Disclaimer: I uh...(looks around to make sure no lawyers are around) OWN INUYASHA!!! (lawyers start popping out of bushes) oops O.o (runs for her life) OK OK! I LIED!

Sorry guys, I know it's been a while. We just have all these tornadoes and junk in SC, it's a mess. In school today we sat in the hall for about an hour cuz there were 2 in the area. Then there was another one right before school let out, but later they decided it was just a 'severe thunderstorm warning' and talking about how there might be hail and that they could release us. So they were gonna send us out into balls of ice flying at our heads...how comforting. Luckily, there was no hail. But it was raining real badly, and my friends and I got soaked -- yea, not the highlight of my day. And they're saying this'll go on for a few more days, at least until the hurricane gone. I know I'm complaining a lot, and what's going on here is nothing compared to Florida. So to those that are there, or have family, you're in my prayers.

Chapter 11- Quite A Welcoming

Kikyou had been gone for a while. Both the children slept on the girls' laps. No one spoke a word.

The sun was starting to rise and they could see the light shinning on the hall floor through the most recent hole in the wall. How would they explain that hole in the wall? There would certainly be questions, lots of questions. They would have to explain it all. They wouldn't be able to lie, because Sesshoumaru would see right through it all. Meaning he would find out about Kikyou's miko powers. Would Sesshoumaru question further, asking about them? What would he do if he knew of Kagome and Miroku's spiritual powers? Would he kill them? Kagome had already been through the fear of question. Luckily, Inuyasha was, surprisingly, understanding. Would Sesshoumaru show the same mercy though? They would have to wait until the lord returned before they were sure. So they waited.

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Sesshoumaru and Hojou were standing on the hall side of the would-be-wall gaping at the 'revision' done to the kitchen. Slowly, Sesshoumaru lifted his head to look at the fully awakened teens sitting on the kitchen floor with rubble scattered around them. He didn't have to ask. They knew the question that was coming.

Hojou looked a bit confused. "Oh dear." He started, receiving glances from the others. "I could have sworn there was a wall here..." He said, putting his index finger to his chin, appearing to be in 'deep' thought.

"There was a wall here, you fool." Sesshoumaru said dryly. "Would someone please explain this to me." It was more of an order than a question.

Miroku decided to take a humorous approach. "Well, you see, I decided to expand the kitchen a bit. I just didn't have enough room to prepare everything properly. I think it looks rather...well...the kitchen does have more room now, which is what my...goal...was." He said.

...Glare...

Hojou's head popped out of its cloud. "Oh, so that's what you did! Silly Miroku, why didn't you tell us you were going to remodel? It sure does let a lot more light into the room!" He said enthusiastically.

...Funny stares...crickets chirping...sweat-drops...wind blowing...

"Uh...sorry Hojou. I wanted it to be a surprise. I just know how much you love surprises." Miroku said in a sadistically sarcastic tone.

"Wow, Miroku! I do just love surprises!" Hojou responded, not phased a bit. (He's just so fun to mock. Come on. The guy is a complete idiot! I don't even know guys THAT dense. He's just oblivious to everything! I swear, he's gonna snap someday, and go all psycho. You just watch...you'll see.)

Miroku just shook his head, along with everyone else.

"Now, what really happened." Sesshoumaru asked, impatience lining the words.

Miroku looked to Sango, who looked to Kagome, who looked to Inuyasha. Inuyasha stood up with a heavy sigh. "Well, if no one else is gonna say anything, I might as well tell ya." He looked at his older brother, who was still waiting for a reply. "Kikyou came by, leaving that nice, big, gapping hole in the wall."

Sesshoumaru's expression remained unchanged. "Kikyou," he started, "the servant girl from next-door that disappeared after Kouga, her master's death?" He asked.

The four nodded their heads simultaneously. "She came after us." Sango added.

"I knew she had something to do with Kouga's death. Why did she come after you? Surely you have a slight idea as to why." The lord said.

"We think," Kagome said, finally stepping up, "it's because we don't agree with her opinion." Sesshoumaru eyed the girl. He knew what she was talking about. He wasn't stupid. He knew that Kikyou was out to kill...demons in particular. From what Kagome said, he also gathered that she was out to kill those that were against killing demons.

"Kikyou came after you all as well? So, you didn't agree to join forces with her? You don't agree with killing demons?" Sesshoumaru questioned.

The three servants nodded their heads.

"Why?" Their master asked.

Kagome looked around at her companions. "Well, master Sesshoumaru...it's just...killing demons, it isn't right. I mean, I wouldn't kill someone just because I didn't agree with what they did! That's not fair!" She said, desperation hinting in her voice.

Sesshoumaru looked at the girl. "You're a good person." He said, though no emotion was readable in the way he said it. 'At least I know they're not a threat.' He thought. 'Now, something just has to be done about this Kikyou. How was she able to cause so much damage? No ordinary mortal could do this.'

"How did she do this to the wall?" The lord asked.

Miroku was the one to answer this question. "She has miko powers, sir."

Sesshoumaru's expression flashed for a moment...it looked like...fear. "Miko powers?" He said absently.

Sango looked a bit worried. "Master Sesshoumaru? If she has miko powers, demons are no match for her. The only way to stop someone with powers like that...is with people that have similar powers."

Sesshoumaru took in what the girl said. "Yes, I know. This worries me. How do we get others with powers to do that though?"

"Just ask them." Kagome suggested.

"Ask them? How many of them would willingly help demons? All they want is their freedom." Sesshoumaru replied.

"I would." She said back. Miroku looked at her with a 'what the heck are you SAYING?' look on his face.

Sesshoumaru glared at the servant girl suspiciously. "Why would you help? Don't you want your freedom as well?"

"Of course I do. I just don't agree with the way Kikyou's trying to get it." She said with a warm smile.

Miroku stepped forward. "I'd help too."

Sesshoumaru snorted. "That's quite kind of you...but it's not a matter of would you...it's a matter of can you."

Kagome and Miroku looked at each other. "Well, master," Miroku started, "it turns out...we can."

"Oh?" Sesshoumaru asked with a raised eyebrow.

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"Kagome, I can't believe you're doing this!" Sango squealed at her friend. "I can't believe I'm going with you." She then said under her breath.

It had been decided that Inuyasha would take the three servants around searching for others with miko powers. They had hopes of finding some that would be willing to help. They would do anything to avoid an all-out war. Sesshoumaru, in the meantime, would work with the demon officials to see what could be done to protect others.

"Yea, I can't believe I'm doing it either. Are you sure you wanna join us? It'd be a lot safer here at the house." Kagome asked her friend worriedly.

Sango laughed before saying, "Kagome, you and Miroku are really good friends of mine. I don't want you guys to do this alone. I told you if that woman tried anything funny that I'd do what I could, right?"

Kagome pouted. She knew the answer, and she also knew there was no way to make her friend stay behind.

"Besides," Sango added, "I can't let you go out with two guys. I trust Inuyasha enough; he won't try anything funny. Miroku...is a completely different story though." She said dryly (I love the expression she gets when she's talking about the monks perverted ways, it's too funny!).

The girls finished packing their small bags. They went to bed early that night, knowing they'd leave early the next day to set out to find helpers. They also knew this would be a complicated task, and they were fully prepared.

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Ok, that was that chapter. Another serious one. But it needed to be done for the story to progress! And I worked very hard on this one just for DramaQueenABZ, cuz she left a very sweet review. And so I was like, "Aw...that made me feel better!" So I decided to get up off my lazy butt and type this up! So, follow her example, and leave one for me! LY!