Sesshomaru is sitting near a lake deep in thought. Rin and Jalken are out looking for food and a place to camp for the night.

"Why am I still thinking about her," he said to himself," The more I think about her the more…" He was interrupted by Jalken and Rin walking towards him.

"Lord Sesshomaru, I found a place for us to camp for the night," Jaken said as Rin was taking Ah-Un to the lake to get something to drink," My lord… are you thinking of that wench again?" Sesshomaru just looked at Jaken and subconsciously said 'I'll kill you if you call her that again.'


"K'so; Inu Yasha, you know perfectly well that Shippō is just a kid," Kagome was yelling at Inu Yasha for hitting Shippō in the head, "Si…"

"Don't even say it!"

"Osuwari," Inu fell into the floor of the cave, "Don't you ever tell me what to do!"

"I told you not to piss her off."

"Shut up, Sakura! I've known her longer than you have."

"Yeah, but I've learned from others mistakes."

"You're telling me, that you learned from MY mistakes," Inu said while he was getting up, "I'll teach you… some… someone is coming." Sakura and Inu knew who it was.

"Want me to greet him, Inu-san, or do you," she said beaming.

"Be my guest, because, you know as well as I, that I would kill him." Inu said without thinking.


"Koga, this is where Inuyasha is, why do you…."

"Shut up, I'm not here to see that mutt," Koga said, "An old friend is with Kagome and the others." Sakura was waiting for them outside of the cave.

"What took you so long? I've been out here for an hour."

"Had to wait for some stragglers…" Koga explained, "So, how is that hanyou brother of yours?"

"He's fine, but is in need of training though."

"And you're expecting me to train him for you."

"Yeah… and if you refuse… you know what I'd do to you."

"Of course Sakura-chan. So what kind of training do you have in mind for him?"

"Hand to hand combat… you know how bad I'm at that… but Kaze needs to learn many types of combat before he inherits our chichi's most powerful sword."

"Why don't you just teach him to use the sword?"

"It was our chichi's dieing wish that Kaze would master different fighting techniques before he even puts one hand on the sword."

"So… when do you want tha… I mean…. Your brother's training?"

"Tomorrow night," Sakura said in a monotone voice.

"So… you want to 'supervise' me training him…"

"No… I have other things to do…"

"You… can't leave him with the wolf tribe…. You know perfectly well what they'd do to him."

"That's why if anything does happen to him… you'll be the first to feel my blade." Koga looked nervous after Sakura said that.


"Inu-san, where is Sakura-chan?"

"Oh… Kagome-chan, she's outside talking to… Ko… Ko…. Koga," Inuyasha tried to say that as fast as he could before he got the urge to go out there and kill him in front of his comrades.

"Ok… then I'll go out and see why he's here," Kagome turned around and stared to head out side, but Inu stopped her, "Inuyasha, what are you doing?"

"I have a feeling that Sakura-chan and Koga have to speak in privet… for a bit longer…. They would've came in if their conversation wasn't; now Kagome-chan… would you please just sit down and wait for them in here…. OK?"

"But, Inu-san…."

"Please, Kagome-chan…just listen to me just this one time," Inu said as if he cared about what's happening outside; even thou he didn't know what exactly what's going on.

"Ok, Inu-san." Kagome sat next to Inuyasha and put her head into his shoulder. Please Inu-san, please don't ever leave me… ever… I love you, Kagome thought as she started to fall asleep next to Inuyasha. After Kagome fell asleep, Inuyasha picked her up and laid her down next to Kaze and Shippō. Kagome-chan I wish that I could tell you how I truly feel… but I don't know how you would react, Inuyasha thought as he gently gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Inuyasha, get you're hands off of my woman."

"About time you guys showed up," Inuyasha said as he was putting a blanket over Kagome.

"Koga… please don't start a fight tonight. We need your help with protecting Kaze tonight."

"I know, but…"

"Just drop it, ok?" Sakura walked over to, the now human, Kaze; and looked worryingly at him. Remember I won't always be there to protect you, Kaze; that's why I'm leaving you in Koga's charge, she was trying to think of a good way to tell him why she's going to go after Naraku on her own.

"Someone's coming," Sakura said without looking up, "Miroku-san, Sango-chan please keep Kaze safe while the rest of us see who's coming." Nobody said a word as Sakura was heading outside with Inuyasha, Koga, and Koga's comrades followed.

"Show yourself demon… I know you're here," Sakura said as she was unsheathing her sword, "Inu-san, Koga-san… get ready for a battle." They did as they were told. Then all of a sudden Naraku walked out of the woods.

"Why are you here, Naraku," Sakura yelled, " You know I'd die protecting what I have left of my family…"

"You know perfectly well that your brother is one of the chosen one's mentioned in the prophecy."

"Shut up he's not part of a fifty year old prophecy," Sakura started to cry as she was getting into fighting position.

"Go ahead…. You know well that I never show myself unless I had one of my incarnations near by." Then all of a sudden they heard Sango screaming. Without another word Naraku disappeared.

"Kaze…" Sakura ran into the cave without even sheathing her sword. When she entered the cave, she saw a demon, with a spider mark on his back, holing onto Miroku and Sango in one hand and Kaze, Shippō, and Kagome in the other.

"You basterd…. You let them go now!" The demon ignored her demands.

"Kagome," both Inu and Koga yelled as they ran in from outside. The demon threw Sango and Miroku at the wall of the cave.

"Let the others go as well," Sakura said as she was getting ready to destroy him.

"I'll let the wench and the kit go…. But the young boy's mine now," as he said this, he threw Kagome and Shippō at the wall, but Inuyasha caught both of them before they could hit the wall.

"Bastered… let my brother go!"

"Now I will take my leave before anything else happens." The demon let out a puff of smoke and he disappeared before anybody could react. Sakura fell to her knees and started to cry.

"Um… Sakura-chan… can I ask you one question," Inuyasha said as he was putting Kagome and Shippō down, "What was Naraku talking about when we were outside of the cave?"

"He… he was talking about some prophecy that my father made fifty years ago…. He said that one of is children and a hanyou would be his demise…" Sakura got up after saying that and walked out of the cave without saying anything.

"Don't you think we should stop her" Inu said as he was running after her.

"Inuyasha… why don't you get this through your thick head of yours… she'll kill you when she's like this," Koga said as he ran in front of him.

"Koga, I thought you wanted me dead."

"Only by my hands and nobody else's"


"I can't believe that I let that happen to him," Sakura said to herself as she was walking through the woods, "I need to get him back… but how."

"Who are you talking to this time?" Sakura stopped dead in her tracks when she heard a familiar voice. She knew who it was, but needed to double-check her theory.

"Who are you? Why are you following me?"

"Don't tell me that you forgot me already," Sesshomaru said as he was walking in front of her, "After I met you… I couldn't think straight… what did you do to me?"

"I did nothing," Sakura said, "Now if you don't mind, I have to find my brother." She started to walk towards Sesshomaru, but he stopped her with is only arm.

"I don't think you're in the right condition to walk alone in the woods."

"Leave me alone… I just want to find Naraku, kill him, and get my brother back without anybody's help."

"Why don't you want help?"

"Because… anyone who helps gets hurt… and I don't want anybody to get hurt any more." Sakura tried to get around Sesshomaru, but he stopped her before she could move an inch.

"I would help you… I need to get back at Naraku for what that back stabbing bastered did."

"No… I… I… don't want anybody getting hurt… especially you Sesshomaru-san," she said as she clung to him.

"I promise you… no one will get hurt any more," he said as he put his arm around her, "Now you need to rest… please come and camp with us for the night." As Sesshomaru and Sakura walked into the camp Rin and Jaken were asleep next to Ah-Un. Sesshomaru led her to a spot near a tree.

"You'll rest here… I'll wake you when it's time to leave."

"I'm not going to rest till I find my brother safe and sound."

"Then just sit down… I'll help you find him weather you like it or not." Sesshomaru sat her down and walked to the nearest tree and sat down. Why am I helping her…? I never would've done that in a million years before I met her. Sesshomaru stared off into space while Sakura was trying to find a way to get Kaze back without Sesshomaru or anybody else getting hurt.

"What are you doing?" Sesshomaru saw her trying to walk out of the camp.

"I don't want you to get hurt." He walked over to her.

"Haven't you ever thought, that leaving without saying anything would hurt me," he said putting his arm around her.

"No… I… never thought of that."

"Then, why do you get the idea that anybody who try to help you get hurt?"

"Because they do… my friends were just hurt trying to help me protect my brother."

"I'll make sure nobody else gets hurt." Sesshomaru unsheathed the Tensaiga. Sakura took a step back.

"If you kill me now then you'll be helping Naraku…"

"I'm not going to hurt you… this is the Tensaiga, it's not used to kill it's used to heal… so if anyone is hurt I will keep my word and heal them." He took a step closer to her. She took a few more steps back and ran into a tree pinning her. Sesshomaru sheathed the Tensaiga as he was walking towards her. She looked into his eyes, she saw what his eyes never had until he met her.

"What…." Sesshomaru put his arm right next to her head and moved his face closer to hers. She tried to run, but she couldn't stop looking into his eyes. He began to kiss her and she didn't resist. What am I doing? I shouldn't be doing this right now, both of them thought at the same time. Instead of pulling away from each other, they embraced each other.


"Good work Kuro-yama," Naraku said as Kuro-yama set the unconscious Kaze in front of him.

"It was my pleasure to serve you, my lord." He turned to walk out of the room.

"Remember what I said about Kagura… now go out and watch over her and report anything what she does to betray me."

"Yes, my lord," He said and then walked out of the room, to carry out Naraku's orders.

"Who am I supposed to go to," Kagura said quietly to herself, in fear that her younger brother is following. She flew over the cave where Inuyasha and the others are saying. I'm not going to ask that mutt for any help… I'd rather Naraku kill me….


"You guys are telling me that you let her out in the woods alone," Kagome screamed at both Inuyasha and Koga.

"I was about to stop her, but some one stopped me," Inu tried to explain.

"That flea bitten mutt is right; I did stop him…. If I didn't she would've killed him… and possibly me."

"I knew it…. You had another reason in stopping me."

"Osuwari!" Inuyasha fell to the ground.

"What was that for?"

"Inu-san… you know not supposed to yell at somebody who saved you… Thank you Koga-san," Kagome said.

"Then why are you yelling at me… I save you every day."

"That's different."

"No it's not… now I want an apology."

"Osuwari, that's what you're getting." Koga, with out anybody realizing, went over to where every body else was.

"Kagome's scary when she gets like this… ain't she," Shippō said to Sango and Miroku.

"Yeah… good thing she didn't yell at me like that when we met," Miroku said with a sigh.

"What are you talking about Miroku… Kagome-chan yelled at you when you first met. Remember it was for…." Miroku stopped Shippō before he could finish his sentence.

"Miroku-san, it's just a lover's quarrel… they'll be done soon."

"What do you mean by 'lover's quarrel'," Koga said, right behind Sango; making her jump.

"Sorry, Koga, I didn't know you were behind me." Sango said as she was trying to calm her heart down.


K'so - Damn it

hanyou - half breed