DISCLAIMER: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi / the television series are produced by Sunrise.

ALSO - IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE ENDING OF THE SERIES/THE MOVIES OR READ THE MANGA THIS IS A SPOILER ALERT FOR THE BATTLE AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER (THOUGH IT ISN'T EXACTLY HOW IT PLAYS OUT, FOR THE MOST PART IT IS)

You have been warned, and you may continue reading.

The daiyōkai sat at the table in the dining hall, waiting for the miko to join him, Rin, and Jaken for dinner. To his right sat Rin, and next to her was Jaken, he purposefully left the seat on his other side open for the miko should she choose to sit close to him. Though, he wasn't so naive as to think she would trust him so easily. She, who had been on the opposite end of his whip and poison countless times. It was a wonder the miko was alive after all he had put her through if he was to be truly honest. Even so, what he had done was nothing compared to what his honorless hanyō brother had been doing.

It was moments before the entrance door opened, revealing the miko in a lavender yukata. He had to admit, for a ningen onna, the yukata did her justice. Her wavy, raven tresses flowed in the air as a small gust of wind passed through the doors, and her chocolate brown eyes gazed back at him. There was a nervous smile on her cherry red lips as she tentatively padded her feet towards the table. As she walked, he continued to look her over, though he kept his face as cold and as emotionless as always. He would have to reward Misaki for doing a great job of making the miko presentable.

"You guys weren't waiting long were you? I'm sorry." the miko said sheepishly, her cheeks tinging a slight red.

The daiyōkai shook his head slightly, "This Sesshōmaru does not care if you take your time, as long as you are feeling alright. You are here now, and the food is ready. Let us eat."

Kagome was surprised to say the least, Sesshōmaru didn't come across as a nice person to her. From what she gathered, he was a cold, heartless bastard who probably took in Rin out of pity for her. Why Jaken would ever follow someone who barely gave him the time of day was beyond her, though he was a demon as well. Maybe all demons were like that? Ruthless, cold, and never really caring for anyone else. Then she thought different, because there were demons like the great Inu no Taishō who cared for humans.

Her thoughts were disrupted as the room began to fill with servants bringing out varieties of foods and placing them on the table in front of the four companions. As she looked around at all the food laid out, her stomach grumbled in anticipation of food to devour. Everything looked delicious, and it was all home cooked, something she missed having on a daily basis. Though, she was unsure whether she should wait for the daiyōkai to start eating or if she was allowed to just dig in. She didn't want to be rude, since he is giving her a place to stay after all.

As the servants cleared the room, Sesshōmaru gave a slight nod, and Rin and Jaken began eating. Kagome assumed that was the go ahead for everyone since he started eating as well, and she slowly began to eat. Everyone ate in silence aside from Rin's humming, basking in the gourmet food on their plates. Though, Sesshōmaru's mind was currently elsewhere, silently cursing himself for not keeping track of time. It seemed that the beast within him was becoming more alert, meaning that he was starting to go into heat. Not something he wanted to happen when having a guest over, especially not the ningen miko.

For a brief moment, that only the miko noticed out of the corner of her eye, the daiyōkai's eyes flashed red and his pupils turned blue as his inner beast growled inwardly, yearning for satisfaction. It had gone just as fast as it had happened, and his eyes returned to their normal cold, amber color, leaving the miko to wonder if she had actually seen it happen. The miko did not voice her concern, instead saving it for later in the night when he would be alone in his study. When everyone finished eating, they cleared out of the dining hall and went to their respective quarters while the servants cleaned up the table. The miko strolled down the hallways to her room, watching as the daiyōkai went into his study next door. She hesitated in front of her room, before making her resolve to knock on his door. It was a few moments of silence before he said anything.

"You can come inside miko." Sesshōmaru's voice called from behind the closed doors.

For a human, this miko doesn't look half bad, she could suffice for a rut.

The daiyōkai growled inwardly at his beast, This Sesshōmaru will not take a human for a mate, let alone one that could purify this Sesshōmaru with her powers.

The miko fidgeted with her fingers a moment, before clearing her throat and looking up at the daiyōkai, "Is everything okay Sesshōmaru?"

"What concerns you so, miko?" he inquired.

She rubbed the back of her neck slightly, "I was just wondering if you were okay, at dinner I could have sworn I saw your eyes change like they did when you fought your brother at your father's grave. I haven't seen that happen without you wanting it to, so I wanted to make sure everything was okay."

"Hnn. This Sesshōmaru is fine, do not worry." thedaiyōkai replied, waving her off, "Go get some rest miko. You should visit the gardens with Rin, Rin has been wanting to spend time with you."

She frowned slightly, not buying it but knowing not to press any further, "Have a good night Sesshōmaru."

The daiyōkai watched as the miko turned and walked back out the door, closing it quietly behind her. It never ceased to amaze him how the ningen onna could care about others, regardless what they had done to her in the past. Especially when it came to his half brother, who without a doubt had probably done the most harm to her compared to anyone. Thinking about his brother made his lips curl into a snarl, the hanyō was constantly running after the dead priestess who pinned him to a tree for half a century when he clearly had someone at his side who wanted to be with him.

Though he would never voice it, he was starting to become lonely in his estate. He wanted more than just servants filling the halls, he wanted to see his own children running around to carry on his name once he left this earth. The killing perfection daiyōkai longed for someone to brighten up this place he called home, but he wasn't sure he had found anyone worthy to do so. Most demonesses only wanted to sleep with him because he was well known in the area, unless they were the daughters of nearby lords seeking a betrothal to help themselves. Such was the life of a lord who reigned over vast lands.

Nevertheless, the daiyōkai went back to looking through scrolls strewn across his desk of peace treaties, inquiries of supplies, and lords requesting betrothals. No matter how many he turned down, it seemed as though twice as many betrothal requests came back. As if they could not or would not take no for an answer, in hopes maybe one time he would say yes.

~~~~Inuyasha and the Gang~~~~

As the sun fell upon the landscape, the group continued to tread on through the green scenery that surrounded them. The hanyō stayed in front of the group grumbling to himself, and the yōkai scouted the area to make sure the group would be safe. Neither spoke to one another, or the group as they traveled. It was dead quiet until there was a rustling in the leaves of the trees overhead the onni taiji, monk, and kit who sat on the back of the two-tailed demon fire cat in her bigger form. The onni taiji reflexively threw her hand on her hiraikotsu, preparing to attack whatever waited to pounce on them.

Suddenly buzzing became loud as a horde of the demon wasps, Saimyōshō, rained down upon the group. The yōkai and hanyō instictively turned to help their endangered comrades, as a familiar wind goddess sat upon her feather in the sky watching silently. The kit ran for cover, using some of his fox magic to throw a puff of green smoke around him as he scampered behind a tree to hide in some bushes, unaware of the flea who jumped onto him to hide as well. The monk used his wind tunnel to help get rid of some of the Saimyōshō, though he closed it before too many of the poisonous insects could render him useless in the fight. He began to swing his pilgrim staff, shakujō, effectively purifying the yōkai wasps alongside his friends.

When the onslaught of demon wasps began to wane, reanimated corpses of demons they had previously defeated in their chases after Naraku came through the trees to drag out the fight. Sango threw out her hiraikotsu again and again, shredding chunks of the demons from the bodies as her two-tailed demon fox attacked the demons by her side. All the while, Kagura floated around with a smirk on her face. She succeeded in slowing down the group, judging their skills to see if they had finally gained strength to get rid of Naraku; who was currently heading towards the western lord's estate to retrieve the half of the Shikon no Tama from the miko.

What brought her out of her thoughts was the hanyō's blades of blood attack coming right for her, and she sneered at him as she barely dodged its grasp. Pulling out her fan, she threw dance of blades back at him. He blocked the oncoming attack with his tessaiga, sneering right back at her as he propelled himself into the air.

"You're always getting in the way wench! Why don't you go crawling back to Naraku to do his every bidding? Oh wait, you're already doing that by doing the dirty work for him. You're pathetic." Inuyasha growled at her, irritated to be slowed down when he wanted nothing more than to rush to Kagome's aid.

Before the hanyō could reach her, the wind goddess whisked herself away on the wind towards the western lord's estate, eager to witness the battle that would soon ensue. Inuyasha angrily tried swinging tessaiga at her, but it was no use with her being much faster. He touched back down on the ground, checking his friends to make sure they were all okay. Only when the kit was sure everything was safe, he ran from his hiding spot to rejoin the group.

"Nice of you to come back and join us brat." the hanyō grumbled as he picked the kit up by the back of his shirt, before narrowing his eyes at Myōga, "I see you went off and hid as well didn't ya, flea?"

Myōga hastily replied, "I was merely trying to make sure we stayed on the correct path master Inuyasha, I know you want to get there as quickly as possible."

"Whatever helps you feel better Myōga. Go back to leading the way."

Struggling to keep calm and collected, Myōga nodded, "Yes master Inuyasha, right this way."

~~~~Sesshōmaru and Kagome~~~~

The miko sat upon the extravagant bed in her room, a soft yawn escaping her lips as she rubbed her eyes. She was ready to get some sleep, and the bed was surprisingly almost as comfortable as her bed back home. Pulling back the covers and snuggling under them, a delighted sigh left her mouth. The miko had waved Misaki off when the demoness offered to sit by the doors inside her room as she slept, not wanting to feel super awkward having someone watching over her. She was fine with her bow and quiver of arrows, and knowing that Sesshōmaru wasn't far helped put her mind at ease.

As she felt her mind slipping away into the abyss of sleep, she reached her spiritual power out to be greeted by the comfort of Sesshōmaru's aura still in his study. She hoped this time she wouldn't have the recurring nightmare while she slept, so she could get some actual rest because she was tired. She was tired of dealing with the hanyō and the dead priestess, she was tired of her feelings for someone who treated her as a rebound, she was tired of fighting for jewel shards, and part of her was just tired of being in the feudal era. That part of her wished she could go back in time and stop herself from going near the old well just to see how different her life could have been.

In his study, the daiyōkai tensed as he felt incoming familiar auras, auras of people he wanted to kill for taking advantage of him and toying with him for their own gain. The hanyōNaraku was among the group of auras heading towards his estate, along with the wind goddess Kagura following close behind. His eyes narrowed, and he walked out of his study to await the anticipated arrival of his enemies, if they could even make it inside past the countless guards that patrolled almost every nook and cranny of the estate. Which he doubted, but the hanyō had proven him wrong before.

While he detested his half brother, he detested being used as somebody else's pawn for their own gain, as the spider hanyō Naraku had done. Naraku had given him back a human arm with a shard of the Shikon no Tama in place of the one his half brother had taken from him, along with a hive of demon wasps to fight and told him that with the arm he could wield tessaiga and prove his dominance over his half brother once and for all. The fight against his hanyō brother and his friends did not go as well as was planned, and the daiyōkai ended up right back where he had started - one armed and pissed off at a hanyō.

Soon, his demon and demoness guards began yelling, stirring up commotion as the enemies had apparently made their way to the gates of his estate. He could hear the little green imp cackling as he used his Nintōjō, the staff of two heads, to burn the demon wasps by the dozens. Suddenly, he heard the miko stir inside her room, and felt the presence of the spider hanyō nearing them. The daiyōkai closed the gap between him and the door to her room, entering and closing the door behind him as he whirled to face the half away ningen onna.

"This Sesshōmaru would advise you to prepare for battle. Thehanyō named Naraku is here, and it seems you are his target." he looked from her and nodded towards her bow and quiver of arrows.

Eyes widening, she whirled around and quickly picked up her weapon, slinging the quiver over her shoulder and preparing to purify an arrow. Naraku being here must mean he wanted to take the chunk of the Shikon jewel she had in her possession, and she'd be damned if she let all of her hard work go to waste because some filthy spider demon wanted it. She em style="box-sizing: border-box;"hated/em spiders, and what more of a perfect way to get rid of one than to purify it with divine spiritual powers? Just as she finished purifying her arrow, Sesshōmaru turned back to the door with his light whip extending from his fingers.

Naraku burst through the door cloaked in his baboon outfit, tentacles sprawling this way and that. When his eyes locked on the miko who so resembled the love of his life when he was alive and human, he lunged towards her. Knocking the arrow, she aimed for the tainted Shikon jewel and shot her assailant. Pure lilac aura surrounded the arrow as it soared through the air and sunk into the flesh of the spider hanyō, though it did not deter him from continuing his assault. What did deter him, was the light whip that snaked around his neck, yanking him backwards away from the miko.

Sesshōmaru was not going to let thehanyō get passed him without a fight, he still had unfinished business with thehanyō. Naraku let his miasma seep out from the baboon suit. Though that didn't stop thedaiyōkai from retracting his whip and instead shoving his claws into Naraku's chest, poison dripping from them and sinking into the hanyō's cluster of demon parts under the baboon suit. While they were distracted, the miko purified another arrow quickly.

"Sesshōmaru!" she shouted as she knocked the arrow and let go of the string on the bow.

The daiyōkai's quick movement speed allowed him to jump back as the arrow hit Naraku's other side. By now, he had let more of his miasma seep out and the miko threw up her own spiritual barrier so she could breathe clean air. Noticing, thedaiyōkai brought his whip back out and slashed at Naraku, trying to back him out of the room. The spiderhanyō persistently tries to go after the miko, but is unable to breach the pure spiritual barrier she put up. He turns to flee, leaving Magatsuhi to fight the daiyōkai and the miko.

Even with her true powers sealed, Magatsuhi was still very afraid of the strength of the miko's powers. Not to mention he knew that the daiyōkai's tenseiga could kill him as well. He silently cursed Naraku for being such a coward, and accepted his fate as a purified arrow hits him square in the chest and the daiyōkai slashes him with tenseiga. As Magatsuhi disappears, a pure lilac light cascades around the miko, lifting the seal that the evil demon had placed upon her. The daiyōkai stared in awe, having seen nothing more beautiful in his life than the pure light that shone around the miko.

A/N: Here's chapter 3 guys! I hope you guys enjoy the story, and I would like to thank the people who have already left reviews. It really warms my heart to know that people like my story! Also - if you haven't watched the ending of the series I'm sorry if this comes as a spoiler but I did try to warn you! The next chapter will be up soon(: have a good day! :)