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They wanted to know that everyone was alive, under all the rubble, that they weren't taking away completely from them. But this though is a foolish thought to have.

The heavily cloaked figure emerged from the rubble with a small child in his arms. The very same one from the beginning of the story and the one he saved. As a gust of wind swept through, everyone realized that no one else survived. They were all gone. As the wind grew stronger, you could have caught a glimpse at his face. You could have seen that he was emotionless to the event, that his face looked so
passive. You could have seen that did not look like a demon. as earlier suspected, but...he didn't seem quite human either. But now is not the time to think of him, because he was gone, gone with the wind. The small child was going through the rubble, and ash to find her parents. She was to young to understand what had happened, and yet old enough, for she will soon realize that she will never see her family again.

INUYASHA-NESS AREA

Sango was crying onto miroku's shoulder, shaking as she did so. Miroku was just lost for words. Shippo was bawling out onto the ground, while inuyasha was just staring onto the scene, thinking of how he will miss Kagome, and how horrible it will be to tell her family since only him and him alone can carry this burden. Only kikyo and Inuyasha held no tears.
" My reincarnation is not dead." she stated simply.

"What!" gasped inuyasha
"If she were truly dead then my soul would have returned to me. She will return to you, for I am sure she will not just leave. Night has fallen, we should get some rest to be able to work hard on the village best to our ability." she commented looking at the gold dipped sky.

And so, everyone went back to kaede's hut and prayed and went to sleep, waiting for dawn to come. When dawn came, they all ate silently, wondering where Kagome was. The air was still thick of death, and it was a misty morning covering everything in a heavy layer of fog, which came to a good thing for inuyasha's sensitive nose. Everyone was working hard, preparing graves, rebuilding, mourning, bandaging the sick and wounded who were in the woods. People did all they can in their power, even the young children. There were those however that were bugging the survivors, particularly Sango and Shippo. But their response was the same, It was a horrible event, to horrible to be described fully or at all. It was quiet. No smiles whatsoever.

END FLASHBACK(finally)

Deep within a forest ran a stream. This once beautiful stream was turned black, black from the ashes. These ashes just wouldn't go away, Parts will always be their, in the back just waiting to be remembered. Just like this event. By this stream lay a girl, a girl who needed help fast or she would die. She was injured from the explosion, only a few feet away from it after all. No one knew where she was. No one cared it seemed. Just like her step-father. She pushed all those thought away as she sat there, wondering what exactly should she do.

Inuyasha area

"Inuyasha! Kagome still is not back! We have to search for her!" Cried out sango.

" I thought she already came back, c'mon then, what are we waiting for!" he said, then followed her faint scent immediately afterwards

Kagome area

Kagome pushed herself up off the ground, nausea consuming her momentarily. She stumbled away from the stream, and into thicker woods. On and on it seemed she went through, hoping to find someone, anyone. Bush by bush, tree branch by tree branch, she tore on. Each low hanging branch whacked her and cut her arms and legs, but she still trudged on. She could live with her step father, so she shall live through this. She wasn't willing to just give up, after all, she is just as stubborn as a certain hanyou we have come to know. Finally, she collapsed by the border line into the western lands.

ummm...?

During his patrol of his borders, Lord Sesshomaru happened to come across a young miko in obvious need of help laying by his border line. Knowing that she was the same miko who travels with his brother, he picked her up gently and took her to his castle. He assigned a servant to her, who was to alert him immediately after waking up. Her name was...Aya.

Inuyasha again

"What's wrong Inuyasha?" Why did you just suddenly stop?" Asked miroku.

"Sesshomaru was here..and so was Kagome" he snarled.
And with that note, he took off, But her scent was soon fading, he wont be able to follow it for to long. What do you know? I was right. He eventually stopped, with everyone else somehow on kilala(sp.?) right behind him.

Castle

Slowly, the young miko known as Kagome stirred as she felt something cold touch her forehead.

"I see you are awake." said Aya, then she turned and left from the room immediately to get sesshomaru.

"My lord, she has awakened" she said as she bowed low and went to head off back to her original duty, which currently was watching the energetic rin.

"Miko, you are well?" he asked.

'wait..did I just ask how she was? I didn't mean to say that remark out loud...'

"Yes lord sesshomaru" she said, not fearing him at all. (Of course!) "am I allowed to return to my friends?"

Sesshomaru's left eye twitched at that comment. He was having feelings to the young miko, and yet he didn't want to openly display them to her, I mean he is after all the great emotionless ruler of the western lands.

sorry, I had to end it here, I know its really short but I had made it up as I went, I didn't like what I had originally wrote. So read, review, relax, enjoy!