Chapter 7

Authors Note: I doubt no one will review this story now, lol, it's been soooooo long but even so I'd like to thank my Kagome/Inuyasha person for the flames and the forgiveness even though it took so long to respond to that, even now I'm glad that I was able to makeup with her and I will in her name (meaning for her) name their newborn Koinu (which means puppy) So on with the story!

Kiseki watched aimlessly as she more or less took the place of Kanna, quiet…still…becoming more and more like…nothing. Kanna looked towards the mirror, Naraku's face tauntingly looking up towards her. "Now now Kiseki, there's nothing to fear, the mirror's not so bad." Naraku said smiling towards her his words cold darkening not offering a bit of comfort or concern in the least.

Kiseki looked towards him her black hair blowing to the side, "Chicue…" 'And yet she's still trying' Naraku laughed in his mind, his thoughts more or less racing, the water statue was up next, then only two more, then he'd be free and have dominated Inuyasha.

"Kiseki, land" Naraku's voice calm, cold, collected, Kiseki swiftly landing to a stop. "Do it again the same thing as last time"

Kagome looked towards Inuyasha hopefully, giving him her hand smiling calmly. "Come on we… we have to save Kiseki before things get any worse!"

"Why?" Inuyasha said looking towards Kagome his golden eyes reflecting confusion anger, pain.

"Why what? Your not giving up!" Kagome said looking towards him seriously, her brown eyes almost widening.

"Of course not! What the hell?" Inuyasha screamed towards her, his golden eyes flashing anger towards her and then pausing, "I mean why did it happen? I finally thought…everything was going to be…to be…alright."

Kagome looked towards him "Naraku has never been an…easy letting go person…" Kagome said her voice trailing off a bit, "But even so…even if we are a bit rusty…even if we are a bit older…even so…we have…to keep going."

Inuyasha looked towards her seriously slightly taking her hand more or less, kneeling down slightly. "Alright Kagome, One…last time" Kagome nodded jumping onto Inuyasha's back. "One last time"

Inuyasha dashed off Kagome on his back in the direction Naraku and Kiseki had disappeared too.

Sango looked towards Sesshomaru pulling back almost laughing by the look of disgust on his face.

"S-sorry I couldn't help it" Sango said throwing a hand over her mouth, Sesshomaru raising a brow obviously annoyed.

"It's fine"

"You seem more forgiving then normal" Sango said smiling towards him the two slowly making their way back towards the village where Kohaku and Rin would be at.

"I suppose"

The two looking towards Rin and Kohaku as the two played with Sango's small children, Mikomi and Kei.

"They grow up fast" Sesshomaru said suddenly looking towards Sango, his golden eyes a bit softer then they normally would be looking towards Rin, the world of rememberance reflecting in his eyes.

"Very" Sango said looking towards them.

"I suspect your brother will take care of her"

"I know he will."

"I see"

Sesshomaru paused before turning and slowly walking off slightly, his stride slow heading back to the fortress, Sango looking towards him almost shocked.

"Your leaving?"

"I don't live here"

"Yes but you could…not with Rin-chan of course but you could live closer…!"

"No…" Sesshomaru said calmly "I don't mix with humans well"

"But she's your daughter!" Sango said looking towards him, Rin looking over a shoulder curiously, smiling over towards Sesshomaru.

"No…" Sesshomaru said quietly "No she…she's not…It will be…very different without Rin though…" He said slowly disappearing from behind the bushes, walking off in the direction towards the western lands. Sango standing there more or less completely and utterly awestruck by his words.

Sesshomaru walked along pausing slightly, it seemed like just yesterday she had started traveling with him and Jaken, following around obiediently. But those days were long gone now, Rin was in love. 'Perhaps' Sesshomaru thought as he approached the doors calmly 'I do feel a bit like…a father'

Sesshomaru walked through the big doors coming in, the house being quiet. It seemed so lonely without Rin. There was no laughter about the halls; dinner would be this way too. He would dine alone…for the first time in nearly sixteen years.

Kikyou paused it was becoming dark, a hand resting over her stomach as she rose to a stand. 'Another day' Kikyou thought grabbing her bow. It was old and it almost seemed fragile in Kikyou's pale hands. She grabbed an arrow hesitantly, how long had it been since she had shot a purification arrow? She looked towards it slightly coming outside quietly, pulling the arrow back slightly staring towards the tree a few feet away, a purification light orbiting around the arrow and then around Kikyou as the arrow pierced the tree quickly.

Kikyou moving slightly picking up the pouch of arrows and slinging them over her back. She could still fight and she was going to fight until more or less Kiseki was back or until…she was dead. But what Kikyou didn't notice was the glow that lingered in the trees, the glow of souls…the glow of the undead.

Shindimatu (soul skimmers sorry if it's the wrong spelling)

Authors Note: Well hope you liked it (and no Kikyou's not dead again, she made her past self dead, basically (last chapter) , Kikyou was alive more or less do to her friend Kiseki. They made a spell to make it so Kiki was never dead and Kikyou carried the death until Inuyasha made the wish on the jewel in Beloved. The shindimatu are more or less me foreshadowing something that's going to happen but note Kikyou IS NOT DEAD) Thank you.