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Sango stormed into the forest, looking for Inuyasha. She wanted to kill him but she had made a deal with Miroku.

/Flashback/

Sango got ready to storm out of Kaede's hut but Miroku stopped her.

"Sango." he started.

She gave him a death glare. "Let me go. I'm going to kill him for what he said."

He kept a hold on her arm. "Sango, please. What do you think Kagome would say if you went and did that?"

"Thank you." she said while trying to get free from his grip.

"Sango. Please." he said for a last time. "For me."

She nodded and he let go.

/end flashback/

She saw him up in a tree, alone.

He turned towards her. "What?" he spat out.

"You didn't have the right to say that, at least not in front of Shippo." she quietly said.

He cruelly laughed and jumped out of the tree. "She was just a wench and he shouldn't have gotten attached to her. Its better that she is gone any way." he walked off, probably to find Kikyo.

Sango collapsed onto the ground in tears.

Miroku had waited at the hut for an hour before heading out after Sango. He walked into the forest just to find Sango crying under a tree. He rushed over to her. "Sango….." he quietly said as he wrapped his arms around her.

She leaned on his shoulder and cried. What had happened came out in between sobs.

When she was done, Miroku held her even closer. "Sango, its going to be okay. Its going to be okay."

Kagome quickly rejoined Sesshomaru, Rin, and Jaken and they were on their way. When they stopped for the night, Sesshomaru pulled Kagome away from the group.

"Time for your second lesson."

"Alright." she said. "What is the second lesson?"

Sesshomaru didn't answer for a minute. "We will find out just how powerful you are."

Kagome nodded. "How?"

He walked across the field. "You will fight against me." he said.

She was about to protest when he attacked her. She was barely able to dodge any of his attacks.

He frowned. They had already been going at this for ten minutes and nothing had happened. He struck out again and she fell backwards.

She really thought that he was going to kill her. She threw her arms up to protect herself but the blow never came. She opened her eyes to see that Sesshomaru had been blasted half way across the field. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She saw the cat in her mind again.

It lunged and this time, it reached her.

Sesshomaru felt a great power and he looked over at Kagome. Her aura was rapidly changing into the cat's aura. Now, he was on the receiving end.

Kagome wasn't in control any more. The cat was.

"MAEMI!" Sesshomaru shouted at her. "KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL!! IT IS A PART OF YOU, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!!"

Kagome heard what he said but it was hard to control it. She imagined that she was fighting it. It fought back hard but she eventually got it back in the cage. When she did, her body collapsed.

Sesshomaru caught her. He felt something and looked down. Maemi's body was glowing. He reached out to touch her face and his eyes widened. His other arm had grown back!

"Who are you?" he said to the unconscious girl in his arms.

Sango had been mad at Inuyasha all day.

When they were setting up camp, Inuyasha went off into the woods and did come back for a bit.

Sango decided that she would go after him. So when no one was looking, she slipped out of camp. She walked out into the forest and was horrified at what she saw.

Inuyasha was making out with Kikyo!

Sango stormed into the clearing.

Inuyasha was less than happy with her. He told Kikyo to go off into the forest for a bit while he talked to Sango. When she was gone, he exploded. "WHAT THE HECK?!?!" he yelled at her.

"I want to know why your aren't out looking for Kagome." She calmly said.

He sneered at her. "I don't care about that wench. She was the one who decided to leave alone." he turned away from her. "I don't care about her."

Sango started to get angrier. "If she was probably dieing somewhere, then why hasn't your clay doll gotten the soul yet?" she didn't mention that Kagome wasn't Kikyo's reincarnation at all.

His claws twitched. "How should I know? Maybe she isn't dead yet. Oh well, she will be soon."

That was it. Sango exploded. "YOU ARE THE LARGEST JERK OF A HANYOU THAT I HAVE EVER MET! EVEN YOUR BROTHER IS NICER THAN YOU! WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE MY HELP ANYMORE! SO JUST GO BACK AND MATE WITH THE CLAY DOLL OVER THERE! JUST REMEMBER!! THAT ISN'T REALLY KIKYO AND YOU ARE AN IDIOT! YOUR SHOULDN'T EVEN BE HALF DEMON!" she shouted at him.

The whole time, he was getting angrier. The last statement pushed him over the edge. With a snarl, he flew at her with his claws out.

She gasped as he swiped at her then backed away.

Kikyo had ran back into the clearing and she let an arrow fly at Sango. It hit her in the side but didn't enter her skin.

Sango's eyes widened as the pain came from her face and her side. "GO TO HELL, INUYASHA!!!" she yelled as she ran back towards the camp.

Miroku had heard the yelling. He could tell that Sango was heading back to camp and he gasped when he saw her. She was bleeding from five scratches on her face and she was clutching her side. He ran to her and was about to talk when she cut him off.

"Miroku, Shippo, we are leaving." she said.

They quickly gathered their stuff and got onto Kirara's back.

Miroku gently wrapped Sango's side while trying to not fall off of Kirara. He didn't even try to grope her. "Sango. Where are we going?" he asked.

She gave him a weak smile. "To find Kagome. She's traveling with Sesshomaru." was all she got out before passing out from blood loss and pain.

Miroku and Shippo nodded and immediately started searching.

Sesshomaru had sat by the girl's side all night. He had gotten pestretered by Rin and Jaken about his arm growing back. He just ignored them. He had dozed off for a bit when he sensed the girl staring to wake up.

Kagome groaned and looked around. She froze when she saw Sesshomaru looking down at her.

He glanced at her for a minute before staring at the sky. "You have some explaining to do, Maemi." he said.

She sat up and looked at him strangly. "What do you……" she started but she gasped when she saw that his other arm had grown back.

He saw that she noticed this. "Start explaining."

She was about to when the scent of blood hit her nose. She stood. "Someone's bleeding." she said.

Sesshomaru nodded and they sped off.

Soon, they found where Kirara had just landed.

Kagome gasped when she saw them.

Sesshomaru recognized them as the people that always traveled with Inuyasha. He was surprised when Kagome ran forward to them.

Shippo immediately jumped on her. "Please! You need to help Sango!" he cried.

She gasped when she saw what condition Sango was in. She was immediately at her side. "What happened to her?" she asked Miroku.

He shrugged. "We're not sure. She went out to find Inuyasha, started yelling about something, then came back with the scratches and her side torn open."

Kagome's aura immediately shifted to anger. "If he was the one who did this…." she started to say but she looked at Sango again. "We need to help her out first." she said.

Sesshomaru walked up. "Maemi. You have some explaining to do." he said.

Kagome looked over at him. "I will but right now, we need to help her. Please, Sesshomaru-sama."

He couldn't stand her begging. "I will help them but only if you explain."

She nodded. "I'll explain on the way." she said while standing. "Miroku, get her onto Kirara and get ready to go." she told him.

Sesshomaru was waiting for her at the edge of the forest. "Go and tell Jaken and Rin that we are going ahead and to keep traveling." he said before walking off.

Kagome sighed and walked back to the camp.

Rin ran over to her. "Maemi-chan, is something wrong?" she asked.

Kagome smiled at her. "No Rin. Sesshomaru sent me with a message. He wants you and Jaken to continue ahead while he and I go ahead. We'll meet you at the castle." she said.

Jaken immediately protested. "How do we know that Lord Sesshomaru really sent you?"

Kagome looked at him. "I'm not hiding my aura. Do you sense that I am lying?" she challenged.

Jaken didn't say anything but he knew that she was right.

She took his silence as a yes. "Alright. You will continue on Aun." she said as she walked back to where they had left Sango and the others. When she got there, they got ready to leave.

Sesshomaru touched her shoulder briefly. "You will ride with me and explain." he ordered.

She was about to protest but he gave her a hard glare. She grabbed onto him and his cloud appeared.

Miroku, Shippo, and Sango followed on Kirara.

While they were riding, Kagome explained everything about what had happened since the beginning.

When they were close to the castle, Kagome finished.

For a minute, he was silent. "I believe you." he quietly said.

She had been about to say that he should believe her. "How did you know that I was going to say that?"

He smirked but didn't answer.

They soon landed and Kagome ran over to her friends. "How is she doing?"

Miroku frowned. "Not so good. Her fever has gotten worse and that might mean her side wound might be infected."

Kagome groaned. They need to get her to a doctor.

Sesshomaru walked over to her. "Maemi,….." he started before Kagome cut him off.

"My name isn't Maemi, its Kagome." she said.

He nodded. "Kagome, follow me." he said.

She nodded and walked over to Miroku. They both took an arm and tried to carry her that way. It didn't work.

Sesshomaru glanced at them before walking over and picking her up bridal style. "Follow." he said.

He led them inside and to a spare room. He walked to the door. "I will send someone to help you." he quietly said before leaving.

Kagome immediately took charge. "Miroku, Shippo, out of the room." she ordered.

They protested but they immediately complied when Kagome snarled at them.

She set to work. She pulled off Sango's bloodied kimono and grimaced. The wound was definitely infected. She concentrated on her healing powers, while being careful not to use to much at once on Sango. The infection healed and the wound partially closed but not all the way. She collapsed on the floor, a little bit dizzy. She couldn't control it yet.

There was a knock on the door and a girl stuck her head in. She had short, blue hair and a demon marking on one side of her face. "Hello. Lord Sesshomaru sent me to help you." she said as she came into the room.

Kagome looked over at her. "Good. What's your name?" she asked while starting to wrap Sango's wounds.

The girl's eyes widened when she realized that Kagome was a Tai-Youkai. "I-I-I'm Kimara, m-my L-Lady." she stuttered out with a bow.

Kagome looked over at her. "You don't need to be afraid of me. My name's Kagome." she kindly said. She noticed a package underneath Kimara's arm. "Is that a kimono?" she asked.

Kimara nodded. "Yes, it is Lady Kagome. Would you like me to help her into it?"

Kagome nodded and they got Sango dressed.

Kimara was about to walk out the door when she turned back. "Do you need anything else, Lady Kagome?"

Kagome thought for a minute. "Yeah. I need you to just call me Kagome. I don't deserve a title."

Kimara nodded and walked out of the room.

Sesshomaru was in his room, looking over the paperwork that he had missed while away.

There was a knock on his door.

He glanced up. "Come in Kimara." he said while turning back to his work.

Kimara walked in and bowed to him. "This just came for you, Lord Sesshomaru." she walked over to him and handed him a scroll.

He took it and opened it.

Lord Sesshomaru.

If I'm not mistaken, its your turn to hold the all lands ball this year. I cannot wait to attend and she what your castle is like.

From,

Lord Mito.

Sesshomaru sighed. He had almost forgotten about the ball. "Kimara, tell Mimia to send out invitations to all of the Lords and Rulers of the lands."

Kimara nodded and bowed before leaving the room.

Sesshomaru wanted to slam his head on the desk but he restrained himself. He was a Tai-Youkai and the ruler of the western lands. He needed to act like it.

He had smelt the girls scent on Kimara. He had a strange feeling about Maemi, no. Kagome. Kagome was starting to have an effect on him.

Sesshomaru stood up. He needed to keep himself busy. He decided to take a walk in the gardens. That always seemed to help him.

Kagome sighed as she stood up and walked out onto the balcony. She had been with Sango all day and her back started to get sore.

She closed her eyes and let the sounds of the castle pass over her ears.

The talking of many people in different places.

A stream gurgling somewhere.

The sound of someone sighing and walking nearby.

Kagome opened her eyes and looked around.

It was dark out by now but she could see with her demon eyes. She glanced around and saw…..Sesshomaru!

Kagome got a strange feeling in her stomach and in her chest.

"mmmmm……" was moaned from inside the room.

Kagome turned around and saw that Sango was awake and sitting up a bit. She ran over to her side. "Sango." she breathed out her name in relief.

Sango looked at her with tired eyes. "Kagome? Where am I?" she asked.

Kagome didn't answer. She just threw her arms around Sango. "I'm so glad that you are alright. Who did this to you?"

Sango touched her face and winced. She whispered a name but Kagome still heard it with her demon hearing.

"Inuyasha." Kagome growled out before completely losing it.

Miroku and Shippo had been sitting outside of Sango door for hours. They had just dozed off for a bit when they heard screaming from inside.

Miroku put Shippo down and put his ear on the door.

"I HATE HIM!! I WILL KILL HIM!! I DON'T CARE ABOUT HOW I USED TO FEEL ABOUT HIM, NOW I HATE HIM!!!"

Was what Kagome was yelling and other things from inside the room.

Suddenly, the yelling stopped. All sound stopped.

Miroku flung open the door only to find out that Kagome was gone and Sango was awake. "Sango, what happened? Where's Kagome?" he asked.

She gave him a sad look. "After I told her who did this to me, she started yelling. She went silent and her eyes turned red. After that, Kagome jumped out of the window, snarling Inuyasha's name."

Miroku sighed and glanced out the window. It was a new moon. "This is going to be trouble." he breathed out.