Author's note: Sorry if the last chapter confused anyone. Just because Kagura died does not mean it's the end of the story, it means I'm just starting. Thanks for all the reviews for the last chapter, they were awesome. Since school is starting yet again :sigh: this story will be going slow, but I'll try super hard to get a new chapter up every two weeks if possible and that goes for my other stories as well.

The scent of death was strong and pungent to his delicate nose. It got stronger and stronger as he approached Naraku's castle, and felt like turning back more than once, but he couldn't.

The smog surrounding the structure became heavier and the marking of that idiotic hanyou was unpleasant to say the least. Just a mile or so and he would be there. There was no turning back now so he might as well slaughter that unholly creature that had the blood of countless others stained on his grubby hands.

What was once deep grass was now pushed down as if some one had been by here just previously. There must've been and Naraku was the one who had been. Just what was he doing here, Sesshomaru hadn't the slightlest clue but it had something to do with that enslaved demoness.

Blood stained the ground in nurmerous places and the smell of death grew even stronger. Off to the side a very valuable looking katana was thrown into a patch of long, tall grass and was stained heavily with blood.

His foot bumped into something on the grassy ground. Sesshomaru shifted his gaze downwards and saw the body of no other than Kagura herself.

Her kimono was colored nothing but crimson. Multiple gashes stretched across her body, most of them deep and extremely wide. Her hair had come untied and clung to her face like glue, covering up some of the worse cuts on her face. The chains and shackles had been removed, giving Sesshomaru a good view of the bruises and scars that they hid beneath them.

However there was one thing that stuck out the most and that was the smile she had etched upon her face, happy at last and free from Naraku.

Sesshomaru didn't no what to do with her. He couldn't possibly bring back this demoness if she wanted to die in the first place. But Tensaiga thought otherwise and began to glow a bright iridescent blue.

So the sword wanted this one to live? If he did would she be another burden in his life? He didn't need anymore of those, but perhaps it was the better thing to do,besides he could test the sword out again and if he didn't like the results and the demoness was annoying he could just leave her.

He grasped onto the hilt of his sword and pulled it out. Tensaiga was placed over her body and gave Sesshomaru a good view of all the carriers from the other world tugging at her lifeless corpse.With his eyes narrowed to the point where they were only slits on his face, Sesshomaru raised the sword and crashed it down onto the little imps and was engulfed with a briliant blue light.

As the small area of which they stood cleared and the sky as well as the air returned back to normal, Sesshomaru watched with an almost slight hint of fasination as the demoness began to stir and then twitch.

The great taiyoukai took a step back just as an ear piercing scream ripped from the bloody body of Kagura. It continued for some time before her eyes sprang open, realizing that she wasn't dead anymore and alive, looking at white.

Kagura slowly propped herself up on one elbow and was surprised that she had the strength to, after that last fight with Naraku. She shook her head and glanced up at the taiyoukai, shock written all over her face.

"Wh-wh-what..."

She stood up and clasped her hands over her mouth. What was that weird feeling in her throat? Had she just spoken? Could it be possible?

She could speak!

Sesshomaru looked at her like she was a silly little child and turned his back. Kagura looked at his long sliver hair and pondered.

Was he the one that gave her back the voice that she never had?

Impossible...

When her saviour began to walk away she quickly ran after him, not wanting to be left behind. She followed in silence and stayed two steps behind him just incase she was invading his personal space.

Sesshomaru on the other hand was deciding the demoness' fate. As long as she was quiet and didn't get in the way she could stay with him, but she was pretty useless now that he thought about it. What to do, what do do.She couldn't even speak so what now?

"I-I-I..." Kagura looked at the ground and could find the right words. It felt so weird talking and she was surprisedthat she could even talk, perhaps it was because she had spent so much time listening and reading lips that she knew how to pronounce every word that came out of her mouth. "I-I am in de-debit to you."

The only answer she received was a long period of silence and then finally a ever so slight nod of his head. This was better than nothing, she supposed and kept walking behind him.

They weren't going to the castle anymore. Sesshomaru needed to find Jaken and sort some things out. Naraku would have to wait even though he didn't want things to be going this way. He hadn't been expecting this demoness tobe around and he hadn't planned using Tensaiga either.

This would prove to be quite interesting.

"Tell me," Sesshomaru said while he stood still and emotionless, "what is your name?" He had asked once before but she had been mute then and she was no longer, so what was the hold back?

"I-I think it's Kagura..."

The taiyoukai began to walk again. His posture was perfect as he headed towards the path where he had lost Jaken. Kagura watched him the whole time, fully knowing that he could sense her gazing at his back, but she she didn't care.

She was alive again...

Alive and Free...

Is this how she wanted to live her freedom? By the side of the taiyoukai who had stood up her former master or more like below the great Sesshomaru? But shouldn't she have a choice what to do with her life?

Had she forgotten that easily that she was in debit to him? There was no other path to walk down but the one that Sesshomaru travelled on and she would share that fate with him, if he liked it or not.

She wanted to see to Naraku's demise as well.

In the mist that hung over the dense forest, two figures could be seen walking away from the castle in wich Naraku houses as well as his secrets and lies. Their shadows were the only thing left of them as they went in search of Jaken.