball fights while Inuyasha merely snorted and jumped up in the God Tree to take a nap. It wasn't exactly a necessary skill for battle, but everyone could use a break after their non-stop trek for the shards. Sango was catching on fast and proved to be quite the formidable enemy, and Miroku was matching every shot blow for blow. Only poor Shippou was having trouble making snowballs with his tiny paws. Miroku looked up at the scowling hanyou sitting in the god tree and winked at Kagome, Sango, and Shippou with mischievous intent. The three of them caught on to Miroku and quickly retreated to restock in snowballs. Satisfied at their full artillery, Kagome gave the signal and the four of them bombed Inuyasha with snowballs from behind. Inuyasha heard them coming and neatly jumped out of the way. He merely fehed.

"You really think you're a match for me in a fight, even one as foolish as this?" He growled from his perch.

"Actually, I think we're MORE than a match." Shippou

That got his attention fast. He began to growl louder and stared eye to eye to the seemingly insane kitsune. Shippou gulped, but stood his ground.

"Why you little.."

Kagome quickly cut him off. "Now Shippou you should know better than to tease Inuyasha like that. He can't help it if he's scared of a good snowball fight. I mean he's all ready hiding up in the tree." She smirked evilly.

"Now wait a minute Kagome.."

"Of course Lady Kagome is right" Miroku added as he walked up to the tree to stand close to Kagome.

"We must all pity him and pray to Buhhda to give Inuyasha strength to combat his.oomph!"

While Miroku was talking, his hand began to move towards Kagome, but Inuyasha quickly caught on and hurled a humongous snowball right at Miroku's head.

"Keep your ****** hands off of her!" The furious hanyou yelled.

He jumped down and began pelting everyone with Snowballs. Sango and Kagome leaped for shelter behind a tree, while Miroku and Shippou scrambled to escape the hanyou's snowballs of wrath.

"That worked well." The houshi said smugly to Shippou as he eluded another frozen missile.

"Yeah, too well if you ask me...eep!" Poor Shippou was caught off guard and got a face full of snow for his troubles.

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The Inu-Tachi continued with their "training" till sunset. Then they all began to trudge back to the village for dinner and some dry clothes. Despite the fact that everyone except a certain hanyou was exhausted, they were all still cheerful and wore a satisfied smile. Miroku even had enough energy to slide over to Sango during their trek home, and grope her.

"Hentai!" She shrieked and dealt him a blow on the head with Hirkarotsu.

Kagome and Shippou sweat dropped while Inuyasha just snorted and began to drag the unconscious houshi towards the village.

Kagome walked beside Sango and said. "You know I'm starting to worry about Miroku. All the blows to the head might leave some permanent damage."

"Oh I wouldn't worry about that. That lecher has a thick head and deserved every one." Sango retorted with a scowl.

"But what if it made him even more of a lecher?" Shippou asked mischievously.

"Well.I have heard of severe head trauma affecting a person's personality." Kagome mused.

Shippou looked at Kagome with wide eyes. Kagome sweatdropped.

"Sevier head what?" Shippou asked.

"Never mind Shippou."

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Kikyo walked confidently through the deadly still forest, her thoughts dead set on her destination. Her soul stealers flew around her steadily. As much as she hated working with demons this partnership was necessary to destroy certain..obstacles. Inuyasha belonged with her and she belonged in hell, but he would not die if the reincarnated bitch was still around. She did not care how or by whom, but that strange image of herself had to be destroyed.

'Yes all that matters is that the bitch dies.' She thought with a sudden flare of dark power, called upon by her darkened emotions.

The insect like soul stealers then disappeared into the night to begin their hunt for fresh souls.

*~*~*~*~*~*

Hidden among the trees, a hidden crow youkai watched as the dark miko continued her silent trek towards his master's castle. He narrowed his gleaming red eyes and flew into the night. His master needed to know of the unexpected intruder. *~*~*~*~*~*

Well hope you guys liked it and as always R&R!^^