A/N: Hello everyone! I am updating rather quickly right now so please enjoy! And I am finally gonna start the storyline on this chapter! That means that Mr. Fluffy (Sesshomaru) wiil be in it! Yay! Enjoy!

Weird note: Hey, to all you Sango fans out there, I know that this is a really weird thing to say, but I found out how to do my hair like how Sango does it! It looks so good! I wish that I had thought of it sooner!

Previous: "Mom, Grandpa? Sota Buyo!" Kagome then started into a flurry of coughing, she had better save the little air around her and just look for them. Kagome entered the kitchen, well at least what used to be the kitchen, now it was ablaze with flames and completely unrecognizable. She looked for anyone that might be in there, but nothing came up. Kagome was about to try the stairs, but found them completely cut off at the third step. Flames licked at the ends of the stairs and began slowly crawling up to the top of the room. The stairs were out of question. Dropping to her knees, Kagome crawled around the living room and the remains of the sofa. She didn't even know what she was doing anymore. Kagome crawled towards the front door, about to try looking in the mud room, but then a piece of wood fell on her. It burned her skin and made Kagome scream. She tried to pull it off, but the air was getting thin. Slowly Kagome found herself flitting in and out of conscience. Finally she gave into the beckoning darkness that surrounded her.

"Ow my head, it feels like someone dropped a hammer on me…" Kagome looked around as her vision slowly started to come back to her.

"Sweetheart, are you alright?" A kind lady's voice was audible right in front of Kagome.

Kagome forced herself up; her leg didn't feel too bad, considering what had fell on it earlier.

"What happened here? Wait, the shrine!" Kagome looked over in the shrine's direction to see a smoldering pile of rubbish. She stared at it a moment longer, unable to take in what had just happened to her home. The lady simply waited for Kagome, allowing her to take all the time she needed. Just then Kagome realized that her mom wasn't there beside her. Neither was her grandpa of Sota.

"Where are they! What happened to them?" The lady didn't need to know who 'they' and 'them' were. She knew perfectly well. The lady squeezed Kagome's hand and looked into her eyes.

"I'm so sorry dear, but your parents, they…they were lost. There was no way we could save them, nor your little brother. We only found you because you were to close to the doorway.

At first Kagome simply stared, then her look of confusion slowly turned into a look of terror. Wave after wave after wave of shock hit her over and over again. She felt like she was drowning, and she didn't put up any resistance towards it. She simply let the pain and the suffering, all of it to overwhelm her and somehow soothe her. But this didn't last for long, after a minute, Kagome got up. She laughed at the lady.

"That…that was funny, that really was. You really got me! You really got me that time!" Kagome started into a maniacal laughter, but continued to back away, not wanting to hear what she knew was true, but it came.

"I'm sorry, it isn't a joke, they're really gone." Kagome listened to the lady, then started screaming.

"Shut up! Just shut up! I don't want to here you words! I don't care! Just get away from me you damn idiot!" She ran towards the sacred well, letting her emotions overwhelm her and turn into the harsh words that she had just spat out. She continued running, not even caring if anyone saw her go through. All she wanted was to run away from this…this dream. Yes that was it, it was all a dream. But deep down, Kagome's heart knew what her mind was rejecting. They were gone, they were really, really gone. She ran towards the well, which was the only establishment still intact at the shrine besides the sacred tree. She dived into it, despitethe protestsof the firemen around her. Kagome traveled through time, not caring where she went, she simply wanted to run away from it all.

Climbing out of the well, Kagome started to run again. She no longer felt weariness, frustration, or anger, all she saw was the path in front of her. She continued running, not even knowing from what anymore. She passed the village, and ran into the forest, and yet she didn't stop. She simply ran, on and on, letting her tears flow freely and undetected down onto her uniform. The pain of the tragedy and almost driven Kagome to the point of insanity.

Meanwhile, Inuyasha had just finished having his wounds dressed when he smelled salt. But there was something different about it rather than the salt that you found in oceans or in stalagmite. No, these were tears….Kagome's tears. Without a second thought, Inuyasha sped out of the hut in the direction of the scent.

"Aye, Inuyasha, come back! Ye wounds, they are not yet healed." Kaede called after Inuyasha, but her command fell on deaf ears.

"Come on Sango, let's go."

"Mm, Kirara!"

"Rawr" The feline demon transformed and hurried after Sango and Miroku.

At last, Kagome could run no more, and shed no more tears. She seemed to he exhausted all her means of expressing her pain. So Kagome simply sat, and waited for she didn't know what. Kagome sat there for a long while, and unconsciously formed a barrier from her and the outside world. She sat staring into the lake. Everything had happened in such a short amount of time. It was like a dream, almost, but too realistic. She watched as two small dragonflies danced around the shimmering water lilies. It was very beautiful, and reminded her of Inuyasha, although she didn't know why. She stared at the small dragonflies, their lives were so small and seemingly insignificant, and yet, they were still there, they still had a purpose. Outside their small world, there were so many living creatures, all which served a purpose. The large maple and oaks that surrounded the small pool of water cast reflections upon the lake. Their beautiful leaves each cast an individual shadow upon the still water. Slowly, without really thinking, Kagome lowered the barrier that she had formed. Kagome looked down into her own reflection, she felt even smaller than the dragonfly. What was her purpose in life anyways? Inuyasha….yes Inuyasha, but he had Kikyo, he didn't need her, she was simply and small intersection in his life that he had to overcome. She didn't even know why she considered mating him. So far, all she had been was an obstacle in Inuyasha's life that made him miserable. Kagome stared at the water, as silent tears fell onto the lush grass below her.

"Kagome, where are you?" Inuyasha had followed Kagome's scentfor some time, but for some strange reason, her scent had disappeared. He looked around in dismay, searching for the woman that he loved. Just then her scent flooded into his senses again, this time incredibly strong. He looked up to see Kagome sitting at the river's edge, shedding silent tears. Inuyasha walked slowly up to Kagome, and put his arm around her. They were silent for some time, then Kagome spoke.

"Inuyasha…"

"Yea, what is it?"

"What am I to you?"

"What are you talking about Kagome?" There was a short pause.

"You heard me, what am I to you. Do I place any value, or am I simply some silly girl with stupid hopes?"

"Kagome…no you're not that! You mean more than anything to me Kagome!" Kagome looked up at Inuyasha.

"Do you really mean that Inuyasha? Am I not just some silly obstacle in your way of Kikyo?"

Inuyasha was taken aback with this question, and answered a little more harshly than he should have.

"No! You're not that Kagome! Why can't you just understand that? You mean the world to me! I'm nothing without you! I don't need Kikyo, i need you."

This was the first time that Kagome had heard these words, and they sprung fresh tears to her eyes.

Inuyasha looked down at the crying miko and slowly pulled her into his arms. He lay his head against Kagome'sshoulder and sat still.

"Oh Inuyasha, what am I going to do?"

"Do what? what do you mean?"

"My parents, they're gone…They died, they left me alone in the world. It is as if everything was taked away from me, all of the life that i once knew."

Inuyasha stared at Kagome, and then embraced her even tighter than before.

Kagome felt safe in Inuyasha's strong grasp, like nothing could break them apart.

"Kagome, I'm so sorry, what happened?"

"It…it was a fire, it destroyed my home and all that is left of my family!"

"No, don't say that Kagome, you still have us…you still have me. At the least I will be your family, don't worry, I won't ever let any harm come to you."

Kagome nodded and pressed her face into Inuyasha's chest.

The king of the youkai lords paced around his castle angrily. He had recently had an interface with Inuyasha, and beat him down good, but it wasn't good enough. Inuyasha had such a strong will and a stubborn mind that no matter how hard Sesshomaru pounded him into the ground, he always came back up. He growled, there was only one way to completely and totally defeat him little brother. It was to break his spirit. He had given this some thought before, and it seemed that in every battle that the encountered, his hanyou brother always protected the young miko that traveled with him. If he were to take the woman away, it would bring Inuyasha to a state of total anger. But if he were to make the woman inaccessible for long enough, then it would surely bring Inuyasha to his knees. No…the great youkai lord could not stoop that low, there had to be another objective. Rin. She was a growing child, and needed to obtain skills in order to stay alive. He couldn't be by her side forever. He would have Kagome teach Rin archery, maybe even some other line of defense, and then where Rin became old enough, he could finally mate with her. This seemed to be a good enough motive; he narrowed his eyes and sneered. His little brother would be to his knees and begging him soon enough.

Inuyasha had brought Kagome back to Kaede and the others.They had had almost no fights since the day he had embraced her. They seemed to be at a silent resolve with each other, which proved to me a good thing for everyone, due to the lack of shouting. Kagome sat down and lay against Inuyasha. She had become considerably close to him these past few days. She was about to ask Inuyasha if he was up to a walk when there was a sudden gust of wind. Inuyasha stood up and drew Tetsuaiga.

"Who's there?"

"Hm, I see that you are fast to react when it comes to that woman of yours." Sesshomaru stood in all his glory right before Inuyasha. His calm attitude and cloaked emotions was enough to drive Inuyasha insane.

"Put that thing down, I have no intention of fighting you again, that is unless you want another beating."

Inuyasha winced at the memory of the last battle. Sesshomaru had shown no mercy and pounded him basically senseless. He had no intention of going through that again.

"Then what are you here for?"

"I will be taking that woman of yours little brother." Sesshomau let a small smile curl upon his lips.

"Don't you touch dare Kagome!" The idea of his brother laying hands on Kagome was enough to make his blood boil. He would fight to the death for her. Sesshomaru quickly picked up Kagome and rose up.

" Put her down! Windscar!" But the attack was to no avail, Sesshomaru quickly dodged it and flew off with Kagome in his arms.

"Kagome!"

"Inuyasha!" Kagome called after Inuyasha, but it did not do any good. She would never be returned to Inuyasha unless Sesshomaru returned her himself.

"Let me go! Bring me back to Inuyasha now!"

Sesshomaru paid no attention to the girl's request and simply flew on. They went through a barrier that surrounded the castle and flew onto the front lawn. Sesshomaru gently set Kagome down and eyed the miko. She seemed to small and powerless, but he knew better, this girl had tamed Inuyasha and even possessed spiritual powers. He had to be careful around her.

"Hey, what do you think you're doing brining me here? Take me back to Inuyasha right now!"

The youkai paid no attention to the girl and dragged her inside the castle. Kagome continued shouting, something Sesshomaru guessed, was obtained from being with Inuyasha for so long. Well where ever she had obtained her 'shouting ability' it was annoying the crap out of him. It was good that he had made something before hand to correct this problem.

"Hey are you even listening to me? Bring me back right now! What right do you have taking me in broad daylight like that! You have some nerve to…" The rest of the sentence was lost as Sesshomaru had suddenly appeared on top of Kagome.

"Now tell me woman, you have the power to make my little brotherfall to the ground now don't you?" Kagome thought that Sesshomaru was referring to the 'sit' command that she possessed. So summoning up her courage, she replied.

"Yes I can! And if you don't take me back to him right this instant, I will do a lot worse to you then just 'sitting!' The youkai narrowed his eyes dangerously and in an instant, he had Kagome pinned to the ground with one arm.

"Don't underestimate me wench!" Sesshomaru had his claws around Kagome's neck and a firm grip on her. But surprisingly, he was not cuttingKagome off from air;but rather simply holding her down. Kagome tried to break free, but couldn't move. A neckless similar to the rosary that Inuyasha wore was placed around her neck. It had green beads and small yellow tooth like designs. Sesshomaru got off of Kagome.

"Huh? What is this?" Kagome looked down at the neckless.

"You remember the rosary that binds you to Inuyasha? Well this here is similar to that, only made especially for mikos. It took me a while to make it, so you won't have such an easy time with it. I will demonstrate what it does, as I am sure it has a similar sensation as the rosary neckless…"

"Utsu" Kagome immediately went smashing into the ground, face first. The feeling was way more powerful then she could have expected. Now she knew how Inuyasha felt whenever she said 'sit.' And it wasn't just having her face smashed to the ground as she had thought, it was much worse. First the neckless seemed to be drawn to the ground so it pulled her neck down, taking herface with it. Then it felt as if 10 fists came down at her all at once. They pounded her back, arms, and legs.Kagome guessed that they were the beams of light that she always saw come down onto Inuyasha whenever she 'sat' him. She promised herself to never 'sit' Inuyasha again as long as she lived to get this thing off.

"Pleasant feeling now isn't it? The imitation of the rosary can only be taken off by a youkai of the same blood as me, same goes as who can operate the neckless. Now this was not placed there to torture you, but to simply keep you in check. Do as I please and you will be spared from pain; disobey me, and this is what happens." Sesshomaru sneered at the miko that was now on the ground. He turned and left the room, but not before saying 'Utsu' one last time. Kagome smashed into the ground this time, nearly knocking her senseless; the marble floor wasn't exactly soft and fluffy. How on earth did Inuyasha manage to stay conscious during all his 'sit' sessions! She groaned and slowly tried to pick herself up.

Sesshomaru walked down the hall calmly, he was definitely going to have fun with the girl.

A/N: Well there's the 4th chapter! Ya see, I told you it would have the storyline in it! Hah! And I know that you all might think that it was a little harsh to put the rosary around Kagome's neck, but I needed this story to become more interesting. It is just a good thing that I don't own Kagome or that would be bad! I will try and update soon! Please review!

Friend's thoughts: (On aim)

Jaime: Hey Deborah, let's roleplay! Here goes!

Inuyasha: Aims windscar at Deborah and she dies.

Jaime: Boy that was a short roleplay!

Me: I hate you…