Healing Hearts

Disclaimer: I own not neither Inuyasha nor Yu Yu Hakusho, for that is the woe of the me…sniffles…

Author Note: I'm back, not that anyone realized I was gone. I got to go to Creative Connections which was very very fun. Though I am now sick, which is not so fun. Oh well… not like there's anything I can do about it except cough, sneeze, drink tea, and take pills. Okay. 'words' shall be thoughts cause 8+shift doesn't stay, at least not for me. Sigh, so unloved. And I think… maybe if I make kag go home in the nest chapter… hmmm I wonder if I could work in some Broadway turretz(SP? I have no clue. But you know, the thing were you start shouting random words, except with this you sing random Broadway and show tunes… and sometimes Disney.) … A couple of my friends have that, its freaking hilarious… and they can actually sing so it's even better…. But any ways… on with the stuff…

Summary: Kay… Inu and gang have been shard hunting for three years. Inu has a half sister he never knew and Sesshomaru isn't that bad after all, just scarily practical some times. Kagome passed High school and is going to meet a few cousins' she didn't know existed and learn some unexpected things about the one she did. New relationships are formed and with the help of Inu's sis Kagome is able to make some allies out of people no one expected. (Yay for vagueness and sucky summaries!)

Chapter three: Stories and Surprises

Makaya wasn't alone. That was the first thing that registered in her sleep fogged brain and the thought filled her with a sense happiness and safety she had missed. The second thing she realized was that, not only could she feel a slight breeze, but also, her pillow was moving. Opening one eye she blearily glanced at her hand which was tightly clutching warm, bright red fabric. Looking up she saw the still sleeping face of Inuyasha. 'That's right,' she thought, studying his sleeping face. 'He's my brother. Why didn't anyone tell me? He said Sesshomaru hates him but I can't believe that, I just can't! I must find Sesshomaru; get him to explain… their brothers, family. They can't hate each other.' Sighing Makaya turned her face into Inuyasha's chest, in hailing deeply and bringing in his scent. 'Family. He definitely has the smell of family. He smells like the warm patches of sun in the forest and summer leaves. Sesshomaru smells like forest too, of shaded spots and cool moss and fallen leaves. And father… father smelled like the warm things and the cool, and like the oldest of the great trees…' tears stinging her eyes, Makaya released the breath she hadn't realized she was holding. 'No more tears.' She told herself, squeezing her eyes shut. 'They won't help now. Besides, I should be happy. I have another brother and I'll try my hardest to make sure he and Sesshomaru at least stop fighting. They don't have to like each other I just don't want them to fight…'

"Hey… You up?" Inuyasha asked in a rough whisper.

Makaya looked up and smiled at him, though her eyes were still a little damp. "Yes. Sorry I got your shirt wet." She said, watching his gold eyes ease from concern to relief. 'Probably because I'm not crying anymore, father and brother never knew what to do when I cried.' Her smile widened as Inuyasha hesitantly pushed away a strand of hair that still stuck to her cheek, looking at her as if just waiting for her to yell or simply disappear. 'I won't do either,' she thought, cupping her hands over his and pressing her face into his palm. 'You're stuck with me now.'

Inuyasha seemed to relax and some of the wariness left his eyes. "Don't worry about it. We should probably go back down to the others now though." He said, glancing at the still sleeping camp. It was only then that Makaya realized where they were.

"We're in a tree." She stated calmly, looking at the robins nest a couple branches away. Then she glanced down ad immediately clutched at Inuyasha's shirt. "A very tall tree." She gasped. With wide eyes she turned back to Inuyasha who seemed to be trying not to laugh. "Why are we in a very very tall tree?"

"Because I always thought tree's were more comfortable that the ground." He answered simply.

"Ah." Taking a calming breath Makaya looked down. "It's a very very very tall tree. How do we get down?"

Inuyasha grinned. He grabbed her around the waist, stood, and jumped out of the tree, all before she could even draw in the breath to scream.

Makaya let out a small "eep" and squeezed her eyes closed till they landed. When they touched down and Inuyasha released her waist she let out the breath she had unconsciously been holding and released the death grip she had on his shoulders while cautiously opening her eyes. Once she was firmly convinced they were on solid ground she placed her hands on her hips and faced Inuyasha, who was looking slightly nervous. "That," she began slowly, still taking deep breaths, "was very… fun." She finished with a grin at the surprised look on his face. "Can we do it again sometime?"

Inuyasha laughed, a surprise burst of sound that seemed to shock him, causing her grin to widen. "Sure." He managed finally, still smiling. "Whenever you want."

"Good." She replied turning to back to the camp were every one seemed to have awaken. "Good morning."

The others murmured there greetings as they ate breakfast and broke camp. Kagome managed to get close to Sango, whispering to the other girl as she packed her bag. "I've never heard him laugh like that."

But Sango's only reply was "I told you so."


The group started traveling soon after they were packed. They were two weeks from Kaede's village and heading back at a leisurely pace.

"So Kagome," Makaya started, walking next to the other girl, "Were do you come from? I've never seen clothes like yours and some of the things in your bag are so strange." She went on, looking curiously at Kagome's large yellow bag.

Kagome grinned sheepishly, looking down at her light blue tank top, beige shorts, and brown hiking boots. She had, miraculously, graduated high school a month ago with some of the top scores from her class, and so decided to dress in more comfortable clothes when going to the Sengoku Judi (Sp?) instead of her uniform. 'It was stupid of me really,' she thought, bringing up an image of her white and green sailor-like uniform. 'Running around in that tiny skirt, trying so hard not to be Kikyou.' Grimacing inwardly she glanced ahead to where Kikyou walked and talked with Inuyasha and Sango who, after confirming that she was no longer trying to steal the soul of the girl she thought of as a sister, had taken quite a liking to the dead priestess. Looking back at the girl walking next to her and watching her with such innocent curiosity Kagome decided to tell her everything.

"It's a pretty long story," she said warily. "You sure you're up to it?" At Makaya's eager nod Kagome took a deep breath and resolved to leave nothing out. 'Not even the bits about Sesshomaru, she has to know how he's changed.' "Well," she began as the continued walking. "It all started on my fifteenth birthday when my little brother was looking for our cat in the well house…" During the story Makaya only interrupted to ask for clarification about words and, when told about Kikyou's role in everything, to say that only true love could turn into such hate and if they could find that love again she would be happy for them and help them however she could. During the parts about Sesshomaru though, she was so quiet Kagome had to keep glancing over to make sure she was still there. When the story was done the sun had started its decent and Kagome finished with, "And then we met you. We've decided Naraku must have the rest of the jewel. If someone else did surely we would have heard of it by now."

Makaya nodded and looked towards the west, as if seeing something Kagome couldn't. When she finally spoke, she was still looking west ad her voice sounded distant. "This Naraku, he has caused so much pain… I would like to help you fight him." She said slowly then finally looked at Kagome. "And Sesshomaru…according to what you say brother has changed but…" Makaya's gaze drifted to Inuyasha. "They are family. Family shouldn't hate each other, they don't have to like each other but they shouldn't hate…" her words ended with a sigh and she looked down at her clawed hands. "If we meet with him I will find out why and I will find a way to stop their fighting at least, even if I have to fight him myself." She finished with such grim determination it made Kagome's heart ache. Laying a hand on Makaya's shoulder Kagome gave it a friendly squeeze.

"Don't worry, if anyone can fix things between those two it'll be you."

Makaya gave a weak smile before she stopped walking and went still. Turning her face into the wind she took a deep breath through her nose before looking at Inuyasha who was looking back at them. "Someone's bleeding." Makaya Stated before taking off in the direction the wind had been coming from. Inuyasha waited only long enough to let Kikyou and Kagome climb on his back before taking off after her, Sango and Miroku riding Kirara on one side and Shippo keeping up with him on the other.

"What's going on?" Kikyou asked as the followed the fast moving green blur that was Makaya.

"Someone this was is hurt and bleeding badly." Shippo explained, sniffing the air as they ran. "The blood smells young."

"Young?" Kagome said confused. "How could blood smell young?"

"It means that it's a child whose bleeding." Inuyasha growled as they burst into a clearing. They saw Makaya crouched next to a small bundle and landed next to her. "Are they all right?"

Makaya looked up, her eyes slightly wide but her face and voice calm when she spoke. "It's a little girl. She's covered in small cuts and seems to be poisoned. She's a full youkia but…" Makaya brushed a few strands of hair from the girl's damp forehead and stared down at her, the longing to save the child written plainly on her face. "I don't know where the poison is coming from. It's not from the cuts. I don't know how to stop it."

"There's a jewel shard." Kagome said suddenly, staring down at he young girl. She couldn't have been more than twelve with icy blue colored hair that was tangled and matted around her flushed face. Her once bright blue kimono was tattered and stained and her willowy arms and legs were covered with tiny cuts and large purpling bruises. Her breath was coming in quick shallow pants and she occasionally whimpered. One of her tiny hands was curled into a tight fist as if holding something. "It's so tainted it doesn't even feel like the jewel really but it is. In her hand, that might be the cause of the poison."

Before Kagome had even finished Makaya had pried the child's fingers open and pulled a small black chunk of jewel out of her hand. The second Makaya's fingers wrapped around the jewel there was a quick flash of light that left all but the still unconscious child blinking. When they could see again they saw the child's breathing had evened out and her wounds were quickly healing. In Makaya's hand sat a chunk of jewel that was about a quarter of the whole and it was glowing with a pure pinkish-white light.

"You purified it." Kagome said in a shocked voice. The others gathered around and were staring at Makaya as if she had grown anther head.

"I did what?" Makaya asked, staring at the shining jewel in her palm. She held it out to Kagome and stared at her when she didn't take it. "Isn't this some of that jewel you were looking for? I thought you said Naraku had the rest of it."

"Yeah." Kagome said, gingerly taking the jewel.

"Then how did she get it?"

"I really don't know…" Kagome answered looking down at the girl who how seemed to only be sleeping. "How did you do that? How did you purify the jewel? Not even Kikyou can do it instantly like that and I've never met anyone else who could." She asked, transferring her glance to Makaya who only shrugged.

"I don't know. I only touched it. It made my palm tingle."

Before Kagome could ask anything else Sango interrupted. "We should go now." When everyone only blinked at her she hurried to explain. "The only one who could taint the jewel that much is Naraku. It looks like this girl was running, there were so many cuts she must have left a blood trail. If Naraku comes to retrieve the jewel the trail will lead him here. Being here when he arrives would not be good for any of us. I suggest we take the girl and get out of here. We can ask how she got the jewel when she wakes up."

"Sango's right. We should hurry and get out of here." Miroku said looking around the clearing. "If we move quickly we can cover our trail and confuse any who might be following."

Makaya nodded and picked the girl up bridal style but hesitated before taking off. "We want to go far and fast. Are you sure you can carry both of them that long?" she asked Inuyasha, tilting her head to point at Kagome and Kikyou.

Inuyasha hesitated in his reflexive "of course". "I can carry one of them and Kagome's bag if you can carry the other. But who will carry the girl? Kirara can only carry two if we want to go fast."

"I'll do it!" Shippo said quickly, going over to Makaya. "Please, I want to help."

Makaya Looked down at him and nodded, helping to arrange the girl on his back so she wouldn't fall off. Looking over at the others she saw Kagome had already handed over her bag to Kikyou who was on Inuyasha's back. Kagome got on Makaya's back, who hesitated again before going. "We should separate every once in a while. When we do, just keep going west." When the other's nodded the all took off.


Muahauahauahaua. The magical chapter three(not really but hey...) any way.. fluffy in the next chapter. or the one after but that is as long as i wait to bring in the Great all Mighty all Powerefull Fluffy. (fluffy fan if you haven't noticed.) My thanks to KageFaiaKoori Doragon, my first reveiwer. I shall continue to do this, even if on for this one person. though it might take a while since i write it in my notebook then type it up and i type slow as all hell... sorry.

but oh well. Hope you enjoyed, already working on next chappy.

-Makaya Loe