GOD! DOES NOBODY CARE THAT I BROKE MY FOOT? So much for loyal fans. Shesh.

Yeah I know there's not a lot of horror in here yet (besides the second chappie) but it's been mostly focused on Hope. Notice the name, Hope. Even though she's a trained assassin that's killed more people than Kagome, she didn't have her mom murdered before her eyes. That's to explain her carefree attitude. Well that and that she hasn't been with 'the business' in a couple years.

I am going to be a little slow in updating because I was going to originally gonna give my other fic a break and concentrate on this one but I got many desperate reviews (changjessica) asking me to continue. I'll have to alternate between the two.

Thank you... Lgirl- here's the next chappie just for you!!

Laura-chan- thanks for telling me that youkai is demon. Now to remember it. And yes, there is going to be some major Kagome and Inu-Yasha fluff coming up. It's going to be hilarious how I am going to get Kagome to go out with him. I guess it's going to be like in my other fic. Kinda. Well I haven't written it yet so will see! Maybe this should be humor and angst too... there's going to be some major angst. T_T

Disclaimer- checking... checking... checking...Nope. Still don't own Inu- Yasha and my uncle hasn't come back to life yet.

The Other Story-------------------------------------------

Everyone turned serious in a blink of an eye. Even Inu-Yasha had a straight face and a grim expression. (A/N scary!! *shivers*) Each one: Sango, Shippou, and Inu-Yasha reverted their attention to Sesshoumaru expecting, waiting, for what he was about to say. Sesshoumaru laced his fingers and put his elbows on his desk, lowering his head until his bangs covered his eyes.

"The La Kellas and we have been fighting this feud since before out grandparents time. It is said that before we became bitter enemies we were the best of friends. No one is exactly sure what triggered the sudden change of attitudes. No one even knows who started it. All we know is the present and what our current status is. We've grown stronger since that night 12 years ago, no thanks to our rivals. We have gone to the bottom and have had to close ourselves off. Our numbers had dwindled to near extinction. But by the sheer force of our will we have regrown. A power to be reckoned with.

"My only regret is that we didn't have the chance o kill that bitch first. To kill our father's, and your mother's, Inu-Yasha, murderer. But alas the great must fall sometime, and Kasha was no exception. I am just sorry that I didn't have the chance to wrap my own two hands around her neck first." (A/N I bet your thinking WHAT! right about now. This story is really taking a different dimension, right?)

The other three squirmed uncomfortably in their seats. They weren't used to having their boss be so straight forward like this. And so violently too.

Inu-Yasha spoke up, "Since we've resurfaced I have heard that it is rumored that we, the Tashitas, killed Kasha."

"But everyone in this organization knows that's impossible. We had our own problems and worries that night," Shippou said bravely. (A/N almost forgot about him.)

Flashback-----------------------------------------

A younger Sesshoumaru urged a much younger Inu-Yasha to hurry up and get dress more quickly. "We're going to be late half-breed," Sesshoumaru stated with a slight twitch of annoyance.

"I don't know how to get this stupid suit on so I can't be blamed. And don't call me half-breed, freak, mommy will tell daddy on you when I tell her," squeaked Inu-Yasha from behind his bedroom door.

"Your mother not mine," whispered Sesshou under his breath.

"What?" asked Inu-Yasha emerging in the hall without a tie or shoes.

"I said don't forget about your tie. And now I see that you've misplaced your shoes as well. Dad's not going to be pleased to miss the play."

Inu-Yasha was about to snap back a retort when there was shouts and shots heard outside. The two boys forgot about their petty argument and ran out to find panicked servants and bystanders. (A/N they have an apartment in the city.) The two boys now holding hands tried to fight their way into the middle of the crowd but one of their dad's body guards stopped them before they could be successful. He shook his head sadly.

Suddenly there was a loud bang coming from deeper in the city and everyone near them dropped down to hug the road. Later on during that night the boys would learn that this was the sound of the playhouse that their father had sponsored exploding, killing more then half of the Tashitas employees and supporters. The once proud gang was now one fourth it's original size.

As the bustle calmed down some, the two sons of a great leader finally were allowed to pass through. Sesshoumaru's heart and mind grew cold by the sight. Inu-Yasha merely threw up on the pavement. There was their once lively parents now lying without moving on the road. Their mother's back was on the cement, a single shot through the heart, her eyes wide open. Their father's face pushed against the ground, several bullet holes pumped into his body to assure death.

Inu-Yasha clumsily walked over to his mother's side and fell onto his knees by her once beautiful face. He stroked it gentle as if he was afraid that he would scar her. Sesshoumaru stood by his deceased father, his mind blank. He then walked over to his grieving brother and knelt down beside him. He put his arm around the younger's shoulders and with free hand closed Inu-Yasha's mother's eyes forever. She might have not have been his birth mother, but she was always kind to him nether the less.

It was then that Sesshoumaru felt something crunch beneath his foot. He looked down to investigate and found a black piece of paper and unfolded it. He's eyes flashed red and he crumpled it up into his hand. A silver sword intertwined with blood red ivy. Earth, water, air, and fire in the far corners. The La Kellas.

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"Because they believe that we have killed their leader they will be on high alert, probably preparing for their own false revenge," Sesshoumaru stated clutching a piece of paper in his left hand. "we may not be able to get our own revenge against Kasha herself... but her children will pay for her long since sins." And with that he dismissed his fellow soldiers, a silent conclusion made, and looked down at his hand. A black piece of paper with a silver sword.

(I know this is a prime place to stop but I wanna add a little more to it.)

Sesshoumaru carefully placed the paper back into his desk. He looked up. He had red eyes. It was settled. He called his own to assistants in: Jaken and Yura of the Hair. They had a future to plan.

Sango-----------------------------------------------

As she left the office she got a strange sensation inside of her stomach. Something just didn't add up. Something wasn't right. She took an uneasy look back, but dismissed and continued to follow her charge.

End for now----------------------------------------------

Ha! It's getting interesting now! Bet you never expected me to add in THAT twist, did ya. Well then, if it wasn't the Tashitas that killed Kasha then who was it? Could I be just one big misunderstanding? Or one big set-up?

I was thinking of having flashbacks of the years after Kasha's death. It's to show Kagome's intense training and how Hope and Kagome met up with Miroku and Yuka and how everything made it the way it is. Wouldn't be as boring as it sounds and they'll be short too. No? Yes? I want your opinion.

How will Kagome ever meet Inu-Yasha and have the sparks fly? And what will poor Hope do if she finds out? Will she choose Duty or Love?

Chow!

hazel