I don't own Inu-Yasha.

Chapter 9: The Death of Our Own

"I can't even smell her." Kyou thought to himself as he ran threw the forest. "It's as if she just disappeared."

Kyou had been gone for hours and Iyasu was beginning to worry. "Iyasu, Kyou is very strong, I'm sure he will come home." Ayame tried to comfort her.

"Thank you, but I am still worried." Iyasu turned and walked away from her. She didn't mean to be so rude, but she was so worried about Kyou. Just then two wolf youkai burst into the hall.

"Lord Kouga, something has happened. You must hurry!" one said.

"Is it Sumire or Kyou?" Ayame asked.

"Ayame, stay here." Kouga ordered her.

"I will not! They are my children and I'm coming with you." Ayame said as she ran out of the hall behind Kouga. Iyasu was so tempted to go with them, but knew that she couldn't.

"Kyou! Sumire!" Ayame screamed for them as she and the others ran threw the forest. "Kouga, do you think..." Ayame couldn't finish her comment.

"Hello, Kouga." Miroku stood before them, blocking their passage.

"Miroku, what are you doing here?" Kouga asked. Miroku stepped forward and threw Sumire's limp body in front of him.

"Inu-Yasha wished that I send you a message." Miroku laughed.

"Miroku!" Kouga went to charge at him, but missed.

"You can't beat me, Kouga. Look what I've done to your daughter and your son as well." Miroku laughed.

"Kyou too?" Ayame's heart began to break with every word Miroku spoke. "You killed my only children. You'll pay!" Ayame's eyes grew dark as she charged at Miroku and pulled out her katana. Miroku laughed at he pulled out a katana and shoved it threw Ayame's chest.

"No! Ayame!" Kouga tried to save her, but the damage was already done.

"You will never beat Inu-Yasha. He won your love and he has taken away you love." Miroku laughed as he vanished into the darkness.

"Ayame..." Kouga held her in his arms as the blood gushed from her body.

"Kouga, Sumire is fine." a wolf youkai told him.

"Ayame..." was all Kouga could say.

"Kouga... find Kyou." Ayame whispered with her last breath. Kouga kissed her one last time then left her to find their son.

Inu-Yasha was fully healed when Sango came to him with a small problem. "Miroku's been missing for over three weeks." Sango told him.

"I'll go look for him. You stay here with Kagome and the baby." Inu-Yasha said as he stood up.

"Inu-Yasha, no. I just want you to promise to keep an eye on my children." Sango said as she stood up.

"Sango, you know you can't go looking for Miroku. Stay here with Kagome and the Inochi." Inu-Yasha stood up and headed towards the forest.

"Where is daddy?" Ivory asked as she walked into the room Sango and Kagome were sitting in. Sango didn't want to tell Ivory that Miroku was missing, but what could she do?

"Ivory..." Sango grabbed her daughter and placed her in her lap. "Daddy is..."

"Right here." Miroku stepped into the room.

"Daddy!" Ivory ran up to him and jumped into his arms.

"Hello. Did you miss me?" he asked her.

"Yep. Did you bring me something?" she grinned and asked him.

"No, sorry." Miroku sat her down. "It's late, you should be in bed." he told her.

"But..." Ivory wanted to stay up with her parents. Sango watched what had gone on between Miroku and Ivory very carefully and was beginning to wonder.

"Do as your father says, Sakura." Sango said to Ivory.

"Why...?" Ivory began to ask, but Kagome stopped her.

"Come on, Sakura, your mother said it was time for bed." Kagome took Ivory's hand and led her into her room. "Miroku, aren't you going to tell you daughter goodnight?" Kagome asked before they left the room.

"Goodnight Sakura." Miroku said. "Sango, how are you feeling?" Miroku turned to face the outside as he spoke.

"Fine." Sango replied as she slowly pulled out a dagger that Miroku had given her.

"What are you doing?" Miroku asked as Sango held the dagger to his neck.

"Who are you and where is my husband?" she asked him.

"I am your husband." Miroku told her.

"You lie! Our daughter's name is Ivory, not Sakura." Sango told him.

"You tricked me. I've been gone for so long..." Miroku said to Sango as he tried to move, but she pulled the dagger closer to his neck. "Sango... please."

"Shut your mouth! Where is my husband?" she asked again.

"Fine." Miroku began to glow as he transformed. "Who are you?" Sango asked as she backed away.

"I am Kaminari." she answered.

"Kaminari, I should have known." Sango said as she began to step towards her katana, which was sitting in the corner of the room.

"So you have heard of me? I am honored that the great youkai exterminator has heard of me." Kaminari grinned.

"Do not try anything. I will kill you." Sango warned her.

"Calm yourself. I have only come to talk." she said.

"If you only wished to talk, then why did you come as my husband, and where is he?" Sango asked Kaminari.

"Miroku is being held prisoner by Naraku."

"Where?"

"In Naraku's castle. I can help you find him and free him, if you help me first." Kaminari told her.

"Why should I help you?" Sango asked her.

"Because I know where Naraku's castle is, and I can help you beat him." Kaminari told Sango. Sango began to think about Kaminari's proposal. Kaminari seemed very strong, but was she strong enough to beat Naraku.

"Sango, we can't tryst her." Kagome said as she burst into the room.

"Kagome..." Sango wanted to free Miroku from Naraku, and to do that she would need Kaminari.

"So I finally get to meet the great Kagome in person." Kaminari laughed.

"Get out of here!" Kagome screamed at her.

"I will leave then." Kaminari then turned and looked at Sango. "Remember what I have told you." Kaminari then left.

"Sango, you can't help her! She's Naraku's creation." Kagome told her friend.

"Kagome, she knows where Miroku is and she can help us defeat him for once." Sango said as she turned to walk out. "Besides, she needs our help, and we have never turned down anyone that needed our help before." Sango said.

"Mom!" Ketsuzen ran to Kagome.

"Ketsuzen, what's wrong?" she asked him.

"Hello, Kagome." Kagura appeared before her.

"Kagura, what do you want?" Kagome asked.

"I want you to do something for me."

"What?"

"Free Kaminari from Naraku's control." she told Kagome.

"Why don't you ask Sesshomaru to do it? He freed you from Naraku, he can free Kaminari from Naraku." Kagome said as she began to walk away.

"I have asked Lord Sesshomaru. He is too busy keeping his lands from other demons, so that his son can have them once he is gone." Kagura told her. Kagome stopped in her tracks.

"What? Sesshomaru has a son?" Kagome turned and asked her.

"As well as two daughters." Kagura answered her.

"Inu-Yasha and I were there only a few weeks ago, he didn't have any children then." Kagome said.

"He did, just because you didn't see them doesn't mean they weren't there." Kagura said.

"Who is the mother?"

"The children are mine."

"Your's? You and Sesshomaru have children together?" Kagome couldn't believe it. "Is that how you repaid him for freeing you from Naraku?" Kagome asked.

"No. I love Lord Sesshomaru." Kagura told her. "What is happening between Lord Sesshomaru and I is none of your concern. Please help Kaminari."

"Kagura? What are you doing here?" Sango stepped out of her hut and asked her.

"Kagome, think about what I said. I will talk to you more about it later." Kagura said as she pulled a feather from her hair and threw it down. She jumped onto the huge feather and flew away.

"Kagome, what did she want?" Sango asked her.

"Nothing." Kagome said as she turned away from Sango and headed back into her hut.

"Nothing." Sango repeated Kagome as she walked back into her own hut.