AN/ SHORT CHAP, BUT A GOOD ONE, well at least I think so, the end of this chap is important SO MAKE SURE YOU READ IT AND REMEMBER IT!

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This, this was surely his half brothers doing, yet why did he care? He didn't, yet why was he thinking of it? of her. It was odd, her pale skin, she surely did look much older.

"No longer a girl" He said to himself walking, when had she changed? Was it when her blood changed, when she became one of them? A immortal? When had she become,

"Yet, an Immortal woman"

Yet why did he think on it? He stopped and closed his eyes, she had bit him and he let her, he didn't think she would, he thought she would snap out of it, that frozen state she was in, no it was as his brother said, she, she was gone, no longer herself, no longer with them. Sesshomaru opened his eyes, his brother, he could smell him, had he been going in that direction the whole time?

Sesshomaru moved from the forest to the open dirt path, and their standing in the said road was his brother and his so called 'pack', minus one important member. Was she still important now that Naraku was gone? Yes, she was because she was the only human, well, know to him, that traveled in time, that knew of the past and the future, her knowledge of things that are and that are to come, were a great power of hers, yet he took note, she did use to her advantage, at least, not yet, he wondered if she would ever, or even, remember, who and where she came from.

"Sesshomaru" His brother said hard, standing all the sudden in front of Kikyo, Sesshomaru smirked, something he did not do often,

"I see" He said closing his eyes, it was clear that his brother hand choosen Kikyo, and in doing so lost Kagome, in more ways then one.

"You see what" Inuyasha snapped,

"How it is, that it is" Sesshomaru spoke,

"What that even supposed to mean!" Inuyasha yelled,

"I simply meant, that I now see why it is the miko is no longer, the miko, how foolish Inuyasha, perhaps if you heart were not so weak"

"Don't you dare talk about weak hearts! You don't even have one!" Inuyasha yelled pulling out his sword,

"Even so" Sesshomaru looked off "I would not have been so easily tricked, and also, I would have chosen the right one, yet why am I explaining? the miko, nor you Inuyasha, have anything to do with my person"

"How do you know what she is jackass!" Inuyasha snapped,

"It matters not half breed, you on longer have ties with that girl nor do I, funny Inuyasha, you said I could not save her, it is merely that I do not wish to do so" Sesshomaru stated cold, and with that he started to walk away. After a moment he heard his name being called softly and he stopped, knowing it was the slayer who was speaking, she had ran to him, leaving the others behind,

"How, how is she, how is, Kagome"

There was her name, it would seem no one cared to speak her name, or was it that they all felt guilty?

"The miko is not herself"

He did not turn to the slayer "Oh, but, she is, alright?"

"Considering that she now suffers a fate worst than death"

Sango gasp, it hurt to hear that, but what was worst, her being a vampire demon, or being a immortal? Sango wondered if it was both, but knowing the old Kagome, it would be that she was a immortal and would have to live forever and watch those she loved all around her die, but then again most people were afraid to die, perhaps she would learn to be thankful of being a immortal, but Sango could not decide.

"The miko will live, but she will remember none of you" He added and then, once again walked away.


That night Sango leaned on Miroku, Miroku watched the stars, thinking of her. Inuyasha went and set off by himself, that was in till Kikyo came to sit behind him for support.

"There has to be away" Inuyasha whispered,

"There is no way to change her back Inuyasha, a immortal is a immortal"

"The jewel could have changed her back"

"Yet it did not" She told him "And it would have been selfish to wish so" She then pointed out. The jewel had return to Kagome's body, no wish was needed, they would have just had to protect her, but now that she was what she was, she may not need protecting.

"Then, there has to be way for Kagome to remember" He made fist, Kikyo leaned her head on his shoulder,

"There is a way my love, but it will be by the strength of her own heart"