Miko No Yõkai

by Gilded Cage Princess

A while after being betrayed by Inuyasha & Sesshomaru. Kagome and Sha-Na go to Hogwarts to face, again what they'd thought they left behind. All chapters are done. Under revision

10. Chapter10 I'm looking through the clear

The Wolf Miko

Author's Note: Standard disclaimers apply. Here is a list of all my original characters.

Nanako The Black knight

Niruki Amniti

Kira-kira Tikara

Kikiyokutsu Yukura

Ichiro

These characters are the property of myself and therefore wish that if you are to use these characters, to inform me or sent me a copy of the fanfic you wish to use them in. thank you and enjoy!

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Chapter Ten

I'm looking through the clear water to my reflection till Memories Pass me by We Fall to another Time Where the Memories Are Real

Part 1

Kikiyokutsu had found himself in the Forbidden forest, lost but not quite alone, he set up a camp fire and thought over the evening's events. "How'd I get myself into this mess? I get involved with people who use me, they only call me The Slayer because I can't be killed by their magic, they say their trying to make the world better, and I knew mom always wanted me to make the world a better place, as much to my ability, then I see someone who looks like mom, I'm ordered to kill her, and it turns out it was mom. Now I know I did something wrong. I had to, to see mother in the arms of another man. I love mother, and I want to see her with father. She's disappointed in me; either that or she cares nothing for me, she probably isn't even looking for me. What am I going to Niruki?"

Kikiyokutsu ran his clawed fingers through Niruki's soft fur, leaned on her and tried to get some sleep. I'm sorry father; I'm not sure why mom doesn't love us. Kikiyokutsu thought as he fell into an uneasy sleep. A few hours past and Kikiyokutsu confirmed his theory of his mother not looking for him, just then he heard voices in the distance. "No it's probably just animals of sorts." Kikiyokutsu dismissed the voices and lay back down.

"Keep an eye on the tree branches." He heard a female voice say, as shuffling of feet where heard on the forest floor. "Why?" He heard a mail voice asked. "It's that guy mother was with." Kikiyokutsu gritted his teeth, waiting for the people who were coming closer; he heard the female voice reply to the males "Because if he's anything like his uncle he'll sleep in the trees." the woman's voice came close enough to be recognized. He heard his name being called. "Kikiyokutsu! Kikiyokutsu! Where are you! Please come out!" the woman pleaded. Aunty?" Kikiyokutsu thought relieved that someone was looking for him. "There you are!" Kagome came into sigh of the young man.

"Come on we've been looking for you for hours." Kagome held out her hand. Kikiyokutsu looked at it, and then looked at the owner. "You're not mother. I want mother to get me." Kikiyokutsu stated, not taking Kagome's hand. "I know honey but it's too dangerous to be out here, why not come with us." Kagome looked at Kikiyokutsu kindly, still offering her hand. "Aunty! I want mother to get me!" Kikiyokutsu yelled. "I suppose there's nothing to do but wait till she comes then." Kagome stated, sitting on a log, not wanting to start a fight with her nephew, Harry sat next to her and waited, a few hours later two other voices where heard.

"Kikiyokutsu!" A young woman came through the brush, to finally find what she was looking for, Kikiyokutsu was relieved that his mother had come for him that is to say, till Draco came up behind her. "There you are come on it's going to rain soon and you'll catch cold if you stay here." Nanako kneeled down, and held out her hand. "Only if he stays away." Kikiyokutsu whispered coldly, referring to Draco and moving farther away from his mother, doing that, leaving the warmth and comfort of his mother's presence made him feel more lost and alone, he curled up into a ball near a tree and looked at his mother and Draco wearily.

"What do you mean Kutsu?" Nanako questioned, stepping closer, finding that Kikiyokutsu would edge farther away during each step. "I mean that it's either me or him! Take your pick." Kikiyokutsu demanded the answer, if he didn't get the answer he not only wanted, but needed, he would remain in the forest.

"How could you ask me such a question?" Nanako cried, putting her hand over her mouth and fell on both knees crying, Kikiyokutsu assumed his mother chose this stranger over him and jumped into a tree to be farther away. "I told you he wasn't worth looking for." Draco put his hands on Nanako's shoulders, she pushed him away harshly, and making him fall into a pile of fire wood Kikiyokutsu made for himself a few hours before.

"I've been looking for you ever since you left! And you asked me who I'll choose? Kutsu, doesn't my coming out here mean anything?" Nanako cried gently looking up at her son. "There's no excuse for my recent actions and I hope you'll forgive me, but all I want right now is for you to be near, I want to know you're safe where I can insure that you're protected. I know what you're a young man now but..." Nanako shuttered, not finding anything else to say, so Kagome continued for her.

"The point is, she got Harry, myself, and begged Draco to come help look for you, if it were just her, there's no telling what could have happened, and how could you ask a question like that, you know she loves you, and do you deny her love by doing this? She came out and looked for you! For Kami's sake! ISN'T THAT GOOD ENOUGH?" Kagome questioned, but her eyes said she meant well, and stood beside her sister trying to comfort her, a moment later, Kikiyokutsu jumped down and was crouched down in fount of Nanako.

"I'm sorry I...I have no excuse for the way I acted." Kikiyokutsu's voice was rough and braking, he hugged his mother after he apologized, Nanako accepted the hug and held him tight to her, insuring that at lest one of her children where safe in her arms. "Don't ever do that to me again. understand? If there's something bothering you please don't hesitate to speak to me about it." Nanako's muffled voice came to Kikiyokutsu in full understanding. "Yes. I understand." Kikiyokutsu replied, now crying into his mother's shoulder. "I love you mother." Kikiyokutsu whispered, so only Nanako could hear.

"Come now we need to go back, there are many dangers here." Nanako put out the fire and stayed with Kikiyokutsu's side. "Are you getting tired?" Kikiyokutsu kneeled down on one knee for his mother to get on his back. "I'm fine dear." Nanako replied putting her hands on the man's shoulders, indenting to tell him it wasn't necessary, but he scooped her up and carried her back to the castle, grateful to have his mother close.

It was now three days till the Halloween ball and Draco refused to talk to her, all he said to her was that Kikiyokutsu was her boyfriend or lover, and boy was he off the bull's eye. Nanako was outside, by Hagrid's hut feeding Momo, Totosai's cow, bull thing, and was stuck thinking of how she could get the jerk to talk to her. She called him a moron in all three languages she knew, his face smacked against the pile of books he had, three times in a row, and still he wouldn't talk to her, not even to tell her to shut up or leave him alone. Not that Kikiyokutsu was complaining, and he wouldn't allow him to talk to her anyways, he was actually rather pleased with himself.

He refused to talk to Nanako, not even to tell her stop treating him like a dog, telling him to sit and what not. You see sit was one of her new words of subjugation that she used on him now, Draco got angry but didn't verbalize it. "Draco won't you talk to me?" Nanako pleaded, all she got was an angry grunt in response they where in the library and getting some potions books to use for their next assignment. Don't tell me you're still mad about the other night? He's NOT my boyfriend or lover! Okay? Didn't you her me tell you he was family? HELLO! I said FAMILY and that means it's impossible to be lovers or get married!" Nanako shouted in his face, getting his cold stare.

"Fine! Be a bastard! See if I care!" Nanako pouted after Draco left to go back to his cold, dingy and dark room in The Slitherin house dormitories. "Why he likes the dark so much I'm sure I will never know." Nanako whispered to herself, thinking it would be a good time to visit Kagome, Harry, Ron and Kikiyokutsu, who stayed over with his aunt the night before. "Stubborn nutcase!" Nanako mumbled as she was walking up the moving staircases.

"MOM!" Nanako looked up to see Kikiyokutsu waving at her, standing next to Kagome. "Hay where's Harry and Ron?" Nanako looked around to see no Ron or Harry. "They're coming." Kagome stated hopelessly. "I'm not going to bother asking." Nanako grinned. "Kikiyokutsu, I know I'm your mother but could you please call my Tikara from now on, at least till I say that you can call me mom or Nanako again." Nanako clasped her hands and gave her son the puppy dog look. "Now I know where Ichiro got it from." Kikiyokutsu laughed. "Yes Kaa-san I'll cal you by my sister's name till I can start calling you mother again." Kikiyokutsu laughed agreeing to his mother's pleading. "Domo-aringato." Nanako bowed politely, thanking her son for understanding.

A few moments later, Harry Ron, and Draco came into the sights of the three family members. "Hey Harry, Ron, Draco." Nanako greeted happily, giving her son the look that if he tried to kill her new friend she would ground him for a century. "Draco please talks to me." Nanako begged. "Why should I, you've got your man right there." Draco mumbled. "He's not my man, he's family doesn't that mean anything?" Nanako looked close into his eyes trying to show that's what she was saying. "So, he's not your boyfriend?" Draco caved; he was now kneeling beside Nanako's I'm begging you! I'm on my knees for crying out loud! From and looked her directly in the eye.

"So are you still up for going to the Ball with me?" Draco inquired, waiting patiently for his answer, but got a hug in response. "YES YOU BIG BADGER!" Nanako gave him her legendary rib crushing hug, which was surprising even for her. "Good then, shall we go to Hogsmead?" Harry offered his arm to Kagome who gratefully accepted.

The moment all six people arrived in Hogsmead three of the people, referring to Kagome, Kikiyokutsu, and Nanako, where transfixed, and content in just looking at the sight that reminded them so much of Kayde's village. "It reminds me of home." Kagome said sweetly, wiping a tear away from her eye. "You're overreacting sis." Nanako looked at her sister in the way she would be watching a really interesting soap opera. "Oh shut-up." Kagome retorted.

"Fine have it your way, but if it reminds you so much of home, where's the doggy that followed you everywhere?" Nanako elbowed her sister jokingly. "He got a new owner." Kagome crossed her arms bitterly. Nanako took a deep sigh. "You're hopeless." Nanako put her hand on her sister's shoulder. "Speaking of dogs, there's one right there." Draco pointed out, seeing a black dog, which looked almost like Sirius's other form. "Ah! He reminds me of dog-face!" Nanako exclaimed, going over to the dog and petting it.

"You know it could have a kind of disease." Draco pointed out. "It could but it doesn't." Kagome pet the dog and gave him her leftover sausage. "How do you know?" Draco asked, now being outnumbered. "I asked." Kikiyokutsu came out of the candy shop, giving a white chocolate brown to the dog and eating one himself. "How can you ask a dog a question like that? And those are for dogs" Draco kneeled down next to Nanako and started petting the dog too. "I'm part dog, part wolf, part human." Kikiyokutsu said casually, and started whimpering, whining, and parking. "How can you be all those?" Harry questioned, wondering just who was this guy.

"My mom's half wolf half human, my dad's full dog demon, while my uncle is half human half dog demon." Kikiyokutsu explained, receiving three dropped mouths and six wide eyes as a response. "Your mums a wolf demon right?" Draco stuttered. "Yup." Kikiyokutsu puffed up his chest proudly. "Your dads a dog demon?" Ron whispered. "Yup!" Kikiyokutsu started to strut around the small crowed of people. "Is your mum nice?" Harry asked tenderly. "The nicest." Kikiyokutsu understood what situation Harry was in and placed a comforting hand on Harry's head. "Do you think she'll adopt me?" Harry whispered. "I don't think that'll work, you see you admitted you're in love with her sister, my aunt." Kikiyokutsu laughed. "No I didn't I just admitted that I loved...wait you mean that Sango's your mum's sister?" Harry's hand went limp in disbelief. "Yes, but her names not Sango, its Kagome." Harry's eyes rolled to the back of his head and he fell unconscious.

"Kikiyokutsu!" Kagome scolded, playfully hitting her nephew. "So who are you the son of?" Draco asked inquiringly. "Um he's the son of our sister Misheru." Nanako answered before Kikiyokutsu could tell him the real truth. "So how many sisters do you have Nanako?" Draco continued. "mmm I have Kagome, Misheru, and Rina." Nanako thought up another name just in case. "And do you have any brothers?" Draco egged on. "Souta." Nanako's mind was whizzing thinking of a subject to change to before Draco got suspicious. "So why'd you change your name?" Obviously Nanako's mind was not going to work with her today.

"Uh...Confidential, she's under a protection system, that's all, can's say anymore. Hay why not go and get a Butterbeer, I love those, you coming? Oh well if you're not I guess I'll see you later." Nanako rushed, trying not to let Draco ask any more questions, and ran off to the Three Broomsticks. "Is she normally like this?" Draco looked at Kagome, with a raised eyebrow. "She can when she has sugar and I think she's had some of mom's cookies that she sent me." Kagome thought up an excuse to cover for her sister. "I see. Well no more sweets for her then. I suppose I can't get her chocolate." Draco though allowed. "Why not try flowers." Kagome suggested wiping a wet cloth on Harry's forehead. "That's a perfect idea, and it might help if you kiss the frog prince there, he might wake up and get of the dirt road quicker." Draco shouted over his shoulder, running off to a flower shop.

"The second something concerns Nanako, he goes ballistic, kind of like Sesshomaru on their anniversaries." Kagome talked to herself, though not knowing her nephew was listening. "Mom stays with father! Don't ever suggest anything to him; don't even help him woo my mom!" Kikiyokutsu turned around and sat like his uncle would when he was sulking. "Kikiyokutsu, I know what you mean but they're just friends." Kagome explained. "No he loves mom." Kikiyokutsu retorted. "How do you know that?" Kagome questioned kindly. "Because on the night I came, I caught him with his crummy hands on my mother, and KISSING her nonetheless." Kikiyokutsu looked over to his aunt for comfort and understanding.

"I see, your worried for your father aren't you?" Kagome avoided eye contact with him, as she was tending to Harry. "Yes, and I just don't like him." Kikiyokutsu pouted. "No ones asking you to like him, nor does anyone expect you to. Or want you to, I know your mom hasn't asked you of anything since you came her, much less to like Draco." Kagome explained. "That's just it I want her to ask me for something, anything, accept of course to leave, or like the guy. It makes me feel like I don't exist." Kikiyokutsu confessed. "You're mother doesn't think that, in fact all I've seen her do is lavish you with a attention, and if to her you didn't exist, she wouldn't have found you, she wouldn't have even pushed Draco away after you had your little fit, she defended you against what he said, she doesn't want to overwhelm you that's all." Kagome looked to the three broomsticks to see Nanako come back with at least ten bottles of Butterbeer.

"Is everything okay? Here Kutsu you need to stay hydrated." Nanako handed her son a warm bottle. "Thank you kaa-san." Kikiyokutsu breathed. "Don't mention it." Nanako gave Kikiyokutsu the smile she always had, when he was little and afraid, when she was proud, when she comforted, and when she truly apologized for something she had done wrong or a mistake she made, when he felt lost and alone. Her smile was all he needed to know that her feelings for him or his brother and sisters had not changed, though he still questioned the love she had for his father.

It had now been two months since Halloween, and things weren't looking too well for most anybody. Harry kept getting himself into death traps, along with Kagome, Draco was fighting with Kikiyokutsu, his father, and The Death Eaters, there hadn't been a Quidditch game in months, not that Kagome or Nanako could play in their current condition, Ron and Hermione kept arguing about Kagome and Nanako, their lifestyle, bang as horrible and traumatic as it seemed. Nanako was in the hospital wing since Halloween, and stepping ever closer to death, and no one but her knew it.

Nanako found herself near a body of water, not the great lake that hid the creatures that where feared by many, but a fountain. It was raining over Nanako and she was once again in a situation wondering what the answers were to many questions of why she was Stusokei's reincarnation? Why she didn't have a life of her own? Why if it weren't for Stusokei she wouldn't exist? Why, why why. There were so many questions and no answers. Her past haunted her, in the form of Kagura on the night of the Halloween ball. The foul woman had come under Naraku's orders of course and held her back from going to warn her sister or even explain things to Draco. Now because of Kagura and Naraku she was on her death bed, slowly but surly dying, due to her wounds and Naraku's poisonous miasma. She had a few months to live at the most, Draco now wouldn't even let her explain, he thought she abandoned him, when in fact she was protecting him, her price for this was, her life, love, family, and happiness, not that she was ever happy anymore. It felt as though her whole world that she worked so hard to make, and had gotten used to be pulled out right from beneath her feet, and she was falling to her death. Why couldn't she die, and spare her children of their pain and suffering. It was hurtful as it was and now she was alone. She talked to no one, she ate nothing, and it was like it had been before she was even accepted into this place, surrounded by both happiness and sorrow. She could see now , why she was chosen to be in slitherin, it was her bitterness, her past, her feelings, her loneliness.

Nothing helped anymore things where as bad as they had been, nothing seemed to get better or change, she was alone and that was all there was to it. Nanako had no idea of what kind of reaction Kagome would have knowing she was on her death bed, and had taken no initiative to prevent it. It was true, in fact Nanako did nothing to stop the Miasma from spreading throughout her entire body, accept wear her gas mask, but that had broken in the battle. There was nothing that could be done, the potions and medical assistance that the wizarding world could offer was strong, but there was nothing that could be done to help her and what she had inhaled during the battle. Not even normal herbs and medicine could help stop the poison, or even cause the poison to stop its effects in the slightest. No matter how things would end up, she knew it was bad. It was this day that Nanako decided to do something, she couldn't stop her death from coming, but she could bring either Naraku, or Voldemort down with her.

She had never encountered this fiendish wizard, claiming to be all powerful and feared by all, accept she wasn't afraid, she would call him The Man Who Let The Boy Who Let Live, if just to tick him off, she would call him Baldymort or even Baldy-wart if she felt like it, she had no fear against him, in a few months it would all be over for her, and she would be able to die in peace, in peace alive or dead it didn't really matter to her, so long as she received it, being as all her life she had never been at peace, in fact she never had the time to think about it till now.

Nanako's mood and behavior reminded Kagome of the incident where they were both betrayed, and Nanako taking it to the heart, what could have happened to make her like this again? Yes that was always a question that was being played at the front of Kagome's mind. The fact of the matter was, was that Draco though she hated him because of the fact that she wasn't there to meet him at the entrance, that isn't a good reason for anyone to hate anyone, now the most painful thing to Nanako was that she had once again broke her promise To Kikiyokutsu, and Ichiro. He would come to visit her and beg her to talk to him, but all he received was a grief stricken look and an apology.

"I'm sorry Kikiyokutsu." Nanako whispered in her bed as he stood beside her. "What are you saying sorry for?" Kikiyokutsu would always ask "I'm sorry my son, you'll find out in due time, I just don't want you to hate me." Nanako whispered. "Why would I hate you?" Kikiyokutsu was now in tears, just as she had known he would be. "Don't cry, you must save them for a more fitting occasion." Nanako continued to look out a widow that gave her reflection and only then did she cease to speak. Kikiyokutsu would always kiss his mother good night of which she would continue to return till her death came, he would leave the flowers he always brought, and left without a word more.

Flashback

"It's almost time!" Nanako was running around her room gritty. It was the evening of the ball and Nanako was excited to be going, she was going to dress up as, well herself, her true self that is. the thing was that she felt as though she may need some of her weaponry and protective clothing, and what better way than to dress up in all that she needed and tell everyone she was some sort of vampire slayer, Shinto Priestess, and wolf demon combined, though of course no one would believe she was truly a demon slayer a half wolf demon and an authentic Shinto priestess. Demons to those who knew nothing about them though they where either, nonexistent or no longer existing, but those who knew the truth weren't prepared. In both cases, as Nanako walked down the stone steps to the great hall and through to the big oak doors, she sensed something familiar, the aura of a demon. No doubt that what Nanako's suspicions where correct, and she headed in the direction to warn her unsuspecting sister. She was far off from the Quidditch pitch, where the ball was being held, because of the fact that there where far too many students, it was a pleasant night, and The Weird Sisters where playing. Odd reason, to host a ball outside, besides, if it wasn't in a ball room, wouldn't it be called a dance?

Even still, Nanako was prepared, she had the Hiraikotsu, her swords, and Niruki, and She just hoped it would be a weak demon, or one of he very old friends, like Kouga, or someone like that. But of course fate had other plans. It wasn't someone Nanako liked to meet on a regular basis, or even meet at all in any location, it was Kagura, and from the looks of it she had an advantage of some sorts. "What do you want Kagura? You know your wind powers don't work on me." Nanako notched an arrow, ready to release it and any second. "I know that wench, but Naraku wanted me to give you a parting gift. You see, in the past five hundred years, I had been trying to kill your incarnate, Stusokei, and I finally succeeded! Now the only one standing in the way of me having Sesshomaru all to myself is you! I will have him and you will soon DIE!" Kagura threw an object onto the moist ground below and it exploded, releasing a thick Miasma, Nanako was prepared and wore her mask to insure she didn't breath in any of the toxic fumes. "Ha you think this will kill me?" Nanako released the arrow and sadly it missed its intentional target.

"Oh but this Miasma is much worse than what you've encountered before, it renders its victims weak, helpless, and slowly and painfully kills them." Kagura was now in front of Nanako who was on her knees coughing, the next second, Kagura cut the mask in half, leaving Nanako vulnerable, not only that but weak as well. "I did warn you. AND NOW I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Kagura attacked harshly, and mercilessly, insuring that the poison wasn't going to be the only cause of Nanako's death. Nanako dug her now sharpened claws into he wound and did the one thing that she could before she would become unconscious. "You...won't get away with this Kagura." Nanako stood weakly, but strong. "What are you going to do? Scratch my back?" Kagura laughed sarcastically, attacking Nanako. "NO...S...SILVER SLAW!" Nanako struck Kagura deep, with the red and silver streaks of her attack. Kagura looked over her shoulder as she retreated to see a very weak, very pathetic looking Nanako.

By the time Nanako had left the battle seen she had a river of blood trailing after her, her wounds she had from Sesshomaru's attack, the attacks she endured moments ago from Kagura bled like no end, and the Miasma was insuring that her wounds wouldn't close for some time. Nanako was almost to the entrance, she was dragging the Hiraikotsu, and limping, soaked in blood she walked on, every step causing agony on her body, and producing more blood to splatter out of her body, if it weren't for her Hanyou blood she would have been dead by now. The bleeding warrior nearly tripped, feeling the icy pain of the harsh rain from above, and feeling herself get weaker, she had to tell Kagome as soon as possible, feeling her legs give way she succeed to the pain in her legs, but was caught by a transformed Niruki. "Thank you, I'm happy you weren't affected." Nanako whispered leaning on the cat, felling her warm fur and finding comfort in clutching onto the cat for dear life.

"Where is she?" Draco was now passing, and looking at his watch. "She's fine. She'll be here soon, don't worry" Kagome clutching onto her bow, unsure if her words were for her or Draco or even if they where true, it had only started raining an hour ago and nearly everyone had left, people started to pack up and move things into the ball room, and for those who thought their costume was ruined, went to bed, that left plenty of room for those who still wanted to stay. "It's been three hours!" Draco shouted passing. "I'm sure she has a good reason for being late." Harry suggested and Draco rounded on him with his cold icy gray eyes.

"No! She promised me she'd be here, and look what happened!" Draco turned away, not wanting anyone to see how hurt he truly was, the boy who was once so cold hearted left, as if his heat had been shattered, his head hung low and seemingly lost and unsure of himself and others. Kagome and Harry stayed behind to see if Nanako turned up, they would find out all the answers to their questions. "Ready to go?" Harry looked down at Kagome, who looked disappointed. "Yeah, we should go find her." Kagome turned looking down and not seeing till a flash of lightning reflected on a puddle of blood the light revealed a much wounded Nanako and weak Niruki being held in the arm that wasn't wounded. "Tikara! What happened to you?" Harry questioned looking wide-eyed at the girl who was one of his closest friends, and seeing the thick trail of blood that had followed Nanako and now ended at her feet, making a thick ankle deep puddle.

"Naraku...Kagura...orders...attack." was all that Nanako managed to get out before Kagome's dear sister fell into a puddle of her own blood. "We need to take her to Madam Pomfrey!" Harry shouted over the loud thunder, picking up Nanako, leaving Kagome to drag the bloodstained Hiraikotsu.

As the two teens waited for Professor McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey to emerge from the double doors of the hospital wing, Kagome thought over what Nanako had said before she fell unconscious. Kagome too knew something was going to happen, but she had no idea that it would come for Nanako, nor did she expect that this situation would bring her sister so close to death. Leaving their old enemies behind, and coming to Hogwarts was supposed to be safer, it was supposed to keep them and their family safe, now the only ones who where being targeted where Kagome and Nanako. Yes, Kagome knew at some point tonight that there would be an attack, but her questions were, who? When? And where, she thought she was prepared, wearing her sacred miko outfit, carrying her bow, arrows, and Tetsusaiga. Kagome thought deep into what could have happened, what did, and didn't happen, and what could have been done to stop it. Kagome then came to the conclusion that, there was no point in thinking of what could have happened, it happened, and there was nothing that could have been done to stop it, though these where answers that Kagome would have preferred to leave alone, she felt in some way it was her fault that her sister was in such bad condition.

"She'll be okay." Harry comforted, putting his arm around Kagome, bringing her more close to him, as she cried, Madam Pomfrey and Professor McGonagall came out through the double doors, both with slightly disappointed looks on their faces, Kagome panicked and stood straight, asking question after question, still crying. "Is she okay? Is she going to be okay? She's not dead is she?" Kagome screamed, clutching onto Professor McGonagall's robes, tears streaking down her cheeks. "She's fine, but she'll have to go to St. Mungo's Hospital tomorrow morning." Madam Pomfrey stated comfortingly, Kagome whipping the tears from her eyes, and hugging Harry with all her strength. "Good." Kagome looked and felt relieved, down on her knees, attempting to keep herself calm. "

See I told you your sister would be okay." Harry looked at Kagome cheerfully, helping her to her feet. Kagome came to the side of Nanako's bed, she was coming to. "What happened?" Kagome was beginning to cry again, and Harry brought her into his arms for comfort. "Kagura is all; she just reopened my wounds, no big deal." Nanako said weakly, and gave her sister and Harry a small smile to prove to her that she would be fine. "How? I thought. Why?" Kagome sputtered tears still falling down her cheeks.

"I don't know how. And I thought she died eons ago, but obviously the life we left behind had no intention of leaving us, as to why I'm sure you can figure that one out." Nanako coughed out blood, making Kagome more concerned. "It's fine." Nanako said calmly, her voice scratchy and weak, and sitting up to drink the water that was resting on the side table. "Besides when haven't I coughed up blood in a situation befor and come out of it just fine?" Nanako reminded. "You're right, genki-da." (Take care) Kagome wished her sister a good night and left with Harry, feeling less worried, and her sister had lived through far worse standards."

End Flashback

"You're finally out of the hospital." Harry looked at Nanako who was still pale and rail looking, but was up and about just the same. "Are you coming for Christmas holiday?" Ron stuffed cake in his mouth, making Kagome and Nanako laugh some. "Yes, I don't have much of a choice." Nanako looked at everyone as if it where going to be her last day of life.

"Oh don't be such a drama queen you're not going to die, so just shut the crap up." Hermione was getting tired of the two girls getting all the attention, she wanted praise for being smart like she used to, and not only that but she wanted to be the one helping Harry with his studies, and wanted Kagome out of the picture. "I'm not dying." Nanako stated seeing the face of Kagome. "I know so cut the crap." Hermione retorted. "You know something tells me this isn't the real you but who am I to talk." Kagome looked at Hermione, hoping she would find some sign o the poor girl being possessed by some kind of demon, but as of yet there was nothing she could see, that could be the cause of the girl's corruption. "Anyways we leave later tonight, we should go pack." Ron tried to brake the tense moment, everyone agreed and headed toward their dormitories. "Does Draco have to come?' Hermione whined, as the Gryffindor party climbed up the steps to their common room. "I didn't like it as much as you Hermione." Harry dropped his school things by his favorite seat in the common room and headed to the boy's dormitories.

"Hang on. You said didn't, what do you mean by didn't?" Kagome came in to find Hermione interrogating a helpless Harry. "He's not such a bad guy." Harry answered, continuing on his way at a quick pace before Hermione had a chance to hit him with another question. "Look things could be a lot worse so stop acting like a smart-head, spoiled brat and get over you, things change even if we don't want them to, so let's make the best of this trip and get the damn thing over with." Kagome barked, surprising Hermione, who had thought Kagome to be too kind and caring to yell at a person like that, little did she know, that she was angry at a particular dog we all know to come to her common sense.

"Inuyasha had come to her in her dreams the night before and attempted to explain things regarding the Tetsusaiga, why Kagome now possessed it, and why Kagome was now an Inu Hanyou, of course it was nice and all to have dog ears and claws, but she missed her old self, she missed Inuyasha's protection. She didn't know if what she dreamed was just a dream or really Inuyasha. Was he still himself? Tetsusaiga did keep his demonic blood in check. Was Inuyasha a full demon like he wanted? Or did he stay the Inu Hanyou like Kagome had accepted him to be? These where questions that Kagome so badly wanted to get answered, but due to the coming events of Christmas holiday, she had no time for the feudal era, she had no time for Shippo, Sango, or Miroku, that was laughable, no time for the feudal era? Her life truly had changed, not that Inuyasha could want her around anyways.

A man limped through a forest clearing to a dry well, he wore cloth of a Red Fire Rat, his eyes where brown, his hair was black, he was a broken man, bleeding from severe wounds, the sky was dark, and there was no moon tonight. Inuyasha was ambushed by several demons of this time, and they took their chance to prey upon their hunter. "Inuyasha where's your sword? Where's your power?" One of the foul creatures mocked, coming closer to the once fearless wonder. "Shut-up!" Inuyasha my have either been an idiot or truly fearless, in either case, the demons no longer feared him, he didn't even have the sheath to protect him, Tetsusaiga was no longer at his side, and in that event wouldn't be able to return to his demon form. The demons where now closing in on him, he was hit, more blood spattered everywhere, Inuyasha lie for dead by the Bone Eaters well, contemplating his future. "I'm not gong down that early you bastards." Inuyasha stood, letting on the well's rim for support, he had no more strength left, and maybe if he could reach the other side, perhaps his will would help him survive.

Kagome now board the knight bus, feeling as though she had a part of her missing, like someone needed her, but whom and why. Nanako hadn't spoken to anyone besides Kikiyokutsu. "Where are we going?" Kagome looked to Harry for answers. "Back to headquarters." Harry said excitedly. "Oh. Um Tonks?" Kagome no looked to a pink spiky haired woman that immediately gave her attention to Kagome. "What is it? Is everything okay?" Tonks looked at Kagome with a worried expression. "Nothing really, it's just, can I use flo powder when we get there because I want to see my family for a few hours." Kagome whispered. "That's fine; it shouldn't be a problem you can go when we drop off our things." Tonks' relieved expression reached to her eyes, knowing that all it was that she missed her family.

"Home sweet home!" Harry shouted to the house, though the next moment getting knocked over by Kagome making a brake for the kitchen, only carrying Tetsusaiga, her bow, and arrows. "Young lady!" Mrs. Weasly was about to scold the girl but restrained from doing so when Nanako put a hand on her shoulder. "Let her go. I think I know what's happening and I'm going in after her, don't wait up for us, we'll eat at home." Nanako turned to everyone, gave them a polite bow and calmly headed to the kitchen. "She's got some problems." Hermione came into the house to see everyone staring at her. "What I say?" Hermione was answered by silent and didn't speak for the remainder of the night.

"Why where you such in a hurry Kagome?" Nanako questioned as she grabbed a handful of the powdery substance. "Higurashi Shrine!" Nanako yelled being absorbed into the emerald green flames. During the short ride, it didn't effect her much, like it would to those who traveled by it regularly, everyone thought her and Kagome strange, and it suited her fine, but she had no clue of Kagome and what they would think of the truth, if they every found out the truth that is. Nanako reappeared in a sacred fire their grandfather had made in the shrine, and jumped to Grandpa's sudden surprise to see her second granddaughter.

"Nanako it's a pleasure to see you." Grandpa Higurashi kindly hugged Nanako, she was grateful to see someone in the family but went straight for the snowy out doors, and found Kagome ahead of her, in the direction of the well hose. "Kagome! Wait up!" Nanako waved, Kagome stopped to wait and they entered their treasured house together. Nanako reached the well; while Kagome was slow on the process. Nanako looked down to see something, she didn't know, it was too dark to see. "Kagome hand me a Flashlight!" Kagome did as she was ordered and looked down to see what her sister had first laid eyes on, Kagome's eyes widened. "Inuyasha!"

"So Harry why do you think she took off like that?" Ron took a gulp of his Butterbeer and looked at Harry. "I'm not quite sure, but if I didn't know better, I'd say that a close friend of her is in trouble." Harry stared at his food thinking over what he had just said. Who is this friend? Or was it a family member? She did say she wanted to see her family, and if Nanako wanted to go too, then it has to be someone they both know. Harry thought over the reasons why. Things could be as bad as they looked.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome shook the man, while Nanako went to get the first aid kit. "Ka-Kagome?" Inuyasha's eyes opened to see a very worried, crying, sobbing Kagome. "What happened? Kagome whispered as she checked over Inuyasha's wounds. "Like you give a damn! You said you hated me, remember?" Inuyasha turned away from Kagome's shocked expression. "I care! Okay? If I didn't I wouldn't have come half way across the world to bandage your wounds. And what's more! I lied when I said I hated you." Kagome admitted, both to Inuyasha and finally herself.

"Why'd you lie? Inuyasha grunted at the pain he was receiving from the medicinal herbs. "I was scared, I was...I was heartbroken, I didn't know what to do or say. So all I did was run and say the single thing I always regretted, and denied." Kagome explained as Nanako sat beside her, grieving her particular remedies for different wounds. "I still love you Kagome." Inuyasha finally looked at Kagome, and actually had tears in his eyes. "I didn't know if you were going to be here when I came out of the well, hell I didn't know if I would even be on this side of the well. I'm sorry Kagome. It's my fault your pride was wounded along with the rest of you." Kagome was aw stricken. Did Inuyasha just apologize? For something that wasn't stupid, like breaking an alarm clock?

"What exactly happened?" Kagome looked Inuyasha in the eye, not willing to back down. "I don't really know, all I do know is that it's Naraku's fault." Inuyasha growled, even though he was human, he still retained some of his dog demon qualities. "Why didn't your brother protect you?" Nanako asked bitterly. "He can't defend himself any better than I can." Inuyasha replied. Nanako just looked at him bitterly.

"I'm going to destroy what ever attacked you; what ever it was might attack the village. You take Inuyasha back to headquarters, and make sure Mrs. Wesley doesn't try and use her wand or any of the wizarding world's magical remedies, who knows what effect they'll have on Inuyasha." Nanako looked away from Inuyasha and Kagome as she took of a few layers of clothing to reveal the infamous demon slayer's uniform. A moment later Nanako disappeared into the well. "Kagome what did you mean by half way across the world?" Inuyasha looked at Kagome for an answer as she hoisted him up to rest on her shoulder. "You'll see in a minute, right now we've got to get to the shrine where there's a fire to transport through." Inuyasha nodded in understanding and tried to help her by moving to the best that his battered body would allow.

"I suppose that human fell to his death in the well." One of the shadowy demons scoped. "I agree...what's that light?"

The group was of five to ten demons. "IT'S A DEMON SLAYER!" Nanako jumped out of the well, using Sesshomaru's fang to destroy the bunch of them in one foul swoop. the rain began to poor on the young slayer like a bucked of cold water, she had no need to continue staying here, the children were with Sango and Miroku, Sesshomaru wasn't even in the country, so why was she getting the feeling she should stay? Was there something wrong with Sesshomaru too? "MOMMY! MOMMY!" A little voice was calling to her, Nanako turned to see who the voice belonged to, though she had a pretty good idea of who it was. "Ichiro!" Nanako fell to her knees to embrace the little boy. "I've missed you so much mommy." Ichiro cried into his mother's shoulder. "Me too, sweet pea, me too." Nanako pet the boy and scratched the back of his ears to comfort him, he was after all, part dog.

"Do you think Kagome's okay?" Harry stared at his food, waiting impatiently, and staring at the fire every few seconds. "I don't know, but knowing what I think I know about her, she's fine." Ron patted Harry on the back. "Yes Potter I'm sure she's fine, after all, her sister's with her." Draco attempted to lighten the mood, which was surprising for him, being as he always used to drag it down and make things worse.

"Look the fire!" Ginny pointed at the now emerald green fire emitting someone into the headquarters of The order of the Phoenix, both Harry and Draco hoped it would be either Kagome or Nanako, but at first glimpse, it wasn't Kagome, it wasn't Nanako, but then who was it? A man draped in red, and long black hair, staggered into the kitchen, and each occupant wondering who he was. Mrs. Weasly thinking him an intruder was preparing to shoo him off or curse him if he put up a fight, but someone familiar screamed the moment he fell to his knees. "Inuyasha!" Kagome rushed up behind him. "You shouldn't do that I told you not to go on your own." Kagome scolded Inuyasha attempted to stand.

"I've dealt with far much worse wounds, Kagome." Inuyasha's gruff voice reached the other occupants of the room; each never heard Kagome speak in her native tongue. "But that's when you where in your Hanyou form! Your human now Inuyasha." Kagome's voice told Inuyasha that if he argued, by the time he got better he would get at least a thousand sits. "Fine but as soon as Nanako gets back I want to know where the hell we are." Inuyasha had sat in his usual cross leg position, though no Tetsusaiga by his side, he looked up to see everyone staring at him. "WHAT THE HELL YOU LOOKIN AT?" Inuyasha growled, even though he wasn't a dog at the moment, he still harbored dog-like traits, he was in a position a dog would be in if it was defending it's territory against another dog. "You...you just spoke English Inuyasha!" Kagome shirked in delight. Inuyasha covered his ears, even though his ears weren't as in tune to his surroundings as they usually were, they where still sensitive and therefore he cringed in pain. "Kagome! You mind yelling any louder? You just might turn me deaf and if that happens I'm a complete loss." Inuyasha looked at Kagome waiting for her to react but what he received was something even he didn't expect.

"I'm so sorry Inuyasha!" Kagome clung to the robe of the Fire Rat, crying and apologizing to Inuyasha as though she had killed a puppy, burying her face in his warm shoulder. "Ka...Kagome d...don't cry it's not like you meant to do nothing." Inuyasha uncomfortably patted Kagome on the head, one arm around her waist and trying to calm the poor girl down.

"It's not that Inuyasha! I'm sorry I said I hated you and never wanted to see you again! I didn't mean any of it! I lied!" Kagome sobbed, making Inuyasha finally realize what she was talking about. "Kagome." Inuyasha whispered, now holding the girl close to him, that simple action of comfort made Harry's insides twist and burn into a jealousy that he never thought would emerge. Harry was about to do something about the current situation concerning the black haired Inuyasha, but once again the flames turned emerald and revealed a very, tired, very weak looking Nanako holding a toddler in her arms, who looked equally surprised as he felt. "Nanako are you okay?" Kagome asked calmly, not wanting to worry her nephew. "I'll be..." Nanako felt her knees give way, her eyes went wide. "Take Ichiro!" Nanako ordered, knowing that if the boy stayed in her arms he would surly be crushed by either her or the Hiraikotsu, Kagome followed her sister's instructions and took the boy, Ichiro, reluctant to leave his mother's arms. Kirara near, transformed and took action in catching Nanako before she hit the stone cold floor.

"Kaaaa-saaaann!" Ichiro reached out to his mother, the tiny stuffed bear clutched in his other arm. "Calm down, she's just tired." Inuyasha barked, making the tiny boy silent, accept for an occasional sob or hiccup, a result of him trying to restrain himself. "It's fine to cry for a pup but getting upset over something like that isn't going to make her better. Just be grateful that she's not dead and only unconscious." "What does uncon… what that word means?" Ichiro looked to his aunt for an answer; Kagome looked at Inuyasha for a second before replying.

"It just means she's fallen asleep with out having to wait for it. Don't worry she'll wake up in a day or two." Kagome looked at Ichiro who was looking at Nanako patiently, he climbed out of Kagome's grasp and sat dog style beside Nanako. "I'll wait for her to wake up." Ichiro looked at his uncle and smiled. "Is that okay Asha?" Ichiro looked at the older version of himself, with a few miner differences. "Yeah sure, but when you get older, I'm not letting you get away with Asha anymore, my name is In-u-ya-sh-a." The poor puppy didn't really understand why his uncle was saying his name in parts instead of one long word, but it did help him get the idea of how to say his name. "Ok Inuywasha." Ichiro puffed out his little chest in what he though was a victory worth pervading around for, he strutted around his mother in the way two English guards would cross each other and return to their posts an to the entire thing again. "2,3,8,5,7,4,9,1." the toddler chanted as he carried a stick over his shoulder the way Inuyasha always used to hold Tetsusaiga.

"That is just cute, the little protector!" Kagome leaned down and kissed her nephew on the cheek, which immediately whipped it of and gave Kagome a stubborn look, the look he inherited from his uncle. "I'm not supposed to be cut! I'm supposed to be feared!" The outbursts of the child made everyone laugh, and made Ichiro cross and pout. "Don't worry little man; I'll protect her for you!" Kikiyokutsu came to the little boy who looked up at him like he was 20 feet tall, in truth, he was just 6ft8, but it didn't matter when the little trouble maker threw aside the twig-like step aside and glued himself to the older man's leg. "Big brother!" The older man glared at Draco who was edging in Nanako's direction to check on her. "I told you to stay away." Kikiyokutsu's eyes now had a cold impure tint to them, from sensing his younger brother, he was very protective of his mother, and now he took it upon himself to be the man of the mainly and protect his mother, brother, and sisters whenever they came to be reunited.

"Kutsu? He's just worried." Kagome looked at Kikiyokutsu questioningly. "I just...I don't...I." The poor man couldn't find an explanation that would suffice, and keep his mother's secret. "Stop trying to take everything on, by yourself. She wouldn't want you to waste your time doing that, and besides it's not your job." Inuyasha stood letting on Kagome and explaining what Kikiyokutsu should be using his time on. "Yes uncle." Kikiyokutsu, gave a death glair at Draco before picking up his mother to return her to bed and asked Kagome to help bandage her wounds. "Is there anything I can do?" Draco came to the group to face a very annoyed Kikiyokutsu; Draco acted as a young child wanting to be of some use.

"I don't think she needs..." Kikiyokutsu was cut off by Kagome's instant reply. "Actually I need you to go get some warm water in a bowl, a cloth, and some herbal tea, she needs that, I'm sure you don't know how to make it so I'll have Ichiro be your helper." Kagome looked down and smiled at the boy still clinging to his brother. "Yay I can help! Ok Ako! Here's what we need to get!" The little boy dragged Draco to the kitchen, babbling away, and happy to give orders to what Draco was and wasn't supposed to do. "No Ako! You need the green thiny first not that!" Ichiro pointed to a green tea leaf and had Draco drop a few of those before pouring the hot water and spices. "Are you sure you know what your doing?" Draco didn't take to well to being ordered around by three year old, or so he looked. "Yes! I made it for mommy when she got sick, daddy always helped me, if daddy was out for the day my big sisters and brother would help me make it." Ichiro shoved a chair to the table and stood on it while he started dropping spices and herbs into the kettle, and Draco stirred.

There where a lot of people in Nanako and Kagome's room, trying to get her to let them tend to her. "Come on deary I have some potions and remedies that will fix you right up." Mrs. Weasly was trying to get to a very stubborn and very annoyed Nanako. "NO! Don't touch me with that stuff, these wounds aren't normal and who knows what effect it'll have on me!" Nanako squirmed so much in Mrs. Weasly's grasp, that, she knocked over all the potions that where in the poor woman's grasp. "Young lady!" Mrs. Weasly scolded; trying to force feed the wounded girl. "Let her be. If she doesn't want to take that crap, then don' force her, she doesn't need it." Inuyasha looked at Mrs. Weasly and pushed Nanako back down on the bed. "All she need is rest, herbal tea and to be bandaged." Kagome explained calmly, taking a more livid approach then what Inuyasha would prefer. "ARE YOU PLANING ON USING MUGGLE REMIDEIS?" Mrs. Weasly went off, going on, with her reasons of muggle medicine and its let downs compared to what the wizarding world had to offer. "Actually I do and I can assure you I know what I'm doing; besides it doesn't look like Nanako trusts the things this world has to offer." Mrs. Weasly was tap-dancing on Kagome's last good nerve and it didn't look good for the poor woman.

"Um? I brought the tea." Draco walked in carrying a tray with a warm bowl of water, a cloth, and tea, feeling the tension in the room. "Great! Inuyasha could you get it please?" Kagome looked to Inuyasha who grunted. "Oh I don't think so! You don't know the first thing about medicine and therefore I am going to have to stow this little fiasco." Mrs. Weasly got in front of Inuyasha and Kagome, having the rest of the order block their way, to this, Inuyasha just rolled his eyes and jumped over the group, snatched the tray and Ichiro and jumped back in the small circle of people to give Nanako her tea and son. "Thanks dog ears." Nanako took the tea and Ichiro in one of her arms and sat comfortably. "Do you like it? Ako and I worked really, really, really, really, really, hard." The young Hanyou looked to his mother hopefully. "I can tell, it's the best I've ever had, and because its' so good, I actually think I'll be out of bed by dinner." Nanako smiled at the young toddler and ruffled his hair.

"Your not going to go around the house cleaning it like you do when everyone least expects it, are you?" Kikiyokutsu droned, reliving the events of where his siblings where born and she cleaned the caste single handedly. "Are you crazy? I'm going to go and practice with the Hiraikotsu, and you're going to help me. I'm still a little disappointed in you, young man, and being as your father isn't here I'm going to have to give you the most rigorous and hardest training I possibly can. I may not be as strong and or as good as he is but I think it'll be good enough for you to think about what you did." Nanako took another sip of her tea and looked to Draco who blushed at her gaze. "This tastes good, thank you Draco, Ichiro, I'm proud of you both."

It wasn't long after that, when Nanako was up and making dinner like she always did when she felt good. "I'm sorry for the way I acted Mrs. Weasly." Nanako bowed as she came close to the elder woman. "It's quite alright." Mrs. Weasly was cutting some fish, helping Nanako with the dinner. "But I still say that the herbs from home work a little better than what you may have, Kagome knows a lot more that she gets credit for, besides she was taught by one of the greatest people we know, we only keep her memory alive by using what she taught us." Nanako explained with a gentle sadness to her voice. "I see, but why not trust our magic?" Lupin walked into the room and looked to Nanako for an answer.

"Because it reminds me too much of my father's experiments, bottles of blood, odd concoctions. Things that no child should see in a lifetime, but life went on for me and eventually it eventually got a little better." Tears were beginning to stream down her cheeks. "Kaa-san why you crying?" Ichiro looked up to his mother, eating an apple. "It's nothing, sweat pea, and just eat, a little man like you needs your energy." Nanako smiled sadly. The little boy got quiet and looked to his older brother for more understanding, but he looked shocked to find that his grandfather did such a cruel thing.

"Why would your father...what exactly did your father do?" Mrs. Weasly hesitated with her question, as not to cause emotional pain to the poor girl. Nanako sighed. "He whipped me, he abused me, he experimented on me, and he tried to kill me. He said that I was the cause for my mother's death, in many ways he was right, my mother couldn't handle the pregnancy and she died when I was born. Afterwards, he began the abuse, and married another woman, who hated me just for being whom and what I was, eventually she gave birth to my half sisters, Misheru and Rina. I ran away when I was ten and returned to Japan where I was born, but even then I wasn't safe, my father sent his men to come after me and tried to sell me. I couldn't even get to school without being abused by people on the streets. I was shunned; I once came to a hospital after being shot, thrown into a car windshield, and breaking it. But they refused to take me. So I was forced to go back home, bleeding nearly to death. My neighbor and dear friend took me in under her wing and took care of me till her death three or so years ago. She was like a grandmother to me, if not my mother." Nanako began sobbing. "WHY'D SHE HAVE TO DIE?" Nanako stabbed the knife she was using into the fish, in frustration.

"Nanako it's ok." Kagome hugged Nanako, trying to calm her down. "It isn't fair she died, I know, but you have me, Souta, grandpa, mom, Ichiro, Kikiyokutsu, Yukura, Tikara, Kira-kira, Inuyasha and the rest of our big family." Kagome was beginning to cry too but Inuyasha broke in with a few comforting words of his own, though in is odd way and despite the fact that he would deny it later, he still cared.

"You have to be strong, you've handled a lot more in the past and you can't let it get to you, if ya did then we all know who would get the advantage. So suck it up dry your tears and move on." Even though Inuyasha was still human for a few more hours he began to get his Hanyou attitude back. "Thank you brother." Nanako wiped away her tears and continued to chop the fish. "Hey! I'm your brother in-law not really related." Inuyasha retorted. "In a way Kaa-san, uncle's right." Kikiyokutsu pointed out, trying to steal a piece of fish, but Nanako slapped his hand. "Not on your life are you getting scraps before dinner." Nanako scolded, not looking as if she broke down at all.

"Thanks Kagome, Inuyasha, I suppose you don't want a cup of Raman as a thank you?" Nanako opened her satchel to reveal a mega large, family size cup of roman, that Kagome and Nanako knew he would be able to scarf down in less than ten minutes, as where it would take single person two meal times to devour. "Hand it over!" Inuyasha held out his greedy little hands in demand of the roman. "Sure, ok dough head." Nanako simply dropped the cup into the awaiting hands of Inuyasha, who soon realized he couldn't eat the roman uncooked. "Hey! It's not cooked, and half frozen! WHAT YOU DO TO MY ROMAN?" Inuyasha screamed like a lunatic. "That's just payback." Nanako laughed.

"Payback for what?" Inuyasha stopped and looked at Nanako questioningly. "Uh! Men! I can't believe...no I don't believe Kagome actually fell for you! Say Kagome why did you fall for Inuyasha, it wasn't his puppy ears was it?" Nanako looked over her shoulder to see a blushing Kagome. "No not really, Hey! Who are you to talk?" Kagome reversed the question back to Nanako. "Um...your right...I...think I'll...cook t-that now." Nanako had no desire to discus Sesshomaru in the presents of anyone who wasn't there in Sengoku Jidai; she looked at no one, but snatched the cup from Inuyasha, making him blink twice before he finally figured out what just happened.

"WHO WANTS SUSHI?" Nanako yelled happily. Everyone looked at her as though she was bipolar, in some ways she was but that never stopped her from not complaining about her life. "Oh come on I worked real hard on this meal and now ones going to eat it?" Nanako gave everyone the fake fat lip and puppy eyes, but everyone raised their hands in response to her little action, she even mad Ichiro cry out of pity. "No one's going to eat my Kaa-san's food?? You people are MEANIES!" To add and needles to say the cries of the young boy did not go unheard, because as soon as the wails got louder, everyone got seconds, either they truly did like it but wouldn't be caught dead admitting it or they didn't like it and didn't want their eardrums crushed by the lungs of Ichiro the canine pup, but of course no one knew he was a wolf, or dog, all in all, in general no one knew he was part of the canine family.

"So what do you want for Christmas? Draco was hoping to get an idea of what kind of things Nanako liked, well that is, besides weapons and such things. "I really don't want much of anything. What do you want Draco?" Draco blinked and blushed as he thought over what had just happened. He asked her what she wanted, and instead of getting an answer, she threw the question right back at him. "Um I want um...What's that Potter? I'm coming!" Draco shouted, running off to get out of his current situation, he did want something from her but not something that would be right to just ask up front, he wanted the moment to be perfect, just right, he had it all planned out, on Christmas eve he would place Mistletoe above her bedroom door, insure Kagome wasn't in sight or near, and plant a very loving passionate kiss on her, and then finally find out if she would return his feelings for her.

"I didn't hear Harry call him? And I've got knife hearing. Something's going to that boys mind and I'm not so sure I want to know." Nanako stood looking dumfounded at the place where Draco had just stood, if she didn't know any better, she'd think he was going to try and kiss her, but then what did she know about the customs in England.

It had finally come, Christmas Eve morning, Kagome had gotten up early with Inuyasha and had gone home to do some really really late Christmas shopping, or at least that's what she told everyone else. "Does she do that often?" Harry stuffed some Christmas cookies in his mouth. "You mean go off like that?" Nanako served all who cam into the kitchen a cookie before they headed off to the Ministry for some information. "Kaa-san? Where's my cookie?" Ichiro looked up to his mother sadly. "For you, I mad a special cookie." Nanako kneeled down and smiled at the innocent looking trouble maker as she handed him a cookie that was shaped like Sesshomaru's dog form. "It's daddy!" Ichiro exclaimed, running of to show Kikiyokutsu who was in the study.

"I thought you might like that one." Nanako laughed now turning to Draco and Harry. "Now promise me you two will get along today, you remind me so much of Inuyasha and his brother." Nanako looked into the fire and stayed there as though she were in a trance.

It wasn't till supper that Kagome came back with her surprise for Nanako. "Nanako, will you come down here for a second?" Inuyasha shouted broadly. "What is it?" Nanako had just finished bathing and was soaking wet, wearing her best festive kimono. "Guess what I brought?" Kagome teased. "What tell me?" Nanako was now freaking out over the fact that, if Inuyasha was smirking this surprise was either really good or some kind of odd prank from the feudal era. Kagome stepped aside to reveal one of Nanako's dearest treasures.

"Kira-kira!" Nanako ran over to the young girl and embraced her lovingly. "Kaa-san!" the girl returned the hug full force, just then Ichiro came riding into the room on Draco; they had been playing the age old game of horsy. "What's with all the screaming is someone dead?" Draco joked, seeing Nanako's wide grin and hearing her high pitched screams. "SISSY!" Ichiro jumped of the older boys back and raced to his beloved sister. "Ichiro! You protecting mom?" Kira-kira looked at the little boy, aside from being Ichiro's older sister, she was the second born from Kikiyokutsu.

"Yeah me and kutsu." Ichiro puffed up his chest proudly. "Good for you! Hey come here for a second." Kira-kira leaned down to her brother for a secret that was only meant for the two of them. "What is it Kira?" Ichiro cam up holding his stuffed bear as he always did. "Here give this to mama for the holiday she dropped it when she disappeared." Kira-kira gave Ichiro a necklace that had a fang in between every five beads, each fang belonged to one of the family, Ichiro, Kikiyokutsu, Kira-kira, Tikara, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Nanako, and now Kagome, in the center of the necklace, in-between four of the beds was a locket that held a small portrait of the family. "Ok Kira I'll give it to her." Ichiro whispered, finally happy he could be of some use.

Part 2

"Its crisp mess its crisp mess!" Ichiro ran around the house with Niruki and Kirara following, waking everyone up who wasn't already trying to tear the paper off their gifts. "kaaa-sssaaaaannnn!" The young toddler jumped upon the bed to try and rouse his mother. "Mm Ichiro I don't feel too well, why not take Draco with you I'll be there when I feel well enough to sit up and deal with the noise and excitement." Nanako's quiet and weak voice came from underneath the covers.

"Ok Kaa-san fell better, and I'll bring you up your presents when Ako and I get there." The little voice replied patting the sheets where his small fingers felt the warm body of his mother. "AKO?" Ichiro was running to Draco's room wondering if he hadn't woken up yet. "Yes Ichiro?" Draco looked down at the floor. "What's the matter?" Ichiro came up to Draco's face, blocking his view of the floor. "Nothing, it's just like it always has been." Draco's solemn voice gave the tinny troublemaker an idea. "Come on Kaa-san wants us to go open our presents and I told her you'd help me bring up her presents." Ichiro dragged Draco out of his cold, dark room to bring him downstairs into the bright, happy atmosphere.

"Morning Draco!" Kagome looked up from opening a very odd present from grandpa, it was the claw of a dragon, which of course said on the note from Grandpa that it was authentic and it was taken from the dragon by one of their great, great ancestors. "Is it me or is your grandfather a strange old coot?" Inuyasha looked at Kagome's gift questioningly, his black hair falling over his shoulders, while Harry was seething at Inuyasha's closeness. "Yup I know. Maybe Kirara would like it as a toy; it'll remind her more of home." Kagome laughed and threw the claw for Kirara's amusement. Draco nodded in acknowledgement of Kagome's greeting and sat down to watch Ichiro open his gifts.

"AKO! You got a preset!" Ichiro brought a medium sized box to Draco who stared at it dumfounded. "Aren't you going to open it?" Ichiro looked at the older boy disappointedly. "Huh! …oh I will, but I think we should open our presents with Nanako, she's all alone in her room after all." Draco stood and helped Ichiro gather all the presets that belonged to Nanako, Ichiro, and himself, though he only received the one Ichiro found, but it was sadly from his mother.

"Kaa-san! You got lots of presents." Ichiro announced as he came in dragging a very large and long present. "It seems so, and so do you two." Nanako laughed at Ichiro's attempt at carrying a gift that was at least three times his size. "Do you need help there Draco?" Nanako pulled the sheets off but was stopped by Draco denying her help. "No! It's...fine… I... can...do...it." Draco breathed from behind the stack of boxes and things he was carrying. "Alright if you insist, just put them on that table." Nanako pulled up the covers and pointed at the short table that was in between Kagome and Nanako's beds.

"You must have been really good Kaa-san, Santa brought you a lot of presents." Ichiro looked in aw at the mountain of gifts that rested on top of a decorated table. "Some are mine; some are yours, from me, to you and Draco." Nanako laughed at the two faces that had the look that Inuyasha had when he first tasted Raman and eventually got addicted to it. "You mean you got me a present?" Draco whimpered in disbelief. "Actually I got you a few presents, we can open them together as soon as Inuyasha and Kagome get her for a surprise they said they had for us." Nanako was still trying to keep herself from suffocating at Draco's dumfounded look.

"HO HO HO!" A man and a woman came in, though unknown to Ichiro, it was his uncle Inuyasha, and aunty Kagome dressed up as Santa and an elf. "I thought you two would be in the North Pole, preparing for next years Christmas Eve." Nanako laughed. Seeing Inuyasha's face that showed he hated looking so jolly and happy, his eyes screamed I hate this suite, get me the hell out of here! Why the hell is this guy so frikin jolly?" It was certainly a sight to see, Inuyasha's face with a beard on his chin, due to Fred and George's potion that makes beards that look old enough to be older than Dumbledore's, it definitely matched Inuyasha's age. "Santa did you get Kaa-san a present from daddy?" Ichiro was pulling on Santa's hair, which really ticked of Inuyasha, causing him to hand Ichiro over to his assistant elf.

"Feh! Why not ask the elf?" Inuyasha or should I say Santa stormed out, leaving a very confused Ichiro. "I'm sorry sweetie Santa gets cranky when he stays up past his bed time." Kagome looked to where Inuyasha had just been and turned to Ichiro who was looking offended at why Santa just said. "How about some Christmas cookies? I'll take you downstairs myself." Kagome offered, taking Ichiro's hand and leading him out of the room. "I'll be with the elfy, Kaa-san, don't worry about me!" Ichiro shouted over his shoulder, waving goodbye to Nanako and Draco.

"That...was...the...most...pathetic...impersonation...of...Santa...that I've ever seen in a lifetime!" Nanako burst out laughing the moment Kagome left with Ichiro. "Was that Inuyasha?" Draco took a bite of chocolate that was given to him by Mrs. Weasly. "Yup. Aren't you going to open your presents?" Nanako crossed her arms over her chest and pretended to look offended. "Um oh I didn't think I..." Draco looked into Nanako's eyes that expressed so much hope and happiness, but there was something that he couldn't find, something deeper that he couldn't see, was that the reason for her being in Slitherin? "OPEN IT ALREADY!" Nanako finally got inpatient and gave Draco his first order of the day, leaning on all fours in anticipation and eagerness.

"What's this mask for?" Draco looked at the ancient thing a little disappointedly. "It's a slayer's mask, I got it from a friend, I have a feeling it'll come in great use soon." Nanako leaned back on the pillow happily. "What'll it protect me from?" Draco held up the mask, inspecting it closely, and attempting to figure out how to put the thing on. "Poisons, gasses, things that could be fatal to the body." Nanako looked at Draco as though hoping to see the gratitude and gratefulness of her gift.

"I love it. Thank you." Draco did indeed love his gift, but didn't understand in what situation he would need it. "So, what you get for Christmas Draco?" Harry came in, making his presents known by slapping Draco on the back, Draco had received many gifts, the mask, a silver dagger that Nanako said held a lot of power, though he didn't know it was a wolf youkai fang, some chocolates, new robes, a kiss on the cheek and a hug. All of which Draco was very grateful for, especially the hug and kiss.

"So do you like it?" Draco looked at Nanako as she looked at the gift he gave to her. "I love it." Nanako smiled holing the crystal bear Necklace to her chest, the thick, long gold chain showing its light through her clenched fingers. "Come on lets see what's going on downstairs." Nanako suggested, climbing out of bed, and put the necklace on. "I wonder where that other necklace came from. I didn't think she was into fangs." Draco thought looking at the fanged necklace with a centered locket and beads that separated each fang, though the necklaces were different, they accompanied each other beautifully dangling on Nanako's neck at her every move "Come on Dragon Boy!" Nanako waved to him to catch up, he had fallen behind in his thoughts.

"It took you guys long enough. Santa's just getting some Raman to calm his nerves." Ron looked up from his book he received from Hermione "I thought Santa liked cookies and milk." Ichiro looked at Ron and munched away happily on his big chocolate chip cookie. "He does he just gets tired of cookies, and so he eats Ramen." Nanako sat on the carpet in front of the fire and started going through her stocking. "How… Hevy is this thing? What did grandpa put in her? Five hundred artifacts?" Nanako took the stocking from its hook and dropped it on the floor exaltedly. "I wonder how many dragons' claws are in there." Kagome laughed at her joke. "Ha ha very funny, you should be a comedian." Nanako stared at her sister for a moment before digging into the stocking. Nanako found several objects that would be of use in a battle, she received an invisibility cloak from Draco, the celestial robe from Kohaku, scrolls of information on demons from Kayde, a wedding kimono from Kagome, and an anniversary letter from Sesshomaru. How did mama get this? He remembered, but I thought he wanted to kill me. I'm not falling for a trick like this, there's no way in hell! Nanako thought as she read the letter in disbelief.

"Nanako! Mama invited us to go home for dinner, and we can bring who ever we want, so why not bring the family, Draco, Ron and Harry?" Kagome showed Nanako the letter from home, Nanako merely nodded in response. "Are you coming?" Inuyasha stood before the fire, holding a hand full of flo powder and looking irritated. "Yeah I'm coming, just let me put this stuff away." Nanako ran up the stairs to put the scrolls away and wrap up the invisibility cloak and robe, she gathered her weapons and things she always took to Sengoku Jidai, just as Kagome had and returned to the lounging area to go home. "Finally, it's about time you got here." Inuyasha threw in the flo powder and jumped in, landing on all fours like a dog. "Higurashi shrine!" Inuyasha shouted as though it where a battle cry. Nanako fallowed suite a few moments after. "Higurashi shrine." Nanako announced, closing her eyes and readying herself for the feeling that signaled she was leaving the presents of the other occupants of the black house.

"Kagome I trust things have gone well." Nanako came into the small room where she had came into before, but instead of the peaceful quiet of a shrine, it now held the tussle and bustle of a family reunion. There were people everywhere, the people Nanako was pleased to see most were standing by the door, chatting happily amounts themselves, giggling about something unknown to her, but she didn't care, it had been months since she had laid eyes on Rin and Tikara. "Rin! Tikara!" Nanako ran to the two younger girls who welcomed her home with open arms.

Grandpa was of course trying to sell his replicas to Harry, Ron and Draco who attempted to politely decline his offer, Grandpa was speaking too quickly for them to understand, and so they where tricked into buying a key-chain of the Shikon-no-Tama. "What just happened?" Ron looked at the old man dumfounded, as Grandpa left the main shrine, getting of course a firm scolding, a tap on the head and telling off from Nanako who had to try to explain that the people he just sold merchandise to where not tourists but friends, though grandfather took no heed in her words he continued on his happy way. "I don't know Ron, I just don't know." Harry looked around panicking, searching the room for Kagome, unsure if she were safe or not.

"Stop doing that Potter, this is her house after all, she knows her way around like the back of her hand, so stop looking like an owl that's gotten his head on spin cycle in a washer." Draco looked around too, also worried for Nanako, but spotted her with to young girls talking laughing and things that are to be done when one has not seen the other in quite some time.

"Come on every one, this shrine isn't for socializing; we should all go inside the main house and discuss sleeping arrangements." Mrs., Higurashi clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "She seems nice." Harry looked at Kagome smiling happily. "Oh she's the best; she's nicer than you think too, not to mention understanding." Kagome laughed as she came out into the bitter cold of winter's blanket. "Come inside everyone! I've got hot chocolate!" Mrs. Higurashi called to the complaining people who where attempting to keep their footing on the slick pathway that led to the hundred stairs and passed the well house and its secrets. Souta was standing beside Mrs. Higurashi, advertising the hot chocolate, tempting everyone to hurry and ignore the cold air. "It's nice and warm in here." Ron took off his shoes and headed to the T.V room, the only place in the house that would be able to hold so many people at one time. "Blyme! I didn't think the Japanese had television? I always thought Kagome and Nanako would be one of those traditional types of people. If dad where here he'd flip out." Ron examined the T.V like his father would have.

"Oh so you're not going to be an auror with me? Instead you'll follow in your father's footsteps in muggle artifacts." Harry joked, laughing at Ron's baffled expression when he found out the Television was in color. "This is amazing!" Ron breathed, watching the news, though not understanding it. "Yes Ron we have color T.V. like people in England, not to mention video games and everything else the world has." Kagome brought in some of Mrs. Higurashi's special cookies and sat them on the low table.

"Nanako sweetie will you go out and do some errands for me?" Mrs. Higurashi came into the room and brought Nanako's trench coat for warmth. "Sure thing." Nanako left with out a word mere, causing Draco to worry when he found she wasn't anywhere to be seen at least five minutes after she left. "Where's Nanako?" Draco whispered to Souta, who was playing video games. "You know you shouldn't panic. if you know her so well, you would know she can take care of herself, and she went grocery shopping for mom, it's not easy to cook for as many people there are today, and a word of advise...don't insult my sister's cooking...I know it's good but just don't or you'll be out sleeping out in the dog house with Inuyasha." Souta started pervading around at finally winning the third level.

"Why? Inuyasha's not a dog? Isn't that insulting to him?" Draco didn't know what hit him next he didn't know if it was a brick colliding with his head or the house falling on him. "Excuse me I am a dog and it isn't insulting!" Inuyasha had just pounded Draco on the head but Draco's mistaken crime was soon righted when he heard what happened next. "SIT!" Kagome came into the room carrying a laundry basket and was satisfied to put the stubborn dog in his place, or so it seemed. "Um Souta? What do you mean he's a dog? It's not because Kagome tells him to sit is it?" After all he heard or even after being hit on the head he still hadn't looked behind him to see a silver haired Inuyasha who at that moment was attempting to pull his head from the floor. "No it's...well just look behind you." Souta hadn't looked to Draco but heard the shock in his voice a few seconds later. "Who are you?" Draco thought him a magical creature, maybe a Japanese house elf, though he was rather large for a house elf. "It's me ding dong...Inuyasha the..." "SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! INUYASHA SIT!" Kagome had just walked in, seeing Inuyasha bop Draco on the head like he once did Shippo, though now the fox kit was much older and could dodge Inuyasha's playful hits.

"I'm hungry!" Ron complained, receiving many glances, a door was being shut and all was quiet. "I'm home!" Nanako walked into the house and left what she had bought on the kitchen counter for her mother to sort out. "Mom is everyone ok?" Nanako looked to her mother's smiling face. "Everything's fine honey...What happened?" Mrs. Higurashi looked at the condition of her daughter. "I was just beat by a few drunkards, I'm going to go purify myself before dinner, can you hold up till I get back?" Nanako looked to her mother as she gathered up her things to go into the hot springs that weren't to far away but still on the shrine grounds. "Yes dear be careful and explain what happened when you get back." Mrs. Higurashi returned to a silent preparation, she was just putting in the onions just as Draco, Harry, Kagome and Souta walked in.

"What happened, did Nanako bring in something half alive?" Souta laughed at her joke but his mother didn't join in on the laughter. "Did something happen?" Kagome looked concerned; she put her hand on her mother's trembling shoulder. "She's fine, she just was bleeding when she got home." Mrs. Higurashi's shaken voice came to all ears that where in the room, Draco looked at the trail of blood it reminded him deeply of the trail of blood that he had seen a few months before.

"So who's ready for some nice relaxing folk tales?" Grandpa looked to all the youthful people in the room and dropped his head in disappointment when he found no one to listen. "I want to hear them grandpa!" Souta came and sat beside the elderly man. "Me too! Me too! Tell me too!" young Ichiro was next to join the little group. Just as grandpa was beginning his tale of the Shikon jewel, Shippo came crashing in with Kira-kira by his side. "A weird lady that controls hair like wire is outside looking for something!" Kira-kira shirked, clutching on to Shippo's strong arm. He wasn't a kit anymore but a strong young male fox demon; he could possibly rival Hanyou Inuyasha if he wanted. "Kagome stay inside!" Inuyasha commanded running out after Shippo, but then was followed by Kagome and the rest of the room's occupants, leaving Souta and grandpa alone. "'Quiet night isn't it?" grandpa stated as though nothing happened. "Yup, I wonder what sis is cooking?" Souta said equally casual to his grandfather. "I heard its beef stew, and rice balls." Grandpa stated still not noticing there where no people in the room besides himself and Souta.

"i see we have some fresh victomes, with nice hair i might add." a woman wth short hair and an anciant skimpy looking outfit looked down to the people coming out, she looked as though she where floating in mid-air, thoug Kagome could see the haires she was staning on, and the hairs that where tanled in her fngers like a puppet. "Shut-up and tell us what the hell you want!" inuyasha began to test his claws, cracking his knuckles with a sickining sound. "I want that silver hair of yours inuyasha and that boy i want his hair too, it looks like...i can't even discribe it." the woman unsheithed her swared, liking it and aiming at draco. "Yura! you are sick!" Kagome spat as she unsheithed Tetsusaiga. "You have a sward?" Yura looked at the huge sward in interest. "Yah i have a sward and i'm a dog demon too, so unless you want to mess with me you've better leave befor i kill you with the wind scar." Kagome looked difyently at Yura but had no clue how to use or find the wind scar. "kagome!" inuyasha came up behind Kagome and grabed the hilt of Tetsusaiga, helping her by showing her how to find the place where the two demonic winds calide. "thanks inuyasha." Kagome was now confidant in defeating Yura again, they did it once after all, they could do it again.

"who is this woman?" Harry looked at Yura questionably. "she's an old enimy of ours." Kagome looked twared yura, seeing the two winds and finaly seeing a light seperating them. "That's the wind scar, see it?" inuyasha held tight around kagome, he didn't wat to lose her again as he had come to so many times. "WIND SCAR!" Kagome thrust the fang, obliterating the demon, or so she thought. when the smoke cleared from the wind scar, it revealed Yura unharmed, and compeatly confidant. "You are pathetic, what was that a getle summer breez?" Yura taunted, but only effecting Inuyasha, not kagome who was holding the Tetsusaga. "How the hell!" Inuyasha was on the brink of one of his mad sceens when a huge, whit, three tailed wolf came into sight and lumped inbetween Kagome and Youra. "ooo silver wolf fur, i want it." Yura lunged at the wolf but failed at skinning it like she intended. "Fine you want to be that way? i think i have enough time to play before i kill you." yura pulled the hair like a puppet master, and trapped the wolf in a web of hair, though the wolf was quick it wasn't quick enough to get out of youra's web of hair, becaus of the quick stelth youra nicked the wolf near the eye. "You are going to tie pretty puppy." youra taunted as she tightened the hair on the wolf, causing it to bleed from wounds prier to this battle, Your then raced to the wolf and stabbed it in the neck, but the stab wasn't inteded to kill, yet, the new blade yura had contained poisen that caused her aponent to become weak and their blood to begin to turn cold, the wolf to began to get angry, the wolf could no longer move do doge it's fate in yura's hands. Kagome knew this form and was helpless to stop what was happening right befoer her eyes, but she wouldn't tell anyone. Nanako what are you thinking kagome questioned to herself as she watched the sceen unfold before her eyes. Nanako in her wolf form bed more than her wounds would allow and her cuts began to brow, letting the blood pour like a watterfal. THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF THERE'S MORE POISEN IN HER. DID SHE GET POISENED IN ANOTHER BATTLE? kagome was stuck contiplating this as she watched the asid blood leak from her sister.

Nanako fanned all three of her tails, the tips began to glow a pure whit and formed into white fire. She then aimed at youra and in the attack freed herself from the wretched hair, calapsing she began whining and whimper out of pain. "I need to help it, it's what Nanako would have wanted, she helps the most dangerous of creatures, so why shouldn't i help a wolf?" Draco ran to the wounded creature, dying in it's own blood. No don't get near me! if you touch my blood you'll die too! NO! STOP DRACO! NO..." the wolf groweled and whined, but draco took it as pain. "it's ok i won't hurt you. Nanako know there was only one way to stop him form coming closer, she didn't have any venom in her accept that of the poisen in her blood and the blood that was spilling from her body, her only choice was to bite at him if she tore a piece of his robes and made it look like she was trying to kill him, maybe just maybe he would back away. "WHAT'S WRONG?" Draco tried touching the wolf in an attempt at conforting it but nearly tore his hand of, or that's what she made it look like. "Kaa-san!" ichiro ran to the wolf that he recognized as his mother. "No ichiro!" kagome tried running at the little boy that was getting too close to the asid poisen, but inuyasha jumped and grabed the boy by his kimono coller and brought him firther away from the danger. "Why'd he call that beast ka-san? isn't that what he called Nanako? and what the bloody hell toes ka-san mean anyways?" Draco rubbed his wrist earitbly, and looking at the creature with loathing. "it's not inportent now." kikyokutsu came out from behind Ron and Kira-kira who was restraining her little brothr from lunging at Nanako.

She'll be fine, i think." kikiyokutsu examined the mygestic creature from a distanc and all there was to do was turst her demonic blood would kick in and save her. Nanako began to stand and jumped to teh roof of th Higurashi household and in a blink of an eye disapeared into the night. "What is that stuff?" Ron looked at the red sizling mass that ribbled before him. "it's wolf demon blood." Inuyasha said bitterly. "who ever did this to her must be a foul bastard to kill a wolf with pups." kikiyokutsu walked to the side of the house and grabed a sacred arrow from Kagome's quiver. "use this to purify it. otherwise we can't clean it, and if we don't clean it, the blood will spread and bring havic an mayhem to the shrine, more than we could handle." kikoykust staired intenly at kagome as she kneeled over the steeming puttle of blood and stabbed the tip into the center of the puttle, it glowed causing everyone who was close to the sceen to get nearer and examin the event when the light subsided all that remained of the tainted blood was a puddle of purifide water. "that's inpossible!" Professor McGonigal came from the main shrine that helf the passage to the Black house. "It may seem so but demon blood is purifide easly and therefore turns into one of the most purest of things. Pure is inpure, inpure is pure, good is evil, evil is good, life is death, death is life. That is what we have see and i'm affrade the night of dangers isnt' over yet." Kaome explained, now puting Tetsusaiga away.

"Where is your sister?" Now it was Dumbledore's trun to speak as he imerged from the shrine. "Here i am." nanako came out from behind the house wearing her miko atire added with her weaponry a straw hat a feudal style rain jaket or mino, a satchel over her shoulders containing a first ade kit and her slayer's maske. "are we going?" Kikiyokutsu refered to going to the feudal era as he looked at his mother's atire, recognizing it as her being ready for battle and only knowing the wars in Sengoku jedai thought there wasn't any other reason for her to be dresed in the cloths and weaponry she was in. "everyone prepare for battle." kagome cumanded, everyone looked at eachother in question and looked to Kagome and back. "but there's no one to fight?" Ron pointed out, but soon saw what she was talking about. "We meet again Kikyokutsu." thin, white bony fingers slipt from very long sleves to pull down a hood to reveal a skeletenal man with glowing yellow eyes, that where unlike that of inuyasha's that showed such tenderness and light. No thies soul-less orbs where filled with bitter hatred against the world. "well isn't it lord boldy-mort. i meant valdy-wart. i mean Baldy-wart NO NO i mean the man whow let the boy live." Nanako stammered, trying to stop herself from luaghing at the man who thought himself feared by all and who was all powerful.

"I don't know why you cme here or what you came her for! but what every itis you arn't getting it!" Inuyasha steped forth, protection hs family, weather it be his children, Kagome, Nanako, or his neices or nephews, he was going to find out what this guy wanted and make sure he didn't get it. "i don't beleav we met? exactly who are you?" valtamort walked forward to meet inuyasha as each step was heeard, he pulled out his wand running his bony fingers over the wooden body. "Wouldn't you like to know!" inuyasha got into battle stance and readyed his claws. you plan to fight be without a wand?" the Dark Lord's hissing voice came to inuyasha's dog ears as a screetching sound and drew him closer to his demonic self. "i don't care about those stuped sticks of yours, the don't do anything." Inuyasha was now trying to keep the demon within locked inside trying to insure that the people who he was trying to prtect where protected, not from the death eaters but from himself. "I've got this one inuyasha." Nanako steped beside inuyasha, he steped away, affrade of the looke Nanako had on her face as when sango or Kagome where raly, really angry, he cowared behind Kagome.

"And do you plan to fight me without a wand too?" Lucious mocked, as he took of his mask and looked into the eyes of hs son. "you betrayed us Draco." voltamort added, now aiming at him. "I wouldn't do that if i where you." Nanako at Niruki and threw her into the air, making several people think she was abusing the poor thing, but they heard no suprised meows or hissing, instead they saw a transformation from a tiny kitten, to a cat the size of a lion, the newly transformed Niruki landed before Draco, protecting him, and her children from harm. "so you do care for him." Lucus stated as he replaced his wand. "WHAT OF IT?" Nanako pulled off her hiraikotsu and trew it all the aproaching death eaters who got nocked backwards. "You fools you could have defened yourselves with the most simplest of spells and yet you let a teenager get the better of you!" Valtamord's eyes where begining to glow an ominous red and was ready to distroy this weapon that got the better of his fallowers. "Hay Kagome? doesn't this jerk remind you of someone?" Nanako asked truthfully but also trying to get under the Dark Lord's thing layer of skin. "You know? now that I think about it, yah he does remind me of a particular bastard we all know and love to hat." Kagome commented, now enjoying the looke on the redeyed lord's face. "Nanako throw your hirakotsu again i think i have an idea." Kagome took out Tetsusaiga again and as it transformed she did as well, into a blacke haired inu-hanyou. "You got it." Nanako was serprisingly enjoying herself as she taunted the supposed feared wizard.

"HERAKOTSU!"

"WIND SCAR!"

"IRN RAVER SOUL STEALRE!"

"EXPELIARMIS!"

Kagome, Nanako & inuyasha combined thier attack and managed to wound several of the death eaters and brack their wands to boot, but there still where so many to go through. "IMPOSSIBLE!" Valtamort looked on wide-eyed at the small group of teenagers, countiong kagome and Nanako but of cours excluding inuyasha who was nearing his 400th birthday. "Did i forget to mention that your dealing with demons here? and demons arn't effected by wizarding magic." Nanako put her hand to her mouth in fack inocents. "yah two demons and a human with demon bones and fangs as her weapon." inuyasha puffed up his chest proudly, kagome seeing at what he was getting at and laughed at his cocky comment. "oh thanks for the cretit inu-shasha." nanako had to rstrain herself from revealing her true nature as she too knew what inuyasha was trying to do. "if simple spells will not work! Then lets try this! AVADAKADAVRA!" Valtamort aimed at all who where before him, ready to hear their screams of pain as they all met ther deaths. The moment Valtamort called out the spell each person was ingulft in blue light each forming into a piller of pure energy each centered around the Goshinboku tree, which began to glow blue as well. Draco, not wanting to be protected stood by Nanako and took her sleve, knowing that if this was the end she would at least be near."KAAA-SSSSAAAAANNNN!" ichiro ran to his mother, Nanako taking him under her arm protectivly, as she blocked the brght blue light from her eyes she found kikiyokutsu grabing on to her. Harry ran to Kagome, grabbing her shoulder as inuyasha took her into his arms. just as valtamort wanted, he heard screams, he awated the light to subside. "My Lord, isn't the killing curse supposed to be green? not blue?" Wormtale stammered before his master, seeing the Dark lord smiling an evil sinister smile. "Yes but we are in another country and so my reighn of terrer begins." The blue light subsided, all who where misssing where inuyasha, Kagome, Harry, Draco, Nanako, ichiro, kirara, Niruki & Ron, leaving the rest of the Higurashi family, Professors Dumbledore, and McGonigal to wonder where their prssous students had gone.

"is this what bing killed by a death eater is like?" Ron asked dreamaly as he was sarounded by blue lights, like blue fireflies. "I don't think wheir dead." Kagome commented, recognizing the lights. "I think where going the way i used to go Kagome." Nanako's shooken voice came in an eccoh. "Why are you so scaired? you took this way, so why so affraide?" kagome looked over to Nanako's wide-eyes expresstion. "BECAUSE I HATE HIGHTS!" nanako screamed as everyone saw what she was talking about. "Where falling!" Ron yelled. only to find he was caught by a woman and a man on a huge cat that looked almost eyedentical to Kirara. "Sango, Miroku!" Kagome greeted them happly as she was brought safely down by inuyasha. harry and draco where still falling, and soon enough they found themselves caught by Kirara. "Nanako!" draco yelled, reaching donw to Nanako's disapearing form. "Im dead! im dead im im dead im dead!" Nanako chanted hystericly as she held Niruko and Ichiro close. "Nanako you'r ok! someone caught you. "Draco commented, trying to keep hiimselfp from laughing at the poor girl. Nanako opened one eye to see two gold eyes. "IM DEAD I'M DEAD IM DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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it took me forever to get to this point and i hope it makes sense and i also hope you all enjoyed it i wonder what's going to happen Next?