Hey! I decided to continue this fic because I was hit with a divine inspiration. Also, you can thank WriterFreak7 for suggesting that I do so! 

Anyway, here it is, enjoy!

Chapter 2

'Inuyasha,' he started, holding the small pendant to his younger brother. 'I want you to have this.' Inuyasha took it and looked at it; the pendant was made of pure gold and shaped like a mountain dog.

'It belonged to father.' Sesshoumaru said quietly. 'Please don't loose it.'

'I won't.' Inuyasha said, taking his brothers hand. 'I promise.'

'One more thing.' Sesshoumaru was beginning to feel the Holy Waters full effects. 'I want you to know... that... I never... meant to... hurt you...'

Tears started to build up in Inuyasha's eyes as he could tell his brother was beginning to slip.

'I... I'm... ' His hand became limp. 'Inuyasha... ' It started to slip. 'I'm... Sorry...' It hit the floor.

'Sesshoumaru!' Inuyasha grabbed his hand again. 'No! Sesshoumaru!'

'Sesshoumaru!' Inuyasha sat up, eyes wide and his hand stretched out reaching for something that wasn't there.

His arm dropped as he calmed himself. That dream had haunted him for the past three nights. He sighed. Why couldn't he get his mind off his brother's passing? And why did the dream always have to start with the pendant? It was driving him insane!

He looked about the small hut that the group had slept in for since Sesshoumaru's passing. Kagome and Sango slept soundly in the far corner with Shippou in between them. Miroku was sat, asleep in the corner opposite him, his staff resting against his chest, like always.

Inuyasha sighed again before slowly getting to his feet and exiting the hut. As he stepped off the small wooden veranda, he observed the village; it was so quiet. Small lanterns had been lit and placed outside every home in the village. It gave it a slight glow and, somehow, Inuyasha was comforted by it.

He stood for a moment, enjoying the cool, nightly breeze and the warm glow of the lanterns, when he felt a small warmth on this chest; the Pendant. He pulled it out and looked at it. The dog's eyes were glowing red and he noticed a small hinge on the side; the Pendant was really a locket and when he opened it, a small piece of parchment fell out and floated to the ground.

Inuyasha bent down, picked the parchment up and slowly began to unroll it. There was something written on it but before he had time to read it, the locket began to glow again. He looked at it and saw that the dog's eyes were sending out a beam of light that pointed to the west.

Inuyasha sighed. 'I suppose I'm meant to follow that, aren't I?' He asked, more to the pendant than himself.

The beam glowed a bit brighter for a moment, as if responding to his question, before returning to its normal brightness.

Inuyasha sighed again. 'Alright, but this better not be a trap.' He said, ignoring the fact that he was talking to a beam of light, before following the pendants light.

Soon he came to a small mountain and the beam shone upward, indicating that he needed to climb. So he did and when he reached the top he found himself inside a small cave.

The Hanyou followed the light deeper into the cavern until he could go no further. 'Hey, what's the big idea?' He said angrily. But beam shone onto a small circular piece of rock that stuck out of the wall.

Inuyasha looked at it for a moment before carefully placing his hand on it but as soon as his skin touched the cold rock, a great rumbling was heard throughout the cavern. Inuyasha withdrew his hand to grab the hilt of Tetsaiga.

Suddenly, the rock before him rolled back into the wall to reveal a large room. Inuyasha stared at in for a moment, watching as the torches light up by themselves, before entering.

The room looked as though no one had been in it for centuries; the entrance had huge cobwebs hanging from the ceiling and stretching from wall to wall. Bits of blue, red and white cloth hung from the ceiling and draped down to the floor. Gold and silver ornaments sat atop a small table that was to one site of the entrance. Cushions where scattered here and there and a thin layer of dust had settled on each of them.

After he had pushed his way through the thick cobwebs, Inuyasha observed the walls of the cavern and noticed that behind each piece of thin cloth, was a statue. He pushed aside a piece of white cloth and came face to face with the statue of a tall demon-lord. The statues hair was held in a high ponytail and carved in such a way that it looked as though it were caught in a slight breeze. The lord's face looked stern but his eyes, though only made of stone, seemed almost soft, as though he were proud of something but not wanting to show it. Inuyasha's eyes scanned the statue until he noticed another part of the statue that did not belong to the demon-lord; a small demon child with long hair stood at the lord's feet with a similar expression on his face. A face that seemed so familiar to the Hanyou and only when he looked close and saw the crescent moon mark on the child forehead, did he realise who the pair were.

'F… Father?' He said softly as he stood to look at the statue's face. A slightly jagged stripe graced each cheek.

Inuyasha looked back down at the child again. Two faint stripes could be seen on each of the child's cheeks. 'Sesshoumaru.' Inuyasha softly whispered. He sighed sadly, remembering the dream he had awoke from only an hour ago. He sighed again before standing once more and turning away from the statue, letting the cloth float back to how it had been.

Suddenly the beam from the pendant shone again. When did it go out? Inuyasha wondered before looking to where it was shining; a small table with a black, circular box placed in the middle.

Inuyasha approached the table and looked at the box. It was at least an inch or so in height and about the size of a small dinner plate. But that's not what caught Inuyasha eye; in the middle was carved a dog shaped dent. It was the same shape as Inuyasha's pendant. Then he got it; the Pendant! He gave it a quick tug, so the chain came away from his neck, and placed it, face down, in the dent.

After a moment the Pendant started to glow. It became brighter and brighter until it engulfed him.

As the Hanyou's eyes got use to the light, a small wind suddenly blew into the cave. As it played with his hair, he looked down at the piece of parchment in his hand and immediately knew what he needed to do.

Inuyasha sighed and took a deep breath before reading the spell;

'Give back that, which was taken from me,

The Soul that is trapped, Allow it to be free,

It wasn't his time, His heart is held dear,

Allow his life to continue here!'

Suddenly the wind picked up again and the pendant glowered brighter. Inuyasha stepped back, unsure of what was happening, and raised an arm to shield his eyes from the extreme brightness. Soon the light dimmed again and the Hanyou peered over the top of his sleeve to see a tall, slim figure stood, silhouetted, in the light from the pendant.

'Wha-' Inuyasha started. 'Who-?'

'Hmph.' a deep voice sounded. 'Don't you remember the face of your own brother?'

Inuyasha gasped. 'Sesshoumaru?'

Sorry for the cliffy! dodges several sharp objects thrown in her directions

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