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Chapter Two

The Uprising Of Sand Within

" Sesshomeru " Inuyasha stated then sat within the circle within the campfire.

"Inuyasha" Sesshomeru said nodding his acknowledgement.

"Have you chosen your plight, carefully because I will not go back on my promise hanyou! Sesshomeru spat with venom as he began to feel the condition that has now taken form within his connection with the miko.

" So ,It has begun " Sesshomeru stated as a matter of factly to no one in lifting himself to stand then turning to leave.

" Wait Sesshomeru where do you think you are going?What has begun ?You can't just say something like that than leave! Answer me Sesshomeru I won't tell you again" Inuyasha seethed .

Sesshomeru ignored his threat as he turned around to face his baka brother with a dire look of his eye.

"This Sesshomeru will pretend he didn't hear your disrespect for now as he has more important issues at hand ,I will return. As to what has begun you ungrateful halfbreed!

Your mate ... she's dying ...

Sesshomeru stated then left Inuyasha ..to be alone .

"What are you talking about bastard ?" Inuyasha screamed toward the retreating back of his brother, though his question was left unknown and unanswered.

A scream filtered over the distance from the nearby hot spring where Sango and Kagome had went for their relaxing knew this for certain and even had guessed as to the condition Kagome would be in ,once he had arrived. Once there,his suspicions were sadly correct , Kagome's eyes were a dull blank crimson as she was no longer seeing ,though her facial expression was was lying helpless and exposed naked on her back on the sandy floor. Sango had just carried her to where she lie and began to dress her by the time she had noticed the Taiyokai's presence ,shortly followed by Inuyasha .Upon noticing Sesshomeru's arrival she was directed to step away ,with the wave of his own hand. Then the Sesshomeru turned his gaze to his brother now behind him.

"Retrieve your mate Inuyasha ,if that's the path you have chosen, If not leave this place for you cannot help her,you'll only quicken her approaching time of death".Sesshomeru gasped as he kept his eyes on the sight before him.

Upon realization to what Sesshomeru was taking in his attention, Inuyashas knees had buckled as he saw the helpless form looking back at him but really not seeing, within her blank saddened crimson eyes. Shock stilled Inuyasha ,as he felt he couldn't move like he so desperately wanted to for her deadened eyes pinned him in devastating revelation.

" Is She ? Inuyasha didn't want to say the last part in hopes that by not saying it ,it wouldn't be asked.

" Dead? No ... not yet. But this Sesshomeru doesn't believe there's not alot of time left ,so like I said retrieve your mate or leave." Sesshomeru answered.

Before Sesshomeru had finished the second time he steeled his nerves to walk towards where Kagome laid on the ground ,picking her up into a careful embrace. As soon as he had, a rush of emotions floored him ,as his connection to his mate told him of her present state . She was in fact dying as Sesshomeru said, as a shuddered whine escaped his lips in understanding,with the pooling of tears threatening to fall, while he felt the need to rouse her with his snout. Inuyasha desperately needed her to wake, to return to him and not leave him alone, but even as his whining grew and his motions were more persistant and frantic , her head fell back limply to the side making his ministrations at this point were ineffective. Inuyasha grazed her now pale cheek as more emotions combined with his own from within his connection to his mate, were brought on by his touch.

In essence , she told him through their bond his answer ,as the pain she felt flooded in his veins: rejection, emotional distress,self hatred ,desperation,darkness, and fear was tearing her apart ,suddenly taking him to his knees ,forcing his eyes closed,with her still in his arms. Kagome was telling him she couldn't hold on any longer , that she was letting go, for the pain was too much. Kagome did feel sorry though that she wasn't able to finish what she started but she wasn't the only one who could. With her gone Kagome felt she would be able to give Kikyo back her soul in hopes that she can return to him so he wouldn't be alone .

What her soul showed him brought more tears to his eyes threatening to fall and at the last minute ,the pain of losing Kagome again was too much .At the last minute the the dams spilled over letting a wave of tears pass his eyelids in sorrow and loss a he violently sobbed in his grief. Inuyasha never had the chance to tell her how he felt or to show her how much he truly loved and needed her. Kagome rose her deadened amber eyes to meet with his watery one's with a small smile. Following her eyes ,her weak hands were placed to graze his cheeks with her fingertip's to try to sooth the hanyou's fear's,noting that his eyes were bleeding crimson.

" Inu Yasha .." Kagome whispered weakly before falling to darkness.

" Mate!" Inuyasha had howled ferally into the sky ,before his fangs sank deep into her neck .

Kikyo stood nearby with her bow pulled taunt on her target ,she would get Inuyasha back from her ,even if Kikyo herself had to kill to do it. Unbeknownst to everyone upon the moment Inuyasha had bitten Kagome ,furthering deepening his claim to her. The girl with Inuyasha's arms played possum for a moment to gauge from where she was getting the deep urging need to wake and protect Inuyasha. After a few moments of letting her newly developed sences flare out around her ,Kagome felt the danger and the demon within spiked. Before anyone could prepare themselves for what happened Kagome growled ,pushing Inuyasha away,and catapulted herself to stand close to Kikyo. Kagome's claws lengthened with dripping poison spewing from thir depths threatenly poising them to strike,urging Kikyo to stand down.

Kikyo didn't heed Kagome's warning ,while Sesshomeru and Inuyasha came on the scene to observe ,as awed shock grasped them. Kikyo move back to gain distance to shoot the arrow, and it was then Kagome realized that it was her Kikyo was targeting. Kagome was being held by Inuyasha ,so that also made him a target as well at the time but now it was just her. Sesshomeru soon felt through his sibling mark ,even though Kagome didn't show it through her actions to the undead priestess,he felt her become unsure. Sesshomeru quickly stepped behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder now realized as he made contact to her confusion. Originally ,Kagome had only made her presence as a mate to protect Inuyasha, now that Kikyo's aim was directed at her all along, she was unsure if she should let Kikyo carry her threat out. Inuyasha had looked as Sesshomeru stood behind her ,confused slightly what was going on with his seething mate. The hanyou closed his eyes ,while using his ears to keep guard ,Inuyasha let himself slightly graze their bond.

Inuyasha smirked letting his eyes fall on his mate ,coming to stand next to her and lay his hand upon her shoulder. Kagome flinched as she felt both brothers touch comforted her transformation, as she felt theirs joining hers. Letting herself go to the commands of her demonic counterpart, returning her darkened gaze to the woman who was placing a threat on her. The brothers growled menacingly toward Kikyo for threatening their pack ,while watching her back down and leave the scene ,for now. When the elder miko had left their presence , beyond the trees the three stood in silence allowing the calm to submerge them . Closing their eyes ,letting the wind's caress sooth their raging nerves to normal ,except for Kagome. For some reason she couldn't let herself relax and while nothing was wrong but she felt something was. Sesshomeru and Inuyasha felt her uneasiness ,began to let a rumbling noise come out similar to a purr. Though the swoosh sound coming into her ear confirmed what Kagome felt ,easily catching the offensive intruder. A sacred arrow. Kagome snapped the arrow alerting Sesshomeru's and Inuyasha's attention to what she held . Without any warning a very pissed off Kagome raced through the trees to where the arrow came from ,with two following closely behind to catch up.

" Damn she's fast ! " Inuyasha yelled to his brother

" Yes , This Sesshomeru is rather looking forward to see just what she can do!" Sesshomeru quipped.

Once Kagome ,followed by Inuyasha and Sesshomeru had stumbled into the clearing where Kikyo stood, found she wasn't alone . Naraku..

"Kukukukukukukuku" Naraku chuckled while he chanted.

Soon being joined by Sango , Miroku, Kouga ,Ginta and Hakaku as they found themselves also being led here as well by Naraku , Kanna , and Kagura. The battle had begun, the brothers positioned themselves to the front of the girl while the others filtered around her ,to form a wall around her. Stubbornly taking her position in the battle ,Kagome closed her eyes ,allowing her aura's to merge into one another, changing her ,to how she appeared now. Opening her eyes to give a menacing glare towards the front but nobody noticed for the minds were on battle. Although Sesshomeru and her mate Inuyasha felt it, a massive surge of power rush through them through their mark. Wiggling her fingers at her sides ,open palmed, forming two orbs in Kagome's hands. Emerging from the now orbs of light came two short Katana's sliding to hilt comfortably in her grasp. With a smirk , she glanced to her brother Sesshomeru who looked at her out of the corner of his eyes noticing that he was being watched. Nodding slightly in her direction in her request for them to fall back and cover her , wink to go ahead. Before Sesshomeru almost missing the opportunity to alert his brother and follow her, when she leapt into the fire.

Kagome had soon stood with a determined look towards the opponent that now stood in front of her,with Inuyasha and Sesshomeru standing some distance behind her. The miko found herself settled into a steady spin as her powers united with the sparks of the existence of it all ,nestled at the points of her weapons , slowly building.

Kagome was a blur as her speed quickened sending small amounts of poison whips from the swords had kept watch while he fought amongst Naraku's followers with Inuyasha and the others as the battle re-emerged. It wasn't until a blast coming from where Naraku once stood after Kagome had leapt into the air to summon a attack ,similar to Sesshomeru's Lightning Strike and Inuyasha's Admanent Barrage combined , laced with poison and her Miko power. Unfortunately not enough to kill Naraku but enough to injure him, noticing that Naraku fled with his followers . Inuyasha rushing to catch the girl falling from the sky ,collapsed into darkness after Kagome was spent , caught her effortlessly pulling her into his arms.

Sesshomeru led Inuyasha with Kagome cradled in his arms in awe, with Sango ,Miroku, Kirara ,and Shipppo following suit to his Kagome had found herself in a a bed ,when the suns rays bled through the window ,rousing her from her eyes flutter open slightly painfully stretching into a more comfortable position, when Inuyasha came in.

" Kagome..?" Inuyasha whispered from across the room

Kagome not exactly hearing what was said not really caring at the moment , Inuyasha could have said there were spiders on her , and she wouldn't have moved. Instead, looking to make sure no spiders were on her person ,she quickly rushed over to their bed,climbing next to her ,pulling her close to breath in her settling scent. Relaxing into the comfort of his embrace , Kagome further snuggled into his chest . Inuyasha lightly laid his head onto hers ,rubbing lazy circles with his fingers at the small of her back. The hanyou couldn't say what would happen in the coming months but today ,against his brother's objections to train her instead , would be theirs, as mate's.

"I Love You Kagome.."

"I Love You too Inuyasha"

Hearing the words humbled the hanyou as much as it probaly did his mate,but he found the need to show her. Inuyasha ,with his snout nudged Kagome to look at him, once she had ,not prepared for the sudden lips crashing into her's . Stilled for a moment until the urge to give in was too much , Kagome 's lips soon carresed her lips against his. They both fell asleep in each other's arms, both succumbed in the warmth and love they could share, if only for today.

To Be Continued...