Bushichirou had abandoned the horse. It could die for all he cared. In fact, he wished it would die. It would save them all a large amount of agony. He had been walking for a while. About half an hour ago, he had run into the ocean. First not enough water, then too much. Now he stood at the edge of a huge forest. With his luck, he had arrived at Kunming. Except……….hadn't Madam Yu told him that was in China? It didn't matter, he had barely even remembered the story, anyway.

He walked into the forest. The trees were strange, gray like and rock-like. The roots nearly completely covered the ground, and Bushichirou was tripping over them all the time.

He came to a sudden halt at the sound of laughter. Then there was a loud shrieking, as if by monkeys. The sound grew and grew until it completely surrounded him. That was how Bushichirou finally realized that he was in a whole bunch of deep trouble.

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Sesshomaru was sitting in the forest that had been named after his brother, trying to remember exactly what had gotten him into this mess. Then he remembered that he was cursed. And that was why he was forced to follow the half-demon everywhere. Looking sideways at InuYasha, he realized that yes, he must have been doomed from the day he was born. Forget that he was the lord of the western lands. This sucked.

Meanwhile, Rin and Shippo were running in circles around the clearing in a much too hyper fashion. Not that he didn't love Rin, he did (otherwise she wouldn't be there). But at the moment, he was developing a migraine the size of Mount Fuji.

"Rin," he said, sharply.

She stopped and spun around. "Hai?"

"Could you stop that? I've got a headache."

Rin instantly got a worried look in her eyes. Her Sesshomaru-sama, have a headache? Maybe he was seriously sick! And she hadn't noticed it this entire time! She rushed over to him and sat down in front.

"Are you sick? You aren't going to get worse, are you? You can't get worse! I don't want you to—"

"Rin!" He said. "Please. The only thing that is going to make me worse is lots of noise. Talking produces noise."

"Hai!" she said. Then she realized that she had just directly disobeyed him. She made sure she looked ashamed.

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A demon monkey dropped out of the trees in front of Bushichirou. She had black hair that curled slightly at the bangs, and golden-brown skin. She wore a pair of black, baggy pants, a white yukata, and a set of robes over that. She wore thick, gold jewelry, and her hair was tied into a braid in the back of her head with a thick band of gold holding that in. Obviously she wasn't purely Japanese, if she was at all.

"Well, well," she said, in a purring voice. "If it isn't a little white monkey! I've never seen you around here."

Bushichirou lifted his head, and his tail curled in annoyance. "Yeah, what's it to you?" He said, voice full of annoyance.

"I know all that pass through here. I rule this forest, after all." Her voice sounded familiarly arrogant. "However, I do believe I know your father. Sesshomaru, is it not?"

Bushichirou was surprised, to say the least. "How?" He asked, sharply.

"I was right about your lineage?" she said, pleased. "I know him, because I am his mother. Didn't you know?"

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Notes: You get to meet Sesshy's mum!! I'm happy I finally got finished with her design (if not her name). And there're more you get to meet, soon, too! I know, I haven't written in ages. Since…………last June?? Holy Crap!! I'm so sorry! I hope I still have some old fans out there, as well as gaining new ones!!

My good friend, Shelaum has been bugging me a lot about this story. That, and about writing a prequel! I want to know what you think about that, and whether I should start before finishing this one. Because I honestly don't know where I'm going! Well………sort of.

K.C. Whitestar: Yay! My most recent reviewer! Danke! Uhh…..sorry, went German there ! I mean arigato!

Tsubaki: She might hit on Miroku again. But I promise, that she will get over him. Don't kill me! Or severely maim me!

Laku: This is fic is a huge turning point in Inu and Sesshy's lives. Well, at least in my world!

Small-buttercup: Now! After a year, I'm finally updating!

JasperRed99: Yeah. I know. That's how it started out. Unfortunately, if I make the prequel, it won't be nearly as wacko . .

Also, thanks to Raku Ozzarian Princess, Anti . Poptarts, Koinu-chan, Shelaum (yay!), and SilverWolf15! I love you!