Summary- Years have passed since the incident with Khan. Now Rin is happy, living with her young child, InuTaisho. InuYasha has taken over in Sesshoumaru's absence, and no one knows what has happened to him. Rin still wonders upon the missing youkai, and if she shall truly ever see him again...

Eternity

Chapter Seven

"All the pieces are falling in place...what are they willing to do to protect the ones they love?"

Rin pat her bedside, beckoning InuTaisho over to her. The little boy quickly complied, wondering what "important matters" his mother wished to speak to him was. His eyes widened at the thought that he would get a gift. Oh how he wished to have an army of his own! That way, he could have a lot more people to play with that just Uncle Shippo. One person just wasn't enough, and Uncle InuYasha was always busy, so he never had time to play with the little pup...mother mainly told him bedtime stories and took care of him otherwise.

"InuTaisho...have you ever wondered about who your father was?" Rin questioned, picking him up and putting him in her lap. The pup blinked, his little inu ears twitching. His father? Of course he's wondered about who his father was! He wondered about it everyday...all his mother really told him was that he was a powerful demon that ruled these lands before he died. That was all, he knew nothing else, no name, no description, zip! ...but now would be his chance...

"Yes! ...is momma gonna tell me about him...?" InuTaisho asked. Rin smiled at his question and nodded. She had to. Her conscience wouldn't quit unless she did, knowing that there's a possibility that she could die and he would still never know a thing about his origin. Rin sighed. Well...here goes nothing...

"Well...it started a few years ago. My sister and I were living in a village with the headman..."

-7-7-7-

InuYasha grunted as he sat in a random tree in the Fukai Mori, staring out with a saddned look on his face. He couldn't go back, not now, not ever. He sighed and his ears pressed against his head. Kagome had known all this time that he was the one who killed her...but if she knew, then why wouldn't she say anything? Maybe that was the real reason as to why she left...not to become a priestess, but to get away from him...but then...why did she come back? Did she not trust Rin with him? That little ungrateful...!

"InuYasha."

InuYasha jumped slightly, not expecting to be snuck up upon. He turned around to see Tsubaki smirking at him knowingly. He glared, before remembering that was still stuck under the Pact...but...then why didn't he die when he didn't comply to get the Jewel? ...wait! Tsubaki wasn't the one who found Kagome like she had promised! Kagome found them! Which meant that he didn't have to get the Jewel, which also meant, that if he had remembered any of this when it really needed, he could have avoided all of this crap! InuYasha groaned and held his head. Why had he been so stupid...?

Tsubaki stared at him. Looks like he figured it out on his own then. But that still didn't change the fact that she wanted to see him and that woman go at it again. Therefore, she needed to somehow convince them both to see each other again. She smirked and laughs softly to herself. Such entertainment was priceless...but for it to end so soon was so wrong! She needed them to give her at least...two more shows. "So I'm guessing that you and that...Kagome hate each other now?" Tsubaki asked. InuYasha turned and glared at her.

Who did this woman think she was? Hate each other? Feh! More like greatly missunderstood! He didn't even know that he killed her until it was too late! And Kagome didn't know that he didn't know about it, so she was in perfect right to act the way she did. All she knew was that he killed her once, and nothing else. At this point, InuYasha felt like a great dumbass. Why couldn't he think when the things were happening? Why did it always have to wait until it was too late? He growled and leapt out of the tree. "Kagome..." He whispered. He then took off bounding through the forest, leaving an utterly confused Tsubaki behind him.

-Kagome...please forgive me...-

-7-7-7-

Naraku smiled wickedly at the man before him in chains. "So...you're planning to escape by being me?" He asked. The man glared at Naraku with vicious eyes.

"Yes...they'll pay for what they did to me...it was because of them I was killed!" He yelled at Naraku. Naraku didn't seem to really care all that much, but it would help if it wasn't the real "him" who went into the living world...after all, he still had some business to do here.

"I don't care what you want, I merely wish to ask you something...seeing as you'll be taking over my body, some things are going to change on your appearance...all I wish...is that you kill your daughters." Naraku smirked viciously as he said this. The man stared at him, then looked grim.

"Don't worry about that...Kagome and Mitsu will die...by my hands..."

-7-7-7-

Kagura sighed in annoyance as another wave of soldiers ran at her. "Will you just stop and listen to me? I know I'm a demon, you fools, but I'm not here to fight!" She swung her fan, blowing away another set of troops. She wasn't hurting them, or at least not trying to...but she did accidentally let off a Dance of Blades earlier...maybe that was why they were attacking her? Who cared! She needed to go and see this stupid Lord so she could be rid of Naraku.

"Demon! You will not harm our Lord!" One of the soldiers yelled. Kagura rolled her eyes.

"I'm not going to! I only want to talk to the old man...some priestess sent me..." Kagura said. The soldiers stopped for a moment, looking at each other in uncertainty. A man walked up to face Kagura, obviously the General.

"You wish to see the Lord? Were you, by chance, sent here by Priestess Kaede?" The man asked. Kagura stared at him.

"If that was the old hag's name, then yes." Kagura said. The General narrowed his eyes at her. If she was really sent by Kaede...then it must be something important.

"Very well, we will let you pass, demon." The General said. The soldiers looked to him in pure shock and surprise. He was going to let her pass...? But why? Why would he allow for a demon to get so close to the Lord? Kagura shrugged and walked past him, to the mansion steps. The General watched her with careful eyes.

"B-but General Takemaru, are you sure that she can...?" One of the soldiers asked carefully. Takemaru snapped his sight to the soldier.

"If you haven't noticed, our Lord is a demon as well, so there would be no point. If we're lucky, they'll both kill each other..." Takemaru said. "Come on men, we're leaving." He turned around, the rest of the army following after him eagerly. After all, who wanted to be here when two demons starts fighting?

-7-7-7-

Kagura's crimson eyes scanned the area carefully. What kind of mansion was this? It seemed like something Naraku would live in...dark, dank and frightening...she snapped her head up as a wift of demonic energy hit hers. She narrowed her eyes. So, the Lord was a demon? Why would the Priestess keep calling on demons for help? Did she trust them that much...?

"Who are you, woman? And why do you enter my home?"

Kagura jumped slightly at the voice. Telepathy, eh? Well...how interesting. "I was sent here by a priestess named Kaede...she was saying some stuff about needing help with a demon named Khan and asked me to come and seek you out...can you help her?" Kagura asked. She really felt stupid actually, talking to thin air...she's just glad that no one was going to walk in on her while she did this.

"Hmm...priestess Kaede...so, Khan has returned? Tell me, woman, who are you?"

"T'ch, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours..." Kagura grumbled. She knew she was risking it at that point, but she didn't expect him to hear her. And she definitely wasn't expecting him to do what he did next.

The demon laughed.

At her!

"Hmhmhmhmm...my name is Ryukoutsusei..."

"My name is Kagura..."

"Well then Kagura, it looks like you and I are going to have to get to know one another, aren't we?"

-7-7-7-

Utsugi sighed in annoyance as she continued to fan Touga, hoping to bring him back from his fall. After finding out that the body couldn't be complete, he went on a rampage! Poor Touga had to be knocked out to stop him...now the only thing was to find out why the body couldn't be completed. But no one understood it either. They've tried everything, but all they've come up with is that something's missing. Something that's vital for a body to live. But for the life...death of her, she couldn't figure it out!

"This sucks..." Utsugi mumbled, twitching as Touga began to drool on her slightly. At that point, she shoved him off. "Dumb dog..." She muttered, standing up, then walking over to the water mirror.

"Something vital to live...Sesshoumaru...are you preventing your own resurrection?"

To Be Continued...

W00t! ...this story just seems to be getting every character in it, doesn't it? Takemaru, Ryukoutsusei, Naraku, Kouga, etc...but anyway, my fans of Forbidden, can you guess who it is that's taken over Naraku's body? If so, then I am so proud of you! If not...well...then you didn't. (sweatdrops) Anyway, why does Naraku want to stay in the Afterlife? And is Sesshoumaru really preventing his own resurrection, or is it just incomplete? How will InuTaisho take to hearing about his father? Will InuYasha and Kagome ever get together? ...will I quit with all these evil cliffhangers? X3 BTW, this chapter wasn't long because everything's now kicking in, so sorry for the short chap. Well, see ya!

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-Angelus