For the next week, the five teens thought and thought of what the S could stand for. It puzzled them all.
"My Lord, oh, I know I've heard that before!" Kagome said in frustration. Her family, and all of Honshu (1) for that matter, knew of Yuka's disappearance.
"I know what you mean," Inu Yasha replied from his place next to her. "Listen, I'm thinking of going to that place and look for stuff about Sesshoumaru," Inu Yasha went on. He often went out by himself, now that he knew the part of Tokyo they lived in.
"Sesshoumaru! That's it!" She jumped up, yelling excitedly.
"What's it?" He asked, confused.
"Okay, you remember what Jaken called always called your brother?" Kagome asked, calming down a little.
"Yeah, my lord Sessh-," Inu Yasha stopped when he got what she was saying. "You don't think that he-?"
"I don't know, but it's a good start, and it fits," she told him. The next day at school, Kagome marched to the office and told the people inside it. At this, people rejoiced, even though they found not a single lead after that.
A week later...
Sota was out at a friend's house, while Mrs. Hiragashi was out getting food for that night's dinner. Jii-chan was busy running the shrine, which had become busy now that Yuka had disappeared. It was amazing what people would buy when they were worried. Aunt Umeko and Uncle Shiro had gone home the previous week, Inu Yasha was gone, out trying to find what had happened to his older half -brother, which left Kagome home alone. She used the peace and quiet to study for a bit, but when she got bored, she found herself taking a small nap.
"Wha?" She questioned herself when the phone ringing woke her. "Hello?" She answered, picking up the phone.
"Kagome?" A familiar voice asked.
"Yuka! Are you okay," Kagome answered, recognizing her friend's voice immediately.
"Listen, I don't have long to talk. Can you meet me somewhere?" Yuka's voice rang through.
"Sure," Kagome instantly replied.
"Meet me under that weird old tree at your house in 20 minutes," Kagome was told.
"Okay, no problem doing that," Kagome told her friend.
"Come alone," Yuka added, hanging up on her friend.
"Okay," Kagome answered to nobody.
20 minutes later...
"Gome!" Yuka said, hugging her friend.
"Yuki, where have you been?" Kagome asked her friend. Both were using their kids names for each other.
"With a guy," Yuka answered.
"Everyone's worried about you," Kagome informed her friend. Both started crying, hugging each other tightly.
"I know," Yuka sobbed.
"Who've you been with?" Kagome asked, wiping her tears away.
"You!" A masculine voice yelled form behind Kagome. She recognized it.
"He's here," Yuka told her friend. Kagome turned around to see a very familiar face.
"I thought you and my weakling half brother had died ages ago," he said to Kagome.
"What happened after you took Rin away?" Kagome questioned.
"Do you know each other?" Yuka broke in, slightly confused.
"You could say that," Kagome answered.
"Sesshoumaru, you still haven't replied. Tell me what happened. Did you kill Shippo, or his and Rin's child?" Kagome asked.
"Huh, Kagome, his name's not Sesshoumaru, its Kyushu (2)," Yuka told her friend.
"Well, well, well, I never thought I'd see that face again," a wise cracking voice drifted down.
"Little brother," Sesshoumaru said.
"What's it to you?" He replied, jumping down from his perch in the Goshinboku.
"Why are you here? I thought you had died along her," Sesshoumaru began, pointing at Kagome, "looking for those shards."
"We found them all," Kagome chipped in.
"I see that now. So, you used the jewel to become fully human. Interesting and here I thought you slaughtered in your quest," Sesshoumaru said, chuckling at his own private joke.
"What's going on here?" Yuka asked frightened.
"A reunion of sorts, my dear," Sesshoumaru replied. "Only, what happedned to the slayer girl, her youkai neko (3), and the monk you traveld with?" He asked.
"None of your damn business," Inu Yasha growled.
"Kyushu?" Yuka asked.
"Yes?" Answered Sesshoumaru.
"So, you're using your title instead of your name are you? How interesting," commented Inu Yasha.
"You, girl, come with me," Sesshoumaru commanded, pointing to Kagome.
"Not without me," Inu Yasha demanded. His brother sighed, but bade for them to get into the car that had brought him adn Yuka.
"Home," Sesshoumaru told the driver. About twenty minutes later, they arrived at an elaborate estate.
"Wow, this place is beautiful," Kagome commented.
"Thank you," Sesshoumaru replied. Walking inside, Kagome found herself in even more awe. "You two, come with me," Sesshoumaru added, talking to Kagome and Inu Yasha.
"What about me?" Yuka asked.
"I need to speak to these two, alone," Sesshoumaru told the girl. Yuka ran off to another part of the house. "Follow me." As Inu Yasha and Kagome followed Sesshoumaru, a very familiar pest greeted them.
"Master Inu Yasha!" Yelled the ecstatic Myouga.
"Myouga, so, you've been with my brother all these years," said Inu Yasha, squishing the flea between his fingers.
"Sit down," Sesshoumaru told the, pointing to a couch. He himself stood, looking out a window. Kagome sat on teh couch and Inu Yasha joined her. "So, you want to know about the past?" He asked. Kagome nodded. "Well then, tell me what you know," he commanded.
"We know that when Rin arrived to teh village Shippo lived in, they became friends. Rin became pregnant with Shippo's kid, and you took Rin away," Kagome informed the Inu youkai, Sesshoumaru.
"After that, I brought Rin to my home, so she would be safe. I had grown to love her as a daughter the years when she traveld with me. She died in labor, but the child, a girl, lived. I named the girl Yumemaru. I raised Yumemaru, but when she was 17, she ran away and married a human man. That started the line from which your friend Yuka is descended. I've watched over, adn protected that family through the centuries. But as I watched the girl, Yuka, I've noticed a presence other than myself watching over her. As you may have noted, she looks remarkably like Rin. Fearing for her safety, I brought her to my home," Sesshoumaru told them.
"Could the presence be a good one?" Kagome asked.
"I doubt it. And it is not your kitsune friend, Shippo; he died shortly after Rin died. I must inquire though, what happened to the others you traveld with?" Sesshoumaru told her.
"Sango and Kirara died in teh battle with Naraku, and Miroku disappeared," Kagome told the inu youkai. The four sat in silence for a while. "Sesshoumaru, it's getting kind of late," Kagome noted after a bit.
"So it is, I shall have the driver take you back to the tree," he replied, sounding somewhat shocked by how much time had passed. The four went outside, and Sesshoumaru got a look on his face, then hurried back inside. He came back several minutes later, this time with Yuka.
"Huh, but Sesshoumaru, I thought you were going to keep Yuka here with you," Kagome said after he ordered her adn Inu Yasha to protect the girl.
As they were getting into the car, Sesshoumaru yelled, "catch little brother!" Throwing something at Inu Yasha whom caught it.
"What the-?" Yelped the once hanyou. "Huh, but Sesshoumaru, I thought you wanted the Te-" Inu Yasha began, but was cut off by Sesshoumaru, who told him to keep it.
A/N: Just two chapter this time, but then again, this one is mostly dialogue. I believe the next chapter will be just two as well. So any guesses as to what it was the Sesshoumaru gave Inu Yasha.
1) Honshu, the largest of the four main islands, which are Hokkaido, Honshu, and two others that I've forgotten at the moment. Hokkaido is the northernmost, while Honshu is the one where most of the large cities, including Tokyo and Kyoto are located.
(2) Kyushu, it's a word that means Lord of the Western Lands. It's what Sesshoumaru had Yuka call him.
(3) youkai neko, a phrase that means full-blooded demon cat. In other words, another thing to call Kirara. Which by the way, is pronounced Kilala, but written as Kirara.
Disclaimer: I own not a thing in this chapter. Doesn't that suck for me. Ja ne till next time!