A/N: I am finally continuing, but this might be a short one. Okay, to any of you that are interested check out my other stories. Anyway, on with the story I have so kindly continued with. Enjoy!

Chapter Four---
Of Brothers and Sisters---

Both looked over to Shakus as he held another hand full of energy. Sesshomaru winced at the stinging in his leg and noticed the blood seeping through the cloth of his pants. It must have broken open when we were hit he thought bitterly. If he could distract his brother then it might begin to heal itself with his demon energy. Sesshomaru took a short glance at Kagome and noticed that her leg was cut open.

She took a glance at him and their eyes met, an agreement to have Kagome stall him was passed between them in that brief moment. She seemed to have a new boost of confidence with her.

"What do you want with Sesshomaru," Kagome demanded. Shakus' gaze flickered over to her before a sadistic smile crossed his lips.

"I want to make him suffer," he said, "the way he made me suffer when he killed Catalina and our father, all so he could become the next lord." Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes and growled lowly in his throat.

Kagome snorted, "bet that's a lie; you most likely killed this…Catalina and your father. You would be sick enough to do that!" Sesshomaru had to admit, she was brave, but this was not the best time to say things like that. Shakus seemed to agree.

"You little bitch," he snarled. Even though his eyes screamed murder, she still stood her ground. "You get all defensive meaning you did it," she spat out venomously, "didn't you!" Shakus was over there in two long strides and grabbed her roughly by the throat.

"I'd watch your tongue wench," he hissed. Kagome gasped and reached her hands up until they found his throat, squeezing it hard. She had always seen the horror movies where the person who was being strangled reach up to try and get the hands or object off. It usually didn't work. Shakus gasped and squeezed her throat harder, but she did the same to him.

Both were unable to breath, but Kagome was weakening faster because she was human. Sesshomaru tried to sit up and strike his brother but his leg wouldn't allow it. Kagome gasped again and started to go a little limp.

Just as she was about to let go and fall into the dark bliss that was waiting for her, she heard Shakus' screech and felt him let go. Kagome fell to the ground and gingerly rubbed her throat. Sesshomaru looked over to where a woman stood. Her skin was pale and her eyes were the same amber as Sesshomaru's, but her face came to a point. She had a yellow kimono on with pink cherry blossoms running across the chest. Her silver hair was pulled back into a high ponytail that looked as if it would be waist length if it was put down.

"Hinigeshi," Sesshomaru whispered. She looked over in his direction and gave a sly smile. "Hello brother." She said.

Sesshomaru glared daggers at her as she continued to walk towards her other fallen brother. Hinigeshi bent down and picked him up by the scruff of his neck, holding him up into the air so his feet barely touched the ground. "Hinigeshi," he gasped, struggling to breath against her hard grasp, "I didn't know Naraku sent you too."

She smirked and dropped him to the ground. Hinigeshi slowly bent down to his line of view and spoke, her voice hard and cold, "didn't I tell you that I was to be the one to capture and kill Sesshomaru." He nodded mutely but still glared at her.

"We couldn't just wait for you to arrive sister," he spat bitterly. Kagome sat up and slowly inched her way away from the bickering siblings and towards Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru glanced at her and waited for her to ask he question. "I didn't know you had a sister. Why would she want to kill you?" Kagome asked softly. Sesshomaru glanced at her again and sighed, "Because I pushed her away."

"When she was young she always looked up to me, and I…tolerated her, so to say. Hinigeshi has a psychological problem that she gets paranoid to easily. She began to think that I was planning to kill her, so a couple nights later she attacks me, and I defend myself. When I defended myself I ended up attacking her so that paranoia became a logical thought. She ran off and was never seen again." He concluded.

Kagome looked back over at the bickering siblings and returned her gaze to Sesshomaru's. "How old was she then?" Kagome asked. Sesshomaru rolled his once to get his thoughts going again and finally answered, "about; 30, but in your human years that would have been about 13 years old."

Both stopped conversation when they saw both Shakus and Hinigeshi step over to them. Kagome didn't know why, but Hinigeshi looked more intimidating than Shakus. Sesshomaru growled threateningly but Hinigeshi only laughed. "Your growl is pathetic, but I will say this" -her eyes flickered over to Kagome- "you chose a nice mate."

Kagome flushed a deep red, but Sesshomaru kept his calm and replied, "She's a business partner and nothing more." Hinigeshi chuckled and she and Shakus took a couple steps towards them.

"Now, come Sesshomaru," Shakus growled, "or something might happen to your bitch." Sesshomaru smirked, "bet you can't do anything as bad as what I did to yours all those years ago." Shakus yelled in frustration and to jump on him but Hinigeshi caught him around the waist. "Now, now Sesshomaru, must you get him all fired up like that," she said in a matter-of-factly tone.

Hinigeshi took a step towards them and raised a clawed hand. Sesshomaru put himself on guard and prepared for the blow. But it happened so fast, another blow came from behind him, and then he felt another on his front. He fell to the ground with a grunt of pain and looked up to see who did it. Vanas stepped up to look down at him, and he mentally cursed himself for not noticing his presence. He looked to see that both Hinigeshi and Shakus had struck him from the front. Shakus had a green glow around his hand and knew he had been poisoned his last conscious thought was how he could have been so careless.

"Sesshomaru," Kagome yelled alarmed! She tried to shake him awake but he was out cold. He still doesn't have his armor she thought desperately.

Kagome looked back and saw Vanas reach down to pick him up. This will be foolish she thought but I have to try! Kagome closed her eyes and swung her hand around and felt it connect with something and continue until she stopped it. She heard a hiss of pain and she slowly opened her eyes.

Apparently her hand had smacked her target: his face. Now she had another problem though, he was not too happy. "Bitch," he hissed, "now I see why my father despises you so much." Kagome reached her arms up to cover her face, but the blow she was expecting never came. "Vanas," she heard the rough voice of Hinigeshi, "just take her with us and you can do whatever you want with her."

Kagome looked up to see a sick smile grace his lips. He smirked and looked as if she was his target but picked up Sesshomaru. She now noticed that he was a good few inches taller than the proud demon lord. Kagome was about to protest when she felt herself being picked up.

Kagome yelped in surprise when she was thrown over the attackers shoulder. It was Shakus! "Let me go," she yelled and started thrashing wildly. He chuckled and slapped her butt in what he thought was affection. "Pervert," she screamed and started to thrash once more.

Hinigeshi went over to the edge of the clearing and gently sniffed the air, a thin frown etching over her gentle -almost gentle- features. "We need to leave quickly," she said, "I smell my Inuyasha. We need to get to the meeting place where he and the corpse can meet us."

With that said, she bolted off -Kagome briefly wondered how in a kimono- with the other two following him. Kagome continued to thrash and yell all the way but it was too late. They arrived at a large hut with different ritual symbols carved on the sides. A demonic aura clung to the tainted air around it.

Shakus tied Kagome up and put a cloth over her mouth, setting her down in the middle of a ritual circle marked into the ground.

They tied up Sesshomaru and set him down next to Kagome and went inside. Kagome could hear their voices steadily getting slurred -except Hinigeshi's- and she was getting more worried by the minute.

Sesshomaru stirred beside her and he groggily opened his eyes. "Where are we," he asked? He didn't have a cloth around his mouth like Kagome did though.

Sesshomaru turned around and told her to put her head near his tied hands. He untied the cloth around her mouth and she breathed a sigh of relief. "We seem to be at a waiting place," she replied to his earlier question.

He looked around and picked up the sounds of drunken yelling from inside the hut. Kagome looked over in the direction he was looking at, but found nothing of importance. She looked back over in his direction and found him untied and standing. "How did-," she demanded but was cut off by his hand over her mouth.

He put a finger over his mouth and burned the rope with his poison claws until it came loose and did the same to her feet.

"Seems the bonds didn't work," a voice said behind them. Sesshomaru and Kagome whipped around to come face-to-face with Inuyasha, Kikyo, and Naraku. A sound came from inside the hut and Vanas, Shakus -both drunk- and Hinigeshi both emerged from the hut.

Kagome glared at Inuyasha. "Inuyasha," she growled, "so you were the one getting us into all those traps Naraku set." Inuyasha smirked.

"Doesn't matter," he said, "you, Kagome, will die and Sesshomaru will be sacrificed soon. His power will be useful to power our plan."

A/N: Okay that was chapter four, and I must say that I really enjoy writing this story, but I have a bit of a writers block. I hate writers block. So reviewers please give me some ideas, you can make it a contest if you want I just need them! Anyway, no flames just suggestions -need suggestions right now. Well hope to see you in chapter five, but it will be awhile with this annoying writer block. Gah! -Hits head over and over- I hate writers block! Beware of it; it is the enemy of all writers! It strikes when you least expect it! That is why we have reviewers! To save us suffering writers! Anyway, enough of my rant, see you next time.