Chapter 4

Kagome and Hiei rode a path through a familiar forest. They couldn't put their finger on it but they decided not too pay to much heed to it. As they continued to walk, little conversations between the two where talked. It was soon that they entered a human village. They weren't told where these two villages where that they where suppose slaughter so they decided to check it out.

"Wait!" Kagome said looking at her brother before they had entered the village.

"What?"

"Don't you think we should have a plan for the just in case factor, we weren't given any scent to follow or the location of these villages." Kagome stated.

Hiei sighed, knowing she was right; it seemed that she was always right. Kagome chuckled at his expression, "you know," Hiei started, "I hate it when you're always right." Hiei then got off of sunset and looked at Kagome, his eyebrows quirked, "so miss we-need-a-plan, do you have one?"

Kagome smirked at that and looked at her brother, "don't I always?" She slid off Midnight and told the two horses to go back to the stables in Master's yard. They went with a bit of an argument but they told them if they could hear a whistle to come as quickly as possible. The two horses left them as Kagome and Hiei formed their plan.

The village was a quiet one, ever since Kikyo started controlling the village, keeping the dreaded demons away and babysitting the children, the villagers had been happy. The woman was kind but she could be very cruel, if one had seen her in action they would know.

"Kikyo?" a voice said looking around for the priestess.

"Yes?" her calm, collective voice said looking at the man questionably.

"We have some visitors who want to see you. . ." The man said looking at Kikyo, bowing before her.

Kikyo nodded then took the man's chin and lifted it up so she could see his face. "There is no need to bow before me." She then walked away as the man nodded, saying he understood. She walked to the entrance too the village too see two people who seemed human enough. One was a girl, her hair was raven and flowed half way down her back. She had blue eyes that stared at Kikyo with interest. The other was a boy with spiked hair and one line of white through it. He had maroon eyes and he had a scowl on his face; showing his dislike of Kikyo. She paid no heed to the boy and made her way to the girl. "May I ask what you are doing here?"

"We are travelers; we have walked along way to get here. All we ask is for one humble night here in this village." The girl replied, bowing down to the woman.

"What is your name?"

"My name is Faye, and this is my brother, Hansel." The girl said, "Excuse him, he doesn't like the idea of actually sleeping in a comfortable bed tonight." She chuckled looking at her brother and slapping his arm.

Kikyo chuckled along with the girl, "It will be no problem." She smiled, "Let me show you too your rooms."

"Thank you."

Kikyo nodded as she led them into the village. Kikyo looked back to make sure they where following and they where. It seemed though they where looking around the common village in interest. It was unnerving to Kikyo and she decided that she should keep an eye on them.

"How long have you been in this village?" Hansel asked looking at Kikyo, his face was still in a scowl but it wasn't as much as before.

"For about three years, why do you ask?"

"No reason," he said, content with Kikyo's answer. Hansel looked around until he noticed that Kikyo and Faye had stopped at a very large hut.

"This will be the hut you are staying; we leave this hut empty because we get lots of travellers in these parts." Kikyo said looking at Faye with a smile.

Faye bowed and said, "Thank you; you don't know how grateful we are."

Kikyo nodded and departed from the hut; leaving both Faye and Hansel to themselves as they entered the hut and settled themselves in. Faye looked around in the window making sure there was no one near by that could hear them.

"Part one completed." Hansel said looking at Faye with a bit of a smirk. "We'll probably get this plan done in no time."

"I hope so "Hansel", I don't like this village. It reminds me too much of home, the location is pretty near by too from the looks of it." Faye sniffed.

"Don't worry "Faye" we'll get this done and head to the next village." Hansel said trying to comfort his poor sister. "Anyways, it seems that the wolf demon tribe is conveniently moving towards us, if we get this done in the next day or so we'll probably meet up with them in about two days."

"Then lets hurry this up," Faye said, "I don't want to stay in these lands longer than intended."

Hansel nodded as he looking up at the ceiling. These places reminded them too much of home and that fateful night where they became Master's slaves. What they had to deserve such a life, only god knew.

"So, what are we going to do about supper?" Hansel finally asked, noticing a bit of the silence between the two.

"I don't know but we better think of something, I'm not going tonight without supper. We already did that last night." Faye said looking at her brother.

Her brother chuckled at her as a voice was heard, "you will not have to worry about supper. We always share among each other."

"It's alright Kikyo, we don't want to be too much a burden upon you and we can hunt anyways," Faye said looking at Kikyo.

"No we can't allow you too." Kikyo said looking at them weirdly.

"Why not?" Hansel asked.

"There are many demons out there who would love the taste of human flesh." Kikyo said, "That reminds me, in which direction did you come from?"

"I'm sorry but I am not at liberty to say, we are under special orders from our lord." Faye said looking at Kikyo apologetically.

"If you are under orders from your lord then it is understandable." Kikyo said looking at Faye.

"Kikyo?"

"Yes?"

"Would you like to have dinner with us?" Faye asked, "you have done so much at least we can let us enjoy some company during your meal."

Kikyo nodded, "I would love to have dinner with you."

"We'll see you then," Faye smiled as Kikyo made her way out.

Kikyo walked into the forest, she was expecting someone to show up so she could give them some information. On time they always where as she saw a two headed dragon fly towards her and land right in front of her. The person riding was none other than Lord Sesshomaru.

"Miko, do you have any information." Sesshomaru said looking at her below his nose.

"We have two strangers who came into our village I have shown them to the empty hut but they are strange."

"How?"

"Well, I asked them their business here and they said they couldn't tell me because they where under certain orders from their Lord."

"Did they give you their Lord's name?"

"No that's the strangest part."

"Keep them there until after supper, me and my brother will come then and detain them." Sesshomaru said as Kikyo bowed in understanding. "You have shown loyalty Kikyo, it will not go unrewarded." Kikyo nodded as Sesshomaru flew up into the air to collect his brother, hopefully without a fight.

"Inu-yasha!" Sesshomaru yelled looking around the castle. It seemed his brother had disappeared and no one could find him. He ran with in-human speed up to his room, finding his mate brushing her hair. "Rin, do you know where Inu-yasha is?"

Rin looked over and nodded, "out in the gardens I think."

"Thanks, love." Sesshomaru left his mate looking for his brother in the gardens. He finally found him, he was at the edge of the garden, staring off into space. He sighed and said, "Inu-yasha?"

Inu-yasha looked at him then back at the sky, "yeah?"

"There's a disturbance in the Miko's village. There are two strangers who have settled there for the night that have not said what their business is and won't say the name of their lord."

"They won't say the name of their lord?" Inu-yasha questioned oddly. He looked at his brother as though he where insane but his brother just nodded. "That is strange."

"I was hoping you would help me catch the perpetrators before they do something, maybe question them. They might work for Naraku."

Inu-yasha's ears perked up as he nodded vigorously. He was going to kill anyone who worked for Naraku, no matter what. "I'll come with you, if they don't work for Naraku though, I'm leaving." Sesshomaru nodded, agreeing to the terms his brother had set down for them.

"Alright, now let's hurry." Inu-yasha nodded.

Faye looked at the dinner, she wasn't really hungry and neither was her brother for some reason. Maybe it was because they where so use to skipping supper all the time. "Are you not hungry?" Kikyo asked, she had been eating the meal with them in silence but she had actually been eating it.

Faye shook her head, "I guess I'm so use to not eating supper," she laughed. Hansel nodded in agreement. "It's not that this meal isn't good, it's wonderful the best we have ever had." Faye said hoping she wouldn't think of them as bad cooks. "It's just that I'm not use to eating, I've never been much of an eater."

"Neither have I," Hansel said pushing the plate away.

"At least then wrap it up and save it for you journey," Kikyo smiled as she finished up the meal.

Faye smirked and said, "I doubt that would be necessary." Kikyo looked puzzled but then a sickness came over her in a rush. "I don't think I like eating poisonous food. It would make me really sick."

"Not too mention dead," Hansel said looking at his sister.

"Who are you?" Kikyo asked as she tried too grab onto them.

They both stepped back as Faye spoke, "I'm Faze Scandal and this is my brother Black Sabre. It's amazing what people can get away with when they don't know what you look like."

"You work for Naraku!"

"That's right, got a problem with that?" Black Sabre asked looking at Kikyo with utter disgust. "He told us too kill you but we got the pleasure in killing the whole village. I hope you don't mind."

"Surely though those names can't be your real names," Kikyo began.

"Shut up!" Faze Scandal yelled as she stepped on Kikyo's head. "If you say anything about our real names then I will see it personally that I take that poison out and give you a slower more painful death." It was too late though, by stepping on Kikyo's head, Faze Scandal had crushed her skull and killed her.

"Damn, you have to learn to control your temper sis." Black Sabre said looking at his sister. "Even if she asked that question Kagome, you didn't have to crush her skull."

"I know but still Hiei!" Kagome whined. A load roar was heard in the distance and Kagome whimpered a bit. "Someone is upset." Kagome then jumped out the window and ran for it, her brother followed her.

"There they are!" A man's voice was heard and Kagome ran even faster. She didn't look behind her to see if her brother was following her still, she just ran. She was scared, for the first time in awhile she was scared. It bothered her but she couldn't help it. It was then she looked back to see a silver and red blur following her, her brother no where in sight.

"Shit," she murmured as she could make out a figure in front of her. She skidded to a stop and looked in both directions. She was trapped between to men with silver hair flowing down their backs.

"Do you know who you are talking to?" The one in front of her said.

"Yea a guy with a load of shit, look I have no time for this." It was then the man in front of her walked up to her and she looked straight back at him.

"This is the first time someone has talked back to me." The man said looking at Kagome with an intent stair. He than slapped her but she didn't even flinch. "I will be shown respect."

"I show respect to no one especially to a man who has no material." Kagome spat and that earned her a kick into a tree. The second man was trying hard to keep from laughing. Kagome stood up though; she held her stomach and winced slightly.

"My first impression of you; hmmm I hate you." The man said, "I am Sesshomaru lord of the western lands and this is my brother Lord Inu-yasha."

"That's supposed to mean something?" Kagome asked looking at the two of them.

"It means that you're on my lands and I will do whatever it takes to get any piece of information out of you. That includes starving, taking a knife and slicing your skin and flogging." Kagome winced at the last one.

"What information do you want from me?"

"Why did you kill this village?" Inu-yasha asked.

"I was under orders from my Lord to do so," Kagome answered.

"Who is your lord," Sesshomaru asked, they where circling her and it was getting Kagome dizzy.

"None of your business."

"Who is your lord?"

"…"

"What is your name?" Inu-yasha asked, hoping she would at least co-operate in that.

"Faze Scandal, want anything more?"

"Your real name would help a lot more!" Inu-yasha said getting tired of it and walking up too Kagome, taking his hand and grabbing her chin. Kagome winced and looked away. "What is your real name?"

"My real name is . . . Ka-Ka-Kagome Higurashi." She said looking away. Inu-yasha and Sesshomaru froze.

"That can't be right," Sesshomaru said looking at Inu-yasha. Kagome looked at them confused. "Kagome Higurashi died ten years ago along with her brother!"

"I survived only to be used as a slave you dumb ass." Kagome said looking at Sesshomaru. "My clan was murdered by Naraku, yeah but me and my brother where kept alive. My lord is Naraku, I do his dirty work."

Inu-yasha just stood there, his mate was alive. She was standing there before him alive, flesh and blood. It was then that he walked up too her and hugged her. Kagome froze in his arms but soon found it relaxing. She then realized what she was doing and pushed away.

"Kagome!" a voice came, it was Hiei.

"Hiei!" Kagome yelled telling him where she was. "Now if you will excuse me I have more work to attend too."

"No you don't!" Inu-yasha yelled and it startled Kagome. "I've finally found you after all these years thinking your where dead. I'm not letting you leave me again" Inu-yasha then took Kagome into his arms and held her there. She just stood there letting him hold her, enjoying the feeling. It was weird, something was rolling around in her stomach, a heat of some sort and she couldn't get enough of it.

"You found me?" She asked tentatively. Inu-yasha parted enough too look into the face of what appeared to be a normal looking girl. All he could do was nod and take her into his arms again. As he did this the illusion fell and a hanyou boy was hold a hanyou girl.

Hiei and Sesshomaru looked at each other. "The gods have finally shown upon my brother." Sesshomaru said and smiled.

"Where they betrothed or something because I'm completely confused."

"When you and she where little, my father and your father put an agreement that Kagome and Inu-yasha would be betrothed. They did this because when he met her when she was one he would keep a close watch on her and kiss away her pains. It was apparent that they where soul mates but that fateful day came when your clan was attacked and murdered. Father and I searched everywhere but no survivors where apparent. Inu-yasha searched for five years but there where no trace of the two of you. So we gave up hope." Sesshomaru explained looking at the couple.

"So can we move in?" Hiei asked.

Sesshomaru laughed and nodded at Hiei, things where as they should be but how long they would stay this way was up to fate to decide.