Disclaimer: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi

Okay guys sorry for long wait, but my beta Tsuki Ai was busy with her exams and I agree that school should be on a first place. Still big thanks for her work! Also big thankies to all reviewers: rogueDevi, TwilightFever-FutureCullen, BlackDog616, Peaceful Dragon Rose. You have no idea how happy you makes me :)

Okay here is the story!

Chapter 4- Determination

Kagome wasn't sure what had happened, but she was sure she was alive and for that, she was glad. Slowly the girl sunk to her knees, heavily catching her breath and waited. The silence fell around her and that meant only one thing: she had killed her attacker. Slowly she slid her hands over the cold floor until she touched something that could be named as ash.

Relief flooded over her and silent tears rolled down her cheeks. She had just lost her dog, met someone from her past, and almost lost her life two times- all in five days. What else could go wrong?

She was cut from her thoughts by knocking at the door, followed by her neighbour's voice.

"Kagome? Kagome are you there?" The woman sniffed quietly before answering.

"Yes. Why?" The man sighed.

"We heard some noise, then there was a strange light and now the electricity is out. We were worried about you." Kagome sighed quietly.

"Thank you for your concern, but I'm fine. I'm okay," she said wondering if she was simply answering or trying to reassure herself.

"That's good. Well then, have a nice night," The young miko chuckled without humor. 'Nice night? A bit too late for that.' Nevertheless she replied.

"Thanks, say hello to your wife."

"I will. Goodnight Kagome," the man said, walking away. She sat on the floor, listening to his steps before standing up and, still crying, walked to her bedroom, where she fell to the bed.

"Oh kami," she whispered. "Why now?" Sniffing, the woman traced the empty side of the bed.

"Inuyasha, I wish you were with me..."

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Sesshoumaru looked at the pictures before slowly rubbing his temples.

"No evidence?"

"Nothing my lord. Not even a scent," answered a green-haired youkai. The lord nodded slowly.

"You're dismissed. Report here tomorrow at nine a.m. You'll be assigned to another case." The youkai and his partner bowed before walking away, passing Seiko who went inside the office with a cup of coffee.

"Here you go my lord. It should help you." Sesshoumaru nodded turning to his report.

"Seiko inform my driver to be ready at 6 a.m. I'm going there." The woman nodded silently and went out, leaving him alone.

When the door was closed, Sesshoumaru sighed and leaned back in his chair. He was actually tired and wished for nothing more than a good sleep, but it seemed that wouldn't be given to him tonight.

His memory went to the moments when he would spend nights in his study doing paperwork, before Rin's visits. It was well know fact that once she arrived at the shiro, she would take him from his work, one way or another.

His lips twisted in a light smile remembering exactly how she did this.

Flashback

"Rin, what are you doing in my study?" The girl, now at the age of fifteen summers, smiled brightly in answer.

"I came to wish you good night, my lord," she said happily. Sesshoumaru nodded over his report.

"Good night Rin." The girl's face darkened while she watched her beloved lord returning to a scroll.

"Are you not going to sleep?" she asked.

"I have work." Rin frowned lightly.

"But you look tired my lord, you should rest," she pressed. When Sesshoumaru didn't answer her, the girl started to shift from foot to foot, until she smiled and asked another question.

"Could you take me to my room, Lord Sesshoumaru?" The daiyoukai looked at her, arching his eyebrow.

"Certainly you remember where it is. You're too young to have memory issues." The black-haired child shrugged lightly before answering with an even bigger grin.

"Of course I do, my lord. Still, it would be nice."

"Hn." the lord growled, but nevertheless, he stood up and walked with her. He watched with well-hidden amusement how she bounced with her every step and grinned, barring her little white teeth. When they arrived, she turned to him.

"Are you going back to your work, my lord?" she asked. He nodded in answer, but she still was grinning.

"You're close to your chambers my lord; perhaps you should rest for a moment and allow Master Jaken to take care of a few scrolls."

"Hn." Rin giggled, before bowing.

"Good night my lord," she said and walked to her room closing the shoji screen behind her.

This night, Sesshoumaru didn't return to his study again.

End flashback

Sesshoumaru frowned, that time was easier. The black and white was clear and easily recognized, but now everything was grey. There were no longer things that are obviously good or bad. The man shook his head suddenly and huffed in annoyance.

"This Sesshoumaru must be overworked if he starts to develop philosophical thoughts," he decided before turning in his chair and going back to work.

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Kagome groaned hearing her cursed alarm clock.

'Damn,' she thought, 'if I only could throw it against the wall... ah, sweet dreams.' With a defeated sigh, the woman rolled from the bed, quickly making her way to the bathroom.

After a quick shower and changing clothes, the young miko went out ready to prepare her food when...

"Hi sis!" Kagome screamed, turning so quickly she lost her balance and fell to the floor. Souta was at her side in a second.

"Chill Kagome it's me, for god sake. What's wrong with you?" he asked quickly, sitting by her side, watching how she tried to calm her breath.

"Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself?" Ignoring his questions, Kagome caught the boy's hand and slowly caressed his face to check if it was really her little brother. He allowed this without comment.

"Oh god, Souta I'm so happy you came," she cried, finally pulling him into a bear hug. Even if he wanted to protest, Souta kept silent, gently returning her embrace. He knew that something really serious must have happened to pull such a reaction from his sister. After a moment he spoke.

"It's okay Kagome. Tell me what happened?" The little miko released her brother and rose to her feet. She took him to the kitchen where she prepared breakfast and tea for them, telling him her story.

"You must be kidding! That ash in the hall is actually the body?" Kagome sighed taking sip of her tea.

"You can say that. That pile tried to kill me yesterday." Souta shook his head, clearing his thoughts. He thought that youkai didn't exist in their time and as much as he liked Inuyasha, he didn't think that it was good thing that people as strange as the hanyou roamed around the city without anyone's knowledge.

"There is more Souta. I think... you know when that car almost ran over me, I think it was a youkai who pushed me on the street. I felt his aura." The boy's face darkened.

"Why? You don't have that Jewel any longer, do you?" Kagome shook her head in response.

"Then why would they want to kill you?" The girl sighed leaning over her hands.

"I don't know. Until Monday, I didn't even know they still exist and now they're trying to kill me. My life sucks," she finished miserably. The boy sighed looking around the room. 'What the hell is going on here? And why does it always have to be her?'

"Well, I think you should change your lock, but remember to make another key for me. I hate waiting for you to get inside." Kagome giggled, in her mind she could see her brother pouting like a sullen child and somehow that lightened her mood even if for a short time. Soon the siblings finished their meal and went out on their way.

The day went by eventless and to Kagome's despair, there was still no information about Inuyasha. That night when she fell asleep, the dreams brought her back to the night under stars while the white-haired hanyou watched over her.

The next day Kagome decided she was tired. Yes, terribly tired and really angry, so angry she could destroy something or someone. 'And hell, I have every reason to be pissed!' she thought while taking her shower.

Not that she was complaining, she did that rarely, but the last few days gave her the power to do so. It just seemed that fate hated her; wasn't it enough she had to fight for the future with the most evil hanyou that earth ever carried! Was it really necessary that even now when she was back in her era, blind and without her beloved dog, someone saw her as a nice prey!

That, the miko concluded, gave her every right to be in a very bad mood. But she wasn't just going to be angry, oh no, not Kagome Higurashi. Blind or not, she was still the same miko who traveled through time, fighting demons and dealing with an unknown world. She was not going to be prey any longer. She was going to fight!

Still there was one tiny problem. She didn't know with whom she was fighting, but that, she mused, was easily solved. There was a person that could give her some answers; she just needed to find him.

That brought another problem: she had no idea how, but then again what are siblings for?

"Just check the Internet. We can look for his name and call everyone with that name. We will call the guy and you will recognize his voice." Kagome truly couldn't believe her brother was only 12 years old; he was too smart to be that young. The boy just shrugged and started to do his homework.

That evening when Kagome returned from work, they started to work over their little plot. In the end, Kagome had six phone numbers. Two of them were to companies so the siblings decided to call there tomorrow. They started with the others.

"But why do I have to do this?" Souta asked pouting with unhappiness. Kagome patted his head before giving him the phone.

"Because he knows my voice. He would recognize it immediately and I don't want him to know I'm looking for him," the woman explained.

"He will know when you will visit him," the boy argued; however, Kagome only grinned.

"He will, but it will be too late for him to run away." Souta rolled his eyes, and sighed, knowing his sister didn't see the earlier gesture.

"Okay, okay witch. I will do it. But you owe me for this." The miko smiled and Souta took the phone and, placing it between his and Kagome's ear, dialed the first number. The voice that answered them belonged to the woman.

"Taisho residence. Can I help you?" she asked.

"Well, umm... yeah, can I speak with Sesshoumaru, please?" the boy said trying to sound more mature than he really was.

"Who is speaking?" the woman asked. Souta gulped lightly before telling the first lie that came to his mind.

"I'm his friend. Can you ask him to the phone?"

"Sure. Sessh!"

"Sesshoumaru speaking," said a male voice. Souta quickly looked at Kagome who was listening closely the whole time. She shook her head for no.

"Oh sorry, I think it's a mistake. Bye!" The boy quickly turned off the phone and breathed a sigh of relief. Kagome patted his shoulder smiling softly.

"That was great job Souta. Now we can take him of the list," she said.

"I wish I didn't have to do this again," he pleaded, but Kagome was untouched so the checking of the phone numbers continued until they were left with only two numbers. Souta was quite happy to finish that game for the evening so he quickly grabbed his books and fled home.

Kagome was left alone again, but for the first time, she wasn't depressed by that thought. She was finally doing something. She would find Sesshoumaru and do anything to make him answer her questions and perhaps once she knew the answers...

"Inuyasha," she whispered. "Perhaps once I know what's going on I will be able to find you. Perhaps taking you was the first step to take me down?" The girl stood up and went to the window, even if she couldn't see the city below, she could feel it, and she knew that somewhere her friend was waiting for her.

"Don't worry Inuyasha," she whispered. "I will find you."

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"It's the last number Souta, don't freak out." The boy looked at the phone and with a defeated growl made another call.

"Shidehara Security. How can I help you?" asked a womanly voice.

"I would like to talk to Mr. Sesshoumaru."

"In what case?"

"It's a personal matter." he replied quickly.

"I see. Wait a moment please." Kagome cringed when some high-pitched music shot from the phone and played for a good minute. Finally the phone was connected.

"Shidehara." Souta looked up and this time Kagome nodded her head, causing the boy to grin. Now, he was proud of himself. He managed to find the man among the millions of citizens in Tokyo. That was something!

He was cut from his thoughts when the voice in the phone spoke again.

"Daddy?" Souta asked watching how Kagome chocked back her laughter. Well he couldn't just turn off the connection, right? And why not made something fun?

"Definitely not," Sesshoumaru replied in an icy tone and Souta giggled under his breath.

"Oh, sorry, my mistake." When he finished the conversation, he turned to his older sister with a curious look.

"What are you planning to do now Kagome?" The girl smiled brightly.

"I'm going to leave him an invitation."

AN: Okay sweethearts finish for now. I'll try to update as soon as possible. But for now, perhaps you will drop me something to read?