Forever and a Day

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Unexpected Allies

Inuyasha sat on a thick branch of the tallest tree he could find around their camp. The night was clear, the stars twinkling like diamonds in the night sky. Unfortunately, he could also see the moon. It was thin as a sliver now, and he could already feel his powers dimming slightly, telling him the new moon would probably be in two or so days.

He suddenly caught a familiar scent in the air. It was Naraku's scent. But, knowing Naraku, he wouldn't have left the castle, knowing that Inuyasha would kill him as soon as he did. That only meant one thing.

"Kagura…" he growled under his breath. He jumped off his tree branch and sped towards the spot where he smelt Kagura's scent coming towards him

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Kagome's eyes shot open as she felt someone shake her. She found herself looking into a pair of intense, green eyes. It was Seryth, and he was so close that she could smell his scent, even without the heightened senses of a demon.

"Follow me, miko." He whispered quietly, pulling her to her feet. Once he saw her nodding, he turned around and led her through the castle.

They finally reached the outside of the gigantic castle and Kagome found herself smack in the middle of a forest. It was night out, so there was no chirruping of birds. The only thing to be heard was the light breeze rustling the leaves and the muffled sounds of stalking night animals, waiting in the bushes and ready to leap at the first sound of prey. It felt strangely…empty to Kagome, though she couldn't quite place why.

"What are we doing here?" she asked Seryth quietly. He had been standing there, studying her.

"I wanted the come to a place where we wouldn't be overheard. You never know what you can let slip in a casual conversation."

"Casual?" she asked. Something wasn't quite right here. A question she had asked her self before suddenly came to mind. Was he like Kagura, forced to serve under Naraku? Or did he do it of his own free will?

"Well, maybe not exactly that but close enough." He smiled at her, but it was a cold smile, one that never touched his eyes. They stood in silence for a while, her staring at the ground and him smiling that cold smile at her.

"Why do you work for Naraku?" She blurted out. She had never meant to ask and regretted it as soon she did. His smile dropped instantly and his expression became that of a stone. His eyes never left her eyes though, and she did not have the courage to look away.

"Why do you?" His tone was also expressionless. She was somewhat startled by the question. Did she work for Naraku? She never thought of it that way, it had just merely been some sort of hostage situation to her. The term 'working for Naraku' shed a whole new light on exactly what she was doing.

"Because I have no choice." She finally answered reluctantly, "Because he'll kill me if I don't." And Inuyasha. She added silently.

"Then our reasons are not so different. Except it is not death I fear. It is something far worse than death."

"What is it?" she asked quietly. He studied her more than ever in the seconds before he answered. His eyes searching hers as if wandering her mind to find any secret she might be keeping from him, to find whether he could trust her or not. His gaze was so intense, that she started to fear it.

"What I fear little miko, is you."

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"Kagura, come out. I know you're here." Inuyasha removed tetsusaiga from its sheath, it's blade reflecting the night stars.

Kagura suddenly stepped out of the shadows.

"Where's Kagome?" Inuyasha yelled t her.

"Put away your sword Inuyasha, and the we shall talk." She held out her arms and turned them this way and that to show that she was unarmed. Slowly, Inuyasha sheathed tetsusaiga with regret. Kagome was much more important than killing the wind sorceress. Much more.

"That's better," Kagura smirked, making Inuyasha place a hand on his sword. "Your miko is well, she will not be harmed. But there is another half-demon there, named Seryth. I think you may know him. That, I'm afraid is all I can tell you." Then she gritted her teeth, which obviously meant she didn't want to be saying the next part, "I will give her a message for you, if that's what you want."

"Seryth?" If he was there than things were much worse than he thought. Kagura nodded her head. "Tell Kagome I'm coming to save her. Tell her that I…tell her that I miss her." And then he sped of, leaving the wind sorceress behind him.

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Author's Note: Alright, I know it's short but I've been really busy and I wanted to post it so this is what you get. Inuyasha was bugging me in this chapter but I have no idea why. Was he bugging any of you or is it just me? Please Review!

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