"Join the army, meet people, kill them..."

"Blood makes the grass grow...KILL KILL KILL!"

Chapter 2 rewrite…'cause they other one sucked major monkey butt. (Heart Aches)

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha ran side by side towards Kaede's hut. When Inuyasha and Sesshomaru got to the camp, Sango and Miroku stared wide-eyed at the sight of the two brothers walking up to the hut. Inuyasha looked frustrated, "The wench got herself caught by Naraku, and now she's in his castle as a prisoner." He spat with as much of an annoyed face as he could.

Inuyasha's gaze never changed. It was as if her didn't feel anything. Ice prince much? "I don't know why I'd think this, but I'm guessing Sesshomaru-sama has come to help?" She asked, her gaze turning to the TaiYoukai. "Yes, I am." Sesshomaru said frigidly. All Sango could think was, 'I do believe those words are the first to come out of his mouth that don't refer to death of any kind…' Miroku looked over at Sango obviously noticing the same thing. They laughed to themselves.

"Do you want us to come with you Inuyasha?" Sango asked. "That's all right, Sango. I can handle this. Feh, not even like I need Sesshomaru's help." came the apparently aggravated reply. Sango and Miroku nodded their heads in approval as Inuyasha and Sesshomaru left the hut and started towards Naraku's castle. Sesshomaru looked towards his half-brother, "It is better to be silent and thought a fool than to open one's mouth
and remove all doubt." The wise words only served to piss Inuyasha off. What exactly was he implying?

Inuyasha either didn't hear it or decided to let it go, since he made no move to retort. They were approaching the castle at tremendous speeds when Sesshomaru stopped. Inuyasha noticed this and stopped as well.

"Why the hell are you stopping? Tired already?" Inuyasha asked ready to pick a fight. "It's not what you say that makes you a fool, Inuyasha; you are a fool for the fights you decide to pick." Emotionless as ever. Inuyasha glanced at him and gave him a suspicious look, "What the hell? Will you quit with the fortune-cookie answers!" Inuyasha said getting slightly irritated. "You really are stupid Inuyasha. Is that plain enough for the momonga (small, Japanese, flying squirrel) running around in your tiny little head?" Sesshomaru said. "You…You asshole!" Inuyasha retorted. He looked at the look of exasperation on Sesshomaru's face. It was one of the only emotions he had ever shown.

"Fft. I can't believe the stupid wench got herself captured. Not only does she steal Kikyo's soul, but she's a nuisance, too". He crossed his hands over his chest. "Is it honestly her fault? Think about it, little brother." Sesshomaru said before speeding off again. "Feh, the wench gets herself into these messes." Inuyasha said gruffly, feeling

only slightly guilty at her capture.

She felt so tired so groggily she opened her eyes to see nothing but darkness. This was exceptional in a corner where a

torch hung on the wall. Trying to move my arms and legs failing quite miserably she just lay there in the eerie silence Naraku had forced upon her. Maybe if she tried to scream for help, anyone's help, but for the life of her, her throat wouldn't let her speak. Seeing a shadow and someone in the shadows she tried to scream once more, but again to no avail.

She saw Naraku come out of the shadows in his baboon suit. "Hello miko, I want to welcome you to my castle." He smiled an evil grin that sent chills down the very core of her spine. She looked at him for any sign that it was all just a horrible dream, but no, it wasn't a dream.

She was stuck here until Inuyasha came to rescue her. She doubted his arrival though. She knew she had said some terrible stuff earlier. "Inuyasha..." I managed to softly say it, while Kikyo walked in to join Naraku with a smirk on her face. "Kikyo I pity you. You and whomever would ever have wanted to mate with such a monster." I spat at her.

She looked at me and her grin got wider, "Such a foolish girl. You don't understand, Inuyasha will come but it will not be for you he's coming." she said this so sure and so cold. "Hmph, do you think it really matters to me anymore?" It took all I had to lie to her in such a way.

I stared at her shocked, she couldn't could she? Could she really trick Inuyasha into thinking she wanted to be with him? Maybe, maybe Inuyasha would think of her first. She was asking for the Earth to spontaneously combust at this point. Especially if she thought Inuyasha would ever choose her over Kikyo. He'd never even think about it, would he? It was Naraku and Kikyo's plan to steal back her soul, right? They couldn't destroy it if she never had it.

She remembered her mother saying to her once, that if you loved someone enough with your body, mind, and heart your soul would follow them. That it would connect with them. Was that what she had with Inuyasha? Were they meant to be? She knew she sounded desperate and crazy, but now she honestly wanted to know.

Inuyasha just wanted his shard detector back, right? That's all she was to him a shard detector. It's all she had ever been and all she would ever be to him, right? He'd have to think about it later, right now he was tired and needed some sleep badly. He hadn't slept in weeks and it was physically putting him down. He let himself drift into a dreamful sleep, where he and Kikyo would live forever happily in hell. It wasn't exactly happy, but it was his dream, wasn't it?
When they got to Naraku's castle they watched as Kanna led them towards a clearing with a deep, deep river. They followed to see where it would lead them. Sesshomaru wasn't so trusting as Inuysha was. He walked steadily behind Inuyasha watching all around for any danger that may be lurking. When they got to the clearing with the deep river the two looked in horror as Naraku stood before them.

Naraku held onto two ropes, one held Kikyo and one held a very sad looking Kagome. Sesshomaru turned his head slightly to get a better view of Inuyasha to see his shocked looking face. He looked into the hanyo's eyes telling him to make the right decision.

'You better make the right decision Inuyasha, for your friend's sake, for your life.' He wasn't stupid. This was all a façade. He was good at telling apart facades…after all, he had one himself. "So Inuyasha, who will you choose, eh? The miko or the dead miko." Naraku said grinning from ear to ear at Inuyasha's confused expression.

Inuyasha took all the time he could, and still couldn't decide. "I'm running impatient Inuyasha decide now! Pick one as you watch me mercilessly drown the other. Kukukukuku." Naraku snapped at him. Since Inuyasha couldn't decide Naraku was about to drop both of the girls into the river. They would be carried down the river and would either drown or hit a rock at some point. He quickly sped towards…

(TO STOP OR NOT TO STOP…NAH, lol.)

That's right none other than the dead miko, Kikyo. He swiftly held Kikyo in his arms, nuzzling her pale neck. Kagome closed her yes waiting for her to drown, after all who would save her now? Who would want someone broken like her?

He saw that as soon as he came back Sesshomaru shot him such a look that made his little heart think it would break in little

pieces; his guilt had grown massively. Sesshomaru growled at him. He felt like a complete ass at the moment. He'd never admit it, but at this point he regretted his actions.
What surprised him even more, he saw a blur go past him and run towards Kagome. He would've never expected the person he saw to save Kagome. Not at this point, not at any point.

Naraku obviously wasn't expecting the older brother to go after the miko and quickly left. He would need a new plan…He'd get them back soon. "Watch yourself, hanyou, miko. I do not fail twice.". with that he disappeared into thin air.