Okay now I feel bad, I haven't updated for nearly three months. I'm so sorry you guys. I'm trying but it isn't working, my finals are coming in less then a week, but let me take a time for my reviewers. Plus I want to write.

A Dark Moon and a Red Rose
Chapter 8: Sesshomaru and Shippo

Kagome winced slightly, her arm still hurt slightly from her slide and roll on the wonderfully hard concrete. She wasn't willing to show her pain to anyone else though, after all Kurama already tried to help her heal her wound, it just took longer then usual. Kagome sighed as she looked out her window. Rain splattered onto her windows, clashing with the bright lightning out side. It was a rainy day in Japan, Sango lay sleeping beside her, her gentle breathes whistling through the air. Kagome sighed as she thought. It had been a while since she had seen Shippo. Sesshomaru the other day had come and told her about Shippo. How much fun he was having with Rin…but also how much he missed Kagome. Kagome smiled suddenly, she would visit Shippo tomorrow.

Kagome stood up and once again looked outside into the darkness; the lightning flashed illuminating her face, the fiery eyes that held such a power over the world. The pain it held though was the strongest emotion held with the folds of emotion swirling within. She had lost a lot fighting Naraku once, but fighting him again would be even worse, since he was stronger now then ever, without the shikon jewel. But that wasn't all that was different from the first time. They now had the spirit detectives, the amazing detectives, but could they all replace the power of the past jewel detectors, and more.

Kagome lay down in her bed, she laid there thinking before turning over on her side. "Good night Shippo, see you tomorrow," whispered Kagome softly.

The next day Kagome woke up, out side there was no more rain, thunder or lightning, all there was, was pure whiteness. It was all white you could not see far. A heavy fog had settled over the big city of Tokyo. "I wonder if the fog has settled on the western lands?" pondered Kagome while getting dressed. She threw her hair up in a high pony tail. Grinning Kagome walked over to the sleeping Sango, slowly Kagome summoned her ice powers forming a handful of ice cubes, "be prepared," snickered Kagome. Kagome then held her hand over Sango, she opened her clenched fist and dashed for the bathroom, two seconds later she heard a call the pierced the wind itself…

"KAGOME!" Kagome snickered.

"Sorry my hand just slipped," lied Kagome.

"Your hand slipped! Yes they just happened to slip right over my damn back with ice cubes in them, AND I'm wearing a damn tang-top!" screamed Sango. By now she was pounding on the bathroom door. Souta walked by and shook his head.

"Kagome got herself in trouble again," he spoke and walked back to his room to play games.

"Get out here Kagome," spoke Sango calmly grinding her teeth. Kagome peaked through a crack in the door to see a fist coming at her face. Quickly she shut the door as she heard a thump on the door.

"No," cried Kagome, now regretting her ice cube trick but whatever it was still funny, Sango screaming, Sango breaking her door down…wait Sango breaking her door down. "Sango if you kill the door, you'll have too pay!" The heavy thumps immediately stopped.

"You'll have to come out some day anyways," smiled Sango, thinking she had won. Suddenly vines shot from under the bathroom door and tied themselves around Sango's legs, with her ankles bound, Sango fell forward and hit the ground hard. Kagome laughed and opened the door.

"Yes I will have to come out," laughed Kagome. Sango glared at Kagome's feet as she started to walk pass her. Sango suddenly grinned; her arms shot out from her sides and grabbed Kagome's ankles. Kagome with the unexpected tug tried to balance herself, but also fell forward. After a few minutes the fight was finally resolved, and Kagome was spared of her life. She was happy she was so damn alive.

Sango started to change; she wore a white blouse and a long jean skirt. Kagome was wearing a blue t-shirt with a knee high jean skirt and a white wind breaker. The two laughed as they walked out of the shrine, and there sitting in the god tree sat Hiei, his eyes closed at he leaned against the trunk, while standing on one of the branches. Kurama was below the leaves standing on the ground like a usual human though he wasn't one, he was looking off to the well, and Kagome sighed. "Sango, they can sense the power coming from the well increasing too," whispered Kagome. Sango nodded at Kagome, they didn't know why but the power in the well just seemed to increase. Suddenly a light that only Kagome and Sango saw started to shine as an image of Sesshomaru appeared like a hologram. Kagome smiled, that was the reason, and the well was starting to get future telling powers.

"Anyways guys, we're visiting Sesshomaru today, we need to tell him about Naraku's rebirth, and then we will get straight to locating Yukina," spoke Kagome, her intelligence wanting to take over her. Kurama turned to Kagome and smiled, Kagome turned slightly red, gazing into his eyes.

"Okay," nodded Kurama looking up to Hiei, "how about you?"

"I'm looking for Yukina first, call me if you need me, with the two girls voices I would be able to hear," scoffed Hiei. Sango turned bright red as Kagome sighed and stepped slightly to the side a bit more defensive then before.

"ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT I'M LOUD!" screamed Sango, Hiei smirked.

"You just proved my point," he smirked. Steam started to shoot from Sango's ears.

"Calm down Sango-chan, please just calm down, if you want then you can go search for Yukina with Hiei if your so egger to be with him," smiled Sango trying not to laugh as she hid behind Kurama. Kurama sighed and smiled slightly, Kagome was leaning against his back trying so hard to be small.

"Oh, I understand Kagome," smiled Sango, having a mood swing, "you just wanna spend time with Kurama all alone, I understand perfectly, I'll leave you alone then." Kagome went absolutely wide mouthed as Kurama chuckled.

"No Sango, your just giving in easily because you want to be with Hiei, and wipe that smirk off your face Kurama," growled Kagome.

Sango just stared but before she could do anything more to drag on the morning Kagome and Kurama left as Hiei walked off, followed by Sango seconds later.

"I'm guessing this Sesshomaru that Youko knows somehow is in Makai?" stated Kurama. Kagome nodded, Kurama smiled suddenly a porthole appeared before them and they walked in.

"Sesshomaru is expecting me," stated Kagome casually, at Kurama's skeptical look at the porthole.

"That I was Kagome, welcome back to Makai," greeted Sesshomaru coming from the trees.

"Kagome!" squealed a fuzzy red fur ball, Kagome laughed as she leaned won slightly as Shippo jumped back into her arms.

"Hi Shippo-chan," smiled Kagome. She tickled Shippo slightly as he laughed at Kagome, then he started staring at Kurama.

"Who's he?" questioned Shippo.

"My names Kurama," smiled Kurama (well no duh…wait no he's the Easter bunny).

"Hi, Kurama, my name is Shippo," smiled Shippo. Suddenly there was a shuffling of grass.

"And Rin's name is Rin, Rin say "hello" lady Kagome," grinned Rin, Kurama looked at the little girl, she was so cute he thought to himself. (Not THAT way)

"Hello, Rin, now Sesshomaru I know you know that Naraku has returned we just need to discus more then that," stated Kagome, putting on her poker face. Shippo jumped out of Kagome's arms and ran off with Rin to play some more.

"Now Kagome what do you think we need to discus that I already don't know," asked Sesshomaru doughting that there was something that he didn't know, right now there was nothing that he did not know, everything he could get without making a big move. All the information would come from him from his spies that could escape to the human world…well with Koenma's permission but he didn't even really need that either since it was believed that he surpassed the King Enma himself, but most highly doughted that and Sesshomaru was much to busy to resolve such a petty argument.

"A prophecy," Kagome whispered, her voice mixed with the air and flowed with the wind circling the leaves up into a dance, they swirled and tumbled before resting upon the still earth.

Now Sesshomaru was truly interested by this bit of information, none of his spies had mentioned a prophecy. "You wouldn't know about it, we only said it once since it was given to us, and no one was there or they would have been barbecued," stated Kagome.

"Come into my home and we will speak," stated Sesshomaru. He started to walk back into the forest where he had come from, Shippo looked back to see Shippo running around near the forest. "You do not need worry about the fox cub, all demons that fear me in this realm know not to touch Rin or your cub."

Kagome smiled and followed after Sesshomaru and Kurama followed beside her not leaving her side, he feared the worse might happen to her, but she was strong she didn't need protection, now did she? They all reached Sesshomaru's humble home, or castle. As they all walked into his home they looked around. It was clean and well furnished, in no doubt did they think that Sesshomaru was poor but this was amazing, the walls glowed like silver and the wood looked like gold.

"Now Kagome, please close your mouth and tell me about this prophecy that you are informing me about," stated Sesshomaru putting on his emotionless mask.

"Well let me first recite it," spoke Kagome calmly, then she started tugging at her mind for the words of the prophecy, "The rise of the dark hour moon will once again summon the past's greatest enemy, He will once again wreak havoc in Japan and terrorize the innocent, The key to the defeat of this dark moon soul is the key to the heart as well, remember where your heart lies and where your trust is needed most."
"Well we figured part of it, just the beginning, "stated Kurama, trying to be in the conversation, "the greatest enemy as you should know is Naraku and he was reborn on the new moon and the wreak havoc on Japan again is also quite obvious. We just don't understand the second last part since the last part also hints that it was Naraku, but the key to defeat Naraku is the key to the heart, that we cannot understand."
"I don't understand that either, but it must be a usage of words that would fit something very important. We could take it literally or we could read between the lines," explained Sesshomaru.

"The real question is if it was what it really meant then what does it mean?" cried Kagome looked between the two sophisticated people feeling a bit small.

"We need to find a key that is shaped like a heart or a key that fits into a key hole that is shaped like a heart," laughed Kurama slightly. Kagome nodded at his statement…

"But that's just stupid…" Kagome stated bluntly.

"Well Kagome prophecies make it like that, but you are right, we still need to read between the lines, to get the other possible truth," smirked Sesshomaru.

"Then what does it mean if we read between the lines?" asked Kagome. The two men looked at each other and shook their heads, they didn't know what it would mean if they read between the lines.