Disclaimer: I, being of UN sane mind, hereby state that I OWN INUYASHA!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA . . .

AN: ^_^ I promised I would update. . . I just didn't happen to give a specific date. . . and although it has been a MONTH I will start to update more frequently (every three weeks or two) and then once a week, and then twice (that's the best I can do). I promise. If you want to see which stories are going to be updated (or deleted) go to my Bio Page.

The Little MerKag

For The Land And Sea

Chapter Seven

~*~*~*~Last Time~*~*~*~

Soon Kagome lost herself in the room, Rin had left it for some reason, which she didn't bother to listen to, and she was alone in the room for what seemed a very short while.

~Mother, Sango, Shippou~

She found herself jolted out of her sphere of thought though, when she heard the thundering voice.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?!"

~*~*~*~Now~*~*~*~

Kagome whipped around and was met with two furious golden eyes. First she felt herself relax, the familiar, invisible warmth in those eyes letting her do so, and then she realized that the eyes she was looking into, were not those of Inuyasha.

"GET OUT! GET OUT NOW!"

The commotion had caused Inuyasha, Rin, Kikyou, and Sesshoumaru to crowd in front of the door. All four standing silent as Inutaisho went into a mad rage.

"I SAID GET OUT! GET THE HELL OUT!"

Kagome felt the tears build behind her eyes, realization hitting her as she watched the pain flicker in and out of the screaming man's eyes.

~This was her husband. . . ~

Inuyasha moved forward, to shield the girl from his father's ragged howls, but was stopped, and shocked, when he watched her move forward and take his father into her embrace.

~She loved him. . . but left him. . . for the sea. . . ~

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

She was just like Yukiko. . .

Her eyes, not quite the same color, held that mysterious look. A look that can only compare to the sea. Their beauty is the same too, wild, fluid, breathtaking. . .

I had known all along what Yukiko was. . . a mermaid. . . she had promised. . . on our wedding day to be with me forever. . . but the sea was too strong. She left me, and Inuyasha. . . for the sea. . .

Now this girl. . . is she one too? Does she know what happened to my beloved Yukiko? And my son. . . when he spoke of her. . . NO. . . I wont let him love . . . someone he cannot have. . . I wont. . .

~*~*~*~Under The Sea~*~*~*~

"SHE WHAT?!"

Nervously, Sango started to restate what she had already gone over three times. Once with herself, to Kagome's mother, and now to Lady Yukiko.

"Kagome gave Kikyou, the Evil Sea Miko, her voice in exchange for a month on land."

"What would drive Kagome to leave the sea?!"

"It's all my fault. . ."

"No, Queen Higurashi, she fell in love with a human boy. . . I believe his name is Inuyasha."

"Inuyasha?"

"Yes, she has a month to get him to love her or else. . ."

"Oh no. . . Kagome has made the greatest sacrafice. . . for the land. . ."

~*~*~*~And Back On Land~*~*~*~

It was at least an hour until Kagome finally released the strange man from her arms. In that time, everyone beside the two had evacuated the room, and she found herself emberassed that she had clung onto a stranger the way she had. Looking into his eyes she felt herself be scrutinized from head to toe. . . then he made the strangest request.

"Walk."

Kagome looked at him quizzically but followed his command, walking a slightly staggery walk across the room, and then turning back to face him, expecting to be dismissed. . . instead she felt a shiver run down her spine as he spoke.

"I know what you are. . ."

AN: ~coughs~ So. . . umm . . . ~runs off~