A/N: Thanks to:
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Chapter 1
It was a year later. Sesshomaru decided not to marry Kagome, and he didn't change her into a demon. For then, she would lose her miko powers and her value as a priestess would be lost. Sesshomaru would, of course, do it when they had gathered all of the Shikon Shards.
She was still a prisoner. She could come and go as she pleased; bathe in the springs outside the castle, dance in the moonlight; but she could not leave.
It was the third morning after her sixteenth birthday. Kagome was in her room, dressed in a long white and red kimono, similar to a priestess's garb. Her dark hair flowed down all the way to below her waist, streaming over her shoulders and back. Sesshomaru had sent a servant telling her that she was to go down to the main hall and meet him.
Kagome descended the stairs and went over to where he was waiting. He saw her coming.
"Time to use those powers of yours, my dear," he said, "Jaken had new of your…friends. My dear brother and those humans, and those pitiful excuses for demons," he added, almost as an afterthought, "are coming with my shards."
"As you wish." Kagome spoke quietly with empty eyes.
"We shall leave in two hours. Ready yourself."
"Yes."
Then, they departed, Jaken and Rin coming along. They headed, on foot, toward the forest where everything had first begun.
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"Finally, some news of Sesshomaru," Sango said.
"Yeah," Inuyasha agreed. His eyes darted around warily.
"What's wrong?" Shippo asked.
"I… don't know… something; I have a weird feeling about this confrontation with Sesshomaru."
"I thought you wanted to meet him, for revenge," Miroku said, almost jokingly.
"Shut up. It's just that…this is where Kagome…"
"Disappeared," Sango finished. She sighed, "We can't give up. I know she's still alive, somewhere out there." She gazed out toward the horizon.
"Yeah, we can't give up hope," Miroku agreed.
"Let's just keep going," Inuyasha suggested dully, eyes downcast.
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Sesshomaru stopped and sniffed the air. He smiled.
"They are coming." For the first time in an entire year, Kagome's eyes held emotion. But they were of sadness, and regret…, and anger; at herself, for being so weak of mind.
She left them, heading for a grove of trees.
"Where are you—" Jaken began.
"Leave her. She'll be back," Sesshomaru said with a smirk. "Meanwhile, we shall rest." Rin looked after Kagome with a look of wonder.
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Kagome walked among the trees and stopped suddenly. She was at the spring where Sesshomaru first confronted her!
Why is this happening to me? she thought with a gentle sigh.
Then, Kagome took off her clothes, letting them fall into a heap, on a flat rock. She lowered herself into the calm pool, causing a few ripples on the surface of the reflecting water.
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"I need to be by myself for a while," Inuyasha informed his companions. Then, without waiting for reply, he took of into the forest.
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Kagome finished bathing and stood up. She stepped out of the pool.
When she finished dressing, she started back to where Sesshomaru, Jaken, and Rin were, not noticing the shadow of a silver-haired half-demon pass through the moonlight.
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Inuyasha reached the spring and sat down by the edge, running his fingers through the clear water.
He did not notice the scent of one he had seeked for so long pass through on the night breeze.
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A/N: Ha! They are soooo stupid. I know, I'm the one who wrote it that way, but still… it's hilarious! (Okay, maybe it's not.) I just had to say that… well, on with the story!
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Inuyasha got up and walked slowly back to camp. He fell asleep in the high branches of a peach blossom tree.
In the morning, Inuyasha stirred to find that it was snowing. He woke his friends. They got up and they continued the journey toward Sesshomaru's castle, trudging through the snow. Little did they know; Sesshomaru was just nearby.
"You guys, stop. That scent… it's Sesshomaru. It's unmistakable." (A/N/snickers/ now he uses his nose, ha-ha.)
"What!" Sango cried, "Where?"
"Just ahead, beyond the trees."
"Let's go," Miroku said. The others nodded grimly as they prepared for battle.
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"My idiotic brother has finally used his brain, or rather, his nose," Sesshomaru said, "They are preparing for a fight." He laughed, such as an adult does at a small, foolish child. "Come." Sesshomaru walked briskly toward the advancing Inuyasha and his friends, Kagome close behind. She was, this time, dressed in a plain white robe, like an ebony-haired angel, blending with the white blanket of snow that covered everything in sight.
When they could finally make out Inuyasha and the others coming near, Sesshomaru and Kagome rose magically into the air.
"Hand over the Shikon Shards," Sesshomaru said evenly with his cold voice, "and I will make your death less painful, dear brother."
"You wish, Sesshomaru," Inuyasha shot back. He attacked without warning, Tetsusaiga raised. (A/N: I don't know how the sword transforms without Kagome, but that's how the story goes, people.) He slashed at Sesshomaru.
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Inuyasha slashed at his half-brother with Tetsusaiga. Suddenly, the woman with him raised her bow and sent an arrow flying at him. He dodged it quite easily, but the arrows, coming one after the other rhythmically, were obstacles that distracted him from hitting Sesshomaru. He would have to get rid of the woman, first.
Why is a human with Sesshomaru? Inuyasha thought confusedly, He despises them!
Suddenly, Inuyasha saw her eyes and stopped midway through his attack.
She was human! The thought finally reached him, (A/N: Man, is he slow to grasp the idea.) Damn, she looks so… familiar…
Just when he stopped, the woman sent an arrow speeding toward him. It pierced his fire rat robe and entered his chest.
"Inuyasha, watch out!" He heard Sango and Miroku yelling at him as he fell mid-leap.
They fled, but not after Sesshomaru had gotten a hold of the shards.
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"My lord, a wonderful success!" Jaken congratulated Sesshomaru. Rin jumped up joyfully. Sesshomaru stood, fingering the small glass container of light purple shards.
"Yes, but I failed to kill that half-breed," he glanced at Kagome; she was expressionless, "and those humans," he continued. She finally turned toward him.
"Please, spare my friends;" she said suddenly, "they're innocent."
"So, you finally speak. But they are not so… innocent. Jaken, Rin, leave us. I need to speak privately with Kagome." The toad and the human girl distanced themselves, while Sesshomaru led Kagome into a grove of trees, out of sight.
"Please, I'm begging you. Don't hurt Sango, Miroku… the others."
"You wish me to spare even Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru asked dangerously, a glint in his eyes, raising his voice slightly.
"I... just, please, Sessho—lord." Kagome fell to her knees.
"You beg me for that half-breed!" Sesshomaru grabbed her arm and flung her at a nearby tree. Kagome hit it with a cry of pain, and then rolled to the ground. But he was not finished with her. He took a hold of her arm and shoved her at the tree again with brutal force. She fell to the ground, coughing and gasping with pain. Red flecks flew out from her mouth, staining the white snow.
Kagome looked up. Blood ran down the side of her lips. Her breath came in ragged gasps.
Then, she stood up. Swaying slightly, Kagome wiped the blood from her mouth and said again, "Just… please don't hurt my friends. You already have the shards. Aren't you content with what you have? Please, spare their lives."
Sesshomaru did not reply. Instead, he straightened and walked back to where Jaken and Rin had set up camp. Kagome followed him, forcing herself to breathe evenly.
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A/N: Wow/evil laugh/ I actually finished another chapter! Once again, please REVIEW, that way I'll update faster.
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