"Come, girl." The nasty man commanded, curling his horrid finger. I winced. I wanted nothing to do with him. He stole me from my parents while I was out with my chaperone and brought me to his castle. When I didn't move, he shot web strings on my limbs and dragged me to him. "What part of come do you not understand?" He growled. His home smelled of death and destruction. He was evil in every form. I couldn't stand to look at him. No one could.

He dragged me through the castle to a private chamber. It was dimly lit by a few candles. I could make out a bed and armoire while everything else was swallowed in darkness. Except the small boy sitting on the bed. His eyes were like gleaming pools of blood that would forever stay in my mind. He sat there quietly, watching his father drag me in.

"This is my son. You will do well to remember him." The father laughed. "He will one day be your mate."

My eyes grew in fear. I would never be with a disgusting creature like him. The spiders were known for ruthlessly killing women and children just for fun and burning the villages down for the men to come home. The horrible screams could be heard through the land. No one dared to stand up to them, for no one could. They feared the same fate would fall on them.

"Never." I spat as I tugged on the webs. Never would I be with him. Never would I submit. I would destroy him if he tried. I would nerve let myself be so weak. I made a vow to myself at that instant that I would become stronger than he and I would find someone who could help me. They both laughed.

"I don't think you get it." The little boy smiled. His teeth were jagged and sharp, covered with blood. "I will never stop hunting you. You will be mine."

I shot up from my sleep. It was daybreak and everyone else was asleep. I was a panting and sweaty mess. Why? I haven't thought about that since I went through the well. Those haunting eyes. I felt my stomach churn and it took everything in me not to empty its contents. I shivered in disgust. Never will I let that happen.

"You alright?" I heard Inuyasha ask from behind me. I spun around to see him perched in a tree. He must've seen everything.

"As good as I can be." I shrugged. I didn't know whether or not I should divulge the information to him like I had Kagome. I mean on one hand he was trusted by her to the point I could trust him and he was Inu Taisho's son, which would make it easier to tell him why we served his father. On the other hand, he was as stubborn and loud mouthed as most demon males and I didn't know him all that well.

"I understand." He nodded and continued to look off to the horizon. It seemed like he was searching for something in the distance. I got up from my seat, deciding I could trust him and jumped up to the limb he was on.

"What are you looking for?" I looked in the direction he was. I could feel several presences in the distance, but couldn't smell them from this distance. I could only smell the morning dew setting on the grass and the flowers growing in the field ahead of us.

"You feel it. I can smell him. I'm just waiting until I can see that bastard." He growled. There were many people Inuyasha couldn't stand so I didn't know which one he meant.

"It was a memory. When I was a child, I was abducted from my land and drug to their castle." His eyes narrowed in anger at the thought. "I was no more than 10 when his father told me his son had had his eyes on me and that one day he would claim me for his own. I can't forget those eyes to this day. They were like bloody pools under someone who was being hung and tortured for days." I shivered as the eyes came back into my memory. I wanted to throw up just speaking of him. "Your father was the one that save me from that horrid place. He ended the life of that Lord and left his son to his own accord. He should've just killed him while he had the chance. At least then, we'd all be free and have our families."

It took a few moments of silence before Inuyasha realized what I was talking about. "He had a chance to kill Naraku?"

"I'm surprised your mother never told you this." I shook my head. "She was a smart woman, so maybe she kept it from you since you were so young."

He stayed silent again. I could see in his eyes he was contemplating asking me things. He was young when he lost her from what Kagome told me. I had left shortly after he was born, hoping that it would protect my friend and her family. I see now it was in vain.

"What was she like?" He finally managed to ask. I smiled happily.

"Your mother was beautiful, but you already knew that. Inside and out. A simple human in my village who grew fond of the world around her. She loved everyone and everything. She was so pure and thoughtful." I could see him smile from the corner of my eye as I watched the horizon. "I had taken to her after watching her play with every child in the market when she was younger. She would come up to me and give me a new compliment each day. One day, she mustered up the courage to ask me if she could come play with me. From then on she would come to home often to spend time with me. As fate would have it, one of those days was when the Lord of the West had come to speak business with my father." I laughed remembering the way she looked when she saw him. She was frozen in place. Her brown doe eyes glued to the man who saved my life as she watched him walk in the doors. She was already in love. "I guess you can say I'm the reason you are here."

"You really did know her?" He whispered, audible enough for only my sensitive ears to catch. He looked sad and bewildered at the same time. Something I had seen his mother wear many times.

"Of course! I was there the day you were born. Your father was a hot mess. All he wanted was a healthy child and a quick delivery. Your father was so in love with Izayoi that he'd do anything for her." I laughed at the memory of him throwing a fit when the nurses made him leave his own home because he was upsetting Izayoi. "I was so close with your mother. I treated her like a younger sister. I wish I had been there."

We sat in silence for sometime, watching the world around us wake up and start the day. It was funny how simple, yet meaningful, everything I said to Inuyasha was. I felt like I opened up a door between us that would bring us closer like family should be. I smiled. Family. I looked down at Shippo's sleeping form as he began to awaken. He was the only blood relative left. I would tell him when we were all awake. I could only imagine how alone he felt thinking he was the last fox left.

I felt Inuyasha stiffen next to me as the presence we had been tracking became much clearer. I spotted a tall man on the horizon accompanied by two small figures and a creature of sorts. I sniffed the air. He was finally in my range. The instant his scent reached my nose, I recognized it. There was only one person who smelled like the rain in fall just before the winter brought ice and the fresh blooming of cherry blossoms.

"Sesshomaru."