Disclaimer: Inuyasha doesn't belong to me or any of the other characters in it, but Kohana's mine. ^_^

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CHAPTER THREE: DILEMMA

Kohana had been with Sesshoumaru and Jaken for a month now and in those months things were definitely different. Jaken was having daily fights with Kohana like he did when Rin was around. The one thing that had totally changed was Sesshoumaru. When Rin was around he had a life with joy and happiness and when she died it wasn't worth while. Now, even if he won't admit it, he too has changed.

Everyday he noticed that Kohana started to look and act more and more like Rin. For one, she always sang Rin's song, picked forget-me-nots, followed Sesshoumaru everywhere, and when she was in a good mood she would laugh, spin around in circles, fall down and look at the clouds or stars (if it was day or night). Even though Sesshoumaru kept saying Kohana is not the promised person and doesn't look like Rin, he smiles at her when no one is looking and felt like this was indeed Rin. He always acted like she was just another human girl to hide his new but known feeling.

Sesshoumaru needed to get his swords sharpened so he had no choice but to go to the mountains to find a crystal called 'Hikari-no-Tama' to sharpen his swords. Sesshoumaru didn't know any sword-smiths around here and he heard the crystal did much more than sharpen your sword.

Sesshoumaru was sleeping peacefully against a tree but that didn't last long.

"Yeah right!"

"Who are you to judge!"

"There is no way you have spiritual powers!"

"Of course I do! Did you see what I did back there?!"

"I bet Sesshoumaru-sama would believe me!"

"Yeah right! He would never- Hey come back!"

Kohana ran leaving Jaken behind and they ran to Sesshoumaru to referee. Kohana got to Sesshoumaru first and started talking.

"Sesshoumaru-sama! Tell Jaken to stop judging people!"

"And what are you judging Jaken?" Sesshoumaru asked in a tired voice.

"This brat says she has spiritual powers!"

"And I do!"

Sesshoumaru just gave a blank stare. [This girl has spiritual powers!? Rin would always tell me the truth and this girl is too loyal to me to lie.] Sesshoumaru didn't know what to say or do but he had an idea.

"So, you have spiritual powers Kohana?"

"Yes my Lord!"

"Well, the only way to prove you have spiritual powers is if you shoot some arrows."

"That's what I did before in front of Grandpa Jaken! I guess he's going blind."

"I am not your Grandpa and I'm not blind!"

Sesshoumaru was giving him the look that said play along or die and Jaken gave up because he would get the worse punishment that hell and heaven could offer him.

"Kohana, you have permission to call Jaken Grandpa and when you test our arrows you can test them on Jaken, and he will be 100% okay about this agreement. Right Jaken?"

"Yes me Lord" Jaken said in a painful voice.

Sesshoumaru led Kohana and Jaken to an abandoned village that was found in the mountains. He knew that the woman named Kikyou tried to live in different villages and live a life or a priestess but would leave for some reason or another. This village was abandoned for sickness and had come over the village but it happened when Kikyou left before hand. Sesshoumaru knew he would find extra arrows since Kohana found a bow in a meadow nearby.

Sesshoumaru went to a hut that had bell blossoms in front of it knowing that was Kikyou's hut.

"Wait here" he said calmly and Kohana and Jaken sat on the ground while Sesshoumaru went in.

He scanned the room and he noticed some arrows in the far left corner. He grabbed the quiver of arrows and went outside but didn't find Jaken or Kohana in sight. He noticed a scent mixed in with Kohana's and Jaken's and ran off where the scent led. As he was running Jaken and Kohana did the same away from some feathery friends.

"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" yelled Jaken.

"WILL YOU SHUT UP AND RUN!" Kohana responded.

When Kohana and Jaken were waiting for Sesshoumaru, Kohana noticed an aura, an evil one. Before they knew it they were running for their lives. They were being chased by Birds Of Paradise. They were on their tails and Jaken and Kohana were running even faster.

"Somebody help me, anybody! SESSHOUMARU PLEASE HELP ME!" Kohana cried.

"Lord Sesshoumaru is not gonna help ya right this minute"

"Sesshoumaru-sama will help me!"

"Well do you see him because I don't!" yelled Jaken.

"Jaken, just shut up if you can't say anything nice!" Kohana responded.

"Well get used to it! I don't know why Sesshoumaru-sama let a fool of a girl come with us!"

Oh Jaken said what he shouldn't of said. He was once again gonna get the worst punishment ever. Kohana tripped Jaken and she left him behind.

"Hey where are you going! Come back! You traitor, you- AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

Kohana kept running while thinking, [He'll get out. He's as fast as me and not that stupid]. She looked behind her and saw some fire but no birds. [Yup, I'm always correct]. Kohana kept running until she got at the bottom of the mountain. "I'm good. I'm good. There's Jaken coming down the mountain" Kohana said in relief but Jaken was jumping up and down pointing at something like he was a mental maniac.

Kohana turned around when something grabbed her and took her up in the air. She winced for what was holding on to her was digging into her skin and she looked up to see what she was being held by. It was a Bird Of Paradise! "Oh no, oh no. I'm in big trouble! This bird is gonna tear my arm off if it squeezes any harder! Somebody help me! Sesshoumaru-sama help me!" Kohana was crying due to the pressure in her arm and about the situation she was in. "PLEASE LET ME GO!" but obviously it would not.

Back on the ground Jaken was circling a rock. "Oh crap! I am in big trouble! I just shortened my life and Kohana is up in the sky being torn apart by an overgrown bird!" A few seconds later Sesshoumaru came in the flesh. He looked at Jaken and then up at the sky and then back to Jaken.

"Jaken, are you meaning to tell me that Kohana is up in the sky?" and the answer was little drops of blood falling from the sky and Jaken was staring at Sesshoumaru who was staring at Jaken.

After a short silence Sesshoumaru broke it. "This is the last time I will ever let you watch Kohana" and with that he went after the Bird Of Paradise.

Up in the air Kohana was loosing blood and crying harder than ever. The talons were in an inch deep and putting more pressure on them. "SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME! SESSHOUMARU-SAMA PLEASE HELP ME!" Kohana cried and she saw something white running, it was Sesshoumaru! "SESSHOUMARU HELP ME!" she cried but he didn't answer but kept running. [How am I going to get her down]. Kohana was feeling sick and weak but she was not in a happy mood.

"LET ME GO!" she demanded but it kept flying and then more of its kind came. [NO! Why me? I am not gonna die like this!]

Sesshoumaru was getting ready to jump but before he did he noticed a scent, it was Kohana's but it was a little different! [She's not a demon nor half but what happened to her scent?]

Kohana lifted her right arm and spread out her fingers and a warp of light was in her palms. "Please, I ask of you to let me go" and with no response she swung her foot to hit the bird in the face and placed her right hand on it and a blinding light was released. Sesshoumaru covered his eyes with his sleeve but looked up to see that the Bird Of Paradise disintegrated and Kohana taking her right hand off the face.

Kohana fell to the ground head first. Sesshoumaru darted to where her landing point would be but when she was six feet from landing she slowed down and she turned on to her back and floated down. Sesshoumaru got underneath her and Kohana landed into his arms and he stared at the unconscious girl that lay motionless in his arms. [This girl is not ordinary. Her spiritual powers are stronger than anything I have ever felt. That woman named Kagome has strong spiritual powers for a reincarnation of a Miko but Kohana's power felt a lot stronger compared to one.]

Sesshoumaru started to walk towards the forest and Jaken caught up and followed behind. Sesshoumaru took Kohana to a pool of water in the forest that was said that the water heals a wounded or tired body of any living creature that has a heart. When they arrived to the pool, Sesshoumaru went in the water which came up to his head and was holding Kohana in his arms.

He waited a few minutes. Finally the water was starting to glow and Kohana then risen up three feet up in the air. Her body was glowing brightly and a warp of light suspended the darkness of the forest. When the light disintegrated Kohana looked like nothing even touched her. No wound on her left arm, no blood stains on her kimono, and no rips in it either. Kohana floated back down in Sesshoumaru's arms and he once again looked at the unconscious girl with a blank stare. Sesshoumaru went back to the abandoned village and went into Kikyou's hut and waited for Kohana to wake from her sleep.

It was dusk when Kohana finally woke up from her blackout.

"Sesshoumaru-sama"

"Hai"

"What happened?"

Sesshoumaru was shocked but kept a humble face. [She doesn't remembered what she did to that bird?!]

"Nothing"

"Are you sure? I felt like I disintegrated something with my right hand!?"

"No, you were feeling too much pain and you passed out. What you felt was my sword Toukijin's power that disintegrated the bird.

"Oh! Well thank you for saving me again!"

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Thank you for waiting. Delayed due to very annoying tests in school. Please review and look out for Chapter Four! ^_^