Contentment and Purity

Me: Hey look! I'm back! And I got… no more reviews…

Inuyasha: Serves ya right!

Me: What did I do?

Inuyasha: You made the main character go with my brother! Did you have to bring him into this!

Me: Whatever. Miroku, please do the disclaimer.

Miroku: She doesn't own Inuyasha. Meaning she doesn't own any of the characters, much less the show. Now, let's start the chapter!

Chapter 4: Fitting In

"Come, Rekaiu." Sesshoumaru ordered. I nodded, but ran over to Kagome. I gave her a hug and threw around a whole bunch of apologies.

"Sorry Kagome! I'm so sorry! I didn't know I was a demon! Please tell everyone that I'm sorry and that I love them. And tell Mr. Russell that he is the coolest teacher ever. He's the only teacher who you can tell of my demon traits." My former sister nodded. We hugged once more, and I left to join Sesshomaru.

I caught up to him a few minutes later. He was being followed by someone familiar. A short little green guy with a staff. He looked up at me in surprise. He recognized me as well.

"Jaken. I see you are still hopelessly following Sesshy around. Don't you ever give up? You can't do anything to help him. All you ever do is just walk around and make yourself a nuisance." He glared at me in return. I looked over to the other follower.

"Sesshy!" I pulled his sleeve, causing him to stop walking. He looked at me and followed my gaze. "There's a human girl following you around! You know that, don't you?"

The girl pouted and looked up at me. "My name is Rin. Lord Sesshomaru lets me follow him! I'm quiet most of the time and I'm polite! Am I right, Lord Sesshomaru?"

I saw him nod and I just stared at him. "But-I thought that-you didn't-like humans?" I was even more confused than earlier. The Lord of the Western Lands was letting a human girl follow him around? He might as well have given Inuyasha some candy!

"Then, if you changed that much… are you still fighting with Inuyasha?" Seeing him flinch slightly, I knew I had said the wrong thing. He continued walking, completely ignoring the rest of us.

Sango and Miroku just sat back, not surprised in the least by the scene in front of them. Inuyasha was chasing Shippo, and Kilala was playing with a butterfly. Kagome was getting annoyed.

"Inuyasha! Sit boy!" Sango sighed. It was too routine. At least things were different with Kagome's sister around. Who would've known that she was a demon anyway?

Miroku made his move. Sango slapped him harder than ever to get all the frustration out of her system, and slowly walked away. Inuyasha noticed and looked up from his spot on the ground.

"What's her problem?" Seeing everyone shrug, the half-demon looked over to Miroku. The monk was watching Sango stalk away. "Miroku, what'd you do to her? I've never seen her that angry."

"I did nothing. Nothing more than usual."

"Maybe that's the problem." Kagome chimed in. Seeing the weird looks everyone gave her, she knew that they didn't understand, especially Inuyasha, who looked dumbfounded. "Umm… perhaps you should take a different approach? Flowers… not hitting on random girls…"

"They aren't random!" Miroku attempted to defend himself. "They are the most beautiful-"

"Stop right there!" Kagome cut him off. "If you like Sango so much, than she must be the most beautiful in your eyes, right?"

"She is! Of course!"

"Than stop doting on other women's looks! Think about it! It's the only way to prove that you really love her!"

Inuyasha just sat there. His mouth hung wide open. The realization had just occurred to him. "Miroku loves Sango!"

"Lord Sesshomaru! I'm hungry! May I go look for some food?" Rin yelled from the back of Sesshomaru's dragon. Jaken began to lecture her on the fact that there was no time. Sesshy denied that and granted the girl permission to search for food. He ordered Jaken to go along with her.

Now that we were alone, the silence surprised me. It was eerily quiet, as the entire day had been, if you didn't count Rin's questions. The smallest sounds sent my ears into twitching fits. Eventually, Sesshomaru broke the silence.

"This is odd." He muttered, staring up at the moonlit sky. "Is this how my brother felt when that priestess was revived?"

Unsure of what he was talking about, I walked over to him. "Sesshy," I inquired. "What priestess are you talking about? Kagome has always been in her era until recently. There was another priestess in love with your brother?"

He nodded, eyes transfixed on the moon. "She was resurrected from death by someone who wanted control of her powers. Urasuei, I believe. The priestess's name was Kikyo."

Another memory shot into my head. "Kikyo! I knew her! She tried to kill me once when I attempted to steal the Shikon no Tama! She should've stayed dead! I'll go kill her again myself."

I stood and began to walk away. It wasn't long before I came in contact with a swarm of insects that looked like a mix between a wasp and a bumblebee. I disregarded them, and they followed me as I walked.

"What are you, bee demons!" I shouted. It angered them, and before long, I was being chased by mere bugs. Sesshomaru appeared and knocked them away, frightening the few survivors who turned and fled.

"Rekaiu. That was a stupid move." Sesshy turned to me and stared me in the eyes. "Those were poisonous insects. If the stinger is buried into your skin, you are almost certain to die."

I tried to avoid showing him my fear, knowing he would be angry with me. Instead I heard only a sigh as he grabbed my arm and dragged me along behind him. I was surprised and followed along.

Soon enough, voices echoed throughout the forest. Rin had gotten a few fish out of a nearby river, and was willing to share with us. Although Sesshy refused the offer, he claimed that we had no time to hunt demons and forced me to eat some.

After the meal, I took a walk along the riverbank alone. It was only a little while before I began to get tired. A few human traits still hadn't left my brain, so I fell asleep at the water's edge. I felt something grab me, but I was still half-asleep when I questioned who it was.

I woke up in a cave. The smell of the place gave away the fact that it must've been high in the mountains. I looked around, hoping to find Sesshomaru, maybe even Jaken somewhere in a corner. (lol caves don't usually have corners!) Instead I found a demon who looked extremely happy to see me awake.

"Who the heck're you!" I yelled, hoping to wipe the stupid smirk off of his face. "Where's Sesshomaru? Furthermore, where am I?"

The demon laughed. "You really want to know who I am? I am the one who sent the poisonous insects after you. I was hoping they would bring you to me, but you had help from an unexpected source.

"No matter. I will have control over you. The jewel shards that you harbor will also be mine. As for Sesshomaru… the Lord of the Western Lands. I'd love to see him beg on his hands and knees to get you back. I'll keep you at least that long.

"You are atop a small mountain, as I see you've noticed. The air here is pure, so the dead have trouble approaching, as do several weak-minded demons. I'm not surprised that you survived.

"Now, let's get started. Come here." My body moved on its own over to the demon. I couldn't lift a finger. I was numb all over. It was impossible to fight back.

"Good. Be prepared to forget everything. Not that you really care. At least, you won't." A boy stepped out of the shadows. He looked like a demon slayer. That was when I heard a noise and my mind went blank. My curiosity was replaced with a strong lust to kill. I heard one thing more before blacking out.

"I am your new master, Naraku."