Chapter 13

A/N: Hehe…I made a mistake in spelling in Chap 12. I spelled Kirara, Kilala. Sry bout that.

I loved writing this chapter!

I also forgot to thank Arctic Fox for tell me what position that was. (Fetal-chapter six)

When the other finally found Inuyasha he was seated by a blank faced Kohaku.

'Kohaku!' Sango cried out when she saw him and rushed over to her younger brother.

'What happen, Inuyasha?' Kagome asked seeing a large hole in the ceiling in the adjoining room.

'Naraku took off with Kanna and Kagura's got her heart back. She was trying to get Kanna away from Naraku but he took her anyways. She took off when she saw me coming and I found Kohaku in here, he's still got a Shikon shard in his back. Guess Naraku didn't have enough time to get it back.' Inuyasha said standing.

'What do we do with Kohaku now?' Miroku asked watching Sango as she tried to interact with her brother.

'Well if we take the Shikon shard out it will kill him.' Kagome said. 'I don't how we could help him.'

Tenshi and Juuroumaru stood together on the far side of the room watching silently.

Miroku stared down at Sango and Kohaku thinking. 'What about Sesshoumaru?' He asked.

'What about him?' Inuyasha asked warily.

'Well didn't you say that Sesshoumaru has a sword that can save human lives?' Miroku asked carefully. 'If so then it could be Kohaku's best chance.'

Sango's head whipped up at this, hope clearly shinning in her eyes.

'Feh! You really think Sesshoumaru is gonna help us? Sorry Sango, but Sesshoumaru would rather kill us all then help out a human. He hates them remember?' Inuyasha said.

'Sesshoumaru hates humans?' Tenshi asked.

'Yeah.' Inuyasha replied.

'But when I met him he had a little human girl with him.' Tenshi said thinking back to when she had met the handsome Taiyoukai.

'WHAT?!'

'Yeah.' Tenshi said a little startled by the response. 'She was really sweet and seemed to be very well cared for.'

'Heh. He was probably just fattening her up so he could eat her later.' Inuyasha said.

'INUYASHA!' Kagome shrieked. 'He wouldn't do that! …….Would he?'

Inuyasha just smirked.

Kagome growled. 'Sit boy.' She said calmly.

'GAH!' (THUD)

Tenshi giggled. Sango rolled her eyes. 'You guys! We have to find Sesshoumaru and see if we can try and convince him to help us!'

'Right, sorry Sango.' Kagome apologized. Kirara transformed and they slung Kohaku over her back. Sango sat in back of him holding him steady and Miroku sat behind her. Inuyasha carried Kagome on his back and Juuroumaru picked Tenshi up bride style and they left Naraku's crumbling castle to find the cold Taiyoukai that was Kohaku's only hope.

[The Western Forest]

Sesshoumaru sat resting against a large tree while Rin played in the small stream in front of him. Jaken lay sleeping under another tree and Ah-Un was watching Rin play. The wind blew gently and Sesshoumaru could pick up the faint but growing scent of his half brother and the company he kept. He could as pick up the scent of another unknown youkai. And they were all heading this way very quickly. Sesshoumaru let out a heavy sigh, he really wasn't in the mood for this right now. He had come here to rest not get involved in another meaningless fight with his dimwitted half brother.

Standing up he called out to the nine year old who was currently bouncing around on the large river boulders. 'Rin!'

Rin stopped when she heard her guardian calling her. 'Hai, Lord Sesshoumaru?'

'Come here.'

'Hai!' Rin said carefully but quickly making her way towards him.

'Take Jaken and Ah-Un and go a little ways down stream from here.' Sesshoumaru told her when she had reached him.

'Hai, Wagakimi.' Rin said trusting him and not asking why he had asked this of her. She turned to collect Ah-un.

'Stay there until I come and retrieve you, understood?' Fluffy asked.

'Hai.' Rin said taking Ah-Un's reins and leading him downstream. 'Come on Master Jarken! Were leaving!'

Sesshoumaru picked up a near by rock and it bounced nicely off of Jarken's head.

'Ahhhhhhh!!!!' Jarken screamed waking up.

'Jarken.' Came Fluffy's cold voice.

'Hai…Hai, wagakimi?' Jarken stuttered.

'Follow Rin.'

'Hai, wagakimi.' Jarken said taking off after the young girl.

Sesshoumaru watched them until they disappeared from his sight then turned back towards where his brother and company were coming from.

Inuyasha and the others landed in the small clear stretch along the Stream's edge, Sesshoumaru stood a few feet in front of them.

'What do you what, Inuyasha?' Sesshoumaru asked voice cold.

Inuyasha ignored him for the moment and sniffed carefully about, sure enough he could smell the scent of a human child.

'We've come to ask for your help, Lord Sesshoumaru.' Sango spook up.

'Oh.' Came Sesshoumaru's slightly interested reply.

'Hai, you have a sword in your possession that can save lives do you not?' Sango asked.

Sesshoumaru glanced at the young boy that was laid across the withers of the neko youkai that always traveled with the female Taijiya. 'You wish for me to save the life of that human?' He asked disgust clear in his voice.

'Ya know for someone who so clearly hates humans it's rather odd that you have a little HUMAN girl traveling with you.' Inuyasha said nonchalantly.

Sesshoumaru bristled at his brother comment and growled outwardly. 'I suggest you leave NOW before I sharpen my claws on you, brother.' Fluffy said spitting out the last word.

'Not until you save Sango's brother's life!' Inuyasha shot back.

'Not going to happen.' Sesshoumaru said before turning and walking off downstream.

Inuyasha growled and flexed his claws fixing to go after his older half brother and beat him into a bloody pulp. But before he could carry out these thoughts Sango's Hiraikotsu came flying past him headed for Sesshoumaru, who easily dodged it having expected some form of attack. Though he had been expecting his brother not the Taijiya.

Sango gently placed Kohaku on the ground next to Miroku and took up her boomerang which she then threw at the Taiyoukai's retreating form. "How dare he refuse to save her brother's life! That asshole! How can he be so selfish?!'

Sesshoumaru dodged it quite easily and Sango caught it as it came back to her. 'Were not finished yet, Sesshoumaru! How can you be so selfish?' Sango yelled at him letting Hiraikotsu fly towards him once again.

Again Sesshoumaru dodged it and dodged again when Sango let Kohaku's chain fly. Sango jerked the chain back to her when she missed him growling in frustration. How was she supposed to defeat him if even Inuyasha had a hard time even touching him!

Tenshi watched all of this from where she stood under a tree beside Juuroumaru. Tenshi sighed. 'There never going to convince him to help Kohaku this way!'

Juuroumaru looked at her than back at the fight. Sesshoumaru seemed merely content to humor the female Taijiya. 'Should I help?' J-maru asked his mate quietly.

Tenshi looked to him then the battle. 'What would you do?' She asked.

'Take the sword.' He replied.

Tenshi thought about that for a minute and snickered. She knew how fast Juuroumaru was and it would be pretty funny if Juuroumaru stole Sesshoumaru's sword right out from under him. 'Think your fast enough to do it?' She asked knowing it was probably a stupid question. The look she got from him conformed her thought. 'Well have at it then.' She told him and in the space of a second Juuroumaru was gone from where he had been standing.

Sesshoumaru was preoccupied with the Taijiya when Juuroumaru snuck around the outside of the Taiyoukai and placed himself in a near by tree. Tenshi had explained which sword they needed and after a few seconds glance at the two swords, Juuroumaru leapt from his place in the tree and flew past Sesshoumaru who was standing watching the others. Juuroumaru pasted by the tall white Inu youkai and in the process snatched the Tensaiga from it's resting place before reappearing beside Tenshi sword in hand.

Sesshoumaru blinked as something flew past him, looking down he immediately noticed the absent of his Tensaiga. Furious he looked about to see if he could spot it. Inuyasha and the others weren't that fast….

'Looking for this?' Came a female voice from behind the group. Sesshoumaru looked in that direction and spotted the other unknown youkai and a girl he had met briefly before. Sesshoumaru growled when he saw that she was holding the Tensaiga.

The youkai standing beside her must have been the one to take it from him.

'I suggested you return that quickly or I will not even stop to consider giving you a quick death.' Sesshoumaru threatened coldly.

Tenshi yawned boredly. 'Yeah, yeah. I'll give it back if you help us with Kohaku.'

'Why would I do such a foolish thing?' Sesshoumaru questioned.

'Because if you don't I'll take something else of value to you.' Tenshi answered pointed looking down steam where she had seen Inuyasha looking earlier.

Sesshoumaru growled, flexed his claws and lunged at the pair but only met with thin air. Looking around he saw the other youkai had moved them to the other side of the stream. 'He's faster than I.' Fluffy thought angrily.

'Well? Are you going to help or not?' Tenshi asked leaning up against J-maru's chest.

Sesshoumaru growled thinking over his options. 'What is your name, youkai?' He asked curious.

'Juuroumaru.' J-maru replied quietly.

Kagome and the others started a bit, it was the first time they had ever heard him speak. He had a soft, quiet voice that was pleasant to the ears but you had to strain a bit to hear him, he didn't speak very loudly.

'I am curious, Juuroumaru, how worthy an opponent you are in battle.' Sesshoumaru said invitation clear in his words.

Juuroumaru stepped around Tenshi and inclined his head slightly towards the Taiyoukai. 'Hai.' He answered quietly. 'If you will help my mate.'

Sesshoumaru glanced at the girl standing behind J-maru then back at his opponent and nodded his head once.

The two lunged towards each other.