Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

Really people, if I owned Inuyasha, wouldn't I make my fic into an episode?

I want you people to know that this is not a romance between Inuyasha and the character that I made up, he is Kagome's man. Keep in mind this is not a predictable fic, at least I hope not! Also I am deeply sorry if this is in any way similar to anyone else's fanfic. This has derived from my own twisted mind. Don't pay any attention to my chapters, they hold no significance. I wrote this as one piece. With that said enjoy! I accept all questions and reviews, good or bad. It just tells me I need to improve on something.

Old Friends and New Lessons

Chapter 8

Kaia opened her eyes and tried to move. She soon discovered that she was still wrapped in the fluffy boa thingy, she was alone, and that it was night. Kaia closed her eyes and went over everything that had happened to her in her life. Her eyes opened quickly as she said got it to herself. She started to squirm to get out of her binds. Eventually she got an arm out and she used it to unwrap herself. Kaia smirked as she climbed in a tree to try and regain control over her powers. Sesshomaru had returned from enslaving another demon to do his bidding (I'll get to that later) and he saw Kaia was gone. He wasn't worried though, he sensed her in a nearby tree as soon as he saw that she was gone. However, he was curious to know how she had escaped him so easily. 'I have greatly underestimated her power, strength, and mind,' he told himself silently, clearly amused with his prisoner. Sesshomaru was smirking and shaking his head as he sat down to wait for her to come down on her own. Soon enough, he had fallen asleep. Meanwhile, Kaia was blissfully unaware of her unexpected company. She had slept for a short amount of time and was still very weak. 'I rely way too much on my powers,' she thought grumpily, while swinging herself down from the tree. When she landed, Kaia discovered she was a few inches away from Sesshomaru, who was in a deep slumber. Kaia cocked her head to her right, and the to her left. 'He looks so peaceful when he's asleep. Almost angelic.' It took a lot of effort to stifle her laugh at that thought. She took a deep breath and got serious. 'I have greatly underestimated you, Lord Sesshomaru.' Suddenly, he stirred. Sesshomaru opened his eyes and the first thing he saw were Kaia's deep purple eyes. He took great joy in watching her jump back a few feet when he awoke. Yet, she showed no other sign of fear or surprise; instead she sat across from him, where she had jumped. She wore a calm face; one Sesshomaru hadn't seen since he had captured her. He then remembered what he wanted to ask her. "How did you get out?" A mischievous gleam was apparent in Kaia's eyes; he saw a malevolent smirk (so much like his own) form. Then, she started to laugh, and not her normal composed laugh. This one made Sesshomaru think twice about whether she was good or evil. He heard the laughter fade as he watched Kaia collect herself. However, the gleams were still in her eyes as she stared at him. 'Never has a human affected me as this one has,' Sesshomaru thought before she spoke. "Your ego, it's another way you and," Kaia paused and flashed her eyes up at Sesshomaru,"Inuyasha are alike. You thought I only relied on my magic, however, you forgot about just plain strength. So did I, for a while anyway. Honestly, that thing couldn't hold a child. I admit, your plan was almost flawless, almost." "Your own arrogance fascinates me Kaia." She simply shrugged, "My dear Sesshomaru, it comes with the territory." "There is something different about you. You've changed in some way." "Oh no, I haven't changed." 'Only my tactics have changed,' she thought to herself. In the brief moment of broken concentration, Sesshomaru swiftly knocked her out. He stood over her and said, "I'm sorry Kaia. I would have loved to carry on our conversation, but I have important 'family' business to attend to.' The dragon demon Sesshomaru defeated earlier (Not Ah and Un, it's like a Chinese dragon. Long and short arms) had come. Sesshomaru picked up Kaia, tossed her on the dragon's back and then jumped on himself. He held onto Kaia with his only arm to make sure her unconscious body wouldn't fall. Although, her unconscious body wasn't quite so unconscious. Everything was blurry when Kaia opened her eyes, and blinking a few times didn't help like it usually does. 'It must be from getting hit on the head so many times,' her mind told her. However, she could tell that she was moving. She started to move slowly, but something held her down and got tighter every time she moved. Kaia cautiously turned her head to the front. She saw Sesshomaru and the head of the dragon demon they wee riding. And it was Sesshomaru's arm protectively holding her down, to keep her safe. The current glare that she gave an unaware Sesshomaru softened. 'He's protecting me. Well, sort of,' she thought as she pretended to be knocked out. In what seemed like forever their ride stopped. Kaia recognized the disgruntled voices around her, so she opened her eyes. Even though her vision was still blurry, Kaia was positive that they (Sesshomaru and herself) had come across Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, and Shippo. She strained to hear what Sesshomaru was saying. "Hello brother," he started icily. "I'll make this short. I will give you Kaia, if you give me the Tetsusaiga." "What did you do to her?!" Inuyasha asked angrily. Kaia cringed; she knew that she wasn't a pretty sight. Sesshomaru rolled his eyes, "That's for her to tell you. If you accept my proposition. It's simple, really. However I know you like to have moral battles in your pathetic head, so I'll come back in a few days so you have time to dispute amongst yourselves. Until next time brother." All through this, Kaia's awareness went unnoticed. 'Thankfully, Sesshomaru didn't recognize my chopsticks as weapons,' she thought, carefully pulling them out her chopsticks. The dragon demon started moving, faster than before out of fear of Kagome's arrows or Inuyasha's deadly sword. Kaia, enraged by Sesshomaru's proposition, pushed in her chopsticks (so the blades came out) and stabbed her captor. She then slid off the demon and ran blindly through the forest. Kaia ran as fast as she could, stumbling because of her unclear vision. She suddenly ran into a hard body. Kaia had come upon a giant demon. Shadow, Kaia's sword, appeared in her right hand and she got ready to fight as best she could. Sadly, it wasn't enough and the demon flung her against the cliff wall. Still gripping Shadow, Kaia slid down the jagged wall. Right before darkness took over, she saw a whip of lightning and demon blood splattered everywhere. 'Am I dead?' As soon as Kaia thought those three words they echoed throughtout her head and into the dark void that had engulfed her. She had tried everything to move or at least see. However, her efforts were futile. But, as Kaia tasted a sweet, sort of thick, liquid everything felt so much better. Even though she couldn't see yet, Kaia could move her body. Which she proved by taking control of pouring the elixer in her mouth. Since her right arm was too heavy for her to lift, she used her left hand to gently move the large, smooth hand that was currently holding the container. Before she could grip it someone tried to pull it away. Kaia pulled back; she didn't want to stop drinking the addictive drink. But, her savior was too strong for her weak body, so she had to give in. As Kaia sat there, taking deep breaths, her vision returned. First, it was blurry, then every hue in the sunlight filled forest became clear. The next thing she saw was the face of her rescuer; Sesshomaru. Kaia jumped up, not realizing she still held Shadow in her right hand. She thought about getting mad until she saw an uncapped bottle a quarter of the way filled with an indigo liquid in his right hand. Instead she opted for a question. "How did you get that lotion into a liquid?" Sesshomaru was taken aback at first. "I simply added water. Since water dilutes thicker substances, i figured combining some with the lotion would make it a liquid suitable for you to drink." "Finally, someone who knows something! Well, thank you."

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So how do you like it? Glances around nervously Hope ya did, I promise there is more to come. Hears groans in the background "I'm not that bad!" Please tell me what you think or are not sure of! Nilkanowen