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Once more the Inu-group was following the hated enemy Sesshoumaru. His back to them. It seemed as if they had been walking forever. Rin was riding on Oun-Au (or however the hell you spell it. I don't care!) and humming her usual tune.

How can someone who travels with Sesshoumaru be so happy? Maybe a better question is how can Sesshoumaru still be the way he is with a child like Rin with him? Kagome wondered. The two just didn't seem to belong together. Sesshoumaru was the stoic demon lord of the west and Rin was well pretty much the opposite of Sesshoumaru. To Sesshoumaru's icy glare was Rin's warm hearted smile, to Sesshoumaru's inability to show emotion was Rin's forever cheerful expression, to...well, you get the idea. The two just didn't seem to fit. I guess its true when they say opposites attract Kagome mentally sighed and wondered just how well of a father could Sesshoumaru be to a child like Rin. I guess it doesn't really matter. They're together and even Sesshoumaru seems content with Rin Kagome smiled and saw in Sesshoumaru the father he'd eventually be.

Miroku took Sango not paying attention to get a feel. Sango as usual whacked him with her boomer rang (could someone give me the name of Sango's weapon please?). Jaken looked oddly at them but shook his head and returned to looking forward. Soon a demonic aura could be sensed. An aura that made Naraku's seem pleasant. All were at once on their guard. All except Sesshoumaru. His own aura was like a light burning through the shadows.

Sesshoumaru's own aura is so powerful it's a wonder none of us can sense when he's coming, Miroku thought.

"My lord, are we getting close?" Rin asked. She gripped Oun-Au's reigns tight she could sense the aura, not knowing she could, and it scared her. Oun-Au walked closer to Sesshoumaru and Rin felt at least a little better.

Lord Sesshoumaru won't let anything happen Rin thought with complete confidence. Shippo gripped Kagome's shoulder tight.

"I don't like it here," Shippo squeaked into Kagome's ear.

"Neither do I Shippo," Kagome answered holding Shippo tight. In the distance all could see a gigantic building of sorts. Flying around the top were bid demons and on the ground were all sorts of demonic guards. Some looked like they could take on Sesshoumaru and win.

"We need to go there?" Kagome asked.

"Silence. Unless you want to be caught," Sesshoumaru ordered. All remained quiet after that. Once they were no more than fifteen feet away Sesshoumaru stooped. "Stay here," he ordered. No one seemed to have a problem with that. Sesshoumaru then started to walk straight to where the guards were. All from the sky and ground started to attack him for a moment it looked like Sesshoumaru would lose but with one powerful burst from the Tokijin and all were destroyed. Everyone else started to walked there.

Inuyasha's part

Inuyasha growled as he looked out his one window. He hated it here. He hated this place more than he hated Naraku. He had heard the guards outside his cell laughing to he tuned in.

"That fool Sesshoumaru thinks he can come here and destroy us all just to get his pathetic younger brother back," a guard laughed.

"I wouldn't laugh too hard. Sesshoumaru can be one tough customer when he wants to be but rumor has it Sesshoumaru doesn't even like his younger brother," another guard cautioned. Sesshoumaru save me? That's a laugh Inuyasha thought.

"Why do we have that half breed here n the first place? He really isn't of any use," another guard asked.

"He isn't. Sesshoumaru is. We capture Sesshoumaru and we can put that power of his to good use," the first guard smirked.

"I don't like that idea," the second guard commented.

"If you fools were paying attention you'd know Sesshoumaru has already broken through our first line of defense and is leading the half breeds friends up this way as we speak!" a guard growled. Sesshoumaru is here? He's helping my friends get me? Inuyasha thought. Absolute shock rang through Inuyasha. Shock that Sesshoumaru was here with his friends to rescue him. Shock that Sesshoumaru hadn't slaughtered his friends. And just plain shock his friends had asked for Sesshoumaru's help.

Everyone else's part

Sesshoumaru slaughtered anything that got in his way as he followed his nose to where Inuyasha was. At the bottom of the stairs Sesshoumaru stopped.

"Inuyasha is up these stairs. I have gotten you this far. The rest is up to you," Sesshoumaru said in his usual calm and emotionless voice. He turned and walked back out of the building. Rin and Jaken waited for him at the crest of a hill. Once he got to them they all left.

Kagome and the others walked up the stairs ready for anything. What came was a flood of guards but they stopped when they saw Sesshoumaru was gone.

"So the demon lord chickened out," a guard smirked. All rolled their eyes. They were stupid and Miroku sucked them all up into his wind tunnel and once more they were on their way. Once they were off the stairs, the group started to look for Inuyasha with no luck.

"You think Sesshoumaru was wrong?" Shippo asked. None could answer that question.

Inuyasha saw them, "hey! Over here!" Immediately they ran over and Kagome destroyed the barrier with an arrow. She then ran and held onto Inuyasha tight.

"You were so stupid for jumping in front of me," she cried.

"You two mind starting an argument once we're out of here?" Shippo commented. Kagome let Inuyasha go. Guards rushed up to where they were. Inuyasha grabbed the Tetsaiga and Wind Scared the guards into oblivion.

"Let's get the hell out of here," Inuyasha sheathed the Tetsaiga.

To when they are all out of the area and safe in Kaede's hut

"I still can't believe you managed to talk Sesshoumaru into helping you," Inuyasha leaned back.

"We really didn't have to," Miroku stated.

"Who talked him into it then?" Inuyasha asked now confused.

"Rin, that small human girl that travels with him, did. She convinced Sesshoumaru to help us," Sango answered. Inuyasha felt once more awe shoot through him.

"Maybe Sesshoumaru isn't like he was before. Maybe Rin is changing him," Miroku suggested.

"Not likely," Inuyasha fehed.

"I agree with Inuyasha. Maybe Rin isn't changing, maybe she's thawing out his frozen heart," Kagome suggested.

"That bastard has no heart," Inuyasha closed his eyes. He stood by his beliefs that his elder brother was a complete jackass. Kagome leaned on his shoulder.

"It was nice to have you gone or a little while. It was quiet but I'm glad your back Inuyasha. It just doesn't seem right for you to be gone," Kagome smiled and closed her eyes. Inuyasha remained silent. How many times in these few days am I going to get shocked? Inuyasha mentally asked himself.

That's it! Well for now. I don't want the chapter to end there so I am open to ideas!