Chapter 3

"Kagome!" Inuyasha went to go jump off after her but his bother stopped him.

"Don't worry about her brother...you need to worry about me!" Sesshomaru used his poison claws and slashed his face. "Don't run away from a battle, I'm ashamed to call you brother!" Sesshomaru jumped up after Inuyasha and grabbed his ankle and slammed him down on the red mist. A hole started to break through.

"I'm not running away.... I'm distracting you!" Inuyasha jumped up and attcked his brother with Iron Reaver and blades of blood, but they weren't very effective. Inuyasha jumped up again only to be slammed down on the mist again...harder. The hole was big enough for Kagome to jump through but it needs to be a bit bigger. "Come on Sesshomaru can't you fight anymore?" Inuyasha jumped up one last time and as he planed his brother clawed him down. The hole was now big enough. "See ya!" Inuyasha saluted and jumped through the hole.

"Monk? Kagome..." A voice said from behind the two

Kagome and Miroku turned around to see Naraku and Kaugra standing right behind them. Kagome quickly drew an arrow and aimed it at Kaugra. If they had to defeat Naraku it would be easier if she got rid of Kagura for them. Miroku grabbed his hand and was ready to open it in the event the poison insects showed up, but so far there were none. "What do you want Naraku?" Miroku walked to stand in front of Kagome and droppd his staff at his feet.

"Miroku, why are you protected a woman you will never have. Why do you travel with them if you will not get anything from it?" Naraku came to stand infront of Kagura as he spoke. "Sango may even turn you down. Then what will you do?"

"He will do what he always does." Kagome walked around Miroku to stand beside him. "He will be our friends no matter if we bare him a child or not. He is part of our group and with out him we could fail. No we WOULD fail. Just like without Kagura or Kanna, you would be dead!" Kagome yet put her arrow back up and aimed for Naraku. Kagome pulled tighter to show that she was not afraid of him and was ready to kill him. Then she felt Miroku's hand on her shoulder. She looked over to see him staring behind Kaugra.

"Kanna! Show yourself!" Miroku shouted to the emptyness of the woods. Just then a white figure walked around from behind Kagura.

"No need to shout Monk." Kanna whispered.

"Kagome..." Miroku grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him. He wispered lightly in her ear. "We can't do anything with Kanna here. We need to go." Miroku turned towards them and Pointed his hand to the ground and unleashed the WInd Tunnel to pull up the rocks. As Naraku and his incarntes escaped form a huge rock Miroku grabbed Kagome and threw her on his back and started to run. He looked around for Sango or Inuyasha and saw nothing. He then heard a Familar voice bounding through the trees.

"Kagome! Kagome! Monk!?" Inuyasha was leaping tree top barly on Miroku's scent. He looked up and noticed Sesshomaru didn't follow him. "Damn it! I thought I heard Miroku use his Wind Tunnel. Where are they? Miroku! Kagome!" He bound down through an opening in the tree branches and saw Miroku's staff. and he saw foot prints heading from behind the staff towards the well."It's them alright." Inuyasha with a new hope jumped up throught the tree tops and bound off in search again when he was caught off gaurd by a little girl in an orange and white kimono. He jumped down to the little ball of orange and white and knelt next her. "Hey kid. What's the matter?"

The little girl looked up and looked at the hanyou in front of her. She noticed he was hurt but still helping her. She decided to make his trip worth it instead of saying nothing and walking away. "Sesshomaru left me and bound off into these woods with a human girl and I can't find him." The little girl looked down and Inuyasha snelled her tears.

"Hey don't cry." Inuyasha sat down doggy style beside her and looked at her. "Hey guess what?"

"What?" The little girl looked up intersted in this game.
"Sesshomaru is my older brother. If ya want I can find him for ya." Inuyasha smiled at the girl and noticed she was very happy. She jumped up and grabbed Inuyasha's hand and spun arond bringing him with her.

"Please..?"

"Sure." Inuyasha picked up the girl and bound off into the woods. After all he knew around where he could find Kagome and if this little girl could write to Kagome a note showing I helped her I might get some ramen or chocolate. Inuyasha could still smell his brother and he could barly see the red mist. He noticed that the child he was holding was touching his wounds and pushing at his arms to feel his muscles. When she accidently pushed in a wound that was in his arm he almost yelped but instead he just winced and took in a deep breath.

When Rin noticed that she had poked a wound she immeditaly waited for him to throw her off of him and leave her. That's what the villager's did. She loosed her grip on his stomach and waitied.

Inuyasha noticed her loosen her grip and curl up for what seemed to be a postion for when you fall and roll to get back up. Did she think that he was going to throw her off of him just because she poked a very painful cut? Inuyasha tightened his grip on her to comfort her and she tightened her grip once more. Sesshomaru was now in hearing distancs as Inuyasha was under the tip of the red mist. "Hold on." Rin tightened her arms around his neck this time as Inuyasha propeled himself from the tree onto the mist. "Okay Rin," Inuyasha whispered so Sesshomaru noticed them. Plus they were down wind so he couldn't smell them. "I want you to scream for him real loud and then I'll put you down."

"Okay."Rin nodded and situated herself to sit on his forearms. "Sesshomaru!" Rin yelled quite loud and it made Inuyasha want to drop her and cover her ears.

Inuyasha looked up and saw Sesshomaru turn around and look at the girl with a worried face which turned to relief when he saw she was okay.

"Rin?" Sesshomaru glided to the now running child and jumped into his arms. "I was looking for you. Thankfully my we- I mean caring half brother found you before something else did." Sesshomaru walked over to Inuyasha who was ready to jump away in case of an attack. "Thank you brother, for bringing me my reason to fight back." Sesshomaru laid a hand on his half brother and turned to walk away. "Inuyasha!" Rin jumped down and ran to the hanyou and wrapped her self around his leg and squeezed. "Thank you!" He let go and ran back to stand next to Sesshomaru. He is okay I guess Inuyasha thought as he was about to jump off. "Inuyasha, I smelled that Monk and that human you travel with a while back they were headed towards your village. By the way after that demon exterminater saved you other friends she took quite a fall into that water fall over there." Sesshomaru turned around pointed to the water fall as it passed under the tail of the mist.

"Thanks." Inuyasha whispered and jumped off towards the water fall where he could smell Kilala. He looked down to see Kilala small and trying to jump in mut couldn't. He knew Sango was under the water probably under where the water was pushing her under. "Don't worry Kilala!" Inuyasha dove right into the waterfall and traveled all the way to the bottom where he saw Sango's mask. He swam the rest of the way and grabbed her wrist. She didn't grab back she was unconscious and so Inuyasha pulled her out of the waterfall. He swam her to the top and noticed she wasn't breathing. Inuyasha knew what needed to be done but he couldn't. Kagome would hate him and Miroku would try to kill him. But he wouldn't live with the guilt of letting Sango die under his watch. He held her nose and tilted her head back and began CPR. Soon after he did it the fifth time and leaned her up and patted her back she began to breath. She didn't open her eyes in the event she was dead so she just worked her hand up her rescuer's arm and drem him to hug her. She immediatly thought it was Miroku and said the unpredictable. "I love you Miroku."

Inuyasha was shocked. He pulled away and mader open her eyes. "Hey Sango. That's sweet and I'll be sure to tell Miroku when I get back." Inuyasha lifter her onto Kilala and as She took of he bound in front of them to the well.

"Miroku?"

"Yes Kagome?"

"I have a question."

"Go ahead."

"Well, do think Inuyasha cares for me like I do for him?"

"Hmm" Miroku was still running when he saw the opening for the Bone Eaters Well. He got there still not answering and sat her and himself down next to it. "I think he cares for you as much as I care for Sango but he has a sense of pride he can't get rid of. He is probably looking for you right now." Miroku looked up to see the sun has begun to set and leaned back on his elbows. Kagome rolled over on her side to face away from him and he looked at the sun as it bagan to set and the air began to cool. He was about to roll over to sleep when he heard Kagome shivering. He didn't know if it was from the cold or from a dream. Miroku walked over in front of her and she was pale. He quickly took off his robes and covered her with them He stood up in his all white robe and started picking up fire wood around the well. He finally got enough a built a fire next to her and as he laid down on the other sied he heard Inuyasha quietly walking up bihnd him and he heard Kilala coming up too. He sat up to greet them and they all fell asleep unaware that they were being watched.