Hmm, sorry it's been so long. I needed time to cool off. Besides. . .I cracked to ribs so I have nothing to do better. I'm branching out to Naraku, and I need some help thinking of a name for Kouga's brother. ( In whom I made up!) Thanks Cit for.reviewing. Love your story. And thank for everyone! The Jessie is back. Also, I added. . .that it is PG-13 it may change to R.if I do want to have it get lemony.

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Naraku had his eyes closed, visioning Sumiko. " Why isn't she here? I have finally found where she has been hiding from me, and you don't bring her to me!" He yelled. He felt quite passionately when it came to his love for Sumiko. He now wished he could take back the curse he had set on her.

" We're sorry, Lord Naraku, but both Inuyasha and Kouga were fighting for her, she seems to have taken a liking for Kouga," the servant bowed, not daring to show his face to his master.

" I don't care! Kill him!" Naraku yelled, and his eyes opened slowly. " Just bring her here."

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Sumiko tried to keep a straight face, walking with Inuyasha. He just kept babbling about Kagome, and Kouga stood on the other side of him, making stupid faces at her.

" Something wrong, Sumiko?" Kagome asked, running up next to her. She smiled happily as Inuyasha blushed, and Kouga stopped making faces.

" No, but how about you listen to Inuyasha babble on about you, okay?" She replied, and turned around to look at Sango. When Sango caught up with them, she walked with her, watching Kouga.

" So, you like Kouga?" Sango slipped in, looking at Sumiko. Miroku elbowed Sango, thinking it was to obvious.

" Yeah." Sumiko whispered, but then realized the question, " No, of course not. He's just lonely, with all you guys loving each other. I'm just being nice." She babbled on, making up excuses.

" Okay, we get it. You like him, why don't you tell him?" Miroku laughed, holding Sango's hand now.

" Because Naraku will kill him, if he finds out I fell in love. I don't want Kouga to be killed," Sumiko whispered, hoping Kouga wouldn't hear what she was saying. " Besides, look at me. I'm stuck in this twelve-year-old body. Like he would ever love me."

Kouga turned around when he heard Sumiko say, ' love me.' He looked into her eyes, and grinned, " Why don't you speak louder, so everyone can hear you?"

" You heard what I said?" Sumiko asked quickly, scared of what his answer would be. She bit her lower lip, showing her uneasiness.

" No, I heard the ending of it. Why are you talking about love?" He asked, and started walking in step with her.

" I was talking about my curse, and.how Naraku still loves me," she lied, and looked at Sango and Miroku.

Sango tried not to smile, but it was hard not to. " Well, me and Miroku are going to talk to Inuyasha.."

Kouga laughed slightly looking at Sumiko. He then noticed a look of small pain in her eyes. He was trying to remember how they had been walking. " Do you want me to carry you?"

Sumiko looked up at this question, she stared at him, her mind screaming at her, " YES! I would love for you! I would love it if you would carry me everyday, and always be there for me everyday." Yet she couldn't do that, she just couldn't, and she knew it. " No, I'm okay.." She smiled graciously to him, and watched his face as he looked away. " Are you okay?"

Kouga didn't look at her, to scared his feelings would show in his eyes, how they always showed in her deep purple eyes. His mind yelled out him, " No, because I have these feelings for you that I can't explain. And I don't know if you feel the same for me. And I'm scared that you would just run away back to Naraku, and I would be alone once again!" But he just laughed, were these two anymore alike? " What makes you think otherwise?" He smiled, looking at her.

" You just seem distant, or more distant than usual." Sumiko smiled, and pulled her hair from her face. Something was going to happen, she could just feel it.

Inuyasha quickly turned around, hearing something, as did Kouga. Some type of weapon flew towards Sumiko, and Kouga shoved her out the of the way. It was a dagger. It slammed into him, and he fell forwards.

Sumiko watched, why had Kouga done that?! He knew that she couldn't die. Not until she had found true love. What if Kouga died?! They all surrounded around Kouga, except for Inuyasha, who ran off to find the thing that had done this. Sumiko just sat where she had been shoved.

She was to distracted to feel the presence behind her. Sango, with a quick pull of her boomerang killed the demon behind her. They decided on making camp there, seeing Kouga needed to rest. Everyone else had gone to sleep. Sumiko sat next to Kouga. She stared at him, believing he was asleep. " Kouga, don't die because of me. I love you." She whispered, and lay her head on his shoulder.

He opened his eyes, and looked at her. She was already asleep. " I love you too.." He whispered, but was this a true love? Maybe Sumiko just felt sorry for him. He sighed, and wrapped one arm around her. He then fell into a deep sleep.

Naraku cursed himself, listening in on this conversation of their's. What is true love that they were expressing? Sumiko was changing, maybe there was more to the curse he had set upon her than he thought. H shook his head, and quickly ran into the camp. His form was that of the baboon once again. He grabbed Sumiko without a sound from her or anyone. And within a flash they disappeared.

Kouga woke up fifteen minutes after the fact. Sumiko. Where was she? " Sumiko?!" He asked, and then smelled the air. Naraku. He had been here. " Wake up! WE have to get Sumiko!" He yelled, and everyone quickly woke up.

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Sumiko awoke laying in the room she had come to love. Her feet were shackled together, yet her hands weren't. She looked around, " Kouga?" She whispered, looking around. Why was she.Naraku.

Naraku stepped in, staring at her. He just watched her, making sure not to make a sound. Yet he knew she had noticed he was there. " Sumiko. . ." He whispered.

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How do you like the chapter. I'm starting to write more. Yeah. Hopefully. Don't worry, entrance of Kouga's brother is the next chapter. Who thinks it's possible for Kouga's brother to sneak into Naraku's palace, and steal Sumiko away? I dunno either. Let's see how I write it.