Hey guys! I'm finally updating! Sorry it took so long, but school is out now so i "should" be able to update nore often. So please read and review!


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Last time:

As Inuyasha and crew were busy battling Kagura Sesshomaru had finally reached the castle, and Naraku was waiting for him in front of it with Kagome struggling to get free of his grasp next to him.

"Ah, Sesshomaru, you have arrived." Naraku said.

"You will release Kagome." Sesshomaru said shortly.

"Not just yet."


This time:

"You will release her, or you will pay." Sesshomaru growled.

"KuKuKuKuKu, What are you going to do? You don't want to hit your precious miko." Laughed Naraku. He was clearly enjoying what was taking place.

"You'll regret that." Sesshomaru charged with Tokijin at the ready. He managed to cut off the arm that was holding Kagome, and picked her up, jumping away from the hanyou.

Sesshomaru set Kagome down under a tree far from Naraku. "Are you ok?"

Kagome just nodded. After he made sure she wasn't hurt Sesshomaru charged at Naraku again.

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"Wind scar!" Kagura dodged it and took out her fan.

"Dance of Blades!" (i think that's what it's called?) Inuyasha blocked it and charged again. "You aren't going to stop us from saving Kagome!" He yelled.

"Oh, you don't need to save her there is already one person trying to do that." She said smugly.

Inuyasha stopped in his tracks, "what do you mean?"

Kagura chuckled darkly, "just what I said. She doesn't need your protection. There is already someone doing a better job than you."

"Oh really, and who is that?"

She smirked, "Sesshomaru."

The whole groups jaw's dropped. "What?" Inuyasha was the first able to speak again.

"That's right, but why should you care?" She taunted.

Inuyasha didn't respond, it was obvious that she had hit a nerve. He still hasn't decided what to do with Kikyo and Kagome. Inuyasha just raised his sword and charged again, but Kagura had already taken out her feather and was on her way back to the castle, her mission completed.

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Sesshomaru charged at Naraku and brought Tokijin down. Naraku dodged it and flew off. "We shall continue this another time." And he was gone along with the castle. As soon as he was good Sesshomaru put his sword back at his waist, and walked over to where Kagome sat.

He knelt down in front of her, "Are you ok?" Sesshomaru was shocked that he had asked that. He didn't care about her, right?

She still remained silent, but nodded to his question. Sesshomaru picked her up bridal style and started running back to the castle which was in the same direction as where Inuyasha's group was at the moment.

After about five minutes of silence between the two, Sesshomaru started to growl.

"What's wrong, Sesshomaru-sama?" Kagome asked.

"My half-brother is up ahead." Kagome froze. She wasn't ready to face him yet. Sure she wanted to see her friends and kit, but not him. She wasn't ready to continue shard hunting, physically or mentally.

"Can we avoid them?"

"No"

"Why?"

"Because he should be aware of us by now," he explained, "and that means he'll come after us anyway."

"Oh"

In another few minutes they were right ahead of the group and Kagome was getting really nervous. They burst through the trees and saw the group. Inuyasha was up in a tree, Sango and Miroku were talking on the ground, and Shippo was playing with Kirara.

Shippo was the first to speak, "Okaasan!" And launched himself into her arms. Sesshomaru lowered Kagome to the ground. "Kagome-chan, what happened? Are you ok?" Sango asked her best friend as she came over. "I'm fine, I was captured by Naraku, but Sesshomaru saved me."

"Kagome-san, we are glad that you are safe." Miroku came over and put a hand on her back, the next thing he knew he was on the ground unconscious. "He'll never learn will he?" Kagome said shaking her head. Then she looked over to the tree where Inuyasha was sitting, she had expected him to come down and yell at her by now. Maybe he was worried.

"Where the heck were you!" He yelled coming out of the tree. 'Never mind the worrying thing.' Kagome thought. "Sit boy."

"Don't you even care if I'm alive? Of course not." Kagome went silent. She didn't really love him anymore, but she still had very strong feelings for him, and it hurt when he didn't care at all.

"Of course it matters if you are alive, we have to finish getting the shards." Inuyasha said.

"SIT! I can't believe you! I'm not coming back shard hunting yet." She turned to Sango, Miroku, and Shippo, "I'm sorry guys, but I'm not ready yet. I will finish what I started, but not now."

"That's ok Kagome-chan, just stay safe. We'll miss you." Sango gave her friend a hug.

"Okaasan, can I go with you?" Shippo asked hopping into her arms after she let go of Sango.

"If it's ok with Sesshomaru-sama," she turned to face Sesshomaru, who had been silent this entire time. He gave a slight nod of approval.

"Yehh!" Shippo cheered.

"We should get going." He said, turning to leave.

"Ok, bye guys. See you soon." Kagome said. Then she turned to follow Sesshomaru, with Shippo in her arms, and her yellow backpack on her back. (kinda forgot to mention the backpack so let's say that they have been carrying it with them and kagome saw it so she took it back with her )


I think that may have been my longest chapter yet! I'll update ASAP, Review please!

Ja Ne