Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Inuyasha characters, but I do own Ami, Malon, and Karinkshin.

Chapter 12 - Tale Brought Forth -

After Ami's grand escape form the temple, Miroku had go out into the village to see if he could track her down.

The last information anyone had on the young female was that she'd walked along the main road till the trees, and then had disappeared into the underbrush.

He thought he had ought to speak to a few of his old friends about the matter that there was another young woman from the future now running around feudal Japan.

It had taken him two weeks to finally reach the town where Kagomes well existed in Inuyasha's Forest. He asked a few of the villagers where he might find Inuyasha and learned that his hayou friend had built as small house somewhere between the well and god tree.

He followed a now well-beaten path to his doorstep and found Inuyasha sitting on the roof staring at the clouds.

"Hey Miroku." He said as the monk approached.

"Hello Inuyasha!" Miroku smiled up at his friend as he jumped down from where he'd been sitting on the roof.

"I have a very important matter to discuss with you. Can you bring Kagome over to our time?" His face was serious as he said this.

Inuyasha was a bit taken aback; Miroku was usually kind of care free and stopped by just to mock food off him. This time was different.

"Yeah, ya sure. I'll go get her..."

Inuyasha went inside and came back out a few minutes later wearing a pair of jeans, a gray shirt, and a red and black baseball cap.

He walked past Miroku, jumped down the well and disappeared.

Miroku sat on a wooden bench outside the house and waited for the pair to return.

About an hour passed before he saw Kagome climb out with Inuyasha behind. She wore a long skirt, green in color, and a white shirt with a small green jacket over it.

"Miroku!" She exclaimed happily and ran forward to give the monk a hug. She stopped before she reached him and gave his a look, telling him he'd better not try anything. Miroku sighed lightly then Kagome embraced him in a tight hug.

"Is Sango and Kirara with you?" She asked hopefully

"No, I'm sorry, It's just me." He smiled at her as she broke away from him.

"Why the serious face?" She asked

"Its about an event concerning your world."

Inuyasha and Kagome looked at each other and at the same time, suggested that they continue the conversation inside.

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Miroku explained the incident with Ami and explained in detail the book she had shown him and what it had explained. He told the pair about how she'd gotten to the world and finally, whom she was with.

"Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha jumped up.

"SIT." Kagome said

Inuyasha fell to the ground.

"How could she be with Sesshoumaru?" Kagome asked. She was shocked as well but didn't share the anger her counterpart did.

"I don't know, but when I was about to fight with him." He griped his right arm. "She threatened to kill me with a very large knife."

"Oh gods!" Inuyasha shook his head vigorously.

"She wanted to protect him?" Kagome exclaimed.

"Yes. She even told him to run and wait for her."

"So wha'd he do?" Inuyasha said thinking he already knew the answer.

"He ran, and I'm guessing, waited for her."

Inuyasha fell over from the sitting position he'd just untainted after Kagome's "sit". Kagome just gaped and Miroku nodded.

"We've got to go get her!" Inuyasha said

"Inuyasha!"

"I don't trust my brother, this reeks of fowl play!"

"Alright, Alright! We'll go see if we can find her, but I cant grantee anything."

"OK!" Inuyasha was on his feet again and with a wave of his hand he yelled with emphasis. "We leave TOMOTOW!"

"Sit!" Kagome said, her eye twitched in agitation.

"I can't leave tomorrow! We'll go search for her won Sunday."

"OK." Miroku agreed.

"WHAT! She could be DIED by then!" Inuyasha yelled angrily.

"SIT!"

"Aha!" SLAM!

~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~ With Sesshoumaru, Ami, Malon, and Koga.

"Sesshy?" Ami asked as they walked (or rather, limped)

"hm?" he answered

Ami limped up beside him.

"What happened to Inuyasha after the jewel was reformed?"

Sesshoumaru didn't answer, In all truth he really didn't care so he hadn't bothered to find out.

"How about you Koga? Do you know what happened to him?"

Koga looked up from his heated discussion with Malon and shook his head.

"I've got no clue."

"Oh well..." Ami sighed.

"Why?" Sesshoumaru asked in a flat tone.

She looked at him a little shocked.

"Oh, I just wanted to know, that's all."

They moved on in silence for a long time. They made it out of the forest at the other side of the mountain. Now before them stretched foothill beyond foothill.

"Ami." Koga came up next to her. "Let me carry you, we could move much faster that way..."

Sesshoumaru shot him a dark glance through the corner of his eye.

Koga stepped away from the girl, not really felling like dieing.

"OK!" Ami said cheerfully, she'd missed Sesshoumarus look and ignored the one he gave her.

"Sesshoumaru? Why don't you carry Malon?"

Malon looked at Ami and then to Sesshoumaru who was glaring darkly at the girl.

Ami glared back, and Sesshoumaru defiantly gave into the suggestion.

He lifted Malon onto his shoulders and Koga picked up Ami in his arms.

The two demons set off running across the hills.

"WOW! Your pretty fast even with out the Shikon shards in your legs!" Ami commented as the wind from there speed rushed passed the group.

"How did..." he was about to say.

"Don't ask." Sesshoumaru cut in.

Ami, Malon, and Koga all looked at him but Sesshoumaru said nothing more as they continued to run.

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W_W - I like this chapter but not as much as the next one hehehe *devilish grin*

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