Disclaimer: so Inuyasha what's it like belonging to me *looks at the hanyou glaring at her from his chair* I wouldn't know considering I still belong to Romuko Takahashi *evil grin appears on his face as he laughs evilly* well then I guess I'll have to put this whip into use *inuyasha flinches* all those with weak stomachs should probably leave the room at this point…


A/N: hope ya'll had a happy thanksgivin What's up guys i wrote this 1 really fast but the comp i did it on is a lil tarded so what I wrote didn't show up on the screen until after like five secs and it was a lil funky to look at (woulda had it up sooner but damn my punishment i had 2 wait) neways I hope you enjoy this chappie and if you have any suggestions feel free to take the liberty and inform me of them lol too complicated language for me back to short hand but yeh get on with the chappie and b sure to review. oh yeah and i live in hanford ca. th@'s like near fresno not 1 of the bigger citys but it's cool you get to kno a lotta ppl but then there's still those ppl u don kno so there's still a lil mystery ne ways where was i oh yes back 2 story





Twisted Love


Chapter Eight


Possessive Destruction







Reaching the stables Sango practically jumped from her horse. She helped Miroku to dismount handling him gingerly. "Are you sure you're okay?" She eyed his injured head suspiciously. It was a shallow gash but none the less that impact could have hurt him a lot more and she worried that he was hiding some injury from her. She trusted his judgement but out of her own love for him she felt as if he were being unfair to himself by putting his injuries last now because he was just as anxious to find the letter. Thinking about it, it would probably be best if they looked for the letter now. She touched her arm where the woman had mishandled her it was sore from the strong grip and would most likely bruise to say nothing of the death threat she had received.

"Where do you think it could be?" Miroku inquired bringing her back to the here and now. She couldn't imagine where it had gotten to, Kagome and she had looked for so long the night they had lost it but now where would it be if they were not able to find it then. They'd been through the saddle bags over a thousand times she was sure and neither of them had found even a trace of it. She looked about the stables her eyes passing over any likely places. The shelves by the entrance, but no they were empty save the horse feed and tools. The horses pens, but again no they hadn't let the horses back into their pens that night. Her eyes roved across the hay towards the other side of the room. Wait! The hay! It was in the hay. She dropped to her knees shooing the horses away as she flung herself at the hay.

Miroku looked at her curiously. "Um Sango what are you doing?" She snatched at the hay as though ravenous crunching it in her fist and throwing it aside as she moved to grab more. Her head jerked this way and that looking with wide frantic eyes. Looking, she was looking for the letter. He dropped to the floor next to her with a groan and they sifted through the hay careful not to miss it.

Scrounging the dusty hay covered ground they moved across the floor slowly. Sango's hand and knees were beginning to ache from the weight she was putting on them and Miroku's head began to hurt as well. Her fingers were caked in dirt and bordering on bleeding from several scratches and cuts as she clawed at the ground pieces of hay stuck in her hair. She felt the continuos multitudes of hay pass through her hands again and again until... A thin slip touched the tip of her finger lightly soft as velvet next to the tough strands of hay. It crinkled as she pulled it from under the hay her face brightening as she let out a squeal of pleasure. "This is it." She whispered half to herself and to Miroku who'd stopped working as soon as he'd noticed her commotion. She held out the now off white envelope for him to see pressing it gently into his hands. He took it smiling down at her as a single tear ran down her cheek paving a path of sorrow down to her lips she dropped into his arms sobbing lightly. He bent down kissing it away the taste of her salty tear lingering on his lips. She leaned into his shoulder sighing in relief and sadness all mingling into one.

He held her loosely letting her rest for a moment while he looked over her shoulder at the letter in his hand. So innocent and normal but so deadly, too deadly for those who had seen what it could do. He wondered what could be contained in it as he thought about the package that still filled up one of his pockets. Sesshoumaru had bitten off more than he could chew and now he'd dragged them into it as well.

Shakily Sango rose from his arms lending a hand to help him up as well. It was time. The sooner they gave that letter and that... package to Sesshoumaru the better. Squeezing Miroku's had tightly they walked slowly out of the stables toward the house.


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Kagome hurried through the forest. She was so happy her feet practically flew along the path. Tomorrow she was definitely returning to Inuyasha. That had been the best day off she'd had in years and she wasn't going to let it slip by. Coming to the edge of the forest she raised a hand to her lips the warmth of his kisses still lingering on her breath. She wished she were free. It bothered her mostly at all the time she lost with Inuyasha mostly. Not even the fact that Sesshoumaru was putting moves on her could measure up to what she felt she was missing. It was as though she had been given forever to share her love with him but she only ended up with a miserably fifty years out of a hundred lifetimes. Sooner or later she knew she would have to tell him why she had to leave him at the worst moment and why she never seemed to have enough time for him even though she yearned to be with him with every breath she took. It would have to wait yet for a while she still wasn't ready to tell him and it pulled her heartstrings continuously knowing she could do nothing about it.

She strolled across the lawns toward the double doors of the estates main entrance she hadn't walked through those doors in a long time. In her state of mind she felt as though she needed to walk through them as though today was too perfect to walk through the drab servants entrance hidden in the back behind thick bushes as if it were criminal or dirty. She pushed open the double doors as they swung easily.

"Oof." A soft thud echoed from the backside of the door. She pulled it back towards her carefully and peered around the edge to see who she'd apparently hit. Sango stood over Miroku rubbing his head soothingly. "Are you all right?" A soft moan answered her as Miroku reached up to touch his tender skull. "Yeah I think so, what happened?" Sango turned to see catching sight of Kagome's head peeping back behind the door. She brought Miroku with her around the door as she scolded her friend. "What are you doing? You know you're not supposed to use those doors." She giggled under her breath trying to muffle it with a belated cough. It was hard to keep a straight face with Kagome standing in front of her making a sad dejected expression her hands behind her back twisting back and forth like a little child faced with a harsh punishment.

"Oh stop that. This is very important we have to tell Sesshoumaru something." She sobered up quickly as she faced the reality ahead of them. This was sure to turn into a fiasco if Sesshoumaru was in his usual mood ready to turn anything into someone else's fault rather than his own. That self-centered jackass everything ended the way he wanted it to and usually that was to his own interest above everyone else's.

"What is it?" Kagome asked as she noticed the change in her friend demeanor. She looked worried and it confused her because Sango wasn't one to sweat over the small things. She waited for an answer that never came. Sango merely looked at her eyes downcast and her expression clouded. She turned and continued walking down the hallway toward Sesshoumaru's main quarters holing Miroku's hand in a death-grip. Focusing her gaze away from her and on to Miroku she questioned him with her eyes her head tilted to the side a perfect imitation of Inuyasha. He motioned for her to follow them his fingers beckoning silently as he followed after Sango.


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The room fell silent after Naraku left and Sesshoumaru sat back into his large fluffy chair contemplating the ape-man's idea. Could his plan possibly work? It was mildly conceivable but he was unsure it wasn't his area of expertise and he was forced to trust him or come up with his own plan. That would be disastrous. He wished he knew what he was doing because at the moment he didn't trust Naraku and it bothered him that he hadn't said anything about their deal he had owed him the info on Kikyo and the Shikon jewel, which he'd casually not mentioned anything about.

It struck him as odd because Naraku was usually prompt and straightforward about getting payment and he'd been adamant about this one. Perhaps it has only slipped his mind, and he was overreacting, but he doubted that. For as long as he'd known Naraku he'd been organized and intelligent. Not of course as smart as him because everyone knew that he, Sesshoumaru, was the brains of the operation but still he wouldn't put it past the ape-man to try and pull the wool over his eyes. He would have to wait and see.

His mind rove back to the problem with Kagome and Inuyasha. He hated his mongrel half-brother. Not even a full youkai yet he always bested his elder bother in allure no matter how hard he tried. It was an embarrassing blow to his pride and one that needed to be dealt without further delay. Getting Kagome back would kill his younger brother, that petty hanyou, his one overbearing weakness his human emotions. Sesshoumaru knew his emotions were shallow compared to his brother's complicated heart but in his opinion that only aided in his success. He snickered subtly under his breath knowing he was finally able to truly hurt Inuyasha and this time it would be worthwhile.

His thoughts were interrupted by an abrupt rapping on his door. He turned angrily toward it. It better not be Shippou with someone one or other who requested an audience with him. He'd already come to refer to Shippou as a jinx. Usually the worst things happened when he was around. He'd surely get a good whipping if it were him arriving to annoy him again. He twisted the knob forcefully opening the door sharply.

"What the hell do you want now?" He hissed vehemently at his quivering servants. Breathing heavily and seething in pointless rage until he realized that none of the occupants standing in his doorway looking frightened out of their minds was Shippou. He stared at them for several moments before signaling for them to enter.

Following Miroku's lead Sango and Kagome entered. By now Sango had dropped his hand not wanting to let the Lord see them together. They waited while he closed the door and turned towards them his face still flushed red with ill temper and a hint of discomposure as far as Kagome Sango could tell. The task ahead would be no tea party.

Taking a moment to arrange himself the lord cleared his throat audibly and addressed them in a more tranquil tone. "I hope this is important enough to bother me with right now, or else I'll be giving you a reason to think before you barge in on me like that again." He made a threatening gesture, pulling a finger across his throat dangerously his talons flaring outward and a frightful gleam making his eyes glow eerily. It faded away quickly as he grew impatient with their silence. "Well tell me what was so important or has the cat gotten your tongue?" He waited as Sango and Miroku stepped forward, Kagome instinctively backing away and becoming the spectator.

"It's about that message you sent us to pick up from Kagura." Miroku started off slowly, backing away fearfully pulling Sango back with him when Sesshoumaru interrupted distractedly. "Well where is it?" He reached a hand out to them expectantly his eyes roving over them like a fine tooth comb looking them up and down for a sign of Kagura's message. Miroku hesitated his eyes skimming down his cloak locking onto the bulge in his pocket that seemed to throb with a mind of its own. He cleared his throat hollowly swallowing his fear as he felt Sango's tiny hand squeezing his arm comfortingly. Raising his eyes back to his Lord he continued his voice strong with a renewed since of confidence thanks to Sango. "You see my Lord it was not Kagura who met us with your message. A cloaked figure, midnight black like an emissary of death which she might as well have been. She-"

"You mean you didn't meat with Kagura? Why the hell not? I thought I told you Sango that this was very important at the moment." His face glowing bright red as he glared angrily at them both. He should have known that they would blunder the job even one as easy as this. How could they be so stupid? He raised a fist at them in full fury all but striking at them down. "Fools." He muttered.

Sango temper grew thin with Sesshoumaru looking daggers at them. He had no idea what he was in for as she pushed passed Miroku, her fingers brushing along his hand inconspicuously. Turning her own set of daggers at the Lord she put him straight. "For your information Lord Sesshoumaru it is not we that are fools but you. You are the foolish man that sent a girl to her death." She annunciated the last word carefully throwing it at him accompanied with a long pause before she continued. "That's right. Kagura's dead." He only stared at her with a mild expression on his face a single eyebrow raised as if to say "prove it". She'd had enough of this stupidity. He would this off as their excuse for not bringing him a message anything that detoured it from being his blame.

Kagome listened to their conversation a pang of sorrow touching her heart. For the short time she had known her Kagura had been nothing but friendly with her and it was a shame that she had died at Sesshoumaru's expense. And he, he was showing no remorse. She watched Sango's face redden as she boiled furiously shifting to face Miroku. Holding out a shaking hand she waited for him as he pulled a velvet bag soft and pulsating out of his robes. Kagome moved to her left to get a better view of the object. Still it was only a bag and she waited to see its contents as Sango held it gingerly in her hands presenting it grudgingly to Sesshoumaru. He took it fingering a small tag as he uttered its inscription under his breath. She caught a few words of it. "Here proof of what you do not wish to believe." Strange words. She could tell that even Sango was surprised at the inscription as was Miroku. Had not they already read it? Perhaps not. She would have to talk to Sango later. Sesshoumaru was about to open the bag untying it's bindings carefully. As the last not came undone the outer velvety cover melted away leaving a pulsing red blob. As soon as she realized what it was she wished she hadn't. Flicking her head away she buried her face in her hands not trusting herself to even look in the same direction of them and that thing.

Kagura's heart. He was holding her very life force within his hands. Who could have done this? Who would have done this. He held the beating mass in his palm its minuscule muscles still working to no avail. He scowled at the wretched thing holding it out to Sango. "Dispose of this wretched thing right away. I don't want to see it ever." He all but shouted at her in his rush to put a distance between it and himself.

Miroku reached over her shoulder lending his hand. Not picky about getting rid of it Sesshoumaru dropped it nonchalantly into his waiting grasp. Flicking it away he addressed Sango. "Is that all you have chosen to bother me with today?"

Although he appeared to be unaffected by the whole incident, she could see the hint of fear glimmering from behind his eyes. She knew the one thing she had left to throw at him would be the one to truly throw him for a loop. Reaching down the front of her kimono she pulled out the soft white envelope its brightness glaring in the light. She offered it to him a small smirk forming at the tips of her mouth when he hesitated. Eventually he took it holding it delicately between his fingers.

"Out." He bade them absently motioning towards the door. This wasn't going to be good.

Sango and Miroku exited quickly. Miroku leaning back in after several seconds to grab a wide eyed Kagome by the sleeve of her kimono and pull her through the doorway. Scarred for life the poor dear.

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Sesshoumaru waited until the left the room the soft clank of the closing door the signal. He flexed his claws dramatically admiring the sharpness of his talons. In one quick swish of his finger's he sliced away the top of the envelope leaving a smooth clean cut. The separated paper fell to the ground slowly and his ears pricked up to hear it collide with the floor. Dispassionately he pulled the letter from its shell. Carefully he read the whip-like script swirling gracefully across the page:

Darkest Lord Sesshoumaru, I bid you good evening as it will soon be. I fear I must have interrupted your wonderful day as it was. Please accept my apologies. This letter would have gotten to you before now but it seems one of your servants misplaced it for a short while. But that's been taken care of and I have more important business than to dally around in polite conversational prattle. On a more intellectual note you should look after Naraku a little more carefully, he knows things and he keeps them from you. Do not question him nor his motives as of yet. He will be proved wrong and I would love to make him squirm under such pressure. You yourself I can see have several plans of your own. I would advise you to continue with them for at the moment they are to work in your favor. Looking passed your own concerns to the more wide spread grief, the events at hand I am sure have confused you and the chaos can only grow deeper be careful, I for one would hate to see you drown in them.

Do not waste your time trying to fathom who I am, for in truth I am all and nothing I can become the very wind that brushes across you face and plays with your hair, the darkness that shadows your ways and hides you from the world, I am the whisper that breaks through a heavy silence shattering it with my jagged edges. Only the gods surpass me, yes that's right you Lordship soon if not already I will outrank your power and the world will become mine. Do not fret soon you and I will know each other well, very well indeed.

Sesshoumaru shivered slightly as a soft breeze enticed his skin with it's soft touch and tugged lightly at his locks. The shadows in the corners of the room seemed to grow looming poisonously above him. He looked back down at the letter astonished to see that it had gone blank. Too bad. He thought to himself letting it fall from his fingers. The instant he had parted with it its edges burst into flame curling in towards its center. It had burned itself out of existence before it even reached the ground. Just as it disappeared, the memory of its contents disappeared from his mind to be lost within his self-conscious until he discovered the notes author.

He shook his head stiffly trying to remember something. After a great length of time he gave up his efforts believing his attempt a futile one. Ultimately his thoughts returned to Naraku and his ingenious plan to get Kagome for himself. It was an excellent plan and with his impatience it would be set in motion by tomorrow morning. He rubbed his hands along each other in anticipation. Tomorrow would definitely be a day worth remembering.

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Sesshoumaru woke early instructing Shippou who was always up before everyone else to watch the house for him and make sure all was well while he was gone. Fleeing away through the early morning light he headed towards Naraku's house waling traipsing silently under the trees the dappled light playing across his features. The morning birdsong sang in his hear strangely making him feel a sense of happiness lightening the weight of his heart if only for a moment. The path was winding and crossed several others on its way, listlessly he studied the overgrown plants reaching out to ensnare his heedful feet. He reached the cabin pushing the door open without even a knock to acknowledge Naraku's privacy. Passing through the doorway he stopped dead in his tracks when he caught sight of Naraku talking to a young female youkai. She wasn't the prettiest of things but he hadn't seen a female youkai in years. He stared unseen byt the pair until the unmined door slammed closed behind him.

Naraku and the youkai turned towards him. Such a pity she mus not have been very skilled not noticing Sesshoumaru when he was well-nigh two feet from her. But quality was not important for her. She was a pawn in their game of manipulation unimportant on the large scale. Her lack of beauty was what was bothering Sesshoumaru at the moment. Inuyasha would surely have enough pride not to stoop as low as that. Perhaps Naraku had a different idea opinion on beauty but surely Kagome was smart enough to know Inuyasha wouldn't fall for a disgrace like that.

"Naraku can I have a moment with you?" He stepped into an adjoining room that smelled oddly like incense, a hundred or so spiders adorning the walls and ceilings their webs spanning the entire room.

"Please excuse us for just a few seconds." Naraku told the youkai politely as he closed the door mutely.

"What is now your Lordship." He sounded rather annoyed his voice a low hiss of a whisper.

"That girl is a disgusting specimen of a youkai female. Kagome may be female but she is not idiotic enough to think that Inuyasha would turn to that over her. I thought I could trust you to find a suitable candidate for this, it's important." He pointed to the doorway symbolizing the girl that waited for them on the other side.

Naraku let out a deep sigh. "Do you think I am that stupid? I know what to do." Sesshoumaru raised a curious eyebrow at him. "Look, let me show you." He pushed passed him back out through the door. "Mayumi, do you remember what I told you about that spell I was going to put you under? I want to have a test real quick is that all right with you."

"Of course that's fine with me." She had a high pitched voice that played on Sesshoumaru's nerves grating across his ears. He was more prone to the soft tinkling voice of Kagome, definitely better than this. She stood awkwardly heading to the space in the middle of the room. Clumsy, lacking the grace and beauty he admired so much.

"Alright, I'm ready." She announced to no one in particular.

Naraku raised his hands above his head dramatically calling out to the spirits. "Spirits of nature lend a hand in this transformation, make her follow my demand knowing only my information, change to beauty change to grace change the appearance of her face. Make me the master of her puppet strings."

Sesshoumaru watched as the girl fell as unconscious her head stopping inches before it hit the floor as her entire body was suspended in midair. She was surrounded by a silver swirling mist enveloping her in a glittering cloud. It shimmered in waves of glowing fluff until finally it dissipated and she floated eerily in the still air. Miroku returned her to a standing position and carefully walked over to her placing a beaded necklace about her neck.

"There now all is perfect." He said purposefully.

"Well, give me a demonstration." Sesshoumaru asked irritably.

"Humph. Some people have no patience. Okey here it goes... Rise my come her my maiden." She came as he said. "Now run and jump about this room. Bring me a rose and climb that tree." Sesshoumaru watched as the woman now glowing with an ethereal beauty completed all the tasks he bade her. A smug grin lighting on his face, he turned to Sesshoumaru. "There you see. It is all so easy."

He had to admit for once Naraku was right about one thing. He trusted him on the point of the girl but there was still one matter to be handled. "Naraku, what of my dear half-brother? How shall he obey your commands?"

He released the girl of her bonds and she fell to the floor her old self returning along with her old features. She watched them with a vague dazed expression as he pulled a small bluish vile from thin air. It glowed an otherworldly silver luminescent in the room's semi darkness. Here in this very bottle I have a soul. It is very easily lured to my will. All I have to do is knock that little hanyou out and get this soul to possess him and we're home free." A clown-like grin plastered itself to his face as he reveled in what he hoped would be his Lordship's approval.

"Goog,good. And you will be able to do all this by, let's say noon."

"Of course." His tongue slurred the words as he voiced a final question. "Where then shall it be done?"

A glint shining in his eyes, Sesshoumaru gave his answer. "The clearing in the woods where the paths part. I have seen her scurry off to it many times and you must go through to get to the river. I shall simply ask her to get me some 'refreshing cool stream water'". He laughed maliciously at the thought of the unruly couple's impending demise.

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Kagome sat on her bed its covers tousled in disarray. Her kimono stuck to her body crookedly, one of her shoulders bare. Her hair fell down her back limp and weak. One hand clutched at the blankets twisting them in a tight tangled mess, the other raised to her face covering her teary eyes. How could he have done this to her? Her heart mourned as the tears fell silent and lonely tracing deep rivers down her cheeks. It had been a long time since her heart had last ached like this and she'd never expected Inuyasha to be the one to start it up again. She thought of what had happened that day and all that had caused her heart to break over old cracks...

"Kagome." She could hear him calling from down the hall. Her chore schedule had apparently been rearranged because she usually would have been making something for his lunch considering the fact that Shippou did have to make dinner. But today Shippou was doing both and Kagome could tell by his outward signs that he wasn't even remotely happy about it. "I'm coming." She called back after another annoyed call from Sesshoumaru. Deftly sweeping the remainder of the dirt and grime that covered the dining room's floor under a well placed rug she tossed the broom into a corner and stepped out of the room her steps slow and practiced.

She discovered the lord standing in the front room gazing out of a window his bearing withdrawn. "Lord?" She addressed him carefully, there was no need to bring attention to herself as an intruder. She stared unemphatically as he turned to her his face changing dramatically from its former soft thoughtful glow to his usual lordly countenance. "Kagome, I'm feeling rather parched. Please take a pitcher and fill it with fresh stream water from the river. I've found that it is very pure and its taste is untainted." He waited for her answer.

After a short pause she replied. "Yes my Lord, I will go right away." It was strange that he had addressed her with her name usually he only did that when he was especially angry with his servants. And it was also absurd for him to even offer a reason most of the time he only barked orders that he expected them to follow without question. She scurried out of the room to do his bidding.

Grabbing a random bucket from a shelf in the stables she checked to see if it was suitable for housing drinking water. It was shiny and void of rust. It must have been one of the newer ones. Swinging it at her side she headed out towards the woods at a joyful gait.

Perhaps she would find Inuyasha in the woods today and they could continue from where they had left off the last time they were together. A smile spread along her face as the thought of him filled her heart with a current of love. He was as much her breathe of life as the air that surrounded her.

She treaded carefully along the beaten path to the clearing. Listening intently to the sounds of the forest and its inhabitants she did not notice the hushed conversation of the two youkai until she was upon them. But by then it was too late to shield herself from the reality. There in the center of the clearing Inuyasha, her beloved Inuyasha, sat at the side of a lovely female youkai. He was whispering quietly to her and she giggled to his delight. How dare he, but then... For a moment Kagome washed away all of her fear, it could be perceived that they were merely acquaintances and she was jumping to conclusions all too soon.

As she was about to enter the clearing and approach Inuyasha her heart cracked the sound echoing continuously through the caverns of her being shattering her soul with a single blow. She fell to her knees unable to tear her eyes away from the sight of Inuyasha, his tongue halfway down the youkai girl's throat. His hands moved over her body as they let go to their passions. They held each other as though long time lovers finding each other with their hands their bodies moving to an unheard tune their motions rhythmic and fluid.

Finally able to look away from the heart wrenching scene Kagome stood on shaking legs turning her back on Inuyasha. She dropped the bucket its soft clunk sounding muffled and far away. Taking one last look over her shoulder at the couple, she whispered to the forest, to anyone who was listening to her heartfelt lament. "Inuyasha, you have torn my heart in to, this time I cannot return to you." With that she pivoted back around and fled, her feat flying across the path carrying to wherever they chose.

The ground was hard and rough and she strayed from the path only to trip on an offending tree root. Landing face first in the dry earth she scraped her arms and legs trying to catch herself. Sitting up slowly she hugged her knees to her chest finally letting the true sorrow she felt wash over letting her heartache run free. She brought her hands up to her face as the tears flooded down her cheeks rapidly rushing down to her chin to drop onto the dry earth cracked and stony as her heart.

How could he have done this to her? With all that they had done with all that she had loved. It hurt terribly as though her heart were going jump out of her chest and bleed red tears to accompany her grieving. It had been too strange, too awkward, too harsh, to be tangible that he could do that. After all that they'd been through and all that they'd shared he'd gone and tossed it away like a leaf in a gust of wind. This was too much for her. She rose from the ground not even bothering to wipe the dust and grime from her face and clothing. Her eyes tear rimmed and bloodshot she lumbered back to the estate Sesshoumaru could get his own water for all she cared.

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Pushing the double doors open with fierce strength Kagome entered the house. Sango and Miroku stared after obviously back from laundry duty their arms laden with mounds of clothes. She passed sesshoumaru in the corridor and he too looked at her his eyes boring into her tear streaked face questioningly. She circumvented her way around them paying no heed to their curious and compassionate looks.

Reaching her quarters she pulled the door ajar and slammed it closed behind her shutting them out. Her demeanor failed her and she leaped to her bed crying into her pillow dampening it with her useless tears unaware of a silent figure making his entrance. Oblivious to his advance upon her and his cold eyes that felt her sorrow in their own way.

A/N: okey there it is sorry bout the wait but yeah still in trouble and it took a while I rewrote it cuz it didn't really fit together well the first time I'm not sure it's much better now but o well ne ways next chappie- ::the dangers of angry tears:: this one should be good I think ok I hope yeah well ne ways hope you like have the next chappie up soon hopefully. Ciao.

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