Inutaisho stood on the balcony just outside his rooms over looking the
gardens where his mother and sister were currently tending the herbs. He
sighed, his sister was beautiful and she did have quite a few suitors but
she had yet to show any interest in them. This of course made his father
both happy and relieved. However, it unnerved his mother to no end
considering they were mostly demon lords trying to obtain power. He still
didn't understand how his mother was able to sense certain things, but he
knew that his sister could do the same thing although not as acquit as
their mother's but she was learning.
"My young lord, why don't you go join them?" Yukana asked looking over the edge of the roof at him. Inutaisho looked up at her and grinned.
"And be mobbed by the crazy court women?" He asked waving his hand at them. They sat drinking tea not more then a few feet from his mother and sister. "Tell me again why father lets them stay here?"
"Both Sakura and your mother need the interaction. Besides I think your dad does it as a joke to torture you." Yukana joked flipping down onto the balcony to land next to him. They watched in silence as Rin moved away from the herb garden to take tea with one of the only decent females in the court.
"It looks like Ann invited another male relative to visit her and try to court Sakura." Yukana said sighing. Inutaisho watched as the unsuspecting male approached his sister. Looking over his shoulder at Yukana he could see the amusement in her face.
"This one was the same one who tried to dance with her last night wasn't it?" He asked watching as the hawk demon kneeled down next to Sakura taking the spade from her hand and helped her to stand. Sesshoumaru had made sure that both his children were well able to defend themselves, Sakura was no exception.
"What do you want?" Sakura asked shortly, holding her hand out for her spade.
"Someone as beautiful as you shouldn't be doing such labor, that's work for the servants."
"However, I happen to like gardening. I find it relaxing. Besides, it helps out my aunt get herbs that cannot grow in the climate where she lives." Sakura retorted not eve bothering to look up at the youkai, instead she began to pull weeds and conveniently threw them in his direction. When the second one hit him square in the chest he stood, threw the spade down into the dirt next to her. Sakura calmly took up her spade again and began digging a new hole for her next herb.
"You are a disgrace to royal youaki." He hissed. "I can't understand how your traitorous father can even let you prance around in the dirt instead of marrying you off. Perhaps a fifthly human would be better for you?"
Both Inutaisho and Yukana, who had heard the entire conversation along with everyone else in the garden, counted down until Sakura stood, turned and landed a heavy right punch to the would-be-suitor's face, breaking his nose.
"I do not care whether you insult me for I am use to it, however, if you ever insult my father again I will kill you." Her growl sent the man running from her and earning her a few discussed looks from the other women in the garden. Inutaisho took a quick peek over at his mother to find her trying to stifle her laughter.
Sesshoumaru watched in amusement as his daughter once again upset some of the nearby ladies of the court. He then sighed. He had wanted someone else around for his family, mostly his mate. Someone she could talk to other then him or Jaken or even Yukana. However, he could remember what had happened to his brother and stepmother.
He would do everything in his power to keep from having his father's past repeat in his time. He had carefully picked each woman, and even a few human friendly mates. He couldn't stop some of the women's reactions to his chosen mate or the half breed children he spawned with her.
Today, though, he had other problems to attend to. Yukana had brought back a report of raids in the southern parts of his lands, near some very loyal, very rich village was being taken over. What confused him was that just hours before Yukana had departed an army, a rebel army no less, had entered the village and declared that they were the sworn enemies to Lord of the South and they would try their best to protect the devastated village.
This would have to be looked into and what better way then to let his son go. The people, both human and youkai accepted him and loved him. Maybe he would be able to form some kind of an alliance with this rebel army. That lord from the south was causing him one to many problems lately. Not only for himself, but to the other lords as well. He knew that with the alliance of the other two lords they would be able to form an army so great that they might actually stand a chance against the southern armies.
"Inutaisho." He called calmly out to his son who was one level down and to his left. He looked up at him waiting for what he had to say next. "Come to my study; I wish to speak to you." With that he disappeared back inside to wait for his son.
Inutaisho glance down one last time at his mother and sister having a distinct feel that he would not be seeing them for quite some time. But shaking this feeling off he proceeded to his father's study.
"Inutaisho, you know every well that we had been having problems with the southern lord, but he has now made his move against us." Sesshoumaru told his son some time later as Inutaisho sat in front of Sesshoumaru's desk. "I need you to go to Kinola village and check out this rebel army. Once you have determined what they want and why they are now on our lands you may enter into negotiations with their leader then return with their leader for further discussions. Send word as soon as you find out anything of importance and I shall inform the other lords and begin to build the armies needed to fight." Sesshoumaru looked over his son, giving him a rare smile. "I know you are fully capable of fulfilling this mission."
Standing, Inutaisho bowed. "Thank you, otoosan." Just as he reached the door he heard his father whisper for him to be careful. With a sharp nod back at his father he left to prepare for his journey.
His sister found him there in his room packing. "Mother said that father was sending you on a mission in the south?" Her face was contorted with a mixture of emotions, some of which made him even more determined to succeed in his mission.
"Hai, she was right. There are some problem happening that I am going to take care of." He turned from packing and pulled his sister into his arms. "That means its up to you to keep father in line and keep mother company." He joked. "Promise me as well that you will not chose a mate until I return so that I may judge him."
"Silly you know better then anyone that that won't be happening any time soon." She replied setting a beautiful forest green scarf into his bag that had his initials sown to it in amber coloured string. "Take this and only give it to your mate. I was going to give it to you tomorrow but since you will be gone I decided that now was the right time to give it to you."
"You act as if you know I'm going to meet my mate while down there." He lightly fingered the soft fabric amazed at his sisters skill.
"I don't know myself, but for some reason, for some time now I have smelt something, felt something I know is familiar." She shook her head. "You know something. I knew what each one of you smelt like before I left the safety of mother's womb. She said that while she was pregnant with me that her nose, although weak, was my nose." She shrugged not sure were she was going with it.
"Don't worry. If I find my mate I shall bring her back so that you may meet her and gloat in my face." He picked up his pack and made his way to his door, pausing he turned back to her. "I'm sorry I can't stay for dinner, but I must leave right now. I'll send word as soon as I can." He disappeared out the door a moment later leaving Sakura by herself to think. She knew her brother would find his mate soon. But what about her? She could not feel the presence of any male that intrigued her or thought about her as her and not some possession that could win himself the western lands.
Inutaisho walked calmly through the forest leading him to the southern part of his father's lands. Lands one day he would inherit. He readjusted the strap on his pack before continuing on his way. To make his trip faster he took to the trees, but when he was closer to the village he dropped to the ground to walk so that he wouldn't surprise anyone. As he approached the village he took notice of two guards with strange red and sky blue markings panted onto their face. One of them even had the markings down his exposed left arm.
"Who goes there?" Left arm asked gruffly, raising his sword to the ready. Inutaisho not wanting to cause any trouble simply raised his hands in a sign of peace. But before he could answer, Rika came bursting from the village, startling them all. She was a half demon like himself and only about eight. She collided with him, latching herself onto his leg and looking up at him, the doll he gave to her clinched tightly in her hand.
"Inutaisho-sama!" She yelled taking his hand and dragging him past the baffled guards. Luckily her mother was the chieftain of the village, a strong demon who loved all of those who resided in her village and even those who lived in the surrounding lands. "Mommy!" Rika bellowed running toward the center of the village. "Mommy!"
"Rika? What is it?" Janiya came running, then stopped dead in her tracks upon seeing Inutaisho. She readily welcomed him with a warm hug. "I'm so glad you're here. I told Yukana what was happening here and she said that Sesshoumaru-sama would send someone to check it out. I figured he send you." She looked down at her child before nodding to her. Rika grinned and skipped away to help her grandmother with cooking lunch.
"What is going on here, Juniya?" Inutaisho asked following Juniya to her hut.
"Inutaisho-sama, the southern lord's army has attacked our village. I sent word to your father and he sent Yukana. By that time the rebel had arrived and helped us, ever since then they have stayed helping us and vise versa." She took his bag and set it down, she lead him to sit at the simple low table and began to prepare tea.
"Who is their leader?" Inutaisho asked taking the tea offered to him.
"A strong, but I since she is sad as well, woman named Mizuko. She was kind enough to help us rebuild what the southern army destroyed." Sighing Juniya sat opposite him.
"Why does that name sound familiar?" He whispered quietly to himself.
Juniya, being a demon herself, heard him perfectly. "She used to be the southern lord's daughter, but soon after her mother died, three years I think, she ran away from home and raised an army."
"Where is she now?" Inutaisho asked, his brow furrowing as he tried to remember something from long ago.
"Right now she is in battle. She and most of her men went to meet an approaching army. They rode out early this morning." Juniya explained.
"When do you expect them back?"
"Late tonight, but it all depends on how long it takes them to defeat the army." She shook her head. Inutaisho looked down at his half-empty glass.
They sat in silence for a bit before Inutaisho asked, "What do you think of all this?"
"She has help our village, and we paid them back by caring for their wounded. However, with the southern lord becoming more bold with each passing day, we have let them stay. What do you think your father will do about this, or has he left it up to you?" She asked a knowing grin on her face.
"Father has left this up to me, however, he would like to meat the rebel army's leader, this Mizuko." He drowned the last of his tea. "He thinks this might just be the thing he needed to gather an army and with the help of our allies we might just be able to defeat the south."
"Mizuko is a good woman. And your father must really trust you to let you come all this way."
"We'll wait for a day before meeting officially, that way they may rest."
Later that night a great shout went up signaling the return of the army, complete with wounded. Inutaisho ran outside to join the forming crowd. He spotted who he believed to be the leader, for she was the only woman in the ground, shouting orders to get the wounded tended to and the tired beds for the night. As she passed where he was standing just feet from Juniko, he could smell the scent of blood and watched as several bright red droplets hit the ground near him.
Mizuko dismounted biting her bottom lip to keep from crying out in pain. Th arrow that had hit her side had broke in half. It was a good thing that she was now wearing her cloak. However, from the look that Juniko was giving her, she knew that she could smell it. Mizuko paused halfway to the door of her temporary meeting hut when a very familiar scent wafted by her nose. The more she tried to think on where she had smelt it the dizzier she became. Quickly she made her way into the hut before falling to her knees.
"Mizuko, what's wrong?" Juniko asked worriedly coming into the hut followed by Jujuka (I can't think of a name so I steal one from Escaflowne [another series I don't own] and just think he is a dog demon too!) and Inutaisho.
"She was hit twice with poisoned arrows. The one in her side is barbed." Jujuka's deep voice reported. He spotted Inutaisho and instantly had him up against the hut wall. Juniko just rolled her eyes, while Mizuko watched with glazed eyes.
"Who are you?" Jujuka demanded.
"Drop him Jujuka. This is Inutaisho-sama, first son of Sesshoumaru-sama." Juniko stated calmly. Jujuka looked to Mizuko who nodded.
"We'll deal with introductions later along with why I'm here, right now we need to take care of your leader." He said pulling up his sleeves up. "Come let us see."
Mizuko reluctantly took off her cloak and turned her side to him. He tisked then began to give orders to get certain herbs and water and bandages. He gave the arrow a gentle tug.
"Careful. It's barbed." Mizuko gasped. Sighing Inutaisho took a firm hold on the arrow. There was one thing that he had learned from his mother and that was how to take away at least some about of pain from people. His other hand rested against her other side.
"Take hold of my wrist." He said looking her in the eyes. When he felt her dirty and bloodied hand take hold of his wrist he spoke again, "This will only hurt a little bit." With that he pulled drawing the pain into himself. He gave a groan and completely freed the arrow throwing it to the side. "Done."
Mizuko looked up at him in surprise. She could barely feel any pain as he pulled the arrow free. The only thing they had to worry about now was the poison. Yet it looked like he had that already covered as well. Mixing the herbs Juniko had brought he pulled up her shirt just enough to expose the wound, then spread the mixture over the wound and bandaged it.
"You'll need to rest tonight, but you're out of danger now." He stated calmly. "Where's your futon?" He asked.
Juniko waved to the corner of the room, "I already set it up." Before the words had finished leaving her mouth Inutaisho had already picked Mizuko and was now laying her down on the futon.
"If you don't mind I'm going to stay here tonight. Just to make sure that the poison hasn't already spread to far." With that he set himself up against the wall a few feet from the bed, his sword propped against his shoulder. Jujuka looked lost for words but when he turned to see what his boss wanted he found her already asleep. Juniko carefully pulled him out of the hut saying that she would explain everything to him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ okay that's it for another chapter. I did this one in two days but don't expect me to do that for every chapter. School starts again soon but hopefully I'll be able to get another chapter up by then. Also for those of you who have read 'Summer Heat' and were completely confused about it in any way, I'm sorry. Kagome was having a dream and I might just add an epilogue to it, however, I'm not sure if I really want to. If you have any questions about any story please email or send a review. I'd be happy to answer them. Also I'm making some plans on moving some of my more lemon stories out of FFN and to AFFN. No final discussion has been made yet but I am going to decide soon.
"My young lord, why don't you go join them?" Yukana asked looking over the edge of the roof at him. Inutaisho looked up at her and grinned.
"And be mobbed by the crazy court women?" He asked waving his hand at them. They sat drinking tea not more then a few feet from his mother and sister. "Tell me again why father lets them stay here?"
"Both Sakura and your mother need the interaction. Besides I think your dad does it as a joke to torture you." Yukana joked flipping down onto the balcony to land next to him. They watched in silence as Rin moved away from the herb garden to take tea with one of the only decent females in the court.
"It looks like Ann invited another male relative to visit her and try to court Sakura." Yukana said sighing. Inutaisho watched as the unsuspecting male approached his sister. Looking over his shoulder at Yukana he could see the amusement in her face.
"This one was the same one who tried to dance with her last night wasn't it?" He asked watching as the hawk demon kneeled down next to Sakura taking the spade from her hand and helped her to stand. Sesshoumaru had made sure that both his children were well able to defend themselves, Sakura was no exception.
"What do you want?" Sakura asked shortly, holding her hand out for her spade.
"Someone as beautiful as you shouldn't be doing such labor, that's work for the servants."
"However, I happen to like gardening. I find it relaxing. Besides, it helps out my aunt get herbs that cannot grow in the climate where she lives." Sakura retorted not eve bothering to look up at the youkai, instead she began to pull weeds and conveniently threw them in his direction. When the second one hit him square in the chest he stood, threw the spade down into the dirt next to her. Sakura calmly took up her spade again and began digging a new hole for her next herb.
"You are a disgrace to royal youaki." He hissed. "I can't understand how your traitorous father can even let you prance around in the dirt instead of marrying you off. Perhaps a fifthly human would be better for you?"
Both Inutaisho and Yukana, who had heard the entire conversation along with everyone else in the garden, counted down until Sakura stood, turned and landed a heavy right punch to the would-be-suitor's face, breaking his nose.
"I do not care whether you insult me for I am use to it, however, if you ever insult my father again I will kill you." Her growl sent the man running from her and earning her a few discussed looks from the other women in the garden. Inutaisho took a quick peek over at his mother to find her trying to stifle her laughter.
Sesshoumaru watched in amusement as his daughter once again upset some of the nearby ladies of the court. He then sighed. He had wanted someone else around for his family, mostly his mate. Someone she could talk to other then him or Jaken or even Yukana. However, he could remember what had happened to his brother and stepmother.
He would do everything in his power to keep from having his father's past repeat in his time. He had carefully picked each woman, and even a few human friendly mates. He couldn't stop some of the women's reactions to his chosen mate or the half breed children he spawned with her.
Today, though, he had other problems to attend to. Yukana had brought back a report of raids in the southern parts of his lands, near some very loyal, very rich village was being taken over. What confused him was that just hours before Yukana had departed an army, a rebel army no less, had entered the village and declared that they were the sworn enemies to Lord of the South and they would try their best to protect the devastated village.
This would have to be looked into and what better way then to let his son go. The people, both human and youkai accepted him and loved him. Maybe he would be able to form some kind of an alliance with this rebel army. That lord from the south was causing him one to many problems lately. Not only for himself, but to the other lords as well. He knew that with the alliance of the other two lords they would be able to form an army so great that they might actually stand a chance against the southern armies.
"Inutaisho." He called calmly out to his son who was one level down and to his left. He looked up at him waiting for what he had to say next. "Come to my study; I wish to speak to you." With that he disappeared back inside to wait for his son.
Inutaisho glance down one last time at his mother and sister having a distinct feel that he would not be seeing them for quite some time. But shaking this feeling off he proceeded to his father's study.
"Inutaisho, you know every well that we had been having problems with the southern lord, but he has now made his move against us." Sesshoumaru told his son some time later as Inutaisho sat in front of Sesshoumaru's desk. "I need you to go to Kinola village and check out this rebel army. Once you have determined what they want and why they are now on our lands you may enter into negotiations with their leader then return with their leader for further discussions. Send word as soon as you find out anything of importance and I shall inform the other lords and begin to build the armies needed to fight." Sesshoumaru looked over his son, giving him a rare smile. "I know you are fully capable of fulfilling this mission."
Standing, Inutaisho bowed. "Thank you, otoosan." Just as he reached the door he heard his father whisper for him to be careful. With a sharp nod back at his father he left to prepare for his journey.
His sister found him there in his room packing. "Mother said that father was sending you on a mission in the south?" Her face was contorted with a mixture of emotions, some of which made him even more determined to succeed in his mission.
"Hai, she was right. There are some problem happening that I am going to take care of." He turned from packing and pulled his sister into his arms. "That means its up to you to keep father in line and keep mother company." He joked. "Promise me as well that you will not chose a mate until I return so that I may judge him."
"Silly you know better then anyone that that won't be happening any time soon." She replied setting a beautiful forest green scarf into his bag that had his initials sown to it in amber coloured string. "Take this and only give it to your mate. I was going to give it to you tomorrow but since you will be gone I decided that now was the right time to give it to you."
"You act as if you know I'm going to meet my mate while down there." He lightly fingered the soft fabric amazed at his sisters skill.
"I don't know myself, but for some reason, for some time now I have smelt something, felt something I know is familiar." She shook her head. "You know something. I knew what each one of you smelt like before I left the safety of mother's womb. She said that while she was pregnant with me that her nose, although weak, was my nose." She shrugged not sure were she was going with it.
"Don't worry. If I find my mate I shall bring her back so that you may meet her and gloat in my face." He picked up his pack and made his way to his door, pausing he turned back to her. "I'm sorry I can't stay for dinner, but I must leave right now. I'll send word as soon as I can." He disappeared out the door a moment later leaving Sakura by herself to think. She knew her brother would find his mate soon. But what about her? She could not feel the presence of any male that intrigued her or thought about her as her and not some possession that could win himself the western lands.
Inutaisho walked calmly through the forest leading him to the southern part of his father's lands. Lands one day he would inherit. He readjusted the strap on his pack before continuing on his way. To make his trip faster he took to the trees, but when he was closer to the village he dropped to the ground to walk so that he wouldn't surprise anyone. As he approached the village he took notice of two guards with strange red and sky blue markings panted onto their face. One of them even had the markings down his exposed left arm.
"Who goes there?" Left arm asked gruffly, raising his sword to the ready. Inutaisho not wanting to cause any trouble simply raised his hands in a sign of peace. But before he could answer, Rika came bursting from the village, startling them all. She was a half demon like himself and only about eight. She collided with him, latching herself onto his leg and looking up at him, the doll he gave to her clinched tightly in her hand.
"Inutaisho-sama!" She yelled taking his hand and dragging him past the baffled guards. Luckily her mother was the chieftain of the village, a strong demon who loved all of those who resided in her village and even those who lived in the surrounding lands. "Mommy!" Rika bellowed running toward the center of the village. "Mommy!"
"Rika? What is it?" Janiya came running, then stopped dead in her tracks upon seeing Inutaisho. She readily welcomed him with a warm hug. "I'm so glad you're here. I told Yukana what was happening here and she said that Sesshoumaru-sama would send someone to check it out. I figured he send you." She looked down at her child before nodding to her. Rika grinned and skipped away to help her grandmother with cooking lunch.
"What is going on here, Juniya?" Inutaisho asked following Juniya to her hut.
"Inutaisho-sama, the southern lord's army has attacked our village. I sent word to your father and he sent Yukana. By that time the rebel had arrived and helped us, ever since then they have stayed helping us and vise versa." She took his bag and set it down, she lead him to sit at the simple low table and began to prepare tea.
"Who is their leader?" Inutaisho asked taking the tea offered to him.
"A strong, but I since she is sad as well, woman named Mizuko. She was kind enough to help us rebuild what the southern army destroyed." Sighing Juniya sat opposite him.
"Why does that name sound familiar?" He whispered quietly to himself.
Juniya, being a demon herself, heard him perfectly. "She used to be the southern lord's daughter, but soon after her mother died, three years I think, she ran away from home and raised an army."
"Where is she now?" Inutaisho asked, his brow furrowing as he tried to remember something from long ago.
"Right now she is in battle. She and most of her men went to meet an approaching army. They rode out early this morning." Juniya explained.
"When do you expect them back?"
"Late tonight, but it all depends on how long it takes them to defeat the army." She shook her head. Inutaisho looked down at his half-empty glass.
They sat in silence for a bit before Inutaisho asked, "What do you think of all this?"
"She has help our village, and we paid them back by caring for their wounded. However, with the southern lord becoming more bold with each passing day, we have let them stay. What do you think your father will do about this, or has he left it up to you?" She asked a knowing grin on her face.
"Father has left this up to me, however, he would like to meat the rebel army's leader, this Mizuko." He drowned the last of his tea. "He thinks this might just be the thing he needed to gather an army and with the help of our allies we might just be able to defeat the south."
"Mizuko is a good woman. And your father must really trust you to let you come all this way."
"We'll wait for a day before meeting officially, that way they may rest."
Later that night a great shout went up signaling the return of the army, complete with wounded. Inutaisho ran outside to join the forming crowd. He spotted who he believed to be the leader, for she was the only woman in the ground, shouting orders to get the wounded tended to and the tired beds for the night. As she passed where he was standing just feet from Juniko, he could smell the scent of blood and watched as several bright red droplets hit the ground near him.
Mizuko dismounted biting her bottom lip to keep from crying out in pain. Th arrow that had hit her side had broke in half. It was a good thing that she was now wearing her cloak. However, from the look that Juniko was giving her, she knew that she could smell it. Mizuko paused halfway to the door of her temporary meeting hut when a very familiar scent wafted by her nose. The more she tried to think on where she had smelt it the dizzier she became. Quickly she made her way into the hut before falling to her knees.
"Mizuko, what's wrong?" Juniko asked worriedly coming into the hut followed by Jujuka (I can't think of a name so I steal one from Escaflowne [another series I don't own] and just think he is a dog demon too!) and Inutaisho.
"She was hit twice with poisoned arrows. The one in her side is barbed." Jujuka's deep voice reported. He spotted Inutaisho and instantly had him up against the hut wall. Juniko just rolled her eyes, while Mizuko watched with glazed eyes.
"Who are you?" Jujuka demanded.
"Drop him Jujuka. This is Inutaisho-sama, first son of Sesshoumaru-sama." Juniko stated calmly. Jujuka looked to Mizuko who nodded.
"We'll deal with introductions later along with why I'm here, right now we need to take care of your leader." He said pulling up his sleeves up. "Come let us see."
Mizuko reluctantly took off her cloak and turned her side to him. He tisked then began to give orders to get certain herbs and water and bandages. He gave the arrow a gentle tug.
"Careful. It's barbed." Mizuko gasped. Sighing Inutaisho took a firm hold on the arrow. There was one thing that he had learned from his mother and that was how to take away at least some about of pain from people. His other hand rested against her other side.
"Take hold of my wrist." He said looking her in the eyes. When he felt her dirty and bloodied hand take hold of his wrist he spoke again, "This will only hurt a little bit." With that he pulled drawing the pain into himself. He gave a groan and completely freed the arrow throwing it to the side. "Done."
Mizuko looked up at him in surprise. She could barely feel any pain as he pulled the arrow free. The only thing they had to worry about now was the poison. Yet it looked like he had that already covered as well. Mixing the herbs Juniko had brought he pulled up her shirt just enough to expose the wound, then spread the mixture over the wound and bandaged it.
"You'll need to rest tonight, but you're out of danger now." He stated calmly. "Where's your futon?" He asked.
Juniko waved to the corner of the room, "I already set it up." Before the words had finished leaving her mouth Inutaisho had already picked Mizuko and was now laying her down on the futon.
"If you don't mind I'm going to stay here tonight. Just to make sure that the poison hasn't already spread to far." With that he set himself up against the wall a few feet from the bed, his sword propped against his shoulder. Jujuka looked lost for words but when he turned to see what his boss wanted he found her already asleep. Juniko carefully pulled him out of the hut saying that she would explain everything to him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ okay that's it for another chapter. I did this one in two days but don't expect me to do that for every chapter. School starts again soon but hopefully I'll be able to get another chapter up by then. Also for those of you who have read 'Summer Heat' and were completely confused about it in any way, I'm sorry. Kagome was having a dream and I might just add an epilogue to it, however, I'm not sure if I really want to. If you have any questions about any story please email or send a review. I'd be happy to answer them. Also I'm making some plans on moving some of my more lemon stories out of FFN and to AFFN. No final discussion has been made yet but I am going to decide soon.