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Chapter 15-The fault must lie somewhere

Kaede read the page with a frown on her face. "This spell is complicated."

"Yeah, yeah but can you do it?" Inuyasha asked curtly.

She glared at him. "Aye, that is if I had the proper ingredients. Some of the ones on the list are extremely rare."

Kurama handed her a white cotton sack. "Here's everything that you'll need. It's all measured correctly, too."

She took the bag and looked inside skeptically. She blinked in disbelief before nodding. "I'll start now."

"You better you old hag." Inuyasha muttered under his breath. He was so sick of sitting around and waiting. Every second they sat around her, Kagome could be in excruciating pain. It was all his fault. Everything was always his fault. He should have followed her after she ran away from him. But no, like a dumbass he let her go calm down before approaching her. Stupid, stupid, stupid. He should have known. He should have been there. He could have prevented all of this. His ears plastered against his head and his shoulders dropped in shame.

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"Get up." Someone prodded her with a foot, none too gently.

Kagome groaned and mumbled. "Five more minutes mom."

The foot kicked her. "I said get up!"

Her eyes cracked open slowly to see something hovering pompously over her face. She moaned. "Go away. I need sleep."

Zitinou crossed his arms and kicked her again. "I told you to go to bed early but you didn't listen so it's your fault. Don't make me tell you to get up again."

Kagome glared sleepily up at him. She wanted to rip his head off. She, not being a morning person, did NOT appreciate being woken up so early and in this fashion. "Go to hell you heartless bastard." She closed her eyes again, trying to get him to go away.

"We are going to spar, now. So I suggest you get your lazy ass up!"

Kagome growled, eyes still shut. "Fuck off."

His eyes narrowed to dangerous slits. He moved to kick her again but she caught his foot. Off balance, he stumbled and fell. She flicked her wrist upward to the left, sending him flying through the screen wall. She sighed happily and closed her eyes yet again.

"Damnit Zitinou, get off me!" Syeaiki commanded. He wasn't a morning person either.

Kagome was so frustrated she wanted to kick and scream. Can a girl get some fucking sleep around here?! She sighed because she knew she was fully awake with no chances of returned to dream world anytime soon. She sat up slowly. Her back ached from sleeping on the stone floor and her clothes were starting to smell like her surroundings, which wasn't pleasant. She shifted to get a kink out of her back and suddenly a sharp stab of pain shot through her skull. She gasped and grabbed her head. The pain was almost unbearable, even though her eyes were closed she still saw white. It seemed to go on forever, her body back to shake uncontrollably. Then two cool fingers touched her forehead. The pain began to ease away gradually until it disappeared. Slowly Kagome opened her eyes.

Kyo looked at her with troubled eyes. "Is everything okay?"

Kagome wiped her blood from the corner of her mouth and looked around. Syeaiki was looking at her with concern while Zitinou looked indifferent. "I'm fine."

"Are you sure?"

"No."

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Sesshomaru closed his eyes and leaned his head against the outside of the hut. He breathed in and out rhythmically while he gathered his emotions and locked them behind a wall in his mind. He needed a clear head if he wanted to do this the right way. He had to have all of his control back if he were to go up against Naraku. Emotions were nothing but a distraction and nuisance.

Rin pounced on his lap and laid her head on his chest. "What are you doing, Sesshy-sama?"

"I'm thinking. Why don't you go rip something off of Jaken?"

She pouted. "I want to be with you."

He suppressed the urge to roll his eyes. "And why is that?"

"I want you to tell me a story."

"I don't know any stories." He said impatiently.

"You could make one up." She looked up at him hopefully.

He sighed. "If I do this will you go play with that little boy immediately after I'm done?"

She nodded. "I promise."

"There was a boy-"

"What was his name?" She interrupted.

He glared at her. "I was getting to that. There was a boy named Kai. He-"

"What did he look like?"

He gritted his teeth. "Black hair, brown eyes, tan skin, tall. Happy?" She nodded. Sesshomaru went on. "Kai was on a journey to find a ring-"

"Why was he looking for the ring?"

"I was getting to that. He was looking for the ring because it was said to give the wearer immortality. While on his-"

"Why did he want to be immortal?"

"Do you want me to finish the story or not?"

"I do."

"Then let me tell it with out interruptions." He exhaled morosely before continuing. "On his way to find the ring he befriended a young girl named Miyako who had a map showing were the ring was hidden. While looking for the ring they fell in love and Kai was thinking about giving the ring to her when they found it. When they reached the underwater cavern where the ring was hidden, Miyako drowned and devoured him. She wasn't an ordinary girl, she was a water sprite whose duty it was to prevent anyone from putting the ring on. She led him to the ring and killed him so that no one would know of their journey. She ate him because she couldn't stand the thought of another water sprite seeing his face and falling in love with him. Miyako lived in misery for the rest of life because of what she did. The end, now go away."

Rin sniffed. "That was a sad story."

"Oh well, now go." He pushed her gently off his lap and watched her scurry away.

Sesshomaru closed his eyes again. His breathing evened as he tried to clear his mind. But it was no use. Kagome's face kept flashing across his mind. No, he was NOT going to let her get under his skin. She was just a dirty half blood and formerly a filthy human. He didn't even know which was worse, both made his stomach turn with revulsion. He growled lowly in his throat, reminding himself he was supposed to be concentrating. But he couldn't.

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Syeaiki surveyed his wall. "At least I got the window I always wanted." He was referring to the now two holes in the paper between his and Kagome's rooms.

Zitinou growled. "You owe me a fight, girl."

She glared. "It's Kagome you prick. Ka-go-me."

"That's irrelevant. Just get your lazy ass up and fight me."

Kyo gazed coolly at him. "She's in no condition to fight."

He scowled at him menacingly. "Then get her into condition!"

Kagome held her head. Maybe it was the lack of food. That made perfect sense. No wait, it didn't. This happened a few times before. Maybe she was dying, it certainly had felt like it. She patted herself down frantically as if making sure her body was intact. She felt fine now, maybe it was just a headache. Maybe she was just being paranoid. During exam time she used to get serious migraines, was this any different?

"If you try to fight her now she could be permanently injured. In layman's terms, your terms, you won't be able to fight her ever again. So why don't you be quiet and let me examine her?" Kyo turned before he could answer and started lifting her eye lids and turning her head gently from side to side. "The air around you doesn't give off any signs of sickness."

Kagome let him inspect her. "You can tell if the person is sick?"

"Only certain types of sicknesses, the ones that travel through the air. Diseases are hard to tell by this method."

"What else can you tell about the air around someone?"

"I can tell who wishes me ill. I know who is about to die." He shrugged. "I've been able to do a lot of things for so long I take them for granted. I forget it's anything special because it's second nature to me."

Kagome nodded in understanding. When she had first got the ability to sense jewel shards she thought it was so great. Then she got so used to it that she forgot that everyone else couldn't do it. She wondered about the extent of his abilities. He seemed to be so care free about it but she could feel an aura of power around him.

Kyo dropped his hand from her face. "You'll be fine, but I suggest you rest." Zitinou muttered a string of curses and climbed back up to his room.

Syeaiki rolled his eyes. "He can be such a baby sometimes."

Kyo stiffened and looked at the door. "She's coming, we have to go."

Kagome frowned. "Who?"

"Kanna." He answered as he started to leave.

She watched them go. She didn't like Kanna very much. The girl always seemed so cold and distant, like a ghost. Being in the same room with her made Kagome shiver with apprehension. The door slid open and the girl padded in softly. She put a bowl down in front of her silently. But this time her eyes flicked up to meet hers for a moment. Kagome blinked and Kanna had already begun to leave. However meaningless the look may have seemed, it creeped her out.

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Rin, still sniffling, skipped off in search of Shippou. She found him curled into a ball under a tree. He was shaking violently with his face in his hands. She touched his shoulder lightly. "What's wrong?"

"N-n-no-things *sniffle* w-wr-ong." He choked.

"Yes there is you can tell me."

"L-l-lea-ave me-me alone."

"You should tell me what's bothering you."

"G-g-go away!"

"No!"

He jerked his shoulder away from her touch. "Go a-a-away!"

"No!"

He looked up at her. His eyes were red and swollen from crying. Tears streaked his cheeks. "I wan-want to be alone."

She gasped. "Are you alright? Why are you crying?"

"I'm *sniffle* not crying."

Rin rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips. "What do you want to call it? Random leaking of your eyeballs?"

"Sh-hut up." A fresh batch of tears streamed down his face.

"Why can't you ever tell me what's wrong?"

Through his red eyes he glared wetly at her. "Y-y-you *hiccup* want to know what's wrong? E-everything was fi-fine until you got here. You're ba-bad luck and I wi-wi-wish I never met you."

Rin looked like she had been slapped. Her eyes narrowed and her bottom lip quivered. "Well this is the thanks I get for trying to be a good friend." She spun on her heel and left the way she came.

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Kouga sat on his heels, ready to spring into action. He was ready to get whatever Kaede needed to complete the spell. Kagome's absence was ripping him apart. If only he had came right back after he untangled Ayame. Maybe she would never have gotten snatched by that bastard. If only he had stuck by her side. But instead he had been running around the forest with Ayame. He hung his head in shame.

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Sesshomaru finally got his thought under control. He was perfectly calm and emotionless. Just the way he liked it. Then something suddenly jumped into his lap. His eyes snapped open. "I thought you promised you'd leave."

Rin clutched his arms and cried into his chest. "I did! But-but-" She broke off to a fit of tears.

"But?" He prompted.

"But-but-but Shippou yelled at me and I was only trying to help. I found him crying and I wanted to help. I tried to help but he-he yelled at me." She babbled.

"What did he say to you?"

"He said-he said I was bad luck. He said that the bad things started happening when I came. He said that he wished he never met me!" That statement sent more tears down her cheeks.

Sesshomaru pulled her off of him and held her at shoulder length. "Are you mad at him?"

She nodded.

"Why are you crying?"

She hiccupped. "He's my friend."

"Well he obviously wasn't a good one." He said dryly. That only made her wail louder. He suppressed an eye roll. "Since when did you become weak?"

Rin sniffled and wiped her tears. "What?"

"I know that you didn't learn that crying shit from me. If you're so upset with him why don't you go do something about it?"

She held her head high and left. He shook his head and closed his eyes again.

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Rin marched up to Shippou and kicked him in his side. "I hate you." She spun to march away.

Shippou grabbed her ankle, causing her to sprawl forward. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean what I said. It's just that every time I finally have someone that loves me their taken away. My mom, my dad, and now Kagome. I was only upset and I hadn't meant to yell at you. I had been blaming myself and everything I had said to you was what I had been telling myself." He let go of her ankle and sat back against the tree.

Rin got up and sat next to him slowly. She was silent for a while before saying. "Why didn't you tell me?"

He puffed out his chest. "Because I didn't need your help."

"Everyone needs help sometimes."

"Not me."

She rolled her eyes. "Boys."

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Kagome covered her ears. The man next to her was screaming again. Not only did it assault her ears it made her heart ache. That scream was full of pain and she could feel it. She could make out a small figure bent over with his head back. She wondered who it was and what had made him scream like that. Kagome shivered and shook her head. Scratch that, she didn't need to know.

The shouting stopped abruptly, she flopped down on her back. She had been sleeping but she didn't think she was all that tired anymore. It felt like it was really early in the morning like three am. She wondered absently what time it really was. Kagome had lost track of it a while ago. She shook her head, it didn't matter what time it was. At least not anymore.

The door slid back, Kagome's head jerked up. Kanna walked in and set a bowl of noodles in front of her before sitting down. Kagome looked at her suspiciously. What did the little mysterious girl want? Why was she giving her extra food? What is poison?

"Nothing's wrong with, go ahead and eat." Kanna whispered quietly.

Kagome jumped, it was the first time she ever heard her speak(was it? Did she ever talk when Kagome was around? Ah never mind, in this story she hasn't). She had almost began to think she was incapable of speech. Cautiously, she began to eat the noodles. When she was done she set the bowl down.

Kanna was looking around the room absently. "Do you hear them?"

Kagome was quiet for a while. "Why?"

"I hear them now. They say the nastiest things. I think their spirits but I'm not sure." Kanna turned to look her in the eye. "Do you hear them?"

She ignored the question. "Why are you here?"

A flash of sorrow fluttered across her eyes but disappeared quickly. "I don't know why I came. It's just...nice to have something to do with myself."

She crossed her arms. "Did you try sleeping?"

"I don't get much sleep." She said oddly.

"I don't blame you." Kagome remembered just why she was awake. She shivered.

Kanna started looking around the room absently again. "I have to go now." She picked up the bowl and left quietly.

Kagome laid down on the cold stone. That was very strange. There was something going on here but she didn't know what it was.

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Kaede wiped the sweat off her forehead. "It's finished."

"About time." Inuyasha grumbled. "It only took you all fucking day."

Miroku banged his head with his staff. "She worked as fast as she could without damaging the quality of her work."

Kurama nodded in agreement. "She did work swiftly."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes impatiently. "Just tell us where the castle is."

"North about a week's walk." She answered tiredly.

"What are we waiting for, lets get moving." Inuyasha started to get up.

Kurama raised an eyebrow. "This almost seems too easy."

Miroku nodded. "It does."

"Don't jinx it." Sango warned even thought it seemed like she was thinking the same thing.

"Lets. Go." Inuyasha walked out the hut.

Miroku rolled his eyes. "He'll never learn."

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Naraku smiled slightly as he watched them leave the hut through Kanna's mirror. Yes, everything according to plan.

Flamez-Sorry didn't get to proof read this chapter so there might be even more mistakes.