OK gang another chapter thanks for all the reviews. The next few chapters should be short but my mind could run away with them so we will see.

I still don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters from the show.

Chapter 11: Plans

Kisho had woken up very early, considering he was still very tired. He glanced around him and saw Rin in a fitful sleep, as well as Shippou. He couldn't recall him coming back into the room. He knew they were just as broken up about his mother's disappearance as he was. He took some comfort that they were sharing it with him, and decided to not wake them.

He gently slipped out of the bed, and got out of the room with out making much noise. He stood in the hall taking in the scents of the palace. He had found all the people he had expected and one new one. He decided that he would have to check to see whom that one scent belonged to.

Kisho found himself in the Eastern garden. He was bombarded with the smells of irises, lotus, and Daphne bushes. The path had a few scattered petals from the sakura trees. The whole garden seemed to glow a light gold in the rays of the dawning sun.

He found her in the center of the garden, underneath a statue of a white marble dog. She sat among the flowers, the light seeming just to flow through her as she calmly took in the morning air. Her scent of, myrrh and patchouli, seemed to mix well in the ensemble. She seemed very relaxed, with her eyes closed, sitting with her legs crossed underneath her, and her hands held out in front of her. She seemed like she was apart of the light not just bathed in it.

Kisho decided that he had no real desire to disturb her from what seemed to be meditation, so he turned and slowly started making his way back down the path. Taking in the quiet and calm beauty of the garden.

"You need not leave young Lord." He turned to see a pair of moonlight eyes staring at him. Her golden hair flowed over her shoulders causing the light to cast a golden hue to her face, making her smile seem, all the more brilliant. Her voice was quiet, and hung in the air like a lullaby, not disturbing the gardens natural calm.

"I didn't want to bother you." He tried to make his voice blend in to the natural sounds of the garden, but it came out more like a horse whisper.

"You did not disturb me." She moved over slightly and patted next to her, "Would you care to join me?"

He nodded and moved to sit down next to her. He sat with his legs crossed and arms in his haori as he let the wind pull his silver hair in front of him. He golden eyes met her silver-grey ones before he spoke, "I am going to guess because you are in the palace and still alive you work for my father. So who are you?"

She shifted to look at him better before she answered his question. "You would be correct, I am Areana. I have been assigned to watch over you and the other two children till, your mother, Kagome-sama returns."

"Watch over?" he didn't quite understand why she needed to 'watch over him'. Was his father planning on leaving him behind?

"While your father and the others are looking for a way to save your mother, I will be watching you so that Jaken will be free to help Sesshoumaru-sama better."

He nodded, he understood why it would be easier, but he was sure that he could help more than his father was willing to admit. Silence again over took the garden as the two sat quietly watching the sun rise.

After several minutes he watched her stand, "Let's go wake the others, shall we?" She bowed her head slightly as he stood and started to follow her back into the palace to wake everyone else.

It was well after lunch, towards late afternoon; when Sesshoumaru had sent for her to come speak with him about something. Leaving Jaken to care for three children.

The three ran through the halls trying to lose Jaken. Kisho and Shippou were making sure to keep Rin with them, as they ran. They kept running paying no attention to exactly where they where going or where they were in the palace. They just knew that Jaken was after them.

They had been kept busy with Areana, but after she left things went down hill. It all started with Jaken's harsh words to Rin. Then after they dodged his staff they just started running. Quite frankly they were surprised that the little toad could keep up this long.

With out looking or thinking they slipped into the next room in the hall. Slipping the door shut the two boys listened as Jaken ran past mumbling something incoherent. They were so preoccupied with making sure Jaken was not coming after them they did not notice Rin had gasped and was holding her breath.

"What are you three doing in here?" The boys jumped two feet in the air when they heard the stoic voice of Sesshoumaru. They turned to see the youkai lord was slowly making his way towards them.

They could tell he was upset and annoyed that they had run from Jaken. They also noticed that Sango and Miroku seemed annoyed at the disturbance. Inuyasha on the other hand was resting his head on his hand with an amused look in his eyes, like it was the best thing that happened all day. Areana sat to the right of a low table watching them with adisappointed gleam in her eyes.

Rin was the first to recover from the threatening glares. She ran a cross the space but stopped herself from hugging the taiyoukai's leg. "Running from Jaken-sama," Her big brown eyes gazed up without fear, "He was saying mean things about Rin."

Sesshoumaru looked down at his young ward, he would have to remember to take care of Jaken later. "There was a reason I had him watching over you." He shot a glance at the other to members of the run away band.

"Yes, well he was to slow to keep up" Kisho piped up.

"and too dumb." Shippou smiled at his bravery and their antics to get away from Jaken.

Sesshoumaru knew he wasn't going to get any more peace now that they had seen were they were. He looked to the others trying to figure out what exactly he should do. He was used to his word being law and never questioned. Rin knew not to question him. Shippou's fear stopped him most of the time from saying much, and seeing as the kitsune could be quite annoying that was indeed good. Kisho, however, he would listen from time to time, but he had lot of his mother's fire in him. He would not do as he was told this time.

He needed every set of eyes he could, so who could he spare to watch them that they would listen to. The monk and exterminator, he could not spare, they are to great a help. Inuyasha he could maybe give up, he hadn't been of much use, just an annoyance, even though he was trying to help. This type of stuff was just not for Inuyasha, but he still needed him. Areana was needed as well right now she was going over different spells that could work with the flee.

"We could help you Sesshoumaru-sama" Her words pulled him out of his thoughts as he looked down at his young ward.

"Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama. Young Kisho could be valuable in helping us with our research." Myouga was jumping up and down on Kisho's shoulder.

Sesshoumaru looked at the flee with great scrutiny, indeed they could get more reading done if they helped. He was sure they all knew how to read. He knew he had Rin taught a long time ago, and with the way he has heard Kagome go on about her studies, he was sure that the other two would know how as well. He nodded knowing it would help get things done faster, and it would keep them out of trouble for now.

He quickly explained to each one what they would be researching on and set them down with a group of books and scrolls. He called for Jaken to get him to help again, and then returned to his book.

Kisho looked down at his sleeping friends. They did indeed help out greatly today. They had manage to get through just about all the books that where piled up in the library. He had even managed to remember some of the spells that he was told where used on it.

Between what he could remember and what they read in books on the things like this they had narrowed it down to a few spells that would work on it. There was still a little bit of research left but Miroku and Sango said they would help.

He signed deeply, "It wasn't supposed to be like this." He placed his face in his hands and allowed a few silent tears. 'It wasn't supposed to happen like this. Why was his mother now part of the thing he hated and feared.'

"Nothing will happen as you remember it Kisho-sama" Myouga was flung a cross the room when he jumped swinging his arms. He noticed the small dazed form on the ground, as he kneeled in front of him.

"What do you mean?" Kisho picked him up in his hands. He was slightly confused by what he meant.

"Just by you coming back here you have changed what will come to be. So events from your past will not happen, as you remember them." Kisho looked down to the ground his amber eyes brimmed with tears, and the normal hard blue lines on his face were softened as he thought.

"From what I understand is that the youkai Naraku was defeated, at great cost, before the shadow was awakened. Then if I understand from what you said it didn't start attacking until you were born, correct?"

Kisho nodded. What he said was correct but now what will they do? He wasn't prepared to deal with this type of thing. His mother other prepared him to deal with it before it found a host. Did she know that this could happen? How things would change. What was going to happen to him when this was all over? Would he just fade away into nothingness or would he continue living here? He knew he could never go back, it was just not possible. But then what of him?

Maybe, now, everyone would live through what was coming. Perhaps there would not need to be so much heart ache over friends and love ones long lost to time.

"What happens to us now?" His voice was small and worried and had a child like quality to it. Its tone of certainty was gone, its tone went from being bright to dull. It was almost as if it was another person controlling that voice.

"We get Kagome-sama back." The small demon nodded with great confidence. "But it will take time, both to prepare and to find her."

"I think… I could find her… I think" His confidence seemed to fade when he realized he didn't quite know how yet.

"Perhaps you can young lord. I doubt that Sesshoumaru-sama is going to allow you to travel with us seeing as it will put you in danger."

"No! I am going. I don't care what I have to do to go, I will be going." His eyes flashed with a brilliant light. Myouga realized it was the look Kagome would get when she was determined about something that she would not back down on.

Kisho stood and started making his way for the door. "Where do you go young lord." Myouga was quickly following after him.

"To gain the power I need." He shot a glance at him that froze him to his spot. It was cold and determined. A glance that was just like Sesshoumaru's; leaving no room for questions. He continued out of the room leaving Myouga to wonder about the boy.

Kisho found what, or more the word who he was looking for in the eastern gardens. He wasn't quite sure how to go about it but right now he didn't care. He took a deep breath in, as he composed himself, and he marched straight up to them.

Inuyasha and Areana looked down at the boy, his silver hair a prefect contrast to his black training outfit. He stood firm in his place showing what ever he wanted would not be denied. His jaw clenched and his golden eyes were ablaze, with a furred determination.

"I want you to help me." His voice was demanding, a tone he had learned from his father in the last month.

Inuyasha crossed his arms in front of his chest placing his hands into his haori looking quite annoyed at being interrupted. While Aireana knelt down so that she was more at eye level with the boy. "How can I try and help you my lord." Her voice was warm and soothing to the frazzled youth, yet he would not allow himself to relax.

"My father is very busy right now. And seeing as you two are more of a bother to the research that remains, I want you two to help me train." He crossed his arms placing his hands in his haori, as he held his head just a little bit higher.

Aireana stood there slightly taken back by how much the two resembled each other in mannerisms and looks. Yet there was a presence in the boy that Inuyasha just did not have. It was something that made him seem almost fierce and cold, like his father.

She was pulled from her thought when Inuyasha spoke up.

"Feh, Whatever squirt." He looked down at the boy pausing slightly," I guess I could help you." He sounded board and like it was a burden, but his eyes told Kisho a different story.

Aireana was about to slap the hanyou when Kisho smiled slightly, bowing thanking them. He turned to leave but before he left he muttered something about the dojo in the morning then vanished into the castle bound for the library.

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Well that is this chapter i know i said this one would be more interesting but I needed to say something about what ever one else was going. Let me know what you think.