"Well good morning sunshine" Kyella rolled over and the sun shone in her face. Ugh, I hate when that happens...o.O

"Unnng. What?" She looked around. Miroku...? "Woa, how did I get out here?"

"You came out last night. Just HAD to talk to Shippo." She sat up.

"What? Wait, when did you guys get here?" She rubbed her eyes and tried to remember, but nothing came to mind.

"They got here two days ago Kay" Taro said "You were right there." She turned to him. Wait, where did he come from?

"Ow" She rubbed her head. "Slow down. I'm still half asleep" She pulled the top part of the sleeping bag off of her and sat back into the shade. And just now noticed who was there. Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, Taro, Shippo, Sango and Mirokus little girl and the twins. They were eating and the pups were sitting quietly sucking their thumbs...She tried hard to remember anything that they were saying, but she just couldn't.

Toshi pulled his thumb out of his mouth "Kyella look sick"

"Ahh! Okay, what is happening?" THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK YET!(even I'm confused..)

"You do look sick" Inuyasha leaned over and felt her forehead "You feelin okay?" oO

"Oh, I-uh don't know." She crawled over to Shippo(19 years of age)(A/N:Wow, my desciption of him got deleted in the first chapter, I just noticed that...)"Shippo, what did I talk to you about last night? And how did I end up sleeping out here?" She honestly couldn't remember anything but...the boy.

"You wanted to talk about alot of things. And you insisted on sleeping outside." He went back to eating.

"ANything in particular?"

"Not that I know of" She waited a few seconds. Sango was busy carring for her baby, Taro was eating, the twins were just sitting there staring off into space and Miroku, Inuyasha, and Shippo were staring at her.

"Now I remember!" She really didn't. But she just said she did so they would stop staring at her and so she could go and put things together, or at least try. Even so, everyone did give her funny looks. "Err, just tired is all. Say, I'm gonna go walk...over there"

I just don't get it! One minute I'm talking to that boy, the next I'm waking up. Kyella remembered everything that had happened that night. which wasn't much. She was sitting in a tree, watching the night go by when she shes him. She asked him what his name was but he didn't answer. All he kept on saying was 'Next time we meet, you'll get your secret' It was so weird. Maybe it was just a dream? Perhaps, perhaps not.

She decided maybe to wait and watch but then gave up on that idea. Everytime in the past when they had met...he liked to surprise her. She was just going to have to wait until she was doing something important to see him again.

"Mahou?" She spun around. There he was again.

"You" She said softly, then hardend and got mad "YOU! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME?"

"Excuse me?"

"One minute I'm talking to you, the next, poof! Your gone and I'm waking up talking like an idiot in front of my family!"

"I apologize. I had no clue my magic would have that significant amount of effect on you"

"Magic?" She stopped.

"Hai, magic. I am a yusuke."

"Ghost helper" She said to herself "Your not from around here are you?"

"No, I am from a place called Yukimura Zojou. Far from here" He paused "Its the accent, isnt it?"

"Huh?"

"You have a strange accent. As do I, was that what gave me away? I'm not from here"

"No, its just that, most people around here know of the strange barrier, and not everybody is a ghost helper. What kind of magic is it anyway?"

"Kyella, I was trying to make a spell powerful enough to reach my servants. But I must have gotten the ingrediants wrong. Gomenasai. At least a month of your life has been taken away. You were and still are the same girl, but you do not remember."

"Is there anyway I can get it back?"

"Yes, but later. I must tell you the secret, now" She stared at the odd boy. Why did he always change the subject? He said he was from far away and acted like it as well. She patiently waited for him to go on. "I was sent to help you. You and your family. But that was before I had many problems. So in return for my help, I ask yours.. You see" He paused "This is very difficult to explain. So I will start at the beginning" He moved and sat down at the bottom of the tree and motioned her to join him. She did and sat next to him.

"Where I come from there is no leader, no king, no lords. Everybody listens to each other and rarely there is conflict. I had never known that my parents were from the outside world and they never told me about how horrible things were beyond the clouds. I never knew of violence or death until an evil man came. His servants called him Ikazuchi, Lord Ikazuchi. He claimed to be the lost lord of Yukimura Zojou and my people believed him."

"Thats not true?"

"Iie, its not. As I said before, our lands never had any ruler of any kind. He had said that somewhere in ancient texts it had said that we followed his grandfather until one of someone from the outside world stepped in and killed him."

"But, if thats not true, why did they believe him?"

"They had no choice. His daughter, Tenshia, was a mind reader, a telepath. Ikazuchi killed anyone who thought any kind of negative thought about him."

"Thats horrible!"

"But it gets worse. He made all of the young male youkai train for his army and only let the strongest and smartest live. Tenshia also had say in who lived and who died."

"Why didn't anyone stop them?"

"He had armies that swept from north to south and believers who followed his every command. When time came that he prepared to attack all of the western lands and take them in as his own, he disapeared. Murdered by his own daughter."

"She killed him?"

"Hai, tore him apart piece by piece. Saw it with my own eyes. But nobody else did, she lied and said one of the servants had killed him."

"Why would she ever thing of killing her own father! I mean, mine gets annoying bu-"

"She didn't care. She has a temper problem and magic much higher than anyone I know of. She easily murdered her father for one of the stupidest reasons ever. He wanted her to be married before the wars began but she claimed she needed no man. I, for one, thought she was way too young to be married."

"How old IS this girl?"

"Same age as myself, 15"(err, something like that. I know youkai age differently but of well. I'm going with this..I'm not so good with numbers...)

"I can't imagine.."

"Theres more. After she had killed her father she cancled all plans for the attack and told the armies to fall back and go home. Seems she wanted to reign over what she already had. And attack later, she has no warring skills whatsoever and will except no help."

"What do you need my help with?"

"I haven't yet gotten the skills needed to defeat her. But I must save my sister. After her father died she grew bored, and decided to take one of the village girls to be her best friend. She chose my little sister and I know that she is miserable within Tenshia's presence. When I heard...well, the secret, and learned more about your families past, I knew you were the one I needed most. Surely, I thought, this mahou had been highly trained in comabat an-"

"Not really" She moved her eyes from him and studied a very interesting pile of twigs.

"Pardon? Mahou, did you say your father has not trained you? Not taught you the ways of-"

"I said no!" She stood up "He tried, but-but I couldn't ever get it. After awhile I just gave up and so did he." She threw her arms up and in one motion spun around and crossed them, refusing to look at the boy. He stood up and calmly walked over to her.

"Mahou-"

"Shut up! And stop calling me that! Theres nothing magical about me"

"Shojo, I did not know this subject was hard for you to handle, perhaps another tim-"

"No, now. Tell me, what is this secret and what the hell is your name!"

"Onegai, listen to me. Be patient Mahou, I-" She turned to him

"Look here ghost boy! I have been waiting TOO FUCKING LONG for you to answer my questions! Oh! I've never been so mad in my life!"

"Shizuka. Hush, I know how angry you must feel but I have to wait for the right time to-"

"Don't tell me to quiet down! Your not my father!"

"Mahou, I never said I was your oto-san. Gomensai, forgive me." Kuso! Why aren't I stopping? Baka baka baka! Shut up Kyella before you get yourself in trouble! Or worse! Kyella tried to convince herself to stop but her body went against her wishes. Before she knew it she was backhanding the poor youkai sending a gigantic red mark on his cheek.

"Your so niaive! GET ON WITH IT OR GET LOST!" The boy jerked himself over to her and grabbed hold of her arms. He didn't yell but almost spoke through clentched teeth, Kyella didn't back down but bravely (and a tad stupidly) stood her ground.

"Don't you want to leave this place? Do you ever want to be free again!" Kyella just nodded, but focused more on the firm, yet gentle grip on her arms. "I know how to set you free Kyella." His face reminded her of an abused puppy, his eyes sparkled with hope she would understand, pleading she would help.

"How?" She coughed, not realizing her voice had somehow dissapeared.

"You know how Kyella. Have you ever tried to go through the barrier? Once since you've gotten here?" His eyes never changing, searching her face for an answer. He slowly loosend his grip and let his hands fall as she answered.

"Never. Father always said never to touch it, or it would hurt us" He tilted his head down and smiled, laughed a bit at her responce.

"Don't you know you're never supposed to say never?" He looked up at her and she couldn't help but smiling at his face. An oversized grin with an oversized fang sticking out the side. He cocked his head to the side and turned around. "Come, let me show you" He laughed, extending his arm back motioning her to follow. She walked next to him and started giggling.

"I don't know why...why I'm laughing..." She covered her mouth but as soon as it got quiet she started again. He looked at her with an all knowing face which made the two of them crack up even harder. "I mean, I just learned the greatest news of my life but I lost the last month somewhere in my head and we were fighting...and...and...giggles!"(A/N:I oringinally had Bahahahahahaha. Like the new thing? OF COURSE YOU DO! LIKE IT: D)

"Well, I guess I know how to make this one happy, eh?" The boy couldn't help but smile at her.

"I'm not happy, not yet" She said through a grin "I still need to know your name." They calmed down a bit and kept walking towards the edge of the barrier. He kept his eyes to his destination but answered her.

"Kodoku" She didn't say anything back and neither did he. They stopped at the thin blue glowing wall.

"Your saying all I have to do is touch it?"

"Not only that" he answered, taking her left hand "We both have to. And you have to believe you can get through."

"So, anyone can get through it? All this TIME?"

"Iie mahou. Only you and I, and perhaps another family member may pass through. You have the spirit of a miko, the blood of a demon, and my magic, faith, and demon blood as well." He put up his left hand and readied it only a few inches away from the wall. She followed with her right hand and they both began to move slowly through the barrier.

"Oh, Kodoku, its working!" She smiled, taking her first step toward the almost clear barrier wall she was through and so was he. She was finaly free, or, so she thought. For someone named Inuyasha would have to know sooner or later of her discovery...but, thats another story ; )

Mua! Cruddy ending..