The dragons song

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or lord of the ring

Chapter 3: the end of one journey and the beginning of another.

Inuyasha

Not far from Kagome's dragon kyn did Inuyasha sit and wait with an eerie patience that was not him. His companions where still half dead from him pushing them so hard and where passed out on the forest floor. He had called Naraku and alerted him where he was and what was to transpire so he could have a front row set. It had been three an a half days since the half demon had caught Kagome's sent and he was still thinking of a way to lure her away from the dragons she resided with now. Inuyasha suddenly looked to the sky as a shadow covered the area. He saw three gigantic dragons swiftly and gracefully soar thru the sky. One looked down and spotted Him, it snarled at him but kept flying. Not far away did Inuyasha here them land. The silent thunder of their heavy bodies on the ground shook his two companions awake.

Kagome

Upon landing Kagome took on her human form and stormed into the forest, leaving her two companions to alert the rest of the meeting. "Inuyasha! Why do you dare to show your face to me?" Kagome snarled not even noticing her friends scents in the clearing or the steadily increasing scent of Naraku as he neared with his detachments. Inuyasha smirked at Kagome and said, "You just saved me a lot of trouble by coming to me Kagome I was afraid I would actually have to work to get you to me." Kagome snarled at Inuyasha and said, "Cut the shit and tell me what you want so I can leave and forget I ever knew you." Inuyasha mocked sighed and said, "If you must know I came to make your life a living hell, my sweet Kagome. When you first came here you pissed of the wrong half demon and its time for revenge." Not liking were the conversation was going Kagome narrowed her eyes suspiciously and said, "Oh but you did that the day I met you, don't you remember? By forcing me to be connected to you? Or maybe it was when you sent that demon to take the jewel from me and forced me to shatter it, hmmm? NO I got it, it was when you never let me live my life how I choose? Dose that hit the mark. Maybe this will help, remember you kept making me fall in love you then you kept braking my heart. You have ruined my life enough Inuyasha, there's not much more you could do to put me further into hell." Sango and Miroku watched their interaction from the sidelines leaning on Kirara for support.

Inuyasha smirked evilly and said, "oh but there is still so much more I could do. Like," he grabbed Miroku by the neck and slowly started to crush his wind pip, as he continued, "Kill your precious friends in front of you and for you to know that it was all your fault. That every thing that happened to them and every pain they ever felt was your fault." Kagome growled in pure hatred and anger at Inuyasha. "Good Inuyasha I see you have fallowed your orders to the T, you may continue." Naraku said, making his presences known to them.

Kagome, who was already pissed from the native dragons, grew enraged at the 2 people who made her life a living hell. Her eyes where still the same color but instead of being white they where black and glowing, and her transformation into her dragon form was fiery instead of the usual calm. Her aura flared and seamed to come alive around her being. Startled by her sudden transformation into the great beast she was Inuyasha dropped Miroku and backed away a few steps. Miroku finally being able to breath again crawled over to Sango and Kirara to watch the mayhem Kagome was about to wreak upon the two hanyous.

She bore her foot long fangs at Inuyasha and Naraku. Kagome attacked while they were still in their stupor. Her long neck carried her head down to their level and snarled, "pay backs a bitch, Inuyasha. You would do wise to remember that." Her voice was no longer like the sweet light that soothed all but a blinding searing pain, like fire burning inside their heads, to every one in the clearing. Kagome then whipped her head to Naraku and snapped down on his body with her deadly teeth. Inuyasha was trapped between her towering talons. Naraku's "children" watched from a distance and bore the pain that was also being inflicted upon them, silently hoping this would free them from his terrible grasp. Naraku let out a terrible scream as Kagome, ignoring his acid like blood, clamped down even harder and shot a stream of fired upon his already severely damaged body. Dropping the burning body from a height of 80 feet, Kagome turned her attention to the cowering half demon between her claws.

"Now Inuyasha, it is your turn to die." Kagome sneered, her voice still like a blazing fire upon the heads of all who heard. Inuyasha cowered before he remembered that he had his fathers sword. Pulling it from its sheath he stabbed it into Kagomes soft flesh on the underside of her foot. Kagome let out a roar of pain that brought the other dragons to her and she released Inuyasha from the confinements of her claws. Kagome, who was beyond furious now, whipped her head down to Inuyashas level and tried to catch him between her teeth like she had down to Naraku. He barely dogged her rapped attacks on him and with each attack Inuyasha countered with his giant fang sword. The other dragons watched with anger in their eyes and flames upon their tongs waiting for an opportunity to drown him in their fiery breath. Finally getting their opportunity they smothered him in flames, his screams of agony rang thru out Japan as he slowly burned to death. Ginger along with Salant, Sion, Cole and Peco approached Kagome and started to lick her wounds and whimpered if she was ok.

Remembering that Sango and Miroku where still there Kagome quickly told them she was fine and transformed back to her demon self. Picking up the jewel shards along the way to the two humans and demon, Kagome approached the three cautiously. "Guys are you ok? I didn't mean to hurt you. I know I did but in my anger I forgot that my dragon voice could be harmful to those not of dragon blood." Kagome said, bowing her head in shame. "No Kagome it's ok. We understand." Sango said sweetly. Kagome smiled lightly and handed over the jewel fragments. "here you can make your wish now." Kagome said then she passed out.

Before Kagomes body hit the ground a bronze colored tail caught her. Sango and Miroku where next to her an instant later even thou they where exhausted as well, making sure Kagome was ok. "She will be fine, young humans. She was just stressed out from the past few days and it finally took its toile on her. You may stay with us until she wakes." Rushiko said, while cradling Kagome in his tail. Then him and the other dragons glided away leaving the two, very confused humans to fallow them.

Kagome looked around from where she was, all around her was death and mayhem and the confusion of a surprise attack. She tried to help one man but she could not touch him. It was like she was a visitor, a spirit, sent to observe the out come of a terrible fate. She heard a man call for a retreat behind her and screams of agony before her. Turning Kagome found the leader with an arrow in his back, but still yelling his order for his troops to retreat back to the castle. As they retreated they where showered with arrows. The leader fell from his horse's back, his own back covered in arrows. Kagome ran to the man she saw his life blood steadily leaving his body. Not knowing what to do Kagome tried her healing powers. The man opened his wise, pain filled eye's and stared into her own deep blue, wise and sorrow filled eyes. Feeling herself draining of power she stopped healing him and found she had only stopped the bleeding for awhile. On of his men came back with his horse and haled him onto it's back. As they rode away the Man looked back right into Kagomes eyes.

Suddenly Kagomes view changed and she was in a dark cave littered with the skeletons of hundreds. In front of her were three people; a human, an elf and a dwarf. She watched silently as they cautiously traveled farther in to the mist and away from her. Once the mist fully engulfed them she was suddenly some where else. She was in another cave but this time the cave held a silver door and several dragon statues. On the ground was a large shape that blended into the darkness of the cave. Looking upon the slowly dieing dragon Kagome felt a pain in her heart. Stepping closer to the dragon Kagome tried to touch him and said, "Please just a little longer, then we will be home. Please." Not knowing why she said those words, she watched as the great beast slowly opened its tired eyes as if it had heard her. It seemed to lock eyes with her then slowly lowered them again in defeat. Kagome felt herself slowly and gently being pulled back to the reality she knew.

Kagome woke with a gasp, alerting all that she was up. "We must hurry, our home is in danger." Kagome said as soon as every one was near her. Sango came up beside her and said, "Kagome what are you talking about?" Kagome looked her straight in the eyes and said, "The world my people come from is in danger. We must hurry if we wish to ever be able to live in our own world once more." Rushiko Looked her straight in the eyes as if searching for the truth then sighed and said, "Then listen well princess, for if what you say is true then we have very little time indeed. First you must learn the song that will summon the door way to you and open it. Then you must learn the how to close the door and send it back to it's holder." "Then Please teach me quickly for there's not much time." Kagome stated with determination filling her eyes.

The rest of the day Kagome spent learning the ritual for opening and closing the door. That night when Kagome slept she had another dream of her home.

Kagome was walking the halls of an enormous palace. She came to a court yard with a dieing tree in it and found an old yelling about his son being dead. She watched as the man thru away all the sanity he had left and as a small man tried to reason with the old steward that his son was still alive. It was then that the attack happened. The Man lost what little sanity he had left and started to yell at his troops to retreat from their posts. A white haired man knocked the insane man out and quickly took command of the situation.

Kagome was once again forced to move on but instead of her just appearing in another place her "body" drifted thru the castile and to two enormous doors that where bared with many chunks of steel. Kagomes body did not stop though and her she just drifted thru the bared doors like a ghost. In side Kagome found the Dragon once again, but this time he seemed even more alert than last time. His head tilted up as if hearing the screams of the dieing, from the earth and those that lived on it. His whole body langue showed he even felt the lands pain as it soaked up the blood of thousands. Realizing who it was before her Kagome spoke softly, "Father we're coming. It wont be long I promise we should be home by tomorrow. Hold on just a little longer and I will relieve you of your pain, Father." The dragon's massive head sharply turned towards Kagome and he said, "My daughter?" "Yes Father." Kagome said as she stepped closer to him then continued, "I understand now why I'm here only in my spirit. I'm here to give hope to those that have lost theirs and to understand why it is important that I bring every one home." Kagome felt herself being pulled away and she said, "We will be home soon."

Kagome found herself once again surrounded by fog. When the fog cleared before her stood a regal looking human, a skittish dwarf and a calm elf, all surrounded by souls filled with hatred and thoughts of betrayal. Kagome was disgusted by the souls of the people that those three living and honorable creatures where seeking for help. "Beware Young Human King, for those who have betrayed your kind once will do so again for the right price." Kagome whispered. The Human looked around suddenly and spotted her faint demon outline, the Elf took up his bow in a flash and had it pointed at her, while the dwarf pulled out his ax. "You are not one under the curse. What binds you creature?" The Human said. Kagome shook her head and said, "I am not dead, Human King, Nor have I ever stepped foot on my ancestors land. I came to tell you that an old race shall return and that you should keep those un-pure souls under a tight reign or they will betray you like they did your ancestors." Kagome then turned to the elf and locked eyes with him. Blue clashed with blue and the elf lowered his bow. Kagomes soul pulsed once then she was gone.

Kagome work none to gently as several dragonlings jumped on her. Kagome pushed the three dragon lings off her and looked out of the cave to see that the sun had already risen. Cursing under her breath Kagome jumped up and started to prepare for summoning the door way. "Kagome, it's time." Rushiko said. All the dragons formed a semicircular around Kagome as she sat in a meditative stance. Once every thing was quiet an eerie yet soft and beautiful song emerged from Kagomes lips. Sango and Miroku became entranced as Kagome continued to sing in an undecipherable language. Ruin watched in amazement as Kagome sang in a dead language, but knowing what was going to happen made Ruin leave the cave and head back to his small family he had started, not wanting to go back to his ancestors' world.

Before Kagome an elegant door slowly formed out of parts of cloud that had formed in the cave. Not long later the silver door was formed and opened to clouds and a blue sky, thru parts of the cloud you could see a deadly battle going on, on the ground beneath them. First the young dragons soared thru eager to explore their parents home, then the more experienced dragons with the young dragon lings in their claws. And finally the oldest whent thru into their once beautiful land. Kagome paused in her song and asked, "Do you wish to come?" Sango and Miroku nodded their heads and jumped onto Kiraras larger form and quickly flew thru the silver doors with Kagome flying in her demon form.

The battle stopped briefly as they heard an eerie song softly drift thru the battle field, generating fear in the orcs and giving the humans a new strength. Looking up they saw as about 200 dragons flew out of the clouds. A minuet later a large cat with fire on it's feet flew to the ground. The clouds cleared briefly and all saw a beautiful creature in front of a set of silver doors singing the ending of the hauntingly beautiful melody. When the doors closed the whole arch disappeared into the clouds and the being fell out of the sky.

Kagome fell, she was too weak to try and stop and she was drifting in and out of consciousness. She heard several dragons roar in fear for her but she could do nothing and they could do nothing for they where all to far away and on the ground. Kagome opened her eyes briefly to see the ground rushing towards her. To tire Kagome hit the ground with a soft thud and the battle continued around her. Kagome's body changed into that of her elf form to speed up her healing process for body her magic and her broken bones. The dragons where furious that they weren't able to stop what had happened and became even more enraged when one of the Ring Wraths on it's pet scavenger ventured to close to their fallen princess.

The dragons attacked the orcs and Nazgul with never ending attacks full of fire and magic. The Nazgul retreated while the elephant like creatures lead the second wave. Not far away Eowyn fought for her uncles life against the Lord of the Nazgul. Kagome Forced her self awake and slowly drifted thru the slaughter of many like a wandering soul. Her elf form covered gently in her soft gold light used for healing. By the time Kagome reached Eowyn it was to late. She could hear the faint words of the man as he slowly left their world and beginning his new journey in another. "Young one, you must let him go. It is his time to move on." Kagome said gently to Eowyn. Eowyn stood swiftly and had her dagger out as soon as Kagome finished speaking. "Who or should I say what are you?" Eowyn demanded. Kagome looked at her with a wisdom very few had and said, "I am many things. I am a Priestess, pure of heart, protector of those who can't protect them selves. I am a dragon, fiercely loyal to those of my heart and more powerful than one would believe. I am an elf, calm and wise. I am a princess, kind and caring and I am this lands soul and body. I am Kagome." Eowyn looked at her suspiciously before she blacked out from pain. Kagome kneeled down beside the girl and stopped the weak healing her body was doing to its self and transferred the healing energy to the woman. It wasn't enough to fully heal her but she was able to cleanse her body of the darkness that plagued it.

Rushiko found Kagome after a half hour and growled his annoyance at her. He then called off the dragons and they swarmed the city Gondor. Circling over head the men of the city knew not what to do as the dragons landed where they could surrounding the palace. Rushiko took flight to do damage control on Kagomes request, while Kagome stayed behind and watched over the young Eowyn. It had been about two hours since they had returned and the reinforcements for the orcs had just arrived by boat. Instead of the reinforcements coming off the boat the three Kagome had seen just that night in her dream jumped over the railing of the ships with an army of cursed spirits fallowing behind them.

Kagome watched silently as the spirits made quick work of the orc army. Legolas and Gimli yelled their scores at each other as they killed them, drawing Kagomes attention. "Eighty-seven, eighty-eight," yelled out Legolas, as he continued to kill orcs. Kagome laughed at their way of having fun during such a terrible time. When the battle finally stopped, the three where near her, with Legolas winning the game. "Please Young King, I need your help. Sir Elf, Sir Dwarf, Your help too please." Kagome said catching their attention. Aragorn swiftly turned to Kagome and was by her side asking, "How do you know I am the king? You seem familiar, those eyes." He murmured the last part. Legolas was looking at her with a knowing look and quickly came to her aid. Gimli who was grumbling about losing came over too. "I thank you for your help, dear sir. Now for your questions young King I will answer them in due time, but first let us get these two into the healing rooms of your palace." Aragorn nodded and picked up Eowyn as Gimli grabbed Merry. Kagome stumbled and passed out before they had gotten far and Legolas carried her to the palace.

By the time they reached the dragons, the dragons where on edge and they had trouble getting past a few very worried dragons that didn't trust their princess in the care of the three friends. Gandalf waited for them next to a rather tall and old looking pale green dragon. The dragon nudged Kagome lightly with his nose and demanded, "What happened?" Before Legolas or Aragorn could answer Gandalf said, "Calm down old friend, your princess is fine, just worn out." Rushiko growled, not trusting the elf that held Kagome but left it at that and fallowed the two legged creatures into the thrown room.

Legolas and Gimli, Aragorn had given Eowyn to one of the other men, broke away from the others and headed towards the healing rooms. Gimli gave Merry to the first healer that he found and dashed back to the others eager to see what their next course of action would be. Legolas on the other hand found the best room he could for the young suppose-ably elf woman in his arms. Legolas starred down at Kagome with confusion in his eyes. Lightly he brushed away a strand of white hair from her face, that's when he noticed her slowly changing features. "What are you? So pure and yet such pain." Legolas murmured to himself as he left Kagome to her sleep.

With the others

Aragorn looked to the dragons and said, "What has brought such vile creatures to this world once more?" Rushiko and the other dragons growled and snarled at the human king while Gandalf spoke for them. "Aragorn you would be wise as not to make the same mistakes your ancestor made with these very creatures. They ruled this land before even the elves came from the west." Gandalf spoke in an authorities tone. Aragorn had the decency to look slightly ashamed and said, "I am sorry Gandalf, but what are we to do?"

Gandalf looked to Rushiko and said, "We will wait for their leader." Rushiko nodded his massive head and said, "You are wise Gandalf, wiser than when we first left. We wait for Kagome she will tell us what to do." The other dragons nodded their heads in agreement and settled down for a long wait. Gimli grumbled and said, "We must take action now! The Dark lord could be preparing to attack us as we speak and all you want to do is lye and wait for your little female leader?" several dragons growled the obvious jab at Kagome and one tried to bit off Gimli's head. Legolas came in at that time and said, "You should calm down, my friend. We have more time before the dark lord will attack again, but we can't wait to long." The dragons looked at him almost wearily before nodding their acceptance of him.

It wasn't until two days later that Kagome woke. "Where am I?" She wandered out loud as she slowly took in the cream colored room. Stiffly she dragged herself out of the bed and stumbled to the door that was not far. Regaining her balance, by using her dragon wings, Kagome walked through the hospital wings, with little energy to do much more. Fallowing her senses she was able to find her kyn and part of the fellowship in the thrown room, with little trouble. Upon entering Kagome was witness to the verbal fight that her, self appointed, guardian dragon(s) and the dwarf arguing about what they should be doing. "YOU, I should rip off your head and present it to our princess for that insult." Coal threatened. Kagome decided that she had heard enough, even if it was only a little bit, and intervened before anyone got hurt. "I would not approve of that Coal and you know that." Kagome stated in a reprimanding tone. "P-p-princess. Please forgive me." Coal stuttered out nervously, knowing Kagome's views on the past. "Kagome!" Sango Yelled as she threw herself at her friend in happiness, Miroku fallowing close behind with a nice little "pat" on the rear.

Miroku quickly ended up unconscious with a perverted grin on his face and Sango dragging him away. Smiling softly was all that was needed for Coal to know he was forgiven. "Kagome, I'm glade to see you awake and I regret to do this to you but we must make some decisions soon." Rushiko said. Kagome nodded her head in acknowledgement and pondered what to do knowing already what the questions where. "First off I need to introduce myself formally." Turning to Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli and Gandalf she bowed her head slightly and said, "I am Kagome, daughter of Rauko, king of the dragons and Serilina, Elvin ambassador. I am their princess and guardian. It is my pleasure to meet you human King Aragorn, Elvin Prince Legolas, Master Gimli and of course Gandalf the White leader of the wizards that wander this land." Gandalf laughed and said, "You are well informed lady Kagome." The others stared at her in amazement. Gimli, being the ever suspicious one, demanded, "How did you know our names, woman." Kagome just looked calmly at him and said, "Beings are born with the knowledge of the word, yet few can grasp it, but once you've grasped it you must know what to do with it or it will control you. I have simply harnessed a small piece of the vast knowledge that the world has given me." Gimli gave her a dumbfounded look and pulled an Inuyasha and just "fehed".

"It looks like my friend has admitted defeat." Aragorn laughed breaking the tense silence that had been created. Smiling once more Kagome moved the conversation back to the original topic. "It would be in all our best interests to help the two young Halflings. I believe they are nearing their destination and they will need all the help they can get from this point on, but first if you don't mind I would like to talk to my father." Aragorn thought over what she had said and looked to Gandalf for some guidance. Gandalf simply nodded his head to show that he thought the rough plan was good. "Ok, but where is your father?" Aragorn asked. Kagome looked surprised and said, "You do knot know that you have been guarding him for the past 600 years? He lives in our castle that you built this very castle to guard against all over a simple clash of temper." Seeing the slightly confused look on Aragorn's face she said, "He lives in the very mountain you have built this castle into." Smiling Kagome said, "Fallow me and I shall take you to him. The others are waiting to go home." She then gracefully walked past the Fellowship and into another hallway they had not known was there.

The dragons( that where still in the thrown room) fallowed carefully as not to step on one of their new human allies into the elegantly carved hallway. Ducking into another hallway Kagome led them threw an intricate maze built to keep the dragon king in his castle and to keep unwanted visitors from finding him. It was about a half hour later that Kagome stopped in front of a large chamber. There where several families of dragons waiting with their young to be let into the castle. Gimli along with the others looked around the room to find each and every wall intricately craved dragons but no doors. Kagome turned to one wall with a huge dragon carved into it and pressed her hand onto the dragons chest. Letting out her breath onto the door the wall seamed to melt away and left behind a silver door almost as tall as the mountain.

Pushing lightly on the door, it opened into a dark room. In the center of the room laid a huge mass of darkness with a single glowing ruby red eye directed at them. The broken Fellowship paused in the door way as a forbidding feeling drifted around them. Piercing the strained silence was a single clear yet quiet voice, "Andúnë?" Kagome smiled and proceeded to walk to her father while saying, "Yes, but I am known as Kagome now father."

Rauko lifted his massive head from the ground and turned to look at Kagome. Smiling lightly Kagome backed up and opened her arms as to welcome her father. The partial fellowship stood back from the sweet reunion of father and daughter as the once proud dragon king shifted into his demon like form and pulled his daughter into a fierce embrace. Pulling away, Kagome smiled as the dragons all around them roared in glee and gave the onlookers a sight to behold of their glorious power. "I am sorry father that we don't have much time right now but we will soon. First we must save our once beautiful land and restore it to its former glory." Kagome said as she pulled away. "Then let us find away to save this world." Rauko said as he pulled Kagome against him once again and headed out of the dragons castle.

Legolas, Gandalf and Aragorn all had the sense to bow to the two royals walking proudly past them while Gimli, still upset from earlier, stood gruffly off to the side. Kagome pulled away from her father to pull the three to their feet and drag them out of the dragons' castle. Having not noticed the others leaving Gimli was left behind slightly, until one of the younger dragons lightly burned his butt.

5 Hours Later

"So, we will distract the eye as long as we can while Kagome along with Sango, Miroku and Kirara will go help Frodo and Sam with destroying the ring." Aragorn said. "yep that about sums it up." Kagome said a little too cheerfully. They had all learned that Kagome was a little on the crazy side and had a pretty big mischievous streak when she was getting bored and tried to see how long it would take them to realize she was trying to set Miroku on fire only 2 hours into the discussion. "Now that that's settled we will fallow threw with the plan tomorrow, I am going to go practice my archery and possibly do a little training before bed. See ya." Kagome then proceeded to skip out of the audience chamber. Rauko laughed lightly along with Legolas and Gandalf while Aragorn, Sango and Miroku all just shook their heads with smiles of amusement on their faces. Gimli on the other hand was still trying to get use to the slightly "emotionally" unstable girl.

Legolas, thinking it was a good idea, fallowed Kagome to the archery fields. Upon arriving he found Kagome in her elvin form with a beautifully carved long bow in her hands and an elegantly made arrow knocked. Kagomes' outfit was different thou from the one she normally wore in that form. Instead on the silver dress Kagome wore a light blue tunic and black breeches with her silver knee high boots on. Her hair as well was pulled back into a messy braid with bits of her hair falling out. Noticing a slight flaw in her stance Legolas came up behind her hand said, while moving her body, "If you stand like this, it will make it easier for you to hit your target and be able to move freely." Shivering at the closeness of their bodies, Kagome turned slightly and said quietly, "Thanks I didn't know that." When Kagome finally made eye contact with Legolas their eyes held each other for a good minuet before either of them realized.

Blushing lightly Kagome turned back and shot the arrow straight into the center of the target and half way out the other side. Legolas stepped back and observed her a little long, his own cheeks tainted pink, Before he commented again, "You are good, Kagome. How long have you been using a bow and arrow?" Kagome, turned her head towards Legolas and said, "Only a short while. I still have yet to perfect it." "You don't have long to go. Your stance and aim are nearly perfect." Legolas praised her. Still not very use to praise Kagome blushed and said, "Few have uttered such kind words to me." Not quiet understanding what Kagome was saying Legolas said, "I can hardly believe that. I am sure there are many who shower you with praises of beauty and skill." Kagome sighed and said, with a hint of sadness, "That is true but all of those people don't matter to me and the ones that do matter where the ones often belittling me. It wasn't until recently have I found people, or should I say dragons, that I care for and I'm not belittled."

Not really knowing what he was doing, he walked up behind her again and wrapped his arms around her and whispered into her ear, "Do I matter?" Kagome turned around into his embrace and almost whispered, "Strangely enough I'm beginning to think you matter the most." Legolas pulled back just enough to be able to look Kagome in the eyes, searching unconsciously to see if she was lying. When all he found was an emotion he did not recognize, but be some how new it was good, he smiled and lightly lifted a stray piece of hair out of her eyes and tucked in behind her ear. Kagomes breath caught at the light brush of his fingers against her cheek. It wasn't until it was well past sunset before the two broke out of their trance. Blushing they both headed to their rooms for the night. Neither of them seeing the two people watching them from the shadows or the little fire neko.

The next morning was hectic for all of the people included in their plan. Aragorn was out with Legolas and Gimli finding volunteers for the mission while Kagome packed necessary things for their battle with Sango all the while hindering Miroku unconscious. Gandalf all the while was doing the final touches with Rauko and the dragons part in the diversion. For some reason thou Kagome could not help but think about Legolas and his sweet words and soft touch all the Legolas could not help but think about Kagome. Sighing Kagome forced herself to admit that she was falling in love again and falling hard. Legolas thou still had yet to realize what his feelings for Kagome where and only knew that he wanted her love and happiness.

As they where gathered about to leave on different missions Sango and Miroku cornered Legolas. "If you have any impure intentions towards Kagome I suggest you back off now." Miroku almost growled out. Sango quickly hit him on the head and said, "Shut up." She then turned to Legolas and said, "What are your feelings towards Kagome?" Legolas gave them a look of understanding and said, "I don't know what I feel for her yet but I do know I want her happiness and love." Sango nodded her head in understanding and said, "Please be kind to her. She has been hurt in the most unthinkable ways, besides being rape that is, than you could imagine. She may put on that she has a lot of self confidence but the truth is that she has almost no self confidence at all and is easily hurt." Legolas nodded his head in understanding and watched Sango drag Miroku away before he decided it was his job to be ove

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