Disclaimer; I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters!

A maiden groans as she tosses various objects into a bag, lifting it with yet another utterance of displeasure to her shoulder. Ebon' tresses fanned out across her backside as she made a leap down a set of steps to the entrance of the Bone Eater's Well. First things first… The bag goes first. She unpeeled the strap from where it was attempting to embed itself in her shoulder and held it above the well with a great amount of difficulty. She released it, smiling when she heard the thudding sound it made on contact with the bottom of the well. Phew. That hurt more than it usually did… Maybe she needed to start working out or something of that sort. Of course, the maiden shrugged it off for the moment, figuring that she would be able to figure out the answers to her questions at a later time. She stepped up onto the edge of the wall with a small ragged breath, peering back over her shoulder at the door before leaping inside. Blue light enveloped her figure as she was taken from the modern era she had called her home to the feudal era she may as well have called her home. She raised her head to look up at the heavens above her before giving a sweet smile as she lifted the bag up to her shoulders so that she might make the climb from the well.

Meanwhile in lands not too far from the well where Kagome happened to find herself the demon, Sesshoumaru was traveling through the air. He was silent as he stared out over the landscape, pools adjusting to the dimmer lights of the clouds around him. My lady… I can smell your scent on the air. Can it truly be you? He would flare his nostrils, turning his head to look out on the landscape as if in search of where the scent was. Where are you?

Kagome made a soft sound when she tumbled over the rim of the well. It was at that moment she heard a shrill scream and the scent of burning wood reached her nose.

"The village!" She shouted, pushing her body up from the ground to take off running in the direction of the village.

She would throw her bag down in the taller portions of the grass, pulling her bow and a set of arrows from the contents. She could hear the deepened vocals of a massive creature and then the cry of the hanyou she knew all too well.

"Inuyasha!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, pulling to a complete stop in the midst of the village where she had been staying.

Hazel eyes widened as she raised her head up to look upon the beast that stood no taller than Sesshoumaru himself. Strands of hair dark chocolate in shade streamed down around his tanned face to frame the more pale features that surrounded his eyes, lips, and nose, which of course gave him an off sort of appearance. Almost as if he had taken dirt to himself just to appear tanned. His hair went down his broad back to stop at probably the bottom of his ribcage in length, making it easier on him considering he didn't have it coming in his face. He was dressed in your more traditionally styled kimono of orange and blue, the colors coexisting in the tight fabric. In his hand he held a blade that was about the length of his forearm, and it was wavy on both sides of it. Kagome looked around her at all of her fallen allies, the wind whipping through her hair on his command. She bit into her bottom lip nervously, chewing on it out of anxiety as she took in the scene before her. Sango lay atop Kirara amongst the remains of what once was a hut in the eastern portion of the village. That must have been quite the impact since wreckage made up the path to that resting spot. Miroku was writhing in the dust with his hand gripping his wrist in a tight manner, attempting to cease the pain that rested in him for this time. Inuyasha was long gone in the dust with his hand gripping the hilt of Tetsusaiga firmly. His silver hair stained thoroughly with his own crimson life fluid, and it was then that she felt the color drain completely out of her face.

"Inuyasha!!!" She screamed, tearing off the ground in his direction.

But it was not to him that she should manage to reach when the ground split and she was thrown backwards into the dust. Pain ate into her legs as she went to rise again, turning her head to look in the demon's direction through her hair. Blood trickled down the outer regions of her thighs and against her knees as she rose up off of the ground. The demon was approaching her with the blade directed down at his side, pools darkening as he watched the maiden rise.

"What's that there, woman?" He growled, narrowing his crimson pools in her direction.

Kagome furrowed her brow as she looked down against the ground, her hair acting like a quilt of sorts to distort the image of what she was doing. Her eyes closed for a moment as she focused all her attention on what she was doing then, and not on what may or may not come out of it.

"Wench, I am talking to you!" He growled louder, stepping in close for an even better inspection of her.

But it was in that instant that she twisted her body around to release an arrow right at him. The sleek object went flying through the air, a pink light illuminating its surface and path as it swept out towards him. The arrow sunk in against his flesh before a piercing light was erupted and he released a loud shriek of pain. Energy spread across the ground that struck her and sent her flying back through the air to hit the earthy land beneath her. He would step towards her with a rough bounce in his stride, one half of his body pooling out blood because of how the arrow had struck him moments before. Kagome lay flat out on her back, breathing in and out to keep herself in the conscious world so that she could tend to everyone in a moment. Of course, she did not realize that her task was not yet complete. He bent down with his hand open to latch onto her throat, lifting her up from the ground with a deep growl.

"How dare you… Now tell me woman, where are the shards of the sacred jewel?" He inquired, tightening his grip on her throat.

Weapon that had been sheathed not moments before was now ripped out of its sheath to be set deep inside his chest at an angle. He released a sharp scream and slung her back to the ground with a grand amount of force, stepping back to look at the blood that now pooled from his chest.

"Filthy bitch!" He snarled, furrowing his brow as he went to go towards her again.

She felt a rumble of the earth beneath her and then the pressures of another strike of energy were recognizable. Slowly she rolled her body over and stood to look at the presence of the demon lord, Sesshoumaru. She felt her heart stop in her chest as she took a breath, finding herself looking upon not only the demon lord but also the dead body of the beast that had been trying to take her down. It was obvious to her immediately that Sesshoumaru had taken that creature down and saved her life.

His head turned ever so just to look in her direction, taking in her appearance by section of her body. It was then that he recognized the look on those childish features.

"Mizuki." He muttered softly.