Hiya people! Sorry for the long absence, end of the school year and my other story. I almost forgot I even made this one! The other one just interests me more. For a while I even thought of ending this one, but I remember the response I got last time and decided against it. Too many people enjoy this fic.

By the way, Kiki is a little sick. She managed to help me with this chapter, but she can't appear today.

Sorry for those who were looking forward to her ranting!

This chapter is short, it just starts the plot of the story up. Next one I will make it up, I promise!

Disclaimer: feh. No I don't own Inu-Yasha. If I did I wouldn't be here now would I?

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Far away from the forest that bares Inu-Yasha's name, a place of death grew.

With soil red from the blood of enemies long sense strewn, trees and grass dead from the poison overhead, a female figure stood on the small cliff overlooking it all.

She watched as the swirling miasma shifted apart only to come together in a different way, and she felt the evil of the lands grow to frightening status.

But she was not afraid. She had lived with the most vile hanyou to ever walk the earth, she had little fears and many scars on her soul as a result.

"So it begins." Were her whispered words. A figure landed behind her, tall and regal as they come.

"What do you make of it, Sesshomaru-sama?" she asked turning to stare at the handsome youkai.

"I would rather know what you are up to. And on my lands." He spoke in his monotone voice. "Speak or I will kill you."

"Really now? I have nothing to do with this, I control wind not evil," though she dared not show it, she was hurt.

She had no idea what had happened sense her death, only just woken up three days ago, and the man she had come to terms with on her love spoke in such a way to her.

"Why are you here?"

"I suppose the same reason you are. I sensed the demonic aura and decided to investigate. I had no idea you would not want my presence in your lands. I shall leave you if that is what you so wish." She replied as she took a feather out of her hair and transformed it.

Just as she was about to climb on it, he spoke.

"That is not what I meant. I meant, why are you here. You died. I witnessed it. And your smell. . . it is different. You have separated yourself from Naraku." His gaze on her had hardened in that unique way of his.

He would not stand it if this were not her. If someone were trying to play a trick, they would suffer. Not only were they attempting to make a fool of Sesshomaru, they where using her. He did not understand why, but the thought of someone toying with her memory put a slash of anger foreign to him.

She turned to him with full eyes. They were like a child's. Nothing hiding what they felt, just allowing him to handle her emotions as he pleased.

There was sadness, confusion, pain, sufferance, regret, and so many more emotions he could not read. But the emotion that stood out to him was loneliness. He knew that emotion well. Oh so well.

"I. . . I don't know. . . I remember dying. . . . But about three days ago. . .it was like I was asleep, I just woke up. . .I don't remember what happened. . . . It was near here, I know that much. . .,and I heard Naraku had been defeated. . . .I. . .I just don't know what to do, or what happened. . .or even where to go. . . .." she looked pleadingly up at him, as though he could do something to stop the pain she felt.

Oh kami how he wanted to. Her new smell was making it hard for him to keep his emotionless façade on. Her smell now consisted of roses with fresh cut spring grass, strewn with something so clean, so pure, it was impossible to place. Probably the smell of the wind she controlled.

'I wonder if she even knows she is in heat. This new smell is already too much, but if she is beginning to go into heat. . .'

He allowed his train of thought to stop, least he lost control, and turned her to face him.

"You will come with me to my castle," it was not a question, it was a statement.

Her eyes widened as she stared at him.

"B-but why. . .?"

"I need someone to watch after Rin. Jaken has proved to be incapable of this, not to mention she is reaching the age where she will need someone to explain. . .how females work. I would rather not step on such delicate grounds. She seems to have taken a liking to you, and you have proved already to be a descent warrior. You will protect her well." He explained dryly.

"Are you sure my lord?" the woman whispered.

"I have already said my reasons. And you will make better company than the toad."

"Yes Sesshomaru. But what about this new evil? It was the original reason we both came, might as well speak of it."

"I do not know much about it, though I get the feeling it has to do with my brother. Everything that goes wrong seems to be tied back to him eventually. . .

"now come. We must get back to the castle before night falls. . . . .Kagura,"

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Well, you like? Sesshomaru is a bit OCC, but it is difficult to write him as he would normally be while having him attracted to someone. Especially when that someone is in heat. . .

Well aint that a kick in the pants thought. The new evil about to plague the Inu group starts off as miasma.

Now then, any ideas how I can weave these two into the story with Inu and the others without the two brothers killing each other? Or losing limbs?

Send in your thoughts!

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See ya!

Lil' Pup out.