Dedorou walked up to the table and sat. Inuyasha and the group was well into breakfast and Dedorou was looking at him intensly. He started to eat his food and soon was finished. He arose and everyone looked up. He was looking at Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha. I wish to have a talk with you."

"About what?"

"Just come. It is important."

Inuyasha looked at Kagome and she nodded. He stood up and walked into the garden with Dedorou. They walked over to a cherry blossom tree and Dedorou looked at it.

"This tree was my favorite as a kid. My mother used to bring me here when I was young. I would climb it while she read a book underneath."

Inuyasha looked at it, "What did you want to talk about?"

Dedorou looked at him, "I feel your powers fading. Do you trust me so easily?"

"Why wouldn't I? You know how it feels to be human."

Dedorou smirked, "That girl has made you different. You are unlike your brother and father."

"My old man is dead."

"Yes," Dedorou looked at the tree, "But his spirit is still with you. I could feel his presence whenever I am near you."

Inuyasha was confused. He checked himself out then looked at Dedorou.

"Okay..."

Dedorou smirked again.

"I can also feel another presence...Your mother I suppose. She's got a gentle one, kinda like my mothers."

"Feh."

Dedorou laughed, "Your father gave me something...before he died. We had been close since I was a child, and he soon told me about you. He said he wished for me to give you it, follow me."

Inuyasha follow the hanyou into his study as he went to a self in the room. He open a hidden door inside it and pulled out a book. He handed it to Inuyasha.

"Here. Your father wished for me to give it to you. He said it was your mothers..."

Inuyasha looked down at it. 'Is this-'

"It's her journal. He said she gave it to him before she had you. She had told him she wished for him to give it to you. But he gave to me before he died."

"Why would you be friends with my old man?"

"He may have gone to your mother after my aunt death, but that never ment he didn't love them both..."

Inuyasha smirked, "It's because she was human right."

"That's partly the point. The other was when I met your mother. She was kind and gentle."

Inuyasha looked down at the journal in his hands. He looked up at Dedorou with a thankful gaze. He just nodded and went out of the room. Inuyasha sat on a pillow in the room. He trace the design of the book with his claw. 'Mother...'

"Inuyasha?"

Kagome opened the door to find him with his back to her. She sat beside him and looked at the book, then his face. He seemed so deep in thought, but his sad aura was making her worried.

"What's this?"

He looked at her. His eyes told her right away. It definatly had to do with his mother. She had seen these eyes so many times before when she was bought in the conversation. Kagome put her arms around him and embraced him. He didn't push away. The embrace reminded him of when his mother tried to make him feel better...when he would cry.

"Kagome..."

She pulled away and looked at him.

"I don't know if I want to read this..."

She looked down at it and took it in her hands.

"If you want. I could hold it for you intill you're ready to..."

He nodded and gave her a small smile. She nodded and arose with him. They walked out of the study. Inuyasha smirked.

"Oi Kagome?"

"Hm?"

"Could you do something for Kome?"

She stopped in her tracks. Inuyasha stopped to.

"What might that be?"

"Can you make her prayer beads for Shippou?"

Kagome giggled. "As much as I would love to see how they end up with those, I can't."

He became confused, "Why?"

She smiled, "Only miko's could use prayer beads remember..."

"Oh ya..."

"Anyways, I don't think Shippou would like that now would he?"

Inuyasha smirked. He knows what it feels like to be sat, and it's not the greatest thing.

"You know..."

Kagome looked at him.

"Maybe Totosai could make one for him, that only Kome could take off..."

"Inuyasha..."

"Come on. The kit needs to learn not to treat her that way. I had to"

He cut himself off. Kagome smiled and come forward. She stood on her toes and gave him a small kiss.

"For all it's worth, I think we both taught eachother a lot."

He smiled.

-

Kome skittered to the nearby tree and hid behind it. 'Hopefully he won't find me here.' Shippou came out of the house a sniffed. Kome gasped 'HE'S CHEATING!' She walked out of her spot and glared at him.

"What?"

"YOU'RE CHEATING!"

"No i'm not."

"THEN WHY ARE YOU SNIFFING!"

"I WASN'T SNIFFING!"

"See I told you it's always the women to start the fight."

"Inuyasha!"

Kome and Shippou looked up the see Inuyasha and Kagome on a balcony. She was about to sit him when he told her she should go down with him, since she was in his lap and all. She just gave him a bih 'hmph'.

Kome and Shippou came up to where they were. One sitting on each side of the two. Shippou stuck his tounge out and Kome put her nose up in the are.

"Shippou. What did I tell you?"

He bowed his head, "Sorry..."

"That didn't sound like a sorry, Shippou." Kagome said.

"Feh."

"See Inuyasha, I told you your influencing him."

Inuyasha smacked the kit on the head. Shippou cried, Kagome yelled at him, while Kome laughed. Shippou arose.

"If your all going to pick on me, i'm leaving!"

"Oh Shippou-"

Before Kagome could finish he hopped off the balcony and ran into the forest. Kome watched with guilt in her gaze.

"Now see what you did Inuyasha! You hurt his feelings. He just looks up to you."

"Well, i'm not the greatest rolemodel for kids, am I!"

Kome climbed down away from the two that were beckering and went into the garden.

"Shippou! Shippou?"

She could hear him crying still and she followed the sent of his tears. She came to a little pond in the garden. She saw Shippou sitting while looking in the water. His back was to her. She sat down beside him and tried to look at his face, but he would turn away before she could see.

"Are you still crying?"

He wiped his tears away, "Feh. I don't cry."

She looked down at the fish that were swimming around in the water, their scales glittered in the afternoon sun. She smiled then frowned.

"Sorry I made you feel bad."

"Keh."

"You really do sound like Inuyasha."

Shippou still kept his back to her. She took her finger and slid it up his back softly and fast. He twitched up from the ticklest contact. He turned around to she her grinning.

"Oi!"

"What? I was trying to see if you would even react to that. You're being to quite."

"Hmph."

Kome giggled and got up.

"If you need me, i'll be with Kagome. She asked me earlier if I would help her with something, yet I still don't now what."

She smiled as he looked up.

"BYE!"

She skipped away. He watched her go and then he looked at his reflection in the water.

"Stupid Kome..."

'Why is she so different from the others? That's because she is. She's youkai."

He sighed and decided to head back too.

-

Kirara mewed next to Sango. She looked down at the little youkai and smiled.

"Are you hungry Kirara?"

She mewed again and then ran off.

"Kirara? Kirara!"

Sango ran after her. They started to go into the dark part of the castle. It was eerie and Sango didn't have her Hiraikotsu to protect her.

"Kirara! Wait!" She couldn't see but then she saw the fire of Kirara paws. She definately transformed, and that had to mean trouble. She could here her growl as she got closer. She come to the cat and hopped on her.

"Kirara what is it?" she whispered.

The cat started to fly and Sango could feel them descending from the upper levels.

"Kirara?"

Soon she could see light. She could soon tell they were going down a stair case. They came to the lower level and Kirara walked over to a painting. It was a painting of a miko. Sango hopped off and looked at it.

"This looks like-"

She touched it and the wall moved open. She looked at the painting. 'Kagome?'

(A/N:)

Okay longer chapter...hopefully...MY MOM KEEPS NAGGING ME TO BRING OUT THE DOG SO SORRY IF THERE ARE MISTAKES...I'M IN A HURRY!

Okay...Arigatou again guys...

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-Liz-