Konnichiwa Minna! I've finally got the next chapter done and decided to post it this week. I just wanted thank all the people who reviewed and respond to their comments real quick in the end of this chapter.

*Kagome stomps in*

RG: Hey your not supposed to be here, your up in the next chapter.

Kagome: *Glares* What's up with making me shoot my own grandpa?

RG: ^^; Eh heh He's not dead yet, besides if you don't return to the story you won't know what happens. Not to mention you haven't trained yet so, you're still unable to hurt me.

Kagome: Fine, but after I'm done training you better watch out.

RG: Eep! I better go find myself a guard dog. Anyway here's chapter 4, Ja ne! *Leaves to go look for Inuyasha or Fluffy*

Undead Hearts Cannot Be Broken

By: Ryuu Girl

*~*~*Ch.4 A Relative Revealed*~*~*

Kagome squeezed her eyes shut in horror and prayed her aim was off. Kagome's grandfather eyes widened as the arrow streaked towards him.

'Dear Kami no!' Kagome thought as her mind and body froze in horror.

"Ahh!" He yelled and closed his eyes, anticipating the piercing pain of the arrow tearing through his heart.

* Thunk! * Kagome flinched as she heard the arrow hit. Slowly, she pried her eyes open and stared at the sight before her. Her grandfather was staring straight ahead with wide eyes and his jaw slack with an expression that resembled a wide mouthed frog. His back was pressed against the wall with the arrow embedded in the wall a centimeter from his right ear. He wasn't moving and seemed to have fainted on his feet. Kagome felt her heart drop to her feet in relief of her lousy aim under pressure. She also felt a prick of annoyance and mentally kicked herself for her stupidity and lack of skill.

' See? This is why you need to start training now. You lost your cool and nearly killed your own grandpa!' A nasty little voice in her head said.

Kagome winced, for the voice in her head was quite loud.

'If that had been a demon you were shooting, you would be dead by now. There are no second chances if your fighting a youkai powered by the shards.' The voice yelled in irritation.

'Shut up, I know I need to train. That's the whole reason why I came here' She told it angrily.

'Is it, or was the call of home and all of it's modern conveniences too strong?' the voice whispered in accusation.

Kagome glowered. Gods, she was having an argument with herself and losing.

'You know I'm right. I'm you after all. I know your heart and all of its desires. You can't escape your voice of reason.'

Kagome sighed in irritation at the lashing comments of her common sense. Damn it all, she had to get started as soon as possible. She was beginning to feel discouraged. Her attack on grandpa didn't help her moral either.

'Oh no, I forgot all about grandpa!' Kagome realized with wide eyes.

Kagome rushed over to her grandpa worried. He was still frozen against the wall, bearing an uncanny resemblance to a statue.

"Grandpa are you all right? Grandpa?" Kagome questioned in worry. She waved her hands in front of his face trying to wake him. Finally, she gave up and threw his arm across her shoulders and began the long walk to the living room dragging her grandpa with her.

"So far this training mission has been anything, but promising." Kagome muttered bitterly.

She carefully laid him on the couch and went back into the kitchen to fetch a wet cloth for his head. Kagome quickly returned to his side and placed the cloth on his head in an attempt to revive him. Then she sat down on the floor beside him to wait. Kagome's eyes started to droop and her body began to feel the morning's early stresses catch up with her. Unconsciously, Kagome slowly slipped into a peaceful sleep beside the couch.

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"Inuyasha come down here." Miroku yelled beneath the Goshinboku where Inuyasha was currently pouting in its highest branches.

" Beat it monk! I don't feel like dealing with you right now." Inuyasha growled, as he glared at the monk below him. Miroku stared back at him calmly and continued his coaxing.

"Starving yourself won't make Kagome-sama come back any sooner Inuyasha. Come, lunch is ready. You cannot stay up there for three weeks sleeping. If you insist, why don't you come with Sango and I to gather some rumors about the shards after lunch?" Miroku said calmly.

Inuyasha perked up at the mentioning of the shards; he did need to check a few places. He gave a half-hearted grumble and jumped off the limb and landed in front of Miroku. "Let's go monk."

"After lunch Inuyasha." Miroku reminded him.

"Feh, fine. Weak humans." Inuyasha replied irritably as he began to walk back to the village with Miroku in tow.

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Kagome woke to find a soft wool blanket had been draped around her while she had slept. She looked up expecting to see her grandpa lying on the couch, but to her surprise he was nowhere to be found. Slowly she shrugged the blanket off her and walked into the kitchen.

" Ah Kagome your awake."

Kagome blinked in surprise to see her grandfather sitting at the kitchen table sipping tea evenly. Kagome couldn't believe how her grandfather recovered so quickly, he was quite an old man after all. He was a little pale still, but otherwise he was his normal good-humored self. Finally Kagome managed to regain her voice.

"Grandpa, are you alright?" Kagome asked hesitantly.

"Of course I am granddaughter, though I must say your aim needs improvement." Grandpa said in a chiding voice. He tried his best to look stern, but in the end he was unable to force back the twinkle in his eyes.

Kagome felt a small twinge of anger sweep through her, but it was quickly replaced with relief. She stared at the neatly swept floor of the kitchen in shame.

"I'm so sorry Grandpa, I didn't realize you were home. I shouldn't have been so careless; I thought you were a burglar." Kagome swallowed a sob that was rising in her throat. She nearly killed her own grandpa.

Grandpa was taking another sip of tea when a spasm of laughter slipped past his lips; unfortunately some tea did too. It spurted across the table, but he continued laughing.

"Grandpa, what's so funny?" Kagome asked glowering.

"Nothing my dear. Nothing at all." Grandpa wheezed. He struggled to regain his composure before continuing. " Kagome, do you have anything planned this week?"

'Uh oh, I hope he's not going to enlist me for shrine sweeping again' Kagome thought with an edge of panic.

'There's no way I can play shrine caretaker and still get the necessary training done in three weeks.' Kagome looked out the window and saw that it was about noon.

"Kagome?"

Kagome quickly snapped out of her thoughts and returned her attention to Grandpa.

"Actually Grandpa, I have quite a bit to do and very little time to do it." Kagome said seriously.

Grandpa studied her face as it suddenly tensed and became clouded with worry. He frowned at the obvious signs that something was bothering Kagome and he didn't know what it was.

"Something tells me you have a story of your own to tell." He said softly. "Come have some tea and tell me everything."

Kagome took a deep breath and began to explain her current predicament to the elder man..

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Sesshoumaru quickly returned to the castle that night after his meeting with Kikyo to inform Jaken that he will be gone for a couple days.

"Mi'Lord your back! Was the hunt a success?" Jaken asked.

Seshoumaru ignored the annoying toad's question and went straight to the point.

"Jaken, ready the room next to the girl's. I will be gone for a while and I will not be returning alone. Watch Rin and if any harm should befall her; you will die." Sesshoumaru said in a blank firm voice.

Jaken turned an even uglier shade of green in shock at his master's decision."B-b-but Lord Sesshoumaru. Who could you possibly wish to reside in THAT room?" Jaken stuttered.

" You question my orders?" Seshoumaru asked calmly.

Jaken recoiled in fear and threw himself at his master's feet. "Never Mi'lord!"

"Good." Sesshoumaru said before turning away and leaving without another word. It was good that Rin was asleep. Leaving her behind without her being upset was never easy and Sesshoumaru did not wish to deal with it right now. He rose into the night sky and began the hunt for his newest prey.

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"I see, you came home to push yourself past your limit and harness the true potential of your miko strength, eh? I must say I agree with your decision, that demon you always travel with doesn't strike me as very reliable." Grandpa reviewed.

Kagome started to defend her friend, but bit her tongue. Grandpa only wanted was best for her and if he didn't approve of the hanyou it was because he didn't think he was protecting her well enough. Nodding in appreciation of the silence, Kagome's grandpa continued.

"So do you even have an thought of where you can go to sharpen your skills? Your idea is a good one, yet you are lacking the wisdom of planning ahead my dear." Grandpa said musing.

" No. I don't really know who I can turn to." Kagome said, but quickly continued. " I would ask you of course Grandpa, but miko's are women and uh."

' A small white lie. It's necessary though. Poor Grandpa's spells never worked.' She thought regretfully.

Grandpa waved his hand at her in understanding.

" Yes, yes of course. I do have the advantage of my age though and can help you with what wisdom I have. For instance, the reason why I was asking if you had any plans was because I wanted you to meet an old friend of mine. I was thinking along the same lines you were and thought you might be able to learn a thing or two before you return to the Feudal Ages. She is quite experienced in the ways of self-defense and is a fully trained miko herself." He said, carefully watching his granddaughter for a response.

'So that's why the old geezer didn't go with Mom and Souta.I wish I could have heard about this change of plans sooner. Cell phones are useless in the Feudal Ages.' Kagome thought annoyed.

A/N: With my service plan they're useless even in the modern ages ^^;

Kagome immediately perked up when she realized what Grandpa was saying. With her biggest problem solved, she was one step closer to her goal. Kagome's heart suddenly felt a million times lighter, and embraced her Grandpa happily.

"Oof! Easy Kagome, I'm an old man; I can't keep up with your youth." Grandpa said laughing. Suddenly Kagome recognized a familiar glint in Grandpa's eyes. She fought the urge to groan.

" This reminds me of a legend that was passed down from the ages about a magical stone that reflected a person's powers back to them ten fold, but."

" Enough of the fairy tales you old fool. Kagome and I have a lot of work to do." A sharp voice said, cutting off the old man's tale.

Kagome and Grandpa turned to the door to find a tall woman leaning in the doorframe frowning. Kagome gasped in surprise as she took in the unexpected visitor's appearance. She was obviously quite old. Her hair was pure white with age and fell over her shoulders and down her back tied in a loose ponytail. Her face was slightly wrinkled and weathered, but her silver eyes shone with a youthful pride and strength. She was dressed in the clothes of a miko, except instead of a red hakama, her's was a deep purple. The woman had a look of power in the way she held herself, which was in stark contrast to her slightly bony frame.

"Well, what are you gawking at Tsunomai? Introduce me to my new student and granddaughter." She said frowning at Grandpa with impatience.

Kagome blinked at the stern woman. 'Grandpa's name is Tsunomai ? What a minute, I have a Grandma!?!"

Grandpa regained his senses and struggled to speak. He glowered then said. "Eh, Kagome may I introduce your Grandmother, Tenseinobi. She will be your teacher in the skills of self-defense and sharpener of your miko skills. Tenseinobi, your granddaughter, Kagome."

Kagome was tongue-tied. She couldn't even begin to respond. There were so many questions. Tenseinobi's stern frown was shattered as she smiled warmly at Kagome.

" It's so nice to see you again. The last time I saw you; you were but a mere baby. I'm so glad to see you again." She emanated a warm welcoming aura, which made Kagome slowly recover from her shock and relax.

Grandpa nudged her back into attention. Kagome stuttered in an attempt to respond to the greeting.

" Um. k-konichiwa Tenseinobi." Kagome paused. Calling a woman like Tenseinobi, obaasan didn't seem appropriate. ".San."

Tenseinobi chuckled, her voice sounded like brass bells twinkling. It was very nice and Kagome suddenly felt like laughing herself. " Please, call me Grandmother, or perhaps more appropriate Tenseinobi sensei. We will be working together after all."

Tenseinobi schooled her tone to a firmer down to business voice. "Well then, Tsunomai. If you excuse us we do have work to do." Without another word, she turned towards Kagome and gestured towards the door.

"Shall we?" Not waiting for a response, Tenseinobi led Kagome out of the house towards the shrine training grounds.

Kagome automatically followed the woman with a feeling of excitement rising within her. The determination loomed in the back of her mind and Kagome swore she heard the annoying voice in her head say.

' Now you're starting to move forward.' The voice said in approval.

'I'm ready to begin.'

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Words to know:

Hakama- The red pants in the miko outfit.

Tenseinobi- Translated meaning natural beauty.

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Yeah! Now the story's starting to get somewhere^^ Kagome's training starts now and Sess and Kikyo are putting their plan to motion while the Inu-tachi eat lunch. I don't know what Kagome's grandpa's name was so I just made it up. I think it sounds kinda cool anyway. If you know his real name e-mail me and I'll be happy to change it. I just wanted to respond to a few reviewers real quick.

kawaii kitsune~ Sorry for the evil cliffhanger ; I had to give you something to look forward to though ^^

miko demon hunter~ Thanks a bunch for reviewing every chapter! I know Kikyo's name drives me nuts too. Lol don't pity Jaken too much you'll find out later that he doesn't deserve it.

Gemini dragon~ Sorry about holding off Kagome's training a little while longer, but now she has a teacher^^ Thanks for the compliment, I'll try to keep updating.

Piukka~ Here's your update @-@

Anyway, Thanks for all the great reviews. Keep it up and tell me what you think of this new twist in the plot. Ja ne^^

~Ryuu Girl~