You all have NO idea how proud I am of myself! I actually sat through ALL of Saw III!!!! I almost ran out and into the next door movie, Flicka (still trying to get my stupid friend Aaron to agree to see that rather than the stupid movie he wants to see), but I managed to stay put in my seat! XD

Ah, I am terribly sorry for the bit of OOC!! That annoys me when I read stories as well. I didn't mean for them to be ooc. But I shall fix that! (the reason it will take quite a bit for Sessoumaru to utter a kind word to Kagome is because it is almost against his nature, ne?) If you see any bits of ooc, tell me about it in the reviews and I shall try to fix it! Thank you all for letting me know!

Chapter Three

"OI! Sessoumaru!"

The demon turned his head to look, or rather glare, at the noisy human girl that sat upon Ah-un with Rin.

"How long are you planning on leading us around? Where the heck are we going?"

Insolent miko, he growled in his thoughts. Why he had brought the wench with him, he would never know. Something had told him that by taking her, she would be useful to achieve his goals. She was proving to be more of a nuisance than his goals were worth. Looking away from her and continuing on, he passed the time by contemplating which dungeon he could lock her up in to stop her incessant chattering. The miko and Rin were at it again, playing some human game. He could not comprehend what appeal this annoyance referred to as a game held for them. But to each his own. . .

"I spy, with my little eye -giggle- something . . . GREEN!" Rin exclaimed when she found her target.

"Hmm, let's see . . . Is it . . the grass?"

He could practically hear Rin shaking her head vigorously, proud of tricking the other girl.

"No? Well, then . . . Ah-HA! It's Jaken! Right?"

"YEP!" The grin came. He wasn't watching but after being with the small human child for so long she became predictable. He had figured out the miko a long time ago. Insolent and loud wench. The only appeal she held was the fact that with one word uttered from her mouth, she could control his half-brother. Not that something such as controlling a hanyou was hard. But that a mere human could do so . . . His brother truly was weak.

A wave of cold air washed over them. Dark clouds were rolling across the sky, creating a black ceiling. A small droplet of water landed on his flawless cheek.

"Ah! It's starting to rain!" Kagome announced.

"M'lord, Sessoumaru-sama! It's a storm that's coming!" Jaken had stepped in front of Sessoumaru and gave a squack when the demon lord walked right over him. Rin slid off Ah-un and ran up to Sessoumaru, jumping onto Jaken with one foot and bouncing off as she continued to run to catch up with the him.

"Sessoumaru-sama!" she exclaimed. "Are we going to find cover this time?" Sessoumaru suddenly stopped and Rin ran right into him. "oomph."

He looked back at the miko. Her attentions were fixed on the sky, her brows creased. Rain drops were falling upon her face and sliding down her neck, over her collarbone . . . His eyes shot back to her face as he repremanded himself. The rain was becoming heavier. Soon enough her white uniform was clinging to her skin. Sessoumaru walked back to Ah-un, stopping the dragon.

"I would recommend you put something else on," he said harshly once he had her attention. She looked down and blushed bright red when she saw what he was referring to. She quickly crossed her arms to hide herself.

Now ignoring the miko, he swiftly lifted Rin onto Ah-un and took the dragon's reins. He changed their direction, turning to the north. This storm would indeed be a bad one. As the thought entered his head, the wind picked up. The females he was leading gave little shrieks and huddled closer to the body of the dragon.

Sango sat at the entrance of a new cave. They had been forced to take cover once again. Well, she and the monk had been forced to take cover. They simply could not keep up with Inuyasha in this weather. Now the hanyou was out there with Shippo. Both demons had been too worried about Kagome to stop. Sango sighed.

"Yes, I know." Miroku attempted to comfort her. "I wish I were out there as well, helping to find Lady Kagome."

Sango looked back at the monk, who had leaned against the cave wall, staring into the fire. She raised an eyebrow. "Oh? That doesn't seem like you monk, wishing you were out in a storm rather than by a fire with a woman?"

Miroku flinched. Ah-ha, thought Sango. Caught him. The monk's hand went behind his head as he gave her an exhasperated look.

"Now, Sango! I am hurt! Do you have no faith in me?!"

"I have as much faith in you as I do in a pig that says he can fly," she muttered.

"Eh? What was that?"

"Nothing." She turned to look back outside. Torrents of rain came down and the wind was bending the trees over. The sight was depressing.

Shippo clung to Inuyasha's robe, the wind practically sweeping him away. There was so much rain pounding on him he couldn't open his eyes for fear of the stinging drops. Inuyasha was moving through the trees. Slowly, as the wind pushed him back. One particulary strong burst of wind loosened Shippo's grip and he went flying. Shippo wailed in the air, screeching, until he realized Inuyasha had grabbed onto his tail. The hanyou pulled the kitsune back to him and tucked him into the folds of his kimono. Shippo snuggled to the cloth and looked up at Inuyasha.

"Don't say a thing!" Inuyasha growled. Shippo shrugged and turned to face forward as Inuyasha continued to push against the wind. These damn storms. This is the second one this week! Something's wrong . . .

A pulse sent through the air. Shippo gulped. The same aura from that day . . . So strong, so daunting. Shivering, the kitsune hid in Inuyasha's kimono.

"Inuyasha, we should go back to the cave! The last time this aura was here . . ." Too late. Inuyasha had once again transformed. Again, whatever was creating that aura was so terrible that it only took him moments to fear his life. What is that aura coming from!?

Kagome looked around the small room she and Rin had been unceremoniously tossed into. It was more like a hovel than anything else, really. Sessoumaru had led them for a bit through the storm until they had arrived at the base of a mountain. Sessoumaru had ripped away a large boulder and tossed the two girls into the hole it revealed, then had placed a protective barrier around the entrance to prevent the wind and rain from getting it. The barrier created an illusion on the outside. To the onlooker it would appear to be just another rocky surface.

"Kagome?" Rin had already made herself comfortable, sitting on a pallet of dried leaves that had apparently been placed there a while ago.

"You're used to this, aren't you?" Kagome was surprised. Sessoumaru must have made this place for Rin to hide. Maybe he does have a good side?

"Jaken made this place for me!" Rin grinned. "He said I would be a nuisance for Sessoumaru-sama during battle, so Jaken used his staff to create lots of hiding places for me!"

Ah, so apparently the toad cares more about her than the strong demon. Oi. "So we are hiding because Sessoumaru is off to battle, ne?"

"Hai!" Rin said with a bright smile. "Sessoumaru-sama should return in a short time!"

She has a lot of faith in him . . .

Shippo, tucked into the folds of Inuyasha's kimono, shivered in fear as the mindless demon version of his companion raced towards the aura. There was something so wrong about it. So very wrong . . .
Sessoumaru spotted his half-brother racing towards him. Drawing Tokijin, he created a barrier that Inuyasha slammed into, landing on his arse on the ground. Dissolving the barrier, the taiyoukai walked up to the snarling beast.

"Inuyasha," his eyes narrowed as he said the name he despised. A furry head popped out of the neck of the fire robe and looked at Sessoumaru.

"Ah! Sessoumaru, you have to stop him, his demon's blood has taken over him and he's gonna get me killed!" The kit bawled. Sessoumaru glared.

"And what makes you think that this Sessoumaru would help you?"

The kit twitched, realizing just exactly who he was asking for help. "Well, uh . . ." Shippo dived back down into the kimono. Inuyasha made a start to get up, only to be prevented by Sessoumaru's sword. He had pointed Tokijin at Inuyasha's throat. The witless hanyou looked up at him and growled. Sessoumaru's eyes narrowed and he took a step back, just barely escaping a priestess arrow. He turned to look at the woman who shot the arrow.

"The dead priestess, Kikyo," he aknowledged.

"Step away from him, Sessoumaru," Kikyo glared at the taiyoukai. The demon lord stood still for a minute, then turned and walked away.

"Eh! My Lord!" Jaken ran after Sessoumaru. As Sessoumaru walked away he looked back once to see the priestess suppressing Inuyasha's demon blood with her powers.

Kikyo watched Sessoumaru for a moment as he walked away from her. There wasn't even a hint of expression on his face.

"Typical," she muttered. Turning her attentions to Inuyasha, who was snarling up at her now that the threat of Sessoumaru had passed, she muttered an incantation and observed the red filtering out of his eyes. His body returned to normal and the hanyou blinked up at the dead priestess.

"Kikyo," he said softly, standing. He could feel the aura that had so enticed him fading. It was moving away.

"Inuyasha, the aura of that demon is causing you to become a beast. You must be careful." The woman turned to walk away.

"Ah! Kikyo, wait!" Inuyasha took hold of her arm. She looked back at him, her eyes questioning. "Oh, uhm..." He let go of her, not sure what to say. Kikyo smiled and turned away. Inuyasha watched with regretful eyes as the priestess he had loved so much walked away from him.

Chapter Three End

I thought that was a fitting way to end the chapter?

Sorry it took so long for Chapter 3 to get up, my internet at home is no more for a few months so I only get to write while I'm at school. Which means no updates over Thanksgiving since I won't be in school. Sorry!!

Okay, how cool is this: I was at the dentist today and they took X-ray pics of my wisdom teeth and I have an extra one! So I have five wisdom teeth instead of the normal four. XD I get to keep the extra since its really small and off to the side and not going to try to pop up. So I'm gonna name it! (I'm weird like that). Anyone who wants to suggest a name for it, go ahead!

Anyways, please review! I'll update ASAP right after Thanksgiving break (7 days from now I come back to school)

Satsu-chan