A/N: Wow people… this is amazing. I never thought I would continue with this story because I lost all the stuff I wrote down and its been 2 years. But maybe I have some creativity left in me.. I'm just so mad I lost everything. I tore my room apart just a few minutes ago looking and now my room is a wreck.. lol. But seriously.. I will tell you now that this story will not bas as awesome as I originally intended. The ideas I had before were really good but I can't remember most of them. But please read and review.. I love knowing what people think!

Disclaimer: Not mine.. yadda yadda….

Chapter 3

It had been two weeks since the snake youkai attacked. Sango had recovered quickly, but Miroku's arm was still healing. Inuyasha was growing restless.

"Kagome, we need to continue looking for the jewel shards. The longer we wait, the more Naraku gathers for himself." Inuyasha sighed heavily. He didn't want to lose anymore opportunities to find jewel shards and Miroku's arm was taking too long to heal.

"I know that Inuyasha," Kagome began, feeling a headache coming on, "but we can't expect Miroku to travel with his arm like that."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Duh, Kagome. I wouldn't ask a weak human like Miroku to come with us. We can go without him. We'll leave Sango behind to protect him; I just don't want to wait any longer."

"But Inuyasha.." Kagome began.

"We're leaving in the morning, without the others." With that, Inuyasha stalked off, his mind set.

"NOOOO KAGOME!!!" Shippo wailed. "Please don't leave!!!!" The small kit clung to her leg crying his little eyes out.

Kagome felt her heart break for the child youkai. Since he had joined them, he had never been separated from her for more than a few days. She was like a mother to him and she missed him already.

"I'm sorry Shippo, but I have to. Naraku can't get any more shards. You have to stay to protect Sango and Miroku." Kagome said, patting Shippo on the head.

Shippo nodded, accepting the answer and let go of Kagome's leg. "But you have come back soon," he said.

Kagome smiled and nodded. She gave Shippo a final hug and stood up. "Ok Inuyasha, I'm ready to go."

Inuyasha scoffed. "It's about time, wench. We probably could have found a shard by now if you hadn't been blubbering with the kit."

"I was not blubbering! I was comforting him!"

"He'll get over it, we have a job to do!"

The two walked off, slowly fading from the village's sight, their argument echoing off the trees.

Miles away from Kagome and Inuyasha sat Sesshomaru. There was an eerie stillness in the air and the forest was thickly coated with uneasiness. He had been feeling it for days now and he was sure it was linked to Naraku. Naraku had been randomly attacking villages for weeks, with no real purpose. Humans slaughtered without cause. There had also been a number of hanyou's recently killed at Naraku's hand.

Sesshomaru smirked at this. 'Too bad my dear brother was not one of those victims,' he thought.

The Lord of the Western Lands stiffened as he felt Naraku's loathsome presence upon him. "Show yourself, Naraku," he commanded.

Naraku appeared from the trees, dressed in his white baboon robes as usual. His aura was dark and heavy, and Sesshomaru found it hard to breathe just being in Naraku's presence.

"What do you want, Naraku?" Sesshomaru asked, quickly losing his patience. He silently scanned the surrounding forest for Rin's scent. She and Jaken had been playing hide and seek.

"You need not search for her, Sesshomaru," Naraku said. "She is with Kanna in my castle and that horrible little toad is dead.

Sesshomaru's hand clenched into a fist, his poisonous claws digging into his palm. "Return her at once, Naraku, or die."

Naraku laughed mockingly. "You cannot defeat me. You cannot even penetrate my barrier. You should not be making such careless threats." Naraku's smile peaked out from below the baboon head on his suit. "You can have the girl back, after you do one thing for me."

Sesshomaru was seething with anger. Never in his life had he been placed under someone else's power.

"All I want you to do is help me with my cause."

Sesshomaru snorted. "Killing helpless humans and weak hanyous does not sound like a cause to me, Naraku."

Naraku tilted his head in amusement. "But it is a cause. Think of what the world would be like if it was rid of the weaker beings. Pure blood demons would roam the land, not a human or hanyou in sight. You see, my actions do hold purpose. I want to make the world a race of demons."

Sesshomaru raised his eyebrows in curiosity. It really was quite a concept. Rin flashed into his mind suddenly, but he shook her haunting face from his mind. "What would you have me do?"

Naraku laughed again. "Now that's more like it," his evil smile faded. "I want one thing from you. After that you can have the human child back."

Sesshomaru nodded.

"Track down your half brother, Inuyasha. He and the priestess girl are traveling alone. I want you to take the girl and kill her. Her spiritual powers are amazing, and she concerns me more so than the wretched hanyou. Without her, Inuyasha will have no motivation to fight and will be an easy target."

"I will do what you ask, Naraku, but if you betray me it will be the last thing you ever do," Sesshomaru replied coolly. Naraku bowed in acknowledgment then disappeared into the forest.

TBC

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mattie