The Quill and the Frame

Chapter Two [ The Dead Forest

All characters of InuYasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi. The character Kisetsu is a character created by me the author and is completely fictional. Please enjoy the fanfic.

On side note the chapter names make no sense so don't take to figure them out. But if you find the connection let me know. Let me know if you like the fanfic and feel free to ask any questions, maybe I'll write more or add another character.

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Rin was placed inside the main castle bedroom shivering and hot with fever. The young woman kept putting on cold compresses on her forehand until Rin opened her eyes and gave a faint smile. The young woman was relieved to see Rin open her eyes and continued to place the compresses on her head.

"Lady Kisetsu, I missed you so very much. Lord Sesshomaru missed you too…" Rin huffed out, taking hold of Kisetsu's hand.

"Oh Rin you must not say anything please just rest my dear…you need your strength" Kisetsu said keeping a hold on Rin hand while the other continued to place compresses on her forehead.

Outside, InuYasha and his group made it to the palace doors as he began to bang on them nonstop calling Lady Kisetsu's name.

"Lady Kisetsu!?" InuYasha called still banging until Sesshomaru pulled him away from the main doors. "Silence you idiot." Sesshomaru said with a stern voice. "Rin is with her now and I don't want you to disturb her while she is ill."

"Rin? Is she sick?" Kagome asked as Sango closely said. "Is there anything we can do to help?" Sesshomaru stepped aside to let the women in and followed, closing the door not allowing InuYasha, Miroku and Shippou to step in.

"Sesshomaru you jerk!? Let us in now?! You said Lady Kisetsu needed to see me?!" InuYasha said banging the door.

"InuYasha, its probably best to let them deal with Rin now. It seems Sesshomaru cares about her alot to find help from another person." Miroku stated.

InuYasha just looked at the doors while hearing Miroku's statement and sat in front of them with his legs crossed. "Fine, will wait for Rin's sake. Not for my brother's." InuYasha said closing his eyes to think.

Kisetsu holding Rin's hand until Kagome and Sango came in. "Please what can we help with?!" Kagome said storming in. "Miko Kagome, Demon Slayer Sango?" Kisetsu said surprised to their speed in the room. "How did you know who we are?" Sango asked. "No time! Please cold water quickly." Sesshomaru stood closely by the door only listening in on the women as they tried to help the little girl feel better.

Rin coughed out blood as Kagome just wiped the blood off around her cheeks and Sango handed a cup with a drink it in as Kisetsu levitated her mirrors over Rin's body. "The situation looks very bleak." Kisetsu finally said looking into the mirrors one by one. "Is there anything we can do?" Kagome asked.

"No, this is my fault that this is happening and it was destine to happen sooner or later." Kisetsu said lowering her head. "What do you mean Lady Kisetsu?" Sango said looking at Kisetsu with concerned eyes. Lady Kisetsu said nothing and taking that response Sango lowered her head, "Forget what I asked, its none of my business anyway." Sango got up taking a bowl of water looking at Rin who stayed completely still breathing quietly. Kagome took the silence as a sign to leave and accompanied Sango out the door. As they walked out the door Kagome looked at Sesshomaru and said. "You can go in now, its best you stay with them as long as you can." And with that the girls finally walked off as Sesshomaru finally walked in standing by Kisetsu who was knelt down by Rin.

"She is so cute and beautiful like she is sleeping but she is in utter pain." Kisetsu said looking at Rin who appeared to be sleeping. Sesshomaru knelt down next to Kisetsu. "Rin is going to die and I can use my power, I don't understand why." Sesshomaru said taking hold of the sword his father gave him. "That sword can only revived a demon once as well as a human, when you brought her to me that day demanding answers that you should of known already she was dead in your arms. That was maybe the third time she died, that Naraku is so pathetic, my power just weakens her body each time I revive her. This was bound Sesshomaru. You even knew that." Kisetsu said looking at Sesshomaru who was looking at Rin.

Kagome and Sango walked toward the main doors where the guys were when Sango said. "Lady Kisetsu, Demon Oracle of the Western Lands." Kagome looked at her in puzzlement as the guys saw them come out from the doors.

Kisetsu brushing the hair out of Rin's face as Sesshomaru just watched with sad eyes. Rin opens her eyes once more with a blurred vision and says to them, "Mama..Papa..? Why are you so sad." Both Kisetsu and Sesshomaru eyes widen surprised to Rin's words. Kisetsu bursted into tears as Rin said, "Mama, why are you crying? And Papa why are you looking away, I'm alright really." Rin said with a faint smile. As Kisetsu wept she took one of her mirrors that had a piece of it missing and smashed it. "KISETSU?! What are you doing?" Sesshomaru said trying to hold her from shattering it again. "I won't let her die this way Sesshomaru! She is important to you as well as me besides it is my fault she is this way I have to make up for it." Sesshomaru released Kisetsu as she took a mirror piece and dapped a drop of her own blood onto it. "Place a drop of your blood onto this piece and I promise we shall all meet again." Kisetsu said kindly as Sesshomaru did not answer her but took the piece willing and dapped a drop of his blood on it as well.

Outside the boys were given the details of what was happening inside. "Poor Rin, she is going to died and we can't do nothing…" Miroku said with a sad gaze. "No wonder Sesshomaru went to her for help…" InuYasha said wondering. "InuYasha you should of told us that Kisetsu was a Demon Oracle." Sango said. "Its a family secret only few know about her, if you pay the right price she can even grant you a wish, but those are just stories I hear." InuYasha said looking up at the sky.

A brilliant light shot to the sky as InuYasha saw the blast, he wondered and the doors opened and Sesshomaru stood firmly with his emotionless face, he walked passed everyone, despite his emotionless state they all felt the sad aura emulating from him. As he walked InuYasha caught a view of a mirror shard in his hand which Sesshomaru held tightly.

"I will not marry that demon until he shows true compassion to another being." Kisetsu said. "When that happens I promise I will give him everything and anything to my power's extent."

Sesshomaru rose up from upset. "How dare you refuse me? You have any idea how many women would die to sit by my side?!"

"I do know Sesshomaru but I have something you want that they didn't. I have rights to my father's lands, a castle that oversees the world and last of all the power to see the future. I would bare a child with unspeakable abilities and without that compassion that child who not only kill me but you as well. My child's sanity would be compromised!" Kisetsu said.

Sesshomaru fell silent. "When the day comes you will lose something more then what I can give and I'm the only one that can help you." Were Kisetsu's last words to Sesshomaru as InuYasha was surprised the first woman her cared about denied Sesshomaru and crippled him only for a moment. InuYasha was outraged and stepped forward. "WHY do you talk down like you know everything?!" InuYasha shouted as Kisetsu stood up to leave.

"InuYasha, don't be like your brother, cold, cruel and emotionless, listen, the world is a beautiful place I have seen it and when you find her you'll understand…" Kisetsu said as her Father finally stood up to disappear then she too disappeared into the darkness leaving him speechless as well as Sesshomaru.

'You were right Kisetsu, I hope you keep your promise and I will keep mine.' Sesshomaru thought walking disappearing into the gates of the mansion.

Kisetsu appears with tears in her eyes with pieces of one of her mirror floating beside her. InuYasha became concerned and ran to her side. "Kisetsu did Sesshomaru do something to you? Is Rin ok?" InuYasha asked but Kisetsu did not respond. Kagome just watched with a sad gaze.

"Lady Kisetsu what happened?!" InuYasha asked as she raised with her other hand the empty frame where her mirror once stood and looked at Kagome.

"Miko Kagome, take this mirror frame to your time and seal the well. The frame will find what you are looking for…." Kisetsu said as the group's eyes widen in puzzlement and InuYasha demanded answers.

"Why do you want her to do that?! Is that were Naraku went?!" InuYasha said.

"Yes, he is planning something I cannot reveal to you." Kisetsu said floating each of them a piece of the mirror, except Kagome "Naraku robbed me a parts of this very mirror and ran to your time, if born human he won't remember this life, born demon high chance he will."

The group's eyes widen. "The mirror is a reflection of yourself if you take it in you will go there. But you will forget this life and live a new one. But demon's especially strong ones almost usually get their memories back."

"So you expect us to just leave just like that?! That impossible! Miroku, Shippou, as well as me can't even get through the well." Sango said.

"The power of that mirror is not to be overlooked. You will be given a new life along with anyone you treasure dearly." Kisetsu said turning towards the inside of her castle.

"But what about if we need to remember, I doubt the human lives of Miroku and Sango can help us." InuYasha said making Kisetsu stop walking.

"InuYasha, your half demon, you may be born with or without but with the help of the mirror you will be reminded of this life, but be warned Kagome..." Kisetsu said looking at her.

"That mirror will find those pieces it is fate and destiny and when it finds them it will take back the shard giving all the painful memories and curses if held back. But only if you reveal the mirror to them. You also should be careful whose face you show in the mirror, anyone you know could be a demon in their past life, it takes many years to seal a power of a demon." Kisetsu finally stated.

Kagome remain speechless until Miroku said, "Then we have no choice. Kagome go, your our last hope."

"Yes, even though this all sounds crazy, I got a good feeling about it." Sango stated.

InuYasha gave a smirk to Kagome signaling it was ok and everyone smiled around her as Kisetsu stood unchanged with tears. Kagome took the frame in hand a disappeared into the forest with tears in her eyes not saying a word and as she ran beams of light behind her from Lady Kisetsu's mansion arose each from her friends and she saw another in front of her far off which must have been Sesshomaru.

Kagome ran till dawn to the well and stood looking at it for a moment. "Why?" She asked herself. "Why me?"

"Because Naraku knows of the Quill and wants it Kagome…" Lady Kisetsu stood behind her surprising her as well and turned instantly.

"Kagome, as you find your friends find the quill, the Quill enables a demon to travel anywhere to anytime." Kisetsu said standing by her looking down the well. "And you will need your friends help, don't worry I will be around as well as InuYasha." Kisetsu smiled.

"But why give them the shards of your mirror." Kagome asked.

"So they may travel faster to your time, even though they are now erased from history it was the best thing to do. Remember Kagome, a mirror is a reflection of yourself, a true self, and in your time the mirror lie to keep the world in balance so that no demon may prowl. I will tell you more when the time comes." Kisetsu said.

"Ok, I'll take your word for it…Lady Kisetsu" Kagome said lastly falling into the well and as she fell she saw a beam of light in the sky, realizing her friends are waiting.

"I hope this is the right thing to do…I sense somehow it is all my fault." Kagome said holding the mirror frame tight in her arms.