Goodness. How long has it been since you've all seen me? Long enough I'm sure. Writer's block + high school + tennis + parents equalsNO time for stories. It's a killer being 15. And I thought I had it bad last year...least I got stories out! Anyways, I'm still pretty lost on all my stories. I have no idea what I want to happen! SO! If any of you are fans of my other stories, you might want to suggest stuff! The only reason I'm updating THIS story is because I kind of have an idea of where it's going. Sort of.

So, what I'm trying to say is, I'm sorry I can't update like I used to! I remember updating a chapter almost every week if not more! Then school started...and you all lost me. I wonder how many people noticed my absence...

-Chapter 8: Sesshouma-who-

The wind gently swept across the fields of grass and floated through the trees, the leaves dancing about carelessly. The sun was rising, and reds and oranges dotted the pale blue sky. Silver hair reflected the colors off perfectly, and the lighting delicately framed his face. His golden eyes matched the color of the sun as it appeared over the horizon, and his creamy fur boa hung loosely on his shoulder, drifting side to side in the breeze.

A smaller figure, the red oranges and yellows making his green skin an almost brown color, came running through the field, the grass almost as tall as him. He stopped breathlessly in front of the tall, mysterious man and caught some air in his throat, coughing and choking horribly. The taller man said nothing, his eyes looking down on the coughing form with no form of expression on his face. The small green demon finally regained himself and spoke, "Lord Sesshoumaru! You'll never guess where Inuyasha was spotted!"


"ACH-OO!"

The young priestess shook her head, "I can't believe you're sick!"

"I'm not-(cough)-sick, alright?"

"Yeah, and I'm not a monk." Miroku walked into the hut, looking down at the hanyou, who refused to drink the herbal remedy. Kagome pouted and threatened him, "If you don't drink this, I'll say the 'S' word until your head explodes from the impact."

Inuyasha's eyes grew in size, though the pupils shrunk to tiny little nothings. He looked at the miko to check and see if she was just joshing him, but she looked completely serious and deadly. He sighed unhappily and took the drink from her. He carefully touched it to his bottom lip, the putrid fumes threatening to make his stomache churn. Kagome tapped her fingers impatiently, not about to leave the room until that green liquid, was in that dog demon's body. He used his free hand to pinch the roof of his nose and block of some of the smell before opening his mouth and quickly chugging the medicine into his mouth. He swallowed as well as he could, feeling the remedy ooze down into his stomache. He could have sworn his face turned green. Kagome nodded in satisfaction, "Now you will stay in here, get some rest, and get well soon!"

She rose from her spot next to him and looked at Miroku, "Could you make sure he doesn't leave?"

"Of course. But I think I'd prefer to stand outside. I'd hate that medicine to come back up in my presence." He spoke with such lightness, as if Inuyasha's well-being meant nothing. Kagome rolled her eyes and followed Miroku outside.

Shippo was picking flowers in front of the shrine, playing with Sango's pet Kilala. Kilala was usually left in the village to protect it, and was only taken on their travels when she was truly needed. Otherwise, she was the cute two-tailed kitten that bounced around and kept the villagers safe and happy. Sango, meanwhile, was nowhere to be found. Miroku glanced around, "I should go look for her. You stay here a moment, Kagome."

Kagome was about to protest, but Miroku had already headed off into the forests.


Sango walked over to the hot springs after an hour of training. She removed her clothing and got in, letting the warmth soak into her. She smiled and closed her eyes, it'd been forever since she could have this kind of quiet around her. She was usually surrounded by...perverts. Well pervert to be exact. She didn't hate him, but sometimes it was nice to just sit in a nice, soothing, bath without worrying about HIM showing up. She heard a twig snap and her head turned immediately in the direction of the sound. She almost kicked herself for thinking she could have some privacy. She swam over to the edge of the hot spring and reached out, grabbing a rock. She chunked it in the direction the snapping sound had come from and heard an, "OW!" in the form of a girl's voice. Sango's ears perked, "Who's there?"

"Nobody!" Soft footsteps were heard as the one suspected to be a little girl vanished. Sango blinked and climbed out to see where the girl headed. She heard something in the bushes behind her and turned around, forgetting that she had nothing on. Her deep chocolate brown eyes locked with midnight blue ones before a scream erupted from Sango's throat. "YOU LECHEROUS MONK! STUPID HOUSHI! PERVERTED LECHER!" She was obviously running out of things to yell as he ducked many rocks and hid behind a tree. She got dressed in a hurry and tied her hair back in the low, loose ponytail before marching angrily over to the tree Miroku hid behind. "Houshi-sama..." Her voice was low and dangerous.

He swallowed a lump in his throat, "Yes Sango, love?"

Sango's voice came out calmly, which scared Miroku, terribly, "How many times must you be taught a lesson before you actually learn it?"

He seemed thoughtful and began counting on his hands like a small child before her hand made contact with the back of his head. He winced in pain, "Why do you torture me so?"

"Me? I don't believe I told you to follow me and ruin my peaceful bath. Did I?"

Miroku shook his head. She nodded and grabbed hold of his ear, her calmness disappearing like a magic trick, "DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN YOU LECHER! GOT THAT!"

"Ah, you are like a beautiful angel when angry. Not that you aren't always a beautiful angel..."

His sweet comments had no effect on her, she just kept marching back to the village, dragging him by his ear.


Kagome was sitting inside the hut with Inuyasha, everytime he tried to get up, she'd force him back down with that look in her eyes. He wasn't sure how some mere mortal had such an effect on him, rendering him helping in the middle of a room, but she had her ways I suppose. Kagome yawned, her eyes slowly closing. She quickly opened them back up, willing herself not to fall asleep, but she couldn't last. She hadn't had any sleep since Naraku kidnapped her and dreamland was tugging on her eyelids like desperate little bags of sand trying to pull down the curtains after a show. She finally could fight it no longer and drifted into a deep and serene slumber. Inuyasha looked over at her sleeping form. She looked so innocent and peaceful. Then again, she was innocent. He yawned and sat up, careful not to wake her. He thought for a moment and was about to do something like a practical joke when his nose picked up on a familiar scent. A scent he couldn't stand. He sniffed the air carefully and narrowed his eyes. Inuyasha looked back at Kagome, sighing. Should he wake her up?

He decided against waking the girl from her slumber and having her revert to her evil form. He got up and walked out, his nose twitching from the strong smell. He had to make sure they didn't come into the village or it could be over for the people in it. He ignored his headache and took a few leaps as he ran through the village and left it. He was scanning the area, noting that the village needed a better form of protection than forests. Pushing that thought aside for now, he watched as the figure approached in the distance. Inuyasha crossed his arms as the person got closer. There was a smaller companion at his side, who Inuyasha knew well and hated. The two figures finally got about twenty feet from him and stopped. The taller one looked as expressionless as ever. "Inuyasha, what has brought you to this measily little village?" The small, green demon had said this.

Inuyasha made a slight annoyed sound, "Tchk! It doesn't matter why I'm here. What I wanna know is why you two would bother coming here."

The taller one, whom the little green demon had addressed as Sesshoumaru earlier, finally spoke, "Little brother, I am impressed. You haven't even tried to blindlessly attack me yet."

"Shut up, Sesshoumaru! Just answer the question!"

"We have simply come to see what my idiotic brother is doing staying in a village like this. Normally you travel and don't stay in one spot long."

Inuyasha paused. How was he supposed to answer that without sounding weird? He gave it a shot, "Well, I'm protecting something of great value in this village."

"If you say its a human, I will find them and kill them right now."

"It's not!" Inuyasha defended himself, though he was protecting a human. He decided to stick with the fact he was protecting the jewel, not her. "It's something that a lot of demons are after. And you'd probably want it too if you weren't so busy babysitting your little follower."

Sesshoumaru looked down at his servant. "Jaken does not get in my way." He spoke without care in his voice, almost as if Jaken did get in his way, but he wouldn't admit it to anyone. At least, his careless voice made it sound that way.

Inuyasha smirked and rolled his eyes, "You're pathet-"

"INUYASHA! SIT BOY!"

Inuyasha found himself face first in the dirt before he had a chance to realize what was going on. He waited for the spell to wear off and made it to his feet, wiping his clothes off. This gave Kagome enough time to walk over to him and put her hands on her hips, "What did I tell you!"

Sesshoumaru still showed no emotion, but if you knew him well and looked deep into his eyes, you'd see the amusement dancing around the golden swirls. He spoke, "And who might this be, brother?"

"Brother?" Kagome looked up, "Who's that?"

Inuyasha sighed, "That's my half-brother, Sesshoumaru."

"Sesshouma-who?"

"How dare you mock Lord Sesshoumaru's name! And in his presence! Why I never!" Jaken huffed, scolding Kagome like she had just denied the presence of the Kami above.

Sesshoumaru grew tired of Jaken's rantings, "That's enough Jaken." Jaken immediately quit talking, he didn't dare defy the "Great Lord Sesshoumaru."

Kagome seemed unimpressed, "Inuyasha...I can see how you two are related."

Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru were both insulted at this, but Sesshoumaru did not show it. But Inuyasha, however, rose his hands in fury, "I'M NOTHING LIKE HIM!"

Sesshoumaru spoke, ignoring what was being said, "Who is this, Inuyasha? Is she the human you are protecting? And here I thought you said it was something important. You told me it wasn't a human."

"I'm not protecting her! I'm protecting the jewel she has!"

Kagome looked at Inuyasha, "Is that all I am to you?"

"I didn't say that...I meant...um..."

Sesshoumaru shook his head, "I cannot believe my own half brother has done just as our father and tooken fancy in a mere mortal."

"WHAT?" Inuyasha and Kagome both looked up from their argument and looked surprised, shocked, and confused.


OKAY! Considering I've been gone awhile, I think I did okay. I even made it a little longer than normal. I think I did anyway. I guess we'll see when I post it onto Hope you enjoyed my bringing in Sesshoumaru. I tried to make everyone happy in this chapter! I got some of you Sesshoumaru, some of you the calm and pretty detailed descriptions of landscape, some of you the adorable bickering of Kagome and Inuyasha, some of you the perverted Miroku, some of you the cute Shippo and Kilala, and some of you more Sesshoumaru. Tell me what you think!

-Sasami-