Shippou rounded the street corner and was stopped by a strong forcefeild.

He looked up to see Naraku hovering over Seshomaru's castle.

He called to his mother, through his blood, to shatter the sheild.

"Sesshomaru!" He yelled.

Naraku turned on him, glaring evilly.

"It is not over, Kitsune." he growled before he disappeared.

Shippou burst into the front room, following his nose to the back of the house.

he arrived as Sesshoamru stood.

He glanced around the room, found Kao on the couch, her twin under her head.

He turned toward Sesshomaru and his wife, taking his arm.

They were nearly the same height now.

"Sesshomaru, Naraku was here." He whispered quickly.

"Aa. I know. He wanted to get in." The tall dog demon said to the fox. "This is Kenji, you know Kao."

Shippou nodded to the teen glaring up at him with his sister's eyes.

"He is a close friend. This is the Kitsune, Shippou." Sesshomaru explained.

"Who is Naraku? Why does everyone keep talking of him?" Kenji asked, slightly confused.

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Kagome sat on a small boulder, tears running down her face in hot streaks.

She looked out over the valley, staring at the setting sun.

Suddenly, she wasn't alone.

Inuyasha was beside her. His presence cold and unfreindly.

"Kagome." he said, his voice slightly hollow.

"Go away." she mumbled, burying her face in her arms.

"Kagome, that wasn't me." he whispered, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.

The wound in her side twitched, making her wince. "It was." she whispered.

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Kagome looked up as a hollow eyed inuyasha stood over her, his claws dripping with her blood.

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"It was real enough." she looked away from him.

"It wasn't me. I promised i would protect you. it was naraku's pawn, Kagome." He said, his breath warm and moist on her neck.

"It could have been you, Inuyasha. I belived it was you." she whispered more to herself.

"Please, let me show you." he said.

He pulled her toward him, kissing her lightly.

Then it was abruptly interrupted and she woke on the ground.

"Kagome!" came a yell.

She was in naraku's arms.

She had belived the mirage.

Kagome purified the demon, instinct taking over as she twisted out of his flaming grasp.

He died with a terrible shreik that ripped through the forrest and soul.

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"Naraku was a terrible demon, He destroyed peoples lived for fun. He killed my father and step-mother, He destroyed my friend's lives before they killed him. Before Kagome killed him." Shippou said, staring at the wall.

"Shippou." Sesshoamru said, laying a comforting hand on his shoulder.

Kenji looked at them, silent horror enveloping his mind. then anger and rage consumed him.

This demon, whatever he was, had gone after the only blood he had left on this earth.

Naraku would pay.

"where is he?" Kenji demanded, standing.

"We don't know." Sesshomaru said, looking over at yukara.

"How do we beat him?" Kenji asked.

"one of the swords." Sesshomaru motioned toward the two swords in the glass case.

"I will kill him." Kenji vowed, snarling. He paced toward the case.

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"Stop!" His yell reverberated around the room.

Kenji swirled around to face him.

"Stop." he said again. "if you touch my father's sword, it will kill you." Inyo said, staring back at the gold violet eyes glaring at him.

"What do you expect we do?" Sanouske asked.

"I don't know." Inyo said, staring at the girl on the couch.

She had begun to stir.

Suddenly she was on her feet, he barely saw her move.

Her eyes were still closed.

When they opened, they could have rivaled the night sky.

"Who are you?" Yukara asked.

"I am Kikyou. Naraku is in onigumo's cave." Came an unfamiliar voice before Kao collapsed again.

"Kao!" Kenji and Inyo both reached out to catch the girl at once.

Kao opened her eyes again and they were golden.

"Where am I?" she asked, her brows furrowing.

She was propped up between Kenji and inyo.

then she saw Sesshomaru and knew.

"What did Night say?" She asked, seeing the robe still on yukara.

"That the weapon to defeat Naraku is the swords." Sesshomaru said.

Kao nodded, then stood, surprising them all.

"We need to get started, I need to gather some things from around the shrines before we go." She said, straitening her clothes.

"What are you talking about?" Kenji demanded.

"I have a few items to gather before we go find naraku. " she stated plainly.

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I know it's short, but it got me back on track, so be happy.

Anyways, reviews will come later.

Btw, noone has guessed the name yet.

Here's a riddler hint:

The many spellings have the thing this lacks, the s.

Yeah, it's confusing, but still.

The name will be revealed shortly cuz it will play into the final plot.

Now, on with the show!

Dying is just another adventure. -something i heard once.