Rin's cheek tingled as the wind hit her face, she didn't care. She wanted to put as much distance between her and Naraku as possible she ran until she got to an open meadow. She stopped abruptly when she saw a ghostly orb floating near the center of the meadow. She smiled in relief, Sesshomaru.

The orb came to a rest in the center of the field. It hovered in midair, above a patch of flowers. It grew into a great inuyokai. It would have scared anyone, send anyone runing away, but Rin ran to it. She was worried, blood was gushing from his shoulder, and the arm was no where to be seen.

In it's pain the inuyokai was blinded and only saw a figure running towards him. He roared in an attempt to scare off the approaching form. That roar took up the last of his strength, and he collapsed on the bunch of flowers, their smell overwhelmed him, he had lost to much blood . The shape still came closer to him, in a last attempt he growled.

"Lord Sesshomaru."

In hearing his name called Lord Sesshomaru calmed down. He tried to identify the figure. Though it was only a hazy outline he knew who it was. He transformed out of the inuyokai form and stood in front of Rin, vision clearer.

"Lord Sesshomaru." Rin said, she was misty-eyed. She ran toward him and hugged him. She shed a tear, it ran down her left cheek.

Sesshomaru looked down to her and wiped the tear with his thumb. When he withdrew his thumb there was a red smudge on her cheek. He realized it was her blood. He felt foolish not to have smelled it before.

"Who did this to you?"

Rin shook her head. Letting go of him she started.
"Sesshomaru-sama you need rest, I need to treat the woun-"

"Who did this to you." He said it firmly this time.

"Naraku."

Sesshomaru looked at the blood on his thumb. What did he want. If he wished to kill her he could have done it there and then. He looked back at Rin. She seemed to be fine except that she kept glancing at his shoulder. What was his intension? What could Naraku be planning?

"Inu…Inuyasha?"

Miroku had been stroking Sango's hair, holding back his own tears. Sango was sobbing on Miroku's shoulder, but her heart stopped when she heard that voice. Both of them looked to Inuyasha. Miroku saw Kagome's eyes flutter open. She looked fine, the blood returned to her face, and she was breathing. She moved out of Inuyasha's arms and sat in front of him. Inuyasha stayed still, his head down, arms hanging loosely to his sides, kneeling. Sango's eye's widen, Inuyasha's hair had become silver, his ears had turned into dog ears on top of his head. He had claws and fangs, and had a purple streak on each cheek.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome was confused, Inuyasha was in his hanyou form, but his claws and fangs seemed larger, and two purple streaks had appeared on his cheeks.

He stood up, and looked down at her. He had an evil smirk on his face.
"Hand over the sacred jewel." He growled.

"What?"

Kaede came up from behind Miroku and Sango.
"Kaede," Miroku started, but she paid no attention.

"Pay no heed to Inuyasha child!" Kaede thought for a second and ran forward a bit. "Remove his necklace and give it to me!"

Kagome nodded and took a step toward Inuyasha, he snarled. She touched his cheek.
His expression turned warm. Kagome smiled and slipped off the necklace with great ease. Inuyasha looked at it and smiled. He hugged her, and whispered "Get away from me."

He pushed her away. He felt his demon blood flow thick in him. He could smell the blood on his hand, the human blood on his shirt and Kagome's. He suddenly had a thirst for human blood. Kagome watched as Inuyasha's eyes began to turn red, and the evil smirk returned. Inuyasha sensed the Shikon No Tama, and all of the powere it would bring him.

"I hate havin to wait." Inuyasha barked.

"Kagome throw the necklace to me!"

Kagome tossed the necklace behind her to Kaede but remained standing in front of Inuyasha. Inuyasha seemed not to care at all for the necklace.

He slashed at Kagome, she fell to her knees, barely avoiding Inuyasha's attack.

Sango watched as Inuyasha try to take a hack out Kagome. She turned to Miroku, but his eyes weren't on Inuyasha and Kagome. He staring at Kaede , who had her eyes closed and was chanting something in Japanese, the necklace that had always been around Inuyasha's neck, was now in her hands glowing. Suddenly the beads shot off everywhere and encircled themselves around Inuyasha's neck. Kaede opened her eyes and looked up.

"Quickly child: the word of subjugation!"

Sango turned to her, "Subjugation?"
Miroku looked at Kaede, "What word?"

"It does not matter. Her word has the power to hold his spirit!"

Kagome thought quickly, Halt, Stop-

"Sit Boy!"

With out warning Inuyasha hit the ground, his face smacked into the hard concrete. Kagome yelped not expecting him to be yanked to the ground. She pulled him into her lap and hugged him. His claws and fangs shrunk a bit and the purple vanished from his cheeks. But he didn't not return to human form. His hair was still silver, and ears still on top of his head.

Kagome sat there with Inuyasha unconscious in her lap. Sango sighed and then gave Miroku a look that said "Start explaining."

Kaede was however more worrisome. This scene, the fight and Inuyasha's transformation had attracted quite a crowd. The press and police will be here soon.

She turn around and ran toward Kagome. She kneeled beside her.
"Child you have the power to control him now, "sit" is all ye have to say." Kaede pointed to the jewel. "The Shikon No Tama is ye responsibility. Do not let anyone hold or take it from ye. Far worse will happen if demons get a hold of it. Inuyasha is now no longer hidden. He will always show his true form. Now on the night of the new moon he will become human as nature intended it."

Kagome's head was spinning, it was too much information, she couldn't take all of it in.

Kaede stood up and went to pick up the sword, she handed it to Kagome.
"This is rightfully Inuyasha's." She turned to Miroku.

"All of you must leave."

"We'll go straight for the hotel-"

Kaede shook her head. "You must leave for Tokyo, to Higarashi shrine."

"Tokyo!?" Sango yelled.

"Get Inuyasha and Kagome there. Are four of ye are to be there." Kaede looked at the crowed of growing spectators, "It has begun."

Miroku's eyes widen. Who knew that his best friends where entwined with the prophecy that all those years of his life had been training, preparing for.

"Tokyo? As in Japan Tokyo!?"

"A wish?" Kikyo asked.

"If a the wish was malicious and dark the jewel would become tainted. Put if a wish, kind hearted, good indented wish was made, it would purify and cease to exists." Naraku patiently explained.

"Could I wish for… Could I wish for Inuyasha to love me?"

"You could wish for him to love you. You could make him full demon, or you can make him human."

"Human…?"

"Kagome is more malicious than she has led everyone to believe." Naraku whispered in her ear.

"How?"

"She was using the jewel, unknowing, to make Inuyasha fall in love with her. Now she is full aware of what she is doing."

Kikyo gasped. A smirk tugged at Naraku's lips.

"Because Inuyasha is a half demon the jewel has control over him. If he was human the jewel would have no effect on him."

Kikyo nodded her head. Naraku allowed himself to smile. He had gained her trust so quickly.