A/N: Yay it is the fourth of July, my relatives are gone. It was fun having them here at our house, but I'm glad it is over. So Happy fourth! I have finally decided what Kagome's second weapon will be, but I do wish I had a better idea. I am also hoping I can make these chapter at least 4 pages long. Wish me luck!

On with the story,

Chapter 8: The Dragons tail (or tale)

Well Kagome knew that her Blood Binding weapon would be her main weapon, and that it too probably had some sort of main attack 'Maybe I can keep up with InuYasha in battle' she thought hopefully, and continued to narrow the list of available weapons.

' I can immediately eliminate unknown weapons, and really big weapons,' she thought checking off the weapons from her mental list.

' I have had some training with daggers, and bladed fans, but decided I didn't like them, the whip is nice,' she thought putting a little star next to that one (in her mind). She noted that her father stressed her training of swords, " wonder if my blood-binding weapon will be a sword?" she thought aloud

"Yeah it is." Mentiz's voice came from the door of the hut.

Kagome looked up to her retainer with curiosity.

"Well can we see it?" said an impatient InuYasha.

The two women smirked at his antics.

Mentiz walked over to the cart and took a long and narrow bundle from the pony's saddle pack.

" Kagome?" she said motioning for her to take the cloth parcel. "this belonged to your father. I think he would have wanted you to have it."

" Well then how did you get it?" InuYasha asked.

" Danna-sama's servants had it delivered to me, his will said that I would know what to do with it. Now OPEN it!" she said loosing her patients.

Kagome quickly untied the string holding the rough cloth around the item, which she strongly suspected to be a sword.

' I'm inheriting a sword from my father, just like InuYasha did.' She thought offhandedly as she let the cloth slide to the ground.

In her hands she weld a sheathed sword, the sheath was black of course, but that was not what they were looking at.

The hilt of the sword was a golden one similar to that of InuYasha's Tetsuaiga, but what awed her was the handle.

It was intricately decorated with gold-ish-green vine shaped carvings, which intertwined with kanji letters.

" Boei o Doragon tsubasa" Kagome read the kanji aloud (translated to protection on dragon wings)

The Kanji symbols began to glow, Kagome gasped.

The symbols floated off of the sword's handle, they drifted upward until they were about a foot above Kagome's head.

They floated in circles until they were not even readable, going faster and faster.

Suddenly out of the middle of the symbol-circle a blue transparent dragon flew out of what looked like a rift in between the kanji symbol's whirling circle.

(A/n sorry to interrupt our regularly scheduled programming, but just so you know I'm writing this at 9:30 at night on the fourth of July, the sound of distant fireworks going off is really annoying. And I'm not out there because of you guys, that's how devoted I am. So read and review this story! )

(Ok, I'm over it, back to our regularly scheduled programming…)

The dragon flew around the kanji circle a few times before descending to the very awe struck Kagome, and a paranoid InuYasha.

Mentiz , to say the least was almost ready to kill the thing, for daring to posses master's sword, or some nonsense like that .

The Dragon stopped moving when its face was level with Kagome's.

InuYasha was taking action already, along with Mentiz, both taking this thing as a definite threat.

And of course when InuYasha's Tetsuaiga and Mentiz's whip closed in on the offending dragon, all they hit was air.

Both onlookers, as well as the rest of the 'gang', who had cone outside t see what the ruckus was , were completely oblivious to the telepathic conversation going on between to dragon and Kagome.

'Hello,' came a serene voice, Kagome looked to the Dragon in front of her.

'Odd, its mouth didn't move.'

'Yes,' the oddly calming voice came, again in her head, ' we can speak through thought, because you have released me from the sword, I thank you. You now have my protection.'

'Oh...' Kagome thought in awe, 'so you're my fathers sword?'

'I was create by your father, the sword I mean, but I reside in the sword because your father saved me from death, in return I offered him my services. I do not feel need to be free of this because is an honor to do so, plus there is little else for a spirit of protection to do. Yes I am answering your questions as they come up because I can read your mind, and you mine.'

'Wow that covers a lot.' Kagome said

'Indeed,' the dragon spoke, or thought, ' your name is Kagome.' She stated less of a question really, since she could read her thoughts.

' so , what is your name?' she thought.

'it is Sousei,' she stated, her serene and comforting voice.

'Sousei, that means discovery doesn't it?' she asked,

'indeed.'

With newfound confidence she reached out to touch the faintly glowing dragon, her fingers cam in contave with a short mane.

"Sousei…" she said aloud.

-Change POV- during Kag's conversation with Sousei…

Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kaede stepped out of the humble hut to see what all the ruckus was about.

"A spiritual dragon, I've heard about these." Miroku said,

" Will it be of any harm to Kagome?" Sango asked, "I mean with the new transformation and all…" she trailed off.

" it depends what type of dragon; it's source of origin seems to be the sword Kagome holds." Miroku said wisely, being cautious.

" Kagome!" Mentiz shouted, trying to get Kagome's attention, but to no avail. Kagome's eyes had a far away look as she looked intently onto the Dragons eyes.

'Kami! What is that thing doing to her!' InuYasha thought, alarmed at her disposition. 'Wait, the sword, that is what it came out of,' finding a possible attack spot, InuYasha lunged forwards toward the sword.

When he put his hands on the sword, it only shocked him.

"Kuso!" He yelled in frustration.

" It is no use InuYasha," Mentiz said, " Kagome is locked in a telepathic link with the Dragon until it is broken. I have seen this done before by spirit dragons."

"Spirit dragon?" InuYasha said.

"Yes," she said, " they are diverse as us humanoids, you can never tell what their intent is."

"You're being unearthly calm about this." InuYasha said ( O.o a big word, I never knew he had it in him!)

"Well, as I see it, the dragon is most likely not hostile, seeing as it came from the sword that her father had."

All of their heads turned to the Dragon and Kagome, as she reached out and stroked the dragon's silken mane.

"Sousei…" Kagome said, and blinked, the Far away look in her eye vanishing.

She shook her eyes lightly, looking around to the others.

"Um…" she said,.

"Hostile or not?"

"Hu?" she said

"Is the dragon hostile or not, name, element, purpose, come on Kag's spill!" Mentiz asked

Kagome noted the nickname she used,

"Uuummm…" she floundered a bit. " Oh." She said remembering the sudden bout of questions, "Not hostile, her name is Sousei, she is a spirit dragon of protection, she was in my dad's sword because he saved her from death, and she is paying him back by protecting the owner of the sword… I think that's it."

Sousei flew around Kagome, stopping when her head was at her right shoulder.

Sousei glowed faintly, the sword passed down to Kagome floated out of her hands and slid into the loop in the sash of Kagome's haori.

(Which somewhere in the middle of all of this changed to the clothes she had in her dream with her father, come on people work with me here)

" I still don't trust the thing." InuYasha said, glaring daggers at the Dragon.

Kagome rolled her eyes and tucked a strand of red-violet hair behind her ear, which she remembered wasn't in that spot anymore. ' Yeesh, I'm still getting used to this new body.'

' "Getting used to this new body?" What do you mean by that?' Sousei asked Kagome through thought.

' My hanyou blood was not released until a few nights ago and I'm still not completely used to this body, though I do think the ears are neat.' She responded

' I can help train you, so you can get used to it.' She offered.

'Thank you for the offer, but I want to see if InuYasha can help me with it or not first. He would probably be more experienced with it because he is a hanyou too, thank you though.' She said

' Your right he probably is, but I am always here for you if you need me.'

' Thank you.' Kagome said

Sousei jumped a little when she suddenly felt a weight on her back. When she shook it off, she discovered that the source of the disturbance was a ball of orangish fur.

Kagome noticed this and, bent down to pick up Shippo.

"Shippo!" she said in a scolding tone.

Shippo came out of hiding with a little poof of purple smoke.

Or what he thought was hiding, apparently he didn't know how to hide his tale yet,

Sousei was now curious as to who this little youkai was.

'Hmm. A youkai, fox, clearly young. So a Kitsune Kit.' She thought, finally coming to a consensus on what this thing was.

Sousei flew to the Kitsune in Kagome's arms, He was very wary of the dragon, and drew back a little.

" Shippo, it's ok." Kagome said, "she's just curious ."

She holds the Kitsune up a little closer to the curious dragon.

He holds a little hand out to Sousei.

(Just so you know, Sousei is about as bug as one of Kikyou's soul searcher thingies)

Sousei leaned forward to meet his hand.

Shippo let out a childish squeal and jumped up onto the dragon's neck, embracing Sousei's neck in a hug.

' Eh, the kid isn't so bad.' Sousei thought

Kagome giggled at the sight. (And thoughts)

A/N: pant pant that took long enough to typ!

Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoy receiving reviews hint, hint