Author's Notes: Here's the third chapter! Go ahead and read if you want...

-----Chapter 3: Truth-----

-Valley of the Dead-

Sango's eyes snap open and she catches Taigaakiba's blade between her palms, just a few inches from her neck.

'Did Kagome say she loves Sango?' wonders Inuyasha.

Debirusuke then hears, "Sankon Tetsusou!" and notices Inuyasha's claw attack flying toward him from off to his right, however, the taiyou practically teleports out of the way.

The taiyou appears in the air overhead and notices Sango and the others getting to their feet. Suddenly, He teleports to one side to avoid the Hiraikotsu, which is glowing again. The Hiraikotsu hovers in the air for a few moments, before it flies toward Debirusuke again, 'This battle is lost to me!' he states to himself, then vanishes as the Hiraikotsu flies through where he was. "Very well..." Debirusuke's voice says, "You have won this day. You may have that shikon shard as reward for defeating me."

Kagome runs over to Sango and hugs her friend, "Are you alright, Sango-chan?" she asks.

"I am, Kagome-chan." the taiji-ya responds, returning the hug, "Thank you."

"Okay, Just what the hell's up with you two!?" demands Inuyasha.

Kagome takes a deep breath, "I... uh, guess we should explain, huh?" she says, "Here goes..."

-Naraku's Palace-

"You failed!" states Naraku, angrily.

"Not entirely, Naraku." Debirusuke says, "They have already fell victim to my trap."

Naraku turns to Debirusuke, "What are you talking about!?" he demands.

Debirusuke raises his gaze to Naraku, "That is not your concern, Naraku." he responds, as he begins to disappear into the shadows, "Suffice is to say, It is all a part of my overall plan." he vanishes.

-Campsite-

Inuyasha's lounging in a tree, Sango and Kagome are bathing in the nearby hotspring, and Miroku is currently attempting to sneak over to see the two.

Inuyasha leaps down infront of Miroku, thus cutting him off, "Where do you think you're going, lecher?" he questions, popping his knuckles.

"Um..."

"That's what I thought!" Inuyasha states. We hear several sounds of punching and then see Miroku propped against a tree with several knots on his head. Inuyasha's back up in the tree, leaned back against the trunk, "Stupid pervert should learn to just give up!" he states, then to himself 'So, Kagome's more like Kikyou than I thought...' he soon falls asleep.

=Flashback to earlier=

After hearing Kagome's explanation, Inuyasha responds, "Oh... I get it."

Kagome and Sango look somewhat surprised, "You don't seem all that shocked, Inuyasha." Kagome says.

Inuyasha looks off to one side, "Yeah, well, It ain't like it's unheard of in this era." he responds, then to himself '... like that Tsubaki woman."

=End Flashback=

-Hotspring-

"What's wrong, Sango-chan?" asks Kagome.

Sango faces her friend, "I am unsure, Kagome-chan." she responds, then looks down at her open palms, "I have had a strange feeling ever since I came in contact with Debirusuke's Taigaakiba."

"A feeling like what?" Kagome queries, causing Sango to face her again.

"Like... I don't know, something from my past..." the taiji-ya responds.

-----!!To Be Continued!!-----

Ramblings: Okay, I know this one was short and a bit rushed, but anyway... Bet you're all curious now, eh? Well, Don't be. There won't be anything else on the end of chapter subject until the third story. A-anyway, I had a couple of pointers in this chapter toward another Inuyasha pairing that I like: Kikyou/Tsubaki! Well, Til next time y'all! Ja.