A/N: I swear they're getting longer!

Here's another chapter for the story. There shouldn't be too much more to be writing about. As soon as this one is also wrapped up I will be looking into starting a new fanfiction to be worked on between the one I am co-writing.

Enjoy

I followed the clues of where Naraku was hiding for months and still I found nothing.

"Damn it!" I yelled in frustration. "I am so sick of this man!!"

"Sick of who…?" A male voice asked from behind.

I spun around, unsheathing my katana at the same time, and brandished at the person behind me.

"Oh…" I whispered as my grip on my sword loosened. "This is a dream isn't it…?"

There before stood the man I hadn't seen in almost half a year; Sesshoumaru.

"This isn't real right? You're not really here, it's just my imagination playing tricks on me since I've been without you for so long." I started rambling.

"Kaori…" He murmured.

"Yes…?"

"Shut up."

I stopped and blinked. "How dare you tell me to shut up!" I huffed as glared at him. "Do you have any idea what I've been through? Let alone what I've had to deal with while you were M.I.A. Our home decides to become the target of Naraku and now has been totally flattened. Jaken and Kaage nearly die while they try to take Rin and Kaemon back to my home village and I nearly died! Let alone the fact that that thing that calls himself a man has now kidnapped our son. I've been trying to find that bastard for months now and he is always two steps ahead of me! You would think that with this ability to see things I would already know where he was but noooo!"

"Kaori." Sesshoumaru was trying to stop me while I had totally lost it on my rant. "Kaori!" He tried again.

"Damnit Kaori!" He grabbed my arm and turned me to him, taking hold of my other arm and shaking me. "Kaori would you shut up!"

I stopped and blinked before I turned to look up at him. Tears welled up in my eyes. "Oh Sesshoumaru!" I cried as I buried my head into his fur. "You don't have any idea what's been going on…"

Sesshoumaru stiffened under my touch then slowly relaxed as he pulled me closer. "I'm sorry Kaori… I should have been there for you…" He held me for a moment as I composed myself.

"Kaori…" He murmured as he pulled back. "Did I hear you right…? He took our son…?"

I nodded as I wiped away my tears. "He set up a trap… He sent a demon to the home to distract me so that he could take our son when I sent Jaken to take Kaemon and Rin into hiding then take them back to my home until it was safe… I was so stupid…"

"Kaori I'm sure you had no idea. You did what you could to protect them."

I shook my head. "Why aren't you angry with me? I lost our son! I let that psychotic man take him to god knows where. How can you be so calm?!?"

"Because you nearly died Kaori. You nearly lost your life trying to protect our children, why would I ever be mad at you?"

I looked up at him. "How… How did you know…?"

"Besides your little rant you went on? Why do you think my half brother showed up when he did? I knew something was wrong and I made him go back."

I gazed up the man I had loved since the moment I met him. "Oh Sesshoumaru…" I murmured as I stood up on my toes and brushed my lips across his. "No more please…" I continued as I moved away. "Don't go away anymore. Don't leave me alone…"

He sighed as he pulled me against him. "On one condition."

"What's that?"

"You don't do anything foolish like getting yourself killed."

I smiled. "I promise."

"Good…" Sesshoumaru moved to a tree and sat down with me in his lap. "Now tell me, where's Rin?"

I blinked. "Uhm…" I started, blushing slightly. "By now I would assume she's back in my village with my brother and sister…"

"You don't know for sure?"

"No…" I admitted. "I kind of left without making sure… But I know Kaage, he would have taken them to my village when he was healed enough to fly."

Sesshoumaru sighed. "What am I going to do with you…?"

I smiled as I carefully untied his breastplate and moved it off of him. "I can think of lots of things."

He smirked as he ran a finger down my cheek and neck. "I'm sure you can…" He leaned over me, his lips just barely above mine. "I can too…"

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I stood there carefully threading my wings back through my kimono as I stared off to the south.

"What are you looking for…?" Sesshoumaru asked as he walked up behind me.

"I'm looking for energy signatures…" I murmured as I tied my obi in place. "I've noticed that there is one area in particular that doesn't have any at all…"

"What does that mean?"

"It means…" I turned to face him. "I think I've just found where Naraku has been hiding from us."