Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, Kagome, Sesshomaru, and any of the other characters mentioned in this story. But this story is mine.

Vocab:

Shoji: The Japanese sliding doors.

Uchikake: The Japanese formal kimono. (Google it for pictures)

Hakama: The outfit you see Kikyo and Inuyasha wear. (Great for battle)

Hadajuban: The undergarment for the Kimono

Kimono: The Japanese dress. Note: The kimono that Kagome will be wearing in MY story is going to be exactly the same style as the one Inuyasha's mother wore because I love the style so much. Only difference is she will be wearing 3-5 layers instead of a dozen. The Uchikake is the more formal form of it.

Kami: God

Nigen: Human

Well, enough of my explaining, I don't want to bore you people too much, so here it is.

Chapter 4: The last word

Kagome woke up, her head sore, and her heart still broken to endless pieces. Why was this all happening to her? Her life was once so sweet, well maybe not sweet, but mildly ok. But now, in one little occurrence it had turned into a living hell, the worst part of it was, she was lying in bed, in a bedroom, under Sesshomaru's roof. She was too weak to think anymore, and the pain would not leave her. She turned her head to the slide slowly, gazing out the window towards the winter gardens. All joy was gone from those eyes, and they beheld nothing but broken pain, solitude was her company now, her only company. Not even the falling sakura blossoms could make her smile. They blew gently in the wind, as if the they were caressing it with their sweet scent, and their short lived beauty. The snow was beginning to fall, bringing a chill into the room, that lingered but did not leave.

"Its so quiet," Kagome thought. Nothing like she had ever experienced before, even the stone hearted demon himself stayed away. She had never experienced such calmness, but even the calmness chilled her bones. Calm was no consultation towards her. Kagome watched silently as a strong breeze blew into the room carrying the pink blossoms with them. The sweet scent, the lingering cold, and the undying solitude made her drift to sleep. Into her world of peaceful dreams of lost memories. Ones that would never revive themselves from all the shadows of her horrors and nightmares. She was alone for good now, and nothing in the world could mend her heart, her smile, or the person she once was.

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Sesshomaru looked down at the green toad before him. His little helper, his ward, and for a long time his only companion. One that never shut up, and was constantly pestering him. Sesshomaru glanced ahead slightly, cocking his head to the side very slightly, as if observing something in the distance.

"What is it Jaken?" Sesshomaru asked casually, his voice not yielding a care in the world.

"Sess-sess-homaru-sam-m-m-ma I have grave news. There is a note of war. Against the north, east, and even the west!" Jaken stuttered.

Sesshomaru's face still held its calm façade. Nothing had changed or even gave note to how he felt of the news.

"Go find Rin," Sesshomaru said.

"But, my lord!" Jaken said, instantly regretting it.

"Do not question me Jaken, just do." Shesshomaru said, turning to him and glaring at the small toad at his side ready to strike.

Jaken quickly bowed and ran.

Sesshomaru stood there thinking of war, and how to deal with the girl who still lay in one of the rooms. He could care less if she died or not, she was a ningen and nothing more. He would let her do as she pleased, especially leave.

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Kagome had already gotten up, she would get out of here and find her own way. Even with nothing, with no will or wants she would leave this damn place. Kagome slipped off her white sleeping kimono and held her robe. Her fire rat robe, and moved it closely to her chest, wishing it just wasn't her hands around that robe, but Inuyasha in it, holding her, whispering to her that it all would be all right. Her consolation, her heart, her fears, and joys. That's all she wanted. But she could never live in the falseness of a dream, she had to get back to reality, and the reality was that he was gone, and all she had left was his robe. She slipped it around her body and grabbed her bow and arrows.

"I feel so weak… so alone." Kagome thought. Then her mind triggered a new thought. "No matter how weak and helpless I am, I will never show anybody it. I must be strong…for him." Kagome had tears in her easy slowly moving down her face. Quickly wiping them away, she burst from the room, the shoji banging against the all, the thin screen with its beautiful scene almost tearing. She got to the entrance of the palace, and gazed down the long steps. At the bottom, was Sesshomaru looking up at her, his gold eyes piercing trough her like knives. She had to get away.

He was instantly up there, infront of her. Looking down as if she were a bug he wished to get rid of, the end its miserable life. How she wished he would, but she did not show him any emotion back. She simply walked around him, not a word was said, not a hit or a glance. Simply walking around him was all she did. But of course, she held to her kindness, and still whispered one thing as she slowly walked down those many steps.

"Sayonara. Sesshomaru."

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As Sesshomaru watched her leave, did not speak. All he knew was that he was glad she was leaving. Her scent lingered in front of him, and towards her walking path. "Sakura blossoms" he thought. "They are so beautiful, yet so short lived. Looking at them, their beauty and energy is so powerful, yet they are so weak. They are small yet defiant in their standing. It melts your heart to watch them, standing there so softly and beautifully, yet you wish they were gone. Making life much more simple. Simple was good." Thought Sesshomaru as he walked towards the palace. His eyes even a colder shade of gold. His hands clutched his war sword, and his battle armor. He would win, and leave his fathers shadow. From the darkness into light, from the ground to the heavens he would rise. Yes, he Sesshomaru would become what his father did and more.

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My sincere apologies, that I have not updated in quite awhile. But good news, I am back. I have been terribly busy with school and outings that I really had no time for this. But I guess my heart found its way back straight to the keyboard, to writing, my one true love next to books. Lol, I guess you could say I'm a book worm and an aspiring writer yet I still try to keep a life with school and friends. Quite hard. But I do owe you all apologies. And I hope your looking forward to the next chapters, I promise they will be very good! So, leave me some reviews and tell me what you think. I bet none of you expected this outcome from the last chapter. Well much love, and next chapter should be up this week.