Kagome was running through the forest seemingly a black blur of shadows as her hair flowed from her braid her body unable to be detected by demon eyes as her eyes bled with anger, hatred, pain, longing, suffering, and despair,

'HOW COULD HE?' she screamed mentally knowing the others were looking for her

'That back stabbing bastard…and his little bitch they are going to pay' she thought viciously before suddenly stopping at the same valley she had first told Sesshomaru how she felt

"Why did I stop here?" she asked herself

"You want answers Mistress" came a voice as she whipped around to find a black-cloaked figure "Who are you?" she demanded her icy demeanor now in place

"Just call me Okashi" he said

'I've heard that before, but I can't remember where' thought Kagome

"Tell me of what has come to pass since I left," commanded Kagome, as this Okashi told her about Kurei about their searching everything since she went to sleep

"So he thinks that that little bitch is my reincarnation," growled Kagome

"Exactly" nodded Okashi

"Foolish Demon" she smirked before looking away from Okashi

"How do you know of such things?" she demanded

"I know all Mistress," he answered

"Leave Me," she growled

"I will be in touch," he said before backing into the woods.

Sesshomaru burst into the valley as he sensed Kagome's angry soul

"KAGOME" he called watching as magic wind whipped around her while she turned unforgiving hate filled eyes towards him

"You replaced me after one moon cycle" she stated harshly

"Please let me explain," he begged

"I know about everything Sesshomaru" she spit out before the others also burst into the valley "MOTHER" yelled Rin as they all glared at Sesshomaru before Kurei came running next to his side. They all watched as Kagome's skin began to crack black light blazing through her cracking flesh before a scream tore from her throat her eyes blazing black

"RUN!" commanded Mitsukia as they all took off but seemed to stop dead in their tracks as they all fell to their knees gasping for breathe, Sesshomaru and Kurei were clutching onto each other as their minds began to go blank before the entire earth silenced.

They all woke to find themselves in a deep barrier surrounded cave

"Where are we?" demanded Inuyasha

"You are in Coritoth," said a young demon

"Where?" asked Koga

"Another dimension, we need to remain here until Mistress Kagome is calm again," explained the boy "What the hell was that all about?" questioned Sango

"Her pent up power was released, her scream pierces the soul as it shuts down the body systems" said the demon throwing more logs onto the fire

"Why did the entire earth silence?" asked Ayame

"Her scream was heard throughout the universe shutting down everything," answered a young demoness who walked up with a tray of tea handing it to each person

"When will we be able to go back?" demanded Mitsukia

"When she has calmed enough to reawaken the now sleeping Earth," answered the demoness "Damn," growled Shippo standing up

"We will have to wait it out here" said Ritiki

"Show us around," commanded Mitsukia.

They found that the cave they so thought they were staying in was a very lavished mountain castle, they all stared this place had a strange aura about it

"I will show you to your rooms" said the demon

"Are you truly the Mistresses mate?" asked a servant

"Former Mate" snapped Rin in the background

"Really Her Former Mate?" asked the girl

"Show us our rooms," he growled

"Yes of course" said the girl showing them all to their rooms

"Who sleeps in that room?" asked Kagura pointing to the two huge wooden doors

"Well that room is for Mistress Mitsukia while the other is for the lord and lady of the lands of death since Mistress Mitsukia is unmated she stays in the other room" explained the girl

"Since Lord Sesshomaru is only her former mate he is not permitted to stay in her room" said the boy distastefully, this only served to fuel Sesshomaru's guilt, pain and anger

"Good Night To You All" said the servants bowing before leaving.

That night Sesshomaru couldn't sleep knowing that Kurei wasn't Kagome's reincarnation and that Kagome was back more so she hated him, at that he slipped silently to the door that would be his and Kagome's as he reached out to touch it a barrier snapped at his flesh

"Let Me Through" he commanded taking out the pendant that Kagome had given him, the barrier faulted for a minute before dissipating while he opened to room to find a black lavished room, it was clean considering she hadn't used it in over 3,000 years

'Of course the servants would clean it' he thought to himself as he went over to lay on her bed her scent still clung deeply to the black silken material giving him a sense of painful calm. Looking over at a small nightstand Sesshomaru picked up a book called 'Kagome's Thoughts', cautiously opening it he found small phrases that Kagome had written then he tried to piece them to her thoughts and what she was talking about

"Why am i fighting to live, if i'm just living to fight? Why am i trying to see, if there ain't nothing in sight? Why am i trying to give if no one gives me a try? Why am i dying to live if i'm just living to die?" he read out loud it was dated the day before she had told him that she loved him he continued to flip through the pages until a certain phrase caught his eye it was dated the day before she had to leave giving herself to the powers, he began to read this out loud

"Your Pain Is My Pleasure

Your Love Is My Hate

Your Soft Eyes Staring Into My Frozen Depths Of Ice Blue

Your Caring Heart Against My Dead One

Your Fire Against My Ice

Your Light Against My Darkness

Your Touch To Calm My Anger

You're The Reason I Exist….".

She was talking about him in this one for only she would know of his soft heart towards her, he only looked at her with the soft eyes she spoke of suddenly the writing began to glow before specific phrases began to sound out loud in Kagome's voice as if she were right next to him reading them out to him

"For 500 Years I waited for him, My life forever bounded by shadows, a fate so damned I shall always be alone, and never be free, Alone for Eternity…Until the Day Time Ends…" then it moved onto another

"It was so easy to blame you for everything…..so easy for you to rip me open and fill me with hatred…rather than accepting the truth, as I closed myself to everything around me…" then her voice slowly faded

"Kagome…" he whispered as he began to read through more finding out things he never knew her thoughts feelings on everything when she had them.

Sesshomaru sighed before he lay back on Kagome's bed before his mind began to wander

'They told me, but I wouldn't listen' he growled before turning on his side

"Do you love Kurei?" came the cold question of Mitsukia as Sesshomaru turned over to look into the darkness as her crimson eyes glowed with questionable annoyance

"What are you doing here?" he demanded the only light coming from two golden eyes and two red eyes

"I could ask you the same Sesshomaru, trespassing into my mothers room," growled Mitsukia, at that he didn't say anything just glared

"Answer my question, do you love Kurei?" she asked.

Sesshomaru laid there thinking about her question

"I don't know," he concluded,

"You've had three millenniums to decide this," she growled,

"I've never really thought about it until now" he said

"Because you always believed that Kurei was my mothers reincarnation?" she stated

"Yes" he answered

"You never even considered loving Kurei, you were merely staying with her because of her resemblance to my mother?" she demanded getting irritated

"No at first but…I'm not sure anymore" he said rolling once again on his other side his back facing the angry demoness

"My mother despises you, I hate you we all detest your presence you replaced my mother" said Mitsukia tensing silently as she scented Sesshomaru's pain

"I didn't mean to replace her," he said

"We know, but you did and as long as my mother hates you, you and Kurei will remain banished from our lands forever you pissed off the higher beings Sesshomaru you must be forgiven by the most powerful of us and that is my mother we will not aid in your quest if you so do chose to try and gain her love again, we are mere spectators in this twist" she explained icily before getting up and leaving not letting a sound appear until she turned once again to the taiyoukai

"Will you chose to try and gain my mothers love again or will you destroy her further by staying with Kurei the choice is yours but remember if you chose to go after my mother…" she trailed before finishing and turning her back to his

"I will not wish you luck, think about this for you are hated by us all, Death is but a day in the vast eternity of the soul, my mother told me that before she left" said Mitsukia before going back to her room.

Sesshomaru let his eyes slide shut as he growled in frustration this was going to be harder than you would really think possible

'Alright I need to think of my options' he thought, he had Kurei then there was his true love Kagome but even if he did choose to try and gain Kagome back Kurei was his mate now honor, blood and law bounded the two now more than ever but if he didn't go after Kagome he risked losing everything his love his family everything.