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Inuyasha froze from where he was standing, hearing his older brother, now turned sister, say…. Inuyasha winced. 'Is he so desperate that he would say that? Kami, his life must suck more than mine sometimes.'

He leaped in to the clearing, surprising all there. Naraku, Kanna, and Kagura all froze, and Kagura was the first to begin laughing. "What happened…to your…hair!!" she gasped out, through peals of laughter. "I was wrong, you have sunk lower then I thought you ever would."

Sesshoumaru glanced at her brother, and smiled proudly. "I was the one to do that." She proclaimed.

Naraku had a thoughtful look on his face. "Why would you do that to your own mate?" He inquired tapping a clawed finger on his lip. Sesshoumaru froze, and Inuyasha narrowed his eyes.

'Sesshoumaru- you are going to owe me so bad after this is over.' He thought angrily. Inuyasha strode forward, and pulled Sesshoumaru to him.

"I don't appreciate you. Manhandling my mate. I would advise you to keep away from her, unless you wish to be disemboweled." Inuyasha heard Kagome come close, and he stiffened. "Now leave Naraku!"

Naraku had a hurt look on his face, but he turned around. "My love, should you ever be tired of scraps, come see me…" He advised, before him, and his incarnations disappeared. Sesshoumaru jerked away from Inuyasha, her face white a sheet.

Kagome stomped out, and slapped Sesshoumaru. "What were you thinking?" she demanded. Inuyasha snickered, but then stopped when Kagome slapped him as well. He swore, and then met her eyes. "What the hell was that for?"

"I don't believe you! You-You-YOU!" She sputtered. "SIT!" Inuyasha ate dirt, and once the curse wore off, he jumped up. "Sesshoumaru- why didn't you say what was going on? We could have helped you."

"I do not need the help of a human…" the girl loftily claimed.

"LORD SESSHOUMARUUUUUUUU!" Screeched an annoying voice. "Where are you? Lord Sesshoumaru! Did you leave your faithful servant again!!" a small green toad youkai entered the clearing, followed by a two headed dragon, and a little girl sitting atop it. Jaken noticed the hanyou and two humans, and turned his nose up in the air. "Come Rin, these humans wont know where Lord-"

"Sesshoumaru-sama!" the young girl cried happily. She leaped off the dragon, and charged over to Sesshoumaru, clinging on to her leg. "Rin missed Sesshoumaru-sama! Jaken-sama said Sesshoumaru-sama had left Rin, but Rin knew he didn't!"

Sesshoumaru scooped up the girl, and watched Jaken sputter in confusion. "Jaken, take Rin, and go back to the castle. I have some things to take care of, and I do not need to be disturbed. I will return when I am able, and if I find Rin has been harmed…" Sesshoumaru let the threat hang. Jaken bowed.

"But-Lord Sesshoumaru, what happened to you?" Jaken asked.

Sesshoumaru set the girl down and crossed her arms. "Nothing that you have to concern yourself with. Now, leave."

Jaken obeyed, and Rin followed, skipping merrily along.

After a few moments, Kagome and Inuyasha turned to him. "You have a daughter!" Kagome asked, stunned. "A human one?"

"No, she merely follows me around." Denied Sesshoumaru.

"But ya like her…" Inuyasha teased. Sesshoumaru's mouth opened to deny it again, but it closed, and she took on a thoughtful look.

"I…do…" she said softly.

A bright flash of light erupted from the clearing, and the old woman stood in front of them. "Hello!" she rasped cheerfully.

Inuyasha reached for his sword, and it transformed. "Who are you?" he prepared to swing, but she stopped him with a hand being held up.

"You do look rather ridiculous with that hair cut." She mused. She waved her hand, and Inuyasha was sporting a head full of long hair again. "There…"

Sesshoumaru pouted a bit, and Kagome withheld a smile.

The goddess laughed. "I am the Minikui Baba, one of the lesser gods. You know why this happened, and I am here to tell you that you curse is almost over. You have witnessed the beginning of life, when the children were born, you have witnessed love, between Inuyasha, and the human girl, and you have only one more."

Kagome walked closer, and bowed respectfully. "Excuse me…umm…ma'am?"

"Just Minikui Baba, will do young one." The old woman cackled.

"Ok, yeah. Anyway, what is the third one?" Kagome inquired.

The Baba had an odd smile on her lips. "The third one will not be pleasant, but it will turn you back to normal, Sesshoumaru."

Sesshoumaru nodded, "What do you mean?"

The smile widened slowly. "Why, the third one, is death. Death of one close to you."

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Sesshoumaru raised her eyebrows, and Inuyasha growled, "What the fuck is that suppose to mean?" he demanded.

"It means, young hanyou, that for Sesshoumaru to regain her original form, she must witness death first hand. The death of a loved one, or one cared about." The Baba began to slowly disappear.

"Wait! Can you tell us who?" Kagome cried out.

"No, but I can tell you that it will be soon." The Baba answered.

'Kagome, you know who it shall be…' Came the rough scratchy voice of the Baba in her head. 'And when.' Kagome's eyes widened, and in her mind's eye, she saw herself lying in a pool of her own blood. Inuyasha held her still body close, while a blue energy wrapped around Sesshoumaru, revealing a full youkai.

Kagome gasped, and was roughly snapped out of the illusion. "Speak not of it child…" Came the warning voice of the Baba, before she was gone completely.

Inuyasha sheathed the sword, and scowled. "Who was she talkin' to? Speak not of it child…Freakin' crazy lady."

Sesshoumaru looked down. "One close to me…" Thoughts of Rin, and the new group she traveled with flashed through her head. Kagome, the kind, tenderhearted girl, Sango, the demon hunter, with sadness locked inside, Miroku, the perverted monk, Shippo, the annoying fox child. And, Inuyasha, who loved Kagome so much, Inuyasha who was a reckless fighter, yet courageous, who was rash, yet protected the ones close to him…

"W-we should head back." Kagome said softly.

*

The next day, the group was walking in the woods, each lost in their own thoughts. Only Kagome, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha knew about one of the group dying, and they kept quiet about it. Kagome was scared, Shippo, Kirara and Inuyasha could smell it, but the knew not why. Inuyasha leaped from branch to branch, his silver hair flying out behind him.

"Inuyasha, we need to stop!" Sango shouted, getting his attention. The hanyou turned around, and scowled.

"Fine! But not for to long!" he leaped down, and grabbed the backpack from Kagome, and began rummaging in it. With a smile, he held up the cup of Ramen, and tossed it to Kagome. "Lunch!" He commented, as she caught it, and began to make a small fire. She flashed him a small smile, and Inuyasha scowled. "All right! Enough. Kagome, c'mon, Sango, can ya make lunch?"

"Hai, but where are the two of you going?" She asked, confused.

Inuyasha grabbed the raven-haired girl, and pulled her with him. "No where. Back in a while."

*