Disclaimer: I still don't own Inu Yasha *pouts*

'Thinking' "Talking"

A/N I would like to thank all of those that have reviewed to my story so far. Honestly, I have no idea who Kagome will be with. It could Sess/Kag, Kog/Kag, Inu/Kag (although I doubt it), or some other character that I may just think up along the way. It may take me a while to get the future chapters up because I have to type them up, send them to her and she posts them up because I don't have Microsoft Word* I have Word Perfect* instead. So I apologize in advance for the delays that I am sure may come in the future. I would like to thank my friend Jade elf for helping me with this fan fic.

~Chapter One~ ~Who's Who and What's What?~

A little ways after Kagome and Shippo went into the forest, Kagome brought Shippo off of her shoulder and into her arms so he could snuggle close to her and fall asleep, since it was late at night.

"Hey mom?" Shippo asked.

"Mm?" Kagome responded.

"How long do you think it will be until we get to the well?"

"Well. . . I believe we're almost there, kay" Kagome answered her sons question.

"Mm kay. Good night" Shippo said as they entered the clearing.

"Good night sweetie. Hey, before you fall asleep, I wanted to ask you what you wanted to do once we got back to my time." Kagome asked as Shippo was falling asleep.

"I wanna get some chocolate!!!!" SHippo said now totally awake, alert and excited.

"Anything else?" Kagome asked, smiling at him. As they neared the well, Kagome sensed something that she hadn't sensed in a while. She didn't recognize what it was or where it was coming from so she was on total alert for anything that seemed out of the ordinary.

"What's wrong momma?" Shippo asked noticing the change in her behavior and attitude.

"I'm not quite sure yet," Kagome answered trying to locate where this sense was coming from. "Do me a favor, Shippo. Will you sniff the air and tell me what you smell?"

Shippo sniffed the air and started to growl, and said in a low warning voice "Sesshoumaru. . ."

"That's what I thought" Kagome was now on full alert looking and trying to sense anything else that wasn't Sesshoumaru.

"But. . . there's more scents that I don't recognize." Shippo said a little curious now. "I think about three more."

As they continued to walk towards the well, they kept an eye out for Sesshoumaru and his group and anything else that was there.

When they were in sight of the well, they saw him. Sesshoumaru built a camp fire in front of the well. Next to the fire was a little girl with a ponytail on the side of her head and she was sitting on the ground next to Sesshoumaru. At the corner of the well was a ugly looking toad youkai, and farther off to the side was what looked like a two headed dragon.

"Mommy?" Shippo asked.

"Yes sweetie?" Kagome replied softly while keeping her stoic mask on and keeping her eyes on the people ahead of them.

"I smell a human. I think that little girl is a human." Shippo inquired while keeping his senses open on the area around them looking for anymore danger. 'I keep getting this feeling there are more things out there.'

Kagome looked down at Shippo to see if he was joking around, but she found he wasn't. Noticing his uneasiness, she asked "Shippo? What's wrong?"

"Something. . . I . I think something else is coming." Shippo answered.

"Thank you for the warning Shippo. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for whatever it is." Kagome told him turning her attention back to Sesshoumaru.

"Tell me if you smell anything, okay?"

"Okay" Shippo responded.

Now that her attention is back on Sesshoumaru, they began to talk.

"What are you doing here Sesshoumaru?" Kagome said in a semi - yell, just loud enough for him to hear her.

"This Sesshoumaru does not have to explain himself to a pathetic human wench like you." Sesshoumaru responded.

"Sesshoumaru - sama?" A little innocent voice from behind where he was now standing. "Rin wants to know who these people are and why they are being so mean to you?"

"MOMMA!" Shippo suddenly cried out.

Getting a little worried that Sesshoumaru was still there, and it didn't seem like he was going to leave any time soon, plus the worry in Shippo's voice was not helping at all. "What is it Shippo?"

"Naraku. . ." Shippo squeaked, almost too quiet for her to hear. "I smell Naraku!"

"What!?!?!?!" Kagome said unbelieving "Why didn't I sense him before?? Alright, come on . . . I can do this" she said while thinking 'Damm it all to hell.' Now she was stretching her senses to try and find out where Naraku was coming from. . . But that wasn't all that she noticed that was coming.

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~Back at camp a little while after Kagome left~

Kirira started hissing, and getting all uneasy. Noticing this, Sango and Miroku were on full alert within seconds. Searching for any danger.

"What is it, Kirira? Can you lead us to where whatever it is, is coming from?" Sango asked. She wanted to get rid of this new found threat as soon as possible.

Just then Inu Yasha ran back into the clearing, seeing Sango with her giant boomerang, and Kirira transforming into her larger form.

"What is it, Inu Yasha?" Sango and Miroku said at the same time.

"It's Naraku." Inu Yasha said with a snarl. Then he noticed that a group member was missing. "Where's Kagome?"

"She looked upset when she came back from looking for you, so she went home." Sango said as she climbed onto Kirira's back with Miroku in-tow while nodding in agreement with Sango.

Kirira, changed into her large cat demon form and the two on her back, headed off in the direction of where Kagome went.

As they neared the clearing where the well was they heard an ear- piercing scream.

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~Somewhere in the woods off to left where the clearing was~

Kouga was running through the forest, checking the area around where his pack was residing for the night. As he passed up wind a little ways a familiar scent graced his nose.

'Is that. . . lavender?' he thought to himself as he headed in the direction of the smell. 'What is that mixed in with the lavender? Is it the scent of fresh. . . rain? There is only one person that I know that smells like that.' Then an ear-piercing scream ran through the relatively silent night air, and he ran faster.

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Not even five seconds after the scream ended, they had entered the clearing where Kagome was. And stood shocked beyond all words.

A/N Sorry guys but I'm gonna have to leave it there 'cause it's nearing 2:30 in the morning and I'm really tired. (Good cliffhanger, huh?)