I Do Not Own Inuyasha

Leaving

After 2 hours of walking Kagome decided it was time to stop for the night. After seating up camp and starting a fire she made something to eat and then turned on her Cd player her mother had gotten for her. Unknown to her someone had been watching her from the time she had seen Kikyo and Inuyasha together. He knew something was strangely different about the miko. He wanted to know what it was.

Back with Inuyasha's group.

They had reached to hut and Sango opened the pack she found a note inside from Kagome.

My Dearest Friends

Sango my friend inside here you will find a small talisman, it is for Shippo make sure he has it at all times. It will protect him he will never come to any harm while he has it on him. Tell the Half Breed to enjoy the Ramon it is the last he will ever get. He will die before they are invented. This part of the note is for you Miroku and Shippo and You only the Half Breed is not to know of it so burn this as soon as you are done reading it. Meet me at the spring by the village tomorrow just before dark there is something you must know. Bring Shippo with you. You can tell Miroku later of what I have to say.

Until then my friend. Lady Kagome.

Back with Kagome

One of her favorite song came on, her mother knew she like it. Before she could stop herself she was signing alone with it as she had so many times in her room.

Kagome reached down and turned off her player. Without even turning around she knew he was there. "Good thing you didn't attack Lord of the Western Land if you had your power would have been thrown back at you."

He stepped closer. " How did you know I was here with your back turned?" Came a smooth emotionless voice from behind her.

Kagome turned and looked at him for the first time. Her face and voice void of all emotions. " So why have you come? Are you here to kill me perhaps? If so please get on with it if you can. If not leave me be."

Sesshomaru was now standing and looking at the only female that had sparked his intrest in a very long time. Over the last 3 years Kagome had been traveling with Inuyasha. Sesshomaru had found that when he checked up on his brother that he would be watching Kagome more than the rest. He had even killed a few demons that where trying to sneak up on the women without her knowing it.

On some times that he would fight with Inuyasha he would look over at Kagome and watch her as he would fight. There where many time that he noticed that Kagome had blushed. As soon as he would see this he would turn away. Not wanting anyone to know that he had been watching her. He had come to realize he did indeed truly like this women but since she was with his Half brother he would never let these feelings he had be known.

"Miko why are you not with the worthless Half Breed?" As he watched her aura he could see nothing but pain and anger. He felt her Miko powers surge up. This is interesting he thought to himself.

"You will not speak of that Filthy Half Breed around me" Just the idea of him made flashes come to her mind. Her secret was hard enough to control as it was.

"Well Miko seems you and I have something in common after all." He said with one raised eyebrow

"You will not call me Miko, Bitch, Wench, Human or any other names you can come up with. I am Lady Kagome. I will have the respect I deserve."

"You dare to make demands of me?" Sesshomaru was not accustomed to anyone addressing him in such a manor and showing him any type of disrespect. It was something he would not have not from a human least of all. She's got guts and she isn't afraid of me. Not any human or Miko or Demon has ever stood up to me in this manor. Interesting indeed.

" I do. You want my respect. You have to give me respect in return." Kagome was tired of playing games with people." I am not one to be pushed around and stepped on anymore." But still yet this was the Lord of the and the most powerful demon around. But she felt in order to get her respect standing up to him was the only way to do it so that is what she will do. I just hope I don't get myself killed for it.

"I will call you what I want" he said coldly . His eyes narrowed and he watched her closely for any movement of what she might do.

"You men are all the same you want what you want. You don't care what others want. You have no feelings for others. You are all self center, arrogant, back stabbing, assholes. All men should just crawl into a hole and stay there." With each passing word she said her anger grew. Until she was about to lose control of everything.

Sesshomaru watched as her anger grew her Miko powers flair up, but there was something that happened that he never expected. Her eyes turned crimson red her hair flew up in an invisible wind . She lifted off of the ground. Her body became covered in an aura of flames. His eyes widened but he quickly regained his control. He watched as she screamed out turning around and throwing a ball of energy to the woods making a patch 30 feet long. Then she collapsed. He caught her before she hit the ground and softy laid her on the bedding..

This miko is not normal , just as I have always thought. But what is she? Is she human or demon?Sesshomaru tried to leave but he found he couldn't there was a barrier around the entire camp. He allowed a small smirk to cross his face. Yes indeed. Even if she is human she is the strongest human I have ever seen.

Sesshomaru sit down and settled in for his long night. He didn't need to, but for some strange reason he feel asleep. He awoke a few hours later . Kagome was still asleep. As he sit and watched he saw a strain of hair laying across her face without realizing what he was even doing. He reached over and gently moved the hair out of her face.

When he realized what he had done he stood up and moved to the other side of the camp and watched her.What was that? Why did I do that? Dam this miko! Maybe she isn't human or a miko maybe she is a witch. Has she put a spell on me? No she couldn't do that she isn't strong enough for something like that. Maybe she is hiding it.

Kagome opened her eyes slowly it was just about daybreak the sun was coming up over the mountains. When she sit up she realized this was not where she was when she collapsed last night. She looked around and saw Sesshomaru watching her. " Umm Morning Lord Sesshomaru " "Morning Lady Kagome" Well looks like it worked.She told herself. "Thank you for moving me last night" He didn't reply.

"Lord Sesshomaru Why are you still here?" Kagome was a little confused why Sesshomaru had not left in the night or tried to harm her in some way.

Sesshomaru looked at her for a moment before he replied. " It is hard to leave with a barrier keeping you in."

Kagome giggles. "Lord Sesshomaru do you see the smoke of the fire it passe's though does it not? Did you try walking out?"

Sesshomaru looked at the smoke and indeed it passed though the barrier. He stood and walked over to the barrier and stuck his hand out of it. What the hell it wouldn't let me last night.

He could hear Kagome snickering trying not to laugh. He decided to let it pass. He himself had to admit it was funny he could have left before now. But that was something he would not admit to her.

" This is not funny I had to wait the whole night to leave. Now my pack has been along for too long if you will pardon me." He could see the barrier go down

"Lord Sesshomaru ? Do you still have the young human girl Rin traveling with you?"

"Why do you ask?" he replied.

"I wish to travel with you and your group"

"I have no need for another human to protect."

"I do not need protection from anything."

"No"

"If I am able to steal something from your camp within 2 days will you allow me to travel with your group?" She challenge with a smile on her face.

He stood and looked at her for a bit. So she wishes a challenge me does she? She knew I wouldn't turn this down. Smart Girl. He smiles inward."Very well but it must be something important. You have your 2 days, time starts now." Sesshomaru turned and walked away. Before he got to far for her not to hear. "You look better with a smile Lady Kagome you should try to keep it and not cry so much. Sadness can kill ones soul." Then he vanished into the trees.

"Good then I shall be seeing you soon." Kagome lets out a small laugh. If he only knew. Wait. Did he just compliment me? No I must have misheard him.

After eating and taking a long soak in the hot spring near by. Kagome broke camp and headed to Kaede's village. Soon Kagome was close to the village she went to the well to check on it. Since everything was okay with the well she went to find a spot to wait .

When it was close to dusk Kagome went to the spring to wait for Sango and Shippo. Kagome was getting nervous waiting for Sango to show up. It was a little after dark before Sango and Shippo showed up. Kagome was seating on a rock waiting when she saw Sango walking up. She let her barrier down and went and hugged Sango and picked up Shippo. "come" Soon Sango found herself inside an hidden barrier.

"Kagome can others see us?" ask Sango.

"Nope. We can see them but they can't see us.Now please seat so I can tell you why I ask you to come here. But first I must ask you both. Do you both trust me?"

"Yes." They both said with a smile on their faces.

With Sesshomaru he has been on his guard every since leaving Kagome this morning not sure of when she ,might try something. He thought it rather funny that she really thinks she might be able to steal something of his while he was expecting it none the less. How foolish is this women or is she just playing me a fool. I hate being toyed with in such a manor. I shall enjoy it when she is unable to remove anything from my camp. He sit thinking of all the ways she might be able to enter his camp.

He knew from watching her over the last 3 years that she was cunning. Over this amount of time as he watched Inuyasha's group grow and fight he had learned many things about Kagome but none the less He wasn't going to lose to her.

Back With Kagome

"Good your going to see something soon and I don't want you to think I will harm you. and don't run away. Now the reason your here. 2 months ago when I went home to see my mother on my 18th birthday my mother told me something very important.

She showed me a scroll. For 400 years my family has had a curse on it. My family had always been human and they hated demon they would track and kill them in the cruelest ways. An old witch cursed my family and to this time the curse is still working.

This witch cared for demons and humans alike, like I do. But the curse said that on the 18th year of each person in the families line would become a demon as their punishment for there crimes and cruelty. But when a family member would fall in love if the person they loved didn't care what they where then the curse would change and vanish from that person. With each generation my family line has all married humans or dies alone.

None of them married a demon. They blamed demons for there curse and even to this day my grandfather although he does not hate them, he doesn't trust them. None of my Family line would have anything to do with demons. Mother told me that there hast to be a way to stop the curse but she doesn't know how none of the family knows..

But there is more to it then that. I just don't know what it is. Because though time the scroll has slowly ripes and part of it lost. Even though I have come back in the past 500 years I still have the curse. That's 100 years before it even happened. The demon that we become is very rare.

But me I'm different from the rest of the family Mom and I think it is because of the Jewel that was in my body and I now protect. The jewel is helping me keep my demon at bay like Inuyasha's sword does him. But I can control it even without the the jewel." Kagome became silent and waited for the 100 questions she was sure her friend was going to ask.

"So how are you different then the rest of your family?" ask Sango.

"I am a different breed of demon." Kagome seats Shippo into Sango's lap and steps back she takes a deep breath not really wanting to show them but she has started it so now she needs to finish.

"Reveal" Kagome's hair lifts up in an invisable wind markings start to show on her skin on her forehead is a Fire colored star her hair turns white her nails become long she grows fangs she grew taller to 6 foot. Her facial expression changes she shows no emotions. The wind starts to dye down to reveal her hair is now down below her waist.

She looked at her friend and waited for what she might say. "Kagome you look good. But you know who you look like don't you?" Sango sit and smiled at Kagome.

Kagome didn't think Sango and Shippo would take it this good. She was glad that she had been wrong for a change. " Thanks Sango you too Shippo. Yeah I know who I look like, that's something that has me worried. I wonder if it was that family line that my family line killed as their last or first one." Inuyasha. But I don't look like a half demon. Conceal" Kagome closed her eyes and returned to her human form. She took her seat next to Sango. Shippo jumped over into her lap where he was before the transformation.

"Now you know why I want Inuyasha to stay away from me. If he was the last or the first my family killed in anger. Then it might be me that does it. It might be me that starts the family hating demons of which causes the curse in the first place. So do you have any questions? either of you?"

"So that is how you was able to do what you did to Inuyasha and how you have been able to control your emotions it makes since now." ask Sango

"Yes. Shippo do you want to go with me or stay with Sango?"

"You Momma always you." He smiles big. Knowing he was going to get to go with Kagome made everything okay with him. He had missed her so much he didn't feel like playing with the village children.

"Alright then it is settled. Plus there will be someone for you to play with to. I'll explain later while we are on our way." She stroked his head and softy scratched behind his ears. Pulling him to her chest Kagome stands. "Well then it is time for us to be on our way I have a long way to go. Sango I'll check in from time to time on you guys"

They said their good-byes and Kagome and Shippo left and Sango to go back to the village. Kagome took off with the speed of her demon. Before long they where in the Western Lands.

"Okay Shippo it is time to come clean we are going to be joining up with Sesshomaru's group. All I have to do is steal something from him in his camp. That's going to be easy you will get a laugh out of it. There are a few other things as well, I am going to change the way I am I will still be caring and kind but there will be times I am not. When I am not that means there is danger somewhere do you Understand Shippo.? As long as you have the talisman I left for you, you will come to no harm not from any Miko powers or demons. Plus I will not take shit off of anyone anymore."

"I understand Momma" said Shippo. Momma is so different. She seems so much strong than she was before she left. But I am still worried about her. "Momma are you sure you are okay?"

"I am better than I have been in a long time Shippo. Here listen to this, this is my new song of life."

Kagome reaches down and turned on her CD player.