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Sesshomaru– The Fallen Faith Returned

Kagome awoke four days later, stiff, and tired. That's what sleeping on the cold, hard ground in nothing more than a sleeping bag would do for her… She closed her eyes, desperate for Inuyasha not to see her awake, attempting to go back to sleep. But a sharp clawed nail tapped her head, giving her the promise of a headache.

"Wake up." Inuyasha said flatly. Kagome winced. He seemed mad. It was for no reason. He had his dumb mood swings...but today, Kagome was having a mood swing of her own.

"And if I don't wanna?" She asked, smelling food cooking. She figured everyone was up, by now.

Inuyasha pulled Kagome up by her armpits, dragging her up onto her unstable feet. He gently picked a piece of grass that had been entangled in her hair, and flung it aside. "I'll make you."

"Stop flirting, you two. We need to get a move on!" Shippo said, biting off a slice of meat that he gently held in his paws.

"Watch it, Kitsune," Inuyasha said, grabbing Shippo's head, and picking him up.

"Leggo of me. You stupid mutt-" Shippo stopped mid-word, looking off into the trees near them.

"What is it?" Sango asked, looking up from her vegetables and rice.

"Hello!" came a voice that was all to familiar. Shiori.

"Shiori…What the hell are you doing here?" Inuyasha asked, dropping Shippo to the ground, with a thunk! Shiori reeked of blood– human blood.

"Hm, oh my, who have we here…? How do you know my name, hanyou?" The demon cried, bristling. Her eyes were all red, and she was...bleeding, all over. A gash in her side show the white of bones…. Her ribs.

"Shiori… her, let me tend to your wounds." Kagome said, looking over to the hanyou girl, wincing.

"How do you know my name… oh, Inuyasha???" Shiori asked, sounding innocent, and her red eyes turning a non-threatening brown.

"Not too good a memory, huh?" Miroku said, looking a little too excited.

"Don't even try it, houshi-sama. She said no once, and she'll say it again." Sango said, looking over to the monk who was sitting on the ground. A smile reflected in her eyes.

"Inu-chan… where was I right now?" Shiori asked, and she waltzed up to Inuyasha, gripping his shoulder in her clawed hands, poking through the cloth.

Inuyasha looked at her for two seconds. Staring into her eyes, he saw...craziness. A lost, desperate craziness.

"Where's your girl, Shiori?" He asked harshly, for some reason fearing the worst. "Where's Kari?"

Shiori closed her eyes, grimacing. Kagome remembered Inuyasha telling her about a little girl that had been with Shiori, named Kari. And suddenly, she knew what happened.

"Oh my… I didn't… But, I did…" Shiori mumbled. Inuyasha put his arms on top of her shoulders, and looked her square in the eyes, that seemed to be turning a shade of red. She was crazy. And he feared the worst for the girl.

"What did you do to her?!" He screamed in her face, spittle flying everywhere.

The red of blood returned to Shiori's eyes. She flashed a flirting fanged smile at Inuyasha. "I killed her."

"No!" Kagome gasped, as Sango pulled off her kimono, revealing her demon exterminating outfit. Miroku let out a disgruntled growl as he gripped the rosemary beads attached to his hand.

"Hm...she was good." Shiori said, tracing Inuyasha's temple with a clawed finger. Then, she placed her other hand into Inuyasha's fire-rat cloak, like hers, and Inuyasha yelped, before leaping back. Blood poured from his body, staining his white shirt.

"Oh, Shiori…" Kagome whispered, realizing that the demon was not half-demon at all. She had only said so to get Inuyasha's trust. And as for the girl… She couldn't figure that out. How had Shiori come across the Kari? Shiori pulled the Tetsusaiga out of Inuyasha's sheath, and it immediately transformed into the fang. So, maybe Kagome was wrong… maybe Shiori was a hanyou. But how…?

"Hah. Kari put up quite a fight, but my wounds have come from demons that tried to kill me and her earlier. But once they spilt her blood...I went crazy. My grandmother was a human. Wasteful, pathetic. My mother was the hanyou. My father was a powerful youkai. So, I am barely the filth that my mother was. She always wanted a human child...she never loved me…" Shiori said, almost mumbling. Instantly, Sango felt a pang of regret, and sighed. She couldn't kill this girl, who's own mother had disowned her.

" My mother stole the human child, and called Kari as her own daughter. I took care of Kari when she couldn't. I was never too fond of her. The girl, and my mother. I hated them both. But, as my mother's dying wish, I cared for her. But, now…. Kari's dead. Because of me… I killed her…" Shiori stared into the light of the sword, seeing her whole life flash in her eyes.

Shiori placed the sword down, and stared at Inuyasha. "Your brother… I liked him. Maybe even loved him…" She fell to her knees, and placed her arms around her tear soaked around face. She grabbed the Tesusaiga, and smiled. "I love you, sister. Suddenly, I know I'm not sleeping…"

Kagome's eyes watered, but she didn't have enough time to comfort the half-demon girl.

Shiori plunged the Tetsusaiga into Inuyasha's side, and smiled.

Inuyasha grunted, and grabbed the sword, still plunged into his side, and pulled out of her grasp. Shiori growled, and lunged for the blade. Inuyasha stood, and felt her energy. He immediately found the wind scar, and screaming 'Kaze no Kizu!', plunged the fang deep into Shiori. She crumpled, and blood poured from her body. Everyone stood still for a moment. As her life flowed from her, she gently whispered, "Inuyasha, I thought that if I pretended you were your brother, I would find him…"

She closed her eyes, and a breath escaped her. Her last breath.

Kagome and the others turned their attention to Inuyasha, whose wound was deep and bleeding.

"Will you be okay, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.

"Of course." Inuyasha answered.

As everyone tried to help Inuyasha clean his wound, Kagome turned to Shiori, who lay motionless on the ground.

"Has no one, told she's not breathing? Hello, I am your mind, giving you someone to talk to...hello." Kagome whispered, a single tear falling down her cheek. She turned to Inuyasha.

When Inuyasha's wound was cleaned, they turned to Shiori...who wasn't there.

"Will...she be...okay?" Kagome asked.

"No...she doesn't have very long to live. The wounds were deep, from my fang, and the previous attack..." Inuyasha said.

As they turned to leave, Kagome followed the blood trail alone, to the edge of the clearing. "Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken…" She sang slowly, before turning. Somehow, the song related.

Shiori had made it to a stream, and cried while trying to get her shaking hands to pick up a few drops of water. But, out of her line of vision, a hand appeared.

"Sesshomaru…" Shiori said, smiling.

Sesshomaru picked her up, cradling, and nuzzling her. He gently placed his water filled hands to her mouth, and she gulped it down. She coughed, and flecks of blood appeared.

"Inuyasha did this to you…." Sesshomaru said, glaring at her, concern showing through his mask of anger.

Shiori closed her eyes. "Hold on to me love, you know I cant stay long...all I wanted to say was I love you and that I'm not afraid. Can you hear me? Can you feel me in your arms? Holding my last breath, safe inside myself, it ends here tonight. I know you can hear me… I can taste it in you tears…" And Shiori became silent. Death came upon her, and Sesshomaru cried long after.

((Thats the end hoped you liked it and thanks Yume!))