Guess what. *leans in towards readers* I have...... AN UPDATE!!! Yep, as I said, I have an update. Ya know what? Our shcool is stupid. I am sure you all have heard of that worm that goes around affecting all computers that have Windows 2000 and above, right? Well, our school has a DSL program run by our district, and it runs on a Windows 2001 server. Yep, our whole DISRTICT caught the worm. We have had our WHOLE system shut down (computers in general, not just Internet... no typing for me...T.T) and we just barely got it up after a week. You guys were lucky to get the last chapter of 3 of my stories, because it happened just 30 minutes after I uploaded them onto Fanfic.net. But, anyway, its fixed. So, a two week period before I updated again. Compared to my record of not updating for 6 months, that's nothing..^^

Chapter.......cheese? (I am not good with remembering numbers, and yet I am on the team for our school to go to math contests. Ironic.)

Sessoumaru approached the front gates, seeing three figures in the shadows. His two guards were standing by, ensuring that they did not enter the grounds without permission. He looked at Kagome, and saw that she had already identified them with her sense of smell. She seemed to recognize them, by the way she was excited.

"These visitors are aqquaintences of yours?" he asked, openeing the large gate.

"Yeah... I think so..." she said, peering into the darkness.

A ball of fur cannonballed toward her, latching onto her neck. It shook, crying. Sesshoumaru stared at it, perplexed.

"Kagoooooooooomeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!" it squealed, clutching her haori with tiny paws.

"Shippou-chan... it's okay... I missed you... too..." she said, trying to prevent the kit from choking her. She pulled him away, and gave him a big hug.

(all together now, 1..2..3.. awwwwwww....)

"Kagome... we were so worried, Shippou went to look for you, and when he said that he could not find you, we came to look....." Sango said, giving her friend a hug as well.

"Indeed, Kagome-sama, we were quite worried by your disappearence...." Miroku said, walking up to her. Kagome sniffed the air, and backed off, shooing him away.

"That's quite alright, Miroku, I don't need a 'hug' form you..." she said, glaring at him over Shippou's head, recognizing the scent on him as one of someone trying to hide his intent.

(^^ baaddd Miroku-sama...)

"Sesshoumaru. Why did you kidnap Kagome?" Sango said, turning to the silent Tai-youkai.

"I do not think that 'kidnap' would be the word, considering that she wished to leave very much at the timeof our departure." he said cooly, refering to Inuyasha's Kikyou incident.

Said hanyou burst out of the foilage at that moment taking in the scene. There was his brother, in plain sight, without his healing sword, Tenseiga. Kagome was here, all he had to do was make sure she didn't get killed. Everyone else was here, too, so they could witness him defeat his brother once and for all.

"Perfect." He siad, unsheathing Tetsusaiga. He lunged at Sesshoumaru, raising his sword up. Sesshoumaru doged easily, (duh) and stood behind him.

"Why do you attack, brother? I have shown no hostility towards you," Sesshoumaru inquired, looking at Inuyasha through narrowd eyes. Instinct told him not to leave Kagome or the kit alone, and he glanced to the side to make sure the taijiya and the houshi were standing nearby.

Shitora, the tiger guard, stepped in front of Inuyasha.

"How dare ye attack our Lord in such a fashion," she said, brandishing her claws. Kakumaru had joined her, and now pulled a rope from his side, grasping it in both hands.

"Feh, your 'Lord' is my stinking brother, and he kidnapped Kagome. So, I have every right to 'Attack him in such a fashion'." he spat, lunging at Kakumaru.

Kakumaru raised up the rope, and it instantly turned to steel. Tetsusiaga clanged against it, richoting off with such force that it threw Inuyasha back around ten feet. Kakumaru lowered his arms, and the rope returned to normal.

"What the hell was that?!" he said, regaining his balance.

"Kakumaru. Shitora. I will not have my battles fought for me without my permission. Return to the castle, and establish order to the servants, for they must be getting quite worried now. Stay there, and do not interfere again." he said, stepping in front of them. His excuse was a means of protection, he did not want anyone in his service to see him protecting Kagome. He knew his cahrges would not take that too kindly, even if she was a kitsune.

"Finally getting some guts, Sesshoumaru?" Inuyasha jeered, lunging again. This time, he was able to cut his brother across his one arm, smearing his haori with blood.

(btw... Sesshoumaru has one arm at the moment.)

"Miserable cur..." Sesshoumaru said, looking down at his arm. It had nearly been severed, rendering his only means of fighting useless. Off to the side, Kagome growled softly, eyes brightening.

"Damn hanyou. You do not think that you have won, surely, when I have not fallen?" he said, trying to buy some time for his arm to heal.

(youkai heal faassstttt...^^)

"Nah-uh, don't think I am going to listen to your small talk, big brother. I see through your nonsense, your arm will heal if I don't attack now," Inuyasha said, for once using some sense.

He raised the Testusaiga, and brought it down hard. Kagome yelled, eyes wide with fright. The sword was brought down, and stopped short, held back as if a barrier were there. It glowed, and reverted to it's normal state.

(explantion: it wasn't Kagome. Inuyasha was not protecting anyone by attacking Sesshoumaru, and he cuurently hates his human friends. Obviously, Kagome does not fall into this category, so even if he wanted to, Inuyasha could not use Tetsusaiga to protect only her. So, because he was not helping any humans by attacking, he was not using Tetsusaiga as it was meant to be.)

He stared at it, and flung it off to the side. His eyes glowed an eerie red, and he started to growl. Cricking his claws, he studied them as they grew longer. He looked up at his brother, striking blue pupils flashing only one emotion: kill.

Again, he lunged at Sesshoumaru, but enhanced speed enabled him to thrust his claws into his brother's chest armor. It shattered, sending shards of it flying into Inuyasha's face. He ignored the cuts made there, and dug into his brother's haori, staining it with his blood.

Sesshoumaru tore away, growling ferrally, and tried to raise his hand. He grolwed louder whn he realized it was still immobile, and tensed up.

Inuyasha spang at him again, but Sesshoumaru barely managed to dodge away. Kagome stood frozen, watching the crazed hanyou tear Sesshoumaru apart. He went time and time again, wounding him more severly each time, ignoring the frantic cries of his friends to stop.

Kagome screamed, as Inuyasha dug his claws once again into his brother. Sesshoumaru fell, and lay there gasping, with Inuyasha standing over him. Kagome rushed at him, eyes green with fury. She tore at him, ripping his haori, and splattering him with his own blood.

The surprised hanyou recovered quickly, and threw her away. He was around twenty feet from his prey, and those foolish humans were not about to stop him.

Meawhile, Sesshoumaru had gotten to his feet, while his brother was distacted. He looked at Kagome, where she lay on the ground. He was relieved when she stood up,shaking herself thoroughly. He looked back towards Inuyasha, only to see him flying towards him, claws reaching for his heart.

Kagome looked up, and saw what was about to happen. Time stopped, as she lost all control of herself.

Sango ad Miroku stared at Kagome, when she had gotten up. They blinked, as she disappeared.

"Okaa?!" Shippou shouted, able to follow his adopted mother's movemets. Kirara gave a surprised mew, watching form behind the koitsune.

Inuyasha stopped, a smirk on his face. He had buried his claws deep within, probably fatally wounding his enemy. Sesshoumaru stood silent, shaking his head in disbelief.

Sango and Miroku stood frozen, watching the scene, as Shippou ran up to the battle. Sinking down on his knees, he wailed, covering his hands with his face.

Sesshoumaru's eyes went back to normal, expression flooding his face, as he looked at his brother. "How... why...did you..." he said, looking down.

For standing in front of Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha's claws buried deep through her heart, was Kagome.

Eyes blank, with tears trailing down her face, she coughed a little. A small amount of blood flecked Inuyasha's face, and he smirked. No one interferes with HIS battle, and lives.

She fell back, Inuyasha's claws being ripped out in the process. Sesshoumaru managed to raise his injured arm, and prevent her from falling, or injuring his body further by impact. Inuyasha turned, and headed back towards the forest, Tetsusiga laying forgotten on the ground.

Sango raised Hiraikotsu, and hurled it towards Inuyasha, while Kirara flew at him. Hiraikotsu cought him in the stomach, while Kirara bit down on his arm.

Shippou sent a magic top, whirling it at the hanyou, adding to the onslaught as best as he could.

Kagome opened her eyes, and looked at Inuyasha. The strange miko- youki that was so desperately working to try and save her, was intsead brought out for a different reason. She opened her eyes wider, and Inuyasha went up in green flames. He fell to the ground, lifeless. Kagome's head fell back onto Sesshoumaru's shoulder, as he stared in shock at her.

He got up, stumbling as he rose to his feet, and lowered his head, feeling strangely dizzy. Her energy, now flowing over her without restriction, gathered near his right shoulder. A tremendous amount of it seeped into his body, and his right arm appeared, unscathed. The left was rid of the injuries it had sustained, and his body somewhat healed.

Kagome became completely limp, succoming to her own injuries. The small amount of remaining youki struggled to keep her alive. He straightened, holding her in both arms, and looked towards her friends.

"Come quickly. You all will stay here, she needs to be assured you are all uninjured when she awakens." she said, turning to the gates. 'If... she awakens...' he thought to himself, feeling her youki weaking with every step he took. He managed to open the gates, and sped to the castle, calling for the guards to immediately open the doors.

Sango, Miroku, and Shippou followed, hurrying to keep up. Kirara picked up Tetsusaiga in her mouth, and followed the others inside.

(uh oh....T.T, hey... Kirara's pretty smart... waaaittt... I just typed that, so I should know that Kirara just picked up Tetsusaiga. Huh? What am I talking about? I should remember typing it..... ACK! I must have multiple personalities!!!! *runs around in a frenzied panic*) (Sesshoumaru: crazy authoress.... I doubt she is my reincarnation sometimes....)

Inuyasha lay there, life eluding him slowly. A form walked up, and sat at his side. A single Shiki-gami-chuu alighted on her finger, carrying a soul. She lifted her head, revealing her face. (duh, Kikyou...) The soul seeped into the still hanyou's form, and he opened his eyes.
"Inuysha..." she said, smiling at him. He got up, and they walked off, the smell of death lingering in the air.

(I have a plan for Inu... yes, he is dead. Now, minna-san, what Sengoku O- Togi Zoushi character has an advantage relating to dead people...?hehe...tell me in a review...)

Sesshoumaru sat camly, watching over Kagome. A note sat beside him, from Sango.

Dear Kagome, we are sorry.

We beg you to understand, that we could no longer stay with you
and Sesshoumaru-sama. We felt the need to head back to Kaede-sama's village, and hope that you will forgive our rude departure. Shippou was not happy, but he gives his regards as well. Please, we beseach you to forgive
us, and hope that you will recover soon. We need to ensure the safety of the
village, as there is no one there to guard it. We will be waiting for you to return
soon, when you recover. We will take a Shikon no Kakera, and travel to your time to alert your family that you will be having an extended stay in our time.
No deatils will be mentioned. Of course, we realize that you will be unhappy at our decision,
and we hope that you do not become upset. Good wishes, and a speedy recovery,

Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Shippou.

On a further note, we left Tetsusaiga in your possession. We hope it is
used
for good intentions this time around.

He read over it again, slightly relieved that they had departed. He would have enough to deal with having Kagome here, the servants would surely think something was amiss had he let two humans, a neko-youkai, and a kitsune kit stay at the castle. But, his servants would come to get used to Kagome in time.

Speaking of which, she was stirring at that moment, stretching, and mumbling something about 'tests'.

"Tests?" Sesshoumaru echoed, wondering if the girl had caught a fever. He put the back of his hand to her cheek, just as she opened her eyes.

(connnnflict...^^ whoa... long chappie...o.0)

She stared at him, a blush creeping along her face at the contact. He stared, not sure what to do. She closed her eyes, and Sesshoumaru feared for a moment that she would cry out in anger, or use her miko powers.

What she did completely shocked him. She moved her face closer to his hand, and nuzzled it affectionately. She sighed, and went back to sleep, and he moved his ahnd away.

"How did I get myself into this..." he murmured, resuming watch over her.

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Guess what! Friday (Sept. 19) is National Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Riinuka: ARRRRR!!!

Sesshoumaru:......*groans*

Riinuka: say it......ARRR!!!

Sesshoumaru:......*groans louder* Must I?

Riinuka: yes.....ARRRR!!!!

Sesshoumaru:...no...

Riinuka: I will make you kiss Inuyasha in the next chapter. Oh, and ARRR!!!

Sesshoumaru: You wouldn't dare.

Riinuka: Say it, and you won't run that risk. ARRR!!!

Sesshoumaru: *makes incoherent noise*

Riinuka: We can't hear you.......... oops, ARRRR!!!

Sesshoumaru: arr.....

Riinuka: *with mocrophone* THE FOLKS CAN'T HEAR YA IN THE BALCONY!!! ARR!!!

Sesshoumaru: Fine! ARRRR!!!! *shouts it*

Riinuka: Your breath stinks. ARR!!!

Sesshoumaru: WHAT?!

Riinuka: Just kidding... you didn't say 'arr'.. ARR!!!!

Sesshouamru: *sits down, ignoring her*

Riinuka: one Inu/Sess fic, coming up! ARR!!!

Sesshoumaru: *blue lines on his face* OKAY!! ARRRRRR!!!!! *is panicking*

Riinuka: *giggles* ARR!!!

Riinuka, singning off.

Ja mata de yo!! ARRR!!!