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Before I start the next chapter, I've something to say to all who read my stories: I may not update as often as everyone would like, but I have a busy life, and I write fanfiction for my pleasure and to hone my writing skills. I'll update when I can, but it may be awhile, and I am sorry. For those who find me not updating on a weekly basis, well, they don't have to read the story now do they? To everyone who understands....thanks. A lot.

Last time: "We are tayra. My name is Oihane," the female said, then she pointed to the male, "and this is my mate, Clodoveo.""Well, there has been a strange amount of demonio energy floating around one of the main branches of the Amazon River. I wouldn't be surprised if all that demonio energy was causing this mess.""There is NO way I'm sharing a bed with you.""Of course they were real, they were just not of this world.""I never said I was going to sell GT to them Kagome. I'll give them a mousepad with GT's logo on it.""Try to save some hot water please."

Chapter 15: Back Again and it Feels so...Odd

"Can't do this, can't do this, can't do this, can't do this, can't do this, can't-"

"If you can't silence yourself, I will." Sesshoumaru growled to the panicking miko as they walked down the tunnel to board the plane.

They had left their hotel an hour ago, right after Sesshoumaru told the businessmen that they were getting nothing of GT. The Taiyoukai was going to leave Brazil with a satisfied smirk, Kagome however....

"Can't do this, can't do this, can't do this, can't do this." Kagome continued breathing heavily as she tried to calm herself from her fear of flying, but it wasn't working to well.

"Kagome, there is nothing to be afraid of." Sesshoumaru said, practically having to push her into the plane and into her seat.

"But what if, what if, what if, what if-"Kagome looked like a rabbit cornered by a wolf. Suddenly a voice came from the intercom, startling Kagome out of her repeating annoyance.

"We're having mechanical difficulties, but we should be off the ground in another half hour. Thank you for choosing our airline." Then the pilot turned the intercom off and Kagome's knuckles turned ghost white.

"Sesshoumaru, the plane's broken, the plane's broken! What if-the plane's broken?!" Kagome huffed out while trying to breath; Sesshoumaru thought she might start foaming at the mouth at any moment.

"Kagome." Sesshoumaru said, the scared miko looked at the Taiyoukai, who locked eyes with her. "There is no problem."

"Of course there is. The plane's broken!" Kagome gasped, her knuckles clasping the arm bars with a vice grip.

"There is no problem." Sesshoumaru repeated, his eyes still locked with her's, and then he placed a clawed figure on her forehead. "There. Is. No problem." He repeated.

"There is no problem." Kagome repeated.

"Wonderful." Sesshoumaru said, taking his finger off her forehead and resting his head on the back of his seat.

"There is no problem." Kagome repeated again, suddenly calm.

Sesshoumaru smirked and relaxed.

Sesshoumaru opened up his laptop when the plane reached its cruising altitude of 15,000 feet. The Taiyoukai was greeted with over a hundred emails from various people in his company; some reported this computer wasn't working, others reported bugs and even more others were asking for a raise in their salary.

"Urg...." Kagome grunted, waking up from a nap.

"I was hoping you would have stayed asleep the whole trip." Sesshoumaru said, not looking up from his laptop.

"I don't remember taking off. Did I doze off....wait a second! Did you strangle me again?!" Kagome hissed at the Taiyoukai, not wanted to draw attention to herself.

"No, you didn't doze off, and no, I didn't knock you out." Sesshoumaru replied, his attention on a game of solitaire.

"Then how did I manage to get through takeoff?" Kagome asked.

"Simple mind trick." Sesshoumaru answered.

"What do you mean?" Kagome wondered, but the Taiyoukai wouldn't answer, his gaze still on his computer, Kagome turned and watched the world go by from her window. The plane was flying above the clouds, which made the landscape, or skyscape, oddly beautiful.

Watching the clouds go by as the plane traveled onward, Kagome watched as two of the clouds to the form of some oddly familiar tayras. The two clouds seemed to play around the wing of the plane that was closest to Kagome.

'Show offs.' Kagome thought, watching the tayra swim effortlessly back into the clouds. She yawned and grabbed the pillow from under her seat, then settled down for a nap.

"Can't do this, can't do this, can't do this, can't do this, can't do this-"Kagome said, her breathing had picked up again and she was grasping the armbars with all her might.

"Kagome, if you do not silence yourself, I will do it for you." Sesshoumaru growled, flexing his claws.

"Landing. Can't....landing...do it." Kagome gasped as the plane practically did a nosedive towards the airport. The miko eeped and clutched the back of the seat in front of her, she was also lucky that there was no one in that seat in front of her.

"You will conquer your fear of flying miko."

"Not this trip I won't."

"You will." Sesshoumaru growled again, prying her hands from the back of the seat in front of her and placing them in her lap.

"Can't do this...." Kagome mumbled, closing her eyes as the plane came closer and closer to the ground.

"Is flying something really to worry about?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"I...I'm not sure...probably not." Kagome answered meekly.

"Then why fret?" Sesshoumaru asked, "You can open your eyes."

"But I won't." Kagome replied. She was in no hurry to watch the plane nearly clip the buildings below her.

"I order you to open your eyes Kagome." Sesshoumaru growled.

"Sesshoumaru....I can't." Kagome whispered, fear thick on her voice.

"Now." Sesshoumaru replied, just as quiet, but o so more deadly. Kagome slowly opened her eyes and looked at the seat in front of her. She jumped when the plane finally hit the ground, but was fine when it was coming to a stop.

"I...I looked. I didn't close my eyes." Kagome said, pleased with herself.

"That wasn't that hard now was it?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"No....I guess once I finally thought that it couldn't get worse, it only had to get better right?" Kagome said, not sure if she had just made sense there. But she didn't care at the moment; she was too pleased with herself.

"I suggest we find our luggage." Sesshoumaru said, getting up from his seat and fishing his carry-on out of the compartment above him.

"Well...that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." Kagome admitted during the limo ride back to her home.

"The jokes were....entertaining." Sesshoumaru said.

"But I can't wait to see Shippou again. Does he look any different?" Kagome asked, indeed, she was excited at the prospect of seeing the fox kit again.

"He has grown." The Taiyoukai replied, "Kagome, you asked about Inuyasha?" Sesshoumaru asked, looking at the miko.

Kagome's face instantly fell, she had a gut feeling what had happened to her hanyou friend, part of her wanted to hear it and get it over with, but another part wanted to denine everything.

"Yeah....I did." Kagome finally answered.

"After you disappeared, he continued asking where you were, and were you safe. However, his wounds quickly drained him of strength, yet he continued to ask where you were, he wanted the monk and huntress to go look for you, but they would not leave him.

I offered to bring him back, but he declined. He said, 'Maybe I'll be a better little brother in the next life.' He died later that night, and the monk and huntress buried him under the God Tree the next day.....I am sorry Kagome." Sesshoumaru said, finishing his story, he looked at the miko for any signs of sadness, and found a few.

"Thank you for telling me." Kagome said, her throat tight. They finally arrived at Kagome's house and she said good-night to the Taiyoukai while thanking him again for taking her. Sesshoumaru heard the distance and sadness in her voice, and understood that she declined the offer to help carry her bags up the shrine steps.

"Kagome, you're back, how was-"Kagome's mother was interrupted by a mothering instinct, "Kagome, is something wrong?"

"I...need some time alone...please." Kagome asked, looking at the ground.

"I understand, please come talk to me when you're ready." Kagome nodded to her mother and headed upstairs, leaving her suitcase at the base of the stairs.

"Mama, what's wrong with Kagome?" Souta asked when his mother re-entered the living room.

"Something tells me she heard of what happened to one of her friends." Their mother than sat down with Souta, worrying still about her daughter, but knowing that she would come and talk when ready.

Upstairs, Kagome sat on the bed, and just sat there, looking at the ground and thinking. She felt the tears in her eyes, and her throat was still getting tighter with grief, and yet she couldn't shed any tears.

After a long while of just sitting on the side of her bed and thinking, Kagome finally flopped down onto her pillow and cried.

End Chapter

WD: Sorry about the sad ending! The next chapter will be happier! I promise! Don't hurt me.

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Kostos: Sorry to keep you waiting for so long.

Ptbear: Thanks, don't worry, Shippou DOES finally come into the next chapter.

Madam Sorceress: Glad you enjoyed it.

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Earthshine411: Well, you find out what happens to Inuyasha in this chapter. As for the other questions, I'm not sure about the answers.

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General Zargon: Ah, sorry...but the pranks are over. Time for the plot to move along.

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