May sat down on a nearby tree stump and slumped over discouraged and defeated. She had run in every direction possible, searching for Inuyasha after he took off into the woods.

"Oh it's no use, he's nowhere around. I'm so sorry, I made him run away, I make everyone run away." May buried her face in her knees and sobbed, "He hates me, everyone hates me." She wailed long and loud over all that happened in her life. She believed in a dark place in her heart that her parents had abandoned her and that Inuyasha had been right. She cried for her caretaker and only friend in the world, Yoko, and she was angry that Yoko's abusive husband Matsuto could treat them so poorly, always slapping his wife and calling May names like worthless Hanyou. She left to find answers, and yet she knew nothing, they weren't out there, they were as lost as Inuyasha. A sudden noise behind May startled her and she drew her bow and arrow, her only weapon that Yoko had found nearby where she had taken May in.

"Don't you come any closer, don't mess with me, I mean it!" The noise was growing closer and May stopped crying. A spreading desire to bolt consumed her mind but she seemed unable to put her arrow down out of helpless fear. May shot into the bush ahead causing an earsplitting screech to sound. Emerging from the plant May was disheartened to see a giant demon, bearing down on her. She shot another arrow but missed as she tripped on the boulder behind. She fell to the ground backing away as the demon creeped closer and closer. May didn't bother to scream, there was nobody around, she considered herself doomed.

"It's over." She thought as she prepared to be slaughtered. Suddenly the demon stopped screaming louder than before. Inuyasha jumped from behind, pulling his sword from the Demon's back. He landed neatly right before May.

"You really must stay out of this kind of trouble." Inuyasha raised Tetsusaiga and prepared to use his most damaging attack, wind scar, but the demon swung slamming Inuyasha into a tree before he could evade the hit.

"Inuyasha," May shouted as she raised her bow. She released the arrow aiming carefully at the demon's heart. It hit its target and the Demon screamed one last time as it fell to the ground dead. May ran to Inuyasha terrified that he was seriously hurt or worse.

"Inuyasha are you all right?" Inuyasha stirred and opened his eyes.

"Huh, Ishimaru you have to be careful, do you want to be dead? You could have been killed." He yelled as he searched with eyes for wounds and noticed that the bow and arrows in May's hands were unmistakably Kikyo's, causing him to freeze. May had had enough and she lost it. She was tired of being talked to so harshly by someone of her own kind.

"Hey, don't talk to me that way, I wasn't the one in trouble back there. I don't know why you have to be so mean to me, why do you hate me so. Did I offend you, I don't know Inuyasha but whatever I did it's not right for you to treat me this way. I thought you'd understand, but you don't at all. What do you care if something happened to me, you don't care for me. What exactly was that you called me any how? Something awful I'm sure. Inuyasha what are you staring at" May was crying again as she yelled all this, feeling worse and worse for her disrespect. Inuyasha however, had only listened loosely as he was lost again staring at his daughter confirming one last time that it was really her. She looked about the right age, everything pointed to one explanation, she was definitely his child.

"Inuyasha look at what our little girl is doing, she's laughing, oh isn't it adorable. Oh no dear, don't pull on Inuyasha's ears like that, oh she just loves you." May dropped to her knees and began all out sobbing again, shaking Inuyasha from the memory and turning his attention back. Almost dream like he lowered to her level and reached for a lock of hair. May looked at him in surprise, "You're crazy you know!"

Inuyasha leaned back. "Yeah, so? By the way I don't hate you I'm staring at you because of how much you look like your mother, by the way that's her bow and arrow that you used, and… Ishimaru is your name, your real name, but don't change May, your new name is better anyhow." May blinked and narrowed her eyes as she tried to understand everything Inuyasha just said.

"How do you know my Mother…who are you?" Inuyasha sighed and sat down all the way. He looked May straight in the eye.

"Sit down." May followed his demands as Inuyasha prepared to tell her everything. "Listen up, I'm not very good at this sort of thing but before you do anything more there are things that you must know first, do you understand me." Too much in shock, May nodded without saying a word.

"Yeah I knew your Mother, a lot better than you may have thought." Inuyasha began slowly, carefully trying to choose the right words. "I knew her because she was the only one I had ever loved." May gasped and brought her hand to her mouth as Inuyasha told her everything, about her mother, about how he was her father, about how Naraku took away their perfect life by turning himself and Kikyo against each other, about how he was pinned to a tree for fifty years and her mother dead from injury. All the time he refused to look her in the eye and face the pain he had kept all the years past. When he finally finished, Inuyasha allowed for a look, seeing May paralyzed and silent, and knew that she was hurt inside. Inuyasha pulled his precious sword and placed it in May's lap. "Well, your mother and I must have really screwed your childhood huh," Inuyasha bowed his head and closed his eyes, "here is your chance for revenge, honestly… I understand."

May picked up the blade looking it over and then threw it to her side. She threw her arms around Inuyasha giving him his second hug in one day.

"Dad, no you're wrong, I've been looking for you and now I found you and… I could never love anyone more than I do you right now." Inuyasha turned away.

"No I'm not your Dad, I didn't raise you. I didn't even believe you were alive anymore." May frowned slightly. "Inuyasha, I don't blame you for anything, I can see what happened and you didn't hardly have any control. Oh that Naraku, I could kill him. I must avenge our family." Inuyasha chuckled.

"Yeah, you and a hundred others." His face grew serious and weary, "May, look, I told you these things because I just don't want you to think, you know, that I abandoned you or something because it's not true. I know it must have been hard growing up a half-breed, I'd understand me of course having to deal with the same thing and all. I'm sorry I wasn't there to beat up the first punk that decided to make fun of the way you look and-," May silenced him with her finger and nodded.

"Yeah, I… know. Inuyasha, I have something personal to ask. Do you, well, do you still love my mother?" Inuyasha frowned and looked deep inside for the best answer he could muster.

"Sure I love her, she taught me some of the most valuable lessons I've learned and now it's because of her that I know that it's time I move forward. I know it's a dumb answer, but I can't really tell you the things I don't know myself." For a brief moment Kagome came to mind before Inuyasha pushed it aside and continued. "May, listen, you need to move forward too. I've found you, but unfortunately it's already time that I see you make your own future. You're young and independent and you are free to find your own adventures. Now I'm telling you that it's time we both let go of the pain of the past. Listen May, you can join me and the others on our journey to Naraku, but just ask yourself first if that's what you really desire to do. Either way, I'll still be here for the long haul, and you know I'll still, you know, always have a place for you in my heart. Do you understand?"

May smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I understand."

"Good. Now if you're satisfied I've had about all the sentiment I can take in one day. We better get back, if I know Kagome she'll get all huffy and think I got myself killed or something." May reached out and reached for his sleeve.

"One last thing, I've wanted to meet you my whole life and, well, would it kill you if I called you dad just this once?" Inuyasha smiled and cocked his head.

"I suppose I could manage." May grabbed his hands

"Good, because I wanted to say, that I still love you Dad."

"I was flirting with his-, oh that's just wrong." Miroku shook his head as Inuyasha and the rest of the group prepared to leave. Sango frowned and scolded.

"Well that's what you get for being such a perv. I hope you learned your lesson Miroku."

Miroku closed his eyes and grinned confidently, "Why yes I have, from now on, you are my one and only center of attention."

Sango would have taken this to be a compliment, had he not proceeded to rub her backside, causing her to give him a good smack across the face.

"Ow, geeze I was only kidding, did it ever occur to you that someday you might seriously hurt me and then how would you feel?"

Inuyasha and Kagome stood before May together to say their goodbyes. Kagome spoke first. "So have you made your decision yet? Are you going to join our party? We all welcome you with open arms." Everyone nodded and May smiled warmly.

"You all are wonderful, but I'm afraid I have things to take care of first. I hope you won't take it personally." May thought of Yoko and all the things she had to tell her. Kagome hugged her tenderly.

"No, don't worry about it, we all wish you the best of luck in whatever you need to do. Goodbye May." Kagome left and motioned for the others to follow as Inuyasha spoke to her alone.

"You tell those people you told me of, that Yoko… thank you. She did a fine job raising you." May nodded smiling. She pulled out her bow and arrow turning it slowly.

"So you're sure this is really hers?" Inuyasha chuckled.

"I would know, she did after all pin me to a tree with it for fifty years." May handed it to him but Inuyasha pushed it back. "No, it's yours now, use it to protect yourself. I saw you the other day, you really know what you're doing." May's face grew serious.

"Get him Inuyasha, Get revenge on Naraku for me and for Kikyo." Inuyasha's ears flexed. She didn't need to tell him twice. He reached out to touch her hair.

"I will if it's the last thing I do. You take care of yourself okay." May nodded and beamed and they remained silent. Inuyasha wasn't very god at this sort of thing, and he was at a loss over what to do. May came closer and kissed him on the cheek.

"Goodbye Inuyasha." As she walked away Inuyasha could have sworn he saw Kikyo, minus the ears of course. When she disappeared into the forest Kagome approached.

"Are you going to be alright?" Inuyasha sighed and nodded.

"Yeah, I'll be just fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure okay." Inuyasha was getting a little annoyed at her and her smuggling.

"Geeze Inuyasha I'm only asking because I'm worried about you."

"Well stop worrying about me, I'm fine." Kagome frowned indignantly.

"Well have you learned anything Inuyasha, you know, along the lines of, you'll feel better if you tell us a little more often about how you're feeling?"

Inuyasha stopped and smirked. "No." Kagome yelled after him.

"You're the most stubborn person I've ever met in my life. I don't believe you. SIT BOY, SIT BOY, SIT BOY!"

Inuyasha yelled as he fell awkwardly to the ground.

"Oh come on I was just joking, alright I tell you everything, let me start right now by saying Kagome, that this is really pissing me off here." Sango laughed.

"Looks like everything's back to normal." Miroku rolled his eyes.

"Tell me about it."

The group continued on their journey together, but now, Inuyasha knew he had a fresh reason to bring Naraku's rein of evil to its end.