Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters.

(A/N): I think I made a mistake. I know I'm not the biggest fan of Inuyasha and I don't know every trivia fact, but I believe Sesshoumaru had lost his left arm. It's either his arm or hand, I don't know.

Kagome walked in silence as she followed Akaiinu, her new master. She didn't know why she had done it, she figured because she wanted to save Inuyasha, but what made her think that Akaiinu wanted her and to top it all off, why did he agree?

"I'll never get to see my mom, Souta, Grandpa my friends from school." She felt tears coming. "I'll never get to see Sango, Miroku, Shippo or..." She stopped dead in her tracks and started to cry. Steams of warm wetness came down her cheeks.

Akaiinu turned to her, hearing her sobbing. Her looked at her with his black pearl eyes, mostly because he didn't know what to do. He raised his hand to place on her shoulder but quickly withdrew it as if Kagome was a ball of fire.

"We must go. You can do as much crying as you wish when we set up camp." Was all he could say to her. After all, who said he had to be nice to her. He waited for her, but she never moved. Her sobbing stopped somewhat.

"Just kill me now." She muttered.

"I beg your pardon." Ha said, although he heard exactly what she said, just a little shock by her request.

"Kill me now. I know that's what you're going to do aren't you? You're going to try to lure Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru to you by using me as bait."

Akaiinu turned his back on her. "Hn. I don't take orders from slaves."

Kagome looked at him, or rather his back. "What is you're reason for doing this? Why did you steal the Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha and the Tenseiga and Tokijin from Sesshoumaru?"

"That is none of your business. That is between us four. Now come along." His voice was bitter.

Kagome had no choice but to follow.

Inuyasha has been in bed rest for days. He has woken up from his coma, but quickly fell back into another one.

"His wounds are very serious. I'm surprised him even survived that battle." Xiara told Keade while changing his bandages.

"His will power is very strong indeed, but his must become better soon, before thy fear to worst will happen."

"What do you mean, Keade?"

"Inuyasha is a very experienced fighter, but he has never faced an opponent like he did a few days ago. He wounds are by far to worst he had, both physically and mentally. His pride was hurt when the Tetsusaiga was taken from him and was corrupted even more when he was defeated in battle, while in his full demon form. Right now his mind is in a world of nothingness, battling a war of whether he should go on or not."

"But Keade, hasn't Sesshoumaru been through the same things Inuyasha has, I mean, losing both his swords and all?"

"Sesshoumaru is a complex case. I really don't know why he doesn't have the same problem affecting him."

Xiara got up from the floor. "Speaking of Sesshoumaru, I better go and check on him."

Keade gave her a warming smile. "What I'm most surprised of is that Sesshoumaru actually told thou all this information. What is it about you that made him do it?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. I guess I can relate to what he is going through."

She walked out of the room and walked into Sesshoumaru's room. She found him sitting up, looking out the window. He stared at the girl in the corner of his eye, never turning his head.

"It's time to change your bandages Sesshoumaru." She walked over to him and kneeled beside him. He didn't turn his head. He was use to this process, and he knew she wasn't going to leave him alone so he just cooperated.

She walked on her knees and kneeled behind his back. She slowly took the bandages around torso and chest. She suddenly felt her face grow hot.

"No! I did it again." She thought to herself.

Every since Sesshoumaru came that day and she had to touch him to change his bandages, she always seemed to blush.

"Well it seems that you're healing very well. I'm sure you're even able to walk around if you want."

"How is Inuyasha?" Sesshoumaru said in his calm, cold, voice.

She sighed. "Unfortunately, he's not as well as you. He's still unconscious and he's wounds are still critical."

She got up. "I've got to go. If you need anything just call Keade." She told him this every time she left, but he never called her. With one finally look at Sesshoumaru, she walked out.

"What is it about that woman. It's like she doesn't know who I am. Like I'm just another one of her filthy human patients. I only told her about our journey to leave me alone, but for some reason, I don't believe I did it because of that reason. There is something about her that is different than other humans like her. She doesn't even say anything about my arm."

Something caught Sesshoumaru's eye out the window. She saw Xiara walking. She suddenly stopped and a shocked and happy smiled grew on her face.

"I wonder what she sees?"

With her that same smile on her face, she started running until she was out of window view.

Sesshoumaru picked himself up to get a better view, now interested in what the girl was so happy about.

Sesshoumaru made a little soft gasp when he saw Xiara ran into a man and embraced him in a hug. He wrapped his arms around her and laid his chin on her head, for he was much taller than her. The man was quite handsome. His hair was black and short and it shined in the afternoon sun. He had the same grayish-blue eyes as Xiara and pale skin. He was very well built for his muscles bulged through his kimono top and trousers. He also had a sword with him, so Sesshoumaru assumed he was a swordsman.

Sesshoumaru furrowed his eyebrows together. What was this feeling that he had right now. He never in his entire life felt this. They started talking and Sesshoumaru couldn't help but to listen.

"Jinhaku! I missed you so much. It's been over a year and you finally came back to me." Xiara said while they still hugged.

"I missed you too. Everyday when I was away, I thought about you." He replied and kissed her on her forehead. Sesshoumaru let out a very low growl, even though he didn't he did.

"Come Jinhaku, I will prepare you a meal. I'm sure you're exhausted from you're journey back." She said after they separated.

"You don't have to, you know."

But she wrapped her arms around his. "Don't be silly. You were out saving our village, the least I can do is make you lunch." She gave him a warming smile and pulled him. "Come on."

Jinhaku gave a charming smile and follow her into the house he was in.

"So she has a mate already?" he closed his eyes and the corner of his lip rose into a little smile. "Then again, what do I care about this woman? I have no concerns for her or Inuyasha."

He slowly got up, still a little sore from his injures.

"I'll give Inuyasha one more day before I'm leaving to search for the Tenseiga and Tokijin. I have no more patience for that hanyou brother of mine to recover. Rin needs me."

In one of the corners of the room, was his kimono top, armor that was slightly crack because of the battle and that large fluffy thing no one knows the name of.

He put all this stuff on and walked out the door. While he was about to walk to the door to go outside, Xiara spotted him.

"Hey where are going?" she asked him.

He didn't turn around to speak to her Instead he walked out the door. "I'm going to walk around, if you must know. That is ok with you, right?" His voice was like venom.

This shocked her especially since Sesshoumaru never talked to her in that tone before; he always talked in a calm voice. "Uh-Yeah sure." Was all she could say to him.

Sesshoumaru didn't hang around any longer and walked away.