Dawn came as swiftly as darkness, shining through the Western Lords' window and right into his eyes. He couldn't recall the last time he had slept so well, and he surely couldn't explain it. He rose from bed and dressed quickly so he could see how things were coming along with his half-witted half-brother and the miko. He reached through the land with his mind and sensed that they had risen and were headed this way. Inuyasha had to know where he was headed, but why was he headed there?

Sesshoumaru remembered the bead and pulled it out of his hakama, peering into it as he had done yesterday. Instantly he could see Kagome, the Monk, the slayer, and the kitsune. His brother walked far ahead concentrating heavily on something that Sesshoumaru couldn't see. It was then, of course, that an irritated Jaken barged into his bedroom door. He turned around to face the midget, and glared at him with so much intensity Jaken felt that he might explode.

"What do you want Jaken?"

"The girl Master, she is… is not in her quarters…" Jaken spoke softly with his nervous stutter, and awaited the fury that would inevitably meet him.

"Go check the garden." The lord ordered, and he himself left to seek out Rin.

He stopped just at the edge of the forest, a mile away from his castle and to the east of it. A soft breeze blew the scent of lilies in his direction and along with it the scent of Rin. He shook his head, the girl was mischievous and he knew she was seeking out the young priestess, like she somehow knew they were coming.

"Be patient young one." His voice floated along the breeze.

"RIN!" He yelled, and she scurried out from the forest with tears in her eyes, perhaps he was wrong about what she was doing.

"My lord!" She ran into his arms carrying a dying flower. "Why Sesshoumaru, why of all the flowers did the most beautiful have to die?" She had been in the field.

"Child it is just a lily, simple as that."

"It was special. It was your flower. . ." She whispered and sniffled, wiping her nose on her kimono.

"My flower, what is that absurdity?"

"It's blue, no other lily is blue, I have been caring for it, for you, and it died!"

Sesshoumaru didn't understand why such a simple thing was so important to her, but he never could grasp mortals. Everything small was so important, but the big things like war never seem to faze them. He patted Rin's back gently and set her down, kneeling before her.

"I forgive you." He stated simply. "Now go in and clean up, we have visitors coming."

Rin instantly perked up, "Kagome!" she said excitedly and ran toward the castle to prepare. Sesshoumaru marveled at her.

Kagome glared at the far away Inuyasha. Kikyo had come to their camp earlier that morning and demanded that Inuyasha follow her. Okay, so maybe she didn't demand it, but she knew, she had to know, that Inuyasha would follow her regardless. So the whole group packed up and left with him, because for some reason that's what they did. Without any reason, with no cause to trust Kikyo, they followed her westward. This made Kagome extremely uncomfortable. Sesshoumaru lived in the west, he RULED in the west, and they were being led there by the woman she had be reincarnated from. Creepy? Oh yes.

"Kagome?" Sango asked in a caring tone.

"I'm fine Sango, really, I'm over it."

"It was really scary what happened last night, we wouldn't blame you for being a little on edge, especially now that Kikyo is leading us to lord knows where."

Suddenly there was a really loud scream ahead of them, and Inuyasha yelled for Kikyo to stop. She was attacking a young child. Kagome ran forward, not bothering to draw her bow for it would be no good against what was basically a ghost.

Kikyo began to claw at the young demon, not harming him in the least bit. This was her plan. The rest of them, they wouldn't know that this wasn't a child she was attacking. They wouldn't know that this was the only way she could get rid of Inuyasha, who had pined over her for so long. She couldn't stand him any more. Her allegiance to him had ended when she died, and she had lived in death knowing all the suffering she was causing. This young demon would rid her of Inuyasha, and then rid the world of her.

"Kikyo, what the hell are you doing?!" Inuyasha fruitlessly tried to pry Kikyo off the boy, who promptly stabbed Kikyo in the stomach. "Nooooo!"

Kikyo released her grip on the demon and lay to the side, so that he could go and hide and wait for her to come to him.

"Inuyasha, stop." She warned when he growled and started to run after the demon.

"Kikyo!" He sobbed and kneeled beside her. "What happened to you? Why did you attack that child? What the hell?!"

"Inuyasha…." Her eyes glowed red and she clawed his face and ran in the opposite directions of the demon.

Inuyahsa was too stunned to move as blood dripped down his face. He wanted to cry, but he was too tough for that. He wanted to scream, but what would be the point? Most of all he wanted to run away, and think, and most likely never come back. He didn't do any of those things, he just sat and stared and thought about what the hell had just happened. He couldn't fathom what has snapped in Kikyo to make her act in such a manner.

"Inuyasha…" Kagome approached him from behind, and put her hand on his shoulder. All he could do was growl at her, but she didn't back off.

"Kagome, don't touch me."

Instead of not touching him, she gave him a hug. Kagome, she wanted to cry FOR him, wanted to comfort this demon she loved. Of course she loved him; she'd more or less moved to his time period and barely was able or wanted to go home. He'd become her best friend, and at the same time, her worst enemy. Inuyasha couldn't take being touched by her, this clone of Kikyo.

He snapped.

It is not as long as I wanted to be, but I got off of work and was too exhausted to write much more. I am having surgery on thursday, so I don't know when the next chapter will be up as I will be a little out of it for a few days. I love you all! Thanks for reading, reviews are worshiped. =]