Hmmm .hmmmm here's the next ch-chapter… -people with virus discs-here on to the story!-shaking in a corner-

Chapter 5: ritual of resinence

"What did you mean she could be both at the same time?" asked Miroku." well she can be because she was born a youkai hanyou, half snow leopard and half panther. But when father sent her away, he sealed next to all of her youkai blood. And replaced it with,'' started Riako." human blood, and if we are correct, then father will have taken her to do the ritual of resinence.

"Ritual of resinence?"Asked Inuyasha, he had been standing there next to the mat – door the whole time, since they came in. "yes, it's a ritual that restores lost memories, and replaces the newer memories." Naoko said, she and Riako were sitting huddled at there side of the hut." and it also restores the participant's lost self with the returning of the blood lost." Riako finished.

"So is your father does have Kagome, and then he's going to perform this ritual?" Sango asked, she had been quietly listening, while Kirara and Shippo sat staring over her shoulder at the two odd twins. "That's why when we found out about your group we came as soon as we found out about where you usually stay, so we could alert you to this ,but it seems we were too late. " Naoko said sullenly. "'Too late' "Miroku spoke up." Yes we were hoping to come before he got her but as it seems, that was not possible. The person though, may or may not be our father, many like to take on his appearance for their evil deeds, so many a soom he is a criminal. That's why we must hurry to the ritual grounds before it's too late because, if the person is who we think he is, he'll make Kagome transform into her demon state…" Riako said, letting her soft voice drop. "To…to… to use as a weapon.

At this, everyone in the hut exchanged worried glances.

"Kagome, my little one, wake up "a sweet sounding deep rolling voice said.

Kagome was still in the same, dark cave, though that would soon change. The voice said again, in a slightly angrier tone repeated "wake up, Kagome, wake up." The said girl soon started to stir. She groaned out "No, mom pleases just five more minutes. " and with that she flipped onto her side. The estranged voice gave her a little push and she fell with a colorful string of curses that would have made a sailor proud. Along with a rather loud crash. " what's the matter with you !? you've never done that before mo…" what she saw made the words coming from her mouth stop." Why hello , my little kitten. ,it's wonderful that you woke up." Said a man wearing a blue yukata ( is the spelling right? Like a Japanese shirt I guess that they wore in the feudal era. like Inuyasha's and Kikyo's) and black hakama's ( old style Japanese pants again like inuyasha and kikyo .)

"who are you !?" Kagome nearly yelled .the said man rose from where he had been sitting next to a small stone bed with a animal pelt as a cover ,which had been nicely brushed to the floor as Kagome fell.( nope ,not really)

"hmm, hmm, I see you don't remember your old man, but you will soon, O so soon…"he said ,his voice trailing off ,creepily ."ah ,o..k , but how can you prove that you are my dad? I know right now my dad wasn't a youkai ." she said gestering to the black lines that ran across his handsome face, a strong jaw ,and long raven hair ,with red edges that appeared to be able to lightly brush the ground, if it wasn't in a ponytail . his eyes were the first thing she noticed about him .

They were a redish-black color with little specks of silver. they held a certain coldness that was easily reflected threw them, even though his voice sounded kind. As he stood ,she noticed he was about as tall as Sesshomaru. " why ,of course I can prove that I'm your real dad, and no your father was demon, as is your mother. And first off, here." As he said this he handed her a modern picture of a little girl with waist-length purplish-black hair ,with little cat-like ears ,that were a deep midnight blue, with the little tips of them silver, her eyes were large and the same colors as her hair, only with whit specks dotting them, and making them look soft and soulful. Behind her was the same man who sat in front of Kagome now only younger looking ,with eyes that weren't cold ,but warm and smiling ,as much as he himself and the little girl was . He was kneeling down behind her , his arms wrapped around the seemingly giggling little girl .but even farther back,

Be hind the two happy figures was the modern-day Higurashi home.

As soon as she noticed this , she stopped, she couldn't believe what she was seeing.that's when an idea hit her, 'maybe it's fake ,a fake picture, that happens all the time…doesn't it?' she thought . but just as soon as that idea hit her ,it made a crash landing , ' but they don't have digital cameras here in the feudal era.' Then ,it all went blank, her head stopped working ,an the only thing she uttered out of her mouth was something of shock

" da… da…. Dad?"

Huh ,that was a long chapter for me ,seeing as all my other one's are l page long ,this one's almost 2. R&R please ,I hope it's a good chapter.

- hareyu