A/N: Hi everyone! I know a lot of you were disappointed to see Inu Yasha died, but not a lot of you want him to come back, so he's probably not going to. Another note, I hope you enjoy this chapter, it's a bit of a filler, but it shows an…interesting side of Sesshomaru.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inu Yasha or any of it's characters.
Sango's eyes began to fill with tears again as she looked at the pile of ash before her. Kohaku was dead…at peace perhaps…but dead.
"Sango?" Miroku whispered. She glanced up at him, but couldn't even muster a smile.
"I-I couldn't save him," she said quietly. He sighed.
"He's at peace Sango…he's with the rest of your family. Imagine if he was alive, he would remember every single thing that Naraku made him endure…perhaps death…was a gift for him," he said slowly. Sango breathed in deeply, wiped away her tears and nodded.
"Could…Could you say a prayer?" Miroku smiled and nodded.
"Of course." He kneeled down next to her, and bowed his head as he began to speak softly.
Inu Taisho glanced over at Kagome and sighed. She was hunched over Inu Yasha's dead body, still crying.
"Kagome?" he questioned quietly. Her shoulders shook with her tears, but she looked up at him. "Perhaps, we should bury him now." She nodded quickly as she wiped the tears from her face.
"Right…um," she glanced around the clearing and couldn't help but give a small smile. After the destruction of Naraku, something miraculous happened, the clearing had been over grown with flowers, and vines had grown over the castle, so you could barely tell it was there. "It's beautiful." Inu Taisho glanced around and couldn't help but to agree. The flowers were a rainbow of colors, and the castle was all but invisible under the ivy growing on it and through it.
"Kagome?" someone called. Kagome turned around, and was instantly wrapped into Sango's embrace. "I'm so sorry Kagome." She nodded against her friends shoulder and then pulled away.
"Don't worry Kagome…he's at peace now," Miroku whispered. He enveloped her in a hug, and for once, did not pull anything perverted.
"I know," she whispered. Inu Taisho stretched out his claws, and the whip zipped out, snapping the Earth, and creating a large crater next to Inu Yasha's body. Kagome turned her gaze back and watched as he stopped over his son.
"I think, he would want you to have this," he whispered as he grabbed Tetsusaiga's sheath, almost at once, the sword (which had been thrown away from his body) flew back into the sheath. He turned back to Kagome and held out the sword. "He seemed to care for you very much." Kagome reached for the sword and grasped it close.
"Not enough it would seem," she whispered as she looked down at his body and the tears started anew. Inu Taisho picked up his son and carefully placed him in the grave, as though he had not heard her.
"Rest in peace," he said almost coldly as he used his whip once more to push the dirt back into place.
"What do we do now?" Shippo whispered. Both he and Kirara had stayed behind Sango and Miroku in the fight, killing the smaller demons, and both had made it through with only small scratches. Kagome's eyes hardened then and the tears suddenly stopped.
"We finish completing the jewel," she whispered. Sango and Miroku glanced at each other before glancing at her.
"We'll still help you Kagome," Miroku said seriously. Sango nodded in agreement.
"Absolutely." Shippo jumped to Kagome's shoulder and ran his paw gently through a piece of her hair.
"Me too."
"I will also follow you. I promised Inu Yasha that I would protect you now," Inu Taisho said quietly. Kagome looked up at him and nodded.
"We have to find Koga…he has two shards." Sango's eyes widened slightly as she looked down at her hand and opened her hand, which she had been keeping as a steady fist.
"Kagome…here's….here's…," she stopped and held the one shard out to her. Kagome looked up at her best friend and back at the shard.
"You hold it Sango…I…I don't need back right away." Sango nodded once before gripping the shard again. It was all she had left of her brother now.
"Come on guys," Kagome whispered as she gripped Inu Yasha's sword once more and began to walk away from the grave. Inu Taisho looked down at his son's grave and paused a moment before placing a good size rock at the top of it. Perhaps one day he would come back to mark it…he nodded. Miroku looked over at Kagome and then Inu Taisho as they began to walk back the way they had come.
"Lord Inu Taisho," he began, "forgive me…but…how is it that you are alive?" he asked. He could feel the dog demon's aura, and just by that alone he could tell that the demon in front of him was living and breathing. He sighed as he began to retell his story.
Sesshomaru growled loudly as he felled another tree. He wanted him to know he was coming. He had better know he was coming.
'How is he alive?' he thought angrily, 'How?! Naraku did this…but how could a half breed possess that much power?' He growled again as he sliced another tree in two. He stopped at one tree in particular and glared at it.
"Come out! Now!" he ordered. A face formed on the tree and he looked at the young dog demon warily.
"Son of Inu Taisho…how may I help you?" he asked quietly. He had never seen the young demon in such a rage, he was always very in control of his emotions, and here he was, tearing down half of the forest. Sesshomaru's eyes flashed red, and then gold again.
"How do you bring someone back from the dead?" he growled. Bokusenou looked at him curiously.
"You know I can't let you do that," he said amusedly. This was why he was so angry? Over some piece ancient magic?
"I won't!" he barked, "I'm asking how someone else could have." Bokusenou narrowed his eyes slightly, but detected no lie.
"It takes great will power," he whispered, "you have to be willing to sell your soul." Sesshomaru growled once more before storming off.
'So that's how he did it,' he thought angrily, 'no good half-breed. But what if father is not supposed to be alive? Will it affect our time? Is it bad?' He paused before walking back to his advisor once more.
"Back so soon, son of Inu Taisho?" Bokusenou asked amusedly. Sesshomaru glared at him. "Inu Taisho was one hundred times more intimidating then you when angry." He growled at the tree threateningly before speaking.
"I need information, and I need it now," he said fiercely. The tree smirked.
"I am your faithful servant my lord," he said sarcastically. Sesshomaru raised his chin slightly.
"Was my father meant to die on the day that he did?" he asked. Bokusenou stared at him, completely silent for a moment.
"What a strange question coming from you…he who hates his father," he mused. Sesshomaru's eyes widened.
"How dare you-"
"No son of Inu Taisho, I do dare. Much more then I should actually," he said with a small laugh. Sesshomaru scowled.
Enough! Answer my question! Now!" he yelled. Bokusenou frowned.
"When someone dies, they die for a reason. We may not see it at the time, but there is always a reason," he said simply. Sesshomaru thought for a moment before speaking.
"So, my father is never meant to roam this world again?" he asked. Bokusenou smiled.
"Your father is…different," he whispered, he smiled again, "yes…the Inu Taisho is an interesting being indeed…perhaps, yes, perhaps the Inu Taisho was an…," he rolled his eyes searching for the right word, "an exception." Sesshomaru nodded and started to walk away again.
"Son of Inu Taisho!" Bokusenou called, "why do you ask me such questions?" Sesshomaru paused, but did not look back.
"Listen to the forest old tree. Perhaps you will learn something new," he whispered. Bokusenou's eyes narrowed, but he simply flipped backwards into his tree.
Miroku frowned slightly, but nodded.
"I see. I would never be one to question Kami…but…I wonder what they have in store for you. It is not good to bring someone back from the grave so lightly, but if you truly were not meant to be here…you would have died alongside Naraku," he said slowly. Inu Taisho nodded.
"What will you do?" Sango asked curiously. Inu Taisho sighed.
"I must go back to my lands, and back to my home, to see how it has changed, and so I may regain my title," he said simply. She nodded.
"Sesshomaru is lord of the West now," she pointed out. Inu Taisho smirked slightly.
"I know." She paused, but shrugged.
Kagome sighed as she looked down at the Tetsusaiga. Naraku was finally dead, but this wasn't how it was supposed to turn out. None of them were supposed to die…they were the good guys! In her time, the hero always won, they always succeeded. She frowned as she stopped the tears threatening to fall.
"It will still protect you," Inu Taisho whispered. Kagome looked up at him and nodded.
"I know…I remember the barrier," she whispered. The first time she had used it, it had been unconsciously, when Sesshomaru had tried to kill her in Inu Taisho's grave. The second time had been on the mountain with the spider demons. It had bought them some time when Inu Yasha had been human. He nodded and was about to speak, before Kagome froze. She looked ahead of them as her eyes widened.
"Koga's coming," she whispered. Sango and Miroku stopped ahead of them and turned to look back at her. Inu Taisho frowned before sniffing the air, and then his nose wrinkled in distaste.
"Wolf demon," he grimaced, "but…how did you sense him from that far?" Sango's eyes widened slightly.
"How far is he?" she asked curiously. Inu Taisho smirked.
"Miles…" Kagome's own eyes widened.
"But the jewel shards…they feel so close." Miroku nodded.
"I would seem that as the jewel grows, so do your powers Kagome," he mused. Inu Taisho glanced over at her and nodded.
'Priestess powers,' he thought with some interest. Within moments, a tornado could be seen coming towards them, and then Koga appeared.
"Kagome," he said happily as he landed in front of her. He was gripping one of her hands, as she was still gripping the Tetsusaiga with the other. "How are you?" He paused for a moment before looking around at the small group.
"Where's mutt face?" he asked curiously. Inu Taisho's eyes narrowed dangerously as Kagome stepped back from Koga's grasp.
"What did you call him?" he growled.
A/N: So, I think this was a bit longer than the other chapters. I hope you all enjoyed it! The next chapter will have a bit more action, so stay tuned! ^-^ Please don't forget to review, they make me so happy!