Chapter 23: Training

Authors Note: god it's been forever hasn't it. I'm terribly sorry. I'll try and do better that's a promise. Please forgive me.

Kikyou's POV+

I've never seen Sesshomaru look so serious before with the water pouring over his head, his muscles reflecting off the sun, he never looked so beautiful. Sango's life is in his hands and dear god I hope he can do it. I miss her so much, we all do and I wonder if she misses us, I wonder if we have time enough.

Plus I have that weird feeling of being watched, I see Totousai looking at me and when I glance his way he turns away as if he's avoiding me. Inuyasha must have noticed to for whenever he looks at me he growls low in the back of his throat.

"I've been watching you train Sesshomaru" Totousai's voice is somewhat hesitant as he stares towards us. "I'd like to see you deflect these… arrows. All three of you."

I raised a brow in question, why would he want us to deflect arrows? Especially when Sesshomaru's sword is a sword of healing? It just didn't seem to make the sense. Sesshomaru shared a similar look to the one I shared and Inuyasha of course went right out with "Why the hell would we do something like that?" That's my Inuyasha. I can't help it but I find myself smiling just a bit, it was such a strange thing.

The arrows came at us in a flash and I'm not quite sure what happened. Sesshomaru used his whip of light and cut three arrows into perfect halfs. Inuyasha had done something with Tetsusaiga, it transformed into a fang and when the arrows came to me. I wasn't sure what to do, I just knew I had to get rid of them. I shut my eyes tight and I felt an over coming warmth from inside my body, and the arrows were well, when I opened my eyes Totousai was pinned against the tree.

"Holy Shit Kikyou, how the hell you do that?" Inuyasha said blinking a few times and staring towards me impressed. I didn't know, what the fuck did I do?

Totousai smiled slightly, staring towards me. "Kikyou who are your parents?"

"I live with my grandpa and my mom" I said quickly, that was a strange question. Who were my parents? What did that have to do with Sango? If he didn't explain himself quickly I had a feeling Sesshomaru was going to rip his throat out, and I think Inuyasha would have helped.

"She's not your real mother is she?"

I paused slightly shocked; did I make it seem obvious? I'm quite certain I did but I guess the surprise on my face was enough to tell him he was right for the fact he continued.

"I know who your mother was. Your real mother."

Inuyasha dropped Tetsusaiga along with his jaw. Sesshomaru looks a bit curious himself and me…my heart stopped. I'm 100 sure my heart stopped. I could be labeled as dead and with a flash of cold air, I exhale deeply almost coughing being so short of breath.

"You're a priestess aren't you Kikyou? You know of the Shikon no tama don't you?"

"Hai…it was a game me and Kagome used to play when we were kids…I'd always win."

He seemed to smile for a minute as he stared towards me and then he continued. "Your mother's soul is half of the Shikon no tama"

"My mothers Midoriko-sama!"

"Ah so you know the story then?"

"Midoriko?" Sesshomaru's voice interrupts mine and Totousai's the look of seriousness flashes his face and Inuyasha joins in shortly after pointing out the obvious. The obviousness was the thing I had forgotten.

"Her name was on my…uh our fathers will" Inuyasha said seriously. THAT'S what I had forgotten being so wrapped up with the story of the shikon no tama, I had forgotten all about the will, and dare I say for a mere second I had forgotten about Sango? When I was younger I was fascinated with the story grandpa told me of the great priestess, Kagome however thought it was a bunch of bull flop.

"I'm not surprised" Totousai said slowly, "Inutaisho and Midoriko were rather close business related, it was strange that way. The strongest of all demons and the strongest of all humans, you'd never would have suspected."

That brought a lot of question between us and I can't help but wonder about my mother. I want to know more and as Inuyasha and myself follow Totousai inside. I see Sesshomaru the look of isolation, the look of pain, the look of…missing. I shut my eyes and pray we won't be long for his sake…for Sango's.

End Kikyou's POV+

Sesshomaru's POV+

Inuyasha and Kikyou are following Totousai inside, I don't have time to know. I have to save Sango…I feel like I'm…I feel like I'm dead. I don't feel like I used too, I can't see life how I want to anymore. It's the same as it was before Sango…no it's ten times worse.

I had once told Sango that I came to the park under the sakura trees to think. I can't think their anymore. At the time when I had told her that I had thought how beautiful everything looked when I was with her. Not anymore, it looks more like hell.

Am I trembling? Yes, I am, Tenseiga is vibrating so violently I have to be shaking. No…its more like a…a pulse like it's alive. I turned around and noticed there had been an accident right in front of Totousai's house, a little girl it seemed she looked well…dead.

'Tenseiga…are you testing me? Do you want me to save this girl?" I began to walk slowly a bit uncertain but there was no doubt that the blade was pulsing within my hands. I took off in a bit of a run as they set her body on the stretcher and I push them aside.

The girls lips are blue and she's still bleeding severely from the head.

"Do you know her?"

"Are you related to her?"

"Shut up!" My voice is cold as I stare to the girl, I see something. They look like demons little gray globs…with weapons. They must be messengers from the under world, there's no other explanation. What else could they be?

Tenseiga pulsed with life, more rapidly. It almost seemed like it was chanting at me. 'Kill…kill them!' and I did. I sliced straight through the demons, the humans staring at me in utter confusion as her lips became rosy and her eyes opened. Her brown eyes staring into mine with such…love.

"What's your name?" I said quietly she looks only to be seven years old. Why would she be out in the street so carelessly?

She just stares towards me and giggles, smiling. She swings her tiny body off the stretcher and clamps on to my leg. "Rin!" She said happily smiling towards me; the paramedics looked at me afraid slowly continuing on. I guess they figured she belong to me by how she acted.

"Where's your family Rin?"

She was quiet for a second as she stared towards me. "Rin doesn't have a family. They all died in a car accident like this one."

'So she's an orphan hun?'

I turned to go, I couldn't tell her she was just a well…she was just an experiment that would be to cruel.

'Sesshomaru'

That voice…it sounds like Sango. In my mind? How? Is…is Sango trying to talk to me!

'Sango! Sango! Is that you?' I respond in panic, dear god I might be able to save her. Dear god I…

'Take the child… Watch over her…Protect her'

'Sango! Why? Are you okay? Sango!'

'Trust me'

I look down Sango's voice was gone. She wasn't going to say anymore, I turn towards the child who's been contently following me and I give off a soft nod. I kept walking, I saved her. I was going to save Sango…now was to tell the others and I'd be off to Sango's grave.

A/N: Hope ya like it! I'll update soon!